Wu Feng's words caused all the generals under his command to fall into deep thought. The tent became extremely quiet. The generals were all considering the meaning of what their commander had said. There will be many battles with the Taiping Army in the future. Let's not talk about it for now. How much loss will the forced capture of Lulong bring to our own side? This will definitely have a great impact on the later war. Once the news of refusing to accept surrender spreads, I am afraid that future battles of the Taiping Army will be affected. It must end with fighting to the last moment, and the losses caused to one's own side will increase exponentially. This is unacceptable to the generals, including everyone here.
"The vast majority of the Taiping soldiers are farmers and slaves who were deceived and fooled by the Taiping cult. They are not born warriors. Maybe they are a little dissatisfied with the empire, but as long as we guide and use them well, they should be able to become our loyal Of course, this still requires us to do a lot of work later. If we accept their surrender, then we can use this example to carry out all-round propaganda and psychological attack in future wars, which will have many unexpected effects. We must also take this into consideration." Wu Feng saw that several of his subordinates were somewhat agitated, so he struck while the iron was hot.
"But, sir, do you think the conditions proposed by this guy Jiang Bin are a little too much? Does he really think he can withstand our attack? He thinks too highly of himself." Sha Lang said angrily, paying They have made many sacrifices, but at this time they have to accept the surrender of the other party. They are already very angry, and they also make many unreasonable demands. How can this not make people angry
"Yes, sir, the three requests he made are nothing except the first. The second and third are purely unreasonable requests and too absurd. From my subordinates' point of view, we should not accept such requests from him. "The one who echoed was Song Tianxiong. He was inclined to accept the other party's surrender, but he agreed with other generals on this condition.
"Old Mu, what's your opinion?" Wu Feng frowned slightly, asking for the opinion of Mu Lige who didn't speak.
"My Lord has just said that the purpose and significance of this surrender is not only the gain and loss of Lulong, but also related to our future strategic policy. Now that most of the northern part of the empire has been controlled by the Taiping Religion, the people behind us will The road is still long, so it is necessary and necessary to accept the surrender of the other party, but the second point they proposed is that we unconditionally agree to leave those who are unwilling to surrender. I am afraid this is worth debating, these Taiping Cult obsessed people Once we leave, it is very likely that we will go back to join the Taiping Religion, and we will very likely encounter them again in future wars. This will undoubtedly lead to the return of the tiger. This is one of the reasons. In addition, the third point they proposed is to We promised not to allow them to participate in the fight against the Taiping Army after they surrendered. Such a request is simply unbelievable. So where is his sincerity in surrendering? What did they use to show that they were sincerely surrendering? Could it be that they wanted a chance to breathe first? Then you can recuperate and rebel again?" Mulige's thoughts were obviously much more far-reaching. He did not explicitly object to accepting the other party's surrender, but he did raise his own opinions and suspicions, which were quite reasonable.
Wu Feng was not surprised by Mulige's rhetorical question. Wu Feng had already prepared for this point and immediately said: "On these two points, I'm not too worried. If those die-hards insist on refusing to surrender, we will There is no need to force it, it is actually a good thing to let them go back. At least after experiencing the brutal war these days, they have also learned about the strong strength of our army. After returning, they may even exaggerate our strength. In this way, in the future In the war, first of all, it cast a psychological shadow of failure and fear on those rebels who had never fought with us. This is a good thing. If we go back on our word and imprison or execute them, it will only anger the other party, and it will also Losing credibility will only give others a leg up. As for their request not to confront the Taiping Army after surrendering, I think this just proves their sincerity. If he takes the initiative to ask to be sent to the front line to confront the Taiping Army, I think I have to consider whether they are using a delaying tactic, waiting to catch their breath and come back to bite us."
Wu Feng's words made all the generals nod their heads, and even Mulig, who had always been opposed, had to admit that what the coach said was more reasonable.
"On the other hand, I have some doubts about the first point he made. He only surrendered me, Li Wufeng, but not the Tanghe Empire. What's so weird about this?" Such a strange request really made Wufeng very confused. Wufeng really Don't understand the joints involved.
"Sir, my subordinates know a little bit about the reason behind this." The young man who had been standing in the corner without talking to him took a step forward, cupped his fists and saluted.
"Oh? Linghu, you know? Let's talk about it." Seeing that it was Linghu Yi who had just become the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Wu Feng nodded and motioned for the other party to explain.
"According to intelligence, Na Jiang Bin was originally a child of a middle-class family in Qinghe Prefecture, but when he was about to come of age, his father had a conflict with a local prominent family due to business disputes, and was involved in a lawsuit. Because the other party was a noble, Moreover, he spent money to bribe the government. Naturally, the lawsuit failed and he was left penniless. His father could not bear the blow of business failure and threw himself into the water. His mother also hanged herself. Jiang Bin was so angry that he killed her at night. He also set fire to the government office and wandered around the world since then. He was later absorbed into the Taiping Religion. Because of his talents and the support of the lower-level soldiers, he gradually became a senior official of the Taiping Religion. He already hated the imperial government to his bones. He once hated the imperial government to the core. I swore a poisonous oath that I would rather fight to the death than surrender to the empire."
