The Russian army raised a white flag, Ma Longtan ordered the artillery to stop the shelling, and ordered the airships to stop bombing, the cavalry troops surrounded the town, and Major General Xie Wendong moved forward to accept the surrender of the Russian army. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

All the mercenaries and garrison officers and soldiers were very happy with the easy victory, the fly in the ointment was that the combat effectiveness of the Russian army was too weak, and the battle ended before it was enjoyable.

Ma Longtan is very happy to be able to draw a perfect end to his retirement; Xie Wendong was even happier, this was the most glorious thing in his life, he didn't even dare to think that he would accept the surrender of the Russian army, he ordered the staff officer to take a few more photos of him as an heirloom of their family; In the days that followed, his mouth was never closed, and he was happy to even sleep.

When Lieutenant General Ma Longtan commanded the troops to encircle and annihilate the siege of Shuangchengzi and break through the Russian army, Wang Dajun ordered Shao Zhaozhong, commander of the 1st Division of the First Army of the garrison, to prepare to launch an attack on Shuangchengzi. He thought that since the enemy had broken through, the people who stayed behind were all people who could not move with the large army, and their combat effectiveness could be imagined, and if they could successfully occupy Shuangchengzi, it would be very beneficial to persuade the Russian troops to surrender Vladivostok and Boli.

Major General Shao Zhaozhong and the commander of the mercenary brigade who stayed with him were very happy, originally thinking that there was no battle to fight, but they did not expect that there would be more important tasks waiting for them.

First of all, let the officers and soldiers guarding the dam blow up the dam, there are not many enemy troops in Shuangchengzi, and they are all old, weak, sick and disabled, there is no difficulty in occupying Shuangchengzi, and the mission of the dam has been completed.

On 3 October, the mercenaries and garrisons who had participated in the battle returned to Shuangchengzi, by which time the water level had receded.

On the afternoon of the 3rd, when Shao Zhaozhong congratulated Ma Longtan on his victory, Ma Longtan asked: "When will you launch a general attack?" ”

"Tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock, try to get to Shuangchengzi for breakfast!"

"The war will kill people, and it will also destroy the city buildings, I suggest sending people to persuade them to surrender first, and tell them that the Russian army that broke through has been completely annihilated, and if they don't surrender, we will slaughter the city after the city is broken."

Ma Longtan thought to himself, the intact occupation of Shuangchengzi, whether it is for him personally, or for the First Army, is very crucial, if the persuasion fails, then think of other ways, must take Shuangchengzi intact.

"Commander, we're not really going to slaughter the city, are we?" Shao Zhaozhong asked in surprise.

Ma Longtan said angrily: "It's really an elm head, this is a tactic, this is an intimidation of the Russian army!" Otherwise, how could they have surrendered obediently? ”

Ma Longtan explained some details, and Shao Zhaozhong was very happy to arrange it after hearing it.

In fact, the Russian army in Shuangchengzi is now very frightened, they heard the violent explosions in the south for dozens of miles and the huge fires rising, even the night sky was lit up, and then they lost contact with the military headquarters and other divisions, and they already felt in their hearts that the comrades-in-arms who broke through must be more than lucky, but they didn't want to admit it.

In order to allow the old army commander to retire smoothly, and also for himself to obtain the greatest military merits, Major General Shao Zhaozhong decided to personally go to the enemy camp to persuade him to surrender after careful consideration.

Shao Zhaozhong only called the chief of staff and explained: "Chief of staff, if I can't return tonight, tomorrow morning you command the troops to attack, and you must take Shuangchengzi, just say that I died on the battlefield." ”

"No, it's too dangerous, Commander, I'd better go! The first division is inseparable from you. The chief of staff objected.

"Don't worry, in the early years, I fought with the Russian army a few times with the old army commander, I know their temperament, they are better than anyone else in a good fight, if the battle situation is unfavorable, they are more cowardly than anyone else, I touch their temper, I go the most appropriate; Besides, I must strive for another great battle for the First Army before the old army commander retires, so that the old army commander can retire with honor. Master Shao Zhaozhong explained.

Seeing that Shao Zhaozhong insisted on his own opinion, it was difficult to continue persuasion, and agreed to his suggestion, but he secretly decided that if the division commander had three longs and two shorts, he must be buried with the Russians in the whole city.

At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, when it was almost dark, Shao Zhaozhong led a staff officer who could speak Russian, waving a white flag, to the Russian position. Of course, the whole thing was still hidden from Commander Ma Longtan.

The scout shouted: "Platoon commander, someone is coming with a white flag!" ”

"Be careful, don't shoot, let it come over, ask about the situation before making a decision!"

Then at the rear of the enemy's first line of defense, the small staff officer said: "We want to see the supreme commander of the city." ”

"Who are you?" The platoon commander asked.

"Regardless of who we are, are you still scared in your own barracks?" The junior staff officer asked.

The commander of the small platoon of the Russian army knew from the sign on Shao Zhaozhong's uniform that this was a major general, so he didn't dare to question too much, so he had to say: "Then I'll report to the top, please wait!" ”

The little staff officer waved his hand: "Whatever, but hurry up, our time is precious." “

"Yes, yes! Please wait. “

The supreme commander of the defenders of Shuangchengzi was a deputy division commander, and when he heard that a major general of the Xia Empire was coming, he guessed the other party's purpose, which did not conflict with his thoughts, and ordered the soldiers to politely invite Shao Zhaozhong to his headquarters.

The headquarters of the Russian army is in an inconspicuous ordinary compound with 3 two-story buildings, and due to the relatively high foundation, the courtyard is not flooded.

According to the etiquette of the soldiers, after saluting each other, Shao Zhaozhong said bluntly: "The purpose of my coming is to give you an ultimatum, I hope you will announce your surrender before 5 o'clock tomorrow morning, otherwise there will be no mercy after the city is broken!" “

"General, we still have more than 20,000 people, and we will pull the cushion on our backs when we die." The enemy's deputy division commander received an order to hold out for 2 days and then surrender to the enemy, he had completed his mission, but he wanted to get some good treatment.

"Haha, your idea is too naïve, we didn't have more than 100 casualties after destroying more than 60,000 people who broke through, and you weak brigades who can't even stand up straight can threaten our safety? It's ridiculous! “

The enemy's deputy division commander did not expect that the enemy would annihilate a large army of more than 60,000 people without losing more than white people, which made him really surprised, his face turned pale, and he asked with a scar: "You, what do you want?" ”

"Unconditional surrender to the Empire." Major General Shao Zhaozhong said categorically.

"You won't lie to us to surrender and then slaughter the city!"

"Haha, if you take the initiative to surrender, you will not slaughter the city, and I will guarantee your personal safety and basic living security, if you want to resist stubbornly, it is difficult to say." There must be a little hope for the enemy, and they must not be forced to resist desperately.

The deputy division commander of the Russian army thought in his mind, it would be good to have this guarantee, anyway, he had completed the task assigned by the commander, and the empire would not harm their families, so he said: "We can surrender to your army, but how can you guarantee the safety of the lives and basic livelihood of the Russian officers and soldiers?" ”

"Captives are not qualified to negotiate conditions, if you don't believe my guarantees, it is a doubt about the credibility of the empire, and you can kill!"

This is a peace talk, it's too difficult to communicate, hey, it's better to live than to die, resign yourself to fate, the deputy division commander of the Russian army finally decided that he must surrender to the Xia Empire on the morning of the 4th.

Shao Zhaozhong was very happy and immediately returned to report to the old commander, hoping that the old commander would personally accept the enemy's surrender tomorrow morning.