Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 196 surrender
If it were when the Qing Dynasty was at its peak, a Han like Ma Debang would definitely be a hundred loyal to the Qing Dynasty.

After all, no one would seek death!

But the current situation is that I am looking at the pills with clear eyes!

At the very least, the South will definitely not be able to hold on!

If this is the case, Han generals like Madebang will inevitably have dissent.

If given the choice, who would be willing to serve a foreign race and become a traitor?
Most Han people did not resist the rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, and the return to the rule of the Han family.

……

Zhu Jing'an was riding on horseback, looking in the direction of the battlefield.

Seeing the Qing army concentrating its remaining troops on the hillside and ridge, Zhu Jing'an knew that the decisive battle was about to begin.

The Qing army is probably preparing to make its final resistance on the hillside!

"Has our army's artillery group moved to its proper position?"

Zhu Jing'an asked.

Prior to this, the Ming army's heavy artillery group was used to bombard Blacksmith Bay.

Blacksmith Bay is still some distance away from Shanshan Ridge.

If you want to bombard hillsides and ridges, you must move the position of the artillery group.

Old Pete, who was beside Zhu Jing'an, heard this and spoke.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, our army's artillery group has arrived at the predetermined location and is setting up gun emplacements."

"I think we will be able to launch firepower on the Tatar camp in the hills and mountains soon!"

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he nodded slightly.

"Very good, speed up the deployment of artillery positions and launch artillery bombardment on the hillsides and ridges as soon as possible."

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, Zhu Jing'an asked again.

"By the way, how is the battle going at Xu Linqiao's side?"

Zhang Jin stood up and said.

"Back to Your Highness the Prince, Xu Linqiao has resisted four counterattacks by the Qing army, causing huge damage to the Qing army's offensive troops. Now the Qing army has given up the plan to open up Xu Linqiao."

"Instead, they chose to withdraw their troops to the hillside ridge and prepare to defend the hillside ridge."

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he nodded slightly.

"Ah, very good!"

"The defenders of Xu Linqiao did a good job, and I am very satisfied."

"Send the order to increase troops in the direction of Xu Linqiao, and send some additional field artillery to provide fire support for Xu Linqiao. We must ensure that Xu Linqiao is not lost."

The reason why the Xu Linqiao defenders did not have heavy firepower before was because the Ming army rushed over and it was difficult to carry heavy firepower.

But it was different now. The main force of the Qing army was surrounded by heavy Ming troops on the hillside.

In this case, the Ming army could naturally send more troops to Xu Linqiao and deploy artillery to assist in the battle.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jin nodded to express his understanding, and then went down to deliver the order.

But at this moment, a Ming army messenger hurriedly ran to Zhu Jing'an, knelt down on one knee, and spoke.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, our army's sentries have intercepted the Qing army's messenger."

"The messenger said that Wuchang Commander-in-Chief Ma Debang wanted to rebel and sent him to see His Highness the Crown Prince to discuss surrender."

After that, the messenger presented a letter to Zhu Jing'an and said.

"According to the messenger, this is a letter written by Ma Debang, the commander-in-chief of Wuchang..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jing'an nodded and motioned to the guards around him to receive the letter.

And he began to think.

What does Wuchang General Soldier mean?
Do you really want to surrender to the Ming Dynasty?

Or is it a delaying tactic?

But Zhu Jing'an soon figured out that anyway, the Ming army's artillery positions had not been completed yet, and it would take some time before they could continue to attack Shanshanling.

If this is the case, then there is no harm in Daming talking to the Wuchang Commander-in-Chief first!
If he really wanted to join the Ming Dynasty anyway, then the Ming Dynasty would be able to completely annihilate the headquarters of Governor Sanbao of Huguang at the minimum cost.

This is really a good thing!
Even if it's fake, it doesn't matter. Zhu Jing'an is idle now anyway.

Soon, the personal guards around Zhu Jing'an checked the letter, and after confirming that the letter was safe, handed it to Zhu Jing'an.

"His Royal Highness, please take a look!"

Zhu Jing'an took the letter and began to read it.

The letter begins with a very disgusting sentence.

The prince is a thousand years old and safe, and Ma Debang worships him:

His Royal Highness Prince Fuwei is wise and powerful, the candle shines thousands of miles away, the heavenly soldiers arrive, but the Hu demon is frightened, and everyone returns to his heart.

The guilty general is very frightened and does not dare to disobey God's will, so he has the heart to be righteous and wishes to return to the rule of the Han family. He will cut off his braids, change his clothes, and restore his clothing culture to comfort the spirits of his ancestors and sages in heaven...

After Zhu Jing'an read Ma Debang's autographed letter, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, which made him feel quite numb.

Immediately, he turned around and said to the messenger.

"Go and summon the messenger, let's see what he wants to say."

Not long after, the messenger searched him and brought him to Zhu Jing'an.

Zhu Jing'an was riding on horseback, looking majestic and majestic.

Although Zhu Jing'an is young today, he has led the Ming army to win consecutive battles. In this era when feudal superstition is politically correct, he always has an aura of destiny surrounding him.

