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Perhaps Zhang Xianzhong was frightened by the speed of the Tai army's eastward advance. On the afternoon of February 12, more than 10,000 people under Zhang Xianzhong hurriedly crossed the river at an inappropriate time.

First, when crossing the river, they were attacked by Chang Deng, deputy commander-in-chief of the left navy, and suffered a minor defeat.

After finally landing, they were defeated by Li Guoying, deputy commander-in-chief of the left army, and were besieged in Daqingshan to the west of Dangtu County.

After reading the information, Liu Sheng couldn't help but shook his head and said, "It seems that Zhang Xianzhong is finished."

Before, Liu Sheng thought that Zhang Xianzhong would seize the opportunity to make trouble in Jiangnan, but he never thought that Zuo Liangyu would escape to Jiangnan before Zhang Xianzhong.

In this case, Zuo Liangyu would definitely not let Zhang Xianzhong mess up Jiangnan - after all, he had regarded Jiangnan as a source of money and food for raising troops.

After passing the information to Zhang Kuang, Liu Sheng looked at the map and said: "Instruct the forwards to march early tomorrow morning, capture Tongling as soon as possible, and march to Taiping Mansion!"

Although the main force led by Liu Sheng spent the night in Guichi, the forwards had already arrived in the Datong and Tongguan Mountain areas west of Tongling.

After the guards went to deliver the order, Zhang Kuang couldn't help but ask: "Does the king want to rescue Zhang Xianzhong's troops?"

Liu Sheng smiled and said: "He is our enemy, not our friend, so why save him? However, if he can persist until our army attacks Dangtu, I wouldn't mind recruiting his tribe."

Although Zhang Xianzhong's fighting skills were mediocre, he did have a keen eye for knowing people. Like Li Zicheng, he had been fighting for many years, and he had indeed trained a number of good generals under his command.

It would still be of some use to recruit them and give them some education and transformation.

Talking about Zhang Xianzhong's Department, Liu Sheng couldn't help but think of the Five Departments of Ge Zuo.

According to the intelligence returned by the spies of the Fifth Division of the Revolutionary Army and Yang Heqing's reaction, the Fifth Division of the Revolutionary Zuo was prepared to accept the surrender of the Wei Division.

However, the five Gezuo tribes seemed to have a lot of ideas about the conditions for recruitment and surrender, and they may not be willing to follow the rules of the Wei tribe.

Yang Heqing is currently in contact with the Five Revolutionary Groups, and it is not known whether they can reach an agreement.

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Hefei.

All the soldiers and horses of Gezuo's fifth battalion gathered here.

When they left the Dabie Mountains in the east, they only had more than 30,000 men, but now their number has doubled to 60,000 to 70,000. Among the new troops, there were both surrendered Ming troops and bandits, as well as young refugees recruited.

Among the five tribes, the Geliyanhe Yilong tribe has the largest number of soldiers and horses, with 17,000 to 8,000 men.

Next is King He Jin of Zuo Jin, with 14,000 to 5,000 people.

There are only more than 10,000 people in the three divisions: Lin Yancheng, the king of troubled times, Ma Shouying of Lao Huihui, and Liu Xiyao, the king of fighting times.

In addition to the five tribes, there are also some small tribes of bandits, and their leaders have their own names, with thousands of followers, such as Yi Dou Gu, Earthen Pot, Sky-turning Harrier, etc.

Because among the five bandits, He Yilong was the most brave and good at fighting, and He Jin was the best at commanding and winning over people's hearts, so they were called the Five Bandits of Gezuo.

Although the five Ge Zuo tribes captured most of Luzhou Prefecture, they still behaved like rogue bandits, plundering money and food from a place and then leaving without governance.

Previously, they and Zhang Xianzhong captured Huoshan, Lu'an Prefecture, Shucheng, and Hefei.

Due to disagreements, Zhang Xianzhong went south and captured Chaoxian, Hanshan, Hezhou and other places.

The five Gezuo tribes are still in Hefei, while Liu'an Prefecture, Huoshan and Shucheng are all abandoned.

Hefei is under the rule of the government, with a tall city and ample money and food. Even with sixty or seventy thousand soldiers and horses, it can last for several months.

