Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 649 Chengmai Kaicheng

"Surrender is not allowed! Whoever surrenders will be beheaded!" Several generals were still threatening the defeated soldiers.But the soldiers had lost their fighting spirit. On the land were hordes of Fubo Army's men and horses, tightly blocked. On the sea, there were Fubo Army's warships with their gun doors open, and the black muzzles were facing the coast.Don't talk about food and grass at hand, even weapons are lacking, and you can't defend it if you want to stick to it.

As the propagandists continued to use their loudspeakers to shout propaganda such as "preferential treatment of prisoners" and "surrenders will not die", almost all the defeated soldiers on the beach surrendered, and the defeated soldiers on the Xiaoying field became more and more shaken .

The veterans whispered in private about their surrender, and gradually their voices became louder.The officers and generals did not dare to reprimand again, for fear of stirring up a mutiny.At this time, the sun was gradually scorching hot, thousands of people had no roof tiles, and it was difficult to drink water. By noon, there was chaos, and everyone shouted to surrender.In the end, even the generals stopped insisting, and followed the defeated soldiers out in dejection.

Chen Renjie was unwilling to surrender, so he took off his armor, followed by a dozen or so water-savvy soldiers, and sneaked into the water from Xiaoyingchang in an attempt to swim out of the siege of the gangsters. He was quickly intercepted by a navy boat.Use the scratching rod to hit them dizzily one by one, and then drag them onto the boat.

Most of the officers and soldiers who tried to swim to escape fell into a similar end, and the other end was to be killed or drowned in the sea.

"Ten people in a team, take off your armor, raise your hands above your head, line up and come out one by one!" Several staff members in gray uniforms but without collar badges ran forward and back with trumpets, commanding in official words. It was soldiers with bayonet rifles and a typewriter lined up neatly.

The Foreign Affairs Committee puts officers of the total number and above out of one channel, and ordinary soldiers out of another channel.After each team came out, they tied up in groups of ten and walked onto the temporary trestle. Transport ships were waiting for them, and when they were full, they drove away.The wounded were temporarily left for treatment.

Jia Mofei monitored the whole process.He wanted to accurately count the number of government and army prisoners who were "offshore" today, so that Lingao could prepare to take them over.

By noon, a total of 5700 prisoners had been taken in from Xiaoyingchang and the beach.From around Chengmai County to the beach, there were corpses of men and horses and discarded armored weapons everywhere. The sea breeze blowing from the sea dispersed the smoke and bloody smell that shrouded the battlefield.

The troops that had been fighting fiercely since the morning began to beat the battalion assembly drum, and the battalions began to gather and line up.Occasionally gunshots were heard in the distance.Columns of infantry gathered to their battalions from all corners of the field.Their faces were blackened by gunpowder smoke, their military uniforms were torn and stained with blood, and their chests were panting heavily, but they all held their weapons valiantly and sang war songs mesmerizingly.

Bundles of official and army flags were thrown in front of the camp.Countless flags, from the dilapidated banner of the "Commander of the Three Armies", to the Leopard Tail Flag, the 28th Place Flag, and the Five Elements Flag representing important military aircraft... to the personal surname flag of Qian Zong Ba Zong, all kinds of silk, satin and cloth flags Flags filled the open space in front of the camp.

Groups of captives captured from various places were driven past the camp to the beach.The confiscated weapons, armored vehicles, and vehicles were sent one by one, and they were piled up like a mountain.The only pity is that very few livestock were seized. Guangdong officers and soldiers did not carry a large number of mules, horses and camels with them when they fought in battles like those in the north.

Amidst the resounding military songs, the officers who were excited because they had won such a great victory for the first time found a tall and magnificent Mongolian horse, and asked He Ming to ride it to patrol the battlefield, "to boost the army's prestige".

He Ming refused modestly: "I don't know how to ride a horse."

But he accepted everyone's request to stand on the wall of the camp and receive the cheers of the soldiers.When he boarded the camp wall and waved his hands to greet the troops, all the artillery in the camp fired at the same time.Then, naval warships at sea also fired a celebratory salute.The rumble of artillery swept across the entire battlefield.

