The final breakthrough of the organization still ended in a crushing defeat, with less than 40,000 brothers remaining, and more than half of them were lost.

It was already mid-to-late July, and Gao Yingxiang and others were besieged in the Chexiang Gorge for more than a month. They knew that if they continued like this, the final way out would inevitably be to eliminate the entire army and they had to think of other ways.

What they did not expect was that some problems occurred in the government troops outside.

From early July to mid-late July, the bandits organized many breakthroughs, and each battle was tragic. The Ming soldiers waiting at the entrance of the gorge suffered as heavy losses, killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of them.

The official army was drawn by the four provincial and military officials, and after many suppression, there was finally a disharmonious factor.

The generals of each province found Chen Qiyu because of the loss of troops. They were not convinced. Some soldiers in some provinces suffered greater losses and some were slightly better, but everyone's treatment was the same.

Chen Qiyu also had a headache.

The bandits persisted beyond his imagination. They originally thought that the battle could be completely over within a month. Now, a month has passed and the bandits have suffered huge losses, but they still insisted. The losses of the soldiers he led were close to 30,000, and the blow to the soldiers was also very big.

If it weren't for the encouragement of Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Pu, he would have thought of organizing soldiers to rush into the carriage gorge and completely wipe out the bandits.

The court was also waiting for news. Zhang Fengyi, the Minister of War, was even more anxious. He often sent imperial edicts and even sent envoys to inquire about the progress of the war. At present, the court no longer cared about how many bandits had been wiped out, but instead cared about when this bandit could be completely eliminated.

The long-term rain also hit the morale of the imperial soldiers.

All the factors combined, Chen Qiyu's thoughts have undergone subtle changes.

Seeing that the great military achievements are at your fingertips, you can't get them. If you completely wipe out this bandit, you will be promoted. You may become the Minister of the Six Ministers or the Dushi Envoy. If you are lucky, you may be able to enter the cabinet.

This is a huge temptation, something that no one can resist.

July 21st. Late at night.

Three bandits came out of the entrance of the canyon. They held white flags and did not carry weapons.

Soon, the three were taken to the officer. At this time, Chen Qiyu and others had already rested and the officer did not disturb him.

The three brought the news, and the general made a decision and surrendered to the official army.

Before the officer could express his opinion, the other four bandits were brought in and they carried the boxes.

The officer asked the guards to leave temporarily.

The box was opened and it was full of gold and silver. It seemed, plus it was more than ten thousand taels of silver.

Faced with great temptation, the officer's attitude changed significantly.

After a night of negotiations, before dawn, the bandits returned to the carriage gorge.

Late at night on the 22nd, there were still seven bandits who walked out of the gorge again. This time, there were several officers waiting for them, and three boxes were carried out, filled with gold and silver.

There is even a line of jewelry.

The officers took away jewelry and gold and silver.

Early in the morning of the 23rd, more than ten officers entered Chen Qiyu's tent.

About half an hour later, the officers walked out with a smile on their faces.

Zhang Pu discovered this and entered the tent.

Chen Qiyu and Lu Xiangsheng were both inside the tent, with smiles on their faces and a kind of relieved smile. It seemed that they had encountered some happy events.

When Chen Qiyu saw Zhang Pu coming in, he spoke for the first time that he would recommend Zhang Pu to the court after this war.

Zhang Pu was very surprised. During this period, Chen Qiyu had almost no smile on his face. Why is he so happy today?

Chen Qiyu took the initiative to explain the reason. It turned out that the bandits in the carriage were unable to bear it anymore and decided to surrender to the court.

Zhang Pu instinctively felt that it was wrong. It was time for this. The imperial army had won consecutive victories. Under such favorable conditions, it was necessary to completely eliminate the bandits.

After a few sentences of debate, Zhang Pu agreed with Chen Qiyu's point of view. Chen Qiyu believed that the bandits were originally the people of the Ming Dynasty. They only thought of rebelling when they were desperate. Now they have suffered a major blow, their vitality is damaged and they have no ability to resist. Surrender is reasonable. Besides, excessive killing will hurt the wisdom of the court, and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will also suffer great losses. In this case, the bandits surrender is reasonable.

Zhang Pu wrote the memorial again.

The memorial was quickly sent to the court.

Zhang Fengyi, the Minister of War, first expressed his agreement. For more than a month, he knew all the battle situations ahead. The bandits did encounter a devastating blow, but the soldiers in the court suffered great losses. Now the bandits are willing to surrender. This is a good thing and can avoid casualties of soldiers to the greatest extent.

Zhu Youjian also agreed with this opinion.

