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Reduced!

Liu Fangming, the general of Huguang right, surrendered, and opened the city gate to apologize!

On August 23, the gate of Wuchang, which had been closed for many days, was wide open. The pennant flag of the "Qing" character floating on the top of the city was reduced at some point and replaced with the long-lost "Ming" character. At Wusheng Gate in the north of the city, a team of Ming soldiers came on horseback, and another group of Ming soldiers stood in line. They all wore "Red-lacquered and Yong helmets". If you know the Ming army, you will find that the style of the "Red-lacquered and Yong helmets" worn by these Ming soldiers was different from the old ones. This is because Li Ziyuan was born from Zhongyi.

Due to the military relationship, this "Red-lacquered Helmet" is naturally the style of the Zhongyi Army, which is somewhat similar to the Tony-style steel helmets of later generations, except that the brim of the hat is relatively wide, and its material has changed from steel to bamboo strips, but it is only coated with a layer of lacquer. However, they did not know that the Zhongyi Army in Jiangbei has now been replaced with iron to enhance its defense ability. However, here, it is still a bamboo helmet that can only shade the sun without resisting arrows and other objects.

But even so, these soldiers wearing "Red-lacquered Helmets" on their heads looked extremely majestic, and they all had smug smiles on their faces.

Conquer without attacking!

The important town of Wuchang was easily captured without any effort, so how could they not be proud? Of course, more importantly, they no longer need to worry about their lives. After all, the Qing army in Wuchang has surrendered now, and they no longer need to use their flesh and blood to capture the city Changjian City.

The soldiers were very proud, and the generals were also proud. For them, Wuchang's victory without fighting also symbolized their achievements and added a strong mark to their merits. This was especially true for Li Ziyuan, the commander of the Western Army. He believed that at this moment, he had already squeezed into the ranks of famous generals in the world.

In the middle of the team, a red flag fluttered in the wind, under the red flag. Li Ziyuan, who was riding on the horse, smiled, held a bridle in his left hand and a whip in his right hand, and stood on the horse with two people on the left and right. A banner behind him, the five big words "Jiujiang General Officer" were above him. This is his official rank. He is the general officer of Jiujiang and is the so-called "Five Tiger Generals" under Zhang Huang. These five tiger generals are the five generals under his command. However, in terms of the strength of his command, they are not as good as Li Ziyuan, after all, all under his command are elite.

On the other side behind Li Ziyuan, there was a flag with the word "Li" written on it. More than ten guards stood on horseback, all wearing Jiangbei-style armor. In front of Li Ziyuan, a guard was slim with a knife, and four people stood in two. In front of him, dozens of people untied the rat tail of the money, letting the fingering hair spread behind his head, and then knelt on the ground like this. The leader was Liu Fangming, the general of the right side of Huguang in the Qing Dynasty. He was carrying some thorns on his back, holding his hands in his hand as a presentation. Other civil and military officials in Wuchang bowed their heads and leaned on the ground.

Surrendered!

No matter how much it takes, a soldier.

Liu Fangming surrendered in the city!

Although they watched Liu Fangming kneeling there, everyone still couldn't believe it. After all, all this came too suddenly and too easily. Originally, they even planned to pay tens of thousands of people to take Wuchang, but now, Wuchang City took it down without a single shot and a bullet.

"...It is really a serious sin and I dare not ask the generals for forgiveness. However, the generals on the right side of Ningxia Town and Huguang will be ordered to be punished by sinners in the future. All the sinners are willing to bear all their sins and blame. If the generals are willing to bear it, please ask the generals to be kind..."

When Liu Fangming knelt on the ground, gasping for breath and expressing his sins, and willing to commit suicide, Li Ziyuan didn't even look at him, but just looked up at Wushengmen ahead.

The gate tower of Wusheng Gate is clearly visible. The "Ming" flag is flying on the gate tower. Behind the city gate, you can see the people kneeling on the ground, and thousands of people in the city kneel on both sides of the road behind the city gate.

Wuchang is recovered!

From now on, Wuchang’s surname is Li!

Li Ziyuan, who was very proud, looked at Liu Fangming kneeling on the ground. What did he say before? Li Ziyuan didn't pay attention. He couldn't even remember what this person said. He didn't listen at all and just took pride in his heart.

All right!

He came to surrender. Since he came to surrender, he should be very lenient. Thinking of this, Li Ziyuan jumped off his horse, smiled, and personally helped Liu Fangming up and said.

