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Chapter 232 The Fall of Northern Sichuan (Part 2)

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    Although Li Xiteng is extremely powerful in Jinzhou, as a local snake, he is nothing outside Jinzhou.  Therefore, after being captured, Li Xiteng was as well-behaved and obedient as a docile kitten.

    Li Xiteng knew very well that he would not dare to use his identity in front of the Ming army, so he did not dare to be arrogant.

    It has to be said that those who understand current affairs are heroes, and Li Xiteng can also be regarded as a hero.

    ¡° And Li Xiteng also understood that there were countless people in the family who were jealous of his position. He was captured this time, and there were countless people who didn¡¯t want him to go back.

    So in order to save my life and return safely, I surrendered directly.

    Nothing is worse than fate.

    Seeing Qin Qiong, Li Xiteng bowed his head and surrendered directly without any conditions. He was so straightforward that Qin Qiong didn't know what to say.

    Qin Qiong thought about it for a while and decided to release Li Xiteng.

    In fact, Li Xiteng did not play much role in the hands of the Ming army. Regardless of whether he surrendered for real or fake, he could only play a role if he was returned to Jinzhou.

    If you keep it in your hands, are you still waiting for Li to redeem you?

    In fact, regardless of whether Li Xiteng surrendered for real or fake, it did not affect the Ming army's attack on Jinzhou.

    But it was obvious that Li Xiteng was afraid. After being secretly returned to Jinzhou, he immediately summoned his family's strength and prepared to surrender.

    At this time, Chen Yanshou was also panicked because of Chen Zheng's defeat.  Chen Zheng lost most of his troops, and Chen Zheng himself died. He didn't even have a useful general to defend the city.

    Li Xiteng also saw Chen Yanshou's embarrassing situation, so he sent someone to show off with Chen Yanshou and force him to surrender to the Ming army.

    On October 15, the day of the Ghost Festival, Chen Yanshou had people open the city gates and surrender Jinzhou and Yangzhou to the Ming army. At this point, Jinzhou, which the Tang army had managed for more than two years, fell into the hands of the Ming army.

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    Li Xiteng not only surrendered in Jinzhou, but also actively sent a letter to his cousin Li Xiyu, the general manager of Wuzhou, who was far away in Wuzhou, urging him to surrender.

    Li Xiyu is crazy, but his heart is very clear.  Although Li Xiteng is the head of the Li family in Shannan, brothers Li Xizhi and Li Xiyu are the most prominent people in the Li family's official positions.  Only the surrender of the two can support the Shannan Li family's ceiling in the new dynasty.

    Among the four towns in the north, Li Xiyu, the general manager of Wuzhou, should be the one with the least pressure.  Although Wuzhou itself, which governs Wuzhou, Wenzhou, and Fuzhou and nine counties, seems to be a large area, it is surrounded by mountainous areas and the total population does not exceed 10,000 households.

    Tang Jun didn¡¯t pay much attention to this barren land.

    Li Xiyu has 8,000 men and horses, which is better known as the 8,000 army, but the worse is called the 8,000 militiamen. They are all new soldiers. Moreover, the army is extremely short of weapons such as armor, bows and crossbows, and its combat effectiveness is not much better than that of the militia.  .  Moreover, the nominal number of people is 8,000, but in fact, it is only 5,000 or 6,000.

    Relying on this army, Li Xiyu stabilized the place and occupied the Qiang and Hu in the west, which was already stretched.  If the Ming army is added to the mix, it will be even more impossible to fight.

    Fortunately, Changsun Anye, who was stationed in Shanglu County (governing the east bank of the Han River southwest of present-day Li County, Gansu Province), and Zhai Changsun, who was stationed in Huaidao County (governing present-day Dangchang County, Gansu Province), did not have too many troops.

    After the expedition against Shu began, the two were ordered to attack Wuzhou.

