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Chapter 300 Entering Nanjing ([-])

It is more than 100 miles from Nanjing city to Maoshan. The Hou family and his son followed Shengjiewei out of the city in the afternoon and arrived near Maoshan before dark the next day.

Hou Fangyu was helped off his horse by his servants, and the two sides fought.

The skin on his inner thighs was a little scratched.

Although Hou Xun's thighs were not bruised, he was over 50 years old after all. One day of marching in a hurry, even if he was riding a horse, he would almost fall apart.

Both father and son were exhausted from riding their horses, and when they saw that the soldiers of the Shengjie Guard were all in high spirits, as if nothing had happened, they couldn't help but be more in awe of the Yi army.

Thinking about persuading him to surrender, Hou Xun didn't care about being tired. After a short rest, he went to find Huang Jie.

"General Huang, can you send a team of people to take us into the mountain?"

Although Huang Jie was a general of the Guards, he didn't know that Liu Sheng didn't like the Hou family and his son because of historical events.

He felt that Hou Xun was active in doing things after surrendering to Lai, and he was very aware of current affairs.In addition, Hou Xun turned out to be the governor of the Ming Dynasty after all, and he had a good attitude towards the Hou family and his son.

"Mr. Hou, don't worry. We don't even know where Zuo Liangyu is now. Maoshan is so big, we can't let you two search all over the mountains and plains, right?"

Hou Xun nodded, "What the general said is that I am anxious. But the sooner we persuade you to surrender, the better. If there is any news about Zuo Liangyu's department, please inform us immediately."

"no problem."

When Huang Jie was setting up camp, he sent spies to Maoshan. Although Zuo Liangyu and other remnants of the Ming army had Xunfengwei spies, they might not be able to deliver the news in time.

Moreover, detecting the enemy's situation is a necessity for leading the army in combat.

Huang Jie also sent a fast horse to contact Yang Heqing and Peng Youyi to understand each other's situation so that they could cooperate in the encirclement and suppression.

Liu Sheng has issued a military order to encircle Zuo Liangyu and other remnants of the Ming army. Yang Heqing is the chief general, Peng Youyi is the deputy general, and the Shengjie Guards and Xiaoqi Guards must obey orders.

According to previous news sent back by Xunfengwei, it is speculated that the total number of remnants of the Ming army who fled into Maoshan is likely to be as many as 7 to [-], or even more.

Although these Ming troops have become frightened, after all, they were once the "elite" of various departments of the Ming army. They are still fighting after being trapped and should not be underestimated...

Maoshan Sanqing Temple.

"Uh cough cough cough!"

Zuo Liangyu's coughing sound came from a monastery, as if he was coughing out his heart and lungs.

Inside the room, Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but worry when he saw that what Zuo Liangyu spit into the spittoon was full of bloody sputum.

"Father, how are you doing?"

Zuo Liangyu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and then said in a hoarse voice: "Don't worry, you won't die just yet."

Although he said this, Zuo Liangyu clearly felt that his condition had worsened - he escaped from Dasheng Pass and ate a lot of dust while riding a horse. He also caught a cold last night due to fatigue, which made it worse.

At this moment, Zuo Liangyu not only felt weak, but also felt dizzy.

"Uncle, I have a military report!" Hao Xiaozhong's voice suddenly came from outside the house.

Zuo Liangyu immediately signaled Zuo Mengeng to hide the spittoon before letting Hao Xiaozhong in.

"What's the matter?"

Hao Xiaozhong said: "Xu Ensheng sent someone to report that another group of Wei troops came from the west. They are extremely elite. They are probably Liu Sheng's personal troops."

Zuo Liangyu's expression became even uglier after hearing this, "The thieves want to trap our house in this Maoshan. Ahem, send an order to all the ministries to turn south immediately and break out to Guangzhou!"

"Father···"

Zuo Mengeng on the side wanted to remind Zuo Liangyu about his health, but Zuo Liangyu stopped him with a stern look.

Hao Xiaozhong responded, immediately went out to deliver the order, and organized Zuo Liangyu's headquarters to prepare for the march...

Sixty-seven miles northwest of Sanqing Temple is another famous Taoist temple in Maoshan, Qianyuan Temple. Lu Guangzu rested here after leading five to six thousand remaining soldiers to retreat into Maoshan.

Like other generals, he originally thought that when the Yi army invaded Nanjing, it would take ten and a half days to deal with various affairs in the city.They may even be confused by the prosperity of Nanjing and give up the pursuit of them.

Unexpectedly, the Yi army not only did not give up the pursuit, but pursued them closely and continued to increase their troops.

Lu Guangzu fled all the way like a bereaved dog. Lu Guangzu didn't want to escape anymore. Taking advantage of Zuo Liangyu's control over the remaining troops was greatly reduced, he privately sent people to contact the Yi army and inquire about the surrender.

After receiving Zuo Liangyu's order to move to Guangzhou, Lu Guangzu's confidant generals also returned.

Seeing that the general's face was not good-looking, Lu Guangzu had a bad premonition and asked urgently: "What did Liu Wei's people say?"

The general said angrily: "They said that if the general town surrenders, the military power must be handed over and the soldiers can be reorganized.

In addition, the generals at the headquarter and above the generals under their command need to go to the general officer training class..."

After hearing what the general said about the arrangements for the surrendered generals by the Wei tribe, Lu Guang's ancestors were shocked, and then he slammed the table and said angrily: "I am also the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty. Now I have five or six thousand soldiers under my command. How dare the Wei thieves look down on me like this?" ?" The family general said: "They also said that this is the rule of the Wei tribe. All generals who are demoted have to go to the general officer training class. Who the hell would believe it!"

