"Master Fan, Master Zheng, do you think it's better to attack or to take the lead?" Zhou Shixiong sent a letter of help to Ningping City. He thought that it would be enough for the two to send the soldiers in the city. Unexpectedly, Fan Gandhi and Zheng Dong actually came out in full swing, not only brought all the soldiers and civilians in Ningping City, but also sent more than 20 artillery pieces. They did not have the help of an elephant, and they simply used manpower to carry them, so it took a while.

Fortunately, Zheng Yiguan cooperated very well and did not do any moves during this period. Zhou Shixiong couldn't figure out why, so he said such words to Van Gandhi and Zheng Dong.

"Master Ji, most of us are pretty guys. If we fight, we will reveal our slightest way. Let's take our wits." Zheng Dong knew the background of this miscellaneous army very well and made very pertinent suggestions.

Van Gandhi didn't think so. He pointed to the tall gate of Heping City and said, "Two palace masters, Heping City is a strong city. If we don't show any strength to let Zheng Yiguan know that it is powerful, there is no reason for this wisdom!" It makes sense. Zhou Shixiong and Zheng Dong nodded frequently, agreeing with Van Gandhi's statement.

Seeing that the two of them accepted their suggestions, Fan Gandhi was in a good mood immediately. "Master Ji, I have heard about the disrespect of Fan Xitong to you. I will apologize to you in this man." Fan Gandhi is very good at finding opportunities, so Zhou Shixiong could only wave his hand with a smile, "Master Fan is so serious, General Fan is not wrong, so how can he apologize?"

"Don't mention these trivial matters again. Let's continue to talk about the siege." Zheng Dong was actually very concerned about this matter. The new lord of Lang Sang Mansion was deeply attracted by Zheng Dong. A small lord of the mansion dared to provoke Ji Hongchang, which was equivalent to an offense to the lord class, which he could not tolerate. However, the old fox, Van Gandhi, took the opportunity to help Fan Xitong come forward and admit his mistake. In order to maintain the harmony of the three lords, Zheng Dong could only stand up and be a peacemaker, and his anger was naturally not small.

"I think we can first use artillery to smash a city gate, and then call Zheng Yiguan to persuade him to surrender. What do you think?" Fan Gandhi's suggestion, which is not outstanding, is very suitable at this time. First, it shows that the coalition forces have the ability to break the turtle shell of Heping City, and then launch a psychological offensive. This is a good strategy.

"What Lord Fan said is very much, Hongchang will prepare now." Zhou Shixiong pulled the reins and left. The smile on Zheng Dong's face disappeared. He said to Fan Gandhi in a sinister way, "The Lord Fan's ability to protect his shortcomings is so great."

Fan Gandi bowed with a smile, "Prince Zheng, please calm down. Xitong is the nephew of an old husband's clan, but I should bear it for the fault, the elder, and I should also ask Master Zheng to forgive me." Fan Gandi knew Zheng Dong and knew that the declining Zheng family's branch valued identity and face very much. In Zheng Dong's eyes, Fan Xitong's behavior was just a rebellion, and he would not frown when he killed him.

"The victim didn't say anything. I, a person, have anything to say. Now I just need to take down Heping City to quell the war. Our mansion knows the right way." Although Zheng Dong did not send many troops to join the coalition, the coalition's food and grass were all supplied by the Henan Prefecture. How dare Van Gandhi not give him face. Therefore, even if Zheng Dong got angry with him, Van Gandhi could only bear it.

"Master Zheng, in order to show sincerity, I am willing to take out 10% of the spoils as compensation. I hope Master Zheng will not dislike him." Fan Gandhi guessed Zheng Dong's thoughts wrong. He thought that Zheng Dong was holding Fan Xitong and wanted to get something from his hands.

"Forget it, since there was a long agreement, I will not be able to speak nonsense, and divide the spoils as they should." Seeing that there was no chance to teach Fan Xitong a lesson, it would be boring to continue to linger, so Zheng Dong simply stopped talking.

Zhou Shixiong ordered Zhou to line up thirty-two cannons in front of the formation, and the target was directly aimed at the south gate of Heping City. Several generals in the city surrounded Zheng Wu, who was in charge of the government soldiers, lying at the battlement and looking out. A row of cannons spread out under the city, scaring Zheng Wu to death. "Oh my mother, what should I do!"

Before Zheng Wu could recover from his fright, he fired thirty-two cannons one by one, and the continuous sound of cannons rang out in the sky. Zheng Wu turned his eyes and fell to the ground and fainted.

Thirty-two iron eggs weighing nearly ten kilograms hit the city gate, instantly smashing the city gate into a sieve. Zhou Shixiong used a telescope to observe the situation of the city gate. Seeing that the city gate was easily broken by shells, he frowned in confusion. He had seen film and television literary works about ancient wars, and they all emphasized how strong the city gate wall was. The city gate of Heping City was too slack!

However, the enemy's city gate should be a good thing, at least the attacker will be much easier. After half an hour of bombardment, the south gate of Heping City was smashed into pieces, and Heping City opened its arms to the coalition forces. As long as Zhou Shixiong was willing, tens of thousands of troops under the city could enter the city at any time.

"It's so important, a ceasefire." Zhou Shixiong ordered a ceasefire and turned his head to look at the two palace masters standing beside him. "Master Fan, it depends on you next." Fan Gandhi proposed the strategy of deterring first and then surrendering, and Zhou Shixiong naturally handed over the surrendering matter to him.

"It's true." Fan Gandhi was confident and ordered his subordinates to shoot a letter he wrote to the city, and then invited Ji Hongchang and Zheng Dong to his camp to have tea.

