Everything in front of him made Shi Peizhang understand that the Guan Ning army brought by Zhao Ledong and the guardsmen of Wandu Division were really defeated.
"You just said something happened in the city. What happened?" Kang Shu asked.
After coming back to his senses, Shi Peizhang looked away from the outside of the city and said, "I don't know who in the city spread the news of General Zhao's defeat..."
Halfway through his words, his voice softened.
Before coming to the city wall, he thought that someone was deliberately spreading false news about the defeat, but now it turned out that the defeat was true, and he suddenly didn't know what to say next.
Kang Shu understood what he meant and said: "With so many people in the city seeing the defeat of the army, it is normal for a few to be cowardly and sneak down the city wall."
"The city cannot continue to be in such chaos, otherwise we will be in chaos ourselves without the rebels outside the city attacking the city." Shi Peizhang said worriedly.
Hearing this, Kang Shu smiled bitterly and said: "It's useless, even the tens of thousands of troops led by Zhao are no match for the rebels. With the few soldiers and horses in the city, they can't defend it at all. "
"What do the officers and soldiers mean?" Shi Peizhang looked at him doubtfully.
Kang Shu said: "Surrender Kaicheng to reduce the number of innocent casualties in the city. There is no need to risk your life for such an undefendable city."
"If we do this, we will have no way out?" Shi Peizhang frowned.
Kang Shu smiled bitterly and said: "Let's get past the present first. Once the city is destroyed, it won't matter if you and I die, but what about the family and children in the city? We must leave them a way to survive."
"How could this be so, how could this be so!" Shi Peizhang almost shouted out of frustration.
Kang Shu didn't speak, just watched him vent quietly.
After a while, Shi Peizhang pressed his hands on the crenel and said in a hoarse voice: "Just do as the officers and soldiers say, let's open the city to surrender."
After saying that, as if he had used up the last bit of strength in his body, his body collapsed against the parapet.
"Then open the city gate, and you and I will go out of the city together to beg for surrender." Kang Shu reached out and helped Shi Peizhang up.
Shi Peizhang stood up, leaned on the parapet, and asked, "What about the other people in the city? Do you want to send someone to discuss it with them?"
"It's too late. If we wait any longer, I'm afraid the rebels will attack the city. No, they should be called rebels. You and I can't call them rebels anymore." Kang Shu had no intention of discussing with others about surrendering to the rebels. .
Even if Shi Peizhang didn't come, he didn't plan to talk to Shi Peizhang about it.
Shi Peizhang glanced outside the city through the crenel.
There were more rebels outside the city gate than before. Many cavalry were guarding a stone's throw away from the city wall. There seemed to be rebels moving cannons in the distance.
Kang Shu called the city guard over and ordered: "Take a few people and open the city gate."
"The rebels are still outside the city." Mr. Jiang carefully glanced at the rebel cavalry outside the city.
Kang Shu frowned and said forcefully: "If you are asked to open the city gate, open the city gate. There is so much nonsense. I will remove you as the boss after all the nonsense."
"Officers, please spare the little one. We really can't open the city gate. Once the city gate is opened, the rebels outside the city will rush directly into the city." General Jiang persuaded Kang Shu, and at the same time looked at Shi Tongzhi beside him. , I hope he can come forward to persuade me.
Shi Peizhang said at the right time: "Go and open the city gate. Even the tens of thousands of troops brought by General Zhao have been defeated. If Huailai Guards cannot hold it, Guan Jun has decided to surrender the city."
"Ah!" The president was shocked.
It was completely unexpected that the commander in the city would not defend the city and actually wanted to surrender to the bandits.
However, when I think that even the general soldiers from Liaodong and the Guanning soldiers and horses they brought were defeated by the rebels outside the city, it is not impossible for their little Huailai Guard to surrender to Kaicheng.
"What are you doing here? Why don't you go quickly?" Kang Shu yelled.
Mr. Ba shrank his neck and hurriedly led a few people along the horse path and down the city wall.
"Let's go, you and I will take the garrison on the city and go out of the city to beg for surrender." Kang Shu said to Shi Peizhang, and then walked to the horse path.
As for the other people in the city, he didn't even mention them.
Shi Peizhang quickly followed, and at the same time said to the defenders of the city: "Everyone, along with the officers and soldiers, will leave the city and surrender."
Although the defenders on the city wall were a little surprised by the sudden surrender, they did not react much. After all, they had witnessed the defeat of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers outside the city, and there were only a few hundred defenders in Huailai Guard City. They wanted to defend Huailai. Coming to Wei is undoubtedly a fantasy.
Kang Shu led people down the city wall.
At this time, the city gate was opened in the hands of the general and several soldiers.
A group of tiger-shaped flag cavalry guarding outside the city gate were stunned for a moment when they saw the suddenly opened city gate. Then everyone took out their muskets and pointed them in the direction of the city gate.
Immediately afterwards, they saw a group of soldiers and horses walking out of the city gate, and the man at the front held a white flag in his hand.
"What do they mean?" A tiger-shaped banner cavalryman outside the city gate asked his companions.
The man snorted and said: "What else can you mean? They raised a white flag. This is because they know that Huailai Weicheng can't hold it anymore, so he took the initiative to leave the city and surrender. Okay, you keep an eye on it here, and I'll go back and take down the people here." Tell Ying Zheng the matter."
After saying that, he turned his horse's head and galloped away from the outside of Huailai Acropolis.
The soldiers of the Tiger Flag had already begun to clean the battlefield. The prisoners of war were brought to the open space one by one to be guarded by specialized personnel. In the distance, there were cavalrymen who had just returned from capturing prisoners.
The Tiger Banner cavalry that joined the battlefield at the last moment was the cavalry battalion brought by Tan Zaiwang.
After the battle, almost all the prisoners who should be captured were captured. Tan Zaiwang took a few cavalry back to the Tiger Flag Camp by the Hun River.
In the tent.
Chen Xunping said happily: "Your cavalry battalion came at the right time. Before, I was worried that the soldiers and horses from Guanning would escape. As soon as you came, the soldiers and horses from Guanning became nothing more than fish on the chopping board. "
"It's a pity that Zhao Shujiao escaped." Tan Zaiwang said disappointedly, "It was just a little bit close. If our cavalry battalion can be faster, we will definitely be able to capture Zhao Shujiao alive."
Chen Xunping said with a smile: "He just ran away. He can't make much trouble as a general soldier. This time he lost his troops and generals, and the court will not let him go easily."
Hu Ziqi had already captured several general soldiers and was not too interested in capturing one more Zhao Shu to teach him.
Countless soldiers standing side by side formed a long wall, and the fire gun bayonets in their hands were the sharp thorns growing on the wall, stabbing at every enemy who wanted to get close.
On one side, there are stragglers fighting with only their blood and courage, but on the other side, there is a large-scale and well-organized military formation.
Once they play against each other, their advantages and disadvantages are immediately apparent.
Behind the soldiers who stood at the front of the military formation holding bayonets, there were many soldiers who used firecrackers to shoot at the enemy.
