Chapter 510: Even though he wins, he comes to surrender

The one who brought back the news was Hao Yaoqi's messenger. The messenger sent by Li Meng first went to Chen Liu's camp, and then someone came to the city here to inform the news.

The generals of the Shunjun who were waiting with Hao Yaoqi on the top of the city were all Hao Yaoqi's confidants. After learning the news, they would naturally make arrangements.

In fact, Hao Yaoqi had already made arrangements during the day. The troops that he could not control were placed outside, and in the opposite direction of Chen Liu's camp. In the eyes of those who understand this arrangement, there was a gap in disconnection. If the siege was really launched, then these gaps were flaws.

However, this gap is to clearly separate the troops that Hao Yaoqi can control from the troops that cannot be controlled, and to keep these troops that cannot be controlled as far as possible away from the troops of Jiaozhou Camp.

Although Hao Yaoqi made his own choice, the old troops of Heshun Army were incense after all, and he was unwilling to be annihilated for some reason.

When things come to an end, say hello to the generals of the troops and let them stay or stay.

In the evening, Hao Yaoqi's direct troops completed a series of arrangements, and then at dawn, they summoned the generals of the Shun Army at the place where the matter was discussed in the city.

Among the Shun Army, especially the generals in Shaanxi and Henan, each of them was carrying weapons and highly alert when discussing matters. If this were placed in the Ming Dynasty or Jiaozhou camp, it would have been taken down for the crime of ulterior motives or non-compliance with etiquette. This is common in the Shun Army.

Since the army of refugees started to stir up, large and small groups of refugees were annexed and merged with each other, fighting openly and secretly, and continuing. All military generals were highly vigilant, afraid that when the banquet was the Hongmen Banquet, they would encounter ambush when they walked on the road.

Especially after Li Zicheng killed Luo Rucai in the name of holding a banquet, the generals of the Shun Army were even more vigilant. It would be fine if they came out of a system. If they turned out to be different factions, they should be extremely careful.

When I woke up in the morning, the gathering convened by General Hao Yaoqi was like this. Many generals came with their personal guards, fully armed and solemnly entered the chamber.

Hao Yaoqi was wearing casual clothes. As soon as he entered the door, he announced the news of the defeat of the King of Chuang with a calm expression. Only a few thousand people took out the nearly 100,000 troops. I don’t know why after hearing this news, the generals present had no noise or riots after a commotion.

As long as the generals who were in the Shun Army for a long time, they probably knew the rumors about the power of Shandong troops in the Shun Army. Many qualified people once vividly talked about the battles under the city of Kaifeng. From another perspective, the strength of the Jiaozhou camp has always been a shadow in the heart of the Shun Army.

From Zhuxian Town to entering Huguang to taking Xiangyang, to turning around and fighting with the army of the commander Hou Xun, the Shun Army has been avoiding the army in Shandong. This dynamic also made the generals of the Shun Army feel fear and worry. Now that the strength has developed to this point, everyone feels that they can fight with Jiaozhou Camp.

But in my estimate of the situation, although on the surface, they all say that my destiny is in my best position and I will win this battle, everyone thinks of the worst result in their hearts.

Now that the worst result is fulfilled, everyone can accept it calmly. If the general Hao Yaoqi wants to withdraw or fight, he must have come to the conference hall in full military uniform. He is so easy to do, everyone can guess it in their hearts.

The people below were so "calm" that Hao Yaoqi above felt very moved. The person's heart was not condensed, and he was afraid that he would have bad plans before the battle.

Even Liu Zongmin and Li Zicheng wanted to take advantage of their strength and victory, but they lost the bet.

After Hao Yaoqi expressed his plan to surrender, the room was silent. Hao Yaoqi's two cousins ​​sneaked through the gap outside the conference hall. They had to be on guard against chaos in the matter this morning. Hundreds of elite soldiers must be arranged outside, and they would rush in at critical moments.

However, the generals in the room looked dejected. Whether it was Hao Yaoqi's direct line or the side line, there was no intention of arguing.

