Chapter 457: Convincing the Ghosts

After the city gate was opened, a group of people came out of the hula inside, Heisenberg ordered the flag soldiers to pass the order, and the infantry team stepped forward to cover the artillery. But soon there was an unbelievable incident, and the group of people who rushed out of the city actually shouted Tou Cheng in Chinese, and led a tall man with a head in his hand.

"Don't open the cannon, don't open the cannon, we are all Han people, this Tartar is the full eight banners in the city, everyone has worked together to kill him, the lord of Haizhou County cherishes his homeland, and specially ordered the villain to welcome the soldiers into the city!"

The tall man at the head shook the head in his hand vigorously.

Heisenberg was confused, he didn't know much about the grievances between the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the other party actually opened the city and surrendered in the case of fighting, which was very different from the barbarians he had come into contact with before, so he suspected that it was a fraudulent surrender in front of him, and still gave the order to open fire with a cold face.

However, at the critical moment, Lu Jiu sniffed out a hint of unusual smell, if this Haicheng County Commander is really a Han person, maybe he really has the sincerity to follow the Ming army back to the country, so wouldn't it be the best of both worlds to take Haizhou without spending a single soldier?

Lu Jiu thought that he could take a gamble and let the magistrate of Haicheng personally come to talk, if this matter was indeed true, their lone army would be spared a battle, and it would also save a lot of strength for the next battle.

"Brother Hai is slow, Brother Hai is slow, the other party may really surrender! It's better to bring them in and talk. ”

Heisenberg still had a cold face, and replied in a stiff tone: "The Tartars are extraordinary, but now these people are surrendering without a fight, it's so strange, there must be a trick!" ”

Lu Jiu insisted and said, "Not necessarily, not necessarily. There are seven or eight of these people in front of us who are Han Chinese, and those Tartars are not all the way, and the will to fight is not the same, do you really try it, in case they really surrender, don't we also save a lot of effort? ”

Heisenberg looked at Lu Jiu, who insisted on his opinion, and thought for a while and said word by word: "Okay, as you said, you can talk to their minds, if you really surrender, you will be credited!" ”

Lu Jiu thought it was funny, this red-haired ghost really used chicken feathers as an arrow, but since he agreed with his opinion, he didn't bother with it.

Heisenberg asked the flag soldier to decree and invite the magistrate of Haicheng to come over and negotiate in person, Lu Jiu frowned when he heard it, since the magistrate of Haicheng was afraid of death and became a traitor, how could he have the courage to come over in person, and muttered in his heart that it was not good to make trouble.

After a while, a thin old man in a stone blue robe staggered over, with a long feather behind the round man, and he looked like an official.

The old man opened his mouth and shouted: "Tong Jiamo, the county magistrate of Xiahai City, Tong Jiamo of the county magistrate of Xiahai City, please don't shoot arrows, don't fire!" ”

Lu Jiu was surprised, this old man looked at him dry and thin, but his courage was not small, but why did he bother to vote for Tartar in the first place when he was so bold, and he would be stinking for 10,000 years? Now even if he returns to the Ming Dynasty anyway, what awaits him is an unknown fate.

Tong Jiamo staggered over, the distance between the two sides was only fifty steps, but these fifty steps were tantamount to thousands of miles in Tong Jiamo's eyes, and the walk was very long and difficult, for fear that the soldiers of the Ming army would not be able to control themselves and be shot with cold arrows. However, when he saw the main general of the Ming army clearly, he was still surprised, the other party was actually a red-haired ghost, with high eyebrows and deep eyes, blonde hair and blue eyes, if it weren't for the scarlet Ming army battle flag with the fierce wind behind him, he really had to wonder where this army came from.

What Tong Jiamo didn't expect was that this red-haired ghost spoke good Chinese, and the other party could understand what he said, and he could answer it fluently. After asking a few questions concisely, he ordered all those in the city who were armed to march out of the city to be recruited.

Tong Jiamo sighed for a while, this red-haired ghost obviously showed him affection, and regarded accepting surrender as accepting incorporation.

"The general laughed, there are no Eight Banners soldiers in the city, not even the Han Army Banner, they are all local errand soldiers, and they will be ordered out of the city!"

It wasn't until the servants in the city walked out of the city gate one after another and threw away the weapons in their hands one by one that Lu Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that it was already a sure thing to take this Haizhou City without spending a single soldier.

When Lu Jiu, who was riding on the horse, was secretly rejoicing, Heisenberg suddenly turned around and showed him a rare smile, and then immediately returned to his usual coldness, which made him subconsciously tremble.

"General Lu's eyes are like a torch, and when you go back, you will ask the general for credit for you!"

Lu Jiu's scalp was numb again, and such strict words came out of the mouth of the red-haired ghost, which made him feel very weird, so he smiled awkwardly.

"Thank you so much, Brother Hai, thank you, Brother Hai!"

Lu Jiu couldn't understand Heisenberg's strange surname, so he subconsciously called Heisenberg's first word as his surname, Heisenberg knew that he was wrong, and he let it go and never corrected it.

Tong Jiamo can see at a glance that Lu Jiu's identity is not simple, such a powerful character is under the command of this red-haired ghost, it seems that this red-haired ghost is not simple, and it cannot be underestimated.

