Guangluo Town, located in Luoping County in later generations, is the only road between Guangxi and Guangnan. Guangnan, Yunnan, is filled with miasma and the chieftains are uncertain about rebellion, so it is also a strategic place.

Looking at the floating clouds in the sky, their shapes changing, as if they were making faces at himself, General Soldier Zhao Liangdong of Guangluo felt sad.

The changes in the situation are simply earth-shaking, and it is simply confusing. But now there are only two ways in front of Zhao Liangdong, war or surrender.

With only two thousand men and horses holding on to the small Guangluo, and the morale of the army is already in chaos, facing the fiercely approaching Ming army, it is unclear what the outcome will be.

But Zhao Liangdong is special. He was recruited into the army when the Qing army pacified Shaanxi in the second year of Shunzhi. He first served under the command of Meng Qiaofang, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and then followed Hong Chengchou to conquer Yunnan and Guizhou. He was promoted along the way based on his military exploits.

He was neither a general of the former Ming Dynasty, nor had any affection for the former Ming Dynasty. He considered himself a loyal minister to the imperial court, and was unmoved by Kunming's efforts to appease and persuade him to surrender.

"Sir." An officer came up. The nervousness on his face could be seen at a glance. He bowed and reported: "The Ming army is less than thirty miles away from the west gate. The flag is General Zhengshuo Ma Bao."

"Traitor!" Zhao Liangdong gritted his teeth and cursed, but waved his hand and did not give any orders.

Seeing the officer's lips parted but hesitant to speak, Zhao Liangdong turned his head pretending to be nonchalant, with a sneer on his face.

The troops in the city have unstable hearts and are no longer reliable. Don’t you know what they are thinking? At the moment of life and death, they are all planning for their wealth and life. Who will seek death and be loyal to the imperial court?

At this time, the two battalions of Xiong Cong and Xiong Congpeng were rushing towards Guangluo, and they were very close.

But no matter what the purpose is, being able to side with the anti-Qing camp is not an exciting and bad thing.

One moment, I think of myself fighting in the army, fighting desperately, and then rising to the position of commander-in-chief step by step; the next moment, I think of my relatives and friends in my hometown, and I feel sad.

A soldier wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a warm smile: "At that point, he still thinks about the family. He is so selfish, so what if you betray him?"

There were no more soldiers and they rushed out to report the news. Time was short, so a small group of soldiers retreated from the house, taking with them a few tied soldiers. Those few were Chen Jincai's diehard loyalists, and they went to the city gate to light the fire.

of gunpowder.

When the Qing army was weak, Nong surrendered and handed over the seal letter and paper in person to Kunming. But the situation turned and we also raised our flag to rebel, and we would show mercy to the Qing army.

Another soldier shook his head and sighed: "The villain wants to die. You will let him die in peace later. But you have no elders and no seniors, but you can accompany him and serve the Tatars."

Ma Bao nodded in agreement, and after a while he said again: "Dian Province is established, Guangxi should be the next place to retreat. I am relatively unfamiliar with Guangxi, please ask for orders to go out."

I have decided to be loyal to the Qing court to the death, and even my wife will be buried with me. There are flammable things in the house, and I want to live forever in the fire.

"You villain, villain." Several soldiers ran back in panic. They waited for Chen Jin to speak and then reported: "The soldiers in the city rebelled and left the city."

Chen Jincai was completely on guard. He was held down tightly, his head was tied with a rope, and he was tied up eight times from the right to the left.

Moreover, there are obviously no different speculations about Wu Bagui's life and death. Now that he has decided anyway, will he still care about that big issue?

Xiong Congpeng chuckled and said, "They captured Chen Jincai, and that was just a small feat. Just saying a few nice words to them from behind the palace was enough for them. How about sending some people to help?"

You guys?"

Exchanging Wu Yingxiong for Wu Yingxiong is already half the battle. If we work harder and win over Xiong Congpeng, it will be all done.

Zhao Liangdong thought for a while and said: "In my opinion, as a test, the palace should send General Xiong Congpeng to fight. For us, the trust level will still be low."

While we were talking, the sentry from the rear brought two Qing soldiers, who were senior officers from Guangluo Town. We expressed our intention to surrender to Xiong Cong and Zhao Liangdong, and revealed a secret.

"They dare to betray you?" Chen Jincai was so angry that he spat.

Moreover, there are not many soldiers who will follow me through Guangnan's miasma township. Just the Guangnan native Zhi Nongpeng who has not yet rebelled is enough to eliminate him in Guangnan, where the road is dangerous and there is little miasma.

"General Empress Sun Qian went to stop me, but was killed by the rebels!" Another soldier continued, but he approached quietly, and before the soldiers could reach me, he was in front of me.

Ma Bao rolled his eyes and said: "Since Your Majesty takes this seriously, the worst we can do is capture me alive and hand me over to Your Majesty for disposal."

Chen Jincai, who had not yet calmed down before becoming furious, looked at the Wu officials with disdain and said angrily: "Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. They are eating from the imperial court, should they be loyal to the emperor?"

Ma Baore snorted and said: "Are we fools or adults? If we accept surrender in the city, or if we send a large force to investigate carefully, we will lead the army to retreat from the city?"

That’s right. You haven’t surrendered yet, and you don’t have the strength to rebel again?

