Three hundred and twentieth chapters Dengzhou fall
Xie Lian, Zhu Wannian came out of the city and accepted the surrender without any surprises. The rebel generals in the tent cheered happily, and there was no need to perform any more drama this time.
After a brief discussion between Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde, Li Jiucheng came forward to greet them, while Kong Youde waited in the tent.
Xie Lian and Zhu Wannian came out of the city with only a dozen followers without any bodyguards. The moment the city gate opened, tens of thousands of eyes from above and below the city immediately turned towards Xie Lian and his entourage.
Xie Lian paused for a moment at the city gate, took a deep breath, and then slowly walked towards the rebel camp on the opposite side. Zhu Wannian followed him with a heavy face. The faces of his entourage did not show the excitement of leaving the city and surrendering, but instead
All of them had sad faces, as if their trip out of the city was not about meritorious service, but about death.
Some of the attendants couldn't help but look back at the city gate. After just one glance, they became even more panicked. However, the hesitation was only a short moment. When they looked back again, their faces were filled with "the heroes are gone and never come back."
The tragic color.[
Zhu Wannian saw a group of generals running out of the camp opposite from a distance, and reminded Xie Lian in a low voice: "Sir, Li Kong is out."
Xie Lian nodded, did not speak, and did not pause in his steps, with a look of determination on his face.
Zhu Wannian showed no fear and stepped forward with his head held high. His official uniform was spotless and he looked very energetic.
Under the influence of the two of them, the dozen attendants gradually suppressed the fear in their hearts, and their expressions and behavior slowly calmed down.
"It's Xie Lian! It's Xie Lian!"
"The man in front is Xie Lian, and the man in the back is Zhu Wannian, the magistrate of Laizhou. I met this man when I went to Laizhou on business last year. He is indeed a good official."
"A good official? Hey, you have to keep it with Mr. Sun for us to use."
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Behind Li Jiucheng, several generals were talking in low voices. When he saw that Xie Lian had arrived within a hundred steps, Li Jiucheng hurriedly raised his hand to signal the generals to stop talking, and then led Geng Zhongyi, Li Zhongfu, Li Yingyuan and other officers out of the camp to greet him.
Zhong Fu and Zheng Bo were also brought over by the rebels at this moment. When they saw Xie Lian coming out to accept the surrender in the crowd, they felt excited, as they had finally succeeded in secretly succeeding.
Seeing that Li Jiucheng had already gone to greet Xie Lian, Zhong Fu hesitated and followed. Zheng Bo originally relied on his status as a minister and did not want to greet Xie Lian, but seeing that Zhong Fu had gone, he had no choice but to follow.
Xie Lian and his entourage stopped a dozen feet away from the rebel camp. Xie Lian adjusted his official uniform slightly, took another step forward, and then waited there.
Seeing this, Li Jiucheng quickly led Geng Zhongyi, Li Zhongfu, and Li Yingyuan forward. Before Xie Lian could reach him, he had already knelt down on the ground and cried bitterly: "The crime belongs to Li Jiucheng. I'm going to see you, sir. The crime of the minister deserves death.
The sin deserves death.”
All the rebel generals were also kneeling there, crying together with Li Jiucheng, but their faces were lowered. I don't know if there were tears in their eyes, but just listening to the voices, they looked full of regret.
Xie Lian did not expect that the traitorous generals would do this. He was stunned for a moment, and instinctively raised his hand and said: "When you return from your lost ways, repent and be appeased, so that the people can enjoy peace again, and if you commit crimes on the frontier and perform meritorious services, the imperial court will not hold you accountable."
.You should thank God for His grace and rise up."
Xie Lian was talking, but his eyes were scanning the rebel generals in front of him. After scanning once, his brows suddenly wrinkled, "Why don't you see Kong Youde?"
Li Jiucheng hurriedly raised his head and said, "My lord, this surrender is an act of sin. Kong Ni is still in Dengzhou City."
