Author: rising stone

"Little Zuo Mengeng, I have met Prince Yu!"

"Long live the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty!"

Zuo Mengeng took off his armor outside the tent, walked into the tent and knelt on the ground with a bang, his butt raised high, his voice and movements sounded extremely pious, his whole body was shaking, and he didn't dare to look up at all.

"Do you know him?"

"Is it really Zuo Mengeng?"

Duduo was not in a hurry to say anything. He sat on the big tiger-skin chair in the north of the tent and glanced to the side.

A green camp general on the side understood what he was doing, stepped forward, lifted Zuo Menggen's chin, turned around him, looked at him carefully before turning around, and said with great certainty.

"My slave spent some time in Zuoying. He is right."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Duduo hummed softly and turned to the urn to ask.

"I heard that your father is dead, is it true?"

Zuo Mengeng said quickly.

"Prince Huiyu, it's true."

"The young man's father raised his troops to support the Qing emperor, but he died of illness on the river before he could engage Huang Degong. The young man was afraid of the power of the Qing Dynasty, so he led his troops to surrender. I heard that Corporal Li Xian, the regent, asked me to allow my young man to serve the Qing Dynasty!"

Duduo smiled slightly, with a hint of joking in his eyes, but his words still showed great respect.

"I see, you have such thoughts, you can be said to be a pillar of our Qing Dynasty. If you sincerely submit, I will definitely inform the regent and give you an official title!"

This was what Zuo Mengeng was waiting for. Hearing this, he breathed a sigh of relief and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Thank you, Prince Yu!"

Kong Youde took a step forward, his face a little anxious.

"Where are your men now?"

Zuo Mengeng also knew the position of the King of Han in the Green Camp and did not dare to neglect him.

"Set up camp forty miles south of the city. I'll call them over now."

Kong Youde nodded slightly, then rolled his eyes.

"You don't have to go. You can stay in the city for the time being. Prince Yu will send someone to take over your subordinates."

Zuo Mengeng was shocked, and he naturally understood that he had been deprived of military power.

But he had already anticipated this outcome before coming.

Before Zuo Liangyu's death, he was still able to control Zuoying with majesty. Once he died, Zuo Menggeng knew that he did not have the ability to fully control Zuoying's troops, especially at a very critical moment.

The timing of Zuo Liangyu's death on the river was very bad. At that time, Zuo Ying was pursued by Li Zijing's troops of Dashun Army from Wuchang, and Huang Degong was blocking the road in front of him. Zuo Menggeng could not compete with any of these two troops.

Provocative.

Surrendering to the Qing Dynasty would indeed result in the loss of military power, but he also gained safety.

Zuo Mengeng's purpose was to enjoy the blessing of peace with his title. Zuo Liangyu's lifelong pursuit had nothing to do with him, and leading troops to fight was not what he wanted.

In other words, Zuo Mengeng just wants to lie down now.

Whether it is fighting wars or making achievements, these are not as important as living well and enjoying life.

I wonder if Zuo Liangyu would have hacked this traitor to death with his own hands if he were still alive.

Duduo was initially skeptical about Zuo Menggeng's direct surrender with his family, but later he sent someone over to see that Zuo Ying actually surrendered directly.

Looking at the Zuoying soldiers and generals who abandoned their swords and guns and walked into Huaiqing, the Manchu soldiers were stunned.

I have never seen anything like this. This is even more outrageous than Gao Jie’s men!

After all, there were hundreds of thousands of people, but they didn't even resist. Duduo only sent a few people to the Green Camp to accept it, and these people just threw away their swords and guns, and they all surrendered!

On the school ground, the Manchurian soldiers were waiting in full formation. Seeing the many proud and brave former Zuoying soldiers among them, Duduo couldn't be happier.

I was thinking before that when Hauge arrived, he picked up Gao Jie's troops in Suizhou for free, gathering a total of more than 100,000 surrendered soldiers. He picked and picked, leaving only those who were qualified to be cannon fodder, and tens of thousands of new troops.

But he didn't expect that a big cake would hit his head so quickly.

Six hundred thousand Zuoying, even if it is an imaginary number, it should not be difficult to raise fifty thousand elites.

With this group of people, Duduo had more men than when he attacked Tongguan last year.

At that time, let alone Li Zijing, even if Li Zicheng came in person with the main force, that would also be in his pocket!

After some reading, Kong Youde came over, his expression not very good.

"Prince Yu, there are nearly 300,000 troops in Zuoying, and there are more than 100,000 soldiers."

"Most of these people have little fighting ability. Many of them are still carrying pitchforks and wooden sticks. Zuo Liangyu actually counts them as regular soldiers."

Duduo was not surprised by this.

As long as he is not a fool, it is impossible to believe that Zuo Liangyu really has 600,000 troops in his hands, and he can only fight half of them at best. However, he did not expect that Zuo Ying's quality was actually lower than he expected.

However, this is a good thing.

Thinking of this, Dodo laughed.

Kong Youde was confused and took over a group of rabble. What fun could there be in this?

Duduo snorted coldly and said.

"What do you know?"

"This ragtag group of people in Zuoying can make all the changes in the Hongguang court. I am leading the Qing cavalry south. Aren't the Ming troops in Jiangnan all just chickens and dogs?"

"How can the Jiangnan Ming Army, which even Zuoying is afraid of, be the opponent of our Qing cavalry?"

Duduo stared slightly, took a deep breath and said.

"Brother Fourteen is still very knowledgeable. Those Ming Dynasty monarchs and ministers in the south of the Yangtze River are just a bunch of rabble. Our real opponents in the Qing Dynasty are Li Zicheng and Li Zijing's Dashun!"

"As long as Dashun is destroyed, the Hongguang court in Jiangnan will be nothing more than a charge from my Qing cavalry!"

Kong Youde turned around and shouted loudly.

"Prince Yu is wise!"

Duduo no longer looked at the group of cannon fodder from the Zuoying in front of him, and turned around and walked sideways.

"Not just anyone can join the Green Camp of Qing Dynasty, so this job will be left to you."

"You take charge of the Green Camp, select some who can fight, give them armor, good food and salary, and drive them to fight for our Qing Dynasty!"

Kong Youde took a deep breath, turned his head and looked at the endless crowd of people in the school grounds, groaning in his heart.

It would be impossible to screen through so many people within a few months.

After screening, it was his job to reorganize them, distribute weapons and armor, and practice military affairs.

While Kong Youde was busy screening the escapees from Zuoying, Huang Degong, who was celebrating his victory on the river, received a piece of news, and a name came into his sight for the first time.

"Report to the Marquis of Jingnan that Zuo Liangyu died of illness on the river, Zuo Menggeng went north to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and Wuchang has been occupied by the Dashun Army!"

Huang Degong was holding a wine glass in one hand and was stunned when he heard this.

"Dashun?"

The soldier nodded and said.

"It's the banner of Dashun, and it should be under the jurisdiction of Li Zijing's front camp."

Huang Degong was stunned for a moment, then became furious.

"Why did Dashun come to Wuchang? Aren't they fighting the Qing rebels in the northwest?"

The soldier also didn't get any other news, so he hesitated.

"This. I haven't received the exact information yet."

"But there are rumors claiming that Yunyang has been captured by Dashun and that the governor of Yunyang, Gao Doushu, died for his country. This has not been confirmed yet!"

Huang Degong stood up suddenly and threw the wine glass on the ground.

"Then go and confirm it as soon as possible!"

"What else are you celebrating?"

"Eight hundred miles urgent, report to Nanjing!"
Chapter completed!