I don't know when, in the rear of the Qing army camp, hundreds of corpses were scattered all over the place, either with broken arms and legs, or without heads, and the smell of blood was permeating.

Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang Zhen and Zu Keyong were tied up with five flowers, covered in blood, and thrown together with dozens of captured people, the two glanced at each other, and both saw the meaning of generosity and calmness in each other's eyes.

At this moment, Kong Youde looked at these captured people arrogantly, quite proud, and said loudly: "General Yang Bing, General Zu Bing, Xu Changyong has died in battle, there are only so many of you left, less than 100 people, don't continue to be stubborn, why bother to die?" It is better to defect to the Qing army, you can win a splendid future, and you will be prosperous and rich in your life. ”

"I'm ~ Kong Youde, you villain, not only led the army to rebel, but also acted as a lackey of the Tartars, recognized the Tartars as the masters, persecuted the Han people, and sought to seize the Han people, I am ashamed to be with you! Don't be delusional and talk too much, we are not greedy and death-fearing people like you, wolf-hearted and dog-hearted. ”

Although he was repeatedly insulted, Kong Youde was not angry, but always had a smile on his face, like a mockery, like a defense for himself, and said in a deep voice: "I think I Kong Youde, I joined the army in the army in the early years, served the imperial court, and made countless meritorious contributions, but I ended up today, and I had to serve the Qing Dynasty in order to survive in the world, is it all my own fault?" ”

"Putting aside Mao Shuai's unjust killing for no reason, I think I, Kong Youde, can be regarded as doing my best for the Ming Dynasty, even if I was forced to rebel, but I still hope that the court will appease me. However, what is the situation of the imperial court today? The officialdom is dark, and capable officials are frequently suspicious, and most of them die at the hands of their own people. ”

"At the last moment, I, Kong Youde, still hoped that the imperial court could appease me, however, those officials of the imperial court were duplicitous and made frequent small movements, forcing me to rebel. Otherwise, I and those brothers will have no chance of survival, and we will have to bear the infamy of a lifetime. In that case, it might as well be more thorough! ”

"Hmph~!"

Zu Keyong snorted disdainfully, no longer refuting anything, his voice was no longer so intense, whether it was Mao Wenlong or Kong Youde, Zu Keyong still knew some of their things, and he didn't know what to say, and he had a faint sense of sympathy in his heart, but it was only sympathy.

"Obey the king, why bother talking nonsense with them again?"

Dai Shan's voice suddenly sounded, interrupting what Kong Youde wanted to say, and while he came, he continued to shout with murderous intent: "Since you don't want to belong to my Great Qing, what's the use of keeping them?" All of them were killed, and these people killed a lot of my Qing soldiers. ”

"Slow ~ Prince Li, let me try again." Seeing that Dai Shan was about to order these captives to be killed, Kong Youde hurriedly stopped them, and in order to increase his convincing, he added: "Lord Wang, if you can persuade them to surrender to our Great Qing, it will be beneficial to attack Songshan City." ”

"Oh~ Respectfully to the king, what do you mean by that?" Dai Shan changed the words that came to his mouth, showing a look of interest, his eyes lit up, and he asked loudly.

"Hey, hey... Lord, it's like this, if they go to persuade the defenders of Songshan City to surrender, and know the benefits and disadvantages, and explain that there will be no reinforcements coming, it will definitely have a negative impact on the defenders of Songshan City, shake their heart of defense, maybe they will take the initiative to open the city gate and surrender to our Qing Dynasty~"

Kong Youde's voice became more and more excited, and he kept glancing at Dai Shan, who immediately understood, and immediately looked at Yang Zhen and Zu Keyong, with a warm smile on his face, and said loudly: "Hehe... Two generals, as long as you agree to surrender to my Great Qing Dynasty, and try your best to persuade the defenders of Songshan Castle to surrender, no matter whether the matter succeeds or not, I can promise here on behalf of Shan, and my emperor will definitely entrust you with important tasks. ”

Kong Youde showed a knowing smile, very satisfied with Dai Shan's cooperation, and even more suitable for the matter of the follow-up temptation: "Two generals, the Qing Emperor is a person who loves talents very much, if you join the Qing Dynasty and persuade the defenders of Songshan City, with this merit, not only can you get courtesy, maybe you can also get a prince, and your status is much stronger than now." ”

"When the time comes, once the Ming court falls, the Qing Dynasty enters the Central Plains, and sits on the world, you will be the heroes of the frontier expansion, with immortal honors, glory and wealth, a group of wives and concubines, and a prominent status, all of which will be yours."

Zu Keyong was still the same, just glanced at Kong Youde and Dai Shan, as if he was watching the two clowns acting, pouted his lips disdainfully, didn't say anything more, and completely ignored it.

At this time, Yang Zhen, who was covered in injuries, was unexpected, which made Kong Youde and Dai Shan happy, and said weakly: "Okay... I am willing to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and I am willing to try to persuade the defenders of Songshan Castle to surrender. ”

Dai Shan and Kong Youde glanced at each other, the former just wanted to look up to the sky and laugh and say something, but in Zu Keyong's angry gaze, he saw Yang Zhen weakly again and said: "However, you have also seen that with my current situation, it is not realistic to shout to the defenders of Songshan City. ”

"But, General Yang, things will change later, and we can't wait that long."

Kong Youde frowned slightly, spit out a sentence seriously, and looked at Yang Zhen in embarrassment.

"Ahem... So, General Kong, I have a request, let one of my men take me to shout, and join me in persuading the defenders of Songshan Castle. ”

"Okay, this is easy to do, among these people, you can choose." Dai Shan gave Yang Zhen a reply first, with an excited face.

During the whole process, under Kong Youde's eyes, Zu Keyong's mouth had been tightly blocked, and he couldn't make a sound, so he could only glare at Yang Zhen angrily.

Soon after, Yang Zhen and his subordinate Li Lu stood outside the gate of Songshan City, and Kong Youde and Dai Shan led the army not far away, about a mile or two away from Songshan City, just outside the range of bird guns and cannons.

Not only that, but Zu Keyong was also one of the many spectators, angry eyes breathing fire, watching all this in a huff, making a dull and indistinct sound.

At this time, the official Li Lu leaned down, but heard Yang Zhen ask abruptly: "Li Lu, are you afraid of death?" ”

Li Lu was obviously stunned, he didn't expect his boss to say this, but he still instinctively shook his head, his face showed a determined expression, and he looked like he was obedient to you, but he didn't say anything.

"Okay, Li Lu, I'll tell you, after a while, you shouted this sentence to me, how much strength, how much strength!"

In the process of whispering, Dai Shan and Kong Youde did not doubt that he had him, the two of them were very excited, and they held back the excitement in their hearts, and quietly watched this scene, looking forward to it, as long as Yang Zhen opened his mouth, then as soon as he shouted, the defenders of Songshan City would open the city and surrender.

At the same time, Jin Guofeng, the deputy chief soldier of Songshan City, frowned, looked at Yang Zhen and the others below with a complicated expression, his expression darkened, and his face turned to show resoluteness, as if he had made up some kind of difficult decision, turned his head to the archer next to him and said in a low voice: "After waiting for a while, look at my eyes and act, and after hearing the order, immediately shoot the two people under the city to me." ”

At this time, in the midst of all the attention, Li Lu stood straight, glanced back at Yang Zhen, saw a warm smile and an encouraging nod, then raised his head with his chest straight, and made a deafening sound on the city wall, which resounded in the sky.

"Reinforcements are coming now!"