With the soldiers and horses in his hands, Xue Chengcai could lead his troops to escape the siege of the army, but if he wanted to save his family and treasures, it would be impossible in nine cases out of ten. These things are cumbersome on the battlefield, but in peacetime But it's a treasure, so I can't bear to throw it away.
It's all the damn Luo Rucai's fault. He could have run away before the Sun Gou bandit led the army to suppress, but he had to fight hard with the officers and soldiers. In the end, they didn't even let the infantry come up, and they just relied on explosive bullets. The blast caused the rebels to run away with their heads in their hands.
Luo Rucai was really just like Prime Minister Cao, with a quick-thinking mind and all his tricks, but when faced with Zhuge Liang, he was still at a loss to do anything and suffered repeated defeats. If he is "Cao Cao", then Sun Gou Thief is the "Zhuge Liang" of the world, his natural enemy and nemesis.
"...You have been surrounded by officers and soldiers! If you don't get off your horse quickly, you will be captured! If the army fights, don't blame the blindness of swords and guns for hurting the female family members!"
Bai Liangbi was extremely tempted by the selling conditions offered by "One Dragon", but he was unable to agree to it due to the public disapproval. Many of these troops were still affiliated with other departments.
Once the matter of accepting bribes from thieves is revealed to Sun Shaobao, I am afraid that his own father will not be able to protect him. This is a crime of collaborating with the enemy on the battlefield and indulging in the enemy, and can be punished on the spot.
Although he was lusting after ten thousand taels of silver at the moment, Bai Liangbi was not obsessed with it. On the way here, Sun Chuanting was ordered to kill Luoyang Commander-in-Chief Wang Shaoyu. The Shangfang sword in his hand was not a decoration.
After thinking about it in his mind for a long time, he could only grit his teeth and stop his greedy thoughts, and exhorted "One Dragon" to surrender as soon as possible, otherwise it would be impossible for him to save his daughter.
The officers and soldiers fired volleys of bows and arrows, and they did not care whether there were women and children on the other side. For the officers and soldiers who were advancing in the suppression, anyone in the bandit formation, as long as they were not court officials, could open their bows and fire arrows without any scruples.
Even if there are officials on the opposite side, as long as the general leading the team insists on taking action, the soldiers below will blindly follow orders. For them, their superiors are their food, clothing, and parents, and only the generals will obey.
"Where is Bai Guangen? I am 'Yilong' Xue Chengcai!"
At this point, Xue Chengcai could only show up in front of the battle, hoping to explain to his old friend face to face, not knowing whether the other party could buy his face.
"My father is unable to come. I am Bai Liangbi, the son of Bai Guangen. If you have anything to say, just say it!"
Someone under Bai Liangbi knew "One Dragon". After confirming that he was correct, he came out and had a direct conversation with the thief general to see what the other party had to say.
"It turns out he is the son of General Bai. He is really the son of a tiger father without a dog!"
Xue Chengcai smiled and nodded, his words full of compliments. He couldn't fall out with the other party at this time, he still wanted to escape unscathed.
"'Yilong', you should also know what the current situation is. This matter is beyond my control. Your head is worth ten thousand taels of silver. It is not difficult for me to get it, and all the belongings in the car belong to me. If you don't give the order to take action, you are just thinking about losing troops and horses. If you know the current situation, you will dismount and capture you. I will send you to Mr. Shaobao. Whether you kill or release is decided by Mr. Shaobao. Your family may be spared death. Otherwise, it will definitely be 'a dead end'!"
Bai Liangbi has been fighting with Bai Guangen for many years. Although he does not have the ability to stand alone, he does not have any actual combat experience at all.
The skilled soldiers in his father's hands, that is, the most capable elites among the more than 10,000 people, are all under his command. These two thousand horsemen are the wealth of their father and son. If one of them dies in the battle, one person will be missing.
Facing more than a thousand enemy cavalry, even though Bai Liangbi's troops were superior and there were other troops under the command of the general military officer around, he did not want to take action rashly.
