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Chapter 345: Appeasement


In a newly built wooden house on Shenmi Island, seven or eight people were sitting around a large log table, with Zhao Lie sitting on the northernmost seat.

The sound of flipping papers kept coming, and Zhao Lie looked at the changing expressions of his subordinates.

Most of the people here are descendants of the Denglai navy.

Seeing Kong Youde's rebels marching all the way to Shandong to capture cities, burn, kill and loot, turning cities into white fields and turning hundreds of thousands of people into homeless refugees, no one can believe that Not comfortable.

Zhao Lie also seemed to see flames rising over the land of Qilu.

Blood and terror continued to spread to all directions, and many people in nearby prefectures and counties fled.

In this winter season, countless people have died of hunger and freezing on the way to escape.

If the tragedies in the past occurred in Liaodong, Shanxi, and Gyeonggi, now these are unfolding in front of the people of Shandong and Denglai.

He could have stopped all of this, but he didn't.

He answered this multiple-choice question, but it took many lives to do it.

Zhao Lie felt extremely uncomfortable, but for the sake of the future, he could only be cruel and ruthless.

Lanming Mountain was turning over the war news from Du Li.

After Kong Youde's rebels burned Wu Bridge, they moved southward.

Lingxian, Linyi, Shanghe, Qingcheng, and Xincheng in Shandong were successively captured.

It was overwhelming.

Even if the city held on, it was so easy to retreat.

Shuangli, the combat power of the Ming army in the mainland can be imagined, it is simply a shame for the Ming Dynasty.

After the rebels fell into the city, they immediately burned, killed and looted, committing all kinds of crimes.

The new city was almost burned down.

They killed thousands of people along the way and created hundreds of thousands of refugees for the Ming Dynasty.

They indirectly helped Huang Taiji's bloodletting plan for the Ming Dynasty.

Lan Mingshan slapped the table, "Kong Youde is a bitch who is not even as good as building a slave.

Building a slave.

The slaves who conquered the four cities only looted and looted without setting fire to the city."

Wang Haizhou curled his lips, "Could it be that these Liaodong people learned to be so ruthless from Jian Nu?"

Zhao Lie looked at him with a smile.

"Uh," Wang Haizhou scratched his head in embarrassment.

He was so stupid.

Most of his subordinates were from Liaodong, and many of them were President Bai.

What do you think after hearing this.

Seeing Wang Haizhou's embarrassment, Zhao Lie didn't feel sorry for himself.

"I have summoned you here to explain that the sea will be closed in winter, and too many soldiers will be useless here.

I would like to leave hundreds of soldiers on Shenmi Island and a thousand soldiers on Phi Island. , Lan Mingshan leaves the boss behind," Zhao Lie ordered.

"As ordered."

Lan Mingshan stood up and said.

"Lan Mingshan, please remember, Huang Long is the one we need to win over.

The others, Shen Shikui, Shang Kexi, Shang Keyi, Geng Zhongyu and others, don't pay attention to them, let alone interact with them, you know."

Zhao Lie looked at Lan Mingshan with sharp eyes.

Human nature is like this.

If those people resort to tricks like beautiful women and money, he really can't guarantee that his men will be dragged into the water.

It is necessary to prepare for a rainy day.

Lan Mingshan nodded hurriedly in agreement.

Zhao Lie had heard about Huang Long in his previous life in Liaodong.

This man died in a bloody battle with Jian Nu in Lushun.

It can be said that he sacrificed his life for the country's loyalty.

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Although I heard that this person has a bad reputation when I get here, he has used personal services and deducted his salary.

But look at these people in Dongjiang.

Shen Shikui has never been heard of in his previous life, which means he has never taken refuge in Jiannu.

Geng Zhongyu, Shang Kexi, Shang Keyi, haha, you have to be careful when you hear these names.

In fact, Zhao Lie didn't know that because of Huang Long's friendship with him, Zhao Lie stationed a thousand elite soldiers on Pidao, and was the fierce leader who defeated Jiannu, even though Zhang Tao's thousand men were transferred back to Dengzhou for defense by Sun Yuanhua.

The other military leaders were also very honest.

There was no military rebellion in which Shen Shikui secretly instigated Geng Zhongyu to imprison Huang Long and cut off his ears and nose.

