Until the early morning of the second day, Bai Guangen, who had not slept all night and his eyes were bloodshot, finally threw the military token heavily on the military case, knelt in the direction of Jinan Mansion in the east, kowtowed three times in a row, and sighed, "Inspector Sun, I'm sorry!" It's not that Bai Guangen doesn't want to be loyal, but the court is too stupid and doesn't give aid to a single soldier. The so-called good birds choose trees to perch, and they can't help but abandon the darkness and cast themselves into the light! ”

Bai Guangen kowtowed, sat back on the handsome chair, and summoned the general, Bai Liangzhu, the son of his brother, "Liangzhu, you will take 10,000 train battalions and 10,000 new-style Ming troops to Jinan Mansion and return them to Inspector Sun." ”

Before Bai Guangen surrendered, he also returned all the main forces of the train battalion to Sun Chuanting, which can be regarded as benevolence and righteousness.

He waved his hand again and said to Bai Liangbi, "Liangbi, you go and talk back to the Xuanjia Army, I, Bai Guangen, can surrender with my own soldiers, and Liaocheng can also surrender, but the train battalion can't surrender together." ”

Bai Liangbi wanted to speak several times and stopped, but seeing that his father's attitude was very resolute, he didn't dare to persuade him again, so he immediately went out of the city again and went to talk back to the Xuanjia Army.

Su Hongyu received Bai Guangen's surrender conditions, and she couldn't make decisions without permission, but reported this condition to Fang Yuan, who was stationed in Jining Prefecture.

Fang Yuan has received two good reports and one failed report these days.

The good news came from Qingzhou and Dongchang.

Qingzhou Mansion has been successfully taken by Zhang Ying, and the whole army is resting and recuperating in Yidu County, the seat of Qingzhou Mansion, waiting for Fang Yuan's next military order.

The Dongchang Mansion was defeated first and then won, losing five or six thousand Xuanjia iron cavalry, but relying on the counterattack of white phosphorus bombs, it achieved a great victory in Pingshanwei, annihilating eight thousand train battalions, and a new Ming army. In terms of losses, it is not comparable, but in terms of strategic purposes, it still captured the Pingshan defense line on the periphery of Liaocheng, which can be regarded as a small victory.

It has been two months since the start of the war, and it has to be said that the progress of the offensive still makes Fang Yuan very satisfied. Although the confrontation in Yanzhou Mansion continued, major breakthroughs were made in the two ways of dividing troops, both Qingzhou Mansion and Dongchang Mansion.

The only report of defeat was from Shi Lang's sailor. Fang Yuan had judged that the naval battle that had the least suspense before, but there was an unexpected change.

Shi Lang commanded a huge naval division and attacked Weihaiwei by sea, but encountered Zheng Sen's stubborn resistance and was unable to make progress.

Zheng Sen knew that the Ming fleet was inferior to the Xuanjia Army's sailors in terms of tonnage and firepower, so he withdrew most of the 400 warships built by these ships to Tianjin Wei in the Bohai Inland Sea. And the battleships remaining in Weihaiwei were also under the cover of the battery's artillery and would not attack easily.

Shi Lang's fleet, which attacked from the sea, was suppressed by the crossfire formed by Weihaiwei's battleship artillery and the twenty guns on the condescending defensive position.

Moreover, Zheng Sen also fully summed up the experience of the Zheng family's naval division losing to the Xuanjia military naval division before, and no longer relied on the artillery of the battleship, and even engaged in broadside battles, and fought hard with the Xuanjia military naval division. Instead, the Ming army's firearms equipment was used to resemble a submarine dragon king cannon, and the sea in front of Weihaiwei was covered with such imminent mines. In order to prevent the mines from drifting away, they are also connected with fishing lines to form a series of mine nets.

At the same time, Zheng Sen also sent a large number of small warships carrying fire dragons similar to torpedoes out of the water, relying on wolf tactics to launch a saturation offensive against the large ships of the Xuanjia Army.

Shi Lang's fleet suddenly encountered Zheng Sen's wolf tactics and was caught off guard, and lost seven warships in the first battle, but there was no way to get close to Weihaiwei half a step, so he could only temporarily lead the army south to Jinghaiwei to rest and recuperate, looking for an opportunity to fight again.

After Fang Yuan received the military report, he hated and admired Zheng Sen's opponent.

Although Zheng Sen continued to fail, he continued to sum up the experience of naval warfare in the defeat, and to this day, he finally found a way to restrain the superiority of the Xuanjia Army's naval division.

This kind of turret + wolf tactics, even in the Opium War, has a certain deterrent effect on the real British ironclad ships, not to mention the warships that are not strictly ironclad giants at the moment, of course, it is very difficult to deal with.

Fang Yuan immediately summoned Jing Jie to discuss the military situation.

