Han ride

Chapter 215 Stupid
"Kong Youde is about to surrender."

On the official road to Laizhou, Liu Yulie and others marched only fifty miles a day, which seemed a bit leisurely, but as soon as they arrived in Ninghai, they received a joint begging document from Kong Youde, Li Jiucheng and others.Liu Yulie didn't dare to be negligent, so he quickly ordered people to set up a big camp and called the generals in the big camp to discuss.

It's just that there was no excitement in the big tent, and even Wu Anbang frowned. Liu Yulie glanced at everyone, thought for a while, and immediately understood the reason.Because Kong Youde had feigned surrender so many times that people couldn't believe him anymore.Thinking of this, Liu Yulie's excitement just now disappeared without a trace. Wasn't he also fooled by Kong Youde back then?
"Everyone, let's talk about it, is Kong thief really surrendering this time or is he pretending to surrender?" Liu Yulie raised the document in his hand and asked with some hesitation.There was still hope in his eyes.To be honest, he is a civil servant, and also a civil servant in charge of appeasement. He pays attention to the best way to appease. He has never seen a person who is good at fighting like Zhuge Liang. He has never used his own force to conquer opponents. It is to convince the other party, and spread it in this way, so that you can show your talent.In fact, this is also a common problem among civil servants in the late Ming Dynasty, such as Sun Yuanhua, Xiong Wencan, and Zhang Guochen before Liu Yulie.Part of their behavior was due to the imperial court, but on the other hand, it was also caused by the lofty and good reputation in their literati bones.

"My lord, the general thinks that Kong Youde cannot be trusted." Wu Anbang said through gritted teeth.He will never forget that he believed Kong Youde's words back then, and made Kong Youde easily defeated by Kong Youde taking advantage of his defenselessness. Thinking of this, he wished to tear Kong Youde's body to pieces, how could he let him surrender?
"That's right, my lord, Kong Youde is extremely treacherous, how could he surrender so easily, my lord, don't forget how we failed in the first place." A general reminded.

Liu Yulie's old face turned red when he heard this. He believed in Kong Youde at the beginning, which caused the food and grass to be attacked, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were defeated. If he hadn't gone his own way, he might have been imprisoned by Emperor Chongzhen long ago.It's just that he didn't want to let go of the surrender document in front of him. If he could make Kong Youde surrender, it would be much more powerful than defeating Kong Youde.And he is confident that Kong Youde really surrendered this time.It's just that the words are not easy to come out of his mouth.Now hand over Kong Youde's surrender document to everyone.

"My lord, the last general thinks it is possible for Kong Youde to surrender this time." After a while, a general cupped his hands and said.

"General Liu Jian, please tell me." Liu Yulie's eyes lit up, looking at the general with a hint of joy on his face.It's really drowsy to send a pillow, and he is worried that he can't speak!Now someone sent a pillow to make him unhappy.

"Your Excellency, Lord Commander, all generals, there are traces of Kong Youde's false surrender in the past, because he not only besieged Laizhou, but also had Dengzhou in his hands. With heavy troops in his hands, he can attack when he advances, and he can defend when he retreats. Now he is feigning surrender. It is doubtful." Liu Jian saw that Liu Yulie was listening carefully, and his expression became more complacent. He cupped his hands at Liu Yulie and said, "But this time is different. Li Xin has captured Dengzhou, and this Dengzhou belongs to him. The old nest, all the property seized and the sailors who saved their lives are all in Dengzhou. Now that Dengzhou has fallen, and Laizhou has not yet been conquered, he is like a rootless duckweed. Now our army is approaching the city, and there is a strong city blocking the way Later, there was a strong army pressing down on the border, and the general also heard that Guan Ning's iron cavalry was coming, and this Kong Youde had no chance to escape, so he begged to surrender. This is also human nature."

Everyone nodded when they heard the words, and some people also showed approval on their faces. If they judge others by themselves, if they encounter such a situation, I am afraid that they can only do so.

"Well, General Liu's analysis makes sense. General Wu, what do you think?" Liu Yulie stroked his beard, nodded approvingly, and asked Wu Anbang on the side.

Wu Anbang was furious in his heart, since you said everything was reasonable, why did you come to ask me.But when he thought that Liu Yulie's official position was higher than his own, he could only hold back the anger in his heart and said, "Surrender is possible, but the conditions written on it are not very good!" Wu Anbang said, pointing to several conditions in the document.It turned out that Kong Youde wrote in the surrender document that he could go to see Liu Yulie in person, or he could lay down his arms, but he could only surrender if several civil and military officials in Laizhou City came out to announce the edict.Otherwise, he would not surrender even if he died.

"It's normal for him to be so careful." Liu Yulie thought for a while and said, "It's good to let Xie Lian and the others go for a while. Could it be that Kong Youde has the guts to hurt them?"

"It's better to let Kong Youde come to see the adults in person. If he dares to come, it means that they really surrendered. If they dare not come, then they will pretend to surrender. At that time, we will make plans." Wu Anbang finally did not stand Kong Youde's drawing Dabing also took a step back.

