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He came to Zhang Shun's side.
They're fooling the soldiers.
They said that getting themselves ashore would be a meritorious act.
He was quite adept at ways to save his life.
"Your humble servant, xxx, pays his respects to the General!"
A group of officials immediately knelt down.
Now all I want is to survive.
They no longer cared about maintaining appearances.
These people had not yet stood up.
One of the soldiers swam ashore.
Holding half an arm in his arms,
They charged madly toward Zhang Shun.
After being stopped by Zhang Shun's personal guards,
The soldier knelt down with a thud, raised his arms, and shouted.
"General, this is the traitor Tong Guan."
"I only managed to grab a small portion,"
"I dare not ask for great credit,"
"Please grant me a small reward, General!"
The civil officials turned pale with fright.
They all hid behind Zhang Shun.
They were afraid that soldiers would come and dismember their bodies.
The chaos lasted for nearly an hour.
The battlefield finally quieted down.
Zhang Shun ordered the civil officials to lead the surrendered soldiers to clear out the spoils of war.
Not only were the puppet emperor and empress dowager captured,
There was also a great deal of treasure that Tong Guan had plundered from maritime merchants.
One of them was a three-foot-tall red coral.
Zhang Shun was extremely envious.
He smacked his lips and muttered to himself.
"Take this treasure back and present it to His Majesty."
"I suppose my mistake of sending troops without authorization can be overlooked."
"Ta-da!"
Just then, the soldiers on guard duty on the hilltop sounded a warning gong.
Zhang Shun quickly went over to ask what was going on.
The sentry also rushed down the mountain, panting heavily, and said...
"Several boats are coming from ahead,"
"There are still quite a few soldiers standing on the ship!"
"Form ranks to defend against the enemy!"
Zhang Shun brought more than 700 soldiers from Kuizhou.
They quickly formed a defensive formation on the shore.
The captured soldiers who had not yet been incorporated into the army,
They were also ordered to board the ship.
Numerous boats blocked the Minjiang River.
To guard against the enemy rushing over in their ships.
But then they saw several boats coming from upstream.
Logged in early and just stood there dumbfounded.
A general ran up alone and knelt down.
“Shen E, the Defense Commissioner of Mingzhou,”
"Greetings, Your Excellency General of the Great Ming!"
Chapter 1810 You guys are so loyal!
"Mingzhou? You're soldiers from eastern Zhejiang?"
Zhang Shun frowned.
This general named Shen E said,
“At the beginning of the year, we went to Fujian with Tong Guan to suppress bandits.”
"Because they insisted on going back to their hometown,"
"Tong Guan no longer trusts us."
"Many brothers were left behind in Tingzhou and Jianning by Tong Guan."
“A few days ago, we accompanied Xin Xingzong to Jianzhou to suppress the bandits,”
"We were stopped halfway by Nan Jianzhou City,"
"Xin Xingzong then ordered the troops to withdraw and return to Fuzhou."
Zhang Shun asked, "Where is Xin Xingzong?"
Shen E replied, "Last night he led his troops to land and set up camp at Baisha Town."
"They even let their troops loot Baisha Town."
"Two ships escaped after the general killed them."
"I ran into Xin Xingzong in Baisha Town,"
"Xin Xingzong then fled with the victorious army,"
“He abandoned all of us soldiers from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.”
Shen E was actually very guilty.
Because of the looting of Minqing County and Baisha Town
These soldiers from Zhejiang also participated throughout the entire process.
One by one,
His hands were covered in blood.
However, everyone is looking forward to returning to Zhejiang.
Moreover, their path was blocked by Jianzhou and Nan Jianzhou.
They had no choice but to risk coming here to surrender to Zhang Shun.
Zhang Shun inquired about the situation in detail, and Xie Ruyi spoke up.
"If anyone in Nan Jian Prefecture tries to stop us,"
"Xin Xingzong could only flee to Youxi."
"Then we'll cross mountains and valleys,"
"Collect ships at the Qingyang Ironworks,"
"We'll head straight down the Xixi River to Quanzhou,"
"Once you reach Quanzhou, you can take a sea voyage to escape to Guangzhou."
"What prefectures and counties are along the way?"
"And what about the specific terrain?" Zhang Shun asked.
Xie Ruyi said, "They are all continuous mountain ranges."
"The route will pass through three counties: Minqing, Youxi, and Qingxi (Anxi)."
"General, you'd better not pursue them."
"Xin Xingzong simply disembarked at any place,"
"Once we're in the mountains, we'll have to send a large army to search them."
"I suggest we don't force him into the mountains,"
"General, you may take a sea voyage to Quanzhou ahead of time,"
"Wait for Xin Xingzong to lead his troops into the trap."
Zhang Shun asked, "Is Quanzhou his only escape route?"
Xie Ruyi said, "Fujian is full of mountains."
"There are only a few easy roads to travel on."
"Xin Xingzong doesn't have to go to Quanzhou,"
"But the march was extremely difficult,"
"It could very well lead to a mutiny within the victorious army."
"To appease the soldiers and to facilitate their escape,"
"Xin Xingzong will most likely head to Quanzhou."
Zhang Shun thought Xie Ruyi was a talented person and asked...
"What's your name?"
Xie Ruyi replied, "My name is Xie Ruyi, formerly the Vice Prefect of Jianzhou."
He was promoted to Fujian Provincial Judicial Commissioner for his meritorious service in suppressing bandits.
"You've even led troops in battle?" Zhang Shun asked with a smile.
Xie Ruyi said, "It's just about wiping out a band of bandits from Jianzhou."
"I would never dare to show off my limited skills in front of the general."
Zhang Shun said, "Fuzhou is temporarily under your responsibility."
"You're in charge of civil affairs,"
"Yang Yingcheng was in charge of the surrendered soldiers,"
"Wait for the imperial court to send someone to take over."
Zhao Qian also wanted to show off.
"The bandit Fan is causing trouble in Jianzhou,"
"The governor of Nan Jian Prefecture also controlled his own army and ruled independently."
"General, you may write letters to these two states,"
"Order them to immediately submit to my Great Ming,"
"To prevent the chaos from escalating further."
"The soldiers from Tingzhou and Jianning of Liangzhe,"
"We can send General Shen E to persuade them to surrender,"