Chapter 185: Catching turtles in the urn for the moon
"Sir General, the city is broken!"
It was Zhang Yong the first to react and shouted at the top of his lungs.
Zu Kefa shuddered and said in a trembling voice: "What should we do now?"
Zhang Yong gritted his teeth and said, "Before the Ming thief has not yet entered, block the gap first, and then repair an inner wall, which can last for a while."
Zu Kefa nodded repeatedly: "Okay, just do what Deputy General Zhang said, then who will lead the troops to block the gap?"
"I will ask for my order!"
Zhang Yong clasped his fists and said.
Zu Kefa was overjoyed and unexpectedly, someone would have volunteered at such a crisis.
It’s really a journey to know the power of a horse, and it’s a long time to see people’s hearts!
He regretted the previous scolding of Zhang Yong, and thought to himself that he would win over Zhang Yong after passing this level.
"Okay! Deputy General Zhang Gongzhong is in charge of the country, so I will bring 5,000 troops to block the gap. The rest of the people and others are on standby at any time!"
Although the gap that exploded was large, fortunately there was only one, so it was enough to send heavy troops to block it.
If the holes were broken, then Zu Kefa would really hit the wall with his head.
Zhang Yong got off the city and immediately mobilized his own personal soldiers and the commander's battalion.
Most of these people were direct soldiers directly under his command, and they only followed his orders. Even Zu Kefa personally made arrangements.
Zhang Yong led five thousand troops to the gap not to try his best to defend the enemy, but to surrender to the Ming army.
From the moment the city wall was blown up, Zhang Yong knew that Weihui City must be unable to defend it.
Instead of resisting and burying Zu Kefa with him, it would be better to join the Ming army.
Anyway, he often did this kind of thing. When the Shun Army came, the Qing Army came and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
Now it's the Ming army's turn to come, what's wrong with him surrendering to Ming?
Good birds choose trees to live in, and those who know the current affairs are heroes.
Zhang Yong led his army to the gap and immediately drew his sword and said, "Let the king's army lead the way, kill the ancestor thieves, and kill the Tartars!"
Zhang Yong's personal soldiers reacted quickly enough and shouted the same slogan as soon as possible.
Seeing this, the other soldiers agreed.
They had long since wanted to resist, they were just waiting for an opportunity.
Now that the deputy general has given them this opportunity, they will naturally not miss it.
Under Zhang Yong's command, they took the initiative to make way for the gap and retreated to both sides to wait for the Ming army to enter the city.
Li Chengdong, who led the pioneer to the gap, was stunned when he saw this. What the hell is this?
Why do these green camp soldiers have no intention of resisting?
"The general won't be a fraud, right?"
Li Chengdong's personal soldiers reminded.
"What are you afraid of? I want to see who can stop my vanguard army."
In order to express sincerity, Zhang Yong deliberately threw away his sword and fell to the ground.
When Li Chengdong approached, he kowtowed and said, "The villain has been suffering from the oppression of the Tartars for a long time. He has always hoped that the royal army would go to the north as soon as possible. The heaven has eyes, and the villain has finally waited for this opportunity!"
Li Chengdong sneered: "Since you have wanted it for a long time, why did you still go out of the city to lead your army to harass our army?"
Only then did Zhang Yong realize that Li Chengdong was the Ming general who was confronting him near the Tuqiu, and he secretly wondered how to get back.
"The general doesn't know that the villain is helping the king to seize the city at a critical moment in order to gain the trust of the ancestral thief."
His eyes turned and came up with such a crappy explanation.
Li Chengdong didn't say anything more.
Although this guy definitely didn't want to surrender from the beginning, it would be good as long as he was willing to surrender.
In this way, the Ming army can easily capture Weihui City without any effort. Why not do it?
"Well, if you are sincere, you will not blame the past. But if you are both ends of the rat, I will definitely cut off your head in person!"
"The villain is willing to serve the general!"
Zhang Yong immediately patted his chest as a swearing, and it was almost time for a gamble.
Li Chengdong then led his troops into the city and quickly controlled the Nancheng.
As more and more Ming troops entered the city, Zu Kefa realized the problem. It must be Zhang Yong's rebellion, otherwise the Ming army would not have taken the city so quickly!
This is a scammer of killing thousands of swords!
It is impossible to escape, and Zu Kefa cannot surrender, so he can only fight to the death with his teeth.
Zu Kefa felt sad, and he never expected that his reputation for life would be destroyed by a despicable villain who sold his owners and sought honor.
"Calendar with me to kill the Ming thief!"
Zu Kefa drew his sword and roared angrily.
"Kill the Ming thief, kill the Ming thief!"
Hundreds of personal soldiers roared the sky.
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As all the main forces of Gao Jie entered the city, the battle completely lost its suspense.
Whether in terms of quantity or combat effectiveness, the Ming army had an overwhelming advantage.
Zu Kefa retreated again and again, and finally retreated to the City God Temple in the city to continue to resist stubbornly.
There were only more than two thousand soldiers left by his side, and the rest were either killed or surrendered on their knees.
Five hundred of these two thousand people were his personal soldiers, all of whom were from the ancestors and loyalty was not a problem.
The other soldiers were also Zu Kefa's direct descendants, so they would persist until the last moment to fight to the death and not surrender.
Zu Kefa had made up his mind to fight the Ming army to the last moment.
Because he knew that even if he surrendered, he would be unable to escape death.
With the crime he committed, he would definitely be escorted to Nanjing by Gao Jie to offer prisoners. After some humiliation, he could not escape death.
Instead of doing this, it is better to keep a reputation for dying for the country.
The Regent will avenge him, and the Qing Dynasty will avenge him!
Gao Jie was not in a hurry to attack the Chenghuang Temple.
In his opinion, Zu Kefa was already in the jar and he wanted to catch someone alive.
He first ordered the surrendered general Zhang Yong to persuade Zu Kefa to surrender, but then he planned to smoke Zu Kefa with cigarettes.
This move is ruthless. Even though Zu Kefa has already been determined to die, he still cannot bear the pain of smoke and fire, and finally decided to rush out.
This is exactly what Gao Jie wants.
The City God Temple was surrounded inside and out, and not to mention more than two thousand living people, even a mosquito could not fly out.
However, what surprised Gao Jie a little was that the combat effectiveness of these more than 2,000 Qing soldiers was very strong, especially the five hundred people around Zu Kefa, who were even more brave.
The Ming army spent a lot of effort to kill them all.
When Zu Kefa was captured, he was shot in his knee, shoulder, and forearm, and his calf was injured.
In order to prevent Zu Kefa from committing suicide, Gao Jie ordered people to tie up and stuff Zu Kefa's mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue, and then tied him up and took him into custody.
Zu Kefa's personal soldiers were executed, and his head was marinated with lime and prepared to be sent to Nanjing for reward.
As for Zhang Yong who surrendered, Gao Jie was ready to save his life.
This guy is quite sensible and helps the Ming army seize the city without bloodshed. If Jin Yu and Jin were able to surrender voluntarily instead of fighting to the death, Gao Jie would not be willing to use his sons' lives to seize the city.
Of course, surrendering generals are surrendering generals, and surrendering soldiers are surrendering soldiers. Of course, Gao Jie would not trust them. Anyway, he had to go to Northern Zhili to fight and drive them to be the vanguard to seize the city, which would reduce the losses of the Ming army themselves.
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Chapter completed!