Chen Yongfu ordered the surrender!
This situation was both within Luo Zhixue's expectations and unexpected.
According to Luo Zhixue's understanding of the Ming army and soldiers, he naturally knew that it was common for many Ming troops to surrender when there was no hope of breaking through.
He accepted the surrender of officers and soldiers twice.
But, the current situation is that although the Ming army's disastrous defeat is a foregone conclusion, Chen Yongfu himself can still withdraw from the battlefield with hundreds of cavalry and escape.
This is completely different from the situation when Huang Guangmao himself was completely surrounded and had no hope of breaking out.
But Chen Yongfu didn’t!
Instead, he took the initiative and ordered surrender.
In response, Luo Zhixue quickly ordered the troops to remain on alert and had the cavalry continue to block their possible retreat to prevent the officers and soldiers from pretending to surrender and then counterattack or break through.
He also sent people to ask all the Ming troops to put down their weapons, disarm, dismount, and then march out empty-handed to wait for reorganization.
Luo Zhixue promised that as long as the surrendered troops did not resist and respected the command of the Baoxiang Army, their lives would be guaranteed.
If the Ming army does not agree, there is nothing to say and they can just continue to attack.
If you agree, then the follow-up will be simple. A group of surrendered soldiers who have lost their weapons will not be able to make trouble. In the follow-up, the Hometown Protection Army can even recruit a group of veterans from these surrendered soldiers to expand its army.
After Chen Yongfu learned of the request conveyed by Luo Zhixue, he did not hesitate and quickly ordered the remaining troops to follow the instructions of the Baoxiang Army.
Although he was also worried that the Baoxiang Army would not keep its promise and would kill prisoners later.
However, he personally judged that the possibility was still unlikely. He knew the Baoxiang Army relatively well and knew some of the things the Baoxiang Army did in the rural areas of Nanzhao County.
Judging from the actions of the Baoxiang Army, these bandits are different from ordinary bandits.
They know the rules.
They won't be like ordinary bandits who dare not just plunder the countryside without hesitation.
Of course, more importantly, Chen Yongfu has no other options.
It is impossible to resist stubbornly. Since we are all determined to surrender to the thieves, we naturally need to show sincerity.
After Chen Yongfu gave the order, a large number of remnants of the Ming army began to put down their weapons and march out in line with the order.
Wang Dazhuang and Huang Dingquan on the front line followed the orders and were on high alert while arranging manpower to guard the surrendered soldiers who came out after laying down their weapons.
We can't help but be vigilant.
Chen Yongfu ordered the surrender relatively early. Although his troops collapsed, there were still hundreds of them. He was also surrounded by about a hundred cavalry and soldiers.
At the same time, Chen De's troops have been resisting stubbornly before, and there are still more than 800 people there.
In total, that's more than a thousand surrendered troops. These surrendered troops are all recruited soldiers, and they are not comparable to ordinary guardsmen.
The Home Guard Army was also afraid that they would revolt in the name of surrender.
So you can never be too careful.
After seeing that the Ming soldiers on the opposite side really surrendered and showed no resistance, several senior generals of the Baoxiang Army relaxed a little. While continuing to accept prisoners, they also began to pursue the various military posts that had escaped before. soldiers.
With Wang Xiazi's cavalry here, it wouldn't take much effort to pursue these fleeing guardsmen.
By this time, the battle of Zhaozhuang was considered over. No matter how many subsequent victories were achieved by Wang Xiazi's cavalry and other pursuit troops, they could not change the result of the victory of the Baoxiang Army in the battle of Zhaozhuang.
Luo Zhixue also began to arrange manpower to treat the wounded, bury the bodies of the dead, collect weapons left behind by both the enemy and ourselves, and accept the large amounts of grain, grass and baggage brought by the Ming army and other battlefield cleaning matters.
Around twelve o'clock, Luo Zhixue, who had been busy for a long time, also had some free time to meet Chen Yongfu.
At this time, Chen Yongfu naturally did not have any armor or weapons on his body.
At the same time, he was escorted by more than a dozen fully armed Luo Zhixue soldiers.
Luo Zhixue is also a person who is afraid of death. He doesn't want to win a battle and be stabbed by the general when he meets him...
How frustrating that is!
Therefore, people need to be seen, but the necessary protective measures must also be taken.
But after Chen Yongfu entered Luo Zhixue's headquarters, a hint of surprise appeared on his face!
Because he saw a familiar face among a group of unfamiliar faces: Huang Guangmao!
After noticing Chen Yongfu's gaze and surprise, Huang Guangmao nodded towards him with a smile...
Chen Yongfu had met Huang Guangmao several times. After all, Huang Guangmao used to be under Chen Zhibang's command, and he was stationed in Lushan County last year, and he happened to be a neighbor to Chen Yongfu.
I have seen him several times in the past few years.
Chen Yongfu also heard the news last year that Huang Guangmao failed when suppressing bandits and was defeated and killed in the Funiu Mountain area.
However, what they didn't expect was that Huang Guangmao did not die, but appeared in the army to protect his hometown.
