stubborn thief

Chapter 498 Lookout
Shandanwei's Kaicheng surrender has little to do with others. The main reason is that Zhu Houji has done a good job.

Zhu Houji decided to surrender not because of fear, but because Liu Chengzong happened to use the right method of persuading him to surrender.

Zhu Houji is a forward-looking person, with a forward-looking character, and his underlying psychology is hopeful.

Being able to collect enough information to make a decision is called deliberation; not collecting enough information to make a decision is called indecision.

To put it bluntly, it is greed. I hope that every decision I make is perfect and maximizes benefits.

If there is no external influence, he may still be at the decision point until Feng Lu launches the siege, because no matter what he does, it is impossible to defend the city from the position of commander.

But Daming didn't give him any useful information that day and night, and Liu Shizi's persuasion letter pointed him to a clear path, and helped him delete redundant information, leaving only the things he needed to consider in this battle.

If you can hold it, you will hold it, if you can't hold it, you will surrender.

It is much easier to make a choice, because this is not a problem in itself. Ding Guodong failed to defend in Jiayuguan, Zhao Zhirui failed to defend in Suzhou, Li Hongsi failed to defend in Ganzhou, and Yang Jiamo did not defend in Gaotai. Time to defend Shandanwei?
The Battle of Gaotai had the worst impact on the Gansu Ming army, not the death of Gansu general Yang Jiamo, which made people realize that Liu Chengzong was invincible.

But after the officers and soldiers in eastern Gansu realized this situation, Liangzhou did not organize seventy or eighty fortresses around Shandanwei and Yongchangwei to the east of Ganzhou in a short period of time, and did not establish Ganzhou. Second line of defense.

But the problem is, the surrendered Shandanwei has been burning with fire for three days, and Feng Ru and Zhu Houji... can't hold it back.

In other words, the Ming army here was neither organized for defense nor informed of orders... because the whole of Gansu was terrified after the death of Yang Jiamo, the defeat of Li Hongsi, and the capture of Wang Xingshan.

This period of time was quite fulfilling for the Marshal’s Army. Three standard battalions with more than 3000 people were reorganized into three large battalions with more than 5000 people. The equipment was strengthened, supplies were also provided with new regulations, and the ability to fight independently became stronger. The overall combat organization has not changed.

Even Hong Chengchou didn't expect Liu Chengzong to be invincible on the battlefield, but was dragged down in Ganzhou for half a month by the organizational degradation brought about by the surrender.

At this time, Shandan Guard surrendered at Kaicheng. In just three days, letters between Feng Ru and Liu Chengzong were sent back and forth. Frightened at the beginning, he told him to prepare a list of meritorious deeds made on the eve of Kaicheng, and wait for him to go to reward them.

For him, there is nothing to trust or distrust the newly surrendered army, just make sure everything is safe. He has no shortage of troops at this time, and it is easy to keep the banner army in Shandanwei.

It doesn't look like Hu Zhishen's kind of waste snack, at least the martial arts of the hereditary officers of the guards have not been lost, and he can pick up a few casual questions about military laws and regulations.

As soon as he found out that the father of the four brothers was called Li Kesi, Liu Chengzong understood that the root cause of this problem did not lie with their fathers, it was their grandfather who liked such martial arts-like names.

Liu Chengzong is not very interested in the four brothers. What interests him is the father of the four brothers. What kind of father needs to make his son not too crazy, but humble; not disobedient, but obey the rules; , but also to open up territories.

But for the three cities east of Ganzhou, they were a little worried. Li Hongsi's defeated army ran eastward in a swarm, spreading the news of the defeat everywhere. overhead.

What really made his expression complicated was the names of the four brothers.

Just the news that Feng Fu announced on behalf of Liu Chengzong that everything in Shandanwei was business as usual and that the Generalissimo wanted the Banner Army to prepare for the autumn harvest caused an uproar in the city.

It doesn't matter where they fight, as long as the commander points in one direction, Shandanwei's Qiongqiuba will fight for himself, and if he wants to fight, he will fight against the black printing. Commander's battle.

But at this time, the army's morale is available. To be honest, this is the first time that Liu Chengzong knows that he will reward all the profits from the capture of the city.

He never dreamed that Liu Chengzong would squat in Ganzhou for fifteen days at this time.

However, as the army set off, something that disappointed Li Fengji of the Ganzhou camp came.

