Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 984
There are 7 to [-] residents in Luzhou City, and more than [-] Western troops. Once chaos arises, it is not so easy to control. Fortunately, Li Dingguo has a certain prestige in the Western Army and can deter some old Western soldiers. The central government generally acted as high positions, and they could control most of the soldiers from Yunnan.

At this time, the city was brightly lit, and countless soldiers were detained and squatted under the city wall, densely packed.

Around them, there were Ming soldiers holding torches and spears in a circle.

At this time, the battle in the city was not completely over, there were still sporadic battles, and the sound of cannons came from time to time, and the atmosphere was very tense. Therefore, the soldiers of the Ming army looked solemn and watched the prisoners very vigilantly to prevent riots.

In the tent of the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, generals and schools gathered. He Tengjiao said to Li Dingguo, "Now let Shence and Houyong go to Tieshan and Hardzishan. Can you control the situation in Luzhou?"

Li Dingguo nodded, "Don't worry, the supervisor, all the soldiers are under control, and there will be no problems. However, when Ma Duzhen and Wang Duzhen leave, the movements should be lighter. It is best not to let the soldiers notice the movement."

Seeing this, He Tengjiao was a little worried, but the situation in Luzhou must have been discovered by the Jin army, and the Jin army arrived in a short time. He could only look at the two generals Ma and Wang, and solemnly confessed: "This battle is related to the situation in the southwest. Big picture! If you win, the governor will take advantage of the momentum to recover Sichuan. If you lose, not only will the seven months of hard planning go to waste, but the situation in the southwest will also be ruined. At that time, the two generals and the governor will have to kill themselves to thank the world. "

Ma Jinzhong and Wang Guangtai immediately came out and clasped their fists, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Master Supervisor, we will definitely use our lives!"

"That's good!" He Tengjiao nodded, and then waved his hand, "This battle is only allowed to win, not to lose! Let's go!"

"No!" The two saluted again, then turned around and led their subordinates out of the tent. The armor of many generals clattered, and most of the tent was empty at once.

The two of them got out of the big tent and immediately summoned the troops of the headquarters. After a short while, tens of thousands of soldiers were assembled. Ma Jinzhong turned over and mounted a war horse, holding a big knife in his hand. He raised the weapon and shouted loudly: "Let's go!"

After speaking, he took the lead, followed by a small group of cavalry, and the infantry behind followed the cavalry according to the battalion number, trotting in rows of five, and ran to the north.

After the Shence Army set off, Wang Guangtai also got on his horse, and the soldiers of Houyong Town who were resting on the ground were immediately woken up by the officer and stood up one after another.

Wang Guangtai looked at the tired soldiers, and told his generals in a warm voice, "Tell the soldiers to persevere and rest when they reach Tieshan." After speaking, he waved his horsewhip and urged the horses to go to the official road.

In the tent of the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, after the two generals Ma and Wang led the troops out of the tent, He Tengjiao, who had stayed up all night, was already exhausted. He waved to Li Dingguo and others, "Go and stabilize Luzhou too!"

Li Dingguo did not pay the bill, but saluted and said: "Supervisor, there is still one thing that needs to be dealt with by the supervisor!"

He Tengjiao had already got up and was going to rest behind the big tent, when he heard the words, he sat down again, and asked wearily, "What else is there?"

"Superintendent, although the humble position has some prestige in the Western Army, its rank is not high in the imperial court. Therefore, if you want to stabilize the captive army, you have to meet with the supervisor once and say some comforting and pleasant words to calm down the army. hearts to prevent riots.”

After hearing Li Dingguo's words, He Tengjiao paid more attention to it. Now that Ma and Wang will take away the main force, the Ming army in Luzhou has only [-] people left, but there are [-] to [-] prisoners. He Tengjiao feels panic in his heart.

Li Dingguo is just a general of the imperial court, and he really can't count what he said. He Tengjiao was also afraid that something would happen and his safety would be endangered, so he hurriedly said: "Bring those surrendered generals here, and the governor will comfort you with good words." Li Dingguo was happy and hurried After leaving the camp, not long after, Bai Wenxuan and more than a dozen generals of the Western Army were brought in.

They entered the tent and bowed together on one knee, "General Sin waits for others to pay homage to Governor He!"

"Get up and talk!" He Tengjiao stretched out his hand to make them stand up, and then asked, "Sun Kewang escaped from the north gate, why didn't you go out of the city with him?"

He Tengjiao was still very wary of the peasant army, so he asked such a sharp question as soon as he opened his mouth.

Several generals of the Western Army heard the words and couldn't help looking at each other. This question is really difficult to answer. It would be too fake to say that they have hearts for the court, but it would make people feel that they are not sincere enough.

The generals were silent for a while, and finally Bai Wen chose to say: "Reporting to the supervisor, once Luzhou was lost, Sun Kewang had no place to stand. He fled north, probably to seek refuge in the Kingdom of Jin. Bang, we have hatred for killing the lord, so we don't want to leave the city, and even if I go, I'm afraid it's just to live with others. So it's better to return to the court, uphold the ambition of the former lord, fight against the Hulu, and do it for ourselves and our descendants Ask for a fortune!"

He Tengjiao listened and nodded his head, these words are beautiful, both righteous and selfish, it can be said to be very frank.

They followed Sun Kewang to the Kingdom of Jin, and their future was uncertain, but there were examples of Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu who surrendered to the imperial court. It was reasonable for them to choose to stay.

Li Dingguo on the side heard the answer and couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief, fearing that Bai Wen's choice would not be good and He Tengjiao would be annoyed.

At this time, He Tengjiao saw Li Dingguo reminding him that he remembered what happened just now, so he looked at these generals and comforted him: "This time, the imperial court sent more than [-] troops to wipe out the disobedient ministers. Sun Kewang was ignorant of current affairs and stubbornly resisted. , You can come to repentance, the Governor is very relieved."

He Tengjiao paused for a moment, and then continued: "The world is uncertain now, and the imperial court is employing people. You can rest assured that as long as you sincerely surrender, there will be a place for you to use your skills."

Although there was Li Dingguo's guarantee, everyone was still a little uneasy, but when He Tengjiao, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, said so, their hearts were more at ease.

There was joy on everyone's face, and they all saluted, "Thank you Governor He for your cultivation, I will return with my heart, and I dare not have second thoughts."

He Tengjiao nodded in satisfaction, but he was not completely relieved of the words of the generals. Li Dingguo asked him to comfort him with good words, but he was still a little uneasy after comforting him.

He suddenly laughed again: "This time the imperial court sent three groups of troops. You may not know in Luzhou that the southern route army of the imperial court has already captured Kunming. It is a wise move for you to choose to surrender now. It is not only to protect yourself, but also to protect yourself. The wives, children and old parents have been spared a disaster." The generals were startled when they heard the words, and they all understood that the previous words were comforting, and the latter was a warning.

Bai Wenxuan and others understood that He Tengjiao wanted to take their family members as hostages, but they could not raise any objections, on the contrary, they wanted to be grateful.

"I have thanked the court, and thanked the supervisor for not making mistakes and protecting our family!"

Only then did He Tengjiao nodded in satisfaction and said: "As long as you serve the court, your family members will be taken care of by the court, so you don't have to worry."

(End of this chapter)