Chapter 258 Surrender
I thought that if I got ashore, I could escape the siege of those naval armies, but I didn't expect that even the shore had ambushed the manpower in advance.
With a round of muskets, the official army was completely stunned. There were so many muskets, and there were fallen soldiers everywhere. They only saw black smoke rising from the grass opposite, which was the traces after the musket was fired.
"Boom, boom, boom." The scattered fireworks also began to attack. Compared with the God of War Cannon, a great advantage of the scattered fireworks is that they are easy to move. A group of four people can move the scattered fireworks from the warship to the land.
The bullet rain not only covered the official army that had already landed, but also the official army that had not come down on the ship, but also the target of their attack.
Because the shore is not very wide, the empty warships had to be driven away during the process of getting ashore to get the soldiers on the warships behind them off the ship. In this way, the dock was already very chaotic. The sudden blow had already caused everyone to panic. The ship behind wanted to lean on, and the ships that were already on the shore wanted to drive away as soon as possible to avoid the blow. From time to time, the ships collided together, causing even greater panic.
For the soldiers who have already arrived ashore, they feel even more desperate. Walking forward is a firepower net that can never rush through. When you retreat, you are a warship that has left the shore and hide nearby. It is even more impossible. On this shore, there are empty fields everywhere and there is nowhere to hide.
The sound of firearms came one after another, and the horn of the death of the government troops was sounded. They were on the shore, and large areas were slaughtered. The scene was extremely tragic. Countless officials fell to the ground, and blood stained the shore red, gathered into a stream, and flowed into the lake.
"Stop shooting." Yang Dong ordered. He had seen that there were not many officials standing there, and they had raised the white flag.
This is a big victory! With more than 2,000 soldiers, the government army that was twice as big as its own, eliminated most of the people and captured some. The significance of this victory was even more profound. When the government army launched a large-scale attack, it gave it a head-on blow, consumed the opponent's vitality, and laid a solid foundation for greater victory in the future.
Han Yong was very lucky. He had not yet stepped ashore and had not fallen into the other party's trap. He led the remaining two thousand people away from the shore. However, he was also very unfortunate because he had no way out.
I couldn't get out of the boat and wanted to get ashore. The remaining two thousand people had a low morale and didn't know where to go. Many of them were already making plans. If they didn't work, they might as well surrender. The other party had such advanced weapons and such brave generals. This time, they would definitely not be able to gain any advantage in encirclement and suppression of Gaoyou Mansion. Instead of trapping them here, it would be better to surrender.
The surrendered official army stood in an open area in Fanshuizhai. They looked at a commander standing on the platform with a little trembling, surrounded by soldiers with live ammunition. If the commander spoke, he would probably all of them would be buried here.
When Yang Dong looked at the prisoners below, he felt a very desolate feeling. He was born from the same roots, so why should he fight each other? They are all Han people, why should they work hard for the *** people?
"Brothers." Yang Dong said.
He called us brothers? The officials below were talking about it, wasn't they talking slanderously?
Yang Dong pressed his hand and the scene suddenly became quiet: "The biggest mistake of everyone is that they should not work for the Tartars. You are all Han people, and you are ridden on the head to act as a mighty man, but instead work for them. This is an extremely wrong choice!"
Looking at the official army who had already lowered their heads, Yang Dong knew that many times, joining the army was not their original intention. They just wanted to survive. After joining the army, someone could take care of food and starve to death. Sometimes, the reason was that simple. Only a few traitors who were truly vicious, relying on the support of the Tartars, acted as a mighty and bullied their own people.
"Now, it is not too late to correct this mistake. If you are willing to go home, each person can receive 500 taxes of travel expenses and two days of dry food. If you are willing to stay here, we also welcome. Our policy remains unchanged. As long as you settle in the village, each person can receive five acres of land. If you move with your family, you will follow this standard." Yang Dong said.
Regarding the issue of how to deal with the Han prisoners of war, Zhang Yang has made regulations that as long as they are not evil people who do evil, they can be spared, severance payments can be paid to return to their hometowns, or they can use the temptation of five acres of land to attract them to the areas they rule. After all, these are strong laborers, and they will not be able to be a climate. However, if they want to join their own army, they must be treated with caution. People with skills, and after investigation, they can join, so as not to repeat the last time the Gaoyou Mansion captive captive incident.
It is not that simple to treat prisoners of war. Prisoners of war must be taken care of and allowed to engage in mining and other labor. If the superior ***ers give them the same treatment as the Han prisoners of war, they may be underestimated by the rebels, and all kinds of prisoners will emerge one after another. After several years, they will remove their high-ranking rulers' psychology and consider relaxing their supervision.
I heard that five acres of land could be cultivated, and almost all the prisoners were in full swing. They were originally in the army because they could have food to eat and military pay. When they were in the army, they would have to bleed. They only had this life and could be exchanged for food. Now, they could farm, and they prefer that kind of life.
A few chose to go home, but most of them decided to stay and wait for the land to be allocated to farm with peace of mind.
Yang Dong sent a team of 100 people to escort the prisoners to settle in a nearby place, and sent people to report the battle here to General Bian. His main intention was to put the remaining officials who were still in the lake.
