Qin Liangyu had to be excited.

As a woman, throughout Chinese history, there are no ones who are granted marquis. Mulan is an iconic figure of the heroine, but she has not been granted marquis, nor has she been in the court and is worthy of being granted marquis.

All of this was given by the Emperor.

Of course, if the late emperor was alive, the rewards would not necessarily be small, but the late emperor himself could not save the country. What would he give to his ministers? The promise of "Look at his Nianlin Pavilion, painted a beautiful picture first" has become an empty word?

Only when the young Emperor Yongli in front of him achieved the cause of the revival of the Ming Dynasty could the promise of the late emperor become a reality.

If it weren't for him, the Qing army would have occupied the world long ago, and he would have died of worries and anger. How could he have the glory of today?

As soon as he thought of this, Qin Liangyu truly admired Zhu Youlang. It was indeed "sage" and was not "traitorous".

"Your Majesty, the next step to use troops to Chongqing, the old minister is willing to lead the 'White Sling' as the vanguard!" Qin Liangyu said proudly.

"No, no, no, Qin Aiqing, let the navy, imperial guards and mountain troops go to the war. Yiming and others can lead the white soldiers to help you. I already know your loyalty, but after all, I am old, just follow me and give advice." Zhu Youlang hurriedly rejected.

"Just, do you think you are Mr. She? The centenarian is still on the battlefield?" Zhu Youlang thought to himself.

"Did Your Majesty see if the old minister is old?" Qin Liangyu said dissatisfied.

"No, Qin Aiqing, you will know in the future. In the future, the bow and horse skills will be eliminated gradually and will be useless when fighting. The main thing is to rely on firearms."

"firearm?"

"Yes, the reason I have won several major battles in a row is firearms, grenades, mines, and steel guns, which are powerful and can kill enemies from a distance. When you attack Chongqing, you can take a look."

"Yes, I'll wait and see."

...

Next, Zhu Youlang began to deploy an attack on Chongqing.

His combat arrangement is very simple, which is to advance water and land.

The water route was led by Chen Zhongwu and went up the river to sweep all the fleets of the Qing army and headed straight to the city of Chongqing.

Chen Zhongwu was full of energy and felt that his waist was very hard because Zhu Youlang gave him all the steel guns he had recently produced.

Those who can receive such treatment are the only imperial guards, which makes him often sigh: "It's better for brother-in-law, you always know the distance."

The land was composed of the imperial guards, the mountain army and the white pole soldiers, and was commanded by the mountain army marshal Jiao Lian.

The imperial guards only had one thousand people, mainly steel gun soldiers, led by Wang Sheng, deputy chief of the First Town, the First Battalion.

The engineers were the rear army, and Zhu Youlang led the central army himself.

There were steel gun soldiers on both sides of the water and land, and Zhu Youlang was confident that he felt that there was no reason not to take Chongqing.

Moreover, he expected that Zuo Menggeng, as an old minister of the Ming Dynasty, would definitely not resist and would definitely ask for surrender.

...

Zuo Menggeng was from Linqing, Shandong. His father, Zuo Liangyu, was an important military general during the reign of Emperor Hongguang.

In the first year of Hongguang, due to disagreement with Ma Shiying, Zuo Liangyu went east from Wuchang under the banner of "clearing the king's side". In fact, his real purpose was to hijack Emperor Hongguang and gain troops to respect himself.

When they arrived in Jiujiang, Zuo Liangyu died suddenly, and the generals recommended Meng Geng as the commander.

When Prince Ying of Qing Ajige expelled Li Zicheng to Jiujiang, Zuo Menggeng led more than 200,000 troops to surrender and was named first-class Jingqinihafan. Later, he was named Gushan Ezhen for his merits.

Some people later wrote an article saying, "Zuo Menggeng's traitor surrender behavior is no less than Wu Sangui a year ago. Wu Sangui was sandwiched between Li Zicheng and the Qing army at that time. Although Wu Sangui and Dashun were both Han people, the Dashun army was still Wu Sangui's enemy (forcing Emperor Chongzhen to death). On the other hand, Zuo Menggeng, the Hongguang court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, did not have deep hatred with Zuo Menggeng..."

Zhu Youlang still agrees with this view.

As the son of a famous general, when the Qing soldiers arrived, he led the crowd to surrender without any resistance. Moreover, he took away 200,000 soldiers and immediately drained Emperor Hongguang's capital, accelerating the demise of the Hongguang court.

Although he had a bad opinion of him, after the Qing army entered the pass, there were many traitors, and countless surrendered people. How could there be a complete egg when the nest was destroyed? We should not blame him too much.

Another important reason why Zhu Youlang forgives Zuo Menggeng from the bottom of his heart is that it comes from a female classmate in his later generations.

Zhu Youlang was from Gaotang in his previous life and was adjacent to Linqing. This classmate's surname was Zuo and named Zuo Xiaoli, but he was from Linqing. When they were in college, they became classmates. According to her, her ancestors and Zuo Gengmeng were brothers. However, after Zuo Menggeng became a high-ranking official, his branch took root in the capital.

...

Zhu Youlang was too optimistic. He didn't know that Zuo Menggeng, who was in Chongqing, was discussing with his general Zhang Yingxiang and Xu Ensheng about how to assassinate Zhu Youlang.

"Sir, the Ming army is powerful and unstoppable. What do we do?" Xu Ensheng asked.

"Yes, sir, the Ming munitions are powerful. We can't compete with our bows, horses, riding and shooting alone." Zhang Yingxiang also said.

"What? Are you scared? Do you two want to surrender?" Zuo Menggeng asked in displeasure.

"Sir, Bei Zi and Ensheng are your old subordinates. I dare not deceive any ideas. It's not that we are afraid of it, it's really hard to compete with it. Obviously, this is a matter of touching a stone with an egg." Zhang Yingxiang said.

"You mean there is no other way out except surrender?"

"Sir, I think I have to surrender until now." Zhang Yingxiang did not hide his views.

"Yes, sir, you surrender. Surrender is not embarrassing. Even Prince Zheng has surrendered. What's the shame of us? Besides, we are Han people, and surrender is not considered as insulting our ancestors." Xu Ensheng also said.

"You all want to be bad. Prince Zheng can surrender, but we can't surrender. Do you know why? It's just because we are Han people and an old minister of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Youlang hated us and forgot Wu Sangui's lesson?" Zuo Menggeng said.

"No way? So many surrenders have benefited. Li Chengdong, Li Dingguo, Shi Lang, who did not surrender? And your old subordinate, our old friend Jin Zhihuan, is now the governor of Jiangxi, and has been named a vassal. Only Wu Sangui, and Mandahai was unwilling to forgive. That was because Wu Sangui led Qing troops into the pass, and his crime was too great, and Mandahai was because of humiliating the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. We can't rank the crimes we committed, right?" Zhang Yingxiang questioned.

"Wu Sangui leads Qing troops into the pass, but we turn against each other in front of the battlefield and rebels from 200,000 troops, causing Nanzhili to lose the western barrier at once, and his crime is still small. Besides, our sons are all in the capital? Do you want to lose the queen?"

"Then..., what should I do? I can't beat it."

Zhang Yingxiang and Xu Ensheng thought about it, and felt that what Zuo Menggeng said made sense. They looked at each other and asked hesitantly.

"If you can't compete with me, then you can win your mind."

"Go ahead of your wisdom?"

"Yes, false surrender!"
Chapter completed!