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Chapter 91 Forced Surrender

 In the dry season, the Qingshui River is surrounded by steep mountains, verdant peaks, beautiful scenery, and clear, slow water.

Li Mingzhong, Dingxi Bo of the Ming Dynasty, led 20,000 soldiers and sailed upstream in small boats and rafts.

The river breeze is blowing gently and the waves are rippling. From time to time, wild ducks and ducks can be seen swimming around. When someone hits the waves, they are startled and fly close to the water. It is a peaceful scene.

When we walked to the center of the river, we suddenly saw dense reefs, the largest of which was several feet high.

During normal boating, the reefs are hidden in the river. If a ship hits it, the boat will be destroyed immediately and everyone will die. During the dry season, the reefs are exposed and turn into a beautiful scenery.

Li Mingzhong couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder the Western thieves were so careless that they didn't set up a beacon tower by the river. They must have thought that it was difficult to cross the river. It was so dangerous, but there were calm times. God bless the Ming Dynasty!"

The fleet passed through Kaizhou and Guaixisi all the way with smooth sailing and was not blocked by any soldiers.

Li Mingzhong landed at Yanglongkengsi and sneaked all the way to the vicinity of Wujiang Dushui Village.

At this time, the Western Army generals Pan Shirong and Jiao Guangqi stationed at Wujiangdu were fast asleep, and the three thousand guards were also asleep.

"Pa!"

Wei Wanzhong, the general of the Ming army, stretched his bow and shot at the sentry on the watchtower at the gate of the western military camp. He killed him with one arrow and fell from the tower.

"Kill!"

The Ming army moved their horses away and rushed to the west barracks, killing everyone they saw.

When the fire broke out, General Jiao Guangqi of the Western Army woke up from his dream and was hacked to death by the Ming army who broke into the tent. Pan Shirong panicked and tried to escape with his guards, but Li Mingzhong caught up with him and swung his sword in two.

The Ming army effortlessly occupied the naturally dangerous Wujiang Pass and firmly controlled the Wujiang Crossing.

"Wujiangdu, I'm back again!"

Thinking of Chen Ruizheng, Huang Ma and Li Mingzhong who died in battle, their eyes became moist.

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Zhu Hengjia, who had just won the battle, was not in a hurry to pursue the Daxi Army. He reorganized his troops in Zazuo City.

In this battle, although the Western Army was defeated, he also lost 10,000 people. Fortunately, he captured 30,000 Western Army soldiers. These are elite veterans and cannot be wasted.

Zhu Hengjia disrupted the prisoners and reorganized them. After a big battle, the 60,000-strong army was not only not less, but 20,000 more.

Begging thieves is a good way for ambitious people to expand their strength. It is justifiable and simple. The refugees only want to have enough food. After catching them, they will be fed and given some military pay, and then they will become their own soldiers. In history, Cao Cao defeated the Yellow Turban Army.

, the more we fight, the more we fight, from a few thousand people to hundreds of thousands, this is the reason.

"Jianguo, the Western thieves have become discouraged, why don't you take advantage of the victory and pursue them?" He Wuzuo asked Zhu Hengjia.

"Don't pursue poor enemies. If you pursue them in a hurry, you will fight to the death." Zhu Hengjia smiled and said, "Besides, the enemy's army will run out of food and grass, so I only need to wait for the hard work and trap them to death."

Zheng Feng congratulated Zhu Hengjia: "Congratulations to the prison country for gaining an army of 100,000 without a fight."

"Oh, I can hide my thoughts from others, but I can't hide them from Zheng Qing. The one who knows Gu is Zheng Qing!"

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"What, Wujiang Crossing is lost!"

When Sun Kewang, the 45-year-old commander-in-chief of the Great Western Army, heard the news, he was dizzy and spewed out a mouthful of blood.

In the Daxi Army, Sun Ke is expected to be good at strategy. He is not only good at fighting, but also good at managing civil affairs. He is both civil and military. He is known as "A Wall" in the army.

There is the Wujiang River in the north, the Guanghe River in the west, countless high mountains and Miaoman villages in the east, and Zhu Hengjia's army in the south. Not only are the Ming troops surrounded on the east, west and south, but they are also running out of food and grass.

Even the resourceful "wall" is now crumbling and can no longer protect his subordinates from wind and rain.

