In the face of the attack of the new army of the Tang Dynasty, the defense of Zhengtai County has not been able to hold on for even an hour, let alone a day or two.

When the hundreds of Tang New Army outside the city had just put on a posture of attacking the city, and then sent soldiers to try to test the firepower and prepare for the formal project, the Ming army at the head of the city had already raised the white flag and surrendered.

Therefore, the attack on Zhengtai County, strictly speaking, has not been fought, the new army of the Tang Dynasty has not even fought a round of guns, and the sword and shield soldiers who are ready to use to climb the wall to fight have not even pulled out their knives, and the Ming army simply surrendered.

Fang Xitong, who originally thought that there would be a hard battle, was also surprised!

However, the reason for the direct surrender of the Ming army is also reasonable, the Ming army in the city actually did not have many regular troops at all, and many of them were temporarily pulled out of the young and strong.

Moreover, Zhengtai County has been semi-surrounded by the new army of the Tang Dynasty for four months, and the defenders in the city, including Su Jiakang himself, believe that the defenders in the city alone cannot hold Zhengtai County.

The reason why they have been able to hold on is not because they are so capable of fighting, but because the Datang New Army has never launched an attack on Zhengtai County.

In addition, they are counting on the army of Fucheng to come and save them!

But when they heard that tens of thousands of Ming troops on the other side of the Lanjiang River had suffered a crushing defeat, this insistence on the belief completely collapsed.

Even Su Jiakang did not stop the spontaneous surrender of those defenders this time!

When Su Jiakang, who was in the county office, heard people outside say that the puppet Tang thief army had officially entered the city and came straight to the county office, he knew that he was not only at the point of his career, but also at the point of life.

At this moment, he has no other choice but to commit suicide!

Since Zhengtai County has been broken, there is absolutely no reason for him to be spared as a county order, even if he escapes, he will not be able to escape the crime of abandoning the city and fleeing, and in the end he will definitely be beheaded or even raided.

As for stubborn resistance, he no longer has the capital to resist, the defenders in the city and even those big families have already prepared for the pseudo-Tang thief army to attack the city, at this time, no one will accompany Su Jiakang to resist, even the officials in the county government are scattered in a hurry, and in the huge county government, only more than ten of his entourages and personal soldiers are stubbornly resisting.

If he committed suicide and martyred the country, he was not only able to keep his name for the rest of his life, but also to save his family from the disaster of raiding the family and destroying the family, and maybe the court could also have a reward for his family.

After sighing again, Su Jiakang drank the last sip of tea, and then ordered the entourage at the door: "Change clothes!" ”

The retinue at the gate was the son of the family he had brought from his hometown, and he did not flee like the rest of the people in the county office, but stayed here.

The entourage was naturally able to guess what his master wanted to do, and the young man, who was only in his twenties, said softly: "Master! ”

Su Jiakang snorted coldly: "What are you still doing in a daze, could it be that you are trying to ruin the name of this official?" ”

When the entourage saw this scene, he also sighed, and then began to help Su Jiakang change his clothes!

When Su Jiakang was changing his clothes, there was already a lot of noise outside, and even gunshots were heard, it was obvious that this was the pseudo-Tang thief army that had entered the city and began to suppress the chaotic situation in the city.

Su Jiakang knew very well that the county was already in complete chaos before the puppet Tang thief army began to officially attack the city, and those hooligans took advantage of the chaos to start looting and setting fire everywhere, wanting to take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune in a national disaster.

After the puppet Tang thief army entered the city, if they wanted to get a complete Zhengtai county, they would definitely have to suppress it, and some skirmishes would be cleaned up.

At this time, there was another commotion outside the county office, and listening to the sound, it seemed that the pseudo-Tang thief army had arrived at the gate of the county government and was preparing to attack the county office.

Su Jiakang retracted his mind at this time!

There was not much time left for him, and he looked at the many things that had been prepared, and thought about how to end his life with dignity.

Kill yourself with a knife? This is too difficult, he is not a martial artist, but he does not have the courage to draw a knife and cut his neck!

Swallowing gold? Although this is decent, it is not easy to swallow such a large piece of gold and silver!

Take poison? This was originally the kind of death that Su Jiakang wanted the most, but the doctors in the city couldn't prepare the poison that he drank and killed immediately, so he only got some ordinary poisons, but the power of these poisons would take too long, not to mention that it was too painful after taking the poison.

After looking at the things prepared on the table, he finally set his eyes on a white cloth!

Let's just hang the beam!

After making a decision, he glanced at his entourage and said, "Hang up!" ”

The entourage hesitated for a while, but still obeyed Su Jiakang's words and threw the white cloth on the beam, then tied a knot, and finally consciously moved a chair and placed it under the white cloth.

Su Jiakang saw this scene, then nodded slightly, and said to his entourage: "You run for your life!" ”

The attendant was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then said, "I'm not leaving!" ”

This entourage wants to stay and collect the body of this Su Jiakang, his master is a dignified scholar, even if he commits suicide and martyrdom, someone has to collect his body.

Su Jiakang saw that he didn't leave, and he didn't say anything, after getting up from the Taishi's chair, he straightened his clothes, and then slowly walked under the white cloth, and when he was about to lift his feet and step on the chair, his movements paused slightly for a while, but he quickly continued to move and climbed onto the chair.

At this time, the noise outside the door became louder, and there were even bursts of dense and crisp gunshots, Su Jiakang knew that the soldiers and entourage who were defending at the door were afraid that they would not be able to stop it.

So he didn't hesitate too much, took a deep breath and put his head into the rope, and then kicked the chair under his feet with a kick.

In the next moment, his whole body was floating under the beams!

The pain of suffocation made him instinctively start to struggle, but this struggle was naturally useless, so his struggle slowly stopped.

At this time, several soldiers of the Tang New Army wearing blue red army uniforms rushed in at the door, led by a platoon commander, they saw that there was someone hanging in the house, and this person was still wearing an official robe, and they didn't know that this person was the main target of their trip: Su Jiakang, the county commander of Zhengtai County!

Because in the huge Zhengtai County, only Su Jiakang can wear the seven-grade official robe, and they also know that several main officials in Zhengtai County are actually no longer in Zhengtai County, such as the county Cheng, who has long fled to Fucheng, and the rest are all officials who are not in the stream, and they are not worth mentioning at all.

At this moment, the official who committed suicide by hanging a beam in the backyard of the county government, who else could it be besides Su Jiakang?

Immediately, the platoon commander of the Tang Army waved his hand: "Put him down quickly, this officer will live!" ”