Seeing that the material reserves in the cottage were very sufficient, Yang Hong finally had no choice but to give up the frontal attack, because after the next day's attack, Yang Hong's soldiers lost another forty or fifty, and now there are only more than four hundred. He is well aware of the quality of this group of big-headed soldiers under his command, if there are many people, they still have fighting spirit, and if the number is small, he is afraid that they will completely collapse. While there are still more than 400 people, which is not too small, they can still maintain morale, and now such a number of people cannot withstand losses.

In the afternoon of the same day, a row of officers and soldiers with loud voices stood neatly at the bottom of the mountain, and after taking a few deep breaths, the officers and soldiers shouted at the top of the mountain in unison: "Bandits on the mountain, remember that you are the people of the imperial court, and Lord Qianhu will give you a chance to reform your ways...... Come down the mountain and surrender, you will be spared death......"

"Zhu Ba, if you go down the mountain and surrender, you can be crowned a big official! The smallest is also a hundred! ”

"Don't think that the officers and soldiers can't attack the mountain, you can be proud on the top of the mountain, the court has a million troops, and now there are only five hundred people under the mountain, and after a while, there will be tens of thousands of troops coming, and then your small cottage will be crushed to the ground."

"Surrender early, there is still a way to live, surrender late, there is only a dead end......"

"The people on the mountain listen well, if anyone sacrifices Zhu Ba's head down the mountain, he will be rewarded with five hundred taels of silver......

The officers and soldiers opened their throats and shouted loudly, and the annoying sound echoed on the top of the mountain, whether it was the soldiers, or the families of the soldiers, or the people who fled into the mountain with Zhu Yuanzhang, they all listened to the cries of the officers and soldiers, and many people showed strange expressions on their faces, but no one spoke, and there was an eerie silence on the top of the mountain.

Desperately Saburo heard the call of the officers and soldiers, his face suddenly changed, last year, his cottage was destroyed, the cause was such a shout, there was no need for officers and soldiers to attack, this shout made his cottage fall apart, into a situation of no return. He hurriedly ran to Zhu Yuanzhang's side and said in a low voice: "Brother Zhu, the situation is not good, you quickly think of a way...... Second Brother Wang has now brought 200 henchmen down the mountain, and if the mood on the mountain is unstable, there will be a big mess. ”

"Don't worry, I have my own way!" Zhu Yuanzhang comforted him, and then said with a smile: "Come, watch me make a little joke with the officers and soldiers to hit their morale." ”

At this time, the officers and soldiers under the mountain were still shouting loudly, repeating what they had said before, and when they repeatedly shouted: "The people on the mountain listen well, whoever sacrifices Zhu Ba's head down the mountain will receive a reward of 500 taels of silver......

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly jumped onto a more conspicuous stone, and then shouted: "Listen to the people under the mountain, if anyone presents Yang Hong's head to the mountain, he will be rewarded with five silver and copper coins!" ”

"Five hundred taels of silver ......"

"Reward Silver and Five Bronze Coins......"

The end of the two sentences echoed in the mountain, for a long time, the officers and soldiers under the mountain and the soldiers on the mountain froze at the same time, everyone put these two sentences in their hearts, chewed carefully, and slowly tasted the taste.

Then, there was a burst of laughter from the soldiers and civilians on the top of the mountain: "Hahahaha...... Our Zhu Bugs are worth five hundred taels, and your thousand households are only worth five copper coins...... Hahahaha......"

"Bastard, don't look down on people!" Yang Hong at the foot of the mountain was angry, the reward of five copper coins was a great insult to him, and the meaning of not taking him in his eyes contained in it hurt him the most. The dignified five-grade military generals of the imperial court, the thousands of households in Xi'an Mansion, were actually "ignored" by a mere rogue, this is really unbearable, aunt unbearable! But he still has no way to deal with this rogue, except for staring at the foot of the mountain, what can he do?

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang's little joke came out, the strange atmosphere on the top of the mountain suddenly improved, and the minds of many soldiers came alive, and they took the lead in shouting: "Can't surrender, haven't you heard the story of Zheng Yanfu in Chengcheng?" He was betrayed to death by Zhao Yu, what happened to Zhao Yu later? It's not that the bridge was demolished by officers and soldiers crossing the river! ”

"Yes, Zhao Datou betrayed Brother Zheng Yanfu, thinking that the officers and soldiers were going to give him an official, but he was deceived."

"Wasn't it this Yang Hong who deceived and killed Zhao Datou at the beginning? He's doing it again! ”

"We can't trust Yang Hong!"

"Yes, we must not surrender!"

"I'm afraid of a fart, how many officers and soldiers come, how many we kill by stone, now we have the upper hand."

"Yang Hong can't beat our cottage, so he wants to use tricks against us, Mr. Storyteller said, this is called ...... Attack the heart! ”

The soldiers and the people became more and more energetic, desperately looking left and right, only to see that the strange atmosphere in the cottage had disappeared, and instead a large number of soldiers and civilians had a higher fighting spirit.

