At the critical moment, it was Empress Gao who spoke, "Generals, let's listen to what Mr. Gu has to say." ”

So, the generals closed their mouths, although Queen Gao is a woman, no soldiers and no power, but she is the queen of Dashun Kingdom, although Li Zicheng is still alive after death, no one dares to be rude to Queen Gao.

"Everyone," Gu Junen saw that everyone closed their mouths, and then slowly spoke, although he disdained to conspire with these people, but Gu Junen himself was also trapped in Shunying and couldn't extricate himself, for the sake of his own life, but also for the revenge in his heart, he also had to give advice.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I just said the danger of the situation, it is impossible to keep the Dashun Imperial Court in this situation, and you also know this. If you want to bring about your own destruction, let me say nothing! Gu Junen glanced at everyone coldly.

"Mr. Gu, just now the brothers were anxious and rude to you, don't be surprised. Could you please tell us what we should do next? Yuan Zongdi persuaded with good words, at this time, the remnants of the Shun army urgently needed someone to show the way.

"I just said that there is only one choice between the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Manchu Qing Dynasty is a foreign race, and the hearts of those who are not of our race must be different, and they defeated our Dashun court, and the reason why we have fallen into this situation is due to it. So I think everyone will definitely not want to take refuge in the Manchus.

Then, there is only one way to take refuge in Daming.

We are originally Ming people, and we were forced to embark on the road of rebellion by life. Now the Manchu Qing Dynasty is strong, the Ming Dynasty is weak, let's take refuge in the past just to help the Ming Dynasty to contain the Manchu Dynasty, I believe that the Ming Emperor will also gladly accept us, and you can also use this to keep the glory and wealth. ”

Gu Junen said slowly.

"But, Mr. Gu, will Da Ming accept us? Will you send us to the battlefield to fight the Qing soldiers? Taiping Bo Wu Ruyi asked timidly.

"When a soldier naturally has to fight, it is also appropriate to eat food and pay to obey the assignment of the imperial court, and besides, Dashun was destroyed in the hands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and His Majesty died because of it. Even if the Manchus don't fight us, we have to fight them hard. Yuan Zongdi interrupted Wu Ruyi's words.

"That's exactly the reason, but you don't have to worry too much, although we take refuge in the Ming court, it doesn't mean that we can't negotiate terms with the Ming court, try to maintain the independence of our army, keep the queen, and it's best to have a territory that belongs to us, which is a prerequisite for negotiation."

Gu Junen's words completely relieved everyone's hearts.

Yes, if you can keep the army, the food and salary will be provided by the Ming court, and you also have your own territory, where can you find such a good thing?

But will the Ming court agree? Doubts were expressed.

"Mr. Gu is right, we listen to you." Yuan Zongdi said categorically, "But how to start it, please explain it to Mr. ”

If you can maintain the independence of the Shun army through negotiations and keep the opportunity to make a comeback, what can you do if you temporarily take refuge in the Ming Dynasty?

"It's simple, more than 200 miles to the south is Changsha, where He Tengjiao, the governor of Daming Huguang, is. We just need to send someone to Changsha to negotiate with He Tengjiao. Gu Junen said, "But in order to increase our momentum, in order to let He Tengjiao not underestimate us, it is best to let Hao Shaoqi advance and retreat with us." ”

Removing Hao Shaoqi's department, the current army in Pingjiang is only 70,000, and Hao Shaoqi has as many as 150,000, which can get the support of the Ming Dynasty Obviously, everyone has no opinion on Gu Junen's proposal.

"But Hao Shaoqi's guy is very arrogant now, and he may not be able to listen to us." Tian Jianxiu said hatefully.

"So I also asked the queen to issue an edict to reward Hao Shaoqi, and the minister was willing to go to Xianning in person to persuade Hao Shaoqi to obey the queen's orders." Gu Junen bowed to Empress Gao.

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"Hou E, General Quan, Wuchang Jiedu envoy, it's really a big deal," looking at the simple holy decree in his hand, Hao Shaoqi sighed, "But I want to ask Mr. Gu, Your Majesty has died, where did this holy decree come from?" ”

"Although Your Majesty has died, the queen is still there, and the queen is here, and Dashun is here, this holy decree is given by the queen, what, General Hao, don't you want to obey?" Gu Junen said lightly.

"Hmph, don't lie in front of real people. Li Zicheng is gone, and this Dashun will fall apart. Mr. Gu should tell me your intention directly. Before Hao Shaoqi could speak, Liu Neng said disdainfully.

"Oh? I don't know who this is? Gu Junen looked at Liu Neng in surprise, being able to speak in front of Hao Shaoqi showed that this person's status was not low, but Gu Junen had never seen this person.

"Under Liu Neng, the deputy general of Chen Yuejiao, the governor of Pingnan Hou and Jiangbei, I have met Mr. Gu." Liu Neng looked at Gu Junen with a sneer.

