Section 98 Chengmai Kaicheng

"If you don't surrender, whoever wants to surrender will be beheaded" Several generals are still threatening the defeated soldiers. But the soldiers no longer have the fighting spirit, on the land are groups of Fubo army men and horses, blocked to death, on the sea is the Fubo army warships, the gun doors are open, and the muzzles of the black holes are facing the coast. Don't talk about food and grass at hand, even weapons are lacking, and you can't defend them if you want to defend them.

As the propagandists continued to shout propaganda such as "preferential treatment of prisoners" and "those who surrender will not die" on the beach with loudspeakers, almost all the defeated soldiers on the beach surrendered, and the defeated soldiers on Xiaoying's field became more and more shaken.

The veterans muttered in private about surrendering, and gradually became louder. The officers and generals did not dare to reprimand again, for fear of provoking a mutiny. At this time, the sun was getting hot, thousands of people had no tiles, and it was difficult to drink water, and by noon there was a great chaos, and everyone was shouting that they were willing to surrender. Zuihou even the generals no longer insisted, and followed the defeated soldiers out dejectedly

Chen Renjie was unwilling to surrender, he took off his armor, and secretly went into the water from Xiaoyingchang to swim out of the encirclement of thieves, followed by more than a dozen water-based Haode soldiers, and he was soon intercepted by the navy's boat. I smashed my head one by one with a hook and dragged it onto the boat.

Most of the officers and soldiers who tried to escape by swimming across the river fell into a similar fate, and the other end was to be killed or drowned in the sea.

"A team of ten, take off their armor, raise their hands above their heads, and line up one by one to come out with their bare hands" A few staff members in gray uniforms but without collar badges ran forward and back with horns and commanded in official language, and they were surrounded by soldiers lined up with bayonets and rifles and a very strong typewriter.

The commissar took the officers of the general rank and above out of one passage, and the ordinary soldiers out of the other. After each team came out, they were tied up in a group of ten people and walked up to the makeshift trestle, where transport ships were waiting for them, and when they were full, they drove away. The wounded were temporarily left behind for treatment.

Jia Mofei watched the whole process. He had to accurately count the number of prisoners of officers and soldiers who had "offshore" that day, so that the Lingao side could be prepared to receive them.

By noon, a total of 5,700 prisoners were being taken in from Xiaoyingchang and the beach. The surrounding area of Chengmai County until the seashore is full of corpses of men and horses and discarded armoured weapons, and the sea breeze blows from the sea, blowing away the smoke and smell of blood that envelops the battlefield.

The troops, which had been fighting fiercely since the morning, began to beat the drums of returning to the camp, and the battalions began to gather in formation. Occasionally, gunshots can be heard in the distance. Bands of infantry gathered under their battalion flags from all corners of the battlefield. Their faces were blackened by the smoke of gunpowder, their uniforms were torn and stained with blood, and their chests were panting heavily, but one by one they were majestically holding their weapons and singing war songs in a daze.

Bundles of officers and soldiers were thrown in front of the camp. Countless flags, from the broken "Commander of the Three Armed Forces" to the leopard tail flag, the 28 Suzhou flag, and the five-element flag representing the important military aircraft...... Until Mr. Qian put the general personal surname and character flags, all kinds of silk and cloth flags piled up in the open space in front of the camp.

Groups of prisoners, captured from all over the place, were driven past the camp and toward the sea. The collected weapons and armored vehicles were sent one by one, and they were really piled up. However, it is a pity that the livestock seized very little, and the officers and troops of Guangdong did not fight like the northern army, which carried a large number of mules, horses and camels, and the cavalry was scarce, and the horses were damaged a lot in battle.

In the loud military song, the officers who rushed to the excitement because of such a big victory for the first time found a tall Mongolian horse and asked He Ming to ride it up to inspect the battlefield and "boost the army's prestige".

He Ming humbly refused: "I don't know how to ride a horse." ”

But he still accepted the request that he stand on the wall of the camp and receive the cheers of the soldiers. When he climbed the camp wall and waved to the participating troops, all the artillery in the camp was fired at the same time. Then, the naval warships at sea also fired a celebratory salute. The rumbling sound of artillery swept across the battlefield.

