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"Hello General, my humble post is Zhang Yuchen, the adjutant of Lieutenant General Rong Yucai, Chang Rong Yucai, of the 9th Army of the Qing Army, and I am here to discuss the armistice with your army on the order of the general. The general demanded that as long as the Chinese Empire was willing to spare us, General Rong would be willing to lead the officers and men of the 9th Army to submit to the Chinese Empire. Although we are soldiers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, over the years, we have all been in Cao Ying's heart in Han! All along, I have been looking forward to Wang Shi going north! Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Yuchen, the adjutant of the 9th Army of the Qing Army, said with a sincere face, as if they were loyal to the Chinese Empire, waiting for the Chinese Empire to launch an attack on the Manchus, and then take the opportunity to start an incident.

Major General Liu Zhongming had a cold face and looked indifferently at Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Yuchen's performance, which was almost tearful. He had to admire, this guy named Zhang Yuchen was really a talent, and it was completely condescending to let him be a small adjutant. If he is from the Empire's side, the future will definitely be limitless. However, Major General Liu Zhongming did not believe what Zhang Yuchen said.

What Rong Yucai did in Hubei, Major General Liu Zhongming is very clear. Those intelligence officers of the Military Intelligence Bureau have long found out their details. Rong Yucai is clearly a hardcore supporter of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he is determined to be a slave to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He has also made a lot of money in Hubei over the years, and it is initially estimated that the money he has made will at least exceed 10 million yuan. With such huge greed, even if the Chinese Empire surrendered, it would be useless. What's more, these bigwigs of the military. is still staring at Rong Yucai's family property. According to the regulations of the Empire, the seizures of the military on the battlefield were not only handed over to the treasury. The other part is calculated as a special fund for the military, which can be used to reward personnel who have made meritorious contributions in battle, and can also be used to develop and purchase new equipment. For the Empire* military, this war against the Manchus was a good opportunity to make a fortune. Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty was made to make a living for the people. But among the officials and nobles of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which one of them is not rich! If they all have their homes raided, the war funds will be lost this time. You might even be able to make a lot of money.

"There's no need to act, just say, what kind of conditions do you need to be willing to surrender?" Major General Liu Zhongming asked.

"Ugh! Checkmate. The request of our army commander is very simple, let the tens of thousands of brothers of the 9th Army have a way out. As long as the general promises to acquit all the men of the 9th Army after the war is over, we are willing to lay down our arms. Surrender to the Chinese Empire. Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Yuchen said. This is the minimum requirement for Rong Yucai. He has also been greedy for a lot of money over the years. Even if you can't be an official, you can be a rich man and live comfortably for the rest of your life, without worrying about when you will lose your head. After all, the war between the Chinese Empire and the Manchu Qing Dynasty has reached the most critical moment. Now it seems that the Chinese Empire has the upper hand, and perhaps the Manchu will be destroyed at some point. At this time, I was able to withdraw in time. Undoubtedly the best.

Major General Liu Zhongming shook his head, Rong Yucai had a good calculation. At this time, I still want to get out of the whole body, which is simply delusional.

"Go back and tell your generals, if you want to live, you can only surrender unconditionally. As for his possessions, there is no need to think about it. These are the people's fat and people's anointing, and they are all obtained by his expropriation, and the empire will not allow him to waste this wealth. Major General Liu Zhongming said clearly.

"General, if this is the case, General Rong will definitely not agree to your army's conditions. There are still tens of thousands of people in the 9th Army, and if it continues, even if your army can win the final victory, its own casualties will definitely not be small! Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Yuchen said. The Chinese Empire would not be given a way to live at all, which was completely unexpected. That 10,000 family fortunes are now equivalent to Rong Yucai's life! If he hadn't been left alive, he would have rather fight to the death than surrender. In addition, Zhang Yuchen also felt that the Chinese Empire was indeed different from the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The two sides have very different codes of conduct. If it was the Manchus, they would definitely agree.

"Humph! Tens of thousands? That's a nice thing to say. Your 9th Army has only 50,000 men in total. Now that the 36th Division has surrendered, plus the previous battle, you have also suffered a lot of losses. The rest of the troops, if there are 20,000 people, it will be up to the sky! Hankow is already surrounded by us, and if you don't surrender, you will have only one way to die! If Rong Yucai wants to go to hell with his possessions, we have no objection! ”

Zhang Yuchen smiled wryly, he also knew that the strength of the 9th Army of the Qing Army could not be concealed from the Chinese Empire at all. He had said that before, but he was just bluffing. But now it seems that it is useless at all. On the battlefield of Hankow, the Chinese Empire had already achieved a decisive advantage. He knew that this time the 9th Army was finished, completely finished, and Rong Yucai's wishful thinking was afraid that it would fail.

