On July 29, it was a quiet day.

Except for receiving information from the front that Li Zicheng withdrew to Yongping Mansion overnight to collect the rout, there was nothing else.

Of course, this is only for ordinary soldiers.

The soldiers could relax in the sun in the camp and enjoy the vegetables and fruits brought in from the rear, as well as the wine brought in by sea.

In the tent, the next direction of action is being closely planned.

"Tomorrow, I will lead the army westward, first to Funing, then to Changli, and then Yongping Mansion."

Yang Cheng pointed to the map hanging behind him with his baton and drew a straight line on the map.

The generals nodded slightly.

Yang Chengying turned his gaze to Zuo Yingxuan: "You used to be the commander of Changli County, and you are very familiar with the local situation. I am relieved that you will be the governor of Yongping Prefecture, and your primary purpose is to stabilize the hearts of the people, and to be familiar with the local situation, so that you will start to inspect the land only after receiving the order."

"How do you arrange for the appointment of the county magistrate in various places?" Left should be asked.

"Fan Wencheng has already sent personnel from various institutions below the prefect, as well as county government personnel, and will send them when we pacify the entire territory of Yongping Mansion."

Zuo Ying chose to give a salute, and felt much more relaxed.

With a supporting subordinate, it is much easier to get things done.

Yang Chengying made a simple arrangement and marched into the direction.

After taking Yongping Mansion and entering Shuntian Mansion, the army was divided into three routes, one route was partnered by Hong Chengchou and Meng Qiaofang, leading the army to the north to conquer Miyun, Xuanfu and other places.

Yang Chengying personally commanded the first route and continued to pursue Li Zicheng's main force until he was forced out of the Gyeonggi area.

All the way to the south, with He Kegang and Ding Wensheng partnering, they went south to attack Tianjin Sanwei, Hejian Mansion and other places, and entered Shandong to expel the remnants of the peasant army and the Ming army.

The arrangements have been decided, and the generals have returned to their camps to rest.

Yang Chengying was thinking about having a good rest, when he received a stack of secret letters from Jingshi.

This secret letter is not another secret letter, because the person who sent the letter was not arranged by Yang Chengying at all.

It was the handcuffed magnates in the Beijing Division, who secretly sent someone to leave the Beijing Division and sent him a secret letter after hearing that Yang Chengying had sent troops.

Yang Chengying was a little unhappy: "Don't stuff this garbage to me in the future, I will be very upset when I see it."

Zu Zepei held a bunch of secret letters, crying and laughing: "Your Highness, how to deal with it?"

"Keep them all. Pack it in a big box, and when I enter Beijing, I'll take care of it."

Yang Chengying lay on the bed and comfortably cocked Erlang's legs, "These guys, they are not loyal to Ming in Ming, they are not loyal to Shun in Shun, they are in the morning and evening, and they have delayed the sage book, see how I clean them up."

Zu Zepei had no choice but to take the letter away.

The next day, on the first day of the eighth lunar month, the Liaodong Army began to advance westward.

On the same day, he took Funing.

On the second day of the first month, Changli surrendered to the Liaodong Army.

On the third day of the first month, Luanzhou and Yongping Mansion surrendered to Yang Chengying.

Yang Chengying was elected as the prefect of Zuo Ying.

Li Pi, the secretary of Yongping Dao who surrendered at Shanhaiguan, was promoted to the governor of Yongping Mansion and assisted Zuo Yingxuan in managing Yongping Mansion.

In addition, the remnants of the Xiangyong recruited by the deputy general Gao Di and Hong Chengchou were temporarily left in Yongping Mansion.

On the fourth day of the first month, the Kaiping garrison surrendered to the Liaodong Army.

Yang Cheng should revoke Kaipingwei, and Kaiping should be placed under the jurisdiction of Yongping Prefecture. At the same time, the soldiers and horses were handed over to Bai Guangen for rectification and integration.

The guards Chen Renzhong and Li Peiyuan were unwilling to be rich men, so they immediately mutinied, and were easily chased and beheaded by Meng Qiaofang's cavalry.