"Well, that's fine." Liu Yulie nodded. He wanted to meet this Kong Youde in person to see what kind of character he was. If he could surrender, it would be a good thing. If he couldn't, he would simply kill him on the spot. .Immediately, he sent letters and messengers, and sent letters to Laizhou City, asking Xie Lian to do something.

"Huh, it really is easy to deceive, it seems that this time it will succeed again." The rebel messenger borrowed Liu Yulie's letter, and a trace of sarcasm flashed across his face.If someone he knew was here, he would definitely be able to recognize whether this person was Geng Zhongming or who it was.It's a pity that Liu Yulie and others are too high to pay attention to a messenger at all, or they would never think that the third person in the rebel army would come here disguised as a messenger.He also deserves to be despised once.

"Marshal, how about it, you should rest assured this time!" When Geng Zhongming returned to Laizhou Camp, he looked at Li Jiuzheng and said with a smile.

Li Jiuzheng read Liu Yulie's letter, sighed, looked at Kong Youde and said, "It's just that brother Kong Xiandi is allowed to go, if it doesn't work out, in case this Liu Yulie is a hypocrite, or he did it on purpose, what should we do?" ?” Li Jiuzheng still doesn’t believe Liu Yulie, and it’s not like the incident of government soldiers trapping rebels never happened.

"Marshal, don't worry. I know what kind of character this Liu Yulie is. I have a hundred ways to deal with such a person. Don't worry, Marshal. As long as we follow the plan, capturing Laizhou will be very easy." Kong Youde said It is extremely confident, with a nonchalant look.

"Hey, that's the only way to go now." Li Jiuzheng thought of something again, and said, "Do you think Xie Lian in Laizhou City will agree to our business?"

"As long as they are literati, as long as they are from Donglin, they will definitely agree." Kong Youde said disdainfully: "Isn't that what they yearn for?"

In fact, as Kong Youde said, as one of the three kings who built slaves later, he should not be underestimated.In Laizhou City, since receiving Liu Yulie's letter, there has been no peace.

Laizhou Government Yamen, Shandong Governor Xie Lian, Laizhou Prefect Zhu Wannian, Tongzhou General Soldier Yang Yufan, Shenji Battalion Counselor Peng Youmo and other officials of all sizes sat in the lobby. After several months of fighting, Laizhou City has long been in ruins. It is the Laizhou Prefecture Prefect Yamen also suffered from the washing of war.

"Master Liu, the assistant minister, has dispatched reinforcements here. It's a pity to congratulate!" Xie Lian showed a trace of relief on his face, raised the letter in his hand, and said with a smile: "Of course, the most important thing is that Kong Youde can't fight anymore. It's time to surrender. Everyone, we can relax a lot."

"Kong Youde's surrender is not another false surrender!" Zhu Wannian said with a frown.Everyone's expressions became solemn after hearing this, and they looked at Xie Lian one after another. He is the most important official here, so naturally he has the most right to speak.

"Haha, don't worry, this time Kong Youde is definitely not the same. This time he has reached the end of his life, and it is impossible not to surrender." Xie Lian laughed loudly and said: "Everyone, do you know how many times these days Why did Kong Youde attack Laizhou so desperately! He was dying, and Dengzhou, his hometown, had been conquered by the imperial court, so he had to surrender this time."

"Dengzhou has been subdued?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this, with a hint of surprise on their faces.

"I don't know which general of the imperial court took over?" Yang Yufan asked in surprise: "The city of Dengzhou is strong, and Mao Chenglu holds a strong army. It's not so simple to be the first assistant. I don't know who is so powerful? Hong Chengchou ? Or Lu Xiangsheng or Guan Ning’s army is here, without tens of thousands of elite soldiers, I’m afraid they won’t be able to subdue them!”

"It's Li Xin." Xie Lian's mouth showed a bit of bitterness, and he said, "It was Yun Zhongdu who commanded Li Xin to lead the troops to subdue him. I don't know where he got the soldiers and horses, and what methods he used. Dengzhou was easily subdued in this way. Mao Chenglu was forced to flee in embarrassment with more than a thousand troops. I suspect that the reason why Kong Youde begged to surrender was probably because of this reason."

As soon as Xie Lian finished speaking, everyone fell silent.Who is Li Xin? No one here does not know. Last year, a young man with only a weak crown relied on hundreds of cavalry in his hands to successfully defeat Jiannu, plot against the court, and swept the entire country. The prairie, with [-] soldiers, became a prince, but until now, it has easily regained the strong city of Dengzhou.Could it be that he led the prairie cavalry who saw him to kill him?
"Okay, no matter what, Dengzhou has been subdued. In this way, it is normal for Kong Youde to surrender, so I decided that I will do what Kong Youde promised. It will not be the time, and Li Xin will be required to surrender." Dengzhou kill us and come to Laizhou!" Xie Lian said with a wry smile.

(End of this chapter)