Chapter 44: Persuasion

Zhu Dadian wore a scarlet official robe, and with the support of the generals, he went to the outside of Penglai Pavilion in Shuicheng, looked at Penglai Pavilion, which was surrounded by officers and soldiers, and asked, "How is the battle going?" Will the thieves still refuse to surrender? ”

Zu Kuan, who was standing aside, stepped out of the queue and replied, "Yes! My lord! Our army has captured all places except Penglai Pavilion in Shuicheng, but the thieves in Penglai Pavilion are very stubborn and refuse to surrender, I have sent people to attack a few times, but Penglai Pavilion is dangerous, it is difficult to take it when it is condescending, my lord is giving me a little time, I will take this place before dark! Exterminate the army of thieves! ”

"Hmmm! Intensify the siege of the city, and I will ask for credit for everyone in front of His Majesty when this battle is over, and everyone will have a reward at that time! Zhu Dadian nodded and said

"My lord, these rebels have been cornered, the so-called trapped beasts are still fighting, the rebels under despair will inevitably fight to the death, our army will add unnecessary losses under the strong attack, everyone's blood has been shed enough, since the rebels did not flee with Kong Youde, it means that there is still some shame, why not hand it over to the humble position to try, see if you can persuade to surrender!" Liu Fan saw that Zu Kuan was going to continue to exterminate the remaining thousand people, so he couldn't bear it and hurriedly persuaded him.

"Hmm! How could Jimin want to persuade these thieves to surrender, this is not like Jimin's jealous and hateful character! Zhu Dadian glanced at Liu Fan and asked meaningfully

"Don't hide it from your lordship! The humble position also looks at these Liaodong Army soldiers who are good at fighting, and they have been fighting with the Tartars for a long time in Liaodong, and they are familiar with the Tartar combat methods and the terrain of Liaodong, and I want to incorporate these rebels for my use, and I will have an understanding of fighting with the Tartars in the future! And recently our department has suffered huge losses, and we urgently need some old soldiers to replenish it, and I hope that the adults will be successful! Liu Fan said sincerely

Zhu Dadian thought about it, then looked around and found that the generals around him did not show any dissatisfaction, and he was relieved and said, "Okay! Since Jimin has this heart, I will leave this matter to you, but we said in advance, if you can't persuade the thief army to surrender, then the task of capturing Penglai Pavilion will have to be completed by yourself, and this official will not send additional people to you! ”

Liu Fan slandered in his heart, this old fritter refused to suffer at all, and still promised with his mouth, "Yes!" My lord! Humble duty will certainly not disappoint adults! ”

After that, he said goodbye to Zhu Dadian and took the broken army to take over the siege troops! The rebels on the city wall saw the sudden change of officers and soldiers, and they were also misty, so they looked down and saw less than a hundred paces away from the land of a stone's throw away, and suddenly the officers and soldiers parted to both sides, and out came a man who looked like an officer wearing a brocade cloth and a hundred household uniforms, holding a strange thing made of iron in his hand and putting it to his mouth, not knowing what to do.

At this time, Liu Fan shouted loudly to the head of the city: "The Liaodong army in the city, listen! This official brocade clothes and guards 100 households Liu Fan! Your Majesty has appointed the commander of the Broken Army! Now I declare to you that you are surrounded! All places in Dengzhou, except for Penglai Pavilion, have been captured by the official army! Now you have no way back! Lay down your arms and surrender to spare you from dying! ”

Hearing Liu Fan's shout, the soldiers at the head of the city realized that this iron horn was originally used to amplify sound! I can't help but be secretly surprised! At this time, Wang Bingzhong, the supreme commander of Shuicheng, stood up and shouted at the bottom, "If you want to fight, you will fight!" Don't roll around! Do you want the boys to surrender? If you are captured, you will cut off your skull in exchange for military merits? There are no doors! Dog officer, get out of here! Otherwise, don't blame Lao Tzu for not preaching morality, and shoot you with arrows! ”

Liu Fan was not annoyed when he heard the scolding from the city, and continued to shout: "You may not know that your handsome Kong Youde has left you to cross the sea and join the Tartars!" And your Water City Commander Geng Zhongming also ran away, and now you have no way back! ”

Hearing Liu Fan's shout, the soldiers at the head of the city were shocked, and they all looked at Wang Bingzhong, at this time Wang Bingzhong's heart was full of bitterness, looking at the hopeful eyes of the soldiers around him, he moved his lips and did not refute, and secretly said No wonder Lord Geng hurriedly handed over the heavy responsibility of guarding the city to himself, it turned out that he didn't value it, but he had already gotten the news and ran away! I hate myself for having no eyes, and I am so grateful to him!

