Zhou Xian turned to Yu Wen and said, "Is the information sent by Nan Chu useful?"

Yu Wen nodded, "The contents are mainly two parts. One part is the situation of the Qing Dynasty's troops stationed in various places, and the other part is the basic situation of the Qing army officials and generals who stayed in Chenyang. Nan Chu wrote very detailedly, so he should have prepared these things long ago. He probably had the intention to surrender to our army a long time ago."

Zhou Xian smiled faintly and said, "The Qing Dynasty gradually became stronger after annexing other Jurchen tribes. Among them, the hatred between them and Yehe Jurchens was the deepest. However, the Qing Dynasty won many battles over the years, which benefited other Jurchens, and thus covered up the contradictions and hatred between them. As long as the Qing Dynasty encountered difficulties, these people would jump out one after another. And because they were already within the ruling class of the Qing Dynasty, they could cause fatal damage to the Qing Dynasty at critical moments."

After saying that, Zhou Xian looked up at Yu Wen, "Don't contact Nan Chu easily in the future. The deeper the pawn, the better. From the information he gave, some people were selected to have a gap with the bannermen, and they were easily persuaded to persuade Han officials and generals. Send people to contact them to see if they can persuade them to surrender to our army? As for some people who take the initiative to surrender to the Manhu and have no shame. Recruiting them will defile the reputation of our army."

Yu Wen nodded, "Yes, my subordinates will handle this matter later."

Zhou Xian said: "Also, spread false news to the Qing Dynasty. If an official has secretly contacted us, the Qing Dynasty will have defected to our army and prepare for an uprising in the last battle. There can be some real news occasionally so that they can't figure out the true and false, and disrupt the Qing Dynasty's internal affairs to the greatest extent."

Zhou Xian turned to Li Dingguo Highway: "Ningyu, in the battle of Xiuyan City, did the Qing general you captured have a surname of Zu?"

Li Dingguo nodded and said, "The general's name is Zu Zizhuang, and he is the son of Zu Dashou's adopted son Zu Zerun."

Zhou Xian asked: "Where is he now?"

Li Dingguodao: "With all the Qing army captives, I'm moving stones in Bianmen Town! The reason I remember him is because this kid cried so hard to survive and kept begging for mercy."

Zhou Xian said: "Let him go! And the sons and nephews of the Han generals are also released."

Li Dingguo frowned, "Let me go? Just let them go?"

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "Didn't you kill all the most sinful people? Although the ones left behind were generals of the Qing army, they would not die. After digging stones for more than two months, I believe that some of them should be willing to serve us. Let them write a letter of surrender and then let them go. I will write another letter to let Zu Zizhuang take it back to Zu Dashou."

Li Dingguodao: "Zu Dashou? Is he Wu Sangui's uncle?"

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "The Zu family is a famous party in Liaodong. Before the Battle of Songshan, it was the main force in fighting against the Manchu captivity. The two surrenders to the Qing Dynasty were more of a helpless move after his power was poor. Because of the influence of his Zu family in Liaodong, although Zu Dashou could not continue to command troops after his surrender to the Qing Dynasty, his sons and nephews served as deputy generals and generals in the Qing Dynasty, and there were many guerrillas. If he could convince Zu Dashou, even if he had a little influence on his sons and nephews, it would have gained a lot on our army."

Li Dingguo frowned, "Aren't you afraid that they will report this matter directly to the Qing army after they go back?"

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "So what if it is reported? Don't forget that they are Han people, and the Han people who once betrayed their ancestors and surrendered to them. Will those bannermen trust them again? And these people have various relationships with the Qing army, and the Qing Dynasty cannot kill them directly because this will cause the backlash from the Han generals. These people are used to plant a suspicion within the Qing Dynasty, and I also need these people to bring messages to their elders. Now perhaps those Han generals will hesitate, but in the future, when the Qing Dynasty declines, they may receive unexpected miraculous effects."

Gaizhou City, the south city wall.

The cold wind whistles and snowflakes flutter.

Hundreds of Qing soldiers were curled up in the snow nest on the top of the city, leaning against the wall, trembling with coldness.

Half awake and half asleep, a crackling sound suddenly came, which shocked them to stand up suddenly. They held their weapons tightly in their hands and looked down at the city in horror.

But they soon discovered that it was a false alarm.

Not far away, fireworks spread out in the air, emitting dazzling light. The crackling sound of firecrackers was the sound of firecrackers, and the cold sky of winter sounded in my ears.

One of the young soldiers looked at the sky and said, "What are they doing?"

Another older man reacted and cursed, "Damn it, it's New Year's Eve today, it's New Year."

Another man said, "You said, can they eat dumplings today?" As he said that, he licked his lips and his eyes shone.

No one answered him, and everyone was silent.

The light of fireworks shone on their faces, one looked sadder than the other.

President Qian of the City Visitor came over and shouted loudly: "Everything you can see, go back to sleep. They set off fireworks and firecrackers to make us relax our vigilance. Maybe they will attack the city tonight. At that time, we will not be able to survive. Let's go and don't watch it blindly anymore."

The soldiers guarding the city lowered their heads and retracted back to the corner of the city, but at this moment they were no longer sleepy.

"A steamed bun and a bowl of porridge a day. Even if they don't attack the city, they will starve to death if they are hungry for a while." A soldier complained.

"Shh! Wu Crook, why are you complaining about? Why did you get the two slaps this afternoon, have you forgotten so quickly?" Another soldier lowered his voice to remind him.

"It was only in front of you that I dared to say this. Now the Ke Liao army surrounded the Gaizhou city like an iron barrel. I think it will be impossible to defend this place sooner or later."

Another soldier came forward, "Have you heard of it? General Shang killed all his horses."

"Why did he kill his horse!"

"Why? It's too short of food! A horse can eat for ten people a day, but it can't afford to raise horses. Now the Ke Liao army has dug three trenches around the city, and people in the city cannot get out, and the supplies outside the city cannot be transported in."

Wu Crook snorted and said, "I don't care whether they kill horses or not. I just want when the big men above will be full and can give me a piece of bone to gnaw. Now, those who are thin and poor in water every day will starve to death one day."

His words expressed the voices of everyone and responded to them.

After a while, one of the soldiers said, "How are you talking about Li Daniu now? That kid is really cruel. He killed President Qin and took his head and went to the enemy."

"He! I only know that I must have dumplings now."
Chapter completed!