"So that's it." Wu Feng and other generals suddenly realized that Sha Lang, who had always been a little unsatisfied in his heart, even had a vague feeling of sympathy.
"Haha, although this is nothing serious, we can't let Situ Yutang and Mi Feng know about it, so as not to cause extraneous problems and create a lot of trouble out of thin air."
Everyone in the tent nodded and smiled to show their understanding. The scalp of the boss was already numb. Seeing that Her Royal Highness the Seventeenth Princess had ignored the dangers of military fatigue and insisted on going to the front line of the army to understand the progress. No matter how the coach tried to dissuade her, she could not do anything. Unable to dissuade the other party's ardent wish, Wu Feng had no choice but to reluctantly agree. If the Seventeenth Princess knew about such a major matter of accepting the other party's surrender and surrendering the empire but not surrendering, I was afraid that it would cause an uproar immediately. There was still a hint of guilt in his heart, but Wu Feng really didn't want to make trouble with the other party on these trivial details, so he had no choice but to hide and hide whenever he could.
"What's going on? Where is your Mr. Li?" Although the camp that stretches for several miles looks heavily guarded, it doesn't smell like a war is going on. It's not that the battle on the front line is in full swing and extremely intense. Well, why did he see such a situation? Situ Yutang looked puzzled and asked in surprise Song Tianxiong, the commander of the Guards Division who came out of the camp gate.
"Back to Your Highness, the Lulong Taiping rebels announced their surrender yesterday under the inspiration of Lord Jiedushi. Early this morning, Lord Li led the second and third divisions and the Lulong Garrison Division into Lulong City to accept the surrender and take over defense. I went, because I know that Her Royal Highness the Princess is arriving today, so I specially ordered the humble minister to greet Her Highness here." Song Tianxiong answered the other party cautiously with a respectful look on his face. Mr. Li didn't want to see the other party at this time. He was afraid that he had already hidden away in the name of inspecting military affairs, but he left this hot potato to himself. Judging from the unhesitating look on the other party's face, he was afraid that this mission would be really difficult to hand over.
"What? Lulong has been recovered?" Situ Yutang was surprised and happy. What was surprising was that Li Wufeng's Northwest Army lived up to its reputation. It recovered Lulong in just a few days. If it could not control the opponent, it would be a disaster. Especially the Lin Lang family; they are happy that Lulong has finally been recovered, and that their hard work of staying in the northwest for more than a year has been in vain, and they can finally give an explanation to their father and Lord He. It's just that there seems to be some hidden secret behind Lu Long's restoration. Why did the Taiping rebels, who had always been unruly, surrender, and how would that guy deal with these surrendered rebels? These chaotic thoughts suddenly filled the mind of the girl, no, it should be called the young woman, making her eager to see the other person immediately in order to understand him clearly.
"Go back to Your Highness Princess. Because time is urgent, Your Majesty just negotiated the terms of surrender with the other party last night, so I went to the city early this morning. I guess it is still being received. It is said that reinforcements from the Taiping Rebellion Army have been discovered in Anyuan to the east. Maybe you have already gone to the front line." Song Tianxiong answered the other party's questions cautiously, fearing that the other party would ask to see Lord Jiedushi immediately.
"Really?" Situ Yutang's suspicious eyes hovered over Song Tianxiong, "Since the Lulong rebel army has surrendered, why doesn't your Lord Li immediately send his army to the east? The Longdong rebel army was rampant for a while, and now Heshuo is in chaos The army is fighting a life-and-death duel with the Imperial Army, doesn't your Mr. Li want to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, right?"
Knowing that Song Tianxiong, the leader of the Guards Division, was Li Wufeng's confidant, Situ Yutang asked aggressively without any scruples or room in his words.
"Princess, you are serious. Lu Long's Taiping rebels only submitted a letter of surrender yesterday. Even if Mr. Li is the reincarnation of a god, he cannot handle these matters properly in one day." Song Tianxiong explained while feeling aggrieved.
"That's enough, Mr. Song. I don't want to listen to your explanation anymore. I just want to see Li Wufeng as soon as possible. I hope you will lead me to find him immediately." Situ Yutang's face became more and more ugly. Unexpectedly, Li Wufeng won Lulong City But they hesitated to move forward, which was really disappointing. Hundreds of thousands of troops were pressing down on the border and doing nothing. I still thought that the other party had the ambition to serve the country.
In fact, Situ Yutang really misunderstood Li Wufeng this time, and Li Wufeng was very busy at this time. Although he accepted the opponent's surrender, there are already many things that need to be handled properly at this time, especially the arrangements for the surrender of troops. Wu Feng really does not trust anyone. After all, these troops under his command are attacking Lulong City. They all paid a considerable price. The hatred caused by the intersection of blood and fire cannot be resolved in a day or two, so Wu Feng had to put aside other matters and solve this thorny problem first.