Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 973 Pleading

Yan Yingyuan heard clearly and saw all the changes in Zu Dalue's expression. He smiled gently at him and said, "Don't be embarrassed. Just meet him if you want. It might be a good thing."

Zu Dale smiled wryly: "Come to me at this time, what good thing can it do? I'm afraid you want to ask me to plead with the champion and the emperor?"

Yan Yingyuan said: "How do you know if you don't see it?"

Zu Dale shook his head: "It's the same whether you see it or not... I can't help them. The champion marquis hated the Guan Ning army's betrayal to the bone, and the people all over the world hated the Guan Ning army's collusion with the Jian slaves, and their willingness to act like a dog. , I can't help them..."

Zu Dale knew Guan Ningjun well.It is said that the men who came out of the cold and desolate land in Liaodong should all be resounding and tough, but the Guanning Army is very strange. Since the day they were formed, they have never been tough on Houjin.In other words, from the day this army was formed, this army has never regarded the recovery of Liaodong as its own mission. It is just the private army of Liaodong generals. Soldiers, weapons, food and fodder, land, everything is just Liaodong generals. the property of.At the same time, it is also an important channel for the Chaowenchen Group to suck blood. The mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood outside the pass gave birth to the monster Guan Ningjun, and the monster Guan Ningjun gave birth to a monster attached to this monster, using it as an intermediary to go crazy Blood-sucking interest groups... In a word, the main function of this army is not to fight wars, but to make money. It is strange that such an army can fight tough battles!But now this army has encountered a powerful opponent a hundred times stronger than Jiannu. They could retreat to Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan when they lost to the Qing army, but now they have nowhere to hide. If they lose, they will definitely die. Only when you win, will you have a chance!The problem is that no matter how hard they try, they have no hope of winning!Therefore, Guan Ningjun, who saw that the situation was not good, tried to release his goodwill through some channels, selling Huang Taiji like selling Chongzhen, in order to save himself...

It's a pity that Yang Menglong is not Huang Taiji, he has no interest in making friends with Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang.Yang Menglong is the kind of person who is either black or day, and does not rub his eyes. Guan Ningjun's behavior that he thinks is smart, in his eyes, and in the eyes of the Ming army at this time, is simply the greatest shame of Ming!If Guan Ning's army goes all the way to the dark and fights bloody to the end, they may still win a little respect from the Ming army. Now this kind of approach will only make Yang Menglong and the others feel disgusted, rather than Cao Cao's ecstasy when he heard that Xu You came to vote.So Zu Dale didn't think it was necessary to meet the messenger, because it was meaningless.

However, people's hearts are full of flesh. After several years of disappearance, and such a big change happened, it is impossible to say that Zu Dale does not want to see Zu Dashou and find out about Zu Dashou's recent situation.So under Yan Yingyuan's persuasion, he finally nodded and said, "Bring him here..."

Soon, the envoy was brought over. He was a young man with sword-like eyebrows, piercing eyes, tall but not bloated at all, like a leopard, extremely aggressive.When Zu Dale saw him, he frowned even tighter: "Zu Sixian? Why are you here!?"

As soon as the young man saw Zu Dale, he rolled off the saddle and got off the horse, knelt down on his knees all the way, and kept calling: "Father, father! The child has seen you!"

The Heluo New Army originally had a fair impression of this heroic young man, but when they saw him crawling over on his knees regardless of the muddy water on the ground, they couldn't help but let out a loud boo, and the lancers from the Guan Ning Army remained silent. , turned away, not letting Heluo New Army see the disappointment and embarrassment on their faces.Zu Dalue shouted angrily: "Stand up!"

Zu Sixian was trembling all over after being yelled at. He instinctively wanted to stand up, but his knees seemed to have taken root. He only raised them a little and knelt down again. He kowtowed hard and shouted: "Father, the child is looking for you." It’s so hard for you to find it!”

Yan Yingyuan asked Zu Dale in surprise, "Which song is this?"

