It was already ten days later that Wu Zongrui learned that the Ming army stationed on Pi Island had been completely annihilated and captured by Houjin Tatars. Of course, the emperor and the court also learned the information.

Huang Long, the commander-in-chief of Pi Island, was nominally under the control of Wu Zongrui, the governor of Denglai. However, Huang Long would only obey the orders of the court and the Ministry of War. Wu Zongrui could not dispatch the Ming army stationed on Pi Island. The emperor and the court handed over the military pay and food for the troops stationed on Pi Island to Denglai.

After the governor's Yamen of Lai took charge, before the first batch of grain, fodder and military pay could be delivered, the Pidao garrison was completely destroyed.

In fact, Wu Zongrui had no plans to deliver food, grass and military pay to the Pidao garrison in a short period of time.

All the Ming troops stationed on Pi Island were annihilated, which indicated that Huang Taiji and the Houjin Tatars had no worries at all. Next, the Houjin Tatars could march straight in and directly attack North Korea, a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

The emperor and the court will not pay attention to North Korea at all. The Houjin Tatars in Liaodong and the rogue bandits in Shaanxi and other places are enough to give them headaches and cannot be dealt with.

In other words, the Ming army stationed on Pidao was completely wiped out, which would not cause a big shock to the emperor and the court. I am afraid that the emperor had already understood that from the moment Mao Wenlong was killed by Yuan Chonghuan, Pidao could no longer be garrisoned.

Regardless of whether the emperor cares about the Ming army stationed on Phi Island, one thing must be done, that is, if all the Ming army stationed on Phi Island are wiped out, someone must take responsibility. This is the practice of the imperial court.

Huang Long, the commander-in-chief of Pi Island, committed suicide and cannot bear any responsibility.

According to the affiliation, Wu Zongrui, the governor of Denglai, is the first to bear the brunt and should bear the responsibility.

But Wu Zongrui was not worried at all, because Gao Qiqian had already written a letter, asking Wu Zongrui to rest assured and do his job well and not think about other matters.

This shows that the person taking the blame is not Wu Zongrui.

Asking Wu Zongrui to take the blame is too forced and makes no sense at all. After all, after Wu Zongrui became the governor of Denglai, he did not control Huang Long, the commander-in-chief of Pidao, and never interfered in any affairs of the Pidao garrison. All military pay and food were provided directly from Tianjin by the imperial court.

If Wu Zongrui was forced to take the blame for being transported to Hong Kong, he would definitely write a letter to argue. In the end, it was the Ministry of War that could not explain it.

Besides, Wu Zongrui was a civilian official, and could only have direct jurisdiction over the Pidao garrison unless authorized by the emperor during wartime. At other times, he was not qualified to intervene in any affairs of the Pidao army.

At this time, Wu Zongrui had no mind to care about other things. He immediately made arrangements and asked the guerrilla general Luo Dianyong to lead two thousand Dengzhou New Army sergeants to take a warship and head to Pi Island as quickly as possible.

Whether Niu Ben is dead or alive must be clarified.

As for whether to immediately dispatch sergeants to station on Phi Island, we need to make a decision after a thorough investigation.

Lushun Island.

Lieutenant General Pi Dao is still happy, like an ant on a hot pot, moving around the room and unable to stay still for a moment.

The relationship between Shang Kexi and Huang Long is extraordinary. It can be said that Shang Kexi was promoted to the deputy general of Pidao mostly because of Huang Long. When there was a mutiny in Pidao, Shang Kexi, a guerrilla general, led his troops to Pidao to suppress it.

He led a mutiny and rescued Huang Long at the critical moment, so Huang Long recommended Shang Kexi to be the deputy general of Pidao and stationed in Lushun.

The Ming army stationed on Pi Island was completely wiped out by Hou Jin's Tatars. Huang Long, the commander-in-chief of Pi Island, committed suicide. After the news reached Lushun Island, Shang Kexi felt that something bad had happened.

Logically speaking, Shang Kexi should have led his troops to rush for reinforcements. Regardless of whether he could defeat the Houjin Tatars, he should at least rush to the rescue. After all, Shang Kexi was the general of Pidao and watched helplessly as the Pidao garrison was wiped out.

The commander-in-chief Huang Long committed suicide, but he stationed troops on Lushun Island without the slightest intention of reinforcing Pi Island. This cannot be justified.

When the soldiers entered the house, Shang Kexi's expression changed again.

"What, is there someone from the court?"

"General, someone from the Ministry of War is coming, you must be prepared."

"What do you mean, please explain clearly."

"My subordinates found that the situation was not good. The people from the Ministry of War had a stern attitude, and they were also followed by the Jin Yiwei..."

Shang Kexi slumped down in his chair. Needless to say, he knew what the consequences would be.

It seems that the entire Pidao garrison was wiped out, and Pidao's commander-in-chief Huang Long committed suicide. Fortunately, he has to bear the main responsibility.

This consequence is not easy to bear, but Shang Kexi knows it very well.

When Mao Wenlong was beheaded, Shang Kexi remembered clearly that Mao Wenlong was the right commander of the first rank, the commander-in-chief of Pidao, and had the highest status among the military attachés, but he was not the Minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Jiliao who was holding Shangfang's sword.

Yuan Chonghuan killed him, and he killed him directly without asking for an order.

In comparison, Shang Kexi was just the deputy general of Pidao. If he had to bear the responsibility for the destruction of the entire Pidao garrison, he would be beheaded directly without any chance to defend himself.

Shang Kexi's face gradually turned livid, he looked at the soldiers in front of him and spoke word by word.

"Tell me, what should I do?"