When the soldier saw that Wang Bingzhong did not refute, he knew that this matter was true! It seems that the handsome man really went to cast the Tartars! Suddenly, his heart was full of despair, and the fighting spirit on his face gradually faded, and they all lowered their heads and remained silent. When Liu Fan saw the reaction of the soldiers, he immediately continued to add fuel to the fire, and said: "I know that your Liaodong soldiers got up to make a noise because the imperial court did not send an army, presumably you didn't want to rebel in the first place!" Now, as long as you surrender, this official promises not to kill you in the name of the commander of the Jinyi Guard's Hundred Households Broken Army! ”

Hearing Liu Fan's shout, some soldiers raised their heads and looked at Liu Fan, who was a little moved in his heart, and Wang Bingzhong, who saw this situation, shouted in his heart: "Don't believe him!" Everyone knows what virtues the officers and soldiers have, and killing good people and risking merit is their forte! They won't let go of their military exploits! ”

Liu Fan saw that the soldiers who had just reacted were dispelled by Wang Bingzhong's words, and his heart was anxious, it seemed that it would not work if he didn't come to be ruthless, "The soldiers of the Liaodong Army!" Now Kong Youde has crossed the sea to cast the Tartars! You continue to rebel with him! Is it worthy of your conscience? You have a bloody hatred with the Tartars, and once you would rather be hungry and have no weapons, eating snow in the ice and snow with a stone hoe and fighting for the Tartars, but now you want to surrender the Tartars, and keep a whip like a pig's tail to make the Tartars pigs and dogs? Are you worthy of your parents and brothers who were killed by the Tartars, and worthy of your sisters who were ravaged by the Tartars? Is it worthy of the tens of millions of Liaodong fathers who died? Do you want to be like Kong Youde, an unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unrighteous animal, and you are not allowed to enter the ancestral grave after death, and be a lonely ghost? He Kong Youde rebelled because of the heavy snow on the road, and he was sorry for the dead Mao Dashuai! Second, I'm sorry that His Majesty who is looking forward to him fighting against the Tartars is for disloyalty! Surrender the Tartars to be the lackeys of the Tartars to deal with the Han people, sorry for the tens of millions of people in Liaodong, slaughtering Pingdu to give birth to him and raise his hometown for unfilial piety! It is unkind to plunder the hometown and slaughter the elders of Shandong! It is unjust to take the children of Liaodong to surrender to the Tartars, and to shame the fathers and elders of Liaodong! Such a disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unrighteous beast, do you still want to die with him? Even if you die, will you be able to get rid of the same reputation as him? Tell me that you are willing to be nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever, and future generations will despise you and say, look! This is the traitor army under the big traitor Kong Youde! Do you want to be remembered like this? ”

The soldiers at the head of the city were full of shame by Liu Fan's words, and their hearts were full of remorse when they remembered their relatives who were slaughtered by the Tartars, and when Liu Fan said that they were also traitors like Kong Youde, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he roared loudly, "I don't want to be a traitor!" One said this, several shouted like this, and the surrounding soldiers were infected and shouted in unison, "Don't be a traitor!" Even a general like Wang Bingzhong was infected, and he roared heartbreakingly! The sound resounded through the water city!

When Liu Fan saw the appearance of the soldiers at the head of the city, he secretly rejoiced that his goal was almost achieved. When the soldier's shouting subsided somewhat, he continued to shout, "If you don't want to be a traitor, you have to take your actions!" Now you are trapped in the lonely city and continue to resist, even if you are killed, you will not be able to get rid of the charge of traitors! Now I'll give you a chance! As long as you take refuge in me, I will take you to kill the Tartars and help you avenge the blood feud of your parents and brothers! Let yourselves be cleared of the charges of traitors! I have sworn to you with the honor of His Majesty, and I Liu Fan said to do it! Now decide for yourselves where to go! I'll give you half an hour! It is to be a traitor who will stink for eternity! Or do you want to kill the Tartars for a hundred years! Think for yourselves! ”