Chapter 37 The Siege of Ansai
Everyone in the school grounds was surrounded before they could react. Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Who are you?"
"Rebels!"
Zhu Yuanzhang walked up to the high platform, looked at the crowd and said, "My lord, Zhao Sheng, thanks you all brothers for your respect as the leader of the rebel army. Now that Jiazhou has changed hands, do you still want to resist?"
"Impossible!" The soldiers didn't believe it, so Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Bring it up!"
He Wenfeng was kidnapped by Wu Hua Da and sent to the high platform. The sergeants below were stunned and said: "General He?"
He Wenfeng's face was ashen, and everyone could only silently throw the money on the ground. Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You deserve the food and salary in your hands, but due to the corruption of the imperial court, it has been in arrears for more than three months. If we had already mutinied,
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Everyone's expressions changed slightly when they heard this. In fact, everyone had this intention, but the court paid them before they took action.
Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "You know, the salary and silver in your hands belonged to me not long ago, but Commander Tan used the food and ordnance belonging to you to summon this money."
"If there had not been a sudden change, this money would not have been in your hands. It was He Wenfeng who commanded the officials to take advantage of this opportunity to send this batch of food and salary to you." Zhu Yuanzhang revealed the source of the silver.
Everyone looked at He Wenfeng beside Zhu Yuanzhang and asked in surprise: "Master He, is this really so?"
He Wenfeng nodded.
Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "Now we are using your ordnance to restrain you. If we want, we can take back the money immediately, but I won't. The money belongs to you."
"Brothers, these things belong to you, but now they are like accepting charity from others. Are you willing?"
"Are you willing to sacrifice your lives for such a corrupt court?"
"This is the border. Arms are the lives of our brothers. Are you willing to be loyal to such a person if you sell the lives of your brothers for your own selfish desires?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang asked three questions, the sergeant below started from a low voice and finally shouted loudly: "I won't give in! I won't give in!"
He Wenfeng's face changed slightly, and the way he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang was a little different. The third question was obviously a secret nod to himself. If he disobeyed in the future, he would definitely describe himself as a despicable villain who betrayed his subordinates, even though that's what he did.
But now he is still a heroic figure who would rather die than surrender in the eyes of everyone. If Zhu Yuanzhang exposes himself, what will greet him will be: he will be infamy for thousands of years!
He Wenfeng only felt that this man had a depth of scheming that he had never seen in his life.
Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "Now that you have settled here as soldiers for generations, in the face of foreign plunder, do you still have the blood of Han people?"
"If there is, we will beat his mother together!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned that the aliens were plundering everyone, they just felt a little aggrieved. The corrupt imperial court could only endure it when faced with the aliens. But as a soldier, as a man, and as a Han Chinese, how could he endure it?
"Sir, we are willing to surrender!"
The last words broke down everyone's inner defenses, and everyone knelt on one knee to accept the surrender.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at He Wenfeng and said, "Where are you, General He?"
He Wenfeng straightened his chest and said: "I would rather die than surrender!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately began to advise: "General, it is not worth it to die for this corrupt imperial court. Even if we die, we will die on the battlefield against the aliens."
"yes!"
He Wenfeng looked up to the sky with a look of embarrassment on his face and sighed: "That's it, that's it, I surrender!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said with joy on his face: "Congratulations, Brother, Gao Yi!"
After personally untying the rope, He Wenfeng knelt on one knee and said, "My subordinate, He Wenfeng, is here to see you, sir!"
"What are you doing?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a sinking face.
"Since my subordinates have surrendered, they should serve the master loyally," He Wenfeng said in a deep voice.
"Please get up quickly. We are all brothers who are as close as one family. Why are you saying these things?"
"yes!"
The news of the occupation of Yulin Guards was reported to Tan Xuexing, who was participating in the war, and Tan Xuexing was shocked.
Zhu Yuanzhang found a secret room in Tan Xuexing's residence and found that it was full of evidence of reselling arms, food and horses over the years. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at these things and said coldly: "Deserve to kill!"
Yan Ning stood aside and said bitterly: "The border is already difficult, so many soldiers have died in vain for this. They really deserve to be killed!"
"Okay, keep these things under strict guard, and the border troops must arrange them properly," Zhu Yuanzhang warned.
Yan Ning said with an unhappy expression: "I know."
Yan Ning was about to leave Zhu Yuanzhang's side soon, so she seemed a little depressed. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this scene, he said: "After this matter, I will obey you!"
"Really?" Yan Ning asked with eyes shining.
"a man of his words!"
In Yan'an Prefecture, Gao Yingxiang looked at the people fleeing in all directions and immediately ordered his men not to disturb the people, not to encounter a rout or to push too hard. After arranging things, he looked in the direction of Ansai with a worried expression.
At this time, it had been ten days since Ansai was besieged. Most of the troops organized to defend the city had suffered casualties. Everyone could only hold on for a day or two before the city was broken. Everyone's eyes had gone from hope and despair to numbness.
Wang Zi tied his arm with a bandage and did not expect reinforcements to come. Seeing that all the old brothers around him during the uprising were dead and injured, he said softly: "This is life!"
The general of Yan'an Prefecture in the Ming army's tent changed slightly when he saw the secret report in his hand. After seeing it, Tan Xuexing thought for a while and said: "My guard post was attacked by the rebels and now they have all fallen into the hands of the rebels. I think it is better to retreat?"
"Master Tan, could it be that you are trying to make more mistakes? Not only have you failed to complete the counter-insurgency mission assigned by His Majesty, but now your home has been taken away. If your Majesty blames you, you and I can't bear it," one of them said sadly. .
The general of Yan'an Prefecture said: "I agree to withdraw our troops!"
"What?" Everyone was stunned. At this time, Yan'an Mansion was taking the lead in hosting it. Everyone looked at each other, and one person asked cautiously: "Isn't it the Yan'an Mansion Office?"
The general of Yan'an Prefecture nodded.
Everyone could only say helplessly: "In that case, let's retreat!"
Wang Ziyong had already given up, but when he saw the Ming army suddenly retreating, he was confused for a moment.
"Brother Wang, the Ming army has retreated!" his subordinates said excitedly.
Wang Ziyong murmured: "Brother really did not misjudge you!"
He knew that the Ming army's retreat must be related to Gao Yingxiang. Wang Ziyong stood up and looked at the city wall that was a foot high and said: "Brothers, we have won!"
Everyone smiled when they heard this, and Wang Ziyong fell to the ground.
Gao Yingxiang swept away all the weapons and food in Yan'an Prefecture, burned everything that could not be taken away, and then led everyone to rush towards Ansai.
Zhu Yuanzhang watched the cavalry led by Yan Ning walking towards the depths of the desert. The team leader's eyes were full of worry. Zhu Yuanzhang comforted him: "Don't worry, is that girl smart?"
"Sir, I heard that girl said you agreed. If I force you, you don't have to do this," the old class leader said.
"What are you talking about? If I don't want to agree to it, you don't have to worry about it!"
"Then I'll be relieved," the old team leader said and left.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the back of the old class leader and sighed secretly, "Old fox!"
The class leader's words were to make retreat in order to make Zhu Yuanzhang fully realize this sentence.
Chapter completed!