Please ask me to be the emperor

Just as Zhang Sanbai was preparing to support Liaoyang, a fierce offensive and defensive battle in Haizhou, ninety miles east of Niuzhuangyi, also came to an end.

This Haizhou is one hundred and twenty miles away from Liaoyang in the north, one hundred and twenty miles away from Fuzhou in the south, and two hundred and forty miles away from Guangning in the west. It is an important transportation route into the hinterland of Liaodong.

As the saying goes, "With Liaoyang in the lap, Guangning in the wings, controlling the east-west channel, being the throat of shipping, the important land of Liaozuo".

In other words, whether you are taking the Western Liaoning Corridor to enter Liaodong by land, or taking Lushunkou or entering Liaodong by sea, Haizhou is the only way for the mainland to go deep into Liaoyang and Shenyang.

And precisely because this place is so important, it is gratifying that Hong Tai granted this place to the former Ming surrender general in the hope that it would shield the Ming army.

However, the world is ever-changing, and no matter how cunning and scheming he, Mrs. Hong, never expected that she, Shang Kexi and others would be trapped in the pass together.

Since then, the four states of Jin Gaifu Hai, which were originally strong, suffered serious losses and lost all their young men. Among them, Kong Youde of Liaoyang and Shang Kexi of Haizhou were the most important.

Although there are still more than a thousand veterans stationed in Haizhou City, Bai Guangen "has no weak soldiers in the hands of a strong general", and his men and horses can also fight.

The two sides fought fiercely for two days, and the rebels finally blasted open the city gate with artillery, and then swarmed into the city.

There were not many soldiers in the city, but now that they lost the city, they were even more difficult to resist. They were quickly killed by the rebels and reached Shang Mansion.

The "Tianzhu soldiers" were defeated and hid in Shang's mansion and continued to resist. The rebels could not advance after several attacks.

While mobilizing the artillery, Bai Guangen shouted to persuade them to surrender: "You are originally Chinese people, innocent people were massacred by the Tartars, and your hatred against them is as deep as the sea."

"Now that the king's master has arrived, why don't you eat the pulp from the pot, but instead help Zhou to commit evil?"

As soon as Bai Guangen said this, there was a commotion among the "Heaven Helping Soldiers".

To be honest, a few years ago they were all good men who fought against the Tartars, and they had a blood feud with Hou Jin, and they were incompatible with each other.

In the end, I never thought that a few years later, the Tatar was actually me.

Such self-contradiction will inevitably cause the military morale to waver and cause suspicion among the superiors and subordinates.

"What a set of sharp teeth!" Unexpectedly, at this moment, a person suddenly walked out and retorted loudly, "I am Shang Kefu!"

"My father, an old general from Dongjiang, came to Lushima in the second year of Tianqi, but was lost in the battle; my second brother Shang Keai, and my third brother Shang Ke, went to Phoenix City in the seventh year of Tianqi and were loyal to the prisoners."

"My fifth brother can be feared. If he does not follow Liu Xingzhi and causes rebellion, he will be killed. My eldest brother can still enter and pursue the captives on Zhangzi Island. Unexpectedly, there are many enemies and I am outnumbered. He is a prisoner and his life or death is unknown. My sixth brother can still obey. Mr. Huang defended Lushun and died in battle for his country."

"My father, my son, my brothers, 'seven wolves and eight tigers', six of them died in the king's affairs. Hundreds of people in my family were all killed."

"Everyone, please comment, how are our Shang family disloyal and unjust? How are our Tianzhu soldiers disloyal and unrighteous?"

"I dare to pat my chest and say that we are worthy of the Ming Dynasty. It is the Ming Dynasty that has failed us and our Shang family!"

I saw that Shang Kefu was very excited, and when he talked about the sad part, he was heartbroken and burst into tears.

"Well said!" Bai Guangen couldn't help but look at Shang Kefu with admiration after hearing this, and couldn't help but praise him first.

"Your father and brother are loyal and loyal, and they should leave their names in history and be passed down through the ages!"

"However, your two brothers are greedy for life and afraid of death, and consider thieves as their fathers. As a result, the Shang family's reputation will be infamy for thousands of years."

"If your father and brother know someone under the spring, how can you see your father and brother?"

