Yang Zhengfang initially received the news that Zhang Tianlin persuaded him to surrender, but he was unwilling to surrender.
Because his army did not suffer much losses, there were originally 7,000 men, but after an afternoon of fighting, there were still more than 6,000.
Although he knew that he would definitely not be able to win on this battlefield, he also felt that surrendering like this was too frustrating.
Even if he abandoned his equipment and ran to the river all at once, running from the pontoon bridge if he could, or swimming across the Weishui River if he couldn't, he would still be able to bring back at least five thousand people.
After all, his soldiers all grew up among the five streams, and everyone knew how to swim.
The more important reason is that Zhang Tianlin doesn't speak well.
If you open your mouth, it means you have to dig your feet. Think about it for yourself. Seven thousand people were pressed down and beaten by five thousand of me. Now we have 20,000 soldiers. If we really attack, I will beat you to the ground in an instant. Now,
Why don't you surrender and wait for reincarnation while the commander appreciates you?
Let's not talk about anything else. When Yang Zhengfang saw this letter, it was like riding out alone to challenge Zhang Tianlin.
He thought that if our cavalry hadn't been stupid and lost their flank cover, how could my seven thousand mountain soldiers be defeated by your five thousand cavalry?
On the spot, a reply letter claiming to fight to the death with 20,000 marshal's troops was sent to Zhang Tianlin.
However, this reply was not unexpected for Liu Shizi.
Liu Shizi knew very well that Zhang Tianlin looked down on his defeated generals, and the reason why he still asked Zhang Tianlin to persuade him to surrender was to take advantage of this trait of his.
People need to compare.
Without Zhang Xianzhong, how can Two Hundred and Five reflect Marshal Liu's concern for his subordinates?
Without Zhang Tianlin's arrogance, how can we embody the courtesy and courtesy of the generalissimo?
A moment later, an orderly soldier from the Marshal's Mansion with a small flag on his back carried Liu Chengzong's handwritten surrender letter and galloped into Yang Zhengfang's military formation.
Yang Zhengfang had already ordered the army to prepare for a fight to the death. Officers at all levels of the Zhenjun Army were boosting morale and trying to revive the tired military spirit.
They told every soldier that there was still an hour before the sun set. As long as we could hold on until then, we could leave our equipment and swim across the river at night.
But before that, you cannot flee. There are many enemy cavalry. Once you break up and flee, you will be chased by the enemy cavalry to the water's edge and drowned.
They were all villagers from the same place, and the soldiers had great trust in Yang Zhengfang. Now they knew that they were in a desperate situation, so everyone promised not to leave the formation until dark.
Therefore, Yang Zhengfang threw the second surrender letter on the ground without even looking at it. She even wanted to step on it to show her determination not to surrender.
Fortunately, the messenger was eloquent and courageous, and he was not afraid of being in the enemy's position. He bent down to pick up the letter of persuasion to surrender, and handed it over with both hands expressionlessly again, saying: "General, it's written by the Generalissimo. It's better to read it."
Yang Zhengfang was stunned when he heard the Grand Marshal's handwriting.
Looking at the firm gaze of the commander, Yang Zhengfang finally took the letter and said: "Since it is the marshal's handwriting, I will take a look."
But as soon as she got the letter and saw it for the first time, Yang Zhengfang's pupils suddenly dilated.
On the envelope: Dear brother.
"Today we fought on the plains. We had more troops than the enemy. General Zu Kuan was killed in the formation and was wounded in seven places. General Lei Shisheng was defeated and fled to Henan. Only the Zhenjun army led by my brother formed a formation and fought in Hebei.
He is temperate, shrewd, loyal and conscientious, and I admire him very much."
"The matter has come to this, and the responsibility for the defeat does not lie with my brother. The Wei River is still blocking my return home. I have the right time and place in my hands. It is better to be reorganized by me. The commander-in-chief is willing to use two generals and a camp of four thousand soldiers to fill the gap. I don't know what brother is doing.
What do you think of the brothers in the camp?"
"If you are willing to accept my control and control, shake hands and make peace, return to the family, and work together to plan great things, then you will be lightly wounded and managed, your troops will be fully rationed, and you will pay four thousand taels of silver for the two new battalions, and another two thousand soldiers who insist on returning home.
