Han ride

Chapter 214 False Surrender
"Yeah, it's a pity for Governor Xu." Peng Youmo also sighed. Although he was a general, he admired Xu Congzhi very much.If it wasn't for this person, no one would know what happened to Laizhou.

"General Peng, you have fought against Kong Youde's rebels, what do you think of Kong Youde's troops?" Zhu Wannian asked Peng Youmo, looking at him.Not long after the siege of Laizhou, Peng Youmo, a member of the Shenji Battalion, entered Laizhou City. His arrival not only increased the defense of Laizhou, but also strengthened and improved the artillery technology and improved the artillery skills of the defenders.Several times repelled the night raids of the rebels.

"Kong Youde has a lot of troops now. It's a pity that he was not defeated at the beginning. To fight against him now, I'm afraid we have to wait for the imperial reinforcements to arrive." Peng Youmo shook his head and said.Xie Lian blushed slightly, not knowing what to say.In the past, Kong Youde had only thousands of soldiers and horses around him, but now?When Kong Youde attacked Dengzhou for the first time and captured Sun Yuanhua, he got 6000 soldiers and horses, all elite soldiers and horses. The many pirates and sea bandits across the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea made his rebel force grow from less than 2000 at the beginning of the rebellion to 2.If you want to defeat Kong Youde, it is beyond the reach of ordinary soldiers and horses.

"Not long ago, I heard that the imperial court had sent Liu Yulie, the right servant of the Ministry of War, to wipe out the rebels. I don't know where you are now?" Xie Lian stroked his beard and said.

"Master Governor, you should not pin your hopes on this person!" Peng Youmo said disdainfully: "It's not that civil servants don't know how to fight, but the last general Liu Yulie knows. This person is as timid as a mouse and wants to rely on him to fight I’m afraid it’s impossible to retreat from the rebels? There’s also Wu Anbang with him, who often kills the good and pretends to be meritorious. It’s okay to let this person bully the people, but it’s impossible to attack the rebels.” Peng Youmo is a god The general of the machine battalion, this Shenji battalion is the musketeer battalion stationed in the capital, and Peng Youmo can do this at a young age, not only because he has a background.

"In all directions of my Dengzhou, there are still coastal defense posts in Ninghai, Wendeng, Haiyang, etc., with a large number of soldiers stationed. If we can gather so many soldiers and horses, it will be enough to deter Kong Youde." Yang Yufan sighed and said: "It's a pity, we Now sitting in the city of sorrow, otherwise, as long as one general goes out and gathers these soldiers and horses, he will surely defeat Kong Youde. It's a pity, a pity."

"Yes! Yes!" Zhu Wannian and others nodded repeatedly.

"Let's go! Let's check the city defense again. Who knows what kind of madness this Kong Youde is committing, to be so ruthless." Xie Lian greeted everyone.Everyone also nodded, and followed Xie Lian to check the city defense without mentioning it.

Kong Youde, who is known by everyone, is also sitting in the big tent at the moment, sitting at the head with Marshal Li Jiucheng and Geng Zhongming, and generals Chen Shishi, Mao Youshun, Mao Chengfu and more than a dozen generals are lined up on the left and right. Kong Youde now has some momentum.It's just this time, the atmosphere in the big tent is not very good, the pirates who surrendered, their eyes wandered, and they didn't know what they were thinking.

"Dengzhou has been conquered by Li Xin. It is impossible for us to go to sea from Dengzhou. Now the imperial court has sent the Minister of War to lead the army. Although we have defeated the opponent some time ago, this time is different. This guy Liu Yulie, I am afraid that he will not underestimate the enemy this time as he did last time. It is very difficult to defeat them, brothers, we are all grasshoppers on a rope now, and we can’t escape if we want to run. Now it’s time to think about it. How to survive!" Kong Youde glanced at everyone and said casually.There was no worry on his face.

"What are you afraid of? I'm not worried about Liu Yulie. Since we can defeat him for the first time, we can also defeat him for the second time. What worries me now is Dengzhou. Mao Chenglu sent someone to say that the capture of Dengzhou It’s Li Xin, and this Li Xin must be familiar to you.” Geng Zhongming snorted coldly, and said, “I don’t know what’s going on, but this person led thousands of troops to capture Dengzhou. You all know that even if there are only a few hundred people around Li Xin, if we want to take back Dengzhou, it is impossible without several times the number of troops. Now it is simply that Li Xin has fewer troops, and they are all composed of remnants and defeated generals. Mao Chenglu Thousands of soldiers and horses are gathered around, and they can confront each other for a while, but I don't think this time will be too long. The imperial court has appointed Li Xin as the governor of Shandong. As long as his banner is erected, there will definitely be many Soldiers and horses will gather in Dengzhou. At that time, we will be in a real crisis. Therefore, I think the most important thing right now is to solve Liu Yulie first, and then concentrate our forces to attack Laizhou. Liaodong."

