Ming Zuo

Chapter 425 The Base
The snow is white and the earth is vast.

Wrapped in silver, people are as insignificant as sesame seeds.No matter how you run, you can't escape the shackles of this world.

The rebels abandoned Laizhou City and ran all the way west until they reached the shore of Jiaoxie.

Li Jiuzheng was still in shock, looked at Chen Yongfu who was running from behind, and asked, "Where did Zuo Menggeng chase him?"

Chen Yongfu blushed, and talked about him from left to right.

"I've been on the left wing all the time and never knew what was going on on the rear wing."

The bullshit left and rear wings, the rebels have already dispersed, so where is the formation?

Chen Yongfu was only concerned about running for his life, and didn't dare to turn around to inquire about the situation behind him.

Li Jiuzheng had no choice but to order the whole army to stop and cook.

In the cold winter weather, after running for so long, many people froze to death without eating any food.

An hour later, another group of people came to meet up from behind, it was Kong Youde.

"Then Zuo Menggeng didn't come after him."

As soon as this remark came out, all the rebel generals couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Su Yougong opened his mouth and came.

"Could it be that Zuo Menggeng plans to make peace with us?"

Everyone looked at him like a fool, which made him bury his head in his meal, knowing that he had lost his lord.

In fact, it's not his fault, it's Daming's civil and martial arts that spoiled them, thinking that Zuo Menggeng is also that stupid.

After camping and resting for the night, the new army never came after them, which somewhat calmed down the rebels' morale.

In the early morning of the next day, after gathering, the rebel army still had more than [-] troops on hand, and the loss was actually not that great.

But let them go back and attack Laizhou, even if you give them a hundred courage, they will not dare.

The artillery of the new army has become their nightmare, and they don't even have the courage to look east.

"Master, what shall we do?"

The rebel soldiers and horses are still there, but because of the haste to escape, all the supplies are left in Laizhou City.They can't last long in the icy climate.

Li Jiuzheng's fighting skills are mediocre, so he can only rely on Kong Youde at this time.

Kong Youde felt helpless when he saw everyone's shocking virtue.

"Denglai, we can't go back. For now, we have to go west and find a way to get outside the pass."

Mao Chenglu couldn't help grinning.

"It's thousands of miles away, can we do it?"

Once Kong Youde made up his mind, he was very firm.

"If you can't do it, you have to do it. Zuo Menggeng is very evil. We are absolutely invincible. If we don't go outside the customs, we will be finished sooner or later."

Li Yingyuan pondered for a while, then smiled and said: "Maybe we can really succeed. We have almost killed all the soldiers and horses of the imperial court. I guess the current capital can't stop us. Even if we can't go outside the pass, at worst we will go to Shanxi , join forces with those mud-legged people from the northwest, and you can still be happy."

When he said this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they were no longer panicked like before.

They all knew that the imperial court really had no extra troops.

Therefore, today is different from the past, and if you go further west, it is no longer a dragon's pool and a tiger's lair, but it is likely to be the Tongtian Avenue.

In particular, the Northwest Rebel Army mentioned by Li Yingyuan gave them new ideas.

Sometimes Chen was even more arrogant, and said carelessly: "Maybe, we can still learn from the Wara Grand Master Yexian, and go around the capital city."

Li Jiuzheng was no longer afraid, and had a great dream for thousands of years.

"If Emperor Dog can be forced to deal with Zuo Menggeng, this Shandong might still belong to us."

The rebels hypnotized themselves up and down and came back to life.

After resting by the glue, they continued westward on the second day and broke through Changyi in the evening.

After looting and slaughtering Changyi, they marched rapidly, smashing Changle, Shouguang, and Le'an, and within five days they reached the west of Qingzhou Prefecture and approached Boxing.

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In Laizhou City, after the rebels fled, there was no one alive.

In the offensive and defensive war that lasted for more than half a year, the soldiers and civilians of Laizhou and the rebels had already had blood feuds.Except for a very small number of people who broke out, the rest were slaughtered by the rebels.

Walking among the ruins, Huang Long and the others couldn't help feeling terrified.

Ask yourself, if they were to come, they would definitely not be as strong as the soldiers and civilians in Laizhou.

Zuo Menggeng watched the soldiers clean up the city, but he spoke to Huang Long and others.

