scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 189
(PS: There is something at home, the number of words today is less, please forgive me.)
Not to mention, probably because he felt that he was really sorry for his father-in-law. This time when he faced off against old traitor Shang by the Hejiang River, Fatty Lu did show a lot of filial piety to express his sincerity in atonement. First, he sent his confidant lackey Wang Shaobo Kowtowed across the river to pay respects, presented Zhu Fangdan with both hands the high-quality Eight Banner ointment carefully refined, and then thought about the hard work of the old man, and hurriedly sent someone to send cattle, sheep and good wine to reward him. Recorded in the annals of history, a new filial piety was added in addition to the 24 filial piety, which made the old traitor's anger towards his unworthy son-in-law undiminished, but he was also quite sympathetic.

Of course, the high-quality Eight Banner ointment is valuable, and cattle, sheep and wine are also very rare and precious gifts in this era of war and chaos. Set up an array to prevent the son-in-law from sneaking in, and sent a large number of scouts to scout around and visit the son-in-law's army.Especially at night, the old traitor Shang sent his confidant Zhang Qiguang to lead an army to closely patrol along the coast. Large and small torches and lanterns illuminate the water surface of the He River as bright as day, but the son-in-law has the slightest chance to sneak attack.

The defense is so thorough, not because the traitor Shang is really afraid of his son-in-law, but because of his years of experience in the battlefield, he warns the traitor Shang not to underestimate any opponent on the battlefield. I don't want to be a stepping stone for my son-in-law to get promoted and get rich under the traitorous enemy Wu.But what is strange and not surprising is that after a whole night, the Wu army camp to the west of He Jiang was completely silent, and there was no sign of sneak attack by night.

At dawn the next day, the old traitor Shang raised his tent and ordered troops, and called Shang Zhidian, Nie Yingju, Zhang Qiguang, Shi Chengming, Wang Guodong and other important generals to discuss the strategy of advancing troops.At the meeting, Shang Zhidian, the sixth son of the old traitor, said first: "Father, our army is far away, and the transportation of food and grass is inconvenient, and Taiwan's Zheng Nihu is watching for delays. Once Zheng Ni finds that the hinterland of Guangdong is empty and invades, Our army will be caught in a dilemma. Therefore, the boy believes that this battle must be decided quickly. It is good to be able to surrender Lu Yifeng. The land needs food, and it is a long-lasting plan.”

"The sixth prince is right." Nie Yingju echoed, "Although according to various indications, Lu Yifeng thinks of his relatives and is very respectful to the prince, it is possible anyway, but we can't completely place our hopes on it. The last general believes that it is necessary to create some pressure on Lu Yifeng to let him lead his army to surrender as soon as possible, if not, our army's frontal attack will be justifiable."

"It makes sense, and I don't want to spend too much time with this brat." Old traitor Shang nodded, and said, "I want to send an envoy to meet Lu Yifeng, and ask him to lead his army to surrender within a day. Otherwise , I will storm the ferry tomorrow, so I won’t give this brat any hope of delay.”

"Father, let Mr. Jin go." Shang Zhidian suggested again: "Mr. Jin and Lu Yifeng are old friends, and he is eloquent and resourceful. He has the best chance of persuading him to surrender."

"Sixth prince, it's not the student's evasion." Jin Guang quickly said: "The key is that although the student and Lu Yifeng are old friends, the last time we met in Guangzhou, the student did not get along with him happily. On the contrary, there was some festival. I'm afraid it will be counterproductive. Our Pingnan Palace and Lu Yifeng have good friendships, only the eldest prince, fourth prince and Huang Zhangsi."

"They didn't come to the front line, what's the use of talking about it?" Shang Zhidian glared at Jin Guang, complaining that Jin Guang was talking nonsense.

"There is no need to argue, I have a solution." The old traitor Shang waved his hand and shouted: "Send someone to the other side to send a message, asking Lu Yifeng to go to the bank of the He River, and I want to talk to him across the bank and recruit him personally. Shang Zhidian, Jin Guang and others were overjoyed when they heard the words, and hurriedly sent someone to contact Wu Jun, asking Fatty Lu to come to the shore to talk in person.

