A strong sense of uneasiness lingered in Li Qiong's heart. The spies he sent had not returned yet, making him wonder if something had happened to the spies.
At this time, Deputy General Pan Gui said: "I have sent a few more scouts to investigate the situation. If there is any situation, we will be notified immediately."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground began to shake. Li Qiong was startled and looked toward the north. He saw dust flying in the north and the sky turned dim yellow.
"not good!"
Li Qiong shouted, turned around and shouted: "Sing the alarm, the Song Army cavalry is coming!"
"Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!"
In the woods, a rapid siren sounded, and the resting soldiers stood up one after another, confused and at a loss.
"The cavalry of the Song Army is coming to kill! The cavalry of the Song Army is coming to kill!"
Several soldiers rushed over and shouted: "Jiedushi has an order, retreat immediately!"
There was a chaos among the 20,000 troops. They turned around and fled in all directions, some running deep into the woods, and some running toward the Yingshui River three miles away to the east. Li Qiong got on his horse and ran wildly toward the southwest deep into the dense forest, followed by countless soldiers.
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Five or six thousand soldiers rushed out of the woods and rushed to Yingshui three miles away. Less than a mile away from Yingshui, Yingshui suddenly disappeared. Countless cavalry came from the river, and the overwhelming cavalry covered the river less than a mile away.
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The soldiers were so frightened that they turned around and fled, trying to escape back to the woods, but before they could get far, a cavalry galloped over and cut off their retreat. The Song soldiers shouted, "Surrender quickly, or we will kill you without mercy!"
Thousands of soldiers had no choice but to kneel down and surrender.
To the southwest was a hill, also covered by dense woods. Li Qiong led thousands of soldiers and ran for thirty miles in one breath, escaping up the hill. Twenty thousand Song troops in hot pursuit surrounded the hill.
Pan Guan led more than 2,000 people to flee south. As soon as they escaped from the woods and within two miles, they were surrounded by 8,000 cavalry regiments led by Tang Qian.
With no way to escape, Pan Gui had no choice but to lead his soldiers to surrender and became the first senior general to surrender.
The sky was gradually falling, and all the methods Li Qiong had considered in advance had no room for use in the face of the powerful strength and speed of the cavalry. One of the most important reasons was that the woods where they were resting were not dense, and the cavalry could just as quickly move through the woods.
Run.
Groups of soldiers surrendered while being chased and surrounded by cavalry. The cavalry even became impatient. They shouted three times and refused to surrender, so they shot them with random arrows.
The cavalry are not nannies who take care of children. They don’t have much patience. If they give the opponent a chance and the other party is still pretentious and refuses to surrender, then he will kill them directly. Fortunately, the soldiers are all human beings. When the cavalry shouts two, one by one,
They all rolled out and crawled out to surrender.
Li Qiong led more than 4,000 people and was besieged on a hill covered with pine trees. Li Qiong sat on a big rock, his mind went blank. At this time, he didn't know what to do, but he knew in his heart that they would never
Maybe he can escape again.
At this time, a soldier shouted: "General Pan is back!"
Li Qiong looked back and saw the deputy general walking quickly with a few soldiers. Needless to say, Pan Gui must be here to act as a lobbyist for Chen Qing.
"Have you surrendered?" Li Qiong asked coldly.
Pan Gui replied calmly: "My humble parents are still old. It is impossible for me to ignore my parents' life and death just to be loyal to the Jurchens!"
Li Qiong was stunned for a moment. There was an indescribable bitterness in his heart. He had almost forgotten that they were now loyal to the Jurchens. He was obviously a Han, but he would rather die in order to be loyal to the Jurchens. How would history evaluate it?
Myself? An out-and-out traitor!
Li Qiong had never considered this issue. He always believed that the Song Dynasty was sorry for him, so he surrendered to the Jin Kingdom without hesitation. Now when he faced the decision of life and death, this principled issue of right and wrong appeared in front of him again.
Pan Guan added: "His Royal Highness King Yong values the general very much. He gave the general and his brothers a chance to expel the Tartars again. If the general surrenders, King Yong will no longer pursue the crime of paying gold to the general. If the general is willing to continue to serve in the army,
The general will be granted the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Shangjun, and he will continue to sit in Xuzhou, Pizhou, Haizhou, and Suzhou. If he does not want to be an official, he will be given civilian status and the general can live with his family wherever he wants. But if the general persists, after an hour, Xi
The army will set fire to the mountain."
After a pause, Pan Gui continued: "Please forgive me for speaking bluntly. If the general insists on being loyal to Wanyan Wushu, it is best to give the brothers a chance to choose."
