A thousand-man picked up the letter that had fallen to the ground and glanced at it. With just one glance, his expression changed.
"Milord, what does the word 'resist' in this letter mean?!”
"Is Ying Tian giving up on us?”
Wang Tianhao nodded in despair.
Ying Tian's attitude was already very clear. He wouldn't dispatch the troops from the surrounding prefectures to provide support.
They were preparing to cut off the entire Hui Prefecture!
Wang Tianhao didn't know if he should call those people from Ying Tian stupid or smart.
They were prepared to abandon the Hui Prefecture and gather their forces to protect the remaining prefectures under Nan Zhi Li.
However, they had underestimated Yang Jing.
Yang Jing would never stop after taking down the Hui Prefecture. If he was allowed to develop in the Hui Prefecture, it would be difficult to take back what was done.
At this moment, he could only gather the entire Nan Zhi Li army to kill Yang Jing and strangle his ambitions in the cradle. Only then would he have no worries.
But now, Nan Zhili's attitude was very clear. They refused to send reinforcements and allowed the soldiers fighting on the front lines to die.
Thinking of this, Wang Tianhao could not help but clench his fists and grit his teeth. A thick hatred appeared on his face.
"These damn Donglin Party don't even treat those soldiers at the front line as humans!”
The thousand-man in the tent said anxiously,""Milord, why don't we hurry up and run?”
"Before Yang Jing's men attack, let's take advantage of the chaos to escape.”
Wang Tianhao sneered." Run? Where can you run to?"
"The entire south is the minions of the Donglin Party.”
"If you run away, you will be disobeying the military order and becoming the enemy of the entire Great Ming.”
"Do you think you can live after escaping from the Hui Prefecture?”
"Ridiculous!"
"At that time, they will push all the blame for the fall of the Hui Prefecture to you. Even if you are covered in mouths, you won't be able to explain it.”
"Those Donglin Party couldn't defeat Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and the Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty, but didn't they beat a deserter like you?”
All the thousand-men in the tent changed their expressions and looked at Wang Tianhao in a daze.
"This will kill us, and that will kill us. What are we going to do?”
"Do we have to watch as the soldiers below die one by one?!”
Wang Tianhao sighed and frowned.
Judging from the current situation, even if he obeyed the orders from above and resisted forcefully, the rations in his hands would not last for a few days.
The possibility of turning the tables was slim.
If this dragged on, the result would be heavy casualties and the entire army would be wiped out.
The Hui Prefecture would fall, so why not do Yang Jing a favor?
The Roaming King of the North, Li Zicheng, was currently causing a huge ruckus. Rumor had it that his Great Shun Army was heading north and getting closer to the capital.
In less than two months, the capital would fall, and the world would change hands. It was uncertain who the south would follow.
In any case, regardless of whether he was defending the city or escaping, those people from Nan Zhi Li would not let him off.
Rather than relying on the dying Ming Dynasty to wait for death, it would be better for him to find a way to survive. Yang Jing happened to be a stock with good potential.
As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to perch in. If he gambled wrongly, then he would die a worthless life.
However, if the bet was right, not only could they save the remaining 80,000 lives, they could also become a founding hero who made contributions with the commander.
If he succeeded, he would enjoy endless glory and wealth.
At the thought of this, Wang Tianhao's face flashed with ruthlessness.
Donglin Party, since you gave up on me first, then don't blame me for abandoning the dark and joining the light!
Surrendering with eighty thousand soldiers would definitely be a great achievement!
He turned around and looked at the panicking thousand-men in the tent. As if he had made up his mind, he calmly said two words.
"I surrender."
On the fifth day.
The Xin 'an Guards stationed at the border between Su Ning County and Xi County had all retreated, and a bright white flag was erected on the city tower of Xi County.
At the same time, a letter of surrender was placed on the table in Huo Qubing's tent.
Huo Qubing looked at the letter of surrender and smiled." Send a letter to the headquarters. Xin 'an Guards have sent a letter of surrender. Whether to accept the surrender or not, please make the decision, Grand Marshal!"”
By the time Yang Jing and his personal guards arrived at the city gates of Xi County, it was already noon. The peasant soldiers had already finished reorganizing their troops.
Wang Tianhao, who had surrendered, had been waiting at the city gate with the Xin An Guards.
The moment Wang Tianhao saw the young man riding his horse towards the city gate, his heart was in turmoil.
He only knew that Yang Jing was a county magistrate of Wuyuan County, but he didn't know that this county magistrate was so young!
Looking at his age, he looked like he was at most twenty years old.
At such a young age, he had extraordinary courage and wisdom. He had a talent comparable to Zhenguan and a military skill that did not lose to Yongle. In time, he would be amazing!
He had a vague feeling in his heart that his grand gamble was definitely right!
Seeing Yang Jing stop his horse not far away from him, Wang Tianhao led the people behind him and quickly walked forward. They stood a hundred meters away from Yang Jing, then took off their armor and knelt down with the letter of surrender and other letters in their hands.
"Wang Tianhao, the commander of the Xin An Guards of the Hui Prefecture, has surrendered!”
"I will now present a list of the Donglin Party members in the city and the gentry who are attached to them. This is to request the Grand Marshal to protect the lives of the eighty thousand soldiers in the city.”
Li Yun, who was standing beside Yang Jing, gave him a look.
The latter nodded and went forward to take the letter of surrender and the name list. He carefully examined them and found that there was nothing unusual. He quickly walked forward and handed them to Yang Jing.
The moment the name list left his hand, Wang Tianhao led everyone and kowtowed heavily to Yang Jing before kneeling on the ground.
The young man's cold voice sounded not far away from them.
"I accept your surrender."
Wang Tianhao heaved a sigh of relief. He waited quietly for Yang Jing's next order.
"Li Yun, quickly investigate these people on the list.”
"In addition, investigate whether the officials of Xi County, including Wang Tianhao, are guilty. Minor offenses can be forgiven, but major offenses can be killed on the spot!”
"Yes, sir!"
Wang Tianhao had led his troops to guard the Hui Prefecture for more than ten years. He had never taken bribes or abused the people.
Therefore, he didn't care about Yang Jing's order. He was still sneering in his heart. Those people in the city who had the support of the Donglin Party would probably laugh until they died.
A moment later, Li Yun led a group of peasant soldiers and hurried back from the city.
Immediately after, Wang Tianhao, who had been kneeling on the ground, heard a commotion behind him.
"Lord Yang, don't kill me, don't kill me!”
"I'll confess, I'll confess everything!"
(This book's statistics are so bad. The little author can't write anymore. If this book doesn't work, I'll have to find a class:-(Please, please!)!!）
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