After the emissary of the old traitor sent the news to the Wu army camp, Fatty Lu, who was thinking about how to meet the old man, was overjoyed, and quickly agreed with a smile in his heart, and said on the spot that in order to express his respect for Lao Taishan With respect, I will only bring ten followers to the bridgehead of the Hejiang pontoon bridge, to kowtow to the old traitor Shang.The Shangjun envoy was also overjoyed, and hurriedly agreed with Fatty Lu to meet at the bridgehead of the pontoon bridge in half an hour, and hurried back to the camp to report.Fatty Lu took advantage of this precious time to quickly summon the generals and explain the tactics so that the generals will act according to plan.

Half an hour later, Fatty Lu led ten entourages to the head of the pontoon bridge, and the Guangdong Qing soldiers on the opposite side were already in full formation. Hundreds of shieldmen surrounded the old traitor Shang, Shang Zhidian and Jin Guang and stepped out. Gradually walked to the head of the pontoon bridge, and negotiated with Fatty Lu across the river.As soon as he saw the old traitor Shang standing still at the head of the bridge, Fatty Lu immediately slammed his whip and got off his horse, knelt down on the spot, kowtowed three times respectfully, and shouted: "My son-in-law, Lu Yifeng, pay homage to my father-in-law, Prince Pingnan, to my father-in-law. Your Excellency, please be well."

"My virtuous son-in-law, please rise up." In order to recruit the dishonest son-in-law, the old man Shang called Fatty Lu a virtuous son-in-law for the first time, then waved his horsewhip in vain, and said loudly: "My virtuous son-in-law, there is no need to be polite on the battlefield, just stand up and speak."

"Thank you father-in-law." Fatty Lu obediently kowtowed three more times, then stood up, and asked loudly: "Excuse me, father-in-law, I have specially invited my son-in-law to come to see me today, I don't know what reprimand I have, my son-in-law will listen attentively. "

"My son-in-law, how do you think about what the old man asked the messenger to convey to you yesterday?" The old man Shang asked slowly: "Are you going to continue to act against the sky, seek your own destruction, and fight against this king to the end? Do you plan to follow my king's advice, lead the Wu rebel army under my command to surrender to this king, share wealth with this king, and serve the court?"

"Back to father-in-law, my son-in-law will never forget your teachings." Fatty Lu replied with a sad face: "My son-in-law dare not lie to my father-in-law. Last night, my son-in-law stayed up all night, tossing and turning, thinking over and over again of his father-in-law's words." Discipline, golden words, hesitant to make a decision, I didn’t close my eyes all night-father-in-law, please see, my son-in-law’s eyes are bloodshot today, which is the evidence that I didn’t sleep all night after careful consideration last night.”

As he said that, Fatty Lu actually pointed to his own eyes, proving to the old traitor Shang that he was not lying, but the old traitor Shang was angry and said, can I see the river half a mile away?Besides, your kid's eyes are so small, even standing face to face, it's not so easy to see clearly what's in your thief's eyes, right?
"The virtuous son-in-law can keep the old man's words in his heart and put them into his heart, the old man is very pleased." Anger turns into anger, and the surrender still has to be recruited, and the old traitor asked loudly: "I don't know what the virtuous son-in-law is thinking now? Do you want to listen to the old man and lead the army to surrender to the old man?"

"Think!" Fatty Lu's decisive answer surprised old traitor Shang and his son, but before old traitor Shang could laugh out loud, Fatty Lu immediately added, "But dare not!"

"Bastard bastard! Make me happy for nothing." The old traitor Shang was angry in his heart, and asked: "Why doesn't the son-in-law dare? Could it be that the soldiers in the tent are not convinced?"

"Back to father-in-law, the ten thousand troops brought by my son-in-law are all my son-in-law's direct descendants, and all the important generals are my son-in-law's confidantes and trustees. There is no such thing as dissatisfaction among the soldiers." Fatty Lu replied with a mournful face: " But my son-in-law still doesn’t dare, my son-in-law’s wife, Lao Taishan’s daughter, and my son-in-law’s only son, Lao Taishan’s grandson, are all in Kunming now. If my son-in-law leads the army to surrender, what will they do? "

"Hey, why did I forget this?" After being reminded by Fatty Lu, the old traitor Shang remembered that his daughter and grandson were all held hostage by old traitor Wu. If Fatty Lu Leading the army to surrender and defecting, the old traitor Wu has to skin them?Although Shang Wanyi and Fatty Lu gave birth to the old traitor Shang who didn't feel sorry for the death of the grandson, but Shang Wanyi is the daughter that the old traitor Shang loves the most. If there is something wrong with her, the old traitor Shang will still feel a little sad.