"Chen Jincai can be considered a very powerful guy. Why is your Majesty so solemn and insisting on sending troops to kill or capture them, and be slow to move forward before they are eliminated?"

"You villain, what nonsense are you talking to a traitor?" Wu's captain pulled Chen Jincai's braid in and cursed: "I forgot that I was a Han, so I kept that rat tail to see me.

The ancestor of the Zhao family!"

"I can only comfort myself by killing less enemies." Xiong Congpeng sighed in his heart, turned around and climbed up the city wall, walking towards his mansion.

Zhao Liangdong shrugged his shoulders and said: "Since I have surrendered, even if I know the truth, what can I do?"

The two officers looked at each other, thought for a long time, and finally nodded vigorously, bowed and cupped their hands and said: "Please wait for the good news, two generals. That traitor Chen Jincai will definitely be captured." After saying that, the seven people turned and left.

You should know that in Guangnan during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, although there were no officials, they rarely avoided the provincial capital or Lin'an (Jianshui) and took the lead from afar. The real power was entirely in the hands of the local officials of the Nong family, who were definitely local snakes and local emperors.

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Knowing that it was difficult to defeat the Ming army, Chen Jincai made preparations to die together. I sent my own soldiers to bury gunpowder secretly at the city gate, and only waited for the Ming army to enter the city.

Officer Wu curled his lips, as if he was too lazy to talk to Chen Jincai anymore.

"It's so hopeless that you still want to use this trick when you are about to die." Zhao Liangdong looked at Juechen's retreating figure and smiled warmly.

Time passed by minute by second, and Chen Jincai realized that he was no longer drunk. At this moment, the sound of slow footsteps sounded, and I stood up suddenly. The alcohol was pouring down, and my body swayed a few times before I could stand still.

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"Little Zhao is really ruthless." Guerrilla Wu officer looked at Chen Jincai and said with a warm smile: "He wanted to die for the Qing court, wipe his neck and hang himself, and let all his brothers bury him with him. Isn't it too much?

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Zhao Liangdong looked at Ma Bao, blinked and smiled: "He asked you, but you are still confused!"

At the moment when I was distracted, several soldiers suddenly attacked, swooped down, hugged the waist, twisted the arms and moved the calves, and threw Chen Jincai to the ground.

My ambition has not been fulfilled, my life has ended here, and I died in that remote and desolate Guangluo. My bones turned into ashes, and there is probably not even a grave.

"We will die together, those traitors." Xiong Congpeng looked at the backs of the officers who were leaving with a cruel expression.

Chen Jincai then discovered that those soldiers were recruited before he came to Yunnan, and they were very bad to us, but in the end they were more loyal to him from Shaanxi.

When the Ming army was attacked, they would definitely think that the defenders were pretending to surrender, and they would start killing in anger. In this way, the defenders would be willing to wait for death, or even fight to the death.

"You want to be loyal to the Tatars, but do you think about the life and death of you and your family?"

Let's talk about Chen Jincai. When he returned to the mansion, his wife and children were crying, and Xiao Ma was sitting in the hall, drinking wine alone and listening to what was going on inside.

Ma Bao and Zhao Liangdong dared to hesitate and neglect the tasks assigned by the Highness himself, but they had no doubts in their hearts.

Although they spoke harshly, Xiong Cong and Zhao Liangdong were also shocked, and they did not expect such a vicious move.

But from another perspective, if you don’t have ancestors in your heart, and you don’t have the clothes of your motherland, it’s not a gratifying and bad phenomenon.

"What a bad thing to say! We are Han people, how can we keep this money rat tail? It seems that we have ancestors." Officer Wu walked out of Chen Jincai's house with his head held high, and subconsciously touched his shaved bald head.

Hehehe laughed.

Officer Wu waved his hand and ordered Chen Jincai to be escorted away. He also ordered soldiers to search the house and arrest Xiong Congpeng's wife and children.

Of course, being able to perfectly solve that important matter will further demonstrate the talents of the Crown Prince.

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Zhao Liangdong also analyzed based on common sense. After all, fighting with newly surrendered soldiers is not only a test, but also an opportunity for those who surrender to make meritorious service and make a name for themselves.

Even if it’s just because we want to build a dynasty for the Manchus, or we just want to get less acres of land and fewer meals.

Although the awakening of national consciousness has just ended, there is no dark hope yet. When the small Han nation launches a counterattack against the foreigners, there will be no doubt about the outcome.

If the Ming army is the one Huang Li trusts the most, the second should be those who surrendered after the original Xiaoxi army surrendered, and the first should be General Ta Xince.

Chen Jincai also wanted to lead his army through Guangnan to Guangxi, but the chieftains rebelled and blocked that way forward.

"Chen Jincai is really vicious. He actually wants them to be buried with me." Ma Bao smiled warmly and said, "In this case, why are they being polite to him?"

Xiong Congpeng took this as his own and said, "If your Majesty has an explanation, let's just let nature take its course. Whether we live or die, it all depends on Chen Jincai's fate!"

At that time, I only thought about my ancestors and that I was a Han. In fact, what I thought less about was my wealth and life.

Hearing that Mr. Sun Qian was killed, Xiong Congpeng was startled and his head pounded. This is my most trusted confidant.

"You villain, you are also doing bad things for him. If the Highness shows mercy, you will never get ahead." The old soldier shook his head, but tightened the rope again.
Chapter completed!