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Chapter 285 Surrounding Yingtian!

a few days later.

The 20st Brigade of the Independent No. [-] of the Weibu Division defeated Yixing County, Changzhou Prefecture, and the [-]nd Division defeated Xinghua, Gaoyouzhou, and Tianchang in Jiangbei.

Daming Yangzhou City (Jiangdu) is in danger!
In order to prevent Yangzhou from being captured and Nanjing losing the last barrier in the north of the Yangtze River, Shi Kefa hurried to Yangzhou to supervise the army.

It was February 25, the second day after Shi Kefa went to Yangzhou.

Li Guoying, the deputy general of Zuo Liangyu's tribe who was ordered to lead [-] elite troops to Jiangning Town to strengthen the defense line, suddenly defected to the Wei tribe!

Nanjing officials and people were shocked!

There were even rumors that the Yi army was about to invade Nanjing, causing some riots inside and outside the city. Fortunately, Zuo Liangyu sent troops to suppress it in time, otherwise it would most likely lead to civil unrest.

However, after this incident, Nanjing officials and people became even less confident in guarding Nanjing City.

Some gentry and wealthy households began to move away from Nanjing, and the common people were also panicked by various rumors about the Yi army.

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In order to conveniently command the frontline troops, Liu Sheng moved to Caishiji east of Dangtu, which was later known as Ma'anshan.

This is less than a hundred miles away from Nanjing City.

Guards camp, inside the king's tent.

Li Guoying glanced at Liu Sheng, quickly knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists, lowered his head and said: "Li Guoying meets the king!"

"Hahaha, General Li's ability to abandon the Ming Dynasty and surrender to the enemy really surprises me. Come on, get up!"

Liu Sheng laughed loudly and said that he personally stepped forward to help Li Guoying up.

When Li Guoying stood up, his eyes fell on the saber at Liu Sheng's waist, and he suddenly wondered if he could kill Liu Sheng on the spot if he pulled out Liu Sheng's saber at this time.

He dismissed the idea as soon as it came up.

Not to mention whether he can succeed, even if he succeeds by chance, he will definitely be hacked to death by the Yi army in the tent.

He is not a dead soldier, so there is really no need to do this.

Liu Sheng patted the dust on Li Guoying's shoulder and said: "Our army does not usually kneel down and worship. Commander Li will never do this again in the future."

"Yes."

"By the way, does General Li have a nickname?" Liu Sheng asked eagerly.

He knew that Li Guoying, who in later history surrendered to the Qing Dynasty along with Zuo Menggeng, reached the high position of governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi in the Qing Dynasty, and made many contributions to the Qing Dynasty's capture of Sichuan and the annihilation of the thirteen Kuidong families.

Later, he became ill due to overwork and died on the job.

As far as Liu Sheng's personal feelings are concerned, he doesn't like Li Guoying.

But Li Guoying was the first military general above the rank of Ming general to take the initiative to lead troops to join the Wei army.

Moreover, Li Guoying did have some talents. He was quite good at leading troops and fighting, and even had the ability to govern local areas.

Therefore, as the leader of the Wei tribe and the king of Xingwei, he must pay enough attention to Li Guoying.

It sounds great to conquer all dissenters, but as long as you fight, people will die and a lot of money and food will be consumed.It would be better if we could defeat the enemy without fighting, or even let the opponent surrender voluntarily.

Li Guoying had something in his heart and was a little uncomfortable with Liu Sheng's enthusiasm. Fortunately, it was a matter of life and death, so he was forcefully forced out of his acting skills.

"Reporting back to your Majesty, the last general is called 'Liangqing', meaning good Liang, the minister of public officials."

Liu Sheng smiled and said, "This is a good name. If a good minister works well in our department, he may not be able to become a public minister in the future."

Li Guoying smiled slightly, a little stiffly.

Liu Sheng added, "However, our army has its own rules for treating surrendered generals and soldiers. The soldiers who have been demoted need to be re-selected, reorganized, and assigned to each army after training.

Those who are demoted to generals must first enter the general officer training class. After the study period is over and they pass the assessment, they can be awarded the rank of general.

But you don’t have to worry, good sir. With your talent, I believe you can pass the exam after just one session.

