The 10th Regiment Battalion had a total force of 30,000, which was different from the imperial guards. Later, a cavalry battalion and artillery battalion were added, making its force reaching nearly 40,000.

Zhu Cixuan personally nominated it, namely, Strive, Practice, Show the Four Martial Camps, Dare, Result, Effect, Pump the Four Brave Camps, Standing, Extend, Promote, and Promote the Four Power Camps.

In the early days, the Ming Dynasty court provided a large amount of supplies and transferred some elite soldiers from Huguang and Jiangxi, hoping to turn the 12th battalion into the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty.

However, because the situations of each battalion are different, the subsequent developments are completely different.

Among the 12th camp, the Fenwu Camp ruled by Jin Shenghuan, the Yaowu Camp ruled by Li Benshen, the Xianwu Camp ruled by Zhencai, and the Danwang Camp ruled by Wu Zhikui, because there are many old soldiers, and the combat power is the strongest.

The other battalions are roughly the same, only slightly stronger than the imperial guards.

Because Zhang Huangyan is a member of Xingming Society, he has a close relationship with Shen Tingyang.

The new muskets and artillery developed by Chen Tingyang with the help of Johnson Chan, all of which were given priority to supplement the battalion where Zhang Huangyan was located, making the Zhenwei Battalion he commanded was the only battalion in the 12th Regiment Battalion where all staff were assigned to muskets.

Inside, there are the 10th Regiment Battalion plus nearly 30,000 imperial guards. Outside, there are the Huang Degong troops stationed in Caishiji, Zhang Mingzhen troops stationed in Jiangyin, and Zheng Hongkui troops stationed in Zhenjiang.

The cooperation between the two ensured the safety of Nanjing City, and no raid on Nanjing occurred for a long time since then.

Because Yang Tinglin was transferred back to Nanjing to serve, Du Yinxi obtained the military power of the Jiangxi soldiers. Gao Jie was sent to Yunnan, leaving Guangdong no longer threats. Huang Fei transferred nearly 20,000 soldiers from his army to Wuchang.

Tens of thousands of new troops, plus the soldiers of the Zuoying who were originally attracted and subdued by Du Yinxi, Du Yinxi basically completely controlled all the Ming troops in Huguang.

Although Zuo Menggeng was still in Wuchang, he still had some troops who were completely loyal to him, and had many connections with the old generals of Zuoying, so he could restrain Du Yinxi.

Li Jiantai was the governor of Huguang as a cabinet minister, which was also a restraining force for Du Yinxi.

But the weight of Du Yinxi, the governor in Huguang is gradually increasing.

He presided over the negotiations with the Huguang Rebellion Army, promoted some excellent generals, eliminated many old soldiers and inferior generals, cleaned up some mediocre and corrupt officials, and made the administration of Huguang a Qing Dynasty and the cohesion in the army strengthened.

But he offended many people because of this. Fortunately, Zhu Cilang and Shi Kefa supported him more, which allowed him to continue to stay in that position.

Jingzhou, Jiangling City.

Niu Jinxing announced the conditions for the Ming court to surrender the rebellion army to the generals, and the rewards of the two marquises and three magistrates made the generals sigh.

Li Guo waved his hand to stop everyone's voices and asked Niu Jinxing: "Prime Minister, you went to meet the new emperor of the Ming court. Tell us what kind of person he is?"

Niu Jinxing was silent for a while and said, "The Lord is a kind king."

Li Guo said with a puzzled look: "Are you kind?"

Niu Jinxing said: "Master, isn't this enough?"

Li Guo was silent for a while, nodded and said, "The court has never had faith. If he were a kind king, he might not let down our soldiers in the future."

Niu Jinxing said: "Master, do you agree?"

Li Guo shook his head and said, "We have to wait for the reply from Fangliang and Xiyao for this matter. When Gao Jie withdraws from Changsha, the first batch of food and grass will be transported to Jiangling, and then we will talk about this matter."

Niu Jinxing frowned, "Master, the envoy sent to reward him?"

Li Guo turned to Song Xiance and said, "Military advisor, please go and meet them first! Treat them well and don't be careless."

Song Xiance bowed slightly, "Don't worry, the handsome man."

Li Guo waved his hand, "Let's go away first!"

Niu Jinxing wanted to say something again, but saw Song Xiance shook his head secretly. He hesitated for a moment, bowed to Li Guo, and walked out with the generals.

When he went outside, Niu Jinxing caught up with Song Xiance, "Song Duke, Song Duke, etc."

Song Xiance stopped, "Ji Ming, why is it so urgent?" Song Xiance said a pun.

Niu Jinxing sighed, "Mr. Song! I'm running back and forth, just to find a way out for my soldiers of the rebel army. Now things have basically been agreed, why is the general so hesitant?"

Song Xiance said: "Because our army may not have the only way out to surrender to the Ming court?"

Niu Jinxing was shocked, "Duke Song, what does this mean?"

Song Xiance said: "The Qing army has sent envoys into Jiangling many times, saying that as long as the general is willing to surrender, he can be immediately granted the title of King of Jiangling. Wu Sangui also secretly sent envoys to Jiangling, saying that he is willing to cooperate with our army. In the future, he will occupy Bashu, and our army will occupy Huguang, and will become an allies."

Niu Jinxing shook his head and said, "Wu Sangui is a man of no faith. He just borrowed my army to guard Huguang to help him take over the land of Sichuan forever. And the Qing Dynasty...,"

He looked up at Song Xiance with an expression of excitement and confusion on his face, "Duke Song, is it because the general was inspired to surrender to the Qing Dynasty?"

Song Xiance shook his head and said, "The general and the King of Chuang are the same in nature. It may be possible to submit to the court, but if he surrenders to the Manchus, he will not agree, even the soldiers will not agree."

Niu Jinxing felt a little relieved, "Then..."

Song Xiance said: "In addition to the Qing army and Wu Sangui, Li Qiang also arrived in Jiangling the day before yesterday and brought a handwritten letter from Zhou Xian."

Niu Jinxing's face was stunned, "Li Qiang, Lin Quan's personal soldier?"

Song Xiance nodded, "Luoyang fell, General Yuan and tens of thousands of soldiers died in battle, the Qing army massacred the city, and then besieged Kaifeng. By this time, it had been nearly half a year, and the food and grass in the city were about to be exhausted. Our army was blocked here, and it was difficult to go north and could not rescue Mrs. Gao. Longwu's army failed to attack Nanjing, and its strength was greatly damaged, and could only shrink in the Jianghuai River to protect itself. The only one who had the confidence to fight the Qing Dynasty and rescue the siege of Kaifeng was Zhou Xian from Shandong."

Niu Jinxing's face changed drastically, "Zhou Xian wants the general to surrender to him? But he is far away in Shandong, and our army is the only Jingzhou, and we are still surrounded by the Qing army, Ming army, and Wu Sangui. If Zhou Xian really surrendered, no of these three parties would allow our army to occupy Huguang."

Song Xiance nodded and said, "I know it too. Zhou Xian didn't say that in the letter. He just wanted our army to attack Xiangyang when he sent troops to Henan to restrain the Qing army in Nanyang. That's all."

Niu Jinxing was silent for a moment and asked, "The Marshal agreed."

Song Xiance nodded slightly, "The King of Chuang died in Wuchang before he achieved his career, leaving only Mrs. Gao and an orphan girl. We are his old ministers. If we cannot protect them, what will we look like to see the King of Chuang in the future? But once we decide to surrender to the court, our army will no longer be able to act at will."
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