So, Tong Jiamo was more diligent in leading Heisenberg and others into the city, to Lu Jiu's surprise, there was a lot of gunpowder hoarded in this Haizhou city, which made him suddenly have confidence, and Li Xin's previous plan to knock on the side he had long thought was a small fight, and it seemed that it was very necessary to revise it.

The infantry and cavalry artillery of the three guards cooperated with each other and were invincible, since there was enough gunpowder, it was better to fight vigorously. Why bother to march to those places in the southeast of Liaodong in the area of Gaizhou and Fuzhou, where birds don't, it's better to have a black tiger dig out the heart and point the sword at Shengjing, these four or five thousand people may be able to decide the battle and defeat Dolgon!

However, Lu Jiu also knew that now the command of the three armies of infantry and artillery was not in his hands, and he had to obey the dispatch of the red-haired ghost Heisenberg, so if he wanted the army to abandon his original goal and move north, he must first convince this red-haired ghost.

Lu Jiu racked his brains to think about how to persuade this red-haired ghost, but Tong Jiamo, the magistrate of Haicheng, came to visit in person. Although Tong Jiamo personally welcomed Heisenberg into the city, Heisenberg always had a cold expression, a look of rejection from thousands of miles away. The more Tong Jiamo thought about it, the more uneasy he became, for fear that the red-haired ghost would unload the mill and kill the donkey, so he came to visit Lu Jiu overnight.

"General Lu, tell General Lu the truth, more than half of the old man has been buried in the soil, and he has long had no other thoughts, and now the only wish is that this old bone can be buried in the soil of his hometown. The old man also knows that it is a great sin to cling to the Tartars, so he can ask General Lu to ...... for the sake of the city. Can ......"

When Tong Jiamo said this, there was already a little choked in his voice, obviously not a show. Lu Jiu also said that the old guy had some tricks, and after making trouble for a long time, it was actually this request, even if he agreed, it didn't matter, he couldn't control the fate of a person?

"Okay, Ben will agree to your request and ensure your personal safety during the next period, but Tong Zhixian will also do one thing for Ben General!"

Tong Jiamo received Lu Jiu's affirmative reply, and his face was happy.

"Don't say one, even eight out of ten can be promised, as long as it is within the reach of the old and decrepit, do your best!"

Lu Jiu smiled: "Don't be afraid, it's not a big deal, come here." Lu Jiu beckoned Tong Jiamo to come over, Tong Jiamo leaned down, only to hear Lu Jiu whisper his plan, and couldn't help but gasp.

"This, this, how does this work?"

Lu Jiu smiled and looked at Tong Jiamo, who was full of surprise, stretched out his hand and kept knocking on the table, but his voice had become cold.

"What? Just now I was full of words that ten and eight things can be done, and I want to turn back so quickly? ”

Tong Jiamo wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, "Where did General Lu say, when did he say something that he didn't agree, yes, yes, it's the general's plan is too incredible!" ”

Lu Jiu was triumphant, leaned back in the chair behind him, and looked at Tong Jiamo, who was sincerely afraid, don't look at this thin old man's miserable appearance, but in fact he is a cunning old fox.

"Since Tong Zhixian thinks this is incredible, Dorgon will definitely be surprised, and he is going to send a surprise to Dorgon!"

Tong Jiamo only felt that his scalp was numb, and he kept complaining to himself in his heart, he would not have come to find this Lu Jiu if he knew it, but now it is good, he got into trouble in vain, and he saw that this surnamed Lu was not a character to be messed with, if he didn't agree to his request......

In the end, Tong Jiamo still agreed to Lu Jiu's request, and came to Heisenberg's room tremblingly, although Heisenberg is a red-haired ghost, he is very diligent, and he is still dealing with official business at such a late hour, and the shadow should be on the window, swaying up and down with the candle flame left and right.

Tong Jiamo only said one thing after seeing Heisenberg, that is, Jiannu has the largest cannon foundry in Anshan Station north of Haizhou, which is the largest cannon foundry in the entire eastern Liaodong, and almost all the old craftsmen and veterans of artillery are gathered here, which will become a hidden danger for the Ming Dynasty in the future.

Heisenberg was born as an artilleryman and was well aware of the potential and importance of artillery on the battlefield, although neither the Qing nor the Ming people paid enough attention to the role of artillery, but it was difficult to guarantee that they would not open their minds one day and reuse artillery.

Moreover, Tong Jiamo had a shocking news, there were actually no heavy troops stationed in Jiannu, and the main defensive forces along the way were all strong soldiers from all over the country, and the main force of the Manchurian, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners was only more than 100,000 people, and they were basically taken out to fight Shanhaiguan. Therefore, these people are comparable to the chickens and dogs in front of the Three Guards, even if there are more than 10,000 cavalry brought back by Dolgon, the Three Guards may not be without the strength to fight.

Under Lu Jiu's beating of the side drum, Heisenberg's heart soon became alive, and the meaning of his words had already shown signs of loosening. Lu Jiu was overjoyed when he saw this, and decided to completely convince this red-haired ghost, and took the opportunity to break the news again.