On the night of the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, it was a dark and windy night. Xu Chao and Liu Dongyang were in a secret room in the mansion discussing how to kill Si Bai and Si Chengen without drawing attention to themselves. They wanted to end the Si family's power and force the entire city to surrender. They also wanted to know who had to be killed, such as Tu Wenxiu. If they didn't kill this guy, he would definitely find a way to avenge the Si family's father and son.
"I can find Zhou Guozhu to ally with us. He has three thousand foot soldiers, while I have three hundred horse troops and two thousand foot soldiers. You have the artillery team, and all the firearms in the city are in our hands. As long as Zhou Guozhu is with us, we will have the advantage. We can surround Bo Bai's mansion and kill them, and our plan will succeed!"
Xu Chao analyzed calmly.
Liu Dongyang nodded. "Then, without further ado, contact Zhou Guozhu and persuade him to cooperate with us. I will mobilize my men to kill Bo Bai and his son. Success or failure depends on this!"
"Yes! Success or failure depends on this. "Xu Chao held out his hand." If we succeed, we will share the riches. If we fail, we will die without a burial. "
Liu Dongyang held out his hand to hold Xu Chao's, forming a life and death alliance.
What they didn't know was that Bo Bai had already sent his son, Si Chengchong, to Zhou Guozhu's camp.
Zhou Guozhu was currently worrying about the future of the rebel army. The city was surrounded so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through. He had repeatedly sent people to attack, but they were all repelled. The two major powers in the city were not on good terms with each other, and as a third party, he was in a rather awkward situation. The only friendly one was Si Chengdou, but Si Chengdou was still Si Bai's son, while he was forced to rebel.
Just as he was worrying, someone came to report that Si Chengchong had arrived.
Zhou Guozhu quickly sent people to welcome him. Soon, Si Chengchong lifted the tent flap and appeared before Zhou Guozhu.
"Brother Chong, it's so late. What business do you have with me?"
Si Chengchong looked around to make sure no one was around, then approached Zhou Guozhu and went straight to the point. "I have come to invite Brother Zhou to work on something big."
"Something big?" Zhou Guozhu found it funny. Who didn't know what he could do in the current situation? So he asked doubtfully, "Something big? What is it? "
Qi Chengchong lowered his voice and said, "Brother Zhou, do you know that Xu Chao sent someone out of the city behind our backs to talk to Wei Xuezeng about the surrender?"
Qi Chengchong's sudden revelation startled Zhou Guozhu so much that he stood up. "What? He's going to … "
Before Zhou Guozhu could finish his words, Qi Chengchong covered his mouth with his hand, indicating for him to lower his voice. Zhou Guozhu gulped and calmed down. "You mean, Xu Chao wants to surrender? Surrender to Wei Xuezeng? They've already contacted Wei Xuezeng? But how did you know? Who told you that? "
Qi Chengchong said in a low voice, "The person Xu Chao sent received a bribe from me. When he went down the city, he was seen by my men. When he went up the city, I waited there and told him about it. He also said that it was Liu Dongyang who ordered Xu Chao to do it, to exchange the heads of my father and my son for the surrender of the whole city and their lives."
Zhou Guozhu was so shocked that he couldn't speak. At the same time, the feeling of betrayal filled his heart. He thought that they were all Han people and were originally from the Great Ming Army, so he could be closer to them. Who would have thought that these two fellows still pushed him aside and did not bring him along with them? Even their survival was because of the two of them.
"Is that true?"
Zhou Guozhu swallowed with difficulty.
"How can it be false? Brother Zhou, you should know that you and I have a close relationship, and the two of them have never liked you. They also suspected that you might tell me, so they didn't tell you. Their current plan is all for themselves, when did they ever think of you? Who knows, in order to protect their lives, they might even kill you as well. In order to survive, these two people are willing to do anything! "
Zhou Guozhu frowned, his eyes filled with fear and panic. After a while, he raised his head and looked straight at Qi Chengchong. "Why are you telling me all this?"
"It's simple! I just don't want to die! And I don't want Brother Zhou to be betrayed without knowing why! " Qi Chengchong said with sincerity. "That's why I came to tell you, hoping that Brother Zhou can leave a way out for yourself."
"You plan to strike first? Kill them? "
Zhou Guozhu regained his composure.
"That's right! If they are heartless, then don't blame us for being unjust. We're all doing this for survival, for riches, so let's not blame each other. "
Qi Chengchong's face began to twist.
"Even if we kill them, how will you survive? The city is surrounded by the Ming Army, and we only have one city left. In at most two months, we will have to start eating barks, horses, grass, and even people. How long do you think we can survive? What other way do we have? Will the Ming Army watch us live? If we kill them today, the Ming Army will start attacking the city tomorrow. We won't survive either! "
"No! We can survive! " Qi Chengchong's face was completely twisted. "We will constantly send people out of the city to attack the weakest point of the Ming Army's defense. Even if only one person can escape, as long as one of us can escape, he will be able to bring our message of help to the grasslands, and we will be rewarded!
The three hundred thousand people in Ningxia City, and all the treasures in the city, will belong to whoever can save us! We may not be able to stay in the Han Land, but we still have a chance to survive on the grasslands! Brother Zhou! This is our only chance to survive. We don't have a second chance! "
Li Chengchong held Zhou Guozhu's hand tightly, causing Zhou Guozhu's hand to creak, but Zhou Guozhu didn't feel anything at all.
That's right, that's right, that's right. This was their only hope of survival, the only place where they could survive. The Ming court wouldn't accept their surrender. After this, their only chance of survival was the grasslands!
"General! General Xu Chao wants to see you. "
The voice woke the two of them up. Zhou Guozhu's expression was very confused, but Qi Chengchong had already realized that this was their only chance. He immediately said in a low voice, "I will hide behind your screen. If you want to join forces with Xu Chao to kill me, I have no complaints. But if you want to live, throw the cup as a signal and kill Xu Chao together!"
After that, Qi Chengchong hid behind the screen. Zhou Guozhu was completely awakened by the gust of wind he created. He wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said, "Invite General Xu Chao here. Oh right, you didn't say that General Qi Chengchong is here, did you?"
"This subordinate didn't say."
"Mhm, don't say anything, just let him in."
The guard nodded. Not long after, Xu Chao appeared in Zhou Guozhu's tent with his head wrapped in bandages.
"Brother Xu, how are your ears?"
Xu Chao smiled bitterly, "My ass, that bastard Xiao Ruhui, I will definitely kill him when I get the chance. It hurts so much. Brother Zhou, to tell you the truth, I came here today because I have an important matter to discuss."
"Important matter? Brother, you are already in this state, what important matter do you have to discuss? "
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