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Chapter 120 He Yilong's Death Was So Similar to Liu Xiyao

"Shen Shuren wanted me to personally apologize before allowing our army to surrender? Trash! You just negotiated such a condition? Come, let me push it out and chop it up!
Chen Qiyu and Xiong Wencan's official position was much higher than that of this official Shen Gou. He was either the governor or the governor. When we surrendered, we can keep the old department and demarcate the land for self-defense!Shen Gouguan didn't keep land or soldiers, who did he think he was! "

He Yilong was furious when he heard the terms of surrender that Shen Shuren sent back.I am about to draw my sword and chop off the messenger who brought back such words of humiliation and humiliation.

Fortunately, the generals and counselors around him were still calm, and tried hard to persuade him to hold him back and let him try to recognize the reality as much as possible.

The Scorpion Tail Needle who helped him plan to kill He Jin and annex He Jin's tribe before took the risk to persuade him:

"Your Majesty can't be angry! Right now we have less than [-] soldiers to fight! Didn't Shen Shuren say that we can negotiate terms again? Maybe he just thinks that we are insincere and asks for prices.

Alas, compare your heart with your heart, this matter is all caused by Zhang Xianzhong!If Zhang Xianzhong hadn't ruined all of our reputations every time and forced us to submit certificates to offend the imperial court, how could we be like this now? "

The reckless general Sao Xing who used to cover He Jin with a pillow before was seriously injured. He had an arm broken by a musket during the breakout battle eight days ago, and he was still wrapped in a thick bandage. Occasionally bleeding out.He also said something to persuade:

"That's right, my lord, we can't break out of the siege. The brothers in the old camp suffered heavy casualties. The remaining strong soldiers have no fighting spirit, and food and grass are hard to sustain. Let's make a counter-offer."

Facing everyone's humbleness, He Yilong also completely lost his temper and could only sigh.After the final calculation, it was allowed to send the powerful counselor Scorpion Needle to negotiate with Shen Shuren:

"Since you insist on countering the price, I'll leave it to you! Shen Shuren didn't kill our envoy, and you won't be killed if you go. Don't worry!"

Scorpion Tail Needle didn't expect that it would cause trouble to his upper body, and he trembled in fright, but he could only accept it with gritted teeth.

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The siege continued for another two days, and a new wave of envoys from He Yilong's side came again. This time, it is said that the rank is not low, and they are more trusted advisers around He Yilong.

Shen Shuren also gave face, and met him again in person.

As soon as they met, Shen Shuren couldn't help but startled, and subconsciously wanted to cover his mouth and nose with a folding fan, but fortunately he held back.

With just this one glance, he already knew why this fellow would follow the thief——

As a scholar, he looks really ugly, probably the same as Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance. He is huge black, short, with buck teeth, pockmarked face, and his lips and nostrils are turned out.

In the era of the imperial examination, after all, it was not as good as the college entrance examination in later generations. There was no interview in the college entrance examination in later generations, and one could pass the written test with good scores.

The imperial examination can only be compared with the civil service examination at best.And as long as there is an interview component, this kind of appearance will definitely damage the dignity of the officialdom, and it will be useless for a lifetime.

The moment he saw the other person's face, Shen Shuren even reflected on the imperial examination system. Did the Ming Dynasty end because the official system did not give ugly people a chance to make progress?
Perhaps, in the future, we should let a hundred flowers bloom, set up more public posts in science and engineering, recruit scholars individually, and conduct research behind closed doors.Such a position does not need to deal with people, quietly ugly in the corner, and does not hinder others.

"Let's talk about what He Yilong is willing to agree to, and how he wants you to counter the price. My time is precious, and I don't have time to chat with you." Shen Shuren held back his inner emotions and put on a calm expression.

Scorpion-tail needle used to be a bit disgusted with the courtiers, when he saw the civil servants, he would think of the tragic experience of being scrutinized with disgust by those examiners during the imperial examination in his early years.

