Ou Xiubang said to Zhang Xiumei: "Master Gong said that he is willing to make peace with you." If you are willing to make peace, go down the mountain to talk to Lord Gong, and after drinking raw chicken blood wine, everyone will be brothers. Master Gong will take his troops back and let you manage all the affairs of Miao Jiang. ”

Because the Ouxiu Gang used to be Zhang Xiumei's subordinates, a piece of Xi Jiajun against Gong Jichang, killed more than 2,000 of Gong Jichang's men. In the battle of Shidongkou, the Miao army suffered heavy losses and formed a blood feud with Gong Jichang.

Now the Ou Xiu Gang, as Gong Jichang's lobbyist, has come to persuade Zhang Xiumei to surrender, but he is afraid that it will be the weasel who will give the chicken a New Year's greeting - uneasy and kind.

Therefore, Zhang Xiumei still suspected that there was fraud in it: "Cousin-in-law, do you also believe Gong Jichang's words?" ”

"Master Gong is also a Miao person, so he should be trustworthy." Ou Xiubang replied.

"Ou Xiubang, you traitor, after the Miao army retreated to the Leigong Mountain area, you led the Qing and the army to Leigong Mountain many times to clear us. Do you think I can trust you? Yang Daliu scolded.

"Don't wait until you tear your face and beg me to be the intermediary for you in the peace talks, I don't have that spare time. Peace talks or not, you two watch it! Ou Xiubang left a few words and led people down the mountain.

The Ou Xiu Gang returned to Gong Jichang's camp, and Gong Jichang personally greeted him at the camp gate: "Mr. Ou, it's hard work, how is the peace talks?" ”

"My lord, Ou estimates that Zhang Xiumei, the king of Miao, has been a little shaken, but the generalissimo Yang Daliu is stubborn and does not agree." Ou Xiubang replied.

"It's fine. Since it's a surrender, you have to give them a little time to think about it. Gong Jichang patted the back of Ou Bangxiu's hand.

"My lord, then let's wait two months, okay?" Ou Xiubang asked.

"This ...... I can't promise you right away, I have to discuss it with Lord Xi Qitian. Gong Jichang said.

"Okay. Whether the lives of tens of thousands of Miao soldiers can be saved depends on the words of adults. As long as the adults are sincere in making peace with Miao Jun, I am willing to go to Lei Gongshan again. Ou Xiubang said.

"Tomorrow, I will send someone to Lord Danjiang Xi to ask for advice. Mr. Ou, please inside. Gong Jichang hugged his fists.

"No need, then I'll go home and wait for the good news of the adults." Ou Xiubang said.

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The next day, Gong Jichang asked Zhu Rongchu, Hei Dashuai, Wei Chaohui and others to go to the station of Danjiang Xi Qitian. They explained their intention to Xi Qitian, who was not in good health at this time, and wanted to recuperate for a while, so he agreed to Gong Jichang's request for a two-month truce without hesitation.

With Xi Qitian's authorization, Gong Jichang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and negotiations could save Miao people from war, which should be a major event in contemporary times. So, Gong Jichang asked Zhu Rongsen, the chief bookkeeper, to write a letter to Zhang Xiumei, putting forward ten suggestions, including a two-month truce.

The Ou Xiu Gang, who was in charge of the negotiations, had no choice but to take gifts and the official uniforms of the guerrilla generals to Lei Gong Mountain again, and as soon as they arrived at the pass, the Nine White Ribbon people stopped the Ou Xiu Gang and aimed their muskets at him: "You spy, what are you doing in Lei Gong Mountain again?" ”

The Ouxiu Gang was not intimidated by the menacing Nine Great Whites: "The two armies are fighting, and they will not be killed." If the general wants to kill me, when Ou sees King Miao, he can kill him as you like! ”

"As a Miao person, you didn't help us, but came to separate King Miao and the generalissimo five times, and I will kill you first today." The Nine Great Whites loaded their guns.

