Xiangyang.

"Quick, don't run away from this old thief!"

When Jin Shenghuan's general Gai encountered, he waved the short gun in his hand and shouted.

The lights were shining all around him.

In the streets of Xiangyang under the cover of night, countless soldiers rushed forward, armed with spears and arquebuses, carrying knives and shields, led by those officers who fought bravely, and fought forward with high spirits. And there are many more torrents of the same kind, and the entire Xiangyang City is shouting and killing, and the target of this torrent convergence is the Zhennan Tower, which can be called the commanding height in the city.

That is, Zhaomingtai.

There was Kim Shenghuan's wartime headquarters.

Anyway, Longxing Tianzi still wants Jin Shenghuan to stick to Xiangyang for half a year?

Are you kidding?

He didn't want his generals yet!

Even if his generals don't want to think about those soldiers!

Even if those soldiers wanted to, their wives and children didn't want to!

This is not to say that the enemy army has come to slaughter the city, or that there is some kind of hatred against the heavens, or for some loyalty! It's nothing more than Jin Shenghuan wants to continue to divide and then Yang Qing doesn't agree, even if the Ming army defeats Xiangyang, it will be Jin Shenghuan, and those generals under him have no enmity with the Ming army, if it weren't for Zuo Liangyu Qingjun's side, they would still be the Ming army! Look at the people who didn't follow the nonsense back then are now developed, even if Ma Jinzhong is a rogue, now he is also rewarded by Yang Qing with a lot of benefits because he is sensible, although he has retired, he is also a family fortune of millions, and his wife and concubines enjoy a lot of blessings in the world.

What's good about following Zuo Liangyu?

It's nothing more than the territory of the three prefectures, and it's not a good place with good weather and rain, and it's nothing more than doing business in a year, even if you share the benefits, how much can you share?

Did those generals have their brains pumped?

Even if it is changed to Huangzhuang after surrendering, they must be militia officers, although the land occupied over the years must be lost, but the family wealth they have collected must still be their own......

Anyway, he has a fart future.

Back then, it was nothing more than Zuo Liangyu's rebellion, and everyone was coerced by him......

That's right, it's coercion.

It was Zuo Liangyu's rebellion back then, and they, as Zuo Liangyu's subordinates, were coerced into joining the rebellious army, and then they have been coerced for many years, and now they belong to the anyway.

It's so glorious to think about it that way.

And for the soldiers, they are even less interested in defending Jin Shenghuan's good days!

They do follow Jin Shenghuan and can be regarded as full, much stronger than in the past, but just enough to eat, Jin Shenghuan is a big fart, it would be good to let them eat enough, but the meat can't eat a few meals a year, that is, they can still catch fish to eat while guarding the Han River, and it is said that the monthly salary of an ordinary soldier in the Ming army is four yuan!

This is the most basic military salary.

This is not counting all kinds of subsidies, plus all kinds of subsidies, an ordinary soldier, especially those who perform combat missions, 10 taels a month is the minimum, not to mention the meritorious service rewards on the battlefield, the various preferential treatment received by family members and all kinds of guarantees after retirement, and the free primary school education for a child alone, this is already enviable. And they don't deduct military salaries, the generals of the Ming army did not deduct military salaries from top to bottom, which is like a dream for the soldiers, of course, they don't know that this is because the senior generals of the Ming army don't care about the money at all.

But that's enough.

Even if Yang Qing has already said that all of Jin Shenghuan's subordinates have been reorganized into the militia, it is also very desirable for soldiers.

What happened to the militia?

It's not like they haven't seen people for any time.

With the reclamation of Huguang, the nearest Huangzhuang has long been to the south of them, and they don't have to pay any taxes, nothing more than two or three percent of the rent a year, and they all grow new crops, and there are all kinds of money-making livelihoods. Don't worry about food and clothing, there are children in the medical center when you are sick, there are children in school and there are people to support you, in other words, who is willing to be a soldier and work hard, not to say that they all like to lick blood from the knife edge, even if Jin Shenghuan's subordinates are the same just for food?

Who wants to go to war?

As for the ordinary people, needless to say, and the people in Xiangyang City who are really united with Jin Shenghuan are those gentry, after all, Yang Qing has already said that this area will be changed to Huangzhuang, and if Xiangyang is taken down, they will lose their land.

But they're useless!

As for Jin Shenghuan......

"You dog thieves, how have I treated you badly all these years?"

Jin Shenghuan roared sadly and angrily upstairs in the south of the town.

