Chu Liang, the defender of Luxi, led his troops to surrender on the 24th.

Although Chu Liang had the intention of throwing himself into Tanzhou after the collapse of Xia Yuan and Huang Binghao's ambush, he sent people to Tanzhou on the 19th, and he did not even see Zhang Han, the envoy of Tanzhou, until the 22nd.

Seeing that Tanzhou did not respond, and the generals' families were all in Yuanzhou City, which was controlled by Huaidong, and Luxi only had 3,000 weak defenders, Chu Liang and the generals hesitated all night, and finally chose to surrender unconditionally.

Zhou Qichang led his troops to take over Luxi City, and was ordered to disarm the original defenders, and the soldiers below Xu Du's commander surrendered their weapons and left the battalion, and returned to their hometowns according to the capitation fee, and transferred Chu Liang and the generals to Yuanzhou City for use.

However, after arriving in Yuanzhou City, Lu Xi's secret contact with Tanzhou and his desire to vote for Zhang Han were revealed, and Chu Liang and others were arrested and imprisoned in Yuanzhou.

Until the end of August, the territory of Yuanzhou was still in chaos, with 20,000 or 30,000 routs scattered throughout the territory, which was not cleared in a short period of time, and several villages were looted by the rebels and bandits almost every day.

In order not to affect the main force to move north at any time, Lin Jian clearly handed over the responsibility of clearing the rout of the army and bandits and chasing down the remnants of Chen Zishou to Yuanzhou Mansion and Zhou Zhizheng and Wu Jingze.

After the Yuanzhou army incorporated the remnants of the Yuanzhou army that was trusted by Zhou Zhizheng, the strength of the army quickly expanded to 2,000 people.

However, due to the fact that there were too many troops in the mountains of Heshan, Mengshan, and Moshan in the north of Yuanzhou, there was no progress in pursuing and suppressing the remnants of Chen Zishou. Compared with the routs, Chen Zishou has always been the biggest threat to Yuanzhou.

In this case, Zhou Zhizheng knew that Chu Liang wanted to surrender to Tanzhou and disturb the situation in Yuanzhou before surrendering, and he conspired with Wu Jingze, arrested Chu Liang and others and put them in prison immediately, and escorted them to Xia Yuan on the 29th.

Yuanzhou City is still in chaos, the government army has collected a large number of soldiers, and military discipline is also a little loose, but when it comes to Yuancheng, the situation is much better. Lin was stationed in Yuan, and the defense of Yuan was completely taken over by the Huaidong cavalry battalion, and the purge that began on the 20th almost wiped out the remnants of Huang Binghao's forces in the city of Xiayuan.

Chu Liang stood in the vertical cage, his hands and feet were shackled, and if he moved, his skin and flesh would be ground and painful.

These days in Yuanzhou, more than a dozen heads fall to the ground every day. Those who were given to the Qing Purges were all to the remnants of Huang Binghao or Huang Binghao's henchmen who participated in the surrender before the Yuanzhou War.

Chu Liang didn't know if he was Huang Binghao's confidant, and the wife he remarried was a daughter of the Huang Binghao clan, but he was born in the Eastern Fujian Army, but he was injured in the early years and left the battalion, and then joined the Jiangzhou Army. Although when he was in the Eastern Fujian Army, he was injured and retired after only being a junior colonel in front of Lu Jingyan's account, because of this relationship, he was always not as trusted by Huang Binghao as Chen Zishou and Zhang Xiongshan in the Jiangzhou Army.

After all, there are too many generals of the Eastern Fujian Army who have joined Huaidong, and the generals of Lu Jingyan's line, Chen Dingbang and Geng Quanshan are all generals at the level of the army in the Huaidong Army, although Chu Liang has a very low level in the Eastern Fujian Army, but he is also from the Eastern Fujian Army - but Chu Liang knows in his heart that he left the Eastern Fujian Army too early, and has no friendship with senior generals such as Gao Zongting, Chen Dingbang, Geng Quanshan and the Yu family brothers, and although his clan brother was quite trusted by Lu Jingyan in his early years, he died early in the Jinan War.

Although he did not preside over the surrender of Yanyu before the war, he also advocated guarding against Huaidong, and at this time he sent someone to contact Tanzhou to expose the matter, so there was no room for him to distinguish in Xia Yuan City.

Lin Jian wants to kill Liwei in Yuanzhou, and he won't mind killing one or two more inconsequential miscellaneous fish at all.

Knowing that this time to Xia Yuan, no matter how difficult it is to survive, Chu Liang has no fear in his heart, when he enters the city, he looks up at the Huaidong armor soldiers who are guarding in front of the city tower like an old simple sword, and he can't see his appearance, but only the generals who know the military affairs can understand the restrained fierceness of the Huaidong armor soldiers, and they have the edge sharpened in the real bloody battle, which is far from being able to be stopped by ordinary soldiers.