"Why does Liu Junmen need this? Today, Liu Junmen can recognize the great situation and return to our Ming Dynasty. He is actually a hero of our Ming Dynasty!"

Li Ziyuan didn't know whether he was a hero of the Ming Dynasty, but the person in front of him was definitely a hero of Li Ziyuan.

Now that Liu Fangming surrendered like this, not only did Wuchang take over all his hands, but even his nearly 30,000 soldiers also became his subordinates, which means that he had nearly 100,000 troops under his command!

With this 100,000 army, how could he need to worry about Nanchang?

Thinking of this, Li Ziyuan naturally had a good attitude towards Liu Fangming. Not only did he personally help Liu Fangming up and took off the thorns on his body, but he also personally helped other generals kneeling on the ground. His attitude seemed extremely friendly and his tone also showed a close to each other. Seeing that Li Ziyuan was so friendly, everyone, who was originally panic, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But just as everyone was relieved, Li Ziyuan looked at the lower watch again. Looking at the name on the lower watch, the corner of his lips raised slightly.

"Na Songli, Eleshan..."

When names burst out from Li Ziyuan's mouth, Liu Fangming, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, was stunned. When he heard these names, he instantly thought of what Kong Chaoqin said yesterday, and his eyes drooped and he didn't say anything.

"Everyone who clicks the name, stand up!"

Putting off the take-off and landing watch, Li Ziyuan's face was still smiling. Looking at the eleven bannermen with a panic look, Li Ziyuan's face turned sharp and said in a deep voice.

"Come here, I'll take these Jiannu out and cut them down!"

Without any hesitation, Li Ziyuan made a very simple decision - to kill the bannermen in Liu Fangming's army. Amid a begging for mercy, eleven's heads were chopped off, and for a moment there was blood in front of Wusheng's gate. When eleven's heads were thrown in front of him, Li Ziyuan smiled again, comforted Liu Fangming and other surrendered generals before riding a horse and escorting into the city under the guards. At this moment, his expression was full of pride.

"Military Sect, this person is killed. What should I do next for the military Sect?"

In the yamen office in the city, Yao Qisheng looked at Li Ziyuan and asked. This murder was his idea. He had to kill people. He had to kill people. If he did not kill people, he could not establish his authority. But who should he kill? This is a question. Liu Fangming and his confidants naturally could not kill them. Killing them would easily arouse their rebound. Now we have to slowly digest Ningxia Town and let this elite Qing army use it for him.

After all the time, the only way to choose the authentic bannermen in his army is to be the "chicken".

Of course, Yao Qisheng didn't know that before Liu Fangming surrendered, someone told him that Li Ziyuan would definitely "kill the chicken for the monkey to see", so he advised him to leave those bannermen so that Li Ziyuan could treat it as a "chicken". In fact, everyone knows that killing people is just a matter of who to kill and how much to kill.

That's why these people were left behind, just for Li Ziyuan to establish their authority. However, whether it was Li Ziyuan or Yao Qisheng, they didn't know that their heads were left for them. They just continued their planning here.

Facing Yao Qisheng's inquiry, Li Ziyuan said directly:

"Since Li is the general officer of Huguang, he naturally has to use troops to Huguang and conquer the prefectures and counties around Wuchang one by one. Only in this way can he gain a foothold in Wuchang, and then use this as the foundation to imitate Jiangbei to implement the "armored military system" here, train 200,000 elite troops, and wait for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains in the future and restore our Ming Dynasty."

At this time, Li Ziyuan didn't even notice that when he was speaking, his momentum was completely different from the past. In the past, he was living under someone else's roof, but now, he already had a territory of his own. Although he was still a subordinate of Zhang Huangyan, he had already made up his mind to be independent, at least like Zhu Mingzhong in Jiangbei, he turned Huguang into his one-acre and three-point land for Li Ziyuan.

It can be said that Li Ziyuan has always regarded Zhu Mingzhong as an example to follow. He hopes to control Huguang like Zhu Mingzhong controls Jiangbei. He even made up his mind to implement the "armor system" here and then train 200,000 elite soldiers.

Of course, the Northern Expedition is just a saying, and the real purpose is to "hold troops and respect themselves". Why can Zhu Mingzhong gain a foothold in Jiangbei? Isn't it because he "hold troops and respect themselves" in Jiangbei?