History took a small turn here.

On the second day, a fleet of more than 20 sea-going ships departed from Shemi Island and returned to Shidao.

Although there are 2,000 troops in Shidao and Jinghai Acropolis and Han Jianqian's regiment has returned early, Zhao Lie cannot go back and take charge.

This is a critical time, and anything can happen.

Zhao Lie didn't want any accident to happen.

The atmosphere in the official hall of the Dengzhou governor's office was solemn.

Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, You Shilu, the commander-in-chief of Denglai, Wang Hui, the military supervisor, deputy general Zhang Tao, staff general Geng Zhongming, staff general Zhang Tao, Denglai Dusi Tang Qian, Yang Jingtang, Li Youde, the naval commander Wang Qian and others discussed the enemy's situation together.

Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng's rebels besieged Laizhou.

We are marching towards Dengzhou.

We do not capture prefectures and counties along the way, but drive directly to Dengzhou.

I think we want to capture Dengzhou.

We will arrive at Dengzhou City in three to five days.

Sun Yuanhua was less than a month old, his beard and hair were gray, and the wrinkles on his face were deeper.

At first glance, he looked just old.

During this period, he sent people to contact Kong Youde several times and asked him to appease him.

He offered help to save his life.

However, Kong Youde only agreed verbally and continued to attack the city and seize territory as usual.

However, Yu Dacheng, the governor of Shandong, and Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, who advocated appeasement, did not They just waited for them to be appeased and did not join forces to fight against the enemy, resulting in them being defeated individually.

The 6,000 Shandong troops led by Liu Zeqing and others sent by Yu Dacheng were defeated by Kong Youde's army in one blow, losing most of them.

The rebels therefore invaded Denglai.

At this time, Sun Yuanhua didn't know that he had been deceived by Kong Youde, so he could only do nothing.

"Sir, the rebels who have coerced the refugees have now expanded their strength to 8,000 people.

We, Dengzhou, now only have 5,000 soldiers, and there are more than 3,000 Dengzhou guards.

I am afraid that we will not be able to defeat them.

Why not recruit Zhao Lie's troops to Dengzhou to defend against the enemy?"

” After just deliberation for a long time, the two sides were basically evenly matched.

The Laizhou Guard had no time to take care of itself, and the Weihai Guard, Chengshan Guard, etc. all had to protect their own acropolis.

You had no idea where the rebels were going, and Denglai could no longer lose the city or land.

Therefore, the decisive battle in Dengzhou can only rely on soldiers and Dengzhou guards.

During the discussion, among the generals, You Shilu's words could win, and Zhang Tao's words could be considered, so Li Youde suddenly made this suggestion.

In fact, Zhang Tao had made this suggestion as soon as he returned to Dengzhou, but at that time Sun Yuanhua wanted to appease him.

If he transferred Zhao Lie back, he would be fighting to the death.

The conflict between Zhao Lie and Kong Youde is well known.

Is Kong Youde still willing to surrender?

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So it was shelved.

At this time, it was a question of war, so Li Youde raised it again, and Zhang Tao immediately agreed.

"What do you think, Mr.

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You?"

At this time, Sun Yuanhua did not dare to be arbitrary.

"Although the Kong thieves are coming in force, only three thousand Liao soldiers among them are still capable of fighting.

The rest are just a mob.

I can definitely defeat them under the command of my general."

You Shilu said firmly.

He, You Shilu, had fought fierce battles with Beilu Jiannu.

He was really not afraid of the Liao soldiers.

No matter how strong he was, he could be stronger than Jiannu.

"Okay, Master You is so courageous."

Sun Yuanhua immediately praised him.

To be honest, he had not given up his last thought of persuading Kong Youde to be supported.

He thought that Sun Yuanhua was very considerate of Kong Youde.

He never defaulted on food and salary, and it was 10% higher than other departments of the Denglai Army.

Firearms are also the most fully equipped.

Therefore, he felt that if he made people see Kong Youde, and if he knew the benefits, he would still be able to conquer him in the end.

This was the last chance to save his family's fortune and life, because Kong Youde's rebellion was so bad that it destroyed the central and northern parts of Shandong.