It was only at this time that he suddenly realized why Zhu Bugling asked him to tell the soldiers a story a few days ago, and told everyone in detail about the destruction of the cottage, which turned out to be ready to deal with today's situation. With Zheng Yanfu's story as a reference, most of the soldiers and civilians can no longer be deceived by Yang Hong, which plays a vital role in stabilizing the morale of the cottage.

For the rest of the day, the cottage was filled with the shouts of officers and soldiers to surrender, but most of the soldiers and civilians were unmoved, and some even shouted at the bottom of the mountain: "Officers and soldiers, get out, don't lie here!" ”

"We won't believe you!"

"You tricks to deceive children can't fool us!"

The reaction of the rogues on the mountain made Yang Hong depressed, and sure enough, before the army achieved the results of the battle, they used the strategy of attacking the heart, and the effect was too poor. Dejected, he returned to his tent and pondered how to deal with it.

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That night, Zhu Yuanzhang inspected the cottage as usual, counted all the war supplies, and then returned to his cave, he blew out the oil lamp on the table, and planned to go to bed.

The cave was dark and quiet, except for the sound of insects outside the cave.

Zhu Yuanzhang just touched the bed and lay down, and suddenly ...... Through the curtain of grass leaves, Zhang Yingxian over there whispered: "Brother Zhu...... I want to talk to you about something. ”

Hey? It was a strange thing that she came to talk to me in the middle of the night. Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly curious, and responded: "Ask!" ”

"You...... Why not take the opportunity to surrender? Zhang Yingxian hesitated for a while, and said with difficulty: "The officers and soldiers have promised to give you a hundred household officials, this is a military attache of the sixth grade, not small, you are born as a cattle herder, and you can achieve this position, it is really a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes." ”

"Huh?" Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly surprised, he was waiting for the surrender faction to appear in the cottage, and then backhanded them all to clean up the incongruous voices in the cottage, but he didn't expect his backyard to catch fire first.

In the dark, through the grass curtain, Zhang Yingxian couldn't see Zhu Yuanzhang's face, otherwise she wouldn't dare to say any more, because his face had sunk, and he couldn't see a trace of a smile.

"I'll intercede for you!" Zhang Yingxian continued: "After all, I am the daughter of the county commander, so it should be useful to come out to help you speak...... I'll tell you that you're a good person, and this time it's a last resort...... You didn't do anything too much to me......"

Before she finished speaking, the straw curtain in the room that had never been lifted was suddenly lifted, and Zhu Yuanzhang's figure suddenly appeared in front of her bed, this time, it was really scared Zhang Yingxian was not light, and Qiu Ye, who was sleeping next to her, was also frightened and sat up, both women were only wearing thin clothes, but fortunately in the dark, no one could see anyone.

But...... Although it was in the dark, Zhu Yuanzhang's arm still clamped Zhang Yingxian's throat very accurately, and suddenly pressed her down heavily on the bed, her arm was tightened, making her feel a little sore in her throat and a little slightly stuffy, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not strangle it tightly, it seems that this action is more threatening than murderous.

"Hear me clearly!" Zhu Yuanzhang said very seriously: "When it comes to big things, women don't intervene!" ”

"Ah...... Hmm...... "Zhang Yingxian wanted to struggle, but she didn't dare, she wanted to protest, but she still didn't dare to ...... I had to let out a slight mournful sound.

"Zhu Bugs...... Other...... Don't do that to Miss. The autumn leaves next to her froze for a while, and finally reacted to what happened, today's Zhu Bugling was murderous, it was a face she didn't recognize, and even she was frightened. But she still mustered up the courage, threw herself forward, desperately hugged Zhu Yuanzhang's waist, put her little head on Zhu Yuanzhang's stomach, and said vigorously: "Woo...... Brother Zhu, if Miss says something wrong, I apologize to you, please let Miss go......"

"I've been extra merciful!" Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Another person persuaded me to surrender, and now I am dead!" ”

Qiu Ye heard this sentence and breathed a sigh of relief, which showed that Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of killing Miss. Her little hand still wrapped tightly around Zhu Yuanzhang's waist, hoping to loosen his arm a little so that Zhang Yingxian's throat could be more comfortable: "Miss is also good for you...... She also wants you to have a good life when she says this......"

"Good for me? Ha! Zhu Yuanzhang was fierce to Zhang Yingxian, but his attitude towards Qiu Ye was much better, and he was actually in the mood to explain to Qiu Ye: "For my good, don't persuade me to surrender, because surrender is a dead end." ”

"Brother Zhu, if you go against the officers and soldiers, is it just a way to live?" Tears flowed down Akiba's face: "I don't want you to rebel either...... Woo...... If you want money, I can steal the family's money for you...... You want a woman, I'll give myself to you...... I can do anything for you, as long as you don't rebel, but it's too late now...... The officers and soldiers are at the foot of the mountain, and sooner or later they will break through the cottage, and Miss and I may still be alive, because we were only captured by you, but you will definitely not survive...... Woo...... I really don't want you to die. ”

"Alas! Rest assured! For the woman who really loves him, Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude softened obviously, he actually patted Qiu Ye's shoulder gently, and said softly: "Just Yang Hong, I don't have this qualification." Look at the world...... No one qualifies for this either. They can't kill me! ”