Hearing that he was about to speak, and judging from his appearance, it seemed that it was something important, so his cavalrymen slowly surrounded him with him as the center.
Li Laiheng drove his horse to the top of a small slope and said loudly with a serious expression: "Brothers, I, Li Laiheng, have been in the army since I was a child, following the general in the north and south. I always fight with all my strength, because my adoptive father has always taught me, We rebelled only when we couldn’t survive. If we don’t resist with all our strength, we will only die!”
As soon as they heard this, his men vaguely knew what he was going to say. Suddenly, no one made a sound. Even their horses knew that the next words would be very important, and there were fewer voices.
"I used to have brothers, sisters, parents and elders, but now I can only recall them in my dreams. To be honest, although my adoptive father was very kind to me, I still miss them very much!"
When Li Laiheng said this, his eyes turned a little red. How many times had his deceased relatives entered his dreamland and tried to catch them, but in vain.
In fact, many of his subordinates had similar experiences to him. When he heard him say this, everyone suddenly missed their relatives.
"In the past, many of the ways of the general were incomprehensible to me after I became wiser. Every time we went to a place, we robbed everything. The local people had no money and food, so they had no choice but to follow us. In the end, we became There are withered bones under the city. Every family in this family ended up like this!" Li Laiheng's voice was a little angry, "My adoptive father told me that this was a last resort. We were surrounded by the imperial army. If we didn't grab food, we would be destroyed. Starve to death. Also, when the imperial officers and soldiers come, they will also collect their food and grass, and their families will still be destroyed."
When he said this, he looked at his men and found that many of them had a look of shame on their faces, so he continued: "I accept this statement because I think my adoptive father is right. Later, most of them The general has begun to be kind to the people, and I am very happy. With less sin, I am more willing to fight for the general! However..."
At this point, Li Laiheng paused, his voice became louder, and he said loudly: "The battle in Kaifeng made me realize that the imperial court is no longer the original imperial court, and there are more good officials like Xing Guogong in power. Is he good?" , you are all following me, and what I saw, you also saw. What I heard, you also heard, I believe you all know it in your heart."
"In the battle of Kaifeng, the general disappointed me, and Duke Xingguo made me confused. Why were we fighting? I asked my adoptive father, but he couldn't give me the answer. Maybe he asked the general, so he was Imprisoned."
When he said this, his voice became lower, as if he was feeling sad, but immediately after, he pointed over there with his hand and shouted loudly: "Have you seen the situation in Yicheng? Again The reason for coming here is just that I don’t want to take advantage of the officers and soldiers. But if this happens, how many people will die? How many more people like me and us will come? "
When his men heard these words, they all lowered their heads and were speechless.
"Why are we fighting now? I can't figure it out. My adoptive father said we were fighting for survival? But now, Xiao Yuan Camp, as well as those abandoned by us in Kaifeng, Luo Rucai's men, are still fine! So who are we? Why are we fighting? To be honest, I really don’t understand! If I have to give an answer, I think we are fighting for the general’s selfish desires and his ambitions! As for the imperial officers and soldiers, I heard it with my own ears. , the officers and soldiers of Kaifeng roared in unison, fighting for world peace!"
Having said this, Li Laiheng looked at his men with tears in his eyes and said: "The court has changed. They do not disturb the people, they also fight against corrupt officials. They want peace in the world. I want it too! I also want peace in the world, young master. Some killings, no more ruined villages! Wouldn’t it be better for everyone in the world to have brothers and sisters?”
After he asked this question, many people raised their heads and looked at him.
Li Laiheng pointed his finger in the direction of Kaifeng and said loudly: "I have decided to go to Duke Xingguo. No matter what he does, I will admit it. I don't want to do this anymore! If there are brothers who agree with me, they are willing to join me." If we are together, then we will go together!”
When his men heard this, even if they had already had a premonition, they were still surprised after hearing this. You know, Li Laiheng was Li Guo's adopted son, he was also the commander of Li Zicheng's bodyguard, and he was a fierce general in the rebel army. Would he ever say such a thing?
But before they had time to speak, Li Laiheng pointed in the direction of Xiangyang and continued to say loudly: "If you still want to follow the general, I won't stop you, just go back to Xiangyang. By the way, tell the general for me. , saying that I, Li Laiheng, do not want to fight such a meaningless war, I want peace in the world."
Having said this, Li Laiheng said seriously: "But don't worry, if Duke Xingguo accepts my surrender, I will not fight with my brothers. I can guarantee this. Even if Duke Xingguo is convicted, I will not fight against my brothers." They use knives!"
