si-mexico Chapter 201 Send it to those outside the city
Chapter 201 Send it to those outside the city
"We are waiting for the mutiny today for only one thing!"
Wang Xing looked at Zhu Ming as if he was showing off the strength in his hands.
"If Your Highness hands over Wang Ganju and lets our soldiers decide, we will stop fighting."
As he said this, he turned back to the soldiers behind him and shouted, "If not, we will enter the city and chop off Wang Ganju's head!"
"Cut off Wang Ganju's dog head!"
After hearing Jinghui's words, these soldiers began to wave their weapons and shouted in unison.
Zhu Ming listened to these people's slogans in unison and could only shake his head helplessly.
This Wang Ganju is such a failure as a human being that I am not the only one who wants him dead.
But I definitely can't hand over Wang Ganju so easily.
I was still counting on him to give out those who were plotting against me.
"Wang Xing, follow me out of the city."
Zhu Ming said this, turned around and walked towards the city wall.
Seeing this, Wang Xing could only follow quickly.
Looking at the reactions of these people, the hostility was not directed at Zhu Ming, and he had the support of the defenders behind him.
These rebels should not attack me casually.
Soon, the heavy city gate came down with a bang, resting on the moat, raising a cloud of dust.
Zhu Ming rode a tall horse and slowly walked out of the city.
Behind him, Wang Xing led a dozen soldiers wearing strong armor and holding muskets, who lined up in a row, pointing their guns directly at Jinghui.
As long as these people showed any hostility towards Zhu Ming, they would use horse and archery to protect Zhu Ming's escape from the city at all costs.
Seeing this, Jinghui also raised his head and tried to calm the emotions of his soldiers.
"Your Highness, at this age, has such courage. I admire you."
He rode his horse to Zhu Ming, bowed, and shouted loudly.
After all, his target was not Zhu Ming, the emperor's grandson.
If something happened to him, things would really get out of control.
"Since I came to Shanxi Province, I thought that the food and wages for the soldiers had never been stopped. Wang Ganju has also been captured by me. I don't know what the reason for the general's mutiny is."
Zhu Ming did not exchange pleasantries with Jinghui. He looked straight into his eyes and asked in a deep voice.
Of course he knew the importance of military morale, so he never thought of owing these soldiers food and wages.
Even though the granary was burned clean, he knew to supply the food to the officers and soldiers first.
In his opinion, these officers and soldiers had absolutely no reason to mutiny.
"Your Highness is in a high position. How can you know the hard work of us brothers in the government office?"
Facing Zhu Ming's questioning, Jinghui just snorted coldly and looked down at Zhu Ming with contempt.
"You only have 3,000 soldiers and there are 7,000 soldiers in the city. What do you think your chances of winning are?"
Zhu Ming looked coldly at Jinghui who was still so arrogant towards him, and asked in a deep voice.
"If you fight, you will die. If you don't fight, you will die too. It's better to die together."
Jinghui pulled the reins and looked at Zhu Ming seriously.
"It's fine if you rebel, but it's a pity that you shouldn't massacre the people of my Ming Dynasty."
After hearing Jinghui's words, Zhu Ming lowered his head and looked at the bodies of the civilians killed by the rebels.
These reasons are not excuses for them to massacre the people.
"If Your Highness does not hand over Wang Ganju, more people will die."
Jinghui looked directly into Zhu Ming's eyes with an unquestionable tone.
After saying this, he turned his horse around and slowly returned to the army formation.
He also knew that there were not many defenders on the city wall at that moment. If he died, the 3,000 soldiers under his command would lose control and attack the city gate, and both sides would suffer heavy casualties.
Zhu Ming would not do anything to him.
"Three days. Three days. Let me think about it."
Zhu Ming looked at Jinghui's back, trying to buy some more time for the arrival of reinforcements.
Three days should be enough time for the vanguard team to arrive.
"One day, the soldiers need food and shelter, I don't have that much time."
Jinghui turned around in the military formation and raised a finger towards Zhu Ming.
"Only three days."
Zhu Ming looked at Jinghui and the army behind him, his expression unchanged.
Seeing Zhu Ming, a junior, being so tough, Jinghui gritted his teeth and tightened his grip on the gun: "Even the city's garrison commander wouldn't dare to talk to me like that."
"I am the grandson of the emperor, and I am ordered to supervise all important affairs in Hedong."
Zhu Ming interrupted Jinghui before he could finish speaking.
"If you're in a hurry, attack the city."
After saying that, he turned the reins and rode towards the city: "By the way, even if you surrender now, I will seek justice for those people who died tragically."
Jinghui watched Zhu Ming's back and wanted to reach out to take the bow more than once. However, in front of Wang Xing and the dozen or so musketeers, he did not do it. He could only watch Zhu Ming return to the city safely under the escort of Wang Xing and others.
"General, what should we do now?"
Seeing the city gate closing again, the general at the side immediately stepped forward and asked cautiously.
"What can we do? Stay where we are and arrange for someone to keep watch."
Jinghui glared at the general with dissatisfaction, then turned back to look in the direction Zhu Ming left.
"This kid is not honest. I don't know what he is up to."
Although he had little contact with Zhu Ming, just hearing about his methods made him more cautious.
"General Wang, arrange for some soldiers to bring some jars of wine."
After returning to the city, Zhu Ming immediately gave instructions to Wang Xing in a deep voice.
"Your Highness, we are facing a powerful enemy. Will drinking cause any trouble?"
When Wang Xing heard that Zhu Ming wanted to move the wine, he immediately started to persuade him without thinking.
Jinghui is a brave general. Now that we are outnumbered, we must not underestimate them.
If he gets drunk and lets the city fall, it will be a serious matter.
"I didn't drink it."
Zhu Ming just smiled at Wang Xing. The wine was not prepared for him.
Seeing Wang Xing's puzzled look, Zhu Ming pointed outside the city wall and said with a smile, "Let the soldiers deliver it to the rebels."
"Yes."
Wang Xing looked in the direction Zhu Ming pointed, and immediately understood what Zhu Ming meant, and responded respectfully.
That very night, Zhu Ming sent more than a dozen large jars of wine to Jinghui's military camp.
After all, they all came from the same army, and the rebels did not make things difficult for the soldiers who delivered the wine and let them in.
"General, His Highness asked us to give these wines to the soldiers."
The soldier who delivered the wine looked at Jinghui nervously and bowed.
"liquor?"
Jinghui looked at the wine jars being transported out of the city with some caution, and reached out to use his sword to open the lid of one of the jars.
After all, they are rebels now, so they have to be more careful in their actions.
As soon as the lid was opened, the aroma of wine instantly filled the entire tent.
Jinghui turned the sword, pointed it at the soldier who brought the wine, and his face turned cold.