Ma Degong led a group of officers to the riverside to welcome the envoy from Lu Supervisory State.
"General Ma, do you still recognize me?"
As soon as they met, the envoy learned about the horse.
After hearing this, Ma Degong looked at the envoy carefully. He was tall and burly, dressed in military uniform, and very heroic. He had a scar on his face, which made Ma Degong look familiar. "Are you not a servant of Jingguo Gongbiaoying? Your surname seems to be Zhao.
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"Haha, I didn't expect General Ma to really remember me. Yes, Ma Gong and I were both members of the Yongwei Imperial Camp, and both were under the command of King Jingnan. You were the commander-in-chief, and I was just the deputy of the servant team at that time. It's really true.
We meet in mountains and rivers, but I never thought we would see each other again now."
Ma Degong was a little embarrassed. He didn't want to go back to the past where he asked for glory from the Lord.
"After the First World War in Wuhu, most of us were scattered. I didn't expect that Brother Zhao, you would be reused by Lu Jianguo now."
"I retreated to Taizhou with Wang Xiang, the righteous son of Prince Jingnan, who is Wang Chuangzi. Now I am the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Province awarded by Lu Jianguo. I wear the seal of General Zhendong, and I am also granted the title of Earl of Jingnan.
As for me, I am just a guerrilla of the Qianniu Guard. This time I am here to announce the order to you on the orders of the Supervisory State. Please ask General Ma to accept the order."
The horse was successful and quickly knelt down to the north.
Zhu Yihai conferred the title of Viscount of Danyang County on Ma Degong, added the title of Governor and Tongzhi, and was awarded the title of Chief Military Officer of Zhenjiang.
All the generals in the Zhenjiang camp below Ma Degong will be retained by adding one level to their original titles.
In addition, the horse will be given an iron coupon to avoid death and ten gold medals...
Ma Degong held the imperial edict in his hand, but his heart was still a little nervous, "Brother Zhao, does His Highness Jian Guo really ignore past grudges?"
Zhao Sheng laughed, "His Highness said, who can make no mistakes? As long as you know your mistakes and can correct them."
"But, after all, I was confused and supported Emperor Hongguang to surrender to the Qing Dynasty?"
"Hahaha, the imperial court had issued an edict before to announce to the world that Zhu Yousong's throne was abolished and he was still demoted to Prince Fu."
The implication is that you are not committing a crime of deceiving the emperor.
Of course, everyone knows that this is just an excuse, an excuse for going downhill.
Lu Jianguo was very willing to recruit Ma Degong to surrender, and Ma Degong also wanted to surrender. The only obstacle was that he had kidnapped Hongguang and his concubine to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
"Jian Guo is really magnanimous." Ma Degong finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Holding the death-free coupon, Ma Degong felt that he was alive again, and he no longer hesitated at the moment. Since Yan Wogong and Tatar didn't want them to live a good life, then let's just go back and have fun.
Although he only got a viscount, he also got a commander-in-chief. Besides, the most important thing right now is not the title or official position, but survival is the most important thing.
Immediately, Ma Degong quickly ordered the whole camp to be summoned, and then in front of all the soldiers, he first told how Yan Wogong, Bashan and others wanted to force them to death, and how the court was harsh on them and the soldiers, giving them so little money in a month.
, how much money is left in hand, how to survive, how to support parents, wife and children?
Now they are coming to encircle the camp again, which means there is no way for them to survive.
Then, Ma Degong invited Zhao Sheng out.
He said how wise and benevolent Lu Jianguo was, knowing how hard it was for them, not caring about their past grudges, and still generously accepting them now.
"The Tatars are unruly and the governors are benevolent. We will rebel against the Qing Dynasty and return to the Ming Dynasty!"
At this time, Ma Degong also risked his life and asked for money to be brought in to reward the soldiers.
