Chapter 539 Defection

Ding Guang restrained his smile and said lightly, "Ningxia Town is over. The prince may have been caught alive by Song Nan. Do you know all this?"

Zhou Ping said in astonishment, "Where do we start?"

Ding Guang coldly told the situation in the city described by the guard, and said slowly, "Why did the prince send someone to ask for help when 3,000 guards guard the royal palace? Obviously, the prince also knows that he is not Song Nan's opponent. It has been five or six hours since the chaos in the city. I'm afraid it's too late for General He to lead his troops to Ningxia Town. Once the prince falls into the hands of Song Nan, what are the consequences?

Zhou Ping took a cold breath and said, "Can't General He save the prince?"

Ding Guang sneered and repeated He Jin's words: "The general has a different heart, and I'm afraid he can't save him. Zhou Ang, Sun Jingwen and others are all dead. If the prince also dies, the general will be the first person. We were originally loyal to the prince, but I'm afraid we will be loyal to the general in the future."

Zhou Ping was speechless for a long time, and his face was uncertain.

Ding Guangsenran said, "Brother Zhou, to tell you the truth, I'm going to find a way out as soon as possible. If you follow the prince Jingnan or be famous, then what's the matter if you follow He Jin to rebel? Not to mention that he still has the heart to lure the soldiers into the customs. I will never do such a stinky thing for thousands of years. The reason why I talked to you, Brother Zhou, about this is that you and I have a good relationship and can't bear to keep you in the dark. Of course, I, Ding, will not force others, but you can't hold me back.

Zhou Ping looked around the tent, and there were swords flashing behind the curtain, and his heart was like a mirror. If he did not agree to this matter today, I'm afraid it would be difficult to get out of the curtain alive. The reason why he looked for himself to discuss was that more than half of the soldiers and horses of his former battalion of 4,000 people in the battalion now held in Ding Guang's hands. In fact, there are only more than a thousand soldiers and horses. If Ding Guang can't settle down, he will never dare to do it.

"One more thing I must tell you. The general is very dissatisfied with you tonight. He was worried that the army was upset and didn't punish you. He Jin said that after cleaning up the chaos in Ningxia Town, he will punish you. Qianhu, the bodyguard around him, heard about this matter. If you think I am a fabrication, you can ask him in person when he returns. He."

Zhou Ping turned angry and scolded, "What? Does he want to touch my hand? I've been selling for him for so long, and he's too unorthodox.

Ding Guang said lightly, "He has the heart to be the king. Of course, the resolute people under his hands will be replaced and eradicated. Your disobeyed tonight just gave him a chance. Well, at this point, Brother Zhou decided to get rid of today's predicament with me, or to follow He Jin's rebellion or turn to the people?

Of course, Zhou Ping knows which way to choose. Since the prince's uprising, there has actually been a strange atmosphere in the army. Everyone said that it was a righteous act and it was difficult to be loyal, but in fact, they knew in their hearts that this was a rebellion, just because no one dared to tell the truth.

In any case, loyalty and filial piety have been deeply imprinted into the bones and permeated the blood. Although it is vigorous, it can't help but suppress heavy stones in his heart. Under such a bad situation, the future is uncertain. Ding Guang lifted a big stone for Zhou Ping, which actually makes Zhou Ping feel relaxed for a while.

However, all this is wishful thinking. In fact, what Ding Guang and Zhou Ping are most worried about is not anti-Ge or not. What they are most worried about is the attitude of the court, whether it will spare their lives and give them a chance to make contributions. If the court does not give them a way to live, they will never take action. It's better to fight to the death.

The two have been together for a long time and decided to explore the attitude of the soldiers and horses of the court on the other side. They must have a clear guarantee before they can act and never let go of the aim, or say that they don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles.

The west cliff ferry before dawn was quiet, and the river was shrouded with a gauze-like light fog. The sentry of the officers and soldiers on the south bank suddenly saw a small boat on the river near the bank and immediately became alert; the archers bent their bows and shot arrows to prevent the boat from moving forward. In the hazy, he saw a white flag stretched out from the head of the boat to the left. Dancing on the right, the sentry quickly reported it.

The news quickly reported to the camp. Last night, the barracks on the opposite shore were noisy. Yang Yiqing, Zhang Yongjiangbin, Xu Tai and others also saw it and knew that something had happened to the opposite side, but they could not take the opportunity to cross the river to attack in the dark, but they decided to send people to try the crossing early this morning, so everyone got up very early in the morning. Good morning. After learning the news, Yang Yiqing and others quickly rushed to the shore ferry and saw a small boat standing a white flag on the bank of the river.

"Let him come here." Yang Yiqing ordered.

The boat approached quickly, and the three rebel soldiers above were exhausted from rowing on the river for a long time. After getting ashore, they sat on the ground and gasped for a long time.

"Who are you waiting for? What are you doing here?" Yang Yiqing said.

"My General Ding and the former battalion commander General Zhou ordered the villain to send this letter across the river." A soldier took out a cowhide envelope from his arms.

"Oh, this is the battle book. These guys are so arrogant." Jiang Bin laughed.

"It's not necessarily a book of war." Xu Taidao.

