Chapter 218 Decided to surrender
When Hong Chengchou, Hazhan, Dahai and others saw that Jiergalang fell down, they quickly carried him back to the camp and ordered the follower to treat him.
"Sir, the prince's yin is weak and the fire is strong, and the liver qi is connected to the Chong meridian and it will become fainting. It is advisable to relieve the liver and regulate the qi, and rest in bed." After the doctor's diagnosis and treatment, he turned around and reported to Hong Chengchou.
"Stay calm? Military situation is like fire, how can you rest? Let the prince wake up quickly." Hong Chengchou felt relieved when he heard that there was nothing big, and hurriedly said.
"Yes." The doctor turned around and got a needle and fire. After a busy work, Jierhalang woke up slowly.
"Wow..." Jirgalang woke up and did not look at everyone, but looked at the tent without saying anything.
Seeing that he woke up, Hong Chengchou looked listless and hurriedly with Ha Zhan and Dahai to leave the tent.
"Mr. Hong, what should I do?" Dahai asked whispered.
"Oh, the internal response has been cut off, and it is impossible to attack Guangzhou, so we can only retreat. However, it is difficult to retreat. The prince is now sick and the army has no leader. If the Ming army turns against the defense and attack, our army will be in danger." Hong Chengchou took off his head, stroked his hand to his forehead, and said with great concern.
Hong Chengchou was also extremely anxious. Qian Qianyi gave the title of the new firearm. Just these two things have ruined the life of the 50,000 army.
Retreat? Will Zhu Youlang let them retreat safely? Obviously it is impossible.
"General Ha, what's going on with the Ming army's firearm?" Hong Chengchou thought of the firearm and asked quickly.
"Mr. Hong, I snatched back a few corpses. After inspection, the fatal wound was an eye with a size of a date pit. Most of them were connected to each other. I found this thing in the corpse of a soldier." Hazhan said, handing over something like an arrow in the size of a little finger.
Hong Chengchou held it in his hand and felt it was very heavy. After looking at it, there was a copper hat on the outside and tin was poured on the inside.
"A thing that is so heavy shot into the body will either die or be injured. No wonder it is so powerful. Is Zhu Youlang a ghost? How did he get such a firearm?" Hong Chengchou said.
"Report, sir, the Ming army sent a letter through the carrier pigeon left by Qian Qianyi." At this moment, Hong Chengchou's personal soldiers rushed to report with a note in their hands.
Hong Chengchou hurriedly opened and saw it on it: "The Emperor Yongli of the Ming Dynasty is instructed by General Jier Harlang: The general is alone and there are powerful weapons in front of him. The retreat of Shaoguan has been cut off. Is the whole army back to Gan? The world has been fighting for a long time, and the people have died. The revival of the Ming Dynasty is unstoppable. This is a great trend. I am making a living for the people of the world and do not want to kill and hurt them. I hope the general will lead his troops to put down the butcher knife in order to protect the only way. Two days later, I will launch an attack and hope that the general will make plans early. This is a message on February 28, the fourth year of Yongli."
"Swish! Hypocritical, and a compassionate look. It's simply delusional!" Hong Chengchou said disdainfully after seeing it.
He didn't think Zhu Youlang was so kind. Besides, Guangzhou City has such an unknown weapon, but there is nowhere else. Shaoguan's retreat was cut off? Who should I be fooled? Is it okay if I still have it in our hands?
If we withdraw our troops at this time, join the Ganzhou battlefield, and meet with Mandahai, Tan Tai, with the 200,000 troops of Li Chengdong and Li Dingguo, we will definitely be able to keep these 100,000 troops?
Yes, you have to retreat quickly and there is no delay.
Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou said to Hazhan and Dahai: "It's Zhu Youlang's letter. You can wait here and let someone invite Oboi as well."
Seeing that the two agreed, Hong Chengchou entered the tent with a letter, sent the doctor out, and handed the letter to Jiergalang.
"Prince, Zhu Youlang sent a letter through Fei Ge. Please check it out."
When Jirhalang heard this, he sat up, read the letter, leaned on the couch, and said, "Heng Jiu, I am exhausted and even caught a disease. You have to take more responsibility for the affairs in the army."
When Hong Chengchou saw Jiergalang come back, he calmed down and said, "Prince, you can't lie down. At this critical moment of life and death, please make an idea."
"Ah, I have been thinking just now that Zhu Youlang had a long-term plan and used Qian Qianyi to lure me to the city of Guangzhou. I originally wanted to cooperate with him inside and outside, but unexpectedly captured him. Who knew that he had tricked us and Qian Qianyi. That kind of unknown firearm is so powerful, so many people will die when they go up. Alas, I am not only worried about the fate of these 50,000 people, but also the fate of the Qing Dynasty."
Jirgalang did not say about the advance and retreat of the army, nor did he say anything about Zhu Youlang's letter at all, but he said so much.
Hong Chengchou thought to himself: "What does the prince mean? Is he defeated? Want to surrender?"
"Prince, don't be too upset, there's always a way." Hong Chengchou couldn't answer the words, so he had to say something neither salty nor light to comfort him.
"Heng Jiu, do you think if you withdraw your troops, can you return to Jiangbei?" Jiergalang asked.
"Prince, according to the opinions of my servants, I am afraid that Nan Zhili will not be able to go back. Shi Lang's 100,000 army is attacking Nan Zhili. I don't know how long the Duanzhong Prince can last. In Jiangxi, Zhang Jiayu, Jin Shenghuan, Li Chengdong, and Li Dingguo have concentrated about 170,000 troops, and our army is 200,000, half a pound, and it is not easy for them to eat us. I guess it is not a problem to attack Jiujiang City. As long as I arrive at Jiujiang, I can cross the river in Jiujiang and retreat back to Jiangbei." Hong Chengchou replied.
"Heng Jiu, it's impossible. The Ming army is not the Ming army of the past. If we retreat according to this route, the entire army will inevitably be wiped out. If we don't say anything else, the Ming army will only defend but not attack, occupy the important transportation route, and our army will starve to death."
"Your Majesty, it really doesn't work. Let's fight west..."
"Try west, enter Guangxi, and go through Guizhou to Sichuan and Shaanxi? That's even more undesirable. Ainengqi and Liu Wenxiu occupied Jingxiang and blocked the passage of our army to the north. The Ming army solved our army in Jiangxi and the whole army was pressed forward, and the ending was the same. Not to mention Guangxi, Guizhou is full of mountains and rivers, and the Ming army in its territory only needs to pay a very small price, so we will be unable to deal with it."
"Then Prince, what do you mean..." Hong Chengchou also knew that there was no way out to go west or east? It was just that his status as a demoted official was unwilling to wait for death.
Zhu Youlang's attitude towards the demoted officials made him feel scared.
What's more, he also helped the Qing soldiers to provide advice and acted as an accomplice. The crimes of Qian Qianyi and Kong Youde were only serious.
He estimated that if he was caught, Zhu Youlang would cut him into pieces.
"Zhu Youlang is so cruel. He unknowingly forced the person to a dead end." Jierhalang sighed.
"Heng Jiu, Zhu Youlang is cruel, but he said it right. The Ming Dynasty's revival is already unstoppable. Even if you retreat to Jiangbei, what if you retreat to Beijing? It will also not stop the revival of the Ming Dynasty. I don't want everyone to be killed, so I will surrender..."
Chapter completed!