The land is covered with snow and vast.
Wrapped in silver, people are as small as sesame seeds. No matter how fast you run, you can't escape the shackles of this world.
The rebels abandoned Laizhou City and ran westward until they reached the shore of Jiaoshui.
Li Jiuzheng was still in shock. He looked at Chen Yongfu running from behind and asked, "Then where did Zuo Mengeng chase him?"
Chen Yongfu blushed and looked at him.
"I was always on the left wing and had no idea what was happening on the rear wing."
Bullshit left wing and rear wing, the rebels have already dispersed, where is there any formation left?
Chen Yongfu only focused on escaping for his life and did not dare to look back to find out what was going on.
Li Jiucheng had no choice but to order the entire army to stop and make rice.
In the cold winter weather, many people would freeze to death if they didn't eat some food after running for so long.
An hour later, another group of people came from behind to join them, it was Kong Youde.
"Then Zuo Mengeng didn't come after him."
As soon as these words came out, the rebel generals could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Su Yougong opened his mouth and came.
"Does Zuo Mengeng plan to negotiate peace with us?"
Everyone looked at him like a fool, which made him quickly bury his head in his meal, knowing that he had lost his master.
In fact, it's not his fault. It was the civil and military power of the Ming Dynasty that spoiled them, thinking that Zuo Menggeng was also that stupid.
After setting up camp and resting for a night, the new army never came after them, which somewhat calmed the rebel army's morale.
By the early morning of the next day, after gathering together, the rebels still had more than 50,000 troops on hand, and their losses were actually not large.
But if you ask them to turn around and attack Laizhou, they won't dare even if you give them a hundred courages.
The new army's artillery has become a nightmare for them, and they don't even have the courage to look east.
"Commander, what should we do?"
The rebel troops were still there, but due to the rush to escape, all the supplies and supplies were left in Laizhou City. They could not last long in the icy and snowy climate.
Li Jiucheng's fighting ability is average, so he can only rely on Kong Youde at this time.
Kong Youde was helpless when he saw the shocked De Xing of everyone.
"Denglai, we can't go back. For now, we can only go west and find a way to get outside the pass."
Mao Chenglu couldn't help but grin.
"This is thousands of miles away. Can we make it?"
Once Kong Youde made up his mind, he was very determined.
"Even if you don't succeed, you have to succeed. Zuo Menggeng is very evil. We are absolutely invincible. If we don't go outside the customs, we will be finished sooner or later."
Li Yingyuan thought about it for a while and said with a smile: "Maybe we can really do it. We have already killed almost all the soldiers and horses of the imperial court. I guess the current capital cannot stop us. Even if we can't go outside the customs, the worst we can do is run to Shanxi. , you can still be happy if you join forces with those mud-legged people from the northwest."
When he said this, everyone's eyes lit up and they were no longer in a hurry.
They all knew that the imperial court really had no extra troops.
Therefore, today is different from the past. If you go further west, you will no longer be in a dragon's pond or a tiger's den, but it will probably be a road to the sky.
Especially the Northwest Rebels mentioned by Li Yingyuan gave them new ideas.
Sometimes Chen was even more arrogant and said carelessly: "Maybe we can learn from Grand Master Wala and go to the capital city first."
Li Jiucheng was no longer afraid, and began to dream of eternal dreams.
"If we can force the Dog Emperor to deal with Zuo Mengeng, Shandong will probably still be ours."
The rebels hypnotized themselves up and down and regained their vitality.
After resting beside the glue, they continued westward on the second day and captured Changyi in the evening.
After plundering and killing Changyi, they marched quickly, defeating Changle, Shouguang, and Le'an. Within five days, they reached the west of Qingzhou Prefecture and reached Boxing.
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In Laizhou City, after the rebels fled, there was no one alive.
In the offensive and defensive battle that lasted for more than half a year, the soldiers and civilians of Laizhou and the rebels had developed a bloody feud. Except for a very small number of people who broke out, the rest were slaughtered by the rebels.
Walking among the ruins, Huang Long and others couldn't help but feel scared.
Ask yourself, if it were them, they would definitely not be as strong as the soldiers and civilians of Laizhou.
Zuo Mengeng watched the soldiers cleaning up the city, but what he said was to Huang Long and others.
