Du Wenhuan saw the galloping war horse on the opposite side, his heart moved, and there was a faint expectation. When he heard that he had only captured a Han soldier, this expectation was gone, and he thought that there were deserters under his men, and he frowned: "Han soldiers? What the hell is going on? ”

"Junzao, when we arrived at the north city gate, there happened to be a group of Han soldiers who escaped from the city, we immediately chased after it, and the Han soldiers retreated back into the city, only this soldier did not have time to enter the city, and was caught by us on the spot."

"Oh?" Du Wenhuan was overjoyed when he heard this, his tense brows relaxed, he was worried about not knowing the situation in the city, this was really the best gift from God.

He looked across the side, and sure enough, there was a soldier tied to his horse.

The soldier wore a heavy fur hat and a blue-gray shirt, his face flushed with fear, and he kept writhing on horseback.

"Is he really a soldier? Why don't you even have Jiannu's leather armor? ”

"Junzao, we asked, he is really a Han soldier in the city."

"Oh!" Du Wenhuan glanced at the soldier again, and the anger on his face rose sharply, "Untie him first." ”

The soldiers stepped forward and untied the ropes from the soldier's body.

The soldier rubbed his numb arm, without Du Wenhuan's orders, he didn't dare to dismount, just hugged his fists on the horse's back, and performed a Han etiquette to Du Wenhuan.

"You...... What is your name? ”

"Back to the general, the villain is called Jianghu."

Du Wenhuan almost laughed out loud, but quickly removed the smile on his face: "Jianghu? The name is characteristic—are you Han? ”

"General Hui, the villain was originally a Han from Liaodong."

"If you are a Han Chinese, why do you work for Jiannu?" Du Wenhuan's face was so cold that it was almost frozen.

"Villain...... Villain ......"

"Do you know that our Commander Yuan has ordered that all Han people who serve Jiannu will be beheaded, and all their families will be buried together." Du Wenhuan frowned and made a head-killing gesture.

"General, villain...... The villain is forced. Jianghu cried with a sad face, the childishness on his face has not completely faded, and he should not be more than twenty years old.

"It doesn't matter if you're forced or not, the result is the same." Du Wenhuan glared at him fiercely, making the rivers and lakes tremble, "However, Commander Yuan said again, if you can make meritorious contributions to the Ming Dynasty, he can ask you to wash away all your sins and let you be human again." ”

"Villain...... The villain is willing to make meritorious contributions to the Ming Dynasty. Jianghu still didn't speak very well, but his face was already happy, and he smiled at Du Wenhuan.

Du Wenhuan squinted at him, "Let me ask you, how many Jiannu are there in the city?" ”

"There were 1,000 Han soldiers and 400 Mongol soldiers in the city, and there were originally more than 100 soldiers from the Great Jin State, Jiannu."

"What do you mean by originally? And now? Du Wenhuan glared again, his pupils dilated sharply, like two sword lights, piercing the eyes of the rivers and lakes.

"General." Jianghu was so frightened that he didn't dare to look at Du Wenhuan's eyes, "Last night, the owner of the Red Flag was defeated from Jinzhou, and you were in hot pursuit, forcing him to go straight to Horqin, and the remaining Jiannu in the city didn't know why-probably because they were afraid of the general, they left us behind and secretly fled overnight, and now only our Han army and Mongols are left in the city." ”

Du Wenhuan finally figured it out, Yue Tuo was defeated and retreated to Horqin, and the Jiannu in the city trembled, knowing that Guangning would not be defended, so he took advantage of the fact that the Ming army did not besiege the city and fled back to Shenyang overnight.

"Then why didn't Jiannu take you with him and escape? Aren't you soldiers of the Dajin Kingdom? ”

Jianghu shook his head: "This ...... This one...... The villain really doesn't know. ”

Du Wenhuan could only guess by himself, probably Jiannu was afraid that there would be too many people and too much movement, which would alarm the Ming army outside the city. These Han troops, Jiannu will not cherish, but now Jiannu even the Mongols have been abandoned, obviously the Jiannu in the city has completely lost the determination and courage to defend the city, Jiannu ran well, Jiannu ran, Guangning is the Ming Dynasty, the only obstacle is the four hundred Mongols.