Moreover, most of the soldiers and horses who can follow the "one dragon" to counterattack are also brave cavalry in the bandit army. They are by no means comparable to ordinary auxiliary soldiers. In a fight, both sides will lose.
"Brother Bai, you are from Shaanxi, really you can't use this ten thousand taels of silver for convenience?"
The other party declined politely, but Xue Chengcai was still unwilling to give up. If it didn't work out, he would give away all his belongings. At worst, he would just rob him later.
"You will surrender when you say you will surrender, and rebel when you say rebel. Now you have spent money to buy a road. Lord Shaobao's troops are behind you. Why don't you go talk to Lord Shaobao?"
Bai Liangbi directly pushed this guy's request to Sun Chuanting. Since his boss was not present, he could say whatever he wanted, and he also blocked the "one-stop" retreat.
The father and son had been bandits before, but they were not as shameless as "One Dragon" and others.
Seeing that you could not defeat us years ago, you accepted the imperial court's offer.
When things calm down after the new year, you suddenly rebel again.
After revolting, they found that they could no longer defeat the army, so they had to spend money to buy a way to escape.
This shameless behavior of "One Dragon" made Bai Liangbi feel very contemptuous.
What are you fooling around with?
Wouldn't it be better to be a military commander of the imperial court honestly?
My father started out as a street bandit and now holds the position of general military officer.
But you...
All I can say is that dogs can’t change what they eat!
Today, I was completely defeated by the army, and I still think about revolting. How stupid is this person?
"Fight or surrender, it all depends on your word!"
Seeing "One Dragon" hesitate, Bai Liangbi added another sentence, asking the other party to make a decision quickly.
For Xue Chengcai, it was impossible to run away. More and more officers and soldiers surrounded him, and it was already difficult for them to break out of the siege.
But surrendering would only guarantee that Bai Liangbi would not kill him for the time being, and the final decision-making power would still be in Sun Chuanting's hands.
Xue Chengcai didn't know how to convince Sun Gou, who had always been hostile to the rebels, and he didn't think he had the ability.
If he fell into the hands of the Sun Gou thief, his family might survive, but he might be executed by Ling Chi.
Xue Chengcai hoped that the whole family would survive, not that a certain part of him would die.
If he must die, he must abandon his family and keep himself alive.
"...someone... wishes... to surrender!"
Xue Chengcai was very reluctant to surrender again, but if he didn't surrender this time, he would not be able to get over this hurdle.
At such a close distance, if the other party asked his subordinates to shoot their bows and arrows specifically at him, he would probably turn into a hedgehog.
Out of helplessness, Xue Chengcai had no choice but to dismount his horse and ask for surrender. At the same time, he ordered his followers to dismount and kneel down, lay down their weapons, and obey the orders of the officers and soldiers.
"That's good. I'll take you to see Mr. Shaobao immediately!"
Catching "a dragon" is a great achievement, worth ten thousand taels of silver. Seeing that the other party really surrendered, Bai Liangbi couldn't help but be elated, and hurriedly had someone tie up the "big fish" and bring it to Sun Chuanting.
Not knowing whether the family was dead or alive, and there were also family members of related generals, the "one-stop" who had staked so much wealth and life came to Sun Chuanting's location, and naturally felt extremely anxious and anxious.
This man was very powerful before he went in, but he didn't expect that he would still be so powerful after he came out, perhaps even more powerful than before he went in. Before his troops could rush into the battle, the rebels were already beaten to the point of being unable to parry, and were ready to flee.
His family members had not escaped, and he was unlucky, so he had no choice but to go all out, lick his old face and come to see Sun Chuanting, begging for mercy, otherwise his surrender would be in vain...
"The sinner Xue Chengcai has come to see Master Shaobao!"
Fortunately, it was easy to kneel down with my hands tied in front of me. Otherwise, if I had to kneel behind my back, I would just lie on the ground, just like a dying fish.
