"No surrender is allowed! Anyone who wants to surrender will be beheaded!" Several generals were still threatening the defeated soldiers. But the soldiers had no fighting spirit. The land was blocked by groups of Fubo troops, and the sea was full of Fubo troops.
The Polish warships had their gun doors open, and their black muzzles were pointing towards the coast. Not to mention food and grass, they even lacked weapons, so they couldn't hold on even if they insisted.
As the propagandists continued to shout "preferential treatment for prisoners" and "those who surrender will avoid death" using loudspeakers at the beach, almost all the defeated soldiers on the beach surrendered, and the defeated soldiers on Xiaoying Field became more and more shaken.
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The old veterans whispered in private about surrendering, and gradually their voices became louder. The officers and generals did not dare to reprimand anymore, for fear of triggering a mutiny. At this time, the sun was gradually scorching, and thousands of people
There were no roofs, and it was difficult to drink water. By noon, there was chaos, and everyone shouted that they were willing to surrender. In the end, even the generals no longer persisted, and followed the defeated soldiers out in dejection.
Chen Renjie was unwilling to surrender, so he took off his armor and, followed by a dozen soldiers with good water skills, secretly entered the water from Xiaoyingchang in an attempt to swim out of the siege of the Kun thieves. He was quickly intercepted by a navy boat.
He smashed the poles one by one until he was dizzy and then dragged them onto the boat.
Most of the officers and soldiers who tried to escape by swimming met a similar fate. Another fate was to be beaten to death or drowned in the sea.
"Team of ten, take off your armor, raise your hands above your head, line up one by one and come out with your bare hands!" Several staff members wearing gray uniforms but without collars were running back and forth with loudspeakers, giving instructions in Mandarin. They were surrounded by
They were soldiers lined up in neat rows holding rifles with bayonets and typewriters.
The Foreign Affairs Commission asked the general officers and above to come out from one channel, and the ordinary soldiers came out from another channel. After each team came out, they were bundled into groups of ten and walked onto the temporary trestle, one after another transport ship.
Waiting for them, one vessel was filled and then sailed away. The wounded were temporarily left behind for treatment.
Jia Mofei monitored the entire process. He wanted to accurately count the number of government and military prisoners "offshore" today so that Lingao could be prepared to receive them.
By noon, Xiaoyingchang and the beach housed a total of 5,700 prisoners. From the area around Chengmai County to the seaside, corpses of men and horses and discarded armored weapons were everywhere. The sea breeze blew from the sea, covering the battlefield with smoke and
The smell of blood blows away.
The troops who had been fighting fiercely since the morning began to play the return drum, and each battalion began to gather in formation. Occasionally, gunshots could be heard in the distance. Groups of infantry gathered from all corners of the battlefield to their camp flags. Their
Their faces were blackened by gunpowder smoke, their military uniforms were torn and stained with blood, and their chests were breathing heavily, but each of them wielded their weapons boldly and sang war songs intoxicatedly.
Bundles of official and military flags were thrown in front of the camp. Countless flags, from the broken "Commander of the Three Services" banner, the leopard tail flag representing the military powerhouse, the twenty-eight constellation flags, the five-element flag... until General Qian took the general's personal
Flags with surnames and various flags made of silk, satin and cloth filled the open space in front of the camp.
Group after group of prisoners captured from all over the place were driven past the camp towards the seaside. The collected weapons, armor, and vehicles were brought in one after another, which was really piled up like a mountain.
The only regret is that very few livestock were captured. The Guangdong officers and soldiers did not carry a large number of mules, horses and camels like the northern convoys during the war. The cavalry was also scarce, and the horses suffered many injuries in the battle.
Amidst the loud military songs, the officers, who were excited because they had won such a big victory for the first time, found a tall and impressive Mongolian horse and asked He Ming to ride it to inspect the battlefield, "to boost the military's prestige."
He Ming declined very humbly: "I can't ride a horse."
But he still accepted everyone's request to stand on the wall of the camp to receive the cheers of the soldiers. When he climbed on the wall of the camp and waved to greet the participating troops, all the artillery in the camp fired at the same time. Then, in
Naval warships at sea also fired celebratory gun salutes. The rumble of gunfire swept across the entire battlefield.