"What about the Mongols in the city? Are they willing to listen to the Han Chinese? ”

Jianghu shook his head again: "The Mongols, like Jiannu, have always been used to bullying the Han people, how could they listen to us?" We were just worried about being bullied by the Mongols, so we got up in the morning and heard that Jiannu had run away, and we wanted to go back too. ”

Du Wenhuan stared at the eyes of the rivers and lakes: "What you said is true?" If there is a lie, I can punish you immediately. ”

Jianghu's demeanor, which had just relaxed, became nervous again, and he shivered on his horse: "General, how dare the villain deceive the general?" The villain is telling the truth. ”

"That'...... Do you have any way to get us into town? The situation you have just reported to us about the situation in the city is only a small merit that can exempt you from the death penalty, and it is not enough if you and your family want to be completely exonerated from the crime. Du Wenhuan's face was finally soothed, and it was no longer cold enough to form a layer of frost.

"Can the general really exonerate me and my family?" Jianghu looked at Du Wenhuan with blank eyes.

"As long as you can help us enter the city, you and your family can be exempted, and we can also give you land, so that you can be an ordinary person, there are Han people in Ningyuan and Jinzhou who have made meritorious contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and they have not only been exonerated from their crimes, but some have also become local Han leaders."

"Thank you, General." Jianghu lay on the horse and kowtowed to Du Wenhuan three times, knocking so that the war horse was frightened, and took two steps to the side one after another, shaking his head. "General, there are only a thousand Han troops in the city, everyone is familiar with them, and the villain will accompany the general to persuade them to open the city gate for the general."

"Really? Are you sure? Du Wenhuan was secretly happy, this Guangning City may be his first contribution to coming to Liaodong.

"It should be possible, the people who usually guard the city gates are all Han soldiers, and there are always brothers in the four city gates that the villain thinks of - if you can't convince them, it won't hurt the general."

Du Wenhuan nodded: "You lead the way in front of the head, if the Han army at the head of the city opens the city gate for us, I will exonerate them together." ”

"General, please!" The rivers and lakes walked at the front of the team.

They came near to the east gate.

Seeing a large number of Ming troops approaching, the defenders at the head of the city crowded to the daughter wall to watch.

"Huh? How are there Mongols? In peacetime, the defenders of the city were all Han troops. Jianghu saw the leather armor of the Mongols, his head buzzed, and suddenly there were two big heads, and with the Mongols there, it would be difficult for his plan to be realized.

Du Wenhuan also felt troublesome, this Mongolian soldier usually does not guard the city gate, today Jiannu just escaped, they came to the city gate, must have come to supervise the Han army. However, since he came, he still had to give it a try, and he snorted towards the rivers and lakes.

Jianghu rode alone close to the city, "Brothers on the city, I am the Jianghu of the Han army." ”

"Sure enough, it's Jianghu, why are you outside the city?"

"Who's in the back?"

"What are you going to do?"

……

Everyone gossiped and asked many questions, but Jianghu did not answer, but according to the words they had prepared: "Brothers, they are the army of the Ming Dynasty, and they are here to rescue the Han people in Guangning City." ”

The Mongol soldiers could not understand Chinese, but they also felt that the rivers and lakes were a little kind, and they shouted in Mongolian: "Who are you?" What are you here for? ”

Jianghu could understand some Mongolian, and he shouted to the Mongols: "Mongolian brothers, the heroes of the Ming Dynasty have come, even the banner lord Yue Tuo has been defeated and fled, the Jurchens in the city know that Guangning City cannot be defended, they have abandoned us, and fled back to Shengjing at night, you better open the city gate and welcome the Ming army!" ”

The Mongolian language in the rivers and lakes is a little lame, but the Mongolian soldiers can still hear the general idea, "Nonsense, you want us to surrender to you Han dogs?" We are the warriors of Korqin, we will never admit defeat, and if we don't roll, we will release our arrows. ”

Jianghu is still reluctant: "Mongolian brothers, you have been surrounded, Yue Tuo's army has also been exhausted, you have no reinforcements, the Ming army will break the city sooner or later, if you don't surrender, once the city is broken, it will be your death." ”

The Mongols at the head of the city scolded: "Get out of here, you dog, we are not wall grass like you." ”

The rivers and lakes persuaded and scolded, and tried their best to speak, but the brains of the Mongols were tendoned, and without their Ezhen order, they would never open the city and surrender.