"Xue Chengcai accepted the imperial court's favor before, and now he participates in the rebellion. What's the point?"
Sun Chuanting asked solemnly with a sullen face. He would not be able to persuade someone like this who rebelled and then surrendered again. He was a veritable duplicitous person.
"I am reporting this to Shaobao. It is a sinner who treats others unkindly. He was bewitched and instigated by Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong. Luo Rucai said that the current Holy One has passed away..."
The culprit is of course the two fools who took the lead. Xue Chengcai is not stupid enough to take the responsibility on himself. He will not leave anything behind that should be pushed out.
"How outrageous! When I was in the capital, I saw the Holy Lord with my own eyes. The dragon's body was in good condition. How could Thief Luo be so treacherous? How can you, a reckless man, believe such nonsense?"
Sun Chuanting was not lying. His Majesty the Emperor is indeed "in good health", but he just can't get out of bed. Otherwise, he would not have allowed the prince, who was only 6 years old, to supervise the country...
The generals around him saw Sun Shaobao suddenly furious, and they didn't look like he was deliberately deceiving him, so they naturally believed that Emperor Chongzhen was indeed alive.
As a person like Sun Shaobao, he would definitely not describe the dead as alive. To say the least, even if the emperor really died, the prince could just ascend to the throne directly, and he would not be guilty of detours to supervise the country.
Thinking about it this way, it can only mean that the emperor's dragon body is not in good condition and it is inconvenient to go to court. He asked the prince to temporarily supervise the country and wait until he is healthy before he can manage the government. It is pretty much what the newspapers said.
"The sinner deserves death! The sinner has never studied and is stupid, so he believed the rumors of Luo... Luo Thief. I hope Master Shaobao will show mercy!"
Seeing Sun Chuanting furious, Xue Chengcai didn't dare to cause trouble anymore. He could only pretend to be pitiful and push Luo Rucai in front as a shield.
"Humph! Have mercy? The current chief minister is from Shaanxi, and you are also from Shaanxi. The current first minister's surname is Xue, and your surname is also Xue. Both are from Shaanxi, and the same surname is Xue, but you don't know that you serve the imperial court, but instead You are a rampant thief. The court favored you, and you were favored later. The court did not harm you, but you rebelled again. For this reason, you are unfaithful, unfilial, and unkind. I have always had a clear distinction between grudges and grievances. The emperor gave instructions and already knew in advance your intention to rebel, so he ordered me to lead the army to preemptively attack. The bandit army has been defeated in Yun County now, and they will be killed in a few days. If you If you sincerely surrender after revolting, you must pay for your crime and perform meritorious service. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, can forget about it!"
Sun Chuanting first reprimanded this opportunistic guy and made him understand that betraying the imperial court would bring disrepute. He also specifically mentioned the root reason why the prince sent troops to suppress it, in order to deter him from any remaining evil intentions.
As for whether he can avoid death, it depends on whether he will agree to his request. Now that he and his family have been captured by the army, he must agree even if he does not agree.
"The sinner is ashamed of your majesty, his highness, the court, and the young master, and he is extremely willing to pay for his crime and make meritorious service!"
After listening to the first half of Sun Chuanting's words, Xue Chengcai was almost scared to death, thinking that he was the most intolerable and would be executed immediately. However, there seemed to be some relief in the second half. As long as he obeyed Sun Shaobao, there might be a way to survive. Searching.
"This method is not difficult, just kill Luo Rucai!"
Sun Chuanting showed a smile. He just wanted to use the family members in his hands to make Xue Chengcai throw a rat weapon and become his own death, so that the rebels and soldiers could kill each other. In this way, the official army's attack would be more effective with half the effort.
"……this……"
He came to seek refuge with Sun Chuanting, but now Sun Chuanting asked him to kill Luo Rucai. Xue Chengcai hesitated for a while.
"Your head is worth 10,000 taels, and Luo Rucai's head is worth 50,000 taels! If you can cut off these scourges for the court, you can naturally clear your name!"
