Old Eguchi.The soldiers of the forbidden army who fled here in Jiangbei crowded the area within a radius of six or seven miles.At the ferry pier, as well as on the surrounding hills, the non-commissioned officers of the forbidden army sat or lay down, and people crowded their backs against each other.At this time, the embarrassed Ming soldiers had long lost the pride of being a forbidden army of the imperial court, and many soldiers were holding muskets in their arms, leaning against their companions, their eyes were dull, and their expressions were miserable.After the granary of Datongshan was burned down by the Qing army, the Ming army retreated south in panic and fled to this old river mouth, for a whole day, the grain of rice did not enter, plus the winter, the weather was cold, there were no tents, the cold and hunger tore the rout, and consumed their last trace of will.Li Guo sat on a wooden box at the ferry terminal, his body in disarray, his armor torn and his hair scattered, almost covering his face.Around him, there were equally embarrassed standard battalion soldiers, all huddled together, but there was silence all around, as if no one wanted to speak, and they didn't want to talk about the fiasco.At this time, Li Guo, who was sitting on the wooden box, looked around, and his face sank like water.He was originally stationed in Fengxiang Mansion and Luzhou Mansion to defend against the Qing army, but the imperial court gave him an order to lead his troops to intercept the Zhejiang army's attack on Nanjing.Before sending troops, Li Guo sent a letter to the imperial court, claiming that the army needed to guard against the Qing army, but the cabinet and the emperor issued an order that it must rush to Yangzhou to prevent the Zhejiang army from crossing the river.Li Chengdong and Zhang Mingzhen are famous generals in Zhejiang, and the emperor issued an order, Li Guo could only lead the main force and rush to Yangzhou to confront the Zhejiang army, and in this way, it caused the original defense area to be empty, giving the Manchus an opportunity to take advantage of.Azig took advantage of the freezing of the Huai River, the army went south, and the light cavalry rushed forward, and the remaining soldiers and horses could not resist at all, and due to the lack of troops, the Huaijiang defense line was full of loopholes, and the Qing army rushed forward with light cavalry and raided the grain depot of Datongshan, causing this fiasco.In retrospect, this fiasco could have been avoided had it not been for the court's command and decision-making mistakes.For a while, Li Guo looked at the miserable appearance of the soldiers around him, and couldn't help but feel indignant in his heart, the court has such a capable minister as the cabinet department, why do you prefer to use He Tengjiao as a pig."
Guogong, let's eat some!"
Hao Shaoqi, whose armor was broken, hung a bandage in one hand and brought a bowl of gruel in the other, and handed it to Li Guo.Li Guo glanced up at Hao Shaoqi, but shook his head, "I really don't have an appetite, let's share it with the soldiers!"
”"Guogong, the army is trapped in the mouth of the old river, the Tartars will attack, and you still need to eat a little to have the strength to deal with it!"
Hao Shaoqi sighed.Li Guo looked around, the army retreated in panic, the grain and grass were all lost, and the army of more than 100,000 people would soon eat up the little grain left, how long could they hold out at that time?
Now more than 100,000 people are crowded in a narrow projectile land, with the rolling Yangtze River in front of them, surrounded by the company camps of the Qing army, and the army is in a desperate situation, even if the Qing army does not attack, the army will hold out for a few more days at most, and the whole army will collapse.You have to find a way, Li Guo took the porridge bowl from Hao Shaoqi's hand, raised his head a few times, and drank it.The hot gruel entered his stomach, which made his body regain a trace of warmth and his mind was clearer.At this time, on the periphery of the rout, several embarrassed routs walked through the crowd to the dock with a thin man wearing a long shirt, a full hat, and a large mink.The thin man, while walking, saw the miserable appearance of the Ming soldiers around him, and his face couldn't help but show a trace of pride.At this time, the leading general of the rout army took the first step in front of Li Guo and saluted: "Guogong, the Tartars have sent a messenger over!"
”Li paid attention to the group too early, he looked at the person, who was in his thirties, dressed as a literati, frowned, and still waved his hand: "Let him come over!"