Ordinary people would inevitably feel frightened when they saw him.After the envoy saw Zhu Jing'an, he immediately knelt down in front of him and said in fear.

"I'd like to pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Jin An!"

The messenger knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

It seems that the only way to show his submissiveness is to kowtow.

Moreover, his heart was full of sighs. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty was really as young as the rumors said.

But it was such a young man who ended the prosperous age of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty continued to lose cities and territory, and it was already on the verge of subjugation.

Zhu Jing'an nodded slightly and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Free, get up!"

"Tell me, why did you come to see me?"

Hearing this, the messenger took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and then spoke.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, I am here to represent my family's military sect."

"My military sect is willing to lead the army to rebel against the Qing Dynasty, abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side, and return to the rule of the Han family. I hope His Highness the Crown Prince will accept it..."

Hearing this, Zhu Jing'an narrowed his eyes and said.

"After the arrival of the king's army, the Qing Dynasty's destruction is a foregone conclusion. Ma Junmen has just expressed its surrender to the Ming Dynasty. Don't you think it's too late?"

When the messenger heard this, his expression was very uneasy, but he still spoke.

"His Royal Highness, you don't know, but there are still [-] to [-] soldiers on the hillside and ridges that can fight. It is really not a weak force."

"My military sect has no doubt that the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court have the ability to annihilate all the Qing troops in the hills and mountains."

"But if the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court forcefully attack the hills and mountains, even if they can completely annihilate the Qing army, they will probably have to pay a lot of casualties."

"But if His Highness the Crown Prince accepts my family's military sect, then the heavenly soldiers can capture the hillside ridge and wipe out all the Qing soldiers and horses on the hillside ridge without spending a single soldier or losing a single life."

"Your Highness, why not do it?"

Hearing this, Zhu Jing'an couldn't help but have a smile on his face, and then he spoke.

"interesting!"

"In that case, let's just tell you what Ma Junmen wants!"

Hearing this, the messenger couldn't help but look happy and spoke.

"If I go back to His Highness the Crown Prince, my military sect doesn't want anything else. I just want a promise from His Highness the Crown Prince."

"That means His Highness the Crown Prince promised to forgive our soldiers for their previous sins of resisting the heavenly soldiers and not to make any settlement after the war."

"As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agrees to this, my military sect is willing to raise troops anyway. After the war, the military sect is only willing to disband and return to the fields. It is enough to become a rich man."

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he understood in his heart that Ma Debang was retreating in order to advance.

Since Madebang is willing to risk his troops and raise his troops anyway, how can he really want to disband and return home?
He must still have ambitions in his heart!
The reason why I say this is just because he is now surrounded by the Ming army on the hillside and is already a turtle in the urn.

I really don’t have much negotiation capital, so it’s hard to raise conditions.

Therefore, I simply took advantage of retreat and left the problem to Zhu Jing'an, allowing Zhu Jing'an to make the decision.

After all, his old horse has raised his troops anyway, so Ming Dynasty can't really show no signs at all, right?
If you haven't expressed this yet, do you still want to recruit surrender troops in the future?
When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he laughed.

"Hahaha!"

"Easy to say, easy to say."

"If Ma Junmen can come and surrender, I will naturally welcome him."

"Gudu agreed to Ma Junmen's conditions. When soldiers fight on the battlefield, they have their own masters. It is inevitable to fight each other."

"Now that the soldiers have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, the past events should be written off as past events, and Gu Gu will not make any settlement."

"And that's it!"

"Now is the time of turmoil with the rise and fall of dynasties. It is a great opportunity for a good man to establish a career and immediately strive for fame and fortune, so that his name will go down in history and protect his descendants."

"Ma Junmen is still young and powerful, how can we just disband and return to the field?"

Zhu Jing'an paused for a moment, as if thinking about something, and then spoke after a moment.

"Trouble the envoy to go back and tell Ma Junmen that if he can fight in front of the battle and capture the governor of Huguang alive, he will be granted the rank of viscount and chief military officer."

"Even if he can't capture Sanbao, the governor of Huguang alive, but just leads his troops anyway, he may be the chief military officer."

In fact, in Zhu Jing'an's promise, the rank of the chief military officer is the key.

As for the title of Viscount, it is just an addition.

Because the title of Ming Dynasty is actually not valuable now.

First, in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to win over people's hearts, the Zhu family and his son were generously given titles.

Those veterans from Conglong basically each have a title.

Even the highly promoted Zhang Yong and other demoted generals received titles and rewards after surrendering and performing military exploits.

The more titles you have, the less valuable they become!
The second reason is that the titles of the Ming Dynasty are all Liujue, not Spyke.

A title like Viscount is only passed down to one generation. The son can inherit the title of Baron, and then the grandson can become a commoner.

Of course it’s not valuable!

On the contrary, the rank of chief military officer is more valuable.

Because military rank represents position, represents power, represents opportunities for meritorious service, and represents a brighter future.

If Madebang surrendered while capturing the Qing governor of Huguang alive, he would also be able to bring tens of thousands of surrender troops to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Jing'an felt that it was worthwhile to give him a viscount and a chief military officer.

(End of this chapter)