Zuo Mengeng was panicked when he saw this.
He was a second-generation ancestor who relied on his father's protection and had never personally led an army.
Now that Zuo Liangyu was suddenly shot to death by a cold arrow, Zuo Mengeng naturally had to take on the important task of commanding the Zuo army.
He was stunned for a moment, and was reminded by a soldier before he returned to reality and realized the seriousness of the problem.
Zuo Mengeng forced himself to calm down and imitated Zuo Liangyu's example in dispatching troops, punishing generals and giving orders.
Fortunately, the Zuo family army is still very united.
These are Zuo Liangyu's direct descendants, and they will not surrender even if they die in battle.
Huang Degong observed quietly.
After Zuo Liangyu died, the Zuo army was leaderless and could not hold on for long even if they resisted.
Huang Degong had no sympathy for these rebels.
Since they wanted to fight to the end, Huang Degong would help them.
"Kill them all, leaving no one behind" Huang Degong gave the order, and the Ming army's offensive became more fierce.
Although they don't have many firecrackers, cold weapons such as waist knives and spears are obviously more powerful in close combat.
The left army tried to break out several times but was forced back by the spear formation.
Zuo Mengeng was so angry that his teeth itched.
He had already seen that Huang Degong wanted to consume them alive.
If these spearmen are not dealt with, it will be impossible to break through successfully.
Zuo Mengeng was heartbroken, turned around and said to Xu Yong: "General Xu, lead two thousand men to open a gap, and we will fight out."
Xu Yong is the most powerful general next to Zuo Liangyu after Li Guoying.
Zuo Menggeng naturally thinks of him first when he encounters difficulties.
Unexpectedly, Xu Yong smiled and said: "Young Marshal, can you agree to a certain request?"
Zuo Mengeng frowned, feeling very unhappy.
He was so confused that he still wanted to make a request.
If everyone can't break out, they will all die on the bank of the Yangtze River.
However, he still asked in a deep voice: "What does General Xu want?"
Xu Yong laughed ferociously and suddenly his expression changed.
He took out his sword and slashed Zuo Mengeng's neck.
"I'll lend you my head."
This incident happened so suddenly that Zuo Mengeng had no time to react.
The waist knife was suddenly chopped down, Zuo Mengeng's head flew up, and blood spurted out like a pillar.
After a while, the headless body fell to the ground with a thud.
Zuo Menggeng's head rolled to Xu Yong's feet.
He picked it up and said, "I have killed Zuo Menggeng.
Quickly put down your weapons and surrender."
The soldiers of the left army who were fighting were stunned.
Marshal Zuo Liangyu is dead, and Marshal Zuo Mengeng is also dead.
Why are they still fighting?
The weapons in their hands slipped from their hands, and they subconsciously fell to the ground and held their heads.
Huang Degong was also stunned.
He didn't expect it to happen suddenly.
Xu Yong is Zuo Liangyu's confidant general, and his status is second only to Li Guoying.
Li Guoying fought hard until the end and was captured.
But Xu Yong betrayed Zuo Mengeng without hesitation.
Although this result was very beneficial to Huang Degong, he still had to despise Xu Yong.
People who are treacherous are not worthy of admiration after all.
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But the next question is equally thorny.
What should we do with so many leftist soldiers?
It seems a little inappropriate to kill them, after all, they all surrendered.
Let's not kill him.
It's a huge problem to have so many people in custody.
And what should we do with Xu Yong, who has made great achievements?
Huang Degong only felt a headache.
He wouldn't even frown if he was asked to go into battle to kill the enemy, but it was very difficult to deal with this kind of problem.
Fortunately, news came at this time that Ma Jinzhong and Jin Shenghuan had led their troops towards Jiujiang.
With these troops, the imperial army had an absolute advantage over the surrendered rebels, and there would be no trouble even if they were detained.
Huang Degong then ordered that all the surrendered rebels be tied up and detained on the spot until Jin and Ma arrived before making a decision.
Yuan Jixian witnessed a hearty victory at the head of Jiujiang City.
Huang Degong calculated almost all possibilities, allowing Zuo Jun to walk into the trap step by step without knowing it.
Yuan Jixian felt a little regretful that Huang Degong did not capture Zuo Liangyu and his son alive.
If the two thieves can be captured alive and presented to the prison, the Holy Emperor will be delighted.
But killing the two of them in the formation was a great achievement.
Yuan Jixian immediately ordered people to pickle the heads of Zuo Liangyu and Zuo Menggeng with lime and send them to Nanjing on a special trip.
As for how to write this good news, Yuan Jixian had to think carefully.
Logically speaking, Huang Degong made the greatest contribution by killing Zuo Liangyu.
But the reason why Zuo Liangyu was driven to Jiujiang was because generals Ma Jinzhong and Jin Shenghuan, led by Du Yinxi, suddenly launched an attack and killed Zuo Liangyu, which caused chaos.
Of course, the role of Han Zhaoan, the commander-in-chief of the Dongting Lake Navy, is also very important.
If he hadn't tried his best to fight against Zuo's navy and buy time for Huang Degong to deploy a river blockade upstream, it would have been difficult to finally force Zuo Liangyu to land.
The Dongting Lake Navy was completely wiped out in this battle, which made Yuan Jixian very heartbroken.
He had decided to take credit for these fallen soldiers in the victory report, so that these good men of the Ming Dynasty would not have to worry about what happened after their death.
Of course, this incident also reminded Yuan Jixian that if he wants to build a sharp navy, just relying on numbers will not work.
No matter how hard the soldiers train and fight bravely, it will be of no use if the warship itself is too weak.
Strong ships and powerful artillery are the basis for a strong navy, and to achieve this requires spending a lot of money.
Although Yuan Jixian has the reputation of being the governor of the military affairs of the four provinces, in fact, the one he can actually control is Jiangxi.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, most of the taxes collected by the local government were paid directly to the court, and the local government could only keep a small part for daily expenses.
Yuan Jixian was not greedy for money, so he had no other income except this small portion of tax money.
It would be difficult to raise a fleet as powerful as the Zuojun navy with this little tax money.
Yuan Jixian decided to mention this in the good news to test the court's attitude.
If the imperial court is willing to allocate money for him to build a navy, that would be the best.
As for the captives Yuan Jixian, they are all going to be taken to the capital.
He has no habit of killing people.
Although these people are all rebels who have committed heinous crimes, since they have surrendered, they should be taken to Nanjing to wait for the imperial court's decision.
Even if they want to be killed, they should be killed according to national laws, and the punishment should be clear and canonical to warn the world.
As for Xu Yong, who suddenly killed Zuo Mengeng, Yuan Jixian planned to send him to Nanjing, but he did not need to tie his hands and feet on the way, and he could only be closely monitored.
This person is a general under Zuo Liangyu, and he has been with Zuo Liangyu since he launched the rebellion.
If Zuo Liangyu had not been shot to death, Xu Yong would definitely not have killed Zuo Mengeng and surrendered.
Therefore, his surrender was only a last resort, purely for self-preservation.
It is up to His Majesty to decide how to deal with this person
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