"I wholeheartedly welcome you if you are willing to surrender and have a bright mind. But the ugly words are ahead. What your future will be depends on your own attitude and efforts. You have already seen the quality of my new army. With you and others Your current abilities and actions are not enough for even a small soldier in our new army. Not only you, but also your subordinates. Everyone must accept screening and arrangements without any complaints. If you can accept this, here I’ll accept you; if you can’t accept it, you’d better find your own way out.”
The first battle was successful, and the purpose of using actual combat to intimidate the generals in Liaodong was achieved. Zuo Menggeng had a clear vision.
Of course he was greedy for the Lushun and various islands controlled by Huang Long and others.
As long as you have it in your hands, you will have an advanced base for attacking Liaodong in the future.
But Zuo Mengeng didn't want to accept these old soldiers too easily.
The decadent and backward old ideas are incompatible with the New Army. We should not let these people corrupt the atmosphere of the New Army.
Of course, if these people are willing to convert their military into civilians, he will still be happy to do so.
But it is obvious that the soldiers at the bottom may be willing, but the generals at the top will not give up their power so easily.
Zuo Mengeng drew the bottom line, and the next step was for Huang Long and others to choose.
Do Huang Long and others have any choice?
Apparently not.
If you surrender to the New Army, your fate will be handed over to you, but if you don't surrender to the New Army, you will soon die.
There is no bottom line for people's acceptance.
Especially after seeing the power of the new army with their own eyes, Huang Long and others understood deeply that they really had no ability to negotiate.
Another reason that prompted them to agree to such harsh conditions was something Zuo Mengeng didn't expect.
In the past few days, they had been following Zuo Mengeng, and they were quite surprised by the way the generals and soldiers of the new army shared joys and sorrows. But the most surprising thing is...
The food of the new army is also very good.
When Huang Long and others ate potato powder for the first time, they were conquered by this hot, spicy and soupy food.
In addition, they saw with their own eyes that the soldiers of the New Army were able to eat rice and noodles every day, and meat every three days.
This is simply unimaginable in today's Ming army.
Even for generals like them, on average, their food may not be as good as that of the New Army soldiers.
It was after seeing the super high living standards of the New Army that Huang Long and others became more mentally receptive.
Even if we get here and no longer have so much power, is it still unacceptable under better living conditions?
"General, we have made up our minds. From now on, we will submit to the general's command and let him do whatever he wants."
Zuo Mengeng stood still, looked at the eager Liaodong generals, and asked again: "You don't regret it?"
Huang Long said on behalf of everyone: "I will die without regrets."
Zuo Mengeng smiled and ordered: "Let Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang come over."
Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang were setting up the camp of the second brigade. They didn't understand what Zuo Mengeng wanted them to do, but they came very quickly.
Zuo Mengeng pointed at Huang Long and others and said: "Mr. Huang and others have decided to submit to our army. From now on, Lushun and the Liaodong Islands are our territory. I plan to send your brigade to cross the sea immediately and take over Liaodong."
The internal strife on Houjin's side should not last long. After Huang Taiji straightens out his internal affairs, he will definitely not allow hostile forces to exist in Liaodong and will definitely launch an attack on Lushun.
Therefore, Zuo Menggeng decided to deploy new troops in the Lushun area to protect this enclave.
After all considerations, the strength of a brigade is just right.
When they heard that they were going to Liaodong, Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang were somewhat reluctant.
"Young Master, we went to Liaodong, what should we do about the battle here?"
There must be constant big battles here, and military exploits will come from fighting wars. Of course they don't want to go to Liaodong and be watchdogs.
Zuo Mengeng laughed angrily and cursed: "Look at your virtues, do you think you will just let go of Nanshan after you go to Liaodong? To the north of Lushun are the Tatars, how can there be less fighting? I'm not even afraid that you won't fight, I'm even more afraid of you. If we lose the battle, we will leave Lushun behind."
Huang Sanhu reacted and immediately beamed with joy.
"Come on, why do you look down on others? With our second brigade here, even if the Tatars have an army of one million, he can't even think of setting foot in Lushun."
The surrender of Liaodong soldiers and civilians interrupted the New Army's next plan.
Zuo Mengeng hurried back to Dengzhou and began to deploy the Liaodong strategy.
Liaodong is a strategic location with the sea behind it. Supply and support are not so smooth. The strength of just one brigade is actually not enough.
If Zuo Menggen wants to study it thoroughly, he must make sure everything is foolproof.