Disarm them and give each of them five coins of silver for the journey back home."
"I wrote the book in the formation, but my ink was limited and I couldn't finish what I wanted to say. Brother Wanwang, considering the lives of the soldiers, carefully thought about it, and our troops camped here for three moments, waiting to return the book - brother, Liu Chengzong."
Yang Zhengfang was dumbfounded.
Who the hell is this person?
If you want to persuade them to surrender, you should persuade them to surrender. Shouldn't you say something about the situation and the general situation? It's better for you to treat minor injuries when you come up, provide adequate food for the troops, pay the troops who surrender, and pay travel expenses for those who don't surrender?
Am I a beggar?
We even decided on the number of people who surrendered and those who refused to surrender, and then we surrendered 4,000 people and gave me the other 2,000 people to go home honestly. What do you mean?
Yang Zhengfang is not very old yet. He is just thirty this year. He has been fighting on the front lines against rebels, bandits, and peasant armies all year round. He has done a lot of work in persuading soldiers from all over the place to surrender.
But even if he persuaded others to surrender, his replies were not as polite as Liu Chengzong's.
Yang Zhengfang managed it with a strong facial expression, controlled the corners of his mouth to droop downward, and handed the surrender letter to his general Zhang Shangxuan expressionlessly. In the general's confused eyes, he did not say a word.
Zhang Shangxuan was happy when he saw the letter urging surrender, and said to Yang Zhengfang: "General, he called you brother!"
He is Yang Zhengfang's old subordinate. They grew up together in the guard station since they were young, and their fathers were killed together in the Battle of Pingbo. They have been on the battlefield together for ten years and have been inseparable. They are as close as brothers and have a profound friendship on the battlefield.
Yang Zhengfang said seriously: "It's just about buying people's hearts."
After all, my facial expression management failed after all, and the corners of my mouth curled up uncontrollably.
Who doesn’t like to be praised!
After just laughing, Yang Zhengfang asked in a low tone: "What do you think we should do?"
Zhang Shangxuan and Yang Zhengfang looked at each other and shook their heads in a subtle way.
Surrendering is not that simple. Even if you are in a desperate situation, sometimes it is easier to be captured than to die, and to die is easier than surrendering.
It's not because of the legitimacy of the Marshal's Mansion's rule. For warriors like them, having strong soldiers and horses is, to a large extent, legitimacy itself.
Liu Chengzong led his army to massacre all sides in the Guanzhong Plain. He swept two battalions in a row and defeated tens of thousands of troops until they were defeated. The net surrounding them on all sides had been torn apart.
If they were the army in Guanzhong, they could surrender with almost no psychological burden.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But they are guest troops from Huguang, and their family members and clans are all in Huguang. That is not the area ruled by Liu Chengzong, and in the foreseeable six months or even a year or two
It would be difficult for it to become the area governed by the Marshal's Mansion.
This matter is easy for the soldiers. The Ming court does not care whether the soldiers surrender or not, but for a general like Yang Zhengfang, if he surrenders here, the whole family will be humiliated and suffer disaster.
But if you don't surrender... Yang Zhengfang is not a fool.
No matter how kindly Liu Chengzong writes in his letter, it will not make people ignore what kind of person he is.
In troubled times, soldiers cut off half of the country, marched east and west, and destroyed lives. Even the most unruly people bowed to him. He was by no means a good man or woman.
Just call him brother and have fun listening to it. Whoever takes it seriously is a big fool.
Liu Chengzong wrote in the letter that when he wrote a letter in the military formation, he had limited paper and ink, so he could not finish what he wanted to say.
Yang Zhengfang knew what he was about to say. There was still an hour before dark, and the marshal's troops were encamped for three seconds. This was an ultimatum given to him.
Obviously, Liu Chengzong was confident enough to complete today's formation. If he did not surrender, he would have only five seconds left to defeat his remaining 6,000 men.
Soon, within a moment of sending the letter, the messenger rushed into the Chinese army with the reply.
Liu Chengzong opened the letter, frowned slightly, squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "This is not bad!"
Immediately, another reply letter was sent to the Zhenyun Army Formation.
