When Zhang Kewang announced his decision to surrender, all the soldiers in the city were shocked.
They considered many possibilities, but did not take this possibility into consideration.
His beloved Emperor Daxi actually wanted to surrender to the Tatars Most of the soldiers felt insulted and their faces turned red.
The remaining few people breathed a sigh of relief.
Surrendering would at least save their lives, but if they continued to fight it was likely that they would all die.
Zhang Kewang certainly understands what surrender means.
Not only would he lose his status as Emperor of the Great Western Empire and the respect of his soldiers, but he would also have to kneel on the ground and become a slave of the Tatars.
He heard that the life and death of a slave depended on the master's thoughts.
If the master was unhappy, he could kill his slave at any time.
But what if you don’t surrender?
What's the point of fighting to the end?
Zhang Kewang is still young and he doesn't want to die yet.
After the order was passed on, the hands of the Daxi Army officers froze, and there was a deathly silence in the air.
Zhang Kewang couldn't bear it, so he walked down to the city first and ordered the soldiers to open the city gate.
He led his soldiers to kneel on the ground to welcome the Qing army into the city.
Bolo, who was watching the battle from a distance, was stunned.
What was going on?
Hong Chengchou was also stunned.
It stands to reason that the Western Army can still fight.
Why did Kaicheng surrender now?
"Mr.
Hong, there is no fraud in this, right?"
Bolo asked with a suspicious look on his face.
No wonder he asked this, the timing of Zhang Kewang's surrender was really weird.
"Master Baylor, don't worry, we can ask Zhang Kewang to come out of the city and surrender."
Hong Chengchou can be said to be scheming.
In his opinion, as long as Zhang Kewang goes out of the city and accepts surrender, the Qing army will not be in any danger.
Even if Zhang Kewang decides to strike suddenly, he will never be a match for the Qing army.
But there is no guarantee that they will surrender in the city.
Zhang Kewang can make arrangements in advance and take advantage of the number of people to form a local advantage of overpowering the small number or even crushing them.
Therefore, the Qing army could accept Zhang Kewang's surrender, but they must leave the city to accept the surrender.
This is also an expression of sincerity, and I believe Zhang Kewang will not refuse.
Bolo nodded with satisfaction and said: "That's good, that's good."
He paused for a moment and then continued: "Ben Beile thinks Zhang Kewang is a useful talent and will be of great help to us in pacifying other places in Sichuan."
What he said was to the point.
The Western Army's control of Sichuan was concentrated in Chengdu and its surrounding areas, Baoning, Jianchang and other places.
As for eastern Sichuan, it was in the hands of the Ming army.
Now that Baoning can be regarded as captured, the next target of the Qing army after capturing Chengdu is Jianchang.
Jianchang itself is not as important as eastern Sichuan, but it is a key link to Yunnan and its geographical location is very important.
If the Qing army captures Jianchang, it will be very convenient to attack Yunnan in the future.
"Master Baylor is wise, so we should comfort Zhang Kewang."
A person like Zhang Kewang doesn't have much integrity.
As long as he can be promised benefits, I believe he will be willing to work for the Qing Dynasty.
However, another general in the Western Army, Zhang Dingguo, worried Hong Chengchou.
This person is not only very capable but also stubborn.
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It will not be easy to recruit him.
Of course, the most important thing at the moment is to recruit Zhang Kewang and integrate the surrendered Western Army.
There are at least tens of thousands of Western troops in the city.
After being collected and organized into the Green Camp Army, it will be a great supplement to the strength of the Qing army.
Hong Chengchou knew very well that Bolo would do this kind of thing, so he admonished Bolo: "Master Baylor, please personally preside over the surrender ceremony."
Bolo nodded slightly and said, "Okay."
The Qing army asked Zhang Kewang to leave the city and accept surrender.
Zhang Kewang had nothing to say about this.
Now that you have decided to surrender, face is not important.
The knife is in the hands of others, what else can he do except obey?
In order to express his sincerity of surrender, Zhang Kewang even took off his shirt, exposed his chest and belly, and tied thorn sticks on his back.
He also ordered his own soldiers to tie their hands behind their backs and decided to go out to plead guilty and beg for forgiveness from the commander of the Qing army.
In order to survive, he would do anything, and his face didn't matter.
Although his soldiers were unhappy, they could only choose to obey.
They and Zhang Kewang are both prosperous and devastated.
Since Zhang Kewang had chosen to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, they naturally had to comply.
All Daxi troops walked out of the city one after another after disarming themselves.
After reaching the place designated by the Qing army, they all knelt down and put their hands behind their backs.
The Qing soldiers stepped forward and tied the hands of the Western soldiers with ropes.
According to the rules, these surrendered prisoners cannot be immediately assigned to the Green Camp Army, but need to undergo strict screening.
Anyone found with ulterior motives will be killed.
Although the Qing army was very eager to replenish its troops, it also understood that it was better to have fewer troops than too many.
It would be really terrible if there were unstable factors in the army.
As for Zhang Kewang's life or death, it is naturally decided by Bolo.
Bolo strode up to Zhang Kewang and drew out his saber with a whoosh.
Zhang Kewang lowered his head at this moment, his heart pounding nervously.
Did the commander of the Qing army draw his sword to kill him?
Zhang Kewang felt a sense of sadness and deep despair in his heart.
Just when he felt the end was coming, Bolo slashed off the rope binding his hands with a knife. ah It turns out that the commander-in-chief of the Qing army did not want to kill him Zhang Kewang felt a burst of ecstasy.
He kowtowed to Boluo desperately and imitated the Manchus and said, "I thank my master for not killing me and for my kindness."
After several attempts, he still felt that it was not enough, so he climbed up to Bolo and kissed Bolo's boots.
Zhang Kewang's move made Bolo a little embarrassed, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
It was Hong Chengchou who stepped forward to rescue him and said, "General Zhang can do a lot to improve things if he knows his mistakes.
Mr.
Baylor knows how to make good use of people, and he will definitely not treat you badly."
"Ah, yes, Benbeile values talents like General Zhang the most.
As long as you do your best for the Qing Dynasty, Benbeile will not treat you badly."
Bolo immediately followed the words and said.
Zhang Kewang let out a sigh of relief.
He was safe for now.
He was eager to please Bolo, so he gritted his teeth and said: "The slave was blinded by the thief for a moment, and he actually recognized the thief as his father.
Thanks to the master who led his troops, the slave recognized the true face of the thief.
This slave will never be seen again.
If you use it, please ask the master to give it a surname."
Hearing this, Bolo frowned.
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This Zhang Kewang is so shameless.
Zhang Xianzhong is dead, so he should restore his original surname.
There is no reason to ask someone to give him a surname again.
What's more, giving a surname to such a person, Bolo felt that it was dirty.
"General Zhang, why don't you restore your surname?
Ben Beile thinks this is best
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