After that, the appointment will also start from the regiment level.If the assessment results are excellent, it is not impossible to be directly awarded brigade deputy. "Hearing Liu Sheng's words, everyone in Li Guoying was dumbfounded.

Are you going to directly recruit his troops?

Do you still want him to study and take exams?

Is there anyone in the world who treats a general who comes to surrender like this?

He blinked his eyes, only to find Liu Sheng looking over with a smile, "Why, is it hard for Liang Qing to accept the rules of our department?"

"I..." Li Guoying opened his mouth, and finally could only say: "General, I think it's pretty good."

"If you feel comfortable, go and explain to the soldiers who followed you, so that they will not resist and cause misunderstanding."

Li Guoying was about to cry but had no tears, so she could only respond dryly, "Yes."

Later, while Li Guoying cooperated with the Wei army to select and reorganize the three thousand elite soldiers who had "submitted" to him, he kept cursing Zuo Liangyu in his heart -

'What kind of trick has it done to me? '

'Is there a hole in your head?Come up with this plan. '

'How could the troops be unprepared for the surrender?I have to study for at least a damn month. If I fail the test, I have to study for an extra month. How can I catch up with the Battle of Nanjing? '

'Even if he holds the post, his subordinates are not the same soldiers as before. Why?Go against it? ! '

'Damn it, if I really surrender to you, the worst I can do is have another son! '

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Li Guoying took the initiative to surrender. In addition to being pleasantly surprised, Liu Sheng also had new ideas about capturing Nanjing.

After arranging Li Guoying to the advanced training class for general officers, he called Li Weiqi over.

"How many spies does Xunfengwei have in Nanjing City now?"

Li Weiqi said: "Currently there are only thirty, but if the king needs it, I can arrange for more people to go in."

Liu Sheng said: "Li Guoying took the initiative to surrender, which shows that there are probably many officials and generals in Nanjing who lack the confidence to defend the city.

The so-called strategy of attacking with troops is to subjugate the enemy's troops without fighting.Do you think you can let the Xunfengwei spies in Nanjing do some activities to instigate some officials and generals to help us attack Nanjing in the future? "

Li Weiqi thought for a while and said, "It should be possible. I will do it now."

"The safety of the spies must still be the top priority, and there is no need to force it."

Li Weiqi felt warm in his heart and responded: "Yes!"

When Li Weiqi went out, Liu Sheng couldn't help but stroke the short beard on his chin in deep thought.

In fact, not only did Xunfengwei send many spies to Nanjing, but Shengjiewei sent even more people there during this period.

After all, Nanjing is the deputy capital of the Ming Dynasty. The city is extremely tall and strong. If the defenders are firm, even with the guns and equipment of the Yi army, many people will be killed or injured.

If there is internal support, Nanjing City will be much easier to attack.

Of course, it would be best to defeat the Ming Dynasty in a battle outside the city until the confidence of the Ming Dynasty collapses, and just like in history, directly surrender the city...
February 15, the 29th year of Chongzhen.

Yang Heqing and Peng Youyi each led a brigade and a half with nearly [-] troops to besiege Yangzhou City.

On the evening of February [-]th, with the help of internal agents, Yangzhou City was captured. Shi Kefa, the Minister of War in Nanjing and the governor of Jiangbei in the Ming Dynasty, committed suicide!

In the following days, the Yi army successively captured Taizhou, Taixing, Rugao, and Tongzhou - it is not accurate to say that they captured these four cities. Almost all of these four cities were surrendered, and some county magistrates even took the initiative to offer their cities!

Also in the past few days, the No. 20 Independent Brigade of the Yi Army captured Wujin.

This city is located in the northwest of Changzhou, bordering the Yangtze River to the north and Gehu and Taihu Lake to the south.It can be said that by occupying this place, the Yi army blocked the eastward retreat route of the Ming armies in Yingtian and Zhenjiang.

On the day Wujin was captured, the 20st Brigade of the [-]nd Division also crossed the river from Taixing and successfully joined forces with the Independent No. [-] [-]st Brigade in Ligang!

The encirclement of Yingtian and Zhenjiang Prefectures by the Yi army was also declared complete!
　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
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