In Li Xuanshang's army camp, Li Xuanshang looked at the envoy before him and asked:
"You mean you're going to surrender?"
"Yes, General, our General Cui Yuanbin is willing to lead the remaining 60,000 troops of Xuanfu to abandon the darkness and join the light."
The envoy knelt before Li Xuanshang and spoke respectfully.
"Cui Yuanbin? Where is your commander-in-chief, Guo Zifeng?"
Upon hearing the name Choi Won-bin, Lee Hyeon-sang immediately asked the envoy.
"Reporting to the general, Guo Zifeng and his remaining followers have been killed by General Cui Yuanbin and his righteous troops for following treacherous officials in the capital."
The messenger immediately informed Li Xuanshang of the result.
Li Xuanshang was also taken aback when he heard the messenger's words.
What's going on?
Guo Zifeng is dead?
Then Li Xuanshang immediately said to the messenger in front of him:
"Now that Guo Zifeng is dead, according to what you said, the remaining 60,000 troops in Xuanfu are currently under the command of Cui Yuanbin?"
"Yes, General."
The envoy spoke respectfully to Li Xuanshang.
"Alright, then go back and tell Cui Yuanbin to bring Guo Zifeng's head to my army alone, and at the same time order the current Xuanfu army to lay down their defenses and surrender to my army."
I will accept your surrender.
Of course, it's fine if you don't accept it, anyway, you can't hold out for much longer.
After being confronted with Li Xuanshang's request, the envoy seemed about to say something, but ultimately swallowed his words.
"Yes, I will definitely convey the general's terms to our General Cui Yuanbin."
After speaking, the envoy bowed and left Li Xuanshang's camp.
After receiving Lee Hyun-sang's request, Choi Won-bin also sighed.
He knew that he was no longer in a position to negotiate with him.
He and his army are now in a complete dead end.
This was his and Dajun's only way to survive.
If he doesn't surrender, like his old leader Guo Zifeng...
For every person below them who wants to live, another person will immediately step forward and do the same thing.
He cut off his own head and continued to talk to Li Xuanshang.
We are at their mercy, like fish on a chopping board.
After letting out his last breath, Cui Yuanbin could only carry Guo Zifeng's head into Li Xuanshang's army.
The moment he saw Li Xuanshang, he knelt down in front of Li Xuanshang and presented Guo Zifeng's head.
Meanwhile, the 60,000-strong Xuanfu army in the distance also surrendered to Li Xuanshang's army in accordance with orders.
After Li Xuanshang saw Cui Yuanbin carrying Guo Zifeng's head into his army.
He immediately went over and helped Cui Yuanbin up.
"General Cui, leading the army to abandon darkness and join the light today is truly a great achievement."
"When I get back, I will definitely report this to my superiors and have them reward you handsomely."
"Thank you, General."
Choi Won-bin immediately bowed to Lee Hyun-sang and said.
After helping Cui Yuanbin up, Li Xuanshang took Guo Zifeng's head.
Looking at Guo Zifeng's head in front of him, and the 60,000 elite Xuanfu troops who were being received as they surrendered.
He knew it had worked.
Of the three recent reinforcements from the capital, the strongest one was completely defeated.
He then immediately wrote a letter, sending the news of what had happened here, the surrender of the Xuanfu army, and Guo Zifeng's head, along with other information, by fast horse to Li Qin, who was attacking the capital.
Finally, he ordered Wang Taihe to lead 10,000 elite troops from Liaodong to Juyong Pass to meet with Dugu Yu, and the two of them would wipe out the remaining resistance forces in the Xuanfu area.
At the same time, be wary of Jiang Xiangyang in Datong.
After completely taking control of Xuanfu, it is especially important to keep a close watch on the families of the Xuanfu army.
After taking control of the families of the Xuanfu army, they were instructed to write a letter, which was then sent to the surrendered Xuanfu army.
To boost the morale of the Xuanfu army that had just surrendered.
As for what they should focus on in those letters, you don't need him to teach you step by step, right?
After doing all of this.
Under his orders, Wang Taihe led 10,000 elite troops from Liaodong to Juyong Pass to join Dugu Yu in conquering the remaining areas of Xuanfu and taking complete control of Xuanfu.
Li Xuanshang, along with the remaining 30,000 elite troops from Liaodong, more than 20,000 Jurchen soldiers, and 60,000 surrendered troops from Xuanfu, marched towards the capital.
Meanwhile, Li Qin, who was in the capital, saw the letter reporting Li Xuanshang's report.
He also looked pleasantly surprised.
Li Xuanshang actually forced the surrender of tens of thousands of troops from Xuanfu.
Moreover, Dugu Yu's actions this time were outstanding. He not only completed the task assigned to him brilliantly, but also risked another surprise attack on Juyong Pass, thus sealing the fate of the Xuanfu army's inevitable defeat.
According to the letter, he dispatched Wang Taihe with 10,000 elite troops to meet with Dugu Yu and together they would conquer various parts of Xuanfu.
He was leading his Liaodong headquarters, the Jurchen army, and 60,000 troops from Xuanfu to the capital to join him.
These people add up to more than 100,000 people.
How will they solve their food supply problem?
Their own supply lines were constantly harassed by Zhao Shuaizhen and You Chu and others.
There was never enough food to begin with.
Now there are tens of thousands more mouths to feed from the Xuanfu army.
Most importantly, the troops I currently have are more than enough to attack the capital.
I absolutely cannot let them do nothing.
I must integrate these 60,000 troops from Xuanfu as soon as possible.
After all, they surrendered voluntarily, and the families of their entire army were in their hands.
I can integrate it myself, and it might be usable to some extent.
Moreover, they were all border troops stationed in Xuanfu for many years, and their combat effectiveness was definitely not bad.
If integrated, it would become an elite force.
This way, I can have another elite force at my disposal.
Finally, Li Qin looked at the map and saw the vast area south of Zhuozhou. He wondered if those areas had been largely unaffected by the war.
Moreover, these are all flat plains, so there is absolutely no shortage of food and supplies. Most importantly, the route extends south from the capital all the way to the old course of the Yellow River.
There were no major military forces north of the old course of the Yellow River.
Such a large granary, yet it has no significant military power.
It's practically a huge piece of fat.
He had wanted to eat it for a long time, but he had been struggling with a lack of troops.
However, with the surrender of the Xuanfu army, Li Xuanshang's tens of thousands of troops in Liaodong are now idle.
At the same time, the tens of thousands of troops in Xuanfu were also a vital force.
Add to that the 20,000 Jurchen troops, and that makes an army of over 100,000.
They have the capability to take over these prefectures and counties north of the old course of the Yellow River.
They completely devoured this huge piece of fat meat north of the old course of the Yellow River.
After gaining control of the area north of the old course of the Yellow River, he had this huge granary and was eyeing the Central Plains.
The trend has been set.
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