"Jiu Dabai, think about it, Lord Gong has agreed to reconcile with us and promised to give the leaders of the Miao army from all walks of life a position of five grades or more, why can't you sit down and talk?" Ou Xiubang said.

"Let me ask you, what benefits did Gong Jichang give you that is worthy of your service to him?" Nine Great White asked angrily.

"Nothing was given to me. Ou just didn't want to watch the war in Miaojiang break out again, and the lives of the people would be devastated. With my own strength, I will peacefully resolve the rebellion of the Miao people in the past ten years. Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot. Ou Xiubang replied.

"According to you, we are rebellious ministers and thieves, and we are incompatible with the court?" Nine white questions.

"So to speak." Ou Xiubang responded.

"Ou Yo, you guy who sells for glory, but you have a reason." Jiu Dabai took the ** and smashed the forehead corner of the Ouxiu Gang fiercely, and the blood flowed immediately.

"Jiu Dabai, if you think that killing me, you can relieve your hatred, you can exchange it for the peace of Miao Jiang, and I can just die." Ou Xiubang wiped the blood stains from his forehead.

"Come on, tie up Ou Xiu and help them all for me, and take them to see King Miao-" Jiu Dabai shouted.

"Yes, General."

In response, Miao Jun rushed up, tied up Ou Xiubang and others, and escorted them to the Generalissimo Lei Gongping's mansion in Lei Gong Mountain.

Zhang Xiumei saw that it was his cousin-in-law again, he was very surprised, waved his hand, and asked the soldiers to loosen the ties of Ou Xiugang: "Brother-in-law, won't you send me an official uniform?" ”

"Your Majesty, you are really like a god, and this time you are here to send the seal letter and silver." Ou Bangxiu replied that he opened the two large boxes, "Wang, Lord Gong is very trustworthy, and he also promised a truce of two months, so that you have enough time to think about it." ”

Zhang Xiumei stood up from the tiger skin chair, walked to the front of the two boxes, and picked the official uniform with her sword: "How many general uniforms are this?" ”

"Guerrilla general, from the third grade." Ou Xiubang said.

"Brothers, all of you stand down." Zhang Xiumei signaled that his subordinates went down.

After those Miao troops retreated, Zhang Xiumei raised his sword and cut through the official uniform and hat of the "guerrilla general": "Give me a position from the third grade, you want to buy me, Gong Jichang, he is delusional!" ”

"Brother Xiumei, think about it, returning to the imperial court, first, you can enjoy endless glory and wealth, second, you can save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, and third, you can let the people of Miaojiang recuperate, killing three birds with one stone, why can't you accept it?" Ou Xiubang persuaded him.

"I'm also the Miao King elected by everyone, and now I'm accepting Zhao'an halfway, how can I be worthy of those brothers who died?" Zhang Xiumei sighed.

"We have been fighting for fifteen years, and we have not been able to destroy the Qinghe army, so it is better to surrender as soon as possible." Ou Xiubang said, "If you think that the official is too small, I will give you a message to go back." ”

"Brother-in-law, if it was someone else who came to persuade him to surrender, his head would have fallen to the ground a long time ago. I took this silver, the official uniform...... It's okay to stay...... You go back and tell Lord Gong that if the sincerity is enough, let his army retreat fifty miles!" Truce for two months! Zhang Xiumei said. In fact, he just used a delaying tactic,

"It's refreshing! It's not a loss to be the king of Miao. Ou Xiubang took out the "Letter to Zhang Xiumei" in his sleeve and handed it to Zhang Xiumei, "The letter is very clear, think about it yourself." ”

"Brother-in-law, I'...... I can't read. Zhang Xiumei took out the letter and looked at it.

"Don't you have a military advisor?" Ou Xiubang said with a smile.

"Oh. Then I discussed it with Yang Daliu, and then I went down the mountain to meet Master Gong. Zhang Xiumei smiled.

