Zhong Mingyuan and the others came closely followed by Zhu Youlang, who had just removed his armor.

Zhu Linmiao saw that he seemed to be about to make a big salute, so he hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and praised with a smile: "King Gui has made a great contribution this time, and he has surrendered more than 10,000 troops in a few words. ”

Since Zhu Youlang left Wuzhou, he has been quite uneasy in his heart, always afraid that the imperial court will count the root cause of the chaos in Guangxi on his head, after all, almost the entire Guidi is rumored that he will ascend the throne as the Son of Heaven.

He knows very well that since ancient times, anyone who has no strength but has the possibility of becoming an emperor has basically no good ending.

However, Zhu Linmiao's words made him feel a little relieved, and he could be regarded as having made some credit to the rebellion. But he didn't dare to completely put his mind at ease, and still said according to the "countermeasures" he had pondered in the past few days: "It's all due to the military authority of the auxiliary political king, and my nephew doesn't dare to take credit." However, this time the thieves caused trouble in Guangxi, and although his nephew was held hostage by him, he also felt that he could not escape the blame.

"My nephew thought about it again and again, and asked the court to demote me to the prince as a punishment. In addition, after this sword and soldier, the people of Guidi will inevitably suffer, and the nephew is willing to give 300 pieces of good land and 80,000 taels of silver to the imperial court to help the saint calm the people's hearts. ”

The people of the Ming Dynasty, regardless of whether they were noble or low, regarded the land as the root of their lives, and Zhu Youlang was really too timid, so he endured the pain of "heavy bleeding", wanting to exchange for his own safety.

Zhu Linmiao immediately understood his thoughts when he heard this, and hurriedly comforted: "Ding Kuichu is in chaos, and King Gui is also a bitter master, what is the matter?" "Others don't know, but he knows very well that in history, Emperor Yongli's lifelong wish is just to be an idle prince.

Zhu Youlang saw that he didn't accept it, but he became more and more panicked, and asked for sacrifices again and again, and wanted to kneel on the ground as he spoke.

Seeing him in such a state, Zhu Linmiao didn't know how to excuse himself. He suddenly remembered that 300 tilts of land is as much as 30,000 acres. After the pacification of Guangxi, it is necessary to immediately promote the planting of potatoes and sweet potatoes, and it is just right for such a large piece of fertile land to be used as a "demonstration field".

So he said to Zhu Youlang again: "Since King Gui is so considerate of the people, then I will accept it on behalf of the court." However, this land must still be in the name of King Gui, and you will still send your former tenants to cultivate it, and give you twenty percent of the annual harvest. ”

Zhu Youlang still has a lot of influence in Guangxi, and if the people of Guangxi learn that the "King Gui" Grange is growing potatoes and sweet potatoes, many people will definitely follow suit. The effect of this propaganda is worth the hard work of hundreds of missionaries for months.

Although Zhu Youlang didn't understand what the auxiliary king meant, the land he surrendered was not rejected, which shows that the court should not have taken his intentions.

So he excused himself again, but seeing Zhu Linmiao's insistence, his heart was determined, and finally he was instructed by the auxiliary king to go back to gather the tenants and prepare livestock and farm tools, and only wait for the seeds from Jiangxi to arrive, and then began to sow new crops in large quantities.

Not long after Zhu Youlang left, Zhong Mingyuan's officers came with Zhao Shichao with a wooden box covered with black cloth.

Several people stepped forward to salute, and Zhao Shichao pointed to the wooden box and said, "My lord, this is the head of the Ding thief, please inspect it." ”

Zhu Linmiao couldn't help but feel a little emotional in her heart when she heard this, I don't know if it is because people's personalities are always difficult to change, or because of the inertia of history, Ding Kuichu, a traitor in the late Ming Dynasty, has always ignored the country's interests for his own selfish desires, but he has not died well.

He frowned, lifted the black cloth and glanced at it, and he was considered to have completed the procedure.

The owner of the skull in this box surrendered in history, but was disemboweled by Li Chengdong and died tragically. And in this life, with the efforts of Zhu Linmiao, Jianyu Tieho has not been able to set foot on Guidi. He had the opportunity to be a loyal minister, but in the end he embarked on the road of rebellion and ended up killing himself.