Therefore, the life of the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo was really comfortable during this period - they would have been even more comfortable if there had been no incident of the enemy's eastward advance.

That night, the five people gathered again in the lobby of the prefect's Yamen to have a banquet and discuss important matters.

Various dishes made by famous chefs in Hefei were brought out one after another and placed on various tables; fine wine was placed on an altar, and the wine bowls were either made of fine porcelain or gold and silver.

The five of them each held an enchanting woman in their arms and played with her up and down.

After eating, drinking and having fun in a somewhat silent atmosphere for a while, He Yilong suddenly pushed the woman in his arms away and said, "Well, it seems that no one is in the mood to enjoy themselves. How about we just settle the matter first?"

He Jin nodded, "Let's discuss things first."

Then several people drove the women out.

He Yilong claimed to be the boss of the five Ge Zuo tribes, so he spoke first: "Tomorrow the envoys from the Wei tribe are coming. What do you think about the surrender of Wei?"

Lin Chengcheng smiled and said, "Since you want to discuss something, shouldn't you make a start?"

"Let's start from the beginning!" He Yilong slapped the table, "We now have an army of 60,000 to 70,000 people, and about 30,000 elite soldiers, and they occupy most of Luzhou Prefecture.

For surrendering with people and land, the man named Liu should at least give each of us a general soldier's pawn, right? "

He Jin took a slow sip of wine and said, "Well, I heard that the military system of the Wei tribe is very different from that of the Ming Dynasty. There is no general soldier, but there are some brigade commanders and division commanders."

"Then what is their biggest general position currently? How many troops can they command?"

"Commander, it is said that he can command 30,000 to 40,000 troops."

He Yilong's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he said: "This is better than the Ming Dynasty - the highest general position in the Ming Dynasty is the chief military officer. To be honest, he can only unite about 10,000 troops.

That man surnamed Liu was so generous that he actually commanded 30,000 to 40,000 troops and was not afraid of rebellion by his generals? "

The reason why the Five Divisions of Gezuo were unique among the peasant armies in the late Ming Dynasty and was often mentioned separately is that the Five Divisions were mainly deserters from the border troops in the early days.

For example, He Yilong, He Jin, and Ma Shouying were all from the Ming Dynasty's border troops.

Therefore, several people are quite familiar with the Ming Dynasty's military system.

Liu Xiyao said at this time, "Well, we want a division commander, and someone named Liu may not be willing to give it. It's better to have a brigade commander who will be more reliable."

"How many troops can the brigade commander command?"

"Ten thousand people will come."

He Yilong's eyes flashed slightly after hearing this, and he said: "It would be more suitable for you to have a brigade commander. There are nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses under my command now, and one brigade commander is probably not enough.

There are also people like Yi Dou Gu and Cun Guan who have to make arrangements, right? It would be better to count them as a group and give the person named Liu to the teacher.

Tomorrow the envoy will come, and everyone will try their best to talk about it - if he becomes a division commander, he can protect everyone even if he surrenders. "

"Haha, easy to say."

No matter what they thought in their hearts, He Jin and others agreed with their mouths.

In their view, just giving him a general position would be a benefit at no cost to the generals, so there was no reason not to agree.

After discussing the matter, several people felt relieved and began to eat meat and drink wine. Not only did they call back all the enchanting women who had been sent away before, they even called in musicians and dancers to listen to music and enjoy dancing.

The next day.

The Weibu envoy arrived at Hefei City under the protection of a group of soldiers.

Five people were received at the government office.

Seeing that the envoy was young, only in his twenties, the five people suddenly felt uneasy.

Lin Chengcheng asked: "May I ask what your position in the Wei tribe is worth?"

The messenger said: "I am Huang Jialing, military and political officer of the first brigade and battalion of the first division."

Battalion military officer?

He Jin and others looked at each other, and for a moment they couldn't figure out what kind of official this was.

He Yilong asked directly: "How many soldiers and horses do you control?"

Huang Jialing said: "Military and political officials do not care about soldiers and horses. They are only responsible for teaching soldiers to study, guiding their thoughts, and supervising military discipline."