"You are willing to surrender and have a bright heart. I welcome it wholeheartedly. But the ugly words are up front. Your own future depends on your own attitude and hard work. You have seen the quality of my new army. With you waiting The current ability and actions are not enough for a small soldier in my new army. Not only you, but also your soldiers. Everyone must accept the screening and arrangement, and there must be no complaints. If you can accept these, here I will accept you; if you can’t accept it, you should find your own way out.”

The first battle was successful, and the goal of deterring the Liaodong generals by using actual combat was achieved. Zuo Menggeng saw it poorly.

Of course he was envious of Lushun and the various islands controlled by Huanglong and others.

As long as it is in your hands, you will have a forward base to attack Liaodong in the future.

But Zuo Menggeng didn't want to accept these old soldiers too easily.

The corrupt and backward old ideas are incompatible with the new army, and these people should not be allowed to corrupt the ethos of the new army.

Of course, if these people are willing to convert from military to civilian, he is still very happy.

But obviously, the soldiers at the bottom may be willing, but the generals at the top are not so easy to give up their power.

Zuo Menggeng drew the bottom line, and Huang Long and others chose next.

Do Huang Long and others have a choice?
Obviously not.

Surrender to the new army, although the fate is handed over, but if you don't surrender to the new army, you will die soon.

There is no bottom line in human acceptance.

Especially after witnessing the strength of the new army with their own eyes, Huang Long and the others deeply understood that they really did not have the capital to negotiate.

And another reason that prompted them to agree to such harsh conditions was something that Zuo Menggeng did not expect.

In the past few days, they have been following Zuo Menggeng's side all the time, and they were quite surprised by the style of sharing weal and woe with the generals and soldiers of the new army.But the most amazing thing is...

The food of the new army is also very good.

When Huang Long and others ate potato noodles for the first time, they were overwhelmed by this hot, spicy and soupy food.

In addition, they saw with their own eyes that the soldiers of the new army could eat rice noodles every day, and they could eat meat every three days.

This is unimaginable in today's Ming army.

Even the generals like them, on average, may not eat as well as the soldiers of the new army.

It was after seeing the super high living standard of the new army that Huang Long and others became more psychologically receptive.

Even here, without such a big power, but under better living conditions, is it still unacceptable?

"General, we have made up our minds. From now on, we will submit to the general's command and let the general dispose of us."

Zuo Menggeng stood still, looked at the eager Liaodong generals, and asked again: "Do you not regret it?"

Huang Long said on behalf of everyone: "A hundred deaths without regrets."

Zuo Menggeng smiled, and ordered: "Let Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang come over."

Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang were setting up the camp of the second brigade, they didn't understand why Zuo Menggeng called them, but they came very quickly.

Zuo Menggeng pointed to Huang Long and the others, and said: "General Huang and the others have decided to submit to our army. From now on, Lushun and Liaodong Islands are our territory. I plan to send your brigade to cross the sea immediately and take over Liaodong."

The internal strife on Houjin's side should not last long. After Huang Taiji has straightened out the internal affairs, he must not allow the existence of hostile forces in Liaodong, and will definitely launch an attack on Lushun.

Therefore, Zuo Menggeng decided to deploy a new army in Lushun area to keep this enclave.

After comprehensive consideration, the strength of a brigade is just right.

Hearing that they were going to Liaodong, Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang were a little reluctant.

"Chan Zuo, we went to Liaodong, what about the battle here?"

There must be a lot of battles here, and if there is a battle, there will be military merits. Of course, they don't want to go to Liaodong to be watchdogs.

Zuo Menggeng laughed angrily, and scolded: "Look at your virtues, do you think you will let Nanshan go when you go to Liaodong? To the north of Lushun is the Tartars, how can there be fewer battles? I am not afraid that you will not fight, I am even more afraid of you If you lose, throw Lushun away."

Huang Sanhu reacted and immediately burst into joy.

"San Zuo, why do you look down on people? With our second brigade here, and with a million troops, the Tartars will never even think about stepping into Lushun."

The surrender of the Liaodong army and civilians interrupted the new army's next plan.

Zuo Menggeng hurried back to Dengzhou and began to deploy the Liaodong strategy.

Liaodong is a strategic location, with the sea behind it, so supplies and support are not so smooth, and the strength of only one brigade is actually not enough.

If Zuo Menggeng wants to do a thorough research, he must be absolutely foolproof.

(End of this chapter)