Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 79 False Surrender, Jin Sheng Enters the Camp
Zhunta was good at drinking, and the sergeants were afraid of him. He didn't listen to Li Sutai's words, and the generals of the green battalion in the camp didn't dare to persuade him, so Zhunta recruited all the generals to drink to their heart's content in the camp, while he was drinking with many Qing generals. While he was half drunk, someone suddenly reported that "the Ming army from Huizhou has come to vote", he couldn't help being overjoyed, and quickly asked someone to lead him into the tent.

Not long after, Jin Sheng and Jiang Tianyi were brought into the account by Qing soldiers, and saluted Zhunta: "Therefore, Jin Sheng, the imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty, led his student Jiang Tianyi, together with [-] soldiers and horses under his command, to vote for the general, and I hope the general will accept it. .”

Zhunta went south from Shandong, almost without resistance from the Ming army. Along the way, more than [-] people including Li Chengdong and Bai Yongfu were recruited and surrendered. In addition, now that Nanjing has been destroyed and Hongguang has been captured, he has no doubts about Jin Sheng's desire to surrender to the Qing court. Intoxicated and joyful, he said: "I have set the world in the Qing Dynasty and swept the south of the Yangtze River. I just need the assistance of the gentry to manage the world. If you take the initiative to vote today, you will definitely not lose your high position, and your descendants can enjoy the glory."

"General Gao Yi, the humble staff and others will swear allegiance to the Qing Dynasty to the death." Jin Sheng didn't expect things to go so smoothly, so he quickly complimented him.

Li Shuitai on the side didn't drink much, and his mind was still relatively clear, but he was still a little wary of Jin Sheng and others who came suddenly, so he lied: "Prince Ying dispatched troops to Anqing, you people from Huizhou, don't come nearby. The Prince of Jiangying, instead of going far and near to come here to surrender, I think that there must be fraud in it, fearing that the surrender is fake, and the aid is true!"

When Jin Sheng and Jiang Tian heard the words, they couldn't help being startled, but under Li Sutai's gaze, they tried their best to keep calm. Jin Sheng secretly thought of an argument and said: "We did it to help Yang at first, but now Nanjing It has fallen, and the destiny has belonged to the Qing Dynasty! We have seen the general trend clearly and acted according to the sky, does the general think that the Qing Dynasty is not the destiny of the Qing Dynasty?"

Hearing Li Shuitai's words, Zhunta couldn't help feeling a little suspicious in his heart, but the words of the golden voice dispelled his doubts, but Li Shuitai was very cautious, and said again: "The Qing Dynasty is naturally the destiny, but I know that disciples of sages like you value loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, and since you were originally meant to help Yang Yang, you must also be loyal to the old Ming in your heart, so why do you send me to the Qing Dynasty today? Please explain to me.”

Li Soltai continued to persecute, making Jin Sheng break out in a cold sweat.

"Didn't the general hear that a good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a virtuous minister chooses a master to do things. Today, Hongguang is dim, so the government of the Ming Dynasty is corrupt. If Nanjing is protected, there is still a chance to be safe. But now Nanjing is lost, the general situation is gone, I will wait for you." Therefore, the Ming Dynasty has no ambitions, and now the Ming Dynasty is dead, so it is natural to support the Qing Dynasty." Jiang Tianyi deceived: "Besides, Donglin Qian Muzhai, Guangchang Bo Liu Liangzuo and others all surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, so Ming Shangshu and generals can Surrender, my subordinates and mentors are no more than laymen, how can we not surrender?"

Jiang Tianyi's argument gradually resolved Li Sutai's persecution.

"General, look at the people in this tent again." Jiang Tianyi pretended to be angry, pointed at the many surrendered Han generals in the tent, and said to Li Sutai: "Admiral Li, General Boss, which one is not the one who surrendered from the old Ming Dynasty?" Even if you are also a Han Chinese, General, you can do things for the Qing Dynasty, but why do you make things difficult for me and my teacher? If the general is like this, don’t you let people who are interested in the Qing Dynasty think that the Qing Dynasty can’t accommodate people and talents, so I’m afraid it will happen. Affect the Qing Dynasty's rule over the south of the Yangtze River!"