Yang Zhengfang's reply was to discuss terms. The condition was that he would not surrender and let his deputy general Zhang Shangxuan lead the army to surrender. He hoped that Liu Chengzong could understand his difficulties.
Liu Shishi understands, so understands.
He could guess the reason why Yang Zhengfang and Zhang Shangxuan made such a decision. It was simply that Yang Zhengfang could bear the responsibility for the defeat when he returned, so that the family of the surrendered officer would not be angered by the imperial court. Even if they were punished, they could still protect Zhang Shangxuan's family.
On the contrary, if Yang Zhengfang surrenders, Zhang Shangxuan will go back and he will not be able to protect him.
This result is not the best for Liu Chengzong, but it is acceptable.
He could see clearly from the mountain, and he had no intention of leaving all 6,000 people behind.
The reason why 4,000 troops were allocated and 2,000 men were released to return home was because Yang Zhengfang's army was not all elite soldiers, and it was not possible for all of them to be equipped with armor.
In this battle, among the four battalions of the Ming army, only the Liaodong battalion carried a small amount of looted goods. The others came naked and only carried a few days' rations with the army.
So there is no doubt that at the battle level, according to Liu Shizi's economic theory, this battle was a bloody loss.
It would be even worse if everyone was left to eat their own food and receive their own pay, and then end up having to re-arm them.
But it will be different when a group of people are put back. When these people return to Huguang, they will spread the kindness of Marshal Liu in giving travel expenses and weaken the fighting will of other troops in Huguang.
As for Yang Zhengfang, Liu Shizi also felt that it would not be a bad thing to let him go, and maybe he would be able to retain some love in the future.
Is there anything in this world where you can become fat after one bite?
Soon, following the military order, the suppressing troops in the center of the battlefield were suddenly disarmed. People placed their armor and weapons in the open space, and the soldiers were divided into two formations. Those who wanted to surrender were on the left, and those who wanted to return home were on the right.
As Liu Shizi waved his hand, Huben placed a table on his desk, approving the military status of the returning soldiers and paying them travel expenses.
Not to mention how beautiful Liu Shishi was in his heart, the Huben camp set up the Chinese military tent and prepared to welcome a group of Huguang officers.
He turned to Zhang Tianlin and smiled: "Don't be so sullen. They faced off against the cavalry athletes on the battlefield for two hours without defeat. What tough guys they are. Now they can be disarmed and returned to the field with just a thousand taels of silver. Isn't it a blessing?"
At this moment, Zhang Tianlin was still upset because she couldn't blast Yang Zhengfang with a rocket. He looked at the Huguang officer who had taken off his armor and walked over from a distance, and was not interested in Yang Zhengfang, who was leading the horse at the front.
He said in his heart: Damn it, I tried to persuade you to surrender, but if you don’t surrender, forget it. The commander-in-chief personally persuaded you to surrender, but you still don’t surrender? You are so shameless, why didn’t I set off rockets to blow you up earlier!
After listening to Liu Chengzong's words, Zhang Tianlin nodded, still a little unconvinced and said: "The commander-in-chief said that they are quite good at fighting."
Gao Yingdeng on the other side was different. He obviously agreed with the second half of Liu Chengzong's words, and nodded continuously: "Yes, Marshal, Zu Kuan worked hard for a long time, but in the end, the Marshal surrendered the troops and paid them.
Ha ha!"
Where can anyone bring money for war? When Liu Chengzong wanted to pay his soldiers, Gao Yingdeng picked up the silver coins from the ground one penny at a time.
Zu Kuan Qianyu can't do anything else, but he is the best in the world when he explodes gold coins!
This incident made Liu Shizi very jealous of Zu Dalue's survivors of more than a thousand riders on the south bank of the Wei River. If it hadn't been getting dark, he would have crossed the river and kicked Zu Dalue.
If he really delayed any longer, he would not be able to go back to the north to eat horse meat and burn it. Even though time was tight and the task was heavy, he still asked Wei Qian'er to lead the camp to station on the north bank of the Wei River, and watch Zu Dale on the south bank to gather the defeated troops.
The task he gave Wei Qian'er was to put up the pontoon tonight, and then find an opportunity to kick Zu Dale tomorrow morning to see if he could still get some gold coins.
