Chen Yue naturally would not pin the victory of the Great War entirely on a few captured Green Battalion generals, but it was also a good move to break them down from within the Qing army.

These captured generals are just waste use, kill and kill, it is better to deter and intimidate and then let go, for the safety of their families, maybe they will make a choice.

made a promise to them that if they could lead their troops to the right time and make great achievements, after defeating the Eight Banners, they and their families would be forgiven, and they could continue to be their general lieutenants, and then Zhang Yingxiang and Chang Deng and others were released overnight. At the same time, most of the captured Green Battalion soldiers were released, all of whom were Zhang Yingxiang and Chang Deng's men.

As for how they will gain the trust of the Manchu chiefs after returning to the Qing camp, it is none of Chen Yue's business. I believe that those who can survive and live well in this troubled world have their way to survive.

"Will they be honest and obedient to us?" He Lu, who had just cooperated with Chen Yue and said that hundreds of thousands of troops from Zhejiang and Fujian were about to arrive, asked worriedly.

"It's naturally impossible for them to completely surrender to us as undercover agents, they are all people who seek profit and are afraid of death, and the involvement of their families is nothing to them."

Wang Yin stroked his beard and smiled, "But if the opportunity is right, these people will definitely fight back and raise their butcher knives against the Eight Banners."

Now that our army has gained the upper hand in successive victories, these people at both ends of the first rat have long been uneasy in their hearts, for fear that after the defeat of the Eight Banners, they will be unlucky. They originally surrendered to the Qing Dynasty only because the Qing army was like a bamboo, and the defeat of the Ming Dynasty was decided, and they wanted to join the new dynasty for glory and wealth under the greed for life and fear of death.

Now it is obvious that the Ming Dynasty has survived, and there is every chance to destroy all the invading Eight Banner soldiers, and these people naturally know how to choose now. Hou Ye just put a ladder on them. ”

Chen Yue smiled slightly, in fact, Wang Yin was only half right, what Chen Yue really was counting on was not these green battalion generals, but the more than 5,000 green battalion soldiers who were captured. When these generals returned, they would inevitably be interrogated by the Manchu chieftains, and even killed. But these more than 5,000 green battalion soldiers couldn't deal with it, and they were all killed? Those hundreds of thousands of green battalion soldiers had to riot.

The so-called law does not blame the public, after these thousands of green battalion soldiers go back, they will naturally publicize the strength of the Ming army and the victory of the Ming army in Yangzhou and Nanjing, so that it will not take a few days, and all the green battalion soldiers will clearly know the current situation.

There are more than 200,000 Qing troops upstream, and there are only 40,000 soldiers in the Eight Banners, including more than 10,000 Guanning troops of Wu Sangui's department who have just surrendered, and the water battle on the Yangtze River completely depends on these green battalions.

According to Chen Yue's original character, he has always hated these traitors and defectors, and he is eager to kill them as soon as possible, even his father was seriously injured and dying because of the siege of the green battalion soldiers.

If possible, Chen Yue really wanted to order Zhang Yingxiang Chang Deng and the thousands of green battalion soldiers to be killed.

But no, as the commander of the army, he has to take the overall situation into account. This battle is too big, if lost, Nanjing will go down without a fight and the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed one day, if it wins and then destroys tens of thousands of Azig Eight Banner soldiers, then more than half of the elite of the Eight Banners will be consumed in the war of the Ming Dynasty, and the Manchu Qing court will no longer have the strength to go south within ten years, and whether it can keep the territory in the north is still two words. And the Ming Dynasty also had a chance to breathe, at least it could stand side by side with the north and south of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

The battle of national fortune could not be ignored, Chen Yue had to suppress his likes and dislikes, and tried every means to win the war.

Besides, Zhang Yingxiang and Chang Deng, after being taken out of the big tent, were dumbfounded when they heard that the Marquis of Pingnan ordered all the captives to be released.

If you just let them back these generals and see Azig after returning to the Qing camp, it can be said that they fell into the water and escaped by relying on the water.

But now that more than 5,000 Green Battalion soldiers have been released, what will they say after they go back?

Relying on the water to escape back, is it a fool for so many people to be Azig at once?

"What can I do?" Chang Deng stared at the green battalion soldiers with big eyes, and said blankly.

"Let's take one step at a time!" Zhang Yingxiang also wilted.

At this time, I couldn't go back to find Chen Yue again, saying that I just needed to put them back.

Although he released all the captives, Chen Yue did not return their weapons and armor, not even a small boat. These thousands of people could only walk along the river bank and on foot to the Qing army camp more than ten miles away.

The cool river breeze was blowing, and a group of lost dogs walked on the way back to the camp, and the black rice balls they ate had long been consumed, and everyone was hungry and struggling to move forward.

Since the Ming army didn't want them to accept them, these green battalion soldiers had no choice but to return to their original camps and continue to fight for the Manchu masters.

But the strength of the Pingnan army has been engraved in everyone's hearts, think about the scene of hundreds of cannons of the Pingnan army's fleet roaring during the daytime battle, and think about the 100,000 troops of the Manchu Prince Yu Duoduo who heard from the mouth of the Ming army were defeated by this army, and all the green battalion prisoners were terrified.

When did the Ming army become so strong, if they had known that the Pingnan army was so strong, why did they choose to surrender to the Manchus?

Zhang Yingxiang and Chang Deng took the lead in walking on the rugged river bank, a crescent moon hung high in the air, pouring the cool moonlight onto the river bank, and by the moonlight they could barely see the road under their feet and not fall into the river.

But it was inevitable that they would trip over the raised rocks on the shore, and from time to time some soldiers would scream and fall to the ground. One of them was unlucky enough to fall into the river, screaming and never moving again. The other soldiers were silent, and no one tried to rescue the hapless man.

After thinking all the way, Zhang Yingxiang finally paid attention, took advantage of the rest to pull Chang Deng aside, and said his thoughts in a low voice.

"Is that okay?" Under the bleak moonlight, Chang Deng's big eyes bulged out, and he looked at Zhang Yingxiang incredulously.

"If you have a way, you can say, I will listen to you." Zhang Yingxiang said angrily.

"I'm always a rough person, and I don't have so many crooked ideas. Just listen to you! Chang Deng thought about it and said categorically.

The river road of more than ten miles, although not too far, is really rugged and difficult to travel, and it took more than two hours to return to the Qing army camp.

But in the middle of the night, Zhang Yingxiang and Chang Deng didn't dare to go straight to the camp like this, but led the team to stop from afar. Send someone to the camp to deliver the letter.

And such a big movement, the Qing army camp has already woken up, and the troops guarding the camp are bowed and unsheathed, and stand nervously behind the camp wall, for fear that the Ming army will attack at night.