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Chapter 1,153 The Zheng family surrenders

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    During the heavy rain, groups of Xingyang defenders lined up from the city gate and walked out of the city. Under the supervision of the navy's armored cavalry, they set up temporary tents. The heavy armored infantry led by Liu Rengui entered the city and completely took over Xingyang.  defense.

    Zheng Rentai did not dare to cause trouble, so he handed over the defense honestly and cooperated wholeheartedly. At the same time, he assisted the navy to appease the people, merchants and people from all walks of life in the city, and quickly stabilized Xingyang City.

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    In the main hall of Zheng's mansion, Liu Rengui sat in the middle, accompanied by Prime Minister Zheng Rentai, and the others were waiting outside the hall.

    Zheng Rentai held the teacup in his hand and opened his mouth to speak, but hesitated. Finally, he let out a long sigh, shook his head, and took a sip of tea.

    In the past, tea that tasted sweet and sweet turned out to be full of bitterness when it entered the throat

    This time, the Shandong aristocratic family sided with the King of Jin, who wanted to take over the court and regain the central power that had been lost since the two Jin Dynasties. They had no choice but to recruit private soldiers to support Tongguan, and tied up with the King of Jin to fight. The purpose of this was  To create greater glory, after all, since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Guanlong clan has occupied the core of power and grabbed the interests of the world, which has really made Shandong families salivate and hate them like crazy.

    "But who would have expected that God's calculations are not as good as those of man's calculations, and now he has ended up in defeat. He can only beg for mercy, and he still doesn't know what the future will be like

    ¡°Compared with the panicked Zheng Rentai, Liu Rengui is naturally satisfied and has high morale.

    Looking at the tea cup in front of him, he didn¡¯t mean to take it and take a sip. Instead, he asked with a smile: ¡°I wonder what the Duke¡¯s plan is?¡±

    Zheng Rentai glanced at the cup of tea in front of Liu Rengui, sighed softly, and said: "Ms. Zheng made mistakes before, was deceived by others, and did wrong things. She didn't dare to argue shamelessly, and just waited for His Majesty to deal with it.  As for the present moment, I naturally only obey His Majesty¡¯s orders, and if General Liu has orders, the Zheng family will never disobey them.¡±

    Now that the matter has come to this, let's completely abandon the King of Jin and draw the boundaries clearly instead of vacillating between Qin, Mu and Chu. Otherwise, after being used by others, they may be thrown aside and stepped on again.  .

    " Taking the wrong side is the biggest taboo of aristocratic families, but it is not the end of the road. At most, it will take dozens or even hundreds of years to change things, manage, and wait for the situation to change.  But if you stand wrong and make the same mistake again and again, that is the way to death. A wise man cannot do this.

    If you make a mistake, just correct it.

    Liu Rengui rapped his knuckles on the table twice, smiled kindly, and said in a sincere tone: "The Duke is a smart man, and it is really comfortable and refreshing to deal with smart people In this case, I would like to ask the Duke to come over."  The garrison in the city will take a short rest and set off for Luoyang in three days. If Luoyang can be captured, His Majesty will surely be pleased and generous with rewards."

    Zheng Rentai cursed secretly in his heart, but felt confused on his face: "Thisit's not that I don't want to obey the order, it's really that I'm powerless. The Qingzhuang people near Xingyang were sent to Tongguan by me long ago. Now it's too late to regret it. The guards in the city  The army suffered heavy losses at the hands of General Liu's Tiger Tigers, with corpses everywhere. How could there be any remaining strength to attack Luoyang? General Liu needs to be considerate of this matter. In my opinion, it is General Liu who leads the army and is responsible for attacking the enemy. I will organize  Manpower will be provided from behind, and all food, ammunition, and baggage will be provided by the Zheng family. If there are any mistakes, let us deal with them!"

    Now that the Zheng family has been internally divided, one of the three direct branches is about to be wiped out, and the remaining two are also greatly damaged. If they take on the important task of attacking Luoyang again and lose another wave, how many people will be left?

    I¡¯m afraid that without His Majesty¡¯s suppression, the Zheng family in Xingyang would have been destroyed long ago

    Even the food, ordnance, and baggage to supply the navy had to be raised bit by bit, almost draining the entire family. After all, when supporting Tongguan before, there was no room left.

    The current Zheng family is almost exhausted

    But Liu Rengui still failed to understand. He shook his head and said solemnly: "The Shandong family supported the Jin Dynasty's rebellion. They will not be forgiven and their crimes must be punished. Whether the Zheng family in Xingyang was deceived or disloyal and treason still needs your Majesty to find out."  To put it bluntly, it still depends on the Xingyang Zheng family¡¯s ability to turn around and change their ways for good. The Duke must not think that the general will use this to consume the Zheng family.¡±

    Since you are on the wrong team, how can you change it if you want to?

    You have to show sincerity.

    Zheng Rentai hesitated in his heart and picked up the teacup to drink water again, with nothing else on his mind.

