In the hall of the county government that was forcibly occupied by Xu Guohou, Mr. Qian, who was covered with scars, was reporting to Xu Guohou the artillery attack that had just ended with a facial expression full of pain and fear.

Seeing Xu Guohou's face that didn't change at all because of shock.

Mr. Qian, who was standing in front of him, shouted to Xu Guohou in a shocking voice directly because of shame and unwillingness: "My lord, didn't you see that the shelling just now was really miserable. ”

"Of the 2,000 brothers who climbed the city wall with the general, except for less than 100 who left the city wall alive, the rest of the brothers were all killed......

"Not counting the deaths, more than half of the brothers who were killed by the explosion did not even leave a complete corpse......

"As for the brothers who survived, they weren't much better. It's like crazy, as soon as you hear the explosion of the flowering bomb, the whole person will tremble with fear, and there is no way to continue to participate in the battle. ”

"My lord, we didn't even see the shadow of the rebel attacking troops, and the rebels killed more than 2,000 people with heavy artillery......"

"Now, the brothers are spreading that the rebels have the help of the gods, and if they continue to fight against the rebels here, there is only one way to die. Otherwise, the heavy artillery of the rebels outside the city would not be so powerful......"

"Therefore, this battle can't be fought at all, please think carefully, you can leave a way for the thousands of brothers under your command to live......"

As long as it is a human being, it is afraid of death, and even more afraid of death without a complete corpse.

Ordinary soldiers, because of fear and fear, would rather die under military law than be blown up by a flowering bomb. The same is true of the generals standing beside Xu Guohou.

So. Mr. Qian's words have just been finished. A group of generals flocked to echo the words.

"yes. My lord, there is no way to continue this battle......"

"The heavy artillery of the Northern Army is really powerful, as long as they have enough shells, it is not impossible to blow us all up here, and it is not impossible to ......"

"This is not the most important thing, in front of the heavy artillery of the Northern Army, even if we are blown up, the Northern Army will not die a single person. And we. It was killed here by the Northern Army in vain, and it did not play any role. ”

"If this matter is known to the imperial court, even if we die here, it will be difficult to get the affirmation of the imperial court......"

"Because, we didn't stop every soldier of the rebels for the imperial court, and death was in vain......"

Faced with the instigation of his subordinates, Xu Guohou also slowly accepted this point of view.

Under the attack of the Northern Army, there is no need to continue to defend the county town at your feet.

In such a case, the idea of breaking through. Then it came to Xu Guohou's mind.

Xu Guohou, who was no longer able to make a rational judgment, immediately asked the generals around him.

"What do you mean. Break out right away......"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Guohou opened his mouth and denied: "But, where to break through?" ”

"As you heard just now, the scouts found at least 2,000 cavalry of the Northern Expeditionary Army outside the other three city gates. You must know that these cavalry are not ordinary cavalry allocated to us by the imperial court, but well-equipped ironclad cavalry of the Northern Expeditionary Army, which has fought the Tartars and the Mongols......"

After hearing the words of the ironclad cavalry, a burst of inhalation immediately sounded beside Xu Guohou.

Obviously, these people have heard of the prestige of the ironclad cavalry of the Northern Army.

Not only that, but in front of the powerful ironclad cavalry, their faces once again showed a heartfelt fear.

Sure enough, as soon as Xu Guohou's words were finished, the generals who were still shouting and instigating Xu Guohou to break through just now lowered their heads again with a helpless face.

At this time, a faint voice suddenly sounded in the hall of the county government, where the atmosphere was getting heavier and heavier.

"Since it is not necessary to die in battle here, and it is impossible to break through the siege, it is better to surrender directly to the northern army outside the city. No matter what the court says about us, we can at least save our lives for the time being......"

Faced with this result, the generals' eyes, which were still without any color just now, directly became bright.

The face full of helplessness also rekindled hope.

However, no one dared to agree with this mention.

Because, once this kind of thing becomes a reality, it is not only themselves who will be affected, but also their families.

For these military attachés who were no more than four or five ranks, even if the imperial court wanted to hold them accountable for surrendering, it would be difficult to find their families. However, Xu Guohou, who is standing in the middle of everyone, is different.

As the chief soldier of the second rank of the imperial court, as long as he does something that makes the imperial court lose face, the imperial court will not hesitate to hold his family responsible.

Therefore, after this insignificant voice sounded, everyone shifted their eyes to Xu Guohou, wanting to see Xu Guohou's reaction.

Xu Guohou, who has completely lost hope in the battle in front of him and his future. After hearing this mention, he just frowned and stopped talking. Neither agrees nor disagrees, but quietly falls into contemplation.

Tong guò everyone's conversation and everyone's reaction. Xu Guohou knew that these people around him had already agreed with the surrender to the Northern Army from the bottom of their hearts.

In this case, if you force yourself to object. These generals around him may not say anything on the surface. However, in their hearts, they will definitely hate themselves completely. Because, he blocked their way of life and survival.

What's more, these people may do something unfavorable to themselves directly behind their backs in private.

After all, everyone has the pursuit of wanting to live, and they don't want to die here for no reason.

If, of course, you agree with the idea of surrender that they put forward. Xu Guohou can say with certainty that even if the Northern Army outside the city has surrounded itself in the county at his feet, the news of his surrender will be transmitted to the imperial court by some well-intentioned people as soon as possible. At that time, maybe he has not really made a move to surrender, and his family in the capital has already been imprisoned by the imperial court......

After all, among these generals in front of him, not everyone is his confidant.

Therefore, for the sake of his family who stayed in the capital, this idea is absolutely not feasible, at least for himself.

At this moment, Xu Guohou, who no longer had the idea of continuing to fight here, had no idea in his heart. Under the watchful eyes of a group of generals, all his brains were used to quietly think of a way to get the best of both worlds.

At this moment, the idea of a 'golden cicada coming out of its shell' suddenly came to Xu Guohou's mind, which made Xu Guohou's eyes, which were still confused just now, couldn't help but light up......

Soon, Xu Guohou came up with a way to get the best of both worlds. (To be continued......)