In fact, there are some subordinates around him, but he has also been a warlord for many years, and he is still commendable in winning people's hearts, after all, he came out of the bottom. Otherwise, Song Kuiguang, Liu Yipeng, and Guo Tiancai around him in the Battle of Nanchang in the original history all fought to the death, and even after being captured by the Qing army, they would rather die than surrender, which is enough to prove his ability to win people's hearts. At this time, there were still hundreds of cronies around him, and even a few generals, whether it was in a hurry and didn't react, or that little face couldn't get by, in short, they didn't abandon him but continued to follow him to guard this high platform.

It can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Originally, it was used as a bell and drum tower, and after erecting a number of cannons, together with those elite guards musketeers, condescendingly locked the center of the city, and even the attackers had to hide in front of the buildings on both sides to avoid direct fire. But this is just a long breath, because the whole south building of the town is surrounded by masses, and they are completely trapped here, and even now the Xicheng Gate has been opened, and the fire that is flowing towards here can be seen here.

It's a pity that he hasn't fought yet!

The Ming army did not attack at all.

Just raised the balloon, floated it to the city with the wind, and then shouted with a loudspeaker to publicize Yang Qing's handling decision. The real firing was yesterday when the Ming army put those mighty and invincible general cannons on the outside, and they fired a round when they tested the guns.

Just one round!

And then these dog thieves turned against each other!

Jin Shenghuan stood on the south floor of the town, overlooking the subordinates below who were his former cronies, the familiar faces, they were constantly converging here, and then aimed countless guns and even muzzles at themselves. At this moment, he really regretted it too late, he thought he was a hero, and he thought that he was qualified to bargain with Yang Qing, but as a result, people were like swatting a fly to death, and he was crushed with a slap.

If there was a chance to do it again......

He didn't have a chance to do it again.

"Old thief, we are all Ming officials and soldiers, by the grace of the Ming Dynasty, how can we be in the same stream with you, if you didn't coerce us at the beginning, how could we be rebellious with that Zuo Liangyu, if it weren't for the magnanimity of the Duke of Chu and ignoring the past suspicions, how could you allow you to cut off Xiangyang to the present? You don't think about the kindness of the Duke of Chu, but go against the Duke of Chu, you are looking for your own death, don't pull us up, you are stupid, and don't think that we are all the same as you. Now that Huang Dutong has arrived outside the city, I will wait for you and me to work together, and give you a whole corpse, if you are stubborn, then don't blame us for the Ming Dynasty and the Duke of Chu to slash you! ”

Gai Yu shouted righteously.

"Yes, Dashuai, the last general will call you Dashuai again, you hurry up and cut yourself!"

Another general shouted.

The generals and soldiers were clamoring, it was obvious that they couldn't wait to see the big scene of Jin Shenghuan wiping his neck, and even walked out of the hiding place when he was encountered, and stood downstairs looking up at him fearlessly, holding a short gun in his hand, and the fire rope was burning on it, it was obvious that if Jin Shenghuan didn't meet their requirements, he wouldn't mind helping his handsome.

Jin Shenghuan's surroundings, the generals and soldiers who were still following him looked at him.

It's clear that these people are also struggling.

After all, it's all like this, as long as you are not stupid in this situation, you can understand that it is one thing to be a little loyal to Jin Shenghuan, and it is another thing to be buried for Jin Shenghuan.

Jin Shenghuan was speechless with grief and indignation.

"Dashuai, now I can only surrender!"

Song Kuiguang beside him said.

This person is actually an old official army, and he also served as a garrison in Shanhaiguan, until Yang Sichang's time, he was transferred to Zuo Liangyu's subordinates, and then he has been following Jin Shenghuan, originally Jin Shenghuan was one of the masterminds in history. He himself is a native of Jiangxi, and he is the core figure of Jin Shenghuan's group, if Jin Shenghuan listens to him, he may not fail, the Qing army was not strong in Jiangxi at that time, both he and Liu Yipeng defeated the Qing army many times in the field.

Especially the Sichuan army under Guo Tiancai's subordinates, even beat the Qing army very badly.

Jin Shenghuan, Wang Deren's Jiangxi was originally a good opportunity anyway, these guys all crawled out of the pile of dead people, to say that the combat effectiveness is not weak, the people because of the shaving of their hair and easy to wear, from the civil officials to the gentry also support them, with the initial sharp support, there is really a great chance of winning a decisive battle with the Jiangxi Qing army. He has also been encouraging Jin Shenghuan to fight a decisive battle, even after Nanchang was besieged, he also continued to encourage Jin Shenghuan to go out of the city to face the battle, but the latter out of the desire to preserve his strength, just thinking about waiting for the support of other forces, did not want to consume his elite in the field, and there was nothing to rely on in the future, and finally trapped in Nanchang and waited until the food ran out.