Big win!Wei Aiwen, Dongmen Chuiyu... and many veterans, they either served in the logistics department, or directly commanded battalions, companies, and warships to fight. China's army, relying on the powerful weapons and logistical support provided by the modern chemical industry, finally exploded with incomparably powerful energy.This energy that transcends time and space will lead them to conquer Guangdong and revive China until the whole world is subdued under the "new order" system.

It is too late to count the spoils, but the number of the most important prizes and prisoners has come out: In addition to the prisoners captured by the sea, 2200 prisoners were captured from other places, plus the prisoners captured in the previous battles, a total of 10000 prisoners were captured above.More than 200 horses were captured, countless swords, guns and armor, and more than 3000 large and small firearms.As for the various supplies, it is almost impossible to calculate.

But He Rubin and Zhao Ruyi hadn't been caught yet. Around noon, news finally came: He Rubin had escaped!

He Rubin's team was on the way to Qiongshan because the horses were exhausted. After running for tens of miles, the horses kept falling down. Those without horses left to resist.Run and fight all the way like this.Barely escaped for more than 20 miles.Because the staff couldn't support it anymore, the sound of killing gradually faded away and gradually became inaudible.He Rubin knew that although the enemy hadn't chased him yet, he would definitely not let him go, and there would definitely be people blocking the rocky mountain in front of him.With more than 100 people and thirty or forty scribes, I will definitely not be able to rush through.Thinking of the [-] army when he went out to fight, now only the few people around him are left, and the court will definitely not let him go. Thinking of this, he once again thought of committing suicide.

Before he could figure it out, the yellow agricultural vehicle had already chased him. The M240 on the vehicle sprayed out bullets like raindrops, and the cavalry and staff who were resting were shot and fell to the ground one after another.For a while, the forest was full of crying and chaos.Surrounded by their own soldiers, He Rubin and Zhao Ruyi were quickly helped onto their horses. Song Ming led a dozen cavalrymen and fired a round of arrows to attract the attention of the people on the carriage, and only then did the others find a gap to get on their horses and escape.

But horsepower and manpower are always not comparable to machines, and it didn't take long for them to be overtaken by agricultural vehicles again-this time not one, but several vehicles, machine guns and semi-automatic rifles of special detectives on board. This small group of men and horses was defeated, Zhao Ruyi was taken care of by the left and right soldiers in the melee, he abandoned his horse and fled into the jungle to escape, He Rubin's horse had already been beaten to death, he either died or fled, he was already desperate, so he drew his sword About to commit suicide, Song Ming came and gave him his horse.

"General, get on the horse!" Song Ming's face was covered with blood, and his helmet fell off. "Don't take the post road anymore, run to the seaside!" As he said, he whipped the horse's buttocks hard, and then went up to fight with his bow and arrow.

Then a few more soldiers came and shot arrows at the mobile team to attract their attention, which made He Rubin escape again.

The aides who were lucky enough to survive broke up in a hurry, some fled into the jungle, some fell to the ground and pretended to be dead, and some sat by the roadside crying and pretending to be crazy.Lu Yizhong sprained his foot and didn't have time to get on the horse, so he slid his body into the grass regardless of his care, and came up with an "ostrich policy" that ignored his head and his back.

After the mobile team cleared the battlefield, 14 staff members under Lu Yizhong were captured, and [-] staff corpses were recovered.More than a dozen people fled.He Zhanran was killed in the melee, but Song Ming escaped from the pursuit again with a few of his own soldiers.

The curtain of the battle of Chengmai finally fell slowly, and Wang Zunde's 4000 troops gathered in the whole of Guangdong, only less than [-] people left
"... A total of 110 and four members of foreign committees, generals, and generals above 150 were killed in battle, 820 and 930 soldiers were killed in battle, and [-] were lost. Five horses, mules and cattle were lost in the battle, and there were no supplies Calculate."

—— "Chongzhen Qiong Facts Record"

At noon that day, He Ming told the soldiers to take turns eating.At the same time, a battalion was sent to approach Chengmai County.All the gates of the county seat were closed tightly, and an atmosphere of panic permeated the whole city. The [-] officers and soldiers collapsed in front of the officials, gentry and people of the city. There is no chance of Mai's fate.

