Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 14 Zhao Yingyuan wants to surrender to the Qing Court
After the bloody battle on the first day, the inside and outside of Qingzhou calmed down again.

The Qing army did not continue to attack the city, and Zhao Yingyuan, who was respite, did not feel the slightest joy. He knew that this was just the calm before the storm, and that the next attack would most likely be a one-shot deal.

In yesterday's battle, the Qing army lost [-] lives, but the Zhao army suffered even more heavy losses. With such a fierce attack, Hetuo and his Qing army only need to keep fighting for another three days, and the Zhao army's blood will be drained.

Why did Hetuo stop, this is no longer important to Zhao Yingyuan.

Although Wang Yan selected more than [-] people from the young and strong in the city to supplement Zhao's army, the loss of equipment could not be made up, and Zhao Yingyuan had lost confidence in guarding Qingzhou.

Zhao Yingyuan was depressed in the first half of his life, and wandered around in the second half of his life. He was like a bereaved dog. He finally turned around this year. After Li Chuang broke through the capital, his identity changed from a bandit to an orthodox Dashun official army with the Ming Dynasty. In time to enjoy the benefits of the transformation, he was shocked to hear the sudden change in the world, the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and his entrusted land fell into the enemy's hands.

From a high official in charge of one side, to a grassroots bandit who circulated among Lu and Yu, within a few months, he was surrounded by enemies on all sides and had no food and grass, so he was almost in a desperate situation.

But at this moment, he acquired Qingzhou, a large city in Shandong Province. He thought that he could establish a career because of this, and from then on he would seal his wife and son and enjoy the wealth and glory, but in a blink of an eye he fell into the siege of the Qing army again and became a caged beast, sitting and waiting... slaughtered.

In the past few months, he has experienced ups and downs. After hope again and again, he is always greatly disappointed. He does not believe in the destiny, and he can't help thinking that his failure may really be the arrangement of God. This is a blow to him in his forties. One can imagine.

The countermeasures Wang Yan offered him would take time, and the Qing army outside the city would obviously not sit and wait forever. The final outcome of Zhao Yingyuan and his Zhao army was only a few days away, and the result he was about to face made him A burst of depression.

Several ups and downs, several failures, it seems that Zhao Yingyuan's ambition has been exhausted, and it also makes people see his essence clearly, he is just a person with great ambition and little talent.

Today, Zhao Yingyuan got up from his new concubine when the sun was high, and then he didn't care about Qingzhou's defense, and drank alone.

But just when he was about to get drunk, Han Zhaoxuan broke in. Seeing his appearance, he couldn't help but feel more confident. He ignored Zhao Yingyuan's angry eyes and said with a smile: "Is this the general who is sitting and waiting to die?" ?”

Zhao Yingyuan had already ordered that no one would be seen today, and now that Han Zhaoxuan not only broke in, but also mentioned his sadness, he was furious, overturned the food and drinks on the table, picked up a long knife, and pointed at Han Zhaoxuan Zhaoxuan glared and said, "Are you laughing at this general? Do you think my sword is not good?"

Han Zhaoxuan originally wanted to play a trick of Su Qin talking about Qi, but he didn't want Zhao Yingyuan to not cooperate at all and instead wanted to kill him, so he was frightened immediately, knowing that he had figured it out, he quickly explained: "I don't dare to laugh at the general! I am Come to save the general's life!"

"Save my life?" Although Zhao Yingyuan drank a lot of wine, his mind was very clear. He knew that Han Zhaoxuan would not be so bored that he wanted to die, so he slapped the knife on the table. "Today, if you can't tell how ugly you are, I will let you taste my precious sword. How does it feel!"

Although Zhao Yingyuan has a fierce temperament, his attitude towards scholars and civil officials is not bad on weekdays. It's just that the current situation makes him desperate, so he became furious.

"How dare I lie to the general!" Han Zhaoxuan couldn't help but shuddered when he saw the long knife. He didn't dare to show off any more, so he quickly explained. "I will bring a guest for the general, he can solve the general's doubts and save Qingzhou from fire and water!"