He could imagine the anger of the government and the emperor.

Who didn't know that Kong Youde was the one he brought back from Liaodong?

General.

If Zhao Lie came back, even if he defeated Kong Youde, he would not be able to subdue his strategic skills, so where would he come from.

Now that the two giants have nodded, the others have just nodded in agreement.

Finally, it was discussed that four thousand soldiers led by You Shilu and Zhang Tao would go out to meet the enemy.

While Geng Zhongming stayed in the city, to be honest, no one dared to use Geng Zhongming.

He had a close relationship with Kong Youde, so they really didn't dare to use him.

Geng Zhongming was also aware of his embarrassing position, so he said nothing during the entire negotiation process.

At this time, he did not seek merit, but sought no excess.

Li Youde returned to his residence in the east of Shuicheng City, Dengzhou, with a sad face.

As soon as he entered the residence, he was told that Lord Zhao Haiming had sent someone to see him.

Li Youde immediately summoned him.

The person who came was Butler Li of the Zhao family.

The two discussed secretly in the study for a long time.

The next day, Li Youde said he was ill at home.

Zhao Lie returned to Shidao quietly.

He could be said to be unnoticed, but he couldn't help but the interested people had been waiting for a long time.

"Who."

Zhao Lie frowned.

"Sir, this is Zhang Wenhuan, the general of Kong Youde's army.

He has been waiting for you for ten days."

Du Li whispered.

"Haha."

Zhao Lie laughed.

Kong Youde really thought highly of him.

It seems that as soon as Fang returned to Shandong, he sent Zhang Wenhuan here.

Who said that Kong Youde was vulgar and thoughtful?

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Zhang Wenhuan must have come here with conditions, and the purpose was not to prevent Zhao Lie from taking over the throne.

It seemed that he had frightened Kong Youde last time.

"Bring him in."

Zhao Lie ordered.

"Meet Commander Zhao."

Zhang Wenhuan, dressed in casual clothes, knelt on the ground as soon as he entered the room.

Zhao Lie took a closer look at Zhang Wenhuan and saw that he was much thinner than when he went to Shidao last time to discuss.

Seeing that he had suffered a lot, he thought that Kong Youde's life was not going to be easy either.

"Tell me what purpose Kong Youde sent you for.

If you are not satisfied with what you said, I will send you to Master You of Dengzhou."

Zhao Lie said with a smile.

"My lord, you are joking.

Your lord's situation is just like that of my lord.

Your Lord Zhao's defeat of the Jiannu slaves in Gyeonggi and Dongjiang can be said to be a rare victory in the Ming Dynasty in the past ten years.

What your Lord has gained is nothing more than The suspicion of the imperial court and the emperor."

Zhang Wenhuan also came to talk with confidence.

"Stop talking, tell me about your master's conditions."

Zhao Lie raised his hand to interrupt him.

These nonsense words were useless.

Chongzhen intuitively determined that Zhao Lie was rebellious.

He had nothing to say.

Zhang Wenhuan didn't have to.

There is too much to say.

In the language of future generations, let’s talk about conditions and benefits.

It’s superfluous to talk about other things.

"My lord said that if Lord Zhao does not send troops to the state, my lord will not step into Jinghaiwei."

Zhang Wenhuan hurriedly put forward the conditions.

"It seems that Master Kong is dishonest.

I really want to see if he dares to step into Jinghaiwei.

No, I can lead the army to Dengzhou to meet Master Kong.

After all, I haven't seen him for a long time."

Zhao Lie said with a half-smile.

"My lord's words are serious, my lord's words are serious.

If your lord does not send troops to Lai Lai, I would like to give you 50,000 taels of silver."

Zhang Wenhuan hurriedly wiped his sweat.

Since both parties are willing to talk, what follows is a long negotiation process.

In the end, of course, Zhao Lie got what he wanted.

Zhang Wenhuan didn't think he was at a disadvantage.

He had seen the combat power of the Polu army.

Although he paid some money and food, and There are some other conditions, but as long as Zhao Lie does not send troops, it will be a victory for the rebels. s: Thank you for the reward from the monthly ticket of Eternal Love, thank you for the 100 reward from Young Master Three Rings, thank you for your support, good morning: