Although Li Dingguo wanted to find another boat to escape from Hanyang Mansion, it was not easy, because at this time, the merchant army fought from various exits to the dock. Many soldiers who were too late to get on the boat fell under the gunpoint, and other soldiers also
They retreated to the river bank and were gradually surrounded by the merchant army.
On the river, the merchant army fired several more cannons and sank a small boat. Although they spared six or seven boats, they successfully shocked other boats that had not yet left the shore or had just left the shore. However,
The boat Sun Kewang was riding in was lucky enough to escape several shellings. One of the shells hit less than two feet away from the bow of the ship, and the water column splashed all over Sun Kewang. But he still escaped from the merchant army.
The pursuit continued towards the other side of the Yangtze River.
In fact, the Merchant Army's artillery is limited in number, and its accuracy on the river is even more limited. If all the ships desperately try to escape from the shore, more than half of them will be able to escape. But now the fear of artillery and muskets has been cultivated.
It entered the heart of every Western soldier. As soon as he heard the firing of artillery and muskets, the soldiers not only lost the courage to resist, but also lost the courage to escape. As a result, they did not even dare to sail the ship and left the shore.
The other boats also sailed back to the shore, and they all had no choice but to capture them honestly.
At this time, the two musketry battalions of the Merchant Army formed a semi-circle, surrounding the remaining Western Army. Each musketeer held his musket flat and pointed it at the Western Army in the encirclement. And because Li Dingguo was also on the shore,
Therefore, the soldiers of the Western Army instinctively gathered around Li Dingguo and regarded him as their own support. Li Dingguo could only smile bitterly in his heart. At this point, who could he rely on? He turned around and looked again
Looking at the river, the boat Sun Kewang was riding on had sailed far away. Li Dingguo was still thinking bitterly, why didn't the Merchant Army's artillery sink the boat just now?
At this time, I saw a corridor branching out from the Shang army formation. Shang Yi came to the front of the formation from the corridor and shouted to the remaining troops of the Western Army: "You guys, I am the auxiliary general of the imperial court, commanded by the Shandong Dusi.
I know that Deputy General Shang Yi. Now you have no way to retreat. If you put down your weapons and surrender, I can spare your life. If you continue to resist and refuse to surrender, you will only die.
, which way to go, you can choose for yourself."
Li Dingguo heard it very clearly in the formation. He looked to the left and right and said: Brothers, there is nothing more to say at this point. If you continue to resist, there will be only death. Let everyone surrender. As for life and death after surrender.
, then let it be your fate." As he said that, he first threw his saber on the ground. The other soldiers obviously followed him, and when they saw him doing this, they all dropped their weapons and surrendered.
When Shang Yi saw it, he immediately issued another order, ordering the soldiers of the Western Army to line up one by one and walk out of the encirclement. He first searched their bodies to see if there were any hidden weapons, then designated a place for them to sit together and sent them
Because there were thousands of Western soldiers who surrendered this time, and so many ropes could not be found at the moment, they had to be detained first.
Fewer and fewer people came out of the encirclement, and the last one to come out was Li Dingguo. In fact, when he asked the soldiers to surrender, Shang Yi noticed him. It was obvious that he was a big shot in the Western Army. Therefore, in
When Li Dingguo came out, Shang Yi stopped him personally and said, "Who are you? Tell me your name?"
Li Dingguo said: "I am Li Dingguo."
Shang Yi nodded, looked up and down, and saw that Li Dingguo was quite tall. Compared to himself, he was only a little shorter, probably over 1.75 meters. He had broad eyebrows, a bee-like waist and ape-like arms, and a majestic air.
Shang Yi smiled and said, "So you are Li Dingguo?"
Li Dingguo was also slightly startled and said, "Do you know me?"
Shang Yi did not answer his question and said: "The day before yesterday you attacked the river beach and attacked from the flank. Did you come up with it?"
Li Dingguo was also quite surprised and said, "How did you know it was me?"
Shang Yi still didn't answer his question. He turned to Cheng Jin and said, "Well, what I said is correct! He was the one who came up with the flank attack plan the day before yesterday."
Cheng Jin smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, I've finally convinced you. You are Zhuge Liang, you know everything."
Shang Yi also smiled slightly and ordered people to take Li Dingguo down first and keep him under separate supervision. Li Dingguo also felt baffled, and when he was taken away, he couldn't help but look back at Shang Yi.
At this time, Hanyang Prefecture completely fell into the hands of the merchant army. Shang Yi ordered his soldiers to sweep the battlefield, count the treasury and loot, and appease the people in the city. The merchant army came to rescue Hanyang Prefecture and would protect their lives and property.
There is no need to be overly concerned about safety. Merchants, farmers, people of the Five Elements, Eight Works, Three Teachings and Nine Streams, etc., can make a good living and respect the disciplines, and then safety can be guaranteed.
The situation in Hanyang Prefecture is slightly better than that of other counties. There are still about half of the population in the city. Shang Yi stayed in the government office. In the evening, the results of this battle were also calculated.
