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Chapter 248 Persuasion, all surrender!
The Yi army led more than 4000 prisoners to the Hekoudian Ming Army camp and formed a formation two miles away from the west gate. They did not rush to attack the camp, but first persuaded them to surrender.

The first is to persuade the captured Ming army officers and soldiers to surrender, and the second is to persuade the Ming army in the camp to surrender.

Although the Hekoudian camp is not as big as the tea shop, the terrain is relatively dangerous - it is surrounded by a hillside on the island. The camp is located at the highest point of the slope, surrounded by rivers on three sides. Only the west side can be arrayed to attack the city.

However, the terrain in the west is relatively narrow and uneven.

In this kind of terrain, if the Ming army holds on and cannot be defeated, the Yi army will have to sacrifice many soldiers if they want to capture it.

On the march to Hekoudian, the Eighth Brigade military officer Tan Yajun tried to persuade the captured Wang Guangen to surrender.

"I heard that Wang Youyi also came from the rebel army. In today's world, the defeat of the Ming Dynasty is a foregone conclusion. Why not switch to our Yi tribe?"

Wang Guangen is not stubborn.

Historically, under the supervision of Gao Doushu and Xu Qiyuan, he resisted Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng in Yunyang for two or three years.

In the 17th year of Chongzhen, due to the isolation from the outside world, Wu Sangui and Xu Qiyuan were deceived into the camp and held hostage by Wu Sangui as Ping Xibo of the Ming Dynasty, and they surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

Obviously, he was not a die-hard loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, he snorted coldly and said: "You only occupy the land of three prefectures, but the Ming Dynasty still has two capitals and thirteen provinces. How can you talk about defeat?"

As a brigade-level military and political officer, Tan Yajun took political classes from Liu Sheng.

Hearing the words, he smiled and said: "Although the Ming Dynasty was great, it has long been decayed - Chongzhen was mediocre and incompetent. He could not recognize and employ people. He did not take responsibility. If the war was not favorable at all, he would question the governor and even be imprisoned and beheaded.

When dealing with generals like Zuo Liangyu and Liaoxi Jiangmen who were almost warlords, they only knew how to comfort them and did not dare to bear the pain and remove them.Other generals who served the country loyally were abandoned by him like worn-out shoes once they lost their troops.

In the northern provinces, there were continuous natural disasters and military disasters. Instead of providing relief to the people, the Ming Dynasty resorted to excessive taxation and expropriation, which led to continuous uprisings among the people.

In addition to natural disasters in the southern provinces, there are also corrupt officials who collude with the gentry to exploit the people and control the local areas.

Therefore, it seems that the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty still exist, but the actual troops, horses, money and food that can be mobilized are quite limited.Just like an old and sick tiger, it will fall down at any time. "

Wang Guangen didn't have much knowledge, but he could feel that the Ming Dynasty was full of problems and was declining.After hearing what Tan Yajun said, he nodded subconsciously.

Tan Yajun continued: "Our Wei tribe is like Ruhu. Although we currently only have the territory of Sanfu, we are about to capture Yunyang. Chengtian, Jingzhou, De'an, Huangzhou and other places are also in our pocket.

If the war goes well, we might be able to capture the entire Huguang this year.When it falls, you can take Sichuan to the west, and you can take Jiangnan if you go east along the river.

By winning the two major granaries of Sichuan and Huguang, and then taking over the tax-rich area of ​​Jiangnan, our tribe can sweep the world and change dynasties! "

In fact, after being captured, Wang Guangen was determined to surrender to save his life. Now after hearing Tan Yajun's words, he made his decision.

He asked: "If I don't surrender, will you kill me?"

Tan Yajun said: "We generally do not kill captured enemy generals unless the person is notorious and has committed a heinous crime. But if he does not surrender, he will be punished with at least ten years of hard labor."

"Then if I surrender, what arrangements will your department make?"

"If you are simply surrendering after being captured, you need to attend our advanced training class for general officers. Only after you pass the assessment can you be appointed, with the lowest being a team officer and the highest being a battalion officer.

But if Wang Gueryi performs meritorious service, such as persuading others to surrender on our behalf, or provides some important military intelligence, his position will naturally be higher in the future. "

Wang Guangen was not satisfied with Weibu's arrangement, but he felt that it was more realistic and he didn't have to worry about being killed for any reason later.

