Chapter 127: Fake Surrender

"Boom!" "Boom!"...

On both sides of the exit of the carriage gorge, huge boulders rolled and fell continuously. Dozens of the bandits walking in front were immediately killed. The rest saw that the situation was not good, so they fled backward one after another.

Said, if officers and soldiers attack at this time, it will be another great victory. This chapter is updated for you by netizens]

Li Zicheng, Li Yan and others immediately realized that they had fallen into the trap of the officers and soldiers, and quickly stabilized the morale of the troops. It took a long time before the panicked soldiers were stabilized. However, the huge boulders in front of them continued to fall. Soon,

Then they blocked the way out of the valley.

Seeing such a situation, everyone knew that there was no hope of rushing out from the front. The huge rocks blocked the road, so they probably had to crawl over. Waiting for them were the strong bows and crossbows of the officers and soldiers. It was impossible for the soldiers and horses to rush out at once.

If you go out one by one, you will become a living target for the officers and soldiers.

Li Zicheng looked at Li Yan and Niu Jinxing beside him and said, "Two gentlemen, what do you think we should do now?"

Li Yan thought for a while and said: "For the current plan, we can only go back. The entrance can be wider than here, and maybe we can rush out with all our strength."

Niu Jinxing also nodded and said: "This is the only way now. I just hope that the officers and soldiers at the entrance have not surrounded us yet, and there are not many soldiers and horses."

"Okay." Li Zicheng waved and ordered the soldiers to turn around, change the front team to the rear team, and the rear team to the front team, and walk back.

The bandits were all a little panicked now. They didn't know if there was a door to the back on the way forward, so they could only follow the boss, one step at a time. Fortunately, there was plenty of food and grass, so they couldn't starve to death inside.

The army marched backwards from Tianmen until dawn until the afternoon. When they were still a few miles away from the entrance, they suddenly heard a loud "rumbling" sound in front of them. This sound was the same as what they heard when they came out of the valley.

The sound is the same.

Won't he be blocked again?

This time, not to mention the lack of confidence among the minions, even Li Zicheng and his generals had no confidence. Li Zicheng ordered Gao Yigong to lead people to rush over first and have a look. The whole group should rest where they are and eat some solid food.

After a while, Gao Yigong rushed back and conveyed bad news to everyone. The entrance, like the exit, was blocked by huge rocks. It was very difficult to get through.

After hearing the report, Li Zicheng was a little stupid, but he braced himself, knowing that now was not the time to be depressed, he must find a way to break out. It was impossible to just sit back and wait for death. If it was not possible, let's rush first. Maybe there were not many officers and soldiers outside, so we still have to wait for death.

As long as there was a chance, after dinner, everyone rested where they were and slept when it was time to go to bed. It was not until the second watch that Li Zicheng gathered his troops and ordered Hao Yaoqi to be the vanguard. He led three thousand troops to climb over the boulders and fight out.

Hao Yaoqi was one of the fierce generals that Li Zicheng accepted. No one remembers his real name. Because he always moved forward bravely in battles and was accustomed to killing generals and seizing flags, everyone gave him such a nickname.

Hao Yaoqi led three thousand people to the sealed valley mouth under the moonlight, climbed up along the boulder, but before rushing down, he saw a series of feather arrows shooting towards this side. Hao Yaoqi and the previous

The warrior who rushed forward was hit by an arrow immediately and rolled backwards. This guy was also very lucky. He was hit by an arrow in the right chest. When he fell back, he was fortunately supported by his own body and saved his life.

Among the other bandits who went up, some had a good life and did not die, while others had a bad life. They were hit by three or four arrows and went to report to the Lord of Hell.

The moment he climbed up, Hao Yaoqi could see clearly that the officers and soldiers outside were lined up neatly in a square formation, blocking the road. They were all archers in front, back, left, and right, let alone rushing down.

As long as you lose your head, you may be turned into a hedgehog. This is not flat ground. The ones in front have fallen. The ones behind can continue to rush forward before the archers have time to draw their bows and draw arrows again. Such a large pile of rocks is three people high.

, it takes some effort to climb up.

At this moment, another series of arrows rained down from above the head. These arrows were shot by the soldiers above the valley entrance. There were so many rogues crowded below that the officers and soldiers who came forward almost didn't need to aim, and they aimed their arrows into the crowd.

She can gain something.

A series of screams sounded, and dozens of bandits were hit by arrows. Seeing this situation, no one dared to stay here, so they could only flee backwards. Although Hao Yaoqi was unwilling to do so, he couldn't be a target here.

, gritted his teeth, led his troops to escape inside, and apologized to Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng couldn't blame him. In such a difficult situation, anyone else would have to be beaten back. He had no choice but to think of better strategies. Anyway, there was plenty of food, so there was no need to worry about being trapped.

The bandits stayed in the carriage gorge for seven days. The weather was a bit cold, but they could make do with it. They had nothing to worry about as long as they had food to eat. On such a cold day, no one could drink much water. The water they brought with them was

If you save some water, you can last two more days.

However, God was unfavorable, and it suddenly started snowing. With snow, there is water. But after the snow, it was twice as cold in the carriage canyon. Many of the bandits could not hold on any longer, and many of them suffered from frostbite.

