Chapter 445: Unwilling Yang Jun
The remaining 100,000 troops of the Second Army Corps of Quyang Prefecture were encircled by the First and Second Armies of the South China Navy and compressed into a strip of eight kilometers long and less than five kilometers wide.
With such an encirclement range, the artillery of the South Korean Navy is even able to carry out comprehensive coverage.
At noon that day, as the First Army and the Second Army began to compress the encirclement, Quyang Prefecture carried out a breakthrough operation under the leadership of Yang Jun, but they were all repulsed.
In the afternoon, after the failure of the breakout, almost everyone in the Second Army Corps of Quyang Prefecture, which had lost its troops, knew that they were caught in an encirclement, and their morale was extremely low.
At the same time, the South China Navy also began a regular recruitment.
There was no accident, many of the troops of the Second Army Corps of Quyang Prefecture in the encirclement began to surrender in formations, and even some of them did not just surrender in order to mingle in the Southern Navy in the future, but directly put a cloth around their arms, directly changed their flag to the Southern Navy, and launched an attack on the former friendly forces, trying to surrender their names.
In this case, the entire Second Army Corps of Quyang Prefecture can almost be said to be completely finished.
At this time, Yang Jun's subordinates suggested that he take the gunboat that accompanied him to the south to retreat north, or force a breakthrough under the cover of a small number of personal guard cavalry.
But Yang Jun rejected the suggestion of his subordinates!
Breakout, he thought.
But what he wanted was to break through with an army of more than 100,000 people, not to run away alone, or even to escape with only a few hundred men and a thousand cavalry.
If he can't break through with an army of more than 100,000, then his personal breakthrough will be meaningless!
He was the patrol envoy of Quyang Prefecture, the commander of the Second Army Corps, and one of the troika of Quyang Prefecture.
What does he rely on?
That's more than 100,000 troops under his command!
Now the army of more than 100,000 people has almost been wiped out, and only 10,000 people are left in the Luohe Gorge and their hometown in Quyang Prefecture.
In this case, why did he break through and go back? Go back and die?
The other commanders of the two major legions, watching him run back alone will comfort him, and even support him to make a comeback?
Are you kidding!
They won't hesitate to kill him!
From now on, the troika in Quyang Prefecture will become two big carriages.
He ran back alone and didn't fart!
Why don't you run?
Alas, what else can I do, naturally it is Lin Ziran!
This battle has been lost, and since defeat is inevitable, he naturally needs to think about it for the future?
Back in Quyang Prefecture, the commanders of the other two major corps in Quyang Prefecture were not allowed, so they ran away directly to become a wealthy businessman? He was not reconciled!
He Yang Jun is less than fifty this year, and he is in the golden age of making contributions, he has worked hard for decades to get to where he is today, and he is unwilling to turn all into water.
He wants to redeem as much as he can!
Therefore, now that he looks at it, leading the army to surrender has become the only choice!
Even if he will be placed under house arrest in a short period of time, as long as he does not leave the political arena and the military circles, then he will have the opportunity to make a comeback within the Southern Navy, and it is still possible to continue to lead the army in the future.
Looking at the ferocious development momentum of the South China Navy, he does not know how far the South China Navy will be able to go in the future, but he absolutely knows that it is absolutely impossible for the South China Navy to be limited to Nanhai Prefecture in the future.
In the future, this Southern Navy will definitely become an important member of the Daheng Struggle for Hegemony, just like the Southern Navy under the command of Duke Meng back then!
If he can get mixed up in the Southern Navy, it is very possible to become a military commander in the future, or even a corps commander or something.
In this regard, Yang Jun is very confident!
In the afternoon, he officially ordered the whole army to surrender!
Then he asked to see Lin Ziran, he wanted to present his saber in person, with a gun and his loyalty.
And when he saw Lin Ziran, although he had long known that Lin Ziran was very young, when he really saw it, he still sighed a little.
This man's age, compared to his success, is disproportionate!
According to the official report of Nanhai Prefecture, Lin Ziran is twenty-six years old this year, and if this age is placed on ordinary people, then there is naturally no problem, and even if he succeeds in other aspects, it is normal.
But on the commander of a Nanhai Prefecture and an army of more than 200,000 people, this seems too young.
Most of the many feudal towns in Daheng are relatively old, those who are forty-five years old or even older are the standard, and some are younger, but most of them inherit their father's business.
However, Lin Ziran, this is his own hard work.
These accomplishments are completely out of place compared to his age.
But surprise is surprise, but Yang Jun will not put himself in the position of an elder because the other party is young and he is nearly fifty years old.
When he entered, he respectfully presented his saber and gun, and at the same time shouted: "Humble to meet Lord Governor!" ”
Hearing this self-proclaimed, it made Lin Ziran pay more attention to this person, and he didn't see anyone who directly claimed to be humble after surrendering, but he really didn't have anyone of Yang Jun's level.
Even if Du Zhikuan and others surrendered to sincerity before, when they saw Lin Ziran later, they often did not call themselves humble and regarded themselves as subordinates at the first time.
No matter what motives this person has, since the other person's posture is out, Lin Ziran will naturally not show his face to him, or even speak ill of him.
Even a few hours ago, the armies under the command of both sides were still fighting to the death, but Lin Ziran was the victor.
The winner has the power of mercy for the loser!
So he took two steps forward, took Yang Jun's saber and gun with a smile on his face, and then said: "On behalf of the people of Daheng, I welcome General Yang to join the great cause of Daheng's reunification!" ”
After talking about this meeting, Lin Ziran didn't stay with him for long, and the follow-up things were naturally arranged by others.
According to Lin Ziran's instructions, after Yang Jun came over, he would be awarded the title of Zhongqing Military Commander and serve as a senior adviser to the Southern Navy Command.
To the military lord, the vacant position, this has always been Lin Ziran's arrangement for those important roles.
Yang Jun has no opinion on such an arrangement.
The general of the defeated army, Lin Ziran was willing to give him a Zhongqing military knight, and gave him a false position, and it would be good to keep him on active duty.
This is still Lin Ziran's consideration for the follow-up impact, not what Yang Jun really has any value.
After Yang Jun led the army to surrender, the cavalry troops also quickly blocked the Luohe Gorge, and waited for reinforcements from the Third Division of the First Army, and then recovered the Luohe Gorge and re-established the Luohe Gorge defense line.
The next thing on the northern front is not mainly combat, but mainly to accept the integrated prisoners of war, and the total number of troops of the Second Army Corps of Quyang Prefecture before and after this time exceeds 100,000.