If you want to "hold troops and respect yourself", you must first have troops. The surrendered troops are soldiers, and the future "armored soldiers" are also soldiers! As long as he, Li Ziyuan, has 200,000 troops in his hands, and Zhang Cangshui, even Zheng Yanping must be polite to him. By then, the world will not be a three-legged tripod, but the four major Vajras will protect the Ming Dynasty.

By then, he has 200,000 troops in He, so what can he do? Even Zhu Mingzhong should be polite to him.

Military Gate's answer made Yao Qisheng nod and said:

"The military gate is right. In this chaos, a real man must hold military power if he wants to stand in the world. If the military gate wants to establish himself in Wuchang, he must pacify Wuchang. After surrendering the Qing enemy, there are nearly 100,000 soldiers under the military gate. If he controls Huguang, the military gate will definitely achieve something, which will benefit all the benefits and harm our Ming Dynasty. But I am worried that the young Sima will intervene in Huguang at that time. At that time, I wonder how the military gate will be prepared to deal with it?"

Staring at Li Ziyuan, Yao Qisheng directly expressed his worries. He had long guessed that Li Ziyuan was thinking, so he naturally knew that Li Ziyuan was unwilling to be inferior. Since he had the opportunity now, he would not miss it. He would never give up Huguang to others.

Now, all he needs is to take advantage of this opportunity to achieve his goal. Everyone has his own ambitions. For Yao Qisheng, he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty to advance and to make a fortune. Now, he will seize any opportunity, as long as he can make a fortune, and Li Ziyuan is his opportunity on the Ming Dynasty. Of course, if he wants to achieve this goal, he needs to push Li Ziyuan to a certain level. Only in this way can he realize his personal ambitions with his help.

"Young Sima..."

After pondering for a moment, Li Ziyuan looked at Yao Qisheng and bowed and said.

"Please teach me!"

When facing matters of interest, Li Ziyuan naturally looked as if he was not ashamed to ask questions. The reason why he asked Yao Qisheng for advice was because he knew that since Yao Qisheng said so, there must be a way to solve the problem. Yao Qisheng is indeed quite talented, and more importantly, there are not many staff members who are dedicated to him. After all, most of the other staff members have the "Ming Dynasty" in their hearts, but Yao Qisheng is different. He has only one in his heart, which is Li Ziyuan! It is to help him, Li Ziyuan squeeze into Zheng, Zhang, and Zhu. Li Ziyuan will naturally be of great use for such talents, and he has even made up his attention. After he imitated Zhang and Zhu in Wuchang, Yao Qisheng was his number one aide.

However, in the face of Li Ziyuan's inquiry, Yao Qisheng did not answer directly, but said softly.

"Military Sect, in terms of principle, the Young Sima is the commander of the military. This Western Expedition, the Young Sima was ordered by the Young Sima. If the Young Sima wants to intervene in Wuchang, I am afraid that the Jungle Sect will refuse without reason..."

"Why can Zhu Mingzhong do it?"

Yao Qisheng's truth tells the truth and suddenly felt a sense of dissatisfaction in Li Ziyuan's heart. He almost immediately mentioned Jiangbei.

After Jiangbei can wander around Zheng Chenggong, why can't Huguang do it? Zheng Chenggong is even more stingy than Zhang Huangyan. He can tolerate Zhu Mingzhong being independent in Jiangbei. Why can't Li Ziyuan follow him with Huguang?

"Why can he sit firmly in Jiangbei, but Li can't control Huguang?"

When Yao Qisheng heard Zhu Mingzhong's name, he suddenly jumped. Thinking of the scene of escaping from death, thinking of the heads cut off on the banks of the Yellow River, and thinking of the arduous and exhausted surrendered soldiers who knew nothing about life and death, his back could not help but feel cold. Fortunately, he escaped, otherwise he might have been thrown into a barbarian land thousands of miles away.

Fortunately, I am now Li Ziyuan’s aide. No matter what, I don’t have to worry about being chopped off my head or being escorted thousands of miles away.

After taking a deep breath to calm himself down, Yao Qisheng explained softly.

"I remember when Zhu Jinglei crossed the river, Yanping and others just wanted to kill someone with a knife, so naturally they accidentally intervened in Jiangbei..."

When talking about Zhu Mingzhong crossing the river, Li Ziyuan's brows raised slightly, and even his fist clenched tightly. He thought of how Zhu Mingzhong left the city alone and how to let the brothers of the Zhongyi Army cross the river with him.

How could those people willingly follow him to die?

Until now, Li Ziyuan couldn't figure it out, but even though he couldn't figure it out, he still imitated Zhu Mingzhong's approach and trained his army. But one day, would they willingly die with him?

