Chapter 816: Qixian surrenders
In the county seat of Qixian County at midnight, there was a sudden commotion. When the few residents in the county heard the movement, they hid their heads under the covers. The army came and went, and the inhabitants had no courage to get up and inquire about the movement. Even if he is in trouble outside, it is good to be able to hide at home and enjoy some quiet time. Just wait for the rebels to rush into the house to burn, kill and loot, then that's it! Anyway, it can drag on for some time. Their hearts were as cold as iron.
In the county government of Qi County, the obese Wei Zhi County is sweating like rain. In this short period of two years, Wei Zhixian's life journey is extremely exciting, he seems to be on a roller coaster, up and down several times.
When the peasant army first entered central Henan, as soon as Wei Zhixian learned of the approach of the peasant army, he immediately hid in the nearby mountains. When the situation calmed down a little, he returned to the county seat and still served as his county master.
At this time, the Ming court was no longer responsible for officials like Wei Zhixian to guard the land. There is no way to ask for it, even the newly arranged officials would rather abandon their officials than go to such a place where they will die. Therefore, as long as these people in Wei Zhixian still claim to be interested in the imperial court, the Ming imperial court will also open its eyes and close its eyes.
However, the back and forth of the peasant army was too frequent, and it was very tiring to climb the mountain often, not to mention that the size of Weizhi County was still very "spectacular". So when there was no way to hide, Wei Zhixian simply surrendered to the peasant army and became a submissive citizen who broke into the camp. And the camp also happened to set up some examples of Shun officials at this time, so he also pushed the boat down the river, and also retained Wei Zhi County as the magistrate of Qi County.
As an important stronghold on the periphery, Qixian was originally arranged by the peasant army to have a large army here. However, with the attack of the Yu and Yang coalition forces, the peasant army also transferred most of its troops to encircle and suppress this official army, including most of the troops in Qixian.
However, it was not until the Runing Army sent troops that the peasant army realized that the stronghold of Qixian County needed to be strengthened. However, time was tight, and the main force of the peasant army was restrained by the Black Cloud Army in Yangqi Town. Therefore, Li Zicheng could only hurriedly let several nearby peasant army troops enter the county seat of Qixian County.
At this time, Wei Zhixian's kind of extravagant eloquence came into play. In terms of fighting, any small leader in the peasant army was stronger than Wei Zhixian. However, in terms of eloquence, the nearly 4,000 peasant troops in Qixian County could not add up to one person in Weizhi County.
The more than 1,000 peasant armies originally left in Qixian have long been bought by Wei Zhixian, and most of the peasant armies in those side lines are from Henan, and they have a natural fear of the Runing army, so after some lobbying by Wei Zhixian, most of the peasant armies are ready to follow Wei Zhixian to surrender to the Runing army.
After that, it's time to get rid of the "weeds". So tonight, Wei Zhixian arranged for his cronies' troops. Go and destroy the stubborn peasant army leaders. And this mutiny was also quite smooth, only in the middle of the night, Wei Zhixian had regained control of the county seat of Qixian, just waiting for the arrival of the Runing army.
"Scholar! I can't deal with those wallgrass. I felt sick to see their faces. So I'll leave this matter of appeasement and surrender to you! Yang Rusong smiled at Shumo.
"You'll have more of these things in the future. Learn more. Shumo smiled and taught Yang Rusong, "It's nothing more than seeing people talking about people, and talking about ghosts." I can't get used to it. It's okay to kill a few wall grasses. But you are also a general who leads the army, and you have to show the official authority of the general. Don't be like your dad. has become such a big official. There is not some momentum yet. To be honest, your mother's power is a little higher. However, it is true that we have too few people on hand, and they are all at war, and there are few who govern the localities. The young master also said: If you can use it, you can barely use it! Although the character of the wall grass is not good, we don't want to marry them home as daughters-in-law, as long as they do things for our Runing Army. Some things are just open and closed! As long as they don't oppress the people too much. ”
"To be honest, I really don't want to touch these troubles. How refreshing it is to fight a real feat on the battlefield! Who wants to do that intriguing thing. Yang Rusong complained.
"Okay, okay! I'll show you up today! Shumo said with a smile, "You can capture Qixian without blood." The sons and daughters are always less damaged. Those of us who are generals are just disgusting. Besides, with those thieves who surrendered to Qi County, the people who built the fortifications were also settled. ”
"The heavenly soldiers are coming, and Wei Zhongting, the magistrate of Qixian County, will lead the whole county to greet the two generals!" On the road ahead, Wei Zhixian knelt down in the middle of the road with the leaders of the peasant army who had surrendered. Behind them, the peasant soldiers who had surrendered had also abandoned their weapons and knelt unarmed on both sides of the road to greet them.
Shumo raised his eyebrows at Yang Rusong with a smile and said in a low voice: "You can take a good look at it!" Don't look at the former county master, today I just want his wife, he will smile and send it with both hands. But in this kind of troubled times, he can still be like a fish in water, this person is also a slippery and black-bellied person, as long as he can control him, he will be very comfortable in the future. ”
"But if our Runing Army leaves here, will this Wei Zhi County sell us?" Yang Rusong asked strangely.
"Definitely! And it will be sold as quickly as possible. Shumo smiled, "But we will also use him for this time, as long as we keep winning, such a 'smart person' will not casually turn against the water." In the future, you will know that it is sometimes easier to use a villain than a gentleman. ”
Today's words completely subvert Yang Rusong's view of the world. Then he saw Shumo step forward with a smile on his face and said, "I have heard for a long time that Wei Zhixian is loyal and righteous, and he endures humiliation and burdens for the imperial court. Seeing it today, it is really a blessing for Wu to live three lives. Hurry up, and please introduce everyone around you! ”
"Don't dare! Can't! Xia Guan has also heard for a long time that General Wu is the confidant of the great handsome, and he is really majestic and has a bright future. Being able to see your face today is also a blessing for the lower officials in their previous lives. I would also like to introduce to the general: this position is the main Bo Yan Zhengkuan. ”
"Long admiration! Long admiration! ”
"This is the Qi Hu Qi commander of the original bandit Qi family camp."
"Long admiration! Long admiration! ”
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Seeing Shumo greeting Wei Zhixian who surrendered like a fish in water, and occasionally chatting a few words and making some jokes very cordially, Yang Rusong secretly shook his head in his heart. This kind of thing is really not something that ordinary people can do!
On 17 August, Yang Rusong and the Shumo Department on the right successfully captured the county seat of Qixian. And such a rapid advance immediately tore a big hole in the encirclement of the Li and Luo coalition forces. So the Li and Luo coalition troops immediately dispatched troops, first of all, to block the Runing army in Qi County. (To be continued......)