"Father, let's run away!" Zheng Wu was sent back to the government office by his subordinates. He woke up not long after, and cried as soon as he saw Zheng Yiguan.

"Oh, where can I escape now?" Zheng Yiguan already knew that the invading enemy was attacking the city with artillery and had no confidence in defending Heping City. The 20,000 soldiers in the city were his proud capital, but now looking at these generals trembling in the sound of cannons, Zheng Yiguan knew that the battle had already lost without fighting.

The artillery was really sharp. For the Vietnamese army who did not know artillery, the huge sound of artillery was enough to make them lose their souls. In addition, the extremely strong city gate was shaking by shells, and this inhuman power was unimaginable.

Not long after the cannon sound stopped, the news of the crackdown in the south gate reached the government office. Zheng Yiguan looked at his two sons silently, shook his head and sighed, "You go escape and help you block it for your father."

"Father!" Zheng Wencheng and Zheng Wu knelt down on the ground with a thud and looked at Zheng Yiguan with tears in his eyes. Although they were not very good at learning Confucianism, they still knew some filial piety.

"Leave quickly, if you are late, you will not be able to escape." Zheng Yiguan knew very well that he could not escape. If he followed Zheng Zhuang to withdraw his troops early, he would have a chance to make a comeback. But this only opportunity was wasted by himself. Now he only hopes to save the lives of his two sons and leave some blood for the family. More than a dozen guards dragged Zheng Wencheng and Zheng Wu out at Zheng Yiguan's instructions, and they would protect the two young men to go to Li Chao to avoid disaster.

A quarter of an hour later, the letter of surrender was delivered to Zheng Yiguan. After reading the content of the letter, Zheng Yiguan let out a heavy sigh. His idea was not completely wrong. The army surrounding Pingcheng did not intend to wipe out the Zheng Yiguan clan, but just wanted to conquer him.

"Send the order, my mansion will surrender." Zheng Yiguan's order was thoroughly implemented. The soldiers of Heping Mansion, who were scared by the artillery, had no intention of fighting against the enemy under the city. The one-foot-thick city gate could not resist the bombardment of the artillery. No one planned to try to use his own body to fight against the artillery. The choice of the mansion master was indeed the wisest.

Zheng Yiguan disheveled his hair and walked out of the south city gate. He saw the projectiles as big as a sand pot near the city gate and the broken city gate, and was deeply grateful for his decision. How could the flesh and blood body resist such things?

"Master Fan, let Lord Ji take the surrender." Fan Gandhi saw a team of unarmed people coming out of the city. He just raised his legs and planned to meet him. Zheng Dong/ suddenly said something next to him.

"Hmm? What does this mean?" Van Gandhi didn't think about stealing the limelight from anyone, but just walked in front of him habitually. Zheng Dong's words made him very confused.

"Master Fan Mansion, we can take over Heping Prefecture so easily. Lord Ji's contribution is the best. It is best to let Lord Ji go to surrender." Zheng Dong never thought of letting Fan Gandhi interfere in Heping Prefecture, and of course he couldn't let him surrender.

"It's reasonable, I'm reckless." Zheng Dong's statement made sense, and Van Gandhi could only give in to Ji Hongchang. Zhou Shixiong gave in a few words, and Zheng Dong insisted on letting him stand out, so Zhou Shixiong had to come forward to surrender.

Zhou Shixiong didn't have much thought about Heping Mansion. Lang Sang Mansion was not fully in his hands, so he couldn't control another mansion. The reason for attacking Heping Mansion was just to end the war as soon as possible and get some benefits by the way.

"The sinner Zheng Yiguan pays homage to the Lord." Zheng Yiguan and the men behind him knelt outside the southern city gate and presented Zhou Shixiong with the surrender of Heping Prefecture, and the lord of the palace and the golden seal, expressing complete surrender. Zhou Shixiong nodded to Zhou, and Zhou went forward to take the golden seal of the lord of the book.

"Zheng Yiguan, I am Ji Hongchang, the head of Lang Sang Prefecture, and I accept your surrender on behalf of the coalition forces of the Duofu." Zhou Shixiong has never played a game like surrender. He didn't know what to say. He just responded to a few sentences to complete the ceremony, and then helped Zheng Yiguan up, "Mr. Zheng, Hongchang is polite."

"Mr. Ji is a slander, and he dare not take it as a sinner." Zheng Yiguan knew that he was a prisoner, so he dared not to act like a mansion master, so he knelt down and replied with a gift.

"Mr. Zheng doesn't need to be like this." Zhou Shixiong said politely, turned around and said to Zhou, "That's the point, take Master Zheng into the camp to rest." Zhou Shixiong no longer had common sense, and knew that Zheng Yiguan could not be released before controlling the entire city. It was necessary to put a group of officials and nobles in Heping Prefecture under house arrest.

Van Gandhi walked up with Zheng Dong and said with a smile, "Brother Yi Guan, don't be fine."

Zheng Yiguan is very unfamiliar with the name Ji Hongchang, but Fan Gandhi and Zheng Dong are both acquaintances, especially Zheng Dong, the son of his enemy, who knew it very well. Unexpectedly, he would be defeated by his hands, and his face would be so ugly. Zhou Shixiong, no matter what the three of them talked about, ordered the Lang San army to enter the city and control the soldiers in the city to seal the warehouse.

On August 23, the fifth year of Chongzhen, Heping Prefecture fell, and the six-year-long Civil War officially ended, but the dispute was far from over.


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