With the sound of cannon, the Ming army quickly attacked.
Seeing the other party arriving in an instant, Duke Damman was so anxious that he was sweating and shouted: "Where are our people? Send the signal quickly!"
The sharp whistle sounded again, but the jungle was still silent except for a few birds.
Dust was flying in front, and Fan Mingchen took the lead and led his cavalry to the front of the formation.
The Duke of Damen was going crazy. He had promised to surrender, but he actually ambushed so many soldiers and horses. Orientals do not respect martial ethics!
At this moment, there was finally movement in the jungle.
I saw a small team rushing out with swords and guns, and the leader was Alejandro.
Duke Damman felt relieved. It turned out that Alejandro was the most loyal to the empire...
Wait a moment!
"Surrender, surrender!"
Alejandro shouted in broken Chinese, then threw the knife in his hand to the ground, squatted down, and held his head in his hands.
With the captain taking the lead, the others followed suit.
In an instant, swords, fire and guns were thrown all over the ground.
In order to show their sincerity, some people threw away all their clothes and only wore their underpants to prove that they had no hidden weapons.
This is just the first team, there will be a second team, a third team...
All the ambush soldiers rushed to surrender, as if whoever surrendered late would suffer a big loss.
Duke Damen was shocked, why?
Fan Mingchen led his team to the front of the formation, raised the musket in his hand, and shouted: "His Royal Highness King Xi has an order, surrender your weapons and not kill!"
In fact, there was no need for him to say anything, because all the Ottoman officers and soldiers from Zigat City had surrendered.
Even if some people had no intention of descending, when they saw the scene in front of them, they did not hesitate and immediately followed them.
If you fight with the large army, you might still be able to survive. However, if everyone else surrenders and you continue to charge forward, you can imagine the consequences.
Right now, I don't care about loyalty or disloyalty anymore, saving my life is the most important thing.
Fan Mingchen ordered his men to collect the surrendering troops, and then rode his horse to Duke Daman.
The Duke of Damen was so pale that he was too lazy to run.
Now that things have come to this, where else can we run?
The soldiers who set up the ambush were all elite, and even if they surrendered without a fight, those who stayed behind in Zigat City...
Forget it, the situation is over.
From today on, the Ottoman Empire will become history.
Fan Mingchen ordered his men to tie up Duke Daman and bring him to Zhu Qiyu.
"Your Highness, we've got it!"
Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, "Well done."
Fan Mingchen saluted and said, "It all depends on His Highness' command."
"Speaking of which..."
Zhu Qiyu suddenly laughed and continued: "This is the gift that the emperor left for me before he left. If we really want to reward according to merit, it should be the emperor who plans the strategy!"
The Duke of Damen didn't understand Chinese, so he watched the two talking and didn't take himself seriously at all. He turned away with an unhappy expression on his face.
A defeat is a defeat, but you Easterners are outsiders after all. How easy is it to completely rule the Ottomans?
As long as you beg me to give me another title, even if it's just an earl or a baron, I can accept it.
Just when he was distracted, Zhu Qiyu ordered: "Kalay!"
"The official is here."
"Tell him to write a letter to the army staying in Zigat City. If you want to survive, leave the city and surrender."
Kalai translated it truthfully, and Duke Daman finally smiled. Look, there is still someone who needs me!
If I don't write this letter, even if you attack by force, I don't know how much manpower and material resources will be wasted.
In this case, it is naturally impossible to write this letter to you easily. I, the Duke, am the largest existing military commander in the Ottoman Empire. Don’t you want to lose face?
"Tell the Easterners that the Ottomans will not give in easily!"
Kale had no choice but to paraphrase the exact words.
After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu frowned slightly and said: "Since this person is unwilling to surrender, I will grant him his wish, take him away, and behead him in public!"
Duke Damman was still waiting for Kalai to translate, but he saw two big Han generals stepping forward, dragging him out and walking out.
"Kalay, tell me what the Oriental said!"
Seeing that the situation was not right, the Duke of Damen was completely shocked.
Things seem to be different from what I imagined...
Kalai had no choice but to say: "His Royal Highness, King Xi, respects your wishes and wants to behead you."
"No, no, that's not what I meant..."
The Duke of Damen hurriedly shouted, but he had no intention of letting him go and dragged him out.
Kalai said: "Your Majesty, Duke, you just said it yourself, the Ottomans will not surrender, and His Royal Highness King Tan also obeys your wishes and gives you a decent appearance."
"That's not what I mean, I mean, it can be discussed, it can be discussed..."
The eyes of Duke Damman are full of despair. Easterners are too uncouth. If you want me to surrender, should I ask a few more times?
I am the Duke of the Ottomans. If you asked me to surrender, I would always refuse ten or eight times. Finally, I was moved by your sincerity. At the same time, in order to take the overall situation into consideration and prevent more people from dying in the war, I agreed to surrender.
Isn’t it perfect?
When I asked you just now, you didn’t say you only had one chance!
Kalai turned around and said: "I would like to report to His Highness the King of Tien. The Duke of Damman said that we can discuss it."
"What's there to discuss?"
Zhu Qiyu showed disgust in his eyes and said: "He is the Duke of the Ottomans, equivalent to the Duke of our Ming Dynasty. He shares weal and woe with the country. Now that the Ottomans have been destroyed, shouldn't he die for the country?"
"yes!"
Kalai agreed, then looked at Duke Daman who was struggling to support himself, and said: "His Royal Highness, King Xi said, you can go and die!"
"No, I have something to say, I have something to say!"
Seeing the hysterical appearance of Duke Damen, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand to the two Han generals.
"I will only give him one chance. If you have anything to say, please tell me immediately!"
"I have money, I have money!"
The Duke of Damen knelt on the ground, no longer as arrogant as before.
Because you only have one chance, if you say the wrong thing, it will definitely click.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up: "How much money do you have?"
"When I came out of Constantinople, I brought a sum of military expenses, including gold, silver, grain, and various supplies. It was enough to feed an army of 200,000 for half a year, and I hid it in Zgat City..."
After listening to Kalai's narration, Zhu Qiyu thought for a moment and said: "All your main forces have surrendered. The city of Zigat has been destroyed. Anything in the city, including money, can be taken by myself. It is not yours."
Chips.”
"no no……"
Duke Damen hurriedly explained: "The supplies are all in the city, but I have hidden the gold and silver, and I have hidden them in the swamp so that others cannot find them."
After Zhu Qiyu heard this, he cursed: "You are still a fucking duke, but you actually embezzled military pay and hid in the swamp. You are really worse than a pig or a dog!"
"I, I always have to leave a way out for myself..."
The Duke of Damen had a grimace on his face, like a child who had done something wrong.