”It has been more than ten years since the Qing army entered the customs, and after shaving their hair and killing a group of people, the rest of the people have basically been attached to the Qing court.Under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, the north was in turmoil and turmoil, and the rogue was rampant, if it were not for the beginning of the Qing army's entry into the customs, the rule was brutal, and the people in the north did not cherish the Ming Dynasty at all.In the past two years, the north has been stable, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has gradually changed its ruling strategy, coupled with the peace between the north and the south, the Ming Dynasty has given up the claim to the northern provinces, which is equivalent to giving up the people in the north, and it has hurt the hearts of many northern gentry, so that many people in the north have gradually changed their concepts, no longer regard the Longwu court as the imperial court, but regard the Manchu Qing as orthodox.When the Ming sergeant heard the order, he put away his sword and let the Qing army envoy over, he walked in front of Li Guo, and did not salute, but looked directly at Li Guo, and said with a smile: "I have heard the name of Li Guogong for a long time!"
”Li Guo's eyes narrowed, and he said coldly: "What did Tartar let you do with this dog?"
”When the Qing envoy heard this, his face showed an unhappy look, but then he didn't care and said: "I am here to be a lobbyist, and I will live the lives of Li Guogong and more than 100,000 soldiers!"
”Li Guo suddenly smiled and said: "Li, who was originally a thief, has to be not abandoned by His Majesty, regardless of his past suspicions, and entrusted with a heavy responsibility, do you think I will betray Your Majesty and betray the Ming Dynasty?"
”The envoy smiled and said: "Li Guogong, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is mean and unkind, where can he compare to this pilgrimage master!"
Speaking from afar, Ming Taizu has done the country, how to treat meritorious ministers, presumably the prince also knows.If it's too far away, say it from near.When Sun Chuanting died in Tongguan, Emperor Chongzhen not only did not posthumously give him the title, but also suspected that Sun Chuanting had absconded.And now in the Longwu Imperial Court, Zhu Yihai and the Zhejiang army have made great contributions to the Longwu Imperial Court, how did Emperor Longwu treat the Zhejiang army?
From these things, can't Guogong see that the Ming Dynasty emperor was mean?
Guogong felt that he was reused by Emperor Longwu, but Guogong was useful to Emperor Longwu.If it is useless, the contemptible person can guarantee that with the habits of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he will not be able to tolerate the national duke.They can't even tolerate the Zhejiang army, can they still tolerate the Shun line of Emperor Chongzhen to invade Beijing and force Emperor Chongzhen to death?
”Li Guo listened to the words of the Qing envoy, and his face became extremely gloomy.Seeing this, the Qing envoy couldn't help but continue to laugh and say: "Guogong, for the sake of himself, and for the sake of more than 100,000 soldiers, it is better to surrender to the Qing Dynasty!"
”Li Guo did not answer, and the Qing envoy continued to increase: "Guogong, back then, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming defected to the Qing Dynasty, and my Emperor Taizong immediately crowned the three of them kings.The Qing army entered the customs, and the regent named Wu Sangui as the king of Pingxi.The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was not so generous.Of course, Guogong may say that Zheng Zhilong defected to the Qing Dynasty, not only did he not get a reward, but he was under house arrest, but that was Zheng Zhilong who had different intentions and wanted to secede Fujian.As long as the Duke of Guo is sincere and surrenders to the Qing Dynasty, Prince Ying said that he can retain the title of Duke of Guo, and his soldiers will become a town of their own, similar to the King of Pingxi!
”I have to say that the envoy sent by Azig can speak well and is a talent, and the conditions he said are also very tempting.After the Qing envoy finished speaking, his eyes were fixed on Li Guo, and he was full of confidence and waited for a reply.Li Guo sneered, "The difference between the Han people and the barbarians is that we have faith and righteousness, and the Shun army is in a desperate situation, and it is appeased by Your Majesty and regarded as a confidant.Besides, even if Ben Shuai is cornered, why not throw himself into barbarism and provoke people's revilation!
”Saying that, Li Guo pointed his finger to the river, "On the river is the water division of the Zhejiang army, even if the commander surrenders to the Zhejiang army, he will not surrender to the Manchu Qing!"
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