Chapter 365: A Smooth Start
Zhejiang is in the capital of the state, Zheng Yuewen has not slept all night, who can still sleep at this time, this is the fateful day, the People's Army is coming!
Although Zheng Yuewen said that he surrendered to the People's Army a few months ago, the People's Army did not give much instructions, so he asked Zheng Yuewen to lead the Ming Army to wait in the sphere of influence, waiting for the People's Army to take over the territory.
Until six days ago, Zheng Yuewen still did not see any changes, the Ming court did not find a way to resist the People's Army, with the strength of the People's Army, it is difficult for all the forces in the current Ming ruling area to resist when they work together, but he has seen the strength of the People's Army with his own eyes, with those escorts, no matter how many they are, they will not be the opponents of the People's Army.
Therefore, six days ago, Zheng Yuewen had basically given up, and ordered all the departments under his command to directly surrender to the People's Army when the People's Army came, cooperate with the People's Army to accept the territory, and then obey the orders of the People's Army.
However, when it really came to such a day, Zheng Yuewen was very worried in his heart, after surrendering to the People's Army, it meant that he no longer had military power in his hands, he had no soldiers under him, his net worth and life were in the hands of the People's Army, and he could raid his family and punish the nine clans at any time, and the People's Army would really not attack himself and his family as they promised, nor would he take away his wealth?
After thinking about it for a long time, Zheng Yuewen sighed, it's already like this, it's useless to think about how many of them are, living one day at a time, even if he doesn't surrender, I'm afraid that many of the officers under his command have been co-opted by the People's Army, and this battle is difficult to fight.
At dawn, the Second Group Army of the People's Army left Fujian, and the troops rushed to Zhejiang, and the 59th Division led by Meng Cheng was the first to arrive at the city guarded by the Ming army, the county seat of Taishun County, Wenzhou Prefecture.
As the closest city in Zhejiang to Fujian in a straight line, it stands to reason that Taishun County is a relatively important place, but the defenders of Taishun County are not much, there is only one battalion of more than 3,000 people, and the commander is Wei Hanyu.
Chuzhou Mansion and Wenzhou Mansion are both the sphere of influence of Zheng Yuewen's Ming Army, and Zheng Yue's Ming Army, which has more than 100,000 troops, is considered to be the most powerful force in Zhejiang, and even Zheng Yuewen does not think that he can resist the People's Army, let alone other forces.
Since he couldn't resist the People's Army, Zheng Yuewen didn't think about how many troops were stationed in the border area, there was basically only one battalion of about 3,000 troops in a county, and there were more troops stationed in the army, and he was worried that the People's Army would be eaten by the People's Army at once, and more troops were placed in the area around Fucheng by Zheng Yuewen.
At this time, most of the defenders of Taishun County gathered outside Taishun County, waiting for the arrival of the People's Army, and beside Wei Hanyu, there was also a young man named Su Cheng, who was an agent of the Military Intelligence Department of the People's Army, responsible for contacting Wei Hanyu.
Before the People's Army arrived, Su Cheng told Wei Hanyu that as long as the Ming Army waited for the arrival of the People's Army honestly outside the city, the People's Army would not attack the Ming Army, and everyone would be able to survive and go home to see their wives and children.
Wei Hanyu is more than ten years older than Su Cheng, and listening to his subordinates' reports that the People's Army is getting closer and closer here, Wei Hanyu has a wooden face, thinking that it can end quickly today, which is really uncomfortable.
As a member of the Ming army, fifteen years have passed, Wei Hanyu still has a little loyalty to the Ming court, but more loyalty to Zheng Yuewen, since Zheng Yuewen wants to surrender, Wei Hanyu also has to obey the order, even his own generals have surrendered to the People's Army, Wei Hanyu knows that the Ming Dynasty will not last long, and that little loyalty to the Ming court makes Wei Hanyu feel a little sad.
Wei Hanyu didn't want to show those expressions in front of his subordinates and "enemies", so he could only keep a wooden face, thinking that it would end soon today.
When the People's Army came, Wei Hanyu ordered the soldiers to line up faster, even if they surrendered, they could not be looked down upon by the People's Army.
Under the reprimand of the officers, the three thousand Ming soldiers who were originally standing or sitting crookedly began to line up, and finally stood in line before the People's Army appeared in the field of vision, this is not a neat queue, Wei Hanyu is quite satisfied, but in Su Cheng's eyes, this kind of queue is too bad, and the army that can't even stand in the queue definitely doesn't have much combat effectiveness.
In addition, all the Ming soldiers did not have weapons in their hands, and weapons such as big knives and spears were set up in piles in front of them, which was Su Cheng's suggestion, and Wei Hanyu agreed.
The 59th Division of the People's Army marched towards Taishun County, a battalion of the Xiandeng Regiment and a battalion of the Musket Regiment as the vanguard to open the road in front, the road was not as good as the cement road but it was relatively smooth, and the People's Army was lined up on the road, and before it was in front of it, it brought pressure to Wei Hanyu and other Ming troops, and as the People's Army approached, the pressure felt was also increasing.
This is a strong people's army, capable of overwhelming any enemy in terms of momentum.
Seeing the People's Army, Wei Hanyu no longer had any fighting spirit in his heart, and many of the three thousand Ming Army were already trembling with their legs.
In the face of the Ming army, which did not even have weapons, the People's Army was only on guard, with the first soldiers in front, even if there was an accident, the first soldiers holding shields could stabilize the defensive line.
When there was only a few tens of meters between the two armies, Su Cheng took Wei Hanyu to the People's Army, and finally came to the division commander Meng Yan.
"It's hard work, there will be no more wars on the land of China in the future." Meng Cheng said to Wei Hanyu.
"I hope so." Wei Hanyu replied with a wooden face.
The People's Army began to take over Taishun County, during which there were no accidents, and seeing that Taishun County had changed hands, Wei Hanyu thought about what to do in the future.
It is definitely impossible to continue to be a soldier, the People's Army should not want its own "Old Ming Army", Wei Hanyu is also unwilling to join the People's Army, it is good to be a common man.
As the commander of the 3,000 Ming Army, Wei Hanyu still has some status, he will not deduct the salary of his subordinates, nor will he deliberately loot wealth, but he also saves a little wealth, which can allow his family to live the life of an upper-middle-income family.
And Wei Hanyu knows that the People's Army divides the land among the people under his rule, four acres for adults and two acres for children, and there is no problem at all with the fields to eat well, but if you want to live a richer life all the time, you can't, there will always be a day when you sit and eat empty mountains, it is best to think about making a living, but unfortunately you can't buy land, and it's good to be a small landlord.
Su Cheng felt that it was good to cooperate with Wei Hanyu these days, so he chatted with Wei Hanyu, and Su Cheng asked, "Lord Wei, can you think about what to do in the future?" ”
"Don't call me Lord Wei, I will only be an ordinary person under the rule of the People's Army in the future, what I want to do in the future, I haven't thought about it yet, maybe go home and plant fields."
"Then I'll call you Brother Wei, Brother Wei, I will introduce you to a few profitable businesses with little brother."
Hearing Su Cheng's words, Wei Hanyu looked at Su Cheng, thinking that Su Cheng would be so kind to introduce him to a money-making business.
However, in the next ten minutes, Wei Hanyu quickly recognized this little brother who was more than ten years younger than himself.