Anyone can surrender to Li Zicheng, but Gao Jie cannot. There are two great hatreds for men: the hatred of killing his father and the hatred of taking his wife. Gao Jie put a cuckold on Li Zicheng, so once Gao Jie fell into Li Zicheng's hands, Li Zicheng would never let him go. Even if Gao Jie took the initiative to surrender to Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng would not let him go.

Therefore, when Li Zicheng marched eastward to Beijing, a large number of military generals in the Ming Dynasty rushed to surrender, but Gao Jie did not dare to surrender, and led his troops from Shaanxi to Shanxi and Henan Huaiqing to Shandong. After Gao Jie entered Shandong, he saw that the local people had lost confidence in the Ming Dynasty and looked forward to the arrival of the Dashun Army as soon as possible. Gao Jie was so scared that he dared to stay in Shandong, so he fled to Fengyang to join Ma Shiying. Later, with the help of Lu Jiudelu, in addition to Li Chengdong's troops stationed in Xuzhou, most of the army entered Yangzhou, which was the most prosperous in the world, becoming one of the four towns in Jiangbei.

Maybe someone will ask, didn’t Chen Yongfu cum blind Li Zicheng in one eye, did Li Zicheng let him go? But Chen Yongfu’s affairs are incomparable to Gao Jie’s affairs. Chen Yongfu cum blinded Li Zicheng in one eye on the battlefield. Later, Chen Yongfu surrendered to Li Zicheng, and Li Zicheng expressed his tolerance and did not make things difficult for Chen Yongfu. Gao Jie was originally a general under Li Zicheng, and kidnapped Li Zicheng’s wife Xing and went to surrender to the Ming army. This was a great humiliation for Li Zicheng, so Li Zicheng could never tolerate Gao Jie.

Go to the Qing Dynasty? Gao Jie would never do this. Gao Jie is still a kind of honest person. In the original time and space, he was a general who was quite determined to fight the Qing Dynasty among the four towns in Jiangbei. Unfortunately, he was killed after being defeated by Xu Dingguo. After Gao Jie's death, his generals were headless, and he surrendered to Duoduo's Qing army.

After thinking about it, Gao Jie finally made up his mind: "What the wife said is so true. I will send someone to discuss with Bo Zhongyong."

After Zhao Peng's Nanjing New Army and Jinyiwei defeated Gao Jinku, a group of small and medium-sized warships from the Zheng Family Navy passed the Guazhou lock and entered the canal. After carrying Zhao Peng's Nanjing New Army and Jinyiwei, the fleet headed north along the canal and headed straight for Yangzhou City.

The fleet sailed north for more than thirty miles, only ten miles away from Gaojie Camp. At this moment, a small cavalry team of more than ten people appeared on the river bank, shaking the white flag in their hands and shouting at the Zheng family naval fleet.

Zhao Peng asked the small cavalry team on the shore to shout, and the cavalry on the shore replied, saying that he was an envoy sent by Gao Jie.

"The Mountain-Climbing Harrier Messenger? Let them board the ship." Zhao Peng ordered the Jinyiwei to welcome Gao Jie's messenger to the ship.

Zheng Sen ordered his inland flagship to be placed on the dock. This inland flagship was actually a large canal passenger ship temporarily requisitioned by the Zheng family army. The length was twelve zhang, the width was three zhang, and the height was three zhang. The bottom cabin was under the main deck, which was a paddler cabin. Rows of long oars were extended on both sides of the ship. The upper two layers of passenger ships were changed to passenger ships of ordinary officers. The upper front was a hall and the rear was a cabin of Zheng Sen and Zhao Peng. This ship was originally a merchant ship, and was not equipped with cannons. The armed forces on the ship were the musketeers and archers of the Zheng family army. Zhao Peng also transferred twenty Jinyiwei masters to the ship as guards.

The inland flagship was on the shore and the springboard was placed on the shore. Two Jinyiwei got off the boat and led Gao Jie's messenger onto the boat.

The Jinyiwei led the envoy to the second floor. As soon as he walked into the hall, Zhao Peng, who was sitting in the middle, saw a middle-aged Confucian scholar wearing a square scarf and a blue shirt walking in. The scholar walked up to Zhao Peng, bowed to Zhao Peng, and bowed to him without being arrogant or humble, saying: "Students are more talented, and their courtesy name is Zixing. Students meet the prince-consort and Duwei, loyal and brave!"

