Hu Du's envoy was arrogant and arrogant.
Han Guan looked at the envoy coldly. Unexpectedly, he thought he was the one who was besieged and in desperate situation. Meng Cha, Xu Liang and others were even more angry and wanted to kill this man.
After the messenger rambled for a long time, he concluded: "Open Zhennanguan, and my general will lead his people to leave the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, Huang Chuyun will die, and the thirty-nine female relatives will also die!"
"Threatening us with the people of Ming Dynasty? Oh, is Hu Du going crazy trying to survive?"
Han Guan sneered.
I killed thousands of people in Ming Dynasty and took away countless young men. At the last moment, I actually want to survive by the women in my hands?
Don't even think about it!
Han Guan is a pure soldier and will not let Sergeant Annan go because he cares about the people.
Faced with Han Guan's rejection, Hu Du's envoy did not panic and said calmly: "General Han, you can ignore the life and death of the forty female family members, but you must consider the stability of Siming Mansion, right?"
Han Guan frowned, not knowing why.
The messenger said slowly: "Huang Chuyun, the second daughter of Huang Guangcheng, the magistrate of Siming Prefecture, Cui Xiu, the eldest daughter of Cui Kai, the magistrate of Siming Prefecture, Cen He, the daughter of Cen Hong, the envoy of Xuanfu..."
Han Guan's face suddenly turned cold, and his eyes flashed with murderous intent.
"As long as the Ming Dynasty opens the Zhennang Pass and lets General Hu take his people away, these forty female family members will be left with the Ming Dynasty. To show sincerity, some of the family members of these officials who were plundered to Annan can also be returned. General Han, this It’s a good deal.”
The messenger persuaded with a smile.
Meng Cha roared angrily and kicked the envoy. The envoy was kicked to the ground. He looked at Meng Cha fiercely and said, "If you kick me this time, all the female relatives will be kicked one more time after you go back." Break the whip! Come on, let me see how strong you are!"
"I'll chop you up!"
After Meng Cha finished speaking, he went to look for the axe.
"enough!"
Han Guan stopped Meng Cha, looked at the envoy and said, "Go back and tell Hu Du that I will consider his proposal."
The messenger stood up, patted the soil on his body, and said disdainfully: "If there is no news for two days, the female family members will die, and the family members of the chieftain who were sent to Annan will also die."
Jiang Chengzhou, Meng Cha and others wanted to beat the envoy to death, but because there was no order from Han Guan, they had no choice but to let him go.
Han Guan raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, and said to Xu Liang: "Why did Huang Guangcheng's daughter fall into the hands of Hu Du? He has been with me for many days, but he didn't mention a word. I quickly picked him up to discuss countermeasures."
If they were just ordinary people, Han Guan would not care, but these female relatives were actually the daughters of chieftain officials, so he had to think about it.
Fate, in the Ming Dynasty, is not equivalent.
Chieftains are an important force in the governance of Guangxi. Although Huang Guangcheng is the prefect of Siming Prefecture, he is not directly appointed by the court, but the local prefect.
If you didn't know that Huang Chuyun was in the Annan Army, it didn't matter whether she was dead or alive. Even if she was dead, Huang Guangcheng could forgive her afterwards. After all, swords and guns have no eyes, and it is normal for people to die in the rebel army.
But now we know that if we don’t care about their life or death, what will these local officials think?
Do you think Daming is unreliable for not trying his best to protect them?
If someone stirs up trouble in the future and says that in a certain year and month, the Ming court treated your daughter like this and ignored your son's life and death, why would you still serve them if the Ming court is so rubbish?
It's the other way around.
When a grudge occurs, it is difficult to make up for it.
If handled improperly, it may lay the root of trouble for Guangxi.
Han Guan very
It was a headache, and he couldn't make up his mind for a moment, but Han Guan was certain of one thing, Hu Du would never be allowed to leave the Ming Dynasty alive!
Huang Guangcheng hurried over.
Han Guan asked with a look of sadness and indignation: "Do you have a daughter named Huang Chuyun?"
Huang Guangcheng looked at Han Guan's sharp gaze and did not avoid it. Instead, he nodded sadly and said, "Huang Chuyun is my daughter, but she is already dead."
Han Guan squinted his eyes slightly, wondering what Huang Guangcheng meant, and said softly: "Hu Du sent an envoy to say..."
"She's dead!"
Huang Guangcheng interrupted Han Guan, his eyes full of pain, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry about any personal affairs when doing things!"
"Not just your daughter, but many more."
Han Guan said in a low voice.
Huang Guangcheng angrily swept away the things on the desk, stared at Han Guan fiercely, and shouted: "So what?! Countless people died in the Ming Dynasty. Zhang Fu led his troops over the mountains, risking his life to break through, and captured Zhennanguan, why are we defending the city with all our lives? We have been traveling for days, and the army is fighting hard to kill the enemy. What is it for? "
"Anyone who steps on my territory will be killed without mercy! Anyone who plunders my people will be killed without mercy! Anyone who bullies my children will be killed without mercy! No matter whose daughter he is! Whose woman! Whose son! Wherever the enemy is, we will kill him without mercy." Wherever the blade points, isn’t this the belief that you, Han Guan, have always insisted on?”
"Don't shake your faith! I still have government affairs, don't come to me again for this kind of thing! If someone talks about it in the future, I, Huang Guangcheng, will bear the responsibility!"
After saying that, Huang Guangcheng walked out of the tent without looking back, grabbed a horse, and hurried back to Naliu.
Han Guan was shocked by Huang Guangcheng's words.
