After daybreak, the soldiers under Shi Dakai continued to cross the river. Unfortunately, all the soldiers sent to cross the river were swept away by the torrential water. No one successfully crossed the river. After a thousand people were washed away by the flood, Shi Dakai He no longer ordered the soldiers to cross the river. After all, it was a matter of going to die. He would not be willing to go there, and the same was true for the soldiers under his command.
Time passed, and at noon, the heavy rain gradually stopped.
At this time, the water mist dissipated, and the situation on the other side could already be seen. There was a dense crowd gathering on the other side. Even if it was not clear, it could be seen that it was clearly the gathering of Qing troops.
"Report."
The soldier who was investigating the military situation ran back and reported: "Your Majesty, Li Zhen's army is only twenty miles away from us." When the soldier spoke, his voice was vibrating, and he was extremely worried. After all, Li Zhen's army was approaching, and they There is no road ahead, and the retreat behind is blocked. It is inevitable for the soldiers to worry.
Shi Dakai nodded and said, "I know, let's continue to find out the news."
The soldier hesitated for a moment, but finally left obediently.
Shi Dakai looked at Zhang Suimou and Chen Yucheng who had already walked over and asked, "What can you do now."
Zhang Suimou said: "A bloody battle."
Chen Yucheng thought carefully and said with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, I agree with the First World War. Although our final result is likely to end in failure, at least we have fought, we have existed, and we have fought. With these , that’s enough, brothers fail now, come back in the next life, and be brothers again in the next life.”
Shi Dakai was excited after hearing Chen Yucheng's words, and his gloomy expression gradually disappeared.
If a man is a real man, he will die if he dies.
At least, I fought.
Shi Dakai took a deep breath and immediately prepared to give an order, but at this moment, another soldier came over to inquire about the situation. The soldier stood in front of Shi Dakai, his voice was slightly excited, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, Zhennan of the Qing Dynasty is Wang Lizhen invites you to come and say that he is willing to negotiate with you, so that he can let us forget the past things."
The sound was so loud that the surrounding soldiers heard it.
Shi Dakai frowned and stared at the soldier who reported the news, feeling that this guy seemed to be doing it on purpose.
However, everyone is afraid of death, so he can't blame the soldiers.
Shi Dakai glanced at the exhausted soldiers around him and the generals whose faces were full of worry. This group of soldiers had lost their fighting spirit and they were all drowned. After seeing this scene, he felt a little fighting spirit rising in his heart. It was extinguished directly and could no longer be ignited, because there were too few people who wanted to fight, and more people wanted to live and survive.
Ants still live in vain, let alone humans.
Shi Dakai sighed lightly, looked at Chen Yucheng and Zhang Suimou, and said, "I plan to go to Li Zhen's military camp."
After Zhang Suimou heard this, he remained silent.
Chen Yucheng shook his head like a rattle and hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, you can't go. If after you go, Li Zhen goes back on his promise, wouldn't it be a loss? It can't be like this. Besides, we and the Qing army We swear not to be in conflict with each other and cannot surrender. If we fight to the death, there is still a chance."
Shi Dakai smiled sadly, shook his head and said: "General Chen, look at the brothers around you, do you think we still have a chance? There is no chance. This battle cannot be won. You know it, I know it, and everyone knows it."
After a pause, Shi Dakai continued: "Because of my fault, countless brothers have traveled and worked hard, from Nanjing to Sichuan, and from Chengdu, Sichuan to Yibin. They have traveled long distances and endured countless hardships. This is all caused by me alone. , now, it is the last thing I can do to get everyone out of this difficulty."
At this moment, a sad smile appeared on Shi Dakai's face. He had no choice but to do this. As the overlord of one party, who would want to go to the enemy's military camp.
No one wants to be someone else’s prisoner.
Shi Dakai looked determined and ordered: "Prepare a set of clothes for me and I will go to Li Zhen's military camp."
Zhang Suimou immediately asked people to prepare. Soon, Shi Dakai put on a brand new set of clothes. He clasped his fists and saluted the soldiers around him, then took steps forward without looking back, heading towards Li Zhen's military camp alone. .
Chen Yucheng looked at Shi Dakai's back, feeling like the wind was blowing and the water was cold, and he felt extremely lonely. Chen Yucheng took a breath and shouted: "Your Majesty, please wait a moment."
Shi Dakai stopped and turned around to look.
Chen Yucheng looked at Zhang Suimou and said: "Master Zhang, please stabilize the army, I will accompany the prince."
Zhang Suimou hesitated and nodded in agreement.
Chen Yucheng stepped forward to catch up and said, "Your Majesty, I will go with you."
Shi Dakai nodded, and the two gradually disappeared from the soldiers' sight.
When Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng went to Li Zhen's military camp alone for the meeting, Li Zhen received the news from the scouts. Li Zhen asked his soldiers to stop and rest, and the army stopped rushing. The soldiers quickly set up camp and built a camp. When Shi Dakai When Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng arrived, the soldiers first searched them to make sure they had no sharp weapons before welcoming Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng into the army.
Military camp, in the conference room.
Li Zhen sat at the head of the conference table, with Yang Luchan and Dong Haichuan standing behind him. Except for Li Zhen, Yang Luchan and Dong Haichuan, there was no one else.
Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng walked in. Li Zhen waved his hand and said: "Sit down."
Shi Dakai unceremoniously sat down opposite Li Zhen. Chen Yucheng stood behind Shi Dakai, staring at Li Zhen. It was not that he and Li Zhen had never met before. He did not expect that after so many years, they would be in such a situation. Meet.
Li Zhen smiled slightly and said: "We are all sensible people, so I won't mince words. Just be more straightforward and express your opinion."
Shi Dakai said: "You can surrender if you want me to, but there are certain conditions."
Li Zhen said: "Say."
Shi Dakai said directly: "After I surrender, if there are soldiers in the army who are willing to continue to follow me, that is, they are willing to continue to stay in the army, you must make arrangements. If there are soldiers who are unwilling to serve as soldiers and want to remove their armor and return to the field, You can't stop them and let these soldiers go and let them live their lives again."
Li Zhen said without hesitation: "No problem, this condition is reasonable and reasonable."
Shi Dakai continued: "In addition, the soldiers who left must be given settlement allowance, at least ten taels of silver per person, so that the soldiers can temporarily settle down."
Li Zhen frowned slightly, and then said: "Okay, ten taels of silver per person."
Shi Dakai said again: "In addition, there is one last condition. After I surrender, you can't force me to do anything I don't want to do. That's all I have to say. If you agree, I will surrender immediately. If you don't agree, I will surrender immediately." , you can kill me immediately."
After hearing the last condition, Li Zhen's expression changed slightly.
The last condition made Li Zhen a little unhappy.
ps: Second update, call it a day, I’m a weekend bird, I finally have time to write more, if I don’t work overtime tomorrow, I will definitely update more.