"I will prosper myself, can you have fame and fortune?" Zhao Peng asked.

"In the 34th year of Wanli, he served as the juren of Kuizhou and the supervisor of Fengyang." Yue Qijie replied.

"Since I am a scholar, why do you follow the thief?" Zhao Peng, a novice in history, sneered.

Yue Qijie said with a righteous spirit: "Students are just working for Eunuch Lu in Fengyang, so how can they say that they follow the thief? What's more, Xingping Bo's troops are now our Ming officers and soldiers, so how can they say that they come from?"

Zhao Peng said: "Now that the new emperor ascended the throne, the new emperor is the orthodox prince of the Ming Dynasty of Chongzhen, and ascending the throne as emperor is justified. Xingpingbo not only disrespects the new emperor, but instead initiated a rebellion. This is a rebel!"

Yue Qijie said: "Bo Zhongyong, and Bo Xingping ordered his students to come here because he was willing to be loyal to the new emperor. How could he say a traitor?"

Zhao Peng laughed: "Xingping Bo is willing to be loyal to the new emperor, which is the best thing! Since he is willing to be loyal to the new emperor, he should be on standby. My uncle will lead his army to accept it. Your Majesty is kind and will not harm Xingping Bo. This can relieve Xingping Bo! Mr. Yue, please go back and tell Xingping Bo, and let him prepare to wait for our army to take over."

The so-called takeover is actually to rectify the surrendered Gao Jie's army. Although Gao Jie's army is full of war soldiers, there are also many old and weak among them. In addition, there are a group of people who are not determined and are ready to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. After taking over Gao Jie's army, Zhao Peng will definitely make major rectifications on this warlord army, replace a group of guys who are experiencing empty salary and drinking blood, and replace them with his own confidant to command the army. As for Gao Jie, just leave him an empty name for Xingpingbo.

Yue Qijie returned to Gao Jie's camp and said Zhao Peng's words to Gao Jie. Gao Jie was furious: "The surname Zhao, you are greedy and swallowing an elephant! Can you swallow my tens of thousands of troops? If so, I will fight to the death and will not bow to you!"

"Old Master, please calm down!" Yue Qijie advised Gao Jie, "It is not only a peace talk, but it cannot be done in one step. You can bargain and increase your investment step by step. Please rest assured that the students will go to the Zhaojun camp again."

Yue Qijie went to Zhao Peng's camp again. This time, Zhao Peng had already brought 12,000 officers and soldiers from the boat. He was digging trenches, cutting wood to build wooden fences. The soldiers were busy setting up camps. The reason for setting up camps on the shore is that the canal is not as calm as the Yangtze River. The canal is calm and narrow. People who know how to water can easily swim from one bank to the other. If the navy ship stops in the canal at night, it is easy to be attacked by opponents and burned. Therefore, infantry camping on the shore can protect the navy ships.

When he saw Zhao Peng, Yue Qijie bowed without being arrogant and humble: "Loyal and brave Bo, Xingping Bo is willing to surrender to the new emperor. But you can't take the opportunity to cut their army, right? It would be easy for Xingping Bo to be alone, but he had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, including many of whom were with his family. If they were cut, they would not be able to eat, and they would probably cause mutiny."

Zhao Peng replied: "I can keep Xingpingbo's army, but it must be adapted. After the adaptation, I need to train again! Otherwise, how can I fight with Jiannu with such a weak army? I am afraid that when I encounter Jiannu, I will flee, right? The army needs to be retrained, but Mr. Yue can go back and tell Xingpingbo, saying that he should rest assured, keep the military power for him, and the generals under his command will still obey him! Everything remains unchanged, the only thing that needs to be changed is that the army must be reorganized and trained, and after passing the assessment, the food and military pay will be increased."

Yue Qijie went back and told Gao Jie about this. Gao Jie thought about it and felt that he was not at a loss in this matter. His military power was still there and his generals were there. He just retrained his army, and his food and grass were more sufficient and his military pay was increased. It was a very cost-effective thing no matter how you sounded, so he agreed.
Chapter completed!