But seeing that Shen Shuren didn't dislike him the first time he looked at him, he couldn't help but feel a little bit of acquaintance - no wonder this Master Shen can do great things at a young age, it is not easy for him to not judge people by their appearance.

He also took a deep breath and replied: "My lord, my king... I mean that General He is willing to give up all the cities and accept the imperial court's reorganization and defense. But I hope the imperial court can let Liu Zongbing let us out of the valley first——

Of course, we know that Li thief Zhang Ni ruined the reputation of all kinds of thieves back then, and you deserve it if you don't believe it.In fact, General He couldn't help himself. He rebelled the year before last, and he was really coerced by Zhang Ni!He was afraid that everyone else would turn against him, but he would be suspected and liquidated by the court sooner or later if he didn't follow suit.

Therefore, before leaving the valley, General He was willing to write a letter to make all the defenders in Xinyang and other counties surrender, or at least withdraw from the city, and let General Liu divide his troops to take over the counties previously occupied by our army. Our army is in Tongbai There is no foothold for a county in the mountainous area, and there is nowhere to stick to it, which is enough to show the sincerity of our army.

I also ask the military commander to grant this condition, and don't force us to lay down our weapons immediately-our army is also afraid that the officers and soldiers will turn back on their promises and suddenly slaughter the brothers, please be careful!As for the belongings accompanying the army and everything seized, we can hand them over to Zongbing Liu as road money! "

Give up the land in exchange for not being disarmed?

Shen Shuren sorted out his thoughts, and soon realized the subtext of the other party:

"Heh, are you the same official as other dog officials who 'expell thieves out of the country'! How many local officials in the Ming Dynasty only wanted their own political achievements to be safe, and the thieves were willing to leave the country far away, and the thieves were allowed Run away! Someone, push out this guy who has a villain's heart and a gentleman's belly!"

Scorpion Tail Needle hurriedly kowtowed: "My lord, please spare me! The little one is just helping to bring a message, if you don't agree, you won't agree. The adult can give you another word, and the young one will definitely bring it."

With a wave of Shen Shuren's hand, the left and right moved back a little, leaving only a few confidants and brave guards, and with his eyes, a boss Qian who he had just recruited to fight on the front line in the past few days was left behind.

Then Shen Shucai said calmly: "It's hard to chase after a gentleman's words. The conditions I set out are exactly what I said at the beginning, and I won't budge an inch—"

The reason why you are allowed to surrender is nothing more than feeling that the world is in chaos and ordinary soldiers are innocent. How many of you are strong men who were forcibly taken away.Now that slavery is rampant, if our Han warriors can unite to the outside world, we will fight against the invaders and withdraw the slaves... I will give you a chance because of this point!
However, since you said that you are He Yilong's effective counselor, I can make a new condition for you and others - I never modify the conditions, but only give different conditions to different people.

If any of you can take He Yilong's head to surrender, and then kill He Yilong's clansmen and hard-core adopted sons, this official will have a step down, and there is no need to kill more prisoners.At that time, although you still have to lay down your weapons, but God has the virtue of being good at life, I will not kill people without reason. "

After Shen Shuren finished speaking, he didn't give the other party a chance to react, and with a look, he asked Mr. Qian to pull out the knife and put it on the neck of Scorpion Tail Needle.

Shen Shuren took a sip of his tea leisurely, without raising his eyelids: "Liu Sandao, tell him what you were doing."

It turned out that because the ammunition supplies in the army were not enough these days, Shen Shuren left all the bullets to his direct line of troops to supervise the battle, and then took Liu Xiyao's old troops who surrendered last year with Liu Sandao, plus a part of He Jin's old troops, one round every two days , Carrying the line in rotation, fighting a small-scale war of attrition.

This is also to train the troops, and at the same time, it is also to let them accept the testimonials and get more blood from the fifth battalion of Gezuo on their hands, so that they can kill each other.