Won a big victory, Wei Aiwen, and the east gate blew rain...... There are also a large number of veterans, who either serve in the logistics department, or directly command battalions, companies and warships to fight, at this time the feeling of drunkenness is enveloped in their hearts, and the army they have built up with their own hands, relying on the powerful weapons and logistics provided by the modern chemical industry, finally burst out with incomparably powerful energy. This energy that transcends time and space will lead them to conquer Guangdong and rejuvenate China, until the entire Shijie is subjugated to the system of the "New Order".

The trophies have not had time to be counted, but the figures for the most important loot captives have already come out: in addition to those captured on the seashore, 2,200 prisoners were captured from other places, and together with those captured in the previous battles, a total of more than 10,000 prisoners were captured. More than 200 horses, countless swords, guns, and armor of all kinds, and more than 3,000 large and small firearms were captured. As for the various baggage weights, it is almost impossible to calculate.

But He Rubin and Zhao Ruyi have not been caught yet, and when it was close to noon, news finally came: He Rubin had run away

He Rubin's team was tired of war horses on the way to Qiongshan, and after running dozens of miles away, some horses kept falling, and every time a horse died, some soldiers gave up their horses for them to change, and those who did not have horses stayed on the spot to resist. Run all the way and fight all the way. barely escaped more than twenty miles. Because the staff couldn't support it, the sound of killing in the back gradually became inaudible. He Rubin knew that although the enemy had not yet chased, he would definitely not let him go, and the stone mountain in front of him would inevitably be intercepted by people and horses. His more than 100 people and thirty or forty scribes would definitely not be able to rush through. Thinking that the 20,000 army when he went out on the expedition is now only a little bit of people around him, the court will definitely not let him go, thinking of this, he once again had the idea of killing himself.

Before he could figure it out, the yellow farm vehicle had already caught up, and the M240** on the car rained bullets, and the cavalry and staff who were resting were shot and fell to the ground. For a while, the crying in the woods shook the sky and made a mess. He Rubin and Zhao Ruyi were quickly helped on the horses surrounded by their own soldiers, and Song Ming took a dozen cavalrymen to release a round of arrows to attract the attention of the people in the car, which allowed the others to find a gap to get on their horses and escape.

But horsepower and manpower are always not comparable to machines, and it didn't take long for them to be caught up by agricultural vehicles again - this time it was no longer one, but several, machine guns and semi-automatic rifles of the special investigators on the vehicle crushed this small group of men and horses, Zhao Ruyi was cared for by the soldiers on the left and right in the melee, abandoned the horse and fled into the jungle to escape, He Rubin's horses had been killed, left and right or dead or fled, he was already desperate, drew his sword and prepared to commit suicide, at this time Song Ming rushed to give him his horse.

"General, get on the horse" Song Ming's face was covered with blood, and his helmet fell off, "Don't take the post road anymore, run to the beach" As he spoke, he whipped hard on the horse's buttocks, and he took a bow and arrow to meet the battle.

Then a few more soldiers came, and they fired arrows at the mobile team to attract their attention, which made He Rubin escape again.

The staff members who were lucky enough not to die scattered in a hurry, some fled into the jungle and some fell to the ground and pretended to be dead, and some sat on the side of the road crying and pretending to be crazy and stupid. Lu Yizhong sprained his foot, and he didn't have time to get on the horse, so he didn't care about it, and he drilled his body into the grass, and came to an "ostrich policy" that didn't care about his head.

After clearing the battlefield, the mobile team captured 14 staff members below Lu Yizhong and recovered 19 corpses of staff members. More than a dozen people fled. He Zhanran was killed in the melee, but Song Ming once again fled the pursuit with a few of his own soldiers.

The curtain of the Battle of Chengmai finally slowly fell, and Wang Zunde poured out the 22,000 troops gathered in Guangdong, and there were less than 4,000 people left

“…… A total of 114 foreign commissioners, generals, and 1,000 or more military officers were killed in battle, and 6,157 soldiers were killed in battle, and 10,825 were scattered. Nine hundred and thirty-five horses, mules and oxen were lost, and the weight of the baggage was not counted. ”

――"Chongzhen Qiong Facts"

At noon that day, He Ming took care of the soldiers to take turns to eat. At the same time, a battalion was sent to approach the county seat of Chengmai. The gates of the county town were closed, and an atmosphere of panic permeated the whole city, and the 20,000 officers and soldiers collapsed in front of the officials, gentlemen and people of the city, and the defeat was so miserable and so rapid that no one still had any luck in the fate of Chengmai.

