Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 162 Surrender
Chen Gu planned to stay in Luzhou and run the business for a while.

The first thing is to distribute the land equally. Once the land is distributed equally, it will inevitably affect the interests of the big families. If we negotiate the conditions now, how can we negotiate in the future?
There are no conditions to negotiate, and Chen Gu will take punitive revenge on the officials and gentry in the city if they go back on their word.

Otherwise, if other provinces follow suit and go back on their words, then Chen Gu will not have to recruit others to surrender. Betrayal must be paid for, and going back on one's words also has a cost.

Chen Gu thought about it and asked someone to find Lao Nian. "Find out the situation of the gangs around Luzhou City as soon as possible, win over the ones with good reputations, and attack and subdue the ones with bad reputations. I need them to control the entire southern bank of Luzhou for our army's tentacles."

Afterwards, Chen Gu sent someone to find Dai Jihai, who was Dai Changjiang's son, but was recommended to Chen Gu by Wu You as the deputy chief of propaganda.

Wu Youxuanfuchang’s duties are actually the same as those of the Propaganda Minister. His main job is to publicize the virtues of Chen Kuaijun and the political program of the Huaxia Ministry in order to win over public opinion and win the hearts of the people.

Dai Jihai is in his thirties and looks very honest. The first impression he gives is that of a trustworthy brother next door. Such a person can achieve twice the result with half the effort in publicity work.

"Hello, leader!" Dai Ji Hai saluted Chen Gu with a smile.

Chen Gu nodded, but his expression was not very good. This guy only looked honest, but he was actually a thief and a whore.

Dai Changjiang is the only Taoist priest in Fobao. He makes a living by fortune-telling, writing letters, reading Feng Shui, summoning spirits, and presiding over weddings and funerals. Dai Jihai is Dai Changjiang's only son, so naturally he follows in his father's footsteps.

Actually, the father and son had a very good reputation in Fobao, but Dai Jihai had three wives and had seven or eight children. Because there were many people in the family, although the father and son had a good income, they lived a tight life.

But Dai Ji Hai, this guy, has so many wives, but he still has unclear relationships with some widows and young wives around him.

Of course, these were just rumors, and since the father and son were usually nice people, nothing serious happened, and Chen Gu turned a blind eye.

"We will stay in Luzhou and set up your Xuanfu Division. We will ask Lao Nian for manpower and train some propagandists as soon as possible to spread the word of China to the surrounding people and prepare for equal distribution of land." Chen Gu gave the order.

"Yes!" Dai Jihai agreed, but did not leave.

"Go and do it. If you need anything, go find Bai Wencheng." Chen Gu said.

"I'm leaving now!" Dai Ji Hai then left.

Everything required investment, which meant spending money. Fortunately, Bai Wencheng brought 100,000 taels of silver for ransom, so there was no shortage of money for the daily operation of the intelligence system and occasional purchases of supplies.

Chen Gu still had 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver on him, but this money had to be kept for emergencies.

Therefore, taking over Luzhou was not only to establish a new strategic base, but also to make some money. Luzhou happened to go back on its word. If it had cooperated like Hejiang, it would have been difficult for Chen Gu to find a reason to take action.

The situation in Luzhou City was still at a stalemate, but Bai Wencheng and Yang Huiyuan's efforts to persuade the navy to surrender had yielded some results.

"They are willing to surrender, but they can only give us the warships. Their people want to leave, and they also hope that the leader can tell the outside world that they have died in battle," said Bai Wencheng.

Chen Gu understood what the other party meant. He wanted to save his life but was afraid of implicating his family, so he came up with the idea of ​​keeping the people on the boat. Chen Gu was not an unreasonable person. Since the other party was willing to make concessions, Chen Gu was also willing to compromise.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Give them enough living supplies and let them go. Also, tell them that our army will definitely take Chengdu in a month at most, and the entire Sichuan in less than three months. They can come back at any time, and our army will soon reorganize the navy. By the way, how many ships do they have left?"

"One large sampan, five small sampans, seven rowing boats, and two river pilot boats, a total of fifteen large and small boats, with about two hundred and fifty people on board." Bai Wencheng said.

Chen Gu nodded and said, "Let them take the cold weapons with them, but leave all the gunpowder, guns, cannons and other firearms behind. They can carry the food and grass as they please."

After Bai Wencheng left, Chen Gu couldn't help but think. With the boats, he could chase the fleeing imperial navy. The two flying dragon ships were always a huge threat, not to mention that there were three hundred navy soldiers who had rushed over to the Chishui River first.

Including the 108 Banner soldiers who escaped, the navy would have a size of 500 people. If some garrison soldiers and ships from the Chishui River were incorporated, a navy of 1,000 people could be formed quickly.

The number of people would be fine, but as long as the two flying dragon ships are there, they will not only pose a huge threat to the towns along the river, but more importantly, they can block the Yangtze River waterway.

The Yangtze River waterway is very important to Chen Gu. Whether it is transporting supplies and troops, or transmitting intelligence downstream the river, traveling along the Yangtze River can be much more convenient and faster, and can also save a lot of manpower and material resources.

But as long as the imperial navy roams the Yangtze River, it will be a huge threat.

Chen's army is naturally not afraid of them, but the army cannot defend against them all the time. Should we continue to fight in Chengdu?

Moreover, the presence of such a navy roaming the Yangtze River has given hope to other prefectures and counties in Sichuan. They have to think carefully about whether to surrender or not. Even if they are willing to surrender, they will most likely put forward a number of conditions.

Therefore, this navy, especially the two flying dragon ships, must be destroyed.

Now with the navy's warships, Chen Gu has the conditions to pursue.

And he would definitely be able to catch up. Not only was the small boat faster than the big boat, but there were one hundred more Eight Banners soldiers on the Feilong ship. The increased demand also required them to find a place to resupply. The time wasted was the time Chen Gu had to catch up with the enemy.

The only big question is who to send to pursue.

The 500-man logistics battalion was the main force just now. After a high-intensity battle, they had little ammunition left. The situation of the snipers and the special forces company was similar.

The only one with sufficient ammunition was the main battalion of 300 people. But if the ammunition of the main battalion was also used up, it would definitely delay Lao Piao's trip to Chengdu.

This gave Chen Gu a headache.

In the final analysis, Chen Gui's development time is still too short. Although his combat power is strong, he always faces difficulties due to his lack of foundation.

In the end, Chen Gu still found Yuanbao and Lao Piao.

After Chen Gu explained the situation, Lao Piao suggested: "Let's first defeat the remaining navy. Chengdu is right there and can't escape anyway. After eliminating the resistance first, it will be easier to capture the city. Otherwise, there will always be an army roaming outside the court, and the morale of the army will be unstable!"

(End of this chapter)