A great victory! Wei Aiwen, Dongmen Chuiyu... and many other veterans. They either served in the logistics department or directly commanded battalions, companies and battleships. At this time, a feeling of tipsiness enveloped their hearts.
, the army they built with their own hands, relying on the powerful weapons and logistical support provided by the modern chemical industry, finally burst out with extremely powerful energy. This energy that transcends time and space will lead them to conquer Guangdong, revive China, and finally make the entire world
They all succumbed to the system of the "New Order".
There was no time to count the spoils, but the most important figures for the spoils and prisoners have come out: in addition to the prisoners captured at the seaside, 2,200 prisoners were captured from other places. Adding the prisoners captured in previous battles, the total number of prisoners captured was 10,000.
Above. More than 200 horses were captured, countless swords, guns and armors of all kinds, and more than 3,000 large and small firearms. As for the various baggage items, it is almost impossible to calculate.
But He Rubin and Zhao Ruyi had not been caught yet. Near noon, news finally came: He Rubin ran away!
During the escape from Qiongshan, He Rubin's troops were tired of their horses. After running dozens of miles away, horses kept falling to death. Every time a horse fell to death, a soldier and servant gave up his own horse to them.
Those without horses stayed on the spot to resist. They ran and fought all the way, barely escaping for more than twenty miles. Because the staff could no longer support them, the sound of killing behind them gradually faded away and could no longer be heard. He Rubin knew that the enemy was
Although they haven't chased me yet, they will definitely not let me go, and there will definitely be people to intercept the rocky mountain in front of me. I will definitely not be able to rush through with more than 100 people and thirty or forty scribes. Thinking of the time when I set off for the expedition,
The 20,000-strong army now only had a few men around him, and the court would definitely not let him go. Thinking of this, he once again had the idea of killing himself.
Before he could figure it out, the yellow agricultural vehicle had already caught up with him. The M240 on the vehicle sprayed bullets like raindrops. The cavalrymen and staff who were resting were shot and fell to the ground. For a while, there was a loud cry in the woods.
, it was a mess. Surrounded by soldiers, He Rubin and Zhao Ruyi were quickly helped onto their horses. Song Ming led a dozen cavalrymen and fired a round of arrows to attract the attention of the people on the car. Only then did the others
The man found an opening and mounted his horse to escape.
However, horsepower and manpower are always not comparable to machines. It didn't take long for them to be overtaken by agricultural vehicles again - this time it was no longer one, but several. The machine guns and the semi-automatic rifles of the special reconnaissance teams on the vehicles would
This small group of troops was defeated. Zhao Ruyi was cared for by his own soldiers in the melee. He abandoned his horse and fled into the jungle. He Rubin's horse had been beaten to death. He was either dead or running away. He was already desperate and drew his sword.
He was about to commit suicide when Song Ming came over and gave him his horse.
"General, mount your horse quickly!" Song Ming's face was covered with blood and his helmet fell off. "Stop taking the post road and run to the seaside!" As he said this, he whipped the horse's butt hard and went up to fight with a bow and arrow.
Then several more soldiers came and fired arrows at the mobile team to attract their attention, which allowed He Rubin to escape again.
The staff members who were lucky enough to survive dispersed in a hurry. Some fled into the jungle and grass, some fell to the ground and pretended to be dead, and some sat on the side of the road crying and pretending to be crazy. Lu Yizhong sprained his foot and had no time to mount his horse. He ignored it and pushed his body into the grass.
Come on, there is an "ostrich policy" that cares about the head but not the bottom.
After the mobile team cleared the battlefield, they captured fourteen staff members below Lu Yizhong and found nineteen corpses. Ten more people escaped. He Zhanran was killed in the melee, but Song Ming once again escaped the pursuit with a few soldiers.
The curtain of the Battle of Chengmai finally slowly came down. Of the 22,000 troops that Wang Zunde had assembled in Guangdong, there were only less than 4,000 left.
"...the foreign commission, generals, and armed forces personnel above 1,000 generals were killed in the battle. A total of 114 people were killed. 6,157 soldiers were killed in the battle, and 10,825 were scattered. Horses and mules were lost in the battle.
There are only nine hundred and thirty-five oxen, and the baggage is useless."
