Jin Guofeng led Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi to meet with the new Songshan general - the newly promoted Songshan regiment training chief Yang Zhen. At the same time, he also introduced the situation of Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi to Yang Zhen.

It turned out that just last night, while Yang Zhen summoned his generals from the advance battalion to read out the imperial decree, Jin Guofeng also summoned Xia Chengde, Lu Pinqi and other generals from the Songshan garrison in his "General Military Mansion"

They read out the imperial decree to them.

This time, among the Songshan guards, in addition to Jin Guofeng, who had made great contributions in guarding Songshan City, was promoted to the chief officer of the Ningyuan regiment, Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi, who assisted Jin Guofeng in guarding Songshan City, were also promoted respectively.

Xia Chengde, who was formerly a staff general under Songshan's deputy commander-in-chief, was successfully promoted to Songshan's deputy general just like in history.

Lu Pinqi, who was originally a guerrilla subordinate to Songshan's deputy commander-in-chief, was successfully promoted to staff general just like in history.

Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi hoped to take their troops and follow Jin Guofeng to Ningyuan City to take office.

After more than forty days of continuous offensive and defensive battles at Songshan, they were frightened by the Tatars' heavy artillery and fierce attacks.

If it weren't for Jin Guofeng's tenacious will and perseverance, which saved Songshan City from danger several times, they would have been dead by now.

Of course, based on the performance of these two men in the Second Songjin Battle, without Jin Guofeng, it is more likely that they would have surrendered in Kaicheng long ago.

Therefore, this time, Jin Guofeng was able to achieve success and escape from Songshan, which really made Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi, who were already a little frightened, envious.

However, the imperial court's decree was clearly written that they should accept the command of Yang Zhen, the new Songshan regiment training commander. No matter how much they envied Jin Guofeng, they could not follow Jin Guofeng away.

In this way, just like what happened in history, Jin Guofeng was promoted to the chief officer of the Ningyuan regiment, but he could not take away a single soldier of the army in Songshan City.

The only people he could take with him were his two sons and dozens of servants who followed him wherever he went.

Yang Zhen was a little puzzled by this.

Historically, when Jin Guofeng left, he indeed took only his two sons and dozens of servants with him. However, the person who succeeded Jin Guofeng as the Songshan commander-in-chief and became the commander-in-chief of Songshan was Wu Sangui.

Therefore, it is reasonable and understandable that the Songshan garrison, which also belonged to the Liaodong Town Army in history, was left under the command of Wu Sangui.

But this time, it was not Wu Sangui who became the commander-in-chief of Songshan, but himself. Why did Jin Guofeng still fail to take away every soldier?!

Did Emperor Chongzhen make the decision on his own without knowing it, or was Emperor Chongzhen influenced by Gao Qiqian—in the final analysis, was it decided by Zu Dashou?

Although Yang Zhen was a little confused about this situation, he didn't want to cause trouble again.

After all, such a result is ultimately beneficial to me and Songshan City.

Yang Zhen's attitude towards Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi is complicated.

After all, these two men had surrendered to the Manchus in history.

One was dedicated to Songshan in Kaicheng, and the other was dedicated to Xingshan in Kaicheng.

However, he also knew very well that Xia Chengde held on to Songshan City until he was really desperate in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign and then surrendered.

And it was only after Hong Chengchou was captured by the Tatars, Songshan was occupied by the Tatars, and Zu Dashoudu in Jinzhou City had surrendered in Kaicheng that he had no choice but to surrender in Kaicheng and surrender Xingshan City.

Therefore, these two people still seem to be salvageable characters at present.

After much thought, Yang Zhen decided to accept them and try to influence them to prevent them from repeating the mistakes of history.

Yang Zhen enthusiastically accepted Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi's visit, and in front of Jin Guofeng, he declared on the spot that he wanted to "defend the Songshan City with Xiao Gui and Cao Sui", and everything remained unchanged as Jin Guofeng's previous arrangements.

In other words, Songshan Deputy General Xia Chengde and his department of more than a thousand people will continue to guard the West City and the West Gate area; General Lu Pinqi and his department of about 800 people will continue to guard the Nancheng and South Gate area.

After Yang Zhen expressed his stance, Jin Guofeng himself and Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi he brought were very happy. Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi immediately accepted their orders and thanked Yang Zhen.

Yang Zhen originally thought that the handover was completed, but he didn't expect Jin Guofeng to say to him: "General Yang! Vice General Xia and General Lu Shen are both government-controlled officers and soldiers. The flood areas will not change, and there will be no shortage of food and pay. They will be transferred back

General Yang commanded, and Jin was very relieved!

"However, during the previous Tartar siege, Jin mobilized thousands of brave people from the countryside to help defend the city. Now after the war, there are still more than 400 people who need to be resettled! This time, they will be handed over to you too!"