"Brother Xiumei, then I'll wait for your reply at the bottom of the mountain. After thinking about it, you can send someone to bring a letter first, and Master Gong can prepare and leave. "Ou Xiubang is so happy in his heart, if this persuasion is successful, he will know the same thing.

On the way down the mountain, Ou Xiubang deliberately looked at the terrain of the Leigong Mountain area and memorized the deployment situation in each place. Back in Gong Jichang's camp, he drew a map of Lei Gong Mountain and presented it to Gong Jichang.

This made Gong Jichang overjoyed: "Even if Zhang Xiumei does not surrender, as long as there is this map, there will be a few more chances of defeating the Miao army." Mr. Ou, you can't do it! So, Gong Jichang rewarded Ou Xiubang with 200 taels of silver to express his gratitude.

Four days later, Gong Jichang withdrew thirty miles with his troops, stationed at Shidongkou, and quietly waited for Zhang Xiumei and others to descend the mountain. Gong Jichang also personally took some soldiers to Miao Min's house to help plow the fields and plant seedlings, of course, this was only the first step in his peace talks, and with the support of Miao Min, Zhang Xiumei had no reason to collect grain and grass in the village.

Who knows, after Zhang Xiumei discussed with Yang Daliu, Yang Dahe and others, she felt that she would use this limited two-month time to give herself a chance to breathe.

So the Miao army sneaked out of Leigong Mountain, scattered guerrillas in Huangping, Kaili, Taigong and other places, and regathered the scattered rebel army in order to make a comeback.

Due to the excessive power of the surrounding Qing army, the Miao villages were devastated by the war, and people were trying to resume production, and most of the Miao people were so puzzled by Zhang Xiumei's insistence that the Miao army could not carry out its activities and withdrew to the Leigong Mountain area.

The two-month deadline came soon, and Gong Jichang never saw Zhang Xiumei and others come down the mountain to drink chicken blood wine, and he also lost confidence, feeling that Zhang Xiumei had tricked him, and he couldn't hold his face. At the urging of Xi Qitian, Gong Jichang gathered all his forces and launched an attack on Lei Gong Mountain.

Gong Jichang adopted a step-by-step encirclement and suppression method to attack, and drove all the Miao troops into Leigong Mountain. Then with the Ou Xiu Gang as the general manager, as the vanguard army, equipped with the latest artillery to attack Lei Gongping, Zhang Xiumei's military advisor Yang Taihe and others were killed in the fierce battle. In the first battle of Lei Gongshan, the Xi family army killed more than 30,000 Miao soldiers, burned down houses, and looted them, with the purpose of burning all the food eaten by the Miao army and forcing Zhang Xiumei to sue for peace.

Tang Yejia and Tang Ning Nuo's families in Huyang Village are very rich, with more than 900 acres of paddy fields, and they are both together with Zhang Xiumei and Yang Daliu's troops to jointly fight against the Qinghe army. Relatively speaking, their house in the village is relatively well repaired, and Gong Jichang led the Qinghe army into Huyang, and lived in his two homes.

Under the protection of his subordinates, Zhang Xiumei broke out of the encirclement, collected the crowd to gather grain and camp crabs, and occupied Mai Shaochong and other places to continue to resist the Qing Peace Army. Yang Daliu and Zhang Xiumei's troops went down to our Taoyao, and another Miao army from Huangliao joined forces at Taoyaoao.

The Miao army sent people to various villages and said: "We can't win against Gong Jichang because there are traitors from the Miao nationality who are helping the Qing and the army." Now we want to fight out, if any of them wants to help the Qing Hejun and lure the Qinghe Army to fight us, we must kill his whole family when we come back. ”

At the end of three days, the elders of the villages who were so frightened and trembling ran to Gong Jichang's headquarters to cry, Gong Jichang was furious: "Damn, this Xiumei is shameless, Lao Tzu has to capture Zhang Xiumei alive and peel his skin!" ”