Chapter 656: Pursuing the Victory
The raging flames on the river not only shattered Li Shoujie's three views, but also frightened Li Sui.
He grabbed the shoulder of the sailor nearest to him and shook him madly, with a look of astonishment on his face.
"What is this? What was that just now?"
The sailor was trembling, his mind was blank, he didn't know what it was, he had never seen anything like it.
Is it divine punishment?
The ship was already in chaos.
Most of the people who came this time were veterans, and they could accept being beaten with white knives in the battlefield.
They have also experienced comebacks.
But everything before their eyes was beyond their understanding.
This kind of magical power that was like turning one's hand to make clouds and another to make rain, and this kind of confusion of not being able to see where the enemy was, made them at a loss as to what to do and they had no fighting spirit at all.
"It must be a magical power! Duke Yun is the one who wrote Journey to the West!"
"The contents of Journey to the West are true, right? If Duke Yun had not seen it with his own eyes, how could it be written so realistically? Duke Yun must be a god who came down to earth to experience trials and tribulations!"
It must be a god, only a god can have such divine means!
As soon as they thought of the gods, the fear and shaky outlook in everyone's hearts were instantly stabilized.
Someone twitched his lips, not sure if he was trying to comfort himself or Li Sui: "It doesn't matter, we are so far away. They will definitely not punish us."
Before he could finish his words, there was another loud noise.
A big hole was smashed in the ship where Li Sui was, and the river water rushed up.
Everyone looked across in astonishment.
The mist on the river surface gradually dissipated, revealing the figures of warships.
They clearly saw that the ball was shot from the boat.
Bang!
There was another loud bang, and this time it hit the ship behind Li Sui.
Our luck was not good this time, the command room on the third floor of the ship was hit!
"this……"
This scene was too shocking.
Just like how small and powerless people are when faced with mountain torrents, Li Sui was completely stunned and unable to make any decision when faced with this epoch-making weapon of war.
The warship on the opposite side was getting closer and closer, so close that one could almost see the red glowing gun barrels on the warship.
It is a man-eating beast, a soul-catching chain that reaps human lives!
Seeing that another round of artillery fire was about to begin, Li Sui suddenly felt a sudden inspiration and ran and shouted, "Surrender! We surrender!"
When the Yunzhou soldiers on the warship saw the other side raising the white flag, they had to regretfully retract their shells.
Li Sui surrendered at the right time because the next wave of shelling would target the ship he was on.
The shell that landed on the second ship was purely because the artillerymen on the warship were too excited and adjusted the angle wrong.
Li Sui was helped off the boat and arrived at Hezhong Prefecture. When he went to pay his respects to Gu Nanxi, his legs went weak and he actually knelt down.
Song Shoujie felt a tightness in his chest, thinking back to when he asked the judge Zhao Jun and the governor Li Sui for food and fodder, they were so arrogant that they didn't even bother to see him.
Now in front of Duke Yun, Li Sui was like a wimp, no, more like a dog, wagging his tail and begging for mercy.
Noticing Song Shoujie's contemptuous gaze, Li Sui did not feel angry at all.
It’s good enough to be able to save a life!
I have escaped death several times, it must be the blessing of my ancestors. When I return, I will burn some incense for them.
As for contempt, what is there to be contemptuous of? !
Li Sui just didn't believe it. He thought that if someone else was in his situation, they could do better than him.
Being able to make a prompt decision and choose to surrender, saving the lives of so many people, Li Sui felt that he was awesome and proud, okay? !
Gu Nanxi ordered people to take over the remaining eight intact ships and arrange for the surrendered soldiers, and then asked Li Sui about some situations in Guangde Prefecture.
Li Sui is a man who knows how to adapt to the changing times.
Since you have chosen to surrender, you must naturally make meritorious contributions while bearing the consequences.
Not only did Li Sui explain everything that the Duke asked openly, but he also explained everything that Duke Yun didn't notice.
This made Li Mingde, who was watching from the side, nod his head repeatedly. If every surrendered general had the mentality and ability like Li Sui, it would save everyone a lot of trouble!
According to what Li Sui said, he also learned that all ten of Zhao Jun's ships were destroyed and Suining County was relieved. Gu Nanxi gave the order on the second day to pursue the victory!
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The situation of the battle in Hezhong Prefecture has not yet been reported.
The peasant uprising army in Henan County achieved fruitful results.
"Mr. Mei, we have taken over Mi County. Where should we attack next?"
Yang Lan stood by the campfire, eating rice in big mouthfuls.
Yang Laosi sat aside, eating hard.
Ever since this Mr. Meitang Mei led 500 elite soldiers across the border of Henan County in Hezhong and joined the ranks of the rebels, the rebels have upgraded their weapons and their fighting effectiveness has increased greatly.
Mei Tang came here on orders, naturally wanting to expand the results of the battle as much as possible.
The Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty wanted to attack Wei to save Zhao, so he destroyed Zhao himself and see how he would save it!
Mei Tang unfolded the map. The map in his hand was the result of many years of hard work by Baida Express in Henan County. Every trail, every mountain, and every river were measured by the employees' footsteps.
"Next, we'll attack Qi County."
Yang Lan frowned: "Mi County and Qi County are separated by Fuhu Mountain. The mountain is high and dangerous, and it is said that there are tigers that eat people. Why should we fight it first?"
Mei Tang knew the relationship between Yang Lan and Su Xuanming, so he patiently explained: "Xinzheng County is the base camp of Henan County. They provided disaster relief in a timely manner. Our mass base in Xinzheng County is weak, so there is no need to gnaw on this hard bone first. We must capture more territory as soon as possible before the other side's reinforcements arrive."
On the map, there is a trail across Fuhu Mountain, and Meitang has sent sentries to investigate.
There is no need to tell you this until the results are out.
Yang Lan nodded. He was just asking because he wanted to learn more.
Since Duke Yun sent Mei Tang here, it means that Mei Tang is the person in charge of this operation.
Mei Tang picked up the bowl and sorted out recent events in his mind. After finishing the meal, he spoke.
"Brother Lan, I heard that after we entered Mi County, someone in our team raped a woman. Do you know about this?"
Yang Lan looked solemn. Yang Laosi stopped eating and looked up at Yang Lan.
Yang Lan: “Yeah, I just found out about it too.”
Mei Tang's tone didn't change much, just like chatting: "What are you going to do?"
Yang Laosi put down the bowl and said anxiously: "Lan'er, Shu'er has a reason! The woman is called An Niang, and she was originally Shu'er's lover. Later, An Niang's family could not pay the tax, so they exchanged An Niang for the betrothal gift."
Mei Tang said nothing and waited quietly for Yang Lan to make a decision.
[Don't kill people, don't molest decent women, don't damage crops] These three rules have been emphasized again and again.
Even because these people were not regular troops, Mei Tang lowered his demands and did not say that all the captured goods had to be confiscated.
Even so, some people still violated the rules after entering Mi County.
Mei Tang wanted to see what Yang Lan would do.
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