According to his estimate, the remaining government troops would not exceed two thousand, so how to prevent these two thousand people from escaping is still a serious issue.
With this battle, they were afraid of fighting. If they did not surrender, they could only choose to escape from other places. Although this place was the most suitable place for large ships to land, the government army was not stupid, and there were not many people left. They could escape in small boats in batches and block all such a large lake. They had little force at all. On the contrary, after dispersing, they could not concentrate their forces. At that time, if all the government army rushed out of one place, they would easily escape from the encirclement.
It would be great if there were cavalry! The naval army was equipped with warships and was not equipped with cavalry. If you want to siege such a large lake, the best way was to send sentries to defend. If you find that there were officials on a small boat, you would fire a gun to warn. At that time, the cavalry would attack quickly and would be able to kill the officials who had just arrived ashore.
Yang Dong thought for a long time and smiled in his eyes. Although the staff was not enough to prevent the official army from breaking through from other places, it was still more than enough to send someone there at a distance and occasionally shoot a shot. For those terrified official army, this effect should be better.
"Order, the five hundred-man teams spread out and surrounded the lake, and fired a shot every half hour." Yang Dong and the messenger said.
"General Yang, five hundred-man teams, if the official army rushed over, it would be impossible to stop them. Why not send more people?"
Yang Dong looked at the messenger. Like himself, he had been following General Bian from the beginning, but he didn't use his brain. Therefore, until now, he is just the leader of the messenger.
"Go, I have my own tricks." Yang Dong said.
"First go to the island in the middle, take a rest, and then make a long-term plan." Han Yong said to the people around him. After swaying on the boat for a few days, he suffered such a blow. Everyone was listless and swaying on the boat, which was also very uncomfortable. The island in the center of the lake should still be safe.
"General, our ship is big and we can't rely on it." said a soldier.
"Big ship?" Han Yong looked at the lonely small boats around the big ship and said, "Will we get off the big ship and take the small boat?"
Suddenly, a light flashed in Han Yong's mind. There is, there is a way!
He didn't want to be locked up on this lake, be beaten everywhere, and wanted to escape, but failed twice. These were all caused by his large ships. Although the exit was blocked and the front several large ships were sunk, Li Zhong didn't know whether to survive or not, and the large ship did not dare to rush out again because the large ship was afraid of sinking from the bottom, but the small ship was fine. Moreover, the small ship was smaller and more flexible, and there was a great opportunity to take advantage of the loopholes.
However, walking on the water is not a good idea. Lord Dashitemur needs a naval army and a powerful naval army to the west of Gaoyou Mansion. However, now it seems that this task is simply impossible. Even if it is prominently encircled, it is a small boat, and it cannot compete with the naval army that besieged itself, and it is impossible to assume the highest task.
Without going through the water, he would break through the shore and take the remaining soldiers out to meet with Lord Dashitemuer. The reason I chose that place just now was because I was caught by the enemy. Most of my ships were large ships, and only when they docked in that place, they would be stranded elsewhere, resulting in a hibernation and heavy casualties.
My thoughts have entered a misunderstanding. Now it is time to correct it. Wait until the evening, I can transfer to a boat and go ashore from any place and sneak away quietly. Isn’t it always possible?
When people encounter pressure, they will burst out with strong physical strength. When they are desperate, Han Yong, who is not good at thinking, can come up with a seemingly clever idea.
He made up his mind: transfer to the boat, go to the other side, and sneak away while the night is dark!
"Bang!" Suddenly, a musket came from the other side he imagined, and Han Yong's face changed drastically. It was impossible, it was absolutely impossible!
This lake is about fifteen miles north and south, and ten miles east and west. Although this lake is not big, it is not small anymore. How many troops does the other side have? It can surround the lake, which requires at least 100,000 people. Zhang Shicheng's army combined has no 50,000 people.
It must be because he was under too much pressure, so he had hallucinations, and Han Yong shook his head.
"Bang!" Another sound of firearms came from the north.
"Bang, bang." There were scattered muskets sounding from all directions and everywhere.
What's going on? Did they really surround the lake? Han Yong's confidence began to shake. From the sound of the musket, it was true that there were in every direction.
This place is not only a stagnant lake, but also a stagnant lake surrounded by all thieves! Han Yong looked at the sun that was already noon and was desperate.
"General, the island in the center has arrived. Are we going up?" asked a guard.
There was a hint of panic in the guard's eyes, his face was pale and powerless. He heard the sound of muskets on all sides. Obviously, all the remaining soldiers were in endless panic. The scene of flesh and blood just now poured into his mind again.
This battle is simply impossible to win, and even if you run away, you have no way to escape. What else can you do?
Han Yong lowered his head, pressed the sword with his hand, and finally used all his strength to pull it out suddenly.
"General, don't!" The guards saw Han Yong's purpose and hurried forward.
Several guards next to him also rushed over, and several people worked together to seize Han Yong's sword.
"General, we still have combat power, and it is still possible to fight to the death. Why should we seek a short opinion of ourselves?" asked a guard, his eyes full of tears.
