Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 304

It was night, a black shadow slowly slid down the rope from the top of Wuchang City. The green battalion patrolling the city saw the shadow, not only did not raise an alarm, but instead looked around, as if they were on guard for him.

The black shadow slid to the bottom of the wall, untied the rope on his body, and ran to the Ming army camp in the distance. On the city wall, a soldier from the green battalion suddenly ran over and said to the patrolling green battalion general: "Three generals, The Eight Banners soldiers are here to patrol the city."

Although Tong Yanghe has already proposed a strategy to raise the flag, he is still not at ease with the green battalion, so in addition to the green battalion patrolling the night, he also arranged for the Eight Banners soldiers to patrol the city wall, so as to prevent the green battalion from cooperating with the enemy and supervise them Green Camp works hard.

The black shadow just let go was Wang Guangen. He originally wanted to send his confidants out of the city, but the matter of surrender was of great importance and would affect the future of the three brothers, so he decided to go and negotiate terms with Wang Yan in person.

Wang Chang in the city, after hearing the report from the green battalion soldiers, he showed a trace of nervousness on his face. He turned his head and said to the soldiers behind him: "Put up the rope quickly, so that no one will find out. I will go and hold it up first." Eight Banners Soldiers~”

After he finished speaking, he strode forward. Not far ahead, there was indeed a group of Eight Banners soldiers holding torches, patrolling over.

Not long after Wang Guangen left the city, he was captured by a group of secret sentries of the Ming army hiding in the darkness. He quickly explained his identity and purpose of coming, but the leading secret sentry smiled slightly and said, "The Duke of the country knew that the general would come, so I have been waiting for a long time. gone."

When Wang Guangen heard the words, he couldn't help being startled, so he followed the Ming army and came. In the Ming army's camp, he saw that the central commander's tent was still lit with candles.

A group of Ming soldiers secretly sent him out of the big tent, explained to the guarding Ming soldiers, and then left, while the guards entered the big tent to report, and after a while, they came out and raised the curtain and said to him: " General Wang, please come in~ The Duke has been waiting for a long time."

"My lord, Wang Guangen, pay my respects to the Duke of Chu!" Wang Guangen came into the tent and saw Wang Yan who was sitting in front of the commander's desk, so he bowed his hands and saluted.

Seeing this, Wang Yan smiled and said: "General Wang, you don't need to be polite, the governor has been waiting for you for a long time. General Wang, please sit down first, and we will talk in detail later."

Hearing the words, Wang Guangen immediately sat down on the seat beside him and said, "Your Majesty is really clever, how did you know that I'm coming?"

Wang Yan smiled slightly, "At the time when General Wang was guarding Yunyang, Li Zicheng besieged him several times, but he was unable to break it. General Wang can be said to have the talent of a general. Tong Yanghe was just fighting a trapped beast, and his perishing was only a matter of time. How can a general who is talented be buried with him, because this governor judged that the general will come tonight!"

Wang Yan first praised Wang Guangen, which made Wang Guangen sigh in his heart. Wang Yan's reputation is well-deserved. Insight into everything in Wuchang.

At this time, he came to surrender, so he stood up, knelt down on one knee, and saluted: "The Duke understands people's hearts, and the last general is here to join the Duke, please take him in."

"Haha~" Seeing this, Wang Yan laughed and got up from the back of Shuai's case, then walked out and helped Wang Guangen up and said: "The general can return to Daming, and this governor will be of great help."

Wang Guangen was helped up, and immediately said: "The final general is going to dedicate the city tomorrow night, and then I will ask the Duke to send troops to cooperate."

"There is no problem with this. At that time, we can agree on a signal. As soon as you succeed, you will set off fireworks, and the governor will immediately send troops into the city to respond." Wang Yan nodded and said: "The governor knows that you came here today for the sake of your subordinates." The governor will give you three options for the future of the people and horses, so that the brothers who have surrendered can feel at ease."

When Wang Guangen heard the words, he was overjoyed and said: "The Duke of the state is very aware of the details, and the general is willing to hear the details."

Many things in the world are inseparable from fame and fortune. Wang Yan naturally knows that such things as righteousness cannot make everyone work for them. For Wang Guangen and other green camps, we must let them see the hope of the future and let them know Based on the Ming army, they can also obtain good status and titles in the future, so that they can do whatever they want, otherwise there will be endless troubles in the future.

For the Green Battalion soldiers, Wang Yan had already made a corresponding strategy in Yuezhou, but now he had to make some compromises if he wanted to make Wang Guangen go anyway as soon as possible.

"When the governor was in Yuezhou, he made a strategy, but now he is making some changes for General Wang and the green camp in the city. As long as you come over anyway, the governor can promise that they will never be held accountable for the crimes they committed in the past. Regarding the future of the green camp , the governor also proposes three paths for you to choose from. One is to integrate into the Five Loyalty Army, but this has to be reorganized. General Wang will be given the title of a general. Second, in addition to the Five Loyalty Army, the governor also controls a Houyong Camp adapted from the Green Camp. The name of this army has not yet been approved by the court. General Wang can lead The governor can give you the title of lieutenant general. This also requires reorganization, and the military rations and silver salaries will also be distributed by the governor. Third, the entire army of General Wang belongs to the governor He. The governor can To help you get a title of general soldier, you can make a decision after thinking about it carefully."

There are three ways, the Five Loyalty Army is Wang Yan's elite, if he can become one of them, as long as he can fight effectively in the future, he will definitely be able to become a noble and a marquis. Level, and the soldiers and horses under him will be disrupted and reorganized, but it makes him hesitate.

These days, he would be valued only if he had soldiers under his command. If he didn't have soldiers, he would be in trouble no matter whether he was in Ming Dynasty or Qing Dynasty.

The third thing is to be under He Tengjiao's command. It seems good. It can keep his control over soldiers and horses, and he can be appointed by his peers.

The second way is not bad. Although he was demoted by one level and became a lieutenant general, he was basically disabled in the battle of Houyongying Yuezhou, leaving only more than 3000 people. If he brings more than 5000 brothers, no matter how they are organized, they The brothers all have the upper hand and will not completely lose control of the army, and the Houyong Camp is also Wang Yan's subordinate. It is better to follow Wang Yan than to follow He Tengjiao.

"Duke, at the end of the day, the whole army is willing to be incorporated into the Houyong Battalion to serve the Duke~" After hesitating for a moment, Wang Guangen finally saluted again.

Seeing that he had made a decision, Wang Yan also had a general evaluation of Wang Guangen in his heart. This person is somewhat intelligent, but still has a lot of scruples. He is greedy for power. He is a general, but he can't be a general. Yan is most willing to see the situation.

The soldiers of the Five Loyalty Army are all elite and reliable people. If a group of green battalions are rashly incorporated into it, it will not only affect the combat effectiveness of the army, but also reduce the sense of honor of the soldiers of the Five Loyalty Army. Therefore, Wang Yan deliberately lowered Wang Guangen's official rank, making Wang Guangen give up the first option.

In fact, Wang Yan had already figured it out. He knew that Wang Guangen had a desire to be a marquis and a prime minister, so he would not choose He Tengjiao. In the end, he had to follow Wang Yan's expectation and choose to be included in the Houyong Camp. Wang Yan said it was a compromise. In fact, it is still a dragging Yuezhou strategy.

"In this case, then General Wang will go back and prepare~" Wang Yan said at this time: "When Wuchang is captured tomorrow night, the governor will talk to the general again and hold a celebration banquet for the general~"

(End of this chapter)