"General, what you said is very right, the 9th Army really has no power to return to heaven. However, if General Rong Yucai would rather die than surrender, your army will definitely pay a big price. What's not worth it to exchange a little yellow and white for the victory of your army's elite soldiers? Zhang Yuchen said. He said this for his own sake. If the 9th Army and the Chinese Empire fought to the death, he estimated that there would be only one way out.

Major General Liu Zhongming hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Okay, go back and tell Rong Yucai, you can leave him one percent of his family property." However, only the gold, silver, treasures, antiques, foreign exchange, etc., which he had collected, were confiscated. If he doesn't agree, then let's fight to the end. I believe that within today, the Imperial Army will definitely win! ”

"Yes, General, I will persuade General Rong." Zhang Yuchen breathed a sigh of relief. It's a little less, but it's better than nothing!

"Remember, you only have an hour. In an hour, if we don't surrender, we'll be attacking. In addition, you kid is a talent, if Rong Yucai can surrender, I will guarantee you to enter the Imperial Army University in the future. Major General Liu Zhongming said.

"Ahh Rest assured, the general, I will do my best. Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Yuchen said immediately, he originally thought that his future would be gone, but he didn't expect that there would be a day when the peaks and loops would turn around. The Imperial Army University is the highest institution of the Chinese Imperial Army, and the officers who graduated from it are all the pillars of the Imperial Army! If we can have this opportunity, maybe there will be even greater development prospects in the future.

After Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Yuchen returned to the headquarters of the 9th Army of the Qing Army, he explained the conditions and conditions of Major General Liu Zhongming.

"Holy shit, the people of the Chinese Empire are too ruthless! Not to mention that all Lao Tzu's fields and properties were confiscated, and only one percent of the other properties could be left? How does this make Lao Tzu live for the rest of his life? Rong Yucai said dissatisfied.

The other generals also kept silent. Obviously, the battle has reached this point, and they are already very clear that the 9th Army has no hope at all. If they resist, they will end up with a dead end.

"General, stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood! Let's save our lives first. If the Qing Dynasty can reverse the situation, we will have a bright future in the future! "The 33rd Division is really Niu Mao only built yì road.

Other generals agreed with this. Compared with the generals of the Chinese Empire, they were undoubtedly a little more afraid of death. Or rather, they think a little more about their own personal interests.

"Yuchen, what do you think? Can we believe the promises of the rebels? Don't wait for us to lay down our weapons and then they'll swoop down again. In that case, the brothers would have died unjustly. Rong Yucai asked. Although Yicheng's property is not much, if you calculate it at first, it will be at least 1.5 million taels of silver. In this way, even if the Manchu Qing can't turn the tables in the end, he can be a happy man.

"General, the person who made the city is Major General Liu Zhongming, deputy director of the Operations Department of the General Staff of the Chinese Empire. Rumor has it that he will soon take over as head of the War Department, and in the future he may even become the chief of the General Staff. Such a person's promise should not be fake! Zhang Yuchen said. He got Major General Liu Zhongming's city, and after the war, he was promoted to the Imperial Army University, and of course he would desperately build yì Rong Yu before surrendering.

"Well, since everyone has no opinion, then let's descend the Chinese Empire! Rong has always regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, but now, for the sake of his brothers' lives, he has no other way but to surrender. Rong Yucai looked unwilling.

The other generals persuaded one after another, saying that everyone would definitely be able to understand Rong Yucai, and the court would not blame him or anything like that.

On the evening of September 27, 1846, Lieutenant General Changrong Yucai, commander of the 9th Army of the Qing Army, formally surrendered to the Chinese Empire. The last 20,000 remnants of the 9th Army voluntarily laid down their arms and entered the prisoner of war camp temporarily set up by the Chinese Empire outside Hankou. Since then, the battle of Wuhan has ended. In this battle, more than 50,000 people of the 9th Army of the Qing Army were annihilated, while the losses paid by the Chinese Empire were very light, with less than 1,000 dead and wounded. Moreover, there were not many deaths or serious injuries.

In the Battle of Wuhan, the Qing army was wiped out in a systematic manner, and it was in just two days. This greatly invigorated the army* and people of the empire, and also allowed the Chinese empire to see the decay of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Manchu Qing Dynasty has a million troops, and if they continue to fight like this, it won't be long before they can be wiped out! (To be continued......)