There are 40,000 or 50,000 residents in Luzhou City, and more than 70,000 Western troops, once there is chaos, it is not so easy to control, but fortunately, Li Dingguo has a certain prestige in the Western Army, which can deter some old people of the Western Army, and these old people generally play high positions in the Western Army, and they can control most of the soldiers from Yunnan.

At this time, in the city, the fire was bright, and countless soldiers were escorted, squatting under the city wall, densely packed.

Around them, Ming soldiers with torches and spears surrounded them.

At this time, the battle in the city was not completely over, there were still sporadic battles, and there were artillery sounds from time to time, and the atmosphere was very tense, so the Ming soldiers and soldiers had solemn expressions, and they were all very vigilant to look at the prisoners to prevent riots.

In the tent of the Ming army commander, the generals gathered, and He Tengjiao said to Li Dingguo: "Now let Shence and Houyong go to Tieshan and Hard Mountain, can you control the situation in Luzhou?" ”

Li Dingguo nodded, "Don't worry, the soldiers are all controlled, and there will be no problems, but when Ma Du Town and Wang Du Zhen leave, the movements should be lighter, and it is best not to let the soldiers find out about the movement." ”

Seeing this, He Tengjiao was a little worried, but the situation in Luzhou must have been discovered by the Jin army, and the Jin army was coming in an instant, he could only look at the two generals Ma and Wang, and solemnly confessed: "This battle is related to the overall situation of the southwest!" If he wins, he will take advantage of the situation to recover Sichuan, and if he loses, not only will the seven months of hard work be in vain, but the situation in the southwest will also be ruined. When the time comes, the two generals and the governor will have to judge themselves to thank the world. ”

Ma Jinzhong and Wang Guangtai immediately came out to hug their fists, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, the superintendent, we will definitely use our lives!" ”

"That's good!" He Tengjiao nodded, and then waved his hand, "This battle is only allowed to win, not defeat!" Let's go! ”

"No!" The two saluted again, and then as soon as they turned around, they led their subordinates out of the tent, and the clothes and armor of many generals rattled, and most of the big tent was empty at once.

The two of them came out of the big tent, immediately gathered the people of the headquarters, and after a while, tens of thousands of soldiers were assembled, Ma Jinzhong turned over and rode a war horse, holding a Daguan knife in his hand, he raised his weapon and shouted: "Go!" ”

After saying that, he took the lead, followed by a small group of cavalry behind him, and the infantry behind followed the cavalry according to the battalion number, and trotted behind the cavalry in a row of five people, and ran to the north.

After the Shence army set off, Wang Guangtai also turned over and got on his horse, and the soldiers of Houyong Town, who were lying on the ground resting, were immediately woken up by the officers and stood up one after another.

Wang Guangtai looked at the somewhat tired soldiers, and gently instructed the generals, "Tell the soldiers to hold on a little longer, and rest when they get to Iron Mountain." After speaking, he waved his horsewhip and urged the war horse to go to the official road.

In the tent of the Ming army commander, after the two generals of Ma and Wang led the men and horses out of the tent, He Tengjiao, who had stayed up all night, was tired, and he waved his hand to Li Dingguo and others and said: "You should also go to stabilize Luzhou!" ”

Li Dingguo did not pay the account, but saluted and said: "Supervisor, there is still one matter that needs to be dealt with by the supervisor!" ”

He Tengjiao had already gotten up and was about to go to the back of the big tent to rest, when he heard the words, he sat down again, and asked tiredly, "What else is going on?" ”

"Supervisor, although the humble position has some prestige in the Western Army, the rank in the imperial court is not high, so if you want to stabilize the captured army, you have to come forward to meet with the Supervisor once, and say some soothing and nice words, so as to appease the army and prevent riots."

He Tengjiao listened to Li Dingguo's words, and paid attention to it, now the two generals Ma and Wang will take the main force away, and the Ming army in Luzhou is only 10,000 people, but there are 50,000 or 60,000 prisoners, He Tengjiao felt a panic in his heart.

Li Dingguo is just a general of the imperial court, and he really can't do enough to speak, and He Tengjiao is also afraid that there will be problems and endanger his safety, so he hurriedly said: "Bring those generals over, and the governor will appease him with good words." Li Dingguo's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly walked out of the camp, and after a short time, Bai Wenxuan and more than a dozen other generals of the Western Army were brought.

They entered the tent and saluted on one knee in unison, "The sin general and others will meet Master He!" ”

"Get up and speak!" He Tengjiao stretched out his hand to get them up, and then asked, "Sun Kewang escaped from the north gate, why didn't you go out of the city with him?" ”

He Tengjiao was still very wary of the peasant army, so he asked such a sharp question as soon as he opened his mouth.

When several generals of the Western Army heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, this question is really difficult to answer, saying that their hearts are towards the imperial court is too fake, but it makes people feel that they are not sincere enough.

Several generals were silent for a while, and finally Bai Wen came out and said: "Back to the superintendent, once Luzhou is lost, Sun Kewang has no place to stand, he fled to the north, most likely to take refuge in the Jin country, and the Jin country is of the same origin as the Qing Dynasty, it is a barbarian state, and we have a grudge against the master, so I don't want to go out of the city, and even if I wait, I'm afraid it will only be sent under the fence." In this way, it is better to surrender to the imperial court, uphold the will of the ancestors, fight against Hulu, and seek wealth for yourself and your descendants! ”

He Tengjiao listened and nodded, these words are beautiful, both righteous and selfish, it can be said to be very honest.

They followed Sun Kewang to the Jin Kingdom, the future was uncertain, and the surrender of the imperial court had the example of Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, and it was reasonable for them to choose to stay.

Li Dingguo on the side listened to the answer, and couldn't help but sigh out, for fear that Bai Wen's return would not annoy He Tengjiao.

At this time, He Tengjiao saw Li Dingguo reminding him on the side, and remembered what happened to Fang Cai, so he looked at these generals and comforted: "This time the imperial court sent more than 100,000 troops, sweeping away the ministers, Sun Kewang did not know the current affairs, and resisted stubbornly. ”

He Tengjiao paused, and then continued: "Now that the world is undecided, the imperial court is the time to employ people, you can rest assured, as long as you sincerely surrender, there will definitely be a place to use." ”

Although there is Li Dingguo's assurance, everyone is still a little uneasy in their hearts, but He Tengjiao, a bachelor in the Ming Dynasty, said this, then their hearts will be more stable.

Everyone's faces were full of joy, and they saluted one after another, "Thank you for the cultivation of Inspector He, I will return sincerely, and I dare not have two hearts." ”

He Tengjiao nodded with satisfaction, but he was not completely relieved by the words of the Qunxi generals, Li Dingguo asked him to be appeased, but after he pacified, he was still a little unsure.

He suddenly smiled again: "This time the imperial court sent three people, you may not know in Luzhou that the southern route army of the imperial court has captured Kunming." It is wise for you to choose to surrender now, not only to protect yourselves, but also to save your wife, children, and elderly parents from a calamity. The generals were shocked when they heard this, and they all understood that the words in front were reassuring, and the words in front were warnings.

Bai Wenxuan and the others understood that He Tengjiao wanted to take their family members hostage, but they couldn't raise objections, on the contrary, they had to be grateful.

"I have waited to thank the court, and I have thanked the superintendent for not correcting before and protecting our families!"

He Tengjiao nodded with satisfaction and said, "As long as you serve the imperial court and your family members are taken care of by the imperial court, you don't have to worry." ”