"Huh?" Xie Lian was startled, "Isn't that right? What Zhang Guochen told me is that you and Kong Youde are both going to surrender. Why is there only one of you now? Does it mean that Kong Youde still wants to resist? Or maybe you are still there?
I want to pretend to surrender like I ascended the state!"
"If we don't see Kong Youde, we can't accept this favor!" Zhu Wannian suddenly took a step forward and grabbed Xie Lian, "Sir, they have no sincerity at all, let's go back to the city!" [
Li Jiucheng did not expect that Zhu Wannian, the prefect of Laizhou, would react so harshly. In desperation, he stepped forward to kidnap someone. Just as he was about to give the order, Zhong Fu's voice came from behind him.
"Master Xie, our family is Zhong Fu, the Shang Baojian in the palace. He came to preside over the affairs on the order of Eunuch Gao. Before that, Li Jiucheng had explained the situation to our family. Kong Youde had previously written to Liu Dutang and Eunuch Gao,
He said he was willing to surrender, but he didn't know that his treacherous intentions were persistent, and he was unwilling to surrender now. But no matter what, Li Jiucheng's willingness to surrender was enough. Kong Youde was a clown, and most of his troops had already gone, and it was no longer enough to hold Dengzhou.
For fear of fear, as soon as the army arrived, he was wiped out like a chicken or a dog. Now it is better for you to calm down and accept the surrender."
Li Jiucheng also vowed: "If you are worried about Kong Ni, please give me a chance to atone. I am willing to lead my troops to regain Dengzhou and personally escort Kong Ni to your presence!"
Xie Lian was half-convinced whether what Li Jiucheng said was true or false, but with someone from the palace proving it, he couldn't say much. At this moment, all he wanted to do was get Li Jiucheng's care taken care of quickly, and then bring the rebel generals into the city.
, in this way, the big thing is settled.
"In this case, I will accept your surrender. I will bring you to your camp and give you the roster of your troops. I will order the troops and horses, and then provide supplies and gifts to prevent the soldiers from causing chaos."
"Okay, my lord, please!" Li Jiucheng agreed and stood up, then bowed and stepped aside, signaling Xie Lian to go first.
Xie Lian nodded slightly, and walked forward with Zhu Wannian. Just after taking a few steps, several rebels took a step forward at the same time, and they pinched each other. Before Xie and Zhu could react, they stood up.
Walk!
"No, the thief is cheating again! Close the city gate quickly! Close the city gate quickly!"
Yang Yufan saw it on the top of the city and knew that he had been tricked. He slapped the battlements angrily and ordered the city gate to be closed quickly without saying a word!
Not far away, thousands of rebels, led by dozens of cavalry, were already rushing towards the city gate.
The entourage who followed Xie Lian out of the city were all civil servants. When they saw the sudden change, they all panicked. Some people thought of running away, but their retreat was blocked by the rebels. The rebels tied them all up like wolves and tigers.
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"Li Jiucheng, what are you doing?"
Zhong Fu and Zheng Bo were so frightened that they froze on the spot. The first thing Zhong Fu reacted to was to grab Li Jiucheng and persuade him not to break his promise. But before he could grab Li Jiucheng, he was hugged by several soldiers.
Drag it to the camp.
"Let go of our family, let go of our family! Ouch!"
Uncle Zheng struggled a few times, but what he got in return was a severe beating from the rebels, who was so frightened that he no longer dared to howl.
Xie Lian and Zhu Wannian knew what happened without even thinking about it, but they didn't even curse, they just stared angrily at the rebels who were rushing towards the city gate.
At this moment, Laizhou's safety is far more important than their own lives.
Everyone on the city and below was looking at the rebels rushing towards the city gate. As the rebels approached, the defenders on the city were already panicking. Fortunately, Yang Yufan gave the order in time, and the rebels were still dozens of steps away.
At that moment, the city gate was slammed shut tightly.
Damn it!
Seeing that they could not seize the door, the rebels suddenly shouted curses from top to bottom.
The rebels who captured the gate still wanted to attack by force, but were attacked by the Ming army on the city and retreated leaving behind more than a hundred corpses.
