"Sigh, it is a pity that the rift between Zhixiang and the imperial court has deepened over time, and it may be difficult to forgive for a while. If not, the Manchu Tatars and Zhixiang's tribe are feuding, how can Zhixiang come ashore to serve?! How can he be like Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and other ugly people? We are ministers in the same palace, alas——"

Shen Zhixiang stamped his feet and sighed. As he spoke, his face was filled with regret for a moment. At the same time, many of the generals opposite him also lowered their heads.

Yang Zhen saw Shen Zhixiang and his men looking like this, and knew that these people had to surrender now, but he had many concerns in his heart, so he said:

"As the saying goes, this time is the same as that time. It should be noted that today is different from the past. If General Shen leads his troops to return to the Ming Dynasty anyway, and brings Jinzhou and Lushun back, then General Shen's troops will have no deeper connection with the imperial court than in the past. If there is any rift, the court will definitely forgive him.

"Don't say that Mr. Shen is Mr. Yang's uncle, and Mr. Yang is Mr. Shen's nephew. Even if Yang and Mr. Shen have nothing to do with each other, Mr. Shen heard Yang's words today. Anyway, Mr. Shen and Mr. Shen are The future of the brothers in Jinzhou is the future of Mr. Yang. We should share wealth and adversity together!

"In today's troubled times, when heroes are using force, if we work together as one, why worry about failure in the great cause of the future!? Moreover, the Mantatars and your Shen family, my Yang family, the brothers in Dongjiang, and the Han people in Liaodong all have blood. If the sea becomes an enemy, how can the Manchu Tatars be worthy of the Duke of Sushun?! The so-called famous titles that the Manchu Tatars have won over the monkeys will be infamy for future generations, how can they deserve it?!"

After Yang Zhen's words, there was silence under the inner city gate of Jinzhou. Everyone was obviously waiting for Shen Zhixiang's final decision.

Of course, this decision was actually a lice on the bald man's head. It was obvious that they had no choice but to surrender.

Yang Zhen's men and horses have all entered the city. Nearly a thousand muskets and many grenades are already on the string.

All they need is an order from Yang Zhen? They can cleanly kill all the big and small generals, school leaders and brains in Jinzhou City.

"Commander Shen, how did you, Yongzhong, fall into the hands of Governor Yang? Did Huang Taiji, the puppet emperor of the Manchu Tatars, know that Governor Yang was in love with your nephew? So he specially sent Yongzhong to Songshan City to persuade him to surrender. Since the Manchu Tatar puppet emperor Huang Taiji already knows about your relationship with Governor Yang? This time they are defeated from western Liaoning, how can they trust us anymore?!"

Seeing that Shen Zhixiang was a little lost and hesitant at this juncture, Xu Tianchong immediately added another burden to his heart that was about to collapse:

"Yongzhong is your heir and my virtuous son-in-law. He has already returned to the Ming Dynasty in Songshan City and rebelled against the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He has accepted Qiu Zhentai's widow Shen as his aunt? He has accepted Yang Dudu as his cousin-in-law. You and I will be together. How can all our generals still seek favor from the Manchu Tatars?

"Besides, now that Fuzhou City is in the hands of Governor Yang, Jinzhou City is no longer in question? As an old brother on Shicheng Island, Xu, dare to ask Mr. Shen? How can Mr. Shen and the brothers in Jinzhou still survive? What choice is there? How can a real man look forward and backward when doing things?!"

In full view of the public, Shen Zhixiang closed without saying a word, his expression changed. After a moment, he opened his eyes and said to Yang Zhen: "Director Yang just mentioned that he was going to Lushunkou. Do you have any detailed plans? Can you tell me?!"

After Yang Zhen heard Shen Zhixiang's words, he was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, then took a few steps forward, approached him, and whispered his plan.

After Yang Zhen finished speaking, Shen Zhixiang thought for a moment, then took two steps back, bowed to Yang Zhen, clasped his fists and saluted, and said: "Shen went astray at the beginning, but now he has found his way back. He is determined to atone for his sins and return to the bright future. Please ask Governor Yang to collect it on your behalf and report it to the court!"

After Shen Zhixiang said this, he immediately lifted up his robe and was about to kneel down, but Yang Zhen held him back, preventing him from kneeling down to him.

But it doesn’t matter if you don’t worship. Anyway, there must be a ceremony to return to the Ming Dynasty.

So Yang Zhen proposed that he lead Shen Zhixiang and the generals of Jinzhou City to kneel and kowtow in the direction of the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and swear allegiance to the Ming Dynasty together.

The most important ceremony of swearing allegiance was for Yang Zhen to personally cut off the money rat tail pigtails on the heads of Shen Zhixiang and his subordinates.

The allegiance ceremony is over, and the crisis in Jinzhou City is relieved.

Shen Zhixiang and his men had only surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty for a short period of time. They had not yet had time to intermarry with the Manchu Tatars, nor had they followed the Manchu Tatars to attack the interior of the Ming Dynasty and stained the blood of their compatriots.

In addition, their family members are also with them, and they are all in Jinzhou City at this time, so they have nothing to worry about.

Therefore, Shen Zhixiang and the generals were determined to return to the Ming Dynasty anyway, and all their soldiers accepted it calmly.

That night, Yang Zhen issued another order through Shen Zhixiang, telling the soldiers from the forts outside the city not to enter the city, and the Shen troops inside the city not to go out. He forcibly concealed and suppressed the news that Jinzhou City had surrendered anyway.

