In fact, most of these clauses are just for Chen Yongfu to look good. For example, the most important clause is the reorganization of Henan Town. Gu Junen only promised him to reorganize. Although he said "reorganization", it sounded better than "adaptation", and it seemed that it could be done.
Retain some independence of Henan Town.
However, the specific method of reorganization will have to wait until Chen Yongfu completes the "pre-battle uprising".
In fact, after Chen Yongfu handed over the defensive positions of Ma Mu Jimi's Ming army, what qualifications did he have to fight against Li Laiheng's adaptation? At that time, whether to keep the troops intact or to disrupt the integration will all depend on Li Laiheng's decision
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As for Li Laiheng's decision, the Chuang Army has already planned it. As soon as the Ming Army opens the Ma Muji position, all its officers will be transferred out like the old practice in Zuozhen and sent to the Suiying School for intensive training.
, the ordinary soldiers will be dispersed and then merged into the invading army.
In short, Li Laiheng would never be like Li Zicheng in history, who allowed the Ming army to surrender and still lead the original troops.
Historically, Dashun has suffered a lot from these surrendered generals!
Although Chen Yongfu behaved relatively loyally in history, he did not quickly rebel when the Qing army pressed the border and killed the civil and military officials and soldiers of the Chuang army like Tang Tong, Jiang and others who later surrendered to the Chuang army.
They fought bloody battles for Dashun for a month, and finally surrendered after Zhen Yechen mobilized a large number of red barbarian artillery to level the city in Gushan'e.
But Li Laiheng cannot set such a precedent.
The nominally generous terms given to Chen Yongfu were intended to have the effect of "horse bones worth a thousand pieces of gold" and lay a good foundation for the service of more generals of the Ming Army in the future.
In fact, Li Laiheng himself was not interested in this, but this was the established policy policy of Li Zicheng and Niu Jinxing. Niu Jinxing wrote several times to emphasize that Li Laiheng was not allowed to treat the surrendered general harshly.
He could only take this step back. In fact, from Li Laiheng's own point of view, although the large number of Ming army generals' surrender could speed up the expansion of the army's power, it would inevitably absorb them indiscriminately.
A large number of untested dissidents.
In later history, it was the rapid rebellion of these people that caused the Dashun Army to fall into a situation where they were attacked from both sides and besieged on all sides. Therefore, Li Laiheng's own idea was, of course, to completely eliminate such warriors and carry out a complete attack on his subordinates.
It's better to make it together.
As for how to deal with Yuan Shizhong, Li Laiheng had another conspiracy after listening to the advice of Fang Yiren, Gu Junen and others.
Chen Yongfu was naturally overjoyed with the lenient treatment given to Chuang Jun. However, Yuan Shizhong was furious when he heard about it. He wanted to kill Gu Junen in front of him with a knife right away.
But at this time, everyone understands that the Ming army can neither fight, defend, nor leave. What else can they do except surrender?
Yuan Shizhong was proud of his martial arts skills and his extraordinary bravery. He also wanted to break away from the obstruction of Chen Yongfu and other generals and soldiers, and find a way to kill Gu Junen directly, so as to undermine the peace negotiation.
But he didn't expect that even the soldiers in Xiaoyuan Camp would completely side with Chuang Jun and Chen Yongfu at this time. Yuan Shitai, the most trusted brother of Yuan Shizhong, even stopped him. Yuan Shizhong couldn't believe it.
Yuan Shitai behind him fell to the ground, and then several soldiers from Xiao Yuan's camp rushed over and completely controlled their old master on the ground.
Yuan Shizhong struggled desperately, and while trying to rush out, he cried: "I want to get a good background for you in the court. In the future, you can shine on the lintel. Isn't it a hundred times better than being a thief? Even if you are caught by thieves today,
If you kill, you can also be remembered in history and receive praise from the imperial court. A hundred years later, your righteous name will be spread in the countryside, why is it like this!"
At this point, even the soldiers around Yuan Shizhong had nothing to say to him. Yuan Shitai looked at his elder brother sadly and said with tears:
"Brother, the brothers raised the army just to have enough food. Let's just say that there are so many officials and gentry in Ma Muji. How do they treat the brothers in Xiaoyuanying? They are still regarded as thieves. We
Why bother to keep filial piety for the imperial court! Brother, you are really out of your mind!"
Gu Junen, who was startled by Yuan Shizhong, patted his chest gently. He first glanced at Yuan Shizhong who was restrained by everyone, and then said to Chen Yongfu:
"General Yuan is a loyal man and an old friend of the Generalissimo. After all, he still has a good friendship with the Chuang army brothers. The envoy asked me to bring the message to him, saying that if General Yuan is determined not to return to Chuang camp,
, you can also guarantee that you and I will not harm each other, release Yuan Shizhong... and send General Yuan to Xuzhou."
"ha?"
Chen Yongfu, Yuan Shizhong, Yuan Shitai and others were all shocked when they heard Gu Junen's new condition. They all had the same idea in their minds. How could this be possible?
At this time, Yuan Shitai thought again, could it be that Li Laiheng had lost his mind?
Gu Junen squatted in front of Yuan Shizhong and said to him: "It's just that General Yuan is the only one who can leave. Looking at this scene, the brothers who came to Xiao Yuan Camp have no intention of dying for the imperial court. Even if General Yuan wants to take them away, he can't
How many people are willing to leave with you?"