Now the entire defenders in the city are nothing more than five hundred officers and soldiers and a few hundred practicing bravery.The propagandists of the Political Department of the General Staff held high-pitched loudspeakers and kept shouting under the city that they should open the city and surrender immediately. The Fubo Army promised not to harm the people in the city.As for the officers and soldiers, as long as they disarm and surrender, they will be protected together.

Of course, there are also threatening words: "Restrict you to open the gate and offer the city before dark, otherwise the people in the city will not be able to see tomorrow."

The gentry met in the county government to discuss countermeasures. The so-called countermeasures were nothing more than surrender or defending the city.

The gentry and common people in the city were unwilling to defend the city to the death—they could already see that since the officers and soldiers could not defend Dazhai, how could Chengmai, a tiny city, be able to defend it?Rather than being dragged on like this and finally being slaughtered by the city, it is better to surrender now, which is nothing more than spending some food and money.As for Mr. Qian who was defending the city, he had no intention of fighting to the end. Although he didn't directly say whether he would surrender or not, he kept silent.

Seeing that Mr. Qian did not hinder the surrender, the gentry decided to send people down to the city to negotiate with the thieves, and it would be best to persuade them not to enter the city.As for how much food is needed, the city must supply it as much as possible.Song Zonghui volunteered to be the messenger.Just after noon, he came to the city with a little boy servant, and was about to go down the city when he suddenly passed Liu Jingxuan.

Liu Jingxuan whispered to him, asking him to try his best to negotiate a plan to prevent the Kun bandits from entering the city.

"...The students heard that Wu Ling, who was in Lingao, had been living peacefully with the Kun bandits. The Kun bandits never entered the city. Wu Ling was also able to protect the land for the court. No matter what the Kun bandits said, the old man just agreed."

"Yes! It's just that if they want the officers and soldiers in the city to surrender, what should Zhou Qian do if he refuses?" Song Zong would be worried that the officers and soldiers would take the opportunity to mutiny and loot the city.

"Mr. Zhou Qian refuses to surrender, can this Chengmai be held?" Liu Jingxuan knew what he was thinking, and whispered, "Even if he robbed all the gold, silver, and soft goods in the city, he would still be cheap... ...Australians only. Zhou Qian would never be so confused."

"I'm afraid that the soldiers under him will not be able to understand righteousness."

"It doesn't matter. The student had already talked to him last night. The officers and soldiers under him were rewarded with one tael of silver per person in the county, and the leader doubled. The total was five taels. The student promised him another 200 taels of silver. Mr. Zhou Qian promised to work hard. maintain."

Song Zonghui made a rough calculation, and it was almost 1000 taels of silver.He knew that the bulk of the money would still come from the gentry in the city.But at this moment, I don't care about cherishing money anymore, I just want to spend money and eliminate disasters, and send away the plague gods inside and outside the city as soon as possible.

"...Besides, you can rest assured," Liu Jingxuan saw that there were no officers and soldiers patrolling, and almost overwhelmed his voice to the point of whispering, "Mr. Zhou Qian hopes that you can talk to Kun...the Australian so that he can bring a dozen If one of his own soldiers leaves, he is willing to send these five hundred soldiers."

Song Zonghui nodded: "Okay, with these few words, I feel relieved. The old parents should hear the good news." He then sat in the big basket and was slowly lowered down by Lian Yong from the city.

Song Zonghui led his servants down the city and crossed the ditch. He didn't dare to walk randomly, and shouted as he walked.At the moment, patrol soldiers took him to the battalion headquarters of the 6th Infantry Battalion, which was in charge of surrounding and monitoring Chengmai County.Zhu Quanxing was searching for remnants of soldiers under the headquarters, cleaning up the corpses, and collecting weapons. When he heard that someone had come to discuss the matter of surrender, he dared not neglect and ordered someone from the future to bring them.

Song Zonghui was led into the "headquarters" by the soldiers. He was taken aback, because there was no tent here, just a temporary straw hut with a red flag outside, and the security on all sides was only slightly tight.

Before entering, the guards searched him up and down before letting him in.

"This is our Battalion Commander Zhu!" said the orderly who brought him over.