"Here..." Gu Junen gasped.

The reason why he came to Hao Shaoqi's army was to try to persuade Hao Shaoqi to be consistent with the Shun army in Pingjiang, so that the Shun army did not have to split.

Because Gu Junen knew that others could surrender to the Ming Dynasty, such as Tian Jianxiu and Yuan Zongdi and others, they had soldiers and generals, and the Ming Dynasty would be happy to appease them in order to fight against the Manchus and prevent internal chaos from continuing as before, and then drive them to fight against the Qing army.

But he can't, because the civil officials of the Ming court will not accommodate a rebellious scholar to be alongside them, so even if he surrenders to the Ming Dynasty, Gu Junen himself has no future.

But if he surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty like Niu Jinxing, Gu Junen was unwilling, he was unwilling to die for the Tatars who invaded the Central Plains and fell into infamy through the ages, he was already a thief, and he must no longer be a traitor.

The Shun army is cornered, and the only way to take refuge in the Ming Dynasty is to maintain the independence of the Shun army, so that it can develop and grow in the future and have the opportunity to turn the situation around. Gu Junen has always been unwilling, always thinking of being able to overthrow Da Ming and show his ambitions.

But now, Hao Shaoqi has become a big variable in his plan, Hao Shaoqi frantically gathered the Shun army to rout, the strength has accounted for half of the Shun army, and there is a tendency to break with the main force of the Shun army.

Therefore, Gu Junen came to persuade Hao Shaoqi to obey the orders of the main force of the Pingjiang Shun army. Who knew that a Liu Neng would come out halfway through, and his plan would be disrupted all of a sudden.

Hao Shaoqi clearly obeyed Liu Neng's demagoguery, and only then made the decision to forcibly gather the Shun army and rout the army to strengthen his power.

How do you persuade yourself now?

"General Hao decided to send troops to avenge Emperor Shun Li Zicheng, I wonder if Mr. Gu came here for this matter?" Liu Neng made a preemptive strike and asked instead of Hao Shaoqi.

Seeing that Liu Neng and Gu Junen were directly facing each other, Hao Shaoqi smiled and stood aside with his arms in his arms to watch the excitement. Both of them now have plans for themselves, and Hao Shaoqi wants to see who has more attractive chips.

"Revenge? What crazy things are you talking about! Our army has recently been defeated, the armor is incomplete, the morale is low, and the food is scarce, what to take to fight with the Mantars? General Hao, don't listen to this person's demagoguery, he clearly wants you to exchange the lives of the soldiers of the Shun Army for the life of the Wuhu Ming Army. ”

Gu Junen waved his flag anxiously at Hao.

"Oh? I don't know where Mr. Gu wants General Hao's department to go when he comes? Liu Neng asked with a smile.

The current situation is very clear, the Shun army is confined to the Pingjiang River in Xianning, has lost its base area, and there is no supply of grain and grass, and the people in the south of the Yangtze River are relatively rich and have no problem with a full stomach, so naturally they will not expect the Shun army to lead them to rebel, but treat these people as thieves and robbers, so the Shun army has no mass base here.

In this case, there is no other way out except to take refuge in Daming, Liu Neng wants to see what different way Gu Junen, a strategist in the Shun army, can give?

"This ......" Gu Junen was speechless at Liu Neng's question, because he clearly wanted to take Shunjun to join Daming. The difference is that he wants Hao Shaoqi to obey the orders of the main force of Pingjiang, and everyone can condense into a rope.

But now that Liu Neng has been tricked, Hao Shaoqi has clearly been tricked into using Shunjun as a bargaining chip, how can he listen to his own words again?

Just when Gu Junen was nervously thinking about his words, a Shun sergeant ran in, and after saluting Hao Shaoqi, he said that a few people had come to the outside of the camp and claimed to be Liu Neng's subordinates.

"Let them in." Hao Shaoqi said with a smile, the Ming army sent someone to find Liu Neng, something must have happened, Hao Shaoqi is very interested in knowing.

Soon the people who came were introduced into the camp, and it was Liu Neng who sent several subordinates to Nanchang with the heads of Cheng Jiu and Li Zicheng.

After Liu Neng confessed to Hao Shaoqi, he greeted them, chatted with them in a low voice, and soon a smile appeared on his face.

"Hahaha......" Liu Neng suddenly laughed heartily, causing Hao Shaoqi and Gu Junen to turn their heads in surprise.

"So that Brother Hao can learn that just over ten days ago, my marquis flooded the Seventh Army in Yangzhou and wiped out 100,000 Qing troops from Duoduo. Now Hou Ye arrived in Wuhu with his troops, and was fighting against the Qing army of the Azig Department, and in the first battle, he annihilated the Manchu Qingshui army, killed tens of thousands of enemies, and sank 300 enemy ships. Seeing that our army is about to annihilate the Qing soldiers, the Ming Dynasty is in sight. General Hao, the situation is so clear, you must not lose a good opportunity again! ”

After Liu Neng laughed, he said to Hao Shaoqi in a deep voice. The situation is so favorable to Da Ming that he will no longer allow Hao Shaoqi to hesitate and sway, and he will have to make a final showdown.