The troops stationed at various piers and posts outside the city had no way of knowing that Shen Zhixiang had surrendered to Yang Zhen.

Even the defenders at other gates in the city only knew that their gatekeeping duties had been taken over by new troops, but they did not know that the troops who came to replace them were completely different.

Underneath the exact same set of helmets and armor, there are completely different identities hidden.

Therefore, the north gate of Jinzhou City underwent such a major change at night, but many people in the city were still completely kept in the dark and did not know what exactly happened that night.

Of course, just in case, Yang Zhen did not let Shen Zhixiang go back to his Xushun mansion that night. Instead, he accompanied him personally and left him in Jin in the name of sharing the friendship between his nephew and uncle. Inside the north gate tower of Zhoucheng, you cannot leave even an inch.

Just like that, in the evening of the next day, the news that Yang Zhen had been waiting for in Jinzhou City finally came.

In the evening of that day, a small group of Manchu Tatars with blue flags arrived at the gate of Jinzhou City in the last ray of sunshine before sunset.

Zhang Chen, who was stationed with Shen Yongming on the urn at the south gate of Jinzhou City, knew Yang Zhen's overall plan, so he did not hesitate to let the group of Manchu Tatars enter the city under the banner of the blue flag, and called Shen Yongming He led them to the North City Gate where Yang Zhen was.

The leader of the group was a man named Jueluo Fuguo from Tunqi who Shen Zhixiang had met several times.

And the Manchu Bi Tie Shi obviously recognized Shen Zhixiang. As soon as they met on the tower, the man immediately said to Shen Zhixiang without saying a word:

"Gong Xushun, Lushunkou was attacked by the enemy. The general manager of Lushun's military affairs has issued an order to assist the state. He ordered Duke Xushun to quickly bring troops from Jinzhou and Fuzhou to reinforce Lushunkou!"

"Enemy attack? Where did the enemy attack come from?"

At this moment, after a day and night of thinking and weighing, Shen Zhixiang has accepted the cruel reality that Fuzhou City and Jinzhou City were easily captured by Yang Zhen.

Although his future and destiny after returning to the Ming Dynasty were uncertain, he had no other choice. At the moment, he could only cooperate with Yang Zhen and capture the important land of Lushunkou first as a way to atone for his sins.

When he asked the question knowingly, the Manchurian post immediately said: "The enemy comes from the sea. When the fog cleared this morning, a fleet appeared on the sea south of Lushunkou, carrying no less than 300 large and small warships, and equipped with

Heavy in large quantities

Artillery, artillery bombardment started at 6 o'clock today, and by the end of the day, Golden Mountain had been occupied by the enemy. Duke Fu was worried that the city of Lushun was in danger, so he ordered Duke Xushun to speed up his troops to go south for reinforcements! Please gather troops and horses quickly, Duke Xushun.

Go south quickly!"

"Hmph, if I go south, who will defend Fuzhou City and Jinzhou City?!"

"The Duke of Fuguo has an order, please continue to make proper arrangements with Duke Shun!"

"Proper arrangements?! That's easy to say! You first reported to Duke Fu, and said that Duke Xushun has not gathered his troops and horses, and the food and grass are not available. It will take some time to make proper arrangements, so you can't go south for the time being. Please assist the country.

Thank you for your understanding!"

"The soldiers and horses have not yet gathered, please send an order to Duke Xushun to summon them quickly. If the food and grass are not ready, there is no need to collect them. There are mountains of food and grass in Lushun City. Duke Xushun does not need to consider this at all. He can just lead the troops and horses south quickly!"

"Well, I belong to the Zhengbai banner. How can I dare to leave my post without authorization without obtaining the order from Prince Rui and the consent of the minister in charge of the flag? All of this will take time."

When Shen Zhixiang said this in a desperate move, Manchu Bi Tie Shi, who could speak Liaodong Mandarin, immediately had an angry look on his face, gritted his teeth and said to Shen Zhixiang pitifully:

"Shen Zhixiang, the Duke of Fu is none other than the clan member Jueluo. He has the authority to take charge of all military affairs here according to the decree. The Duke of Fu has given an order. If you don't go, you will be disobeying the army, which is a capital crime!"

After he finished speaking, he took out a letter from his arms, handed it over, and said: "This is the order to mobilize troops from the Duke of Lushunkou to guard Lushunkou. If Duke Xushun does not accept the order,

You bear the consequences at your own risk!”

Seeing this, Shen Zhixiang took the letter and opened it. Sure enough, it was a piece of paper with a military order bearing the seal of the Fu Guogong who was ordered to guard Lushunkou. The content was exactly as stated in this written note.

At that moment, he put away the letter, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and took the opportunity to look at Yang Zhen's expression. When Yang Zhen nodded, he pretended to think for a moment, and finally said to the post:

"In this case, Mr. Shen should obey his orders. Wait until I have mobilized all the troops and horses overnight, arranged the defense, and will lead the army southward early tomorrow morning!"

When the Manchu style calligraphy framed with a blue flag heard Shen Zhixiang say this, after thinking about it for a while, he didn't mind it and said nothing more.

Shen Zhixiang pretended to let him stay in the city for a night, but he refused to leave the post. Instead, he rushed back to Lushunkou overnight to report the news to the Duke of Tunqi.

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhen was also worried that this man would have long nights and sleepy nights in the city, so he immediately signaled Shen Zhixiang's consent and asked someone to send him out of the city along the original route.
Chapter completed!