So he nodded and said, "I can try to persuade Gao Doushu to surrender!"

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Upstairs at the west gate of Hekou Store Yingzhai.

Gao Doushu looked at the Kuei army and thousands of prisoners outside with a solemn expression.

The leader of a village soldier next to him said: "Gaodaotai, are the bandits trying to drive the prisoners to attack the stronghold?"

Gao Doushu also had this worry. After hearing this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Tell the soldiers that if the prisoners are captured and attack the stronghold, no mercy will be shown!"

The leader of the local soldiers was stunned for a moment, but he still said "yes".

Some of the prisoners outside were from Wang Guangen's camp, and some were from the camp across the river for reinforcements. There were no rural soldiers.However, seeing Gao Doushu being so cruel, he felt a little chilled.

At this time, the morale of the Ming army in the camp was extremely low.

Because the news that Wang Guangen failed to stop the enemy and that the reinforcements on the other side of the river were defeated has spread in the camp.

Now listening to Gao Doushu's order not to show mercy to the captured Ming army, the hundreds of soldiers still in the camp suddenly started to make a noise.

As a last resort, Gao Doushu could only detach some rural soldiers to suppress it, and he barely managed to prevent civil strife from breaking out.

At this time, Wang Guangen, escorted by several Weibu Dao players, came to the walled city more than a hundred steps away to shout.

"Gaodaotai! There are more than 2 troops outside the city, and the reinforcements sent by Li Wanqing and Li Maochun have also been defeated. The city is besieged and there is no help. You should surrender, right?!"

Gao Doushu cursed angrily: "Wang Guangen, I thought you were a loyal person, but I didn't expect you to turn into a thief in a blink of an eye!"

Wang Guangen said: "I just don't want the brothers in the village to lose their lives in vain! Let the brothers in the village think about it, how will the family live if you die? Do you really want to lose your family's life for this corrupt imperial court?!"

The village soldiers in the village are all locals.

After hearing this, I couldn't help but feel worried when I thought about the possible fate of their parents, wives and children after they died in the battle.

Gao Doushu noticed the changes in the mood of the village soldiers and regretted letting Wang Guangen say these words. He hurriedly ordered: "Fire! Use the Crouching Tiger Cannon to blast these thieves to death!"

The village soldiers hesitated after hearing this.However, Wang Guangen and several Weibu sword players hurriedly retreated to the rear.

When Gao Doushu saw that the local soldiers were delayed in firing, he couldn't help but draw his sword and scolded: "You don't respect orders, are you going to rebel?!"

Unexpectedly, his action actually stimulated the surrounding soldiers.

Many rural soldiers who already hated the government aimed their weapons at Gao Doushu.

Even a leader of the local soldiers drew his sword and said in a deep voice: "Gaodaotai, you are a good official. We don't want to kill you. Surrender!"

Compared with most officials in the Ming Dynasty, Gao Doushu was indeed a good official. The village soldiers did not want to harm him, so they shouted together: "Gaodaotai, surrender!"

"Let's drop!"

After listening to the village soldiers repeatedly trying to persuade them to surrender, Gao Doushu couldn't help but look desperate. He pointed his sword at the soldiers and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.

Finally, he sighed and said: "That's it, that's all, you have no reason to die for the Ming Dynasty, just surrender.

But as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, I, Gao Doushu, can't surrender the traitor?Now that Yunyang is lost, the only thing left to do is to be loyal to death! "

After saying that, he would kill himself with his sword.

However, the leader of the local soldiers next to him grabbed his arm and took away his sword.

Soon, the west gate of the Hekoudian camp opened, allowing the Wei army to capture it without bloodshed.

On that day, an army of [-] to [-] troops from the Wei tribe landed on the north bank of the Han River and besieged the county seat of Yun County.

After three rounds of bombardment, Xu Qiyuan, Li Wanqing, and Wang Guangxing saw that the city was difficult to defend and the soldiers had no fighting spirit, so they opened the door to dedicate the city and surrendered the Wei tribe.

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"Meet the Master!"

Outside Yunxian City, in Commander Liu Sheng's tent, Xu Qiyuan, Li Wanqing, Wang Guangen, Wang Guangxing and others saluted Liu Sheng.