None of the mutinous soldiers were left behind and executed on the spot.

The families of the soldiers were all transferred to the Yong Binh Paper Mill and were not allowed to leave for life.

This frightened the local people.

Zuo Yingxuan hurriedly wrote a letter to Yang Chengying to plead for the families of these soldiers.

Yang Chengying pretended not to agree, and Zuo Yingxuan wrote again.

On the fifth day of the first month, he won Fengrun and Yutian in a row.

Yang Chengying, who was in Fengrun, received Zuo Yingxuan's third letter of plea, and he was the same

Meaning forgiveness.

Through such a grasp and release, Zuo Yingcho reaps a good reputation and a smooth and stable place.

When the news spread, frightened officials and generals came to surrender.

At the same time, it brought news that Li Zicheng had organized the military and civilian people to evacuate from Beijing.

They also used an exaggerated statement, saying that Li Zicheng was handcuffed in Beijing and received 37 million ingots of silver and 10 million ingots of gold.

Many people don't believe this statement.

However, it is true that Li Zicheng used a carriage to transport silver and silver.

Many people saw pack horses carrying silver from the west gate to leave the capital.

For these anecdotes, Yang Chengying was not interested in the slightest, and only asked:

"Who will be left behind?"

Surrendered officials, you look at me, I look at you, you are speechless.

Only one general stepped forward and replied, "Gu Ying!"

"Gu Ying?"

I've never heard of it.

The man was very alert, and when he saw Yang Chengying's puzzled look, he explained, "This person is an old thief, and his original name is Gu Kecheng. The thief was proclaimed emperor in Xi'an, and Gu Ke became the name of the thief, so he changed his name to Gu Ying, and sealed the general and the pseudo-Marquis."

"You get the idea." Yang Chengying began to appreciate it a little, "Apart from Gu Ying, who else is with him."

"There is another person, named Zuo Xian, who is Sun Chuanting's favorite general. Sun Chuanting was defeated, and he was forced to surrender to the thieves."

Hearing someone mention "Zuo Yuan", Zuo Guang couldn't sit still.

That's his son.

Zuo Guang got up first and clenched his fists: "Your Highness, the dog was also forced to vote for Li Zicheng in desperation, and asked His Highness to forgive him."

"If he can find his way back, I will forgive him. But he can no longer lead the troops, and he will become an officer in the military department and retire for the rest of his life."

Yang Chengying looked at Zuo Guangxian's face and fell lightly.

Zuo Guangxian thought about it, his son is still very young, and it is a pity to retire so early.

He turned his eyes for help to Hong Chengchou and wanted to ask him to help say a few words.

Hong Chengchou got up and said, "Your Highness, Zuo Guangxian is very old, Zuo Xin is in the prime of life, if Zuo Xin is lucky enough not to die, please allow His Highness to allow him to go on behalf of his father, and make meritorious contributions."

Yang Chengying thought for a while, saw Zuo Guangxian's expectant face, and nodded in agreement.

Immediately after, he looked at the surrendering general who had just dealt with it easily: "Your honorable name? What was your previous position?"

"Back to Your Highness, the last general was the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, and his name was Tang Yu. He was dismissed from his post because the imperial court reprimanded the last general several times for not being able to train the Xuanfu soldiers, and became a common man."

Tang Yu sighed helplessly.

"How much money does the court give you? How much food?"

"Four thousand taels of silver were allocated, and the grain was grown by the military households themselves, and most of it was handed over to the imperial court for front-line operations."

"It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice, thank you. Stay in the camp until I need to appoint you to the office."

"The last general, His Royal Highness Longen!"

Tang Yu kowtowed excitedly.

Yang Chengying got up and said, "Since Li Zicheng has abandoned the Jingshi, then we won't delay in Fengrun. The army will be marched out on the same day, and tomorrow everyone will spend the night in Beijing."

"Long live the King, long live the King!"

The generals stood up and shouted in unison with their fists to the sky.

The generals and officials who surrendered also loudly echoed it.

Everyone has been waiting for this day for too long.