He had always known that his daughter had been taken away, and he also knew that the families of many chieftain officials had become hostages in Hu Du's hands, but he never said a word!
It's not that he doesn't want to save his loved ones, it's that he can't!
For the sake of the dead people!
He is not a good father, but he is a good official!
Han Guan was touched and understood what he should do. He called Jiang Chengzhou and asked: "Find someone to ask if we can bypass Hu Du Camp and reach Zhennanguan. We need to get in touch with Zhang Fu."
After Jiang Chengzhou asked someone for help, he replied helplessly: "Although there is a road, it takes too long. The round trip may take more than two days."
Han Guan thought about it and said, "Think of other ways and send a message."
Time is painful.
Hu Du stood on the hillside and looked around, constantly asking Han Guan if he would come tonight, but Han Guan made no move.
Hu Du, whose expression was wasted, was very uneasy. At night, the Ming Dynasty army took turns beating gongs and drums with such great momentum that they were about to attack the mountain directly. Sergeant Annan was so frightened that he could not sleep.
After a long night of tossing, Sergeant Annan wanted to take a rest at dawn, but unexpectedly, the Ming Dynasty army made another move. This time, in addition to gongs and drums, there were also new catapult performances, firecrackers and artillery shooting events.
Although Sergeant Annan did not pay the ticket fee, Han Guan still generously allowed him to watch one performance after another for free...
Yang Xiu found Hu Du and said with a haggard look: "If this continues, the sergeant will collapse! We can't wait any longer, we must either break out of the encirclement or fight to the death!"
Hu Mu said uneasily: "How to break out of the encirclement? There are traces of the Ming army on several surrounding hills!"
Yang Xiu pointed to the road and said: "As long as we cross Daqing Mountain, we can reach Yanzi Mountain, which is the boundary of our Annan territory. No matter how much the Ming army wants to pursue, they will not be able to catch up."
"To put it lightly, Daqing Mountain is steep and steep. If it can be easily climbed, why would I end up like this!"
Hu Mu retorted.
Yang Xiu stamped his feet and shouted angrily: "Then what do you think we should do? The attack on Zhennanguan failed, and more than half of the army was lost. There was no time to cultivate, and now they are surrounded by Han Guan, attacking their hearts day and night, and the army is fleeing. The number of soldiers has reached more than 300. If we continue, we don’t need the Ming army to fight. The sergeant will fall first!"
Hu Du sighed and said: "It seems that Han Guan doesn't care about the families of chieftain officials at all. It was my miscalculation. Let's keep the notice..."
"Report!"
The sergeant hurriedly entered the account and shouted loudly.
Hu Du looked at the sergeant coldly and asked, "What's the matter?"
"The Ming Dynasty sent envoys."
The sergeant replied quickly.
Hu Du's eyes lit up and he quickly ordered: "Quick, let him come up quickly."
Jiang Chengzhou climbed the short mountain without fear, met Hu Du, Hu Mu, Yang Xiu and others, and said: "My Lord Dusi has considered General Hu's proposal and can open Zhennanguan to let you leave, but there are a few condition."
Hu Du felt happy and pretended to be calm, saying, "Just tell me."
Jiang Chengzhou stretched out his right index finger and said in a deep voice: "First, return all the detained female relatives!"
Hu Du nodded, this condition was nothing.
"Second, return all the plundered people!"
Jiang Chengzhou looked at Hu Du and said.
"No, we can only return the chieftain's family!"
Hu Mu disagreed.
Jiang Chengzhou glanced at Hu Mu without paying attention, then looked at Hu Du, stretched out his third finger, and said: "Agree to the conditions, write down the document, and stamp it with the official seal. We allow you to take ten people out alive!"
"What? Ten people?!"
Hu Du's expression changed greatly.
There are only ten people, and you want to replace everyone?
Jiang Chengzhou nodded slightly and said seriously: "This is the final condition. It cannot be changed or negotiated! If you agree, at least you as officials can return to Annan alive. If you don't agree, everyone will die. You think about it carefully. By the way. , if there is no reply before dawn, it will be regarded as rejection."
The strong Jiang Chengzhou turned to leave. Yang Xiu wanted to stop him, but Hu Du did not give the order.
"Brother, what should we do?"
Hu Mu lost his sense of proportion.
Hu Du gritted his teeth and hesitated. He would die if he fought, but there was still a way to survive if he didn't fight...
That night, Hu Du didn't sleep, and neither did Han Guan. After the commotion for the first half of the night, there was no more movement from the Ming army. Sergeants Annan fell asleep one after another, snoring loudly.
At the fourth watch, Hu Du handed over the documents and all the detained women.
Han Guan abided by the agreement and arranged for Jiang Chengzhou to take Hu Du and others to Zhennanguan. After Zhang Fu received Han Guan's order, he opened the gate of Zhennanguan. Hu Du led Hu Mu, Yang Xiu and others through the city pass. Walk out of Zhennanguan from the south gate.
Jiang Chengzhou sent Hu Du and others outside the city gate, clasped his fists and said: "I also ask General Hu to return the plundered people to the Ming Dynasty according to the agreement in the document after he returns to Annan."
Hu Du agreed with his mouth, but he didn't care in his heart. All he wanted now was to return to Annan immediately!
Jiang Chengzhou watched Hu Du and the other ten people leave, looked up at Zhang Fu above the city gate, and shouted: "They have reached the Annan border."
Zhang Fu looked at the torches on the road in the distance and waved his hands with a grin. Yuan Yue, Pan Cheng and others lit the fuses of the artillery on the city wall. In an instant, the fire ripped through the darkness and flickered with dazzling light...