Seeing this, Li Jiucheng spat and asked someone to take Xie Lian and Zhu Wannian to the camp.[
After Xie and Zhu were carried to the camp, they saw Kong Youde leading Mao Chenglu and General Geng Zhongming walking towards them.
Xie Lian met Kong Youde and cursed him angrily: "Kong Youde, you despicable, ungrateful villain, you will not die well!"
Kong Youde smiled and ignored Xie Lian, but gave a few instructions. After a while, a dozen red barbarian cannons came out from behind the camp, then went to the front of the camp, lined up in a row, and all the muzzles were aimed at
Laizhou City Wall.
Laizhou City has been bombed and is not as strong as before. Some places are newly reinforced and are not very useful. If these red barbarian artillery charges are sufficient, I am afraid that after a few bombardments, the city wall can really be blown down.
Seeing that the rebels were about to open fire, Xie Lian looked anxious, but he had no choice but to wince half of his eyes in pain. Zhu Wannian suddenly burst out laughing, startling Li Jiucheng, and cursed: "Master Magistrate, you
What are you laughing at? Why are you so scared?" Zhu Wannian glanced at him with disdain: "I am laughing at you for being so stupid. Since you have taken hold of us, why bother to fight? Follow me to the city gates with your fine cavalry, and call the guards to come out.
We will surrender. If we don't surrender, we will launch another artillery bombardment." Hearing this, Li Jiucheng suddenly realized that it made sense and laughed loudly: "If you can get the city to surrender, how many lives will be saved? Please!" Kong Youde was thinking in his heart.
Suspicious, he sneered and said: "Zhu Wannian, if you try to cheat, you will be killed!" Zhu Wannian smiled, did not answer, and walked forward.
Kong Youde winked, and several soldiers followed him, placing their swords on Zhu Wannian's neck. Li Jiucheng waved his hand, and Li Yingyuan hurriedly followed with his cavalry, and rushed Wannian to the city.
Zhu Wannian raised his head and looked towards the city, and saw Yang Yufan also looking at him in the city. Without any hesitation, he saw him shouting sternly to the city: "I fell into the trap of the thieves and I will die! All the elite thieves are here. Let's launch an artillery attack."
So, don’t think about me!”
Yang Yufan heard this very clearly and burst into tears, but could not bear to fire.
Seeing no movement, Zhu Wannian stamped his feet and shouted: "General Yang, don't miss this opportunity, otherwise it will be too late!"
The word "矣" was spoken, and the head was chopped off by the furious Li Yingyuan.
"Fire, fire!"
Yang Yufan was so angry that he stood upright on the city wall and ordered heavy artillery fire. When the soldiers on the city saw that Zhu Wannian had been killed, they became red-eyed and fired fiercely.
Kong Youde ordered an artillery fire back. The two sides fought back and forth for half an hour. Each suffered casualties, but the defenders suffered more losses than the rebels. The reason was that Yang Yufan ordered the defenders on the city to double, which made the defenders on the wall too dense, and the rebels had new troops.
More than a dozen red Yi cannons had to be shipped from Dengzhou, which were more lethal than ordinary cannons. In addition, Xie Lian and Zhu Wannian were captured by the rebels, and the morale of the defenders was somewhat low. As a result, there were naturally more casualties.
Seeing that the counterattack of the Ming army on the city had weakened, Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng were very excited. They were about to order the red barbarian artillery to wait for it to cool down before firing again, but an urgent call came from the camp: "Urgent call, urgent call!"
Urgent report?
Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng were shocked: Could it be that the Ming army from Xiaoguanzhuang was coming?
Li Jiucheng shouted and asked the messenger: "What's the matter?"
The messenger didn't even bother to take a breath and shouted: "Commander, Dengzhou has been lost!"
The air conditioner blew out a cold, which was too much for my mother's back, but even yawning felt great, but the runny nose made me uncomfortable.
Some readers said that the branch plot has been arranged for more than ten chapters but Dayong is still missing, so we should speed up the plot and not describe Laizhou too much.