Yang Yiqing quickly opened the letter and browsed it, with joy on his face. The letter turned around in everyone's hands and returned to Yang Yiqing's hand.

"What do you think?" Yang Yiqing asked.

"This is a good thing. We are in a hurry to cross it. Since they are willing to be sincere, why not? The condition of agreeing to them is." Jiang Bindao.

Zhang Yong said slowly, "This is too sudden. Is there fraud? Although our family does not know the art of war, we also know that it is common to cheat with soldiers. Isn't there often something like cross-crossing? When we crossed the river, they attacked us halfway. Isn't it going to be a big defeat?

"What Grandpa Zhang said is not necessarily a trap." Yang Yiqing said slowly.

Xu Tai said, "I don't think so. Maybe something really happened to the chaos in the enemy camp last night."

"Maybe it's not known that everything is a play that leads us to the hook." Zhang Yong frowned.

Everyone fell into silence. This is not a joke. If it is really a trap, it will be a disaster if it is attacked on the way to cross the river, and thousands of soldiers will be killed or injured. After the defeat, it will take too much time to mobilize troops to reinforce. This is the most deadly.

Jiang Bin broke the silence and said, "I think we can bet that Lord Song is in Ningxia Town, and we can't watch here; the enemy could have been firmly guarded, so why play these tricks to lure us? We were going to decide to cross the river in the past few days, but we were scared out of our courage by this letter. What's the reason?

Xu Tai also said, "Yes, tens of thousands of troops were added to the other side yesterday. The soldiers and horses in Ningxia Town must have been freed up. I guess there is a change in the city. Lord Song must have taken advantage of the mobile hand. If Lord Song had already started last night, we would still be indecisive here, which is not an opportunity to give the enemy to return assistance. Will? Isn't it dangerous for Lord Song?

Yang Yiqing raised his eyebrows and said, "That's right. If this is a trap, it just shows that the enemy's soldiers and horses have returned to help. This is a ghost trick of playing empty city planning for fear of crossing the river; there is no 300 taels of silver here. If they really want to be sincere, that's the best.

Zhang Yong said, "But Zhou Ping and Ding Guang are both rebel leaders. Do they really want to agree to their conditions, spare their lives and retain their official positions?"

Yang Yiqing said, "Why not? If they are sincere, they will save thousands of lives. Naturally, it is okay to forgive them. Lord Song will not be in charge of this matter. If the court blames it, I will bear it. At present, the most urgent thing is to immediately cross the river and rush to Ningxia Town to end all this. We can't put Song in danger. If something happens to him, we will regret it for the rest of our lives.

At present, the plan has been agreed. According to the requirements of Ding Guang and Zhou Ping, Yang Yiqing wrote a reply and made a written guarantee in the name of the deputy governor of the rebellion to ensure that Ding Guang and Zhouping's life and official positions after he defected to Cheng were retained, and the soldiers were ordered to cross the shore with the boat. Of course, in order to prevent fraud, it was decided After a small order to cross the river, Jiang Bin insisted on taking a thousand soldiers and horses to cross the river in the first batch. Yang Yiqing and others could not resist him and had to agree.

The sun rose high, and the fog on the Yellow River gradually dispersed. Several small boats rowed from the other side. Ding Guang and Zhou Ping, who were guaranteed to receive a pardon, actually came with the boat to welcome the imperial army crossing the river in person, which scattered the doubts in everyone's hearts. From then on, hundreds of boats were out, and the river was dense. Ma Ma was full of soldiers crossing the river. By noon, nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses crossed the Yellow River to reach the north bank of the west cliff.

The 5,000 rebels on the opposite shore had already received the order to surrender. They had already piled their blades in the open space of the camp according to the orders of Ding Guang and Zhou Ping, and quietly watched the officers and soldiers of the imperial court quickly surround them all after they got ashore. There is no angry expression on their faces, but on the contrary, there is another relief and relaxation.

At noon, Yang Yiqing held a banquet to entertain Ding Guang and Zhou Ping. At the banquet, the two mentioned that Song Nan had already taken action with Qiu Yue in Ningxia Town, and He Jin had already led 5,000 soldiers and horses back to rescue. Jiang Bin and Xu Tai suddenly blew up their hair. They scolded Ding Guang and Zhou Ping for why he didn't say it earlier. Jiang Bin almost cut Ding Guang and Zhou Ping.

Yang Yiqing knew that time was tight, so he approved Jiang Bin and Xu Tai's request and led the Shenshu camp to Ningxia Town immediately. Ding Guang and Zhou Ping also quickly volunteered to follow them to forgive them. They were familiar with the terrain around Ningxia Town. Jiang Bin and Xu Tai actually understood that they did not deliberately hide it. Even if they told them early, they just crossed the river. At noon, in fact, it didn't take long; the two said that they knew that a shortcut could lead the way, so they agreed to accompany them, and their anger at them calmed down a little.

The soldiers and horses of the Shenshu Camp were immediately gathered before they finished their lunch. Jiang Bin and Xu Tai, who were in a hurry, could not care about anything else and loudly urged them to leave. Half an hour before they arrived, the soldiers and horses had gathered and set out.

When the soldiers and horses of the Shenshu camp quickly started, the siege outside Ningxia Town was already in full swing.