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Taiyuan Prefecture, Daizhou.

After leaving behind Lu Xiangsheng's 1st Cavalry Division, Lin Feng led Zhou Rui's Datong Combat Division, Ma Mingjie's Yulin Combat Brigade and Guards Brigade all the way south, arriving near Daizhou in a few days.

Daizhou, now Dai County of Xinzhou City, is located in the northeastern part of Shanxi Province, bounded by the remnants of Beiyue Hengshan Mountain in the north and the foothills of Wutai Mountain, a Buddhist holy land, in the south.

Daizhou Yanmen Pass, also known as Xixing Pass, is located in Yanmen Mountain about 20 kilometers north of Dai County. It is an important pass on the Great Wall. Together with Ningwuguan and Pianguan, it is known as the "Three Outer Passes".

Such an important pass is naturally easy to defend and difficult to attack, but there is currently no war around Daizhou. Most of the original defenders were transferred to King Jingqin in the 11th year of Chongzhen and were almost exhausted, so now there are not many defenders at Yanmen Pass and Daizhou. .

Lin Feng took this opportunity to prepare to occupy this place. Firstly, it blocked the Manchu Tatars and imperial troops in Datong from moving south. Secondly, Daizhou was also an important scattered state in Taiyuan Prefecture. It was very close to Longquanguan City controlled by the Zhenming Army, and could be connected together after occupation.

Yanmen Pass is a military pass. There are not many people inside, so it is impossible to adopt the strategy of sneaking into the city, so we can only attack by force.

However, Yanmen Pass is difficult to attack because of its dangerous terrain. There are steep mountains on both sides, making it difficult to carry artillery and other heavy supplies up there.

But Lin Feng had the big weapon of space. He collected twenty artillery pieces into the space, led a battalion of the Guards Brigade to climb up the mountain next to Yanmen Pass with light equipment, set up the artillery, and launched a condescending bombardment, destroying the defenders of Yanmen Pass. The suspicious life of military bombers has always been that they rely on geographical advantages to bomb others. When have they ever experienced being bombarded by others with artillery?

After Lin Feng directed the gunners to clear out a dozen artillery pieces at the top of Yanmen Pass, Ma Mingjie immediately led his Yulin combat brigade to launch a general offensive, and it took only half an hour to break through this dangerous pass.

After taking Yanmen Pass and marching 40 miles south, we arrived at the foot of Daizhou City.

Daizhou City is not big, with a circumference of only four or five miles, and a population of only tens of thousands.

Lin Feng took a look around and found that the walls of Daizhou City were not high and there was no particularly steep terrain. The number of defenders in the city was estimated to be less than a thousand, so he prepared to spread out his stance and set up artillery for a strong attack.

Before the siege could begin, the gates of Daizhou City suddenly opened, and a cavalry general came out with a group of troops. They didn't even have weapons in their hands. It seemed that they were about to surrender.

This was the first time that Lin Feng encountered a city that surrendered without a fight. He brought his guards forward with interest, ready to see who was so aware of current affairs.

"May I ask if Governor Lin of the Zhenming Army is here?" asked the general of the Ming Army opposite.

"I am Lin Feng, what do you call me?" Lin Feng asked.

The general on the opposite side immediately dismounted, took a few steps forward, knelt down on one knee and said, "A certain guerrilla from the Shanxi General Military Office, Zhou Yuji, has met Governor Lin!"

Good luck!
Lin Feng instantly remembered that he was the only Ming general who caused great losses to the Dashun Army during Li Zicheng's march to Beijing in the late Ming Dynasty. It was he who stood firm at Ningwuguan and caused Li Zicheng's peasant army to suffer heavy casualties, and almost wanted to go back to Shaanxi.

Zhou Yuji was also a famous general in the Ming Dynasty's fight against the Qing Dynasty. In November 1642, he fought with the Qing army in Yangliuqing for three days and three nights.

