In the 22nd year of Kangxi's reign, the Manchu Qing Dynasty built a wall in the middle of Jingzhou City, and stationed Manchu Eight Banners soldiers in the east, which was called Manchu City.
Shang Jiabao looked at the Eight Banners disciples who were constantly moving around to defend the city, and felt an indescribable sense of desolation in his heart.
It is really shameful that the dignified soldiers of the Celestial Empire were forced to huddle in this small city.
Suddenly, the defenders at the city gate were noisy and noisy, completely lacking the silence that should be expected in the army.
"Da Shimu, go and see what's going on over there at the city gate. What time has it been? They still have the heart to keep making noise there." Shang Jiabao, who was already very upset, couldn't help but see such a scene. With anger in his chest, he hurriedly ordered to a soldier beside him.
"Come on, I take your orders." Da Shimu immediately knelt down and said after hearing Shang Jiabao's instructions.
However, before Da Shimu had time to leave, a guard was sent to the top of the city to report the news.
After the guard was brought to Shang Jiabao, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "I humble myself before the general."
"What's going on at the top of your city? Why is it so noisy?" Shang Jiabao didn't even look at the guard who was kneeling on the ground to report the news. He just asked coldly in an extremely unhappy tone.
Since ancient times, all those in power have shown themselves to be powerful without getting angry, not to mention that Shang Jiabao is still upset and angry at this time?
At this moment, the reporting guard who was kneeling on the ground was very worried. If he gave a bad answer and made General Shang angry, he would have him dragged out and beaten, and he would have no place to complain.
"Reporting to General, it's because someone outside the city is calling for surrender." The guard replied respectfully, keeping his tone as natural as possible, for fear that Shang Jiabao would be displeased with him.
"If you want to surrender, just surrender! This is all expected. These rebels also know that they can't attack our city, so they bluffly send people to call for surrender. Just ignore them, what's the fuss about? "Yes." Shang Jiabao said disapprovingly, seeming to blame the defenders for making too much fuss.
"Yes, General. It would be fine if a normal rebel arrives, but..." the guard replied hesitantly.
"But what? If you have anything to say, please don't show off here." After hearing the guard's reply, Shang Jiabao felt strange. What on earth is going on that makes the guard respond like this? .
"Hey, General." The guard put his hands on the ground and half kowtowed and replied, "This is because the people outside the city calling for surrender are also disciples of the Eight Banners. One of them claims that he is one of the guards of Yinbin Gate. Door time."
"What? That damn thing, what did he say when he came to call for surrender?" When Shang Jiabao heard that the person calling for surrender was Tumen, he immediately couldn't hold back his anger and yelled loudly.
Seeing Shang Jiabao suddenly angry, the reporting guard thought he had said something wrong, which made Shang Jiabao suddenly so angry.
The fear in his heart made the guard hesitate to speak.
"Return...report to the general. He said to suppress...oh, no...it was the leader of the rebels, Zhang Liu, who said so. As long as we surrender now, he can accept our surrender without any regrets. If we continue to resist stubbornly, we will be defeated after we attack the city. No chickens or dogs will be left behind.”
When he finished his reply, the guard immediately buried his head deeply into his body. I was wondering if I could find a crack in the ground that I could crawl into so that Shang Jiabao wouldn't be able to see me.
"It's too much to bully, it's too much to bully. What's this?" After hearing the guard's answer, Shang Jiabao kept chanting in anger. He felt that he was on the verge of rage.
I saw him kicking away the guard kneeling in front of him, and said loudly to the men beside him: "Let's go and meet that bitch for a while. How dare you speak nonsense here and ignore the grace of God. He is worthy of his ancestors and worthy of his ancestors." Living in the Holy Land, is it worthy of the imperial court? I have just changed my master, and I know how to come back and bite people right away."
So, Shang Jiabao and the others walked towards the city entrance to Mancheng in a hurry.
At this time, Tu Menshi, who was tired of shouting, had already stepped aside and let the people around him continue shouting.
"Tumen Shi, you are here as expected. Okay, you dog has changed its master and you have come here to show off and show off your power? Can you handle me?" After searching for Tumen Shi on the top of the city, Shang Jiabao asked He yelled and cursed loudly when he stared at Tumen.
When Tumen heard the sound, he immediately followed the sound and saw Shang Jiabao, who was standing on the female wall at the top of the city and yelling at him. Tu Menshi didn't think about anything else, so he immediately couldn't help but explain:
"General...Shang...General, it's not what you think. I'm doing this for the sake of the soldiers in the city and finding a way for them to survive."
Although Tumenshi had already surrendered to the bandit-suppressing army, he no longer had to worry about Shang Jiabao. But one person's fear of another person cannot be changed in a short while.
In the past, Shang Jiabao also took great care of Tu Menshi, and the Qing army developed a strict hierarchical habit in such an early age. This is why Tumenshi didn't have the courage to curse back at Shang Jiabao's abuse, but instead looked for reasons to explain.
"We need you to find a way out? Don't think that the rebels can do anything as soon as they become powerful. This is because the court has not yet reacted. When the court troops gather, it will be your end." Shang Jiabao laughed. He yelled at Tumen.
"General, I don't know anything else. But I know that if you don't surrender and continue to resist, you will definitely not be able to defeat the bandit suppressing army. When the imperial troops gather, you will definitely be killed."
"General, for the sake of the women and children in the city, go out and surrender! The bandit suppressing army has put down its words and can now accept your surrender." Tumenshi did not have the opportunity to curse Shang Jiabao, but just persuaded him earnestly, looking forward to Shang Jiabao. Bao Neng can lead everyone to surrender.
"Shut up, you coward for life and fear of death. I think your Tumen family can be considered a loyal family, so why did you come out with such a man who is covetous for life and fear of death? It is really an embarrassment to your Tumen family." Shang Jiabao heard this. shouted angrily.
Listening to Shang Jiabao's scolding, Tumenshi suddenly lowered his head, as if he was struggling with something. After a while, Tu Menshi raised his head and said, "As the old saying goes, those who know the current affairs are heroes. General, please don't ignore the lives of nearly 20,000 soldiers and relatives in the city just for your own selfish interests."
"You fart, what do you mean by disregarding the lives of the soldiers in the city? You, a thief without a king and a father, will not die well. When our Qing soldiers come one day, you will die." Shang Jiabao said with a smile.
"I don't know the date of my death yet. But if you really don't surrender, it will be the date of death for everyone in the city. Surrender quickly. If you don't surrender, please release my family! I will kneel down for you." Tumenshi said After finishing, he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the city head.