After a long time, a mighty general stood up and said weakly:

"General Hao, we have finally survived to this point. Although we don't have to farm and suffer, the brothers underground have finally followed us and have a way out. Could we push them back into the fire pit..."

This is the only thing that mobilized everyone's emotions at this rally. The generals of Shunjun are all from poor people. Even if there is corruption at present, it is not that serious. They always feel that the brothers who don't care about it are unable to get over it. Hao Yaoqi still answered listlessly:

"Even if the brothers below follow us and have had a few full meals, look at them in Shandong. It is said that even if they are making cattle and horses in the farm, nothing will starve to death."

Having said that, there was nothing to say next, and everyone had no objection anymore. Things were much smoother than Hao Yaoqi expected. Of course, the generals of the Shun Army were despaired at this time, and no one was too lazy to make trouble.

After Jiang Hua, who came to persuade him to surrender yesterday, got the news, Hao Yaoqi was too lazy to keep him in the city. Moreover, it was not convenient to have such an outsider there. So he just asked a big basket to put Jiang Hua down and let him go to Chen Liu's military camp, which was to say hello in advance.

General Chen Liu, the general of the Western Expedition, cleared out bandits, consolidated defense, and trained recruits in Xuzhou and Fengyang Prefecture, but there was no war to fight. Lu Jiude, the eunuch in Nanjing who was in Jiangnan, dared not act rashly at all, for fear that the other party would find some reason to fight across the river, so he would not dare to cause trouble.

This made Chen Liu, who had always been active, feel quite bored. This time he broke into Runing Prefecture from Nanzhili and came to Yexian area. There were all miscellaneous troops of the Shun Army, which were vulnerable at all. This battle was really unsatisfactory.

I got up early this morning, finished my clothes and ordered the entire army to be on guard. Jiang Hua from the Shandong Salt Gang saw Chen Liu's attitude and couldn't help but persuade:

"Why should Lord Chen be so nervous? He Hao Yaoqi has already known the news that the coach won the entire victory last night. He has agreed to surrender. There should be no surprises?"

Chen Liu replied angrily:

"In such a big battle, I can only honestly surrender others. It's extremely meaningless. I hope that Hao Yaoqi can't figure it out and fight me hard, and that's still a good time."

Chen Liu is one of the highest-ranking people in Jiaozhou Camp. Jiang Hua dared not respond when he spoke like this, so he could only smile bitterly.

Before waiting for too long, when the sun was almost noon, a white flag was raised in the city. Hao Yaoqi sent his confidant generals, saying that there were 46,000 infantrymen in the Shun Army, and all of them were willing to surrender to Shandong and let them be dealt with.

Jiang Hua breathed a sigh of relief, and he got the great achievements in his steadily, so he didn't have to worry about his future future. Chen Liu looked disappointed, but he could only arrange the soldiers and soldiers to go out for surrender and supervise. Tens of thousands of people came over, and the food and supplies were consumed, and all the supplies were a considerable amount, and some were worried.

However, when Hao Yaoqi led his army to surrender, Chen Liu also sent people to send horses to the army of General Li Meng. Although he informed the news, Hao Yaoqi also wrote a letter to the Shun Army troops guarding the other side, advising them to surrender.

The Shun Army, which blocked Shandong Cavalry and Ming Army Gao Jie's troops in Jiaxian, was destroyed after hearing the news that the army was destroyed and the King of Chuang fled, the entire army collapsed and no longer formed an army.

Xiangcheng was originally a city completely occupied by the Shun Army. After Li Meng's victory, the Xiangcheng County Magistrate, who originally lived in a village on the mountain, led a group of gentry and wealthy families who also built villages on the mountain to protect themselves. They went down the mountain to resume their duties. When they were fighting, they hurried behind, but at this time they took the lead.

But Jiaozhou Camp still needs him for the time being. The county magistrate could not tell that he was an official from the Ming Dynasty. He treated Li Meng as if he was the emperor.