"How to attack Liu Yulie?" Li Jiuzheng shook his head and said, "Although Liu Yulie has few soldiers and horses now, in fact, there are still many coastal defense posts in Ninghai, Wendeng, Haiyang and other places around Dengzhou. It is also easy for the remaining soldiers and horses, and when the time comes to attack Laizhou inside and outside, it will be difficult for us not to die."

"Hehe, of course a strong attack is impossible, but since a strong attack fails, we will outsmart it." Geng Zhongming said proudly: "Liu Yulie didn't come sooner or later, first he hid in the Qixia area, but he came at this time, you know this Is it why? Because he got the news that Li Xin had captured Dengzhou. Before he arrived, our lair was lost. We must have no fighting spirit, so we came to attack at this time. Head work."

"Then what do you mean?" Kong Youde thought for a while, clapped his hands with great joy, and said, "That's right, what Yuntai said is true, Liu Yulie is eager to seek merit, but also arrogant, so we will pretend to surrender him and take advantage of it." When the opponent is not on guard, attacking him again will definitely destroy the soldiers and horses along the way."

Li Jiuzheng and the others showed a hint of thought on their faces when they heard this, not because of anything else, because this Kong Youde was already a habitual criminal of false surrender.From the beginning of the army to the present, I don't know how many times I have feigned surrender.Not long ago, the imperial court sent Zhang Guochen, the highest-ranking civil servant of Liao nationality, to appease him. Zhang Guochen was bewitched by the false surrender of the rebels, and ordered the soldiers and civilians in the city and all reinforcements not to go to war without authorization, so as not to destroy the appeasement situation.Therefore, Kong Youde had a chance to breathe.Before that, Sun Yuanhua also sent people to persuade Kong Youde to surrender, Kong Youde also agreed first, and actually sent Liaodong soldiers to surrender and sneak back to Dengzhou to instigate Geng Zhongming.On the night of the Spring Festival in the fifth year of Chongzhen, Geng Zhongming and Chen Guangfu, officers of the Liaodong Army, responded from the inside to open the city gate, and the rebels rushed in from the east gate of Dengzhou-the strong fortress is always breached from the inside, and it is true .Dengzhou fell, and Zhang Keda, the general soldier, committed suicide and died for the country.But this time he actually wanted to feign surrender again, so Li Jiucheng was a little hesitant.

"That's right, it's really a false surrender. At this time, Liu Yulie just wanted to destroy us, but if he could recruit our troops without a single soldier, Liu Yulie would be even more willing." Geng Zhongming also nodded and said.This person is also a person who is good at feigning surrender. In history, during Kong Youde's rebellion, Emperor Chongzhen, who did not know the situation of the battle, was still preparing to appease the rebels. He appointed Liao generals to recruit the rebels. Feng persuaded Geng Zhongming to surrender, but Geng Zhongming decided to do whatever he could. He found someone's head and sent it to him, saying that he had already beheaded Kong Youde, and asked Sun Yinglong to accept the surrender quickly. Sun Yinglong happily led the navy fleet from Tianjin to Dengzhou, and was beheaded by Geng Zhongming as soon as he landed. , A large number of warships have also become spoils of war for the rebels, relying on the captured warships.It's just that with the arrival of Li Xin, Sun Yinglong saved his life, but he couldn't stop the activities of the two duo who pretended to surrender.These two people just replaced the object of this false surrender with Liu Yulie.

The reason why Li Jiuzheng was a little hesitant was because the two duo had used this method to surrender Liu Yulie once.Liu Yulie was appointed by Chongzhen as the counter-insurgency commander. He led the army to Shandong with high spirits. Kong Youde underestimated this person at first and was defeated by the opponent, so he resorted to a false surrender strategy. This Liu Yulie is a civil servant. At this time, Kong Youde was defeated and surrendered his head. In his opinion, it was a matter of course, so he was confused by the rebels' false surrender, and even released the captured rebel generals. During the negotiation, they went to the back of the Ming reinforcements and burned the luggage. When Liu Yulie was shocked and led his troops to withdraw from the camp, he was defeated by the rebels in Shahe, and the artillery of the Shenji camp also fell into the hands of the rebels.However, Wu Anbang, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army stationed in Ninghai, attacked the rebels in Dengzhou from the east as planned, but he also believed the rebels' false surrender and was also defeated. He had to retreat to Ninghai, and then met with Liu Yulie in Qixia. , this time the two are going to surrender again, will Liu Yulie, who has already been fooled once, be fooled?Everyone is skeptical.

"Everyone, this time is different from last time. Although we were defeated last time, we still have strength. Although we have strength this time, Dengzhou was attacked by the opponent. Reinforcements from the imperial court have come from all directions. Hehe, although we have There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but they are like rootless duckweed, Liu Yulie must also think that we have nowhere to go, and it is natural to surrender at this time." Kong Youde persuaded everyone when he saw that everyone was suspicious.

"Hehe, after our troubles in Shandong, there were countless casualties. The imperial court didn't know how many troops were used and how many people were killed or injured. They didn't want to fight anymore, and so did Liu Yulie. At this time we are desperate, he will definitely agree to us." Geng Zhongming also said: "This time I will go to meet Liu Yulie in person to show my sincerity."

(End of this chapter)