The brave people of more than 400 townships need to be resettled?!

After Yang Zhen heard this, he looked at Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi. He saw that their eyes were looking at their noses, and their noses were looking at their hearts. They were not looking at him at all. He immediately knew in his heart that these brave villagers might be the same person.

"burden"!

However, what the regimental training commander should be responsible for is precisely the brave villagers and the strong people of the place.

To build up the strength of Songshan's brave villagers and people, it is right for Yang Zhen, the Songshan regiment's chief training officer, to take charge of it.

These brave villagers recruited during the war undertook heavy labor and made huge sacrifices during the Songshan attack and defense. Now that the battle to defend the city was won, they were left homeless.

At present, all the dozen or so forts outside Songshan City have been destroyed by the Tatars, and the warriors recruited from outside the city can no longer make a living.

In Songshan City, the Xicheng and Nancheng where residents gathered were almost all destroyed by Tatar heavy artillery bombardment during this city defense battle. Most of the residential buildings that were not destroyed by Tatar heavy artillery were demolished by the defenders.

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The purpose of demolishing the residences in the city was also to make rolling logs and rocks to defend the city.

Therefore, after the siege ended in about two months, the Tunpu village outside the city had turned into a white field, deserted.

At the same time, the residential buildings in the city, especially those in Xicheng and Nancheng, have long been reduced to ruins.

After more than half a month of cleaning up, now it is even a white field.

So, how will the remaining villages and towns be settled with brave people and strong people in the future?

Jin Guofeng is leaving, whether he likes it or not, he will be left behind.

At the same time, Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi, who were already short of food and salary in Songshan City, did not want to take over this hot potato.

Like Jin Guofeng, the two of them are marginalized figures in the Liaodong Town army under Zu Dashou. They are the type that grandma doesn't care for and uncle doesn't like. All his close men and horses are in debt, so how can Jin Guofeng use the leftovers?

Where are the people below?!

This time, after Jin Guofeng introduced Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi, the two defenders of Songshan City, to Yang Zhen, especially after observing Yang Zhen's attitude and listening to Yang Zhen's arrangements for Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi, he immediately went to

Yang Zhen recommended the leaders of the more than 400 brave people from the remaining villages.

This leader of the Songshan people who followed Jin Guofeng to pay homage to Yang Zhen was called An Qinghou. He was in his forties, with a high nose and deep eyes, a full beard, a tall and strong figure, and he looked powerful.

Jin Guofeng introduced Yang Zhen to the situation after Anqing, saying that he was a tanner in Songshan City for generations and was good at tanning leather, especially making saddles.

Because this man was good at making saddles and leather goods, he had many contacts with the garrison in Songshan. After Jin Guofeng came to guard Songshan, he also appreciated him quite a lot and appointed him as the leader of the people in the city.

When the Tatar army invaded Songjin, the villagers outside the city took refuge in the city, and the brave people and people in the countryside inside and outside Songshan were all assigned to this post-Anqing promotion.

However, after two months of repeated offensive and defensive battles, only about 400 people were left out of the originally one or two thousand people in Songshan Township.

As the leader of Minzhuang, after Anqing heard that Jin Guofeng suddenly changed his position as the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan regiment training, and was about to leave Songshan, he naturally came to Jin Guofeng immediately and begged Jin Guofeng to give them an explanation.

Jin Guofeng had no choice but to bring them along, just like handing over the garrison in Songshan City, he also handed over Anqing Hou and more than 400 brave people and civilians from the townships he had promoted to Yang Zhen.

"Brother Yang! Jin originally thought that he would stay in Songshan City next, so I never mentioned this matter to you before! However, I didn't expect that the imperial decree would let Jin go to Ningyuan to do regiment training as a general soldier!

"After Anqing, these people are all local craftsmen and farmers in and around Songshan City. Brother, I can't take them away even if I want to! This time, I can only entrust them all to you, brother!"

"Among them are cobblers, blacksmiths, masons, merchants, farmers, and hunters. The former brother Wei and others defended Songshan City. During this period, they fought many battles to defend the city. They actually made a lot of contributions! Now they stay here

Here in Songshan, if you use it well, it will be a team that cannot be underestimated! From now on - Brother Lao will be yours!"

Jin Guofeng himself also knew that after several battles to defend the city, most of the main force of the more than a thousand brave people in Songshan City were dead.

Most of the remaining people are the old, weak and disabled, as well as the families, women and children of the brave and strong villagers. There are not many people who can fight.

Even Xia Chengde and Lu Pinqi, the generals who had fought alongside him, tried their best to reject him. Is Yang Zhen, the new Songshan commander, willing to accept and place these people?!
Chapter completed!