Zhang Tianlin, Gao Yingdeng, and Wei Qian'er, the three generals of the battalion, were gearing up, their knives had been sharpened, and they were just waiting for the Generalissimo to send troops to the east to see who could cut another piece of flesh from Daming.

Their army even ran faster than the messengers of the Ming army. There was no need to build a second line of defense in the east of Ganzhou, and it was enough to directly deploy a line of defense in Liangzhou.

There are more than 4000 people in the two battalions. Even if he shouted loudly, he couldn't let everyone hear him. Fortunately, Zhu Houji is a very sensible person, and he pays special attention to the formation. The long line, to ensure that every hundred teams have someone to hear.

It was very ferocious, and Liu Chengzong thought it was very good. It happened that the three battalions had also been reorganized, so he sent a letter to Jiayuguan, ordering Huang Shengxiao to leave a thousand headquarters to guard Suzhou Jiayuguan, and then lead troops to Ganzhou.

At the same time, there were personnel changes in the Suzhou camp. Hu Zhishen was transferred to the Gansu capital to do his duties. Ding Guodong was promoted to general and Mi Layin was promoted to deputy general.

In fact, he won't gain much from capturing Gaotai, because there are not many people in Gaotai, but even that little thing can already make the entire Shandanwei boil. What the flag army sees is not wealth, but Hope—the hope that you can get as much money as you put in.

On the contrary, the eight hundred elite soldiers selected by Feng Ru from Shandan Weisha from the old and the weak did not meet Liu Shizi's standard.

Then the army set off to continue eastward, and at the same time sent a letter to Feng Ru, telling him that since the banner army of Shandanwei wanted to fight with him, and the army's morale was available, they should select the best and build a thousand headquarters, and the rest stayed in Shandan to prepare autumn harvest.

Because Gansu is not Shaanxi, the soldiers in Shaanxi are hungry enough, and they will follow whoever can feed them; the soldiers in Gansu have a better life and higher requirements. Who will follow.

When Liu Chengzong traveled to Shandan, he didn't go to the city to rest at all. He just camped outside the city and called all the officers and banner troops of Shandan Guard to give a lecture.

But from Liu Chengzong's point of view, Shandanwei's public opinion is difficult to deal with.

One is Qi Shuangquan, who was born as a soldier in Guanzhong. When Ai Mu was a general in Yan'an, he was the old chief executive of the Yan'an camp. , I voted for Liu Shizi, and I have been following the war without making any achievements. I was a general manager earlier, so he is considered a promotion.

Liu Chengzong met Zhu Houji outside the city, and also met the four brothers of the Li family in Shandanwei. They were not born with outstanding talents, but they were indeed powerful.

"Soldiers move with righteousness, righteousness is up to me. The imperial court can't solve the world's chronic illnesses. The clans, vassals, local tyrants, corrupt officials, and billions of people in the world have suffered for a long time. We soldiers rely on force to overthrow them all. , so you are not only fighting for me, Liu Chengzong, but also for yourselves, and even for the world."

In fact, Shandanwei is also a difficult problem for Liu Chengzong.

There happened to be an empty Ganzhou battalion beside Liu Chengzong. Now the Suzhou battalion has proved to be a battle-ready division through the Battle of Gaotai, and the supervising army of Beetail Needle didn't have to stay there, so the battalion deputy general was promoted to general , Transferred to Ganzhou camp as a general.

In his plan, the Gandong fortress group, centered on Shandanwei and Yongchangwei, would burn incense if they could hold Liu Chengzong for [-] days after Yang Jiamo's death.

Here it belongs to the belly of Gansu. The flag army has two important tasks on weekdays. One is farming and the other is herding horses. The military is quite lax.

In Ganzhou, Liu Chengzong appointed Cao Yao as the governor of Gansu. He assigned Huang Shengxiao's artillery battalion, Song Xian of Suzhou Wei, and Hei Chengyin of Ganzhou Wei to guard Gansu, supply military supplies, and plan the distribution of fields in Gansu. , Cooking army rewards.

The Shandan Guard Banner Army lined up in two formations, the [-] elite soldiers selected by Feng Ru formed a formation, and the [-] banner troops who were not selected formed a formation.

Tang Qi reported that there are now 42 sheep occupying Huazhai Fort... Their shepherds ran away as soon as they saw Tang Qi.

When auspiciousness starts, follow modesty and training.

Congxun is the most graceful name among the four brothers, while Congqian is the wildest.

