Chapter 398: Bereavement
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Wang Jizhen was captured with the defeated soldiers after being stunned by the artillery, and he was also discovered by the Qing army in the process of cleaning up the defeated army. The low Qing army immediately reported the situation to Tu Hai, but at this time Zhou Peigong had also entered Pingliang City. Tu Hai and Zhou Peigong have also established an extremely deep friendship in these days of battle, and he is the most reluctant to see Zhou Peigong have an accident.
Wang Jizhen originally disagreed with his father Wang Fuchen's rebellion against the imperial court, and after being captured this time, he saw that Tuhai did have the heart to persuade him to surrender, so the two sides hit it off, and Tuhai let him go back to Pingliang City to assist Zhou Peigong to persuade his father Wang Fuchen to surrender to the imperial court. So this is also the previous scene, Wang Jizhen snatched the knife and slashed several soldiers under Shao Lingzhi to the ground, and at the same time protected Zhou Peigong behind him.
"Daddy, the baby is fine. General Tuhai didn't do anything to his son, he really followed the emperor's will to appease your father, don't be obsessed anymore, Wu Sangui is not worth our life for him. In comparison, the Holy One is a thousand times stronger than him today! Wang Jizhen said loudly, at this time, the Chinese army guards inside and outside the hall also surrounded the generals at this time, and the people outside didn't know what was going on inside, but they saw the chaos inside, and wanted to pounce to protect Wang Fuchen.
Wang Fuchen saw the situation in front of him, so he also stood up suddenly, and scolded angrily: "Stop, give me a retreat!" After yelling, he immediately changed his clothes and smiled: "Mr. Zhou, please take a seat." The brothers below are rude and ignorant and do not understand the rules, which makes you laugh. What Mr. just said. It's a bit heavier though. But it makes sense. General Tuhai still remembers the old feelings. And thank you for letting me go. It's just that I don't know a little, and you know that I have committed a terrible sin, so why do you want to come to see me now? ”
Hearing Wang Fuchen's words, his tone changed, Zhou Peigong was secretly happy in his heart, and said sincerely: "General Wang, the great sin can be made up for by the great merit." The emperor has made it clear that what the generals did in the past was fooled by others and took risks as a last resort. As long as the general abandons the darkness and turns to the light, how can the court not be forgiven? As long as you are willing to make meritorious contributions, there is no reason for the imperial court not to use them, Zhou and General Tu are willing to use their lives to protect the general. ”
Things got to this point, and Fang Wenxuan couldn't sit still. Wang Fuchen has clearly revealed his intention to surrender, and if he doesn't speak, he will lose everything. So as soon as Zhou Peigong's words fell, he eagerly picked up the conversation: "Hmph, that's a good point, Mr. Zhou." If you are the guarantor of the king, who will vouch for you? Wang Shibo. You have lost troops before, and there has already been a river of blood inside and outside Pingliang City, haven't you had enough of this kind of suffering? Tuhai's 30,000 soldiers and horses have traveled a long distance and experienced fierce battles, they are already exhausted, as long as you hold on for two more days, the 30,000 elite soldiers I bring can arrive in Pingliang to capture Tuhai with you alive and take revenge. Shibo is in a three-sided important place, and he marches eastward on a different day, pacifies the Central Plains, and creates an immortal great cause, isn't it better than being a slave of the Manchu Dynasty? Shibo, you have to think twice! ”
The generals in the hall, listening to what Fang Wenxuan said, couldn't help but look at each other. Seeing that the generals believed their words, Fang Wenxuan also quickly added a fire and said: "Haha, the generals are just afraid that they are still a little worried; Our Wenxuan will not leave this time, and I want to live and die with the soldiers under my Shibo here, and share glory and disgrace. Within three days, if the rescue army of at least 10,000 people cannot reach Pingliang, please cut off a certain head to thank the three armies! ”
Zhou Peigong also smiled slightly when he heard this, at this time, Wang Pingfan's command should not be able to distinguish any soldiers and horses to go to Pingliang, so he asked out loud: "Okay, Mr. Fang said it really well." I would like to ask you next, didn't you originally say that there were 30,000 soldiers and horses, why did it suddenly become 10,000, hmph, it is clear that there are no soldiers and horses coming, so why should you deceive yourself! ”
"Humph! The 30,000 army will arrive soon, and now it's just that I deliberately rushed to the front to report the news, and the 10,000 soldiers and horses behind the light army are simple, of course, to be ahead of the others, you just wait, and when my army arrives, you will wait for the ashes to disappear! ”
"Well, it turns out that your 30,000 soldiers and horses are still on the way, right? From Xi'an to here, it is also a thousand miles away, isn't that also a tired military horse? As for saying that there are 30,000 people, it is even more ridiculous, Wu Sangui's total strength is less than 500,000, and 300,000 are trapped in Yuezhou and cannot pull out their feet; About 100,000 are scattered along the Yangtze River and Hanshui; I heard that now it is still in Jiangxi and Geng Rebellious, the loss of troops and generals, the rest of the only 50,000 or 70,000 people, although there are a lot of soldiers and horses in Xi'an, but there are no 50,000 or 60,000, so after Wang Pingfan led the army to resist the imperial army out of Tongguan, can there still be 30,000 soldiers and horses rushing to Pingliang? Excuse me, did your 30,000 elite soldiers fall from the sky? Zhou Peigong analyzed, Fang Wenxuan, who spoke directly, was speechless, and the generals in the hall also reacted, and their enthusiasm for continuing to resist was weakened, and now the prospects are worrying!
