Li Dingguo surrendered!

In fact, for Li Dingguo, he didn't have much choice. Liu Wenxiu had long lost his fighting spirit. As for Ai Nengqi, he also had no confidence in his heart. Even the soldiers in the army did not necessarily dare to fight against the gods.

Surrendering is the best choice, and in terms of reputation, surrendering to General Pinglu is also the best choice. Even if many people have to be resettled overseas, at least they can survive and get their own land.

…

To put it this way, it can't really be called punishment. Maybe in a few decades, they should be able to understand all this.

After handling the affairs of Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi, Zhu Guoqiang immediately rushed to Wuchang. There was still an army of 200,000 waiting for him in Wuchang! It was this 200,000 army, but it was only the so-called 200,000, but

There are also hundreds of thousands of troops!

When he arrived in Wuchang, the "Zuo Family Army" who had just "recaptured" Wuchang was stationed casually outside the city, looking at the poorly guarded military camps outside the city. Zhu Guoqiang's face looked ugly.

Because these people are officers and soldiers!

The officers and soldiers are not even much better than the bandits!

Entering the camp, no one was training in the camp. There were people playing dominoes, throwing dice, talking nonsense in groups, and of course there were also people lying there basking in the sun and sleeping...

This mess looks like some kind of military camp. It's obviously a vegetable market. Not to mention, there are actually people selling things there.

This is because "Commander Zuo" has been ill recently and has not visited any campus. In fact, when he is not "sick", he rarely visits the troops. For Zuo Liangyu, what he cares about is the number of soldiers and horses. What he needs

He relied on hundreds of thousands of troops to support his appearance. This is also the reason why in history, after regaining Wuchang, he recruited refugees and bandits into his army, and expanded his army to hundreds of thousands, and was finally known as "800,000".

What he cares about is the number of troops. With this so-called 800,000 troops, he can bargain with the court. This is the capital of his wealth. As for the training of the troops, he does not care much about it. Of course, unless there is a small number of elite

Besides, the commander-in-chief doesn't care, so the soldiers below are just dawdling. If they can line up well and set off on time in Zuo's army, they are already "well-trained".

Zhu Guoqiang led five hundred cavalry into the camp. As soon as he entered the camp, he went straight to the general station and shouted loudly:

"Order the army! If it doesn't last for a quarter of an hour, behead it! If it makes a noise and disrupt the army, behead it! If the formation is out of order, behead it!"

When the word "Zhou" was shouted out several times in succession, the camp immediately exploded, and all the soldiers near the general platform gathered in panic.

Holding his pocket watch, Zhu Guoqiang stared at the time without saying a word. At this time, a general came over and asked.

"Chen Mingkun, a subordinate of the humble Zuo Shuai, pays homage to the general. This is Zuo Shuai's camp. I don't know the general..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Guoqiang shouted in a deep voice.

"Cut it down!"

As soon as the order was given, a guard stepped forward and beheaded the man with a knife. The moment the man's body and head were separated, blood spurted out for several feet...

When his watermelon-like head rolled on the ground, Zhu Guoqiang didn't even look at it, just stared at his pocket watch.

Is there anyone among the generals next to me who dares to say anything again? They have all heard that General Pinglu is domineering and likes killing people. Even if Commander Zuo comes over later and stands up for Chen Mingkun, he is still dead.

These middle and lower-level generals in the army don't even know that Zuo Liangyu is dead until now!

As for the "conflict" that occurred in the Marshal's Mansion in Jiujiang, it was said to the outside world that it was a "bandit attack." It doesn't matter whether outsiders believe it or not. The important thing is to let everyone know that "Zuo Liangyu" is fine, and that Marshal Zuo still wants to

Give orders.

Now, everyone in this camp has only one thought in their minds. If you masters fight, it has nothing to do with us brats. When Commander Zuo comes, you can fight on your own!

As soon as fifteen minutes passed, Zhu Guoqiang immediately asked:

"Who has the highest position?"

"The humble Li Long pays homage to the general!"

A general knelt down on one knee.

Zhu Guoqiang shouted in a deep voice:

"Count the number of people immediately."

At this moment, a hundred soldiers heard Xun and ran over from outside the camp. They rushed back from there. Zhu Guoqiang didn't care and just shouted.

"Behead it!"

Zhu Guoqiang shouted.

"ah?"

Everyone was a little confused, even his guards were stunned.

These were hundreds of people, killed like this?

Zhu Guoqiang jumped off the general platform, pulled out his long sword with a clang, and walked towards the soldiers.

Those hundred and ten soldiers were all trembling, but they still had some luck in their hearts, thinking that they were Zuo Liangyu's soldiers, and General Pinglu would not kill people indiscriminately.