Gu Junen's words made Yuan Shizhong lower his head silently, but Chen Yongfu's expression on the side was very exciting. What he was thinking was, why can Yuan Shizhong leave? Then why can't I go back to Xuzhou?
But what Gu Junen said next made Chen Yongfu's expression even more ugly. Gu Junen was speaking to Yuan Shizhong, but in fact he was also hinting at Chen Yongfu:
"General Yuan can leave alone, but Xiao Yuanying can't leave alone. General Yuan can leave alone, but Ma Muji can't leave alone. The generalissimo and the envoy are merciful and unwilling to kill their old friends who broke into the army.
General Yuan can take care of himself!"
Yuan Shizhong had never been immersed in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, and he did not understand what Gu Junen said at all. But Chen Yongfu understood it clearly. He let Yuan Shizhong go, but did not let him take away any soldiers from Xiaoyuan Camp. This was reasonable.
Among them, after all, Li Laiheng would not be stupid enough to let go of all the enemies he had captured. But listening to Gu Junen's words, Li Laiheng clearly had a conspiracy.
No one can leave Guide and Mamuji. Now besides Henan Town and Xiaoyuanying, who else is there in Mamuji?
There are also a large number of officials and gentry in Henan, including Hou Xun’s own son Hou Fangyu!
Yuan Shizhong fled back to Xuzhou alone, but these officials and gentry, as well as Hou Xun's son Hou Fangyu, were left in the hands of the Chu army. So judging from this situation, what good fruits can Yuan Shizhong get even if he escapes back to Xuzhou?
He had lost his troops and had no leverage at all. Judging from Chen Yongfu's influence on the official strife in the Ming court, the result could only be death at the hands of the intruders or the court.
Li Laiheng’s move...
It's a little dirty.
After all, Yuan Shizhong was an old ally of the Chuang Army. He did not want the Chuang Army to get the reputation of rejecting dissenters and killing friendly troops. After all, the relationship between Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai was still very delicate, and the Chuang Army had not yet fully digested Cao Ying.
At this juncture, the fate of Yuan Shizhong will become an important benchmark.
Putting Yuan Shizhong back to Xuzhou without any strength would not cause much loss to Li Laiheng.
But as long as Yuan Shizhong dies in the strife in the officialdom, first of all, the remaining troops of Xiao Yuan Ying will definitely swear allegiance to the Chu army from then on, and there will no longer be the risk of rebellion; secondly, it will play a role for Luo Rucai and the generals of Cao Ying.
An excellent advertising effect, let them see what the consequences of defecting to Mingting will be.
Of course, Li Laiheng would never reveal the deepest reason to Gu Junen.
In the original history, when the Qing army invaded in the 15th year of Chongzhen, Yuan Shizhong once surrounded a group of Tatars in Haizhou and rescued a large number of refugees.
Although Yuan Shizhong had separated from the Chuang Army at that time, he did not accept the imperial court's appeasement and was still an armed and rebellious peasant uprising army. However, when the imperial court could only "exempt officials from sending troops" to the Qing army, Yuan Shizhong actively fought.
Defeated Donglu in Haizhou and protected many people.
Thinking of this, Li Laiheng was unwilling to let the "stubborn" Yuan Shizhong die by his own hands.
Yuan Shizhong felt that he would survive this outcome. As for Yuan Shitai and others, they all had mixed emotions. Yuan Shizhong was a leader with deep prestige, but his superstitious approach of the imperial court really made the brothers of Xiao Yuanying extremely extremely.
disappointment.
Now that the Chuang Army has promised not to kill Yuan Shizhong, but to release him to Xuzhou, Yuan Shitai and others have finally dispelled their last layer of psychological concerns about surrender.
From now on, he no longer owes his elder brother anything.
Everyone slowly let go of their hands and put Yuan Shizhong up. He stood up, shook his clothes, and then glanced at Yuan Shitai again, wanting to say something, but in the end he was speechless.
Chen Yongfu found an opportunity, got close to Gu Junen's ear, and asked in a low voice: "I wonder how the envoy will deal with the officials and gentry in Ma Muji?"
Gu Junen raised his eyebrows and had other thoughts about Chen Yongfu's agility. He smiled slightly and said, "Wang Chen has already told General Chen in the letter, right? Once the Huguang army breaks through the city, a public trial will be organized for the arrested gentry.
When conducting trials, the local tyrants and evil gentry will not be spared, and no one will be killed in vain. General Chen can rest assured about this."
Chen Yongfu had already learned about Li Laiheng's policy from the letter written by Chen Xin. After hearing Gu Junen's answer, he immediately looked happy, then glanced at Yuan Shizhong with complicated eyes, and then whispered:
"I have been stationed in Guide for a long time, and I am well aware of the evil deeds of the local gentry. As long as Li Shijun needs it, I will tell you everything... By the way, the Hou family is the most famous among the gentry in Guide.
, Hou Fangyu was the worst among the dandy and villainous young men of the Hou family. He once instigated the regimental training of the Guide Prefecture to kill more than a hundred households in the name of apportioning military supplies. I have a lot of evidence in my hand. I wonder if it will be of any use?
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Gu Junen laughed and said: "General Chen is really a smart man! His views are correct and his approach is correct!"