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It would definitely not work at this cost, so Li Zicheng held an emergency meeting and asked everyone to come up with a solution. Even if he went out and fought, it would be better than waiting to die like this.

The generals under his command could not come up with any ideas. Each and every one of them said that if it really didn't work, then they would fight. Since it meant death anyway, it was better than such a useless death.

Compared with other military generals, Niu Jinxing and Li Yan were obviously much calmer, but Li Yan didn't seem to have any good ideas, he just felt that it was inappropriate to fight head-on. But at this time, Niu Jinxing was heard saying: "General,

It's really a bad idea to go out and fight head-on. If I have a single blow, I might be able to turn the army into danger and turn defeat into victory."

"Oh? What are your military strategies? Please teach me quickly?" Li Zicheng said quickly.

"Fake surrender." Niu Jinxing said in a calm tone.

"Fake surrender?" Li Zicheng took a breath and said, "I'm afraid that's not possible. Too many people have pretended to surrender in the past, and they surrendered again. This time, we have become turtles in a urn, and I'm afraid the officers and soldiers will not agree to us at all.

surrender."

This is the truth. In the past, the bandits often pretended to surrender. Can you use this trick again and again? You really think that the officials of the imperial court are fools. In fact, in the current situation, the bandits have no power to fight back and can be destroyed directly. Why bother?

Surrender.

"Although I say that, it all depends on people. I know that most of the court officials are greedy for money and justice. If they only promise a lot of money, it should be possible. Niu is not talented, so he is willing to go to the army camp in person and use his tongue to talk.

Increase the amount of money and ask the Ming court officials to allow us to surrender." Niu Jinxing said confidently.

"If this is true, Li will not hesitate to give up gold and silver. We have a lot of gold, silver and silk on hand now. Even if it is all donated to the army, it would be no harm. As long as we are allowed to surrender, Zicheng is willing to do it at any cost." As he said,

Li Zicheng stood up and bowed deeply to Niu Jinxing, "Thank you sir."

"Why not, why not..." Niu Jinxing said with an understatement and a smile.

"Don't fire your arrows! I have important matters and I want to see the general of your army!"

Niu Jinxing climbed over the pile of rocks with a white flag alone. When the officers and soldiers saw that he was alone, they did not fire arrows. When asked what happened to him, Niu Jinxing replied, "I have important military information and I want to report it to your general in person."

When the soldiers saw what he said, they asked him to come down and escorted him to the Chinese army camp.

At this moment, Chen Qiyu, the governor of the three sides, has already arrived with his troops. Joining forces with Zuo Liangyu's troops, the troops are so powerful that they can annihilate them all even if they really release the bandits.

Chen Qiyu was very satisfied with the results in front of him. The imperial court had just promoted him to the governor of the three sides, and he had achieved such a great victory. When the memorial was reported to the imperial court, he would definitely be famous in the court and the public. This would live up to Hong Chengchou who recommended him.

He was currently drinking tea in the Chinese military tent, imagining what would happen after the victory news was delivered to the capital. At this moment, there was a report from a soldier outside the tent, saying that a man came out of the carriage gorge and said that he had important military information to meet Mr. Chen.

Chen Qiyu was already confident of victory, and he estimated that most of the people who came were here to surrender. He made up his mind first. If the bandits wanted to surrender, he would definitely not agree to it. If there was really any important military information, then I would listen to it.

So, Chen Qiyu asked the soldiers to bring the visitor in. After Niu Jinxing came in, he bowed and saluted with a calm look, "Niu Jinxing, who was born late, meets the commander-in-chief."

"Haha..." After hearing this, Chen Qiyu chuckled and said: "As a scholar, you don't know etiquette, justice and shame, and you are willing to be a bandit. Now when you see the governor, you still dare not to kneel down. You are really big

Courage. I heard someone said that you have important military information to report to this governor. What kind of important military information is it? If it is really important, I will not only not hold you accountable for the crime of rebellion, but also give you a heavy reward.

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"Sir, it is really a last resort for me to be rebellious in my late life. I had no choice but to do it because I was coerced by the bandits. I have been in the bandit army for a few months. These bandits are all for the purpose of making a living. They have no choice but to become thieves. If they can eat

Serving the meal, those who would never dare to rebel and fight against the imperial court. The tens of thousands of people who came here today are entrusted by the tens of thousands of people inside, hoping that you can allow them to surrender and appease them. Of course, asking the imperial court to appease them cannot be done in vain.

Therefore, the people inside said that if the Lord pleases someone, they will donate five taels of silver." Niu Jinxing said calmly again.

"I want to surrender and be appeased by the imperial court..." Chen Qiyu said in a deep voice. Originally, he had made up his mind and refused to surrender, but when he heard that for every person he appeased, the bandits would donate five taels of silver, his belief suddenly softened.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Qiyu asked: "How many bandits are there in the carriage gorge?"

"My lord, there are still thirty thousand people," Niu Jinxing said.

Thirty thousand people! Chen Qiyu calculated that one person is five taels of silver, and thirty thousand people is fifteen taels of silver. This is not a small number.

This Chen Qiyu could be considered mentally ill. He didn't even think about it. If all the bandits were wiped out, wouldn't all the silver inside be his? He couldn't eat these gold and silver things, let alone grow wings and fly away.
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