Such a vulgar villain can't do anything at all, but at this time the place was extremely desolate and no one was available, so he was temporarily used. At the same time, Li Meng's marshal's headquarters issued orders to Kaifeng City, requiring the allocation of preparations and management personnel for the military farm to come here as soon as possible, and a large number of prisoners and a large number of unowned fields, and the military farm should be established as soon as possible to stabilize.

The war broke out in late autumn, and the food and use of so many prisoners was a big problem. Li Meng must have sent a letter to the Henan Governor Li Xianfeng and asked him to allocate supplies here.

Yuan Wenhong and a group of military officers have begun to prepare to send a large number of prisoners to Kaifeng City. The Kaifeng city walls and the nearby Yellow River embankment have been in disrepair after years of war. If they are not repaired as soon as possible, there may be major problems.

During the war, although the casualties were very small, there were still certain casualties in Jiaozhou Camp. Officers at all levels were ready to draw appropriate personnel from these captive old soldiers to replenish them.

Not to mention the thousands of surrendered cavalry, and more horses, these are what the Jiaozhou camp horse army, which has always been a small population, needs the most.

The burial of the corpses on the battlefield and the food and supplies discarded by the Shun Army all needed people to do it. On the one hand, they were worried that there were too many prisoners and it was difficult to deal with it. On the other hand, they needed a large amount of manpower and there were many gaps, which really made it difficult for all the officials of the Shun Army and local officials to do it.

Fortunately, after this battle, part of Runing Mansion, Kaifeng Mansion, Ruzhou and Henan Mansion were almost completely under the control of Shandong. Moreover, the defeat of the King of Chuang, most of Henan's territory would fall into the hands of Jiaozhou Camp. It would be a matter of time before most of the territory of Henan fell into the hands of Jiaozhou Camp.

As the territory is larger, the population is larger, and with more land, there are more places to accommodate people, so it is just a trouble and not a difficult problem.

The news of Hao Yaoqi's surrender spread to Li Meng's commander's tent in the evening of the same day. All the generals accompanying him were amazed. They thought that the tens of thousands of infantry around him were still a problem, but who would have thought that the general would solve it so easily. It was indeed a combination of Zhengqi and a plan that was like a god.

However, the subordinates were busy with these trivial matters and official duties of cleaning up the war. Li Meng just allocated 800 personal soldiers and 3,000 light cavalry to pursue the rebel king Li Zicheng, and no military orders were issued.

Nearly 4,000 cavalry chased after Lushan and gave up the pursuit. After so many years of war, King Li Zicheng fled for more than once or twice. Since he ran out of the encirclement, it would be difficult to catch up.

Although the King of Chuang ran out, the main force he had accumulated was wiped out after the battle in Xiangcheng. It was not a hasty thing to do if he wanted to re-train such a unit.

Moreover, the King of Chuang has such a territory and can accumulate such strength, which is entirely based on victory after victory. After this great defeat, everyone in the world understood who is stronger and who is weak. They had something to ask everyone to raise firewood and fire, but Dashun then fell down the tree and scattered.

Even if the King of Chuang wants to recover, it depends on whether Jiaozhou Camp gives him this time or not. He acts in the style of Jiaozhou Camp, which is basically not possible.

Li Meng was not Chongzhen, and the generals of the Jiaozhou camp were not the governors of the Ming Dynasty. They would never delay their plans and offensives just because of Li Zicheng's tricks. Jiaozhou camp's attitude towards the Shun Army was always tolerant and wait, just to find an opportunity to achieve a reward for one battle. Now this opportunity has been found. Shandong soldiers who have endured for so long naturally have to do things quickly and without leaving any troubles.

These are all later stories. Although the situation in Henan is very good, Li Xianfeng, the officials in Kaifeng City, and the fame of the gentry with status and status in Henan have begun to write letters and send people to congratulate Duke Qi on this great victory. I believe this news has spread. Anyone in the world who is qualified to write letters and congratulate him will show his attitude.

Everyone knows what the meaning of this battle is. Everyone knows which side should Li Zicheng, who represents the poor and thieves, and Li Meng, who represents the gentry of a great clan, choose.