At that time, more than 70,000 Qing soldiers looted a large amount of supplies and young and middle-aged people from Shandong and returned to the outside of the pass through Yangliuqingbei. The Ming troops in Shandong and Hebei provinces either fled or withdrew their troops to make way for them.

At that time, Zhou Yuji, who had received the imperial decree and was transferred from Yangliuqing to Shanxi as the commander-in-chief, had already led his troops. However, he heard that the Qing troops were passing through Yangliuqing, so he led his cavalry back to Yangliuqing and used the terrain to severely defeat the Qing troops. The Qing troops suffered thousands of casualties and created a This is a rare example in the history of Ming and Qing wars in which the Ming army defeated a large number with a small number.

When Lin Feng thought about it, he was overjoyed. He quickly stepped forward to help Zhou Yuji up and said, "It turns out to be General Zhou. Please get up quickly."

But Zhou Yuji said with an embarrassed look: "You can't be called a governor-general. The last general is now just a guerrilla from the Shanxi General Military Office."

"Oh, it doesn't matter. Sooner or later, he will be a general. I don't know what's the point of wandering out of the city?" Lin Feng then remembered that Zhou Yuji was awarded the title of Commander-in-Chief, fifteen years ago in Chongzhen. But looking at him, he could stand alone against Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of troops. Judging from his deeds, he is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. Why did he open the city and surrender without fighting this time? Could it be that his aura as the protagonist has appeared?

"In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the last general once went to the capital with Hu Dawei, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Province. He once fought under Lord Lu Xiangsheng and respected Lord Lu very much. However, he was plotted against by the villain of the court and was forced to follow the numbers in Jiazhuang. times the Tatar elite decisive battle.

In that battle, I followed General Tiger to break out of the encirclement. It was impossible for Master Lu to break out. Fortunately, I was saved by the Governor-General later. The deeds of the Governor-General who led the Zhenming Army to defeat the Manchus in Gyeonggi Province will be remembered and admired by all the generals.

This time you personally led the main force of the Zhenming Army to fight against the 100,000 Manchu and Tatar troops in Datong Prefecture, but the imperial court actually stabbed you in the back. The general was very dissatisfied with this, but was powerless to do anything.

Today, Governor Lin led his troops through Daizhou. With only a few generals, he was unable to resist, let alone unwilling to resist, so he asked himself to follow Lord Lu's footsteps and surrender to the Zhenming Army. He also asked the Governor to take him under his wing. "Zhou Yuji briefly explained his motives.

When Lin Feng heard this, he was even more overjoyed. He quickly patted Zhou Yuji's shoulder and wrote down, "Okay, okay! I'm so happy to have such a strong general like Yuji. I'm not in a hurry. There's no need to accept him or not."

Zhou Yuji also said flexibly: "Then please ask the Governor to go into the city and rest first."

Before Lin Feng could answer, Deng Hao on the side stepped forward to dissuade him: "Sir, let's let our personal guard brigade advance into the city and take a stand." He was implicitly trying to remind Lin Feng to beware of Zhou Yuji's surrender, but he actually wanted to He deceived people into the city and killed or kidnapped them.

"Haha, Brother Yuji and I hit it off right away, so don't worry too much and come with me into the city. Zhou Rui and Ma Mingjie will lead the Datong Combat Division and Yulin Combat Brigade to be stationed outside the city for the time being. Deng Hao is waiting for the Guards Brigade to enter with me. City." Lin Feng smiled.

From the beginning, he believed in Zhou Yuji's character. From a historical perspective, and currently, he didn't feel like a villain who did one thing in front of him or another behind his back. In addition, he also believed that with his strength, as long as he stayed with Zhou Yuji, , and with the blessing of space, as long as he is vigilant, it is impossible for anyone to make a surprise attack and kill him.

When Zhou Yuji heard Lin Feng's words, he immediately showed his gratitude for meeting a confidant. At this time, he also thought that his invitation to the city was presumptuous. It would be normal for Lin Feng to refuse, but he would definitely lose face.