"Oh?" Although Zhao Yingyuan was a little puzzled, he had calmed down at this moment, so he decided to meet up. "Where is the person, you can bring it and have a look. If what you say is reasonable, I will not care about your crime of Meng Lang today. If what you say is unreasonable, then don't blame the general for being ruthless!"

"That man is outside the Yamen, I will bring him in here."

A moment later, a figure was brought into the house by Han Zhaoxuan, and it was the traitor Li Shiyuan who was supposed to be in the Qing camp outside the city.

"I was guarding Li Shiyuan in Qingzhou in the Qing Dynasty, and I met General Zhao!"

After Li Shiyuan came in, he cut straight to the point and reported his whereabouts directly, which surprised Zhao Yingyuan for a while.

In Zhao Yingyuan's mind, it seemed that he had nothing to discuss with the Qing court. If he killed the Qing court's Shandong Minister of Recruitment, the Qing court would definitely hate him to the bone.

If the power in his hands is strong, then the Qing court may still have a talk with him regardless of past suspicions, but in the current situation, Qingzhou is already in the pocket of the Qing army, and he is also a fish on the plate. He can be killed directly, so what is there to talk about Well.

"I don't know why Master Li is here?" Zhao Yingyuan stretched out his hand, motioned Li Shiyuan and Han Zhaoxuan to sit down, and then asked suspiciously.

Li Shiyuan sat down calmly, brushed off the dust on his body with a wave of his hand, then looked at Zhao Yingyuan with a slight smile and said, "I'm here to save the general's life!"

When Han Zhaoxuan said this, Zhao Yingyuan only took him as a joke, but when Li Shiyuan said this, it was completely different. Zhao Yingyuan immediately became serious and expressed his thoughts. "Master Li wants me to surrender to the Qing Dynasty?"

"Of course!" Li Shiyuan smiled with satisfaction, and continued: "As long as Zhao Jun will return to the Qing Dynasty, not only can he keep his men and horses, but it is also easy to increase his rank and rank!"

The Qing court not only did not punish severely, but even offered rewards. This Zhao Yingyuan was already moved, but he also felt that it was too unreal. He has rich experience in his forties, and he would not believe that there will be pies in the sky, so he said cautiously. "I killed Wang Aoyong, and destroyed the foundation of the Qing Dynasty in Shandong. I felt that I had a deep hatred with the Qing army. Why did the Qing Dynasty recruit me?"

"The general is too worried!" Li Shiyuan keenly sensed Zhao Yingyuan's state of mind from Zhao Yingyuan's words. He didn't talk about Manchuria or Manchuria, but Qing Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. He was obviously tempted, so he smiled immediately. "Our military power in the Qing Dynasty was so powerful that it was invincible. However, after all, the foreign race ruled China, and the small clan controlled the big clan, but the military strength was limited. If we want to unify the world in the future, we must have the Han soldiers. In yesterday's battle, the general has proved the strength of the Zhao army. Strength, for a strong army, the Qing Dynasty naturally needs to win over!"

"As for Wang Aoyong's matter, you don't have to worry about it, General!" Li Shiyuan paused slightly, and said what he had discussed with Tuo last night. "The Prince Regent doesn't know the details of the Qingzhou matter. I can ask the governor to publish the memorial again, saying that Wang Aoyong was punished for abusing the people, and the head of the king has already subdued the law. Now the general returns the whole city to the Qing Dynasty, and he will definitely be rewarded by the court. It's not a problem to be a Marquis like Jiang Yu!"

"Master Li, are you serious?" Fenghou's temptation to Zhao Yingyuan is very great. If it is true what Li Shiyuan said, he will not only save his life, but also get a further reward. It is undoubtedly the best choice in his heart, which is better than sitting in Qingzhou. The risk is much lower.

