Qin Liangyu's words made Sun Kewang, Liu Xiyao and Helan shut up.
Since ancient times, the winners are the kings and the losers are the bandits.
The failure on the battlefield made them lose their voice.
Seeing that the three men had stopped arguing, Qin Liangyu took the three ropes from the soldier next to her.
Her old hands gently stroked the rope, her expression extremely calm.
Under the surprised eyes of the three people, Qin Liangyu threw the rope into their cells respectively.
"As a military commander, you should die on the battlefield and return home wrapped in your horsehide. Although this way of dying is tragic, it is an honor for a military commander."
"But now that we have captured you, we can no longer release you to the battlefield."
"In order to let you die with dignity, this governor has specially found some ropes for you. If you want to be loyal, you can tie the ropes high on the prison bars and commit suicide."
"If you don't want to be loyal, just sit down and listen to me."
After saying this, Qin Liangyu sat on the chair next to her.
Sun Kewang and Helan looked at the rope not far away and fell into deep thought.
Liu Xiyao's eyes began to moisten as he reached out and picked up the rope.
He was not a direct descendant of Li Zicheng.
Liu Xiyao first fought side by side with four teams including Ma Shouying, He Yilong, He Jin and Lin Yangcheng.
Their rebel army was both powerful and prestigious, and was collectively known as the Five Battalions of the Gezuo.
Later, under Yang Sichang's strategy of spreading a net from all sides, the army suffered heavy losses and internal conflicts also emerged.
In addition, the imperial court intended to issue an edict of amnesty, so they temporarily stayed quiet for a while.
In the 14th year of Chongzhen, Yang Zhuoran, the military supervisor in charge of Zhao'an, was impeached and dismissed by the Donglin Party.
After hearing the news, the Gezuo Fifth Battalion raised an army again, and in the same year joined forces with Zhang Xianzhong to fight in Huguang.
In the 15th year of Chongzhen, the Left Fifth Battalion was excited after hearing that Li Zicheng had defeated Sun Chuanting, and led its troops north to join him.
This lasted for three years.
During these three years, he went out of Guanzhong, entered Shanxi, attacked Beijing, fought in Daming...
It can be said that he sweated and bled for Dashun.
Li Zicheng did not treat him unfairly and gave him enough position and money.
Now he is a prisoner, his former glory is gone, and only a hemp rope remains.
Will you be loyal with this rope?
Liu Xiyao sighed and put the rope on the ground.
Just as Qin Liangyu said, dying on the battlefield is the way out for a military general, not being tied up with a hemp rope.
Sun Kewang and Helan did not touch the rope, but looked at Qin Liangyu quietly.
Qin Liangyu nodded slightly, very satisfied with the performance of the three people.
"Everyone!" Qin Liangyu said solemnly, "Now we have two options."
"First, refuse to surrender. I will deport you to the capital according to the order, and the rest is up to me."
"Second, surrender. After surrendering, I will submit a letter to the court. As for how the court will place or deal with you, I have no idea."
Liu Xiyao and the other two looked at each other and said nothing.
Qin Liangyu used the two words "placement" and "disposal".
The meaning of this sentence is very clear. The court will not necessarily pardon the sins after surrender.
It would be fine if he was pardoned, but if he wasn’t pardoned wouldn’t it be a waste of surrender?
But if you don't surrender you will be escorted to Beijing.
Either die on the road or die in Beijing.
It’s also a dead end.
Liu Xiyao hesitated and asked, "Based on General Qin's experience, will the court pardon our sins?"
Qin Liangyu shook her head: "I won't tell you until you surrender."
The three of them were silent again.
These conditions can be described as harsh.
Seeing that the three men were wavering, Qin Liangyu put her hands behind her back and said, "Do you think that I am a woman and surrendering to me would be embarrassing for you?"
"We dare not!" The three of them lowered their heads at the same time.
Qin Liangyu served in four dynasties and was well-known for her outstanding military achievements.
Looking at all the military generals in the Ming Dynasty now, surrendering to anyone is not as honorable as surrendering to Qin Liangyu.
Liu Xiyao took a deep breath and said slowly: "I only have one request."
"explain."
"I have heard of General Qin's great name for a long time, so I hope to be able to obey his orders after surrendering."
Qin Liangyu's lips curled up slightly: "I can write a letter to His Majesty about this matter."
Liu Xiyao blinked and thought about Qin Liangyu's current official position.
She now serves as the governor of four provinces and holds all military and political power in the four provinces.
Would the current emperor not allow her to use the person she wants?
Liu Xiyao stood up and dusted himself off, then knelt down across the prison bars in front of Qin Liangyu and said, "The guilty general Liu Xiyao is willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty."
"Liu is willing to stay under General Qin's command, and I hope General Qin will forgive us for the past."
As he said this, he kowtowed heavily to Qin Liangyu.
Helan and Sun Kewang were both stunned.
Especially Helan, he stood up and pointed at Liu Xiyao and cursed: "Liu Xiyao, you bastard are really hateful. You stole what I wanted to say in my heart. You deserve to die!"
Helan's words made the entire cell quiet.
Everyone wanted to laugh except Helan.
Considering that this was a very serious matter, everyone suppressed their smiles.
The jailers hid in the dark, their bodies twitching constantly as they tried to hold back their laughter.
After living for so many years, this was the first time they had seen such a scene of surrender.
Sun Kewang was dumbfounded.
Before this, he thought that Liu Xiyao and Helan were tough and ruthless people.
Unexpectedly, these two people surrendered instantly.
The current situation is that those who surrendered are not embarrassed, but he who did not surrender is very embarrassed.
Qin Liangyu said to the people behind her: "Come here, release Liu Xiyao and Helan."
"this..."
"What's this?" Qin Liangyu said with a hint of anger: "They have already surrendered. In my eyes, they are my own people. Why don't you open the prison door?"
"Yes." The jailer took out the key and opened the cell door.
Liu Xiyao and Helan hurried out of the cell and saluted Qin Liangyu again.
After Qin Liangyu helped them up, she looked at Sun Kewang and said, "If you are willing to surrender, I have a task for you."
"General Qin, please accept my homage!" Sun Kewang no longer hesitated and knelt down to salute Qin Liangyu.
After accepting the surrender of the three men, Qin Liangyu finally felt relieved.
If it were before, she would have executed these three people without hesitation!
After all, their hands were stained with the blood of Sichuan Army soldiers.
But the situation is different now.
Chongzhen had previously warned her to be careful of possible rebellion in Yunnan.
Now the Sichuan troops are fighting in the Huguang area, and the central Sichuan is short of manpower. If a rebellion occurs, she must dispatch troops to provide support.
As the saying goes, it is easy to get thousands of soldiers, but it is difficult to get a good general.
The Sichuan Army is not short of soldiers, but it lacks generals who can stand alone.
These three men have rich combat experience, and recruiting them to the Ming army can solve the problem of shortage of generals.
Qin Liangyu helped Sun Kewang up and said, "You should go to Yunmeng County right now. Li Dingguo is helping the people to farm there."
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