Chu Liang was sad in his heart: Huaidong has 300,000 hundred battles, and Huang Binghao actually wants to be greedy for the wealth of the king of the earth, which has caused many people to end up in the current situation, which is probably the best portrayal of insatiable greed.

At this time, a small group of men and horses came up from the city, and the armor they wore was only slightly different from the armor of the guards in front of the city.

The first person asked the escorted colonel: "The person who is escorted, but is it Chu Liang and others, the guard general of Luxi?" ”

The escorted colonel replied: "Exactly." Chu Liang didn't know who came, but the junior colonel who escorted him knew that the clothes and armor worn by the person represented the identity of the privy envoy and the guard.

"This is the warrant of the privy envoy," the visitor handed over a warrant and the tooth tag he was wearing to the little checker who was escorting, and said, "You can go back and pay the warrant, and Chu Liang will give it to us." ”

The escorted Xiao Xiao Xiao took Lin Bin's warrant and went back to pay the order, Chu Liang and the others didn't mind who would take them over at all, and they didn't mind who would execute them at all.

When they arrived at a post house-like building complex, someone came to untie the wooden cage for Chu Liang and them, and said to Chu Liang and them: "Chu Liang, you go with us to the adult's line, and everyone else is resting in the post house." Nothing, don't wander around town, even if you have to go out and about, remember to come back here before dark. The curfew has not been lifted, and the patrol soldiers and horses are intercepted, and a big stick is indispensable, and no one can intercede for you. ”

Is this not killed?

Chu Liang rushed to Xingyuan with the people in a daze, and someone on the road watched them come in, and asked the person who took him into the mansion with a smile: "This is the person General Chu wants to protect?" ”

Lin Jian watched Zhao Mengxiong bring Chu Liang in, nodded, and said, "Chu Zheng said that you are a little talented, it seems that Chu Zheng apologized for you." Although Chu Zheng is of the same clan as you, but you remarried the daughter of the Huang family, when Chu Zheng moved his family to Chongzhou, he did not disturb your wealth, I don't know how you feel at this time? ”

"Ahh Chu Liang was stunned for a moment, Jiangxi wars are still frequent, and many people are scattered, in the early years, he heard that Chu Zheng died in the war in Jinan, and then he did not deliberately inquire about the whereabouts of Chu Zheng's family, but he didn't think that Chu Zheng not only did not die, but his family had already moved to Chongzhou.

"Before the war, you didn't dissuade Huang Binghao to serve the imperial court, and after the war, you deliberately surrendered to Tanzhou, and you deliberately disturbed the current situation in Yuanzhou that was finally settled down - although you then led your troops to surrender, but the crime is hard to resist, and you will not be dissatisfied," Lin Jian didn't care about Chu Liang's mentality, "That's it, Chu Zheng is a general in Yizhou, you go to Yizhou to do hard labor for a few years!" In addition, the news that you secretly contacted Tanzhou was deliberately leaked by Zhang Han, so you don't have to suspect your generals. ”

Gao Zongting issued a transit document to Chu Liang and told Chu Liang to leave. Chu Liang fell into a dream, since Chu Zheng was the general of the Huaidong Army at this time, they went to Chu Zheng's tent at this time to serve, and it was also their only way out in troubled times.

After Chu Liang left, Lin Jian and Gao Zongting said with a smile: "Zhang Han still wants to stir up the situation at this time, and it is really difficult for him." ”

After all, Chu Liang led his troops to surrender, although it was not inappropriate to secretly contact Tanzhou and kill him, but it would make the Tanzhou generals vigilant, and it was to help Zhang Han unite the hearts of the people in Xiangtan.

Yuan Zhou had rebelled against the luxury family at this time, and confronted the imperial court, since Huang Binghao and below, they were all rebels, and the vast majority of people were worried about liquidation, so it was easy to coerce Huang Binghao, and finally a large number of people were tied to a tree and hanged.

Unlike Yuanzhou, Tanzhou was still nominally a territory of the imperial court, and from Zhang Han onwards, the civil and military officials of Tanzhou were all officials of the imperial court. In front of the Huaidong army, the civil and military officials of Tanzhou surrendered to Huaidong, and they did not have the psychological burden of liquidation afterwards.

In this case, Zhang Han also wants to coerce the civil and military officials of Tanzhou to stand on their own, which will become unrealistic.

Whether to kill or not to kill Chu Liang has a profound impact on the civil and military officials in Tanzhou, even if there is no relationship between Chu Zheng, Lin Jian will not kill Chu Liang and other generals.

Killing Huang Binghao is to deter Zhang Han and others from moving; Staying in Chuliang is a relief that the middle and lower level civil and military officials in Tanzhou do not need to fear Huaidong.

"It's really not good, I'll take a trip to Tanzhou?" Gao Zongting said.