"Brother-in-law, those who make big things don't care about small things. If there is no wife and children, then they will be gone. What is the big deal?" Shang Zhidian was anxious, and blurted out: "If you lose your wife, you can remarry, and if you don't have a son, you can have another child. What is it? The way is to stay in Qingshan, you are not afraid of running out of firewood, as long as you are still here, how many wives and children do you want?"

Fatty Lu stopped talking, and his face still showed anger. Regardless of whether the old traitor Shang Zhidian would see it or not, the old traitor Shang was also furious here, and when he turned around, he slapped Shang Zhidian on the face. He roared angrily: "Fuck your mother! How did I give birth to such a ruthless son like you? Wanyi is your sister, my own daughter, and you still say that she is gone? She is Your sister, remember?!"

Shang Zhidian covered his face and didn't dare to speak anymore, and retreated embarrassingly, the old traitor Shang turned his head again and said loudly: "The son-in-law is so considerate for the orphan's daughter and grandson. You have a good eye, you are right. But you can rest assured that the son-in-law, San Francisco is united in spirit, sharing weal and woe. It is expected that the old thief Wu Sangui would not dare to do anything to the king's daughter and grandson, so you just feel at ease and lead everyone to surrender. The matter of Wanyi and your son is on Laozi's hands, so Laozi will naturally send someone to negotiate with the old thief Wu Sangui, and no matter how much it costs, Laozi will rescue his daughter and grandson together."

"Father-in-law, my son-in-law doesn't dare. The front-line leader leads the army to surrender. That is a death crime that no one can forgive." Fatty Lu's voice was choked, "My son-in-law is already on the verge of riding a tiger, and I know that once my father-in-law's army After mobilizing, my son-in-law and his subordinates became fans, and I also knew that my father-in-law is generous, and no matter how serious my son-in-law's fault is, once he surrenders, my father-in-law will definitely treat my son-in-law kindly and try my best to save my son-in-law's life in front of the emperor. However, When my son-in-law thought of Wanyi and his son, his heart felt like a knife, and he was worried that if he led the crowd to surrender, they would be poisoned..."

Speaking of this, Fatty Lu cried out in public, wiping his tears and said: "Sometimes, my son-in-law really wants to plunge headfirst into the He River and die, so as not to live in a dilemma in this world, but Considering that after the death of the son-in-law, Wan Yi, the mother and the son will be even more helpless, and may be even more murdered, and..."

Crying, Fatty Lu couldn't make a sound, knelt on the bridge and kowtowed to the old traitor Shang, sincerely.The old man Shang was deeply moved, and said that although Laozi's son-in-law is not a thing, he is really good to Laozi's daughter - at least better than Laozi's dozens of sons.Thinking up to this point, the old traitor Shang could only helplessly ask: "My son-in-law, since you are so worried about my beloved daughter and grandson, what are you going to do now?"

"Going back to Laotai Mountain, my son-in-law has already thought about it carefully." Fatty Lu wiped his tears, choked up and said loudly: "Now my son-in-law is beyond his control, Wu Shizong deliberately asked his son-in-law to bring ten thousand old and weak soldiers to resist his father-in-law. I also understand it with my heart... Now my son-in-law is already surrendering or dying, and if he does not surrender, he will die. Only by dying in battle can Wan and his beloved son survive. The son-in-law only begs one thing for his father-in-law, and that is the son-in-law After passing away, please do your best to take care of Wanyi and your grandson, don't let them freeze or starve..."

Old Shang's traitorous ugly face darkened, and he could hear the meaning of a decisive battle in Lu Fatty's words.Sure enough, Fatty Lu kowtowed three times to the old traitor Shang, then raised his head and shouted loudly: "Father-in-law, for the sake of Wanyi, and also for the sake of Lao Taishan's grandson Lu Bangjing, my son-in-law can only dare to fight with you!" It's time to fight! On the battlefield, father-in-law, please don't show mercy, even if the son-in-law dies in battle, he can still take care of Wanyan and the child!"