"Ahh Hearing what Liu Neng said, Hao Shaoqi and Gu Junen were both shocked.

"What Brother Liu said is true?" Hao Shaoqi asked eagerly. Since Liu Neng arrived in Wuchang, Hao Shaoqi actually made up his mind to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, these days he has tried his best to collect the rout of the Shun army, and he did not hesitate to tear his face with the generals of the Shun army, one is for the ambition and the future, and then the friendship between Gu Nian and Chen Yue in the past.

At present, Chen Yue has defeated the Qing army on the East Road to Wuhu, which shows that the Ming Dynasty has turned the corner, which makes Hao Shaoqi happy, but also a little lost in his heart, because it means that his role is much smaller.

Hao Shaoqi was surprised and delighted, but Gu Junen was completely frightened, if what Liu Neng said was true, it meant that the Shun army had a lot less chance of profiting from it, and once the Ming army freed up, it would definitely have to deal with these thieves.

"Of course it's true, how can I lie about this kind of thing, my Pingnan army is now gathered outside Wuhu City to fight against the Qing army, and my subordinates are here to tell me about it." Liu Neng said with a smile.

"Send troops immediately, attack Jiujiang, and cut off the back road of the Dog Day!" Hao Shaoqi immediately decided.

"Jiujiang is guarded by thousands of Qing troops, it is not easy to fight, Mr. Gu is resourceful and decisive, Brother Hao, it is better to let Mr. Gu accompany the army to give us advice."

Liu Neng looked at Gu Junen, who was standing aside, and suggested to Hao Shaoqi with bad intentions. After defeating the Manchu Tartars, the Ming Dynasty must clear out the thieves who fled to Huguang and the thieves in Sichuan, so that they can rest assured that the Northern Expedition and the old land can be recovered. This Gu Junen is the only remaining strategist among the thieves, and he must not be allowed to merge with the thieves again, and take the opportunity to arrest him.

"Of course, capturing Jiujiang and defeating Mantar also requires Mr. Gu's advice." Hao Shaoqi was stunned for a moment, and immediately agreed. If Gu Junen helped him come up with an idea, he would naturally be very happy.

So, when Gu Junen was still stunned, the two had already decided where he was going, which made Gu Junen, who had reacted, angry and helpless.

Hao Shaoqi immediately ordered the whole army to set out and set off along the Fuchun River to the northeast.

At present, Pingnan Hou Chen Yue led the army to hold on to the Qing army, it is a good time to send carbon in the snow, as long as the Jiujiang can be defeated and the Qing army can be cut off, the Qing soldiers in Wuhu will be defeated under the suspicion.

Hao Shaoqi can still see this clearly. And he also knew that once Chen Yue defeated the Qing army, it would be completely different for him to take refuge again.

To take refuge before the defeat of the Qing army is to take care of the old love and send charcoal in the snow, and then take refuge in Chen Yue after the defeat of the Qing army, that is, to see Chen Yue's strength and rush to the knot, which Hao Shaoqi can still measure.

So although Gu Junen secretly persuaded him a lot, Hao Shaoqi completely ignored it.

However, although there are many soldiers under Hao Shaoqi, most of them are newly gathered defeated soldiers, and it is really difficult to use them to fight against the Manchu elite, after all, Jiujiang has nearly 10,000 Qing soldiers stationed. So when he was marching, Hao Shaoqi discussed with Liu Neng and Gu Junen about the method of attacking Jiujiang.

Although he was very disappointed with Hao Shaoqi's behavior, thinking of the safety of the more than 80,000 soldiers of the Shun Army, and the fact that he was among them, Gu Junen had to pinch his nose and give Hao Shaoqi an idea.

That is to send an army disguised as a green battalion soldier to open the gate of Jiujiang City, and the army will take advantage of the situation to enter the city.

"Wonderful, wonderful!" Hao Shaoqi patted his legs and praised.

The Green Battalion soldiers are all newly surrendered Manchurian, not long ago it was the Ming army, and now everything is the same as before, but the flag has been changed. And there were originally a lot of soldiers from the Ming army in the Shun army, and everyone was dressed up with similar weapons, as long as the banner of the green battalion was raised, there was not much difference at all.

As for the banner of the green battalion, it is indeed in the Shun army, it was a few days ago that Hao Shaoqi heard that there was a green battalion collecting food nearby, and immediately led the army to rush over and encircle and annihilate this green battalion soldier.

Therefore, Hao Shaoqi dispatched his henchmen to pretend to be green battalion soldiers who fetched food, pushed the grain cart to carry the grain in front, and personally led 10,000 elites to follow, while the other armies were led slowly by Lu Dayou, Wang Jincai and other henchmen.