I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 335
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the enemy troops came out from the north gate and wanted to attack Zhu Daoxin's headquarters of Yongyi Camp, but they were repulsed. According to Zhu Daoxin's report, the enemy troops suffered 700 casualties. Most of the remaining defeated troops retreated into the city. After a while, Surrender and beg for mercy.”

In the west building outside Xujiazhuang City, Jiang Lin and Huang Degong stood on the second floor, looking towards the north gate.

There were still some wailing sounds coming over there, and the two of them looked into the distance while listening to the messenger's report.

"Well done, it seems that Zhu Daoxin has done a great job. The rebels were originally surrounded by the city, and now they tried to concentrate their forces to escape but were repulsed again. After these times, the morale in the city will definitely plummet. We can only wait until tomorrow to capture Xu Hongru alive. .”

Jiang Lin originally thought of sending someone to support Zhu Daoxin, but in the end he didn't expect that Zhu Daoxin gave him such a big surprise.

Defeating the enemy so easily gave him a new understanding of the city's combat power. Now he thought that it would be easy to attack the city tomorrow.

"Zhu Daoxin acted prudently. He knew that he was alone and weak and did not take the risk of rushing into the city. He is indeed a general."

When Huang Degong heard this, he also praised him for the first time in a long time. He had high hopes for his subordinates Sun Xinji and Zhu Daoxin, but he didn't expect that Zhu Daoxin would make a great contribution this time. Naturally, he would not be stingy with words of praise in front of Jiang Lin.

"The person Your Majesty has chosen will certainly not be wrong. When the time comes, I will report the truth truthfully in the success report."

Jiang Lin naturally knew Huang Degong's intention, and saw that Po Xia Lu gave him a guarantee, but he also said that he wanted to report it in the good news.

Huang Degong nodded when he heard this. He naturally knew what the good news meant, which was to capture Xu Hongru alive, otherwise everything would be empty talk.Thinking of this, he leaned over and cupped his hands and said:

"My lord, these rebels are now frightened. According to my humble opinion, we should take advantage of the moment when the morale of the troops in the city is wavering to send people to recruit them to surrender. In this way, we can not only reduce casualties by cooperating internally and externally, but also be aware of the trends in the city and prevent Xu Hongru from escaping."

Hearing what Huang Degong said, Jiang Lin also thought about it for a while.

He now attaches great importance to Xu Hongru. Yang Zhaoji has already arrested Wang Haoxian. If Xu Hongru escapes this time, his face will be disgraced, and even his meritorious service will be greatly compromised.Therefore, after thinking about it, he felt that this suggestion was feasible.

"In order to prevent Xu Hongru from running away, we can give these traitors a chance. You will have someone send a message to the traitors in the city later. As for whether they can seize the opportunity, it depends on their luck. Wait until the Shenji Battalion arrives at the latest , attack the city as soon as daybreak."

Upon seeing this, Huang Degong was about to lean over and say yes, when he heard a rush of footsteps coming from downstairs.

The two of them followed the sound and saw a personal soldier of Jiang Lin walking up in a hurry and bowing:
"Report! Someone lowered a man in a hanging basket at the west gate of Xujiazhuang. When we caught him, we said he was a messenger and wanted to ask the army to surrender."

The two looked at each other after hearing this, really thinking about what they were thinking.

Huang Degong calmly waved his hands and said:
"Bring him up."

After hearing this, the soldiers went down, and after a while a lean man in his 30s was brought up. As soon as he saw Jiang and Huang, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed:
"Two generals participated. The younger one is a confidant of Xia Zhong, the incense master in the city. Xia Xiang master is currently appointed by Xu Hongru to guard the Xujiazhuang city wall. However, he has long been dissatisfied with Xu Hongru's disobedience to the imperial court, and he has long surrendered and loyal to the imperial court. Heart, it's a pity that there is no way to repay it.

Thanks to the officers and soldiers who had wiped out the rebels, Lord Xia Xiang had the opportunity to send me to contact the two generals, so he sent me to ask for surrender from the officers and soldiers and to present the city to the two generals. "

Jiang Lin didn't say anything after hearing this, but looked at them coldly. Upon seeing this, Huang Degong snorted coldly and yelled:
"Now that we know how to surrender, what have we done? Rebels like Xu Hongru still want to resist, and they are really asking for death. The Xia Zhongjin you mentioned is now in charge of guarding the city wall. I don't know if this is true. He can control several city gates. In addition, Where is Xu Hongru now? Did he escape?"

When the kneeling man heard what Huang Degong said, he immediately knew there was something going on and immediately bowed and replied:
"Now Xu Hongru and his cronies have fled to the Xu Mansion, leaving only Master Xia Xiang to guard the city wall. Master Xia Xiang said that he has complete control over the north and west gates at present. As long as the two generals agree, he is willing to open the city gate immediately to welcome the officials. The army enters the city."

Jiang Lin couldn't sit still after hearing this. It seemed that this person was of great use.

"He's sensible. Go back and tell him that in half an hour, open the north and west gates to welcome the officers and soldiers in. The imperial court will forget about him and his cronies, and according to what was said before, if the East Mahayana is captured Those who teach incense and above are also rewarded.

If he dares to fool us, he will be punished even more severely. The court will not forgive him when the city is destroyed. Go back. "

The kneeling man was slightly stunned when he heard this. Before he left, Xia Zhongjin even asked him to see if he could negotiate terms and seek an official position.

