Chapter 346 Ma Guanghui Surrenders
The Ming army invaded Ningbo City, and the remaining Qing troops in the city either died or surrendered. By the third hour, the battle gradually stopped.
Ten thousand defenders were killed and injured by the Ming army and more than 3,000 were captured. The remaining Qing army fled from each other. Most of them followed Ma Guanghui and Ma Degong to flee north. The young troops left the city and took off their armor and hid in various parts of the countryside.
In the residence of the Ningbo Prefecture General, Ming soldiers stood on both sides of the front of the mansion with torches and weapons. Zhao Ming walked in with his hands pressed his sword. Feng Jingdi, who had entered the city first, presented several booklets with both hands, bowed and said, "Duke, the people's books, soldiers' books and money and grain books in Ningbo City are all here."
Zhao Ming did not answer the matter and waved his hand and said, "These things will be handled by the teacher. He also troubled Mr. Lai to write a notice to calm the people as soon as possible, restore order in Ningbo Prefecture, and appease the people."
"Now!" Feng Jingdi bowed when he heard the words, "I am grateful to him!"
Zhao Ming strode into the mansion and saw Ming soldiers wearing torches and searching the general's mansion. The blood-covered dynasty saw Zhao Ming enter the mansion first, and hurried over and clasped his fists, "Master!"
Zhao Ming nodded slightly and asked, "How is the gain?"
"Master-in-chief, all the Qing troops in the city were wiped out!" Wang Chao stood up first and sighed, "But, Ma Guanghui and Ma Degong both ran away!"
Zhao Ming frowned and pondered: "Ma Guanghui, if Ma Degong escapes to Shaoxing, we will attack again. If he escapes to Hangzhou, Zhang Cunren's troops will be strengthened, and then it will be more troublesome to attack Hangzhou."
Although the attack on Ningbo was very smooth, if the soldiers of Donghai Town were allowed to attack the city continuously, not only would the loss be great, but the morale of the Ming army would be depleted. When they attacked Hangzhou, they would not have the strength to attack the city.
Zhao Ming pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and ordered: "Send the order to the army to rest for a while and pursue it immediately!"
At dusk the next day, in Cixi County, North Yu, Ningbo, Zhao Ming led a large army to catch up with Luo Wenyao's cavalry and met with the Simingshan Rebel Army led by Wang Yi.
Outside the temporary camp of the Ming army, Wang Yi, Luo Wenyao and other generals stood in front of the camp gate to welcome Zhao Ming.
"Welcome to the Commander!" Wang Yi and others quickly stepped forward and saluted with joy.
Zhao Ming tied the reins of the horse, turned over and dismounted, looked at each other with a smile, and punched each of them on their shoulders to show their closeness. "In the past few years, you have been active in eastern Zhejiang and fought against the Qing army every day, thank you for your hard work!"
After the Qing army implemented the ban on the sea, the connection between Donghai Town and the Simingshan Rebel Army was not very convenient, and it was difficult to transport materials into the mountainous areas, so the supply was limited. Compared with the Ming army in other Donghai Towns, the conditions of the Ming army of the Siming Guards could be called difficult.
Wang Yi clasped his fists seriously, "What is the point of suffering for the great commander and the great cause of the Qing Dynasty for the sake of the eminent ranks and others?"
Zhao Ming patted Wang Yi on the shoulder, "That's right. By the way, are you captive Ma Guanghui?"
Wang Yi smiled and said, "Report to the general, Ma Guanghui was surrendered to him!"
"Oh?" Zhao Ming couldn't help but feel strange. Ma Guanghui ran out and surrendered again.
Wang Yi said it immediately, surrounding Ma Guanghui and his group, preparing to set fire to the forest. Ma Guanghui killed Ma Degong and led the Qing army in the forest to surrender.
After hearing this, Zhao Ming suddenly realized that he was forced into a dead end, so it was not surprising.