He put the general newsstand on the table and said, "Third brother, Bai Guangen is only willing to lead 5,000 personal soldiers to surrender, and the train battalion is all given to Sun Chuanting." Will we accept this kind of surrender condition?! ”

Jing Jie was silent for a while, and then said, "Although Bai Guangen surrendered, he did not fight against the old master, and he can be regarded as a loyal person, I suggest surrendering!" ”

Fang Yuan carefully recalled Bai Guangen's people in history. When facing the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he was one of the eight general soldiers who did not escape, but took the initiative to attack, and even killed several Manchu generals. Later, whether Sun Chuanting and Li Zicheng were defeated, he was finally forced to surrender out of desperation, and even Sun Chuanting, Li Zicheng, and the Manchu Qing praised his courage and good fighting.

Since Bai Guangen has a loyal heart, he is also a battlefield general. The so-called three armies are easy to obtain, and one general is hard to find, Fang Yuan thought about it for a while, but decided to accept Bai Guangen's surrender, and allowed him to return the train battalion, only with the pro-soldier battalion to surrender, and the surrender conditions remained unchanged as always.

After dealing with Bai Guangen's surrender, it was Gao Jie's family's turn next.

Gao Jie's wife, Xing, and his twelve-year-old son, Gao Yuanjue, were all taken to Jining Prefecture to wait for Fang Yuan's whereabouts.

Gao Yuanjue, who was escorted to the lobby, trembled with fright and cried incessantly. Xing is quite heroic, although he doesn't know what fate awaits the two, but he still hugs his son Gao Yuanjue and constantly comforts him.

Fang Yuan's eyes glanced at Gao Jie's wife, Xing, who was about thirty years old, and although she was a pear blossom with rain, she was also very beautiful. This Xing used to be Li Zicheng's wife, shrewd and capable, and Li Zicheng's right-hand man. Later, because he admired Gao Jie's handsome and tall birth, he had an affair with Gao Jie. After being discovered by Li Zicheng, he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty with Gao Jie.

Gao Jie also relies on this Xing family very much, not only because of her beauty, but also because of her talent. Later, Xing also gave birth to a son to Gao Jie, who was Gao Yuanjue.

Fang Yuan's gaze fell on the twelve-year-old underage boy Gao Yuanjue again, such a big child, he should know and know, and it might be a disaster to keep it, so he asked unhurriedly, "Third child, what do you say about these Gao Jie's family members?" ”

Jing Jie said in a deep voice, "Gao Jie is full of evil, and his family should also be guilty, and the clan will be destroyed!" ”

Fang Yuan said lightly, "Okay, drag it down and cut it all!" ”

Xing let go of Gao Yuanjue, who was frightened, and said loudly to Fang Yuan, "Concubines are often heard, and those who practice benevolence and righteousness are endless. I have heard for a long time that the regent is generous and benevolent, and he should know that the battlefield is fighting, and the disaster will not affect his wife and children! My husband has done a lot of injustice, and he has already paid for his sins with his life, what crime do I have with Yuanjue, why should I be implicated? ”

Fang Yuan looked straight at this Xing family, a woman who was a prisoner of the stairs dared to open her mouth to confront herself, she was really a little straightforward and bold, quite a woman who did not let her eyebrows be proud, no wonder Li Zicheng and Gao Jie relied on her very much.

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Mrs. Xing is indeed a heroine among women, but you should also know the truth of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, don't kill Gao Yuanjue, stay to avenge our army?" ”

Xing Shi didn't let him look at him at all and said, "The regent Tianwei is here, and he is still worried about a child's revenge?" We are truly surrendering to the Regent, and we are more willing to serve the Regent. ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Gao Jie's department has completely collapsed, his brother Gao has surrendered, and his nephew Li Benshen has also led the crowd to surrender, what else can you do for me as a pair of orphans and widows?!" Scold! ”

Xing said loudly, "My husband was stationed in Dengzhou and Laizhou before, and he was very well-connected in Erzhou. As long as the regent will support us with the troops and horses of Gao Ze and Li Benshen, we can surrender Deng and Lai for the regent. ”

Xing Shi looked straight at Fang Yuan and said slowly, "Weihaiwei, where Zheng Sen's sailors are stationed, has been in operation for two years, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If there is an internal response, the capture of Weihaiwei is twice the result with half the effort. ”

Fang Yuan was slightly stunned, Xing's words were really to the point. Zheng Sen has been operating in Weihaiwei for two years and has long built Weihaiwei into a solid foundation.

In the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, Japan relied on ironclad ships to break through Weihaiwei, not from the sea, but from the land. If we want to break through Zheng Sen's defense system in Weihaiwei this time, we must also start with land warfare, rather than relying on naval warfare to carry it.

Fang Yuan had already acquiesced to Xing's proposal in his heart, that is, to cooperate with the inside and outside, and wanted to break Weihaiwei, so he lay back in his chair leisurely, "Okay, Xing, if you can help our army break through Weihaiwei, I will pardon you and Gao Yuanjue's capital crimes, and make your mother and son rich and glorious for life." But before that, Gao Yuanjue must stay in our military camp as a hostage. ”

The Xing clan finally saved his life and Gao Yuanjue with his three-inch incorruptible tongue, and he could only accept Fang Yuanyuan's condition of taking Gao Yuanjue as a hostage, "Okay, as soon as the regent Chrysostom opens, he can't break his word!" ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "A word is a certainty, and you will never break your word!" ”