Jianghu took Du Wenhuan to the other three city gates, but the result was the same, they were all scolded back by the Mongols.

Seeing that it was hopeless to persuade the Mongols, Du Wenhuan raised the idea of the Han army again, so he recalled the rivers and lakes and whispered a few words.

Jianghu returned to the city: "Mongolian brothers, the Han people in the city are several times larger than yours, once the Han people are united, it will be the end of you, and even the immortal heaven will not be able to save you." ”

"Brother Han army at the head of the city, the Han army in our city is several times that of the Mongols, and there are Ming troops outside the city to respond, why should we be bullied by the Mongols? They are rabbit's tails - they can't grow, sooner or later the Ming army will enter the city, how will you face the Ming army then? ”

"Brothers of the Han army, there are only a few Mongolian soldiers at the head of the city, if you unite, you will definitely be able to kill them and open the city gate for the Ming army, at that time you are the meritorious people of the Ming army, and the Ming army will never treat their heroes badly, otherwise, once the Ming army enters the city, you traitors, you, and your family members, will be buried for Jiannu."

"You don't think about yourself, but you also think about your parents, your wife, and your young children, do you? Especially children, they will die under the butcher's knife of the Ming army before they are really adults, and all the sins of Qiē are because of you. ”

"Brothers of the Han Army, are you willing to live forever under the oppression of Jiannu? Your land, your property, your houses, your food, and even your women are all living on the edge of the slaves, do you have any ability to protect them? ”

"Zhang Ergou's land is full of crops, did Jiannu leave rations for their family when they were collecting grain? Didn't the house built by Li San be robbed by Baksh and used as his sheepfold? Also, Erniu's woman is a little more pink, so she was snatched away by Erguo, and when she filled his house, even his thirteen-year-old daughter was not spared, these things will happen to you sooner or later, I just had enough of Jiannu's bullying, and I returned to Daming. ”

"Brothers of the Han army, now that the Ming Dynasty has given you a chance, as long as you pick up the swords and guns in your hands, as long as you kill a few Mongols in the city, you will be saved forever."

The Mongols couldn't understand the words of the rivers and lakes, but they felt the changes in the Han soldiers at the head of the city, and the Han army, which was as docile as sheep, dared to look at them angrily.

The Mongol soldiers were furious, and they fired arrows at the rivers and lakes, but the rivers and lakes stood out of the range of their bows and arrows, and the arrows could not hurt him at all.

Du Wenhuan found two soldiers with outstanding marksmanship and whispered a few words.

The two soldiers hugged each other and walked towards the rivers and lakes, while raising their hands to signal to the city, like ambassadors who had come to negotiate.

When they walked to Jianghu's side, they talked to Jianghu for a few words.

A hundred paces, the range of a flintlock pistol.

Two Ming soldiers with flintlock muskets already loaded with ammunition pointed their guns at the head of the city, aiming them at the Mongol soldiers.

The Mongol soldiers had never seen such flintlock pistols at all, and thought that the Ming soldiers wanted to talk to them.

The Mongol soldier who had just released his arrows had his upper body poking out of the battlements of the city wall, which was an excellent opportunity.

"Bang, bang."

Two gunshots rang out, and two Mongol soldiers, leaning against the parapet, slowly collapsed into the city, and finally lay on their backs on the ground, each with a thumb-sized bloody hole on their forehead, and the blood was gurgling outward, along the chin to the neck, and then to the ground.