"Haha~ Of course it is true!" Li Shiyuan continued. "If the general doesn't believe me, I would like to hold a banquet on the tower of the north gate of Fucheng tonight. Both sides will bring their soldiers to go. General Hetuo is willing to swear blood to heaven with you and agree on the matter of surrender."

The chief general of the Qing army, Zhen Manchu and Tuo, came forward as guarantors. Zhao Yingyuan no longer doubted that he had it. Now the two sides agreed on the matter of the evening, and Li Shiyuan left the room for Han Zhaoxuan.

After the person left, Zhao Yingyuan was quite excited, and his decadent air was swept away. In order to return smoothly, he secretly contacted his confidants, and relieved Wang Yan's military power, so he called everyone to speak about the surrender.

Qingzhou was captured by the Qing army once before, and the officials and gentry dared not object even if they didn’t want to. Yang Wangxiu sat with a gloomy face and didn’t say a word. The generals of the Zhao army were all Zhao Yingyuan’s confidantes, and they had been ventilated beforehand. Yan's face turned pale.

Nowadays, ordinary people have not yet formed an obvious concept of national nationality, and the Qing court has not revealed its fierce side. After entering the customs, a large number of Han surrenders were used. With the help of the traitor Hong Chengchou, the tax burden was even reduced and the Qing court was stabilized. The situation in the north is also the reason why the north did not resist too fiercely at first.

The barbarians are not to be feared, but the barbarians who know how to buy people's hearts and have the skills to rule are the most terrifying. This is the confidant of my big Han people!

The Qingzhou garrison was in the hands of Zhao Yingyuan, and no one could question the surrender. Soon Wang Yan, Liu Shun and other 200 people who did not want to surrender were captured by Zhao Jun and placed in the camp.

At night, there is a lot of wine and music on the north gate tower.

He Tuo, Li Shuitai and others brought a hundred real Manchurians, and they really came to the banquet. There were more than a thousand Zhao soldiers in the city, who were ready to support the tower at any time. Zhao Yingyuan was not afraid of the Qing army's tricks at all.

He Tuo and many generals of the Qing army were able to come to the banquet in the tower controlled by Zhao Jun, which completely dispelled all doubts in Zhao Yingyuan's heart.

In the city, Wang Yan, Liu Shun and others were locked in the camp and restricted by the guarding Zhao Jun.

Zhao Yingyuan seized Qingzhou and set up the Anti-Qingyi Banner. Liu Shun wanted to work hard for Zhao Yingyuan, but he didn't expect him to surrender to the Qing court. Liu Shun was naturally very angry. Curse more than ever!

Many people in the camp also followed him, cursing Zhao Yingyuan, Yang Wangxiu and others, among them Qian Yifeng, a native of Qingzhou, scolded the most fiercely.

Compared with them, Wang Yan seemed unusually quiet, not because he didn't hate Zhao Yingyuan, but because the blow to him this time was too great.

He wholeheartedly wanted to assist Zhao Yingyuan to fight against the Qing army, stop the Qing army from going south, and buy time for the south to regroup, but it still failed.Warlords are warlords, they have no righteousness and cannot be trusted.

He couldn't help wondering if everything was predestined. The picture he saw in his dream meant that everything that would inevitably happen in the future was fate, destiny, and an unchangeable future. Such thoughts tormented him, making him unable to cheer up.

The scolding in the camp continued, and Zhao Yingyuan couldn't hear it, but he slowly woke up Wang Yan, "It's just that after this defeat, do we have to give up? God won't let people see the future for no reason. The sages and sages of the Han nationality are warning the world and let him change everything that will happen."

Wang Yan didn't want to give up, and he couldn't give up. He had to change Daming's fate, so he pulled himself together and thought about how to escape from here, but at this moment, he was suddenly taken aback.

He personally arranged the Qingzhou city defense. There were large troops patrolling the city, and the four gates were guarded day and night. The Qing army could not enter the city at all because of their meticulous work. How did Li Shiyuan enter Qingzhou?Could it be...
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