The form in front of them is clear at a glance, the front line of the Great Wall is blocked by hundreds of thousands of troops in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Xia * team has no way back. In the south, the 400,000-strong army of the Jiangnan Army is approaching, and it will soon compress them in the small area of Zhuozhou.

Besides, judging from the scale of the Jiangnan Army's garrison some time ago, I am afraid that there are more than these troops, and if the battle does not go well, the increase in troops is certain.

In other words, this war is bound to be won by the Jiangnan Army, and the final result will end in the defeat of the Xia State.

The rise of the Jiangnan Army is too fast, and everyone agrees with Dou Jiande's words, Lu Chang is definitely not ordinary.

Compared with the Xia Kingdom, there is only one place in Hebei, and Jiangnan has occupied most of the country, and the comparison between the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides is clear at a glance.

Now they don't know that the land of Guanzhong has been controlled by the Jiangnan army, and the Li Tang Dynasty has fallen. If you know that Li Yuan is finished, I'm afraid it's even more terrifying.

Everyone will weigh the comparison between the advantages and disadvantages of the two sides in their hearts, and even if there are individual hardliners, in the face of such a huge disparity, they dare not stand up and say that they will fight resolutely.

Even if a few people can be pulled out to persevere, it is self-evident what the final outcome will be.

So, these hardliners have also chosen to remain silent.

Guozi Sacrifice Wine Ling Jing looked at the civil and military affairs and no one seemed to raise objections, and the overall situation seemed to have been decided, so he walked out of the column and said: "I don't have a good idea to wait, let's ask King Xia to come up with an idea himself." ”

Ling Jing was also very slippery, knowing that he didn't dare to resist the Jiangnan Army, but it was a little inappropriate for him to say that he surrendered to the Jiangnan Army, who knows what Dou Jiande would think in his heart? It's better to let King Xia say it himself.

"I'll wait for King Xia to do it, and ask King Xia to decide."

Since someone spoke, all the civil and military in the hall echoed in unison.

"Okay, this king thinks that the current strength of the Xia Kingdom is going to fight against the powerful military power of Jiangnan. It is undoubtedly an egg hitting a stone.

In that case, the defeat of our army is certain, and the lives of many soldiers will be lost. This king really can't bear it.

The rebellion was also because it couldn't survive anymore, and now. There have been a lot of big and small wars, and it is not easy for everyone to survive.

It is the general trend of the times for Jiangnan General Lu Chang to dominate the world, and I will accept it when I see it, this king decided to surrender Jiangnan Lu Chang.

Everyone will probably be taken in and reorganized by the Jiangnan Army, and this king just wants to be a rich man, spend his old age in peace, and no longer fight and kill.

If you have no opinions, the king will send someone to contact the Jiangnan army to negotiate surrender. ”

Dou Jiande has already said this. Naturally, everyone in the hall will not have other ideas, and everything will be left to fate.

So, Dou Jiande sent Kong Deshao, the chief servant of the Inner History, to contact the Jiangnan Military Office, and negotiated surrender while the two sides had not yet started a war.

Kong Dezhao, the squire of the internal history, was ordered to go in the direction of the Jiangnan army, and at this point, Dou Jiande breathed a sigh of relief.

The vanguard of the Jiangnan Army passed through Qinghe County, and Dou Jiande's envoy Kong Dezhao also arrived here.

Kong Dezhao thought that the Jiangnan army explained its intentions, and the Jiangnan army was immediately stunned, and the other party surrendered. But they couldn't be the master, so they hurriedly sent a fast horse to report back to coach Xu Shiji.

Get. There is no need to fight this battle.

Xu Shiji received the report from the front and muttered a word in his heart.

Originally, Xu Shiji was extremely excited to win this position. Who wouldn't be happy if they had the opportunity to display their talents?

Who would have thought that the two sides had not yet started a war, Dou Jiande actually gave up resistance and stopped fighting, which disappointed Xu Shiji's desire to show his ambitions.

To be honest, Xu Shiji at this time cannot be regarded as an excellent general, after all, he has not experienced a decent war, and it is still early before Dacheng.

If you just play a little clever tactically, if you really have to think about the problem from a strategic perspective, I am afraid it is still too far away.

Therefore, Xu Shiji attaches great importance to this battle. He also considered any possibilities that might arise before the war, and the only thing he didn't expect was that the two armies had not yet started a war. Dou Jiande chose to raise his hand and surrender.

Xu Shiji didn't expect it, but Jiangnan General Lu Chang thought of it. If Dou Jiande is smart. He should have surrendered as soon as possible. In order to achieve the goal of forcing Dou Jiande to surrender, Lu Changcai chose to march into Hebei by means of strong army oppression.

400,000 versus 200,000 is just a numerical comparison, and this is not counting the superiority and inferiority of the two armies in terms of military quality and equipment, and the outcome of the war is clear at a glance.

In Lu Chang's heart, Dou Jiande was extremely likely to surrender, which was why Lu Chang dared to hand over this battle to Xu Shiji, a novice commander.

Disappointment is disappointment, after all, not fighting will reduce the number of casualties in the army and speed up the process of ending the war, Xu Shiji can still distinguish the relationship between private and public.

While sending someone to report to the rear quickly, Xu Shiji rushed to the front as soon as possible, and he also wanted to see if the other party really surrendered or used a delaying tactic.

Xu Shiji met Dou Jiande's envoy Kong Dezhao and confirmed that Dou Jiande had indeed surrendered sincerely.

"Kong Yushi, why did you choose to surrender?"

"General, we, the King of Xia, and all the civil and military forces all believe that with the current 200,000 troops of the Xia Kingdom against the 600,000 troops in Jiangnan, it is undoubtedly an egg hitting a stone.

Besides, General Jiangnan swept the world in only one year, and there was no opponent.

Li Mi and Yu Wenhua back then, which side was prestigious, and they were all defeated in the hands of General Jiangnan?

Although the Xia State has 200,000 troops, we also know in our hearts that no matter in terms of the quality and equipment of the army, it cannot be compared with the Jiangnan Army, and it is certain that we will fail to fight.

King Xia himself said that he just wanted to be a rich man and wanted to live a few more years. No one wants to kill themselves, and surrender is our only way out. ”

Kong Dezhao actually said 100,000 more troops, he regarded the 100,000 troops at the Great Wall Pass as 200,000, but in fact, this time the Jiangnan Army only used 500,000 troops.

Moreover, Zhang Yu's army was only stuck at the Great Wall Pass and posed a threat to Dou Jiande's Xia army, and would not really participate in the war.

"Well, since you are willing to surrender, our army will also accept your surrender. As for how to arrange high-level officials, it is beyond my authority, and it needs to be decided by the general himself.

The entire army should be reorganized, the old and weak should be eliminated, and the elite should be selected to join the Jiangnan Army. The day of the Surrender is set for five days, and you can go back and make arrangements. ”

"This is natural, and our side fully accepts the general's arrangement."

Everything is logical next, Dou Jiande will never make a fuss.

Xu Shiji asked Dou Jiande and others to live in Zhuozhou temporarily, waiting for the instructions of the general, and he would not care about these things as a general.

The army must be reorganized as soon as possible, and the war in Hebei is over, and I am afraid that the next step will be accelerated. At present, there is only one place left in Shanxi, and the unification of the world is just around the corner.

Xu Shiji eliminated the old and weak from the 200,000 Xia army, and organized 120,000 troops to join the Jiangnan Army, so far, Hebei is in the hands of Jiangnan. (To be continued)