"Three generals, the commander is taking a rest."

"Get out of the way, we want to see big brother."

Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi broke into the tent.

Sun Kewang knew that he must appease people's hearts at this time, so he hurriedly gave up his seat to the three of them and received them warmly.

"Brother, now our army is trapped in a tight siege and there is a shortage of food in the army. You must make a decision early!"

"Three worthy brothers, our army still has 100,000 troops. How about crossing the Wu River with the whole army?"

"Brother, the Wujiang River is extremely dangerous and difficult to cross. Besides, even if we return to Sichuan, Sichuan will be in ruins and there will be Hauge's army. Wouldn't we be setting ourselves up for death?" Liu Wenxiu was very worried.

Li Dingguo spoke: "Brother, the boss Wang had his last words before he died, asking us to wait until he returns to the Ming Dynasty and not to do anything unjust. How can you make the same mistake again and again?"

Among the four kings, Ai Nengqi had the best relationship with Sun Kewang, and he also agreed with Gui Ming.

"Brother, the Ming Dynasty is Zhengshuo. It is not shameful for us to surrender to the Ming Dynasty."

Sun Kewang felt that he still had 110,000 troops in his hands, so he hesitated and wanted to hold on for a while.

Li Dingguo drew his sword and was about to kill himself: "Brother, I was once a good man, but we became thieves because of the need to survive. Do you want us to have the word "thief" on our heads for the rest of our lives? If I don't surrender, my brother will die."

"Oh, second brother, what are you doing?" Sun Kewang quickly grabbed the sword to appease Li Dingguo.

Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi cannot afford to kneel down.

Sun Kewang made a long call: "Three worthy brothers, please get up quickly, I will wait for you."

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Zhu Hengjia's envoy, Shaanxi Dao Yushi Lian Chengbi, looked at the chicken drumsticks in the bowl and pondered.

Last time, Zhu Hengjia sent Liancheng Bi to persuade the four kings of the Western Dynasty to surrender. Sun Kewang asked himself what titles the four of them would be granted, and Liancheng Bi said they would be granted the title of marquis. Sun Kewang was dissatisfied and insisted on granting the title of Duke.

As a result, Lian Chengbi said, our Ming Dynasty does not have the tradition of making a duke without merit. If you want to make a duke, you can, please make meritorious service to the country.

Sun Kewang was furious and put him under house arrest in the army.

At first, the treatment was good, with meat every meal. After the Western Army crossed the Wujiang River and won the battle, the treatment became worse. They only gave two steamed buns and a bowl of porridge for each meal. It got better again during this period, and today there are actually

Chicken legs.

Lian Chengbi sneered: It seems that Sun Kewang has suffered a defeat!

Liancheng Bi, with the word Rubai, was a Jinshi in the 13th year of Chongzhen, and was the censor of Shaanxi Province in the Longwu Dynasty.

Historically, this man was a ruthless man who valued the official seal of the Ming Dynasty more than his life.

According to historical records, after the death of Emperor Longwu, Emperor Yongli ordered him to patrol Guangdong. As soon as he went there, he single-handedly captured the great pirate Xiao Jiayin, changed his name to Wang Xing, and recommended him as the commander-in-chief. Later, when the Qing soldiers attacked Guangdong and Guangdong, the governor Tong Yangjia

He wrote a letter urging Lianchengbi to surrender, but Lianchengbi refused to listen. Tong Yangjia wanted to bribe Wang Xing and asked him to give Lianchengbi the official seal. Wang Xing told Lianchengbi about this. Lianchengbi gathered his subordinates and said, "The enemy wants to buy my seal with thousands of gold.

Do you accept it or not?" The generals were silent. Lian Chengbi was furious: "This seal is awarded by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. You can take a knife to cut my belly open, put the seal in, and then carry my body to receive the reward." ("

Come and dig my belly with a knife to get the seal, and you will be able to hear it.") All the generals cried bitterly and vowed to defend the seal to the death. Wang Xing also gave up the idea of ​​surrendering to the Qing Dynasty and replied to Tong Yangjia: "It is easy to get in Guangdong, but this seal is hard to find."
How can we not use such a loyal minister!

After Zhu Hengjia took in Longwu's old minister, he paid special attention to this city-linked jade, and asked him to persuade the Western Army to surrender, which also meant that he would be used for meritorious service.