"You, you treacherous minister, how dare you talk to me about loyalty!" When Shang Kefu heard this, he felt a surge of sadness and anger in his chest, and he couldn't breathe for a while.

It turns out that since the Liao Dynasty, there have been many loyal people in the Shang family, and Shang Kexi and his brother Shang Kefu are also proud of this.

But no one expected that due to a strange combination of circumstances, the Shang brothers, who always prided themselves on being "loyal and righteous", would eventually have no choice but to seek refuge with Hou Jin, who had a deep hatred for them.

Bai Guangen's words touched upon Shang Kefu's pain point, which made him feel ashamed and angry, and he couldn't help but curse.

His scolding was inappropriate and basically represented Bai Guangen's failure in persuading him to surrender.

"Are you really not going to think about it again? Your Highness, King Shun, is a kind and righteous man. If the Shang family is willing to come and surrender, they will still retain their wealth and honor." Bai Guangen still refused to give up and asked again.

"A man's righteousness does not mean humiliation. In the past, our brothers were disloyal and unfilial when they returned to the Qing Dynasty. How can we join others and become 'house slaves of three surnames'?" Shang Kefu couldn't help but refuse, "Now we are dead. , don’t say more words!”

"Okay!" Bai Guangen was silent for a moment, and finally ordered helplessly, "Fire!"

It turned out that while the two were negotiating, soldiers had already pulled over the rebel field artillery and golden cannon.

Following Bai Guangen's order, the general attack on Shang Mansion began.

The violent gunpowder pushed the heavy iron bullets and hit the wall of Shang's mansion hard.

Although this Shangfu building was very luxurious and sturdy, it was not a standard military facility after all and could not withstand the bombardment of rebel artillery.

After four or five rounds of bombardment, only a loud noise was heard, and a courtyard wall of Shang's Mansion collapsed. The rebels swarmed in, killing everyone in sight, and soon entered Shang's Mansion.

"Madam, leave quickly!" Just as the rebel army entered Shang's mansion, Shang Kefu hurried into the mansion and shouted to several women and children.

"The Shang Mansion cannot hold on any longer. I have decided to die for my country. I also ask my wife and several sisters-in-law to leave as soon as possible."

Unexpectedly, the "Madam" smiled sadly, looked around and at the baby in her arms and said, "I followed your fourth brother around the world, and finally settled down. I never thought he would let go again."

"I heard that since ancient times, losers have their wealth and life in the hands of others. Although they want to live in an ignoble way, they still cannot survive."

"Although I am a woman, how can I be inferior to the son of the Shang family?"

"I would like to spend the rest of my life with my wife!" The other female family members' expressions changed greatly when they heard this, but they still responded with force.

It turns out that the Shang family originally lived in Lushun City. Later, Shang Keyi and others followed Huang Long, the general of the Dongjiang River, and died in the battle. Hundreds of members of the Shang family either committed suicide or fell into the hands of the "Tatars" and suffered almost all humiliation. The casualties were overwhelming.

After Shang Kexi came to Houjin, Hong Taifa returned the Shang family's population and found only twenty-seven.

Fortunately, my wife Liu and her concubines and concubines have heard about it even though they have not suffered this kind of disaster.

Now when they hear that the "shun thieves" are attacking, everyone trembles, fearing that what happened that day will happen again.

"Okay, okay, everyone is doing well!" Mrs. Liu was filled with joy when she heard this, so she took a torch and ignited the sulfur and firewood that had been piled in the yard.

The flames instantly spread to the entire yard, and then blazing fire and billowing smoke came out.

"Fire, fire, fire!" Just as the courtyard where Mrs. Shang Kexi was sitting was burning, the rebel soldiers had already noticed the movement.

"Quick, put out the fire!" Someone had already shouted.

If you die, it will be all over, but what about our achievements and trophies?

"Forget it, let them burn it!" Unexpectedly, Bai Guangen stretched out his hand to stop them and sighed, "Let them go. After all, they are 'full of loyal people'!"

"What kind of 'loyalty' is this?" Someone said in shock after hearing this.

"Father and brother are loyal to the country, and brothers are loyal to their enemies, how can they not be called 'loyalty'?" Bai Guangen said with a sarcastic expression.

"You must know that the father who recognizes a thief as his father is also a 'father'!"