When the people of Nandu were in panic, a shocking change occurred in Yunnan thousands of miles away.

After learning that Yunnan Governor Lin Tianqing actually sent Li Dingguo's subordinate Le Tongwu to Guiyang with his back, Admiral Zhang Dayuan felt a threat, an unprecedented threat.

Although Lin Tianqing did not change his flag and surrender to the Taiping Army, Zhang Dayuan's subordinates reported that Lin Tianqing secretly transported a batch of grain and medicinal materials to the Yunnan-Burma border, and had frequent contact with Guiyang.

From this point of view, it is only a matter of time before Lin Tianqing's turnaround. Once he surrenders, he will become another disciple of Hong Chengchou, who surrendered to Zhou Shixiang after Yuan Kuoyu.

His son was killed by Zhou Shixiang, but his disciples surrendered to Zhou Shixiang one after another. If Hong Chengchou knew about it under the spring, he would be so angry that he would vomit three liters of blood and die with his eyes closed.

Zhang Dayuan knew very well that Lin Tianqing's choice was right. Yunnan was already a Jedi. Even if Wu Sangui won a great victory in the north and occupied Beijing, Yunnan was still an isolated and helpless Jedi. Even if Wu Sangui had a strong army, it would never be possible to save Yunnan.

Therefore, there is only one way before the civil and military officials of the Wu army in Yunnan, that is, surrender. But when to surrender and in what way, there are many internal ways. It is already a dream to defend Yunnan and the moment when Guiyang fell.

There is only one reason why Lin Tianqing has not announced the change of flag immediately, that is, the conditions for surrender have not been reached yet. Or perhaps, this person wants to wait and see again. After all, since he sent Le Tongwu to Guiyang and expressed his "good intention" to Guiyang, the military pressure faced by Yunnan on the Yunnan-Guizhou border has been greatly reduced.

Without imminent danger, Lin Tianqing's neck was like a rope missing, and he could breathe freely in the fresh air for a while.

Without the pressure, Lin Tianqing felt a little ready to sell. After all, he was the governor of Yunnan. If Zhou Shixiang could not give appropriate arrangements, he would hand over the land of a province, which would make him feel a little embarrassed.

The more Lin Tianqing was waiting for the price, the more unhappy Zhang Dayuan was unwilling, because the elite of the Yunnan Wu army was in his hands. Lin Tianqing was just the original Green Camp soldiers and chieftain armed forces from all over the country, occupying Kunming City. If Lin was not Hong Chengchou's disciple, he would not even be the governor of Yunnan. And the nominal number one person in Yunnan was not Lin Tianqing, but Wang Xuan, the Xuanfu envoy. So why did Lin Tianqing dare to negotiate with the Taiping Army as the master of Yunnan!

Originally, Zhang Dayuan's plan was to find a way to undermine Lin Tianqing, and he would take Wang Xuan to negotiate with Guiyang, so that Lin Tianqing would not have to do so. However, Lin Tianqing would have taken the initiative first. Not only did he join the Taiping Army, but he also connected with Li Dingguo outside the border. This made Zhang Dayuan extremely anxious and felt that he had not only been betrayed but also neglected.

The letter from Ma Yaozi Wang Fuchen made Zhang Dayuan's anxiety reach its peak.

Wang Fuchen and Zhang Dayuan were both guards sent by Shunzhi to protect Hong Chengchou, but now, Wang Fuchen persuaded Zhang Dayuan to surrender as his former colleague, today's earl of the Dingwu court, and a general of the Taiping Army, which naturally made Zhang Dayuan very uncomfortable.

One wrong step, one wrong step.

Zhang Dayuan now regrets it very much, regrets not immediately joining the Taiping Army after Hong Chengchou's death, and thus has reached this point.

Many people, including Lin Tianqing, thought that Hong Chengchou's last words might be to ask Zhang Dayuan to bury him secretly, so as not to avoid the fact that Wu Sangui is defeated in the future, the thief scholar would dig him out of the ground and throw him ashes.

In fact, Hong Chengchou's coffin was indeed buried secretly by Zhang Dayuan, but Hong Chengchou's last words were not this, but Zhang Dayuan exchanged Yunnan province for the safety of his son Hong Shiming when necessary.

Zhang Dayuan didn't expect that Lao Zhengluo would surrender to the Taiping Army before his death to protect his son's life, but he was relieved to think about it. Hong Chengchou is also a human being, and he cannot be truly ruthless and unworrying.