No matter whether Sun Kewang gave him meat or porridge, even Chengbi took it calmly, with a calm look. Sun Kewang secretly praised: "The great angel is indeed extraordinary."

"Sir, my commander-in-chief invites you to discuss something." Sun Kewang's bodyguard came to invite Liancheng Bi with a respectful attitude.

"Hahaha!" Lian Chengbi laughed loudly, straightened his clothes and said, "Lead the way."

The atmosphere inside Sun Kewang's tent was as warm as spring. The four princes of Daxi welcomed Lian Chengbi and sat down at the head, with an unprecedented respectful attitude.

"Sir, we sinners want to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. Please speak kindly to us after we go back."

Lian Chengbi glanced at the four of them: "Are you sincerely submitting to the imperial court? If you are just forced by the situation to surrender and rebel again, you can take my head quickly. My ministers do not dare to do such a thing that harms the country."

Sun Kewang and the four of them knelt down before him: "The surrender of the four of us can be seen in heaven. If we violate this oath, we will never recover after death!"

Liancheng Bi helped the four of them up, and promised to play Zhu Hengjia's song, allowing him to surrender.

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After learning that the Daxi Army had surrendered, Zheng Feng said to Zhu Hengjia: "All the other generals are available, but Sun Kewang is ambitious and cannot be allowed to take charge of the army."

Zhu Hengjia thought so. He named Sun Kewang Pingluhou; Li Dingguo Dingluhou; Liu Wenxiu Fuluhou; Ai Nengqi Dangluhou; Bai Wenxuan was Wu Chuanbo; He Jiuyi was Ninghaibo; Feng Shuangli was Xingxingbo;

Gao Minggui is En Pingbo.

The family members of the 110,000 soldiers who surrendered from the Western Region were resettled in Liuzhou, Guangxi, and the generals were divided. Li Dingguo and He Jiuyi were ordered to lead 20,000 troops each to Pingnan Marquis Shi Qiwen's office; Liu Wenxiu led 20,000 troops to Wuyong Marquis Yan Zungao (to capture Wu Yonghou).

After the attack, Zhu Hengjia named Yang Guowei the Duke of Xingye; Yan Zungao was named the Marquis of Wuyong) and served him; Ai Nengqi led 20,000 troops to Fan Youxian to serve him; Bai Wenxuan, Feng Shuangli, and Gao Minggui each led 10,000 troops and returned to Guilin with them.
Zhu Hengjia named Fan Youxian the Duke of Dingbei and ordered him to lead 30,000 troops plus Ainengqi's 20,000 horses to stay in Guiyang; he named Li Mingzhong the Marquis of Dingxi; Zhao Erhu, Zhang Chengwu, Wang Xiang, and Wei Wanzhong all received rewards; and he also posthumously named Huang Chonghu.

He was made general of Xuanwu, and his son Huang Shi was made captain of Zhaoxin.

After finishing these tasks, Zhu Hengjia led the army back to Guiyang and prepared to return to Guilin.

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"Sun Qing, I have appointed you as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. Our Ming Dynasty does not have a special foreign affairs office yet, so you will supervise Honglu Temple on my behalf and take care of diplomacy for a period of time. I will still be of great use in the future."

Zhu Hengjia listened to Zheng Feng's advice and refused to let Sun Kewang continue to take charge of the army, but it was not good to let him go completely, which chilled the general's heart.

Just in time, he was planning to build a specialized diplomatic bureau: the Lifan Yuan, so he simply asked Sun Kewang to take charge of diplomacy for a period of time.

"In charge of the country, I am a military commander, but I still like to lead troops to fight."

"Sun Qing is so humble. People say that Sun Qing is capable of both literary and military skills. He is like a wall."

Zhu Hengjia glanced at Sun Kewang: "Why, Sun Qing doesn't want to share the worries for the orphan?"

Being caught by Zhu Hengjia's gaze, Sun Ke broke into a cold sweat.

"I am willing to go through fire and water to oversee the country."

"That's good. I will treat you with sincerity. I hope you will live up to my expectations and become a loyal minister and good general of the Ming Dynasty."

"I must strictly abide by the teachings of the state, dedicate myself to my duty, and die."


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