"Later, Zhu Jingluo defeated Dasu's 100,000 troops, and it became a fact that he controlled Jiangbei. At this time, Yanping and others were unwilling to face this fact, even if they were unwilling to do so, they could only face this fact. In addition, he wanted to use him as a shield to protect Jiangnan, so he naturally did not want to get into evil with him. In this way, Zhu Jingluo's independence became a success, but how could he have the opportunity of Zhu Jingluo at the beginning? He did not have the opportunity of Zhu Jingluo at the beginning? After all, for Young Sima, Huguang was the foundation of his northern expedition. In this way, how could Young Sima allow you to control Huguang?"

When Yao Qisheng spoke, his tone was completely unceremonious. When he heard what he said, Li Ziyuan was just angry, but he knew that what Yao Qisheng said was the fact that the young Sima was different from others. The reason why he wanted to conquer Huguang was to strengthen his strength and accumulate strength for the northern expedition. At the same time, Huguang was also a place where his northern expedition must pass. In this way, the young Sima naturally could not accept his control of Jiangbei.

Zhu Mingzhong!

He was really lucky!

At that time, everyone thought Jiangbei was dead, but now everyone knew that Huguang was a major financial and diligent place and was the foundation of the young Sima's northern expedition. Naturally, the young Sima would not tolerate him controlling Huguang. If he wanted to control Huguang, the young Sima would have to pass this level!

Li Ziyuan stared at Yao Qisheng, looked at his thin cheeks, sighed for a long time, and then asked back.

"Then Yixizhi's opinion, what should I do if I want to control Huguang?"

Li Ziyuan did not notice that when he said this, his claim to himself became "me". Obviously, he no longer regarded himself as a "military gate", but instead turned to Yao Qisheng for help. Yao Qisheng naturally saw this change in his mentality and naturally understood that from now on, the two had changed from a master-subordinate relationship to a friend. This is exactly what Yao Qi had always wanted. This is a basic premise that he had to achieve before he realized his ambitions.

Realizing that he was getting closer and closer to the target, he was quite proud of himself and deliberately controlled it for a moment. When Li Ziyuan showed an impatient look, he spoke.

"Military Sect, compared to Zhu Jinglei's plan to establish Jiangbei, we are not only weak, but also not as famous as Zhu Jinglei's defeat of Dasu's 100,000 troops. Moreover, we do not have the need to be a barrier in Jiangnan, so we naturally cannot follow Zhu Jinglei's actions in Jiangbei..."

Yao Qisheng first compared Li Ziyuan's current situation with Zhu Mingzhong's pacification of Jiangbei, and then continued to say.

"But it is not impossible for the military to control Huguang, so as not to intervene in the young Sima. The key is to see what to do next!"

After saying this, Yao Qisheng did not continue, but paused slightly, picked up the teacup in front of him, but did not drink it.

Seeing that he stopped talking, Li Ziyuan suddenly became anxious. When he looked anxious, Yao Qisheng picked up the teacup and sipped it gently, but he looked at him and felt a little proud. However, he still didn't speak, but continued to drink tea until he took a few sips of tea and moistened his throat.

"Military Gate, since Wuchang has been taken down, it is naturally necessary to report it to the young Sima. Do you think it is?"

Surprisingly, when Yao Qisheng spoke, he mentioned the simplest common sense. After all, Li Ziyuan was always a subordinate of Zhang Huangyan and one of the five tiger generals under his command.

"Of course!"

Li Ziyuan nodded. Even after Zhu Mingzhong captured Huaian Prefecture, he ordered people to report to Zheng Yanping. Zhu Mingzhong, who was forced to leave Jiangbei, was like this, let alone him. After expressing his agreement, Li Ziyuan looked like he was obedient to Yao Qisheng's advice.

But after waiting for a while, he didn't hear him speak. Yao Qisheng didn't say anything. The whole study was quiet, and only the sound of bamboos being blown by the wind came from the garden outside the house.

Compared to Li Ziyuan's eagerness, Yao Qisheng was not in a hurry. He poured another cup of tea, then held the cup and sniffed it in his nose. A strong but not greasy smell came to his nose. He smelled the fragrance first, and then tasted it lightly. Well, the tea is indeed good. I'm afraid that ordinary people may not be able to buy it with a magnetic card. Maybe the tea taste is a tribute. If it weren't for the chaos now, how could such a tribute tea be left here?
To be continued...