I am one year older than Chongzhen

Wang Zideng was not afraid of death, but he was very afraid of Lingchi.

Seeing that Wang Ziden's face turned pale with fright, Huang Yi burst into laughter.

Wang Zideng forced himself to calm down and said, "General, what else do you have to say?"

"Haha, you and I are considered acquaintances. We may never see each other again. Let me give you a favor!"

"???" Wang Zideng looked confused.

Huang Yi said: "Zhang Dong, go and release Chen Guangfu and let Mr. Wang Qian take him back."

Then Huang Yi seemed to think about it and said: "Forget it! I might as well give you some more favors, and you can choose twenty people to take back!"

However, Wang Zideng, who often dealt with merchants, was a little embarrassed, and said with a look on his face:

"General, can you be gracious and let me pick fifty old brothers from Dongjiang Town to take away?"

Forehead? Is this guy still bargaining?

Huang Yi smiled, waved his hand and said boldly: "As you wish!"

Wang Zideng cupped his fists and saluted again, this time bending even more.

Just when he turned around and took two steps, Huang Yi had something to say again. He said:

"Remember, if there is no way to survive, come to me and I can keep you safe!"

Wang Zideng was stunned. He had never thought of surrender! Because he firmly believed that there was no possibility of surviving even if he surrendered.

Since the Wuqiao mutiny, he has killed many people. Too many officials and scholar-bureaucrats have become victims of the sword, and his sins are serious.

The result of surrendering is to be at the mercy of others.

However, Huang Yi, the commander-in-chief of the Xinghe Army with over 10,000 troops, personally promised to ensure peace, and his heart could not help but be shaken a little.

He did not speak, but knelt down and said, "Boom! Boom! Boom!" He kowtowed three times before turning around and leaving.

Huang Yi's vision is to wipe out all the rebels, and it is impossible to be lenient.

It is conceivable that the siege of Dengzhou City will inevitably encounter strong resistance from the rebels, and the casualties will not be small.

How can we reduce the rebels' will to resist?

It is a good way to let the rebels know that surrendering to the Xinghe Army can really survive!

So Huang Yi pretended to be generous and agreed with Wang Zideng to select fifty people from a thousand soldiers to take back.

Wang Zideng is a former general from Dongjiang Town, so he must have chosen veterans from Dongjiang Town.

These people are grateful to Wang Zideng and may be able to use him in the future.

Moreover, these people had been captured once, and not only did they not lose their heads, but they were not tortured. They must have believed the Xinghe Army's propaganda that surrendering would avoid death.

They will definitely tell more about the former Dongjiang Town Paoze about their personal experiences.

The Dengzhou offensive and defensive battle has reached its most brutal moment, and with the rebels suffering massive casualties at all times, people like Wang Zideng are very likely to have their minds wavered.

Will he be able to successfully surrender? How many people did you bring to surrender to the Xinghe Army? It’s hard to say, just leave it as a foreshadowing!

Prince Deng went back. He came with one man and one horse, and left with one horse and fifty-two people.

Huang Yi's willingness to let Wang Zideng take away the prisoners was already a favor. Who dares to expect to return weapons and horses?

Can the gold and silver treasures they carry with them be returned?

What a joke, do those belongings belong to them?

As long as the source of the property is traced, these Dongjiang Town veterans who committed murder and looting must be killed.

No one opened their eyes, and everyone who was called by Wang Zideng walked without saying a word.

Those who were not called started shouting and trying to make friends! Hope to take him away too.

It's a pity that Wang Zideng has some spare capacity and lacks resources, so he can only choose those from Dongjiang Town, and officers will be given priority. The rebel army has expanded several times, but every veteran in Dongjiang Town is now in charge of at least ten soldiers, which is equivalent to a small flag officer.

There was trouble when they ran to Dengzhou City.

The rebels guarding the city refused to let Wang Zideng, Chen Guangfu and his party enter the city.

The rebels were worried that the Ming army would treat them the same way as they did!

Last year, the rebels took the city by sneaking into the defeated troops and entering Dengzhou.

Today I saw the defeated soldiers calling for the door, but of course they refused to open the door.

There was no other way. After Wang Zideng negotiated with him nicely, the gatekeeper relaxed and agreed to let Wang Zideng in alone.

Chen Guangfu, who was already frustrated, was furious, and the fifty Dongjiang Town veterans who were lucky enough to escape were even more cursed.

Wang Zideng hurriedly stopped him and assured him that he would go find the marshal of the capital and all his brothers would be able to enter the city.

Li Jiucheng issued an order to enforce martial law throughout the city to prevent spies, but he didn't expect that his old brother Chen Guangfu would also be turned away.

After hearing Wang Zideng explain the ins and outs, he immediately agreed to let Chen Guangfu and his party enter the city.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are completely different from the neurotic Li Jiucheng and Mao Chenglu. They have many evil intentions.

They all felt that Wang Zideng's ability to take back Chen Guangfu and fifty Dongjiang Town brothers from Huang Yi was evil!

Geng Zhongming said: "Marshal Du, there is no problem in letting Chen Guangfu and others enter the city, but they cannot be allowed to talk and act randomly!"

"What do you mean? Is it possible that we still need to lock them up!"

"It's not a bad idea to lock them up. Who made them prisoners without beating them?"

"Didn't Wang Zideng say that it was Huang Yi who was treacherous and tricked them into putting down their weapons first and then negotiating with me to resolve the misunderstanding?"

"That's not the point!"

"Then what's the key?"

"The key is that Chen Guangfu and the others were captured and did not die or be beaten or starved. They came back intact!"

"what happened?"

"This will make our soldiers think that being a prisoner is no big deal. In the future, there will be far fewer soldiers who are willing to resist to the death!"

"It makes sense! But what can I do? I can't kill Chen Guangfu and the others?"

"They are all old brothers from Dongjiang Town. Of course we can't kill them. Doing so will make people chill."

Kong Youde said: "Marshal Du personally went to talk to Chen Guangfu and the others and ordered them not to tell that they were released by the Xinghe Army! Anyone who tells the truth will be killed without mercy!"

This is totally possible!

When the simple and rude Li Jiucheng saw Chen Guangfu and dozens of other defeated soldiers, he cursed them all, and then warned them fiercely. He was not allowed to say that he was a prisoner, but he could only say that he fought hard to break through the encirclement.

If anyone accidentally lets it slip, I will chop that guy up with my own hands!

Li Jiucheng killed without blinking an eye and fought without fear of death. The rebels were in awe of him.

The fifty Dongjiang Town veterans who were released were scolded obediently, and no one dared to talk back.

Although they only served as prisoners for one day, they saw the strong Xinghe Army, saw those shiny black cannons, and felt the difference between the Xinghe Army.

Can Dengzhou City be defended under the attack of Xinghe Army?

Anyway, when they got to the top of the city and realized that the situation was not good, they ran away. When they were blocked, they raised their hands and surrendered!

Resist to the end and live or die with Dengzhou City!

Only a fool would do such a thing! Dengzhou City is not our home.

Chen Guangfu had mixed feelings in his heart. Soldiers are only the courage of a general. He only had fifty soldiers left, and they were only released by the prince's request to Huang Yi.

There is no way I can survive this life of relying on others!

If surrendering to the Xinghe Army could really save lives, why resist to the end?