Zuo Mengeng was panicked when he saw this, he was a second ancestor under the protection of his father, and he had never personally commanded the army.

Now that Zuo Liangyu was suddenly killed by a cold arrow, Zuo Mengeng naturally had to take on the heavy responsibility of commanding the left army.

He was stunned for a moment, and only after being reminded by a pro-soldier did he return to reality and realize the seriousness of the problem.

Zuo Mengeng forced himself to calm down, and followed Zuo Liangyu's appearance to dispatch troops and give orders.

Fortunately, the Zuo family army is still very united, these are Zuo Liangyu's descendants, and they refuse to surrender even if they die in battle.

Huang Degong quietly observed.

As soon as Zuo Liangyu died, the left army was leaderless, and even if he resisted stubbornly, he couldn't hold out for long.

Huang Degong did not have any sympathy for these rebels, and since they wanted to resist to the end, Huang Degong fulfilled them.

"Kill them all, and leave not one behind!"

Huang Degong gave an order, and the offensive of Huang's Ming army became even more fierce.

Although they don't have much fire, it is obvious that cold weapons such as waist knives and spears can exert more power in close combat.

The left army tried to break through several times, but was forced back by the spear formation.

Zuo Menggeng hated itchy. He had already seen that Huang Degong wanted to consume them to death.

If you don't get rid of these pikemen, you won't be able to break through.

Zuo Mengeng's heart was ruthless, and he turned his head and said to Xu Yong: "General Xu, you and lead two thousand people to break through a gap, and we will kill it!" ”

Xu Yong is the fierce general next to Li Guoying next to Zuo Liangyu, and Zuo Mengeng is naturally the first to think of him when he encounters difficulties.

Who knew that Xu Yong smiled and said, "Can the young marshal agree to a certain request?" ”

Zuo Mengeng frowned, very unhappy in his heart.

When did he think about it, he was still thinking about making a request. If everyone can't break through, they will all die on the bank of the Yangtze River.

However, he still asked in a deep voice, "What does General Xu want?" ”

Xu Yong sneered and suddenly changed color, rushed out of the waist knife and slashed at Zuo Menggeng's neck.

"I'll borrow your head!"

This change happened too suddenly, and Zuo Mengeng didn't have time to react at all.

I saw that the waist knife slashed down, and Zuo Menggeng's head flew up, and blood gushed out like a pillar.

After a few moments, the headless corpse fell to the ground with a thud.

Zuo Mengeng's head rolled to Xu Yong's feet, and he picked it up and said, "Zuo Mengeng was killed by me, quickly put down his weapon and surrender!" ”

The soldiers of the Left Army who were fighting were stunned.

The handsome Zuo Liangyu is dead, and the young marshal Zuo Mengeng is also dead, what are they fighting for?

The blades in their hands slipped one after another, and they subconsciously knelt on the ground and hugged their heads.

Huang Degong was also stunned.

He didn't expect such a sudden come.

Xu Yong is Zuo Liangyu's confidant, second only to Li Guoying.

Li Guoying fought until the end before being captured. But Xu Yong betrayed Zuo Mengeng without hesitation.

Although this result was very beneficial to Huang Degong, he still couldn't help but despise Xu Yong.

Treacherous people are not worthy of admiration after all.

But the next question is just as tricky. What should be done with so many soldiers of the Left Army?

Kill it, it seems a little inappropriate, after all, they all surrendered.

If you don't kill it, it's also a huge problem for so many people to be detained.

And Xu Yong, who has made a "great contribution", what should I do with it?

Huang Degong only felt a headache.

He won't frown when he goes into battle to kill the enemy, but it is very difficult to deal with this kind of problem.

Fortunately, news came at this time that Ma Jinzhong and Jin Shenghuan had already led their troops towards Jiujiang.

With these horses, the imperial army has an absolute advantage over the rebels who surrendered, and even if they are guarded, there will be no chaos.

Huang Degong then ordered all the rebels who had surrendered to be tied up, detained on the spot, and waited until Jin and Ma arrived before making a decision.

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Yuan Jixian witnessed a hearty victory at the head of Jiujiang City.

Huang Degong calculated almost all the possibilities, and let the left army walk into the trap step by step without knowing it.

It was a little regrettable for Yuan Jixian that Huang Degong did not capture Zuo Liangyu's father and son.

If you can capture the two thieves alive and sacrifice them to your majesty, the saint will definitely be happy.

However, it is also a great credit to kill the two of them in the battle.

Yuan Jixian immediately ordered someone to marinate the heads of Zuo Liangyu and Zuo Mengeng father and son with lime and send them to Nanjing.

As for how to write this good news, Yuan Jixian has to think about it.

It stands to reason that Huang Degong has the greatest credit for killing Zuo Liangyu. But the reason why Zuo Liangyu was driven to Jiujiang was also because Ma Jinzhong and Jin Shenghuan, under the leadership of Du Yinxi, suddenly attacked and killed Zuo Liangyu.

Of course, the role of Han Zhaoan, the chief soldier of the Dongting Lake Water Division, is also very important.

If he hadn't done his best to fight against the Zuo Army's sailors and buy time for Huang Degong to arrange the barrage iron lock upstream, it would have been difficult to finally force Zuo Liangyu to land.

The Dongting Lake Water Division was wiped out in this battle, which made Yuan Jixian very heartbroken. He has decided to take credit for these fallen soldiers in the good news, so that these good sons and daughters of the Ming Dynasty will not worry about what will happen after their deaths.

Of course, this incident also reminded Yuan Jixian that if he wants to form a sharp sailor, it will not work just by relying on the number of piles.

No matter how hard the soldiers train and how brave they are, if the ship itself is too weak, it will not help.

A strong ship and a strong gun are the foundation of a strong sailor, and to do this it will cost a lot of silver.

Although Yuan Jixian has the title of a governor of the military affairs of the four provinces, what he can actually control is Jiangxi.

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, most of the taxes and silver collected by the local government had to be paid directly to the imperial court, and only a small part of the local government could be left for daily expenses.

Yuan Jixian is not greedy for ink, so there is no side income except for this small part of tax silver.

It is difficult to rely on this tax money to raise a powerful fleet comparable to the sailors of the Left Army!

Yuan Jixian decided to mention such a sentence in the good news to test the attitude of the imperial court. If the imperial court is willing to allocate money for him to build a water division, it will naturally be the best.

As for the captive, Yuan Jixian was ready to take all of them to Jingshi. He did not have a habit of killing, although these people were the most heinous rebels, but since they had surrendered, they should be escorted to Nanjing to wait for the court to fall.

Even if you want to kill, you should use the law of the country to kill, and the canonical punishment should be used to warn the world.

As for Xu Yong, who suddenly broke out and killed Zuo Mengeng, Yuan Jixian was ready to send him to Nanjing, but he didn't need to tie his hands and feet on the way, just watch him closely.

This person is a general under Zuo Liangyu, and he has been by his side since Zuo Liangyu launched a rebellion.

If Zuo Liangyu was not shot to death, Xu Yong would definitely not have killed Zuo Mengeng and surrendered.

So his surrender was only a last resort, purely for self-preservation.

How to deal with this person is still up to His Majesty to decide.

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