"Nine Roads, have any Manchurian soldiers surrendered this time?" Zhang Rui seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly asked at Ma Jiulu.

"Back to the sixth brother, there are indeed Tartar soldiers of the Eight Banners who surrendered, don't you want the prisoners of the Eight Banners?" Ma Jiulu asked back.

The Manchurian soldiers in Jingzhou City, Ma Jiulu didn't have a good impression of them. If it weren't for their desperate resistance, the siege battle of the bandit army a few days ago would have lost so many soldiers and horses, and there would have been no progress.

Zhang Rui naturally understood Ma Jiulu's thoughts, but it was not yet the time for the bandit army to act willfully, so it was natural to follow the pace.

"Nine roads, you have to remember that we always have to choose to pull a wave and fight a wave, and be flexible. Even if it's just a wall grass that doesn't move, it's beneficial for us now. In order not to affect the growth and development of the bandit army, Zhang Rui had no choice but to tell Ma Jiulujiao.

With the growth of the bandit army, Zhang Rui's majesty is getting heavier and heavier.

Although Zhang Rui didn't feel that he had changed much, when the soldiers below saw Zhang Rui, they unconsciously awe of him, which was probably the aura of the superior.

"Yes, follow the teachings of the sixth brother." Regarding Zhang Rui's preaching, Ma Jiulu didn't dare to do anything for a while, so he hurriedly stood up and saluted and replied to Zhang Rui.

"You!"

Zhang Rui looked at Ma Jiulu, who was standing straight, sighed, and then said:

"I will let those surrendered Eight Banners soldiers go to the city gate to call for surrender. If the remnants of the city still dare to continue to resist, they will not be left behind after attacking the city. ”

"Okay, Sixth Brother." Ma Jiulu replied with a smile on his face.

"By the way, tell the Manchurian soldiers who surrendered. If I don't want the bandit army to accidentally injure their family in the city, they're going to give me the lead. If they can get their own family out in advance, I will not blame their family for the past. Zhang Rui looked at Ma Jiulu, who was about to leave, and explained again.

"Yes, Sixth Brother." Ma Jiulu no longer concealed his happiness at this time, and replied with excitement on his face.

"I just said, the bandit army that hurt me so much, will the sixth brother let them go so easily?"

At noon, the sun was blazing.

No matter how hot the weather is, it can't stop the hungry people from wanting to fill their stomachs.

As the saying goes, people are iron and rice are steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry and panic.

Although the bandit army had eaten morning food, after a tense battle, under the huge energy consumption, the stomach was hungry.

As the heat of the burning earthen stoves made of bricks and stones rose, it was almost time for the bandits to have lunch.

The bandit army was stationed outside Jingzhou City, and was in the camp of the surrendered Qing soldiers

"Brother Da Wo, the food of this bandit army is really good. I just divided a lot of meat and ate several bowls of white rice. ”

A young green battalion soldier in Zhang Fang's camp was touching his round belly at the moment, and said to another green battalion soldier next to him with a smile, his face revealing a kind of satisfied happiness.

These surrendered Green Battalion soldiers received an order early in the morning that they would not need to fight the city for a while. So, after lunch, they all went back to their camps.

"That's right, little Taozi. I'm not sorry for you to say, I just ate six big bowls of rice. With that fragrant gravy, it is a special meal. This You Dawo kept swallowing saliva in his mouth as he spoke, and it seemed to be very delicious.

"Haha, then I ate one more bowl than you, and the dish tastes good. Brother Da Wo, do you say that the food of this bandit army has always been so good? Tao Lin asked with curiosity on his face.

After listening to Tao Lin's question, You Dawo suddenly came to his senses. Very happy said: "Hey, you don't know this!" I heard a fellow who surrendered from Gangneung say that the food of this bandit army is indeed good. It's not a little better than our military rations. ”

"That's good! Just rush this food, and it's worth surrendering. Tao Lin patted his thigh excitedly and said.

"You know how to eat. I've inquired, it's not easy to get into this bandit army. It's not that they're going to want us if we surrender, they're going to sift through us. They will probably be divided into soldiers, auxiliaries, garrisons, and so on. You Dawo said to Tao Lin unreservedly about what he inquired about.

"And so much trouble?" Tao Lin wondered.

"You think it's time to surrender. However, it is a very good treatment to be a soldier of the bandit army. They are a monthly salary of one or two or eight dollars, which is higher than those Manchurian Eight Banner soldiers. You Dawo took a deep breath and said:

"All the bandit suppression troops can be inappropriate as long as they serve as soldiers for five years. Not only that, but after retirement, the most ordinary soldiers can get at least 20 acres of land and have tax exemption for two years. ”

"So good?" Tao Lin couldn't believe You Dawo's words.

"Of course, but the soldiers of the bandit army are not easy to be, and there are not many soldiers in the bandit army so far. If we want to become soldiers, we have to go through the auxiliaries. However, even their auxiliaries are much stronger than ours. You Dawo said and looked at Jingzhou City.

All of a sudden

"Boom..."

"Jump... Jump... Boom..."

A series of huge explosions rang out incessantly

Shortly after these explosions, shouts rang out from the city of Jingzhou.

"Brother Da Wo, is this the bandit army starting to attack the city?" After a series of loud explosions, Tao Lin looked in the direction of Jingzhou City and asked.

"I guess yes, I just don't know what kind of cannon they use, it's so loud. Powerful as thunder. You Dawo also looked in the direction of Jingzhou City and replied to Tao Lin.

Not only You Dawo and Tao Lin, but almost the Qing soldiers in the entire surrender area all looked in the direction of Jingzhou City, all wanting to see what was going on.

However, this battlefield is not a temple fair, and you can move around at will. Only generals were allowed to enter the city to watch the battle.

"This sound, I'm afraid it's a red-coated cannon! Otherwise, it wouldn't be so loud. Tao Lin could only say with what he could understand in his consciousness.

"I think that's the same. If it was really a red-clothed cannon, this city would definitely not be able to resist for long. However, listening to the dense loud noise just now, how many red-coated cannons must have such a shocking sound? Is this bandit army really so rich? This redcoat cannon is not cheap. You Dawo couldn't believe his thoughts while analyzing.

After a while

There was a small commotion in the camp where Zhang Fangyi was stationed.

"What? Has the city been captured? ”

At this time, the generals gathered in the tent even wondered if the messenger who brought the news from Jingzhou City was joking. Not long after eating a meal, this Jingzhou City was actually taken by the bandit army?

"Tell us what's going on?"

One of the generals stood up from his seat and asked the messenger who was kneeling on the ground.