Drinking to drown one's sorrows makes one even worse! Although drinking is prohibited in the army, Wu Shigong also knew that it would be bad if he was seen by the soldiers in the Runing camp. However, that night, Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing still had a big drink.
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Wu Shigong felt very unhappy. This was because he was a little sad about Yuan Heng's death in battle. But the main reason was that Wu Shigong felt homesick.
Especially for his eldest son Xue Chenglin. After Xue Chenglin was born, Wu Shigong was not with him for a long time, so that now Wu Shigong's only impression of him is that he has been sleeping in the arms of his wet nurse, and he can't even remember his appearance.
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Wu Shigong thought that Dengzhou City would be captured soon. He would soon take his wife Xue Yufei and eldest son Xue Chenglin back to Runing to reunite with his family. But he never expected that the situation in Dengzhou City would evolve into a long-term siege, and he would have to
After staying here for an unknown amount of time, Wu Shigong suddenly felt extremely overwhelmed.
In the early morning, Wu Shigong got up from his tent. The last scene of last night was a bit blurry. Wu Shigong only remembered that he insisted on going back to his tent.
The hangover feeling when getting up was extremely uncomfortable. Wu Shigong sat on the bed and calmed down for a while. Feeling that his body had recovered somewhat, he put on his coat and stood up.
At this time, Wu Shigong thought that since he also missed his family, the soldiers in the Runing Camp must also do the same. Wu Shigong was going to tell Zhou Xun to work with the literate soldiers in the army to write a letter to every soldier and auxiliary soldier.
A letter from home, Wu Shigong sent someone to deliver these letters to their homes. There was no way to go home during the war, and there was only so much Wu Shigong could do now.
As soon as he came out of the big tent, a cold wind blew. It was already late autumn and early winter. The wind was also biting. Wu Shigong was trembled by the wind. He thought of the guard Yuan Heng again. He couldn't bear it.
He tightened his clothes and sighed: "This man's death is like blowing a lamp. It goes out as soon as he blows it!"
The Ming army outside Dengzhou City was helpless, and the rebel generals inside the city were also worried. In fact, the Ming army outside the city was not as optimistic as they thought, and there was not much food in Dengzhou City.
Denglai is not an area with a lot of production, and due to long-term drought, the government and private grain stocks have dropped to a very low level. Therefore, after Kong Youde's rebellion, not much grain was actually collected.
Coupled with the long-term siege of Laizhou City, bandits and refugees came to surrender one after another. These military rations were all supported by the grain stored in Dengzhou City. The rebellion also brought a devastating blow to the agricultural production throughout Denglai. The Battle of Shahe
The defeat in the battle of Hehuang County caused a large amount of military rations to fall into the hands of the Ming army. Therefore, there are only three or four months of military rations left in Dengzhou City.
But this is not the worst. Originally, Kong Youde's rebels were not too panicked. Because there were a large number of naval ships in the water city of Dengzhou City. If Dengzhou City failed, the rebels could be driven away by those ships.
The Ming army withdrew. So when the Ming army just arrived at Dengzhou City, the rebels still had the confidence to fight the Ming army again because they still had a way of retreat.
However, the rebel generals never expected that the weather would turn abnormally cold immediately. In the past few days, a large number of ice floes had appeared in the waters outside Shuicheng, and in a few days the sea would be completely frozen.
So now ships can no longer go to sea.
Of course Kong Youde and other rebel generals didn't know that we were in the Little Ice Age. But they were cut off from their escape route, trapped in a desperate situation, and there wasn't much food stored in Dengzhou City, so they got together now to discuss.
Find a way.
"How many people are there in the city? How much food is stored?" Kong Youde asked.
"Commander, under your order, I have been checking the situation in the city these days." Kong Youde's soldier captain introduced at the side, "There are now more than 17,000 of our soldiers in the city, among which the original
We have more than 8,900 old Liao soldiers, more than 3,100 horses, more than 7,000 family members of the old Liao soldiers, and more than 1,800 captured coolies. And... there are also people from Dengzhou City.
There are more than 1,200 people."
All the generals present here knew that the people in Dengzhou City mentioned by the soldier captain were the young women left behind by the rebels as military prostitutes. Kong Youde nodded, and then said: "Go on!"
"There are more than 9,200 dans of grain in the city. There is a lot of hay, and there is no shortage of horse food. In addition, there are more than 200 jins of dried meat, more than 1,400 jars of wine, more than 600 dans of salt, and ten firewoods.
The quantity of ordnance is sufficient if it exceeds 10,000 kilograms. It can fully arm more than 30,000 people."
"Stop talking so much nonsense. Just tell us how long our food reserves can last." A rebel general on the side interjected and asked.