——"Chongzhen Qiong Facts Record"
At noon that day, He Ming asked the soldiers to take turns to eat. At the same time, he sent a battalion to approach Chengmai County. The gates of the county were closed tightly, and an atmosphere of panic permeated the whole city. Twenty thousand officers and soldiers were in front of all the officials, gentlemen and people in the city.
The whole army collapsed, and the defeat was so tragic and rapid that no one had any luck with Chengmai's fate.
Now the total garrison in the city is only 500 officers and soldiers and several hundred soldiers. Propaganda personnel from the Political Department of the General Staff held loudspeakers and kept shouting under the city asking them to open the city immediately and surrender. Fubo Army promised not to harm the people in the city. As for the
As long as the officers and soldiers surrender their weapons, they will be protected as one.
Of course, there are also threatening words: "You must wait until dark to open the door and dedicate the city, otherwise the people in the city will not be able to see tomorrow."
The gentry met at the county government meeting to discuss countermeasures. The so-called countermeasures were nothing more than surrendering or defending the city.
The gentry and common people in the city were unwilling to defend the city - they had already understood that since the officers and soldiers could not defend the Dazhai, how could a small city in Chengmai be defended? Rather than dragging on and being destroyed and massacred in the end,
It is better to surrender now, which will only cost some food and money. As for Mr. Qian who is defending the city, he has no intention of fighting to the end. Although he did not directly say whether he was willing to surrender, he remained silent.
Seeing that Mr. Qian did not hinder the surrender, the gentry decided to send people to the city to negotiate with the Kun thieves first. It would be best to persuade them not to enter the city. As for how much money is needed, the city must try to supply it. Song Zong will volunteer to be the envoy. Just after noon, he came to the city with a young servant and was about to lower the city when he suddenly passed Liu Jingxuan.
Liu Jingxuan whispered to him, asking him to try his best to negotiate a plan that would prevent the Kun thieves from entering the city.
"...The students heard that Wu Ling of Lingao has always been at peace with the Kun thieves. The Kun thieves have not entered the city. Wu Ling can also defend the court. No matter what the Kun thieves say, the old gentleman just agrees."
"Yes! But if they want the officers and soldiers in the city to surrender, what should they do if President Zhou Qian refuses?" Song Zong would be worried that the officers and soldiers would take the opportunity to mutiny and loot the city.
"Mr. Zhou Qian refuses to surrender, how can Chengmai be able to defend it?" Liu Jingxuan knew what he was thinking, and whispered, "Even if he robbed all the gold and silver in the city, he would still have gained an advantage over the Kun thieves... ...I'm just an Australian. Zhou Qian would never be so confused."
"I'm afraid that his soldiers will not understand justice."
"It's okay. The student talked to him last night. Each of his soldiers will be rewarded one tael of silver by the county, and the leader will be doubled. The total will be five taels. The student promised him another two hundred taels of silver. Mr. Zhou Qian agreed. Struggling to stay afloat."
Song Zonghui did a rough calculation and found that it was almost a thousand taels of silver. He knew that the bulk of the money would still go to the heads of the gentry in the city. But at this moment, he no longer cared about cherishing money. He just wanted to spend money and eliminate disasters as soon as possible. Only by sending away the plague gods outside the city can the problem be settled.
"...Besides, you can rest assured," Liu Jingxuan looked around and saw that there were no officers or soldiers patrolling, and his voice was almost lowered to a whisper, "Mr. Zhou Qian hopes that you can talk to Kun...the Australian, so that he can bring more than a dozen people with him." If the soldiers leave, he is willing to surrender these five hundred soldiers."
Song Zonghui nodded: "Okay, with these few words, I feel relieved. Parents, please listen to the good news." At that moment, he sat in the big basket and was slowly lowered down by Lian Yong from the city.
Song Zonghui lowered himself down to the city wall with his servant and crossed the trench. He did not dare to walk around and shouted as he walked. At that moment, a patrol took him to the headquarters of the 6th Infantry Battalion, which was responsible for surrounding and monitoring Chengmai County. Zhu Quanxing was commanding The subordinates searched for the remaining soldiers, cleaned up the corpses, and collected weapons. When they heard that someone was coming to discuss surrender, they did not dare to neglect and ordered someone to bring them.
Song Zonghui was led into the "headquarters" by soldiers. He was surprised because there were no tents here, just a temporary straw shed with a red flag erected outside and slightly tighter security on all sides.
Before entering, the guards searched him up and down before letting him in.