Zu Dale and his gang were originally scared away. Lei Shisheng's army was forced to land on the north bank by Zhao Zhirui. More than a thousand people fled to the south bank and were gathered up by Zu Dale.
Liu Shizi estimated that since the Marshal's Mansion had won a great victory on the north bank, the newly formed army camp was probably already in disarray and would not be able to reorganize the army to fight again in a short period of time. Wei Qian'er should be able to drive them away and disperse them as soon as he crossed the river.
It doesn't matter if it doesn't disperse, so just scare them.
As long as he is not allowed to surrender the Zhenjun soldiers who were deliberately released by the Marshal's Mansion.
Anyway, Liu Chengzong didn't plan to recruit and surrender too many troops that he couldn't afford.
With the experience and lessons of commanding and dispatching the Ming army in this battle, Liu Chengzong did not want his Marshal's Mansion to become that virtuous.
Economy is the basis of war. The Ming army fell into this situation because there were too many troops and the economy plummeted, causing problems in the original command system.
Originally, it was a complete command system with the general and deputy commander in charge. Each battalion was used as a mobile combat unit, and several flag troops pursued and intercepted the enemy on the periphery, forming a complete encirclement to defeat the enemy in a battle of annihilation.
But now there is insufficient replenishment of soldiers' pay and insufficient supply of military food. The guards have exhausted their fresh blood in the decades-long war. Once the troops are sent out to fight, the general soldiers, generals and guerrillas each lead a thousand people to form a battalion.
soldiers.
Isn't it nonsense for several general soldiers to come together to form several battalions for joint operations? Who listens to whom on the battlefield?
So this further strengthened Liu Chengzong's will. The Marshal's Mansion only wanted high-quality talents, guys like those who sleepwalk in battles, and he didn't want them for free.
Yang Zhengfang did not suffer from stage fright. He led a group of officers to the camp. When he saw Liu Chengzong in front of the camp from a distance, he knelt down and saluted.
Liu Chengzong raised his hand and asked Yu Lin to step forward and help him up. He smiled with a bit of regret and said: "It's a pity that the general insists on returning home and can't conspire with me on big things. Since then, the mountains and rivers have been up and down, and I don't know if I will be destined to meet the general again.
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"I have a hundred crossbows and a hundred spears ready for the general to guard against wild beasts on the road. There are also a hundred taels of silver for food on the road, and a glass of wine to relieve fatigue."
Liu Shizi smiled and asked someone to bring the tray to him, poured a glass of wine himself, and then asked Yu Linqi to pass it to Yang Zhengfang.
It's not that he wants Yang Zhengfang to be flattered and suddenly change his mind and not go back, but he wants to make a gesture to show to the newly demoted Zhang Shangxuan and the officers at all levels of the Zhenjun Army: I, Liu Shishi, am so kind to this person who is not of use to me.
, let alone you?
Yang Zhengfang was indeed flattered. He didn't even understand why Liu Chengzong valued him so much. His eyes widened and he was speechless.
Liu Shizi was very satisfied with his expression and said in his heart that you are the key for my gang of Shaanxi veterans to march into Huguang in the future!
He can afford not to mention one hundred taels, even ten thousand taels!
Yang Zhengfang drank the wine and apologized willingly: "On the battlefield, the commander also found fine wine to entertain me, the defeated general. I would like to thank the commander for his kindness!"
"It doesn't take any effort."
Liu Shishi smiled and waved his hands, his face full of contentment: "Zu Kuan robbed it, borrow flowers to offer to Buddha."
After that, he spread his arms and said: "Then let's say goodbye. General, walk slowly. See you again if we have the chance!"
Yang Zhengfang nodded one after another, then looked at Zhang Shangxuan who was saying goodbye, clasped his fists and saluted again, and then walked south, where there were soldiers who had been paid travel expenses and were waiting for him in large groups.
But only he himself knew how heavy the footsteps of leaving were.
In short, Liu Chengzong looked at his leaving figure, looked around the battlefield where the corpses had been collected but the blood was still wet, and he took a deep breath, showing his contentment and complacency.
He turned around and said to the generals: "Send the order to all camps, pull out the whole army and march north!" If you like Naughty Thief, please bookmark it: (www.sodu777.net) Naughty Thief Search and Reading Novel Network has the fastest update speed on the entire Internet.
