After Bai Mu entered the city, on the one hand, he ordered the artillery position to be rearranged, and on the other hand, he issued several orders in succession.

First, wipe out the remnants of the enemy. You must know that before this, Jianning City claimed to have more than 50,000 defenders, even if a lot of them ran, there must be a lot of hiding in various parts of the city.

As soon as these people take off their uniforms, they are almost like ordinary people, so it is necessary to dig them all out to prevent these people from making waves in the city.

The second military order is to seal the treasury and suppress all those who dare to fish in troubled waters. If you find it, you can shoot it in the street.

The third is to capture the Zheng family's old house. First, I don't know if the old mother of the Zheng family ran away, if she didn't just grab it in her hand, she could blackmail Zheng Zhilong.

Although Bai Mu would not say that he was abusing the old lady, Zheng Zhilong could not watch his old mother fall into the hands of the officials and soldiers and be indifferent.

If Zheng's mother had already run away, she would also be able to copy a lot of property from the Zheng family's old house.

The fourth military order was to order the sappers of the logistics regiment to start repairing the damaged north gate wall and city gate. Because it is possible to face the reinforcements sent by Zheng Zhilong next, the first army will change from a siege war to a defensive battle.

The fifth order was to seal off the gates of the city, and no one except the Wehrmacht was allowed to enter or leave at will.

As soon as these military orders are issued, the officers at all levels below will perform their duties to carry them out, and Bai Mu himself will be in the middle of the dispatch.

But not long after, Duan Peng, the captain of the reconnaissance brigade of the First Army, who was responsible for capturing the Zheng family's old house, sent someone to report, saying that he asked the army commander to go to the Zheng family's old house in person, and he had some special things to deal with.

Bai Mu was a little inexplicable, there was something Duan Peng, the captain of the major, couldn't handle it, so he had to go by himself.

However, when he arrived at the Zheng family's old mansion with the guard squadron, he found that this matter was indeed a bit strange, no wonder Duan Peng couldn't handle it and asked him to come over.

The old house of the Zheng family is from the central location of Jianning City, and it covers a very large area, nearly 100 acres. Moreover, the whole architectural style is very typical of the style of Suzhou gardens.

It is said that Zheng Zhilong, in order to honor his mother, specially invited a master from Jiangnan to design and build this courtyard, so that the old mother whose hometown is in Jiangnan can spend her old age in peace.

At this time, there was a group of armed Wehrmacht soldiers outside the gate of the Zheng family's old house, and Duan Peng stood at the front with a helpless expression.

The door of the Zheng family's old mansion was open, and in the center of the gate was an old lady with white hair and splendid clothes sitting on a chair with a fearless and calm expression.

Behind the old lady was a crowd of people.

But these people are all defenseless old and weak women and children, there are maids, mothers-in-law, and rickety old servants.

Obviously, these are the descendants of the Zheng family and the like.

Bai Mu looked at this scene and was also a little surprised. Since he ran away towards Zheng Hongkui, he must also run away with his old mother, but now it seems that this is obviously not the case.

Seeing Bai Mu coming, Duan Peng hurriedly walked over and saluted, "Commander, this old lady has to see you." I can't talk about it, and I can't be rude, so I have to ask you to come over. ”

Bai Mu nodded and walked over to the old lady.

"This will be Bai Mu, the commander of the First Army of the National Defense Army, His Royal Highness the Regent of the Ming Dynasty, but is it in front of Mrs. Zheng?" Bai Mu asked with a pleasant face.

The old lady raised her eyes to look at Bai Mu, and a hint of surprise flashed on her face, as if she was surprised by Bai Mu's youth.

She slowly stood up on crutches, bowed slightly to Bai Mu and said, "The old body Zheng Fang has seen the general, and the old body is Zheng Zhilong's mother. ”

The old lady has been in the world for a long time, except for the initial hint of surprise, she seems to be very calm and calm, and her behavior is also very down-to-earth and generous, and it can be seen that she is a well-educated lady.

"Since our identity is already clear, Mrs. Zheng naturally knows what we are here for. I don't know if I want to see the general at this moment, but what do you have to say? Bai Mu asked lightly.

Old Mrs. Zheng sighed and said slowly: "Although the old body is old, these eyes are not blind, and the ears are not deaf. The world is in turmoil, the conquest is endless, and the people and the poor are all suffering. Now that the regent is turning the tide and fighting in the east and west, seeing that Li Zicheng is no longer good, Zhang Xianzhong can't jump for a few days, and it is inevitable that the world will return to the great unification, and no one can stop it. ”

Bai Mu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but he didn't expect this old lady to look at Lao Mai, but her eyes were very bright. And the words and sentences are quite extraordinary, and the background is not ordinary.

He didn't answer, but continued to listen.

Mrs. Zheng continued: "My rebel son Zhilong now occupies this southeast land, although there are some horses in his hands and some foundations, but it is difficult to be the general trend of the world. The imperial court sent generals to lead troops to attack us, which is also the proper duty, and the old man understands it very well in his heart, and he does not dare to have the slightest resentment. And the old body also knows very well that my son is not the kind of person who can win the world, and he can barely make do with tossing at sea, but he is definitely not an opponent of the court on this land. The old man knew this in his heart, and my son knew it in his heart. ”

"Today, the cannon of the imperial army outside the city is mighty, and the old man is also shocked in this house, and he understands that if my Zheng family confronts the imperial court, it will definitely be a dead end. I invite the general to come over today, just to show my heart to the general, please ask the general to turn to His Royal Highness the Regent, if the old body can persuade my son to lead the people to surrender and return to the imperial court, then please Your Highness look at this small merit to save our Zheng family from death, the old body is grateful. ”

After the old lady finished speaking, she knelt down tremblingly in front of Bai Mu, and the maid behind her wanted to help, but she threw her hand away, and finally knelt down.

Bai Mu didn't help the old lady, but was thinking about how credible the old lady's words were, and observing the authenticity of the old lady's demeanor.

This old lady is indeed not simple, she speaks in a measured manner, and she is very personable and courageous, she can even block a person from a reconnaissance brigade with her own strength, and her face is calm and calm, she is indeed not an ordinary person.

In fact, Jiang Chuan's attitude towards Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Zheng Zhilong, the leaders of the separatist forces, has always been very clear - these people must die.

Only when they die will their original subordinates completely lose their cohesion. Let these people live, sooner or later something will happen.

Before this expedition, Jiang Chuan's advice to Bai Mu was also to let him try his best to kill Zheng Zhilong and other Zheng family descendants to avoid future troubles.

But now Mrs. Zheng made such a request, which made Bai Mu hesitate a little for a while.

However, he quickly made a decision: he promised Mrs. Zheng and asked her to persuade Zheng Zhilong to surrender.

But Zheng Zhilong must die, after all, there are still many accidents in people's lives.