"General, my subordinates feel that the entire Pidao garrison was wiped out and the commander-in-chief committed suicide. It is not your responsibility. However, the court wants you to take responsibility. This subordinate and many brothers are not convinced..."

Shang Ke happily waved his hand.

"Don't say these useless things, just tell me what to do."

The soldier paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and spoke.

"General, if the imperial court asks you to take responsibility and asks the royal guards to escort you to the capital, the brothers will never agree. If they arrest you, the brothers will definitely take action to rescue you..."

Shang Kexi's face turned even more livid.

"Do you mean to let me rebel? When Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming rebelled, they had a strong city like Dengzhou and tens of thousands of soldiers. They were eventually killed. We were stationed in Lushun, with only more than 2,000 people.

What can we rely on? If we rebel and the imperial court sends a large army to encircle and suppress us, how can we resist? Are we just like Kong Youde and others?"

The soldier's face turned pale, and after a while he finally spoke again.

"General, if it doesn't work out, you can go north..."

Shang Ke stood up suddenly with joy.

He had a deep hatred against the Tatars of Houjin. When the Tatars of Houjin invaded Shenliao, Shang Kexi was forced to flee with his father Shangxueli. During this period, his mother died in the war. Later, Shang Kexi came to Pi with his father Shangxueli.

Island, became the subordinate of Mao Wenlong. His father Shang Xueli was killed in the battle against Hou Jin's Tatars, and his brother Shang Kejin was also killed in the battle against Hou Jin's Tatars.

"You, are you thinking of making me an unfaithful and unfilial person..."

This gratifying attitude made the soldier look determined and resolute.

"General, if you are escorted to the capital by the Imperial Guards, you will not have any chance. You should not think about yourself, but also the many brothers under your command, as well as your family. If you are escorted to the imperial court,

The imperial court sent someone to serve as the commander-in-chief of Pi Island and stationed on Lushun Island. What will happen to your family and what will happen to the brothers under your command..."

The soldier's words left Shang Kexi speechless.

Without thinking too much, Shang Kexi knew what would happen to his family after he was killed.

Shang Kexi's family has a great business, and almost all of his family members are in Lushun. There are hundreds of wives, concubines, children, family members, maids, etc., and there are hundreds of people. If these people lose Shang Kexi's protection, the outcome will be miserable.

Everyone knows what happened to Yuan Chonghuan, Xiong Tingbi and others. These people were still civil servants with respected status, and their family members were not spared, let alone the fact that he was still a good person.

"General, it's time to make up your mind..."

Shang Kexi looked at the soldiers in front of him and waved his hand somewhat decadently.

The soldiers did not leave, they still stood where they were.

Shang Ke was happy and angry, stood up and stared at the soldiers in front of him.

The soldiers still did not flinch.

After a stalemate for less than a minute, Shang Kexi let out a long sigh, and a feeling of desolation came over him.

"Okay, go and get your brothers ready. If the Jin Yiwei wants to escort me to the capital, you will do it..."

A few days later, shocking news came again.

Shang Kexi, the deputy general of Pidao, rebelled and killed the deputy generals Yu Liangtai and Qiu Zhentai, as well as the officials and Jinyi guards of the Ministry of War who came to Lushun to declare the decree, and plundered the residents of Guanglu Island, Dachangshan, Xiaochangshan, Shicheng, Haiyangdao and other islands.

Including the residents of Lushun, a total of more than 20,000 people defected to Huang Taiji and the Houjin Tatars.

This news shocked the emperor and the court, as well as Wu Zongrui.

In history, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, monk Kexi, were called the San Francisco. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming submitted to Hou Jin in the sixth year of Chongzhen. Shang Kexi submitted to Hou Jin in the seventh year of Chongzhen. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, the Later Jin Dynasty founded the Qing Dynasty. Kong Youde was canonized as Gongshun.

King Geng Zhongming was canonized as King Huaishun, and Shang Kexi was canonized as King Zhishun.

Wu Zongrui's time travel changed everything. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming had been killed. He originally thought that Shang Kexi would never surrender to the Jin Tatars, but who knew that this scene would still happen.

It is still a joy to surrender to the Houjin Tatars, which means that the defenses of Lushun, Pi Island, Dachangshan Island, Xiaochangshan Island, Guanglu Island, Jinzhou and other places are completely empty. If the Houjin Tatars stationed in Yongning and Fuzhou

Taking this opportunity to occupy places such as Lushun and Phi Island, Denglai will be fully controlled and its status as a shipping and trade center will definitely be hit.

This is a situation Wu Zongrui cannot bear.

Of course, Wu Zongrui knew the reason why Shang Kexi rebelled. It was because all the Pidao garrison was annihilated, and Shang Kexi became the scapegoat. With no choice but to rebel, Shang Kexi had no choice but to rebel.

Imminent problems arise.

Difficulties also arise. If Wu Zongrui sends sergeants to Pidao, Lushun and Jinzhou without permission from the emperor and the court, even if he has made a meritorious service, he will be jealous and punished by the emperor and the court. But if he cannot

Seize the opportunity, and when the Houjin Tatars, with the help of Shang Kexi, occupy Lushun and other places, they will be forced to confront the Houjin Tatars head-on.

Now is not the time for a full-scale confrontation with the post-Kin Tatars.

Wu Zongrui locked himself in the side room for a full day.

When Wu Zongrui made his decision, the warship led by Luo Dianyong returned to Penglai Water City. Niu Ben also came back with the warship. Afterwards, Wu Zongrui personally hosted a banquet for Niu Ben, during which he asked a lot about the situation of Pidao.

It was still dark before Luo Dianzhao rushed to the capital with Wu Zongrui's handwritten letter and the gift box.
Chapter completed!