It seemed like a happy event, but in the camp in Xiangcheng, all the high-level generals knew that the general was in a bad mood during this period and his face was often gloomy.

Everyone was wondering if there were any hidden dangers in this battle, but after thinking about it, after this battle, there should be one victory after another. Could it be that there was something wrong with Jiaozhou Camp in other directions? It was great outside the frontier and outside the pass. Now it was winter there, and even if there was a battle, it had stopped.

What happened to the Grand Marshal? The only one suitable for inquiries and comforting is that in the current camp, the chief clerk Yuan Wenhong can say a few words.

First, he often counseled confidentiality, second, he was a high-ranking civil servant in the army and a direct subordinate within the Shandong system, so he could speak casually. On this day, he sent the transfer documents of Hao Yaoqi's army and the surrendered soldiers of the Dongshun Army of Xiangcheng to the commander's tent. After coming in, he saw Li Meng staring at the map in a daze.

The personal soldiers have been passed on. After Yuan Wenhong entered, he bowed to say hello, and then spoke:

"The Grand Commander, General Chen from the West, selected 5,000 people to supplement the troops in the surrendered stroke. Lord Yuan of the northern Henan guerrillas and Lord Jia of the Guide Dusi each picked 2,000 people. The military farm that came from Kaifeng reported to the Grand Commander that the surrendered soldiers of the Shun Army here were all young and strong, and they knew how to work. As long as they survived this winter, they would be the best laborers in the future."

Li Meng looked at the map without looking back and replied in a deep voice:

"The Shun Army is the only remaining young and strong laborers in Shaanxi and Henan. They can't survive and rebel. They are all from farmers, so they are naturally good laborers. Let the people from Tian Zhengshi check whether the families of these laborers are still there. If they are there, please reunite them as much as possible."

"The Grand Marshal is merciful, and these surrendered people must be grateful."

Yuan Wenhong bowed to praise, but he was filled with hatred in his heart. The young soldiers of the Shun Army fought for many years, and the land of Shaanxi and Henan was full of years of famine and war. Nine out of ten families were empty. Most of these surrendered soldiers were alone, and most of them had no family members.

But as soon as Li Meng's move was made, these surrendered soldiers must be grateful, and their originally unstable thoughts would be settled because of this move.

Shandong does not consume much, but it can win people's hearts and presents the image of a benevolent and righteous teacher in front of the world. It is really a killing of one stroke. This is a wonderful approach.

Yuan Wenhong sued, hurriedly found a table beside him, spread out his paper and pen to write out Li Meng's orders. After writing, he handed it to Li Meng for a picture and seal, and said:

"Ma Jun Commander Tang has sent a messenger, saying that he would come to pay homage to the Lord this afternoon with Gao Jie, the general of the Ming court."

Li Meng was already sitting in his seat, browsed the orders, called his personal soldiers to use seals, and asked:

"What does Tang Er think about the cavalry of the Shun Army? If I hadn't thought of leaving some seeds for the cavalry this time, I would have let the people below kill them!"

"When I go back to the general, Lord Tang said that many of the Shun Army's cavalry were too rude. Or the soldiers of the Ming army were good at fighting immediately, but it would take some time to adapt to our Shandong military discipline. However, Lord Tang was also very grateful to the general. The scale of the horse army suddenly doubled. He said that in the first half of the year, the general would see an invincible iron cavalry that dominated the world!"

Although it was Yuan Wenhong's retelling, this sentence was still extremely bold. Even Li Meng, who had always been calm, smiled. However, he could still see the depressed expression on Li Meng's face. Yuan Wenhong hesitated and still advised:

"Master, the student dared to say something. The Linqing Rebellion was nothing more than the noise of the rural villager. Why should we worry about pacifying in an instant? Now that the news has not arrived, it must be just a delay on the road. Master should not worry. The victory is complete now, and we should celebrate happily, and Master should also be relieved!"

Li Meng patted the table lightly and said boredly:

"What kind of victory is perfect? ​​I have led the troops to use troops for almost ten years. If I could release Yuan Shizhong and the three regiments one hour earlier, Li Chuang would definitely not be able to escape. Unfortunately, I only thought of this during the battle, but let Li Chuang run away. It will take some trouble in the future. I feel depressed when I think about it!"