"This, this...... Hmph, where do our soldiers and horses come from, I don't have to tell you Mr. Zhou. Fang Wenxuan excused himself.
Zhou Peigong didn't just let him go, but continued to approach: "If you don't say it, I'll say it for you!" You did bring soldiers and horses, but you only brought less than 10,000 old and weak soldiers, how can you be called 30,000 elites? You galloped nearly thousands of miles in the starry night, how can you be called elite soldiers? Forget it, stop playing the old tricks of self-deception. ”
"You, you, you're a bloody spewer!" Fang Wenxuan was really flustered, so he quickly stood up and waved the folding fan in his hand and screamed angrily: "Brothers, don't listen to his nonsense!" It only takes two days for the Great Zhou Heavenly Soldiers to arrive, and when the time comes, they will take down the Tartars outside in one go to avenge the brothers who died in battle! ”
"Hahaha, Mr. Fang, I said don't deceive yourself anymore. Besides, I don't need you to say more about whether I want to talk nonsense or not, and I don't need you to say more. Just as Zhou Peigong continued to speak, a flash of fire flashed from the direction of Hudun outside the city, and a thunderous rumbling sound crossed the sky and landed in the backyard of the Overseer. The explosion rattled the pillars of the hall. Everyone present was stunned and trembled.
This is Tuhai did not respond at all when he saw Zhou Peigong entering the city for a long time, so he ordered thirty cannons to fire again, but only one round, the purpose was to put pressure on Wang Fuchen's family and increase the bargaining chips for Zhou Peigong. Sure enough, when Wang Fuchen saw that his nest was in chaos, he immediately pushed the table up, ran directly to Zhou Peigong and knelt down and said, "Thank you Mr. Zhou for your teachings." Wang Fuchen I, I have failed the emperor's grace and been ashamed of my subordinates. I, I have failed the emperor's grace, and I deserve to die."
It didn't take long for the four gates of Pingliang City to open, and the streets and alleys were full of incense cases, and the people of the whole city crowded the streets, cheering for finally escaping the disaster of the trapped city. In a burst of high-spirited military music, Tuhai, the general of Fuyuan in the Qing Dynasty, and Zhou Peigong, the general of Fuyuan, wore auspicious clothes, rode on a high-headed horse and reined the city. Wang Fuchen was shirtless, knelt at the gate of the city, and tied himself up to plead guilty.
When the Tuhai army entered the city, they saw Wang Fuchen shirtless at a glance, so they hurriedly turned over and dismounted and grabbed a few steps to help him up, and ordered his subordinates to immediately take a robe and put it on for Wang Fuchen personally, and then he affectionately reproached and said: "Brother Fuchen, what are you doing here?" Just now, Pei Gong has told me your intentions, although you made a wrong move, you were also forced by the form. Now that he can return to obedience anyway, he has not only saved the people of the city, but also stabilized the battle situation on the Western Front, which is also a great credit! ”
Wang Fuchen took the leopard tail gun from the hands of his entourage. Presented both hands to Tu Hai: "General Tu, this is the leopard tail spear given to me by the Holy Lord, I have failed the Holy Grace, and I have no shame to enjoy this honor again, now I present it to the military gate, please return it to the Holy Lord on my behalf." Wang Fuchen is willing to return to Beijing with you to wait for the crime......"
Speaking of this leopard tail gun, there is still a history. Four years ago, Wang Fuchen went to the capital to see His Majesty, Kangxi personally asked Qin Tianjian to choose a date for Wang Fuchen, and let him go after the Shangyuan Festival together, Kangxi gave Wang Fuchen a leopard tail gun. At that time, Kangxi said personally: This gun was left by the first emperor Shizu Zhang, a total of two, I must hang them in front of the horse every time I go hunting, and now you go to Pingliang to guard the border town on behalf of the imperial court, in order to promote your prestige and show my trust in you, give you this gun, I am the son of the first emperor, you are the courtier of the first emperor, other items are not enough to show preciousness, only this gun can make you often think of the first emperor's trust to you and my expectations for you.
At that time, Wang Fuchen was said to be grateful to him, and he still remembers that words clearly, "How dare the minister not be loyal to the festival, do his best to repay His Majesty's great kindness." It was from that time that Wang Fuchen bid farewell to the situation under the fence and began to become the general of the town. But now that I think of this, I really burst into tears!
"Hey...... What are these words. When we left Beijing to resign, the emperor personally instructed us to serve the general. Tuhai, I will fight with you, and I will never do it myself. This royal golden gun, Brother Fuchen should stay by his side. Let's go, in the next step of the military, you and I have to work hand in hand to build new achievements! ”
For the Qing court, the war in the northwest was going smoothly, but at this time the Mawei military camp was in a heavy mood for the whole army, and the bones of the soldiers who died in Jiangxi had been transported back and were ready to be buried in the martyrs' cemetery on the Mawei side. According to the pension standard of the Mawei Army, more than 3,000 people were lost at once, and there were so many seriously injured and discharged from the army, the pension was quite a huge amount of money.
The sun was still blazing outside, Geng Jingzhong was also listening to Yao Qisheng's report in the lobby, this amount of silver expenditure made Yao Qisheng feel distressed for a while, this is the income of Fujian Group for two or three months! (To be continued......)