In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 312 The end of the invasion
It can be said that the troops of Red Lady and Liu Zongmin are evenly matched in terms of combat effectiveness and weapons and equipment.

As for the number of troops, in this kind of melee, it really doesn't matter whether there are ten thousand or twenty thousand more or ten thousand or twenty thousand less.

Therefore, the main battle between the armies of both sides is morale.

However, there is obviously a huge difference in morale between the two sides. One side has already conquered the world and occupied the entire northern power, and has won consecutive battles.

On the other side are rogue bandits who fled from the Central Plains and still have no territory or status of their own. The results can be imagined.

The two sides only fought in melee for more than half an hour before the winner was determined. Liu Zongmin's army collapsed thousands of miles away, and finally fled back to Fengyang with only a few hundred old brothers.

The Red Lady took advantage of the victory and pursued her all the way to Linhuai County, a hundred miles east of Fengyang. Then she and the Chinese army on the north bank attacked the intruder army on the south bank. Finally, a gap was opened on the west line of the Huaihe River, and the army continued to flow. We drove across the Huaihe River.

Seeing that he could no longer stop the Chinese army from crossing south, King Chuang had no choice but to gather his troops and horses desperately. Finally, he gathered all the remaining 15 horses outside Fengyang City, preparing for a decisive battle with the Chinese army.

There is no choice but to continue to flee south or surrender without a decisive battle. Once you escape, your morale will collapse and you will be doomed.

As for surrendering directly, King Chuang was a little unwilling to do so. After all, he still had 15 fighting soldiers in his hands, and he would not give up no matter what if he did not fight hard.

As for sticking to Fengyang City, no one has considered it. A three-year-old child can understand the consequences of being trapped in an isolated city, let alone a rebel who has dominated the world for more than ten years.

It took half a month, and it was mid-November, before Namuzhong led all the Chinese troops to cross the Huaihe River and began to march towards Fengyang.

At this time, the whole Jiangnan was already in panic, and all the civil and military officials in Nanjing City and Prince Xiaofu were even more desperate. Finally, they pinned all their hopes on Prince Chuang, hoping that he could defeat the Chinese army and turn things around.

It is a pity that the Chinese army did not let the red lady Ma Ke and Li Mingfu's three temporary legions participate in the battle. They only sent six infantry battalions of the Fourth Legion with 3 troops, and defeated King Chuang's 15 rabble. It is not an exaggeration to describe him as being powerless to fight back.

King Chuang did not continue to flee, but hid in Fengyang City with the remaining defeated generals, and then sent an envoy to ask for surrender.

Because of this battle, everyone truly saw how powerful the Chinese army was in the field, and they could no longer resist at all. Even the Red Lady, Li Yan and others were shocked and speechless.

Although they had joined the Chinese army for several months and had some understanding of the Chinese army. In addition to their past achievements, Li Yan and Hong Niangzi knew that the Fourth Army must be very powerful in combat. But when the Fourth Army actually took action, they found that it was still Its combat effectiveness was far underestimated.

3 people fighting 15 people not only easily defeated the opponent, but also suffered almost negligible casualties, which is simply unimaginable.

"Go back and tell your family, King Chuang, that the only thing I can guarantee is his personal safety. As for how to place him, it is up to His Majesty himself to decide.

For other generals, I can make the decision and let them continue to lead the army and follow the army southward. After the world is unified, Your Majesty will reward you based on their merits! "

Looking at Song Xiance who came to ask for surrender, Namuzhong said slowly, if Rui Lang hadn't explained it when she came, any refugee army or Ming army would be accepted as long as they voluntarily surrendered, and she didn't want to stay here any longer. Otherwise, I really wouldn’t have accepted so many people.After all, the Fourth Army only has 5 soldiers at full strength. If this continues, more than 30 people will surrender and submit. The pressure is too great.

"Thank you very much, Queen. When the students return, they will definitely advise King Chuang to open the city and surrender as soon as possible."

Song Xiance did not bargain at all, but said with a flattering face. Obviously at this time, he no longer cared about the future of King Chuang and his subordinates. He only wanted to leave a good impression in front of Na Mu Zhong and get him to submit. It can be reused after coming over.

The red lady on the side was filled with contempt when she saw Song Xiance's face. She wanted to kill him directly with a knife, but she also knew that this was unrealistic, so she had no choice but to turn her head to the side.

Song Xiance returned to the city and told everyone what Namuzhong had said. When the veterans of the Chuang Army heard that they could continue to lead the army, they immediately felt relieved and agreed to submit.

Although King Chuang was a little dissatisfied, he had to agree because of the difficulty of the consensus and because there was no other way out.

At this time, King Chuang was secretly glad that he had not listened to Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing's lies and proclaimed himself emperor directly. Otherwise, he would never have dared to surrender now, and he would never have dared to hide in the city yesterday.

As the gates of Fengyang Fucheng opened, King Chuang led a group of old brothers out of the city to kneel down to greet Na Mu Zhong, officially announcing the end of the Chuang army that had been rampant in the world for more than ten years.

The next day, King Chuang and his wives, concubines, and children were sent directly to the capital, and Namuzhong just reorganized them casually. The army was divided into two groups and headed towards Yangzhou Mansion and Luzhou Mansion. And go.

With the surrender of the Chuang army and the prisoners, Namuzhong also only organized three temporary legions, each with about 3 people. The commanders of the legions were Liu Zongmin, Li Guo, and Liu Fangliang, and other generals of the Chuang army served as commanders. The commanders and captains of each battalion.

The two legions of Hong Niangzi and Li Guo marched towards Yangzhou Prefecture. Hong Niangzi had 7 troops and Li Guo had 3 troops, totaling [-] troops. Hong Niangzi served as the chief general and Li Guo served as deputy general.

Namuzhong led the fourth legion and the remaining four temporary legions, a total of 16 troops, to attack Luzhou. After all, the logistics and family members of the invading army, as well as the stolen gold, silver and jewelry, and a large amount of food were all in Luzhou City. .

Originally, Namu Zhong planned to completely mix the six temporary legions and break up the entire trapped camp to prevent these surrendered generals from going back on their word.

But this will definitely take a long time. I'm afraid it will be difficult to cross the Yangtze River and capture Nanjing before the end of the year. With Li Yan's repeated admonitions, no one will dare to rebel. We can wait until Nanjing is captured. Na Muzhong gave up the idea of ​​mixed editing.

However, Na Muzhong was still cautious along the way and was a little worried about Liu Zongmin and Liu Fangliang.

But obviously Namuzhong's worries were unnecessary, and he didn't understand the meaning of the Han people's domination of the world. He thought it was just like the grassland tribes. As soon as the conquerors left, the conquered might rebel.

Not to mention that there are only three reduced generals, there are 9 people, with the current power of China and the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Army, it is enough to frighten the entire Jiangnan.

This large army has just arrived in Luzhou, and surrender orders from all over the country are coming like snowflakes. Even many prefectures and counties on the other side of the river have sent envoys across the river to surrender. Even the Nanjing Navy is intimidated. I've sent someone here.

(End of this chapter)