Jiang Tianyi took many green camp generals as an example, which made them a little embarrassed, but at the same time they also recognized Jiang Tianyi's words, while Li Sutai felt that he was really making things difficult for the two of them, as if because of his obstruction, the Qing court Unable to appease the talents from the south of the Yangtze River, he immediately kept silent, which was considered to have approved Jiang Tianyi's words.

"General!" As soon as Jin Sheng and Jiang Tian came in, Zhan Babian hadn't communicated with them. Seeing that the time was right, he left his seat and pointed at the tower, saying, "I think these two people came here sincerely. Please treat him generously, so as to show my heart of recruiting talents in the Qing Dynasty."

"Haha~" Zhunta laughed when he heard the words. At this time, he had completely believed in Jin Sheng and Jiang Tianyi, and then said: "You two really surrendered me to the Qing Dynasty, and you can quickly lead the troops back. This general will definitely play for you Please wait for the officer."

After Zhunta finished speaking to Jin Sheng and the other two, he looked at Zhan Baba and said, "Scholar Zhan, when the two of them come with troops to reorganize the garrison, you will take care of it."

"Cha! I obey orders!" Zhan Ba ​​quickly saluted.

The surrender of Jin Sheng's soldiers and horses was decided in this way.

"Okay! You wait and get back!" After everything was over, Zhunta nodded and waved to Jin Sheng and the others, and when he was out of the tent, he raised his wine glass and said to the generals: "Come on~ You and I will drink again with this book, wishing the Qing Dynasty to rule the world!"

Under the city of Yangzhou, Duoduo originally had an army of nearly 30 troops. Although some camps were dismantled when Duoduo led the troops to leave Yangzhou, the camp did not change much, and it could accommodate nearly [-] people.

When Jin Sheng and Jiang Tian arrived from Zhengyi with their troops, Zhan Ba ​​picked them up and arranged them in the West Camp, where they were stationed together with Zhenmanzhou and the Han Army Zhenglan Banner.

On the first night when Jin Sheng's army entered the Qing camp, Dai Zhifan sneaked into Yangzhou City again, and made an agreement with Wang Yan that the Qing army suddenly broke out when they were sleeping.

The next night, Zhunta and other generals got very drunk, even Li Sutai relaxed his vigilance towards Jin Sheng because of the peaceful first night, also drank a lot of wine, and took a rest in the tent early .

At the third quarter of the ugly hour, Yangzhou City was filled with a murderous atmosphere, the city was brightly lit, and the defenders had already had their breakfast, and then lined up in the city.

Teams of Ming troops, under the leadership of the military academy, assembled silently. They checked each other's armor, wiped their swords, filled their quiver with feathered arrows, and brought enough gunpowder. When the campfire started, they rushed out of the city according to the plan.

On the high slope of the west city, Wang Yan came to Li Taizhen's camp under the escort of his personal guards. Three thousand soldiers lined up in front of him, armed with swords and guns, full of murderous aura.

The armor on Wang Yan's body rattled, and he held the long knife at his waist with one hand, walked up to the sergeant, and scanned his soldiers with resolute eyes.

"Since the Qing army encircled Yang, I will fight hard with you and others for more than two months. I have experienced hundreds of battles. In which battle will not hurt my loyal soldiers, which battle will not kill my father and son soldiers." Wang Yan in front of the army. Walking back and forth, he said excitedly: "In order to defend Yangzhou, my soldiers and civilians in Yangzhou have paid nearly 30 lives. This is a bloody enmity, a mortal hatred. Today, I will tell you that the time for revenge has come. When the Qing camp is on fire, you will enter the Qing camp! The spirits of the 30 soldiers and civilians in Yangzhou are watching you from the sky above your heads, and see how you will avenge them!"

(Thanks to Tang Doudou 123 for the reward that the dream is getting farther and farther away from me.)
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