Chapter 576: Surrender without Killing (2 chapters combined into 1 chapter)
Chapter 576: Surrender without Killing (2 chapters combined into 1 chapter)
As soon as he finished speaking, someone knocked on the door at the city gate.
"Open the city gate quickly, the southern merchants are attacking!"
The general defending the city lay on the city wall and looked down.
The newcomers were wearing the armor of the Dongli army, and their formation was in disarray. Some of the fearful soldiers didn't even have weapons in their hands, not to mention the ones who were walking on crutches...
The leading young general was panting, and his blood-stained face vaguely showed panic.
"What are you standing there for? Open the city gate quickly!"
The young general pointed his knife at the people on the wall who were watching coldly, and said sternly: "My commander is seriously injured, and we need to go into the city to find a doctor to treat him!"
"If the commander's life is in danger, can you bear the responsibility?"
Behind him, lying on a stretcher carried by two soldiers was the camp commander.
Although it was dark and I couldn't see his face clearly, my figure and the armor he was wearing could not be faked.
"You've lost your territory and become deserters, yet you're still so arrogant?" The general defending the city sneered. Although he no longer doubted their identities, he didn't want to open the city gate.
It would be better if that commander died quickly!
A fool with no ability, relying on the influence of his clan, became the commander of a battalion. He spends all day in brothels and recently fell in love with a girl from a decent family.
Relying on the garrison at the city gate, the commander's men often searched the city for good-looking women from decent families to harm him.
If he hadn't appeared out of nowhere, the position of the commander-in-chief should have belonged to the general defending the city!
If he were the commander-in-chief, the current situation would not have happened.
In the final analysis, he was just using the pretext of righteousness to satisfy his own despicable thoughts...
"You're the fucking deserter!"
The young general was very angry and shouted outside the city.
"The Southern Merchants attacked the camp. Now that the camp has been lost, their next step is to attack the city!"
"How many soldiers do you have to defend the city? Can they stop the National Defense Army?"
"We entered the city to defend it. If the city is lost, the crime of losing the city will befall you and me... neither of us will be able to survive!"
"Idiot!" He was still not satisfied and finally cursed.
"General..."
The general's staff leaned over to his ear and said, "What he said makes sense. There are not many defenders in the city. If the southern merchants attack the city, they can block it in front and they can hold out for a while longer."
If the commander is dead when the frontline soldiers come back to help, then his position...
He flattered, "General, rest assured. Once they enter the city, they will be easy prey. I will make sure they don't survive tonight!"
"Open the city gate!"
The general guarding the city had a gleam in his eyes, and he looked so smug, as if he had become the commander at this moment~
"It's done!"
Someone in the team at the city gate whispered something, the tone was filled with excitement.
The person next to him slapped him and said, "Be steady!"
His voice was so excited that it trembled, and he didn't look very steady.
In front, the leading young general grinned, clenched the knife in his hand and walked in.
What a bunch of idiots! Even if they live another hundred years, they can only beg for mercy at the hands of his young lady!
As they walked past the city gate, the gate behind them was about to close again...
The young general, who was originally in a disheveled state, suddenly jumped up, drew his sword, and cut the rope that was holding the city gate with one stroke.
Before the defenders could react, he rushed into the crowd with a ferocious look on his face, "Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
The person who was originally using crutches used the crutches to hit the person next to him on the head.
The general guarding the city had just walked halfway down the tower when he heard something strange and rushed down, tumbling and crawling.
The firelight at the gate was dim, so I couldn't see what the person looked like, but I could make out a rough outline...
Now that these people had entered the city and the high braziers were built, the general then discovered the black cloth tied around their necks.
These are not the Dongli army, but Southern merchants wearing Dongli costumes!
They...let the wolf in.
His eyes were bloodshot, and the deputy general behind him rushed out with a sword, "Close the city gate, close the city gate quickly!"
Zheng Yan led the National Defense Army with their backs to the city gate, each with a fierce look in their eyes, "I'm standing here, you want to close the city gate, what the hell do you want!"
He wiped his face and evenly spread the blood that splattered on his cheeks. Under the warm firelight, murderous intent surged.
"Kill them, go ahead!"
Seeing that there was a team approaching outside the city gate...
The general defending the city kicked his soldiers and said, "If anyone dares to retreat even a step today, I will show no mercy!"
If you stick your head out, you will die. If you retreat, you will also die.
Who doesn’t have some blood in him?
Since we are all going to die, we might as well fight with the enemy and earn the title of hero. Kill as many as possible!
"Kill!"