But as soon as Feng Fu said that Liu Chengzong planned to let Shandanwei farm well, the four brothers were elected by the Banner Army and made a big fuss. If you follow Daming, you will suffer from farming, and if you follow the commander, you will suffer from his mother's farming. Then this commander is not Is it in vain?war!
They want war!
It is a war where Ding Guodong and Mi Layin attack Gaotai, lay down a city, and three-quarters of all the war profits go to everyone living and dead in this army.

Liu Chengzong looked at Feng Ru's letter with an expression like a subway boss looking at his mobile phone... It is normal for the Banner Army to fight for themselves, this is the consequence he thought of when he issued the reward on Gaotai.

Shandanwei's flag army responded with a loud bang, so Liu Chengzong ordered Qianzong Li Fengji to lead his troops into the Ganzhou Camp, and sent troops to the east with him, marching towards Yongchangwei.

When Zhu Houji opened the city and surrendered, the four brothers rushed to the forefront. They were either not assigned positions, or they were grassroots officers. They had always had a good relationship with the flag army at the bottom. People are the most excited.

Everyone has a consensus in their minds that the marshal's army has advanced from Jiayuguan to the front line of Ganzhou in just three months. Then when all the guarding generals are killed, Liu Chengzong's march will only be faster or slower... half a month It is enough to advance to the city of Liangzhou.

The guards couldn't sleep at night. For half a month, none of the soldiers in the entire eastern Gansu could sleep well. They were afraid that they would fall asleep. At that time, Liu Chengzong's army would rush in like a tide and drown them all. .

First, Xinkaiba Fort, Yangjiaba Fort, Nuanquan Fort inside the side wall, and the generals and guards of the forts came to surrender; then Yimahudun outside the side wall also sent people to surrender, but Huazhai Fort did not send anyone. Come, but the defenders there ran away ten days ago.

The officers of Shandanwei are trustworthy, because Zhu Houji was impeccable in his affairs. On the eve of the opening of the city, he sent all the seven generals and their families in the guard who did not want to surrender to Liangzhou. No objection officer.

There are four brothers in the city. The elder brother is Li Fengji from Qianhu without actual instruction; the second is Li Kaizhao from Baihu with actual instruction; The hundred households without actual instruction are called Li Congxun.

The other Qianzong is Pingdiao, named Feng Dakui, who belongs to the cavalry general who has made many military exploits. He was originally the head of the peasant army in northern Shaanxi, and the Baizong of Yang Yao's training horse battalion. Do Qian Zong.

Shandanwei is not like Suzhou or Ganzhou. Suzhou is the frontier. Although it has never experienced war, the daily training is sufficient; Ganzhou is the capital of Gansu, and the officers are usually very attentive.

You only need to transfer all the weapons, armor, war horses, donkeys and mules to Ganzhou, leave farm tools and cattle, and stay in Ganzhou even if there are two thousand headquarters, you can guarantee peace of mind.

Liu Chengzong has been leading the army for a long time, and he has never told the soldiers that the two battalions are polite. Military law, obedience to military orders, and hard work, I, Liu Chengzong Qiuba, will be your backer from now on, and you will be rewarded with everything you expect in battle."

The four Li brothers succeeded in standing in the team this time. Four of them won the official positions of one thousand generals and three hundred generals out of the eight hundred elite soldiers.

The remaining few generals were not discouraged either. There were many surrendered soldiers who were not organized into the Zhanbing Battalion, and they were all thrown into the fields of Ganzhou Zhuwei. .

Although the war rewards will have to wait until Gansu is pacified, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the ranks of the participating generals of this big battalion must be higher than those of the standard battalion.

"Don't be discouraged if you don't get selected. From now on, there will be more wars. You will farm, eat, practice, and have babies in the guards. No one can covet your military fields. You have practiced martial arts well. Next time, you will follow along." I'm going out."

What kind of father would give the baby such a name, the whole family that jumped out from the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, every good luck, every bad luck turned good luck, dedicated to warriors, very strong; Kai Zhao, Zhao means to strike, plan, and territory , the name is basically Li Jianguo.

Going further east, Xinhebao, Fengchengpu, Shixiakou Station and other places along the side wall also either surrendered or fled. There are also several forts where the Bailian Beidou flag of the Sanjiehui was directly planted. When they approached Muyangchuan, a big one came.

Yongchang Guard experienced an internal strife, and the surviving commander Tongzhi Gejin brought the Yongchang deployment map directly to Liu Chengzong, and even brought him a very important news.

Hong Chengchou ran away.

　good evening!

　　
　
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