The "necessary" mentioned by Hong Chengchou obviously refers to the time when Wu Sangui was in a worrying situation. At that time, Wu Sangui had already led the main force to the north and seized Shaanxi and Gansu, and the situation was very favorable. Naturally, Zhang Dayuan could not choose to surrender to the Taiping Army at that time.

But the dead Hong Chengchou did not expect, and Zhang Dayuan did not expect that the news of Hong Chengchou's death had just reached Jiangnan, and Zhou Shixiang hanged Hong Shiming.

It moves too fast and too vicious.

You should know that at that time, Hong Shiming was not only Hong Chengchou's son, but also the Minister of Rites of the Dingwu court, but also the drafter of the Dingwu Supervisory State Edict and the Northern Expedition Proclamation.

Zhou Shixiang just said that this is a very important person and hesitated without any room for anything to leave.

When Zhang Dayuan heard the news of Hong Shiming's death, he was so shocked that he didn't speak for a long time.

Seeing Lin Tianqing and Guiyang fighting fiercely outside and secretly bribing his subordinates, Zhang Dayuan was really anxious. Finally, he made a decision.

On the second day of April, Zhang Dayuan secretly left the garrison with his personal guards, avoiding Lin Tianqing's eyes and ears from the path to Pu'anzhou controlled by the Taiping Army.

Zhang Dayuan did not communicate with Wang Xuan because Wang Xuan is now a clay Buddha, with no power or no soldiers. He was discouraged and locked himself in the mansion and did not go out. This is good. At least neither Lin Tianqing nor Zhang Dayuan would regard him as a potential threat. No matter who wins in the end, Wang Xuan's life will always be saved. At that time, he will surrender to the Taiping Army and continue to be his official position.

Four days later, Zhang Dayuan arrived in Pu'an Prefecture and did not dare to delay for a moment. He told the Taiping Army opposite and asked to enter the city.

After the Taiping Army in the city learned about Zhang Dayuan's identity, he immediately welcomed him in. Then, Zhang Yue, the deputy general stationed in Pu'an Prefecture, met Zhang Dayuan in person. With Zhang Yue, there was Li Zhiting, who had just been appointed as the right governor of Guizhou. This person is now the host responsible for surrendering Yunnan.

Zhang Dayuan came to Pu'anzhou in person, which already explained everything, so Zhang Yue didn't have to guess the purpose of his visit, and asked him directly when he would be able to correct it anyway.

Zhang Dayuan was a little hesitant because the other party had not given the treatment arrangements after surrender. Just as he was hesitating, Li Zhiting chuckled and ordered someone to get a box. The box was full of surrender written by the civil and military officials of Yunnan Wu Jun, and many of them were Zhang Dayuan's subordinates who had always been trusted.

Zhang Dayuan was shocked and couldn't believe it. After taking these letters, he looked at several letters, his face was as if dead, and he put them down with a trembling expression, and sighed: "It seems that I just don't surrender. This Yunnan is also from the noble army."

"Even if these people are not in the inner circle, it is not a laborious task for our Taiping Army to take down Yunnan."

When Zhang Yue said this, his face looked very proud. He had already received the news. It won’t take long for his troops to be incorporated into the New Five Armies, the five main forces. This is an extremely powerful and promising good thing.

After hearing this, Zhang Dayuan felt uncomfortable and felt a little despised. This made him, who had always been arrogant, unable to stand it. If he hadn't really had no way out, he would have patted his butt and left, and then fought with the Taiping Army to see who is more powerful.

Zhang Yue winked at Li Zhiting, who said, "Actually, we have already done some calculations for Yunnan."

"Calling the accounts?"

Zhang Dayuan was puzzled, what's the account? When he was surprised, he couldn't count the account of their attack on Yunnan and murder and arson. If he really wanted to settle this account, why would he surrender? He could be killed in battle.

"Don't be nervous, sir," Li Zhiting observed his expression and grasped it in place, and said slowly: "If we did not calculate it wrong, your army's food and grass may not last long. In other words, we just do nothing. In another half a year, I'm afraid you won't have much strength to fight us."

"Not necessarily, our army has sufficient food and supplies. If you don't believe it, you can come here!"

Zhang Dayuan denied it, and Zhang Yue sneered: "Attack of the wise man doesn't say secret words. Admiral Zhang knows whether this is the case. Why should he hold on? The Admiral is able to come here in person, which has already explained the problem. Since this is the case, we might as well open the skylight and say things brightly, so that it will save both sides from misunderstandings."