    Changsun Anye went south from Yinping Road, while Zhai Changsun went down the Qiang River (the upper reaches of today's Minjiang River). The two troops came from the west and north to encircle Licheng, the general of Wuzhou (which governs today's Gansu Province).  Southeast of Wudu District, Longnan City).

    Li Xiyu was trapped in the city and had no reinforcements.

    ??However, Zhai Changsun and Changsun Anye joined forces, and their strength was similar to that of Li Xiyu. Moreover, the other party had the advantage of the city, so they could not break the city.

    ????????? In fact, Huang Mingliao¡¯s partial army never thought that they could defeat Li Xiyu. The most important purpose was to contain him.

    The two sides were locked in a stalemate for more than half a month, but neither side could win.

    If it were normal, reinforcements would have arrived in more than half a month.  Li Xiyu sent more than ten letters asking for help to Chengdu, but for more than a month, there was no response.

    At this moment, news came from Hanzhong that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji fought for the throne, and the Ming army conquered Lizhou.

    This made Li Xiyu feel like he was struck by lightning.

    "The king of Tang was so wise, how could he give birth to two sons like this?"

    Because Wuzhou is located in a remote location and has been at war with the Ming army, the news spreads slowly, so the news Li Xiyu received was lagging behind. It was already more than October, and he only received the news from more than a month ago.

    Seeing the civil strife in Li Tang and the Ming army's successive victories, Li Xiyu also had strange thoughts.If Li Yuan is still here, he will naturally do his best to be loyal and righteous.  But Li Yuan is dead, so why should Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji deserve his loyalty?

    As the saying goes, "The hozens disperse when the tree falls." It's not that the hozens want to disperse, but that after the big tree falls, there are no new substitutes to protect these hozens, so they have to disperse.

    At this time, Li Xiyu was already determined to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.  It's just that he is worried about his clan and his family in Chengdu.

    For a general like Li Xiyu, whose family records must be pledged in Chengdu.

    Li Xiyu was hesitant and did not dare to act rashly.

    But before Li Xiyu could make any move, news came from Fuzhou that the governor Kong Changxiu asked the Ming army to surrender before the Ming army arrived in Fuzhou.

    An official of Kong Changxiu¡¯s level does not need to keep a home certificate as a pledge, so he was demoted quickly and without any worries.

    When Li Xiyu heard the news, he was anxious and annoyed, and cursed.

    "In vain, Kong Changxiu often said, 'I am a saint, loyal to the emperor and patriotic.' This is what kind of king I am loyal to and what kind of country I love."

    Kong Changxiu surrendered before the Ming army arrived, which was indeed a bit ugly.

    However, Kong Changxiu surrendered early and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty happily and became his Ming Dynasty official, but Li Xiyu had to bear the consequences of the fall of Fuzhou.

    From Fuzhou to the southeast, you can follow Baishui (now the Baishui River in the south of Wen County, Gansu Province) directly to the foot of Wenzhou City.  Li Xiyu's troops were all concentrated in Wuzhou, and Wenzhou was empty of troops and could not stop the Ming army at all.

    "And if Wenzhou is lost, Wuzhou will become an isolated island.

    And while Li Xiyu was hesitating, Li Xiteng's letter was finally delivered to Wuzhou.  In the letter, Li Xiteng told Li Xiyu that the Li family from Shannan had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty with Jinzhou, and at the same time advised Li Xiyu to surrender together.

    Li Xiteng¡¯s letter was the straw that broke the camel¡¯s back.

    Even the Li family has surrendered, and Li Xiyu has made a decision no matter how concerned about his family in Chengdu.  Looking at the situation in Wuzhou, and looking at the chaotic situation in Li Tang, it was difficult for gods to save him anyway, so why should he mislead himself for this.

    On October 30, Li Xiyu ordered people to open the gates of Wuzhou City and surrender Wuzhou and Wenzhou to the Ming Dynasty.

    At this point, the last important point of Li Tangchuan's northern defense line had completely fallen into the hands of Ming Dynasty.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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