Chapter 701: Asking for a reward (asking for a reward)
Zhu Hongyu was happy to accept Zhao Liangdong's surrender.
According to the information he received, Baoding is now run by Obai and can be called a fortified city.
How could Zhu Hongyu be dissatisfied if he could get such a strong city for nothing without using weapons?
As for Zhao Liangdong's surrender, it encouraged the morale of the Ming army and suppressed the morale of the Qing army. This is also on the one hand.
Today's Zhao Liangdong can also be regarded as a general of the Qing court!
Zhao Liangdong had surrendered, could the Qing government still trust other Han generals?
Without these Han generals, there will be no Han soldiers in the Green Camp.
What kind of disturbance can the remaining Eight Banners soldiers make?
The Eight Banners today are no longer the invincible Eight Banners back then!
The current Ming army is no longer the Ming army that suffered from advanced maniaphobia per capita!
Once the Manchus really became suspicious of all Han generals, the demise of the Manchus was really not far away!
In the endless wilderness of Beizhili, the well-organized Ming army dragged a large number of field artillery, escaped from the scope of the Grand Canal, and headed towards Baoding City.
The cavalry of the Ming army walked around the army, covering the battlefield and investigating the specific situation on the battlefield at any time.
The Ming army marched toward Baoding, and everything was peaceful along the way.
The imagined harassment by the Qing army sentry cavalry did not appear at all!
When the forwards of the Ming army arrived in Baoding, they saw the Ming flag hanging on the top of Baoding City.
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Zhao Liangdong stood at the top of the city of Baoding, looking at the wilderness in the distance.
Looking at the mighty Ming army outside the city, his palms were filled with sweat.
When he saw the dragon flag flying high in the Ming army's formation, he felt nervous from the bottom of his heart.
He knew where the Ming Emperor, who could decide his future, even life and death, with a single word was!
Their eyes met one after another, and the general beside Zhao Liangdong asked.
"General Zhao, the soldiers are coming tomorrow, shall we go out of the city to greet them?"
Zhao Liangdong grinned and nodded.
"if not?"
"Now that we have made up our minds to return to the Ming Dynasty, we must make the right gesture!"
"Don't let the emperor hate you because of such a trivial matter!"
After saying this, Zhao Liangdong flicked his sleeves and said.
"Let's go, follow me out of the city to meet the angel and the king!"
After the words fell, Zhao Liangdong led the people towards the city.
"By the way, bring up the thorns that the general prepared in advance!"
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With a creak, the city gate of Baoding opened wide!
Zhao Liangdong, naked to the waist and carrying thorn sticks on his back, led the people outside the city and knelt neatly in a large area outside Baoding City.
Zhu Hongyu held a telescope in his hand, squinted at Baoding City, and finally spoke.
"Haha, that's interesting!"
"Zhao Liangdong is going to have a show of asking for forgiveness with me!"
“It’s really interesting!”
After saying that, Zhu Hongyu casually asked Li Guoying beside him to arrive.
"Guoying, go there in person and let Zhao Liangdong meet him before the army comes!"
"He played his Lian Po well, why can't I also play Lin Xiangru well?!"
Since Zhao Liangdong came to surrender on his own initiative, Zhu Hongyu had to treat him as a horse bone worth a thousand pieces of gold.
Apart from anything else, you must do your job on the surface!
Zhao Liangdong was kneeling outside the city gate of Baoding, his forehead touching the ground, waiting for the Ming Dynasty's announcement.
The big sun in the sky was very fierce, burning his back, and Zhao Liangdong felt anxious.
Although rationally speaking, he felt that Daming should have no reason to kill him.
But he still couldn't help but feel worried. This feeling of life and death being controlled by others was really bad.
At this moment, a series of horse hoofbeats suddenly sounded in the distance.
A group of dozens of horses galloped over and stopped in front of Zhao Liangdong and others. The horseshoes studded with horseshoes were only a few feet away from Zhao Liangdong.
"Zhao Liangdong, the guilty general, pays homage to the angel!"
Zhao Liangdong said respectfully, and at the same time, the generals around him also spoke one after another, saying that the guilty general would pay homage to the angel.
Although Li Guoying on horseback enjoyed the feeling of being respected and feared, he did not get carried away.
I know the emperor is still waiting there!
Li Guoying spoke to Zhao Liangdong who was kneeling in front of him.
"Zhao Liangdong, your Majesty has summoned you, come with me, General!"
Zhao Liangdong heard a familiar voice, looked up and saw Li Guoying, who was once an official with him.
He was slightly surprised in his heart, but his face was still filled with fear.
"The guilty general Zhao Liangdong obeys the order!"
After that, he followed Li Guoying and headed towards the Ming army's formation.
The other Qing generals had not been summoned, so they still had to kneel down and wait.
Not long after, Zhao Liangdong was brought to Zhu Hongyu after being searched.
The first time he saw Zhu Hongyu, Zhao Liangdong knelt down and said.
"Zhao Liangdong, the guilty general, pays homage to the Holy Emperor!"
Zhu Hongyu narrowed his eyes and said warmly.
"The general's return from presenting the city is a great achievement. What crime is there?"
"Come here, take off the thorns from the general's body!"
After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, two Imperial Guard soldiers stepped forward and removed the thorn sticks from Zhao Liangdong's body.
Zhu Hongyu took off his cloak again and ordered someone to put it on Zhao Liangdong.
Zhao Liangdong felt the softness of the Su embroidered cloak on his body, and a feeling of being valued emerged spontaneously.
Originally, he only surrendered to survive, but now he suddenly had the urge to die for the Ming Dynasty.
It is really not difficult for a person in power to win people's hearts.
A small favor, or even just a casual concern, can make the people below you so moved that they are willing to die for you.
Especially in this era when imperial power has been deified and the emperor is almost equal to a god walking on earth, the effect of the emperor's benevolence is very obvious.
Just like now, Zhu Hongyu just casually gave his cloak to Zhao Liangdong, which moved Zhao Liangdong.
Even Zhao Liangdong knew that Zhu Hongyu was just acting and trying to appease people's hearts, so he couldn't help being moved.
Zhu Hongyu got off his horse and strode up to Zhao Liangdong. He personally helped him arrange the cloak given to him, then grabbed Zhao Liangdong's hand and said.
"General, come with me into the city. How about taking a look at Baoding City?"
After saying that, he pulled Zhao Liangdong to walk side by side with him towards Baoding City.
Li Guoying saw this scene and stood up to stop him.
"Your Majesty, please let the imperial guards take over the city defense first, and then you can enter the city!"
Li Guangyuan on the side also spoke.
"For the sake of caution, Your Majesty, please slow down and let the Imperial Guards take over the city defense first."
The Ming army generals on the side also expressed their agreement.
Zhu Hongyu frowned and said.
"What are you doing? General Zhao is loyal and loyal to me. How can I still not trust him?"