No matter how much you can fight, you can't bear the hunger!

After Nanchang was breached, he was captured in a street battle, refused to surrender and died on a hunger strike.

"Surrender, yes, surrender, that Yang Qing is not good at killing! When you retreat, Ben Shuai is still the emperor's Deng Guogong, and Ben Shuai will go to the southern capital to ask the Duke of Chu for his guilt! ”

Jin Shenghuan said immediately.

That's all he can do at this point.

Regardless of whether Yang Qing will kill him or not, at this time, he will save his life first, but he is still Deng Guogong who was named by the emperor.

However......

Without hesitation, Gai pulled the trigger on him, and the muzzle flame instantly erupted against the background of the night, followed by the bullet whistling with the gunshot. Song Kuiguang, who reacted quickly, hurriedly dragged Jin Shenghuan, and the bullet hit the arrow stack in front of him, and the two of them were smeared by the broken bricks that were hit.

"The commander has surrendered, what else do you want to do?"

Song Kuiguang shouted angrily.

"Dashuai, the last general and his brothers have been with you for many years, and Dashuai treats us well, although the situation is different now, it can only be so, but if this Dashuai surrenders, the brothers will see you again in the future, and the face will not look good after all, even if you give the brothers a face, you will cut yourself!"

Gai Yu said with a smile.

Then several generals beside him laughed.

They are not stupid, this is a good opportunity to show loyalty to Yang Qing, Yang Qing must want to kill Jin Shenghuan, but it is indeed inconvenient to kill Jin Shenghuan who surrendered, it will affect the good reputation of the benevolent Duke of Chu. So this kind of trivial matter can be solved by them for Chu Guogong, Jin Shenghuan must commit suicide, he must die here, everyone is happy when he dies, and everyone is embarrassed if he does not die. If he surrenders, it will indeed be difficult to meet in the future, after all, his existence is a sign of their shamelessness, but there is no such problem when he becomes a dead man. These guys are smart people and know what to do at this time, and the soldiers behind him walked out one after another, raising the arquebuses in their hands and brushing them at him!

"You wolf-hearted things!"

Jin Shenghuan lay on the arrow stack, his lips trembling and said.

This is to be killed!

"Shuai, the matter has come to this, what is the use of you saying this? If you don't do it, the brothers will do it for you. ”

Gai Yu said triumphantly.

A bright future is already beckoning to him, as long as Jin Shenghuan is killed, and then the result of his suicide is reported, even if the Duke of Chu knows what is going on, he will pretend not to know, and he has since entered the sight of the Duke of Chu......

Suddenly, gunshots rang out.

Gai took two steps back, stunned as he looked down at the bullet hole in his chest.

Then look at a soldier opposite.

The latter seemed to have an eerie smile on his face.

"Fire!"

The general next to him shouted.

Immediately after the sound of gunfire, the soldiers on both sides instinctively pulled the trigger in the chaos, and in the roar of bullets, both those who were still following Jin Shenghuan and those generals who were attacking, all fell in the sound of gunfire. But as the bullets of the arquebus in their hands shot out, the soldiers on the city wall who still followed Jin Shenghuan felt that they were worthy of the commander and their conscience, so they immediately dispersed. And Jin Shenghuan was also seriously injured in the shooting, lying on the ground and unable to move, Song Kuiguang, the only one who escaped, dragged him a few steps, but finally left him behind.

"Take care!"

He said with a fist clenched at Jin Shenghuan.

Jin Shenghuan, who was shot in the chest, had a stream of blood coming out of his mouth, and then muttered something to himself.

Song Kuiguang didn't pay attention to him anymore, but rushed to the other side of the building, where a general who was usually good with him was also participating in the siege under his command, and he should not be killed if he went there. And Jin Shenghuan behind him turned over as if he was returning to the light in the whistling sound of bullets above his head, and then crawled towards the south building of Zhennan, and while crawling, he accidentally knocked down the brazier burning next to him, and then the flames inside fell immediately......

Half an hour later.

"What's the trouble!"

Huang Fei stood under the still burning Zhennan building and said with a sigh.

"Dutong, confirm that Jin Shenghuan died in the fire."

A staff officer said.

Behind him was Song Kuiguang, who had already been caught.

"Send a report to Nanjing, saying that Xiangyang has been peaceful, and Jin is afraid of committing suicide! As for these people, they sorted out the list and reported it, handed it over to the Duke of Chu for decision, and sent people to send orders to Yunyang, Nanyang, Suizhou and other places to oppose the party, and those who surrendered were not to blame for the past. ”

Huang Fei looked at Song Kuiguang and said.