Luo Rucai was nicknamed "Cao Cao". Although his strength among the bandits was not as good as Zhang Ni's, he had a wide network of contacts. He was another major bandit leader after Gao Yingxiang.
Sun Chuanting knew that it was extremely difficult to capture and kill Luo Rucai, so he asked Xue Chengcai to kill Luo Rucai and let the "two talents" kill each other so that he could take advantage of him.
After the battle severely damaged the rebel army, Sun Chuanting, who had won the first battle, was more confident about the success of the campaign within the year, but he was not sure whether he could catch the extremely cunning Luo Rucai.
Luo Rucai, who was already frightened, insisted on running away. Even if the officers and soldiers were chasing after him and clinging to him, it would be difficult to catch up and capture him in a short time.
If Xue Chengcai is willing to take over this job, it will mean that he has an important informant, and it will be much easier for the army to march forward to suppress the bandits.
"...The sinner is willing to kill Luo Thief!"
Although Xue Chengcai didn't know how to do it, he knew he had to agree, otherwise his trip would be in vain and even his family would have to pay for it.
"I will not order you to go into danger alone. There will be no less than five thousand fine knights secretly cooperating with you. If you can't kill Luo Thief on your own, you can still do it as long as you can lead Luo Thief's troops into the ambush circle of the official army. The merits are equal to the faults!”
Sun Chuanting prepared two plans. No matter which one was successful, Luo Rucai would be put to death. With Xue Chengcai's deliberate misleading, Luo Rucai would be led into the ambush circle of the army if he did not believe it.
"The sinner is willing to do his best for Master Shaobao!"
After saying this, Xue Chengcai suddenly understood that Sun Chuanting was also afraid of Luo Rucai, so he allowed himself to be used as bait to catch this big fish. It was unclear whether he could succeed, but this method seemed to work.
"If you can introduce other thief generals besides Luo Rucai, you can also be rewarded based on merit. For every thief general killed by the officers and soldiers, you can be promoted to a higher level and receive a generous reward! If you kill another three thief generals, you Then you can become the chief military officer!"
Xue Chengcai was promoted to guerrilla before the rebellion, and he was promoted three levels, which happened to be the chief soldier. However, among the staff, only Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing were promoted to the rank of chief soldier. Wang Guangen, who did not participate in the rebellion, was promoted. As deputy general.
If this person now wants to enjoy the same rank as Liu and Li, he must kill all the thieves who fled north together. Otherwise, his merits and demerits will only be offset. At most, the court will not hold him accountable for his rebellion. .
"Sinners dare not expect to be promoted, so they can only do their best to eliminate the scourge of Luo thieves for Master Shaobao!"
It was difficult for Xue Chengcai to persuade Luo Rucai and lead him into the ambush. As for the others, that was another matter.
"If the Luo thief is cunning and you can't lure him into submission, you can lure other thieves here. If you can get the officers and soldiers to capture him, the two thieves will equalize your merits and demerits. The other reward conditions remain the same!"
Sun Chuanting was not deceiving the other party, but this was the instruction of His Highness the Crown Prince, otherwise he would not dare to vouch for the leader of the thieves. This was an act of transgression, and if the court knew it, he would be dismissed and investigated.
A certain prince was very happy to "sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers". By promising the position of chief military officer, he could kill four thieves. This deal was a good deal.
"The criminal knows it and will do his best to cooperate with the army in the suppression. There will be no second thoughts!"
Xue Chengcai was relieved when he heard that he could survive without killing Luo Rucai. He thought that he could not defeat "Cao Cao" by playing tricks, but he might be able to succeed if he deceived others.
It's not enough to just plot against a "Little King of Qin". Fortunately, there are people like "Zheng Shiwan", "Sweeping King", "Hunshi King" and "Fat Zhang" in the south.
If they were lured into an ambush by the army, maybe he could work as a general officer.
Bai Guangen can achieve this position, why can't he do it himself?
