"Are you saying that Li Chengdong is going to lead his troops to surrender?" When Liu Zhiyuan, the leader of the Eight Banners Han Army, heard the news, his face was full of disbelief.
"That's true, sir," replied the soldier in charge of delivering the message.
Liu Zhiyuan was a little confused.
His mission was to send troops to Yizhou and force the Ming army to mobilize troops to Yizhou.
So after Li Chengdong entered the city, he stayed in formation outside the city and did not leave.
When Li Chengdong and Yuan Zongde were fighting, he heard the noise outside the city but didn't know what was happening inside the city.
Just as they were wondering, news came that Li Chengdong led his troops to surrender.
"Wait," Liu Zhiyuan grabbed the braid on his head with his right hand and muttered to himself, "This is not right! I only shot two rounds of arrows at Li Chengdong this morning, which is not considered a fight in the strict sense. He... surrenders now? That doesn't make sense!"
"Only Li Chengdong himself knows the specific reason."
"Let him come in person. I want to ask him questions in detail." Liu Zhiyuan ordered.
Surrendering at this time cannot be ruled out as a self-torture tactic.
To be cautious, he had to ask clearly.
Li Chengdong had no way out, so even though he knew there was danger, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and meet Liu Zhiyuan.
After the two met, Li Chengdong told the truth without hiding anything.
There are too many people who know the truth of the matter. He can hide it for a while, but not forever.
The more honest you are at times like this, the more trust the other person will have.
After listening to Li Chengdong's explanation, Liu Zhiyuan was overjoyed.
He personally came to Li Chengdong and greeted him with his hands clasped: "General Li's decision to abandon the dark and join the light is not only a happy event for General Li, but also a blessing for the Qing Dynasty. It is truly a cause for celebration!"
"Shame on me, shame on me!" Although Li Chengdong had lost his face long ago, he still felt a little guilty.
After all, Gao Jie treated him well, and Li Benshen died because of him.
"I want to make some achievements in the Yizhou area. What suggestions does General Li have?" Liu Zhiyuan asked directly in line with the principle of not wasting time.
Li Chengdong looked back at the north gate.
After he left the city, Yuan Zongdi immediately closed the north gate and retracted the drawbridge.
In addition, the previously damaged city walls have been repaired, so counterattacking from the north gate is no longer realistic.
The same situation applies to the other city gates.
"Yizhou is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Unless Yuan Zongde goes out of the city to fight in the field, it will be difficult to gain any results." Li Chengdong replied.
"Am I going to return empty-handed?" Liu Zhiyuan looked frustrated.
"Not really," Li Chengdong took a half step forward and said flatteringly, "Yizhou really has no chance to achieve success, but if we continue to go south, there will be opportunities."
"Continue south?" Liu Zhiyuan looked at Li Chengdong.
"Yes, there are six forts south of Yizhou, each with a garrison of 150 to 500 soldiers. Further south is Jinzhou City, where Tang Tong's 5,000 soldiers are stationed."
"It's difficult," Liu Zhiyuan sighed, "I only have cavalry and no infantry, nor any siege equipment. If they hide in the city and don't come out, there's nothing we can do."
"Master Liu, have you forgotten my identity?" Li Chengdong reached out and took out his imperial edict and seal from his arms, and said leisurely: "With this thing, I can definitely trick some city gates open. If I'm lucky, I can even trick Tang Tong into entering Jinzhou."
Liu Zhiyuan's smile suddenly bloomed: "Great, it's really great, let's do it according to your method!"
After the two men had discussed it, Liu Zhiyuan gave Li Chengdong some food and fodder.
Li Chengdong was in front and Liu Zhiyuan was behind.
The two armies bypassed Yizhou and marched towards Tuanshan Fort south of Yizhou.
"Open the city gate quickly and flee south with us. Yuan Zongde led his troops to surrender to the Jiannu and is leading the Jiannu army to attack here!" Li Chengdong's men came to Tuanshan Fort and shouted.
Because Yuan Zongde was always besieged in the city, he did not send out the news of Li Chengdong's rebellion.
So the defenders of Tuanshanbao believed it easily.
When they hurried out of the city and prepared to escape with Li Chengdong, they were immediately surrounded by Li Chengdong's men.
Those who surrendered were disbanded from their original organization and assigned to various units.
Those who refused to surrender were executed on the spot.
In the evening of that day, Li Chengdong led his troops to the city of Liushuibao, less than thirty miles away from Jinzhou!
Tang Tong, who was stationed in Jinzhou, received two pieces of news successively.
The first news was that a large number of Ming troops from Yizhou were marching towards Jinzhou.
The second piece of news was that Yuan Zongdi had rebelled and was leading the Jiannu army to Yizhou. Li Chengdong led his troops to flee and had already fled to the vicinity of Liushuibao.
The Ming army's early warning system was very rigorous.
When scouts in the rear city discover the traces of the troops, whether they are enemy or friend, they will report it to their superiors.
So Tang Tong got the first news.
The second news came from Li Chengdong.
As he headed south, he spread rumors in an attempt to confuse Tang Tong and disrupt his judgment.
Tang Tong is a man who has seen the world!
"Fuck it," Tang Tong cursed as he looked at the newspaper in his hand, "I don't know whether Yuan Zongdi surrendered to the Jiannu, but that dog Li Chengdong definitely surrendered."
"Why do you say that, sir?" the soldier beside him asked in a low voice.
"Yuan Zongdi's mission was to guard Yizhou City!" Tang Tong gritted his teeth and said, "When the Jiannu invaded, the first to leave the city for a battle should have been Li Chengdong's cavalry, not Yuan Zongdi's infantry! Now Li Chengdong said that Yuan Zongdi, who was in charge of guarding the city, surrendered, but those who left the city for a battle did not surrender."
"Is that fucking reasonable?"
The guard was startled, and then he subconsciously flattered him, "Your Excellency is very resourceful and saw through Li Chengdong's trick at a glance..."
"Shut your stinky mouth," Tang Tong stood up and frowned, saying, "Hurry up and send the news to Ningyuan, Songshan and Dalinghe Fort, and ask them to carefully identify it and not fall into Li Chengdong's trap. Also, immediately send a fast horse to send a letter to the Governor-General, asking him to send troops to help."
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