. Countless bonfires in the east of the state lit up, as if they were countless stars in the wilderness. A white tent appeared and occasionally black figures could be seen coming and going outside the tent with long spears.

Although the Ming army dispatched tens of thousands of troops to attack the city during the day, under the desperate resistance of Wang Fuchen and his son, the Ming army finally did not take the city, and tens of thousands of Ming troops had to spend the night outside the city.

It is September now, and the weather is getting colder, especially at night, when the cool breeze blows, making people shivering. Except for a few Ming troops who are vigilant, most of them have already entered the tent and slept soundly.

Unlike the bonfires everywhere in the Ming army camp outside, the entire prefecture city seemed to be a huge monster trapped in the darkness. There were only a few sparse torches on the top of the city, which seemed to be extinguished at any time under the night wind. The city was even more quiet. The occasional whimpering sounds made people feel even more panicked. Although the daytime battle withstood the Ming army's attack, there were many casualties in the city. In addition to being killed and injured by cannons, Wang Fuchen's subordinates suffered nearly a thousand casualties during the attack. This was a heavy loss for the state with only 5,000 defenders.

Da, the sound of footsteps sounded on the streets in the city, and a domestic dog barked, but it seemed as if someone had covered his mouth immediately, leaving only the whimpering sounds, and the footsteps on the street also appeared and disappeared from time to time.

With a squeak, the gate to the east of the state quietly opened, and black shadows quietly stepped out from the east gate. It took half an hour before no one came out.

"Go on the horse." A bass sound came out in the front. With a whoosh, countless black shadows turned over the horse's back. A man in front waved the flag vigorously. Countless black shadows floated forward like black clouds. Occasionally, you can hear the sound of horse's hooves, and the sound of hooves seemed a little low. Experienced people will know that this is the sound of horse's hooves wrapped in cotton. This sound of hooves can only be heard not far away.

Hundreds of steps ahead were the Ming army's tent, and the entire Ming army camp was still quiet, as if he had no idea about the upcoming attack. Wang Fuchen was overjoyed and was about to order the entire army to raid, but suddenly felt a sense of fear and suddenly came to his senses: "No, the other party cannot be so quiet unless..."

"Retreat." Wang Fuchen was about to turn around, but the rows of torches behind him lit up and reflected all the Wu army in the dark. The Wu army officers and soldiers suddenly turned from dark to light. Everyone was shocked, and the war horses even roared. However, their war horses were all on the bridle and could only make low roars.

"Haha, Ma Yaozi, the emperor has long been upset that you will be unwilling to come and attack. You are surrounded, surrender quickly.

”

"Surrender! Surrender!"

...

Countless shouts made Wang Fuchen and his subordinates' ears buzzing. Looking at the torches around the periphery, Wang Fuchen and his subordinates all looked pale. Wang Fuchen raised the long sword in his hand and put it down. He couldn't make up his mind.

"Master Father, we don't have a chance. Why don't we surrender?" Wang Jizhen couldn't help but say. He had already understood that his father didn't want to surrender, but he just couldn't help but lose face. In this situation, if he still wanted to resist, it would be no different from seeking death.

After hearing what his son said, Wang Fuchen seemed to be like a defeated rooster. He lowered his head: "Go and negotiate with the Ming army. Let's surrender."

"The commander has an order, let's put down the weapons and we surrender." When Wang Jizhen passed the order down, Wang Fuchen's subordinates looked embarrassed and a little happy. With the sound of "dang.", one person left the weapons, and the others followed suit, and suddenly "dang," the sound kept coming, and the weapons were thrown all over the floor.

"Ma Yaozi, you are convinced." Wang Fu looked at Wang Fuchen who was robbing him. Seeing this guy's powerful look, he nodded in his heart. The Ming Dynasty was far from when Ma Fang Nanshan, and such a cavalry general could be used in the northeast, northwest and other places. Wang Fuchen was also willing to use Wang Fuchen in the future, but he was really unsure of his loyalty. Fortunately, there was no power stronger than the Ming Dynasty at present, only the Ming Dynasty did not suddenly weaken, and Wang Fuchen's head was not short-circuited, and he would not easily betray the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Fuchen knelt down with a pounce: "Go back to the emperor, the emperor is expected to be the enemy's opportunity first, and the criminal is convinced." Although he said this, Wang Fuchen's face was clearly a little dissatisfied, and his face was hard, as if someone owed him hundreds of taels of silver. It was no wonder that the Ming army had cannons and muskets, and the number of people was ten times higher than that of him. It was rare to defeat him, but now people are under the roof, Wang Fuchen would not be so stupid as to argue.

Wang Fu smiled slightly. He knew that Wang Fuchen was not convinced, but whether he was convinced or not was too late. Now Wang Fuchen has become his own prisoner obediently. He would not be so stupid that he insisted that Wang Fuchen was convinced and let him go. Fight him fairly again. If Wang Fuchen was not convinced, he would be able to cut him off with one knife. Talents are the ones he used for his own use.