Song Zonghui didn't know how big an official the battalion commander was, but he could see clearly from the city that there were about a thousand soldiers in the Kun bandit battalion. Compared with officers and soldiers, they were probably guerrillas.He saw that the general in front of him was tall, with a beard and small eyes.He was wearing the same gray uniform as a soldier, with his calves tightly wrapped. The only difference from a soldier was a saber hanging around his waist.He didn't expect the big boss of the Kun thief to be so simple, he couldn't help admiring him secretly, and quickly bowed deeply:
"Song Zong, a citizen of Chengmai County, will meet with the general."

Zhu Quanxing saw that he was a well-maintained middle-aged man. Although the clothes were stained with mud, the texture and style were very particular. He should be a gentleman.He immediately said very politely: "I am a major. Not a general."

"Xiaomin was entrusted by the people of Chengmai County, please see the general..." He immediately said his intention, and finally bowed to the end, "I hope the general will be fulfilled!"

"Well," Zhu Quanxing felt after hearing this that he couldn't make the decision—it involved government affairs, and even He Ming might not be able to make a decision immediately.

"I have to report this matter to my superiors." He told an officer to send him to the headquarters of the big camp immediately.

After Song Zonghui arrived at the camp, he was taken to an independent shed and received a good reception. He was secretly surprised to see that the interior of the camp was orderly, not inferior to the officers and soldiers at all.Because he has always felt that the Kun bandits only rely on their superiority in firearms, and may not be as strict as the imperial court's management of troops in governing the army.

Wei Aiwen is in charge of the negotiation.Regarding the conditions put forward by Song Zonghui, Wei Aiwen generally agrees—basically in line with the idea issued by the Executive Committee to seize the prefectures and counties with "Ming Pi Ao Xin" as the main idea.Although this guiding policy is not absolute, it is an excellent opportunity to implement it now that the other party is actively asking for cooperation.

But it is absolutely impossible not to enter the city. After all, it is related to the actual control of the entire county.

"Is there any difference between my soldiers entering the city and not entering the city?" Wei Aiwen said, "I know what you mean, Mr. Liu is not willing to die in the city and commit suicide. Don't worry, we will naturally let Mrs. Liu and his wife complete this task peacefully." go home."

Being so straightforward made Song Zonghui very speechless, of course the other party was right.

"Always ask the general to be more relaxed." Song Zonghui said in a low voice, "Xiaomin is very grateful." He said that if Wei Aiwen could help to negotiate the matter, he could give him a rich woman in private.

Of course, Wei Aiwen didn't want his bribes, and the Cheka had recently made a rule that when negotiating and talking with the natives of this time and space, someone must be present to take notes during the whole process, and they must sign after the event, even the elders are no exception.Wei Aiwen ignored his words, but simply stated his requirements and conditions.

All the officers and soldiers left the city and surrendered.Zhou Qian is always willing to leave and can let him go.All the supplies and armor left by the officers and soldiers in the city must be handed over and must not be hidden.

Chengmai immediately opened the city unconditionally.

After Kaesong, the county government continued to be responsible for public security and administration in the city.

The Fubo Army will send a number of troops into the city to clean up the stragglers in the city, disarm the city, and send all the warriors in the city home.

The whole county of Chengmai promised to supply a large amount of materials and food to the Fubo Army, and the specific types and figures will be agreed upon after Kaesong.

Song Zonghui knew that the sum would not be small, and couldn't help feeling distressed secretly, but he had no room for bargaining, so he could only agree one by one, and finally said very carefully: "It's just that the noble soldiers can't enter the city? Only in this way can Mr. Liu have a Confession..."

"The troops entering the city are all dressed in casual clothes, and they don't use banners," Wei Aiwen said, "Mr. Liu can finally explain it, so there is no need to commit suicide?" He said with a smile, "I know you still want to bargain, so we don't enter City. But you should also know that as long as we are willing, we should chat with you in the lobby of the county government."

Song Zonghui was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, the general is magnanimous, and the common people are very grateful." He then added, "Grandfather Liu must also be grateful."

"It doesn't matter whether he is grateful or not," Wei Aiwen laughed, "We will have a long time to come."

(End of this chapter)