Encouraged by the words of Wu Tiexiong and other generals, and driven by the desire to go home to rescue their families, these tens of thousands of Jiangnan troops really planned to fight the invaders on the opposite side.

They left behind all fears, they were imposing, and they wanted to break the enemy in one fight...... But as a result, after driving for dozens of miles, and finally colliding with the invaders' army, that breath was cut off in an instant.

Not only the soldiers in front of the head were angry, but also the generals behind the command of the battle, and they didn't know whether to give the order to attack for a while.

Because the enemy front line you see is not the imaginary elite generals, but a large group of defenseless old and weak women and children. Moreover, these people were still handcuffed and shackled on their bodies and feet, and many of them sat down on the ground because of this, crying, pleading, and making a loud noise.

These Jiangnan soldiers will face the people of various cities, and a large part of them are still people from local wealthy families such as the Gu family, the Qian family, the Wu family, etc., even though they are still a few miles apart, they still recognize these relatives one by one.

After these thousands of people, there were murderous soldiers of the Southwest Army with knives and guns, and all the weapons in their hands were aimed at the thousands of captives in front of them.

This meant that in the event of a real battle, these thousands of captives would inevitably be driven forward and charged. Either die under the impact swords and guns of their own people, or be slaughtered by the rear army!

If they just heard about it, or imagined that the family members who stayed behind were in great trouble, it would only inspire these soldiers to kill the enemy.

But now, when the family members are really tied up in front of them, their confidence and courage are all covered up by apprehension and weakness, and many people can't even hold the weapons in their hands steadily, and they can't take half a step forward with their steps, for fear that if they take another step forward, they will see their family members fall in front of them.

"Despicable!"

Gu Yaowu looked at the frightened and trembling faces of several uncles in the crowd in front of him, and the whole person trembled with anger, clenched the knife in his hand, and wanted to ride out and kill the enemy in front of him.

But he didn't dare, everyone around him didn't dare to step forward at this moment as if they had been immobilized, only the scolding continued to spurt forward.

But the lieutenant generals of the opposing army did not take their insults to heart at all, and after a while, another person rode out, stood in front of the two armies, and shouted: "Soldiers from all sides in the south of the Yangtze River, you can see clearly, there are only a very small number of people from all over the country who are related to you.

"The court is merciful, even if you know that you have made a big mistake, you don't want to really harm your family, as long as you put down your weapons at this time and surrender to the court, not only your family can be released, but even your mistakes can be written off from now on!

"You all think about it, what benefits did you get from being oppressed by the wealthy family and having to work for them? It's nothing more than being able to feed a family.

"And now, Your Majesty has decreed the confiscation of the property of these wealthy families, and then the people of Jiangnan will be able to obtain food, land, and property commensurate with their own population. From now on, you are no longer some rebel people, but an upright army of the court!

"You make a choice, whether to perish with these selfish and greedy wealthy families, or to abandon the darkness and turn to the light and become the loyal servants of Dayue with your own family!"

This remark, which was full of demagogy, but extremely reasonable, was introduced into the front army of the Jiangnan Coalition Army, and it immediately caused a commotion.

This is not counting, a moment later, another hundred and ten people in the army on the opposite side repeated these words in unison, and the sound was like thunder, and everyone heard it everywhere, and they could hear it more than ten miles away.

All the generals of the Jiangnan Army were moved, some were angry, some were frightened, and some were moved......

Even the officers and generals with higher status began to waver in their determination, and the ordinary soldiers below were naturally even more demoralized, and the weapons in their hands were still shaking slightly while they were falling, and they looked at each other, not knowing how to choose.

They were originally a long-fought army, and they had confronted the Liangzhou army along the Yangtze River for several months, and then there was a civil strife, and then they went to Yangzhou to attack the city for many days.

At this time, the Jiangnan coalition army, which had long been exhausted by the end of the strong crossbow, only relied on that breath to drive dozens of miles, wanting to fight to the death.

But the current situation makes it difficult for them to attack.

Even those commanders did not dare to give the order to attack, not only because their families were also on the other side, but also because they also saw that the army's morale was in chaos, and the army's morale was scattered.

Those who attack the enemy, attack the heart first.

This time, the imperial court made it clear that it was attacking the heart, and it was attacking the key points of the Jiangnan army, so that they could not even have the slightest intention of resisting.

There should never have been such an opportunity to attack the heart on the battlefield, after all, when the two sides were so close, they should have greeted each other with swords and guns, not words.

But this group of prisoners and hostages between the two armies has become the best guarantee for this outcome.

Finally, with a few shouts, a soldier dropped his weapon and knelt down without hesitation: "Spare my father's life, I am willing to surrender......"

One person, in an army of more than 100,000 enemies, is really as inconspicuous as a drop of water in a river.

But at this moment, under such circumstances, this person's reaction became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

With his surrender, countless generals followed suit, and as soon as his hands were loosened and his knees were bent, he obediently knelt down: "We surrender......"

One by one, one by one, one by one......

Almost in the blink of an eye, the surging Jiangnan coalition army had already surrendered on its knees. The rest of them, after looking left and right, after some entanglement and hesitation, also slowly followed, threw down their weapons, and knelt down.

Finished!

At this time, there was only one thought left in the minds of the generals in Jiangnan, they may have the intention to kill people and make the army cheer up again. But after seeing the scene of countless soldiers kneeling like cut wheat, their hearts also completely sank to the bottom.

In the end, even the weapons in their hands finally couldn't hold on, and they fell to the ground with a loud voice.

"Your Majesty is really Shengming, just this one method can take down tens of thousands of Jiangnan soldiers without blood!"

Chen Qingyun, who led the army this time, couldn't help but admire from the bottom of his heart in his heart, he may be good at fighting with soldiers, but the control of people's hearts is very different from His Majesty the Emperor.

When these tens of thousands of troops were disarmed on the spot and honestly guarded with their families, Chen Qingyun turned his gaze to the distance, the city that looked quite majestic.

The next thing he wants to take is the last city in the south of the Yangtze River that does not belong to the imperial court - Yangzhou!