Zhu Youjian still felt a little guilty in his heart, and felt sorry for the bandits. These bandits rose up to rebel because they could not survive. If they were willing to surrender to the court, they should not kill too much.

The imperial edict from the Ministry of War soon came to Chen Qiyu's hands.

On July 26, all the bandits in the carriage gorge walked out of the gorge and surrendered to the court army.

In theory, all the surrendered bandits should have been disarmed and must be held centrally. However, the surrendered bandits were not disarmed at all, nor were they centrally detained, and their establishment was not disrupted.

All of this is the effect of money. After a few days, Gao Yingxiang and others discussed and took out a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry and gave it to the officers around Chen Qiyu.

Take money and eliminate disasters with others. In this way, it is the time to repay, and the bandits must of course accept the hospitality.

The officer got gold, silver and jewelry and didn't care about anything else.

The news of the bandit surrender quickly reached the court. This time, the important leaders of the bandits, including Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and Li Zicheng, were cheering from all over the court.

Zhu Youjian was even more happy. Such a major victory was worth even if it cost more than one million taels of silver.

On July 28, the surrendered bandits, after eating and drinking, their morale was completely restored and they suddenly launched an attack on the court army.

Look at the imperial army. Because the bandits surrendered and completed their mission, they were all packing their luggage and preparing to go home. There was no morale anymore. The energy that was holding in their hearts had long been thrown into Java.

When he encountered an attack rashly, the army of more than 100,000 was in chaos and there was no time to fight.

Forty thousand bandits lost only less than 4,000 people, and more than 36,000 people broke out of the encirclement. The bandits with great morale rushed out of Hanzhong Prefecture, entered Xi'an Prefecture, and captured some areas around Xi'an Prefecture. The money and grain were maximized, and the lost troops began to slowly recover.

Immediately afterwards, they entered Gansu and occupied the area around Qingyang, Gansu.

The news soon reached the court.

Zhu Youjian was furious. He couldn't believe why the surrendered bandits were still so combative and why they could launch an attack? What did the more than 100,000 government troops do? They could fight against 80,000 bandits in the early stage, and why they became so vulnerable when facing less than 40,000 bandits.

The court spent more than one million taels of silver, but in the end it was a waste.

Zhu Youjian felt that he was teased, not only by bandits, but also by Chen Qiyu. His self-esteem was hurt, and the anger that erupted was immeasurable. At this time, the ministers of the court did not dare to persuade him at all.

The imperial edict immediately went down, Chen Qiyu was dismissed and arrested in prison.

In the imperial edict, Zhang Pu also mentioned that he should have been at home and was involved in the military affairs of eliminating bandits. He did not succeed enough to defeat the situation, so he ordered him to arrest him and throw him into prison.

The three-sided Governor Hong Chengchou served as Minister of War, Governor Shanxi, Shaanxi, Huguang, Sichuan and Henan Province, and was fully responsible for the elimination of bandits.

I was waiting for the court's commendation, hoping to prove myself in front of Su Tiancheng, but I didn't expect that such an ending would come.

Zhang Pu had long discovered something wrong. The surrendered bandits received the highest courtesy. Some provided them with food, some provided them with tents, no one asked them to disarm, and no one asked them to gather in one place and accept the adaptation. This was not considered a surrendered bandit. It was simply the army of the court.

When the bandits launched an attack, Zhang Pu was still resting. Deafening shouts and weapons hit him from afar. He already felt that something was wrong.

But Zhang Pu did not expect that he had become a scapegoat.

Of course, officers who have accepted gold, silver and jewelry have to conceal their behavior. They do not want to lose their official positions, nor do they want to be imprisoned. Therefore, Zhang Pu, who has always been a senior aide, must be taking the blame.

In addition, Zhang Pu is a person with a criminal record. When he was in Nanjing, he was almost imprisoned for interfering in military affairs. However, Zhang Pu not only did not thank the emperor for his grace, but instead intervened in military affairs again, resulting in this failure.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Pu's situation cannot be very good.

Before being taken away by the imperial censor, someone could not bear it anymore and secretly told Zhang Pu some reasons.

After learning about these reasons, Zhang Pu's face was ashamed. He never thought that his passion would bring him such an ending.

At this time, he thought of Su Tiancheng. It seems that there is really a gap between people. Su Tiancheng is better than himself. Being able to stand up will kill people. This time he was imprisoned in a prison. I don’t know if he can survive. For the sake of a fight for his will, he may have to save his life.

Zhang Pu knew that his defense had no effect, and he had no chance to debate.
Chapter completed!