Use it for yourself, the more capable you have to kill.

"Prepare the person first, take good care of him, and do not be humiliated."

"Abide by the order."

Several guards escorted Wang Fuchen, who was full of surprise, and Wang Fuchen opened his mouth wide and wanted to say anything, but in the end he didn't say anything and turned his head.

"Emperor, this Ma Yaozi is pretty good in the war. Why don't the emperor let him go and let him lead the army again? Ma Yaozi will definitely be grateful to the emperor and serve the court loyally." Yan Yingyuan couldn't help asking. During the day's siege, Wang Fuchen fought with stern eyes, which caused Jiang Xiang's Datong Army to suffer a lot of losses. In Yan Yingyuan's view, a Wang Fuchen was at least worth a few Jiang Xiangs.

"This Ma Yaozi is too arrogant. When the army is at the city, he asks me for a title of marquis. It's really outrageous. If I don't stand him, he will think I can't lack him. Don't worry, I still want to use this Ma Yaozi, but I can't use it immediately."

"So that's it, the emperor is wise." Yan Yingyuan nodded. He did feel Wang Fuchen's unruly thought. This surrender was just a forced one. If he just asked him to continue leading troops like this, it would probably encourage him to do something that the emperor would not tolerate in the future. It would be better to endure it now.

"Don't worry about this Ma Jiazi for the time being. I will pass on my order. The army will be stationed temporarily and will enter the city tomorrow." The captive of Wang Fuchen's landing in the city was captured. The city city had no power except the yamen runners. The city gate was held in the hands of the Ming army. The state could no longer cause any storm. If tens of thousands of troops were going to the city at night, it would be too inconvenient. Wang Fu didn't care about the time in the middle of the night.

"Abide by the order." Soon, the messenger conveyed the emperor's will, and burned the torches to extinguish them one after another. The military camp, which was crowded just now, returned to quiet. If it weren't for the thousands of prisoners in the camp, it seemed that nothing had happened just now, and the people of the state were sleeping soundly, and they no longer had to worry that the army would attack the city again tomorrow, because the city had been captured.

Just when the war at the city of the state was over, the war hundreds of miles away had just begun. When Wu Sangui's army arrived thirty miles away from Taiyuan, it was already dark. At the speed of the cavalry, it was not bad to rush back to Taiyuan at night. However, Wu Sangui already knew the existence of Xia Wanchun's cavalry, and was afraid of being attacked while rushing to the night, so he had to stop and set up camp.

Xia Wanchun dared not push too close during the day, so he only slept in ambush and waited about ten miles away from Taiyuan. After the scout determined Wu Sangui's base, it was already dark and the army could only march in the dark. When he was still several miles away from Wu Sangui's barracks, the army was exposed by Wu Sangui's secret whistle. Xia Wanchun made a quick decision and immediately ordered the cavalry to attack.

The rumbling sound of horse hooves quickly woke Wu Sangui up in his sleep. He immediately put on the battlefield to command the army to meet the enemy. Because the Wu army was a light cavalry, he did not carry any supplies and did not set up camp. The Wu army had just finished the whole team, and Xia Wanchun had already rushed into the Wu army's barracks with his men. The two sides collided violently in the darkness. In an instant, the killing sounds shook the sky, and countless people's heads fell to the ground.

The sky was too dark, and there was only a hazy moonlight in the sky. Both sides could only use this moonlight to distinguish the enemy and us from the faint firelight around them. The speed of the cavalry could not be swung. What was not good for the Wu army was that although Wu Sangui had more than 13,000 troops around him, the real elite was actually only 3,000 people. The military salary of these 3,000 people was ten times that of others. Every time they were fish and meat, armor and weapons were made with the best iron and the best craftsmen, plus every time they fought

The war was allocated, rewards, clothing fees, and pensions after the war, etc., raising such a large army of 3,000 people could raise an ordinary 100,000 people. When the capital was in crisis, Chongzhen wanted to quickly transfer this cavalry to support him and discussed it with Wu Xiang. Wu Xiang asked the emperor to take out 200,000 taels of silver as a reward as soon as he opened his mouth. Chongzhen thought Wu Xiang was taking the opportunity to threaten it, but after calculation, 200,000 taels was not enough, so Chongzhen had to give up his thoughts.

However, all this is worth it for the Wu family. These three thousand people are the capital for the Wu family to settle down. They are treated so well by the head coach. Of course, these three thousand people are all the desire to die effectively. They are completely destined to fight. Their daily training is the most hard-working, and their physical fitness is very good. Without the ordinary night blindness of this era, it is difficult to distinguish from the Ming army's killing.
Chapter completed!