After saying a lot of words, he finally stopped talking. He just clasped his fists with his hands, slowly turned to all the men surrounding him, and saluted. Then, he drove his horse down the small slope towards Kaifeng and started walking slowly without any hesitation.
Seeing him like this, no one stopped him and everyone got out of the way.
After leaving the circle of people, Li Laiheng turned back to look at his men, clasped his fists again, and said loudly: "Brothers, I hope that when we meet again, we can bring our wives and children to each other's houses! Take care!"
After saying that, he turned back and no longer looked behind him. With a "drive" sound, he urged the horse to move forward quickly. He didn't want to stay any longer and didn't want to look behind him to see how many brothers would follow him.
Seeing his leaving figure, suddenly, the sounds of "Drive, drive, drive..." sounded one after another. One after another, his men urged their horses to follow him.
Of the two thousand troops, only seven or eight hundred remained in the area.
In the Battle of Kaifeng, the power of the war of public opinion was indeed very powerful.
Seeing them all follow Li Laiheng away, some people sighed and said, "It's so good not to have worries!"
Many of them are already married, and their families are all in Xiangyang. Even if they want to leave, they can't just leave like Li Laiheng.
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In Xiangyang City, Li Zicheng was in high spirits, preparing to follow the strategy of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty to conquer the world. He was confident and full of ambition when he heard the news from Li Laiheng.
Suddenly, Li Zicheng was so angry that he yelled: "Traitor!"
For this reason, I was very furious. They even sent out cavalry to immediately chase Li Laiheng back and cut him into pieces.
"General, he is a cavalryman and cannot be chased back." After hearing this, Song Xiance hurriedly added, "We must act as quickly as possible. It would be bad if Li Laiheng informed the court and Sichuan was prepared in advance. .”
Upon hearing this, Li Zicheng was so angry that he cursed again.
Some of his men were angry, some shook their heads, and some were silent.
They were quite surprised that Li Laiheng would do such a thing and betray Li Zicheng, even if he said he would not fight with his brothers.
Song Xiance was also surprised. After Li Zicheng finished scolding and got out of his anger, he said to Li Zicheng: "General, we must strengthen the offensive against Fengyang and Yingtianfu to force Duke Xingguo to be unable to divide his troops to pursue us. For this reason, it is necessary to do this..."
As he spoke, he explained his thoughts in detail again, which could be regarded as a remedy.
Li Zicheng listened and naturally took aim. He was really angry about Li Laiheng's departure.
For this reason, after he left the office, he even ran to Li Guo, pointed at Li Guo's nose and cursed: "Tell me, was it you who instigated this?"
"What did I instigate?" Li Guo was a little surprised that Li Zicheng suddenly came to accuse him, so he couldn't help but ask.
Seeing that he refused to admit it, Li Zicheng had the urge to kill him again, but he finally resisted and shouted sternly: "Your adopted son, this thing, actually went to surrender to that dog king!"
Hearing this, Li Guo couldn't help but be stunned, and the scene where Li Laiheng kept asking him immediately flashed in his mind: "Father, why are we fighting?"
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little relaxed. Now he finally didn't have to answer this question!
"Uncle, things are different now. The court has changed, and people's aspirations are different. Li Laiheng is an example of this." After Li Guo relaxed, he said to Li Zicheng again, "Now that I have been recruited by the court, I believe I will have a good job." My future, if..."
"Fuck your mother!" Li Zicheng never expected that Li Guo would use this matter to persuade him again. He became furious and immediately cursed, "I...I'll kill you!"
This time, he had a sword with him. He immediately pulled out the knife and tried to kill Li Guo through the fence.
The soldiers who were guarding Li Guo were so frightened that they hid. Li Gaoshi had ordered that if something happened to Li Guo, they would pay with their lives.
If there is no key, I believe that the general will not be able to hurt a tiger. He will rush to get reinforcements. It will be fine if Li Gaoshi comes.
But who would have thought that Li Guo was standing at the fence, calmly facing the furious Li Zicheng, and did not hide inside at all.
His reaction surprised everyone, including Li Zicheng.
The blade was about to hit Li Guo, but Li Zicheng still didn't see Li Guo dodge. He couldn't help but retract his hand and instead of cutting it, he pointed the tip of the knife at Li Guo's nose, almost touching it, and shouted sternly: "I won't want you to die, I want you to watch. Do I, Li Zicheng, have that ability? Who is more powerful, that Duke of Dog, or I, Li Zicheng! I want to prove that you are the blind one in our Li family. goods!"