Li Meng was depressed, but Yuan Wenhong couldn't say anything. Li Meng's battle started from the accumulation of momentum a few years ago, guiding the actions of the Shun Army and the Ming Army to the complete annihilation of the Shun Army in the Xiangcheng Battle, and turned the Shun Army into the iron barrel formation of the Jiaozhou Camp on all sides. Such a layout of troops can even be called magical.

As for the King of Rebellion Li Zicheng who escaped in the chaos, this is just a flaw of white jade. Anyway, with the absolute advantage of Jiaozhou Camp, it will not become any destructive mistake in the future. However, Li Meng still blames and regrets himself. How should he say it? It can only be said that he is too pursuing perfection, and Yuan Wenhong has no way to persuade him.

After a quiet tent in the military tent, Yuan Wenhongcai asked again:

"Master General Chen sent someone to send a message today, saying that Hao Yaoqi was a long-time general of the Shun Army and was familiar with the terrain of Henan and Huguang. Can he be assigned to serve under his tent? Xuzhou Army can give him a position as a general in the Xuzhou Army."

Li Meng pondered for a while, shook his head, and ordered:

"This is not possible. The battle ended too quickly. Hao Yaoqi is the core figure of the Shun Army. If he was allowed to follow the army to conquer so quickly, it would be difficult to guarantee that any chaos would come out. Hao Yaoqi's soldiers could train for more than 4,000, and then add him a regiment, and let him go to Weihui or Zhangde. He was guarding in the north of the Yellow River. He first became familiar with the various regulations of the Jiaozhou Camp and had his experience. It was useful. Chen Liu's side, so many people in the inspection department were asked to transfer his documents!"

Compared to Hao Yaoqi, who is extremely familiar with the internal and the terrain of the Shun Army and Henan, the spies in the Inspection Department are naturally much worse, but Li Meng's considerations also have deeper reasons. Yuan Wenhong naturally would not say it out loud, and this matter was considered a conclusion.

However, the commander of the horse team, Tang Er, and the general of Yansui of the Ming court, Gao Jie, arrived earlier than the notice. When he heard the personal soldiers outside the military tent, Li Meng was about to see him, but he thought of something and spoke and said:

"First let Commander Tang lead General Gao to walk around our military camps, take a look at the daily exercises of each battalion, and also go to the battlefield where they are cleaning."

The camp of tens of thousands of troops is quite large, and the civilians who came everywhere, Ding Zhuang, surrendered soldiers from the Shun Army, and the cargo yard and the site for burning corpses, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as huge.

Although the commander of the horse team, Tang Er, did not understand the intention of the commander's order, but as a direct army, he knew that he would execute the order unconditionally. Although Gao Jie, the general of Yansui who came with him, was always respectful, it was too slippery, which made Tang Erji, who claimed to be a professional soldier, unaccustomed to it. Since he confirmed that Shandong's military victory, he felt that Gao Jie was in awe on the one hand, and on the other hand, he had made small plans, such as distanced his army from the camp of the horse army, sent people to join the army on the ground, and hooked up with local squires, etc.

This is understandable. There will be no doubt about surrendering. The only thing is that Gao Jie wants to make his troops larger and his bargaining chips larger.

After watching the camp at Jiaozhou Camp, Gao Jie, who was full of energy, looked at the strictly trained infantry queues, and looked at the piles of materials and a large number of civilians and men, the mighty army and the huge material and manpower behind all of this, Gao Jie, the General of Yansui, suddenly felt a sense of fear, as if he was used to playing and the tricks that played himself to the position of the general seemed not to be easy to use and was outdated.

After the visit, it was almost time for lunch. Tang Er and Gao Jie had different thoughts to go to the coach's tent for lunch. When they were about to get closer, they saw a cavalry galloping by. The knight shouted to the guards blocking the road:

"Six hundred miles are urgently reported in Shandong!!"
Chapter completed!