Now the entire garrison of the city is no more than 500 officers and soldiers and a few hundred brave soldiers. The propagandists of the Political Department of the General Staff held loudspeakers and kept shouting under the city that they would immediately open the city and surrender, and the Fubo army promised not to harm the people in the city. As for the officers and soldiers, as long as they disarm and surrender, they will also be protected.

Of course, there are also threatening words: "Wait until it gets dark to open the door and dedicate the city, otherwise the people of the city will not see tomorrow." ”

The gentry met at the county government meeting to discuss countermeasures, and the so-called countermeasures were nothing more than surrender or stubbornly defend the city.

The gentry and common people in the city were unwilling to defend the city - they had already seen that since the officials and soldiers could not hold the village, how could a small city in Chengmai defend it? Instead of dragging Zuihou to be slaughtered by the broken city like this, it is better to surrender now, which is nothing more than spending some food, grass and money. As for Mr. Qian, who was defending the city, he had no intention of fighting to the death, although he did not directly say whether he was willing to surrender or not, he never said a word.

Seeing that President Qian did not hinder the surrender, the gentry decided to send people to the city to negotiate with the thieves first, and it was best to persuade them not to enter the city. As for how much money is needed, the grain must be supplied as much as possible in the city. Song Zong would volunteer to be this messenger. Just after the afternoon, he came to the city with a small servant, and was about to go down the city, when Liu Jingxuan suddenly flashed.

Liu Jingxuan whispered to him, asking him to negotiate a plan to prevent thieves from entering the city as much as possible.

“…… The student heard that Wu Ling, who was on the high ground, had been at peace with the thief. Nor did thieves enter the city. Wu Ling was also able to defend the land for the imperial court. No matter what the thief said, the old gentleman just agreed. ”

"Is it just that if they want the officers and soldiers in the city to surrender, what should Zhou Qian do if he refuses?" Song Zong was worried that the officers and soldiers would take the opportunity to mutini and loot in the city.

"Zhou Qian always refuses to surrender, can this Chengmai be able to hold it?" Liu Jingxuan knew his thoughts, and whispered, "Even if he robs all the gold and silver in the city, he will still be a cheap thief...... Australians only. Zhou Qian would never be so confused. ”

"I'm afraid that his soldiers won't be able to understand the righteousness."

"Don't get in the way, the student has already talked to him last night, and the soldiers under his command, each in the county will be rewarded with one or two pieces of silver, and the leader will be doubled. Put the total five taels. The student promised him two hundred taels of silver. Mr. Zhou Qian promised to maintain it reluctantly. ”

Song Zonghui roughly calculated, it was almost a thousand taels of silver. He knew that the bulk of the money would still go to the gentry in the city. But at this moment, I can't care about taking care of money, I just want to be able to break the wealth and eliminate the disaster, and send the plague gods outside the city away as soon as possible.

“…… In addition, you can rest assured," Liu Jingxuan saw that there were no officers and soldiers patrolling, and his voice almost overwhelmed the level of whispering, "Zhou Qian always hopes that you can be with him...... The Australians said that he could leave with a dozen of his own soldiers, and he was willing to offer these five hundred soldiers. ”

Song Zonghui nodded: "Okay, with these few words, I will rest assured." Listen to the good news. At that moment, he sat in the big basket and was slowly taken down by Lian Yong in the city.

Song Zong would take his servants down the city and cross the ditch, he didn't dare to walk around, and shouted as he went. At that moment, a patrol took him to the battalion headquarters of the 6th Infantry Battalion, which was responsible for surrounding and monitoring the county seat of Chengmai. Zhu Quanxing was searching for the remnants of the soldiers under his command, cleaning up the corpses, and collecting weapons.

Song Zonghui was led into the "headquarters" by the soldiers, and he was taken aback, because there was not even a tent here, just a temporary grass hut with a red flag erected outside, and the four sides were slightly stricter.

Before entering, the guards searched him up and down before letting him in.

"This is our Battalion Commander Zhu," said the orderly who brought him over.