With the determination to die in their hearts, their fighting power was far greater than before.
Zhengyan's role was to launch a surprise attack, so they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers...
The young guard stood in the front. Even though he was good at martial arts, he could not stand up to four hands with two fists, and was cut by the blade several times.
"Roar!"
Just as he saw another knife about to fall on him, he heard a tiger roar in his ears.
The sky above his head was suddenly blocked out, and when Zheng Yan looked up he could only see the white tiger's belly. Oh... there was also something he shouldn't have seen.
At this moment, he even thought that he could make some clothes for Baihu with his lady next time. It was so inappropriate to be naked every day.
Baihu: Listen to what you said, is it reasonable?
Everyone was frightened by the tiger's roar and subconsciously stopped what they were doing for a moment.
The people of Dongli were stunned, but these soldiers of Nanshang had to deal with the White Tiger all day long!
If we don't launch a surprise attack now, when will we launch a surprise attack?
"Go to hell!"
"..."
The white tiger landed on the ground, swung its tail, and knocked over a group of people with its butt.
Jiang An on its back was holding a spear.
She threw the gun with her backhand, and at the same time, she used the force to flip off the tiger's back, and stepped on the tip of the gun that was flying in the air with her toes...
The spear flew out, and the butt of the spear pierced through the enemy who was holding up a knife beside Zhengyan.
The man's mouth was half open and blood was vomiting out.
Perhaps he could never have imagined that it was the butt of the spear that pierced him.
"Tsk tsk..."
The young guard scratched his face, and the warm blood splashed on it, which made him feel a little itchy.
The lady is really... becoming more and more cruel!
Can't afford to offend, can't afford to offend~
He pulled out his gun and ran towards the lady happily.
"Miss, take the gun!"
Jiang An punched the commander defending the city on the chin, knocking him directly against the wall, and he couldn't get down.
His staff hid in the dark and saw that the general's skull was deformed...
She took the spear and kicked over the minion who tried to get close.
The little girl's armor was stained with blood and her fair face was also dirty, but the murderous look between her brows made her look heroic.
"The general defending the city is dead. You will not be killed if you surrender your weapons!"
Don’t kill…
This can be said to be a great temptation.
Their resistance began to slow down.
Of course, some people also took advantage of this opportunity to launch a sneak attack...
As soon as he raised the knife in his hand, a cold-faced man in black clothes chopped off his arm. The action was so fast that they didn't even see the man swinging the knife.
If the soldier hadn't been wailing, if he hadn't been wiping his knife with an expressionless face.
Jiang An tilted his head to take a look, his eyes cold, "I said, surrender and you can live."
"If you resist..."
Before she finished her words, Jiang Si, who was wiping his knife, already understood what his master meant.
What landed this time... was a human head.
At this moment, sounds of weapons being laid down began to be heard sporadically on the battlefield.
After a whole night of tossing and turning, when daybreak came, the city finally regained some order.
The guards on the city wall were replaced by the National Protection Army. The Dongli flag was chopped down by a soldier and replaced with the Nanshang flag and the National Protection Army's flag.
Attacking a city is easy, but defending it is a difficult problem...
Jiang An first ordered his men to tie up all the captives, gather them in one place and guard them strictly, and then brought the second-generation rich who had just returned from picking up corpses on the battlefield to his presence.
The city is very chaotic now and there is no clean place, so the girl simply took a chair and sat outside.
She crossed her legs, looked very unruly, and with the blood stains on her face that she had not had time to wipe off, she looked like a little crazy girl.
These second-generation rich kids had never seen such a scene before, let alone digging out their own sacrificed people and carrying them back from a battlefield littered with broken limbs and dead bodies.
Their scalps almost exploded when they first saw it!
After finally finishing the work, I didn't even have time to catch my breath before I was dragged here without any explanation.
"you…"
The second-generation rich kids were cursing.
They were originally quite angry, but they immediately shut up when they saw this crazy kid.
"County Lady..."
Look at them, they are all shrinking their necks, they are so honest.
The little girl touched the tip of her nose and wondered if she was so powerful.
The second-generation rich kids didn't even dare to raise their eyelids. They didn't miss a single bit of the heroic performance of this little devil.
With just a few words, he had the power over a person's life and death.
"Ahem..." Jiang An thought he smiled in a kind way, but the second-generation rich kids were so scared that they couldn't help but take a step back.
Jiang An: ...
The young guard who had just finished bandaging the wound came over and saw this scene, and almost burst out laughing.
Shashasha was laughing and feeling pain at the same time.
The little girl's eyebrows jumped and she glared at him.