A lot of this silver was the reward given by Yan Wogong this time. At that time, Yan Wogong gave Ma Degong's Zhenjiang camp 20,000 taels of silver, and then Ma Degong collected the 10,000 taels himself as usual.
The officers under his command were divided among several thousand taels, and finally each of the thousand soldiers below were given five taels. As for the several hundred people in the husband's camp, each of them only received one tael.
Now, as a sign of merit, Ma took the initiative to take out 20,000 taels of silver and divided it among his subordinates. Each soldier received 10 taels, the auxiliaries also received 20 taels, and the officers at all levels also received a sum.
"Please ask the supervisory state to send a fleet immediately to defend Xijin Crossing. If it is too late, the Manchurian troops will arrive."
Ma Degong was still a little panicked. Although the Manchu soldiers ordered 2,500 soldiers, it would be very easy to destroy their battalion.
Zhao Sheng pulled Ma Degong aside.
"Anyway, Mr. Ma, the incident happened suddenly. The city of Zhenjiang doesn't know about it yet. Do you think there is an opportunity to do something about it?"
Ma Degong was stunned. He just wanted to ask the Ming army to come ashore quickly, so that he would be safe.
"Mr. Ma, since we have to make some achievements anyway, you can lead a battalion anyway and you will be granted the title of Viscount. If you can make another great contribution, why not immediately be promoted to a higher rank?"
"Brother Zhao, what do you mean?"
"Didn't you say that Bashan and his 2,500 Tatars are preparing to take over the defense? But this is still confidential information and has not been disclosed to the outside world, right?"
"Is such that."
"And now that we are returning to the Ming Dynasty, the Zhenjiang Tatars don't know about it yet. Let's just pretend that nothing happened. When the Jinghou Tatars arrive, we will catch turtles in the jar and beat the dogs behind closed doors."
"But the Eight Banners elites are no match for us." Ma Degong shook his head.
"General Ma, don't panic. We already have many troops and horses on Jiangzhou. It is so close to Xijin Ferry. As long as there is a signal from here, we can cross the river immediately and be there in an instant. What is there to be afraid of, general?"
"Do you know that Mr. Zhao Qian from Jiangzhou Camp was just a mere Mr. Qian? But because he was the first to initiate and contact the rebels, he was not only awarded the title of Vice Admiral of the Navy by the Supervisory State, but was also granted the title of Earl of Zhenjiang.
Ah, why? Because they not only acted righteously, but also annihilated one of Chen Jin's battalions, and even almost captured Chen Jin. Although they were not captured in the end, Chen Jin's official seal, armor, etc. were obtained.
There are also more than a hundred cannons, as well as a large number of gunpowder, guns, ships, etc."
"If General Ma can lure and annihilate the Eight Banners for the imperial court, wouldn't his contribution be much greater than that of General Zhao Qian?"
Ma Degong hesitated.
He knew that General Zhao Qian was just a General of Jiangzhou Camp. The battalion officer of Jiangzhou Camp was a general, with lower qualifications and lower rank than Ma Degong, so General Zhao Qian was even less prominent.
But now he has soared into the sky. Not only was he awarded the title of deputy general, he became the new battalion officer of Jiangzhou Battalion, and he was also granted the title of earl.
Uncle Zhenjiang, this count should be given to you.
Ma Degong was jealous.
But in my heart I was still afraid of the Manchurian soldiers.
On one side is fame and wealth, on the other side is the intimidation of the Eight Banners.
In the end, I was persuaded by Guan Sheng. After all, Jiangzhou was only a few miles across the water from Xijin. Now that the Ming army occupied it, it could be reached instantly.
All he had to do was lure Bashan and the others in, then surround them, and then send a signal to Jiangzhou.
He called his closest officers.
A group of people looked at each other and finally thought they could give it a try.
Give it a try and double your wealth.
In order to boost morale, Ma was awarded a heavy reward for his success.
"If you kill a Manchu Tatar, you will be rewarded twenty taels of silver. If you kill an officer, you will be rewarded twice as much."