After hearing this, Zhang Dayuan said nothing, but he was muttering in his heart that the two of them said that they were threatening, so they did not have any attitude of surrender. Could it be that Lin Tianqing had already negotiated with them and was so neglected to me?

However, Li Zhiting's next words rekindled his hope.

"My general said that as long as the general of the Wu army is willing to accompany him, all the lives of others can be guaranteed, and all the generals and officials will retain their military positions. Like General Zhang, you can be more reused."

Zhang Dayuan's heart moved and was about to speak, but Li Zhiting changed his mind, but said, "It's just that Governor Lin is also in contact with us. Therefore, it is a troublesome thing to talk about Yunnan's surrender. If Lin Futai surrenders, but Admiral Zhang does not surrender, what's the matter? Similarly, if Admiral Zhang surrenders and Lin Futai does not surrender, we will have to work hard."

"We can't figure out who can decide whether Governor Lin or Admiral Zhang can make the decision, so we have to confirm who has the final say in Yunnan!" Zhang Yue stood up and said.

Zhang Dayuan was shocked and blurted out: "I am the admiral of Yunnan, holding elite troops. Of course, I have the final say in Yunnan!"

Li Zhiting shook his head and said, "As far as we know, although the elite Yunnan soldiers are in the hands of the Admiral, the soldiers and horses in Kunming City seem to be Governor Lin's men. So even if the Admiral is willing to surrender, but if Kunming City does not surrender, things will be a bit tricky."

"Compared with Lin Futai, we are more willing to believe in you, Admiral, but we don't want to see any changes happening in Kunming."

As soon as Zhang Yue finished speaking, Li Zhiting continued: "As long as Admiral Zhang can solve the troubles in Kunming, we will recognize you, Admiral."

"Although Kunming has been blazed, the city walls are still intact. Lin Tianqing is also quite popular and has some prestige in the army. He is also wary of me, and it is difficult to solve it."

What Zhang Dayuan said was not a lie, but the truth. Although he believed that his troops were better than Lin Tianqing's elite, the other party occupied Kunming City, so he could not solve Kunming by force. Otherwise, he would have taken action to get rid of Lin Tianqing long ago.

"Is it difficult to solve, or is it unwilling to solve it?" Li Zhiting looked at Zhang Dayuan with a smile on his face.

Zhang Yue kindly reminded Zhang Dayuan, "Don't blame me for not reminding the Admiral. Lin Futai will negotiate with us at any time. If there are any conditions on the Admiral's side, I'm afraid we can agree, and the Grand Marshal won't agree."

Zhang Yue and Li Zhiting pressed each other step by step, and Zhang Dayuan finally let go, saying that he would find a way to deal with Lin Tianqing after he went back.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yue and Li Zhiting looked at each other, and there was no joy hidden in their eyes. Although Lin Tianqing showed "good intention" to Guiyang, it was far from enough, and the conditions he offered were unacceptable. The King of Qi's meaning was very clear, that is, Yunnan must be taken over by the Taiping Army, and the Wu army and chieftain armed forces in the territory must also be adapted. This is too different from the Yunnan "autonomous" proposed by Lin Tianqing, which has led to the delay in negotiations between the two sides.

Because Zhou Shixiang was unable to resolve the matter in Yunnan for a long time, he was very dissatisfied and gave Guizhou a very strict tone. Shao Jiugong and Lu Guangzu, who were in charge of command, had already begun to deploy the battle to Yunnan. But now if Lin Tianqing can be solved through Zhang Dayuan, it would be a great thing to take over Yunnan without a single soldier.

Zhang Yue and Li Zhiting held a banquet to entertain Zhang Dayuan. During the meal, Zhang Yue suddenly asked where Zhang Dayuan and Hong Chengchou were buried.

"What do you ask about this? Old Master Hong is dead."

Zhang Dayuan held the wine glass with a look of embarrassment, and finally told the location of Hong Chengchou's cemetery.

Zhang Dayuan immediately called his personal guard and told him a few words, and the latter responded immediately.

Nine days later, a news came to Nandu, and Hong Chengchou's head was coming quickly. King Zhou Shixiang of Qi made an order and sent Hong Chengchou's head to all places. On the same day, Yunnan Governor Zhang Dayuan took advantage of the time when Yunnan Governor Lin Tianqing left the city and suddenly led elite troops to chase and kill him in the eastern suburbs of Kunming.

Subsequently, Zhang Dayuan and Xuanfu Envoy Wang Xuan led more than 200 civil and military personnel from Yunnan, more than 36,500 officers and soldiers to change their flags and join the Taiping Army.
Chapter completed!