Zu Dale said: "He is the only son of a Hundred Cavalry Captain under me. His father died in the battle when I rescued Dalinghe, and the body could not be recovered. He was only twelve at the time, leaving only his frail and sick mother. Life was very difficult with him. I pity his mother and son for their difficulty in survival. They accepted him as their adopted son, taught him martial arts, and provided him with education. I hope he can become a talented person and not embarrass his father. A few years ago, I was ordered to lead the troops into Guan, returned to Heluo to form the new army. He wrote several times to Jinzhou asking him to come to Nanyang, but he refused, so we never saw each other. Now we finally meet, but..." At this point, his disappointment was gone again. It can't be covered up anymore.Under the influence of Yang Menglong, the Heluo New Army... No, the entire Heluo and Huguang areas are increasingly ashamed of kneeling. They all agree that people should love themselves. It is enough to kneel on their parents and ancestors. They kneel down at every turn. , that is embarrassing.Zu Dalue also accepted this concept, so when he saw his adopted son's pustule appearance, he was completely disappointed.He jumped down and forcibly pulled Zu Sixian up. He raised his hand and wanted to slap him, but found that the boy was already half a head taller than him and had grown a sparse beard. The slap stopped in mid-air and did not fall for a long time.

The child has grown up, and no matter what, we can no longer hit him in public.

Zu Sixian looked fearful and didn't know where he was wrong, so he murmured, "Father..."

Zu Dale asked coldly: "My elder brother asked you to come?"

Zu Sixian said honestly: "Yes. General Pingnan... ah, no, it was the Chief Soldier who said that my adoptive father and I have not seen each other for several years and we should meet."

Zu Dale sighed: "He actually has a good intention. He knows that we haven't seen you for several years, so he specially asked you to come over and let me take a look."

Zu Sixian was a little anxious: "Father, the child has a lot to say to you, can you find a place to talk?"

Zu Dale shook his head: "No need, I know everything you want to say, there's really no need...get on the horse, don't say anything, just walk around with me and look around."

Zu Sixian hesitated to speak, but seeing Zu Dale ignored him and got on the horse, he also sighed helplessly, got on the horse, trotted behind Zu Dale, and ran away.Looking at the burly figure in front of him, he seems to have returned to his childhood. It was the same when Zu Dale taught him how to ride a horse. He was in front, and he timidly trotted behind on a tall horse...

Watching the two men running away, several captains came over and asked Yan Yingyuan: "Legion Commander, do you want someone to keep an eye on them?"

Yan Yingyuan said: "No, I can trust the second general. Don't worry about it, take care of your own troops, and speed up! I don't know what the fighting will be like in Fengtai. It's a day earlier and a day earlier, so you can rest assured!"

As soon as he mentioned this, the group of captains immediately got up serious and didn't dare to chatter anymore. They went to supervise the troops individually, kicked the soldiers who left the team back into the queue, or helped the soles of their feet to blister and limp. The soldiers carried their luggage and urged everyone to speed up.Why are they rushing so desperately?Don't you want to rush back to Fengtai to support Yang Menglong before Jiannu!Now Beijing is getting closer and closer, but the situation is probably getting more and more critical, so what if we don't speed up!
Zu Dale didn't go far, and after walking about a mile, he reined in the horse and turned the horse's head. Zu Sixian imitated the example, also reined in the horse, and called cautiously: "Father..."

Zu Dale raised his hand to signal him not to talk about horses, then pointed to the Heluo New Army in the distance who was marching quickly along the official road, and said: "No need to say anything, just watch, open your eyes wide, and take it seriously." Look!”

Zu Sixian was puzzled and didn't dare to ask any more questions. He could only look in the direction of Zu Dalue's finger.It was okay not to look at it, but he was shocked when he saw it: Under the guidance of black tiger flags, an entire regiment of the Heluo New Army plus a considerable number of cavalry, more than 5000 people, lined up in a long line. , hold your head high and move forward mostly!Their trousers were covered in mud, and they had probably walked a long way, but their formation was still so neat. No matter where they went, it was like they were marching between two straight ropes!The most frightening thing is that during the march, no one spoke. Everyone kept their eyes straight, moving forward, forward, and forward again. Those who left the queue would be kicked back by the officers immediately. As for the villages and towns on the roadside, No one did this little trick that the Ming army took for granted, like getting something out of the house. Only the light cavalry split up and combined, and went out for five or six miles to conduct reconnaissance. Needless to say, the level of coordination and coordination was also extremely high, and the enemy It would be extremely difficult for the army to suddenly attack this army. First of all, the light cavalry reconnaissance level would not be able to pass!
He gasped, what kind of army is this? It's clearly a python with tentacles all over its body, ready to jump up and run away at any time!Their discipline is really terrible, how did this army train out!
Zu Dale seemed to see what he was thinking, and said bitterly and proudly: "This is the weakest legion of the Heluo New Army. It was only established in June last year."

