The surrender letter was written quickly, and Zhu Youde calmed down while writing it. This old uncle from his foreign family was really quite capable.
The military layout of Daliang these days has made Lin Ping a little anxious.
Unfortunately, in the end, the war is about national strength. As long as Zhu Youde does not make a big strategic mistake, it can basically be concluded that East Vietnam is out of business.
The temporary setback in the attack had little impact on Daliang. But it could also be seen that Lin Ping knew how to deal with the sea.
He knows how to use the navy to harass, but it's a pity that he only has tens of thousands of troops and can't afford to hurt him.
Zhu Youde is different. With the stability of Hangzhou City, Lao Zhu has begun to try to recruit troops locally.
This is a very good sign. The local people are really interested in serving as soldiers for the emperor.
As long as Zhu Youde ensures the safety of the local area, over time, the local people will basically completely surrender to the imperial court.
Liu Wenchang read the surrender letter and felt that Zhu Youde was a bit stingy.
In the surrender letter, Zhu Youde did not mention the specific treatment for the Hou family of Zhennan in Dongyue. He only said that as long as the other party surrendered, they would be given glory and wealth.
"Your Majesty, how about giving them another marquis?"
After all, he was a foreigner of Zhu Youde, and a marquis was nothing to Daliang.
Zhu Youde smiled and said: "Liu Qing, you can't get a title without military merit. How can you promise a title so easily?"
Liu Wenchang frowned: "I'm afraid I'm not sincere enough."
"You made a mistake. I don't have to win over the Lin family, nor do I have to recruit Lin Ping to surrender. The Liang army is becoming more and more powerful. It would be nice if I can give them a way to go. Are you asking them?"
Zhu Youde sneered and said, don't think that he cares about these foreigners. It doesn't matter if he kills them all when necessary. They are not familiar with them anyway.
"This time, Lin Ping attacked the southeastern coast one after another. Over a thousand of my soldiers were killed or wounded. Now I treat Lin Ping and the Lin family favorably. How can I explain to the dead and wounded soldiers? Where is Qing Jue?"
Liu Wenchang didn't think so: "Your Majesty... Now that the two countries are at war, each has its own position. Lin Ping fought for East Vietnam and it was his position to kill our soldiers and civilians. If you want to change this person's position, you must be sincere enough."
"If Lin Ping is willing to change his mind, our Daliang will have one less powerful maritime enemy and one more tiger general, which will bring more benefits. As the old saying goes, a thousand pieces of gold are easy to come by, but a general is rare. Your Majesty naturally knows that. Nowadays, there is a tiger war.
General, why would your Majesty cherish a thousand pieces of gold?"
What he said was true, but Lao Zhu felt unhappy because his strategy for the southeast was ruined by his own foreigners.
Who should he reason with?
"Sir, I regard them as my relatives. How have they ever regarded me as my relatives?"
"If the Lin family does not surrender, it will be a joke for me to give preferential treatment to the Lin family! The soldiers at the front fought bloody battles in search of military merit, hoping that military merit would change their destiny."
"If I treat the Lin family preferentially because I am a foreigner, how will I explain it to the soldiers at the front? What I, Daliang, want is fairness. If I am unfair, how can the soldiers sacrifice their lives for me?"
"It's just the Lin family. It's a gift for me to allow them to surrender. To stop the Liang army is a capital crime. I have exempted them from the death penalty. They should be grateful. If they don't surrender, they will die."
Liu Wenchang was stunned for a moment, and looked at Zhu Youde sighing in his heart. It's not that the emperor didn't understand the benefits of a general, but the emperor was more concerned about the political significance behind recruiting the Lin family.
The emperor has no selfish things.
There are not many emperors in history who can do this.
Liu Wenchang said no more.
"I understand your Majesty's plan and know how to do it... It doesn't matter whether the Lin family surrenders or not. Your Majesty has already made a gesture to give face to the Lin family of Zudongyue."
Zhu Youde was preparing for the future. To conquer East Vietnam, the East Vietnam nobles must be purged. At that time, there was such a surrender letter, and Zhu Youde was not merciless when killing.
People in the world will no longer think that Zhu Youde's killing of foreigners is cruel and ruthless, after all, he has given the other party a chance.
Lao Zhu took a deep look at Liu Wenchang, nodded and said with a smile: "Am I a little shameless?"
Liu Wenchang responded: "Your Majesty has grand plans and far-reaching vision, how can you be so shameless? I am very happy. Your Majesty has seen something extraordinary. I, Daliang, will definitely unify the world... The day of peace in the world is coming!"
Liu Wenchang sighed sincerely.
He was a person who assisted the late emperor. The late emperor had a cowardly character and was fond of great achievements, which led to Xuzhou's defeat. In the end, he simply gave up on his own life and killed himself. Unsurprisingly, Daliang would be destroyed sooner or later.
But Zhu Youde completely changed the situation in Daliang. This really turned the tide before it fell, helped the building before it collapsed, and put Daliang on the road to unifying the world.
Now Daliang is fighting against the East Vietnam, Southern Tang, Northern Yan and Mongol people with the power of a country. That is to say, the Western Regions are still peaceful, but Zhu Youde has a hunch that the Western Regions will not be peaceful for long.
Once the Southeast cannot be pacified quickly, the Western Regions may also cause trouble for Daliang.
At that time, it will be a nationwide attack. After all, there will always be someone who will do such a thing as beating up a drowned dog.
There is never a shortage of people in the world who fall into the wrong trap.
Zhu Youde decided to write a letter to Lu Shengzhi, asking the old man to do more to train the army and prepare for the northwest.
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Mingzhou front line.
In Zhang Ye's military tent.
Zhao Bingzai cursed loudly.
"This Lin Ping is just a water rat. He doesn't dare to come up and compete with our army. This time we let him run away."
Zhao Bing has been chasing Lin Ping's navy with his cavalry these days.
Zhang Ye looked at the map without even raising his head. Zhao Bing would calm down after a while.
"This water rat is running around. My cavalry can't catch up with him at all. They can only follow him to catch the wind. You can think of a way!"
"Zhang Ye? We can't attack Mingzhou unless we catch this water rat..."
Zhang Ye raised his head and smiled silently: "Have you finished venting? How many days have you been chasing Lin Ping?"
Zhao Bing thought for a while: "For more than ten days, East Vietnam's ships are too fast and the cavalry cannot catch up with them on land. Lin Ping's ships can threaten our army's rear and flanks at any time."
Zhang Ye was very lucky that the East Vietnamese navy did not have artillery, otherwise he would have to withdraw.
It was enough for Zhao Bing's cavalry to be fooled by the opponent for so many days.
"Linjia Village..."
Zhang Ye pointed at the location of a seaside fishing village on the ground: "I plan to teach Lin Ping an unforgettable lesson here. What rats like to do most is to steal food."
Zhao Bing took one look at the map and said immediately: "I'm going to ambush now."
"return!"
"..."
Zhang Ye said: "You go to Zhaozhou."
Zhao Bing was immediately upset, but Zhang Ye was the commander-in-chief, so he could only hold back his anger: "Why should I go to Zhaozhou? I am a cavalry. You won't let my cavalry defend the city. This is ridiculous."
Looking at Zhao Bing who was holding back his anger, Zhang Ye nodded: "It's not bad. I didn't curse. I have a bit of a general demeanor."
"Zhaozhou is where our army's food route is. Lin Ping will not miss this opportunity. He will not pay attention to it if others go there. But if you go, Lin Ping will definitely attack Zhaozhou. If you think his navy is in danger, he