In the battle to capture Hanyang Prefecture, the Merchant Army only lost a total of twenty-six soldiers, beheaded more than twelve thousand soldiers, and captured more than six thousand five hundred people alive. However, Bi Jing only captured a prefectural city and gained little.
It was quite a bounty. A total of more than 6,000 shi of grain, more than 500 shi of flour, and more than 20,000 taels of silver were seized. In addition, more than 3,000 horses, 36 large and small ships, and other swords, guns, weapons and armor were seized.
Yes, the Merchant Army doesn't like them at all, so they don't bother to count them and just throw them away and ignore them.
Shang Yi was also very happy after seeing the list of statistics of battle results. After going south, he fought for more than a month from the beginning of July to the beginning of August, and now he has finally gained something. As a result, there are now more than 6,000 more prisoners of war.
, the pressure on food has also become further tense. The food that Wu Zong promised to give him has not yet been delivered. Now that he has more than 6,000 stones of food, it can be relieved a lot. However, in Wuchang Mansion, Zhang Xianzhong has on hand
, there must be a lot of good things. This time when we attack Wuchang, we must grab some from Zhang Xianzhong.
Then Shang Yi ordered Li Dingguo to be brought to the lobby so that he could question him personally.
After a while, Li Dingguo was brought in. Shang Yi ordered someone to untie him and let him sit down. Li Dingguo was also confused and said: "Shang Yi, what are you really going to do to me? You might as well tell me! I, Li Dingguo,
Now that you have been captured, you will be killed or cut into pieces as you please."
Shang Yi smiled faintly and said slowly: "Li Dingguo, whose nickname is Hongyuan, was born in Yulin, Shaanxi Province. He was born in the first year of Tianqi (1620). In the third year of Chongzhen (1630), he became a bandit from Zhang Xianzhong and moved to fight in Qin and Jin.
In Henan and Chu, he was known for his bravery when facing the enemy. He was known as "King Xiaochai" and "Little Yuchi" in the army. He is now named General Anxi by Zhang Xianzhong. Are all these correct? "
Li Dingguo couldn't help but be shocked after hearing this, and said, "How do you know these things?"
Shang Yi continued: "You don't need to ask me how I know this. I also know that you like to read the Art of War, Zizhi Tongjian and other books. You have literary and military talents. Although you are in the army of thieves and bandits, you are the only one who writes for kindness. , when you conquer a city, you don’t kill recklessly. When you meet the gentry and the people, you will try to save them. Hey, he is a kind-hearted person, but it is a pity that you are a beautiful woman, how can you be a thief?"
Li Dingguo snorted and said: "What if I don't become a thief? My parents died when I was ten years old and my family was extremely poor. These are all caused by the government. If I don't become a thief, I can only wait for death." Already."
Shang Yi said with a smile: "You can tell the truth." But he immediately turned serious and said: "But what have you done since you became a thief? How many people have been like you, whose parents have died and their families are poor? If you wash, you can only wait for death."
Li Dingguo was silent after hearing this. Although he was a kind man and tried his best to protect some innocent people, Zhang Xianzhong did too many things that killed innocent people indiscriminately, and most of them were done in front of Li Dingguo, but Li Dingguo I knew I shouldn't, but I was powerless to stop it.
Seeing that Li Dingguo was silent, Shang Yi said again: "Li Dingguo, we are in troubled times now. In fact, with your talents, it is the time for heroes to make contributions and stand out. But if you keep following Zhang Xianzhong, you will have no future. "
Of course Li Dingguo could hear that Shang Yi Yi Jing had an obvious intention to recruit. It would be a lie if Li Dingguo was not interested, because now he is still an unknown person, and Li Dingguo felt quite satisfied that he could be valued and recruited by Shang Yi. .Because although Shang Yi is about the same age as him, he is obviously famous for his financial achievements. However, Li Dingguo still shook his head and said: "It was the government that forced me to take this path. I will never take refuge in the government. What's more, there are some government officials His deeds are no better than those of us thieves."
Shang Yi smiled and said: "There are good and bad things in the government. Others don't say it, but you must have heard of my merchant army! We will never bully good people and do whatever they want. Wherever our troops go, nothing will happen." No crime.”
Li Dingguo said: "I admit that you are indeed a good official, but it is a pity that good officials in the court will not last long. I think you will either be persecuted to death by the court, or you will become a thief like us." rebel."
Shang Yi couldn't help laughing and said: "That's good, but how can you conclude that I only have these two paths to take? Maybe I have a third path to take?"
Li Dingguo stared at Shang Yi, and after a long time, he said: "Sir Shang, I understand your intentions through scriptures, but the Eight Kings have a life-saving grace for me, and I can never abandon them."
Shang Yi nodded and said with a smile: "Very good, never forget to repay kindness, never leave, and value love and justice. I really did not misjudge you. If you surrender immediately, I will look down on you." But just remember what I said today. You will figure it out that day. You can come to me at any time." After saying that, he ordered people to take Li Dingguo down and put him in custody.
Shang Yi got up and walked around the house. He picked up an almanac and found that today is the ninth day of August. Shang Yi's heart moved, he looked north and murmured: "Today is the eighth day of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen." Jiu, it shouldn’t change.”