Song Zonghui didn't know how big an official the battalion commander was, but in the city, he could see clearly that there were about 1,000 people in a battalion of thieves, and compared with officers and soldiers, they were about guerrillas. He saw that the general in front of him was tall, with a beard and small eyes. He was dressed in the same gray uniform as a soldier, and his calves were tightly wrapped, and the only difference from the soldier was that he had a saber hanging from his waist. He didn't expect the big leader of the thieves to be so simple, and he couldn't help but secretly admire it in his heart, and quickly bowed deeply:

"Chengmai County citizen Song Zong will see the general."

Zhu Quanxing saw that he was a middle-aged man with good maintenance, although his clothes were covered with dirt stains, the texture and style were very particular, and he should be a gentry-like character. He immediately said politely: "I am a major." Not a general. ”

"Xiaomin is entrusted by the people of Chengmai County, please see the general......" he said again when he was about to come, and Zuihou bowed to the end again, "I hope that the general will be fulfilled"

"Well," Zhu Quanxing felt that he couldn't make the decision after hearing this-this involved government affairs, and even He Ming might not be able to make a decision immediately.

"I'll have to report this to Xiangshang." He took care of an officer and immediately sent him to the headquarters of the battalion.

After Song Zonghui arrived at the camp, he was led to an independent shed, and was very entertained, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised when he saw that the inside of the camp was orderly and not inferior to the officers and soldiers at all. Because he has always felt that the thieves only rely on the advantage of firearms, and they may not be as strict as the imperial court's economic control in governing the army.

The negotiations were handled by Wei Aiwen. As for the conditions put forward by the Song Sect Society, Wei Aiwen generally agreed -- basically in line with the idea issued by the Executive Committee on seizing prefectures and counties with the principle of "opening up the heart of the people." Although this guiding policy is not absolute, the other party is now taking the initiative to ask for cooperation, which is an absolute opportunity to implement it.

However, it is absolutely impossible not to enter the city, and after all, this is related to the actual control of the entire county.

"Is there any difference between my soldiers entering the city and not entering the city?" Wei Aiwen said, "I know what you mean, Master Liu refuses to commit suicide in the city." Don't worry, we will naturally let Mrs. Liu go home peacefully after this term. ”

Such a straightforward statement made Song Zonghui speechless, of course, the other party was not wrong.

"Always ask the general to be lenient." Song Zonghui whispered, "Xiaomin is grateful. As he spoke, he hinted that if Wei Aiwen could help to talk about the matter, he could give him a wealth of money in private.

Of course, Wei Aiwen didn't want his bribes, and the Cheka had recently made a rule that someone must be present to make a record of the whole process when negotiating and meeting with the natives of this time and space, and he must sign afterwards, and as a patriarch, he must not be an exception. Wei Aiwen ignored his words, and simply said his requirements and conditions.

All the officers and men drove out of the city to surrender. Zhou Qian is always willing to leave, and he can let him leave. All the materials and armor that the officers and soldiers left in the city were to be handed over and not to be hidden.

Chengmai immediately opened the city unconditionally.

After the opening of the city, the security and administration of the city continued to be the responsibility of the county government.

The Fubo army will send a number of troops into the city to clean up the stragglers in the city, disarm the city, and all the Lian Yong in the city will be sent home.

Chengmai County promised to supply a large number of supplies and food to the Fubo Army, and the specific types and figures would be negotiated after the opening of the city.

Song Zonghui knew that this number would not be small, and he couldn't help but feel secretly distressed, but he had no room for bargaining, so he could only agree one by one, Zuihou just said very carefully: "It's just that can your soldiers not enter the city?" In this way, Mrs. Liu can have an explanation......"

"The troops entering the city are all dressed in civilian clothes, and they don't carry banners," Wei Aiwen said, "Mrs. Liu can always explain it, so you don't have to commit suicide, right?" He laughed and said, "I know you still want to bargain and keep us out of town." But you should also know that if we want to, we should talk to you in the lobby of the county office. ”

Song Zonghui was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, the general is magnanimous, and the people are grateful." He then added, "Mrs. Liu must also be grateful." ”

"It doesn't matter if he's grateful or not," Wei Aiwen said with a smile, "We're here for a long time." ”