And seeing that this person is now in the Chinese military camp of the Baoxiang Army, his status should not be too bad.
Looking at Huang Guangmao, Chen Yongfu also had a glimmer of hope for his future.
He chose to surrender not just because he was afraid of death, nor just to save his son's life.
What's more important is that after he is defeated, the court will most likely not be able to tolerate him, and his enemies will most likely take the opportunity to add insult to injury.
That's why he chose to join the bandits.
Note, it is not as simple as surrendering, but surrendering to the thief!
He, Chen Yongfu, still wanted to stay in the hometown protection army after surrendering to the traitor. Even if he could not lead the army to fight as before in a short period of time, he still hoped to stay for a while and gain Luo Zhixue's trust before continuing to lead the army.
He still has certain ambitions for the future.
And seeing that Huang Guangmao seems to have a high status in the rural protection army, he has great hope for the future.
Chen Yongfu, who had regained some confidence, walked up and down, looked up again, and saw a young man sitting at the head.
He knew without asking anyone else that this person must be Luo Zhixue, the big boss of the rural protection army.
He also knew some basic information about the Baoxiang Army. He knew that the leader of the Baoxiang Army was named Luo Mingzhixue. He was young and was a refugee.
But, he used to think that even though he was young, Luo Zhixue should be in his twenties, but now looking at it, he was only seventeen or eighteen years old at most.
That young and immature face, which doesn't even have a beard and looks relatively delicate, tells you that he is about seventeen or eighteen years old.
To be honest, he couldn't understand how such a young man could pull out a bandit army of several thousand people. Moreover, when fighting, this bandit army looked more like officers and soldiers than they did...
However, it is incomprehensible and incomprehensible. As a person with extremely rich life experience, Chen Yongfu knows very well that he cannot show the slightest contempt at this time.
After being led two steps forward and stopped, Chen Yongfu did not hesitate and stepped forward directly to salute: "General Chen Yongfu pays homage to the general!"
Luo Zhixue looked at Chen Yongfu with a slight smile on his face. After they finished saluting, he stretched out his hand and said: "General Chen, there is no need to be polite. Get up quickly."
"Although you and I met each other at war before, now that you have decided to join our Hometown Protection Army, we are all brothers from now on, so there is no need to be polite."
However, although he said it politely and said that they were all brothers, Chen Yongfu could see clearly that Luo Zhixue didn't even leave his buttocks from the chair, he just stretched out his hands to lift it up.
If he dared to behave carelessly like Brother Luo Zhixue at this time, he would probably be dead soon.
So Chen Yongfu was still very polite and gentle when he got up.
The next question was asked by Luo Zhixue, and he answered them all at once. He repeatedly stated in his words that he would go through life and death for the Baoxiang Army and die for Luo Zhixue.
Luo Zhixue just listened to Chen Yongfu's words about dying.
Luo Zhixue valued this group of surrendering troops, but he valued the soldiers with rich combat experience, not the surrendering generals represented by Chen Yongfu.
According to Luo Zhixue's plan, and also in accordance with the past practice of the Baoxiang Army in treating surrendered soldiers, ordinary soldiers and low-level officers in the surrendered soldiers will be selected later, and those who pass the test will be selected into the veteran retraining camp for training, and then incorporated into the army. Ministries.
As for the middle and high-level demoted officials, they were selected one by one. Those who were willing to join thieves and met the conditions were given some false titles and asked to do some chores that were optional and had little impact.
During this period, they will undergo a comprehensive inspection, and only after they pass the final inspection will they be allowed to deal with actual matters.
Huang Guangmao, Fei Bingqing and others have gone through such a process before.
Chen Yongfu and the dozen or so mid-level and senior generals under him are no exception!
Of course, it is impossible to accept early reuse, but Luo Zhixue will not treat them harshly, and they will receive the treatment they deserve.
Therefore, after an interview, when Chen Yongfu repeatedly expressed his intention to contribute to the rebellion of the Baoxiang Army, Luo Zhixue finally appointed him as the "Special Military Advisor of the General Staff Office". '
And Chen Yongfu was stunned by the position of Special Military Advisor of the General Staff Office. Later, after asking Huang Guangmao, he found out that it was a sinecure. However, Huang Guangmao also told him that although this position was just a sinecure, it could still be done. Made some achievements.
For example, providing the Baoxiang Army with more information about the Ming Dynasty, especially the Ming Army.
For example, I would like to put forward some opinions on some training and tactics of the Baoxiang Army.
Even after writing some suggestions, they can be submitted to Luo Zhixue.
Even if it's just a false position, if you really want to do something, you can still achieve results.
Huang Guangmao himself is the best example. He only gradually gained trust by doing these retreating things and was finally reused.
This is actually the sinecure that Luo Zhixue gave to Chen Yongfu and other demoted generals as a military advisor, not a sinecure in any other name.
Luo Zhixue still hopes that Chen Yongfu and other surrendered generals will make suggestions for the development of the Baoxiang Army, so it is also good to just learn more about the Ming Army through them.