If anyone dares to retreat, the shotguns of the direct line troops who are supervising the battle behind will be aimed at close range, and the door will be cleared immediately.

Shotguns are the best for close-range combat, just like even in World War II, those who supervised the battle had to use flexible weapons with fast fire rate but short range, so that they had the greatest deterrent effect on new soldiers.

Do as much as you can with limited ammo.

Liu Sandao doesn't think there is any problem with such a life, but is very proud of being able to accumulate his own credit by fighting smoothly.So at this moment, he also leads by example without hesitation:

"My name is Liu Sandao, and now I am the chief executive under Zhang Du's account. Last year, I was the adopted son of Liu Xiyao's dog thief. I fell into the thief's nest by mistake, but I killed Liu Xiyao and came to vote. The military guards have more trust in me. If you can make another contribution in this battle, you will show me as a defense! Brother, I hope you can fulfill our contribution, and we will make contributions together."

Liu Sandao had already been ordered before, and learned that if his "leading by example" this time can serve as a demonstration effect, so that He Yilong's subordinates can follow the example and kill the boss to surrender, then Shen Shuren will give him a promotion.

So Liu Sandao worked very hard in speaking out.

What Shen Shuren wanted was this effect. He wanted all the thief kings to worry that one day they would be chopped off by their adopted sons if they fell into a headwind.

And Shen Shuren promised every time: Even if he is the righteous son of the king of thieves, as long as he kills his father and surrenders, he will be exonerated and serve as an official.What he wants is to finally get rid of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's practice of accepting adopted sons to strengthen the team, so that there will be more cracks in the thieves.

The shitty moral cleanliness of traditional Confucian bureaucrats is thrown away like toilet paper at Shen Shuren's place.

Xieweizhen's heart was shocked, and he realized again that Shen Bingbei was really not an ordinary person. How could there be a scholar educated by a sage in the world who would directly attack this?

However, the more this was the case, the more the Scorpion-tailed Needle felt the pleasure of being a literati revenge system.

"Your subordinate...understood. However, I would like to ask Mr. Bingbei to secretly repair a few pardons and use your seal so that your subordinates can lobby some generals under He Thief's command to respond. Your subordinates are only literati and have no power to bind chickens. You can’t do this on your own.”

Of course, this request can be agreed. It's just a few letters that sow dissension. Even if they are leaked and seized, Shen Shuren will not lose, and they can still drive a wedge between He Yilong's internal unity.

Just like Cao Cao wiping Han Sui between the books, no matter whether the letter falls into the hands of Han Sui or Ma Chao, Han Sui and Ma Chao can make each other harm each other.

With a flick of his pen, Shen Shuren sent the messenger back on the same day.

After a few more days of siege, as the military rations of the thieves became less and less, some people finally made up their minds.

On the second day of June, after the thieves had been besieged for a full sixteen days, Pingjing Pass where He Yilong was stationed suddenly caught fire at night, creating a great chaos, with the sounds of hacking and killing each other.

At dawn, someone delivered He Yilong's head to Shen Shuren, and put down all the weapons in the army, put them in carts, or carried them on poles, and sent them to the official army camp in batches as a sign of disarming.

The officers and soldiers confirmed that at least 1 weapons had been handed over, and they were very sincere, and there was no time to check them carefully, so they allowed all the thieves to line up and surrender empty-handed.

There were at least 2 thieves who surrendered, and there were at least several thousand more, either out of fear or out of loyalty to He Yilong, they chose to escape by taking small roads over the mountains.

But taking this dangerous road will not bring any supplies. If you are unlucky, you will starve to death in the mountains within a few days.If they are lucky, they will be able to get out of the woods again and try to escape after the official army has been incorporated and their guards are relaxed and withdrawn.

Of course, even among the soldiers who surrendered, some of them would find a way to escape, and it was impossible for all of them to be reformed.

In any case, at least 2 people were actually received all at once, and Shen Shuren's strength also increased greatly.

(End of this chapter)