In order to show his sincerity, Zhou Yuji personally led Lin Feng's horse and asked the Zhenming Army's personal guard brigade to go in front. This was equivalent to using himself as a hostage to ensure Lin Feng's absolute safety.

The group soon entered the city and arrived at the government office in Daizhou. Of course, Deng Hao followed the rules and controlled various key places in the government office. Trust belongs to trust, and appropriate security measures must be followed.

Lin Feng came to the state government office and continued to summon Zhou Yuji.

"Where is the magistrate of Daizhou?" Lin Feng asked first.

"He refuses to surrender to the Governor. I have imprisoned him. What should I do with him?" Zhou Yuji replied.

"But an operator?"

"He is just a pedantic scholar. He has made little achievements in governing Daizhou. Therefore, the people in Daizhou are very poor and the population is not large. But he is not a bad person. I have never heard of anything about the common people." Zhou Yuji commented as objectively as possible.

"Then let him go and let him go back to the court." Lin Feng said casually. There is no value in killing such an official. It is better to let him continue to return to the Ming court and let the court support him with his salary.

"Your Excellency is so kind!" Zhou Yuji praised.

"Why kill him if he has no evil deeds? Okay, let's not talk about this person anymore. Yuji, how many troops do you have in Daizhou?" Lin Feng asked.

"We have a total of one thousand people in Daizhou. At this time, the actual soldiers have no free pay. However, the imperial military pay is insufficient. The officers and soldiers are poorly fed, lack physical strength, and have poor equipment." Zhou Yuji replied.

"It's okay. If you join our Zhenming Army, you'll get stronger quickly. But our Zhenming Army trains very hard. These people have to endure hardship."

"Please rest assured, sir. Even though the soldiers I lead are not well fed, they have been training consistently and they are all able to endure hardships."

"Very good! Let me also tell you that our Zhenming Army will reorganize and train all the regular armies, whether they are Ming armies or peasant armies, and eliminate the old and weak. Of course, they will also give severance pay, which is ten taels of silver per person. .Is there any problem with your troops and horses?" Lin Feng continued to ask.

"No problem, everything is subject to the arrangements of the Governor. Many soldiers have never seen ten taels of silver in their lives. I will definitely have no objection to arranging their dismissal." Zhou Yuji replied.

"For those who stay, according to the treatment of our Zhenming Army, the soldiers' military pay of two taels per month will be paid in full at the end of the month, and it will be paid directly to the soldiers. It is impossible for generals at all levels to deduct it."

"That's great. We haven't received military pay for half a year. Even if we get it, after layers of deductions, half a tael per person would be good." Zhou Yuji said with emotion.

"As for you personally, my consideration is to let you serve as the deputy director of the Operations Department of the Zhenming Army Staff Headquarters first, to familiarize yourself with the system and operations of our Zhenming Army, and then release you as a brigade general after a period of time." Lin Feng said to him. Zhou Yuji’s use.

"Staff?"

"The Staff Department is equivalent to the military department of the imperial court and is responsible for the military affairs of the entire Zhenming Army. I am the general manager of the General Staff Department, and Lu Xiangsheng is the deputy general manager. The Operations Department is mainly responsible for the planning of combat operations of our Zhenming Army, and the deputy director is equivalent to the deputy brigade general. "Lin Feng explained.

Zhou Yuji understood as soon as he heard that this was a role equivalent to asking him to serve as a member of the Ministry of War in the imperial court, which was a central position.

So he immediately said in surprise: "Thank you, Lord Governor, for your trust. I will let you arrange everything in case of misfortune."

"Yu Ji, a strong general like you will definitely be allowed to lead troops independently in the future. The division commander of our Fugu combat division, Cao Xiong, was originally the commander of the Shaanxi capital. After being trained as a deputy to the staff, he was released. Master Ren is so handsome." Lin Feng admired Zhou Yuji very much and explained it specifically.

"I will finally understand, thank you for your cultivation!" Zhou Yuji thanked him very much.

(End of this chapter)