A guy who was obviously a veteran said with a shy face:

"general……"

The sound suddenly stopped, Zhu Guoqiang raised the knife and dropped the body, the body was separated, and the red blood spattered into the air...

"Spare your life!"

The remaining people were immediately frightened, and some even tried to escape out of the camp. Only then did the guards catch up on horseback, and killed the deserters one by one with their swords.

For a moment, the camp was filled with the smell of blood. Even veteran Youzi, who was used to seeing life and death, was frightened. There was silence in the camp, and there was deathly silence all around.

When Zhu Guoqiang came back again, he only took one look, and all the generals were so frightened that they trembled all over.

Good guy!

This General Pinglu was so ruthless! He was only a moment late, but he actually killed as many as he asked, and even killed more than a hundred people!

Even if he really violated military law, it would be enough to kill a few leaders. But he killed so many people in one move.

Only then did everyone remember that he had ordered the execution of thousands of deserters in the north of Huaihe River.

Draw ten and kill one!

This general can really kill people!

Looking at the soldiers in the camp, Zhu Guoqiang said loudly:

"Zuo Liangyu stood still and colluded with the bandits. I have already killed him in Jiujiang!"

"boom!"

There was an uproar immediately, and everyone was dumbfounded and in disbelief.

Zhu Guoqiang's brows were furrowed and his expression was unkind.

In an instant, the camp immediately became silent, and Li Long and others all knelt down:

"General, although we are subordinates of Zuo Liangyu, we are receiving salary from the imperial court. Zuo Ni is standing still and colluding with bandits. It is all his fault!"

"Yes, we are all loyal to the imperial court!"

Everyone knelt on the ground to show their loyalty. Zhu Guoqiang then smiled and said:

"This time, the general will only kill Zuo's father and son because he knows that all officers and soldiers are loyal men. However, since you are receiving military pay from the imperial court, you should strengthen your training. Otherwise, what is the use of raising you?"

Later, Zhu Guoqiang said again.

"Starting from today, we will strengthen training and weed out the weak in the army to keep the best. All the elite soldiers who remain will be paid a full salary of one tael or three buckets of rice per month. No deductions will be made! You trust me!"

Li Long and others quickly said:

"I have no doubts about my humble position!"

"We are convinced!"

The other soldiers also shouted. Their expressions even became a little excited. After all, they had heard of the general in front of them. Although he was strict in running the army, they had never heard of him defaulting on military pay.

Even the storyteller knows that the Pinglu army is "well-fed and well-paid." Doesn't it mean that the good days of everyone are coming?

Zhu Guoqiang nodded and then smiled:

"very good."

At this moment, Ma Jinzhong and others had heard the news and rushed over. As soon as he entered the camp and saw the corpses on the ground, he was immediately frightened and broke into a cold sweat, so he came over and bowed.

"For your humble duty, please see the general. This soldier's neglect of training is all due to his humble duty. Please punish me for it, the general..."

"Punishment? No need! Ma Jinzhong, come with me into the city!"

Zhu Guoqiang smiled and then left the military camp at the lead. It was not until he left the military camp that he turned back and asked.

"Ma Jinzhong, do you know why I killed people today?"

Looking at Ma Jinzhong, Zhu Guoqiang did not despise him at all because he was Zuo Liangyu's subordinate and was a rogue. Historically, Zuo Liangyu suddenly died of illness when he rebelled eastward, and his son Zuo Mengeng led his subordinates several times.

One hundred thousand Ming troops surrendered, but only Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncheng refused to obey and led their men to escape. Afterwards, although Ma Jinzhong was forced to surrender to the Qing army's Azige tribe in Hubei, after the Qing army went south, he ordered the Qing army to carry him

The cannons of the Southern Expedition were abandoned in the river, and then he led his troops westward to Yuezhou, Hunan, and returned to the Ming Dynasty.

The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the honest minister. If such a loyal minister is not needed, what kind of person should be used?

Ma Jinzhong thought: It's not just to establish his authority.

"You must think that I am killing people to establish my prestige!"

Walking forward, Zhu Guoqiang said as he walked.

"I am doing this for you! If these hundreds of thousands of troops are not reorganized, how will they maintain their combat effectiveness? They all have no combat effectiveness. How can you guarantee your prosperity and wealth in the future?"

Looking back at Ma Jinzhong again, Zhu Guoqiang said seriously.

"Only by improving military discipline and improving combat effectiveness will you be able to earn glory and wealth with military merit in the future. Otherwise..."

Shaking his head and sighing, he said again.
Chapter completed!