"Little brat, have you considered it?" The old traitor Shang asked with a long face, "You don't regret it?!"

"My son-in-law has made up his mind!" Fatty Lu gritted his teeth and replied, "My son-in-law is guilty of the following crimes. In order to show your respect and apology to your father-in-law, my son-in-law will retreat thirty miles to repay his father-in-law for marrying his daughter! Thirty miles Besides, my son-in-law will fight Lao Taishan to the death again! If my son-in-law wins by chance, please don't blame my son-in-law for not being merciful!"

"That depends on your ability!" The old traitor Shang sneered loudly.

"Little son-in-law, do your best!" Fatty Lu bowed again, got up and roared, "Order the whole army to break out of camp immediately and retreat thirty miles!"

"Boss, you can't retreat!" Shaobo Wang panicked, and quickly jumped out to dissuade him loudly: "Our military strength is not as good as that of Prince Pingnan, and we are not a match for the prince's army in field battles. If we retreat for thirty miles, we will lose all our land. There is no way to fight!"

"A man will do something, and he will not do something. I will offend the next one, and it should be so!" Fatty Lu waved his hand resolutely, and shouted with tears in his eyes: "I have made up my mind, I will retreat immediately, but those who are slow, I will kill them immediately!"

Wang Shaobo and the others had no choice but to salute together and agreed, while Fatty Lu paid respects to the old traitor Shang, got on his horse, turned around and left.A moment later, the Fatty Army camp, which had already completely controlled the favorable terrain at Zhongshan Ferry, was in a commotion. Those who collected the accounts, those who pulled the flags, those who loaded the cars, really started to withdraw the troops.The old traitor Shang still had some disbelief at first, but after seeing that the Fatty Army really retreated, the old traitor Shang laughed grinningly, "Little brat, you're so stupid! You don't even know that Zhong Shandu has such a favorable terrain Take advantage of it, and even give it up voluntarily, I really don’t know how to write the dead word.”

"Father, it's not just that." Shang Zhidian said with ecstasy on his face: "Twenty miles to the west of Zhongshandu, it happens to be the next natural danger we face, Siqinjiang Baixiadu, and Lu Yifeng's retreat of thirty miles is equal to He also gave us the natural danger of Baixiadu. After passing Baixiadu and then going to Pingle City, there is basically no good place to stop us!"

"How good is Lu Yifeng? Will he give us both such advantageous lines of defense?" Jin Guang said suspiciously, "My lord, please be careful, there must be some kind of conspiracy?"

"What kind of conspiracy can there be?" The old traitor Shang snorted triumphantly, "Young bastard is my son-in-law. If you fight against me on the battlefield, it is only natural for you to retreat [-] miles, let alone [-] miles. Pass the order, infantry Immediately cross the river and rush to build a pontoon bridge, and the Wugou side has not regretted it, before sunset, you must cross the Siqin River and set up camp with your back to occupy a favorable terrain!"

At the order of the old traitor, the Guangdong Qing army, which was planning to attack Zhongshandu by force, immediately moved into action. The cavalry crossed the river to seize the ferry, monitored the movement of the Wu army, and the infantry rushed to build a pontoon bridge to allow the brigade to pass. They were also very busy.But in the afternoon, the good news came that the Wu Army team had retreated across the Siqin River under the leadership of Fatty Lu, and did not set up defenses west of Baixiadu, but continued westward to retreat the thirty miles promised by Fatty Lu. .At the same time, more than [-] people from the main force of the Qing army in Guangdong had already crossed Zhongshandu and boarded the west bank of Hejiang River. Only the team escorting food and grass and the rear army led by Miao Zhixiu had not yet crossed the river.

"It's not too late, don't wait for the team behind." Seeing the rare opportunity, the old traitor Shang who also crossed the He River really ordered: "The order is passed on, all the teams that have crossed the river will follow the old man to Baixiadu. Before the sky is completely dark, all the former troops must cross the Siqin River, so as not to cause accidents, and the night will be long and dreamy."

(End of this chapter)