Laugh, laugh, laugh your ass off!
"You will form groups of three and go along the streets of the city to the homes of the people to comfort them."
"Register the number of people and names in each household. If anyone is found suspicious, have the National Protection Army tie him up and bring him back for detention."
Apart from other things, these second-generation rich guys all look decent, and they are much easier to approach than the bloody soldiers.
When the people see them, they will not be afraid.
only…
Jiang An narrowed his eyes and threatened: "I will send the National Defense Army to protect you. If anyone dares to act like a young master or a noble, and speaks rudely or threatens the people..."
"After returning, deal with them according to military regulations."
A copy of the military regulations was distributed to each person, so they should know exactly how to be punished.
If you don't want to suffer physical pain on your butt, you'd better behave yourself!
The second-generation rich people shuddered and shook their heads up and down, indicating that they knew everything.
Then they almost stood in a line and left in front of the little girl.
"Miss..." Zhenglu rode back from the city gate at full speed, his face solemn.
"The frontline has already reacted and is leading troops back to provide support."
"According to the speed of the march, we can camp outside the city tonight."
Behind the city they are in now, there is a state capital about fifty miles away, but there is no movement there.
Now, the provincial capital is concerned with protecting itself, so the National Defense Army will not be attacked from both sides in this city. This is good news.
"Junzhou has many cavalrymen. If General Xie has consulted with the two generals of the Meng family, we should try to encircle them now."
This will prevent the enemy from returning for reinforcements.
The little girl hadn't slept all night, her eyes were sore, and she asked, "What about my dad? Is there any movement?"
Zheng Lu: "No news has been received."
But it’s true, it’s only one day after all.
I think with the head coach in charge, the situation will not be any different.
"The city must be well defended, and rats must not be allowed in. The state capital behind... send out scouts to investigate, and do not let your guard down."
As for the enemy's reinforcements...
Jiang Anke had no intention of just defending the city.
"Is there gunpowder in the armaments?"
"No." Zhenglu answered honestly.
This thing is usually used to blow up city gates. They came out from Chongzhou to support Junzhou, so they didn't bring gunpowder in their armaments. Moreover, this thing carries... it will explode into the sky if you are not careful, and it is difficult to control.
There must be a Junzhou camp, but there is no point in mentioning it now.
No…
They did capture a small number of enemy camps and garrison troops, but... it wasn't enough.
Zhengyan was quick-witted and reminded the young lady, "It's only April now, and people should have leftover firecrackers from the New Year at home."
Especially the wealthy families would always save some so that they could take it out in case of any happy event as a good omen.
How many people are there in a city, and how many firecrackers are there?
The little girl was so excited that she slapped Zheng Yan on the shoulder, "You are awesome, boy!"
Now, the little guard Hong Wen was the one who was punished.
The main reason was that the lady hit his wound! !
His smile was uglier than crying, "Miss, you did it on purpose!"
This is naked revenge!
Jiang An rubbed his paws, his expression sincere, "It's really not."
Do you believe it?
Around noon, there was already a pile of firecrackers as high as a person at the city gate, and the National Protection Army was still moving them in...
"Wow~"
The little girl craned her neck to look upward with a lively expression.
This time, it was loud enough for the people of Dongli to hear~
"Are you all ready?"
The little girl picked up the white tiger's ears that was lying in the sun and woke it up from its sweet dream, "Let's go~"
Jiang An brought nearly a hundred cavalrymen. Each soldier rode a horse, and there was an empty warhorse beside him carrying two large boxes of firecrackers and gunpowder.
The white tiger did not carry any gunpowder, but the little girl was carrying arrow feathers wrapped in kerosene cloth, for fear of accidentally hurting herself.
They dug pits and buried gunpowder ten miles away from the city gate before the enemy approached.
According to the little girl's plan...
These gunpowders are connected by fuses buried in the loose soil. If one explodes, the others will explode.
Zhengyan was covered in dirt after digging the hole. He stood up and took a look, and couldn't help grinning.
This scene... is quite grand!
A hundred or so people formed a big circle, all digging holes and burying firecrackers...
The sun was about to set. The little girl sat leaning against the white tiger, holding a dogtail grass in her mouth. She looked so carefree.
Originally, she was also helping to dig the hole, but when the girl thought about what she would be doing in a moment, she became so excited that she lost strength and broke two shovels.
Zhengyan felt so heartbroken when he saw this that he just carried the person away and threw him aside to play.
Tsk, the guy who rebels against Tiangang!
The little girl glanced at the young guard and muttered to herself.
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