"Yes, general, you must cheer up!" said another guard.
Han Yong lowered his head, unwilling to let the soldiers see his tears. He didn't want to die, but now there are enemies on all sides. Even if they break through the siege, there are not a few left of these brothers. When they come, they were ten thousand energetic navy troops. Now, only these two thousand people are left. Can you still experience another battle to break through? How can you explain it to Dashitiemuer?
The sword edge left a trace on his neck, and blood was slowly oozing out, and Han Yong's heart gradually became cold.
What should I do if I am surrounded by enemies and have a desperate end?
"Bang, bang." The sound of muskets on all sides echoed on the lake.
The word "surrender" flashed into Han Yong's mind.
Now, it is at the end of its strength. There are only two thousand people left in the team of 10,000 people. The morale is low, especially in the beachfront position, which is completely afraid of the army. Anyway, they are all Han people, and if they surrender, they should have a way out.
"I asked the remaining two thousand households, as well as all the hundred households, to come to my boat to discuss," Han Yong said.
Up to now, eight thousand households have been killed in battle, and only a dozen households are left. This battle is a crushing defeat. There is no hope of breaking through now. Moreover, the river channel is now blocked. Once the other party clears the river channel, those strange ships emitting smoke come in, and they may have to feed them all to the turtle.
The surviving middle and senior officers gathered on Han Yong's ship. Their clothes were no longer bright and their eyes were no longer bright, as if they had become more than teenagers in one day.
"This time I asked everyone to come, I want to discuss what we should do next." Han Yong said.
No one speaks, and until now, they are so cowardly that they have long lost their original aura.
"What can I do? Anyway, it's all dead." A hundred households said carelessly: "It's better to surrender early, and there's still a way out."
"Rareless, we are the official army, how can we surrender to the rebels?" a thousand household said angrily.
"What's wrong with the official army? They are still beaten to the point of being beaten and urinated. If you don't surrender, you're coming up with an idea!" said Baihu.
"If you dare to disturb the morale of the army again, I will kill you!"
"I just know that I'm ruthless and capable of being on my own people. You killed all the thieves on the shore. I, Liu Si, will be convinced by you."
At this time, there was no such strict boundary between superiors and subordinates. The soldiers in the hands of thousands of households were all led by hundreds of households, and he did not have many personal troops.
"Forget it, don't argue." Han Yong said. He had disagreements. If he proposed to surrender, he would probably not be able to suppress the officers who still wanted to fight. However, there might be too few such people. As long as he is not a lunatic, he should be able to see that there is only a dead end if he continues to fight.
"We want to break through, do you have a good idea?" Han Yong asked.
"I can't get up even if I get up ashore. If I go up, I will die in vain. The waterway is blocked again. There are still so many boats waiting for us. It's not that I, Liu Si, say something despairing. Now that we have no ability to fight against them, we might as well surrender. Anyway, our military pay has been delayed for half a year, so why bother to work hard for the Tartars?"
As soon as the word "Tartar" came out, everyone's faces changed drastically. Now they are all official troops, and the word "Tartar" is not something they say casually.
Liu Si didn't care. He had already been determined to surrender. He had already sent someone to ambush around the big ship in a small boat. It would be fine if everyone surrendered. If someone dared to resist, he would tie the man up. In this way, he would make a contribution. If he surrendered, he might be able to become an official.
"Liu Baihu, although our military pay was not paid, we were grateful to the court after all." Han Yong said, "You just said it, just pretend that we didn't hear it."
"Can the court's kindness and court's kindness help us get out of our current predicament? Here, unless you surrender, there is no way to survive. Today is just surrounded by them. When tomorrow, the blocked waterways will be cleared out by them, and those big smoked ships will drive into the lake. Who of you has the ability to compete with those big ships? If you surrender then, it will probably be too late, right?"
Everyone was shocked. It was true. In the morning, the boat that rushed out was sunk and blocked the waterway. Although their boat could not go out, the other party's boat could not come in. As long as they did not go ashore and provoke those deadly muskets, it was still safe now. However, when the waterway was cleared and the other party's boat came in, what would they do to compete with others with these exhausted people?
"The evil words confuse the crowd!" Qianhu was furious and couldn't help but draw out his sword: "Liu Si, die now!"
Liu Si dodged backwards and whistled loudly.
With his whistle, soldiers from several small boats around them climbed up and rushed into the cabin, pointing at everyone with a bright knife.
"Liu Baihu, what do you want to do?" Han Yong asked.
"Tie him up for me first." Liu Si pointed to Qianhu and said.
"Liu Si, you are the following crimes. According to military law, your crimes can be punished!" Qianhu said.
"Military law, no military law is left, so what's the law?" Liu Si said: "I, Liu Si, welcome all those who surrender with me. If you don't surrender, you will tie up all those who don't surrender!"
Several soldiers stepped forward and tied up Qianhu.
The situation was over, and Han Yong took the lead and said, "I am just thinking about it, let's surrender together."
Seeing the situation, the others had to agree. In fact, their general thoughts were similar in their hearts and they had to surrender in order to survive.
Chapter completed!