Outside Jiujiang City, Zuo Liangyu was not waiting for Yuan Jixian’s warm invitation, but a rapid rain of arrows.

This made Zuo Liangyu furious.

Yuan Jixian is so ruthless, no wonder he is Zuo Liangyu is unrighteous.

Zuo Liangyu ordered a shelling attack on the top of Jiujiang City.

There are many artillery on his ship. Although it is not as sharp as the Red Cannon, its firepower is also very powerful.

It was just because of the angle problem that very few lead bombs hit the city, which caused limited damage to the Ming army in Jiujiang.

Seeing this, Zuo Menggeng hurriedly advised: "Master, now is not the time to act irresponsible. Since Jiang Duke is not missing the old love, we can leave. Jiujiang will not be able to take it down for a while. If the pursuers come and want to leave, it will be too late."

Zuo Menggeng’s worries are not unreasonable.

Although they burned the excess boats and ships when they fled from Fushui, they caused Ma Jinzhong and Jin Shenghuan to chase them along the waterway, they could go on land. Although they were a little slower, they would always catch up.

Besides, the court will definitely dispatch troops to encircle and intercept the left army.

Of course, if Zuo Liangyu had 200,000 troops, he would not be afraid, but now he had to make up 50,000 people, and his morale was low. If he was really surrounded by the imperial army, Zuo Menggeng would probably be swallowed up in one bite, and he would not even have bone slag left.

If you take a step back, what can you do if the Zuo Army really conquered Jiujiang?

Could it be laid down as a foundation for development? If so, why should I abandon Wuchang?

In Zuo Menggeng's view, the Zuo Army could not defend even if it captured Jiujiang. Instead, it would become a target and attract the court troops from all directions to siege.

Now the Zuojun only has one way to survive, that is, learn from Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, who were then, wandering around, grabbing a handful before the imperial army arrived, leaving the court unable to figure out whereabouts.

After Zuo Menggeng's reminder, Zuo Liangyu gradually calmed down.

He was so angry that he was so angry that he ordered the siege. In fact, he knew more deeply in his heart that seizing Jiujiang now would not only help him but also drag him down.

It's really not the time to act irritating!

"My son is right. It is indeed not appropriate to attack Jiujiang now. I will be told that I will stop shelling the entire army and sailing down the river."

Zuo Menggeng was overjoyed when he heard this.

It's easy to do as long as my father listens to his advice.

"Get orders!"

Zuo Menggeng clasped his fists with both hands and turned around to send the order.

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"Look at Yuan Junmen, the left thief is coming down the river!"

On Jiujiang City, He Shuangxi, the deputy general of the Supervisor, said excitedly.

Yuan Jixian looked over and saw the left army fleet on the Yangtze River beginning to move downstream.

"Okay! The left thief is exactly what I want this time!"

Yuan Jixian stroked his jaw and beard and felt proud.

According to his arrangement, the Dongting Lake Navy had blocked the river surface.

The Yangtze River is so wide, and it is impossible for Zuo Liangyu to pass through if he does not sink the entire Dongting Lake navy.

The Dongting Lake Navy was Yuan Jixian's hard work, and it was an elite killer trained by him to tighten his belt and save money. He was very confident in the Dongting Lake Navy.

Of course, just in case, Yuan Jixian ordered people to sink several ships at the narrowest estuary of the Yangtze River. Even if Zuo Liangyu really broke through by luck, he would not be able to cross the river.

By then, Zuo Liangyu had to abandon the ship and flee by land. By then, Huang Degong, who had been waiting for a long time, would lead his troops out and give Zuo Liangyu a painful blow.

He has weaved a net of heaven and earth, and it is difficult for Zuo Liangyu to fly even if he has wings!

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"Father and Marshal, there is a golden mouth in front of you."

Zuo Menggeng stood at the bow of the ship, paying attention to the course at all times.

Zuo Liangyu was in a little better mood and said in a deep voice: "We will be safe temporarily after the golden mouth. But we still have to take good care of what to do."

Zuo Liangyu doesn't want to be a bandit in her heart, but now there seems to be no other way than to be a bandit.

"Why don't your father and commander surrender to the Qing court?"

Zuo Menggeng actually had this idea for a long time, but he just kept it in his mouth and didn't say it out.

Seeing Zuo Liangyu hesitating, he gritted his teeth and suggested.

"Subscription?"

Zuo Liangyu was stunned.

This is something he never thought of.

"Why did my son have such thoughts?"

Zuo Menggeng advised earnestly: "If it were ten days ago, the child would not have advised his father like this. At that time, his father had an army of 200,000. As long as he went east along the river, he could hold the court to command the princes. But now his father only has 50,000 troops, so it is difficult to compete with the court army. Since that is the case, why not find a backer to surrender?"

Zuo Menggeng said in a straightforward manner: "Father, you might as well look at the generals who joined the Qing Dynasty. Which one of them is not a good food and a spicy food, and is happy. Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, and Wu Sangui were all named kings. If the child said that the Qing court was more generous than the Ming court. His father made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty and was the first general in the world. But the Ming court actually only named his father a marquis. Isn't this an insult to insult!"

He continued angrily: "As long as my father surrenders to the Qing Dynasty, he can guarantee that the Qing court will definitely grant his father the title of prince. At that time, the Zuo family will be the royal family who will be with the country!"

After Zuo Menggeng's analysis, Zuo Liangyu was indeed moved.

Surrendering to Qing Dynasty is indeed the best choice for him now.

As long as he could pull all the 50,000 troops over, the Qing court would definitely reward him without hesitation.

The attraction of becoming a king is so great that even Zuo Liangyu can't resist the temptation.

However, after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, you have to shave your hair and be a slave. If you only get a title of a prince, it would be meaningless. At least you have to make the Qing court promise a province to be a vassal.

"The surrender to the Qing Dynasty is of great importance. Let me think about it again as my father."

Zuo Liangyu is not in a hurry to make a decision, anyway, he still has time.

After Zuo Liangyugang finished saying this, Zuo Menggeng shouted: "Look at Father and Master, there is a navy in front of you intercepting me!"

Zuo Liangyu was shocked and looked closely. He saw that the river not far away was lined with boats, flags covering the sky, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

It turns out that Old Pirate Yuan had an ambush!

Zuo Liangyu was so angry that her teeth itched.

Yuan Jixian is determined to eat him and wants to give him a contribution!

"Father, what should I do now?"

Zuo Liangyu sneered and said, "Whoever wins when we meet on a narrow road is still afraid of him!"

The navy's duel focuses on hard power. Whoever has a strong ship and a powerful cannon will have an absolute advantage. Unlike land warfare, there are often various tactics that can defeat the strong with less and weak.

In the water battle, as long as the advantageous side does not make any mistakes, they will basically not lose.

Zuo Liangyu was very confident in the strength of his navy. Although he had burned many boats, he was far from comparing with Yuan Jixian by pieced together some ships.

The most important thing is that Zuo Liangyu's soldiers were very good at water battles and had much more practical experience than Yuan Jixian's navy.

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Chapter completed!