"Hahaha, everyone, please get up." Liu Sheng said with a smile, "You can understand the righteousness and submit the city to avoid a war. I am very happy."

In fact, the surrender of Xu Qiyuan and others brought more benefits to the Wei tribe.

At present, Wang Yongzuo, the governor of Yunyang, committed suicide and died for his country. Gao Doushu, the governor of Bingbeidao (the inspector), was captured. Xu Qiyuan, the prefect, surrendered directly, which means that the remaining areas of Yunyang Prefecture may be spread!

At the same time, Xu Qiyuan's surrender also set a new record for the highest position of an official in Jiangei. In the past, the highest position of an official in Jiangei was the prefect, but now he has become the prefect.

However, Xu Qiyuan and others had not yet come to their senses at this time and did not know how to answer the conversation.

Liu Sheng didn't care and asked, "Our army wants to take over Yunyang Mansion. Do you think there are any obstacles behind us?"

Li Wanqing, Wang Guangen and others all looked at Xu Qiyuan.

In fact, Xu Qiyuan was still a little uncomfortable with the status of surrender, but he still replied: "The magistrates of the four counties of Yunxi, Shangjin, Zhushan, and Zhuxi are all mediocre people, and some of the rural soldiers have also been removed. The commander only needs to send two It is not difficult to get a branch teacher.

However, Fangxian and Baokang each have two to three thousand rural soldiers, and the county magistrate is also familiar with military affairs. If they are unwilling to surrender and defend based on danger, they will be in trouble. "

Liu Sheng nodded and asked: "Then Magistrate Xu would like to write a few letters to persuade the magistrates of various counties to surrender?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qiyuan quickly knelt down and begged: "My clan is in Beizhili. If a letter urging surrender is spread, the clan will be destroyed. Please forgive me, Commander-in-Chief!"

Liu Sheng said: "You are a magistrate after all, don't kneel down at every turn. Since I asked you about this matter, I will respect your opinion. If it is inconvenient for you, just don't write it down."

"Thank you, handsome!"

Xu Qiyuan stood up with a grateful look on his face.

He was from Zhuozhou. Although his wife, concubines, and children all followed him to Yunyang, his clan was still in Zhuozhou.

Zhuozhou belongs to Shuntian Prefecture and is very close to the capital. Considering Chongzhen's past behavior, if he knew that he surrendered, he might really end up with the fate of the Yi tribe.

After that, Liu Sheng chatted a few words with Li Wanqing, Wang Guangen and other surrendered generals, and then let them go.

At this time, Ma Shimin asked: "Does the commander intend to let Xu Qiyuan continue to serve as the prefect of Yunyang?"

"That's right." Liu Sheng nodded, "Local governance is very important after the war. Xu Qiyuan has a fair reputation as an official and is familiar with the people's sentiments. He is indeed the No. 1 choice for Yunyang prefect.

But since he had concerns, the position of Yunyang Magistrate could not be given to him.

I plan to ask Tan Yajun, the military and political officer of the [-]th Brigade, to be transferred to Yunyang Prefecture, and to have Xu Qiyuan change his name to Yunyang Prefecture to assist Tan Yajun in handling civil affairs. "

"Then what will happen to Li Wanqing and other surrendered generals, troops, and captured commanders?"

Liu Sheng smiled and said, "It's simple, send them all to Xiangyang Mansion - the troops will be demoted, the weak will be eliminated, the strong will be retained, and reorganized into a guard army, and the demoted generals will be sent to the general officer training class.

As for the prisoners, they were reformed through hard labor for three months, and then were absorbed into the army according to the rules, or settled as civilians. "

Now that the Yi tribe has formed a complete set of rules for handling prisoners, surrendered soldiers, and surrendered generals, it is much easier to deal with similar matters.

Ma Shimin now knew that Liu Sheng did not pay much attention to cunning tactics in his military use, but liked to crush his opponents with strong strength, so he tried his best to find and fill in the gaps.

After talking about how to surrender troops and generals, he suddenly remembered something and reminded him: "Commander, Ming Army Deputy General Xu Yong led thousands of people to escape from the tea shop camp and disappeared, so we have to be on guard."

　First more.

　　
　
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