Zu Sixian was shocked: "This... is this the weakest of the Heluo New Army? Where is the strongest?"

Zu Dale said: "The strongest one is in Fengtai. You come from Beijing, you should know it. Maybe you will think that I am bluffing, but I can tell you clearly that this is really the weakest of the Heluo New Army." A legion, if replaced by the first legion or the second legion, their queues will be more orderly and their movement speed will be faster. There will be no need for officers to kick back those who have left the queue... Just watching them walk over quickly in formation, You will despair."

Zu Sixian broke out in a cold sweat.In the Battle of Liaodong, the Qing army captured some scattered soldiers of the Tianxiong Army. When the prisoners were interrogated, these prisoners said coldly that they were the weakest of the three legions of the Tianxiong Army. If the Qing army faced the other two legions , will never have such good luck.At that time, he found it unbelievable that the discipline, fighting will and military quality of Li Chongshi's army were already jaw-dropping. If they were only the weakest army in Tianxiong's army, how strong would the other two be?Now he was amazed to see Yan Yingyuan's army marching silently and quickly in a neat queue, but Zu Dale told him that this was just the weakest army of Heluo's new army...

Wrong, the Guan Ning army made a wrong bet from the very beginning, even if they disbanded automatically, it would be better than cooperating with the Qing army and destroying 30 Great Ming Northern Expeditionary Army!

Zu Dale sighed for a long time, and said: "Brother, he underestimated the heroes of the world, and you even underestimated Champion Hou, Su Yihou and their army, so that you made a big mistake! Now the big mistake is over. Chang Cheng, there is nothing I can do!"

Zu Sixian's face turned pale and he shouted: "Father!"

Zu Dale didn't give him a chance to speak: "If you see it clearly, go back and tell me, brother, don't have any illusions anymore, don't want any of them, surrender quickly and wait for him, I will use all my military exploits to offset it, maybe If you can save his life... stop fantasizing about bargaining with the Champion on the condition of betraying the Qing army, this will only make the Champion look down on him even more! Our Guan Ning army is already embarrassing enough!"

Zu Sixian rolled off the saddle and got off the horse, knelt down and kowtowed, and said in a mournful voice: "Father, you can't just ignore death! It's not that our Guan Ning army is sorry for the court, it's the court that is sorry for us! We are guarding outside the pass in this bitter cold. How many people are killed and injured every year in the land of Guanning? How easy is it for us to defend the defense line of Guanning so that the officials and lords in the pass can continue to live and dream? They are good. Not only do they not pity our hard work, but they want to kick us when the situation improves a little Hey, Zongbing Zu did this out of helplessness! Now that Zongbing Zu knew he was wrong, why can't we give him and us a chance to make amends! Father, save Guan Ningjun, Only you can save us!"

Zu Dale said weakly: "I said before, I can't save you, and no one can save you! Go back and tell my elder brother exactly what I said. I hope he and you can make the right choice. We have I've done too many things wrong, and I can't make the same mistake again!"

Zu Sixian hissed: "Father————"

But Zu Dale was not interested in chatting with him anymore, kicked the horse's belly, and galloped towards his troops. Amidst the sound of hoofbeats, his voice rang in Zu Sixian's ear like a drum in the evening: "Go back, Don't come again, never again... If there is a chance to meet again, I hope you can remember, don't kneel and kowtow! A man's knees are used to support the spine, not to kneel! I am very grateful to you disappointment!"

Zu Sixian was completely stunned.

(End of this chapter)