Not many of the generals were literate, so asking them to do mathematical division would really cost them their lives. So some generals also started making noise together, and they wanted to know the exact time they could sustain.
"Everyone, be quiet!" Kong Youde saw that the scene was a bit chaotic and immediately shouted loudly, "Old Kong, I found a bookkeeper yesterday to calculate the grain reserves in the city. If you save some money, you can support it until the end of the first year of next year."
The rebel generals present were obviously relieved. One general expressed what everyone was thinking: "If we kill all those horses, it will be enough to last until the sea freezes in March next year. By then we will
Then you can leave with the sky high and the sea far away.”
Kong Youde shook his head and expressed a different opinion: "Horses cannot be killed. If within the next few months, the Ming army breaks through Dengzhou City, we can still gather three thousand cavalry and find a way to rush out. This is also
Our retreat. If this retreat is blocked now, and God is as weird as it is now in March next year, and if the sea water does not freeze, then we really have no retreat."
"Then according to Brother Kong, is there really nothing we can do? In my opinion, we should surrender! Find someone to talk to the officers and soldiers outside the city about the conditions. If the conditions are not excessive, we should go back to receive military pay.
Bar."
Hearing this suggestion suddenly, the room went silent. The rebels have proposed surrender several times until now, but those surrenders were all for the purpose of pretending to surrender in the future. This suggestion of surrender is the first time within the rebels.
What is proposed is true surrender.
Kong Youde was disgusted with this suggestion in his heart. Because he knew that he had falsely surrendered so many times and deceived so many civil and military officials. If he really surrendered this time, even if Emperor Chongzhen let him go, those other
The officials would definitely not let him go. Therefore, among the rebel generals present now, only he, Geng Jingzhong, and Li Jiucheng's son Li Yingyuan could never surrender.
However, Kong Youde could not deny this proposal, otherwise, there might be a firefight between the rebels right now in Dengzhou City. Even other rebel generals present would cut off their heads and send them to
Go to the Ming army outside the city to invite rewards. In these troubled times, those who believe in brotherhood are still in their mothers' wombs!
So after thinking about it for a while, Kong Youde said: "It's a good idea to go and find out what's going on. Arrange for someone to go out, but there is a condition for surrender. All of us here must be safe, and let the past matters be bygones. Otherwise,
If so, tell the officers and soldiers outside the city that we will fight to the end."
"Also, everyone here should not be impatient. When there is really no food, the coolies and people in the city can also satisfy their hunger. We have all come from hard times. Don't tell me, Lao Kong, that you don't know how to eat human flesh.
As soon as the consumption reaches the freezing point, we will fly away immediately. That’s it for the time being. Old Geng, please stay here for a while, I still have something to say to you."
After all the other generals left, Kong Youde said to Geng Jingzhong: "Old Geng, you and I, plus Lao Shang who is now in Pidao, are all people who started their careers with Mao Shuai. After so many years, we are together
I've drunk, blushed, and fought, but I haven't stabbed you in the back. So now I, Lao Kong, only believe in you."
"As for the current situation, even those of us from Dongjiang Town cannot fully believe it. You and I will each send a force to guard the granary and water city in the city, and then move all the family members of the old Liao army to the water city. Then.
Anyway, we all have a way out."
Geng Jingzhong nodded and accepted Kong Youde's kindness. But he asked: "What should we do with those who want to surrender?"
Kong Youde sneered and replied: "Let them talk. It's okay to let them give up. I can also see that the officers and soldiers outside the city want to take credit for our heads.
No one will accept our surrender. Even if we really want to surrender, they won't believe it. We used to play the trick of surrender too hard."
"Is that...?" Geng Jingzhong asked, making a slashing motion with his hand.
Kong Youde thought about it for a while and replied: "It's not necessary now. After all, we are still sitting on a boat. There can't be chaos in the city. However, we can consider breaking through the siege several times in the future. We can't hold on in the city, but also give it to those outside the city.
The officers and soldiers used pressure to prevent them from boldly attacking the city."
Geng Jingzhong nodded again. It can not only kill people with a borrowed sword, but also consume some soldiers in the city to save food. Kong Youde's strategy is quite good.
At this time, Wu Shigong had already made arrangements to send letters home. However, he could not be busy with this matter yet. The Henan Army must first move to the south of Dengzhou City and build its own camp. Then it must build an army to surround Dengzhou City.
What about the fortifications in the city?
That night, when the camp was roughly built, Wu Shigong ordered to Yang Rusong: "Tomorrow we will find a few guides who are familiar with the local conditions. It is best to have one who is familiar with the conditions in Dengzhou City. After they are found, we will talk to my officer
Let’s go outside Dengzhou City to observe the terrain.” (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! ·