By noon the next day, the Long Wei Army had basically completed the work of recruiting more than 12,000 people and horses from Ding Kuichu's department.

According to Zhu Linmiao's orders, most of them were repatriated to their hometowns on the spot, but there were still 3,000 strong people left.

Guangxi soldiers have been known for their courage and good fighting since ancient times, and these soldiers can rank among the top three in the traditional Ming army in terms of personal force. The reason why Ding Kuichu's army was defeated so quickly was, on the one hand, his military discipline and morale were too poor, and on the other hand, Zhu Linmiao's psychological warfare was extraordinary.

But if these soldiers can be trained well, supplemented by strict discipline, they will be able to do their job as local garrisons in Guangxi. That's a lot faster than raising new recruits from scratch.

In the tent of the temporary camp of the Dragon Guard, Zhang Jiayu was holding a book to report the capture of the battle, "...... 2,800 horses. There are more than 3,600 sets of cotton armor and more than 2,000 pieces of armor......

"Fourteen hundred guns of all kinds, and one thousand six hundred crossbows...... More than 7,000 stones of grain and rice, tents, flags, gongs and drums and other 26 carts ......"

To be honest, there were hardly many trophies that the Dragon Guards could use, except for war horses.

"My lord, there is still a lot of gain in this battle." Zhang Jiayu was overjoyed and continued, "It's the twelve heavy cannons that the Franc machine man just transported. The gun body is brand new and the ammunition is fully equipped. ”

Zhu Linwei also smiled and nodded, these cannons were almost enough to arm more than half of the five-hundred-ton Galen warship.

After reading the list of seizures, Zhang Jiayu glanced out of the tent, and then arched his hand and said: "My lord, these surrenders have been roughly planned, and our army has also been prepared, and we can pull out the camp and go north to Wuzhou at any time." ”

Wuzhou is the base camp of Ding Kuichu and the east gate of Jiangxi, and its political and strategic significance is very significant. It can be said that the entry of the imperial army into Wuzhou is one of the important symbols of the recovery of Guangxi, and it should indeed be done as soon as possible.

Zhu Linmiao waved his hand and said, "Wuzhou is indeed important, but there is a more urgent matter at the moment. We are not going north, but west. ”

"Westward?"

According to Zhong Mingyuan, Sha Dingzhou sent Tang guests to lead 5,000 people into Gui, and has now passed through Pingnan County. We must try to catch up with him in Guangxi, or we will have to exert ten times more effort to exterminate these people when he escapes back to Yunnan. ”

Zhang Jiayu only thought about it for a moment, even if he nodded: "What my lord said is extremely true, besides, the Tang clan will go deep into Guidi, and when they return to Yunnan, they will definitely loot along the way to replenish food and wages, so that the place will be eroded. It is advisable to break it quickly. ”

He paused for a moment, and then continued: "My lord, then the direction of Wuzhou will not be left for the time being?" ”

"Wuzhou can't be left behind." Zhu Linmiao smiled and said, "Let Huang Qishou take a battalion, plus that Zhong Mingyuan's 1,000 soldiers, to escort King Gui into Wuzhou City." Oh, by the way, remember to go with Ding Kuichu.

"Wuzhou really surrendered, if it was originally just a deception, when he saw Ding Kuichu's head, his army would inevitably be disheartened and collapsed at the touch of a button."

"Yes!"

Zhang Jiayu was ordered to leave, and by the time Shen arrived, the main force of the Dragon Guard Army had already rushed to the west side of Pingnan.

……

In the summer of Jiangxi, even though it is almost dusk, it is still very hot.

The Tang guest was sitting on a horse, and was taking a big pu fan to fan the cold desperately, when he saw a messenger cavalry coming from a crazy horse, "Urgent!" Urgent! ”

When the man got closer, he lowered his voice and said, "General, Cen Xi news, Ding Kuichu's entire army was wiped out this morning, and he committed suicide in front of the battle. ”

"What?!" The Tang guest was shocked, and the fan in his hand fell into the mud with a click.