"This is our Battalion Commander Zhu!" said the orderly who brought him over.
Song Zonghui didn't know how old the battalion commander was, but he could see clearly on the city that there were about a thousand people in the Kunthi battalion. Compared with the officers and soldiers, they were probably guerrillas. He saw that the general in front of him was tall and bearded. Little Eyes was wearing the same gray uniform as a soldier, and his calves were tightly wrapped. The only difference from a soldier was that there was a saber hanging on his waist. He did not expect that the leader of the Kun Thief could be so simple, and he couldn't help but I secretly admired him in my heart and quickly bowed deeply:
"The people of Chengmai County, Song Zong, met with the general."
Zhu Quanxing saw that he was a well-maintained middle-aged man. Although his clothes were stained with dirt and the texture and style were very particular, he should be a gentleman. He immediately said politely: "I am a major, not a general."
"I am entrusted by the people of Chengmai County to see the general..." He immediately stated his intention, and finally bowed to the end, "I hope the general will make it happen!"
"Well," after hearing this, Zhu Quanxing felt that he couldn't make the decision - this involved government affairs, and even He Ming might not be able to make an immediate decision.
"I have to report this to the superiors." He informed an officer to send him immediately to the headquarters of the camp.
After Song Zonghui arrived at the camp, he was led to an independent shed and received a good reception. He saw that the interior of the camp was very orderly and not inferior to the officers and soldiers at all. He couldn't help but be secretly surprised. Because he had always thought that the Kun thieves were just
Just relying on the advantages of firearms, the army may not be as rigorous as the imperial court's management of troops.
Wei Aiwen was in charge of the negotiations. As for the conditions put forward by Song Zonghui, Wei Aiwen generally agreed - basically in line with the idea issued by the Executive Committee regarding the seizure of prefectures and counties based on "Ming Pi Ao Xin". Although this guiding policy is not absolute, it is
Now that the other party is actively asking for cooperation, it is an excellent opportunity for implementation.
But it is absolutely impossible not to enter the city. After all, this is related to the actual control of the entire county.
"Does it make any difference whether my troops enter the city or not?" Wei Aiwen said, "I know what you mean. Mr. Liu just refuses to die in the city and commits suicide. Don't worry, we will naturally let Mr. Liu and his wife finish this mission peacefully.
go home."
Such straightforwardness left Song Zonghui speechless, but of course the other party was right.
"Always ask the general to be more lenient." Song Zonghui whispered, "The people are very grateful." As he said, he hinted that if Wei Aiwen could help negotiate the matter, he could give him money and a woman in private.
Of course Wei Aiwen did not want his bribe, and the Cheka had recently made regulations that when negotiating with the indigenous people of this time and space, someone must be present to take notes during the entire meeting, and they must sign afterward. As a senator, Wei Aiwen ignored his request.
He just simply stated his requirements and conditions.
All officers and soldiers marched out of the city and surrendered. If Zhou Qianzong is willing to leave, he can be allowed to leave. All supplies and weapons kept by the officers and soldiers in the city must be handed over and must not be hidden.
Chengmai will be opened to the city immediately and unconditionally.
After the opening of the city, the county government continued to be responsible for the city's security and administration.
The Fubo Army will send a number of troops into the city to clean up the stragglers in the city, disarm the city, and send all the brave warriors in the city home.
The whole county of Chengmai promised to supply a large amount of supplies and food to the Fubo Army. The specific types and numbers will be discussed after the city is opened.
Song Zonghui knew that the figure was not small, and he couldn't help but feel sad, but he had no room for bargaining, so he could only agree to the price one by one. In the end, he just said very carefully: "Can the noble soldiers not enter the city? This way, Mr. Liu can have a good life."
Explain..."
"The troops entering the city are all in civilian clothes and don't display any banners," Wei Aiwen said. "Mr. Liu can always handle it, so there's no need to commit suicide, right?" He said with a smile, "I know you still want to bargain and ask us not to enter.
City. But you should also know that as long as we are willing, we can chat with you in the lobby of the county government."
Song Zonghui was startled and said quickly: "Yes, yes, the general is so magnanimous and the people are so grateful." He then added, "Mr. Liu must also be grateful."
"It doesn't matter whether he is grateful or not," Wei Aiwen laughed, "We have a long time ahead."