    Liu Rengui¡¯s words sounded nice, but his methods were ruthless. He made it clear that he wanted to push the Zheng family in Xingyang to the front line. Not only did he completely express his attitude of breaking with the Shandong family, but he also wanted to use the Luoyang defenders to consume the foundation of the Zheng family in Xingyang.

    "But this is an obvious conspiracy. Even though they know each other clearly, there is really not much room for shirk.

    After thinking about it for a long time, I finally looked at Liu Rengui with his burning eyes.He nodded slightly and said: "General Liu's words are reasonable. Since the Zheng family in Xingyang made a mistake first, they should naturally admit their mistakes and repent, and express their loyalty to His Majesty. Even if this results in the death of all the descendants of the clan and the loss of the family inheritance,  No matter what!"

    "You can't hide, so how can Liu Rengui let go of the Zheng family in Xingyang so easily?"

    Moreover, judging from the current situation, the chance of King Jin succeeding is almost non-existent, and his defeat will only happen sooner or later. The Zheng family in Xingyang wants to completely cut off the connection with King Jin, so as not to be liquidated after his defeat, no matter how much he pays  The price is worth it.

    In the final analysis, Li Chengqian's national policy is only to "suppress the family members", not to "cut off the family members." Since the Zheng family in Xingyang has tried its best and exhausted all its resources, what else is worth continuing to persecute?

    If you can't, you will escape the robbery in the future

    Thinking of this, I felt much more relaxed, and continued: "It's just that Yuchi Gong is now in Luoyang, supporting the Shandong private army to cross the Yellow River. Although the main force of his command remains in Tongguan, after all, his combat power is unparalleled, and he still needs more support from General Liu. My subordinates  Of course we will not hesitate to sacrifice our soldiers, but if this delays the navy's strategy, it will be unsightly."

    First they recruited private soldiers to enter Tongguan, and then they were defeated in the Battle of Banzhu. Now that the city of Xingyang was destroyed, there was not much left in the Zheng family¡¯s army in Xingyang, and the hastily formed army was just a mob. How could they compete with Yuchi Gong¡¯s hundreds of battles?

    You can consume me if you want, but you can¡¯t just watch me be slaughtered, right?

    Liu Rengui raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Duke, Yuchi Gong has all field troops under his command. Leave it to the general. You can just be responsible for attacking the city. As long as Luoyang City is captured, it will be a great achievement."

    Zheng Rentai breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "Good!"

    Like Xingyang, the troops near Luoyang were almost completely depleted, and what remained in the city was only a ragtag group of people. As long as Liu Rengui restrained Yuchigong, it would not be difficult to capture Luoyang.

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    At random, Zheng Rentai gathered his troops and reorganized them. The number of people who could fight was between six and seven thousand. In order to express his trust in Liu Rengui and prove that he had completely surrendered to Li Chengqian, he even transferred all the troops in the city outside the city, leaving only Liu Rengui behind.  More than a thousand people guarded the Zheng family's ancestral hall and ancestral home, and handed over the entire Xingyang city to Liu Rengui.

    "Then they gathered all the food, fodder, weapons and equipment in the treasury, organized the ragtag group, broke out of camp and headed straight for Luoyang.

    As a result, just after dispatching troops, news came back from the scouts that Yuchi Gong had abandoned Luoyang and led his troops back to Tongguan

    Zheng Rentai did not feel relaxed.

    Although the possible loss of troops and generals caused by the storming of Luoyang was avoided, the real tough battle after the capture of Luoyang was at Hangu Pass.

    With Liu Rengui¡¯s coldness and ruthlessness, he is afraid that these soldiers and horses under his command, which he has finally put together, will become a ¡°death squad¡± to attack Hangu Pass

    But even so, what can he do?

    We can only hope that this war will end quickly, leaving a trace of the Zheng family in Xingyang, and then serving as a "hound" to contain the Shandong family, and giving them some room for development, so that the Zheng family in Xingyang can regain some of their strength.

    That¡¯s all.

    No matter what, the Zheng family in Xingyang will completely bid farewell to the ranks of the world's top families and become a second- or even third-rate family

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    Liu Rengui naturally didn't care about Zheng Rentai's feelings. He was able to capture Xingyang City and completely open up the line from the canal to the Yellow River, so that the navy's land and sea forces could enter the Yellow River unimpeded and approach Tongguan. Half of the strategic goal was accomplished.

    After driving Zheng Rentai out of Xingyang, Liu Rengui sat in the city and completely took over the defense, and then sent people to Huating Town to deliver a message asking Su Dingfang to send more reinforcements.  As long as Luoyang is captured, the army can reach the Hangu Pass. Even if it cannot break through the pass for a while, it can still completely control the Shanmen Gorge. If the natural moat cannot stop the navy from going upstream, the overall situation is decided.

    When the navy can cross Hangu Pass and there is no danger at Tongguan, what else can the King of Jin do?

    The situation is excellent.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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