"No need," Lin Jian shook his head, "The mess over there in Xinyu will be cleaned up in the next two days, and then you will go north with me, and you won't have time to go to Tanzhou." Even if Zhang Han doesn't have the heart to lurk, he doesn't have the ability to engage in any demon moths. It's not too late to clean him up after this while. ”

Huang Binghao had 40,000 soldiers and horses in Yuanzhou, so he gave Huaidong a branch, although Tanzhou had 40,000 soldiers and horses, even if Zhang Han was blinded by lard and had the heart to oppose Huaidong, how could the civil and military generals under his command blindly follow him?

Zhang Han is unwilling to lie in wait, and he will not harm for the time being, but can use this as an excuse to clean up Tanzhou in the future.

Gao Zongting smiled and said, "Yes." ”

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In the garden of the house in Tanzhou, the lights and candles are as bright as day.

Huang Binghao was defeated and killed in Yuanzhou, and after the news reached Tanzhou, Zhang Han did not sleep well, and his old eyes were bloodshot.

"The fall of Nanyang is imminent, and the Yanhu army is very likely to immediately go south to attack Jingzhou," Zhang Han's second son, Zhang Zuojun, also looked quite tired, he hadn't been able to rest well these days, standing on the map, still insisting on his own opinions, and said in a hoarse voice, "On the front line of Jingxiang, it is unknown who will kill Huaidong and Yanhu Lu, and I don't want to be convinced by Huaidong at this time." ”

"Regardless of the fall of Nanyang, Chongguo Gong must eat Huang Binghao first," the middle-aged scribe standing opposite Zhang Zuojun was Gu Hao, a strategist that Zhang Han had trusted for many years, and he said, "Chongguo Gong's heroic posture is fully displayed, and he does not hesitate to use bloody means in Yuanzhou, Tanzhou does not express his position at this time, and he is afraid that it will be difficult to turn around in the future." At this time, the second prince was asked to take his family to the Huaidong army as a hostage, and with the heart of Huaidong, it would be impossible for Huaidong to immediately relieve Tanzhou's military power, and even comfort this side. If Chongguo Gong did not have the luck of Jackie Chan and lost the battle between Jingxiang and Yanhu, he would rely more on Tanzhou in the future, which would only be good for Tanzhou and not harmful. If Jingxiang is battled and Huaidong wins another great victory, the trend of the north and the south will be clear, what else do you have to look forward to? This two-benefit strategy can be advanced or retreated, adults can not hesitate! ”

"I won't go to Yuanzhou," Zhang Zuojun said categorically, "The Zhang family says nothing in Xiangtan, how can they be given to others?" ”

"Tanzhou does not express its position at this time, although Huaidong may not be able to stop Yanhu from seizing Jingzhou, but it is not a problem to hold the Yangtze River, and after Huaidong's defense line in Jiangzhou and Luzhou is stabilized, he will send troops to fight Tanzhou," Gu Hao said, "Dare to ask the second prince, Tanzhou soldiers and horses can not compete with Yuanzhou's army, how many elites can stop Huaidong?" ”

"The second brother is not going, then I will take this trip," Zhang Han's eldest son Zhang Zuowu, who sat beside Zhang Han and had not said a word, said, "Now that Yuanzhou has been lost, the Jiangning decree can go straight to Tanzhou." Even if my Zhang family doesn't obey, the prefects and military preparations of Xiang, Tan, Zhu, and Yue Zhufu, how many people will really tie up with our Zhang family on a tree? Aren't you afraid that Xiangtan will have another Zhou Zhizheng? ”

Zhang Han sighed lightly, and there was some unconcealable disappointment in his eyes when he looked at his second son. He wanted to keep his eldest son Zuowu by his side to assist the military and politics, but the second son refused to go to the Huaidong army as a hostage, and the twisted melon would not be sweet, so he insisted that he go, not only could not ease the relationship with Huaidong, but it was not good to cause trouble, but it was not good, but the eldest son Zuowu was clever and discerning, and he was also calm and serious.

"Then let's ask Zuo Wu to go, and Mr. Gu will also go to Yuanzhou together," Zhang Han said, "The Zhang family is a minister of the imperial court, and the foreign captives have entered the court, the imperial court is in trouble, and the privy envoy is called, and my Zhang family cannot stand idly by." When you go to Yuanzhou, whether Chongguo Gong keeps him in the army or asks you to go to Jiangning as an official, you must do your best; After we leave, the soldiers and horses on this side of Tanzhou will be scattered in Zhufu......"

"Your Excellency is clear." Gu Hao said. At this time, it is already a trend of competition between the north and the south, only the Cao family can hold a corner in eastern Sichuan, and other forces do not know the way to raise obscurity, and they are still greedy, but they are just learning from Huang Binghao to seek quick defeat.