After hearing this, Lu Guangzu calmed down, but felt that it might be true.

But just leaving his life and future in the hands of his former enemy, Lu Guangzu was really undecided for a moment.

After thinking about it, he ordered: "First, follow your uncle's order and turn south from the mountain. I will write another handwritten letter and find a few clever servants to send it to Wu Xueli and Zhang Yingxiang."

"Yes."

The remnants of the Ming army in Maoshan learned that there were more and more Yi troops outside the mountain. Many generals like Lu Guangzu privately sent people to contact the Yi army, expressing their intention to surrender and hoping to obtain some promises.

Little did he know that these people were already trapped in the net in the eyes of the generals of the Yi army, and the possibility of escaping was very slim. Liu Sheng had given orders in advance, so how could he break the established recruitment and surrender rules for them?
As a result, the remnants of the Ming army hesitated to surrender unconditionally, and at the same time followed Zuo Liangyu's order and turned south.

Of course, with so many troops, it was impossible for them all to cross the mountains in Maoshan. They actually turned south along the east and west foothills of Maoshan.

As soon as they made a move, the Yi army seized the opportunity and launched an attack decisively.

The Ming generals were dissatisfied with the Wei army's arrangements for the surrendered generals and deliberately resisted. However, the soldiers of the Ming army had no fighting spirit and morale. They almost ran away at the sight of the Wei army, or abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

Lu Guangzu, Wu Xueli and other more clever generals saw that the situation was not good and no longer dared to ask for too much, so they decisively surrendered.

Some Ming army generals who were a little slow to surrender were either killed by the Yi army; or they were simply stabbed in the back by their officers and had their heads cut off to claim credit.

However, there were too many remnants of the Ming army in Maoshan. Two days later, 4 to [-] people moved to the southern foot of Maoshan and were about to leave the mountain.

At this time, Hou Xun and Hou Fangyu finally arrived at Zuo Liangyu's headquarters.

When Zuo Liangyu learned of Hou Xun's arrival, he put on some makeup before coming out to meet him - it was not that he was ugly, but that he was seriously ill and coughed up blood for several days, and his face was as ugly as a dead person, so he didn't want Hou Xun to see the truth.

"Master Hou." After seeing Hou Xun, Zuo Liangyu insisted on bowing.

Although Zuo Liangyu put on makeup, Hou Xun still saw that his face was not good, so he said, "Is Uncle Ning Nan's condition getting worse again?"

Zuo Liangyu said: "My body is not as good as before, but I can still ride a horse and draw a bow."

When Zuo Liangyu was not ill, his bow and horse skills were still good, and he was able to chase Zhang Xianzhong and escape, narrowly escaping from death.

Hou Xun was not fooled by his words, and sighed: "Now that we have reached this stage, why should Ning Nanbo run away again? It is better to surrender to Lei, return to the fields, cultivate one's moral character, and enjoy the happiness of family relations."

This is the method Hou Xun thought of to persuade him to surrender on the road.

Since there is no rule in Kuei's army to use high-ranking officials and generous salaries to persuade people to surrender, he used other "benefits" to persuade them to surrender.

Zuo Liangyu is now in his forties. Although he has spent half his life in the military, he has become the top general of the Ming Dynasty and has enjoyed all the glory and wealth.Now that he is seriously ill, good health and the safety of his children may be more important to him.

After listening to Hou Xun's words, Zuo Liangyu was indeed moved.

But how could a person like him be willing to leave behind his power and wealth?

So he asked: "Now that I surrender to Wei, what official position can King Xingmei give me?"

Hou Xun was silent for a moment and said: "Kunshan, why don't you understand? Now you can only save your life by letting go of everything."

Although Zuo Liangyu was a little dazed, after hearing these words, he immediately understood that Liu Sheng was probably not prepared to use high-ranking officials and generous salaries to surrender him.

He was originally the son of a farmer in Linqing, Shandong Province. He was orphaned when he was young and did not know the words.Ning Nanbo, who had been in the military for more than [-] years and became the Ming Dynasty, once had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and conquered the southeast.

Although he was now in dire straits, with only [-] to [-] defeated soldiers left, Liu Sheng wanted him to surrender without promising anything, which was too much.

In addition, he had a vague feeling: If he really handed over his military power and became an ordinary person after surrender, he would probably end badly.

"Ahem, cough, cough," there was another cough, and Zuo Liangyu cupped his hands to the north and said: "Although Zuo is a warrior, he also knows loyalty. His Majesty has repeatedly entrusted Zuo with important tasks, and even granted Zuo the title of Ning Nanbo. How could Zuo Mou memorize Jiang Lei?"

Hou Xun and Hou Fangyu were speechless when they heard this.

He thought to himself: Who asked just now what kind of official position could King Xingmei give him after he surrendered to me?Isn’t it you Zuo Liangyu?
Zuo Liangyu then said: "Although the supervisor surrendered, he still owes me the favor of simplifying and rebuilding. I am not in trouble today. Supervisor, please go down the mountain and return to Liu Sheng."

Hou Xun didn't expect that Zuo Liangyu would refuse and not give him a chance to make meritorious deeds. He couldn't help but be a little anxious, "Kunshan, this is really your last chance. If you miss it, your life will be at risk!"

Zuo Liangyu was displeased and shouted: "See you off!"

Hearing this, Zuo Mengeng and Hao Xiaozhong stood up at the same time.

Zuo Mengeng was about to send the Hou family and his son away from the camp, but Hao Xiaozhong suddenly drew his sword and slashed Zuo Liangyu's neck!
Hao Xiaozhong moved too fast, which surprised everyone. Zuo Liangyu was seriously ill and unable to dodge, so his head was cut off with a knife!

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