"Where is Ma Guanghui?" Zhao Ming asked.
Wang Yi smiled and said, "I'm just taking custody, so I'll bring him here!"
Zhao Ming nodded, and Wang Yi immediately went to give orders, and then accompanied Zhao Ming into the tent.
Everyone sat in the tent for a while, and Zhao Ming and many generals of Siming Guard exchanged greetings, indicating that now that Zhejiang is recovered, Siming Guard can go down the mountain, reorganize and officially incorporate it into the battle sequence of Donghai Town.
At this time, footsteps sounded outside, the curtain was lifted up, and a thousand households led one in.
The person who came was in his forties, dark and strong, with a cunning look in his eyes, and he could tell that he was a shrewd person.
"Ma Junmen is safe, why don't you know someone Zhao?" Zhao Ming looked at Ma Guanghui and sneered.
"I dare not! I have seen Marshal Zhao's heroic posture many times, so I dare not forget it!" Ma Guanghui hurriedly saluted and replied.
In the Battle of Jinhua, Zhao Ming had just arrived ashore from eastern Zhejiang and fought with Ma Guanghui. He killed Ma Guanghui and threw away his helmet and equipment, and waved his hammer himself to chase Ma Guanghui for a while. How could Ma Guanghui forget his fierce appearance?
It is no exaggeration to say that Zhao Zamao turned into ashes, and Ma Guanghui recognized it.
Zhao Ming suddenly said angrily: "Since you know me, why don't you surrender in Ningbo? Are you hearing what you say about me?"
Zhao Ming was so angry that he was very majestic. With a loud shout, Ma Guanghui was so scared that he trembled. He knelt on the ground and hurriedly shouted injustice: "Master Zhao, it's wrong! When the Maldives surrender, the general was not on the top of the city. It was Ma Degong's rebel who refused to surrender and even shot the envoy. It was not because of the general's order! The general also knew that Ma Degong betrayed Emperor Anzong. He knew that he would definitely not die well when he fell into the commander's hands, so he made up his mind to fight against the general. The general knew that he was not a match for the general. He discussed with him several times and said that the general was better to surrender early than to surrender early, but Ma Degong insisted on resisting, so he could only kill him and surrender to the general!"
As he said that, he held the box in front of him high, "Please take a look at it!"
Ding Weiyue stepped forward, took the wooden box, then opened it and inspected it, and presented it to Zhao Ming's desk.
Zhao Ming looked at it and saw a human head inside, glaring and dying with his eyes open. It was probably because of the horse's reward.
"Hmph!" Zhao Ming snorted coldly, "It's a cheap dog thief. Check the identity and feed it to the dog!"
Seeing Zhao Ming's expression, Ma Guanghui breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, Zhao Ming frowned and asked again, "Since you are going to surrender, why do you want to run away?"
Ma Guanghui was a little anxious and said with a sad face: "Ma got the merits and held the city, and the general was afraid that the general would vent his anger on the general, so he abandoned the city and fled."
Zhao Ming naturally did not believe Ma Guanghui's words. He was just forced to a dead end and had no choice but to surrender in order to survive.
But this is not important. What is important is that Ma Guanghui is very useful to Zhao Ming at the moment, so Zhao Ming does not intend to care about these things.
Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "You have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty for many years and helped the evildoer to commit many crimes. But since you surrender today, I will give you a chance to reform and make meritorious contributions, and you are willing to do so."
Ma Guanghui lowered his head, his eyes turned, and he quickly looked happy, kowtowed and said, "The general of guilt thanked the general for his kindness, and went through fire and water for the general, and he would never refuse!"
Zhao Ming frowned slightly. Ma Guanghui was guarding eastern Zhejiang for many years and was also a figure. He shouldn't be so afraid of death. Now he is like a clown, which makes Zhao Ming feel a little strange. "You are also a great commander, so you don't have to do this. Get up and talk!"
Chapter completed!