"They talked about it: first of all, we need the fifth battalion of Ge Zuo to surrender together." He Jin said.
Liu Xiyao nodded and said, "It's time to advance and retreat together."
"Each of the five of us will be given the title of auxiliary commander, and the five battalions will be organized into five auxiliaries. Wu Tufu will send people to adapt them. But they also made it clear that the troops will definitely be disrupted, and the officers will also be sent by Wu Tufu.
out, so if we want to regain our hearts, it is almost impossible." He Jin continued.
Although this condition seemed a bit harsh, it was also the meaning of the question, so although Liu Xiyao and Lin Chengcheng looked ugly, they still acquiesced. However, Liu Xiyao asked again: "Brother He! What exactly is a cooperative leader?"
"It's an official position at Butcher Wu's place. People who went there asked Chuang Tatian. He is equivalent to a general in the government." He Jin replied.
"Fuck! That Butcher Wu actually dares to do something else." Lin Chengcheng cursed and vented his dissatisfaction, but at this time he couldn't express any objections. So Lin Chengcheng continued, "Brother He
!Go on."
"If you don't want to join the army, keep your family property and settle it in Runing. Your brothers will also have their own arrangements, and they will all follow the old rules of Chuang Ta Tian." He Jin added.
"The conditions are good. But will Butcher Wu break his promise?" Lin Chengcheng still had some doubts in his mind.
"The General Xue we were talking to had a very tough attitude and did not allow us to bargain, and only gave us three days. But in my opinion, this actually showed their sincerity. Otherwise, they would have just nodded randomly.
We have all been deceived, and if we are slowly dealt with, haven't we become meat on the chopping board - at the mercy of others?" He Jin said.
"That's right!" Liu Xiyao nodded.
"But they also put forward a condition." At the end, He Jin said the key point, "Butcher Wu asked us not to surrender publicly for the time being. He also sent our family to them as hostages, and then listened to their command.
Fight against the official dogs of Nanjing."
"Ah?" This condition surprised both Liu Xiyao and Lin Chengcheng.
"Did you hear that correctly?" Lin Chengcheng asked uncertainly.
"That's what Butcher Wu said." He Jin shook his head helplessly, "They want to borrow a knife to kill people. Then Butcher Wu also wants to rebel. He has no good intentions."
After a moment of silence, Liu Xiyao asked carefully: "This condition is a bit excessive. Doesn't it mean that we will be used as cannon fodder? Should we also contact Nanjing?"
He Jin gave a bitter laugh, shook his head and said: "Butcher Wu said that as soon as the three days are up, the war will begin. Even if we surrender to the Nanjing side, they will still kill us. Nanjing will not fight with Wu for us.
The butcher started the war."
The big tent became quiet again. After a while, Lin Yangyang sighed: "Hey——! This is our fate. I hope Butcher Wu will not break his promise. Forget it, I will listen to Brother He."
Seeing Liu Xiyao, he also nodded, and He Jin immediately arranged: "Okay! Let's do the sum first...!"
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On April 7, He Jin invited Ge Liyan He Yilong to a banquet alone, but failed to persuade him, so he killed He Yilong in the tent. Lin Chengcheng invited Lao Huihui and Ma Shouying. He successfully persuaded Lao Huihui to surrender.
Afterwards, the four men immediately integrated the fifth battalion of Gezuo and secretly sent their respective representatives to secretly surrender to the Runing Army.
This time the Runing Army dispatched troops, which was unexpectedly smooth. The seemingly aggressive 300,000-strong Gezuo Fifth Battalion surrendered within less than ten days of fighting the Runing Army.
So this is the case because the Runing Army has been accumulating strength, reputation, and influence. At this time, it is natural for them to accumulate more and more.
But such a victory was beyond Xue Yongli's expectation. Before setting off for the expedition, Xue Yongli and the others wanted to cooperate with Lu Jiude's Nanjing Camp to completely cripple the Gezuo Fifth Battalion. It would be best to eliminate these five
Leader. But now, it can be said that he single-handedly wiped out the fifth battalion of Gezuo with ease. This made Xue Yongli and the others no longer meet the goals set before the expedition.
So the Runing Army controlled the 5th Battalion of Gezuo and fought with the Nanjing Jing Battalion, in order to put great pressure on Lu Jiude and obtain better conditions for the Runing Army.
The first step is, of course, resettlement. There are nearly 300,000 people in the Gezuo Fifth Battalion, and they need to be brought back to Runing, returned to Germany, resettled, and digested. The money and food costs and the trouble it cause are simply too great, so it is difficult to implement.
The best way is to resettle them on the spot. What the Runing Army has to do is to control the leaders of the fifth battalion of Gezuo and select the best among them.
The second is the garrison. In order to prevent the Gezuo Fifth Battalion from rebelling after being resettled on the spot, troops must be stationed here to guard it. But if the court sends another garrison, the Runing Army will become a wedding dress for others. This is the Runing Army.
Totally unacceptable.
Another point is that if the He County area is controlled, the Runing Army will have Junzhou in the west, the Dabie Mountains in the middle, and He County in the east. The strategic space will be greatly increased, and it will also seize a very favorable strategic position for the Runing Army.
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Of course, it is in the interests of the Runing Army to take advantage of this opportunity to consume some of the strength of the Nanjing officers and soldiers. In addition, in the process of exerting pressure, they can also ask for more benefits. Nanjing, Yangzhou and other places have already promised to give the Runing Army
If the departure fee of 150,000 taels can be asked for in the future to 200,000 taels, or even more, the Runing Army will definitely welcome it with both hands.
So after receiving the families of nearly a hundred leaders of the 5th Gezuo Battalion such as He Jin, Liu Xiyao, Lin Chengcheng and Ma Shouying, the Runing Army formally ceased war with the 5th Gezuo Battalion and arranged for some troops to replace the 5th Gezuo Battalion.
Battalion clothes, began to help them organize the army and fight.
Lu Jiude, who had led the Nanjing camp, had been watching the show from the sidelines. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, a fierce battle would befall them.
On April 10, the 5th Battalion of Ge Zuo prepared for a battle with Lu Jiude. The Nanjing Jingying Battalion was in doubt and could not hold on, and did not dare to fight rashly, so the two sides remained in a stalemate for a whole day.
The next day, the 5th Battalion of Gezuo went out to form again. The Nanjing Jingying Battalion, which had been challenged repeatedly, could no longer avoid the battle. Otherwise, the morale of the army would be greatly affected.
At the beginning of the battle, the Nanjing Jingying Camp still had the upper hand because the troops of Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo still had relatively strong combat effectiveness. However, when the twenty-odd artillery pieces hidden behind the left wing formation of the 5th Gezuo Battalion unleashed their power, they suddenly overwhelmed the left wing of the Nanjing Jingying Battalion.
The troops of the battalion were scattered, and the formation of the Nanjing Camp immediately fluctuated. It was only because Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo and other generals took the lead in fighting that the whole army was not defeated.