Now it seems that the official doesn't care very much. He just tells him to surrender and that's it. The reward is still the same as before, with no additional rewards at all.

However, he also understood that the general situation was in the hands of the government and the army, and now it was up to others to control it, otherwise he would really lose his life.So he could only kowtow and accept the order, and bowed back under the leadership of his own soldiers.

"Hmph, don't be polite to people like this. If it wasn't to prevent Xu Hongru from running away, he would not have surrendered such people."

Jiang Lin looked at his retreating figure with disdain, he despised these thieves the most.

"As long as we can catch Xu Hongru and spare their lives, it doesn't matter. But the Commander-in-Chief has given them the opportunity. It depends on whether they can seize it."

"I don't think he dares to refuse to accept it. Later, our Yongyi Battalion will be ready to directly take charge of the main attack and enter directly from the north gate and west gate. I will let the people from the cavalry battalion wander around Xujiazhuang, and they will not be able to escape. Opportunity." "Yes!"
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In the front pavilion of the north gate of Xujiazhuang, Zhu Daoxin was still directing people to clean the battlefield. The battle just now was so exciting. He never expected that the morale of the enemy army was so low. They could not withstand the four rounds of gunfire and were defeated.

But he also found the answer afterwards, that is, the rebels who came out of Xujiazhuang had no armor at all. The better ones wore cloth armor, which could not withstand the shots of bird cannons. No wonder the damage was so high.

Therefore, after this battle, he also gained a new understanding of the power of gunfire. He did not expect that the power of the salvo would be so powerful, and this was without the Krupp Cannon.It was really hard for him to imagine the power of the entire salvo of the Valiant Battalion plus the shelling of Krupp artillery.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel sad for his future opponents, and gained a little more confidence in fighting.

"Report, Mr. Sun Qian is here with his troops."

While Zhu Daoxin was still immersed in the joy of victory, Sun Xinji led his group of 500 people to the north gate front pavilion.

"I didn't expect that this first achievement would be snatched away by you. Don't snatch it from me when I arrest Xu Hongru later."

As soon as they met, Sun Xinji cast an envious look at Zhu Daoxin and called Zhu Daoxin good luck.

"Hahaha, who would have thought that the people inside were so vulnerable that they collapsed after four rounds of volleys. It seems that it is easy to capture Xujiazhuang. By the way, why are you here? Do you have any orders, Sir?"

"Of course I saw you had a battle to fight here, so I came here to grab the credit, hahaha."

Hearing Zhu Daoxin's doubts, Sun Xinji quickly told him in detail that Huang Degong asked him to go with Zhu Daoxin to attack Xu Mansion from the north gate to arrest Xu Hongru after Xia Zhongjin opened the city gate in the city.

Zhu Daoxin nodded when he heard this. He also guessed that the people inside would be unable to hold on and asked to surrender, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

While they were talking, Huang Degong's messenger also rushed over, directly following the connection signal to the city and telling them in detail. Upon seeing this, the two of them received the order one after another, and immediately started preparations, waiting for the city gate to open.

After about a stick of incense, someone held a lantern at the north gate and waved it three times, and then the city gate slowly opened.

"This is the signal to enter the city, hurry!"

Sun and Zhu, who were still waiting, immediately called people into the city upon seeing this.Xia Zhongjin was very decisive in his work. When he thought of surrender, he opened the city gate neatly.

"Two generals, the younger ones went astray. Today they finally managed to secure the troops into the city. They quickly headed to the Xu Mansion to not let Xu Hongru escape."

As soon as the two entered the city, they saw a man in his forties and four or five people waiting outside the city gate corridor. When they saw Sun Xinji and Zhu Daoxin arriving, they immediately stepped forward to greet them.

There was another person behind who was gagged and tied up. He stared at Xia Zhongjin fiercely. He tried to stand up and rush towards Xia Zhongjin many times, but was held down by the people around him. It turned out to be Dadong. The other incense masters in Chengjiao were kidnapped by Zha Zhongjin before they had time to surrender and were regarded as their successes.

"You must be Xia Zhongjin. You are very good. If you put things in order, the court will definitely show mercy. Where is the Xu Mansion? Take us there quickly. If Xu Hongru escapes, we won't be able to survive."

Looking at the big man with a flattering expression in front of him, Zhu Daoxin didn't want to talk nonsense with him and just let him lead the way.

"Don't worry, generals. I've been sending people to keep an eye on him. Xu Hongru is at the house. There's no chance to escape. We just need to hurry over."

At this moment, there was a noise from the direction of the west gate. Sun and Zhu looked at each other and it seemed that General Huang Shen had also entered the city.

Upon seeing this, the two men immediately asked Xia Zhongjin to lead the way and rushed towards Xu Mansion.The north gate is very close to Xu Mansion, only a few hundred meters away. The two of them jogged all the way and arrived quickly.

At this time, the rebel soldiers in the city saw the official troops entering the city and thought that something bad was going to happen. Many of the defeated soldiers who had just left the city to fight were even more upset. They were about to be defeated at the west gate or south gate. Some people were unwilling to just leave like this. , and wanted to grab one last time.

Then the city immediately became chaotic, with the sound of fire, shouts, and cries for help everywhere.

But Sun and Zhu were focused on catching Xu Hongru. They didn't care about the defeated troops on the road. They had now arrived at the gate of Xu's mansion.

"Knock me away!"

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