Li Qiong looked back at the groups of helpless soldiers who still had their parents, wives and children waiting for them to go home.
He sighed deeply and said to Pan Gui: "Please tell His Highness King Yong that I am grateful for his forgiveness and that I am willing to surrender!"
A quarter of an hour later, Li Qiong, who was desperate, led more than 4,000 soldiers down the mountain and surrendered to Chen Qing.
Li Qiong was taken to a large tent at the foot of the mountain. As soon as he entered the tent, he saw His Highness King Yong. Chen Qing smiled and said: "General Li, you are well here!"
Li Qiong quickly knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists and said: "Li Qiong has wasted half his life, and today he finally met the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. It is the best of three lifetimes!"
"General Li, please get up. Please sit down and rest for a while."
The soldier moved a simple stool, asked Li Qiong to sit down, and brought him a large bowl of herbal tea. Li Qiong was so thirsty that he drank the herbal tea in one breath.
Chen Qing nodded secretly. He knew that Li Qiong was loyal to him in disguise! He drank the tea he gave him without hesitation, without doubting that it was poisonous. This was to show his loyalty.
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "General Li, do you know why I value you so much?"
Li Qiong shook his head, "I'm humble and stupid. I beg Your Highness to clear up my confusion!"
"Actually, our fates are very similar. We were both dissatisfied with the civil service system of the Song Dynasty, so I separated and established my own country, while the general surrendered to the Jin Kingdom in anger. I am not wrong!"
Li Qiong sighed and said: "Your Highness is absolutely right. I have a deep understanding of it. Song Erlang did not fear death. He sacrificed his life to protect his family and country on the battlefield. But why was he defeated repeatedly in the face of the Jin soldiers?"
, are the Jin soldiers invincible? Really not, it's the generals, it's a matter of command. When the two armies are facing each other, Wanyan Wushu and his son charge forward, how can the soldiers behind not follow them desperately?
As for the Song Army, the main generals are all civilian officials and are not with the enemy at all. If they win, the credit belongs to him alone. If they lose, the officers are said to be greedy for life and afraid of death. Not only that, the generals of the former enemy must report everything to the civilian officials.
The formation of troops must also be decided by civilian officials. You must know that when two armies are facing each other, they must adapt to the situation, but the generals do not have the power to adapt. Every time the Song army was defeated, they were extremely cowardly."
Chen Qing pondered for a moment and asked: "If the Song Dynasty invites you to surrender with the title of king, will you be willing to go back?"
Li Qiong shook his head and said, "I follow Your Highness loyally. Sooner or later, I will become a Duke instead of a king. A court that only wants to maintain peace is not worthy of my loyalty to it anymore!"
"Okay! You continue to command the army and sit in the five prefectures of Xu, Pi, Hai, Su, and Lianshui to prevent the Song army from going north to pick peaches. If Yingtianfu's Jin soldiers go south to attack, you immediately send someone to inform me, and I will send cavalry south to support.
"
Li Qiong was so moved that she knelt down on one knee and cried: "Your Highness's trust, Li Qiong can only repay it with death!"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "Gather your soldiers and I will say a few words to them!"
Not long after, all the 20,000 surrendered soldiers were summoned. The Song army built a high platform in front, and Chen Qing led Li Qiong onto the high platform.
Chen Qing looked into countless pairs of eyes and shouted loudly: "Two hours ago, you were still Jin Bing, and you were still unworthy sons who were ashamed of your ancestors. But now, you are no longer Jin Bing, you are the great Song Erlang who turned around. You
You are a member of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Army and a soldier under my Chen Qing. You will follow me to expel the Jurchen Tartars and restore our Han people. You can stand in front of your ancestors again, and your descendants will be proud of you!
"
Countless soldiers shed tears silently, and some even bowed their heads and burst into tears.
Chen Qing took a deep breath and said loudly: "I know that you suffered injustice and took the path of resisting the imperial court. I, Chen Qing, also suffered injustice and resisted the imperial court, but I will never betray my nation.
I will never betray the blood of my ancestors flowing in my blood. You follow me. Together we fight for the thousands of compatriots who are oppressed by the Jin people and fight to regain the land left by our ancestors. Brothers, starting from now on
, I hope to gain your allegiance, and we will fight together so that future generations will no longer be oppressed by foreigners!"
"Be loyal to King Yong and fight for King Yong!"
I don't know who shouted, and the blood of 20,000 soldiers was boiling. They raised their arms and shouted, "Be loyal to King Yong! Fight for King Yong!"
Li Qiong let out a long sigh in his heart. He knew that the 20,000 soldiers had returned home. Even if he wanted to betray King Yong again, his soldiers would not do it anymore.
