The sound in Huizhang's eardrum receiver buzzed loudly, and there was only a buzzing sound left in his head.

"Sir Hui," a Ming army officer said with a smile, "has our capitulation force arrived? Haha, not many, two armored divisions, less than 500 tanks, more than 300 self-propelled artillery, and more than 400 armored vehicles

That's all. They are here to persuade us to surrender. They have no ill intentions. You should think carefully before firing. If you fire, they will all become combat troops."

Huizhang shook his body and managed to say:

"You... how did they get there?"

"It was driven by crawlers."

"..."

Huizhang gritted his teeth and said fiercely:

"Nonsense! There aren't that many at all! I don't believe you drove through so many! 500 tanks, 300 self-propelled artillery, and 400 armored vehicles. It's impossible for such a large force to sneak past! I think you can only pass by a hundred or ten at most.

Small force of tanks!”

The Ming army officer smiled and said:

"Then do you want to give it a try? You just need to give the order to fire, and then see how many guns fire back, and you will know."

Huizhang's face turned even paler, he murmured something, and slowly sat down.

He stared nervously at the alarm clock on the table, watching the minute hand on it inch closer to 12 o'clock.

When there were five minutes left, he couldn't hold on anymore, raised his head and asked in a hoarse voice:

"If I surrender now, what other conditions can I get? I don't want two million, just give me one million."

"No," the Ming army officer shook his head decisively, "We can't set a precedent for you. It's only half a million, not a cent more."

"Eight...eight hundred thousand, okay?"

"Ahem, there are still three minutes left."

Huizhang buried his face between his hands, took a few quick breaths, then grabbed the phone receiver and said weakly:

"Don't fire artillery... Send the order down, the whole army should not resist, come out of the fortifications, and pile up the weapons... Don't conflict with the Ming army... Follow all the arrangements of the Ming army... It's over."

…

At 12:00 noon on October 5, the Qing army's city defenders surrendered. The Ming army's left army group did not waste a single shot, and the large army rumbled through the Fangcheng Corridor and entered the vast Henan Plain.

On the wide and flat square city corridor, there are rolling hills on both sides. The Qing army's forts that can be seen faintly among the hills and trees are also hung with white flags. The Ming army's tanks, armored vehicles, cars, and artillery batteries are all hung up.

The stream flows endlessly, advancing from the Xiangfan Basin into the Central Plains.

On both sides of the endless marching column, there are equally endless surrendering Qing troops. They are marching in the back and forth direction. But compared with their brothers in Nanyang, Yangzhou, Gaoyou and other places, they are much luckier. They do not fight.

During the surrender, they did not experience repeated bombings, shellings, or the wounded with short legs, broken arms, and crutches carrying stretchers. These Qing soldiers had sound limbs, and according to the promise, they could directly become new citizens of the Ming Dynasty without entering prisoner-of-war camps.

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The important thing is that when the war enters a difficult juncture in the future, these newly added young and middle-aged people who have received military training will become good candidates for the Ming Dynasty's recruitment, making up for the Ming Dynasty's shortage of soldiers. They will willingly fight for the Ming army.

To liberate their hometown.

…

Right War Zone, Baoying County, Qing Army Baoying Airport.

Like other troops on the eastern front, there is chaos and panic, and they are busy retreating. Various news is circulating in the troops, explaining where the army has arrived, which troops have been wiped out, and which troops have been encircled...

The morale of the military was seriously unstable. Some people even exaggeratedly said that the Ming army had already reached Shandong and was encircled to the seaside. All the Qing troops in Jiangsu were made dumplings.

Although Dongtai Airport in the southeast has not been directly occupied, it has definitely been encircled. The Baoying garrison generals here are determined not to follow in the footsteps of Dongtai and withdraw before the Ming army encircles them. The main force of the Qing army in the south is

To the west of the two lakes, in Anhui, the top priority now is to abandon Baoying, go across the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal between Hongze Lake and Gaoyou Lake, and command the main force of Anhui to ensure that it is not eaten.

Now at Baoying Airport, the aviation commander is directing the final preparations before evacuation. After two major bombings, there are few intact aircraft left at Baoying Airport. Now they are lined up on the airport, using the only two planes without craters.

Take off from the runway and fly to Xuzhou Airport. Facing the absolutely superior air power of the Ming Army, the entire Beiqing Air Force conserved its strength in panic and evacuated the aircraft to the hinterland airport on the back.

"Quick! Hurry up! Those broken planes are doused with gasoline!"

The regimental commander stood beside the runway, instructing the ground crew below to pour gasoline on the damaged and temporarily unrepairable aircraft, and then set them on fire. In the airport office building, boxes of documents were thrown out of the windows and piled up.

A fire was set on the lawn. The fire of documents and the blazing flames of the plane made the entire Baoying Airport soar with fireworks, as if it had just been bombed.

Suddenly, a communications soldier wearing headphones ran out of an office building in the distance. He yelled:

"They're coming——Sir, they're coming——Take off quickly!!! Take off quickly————!!!"

Before the people at the airport could react, several small black dots appeared in the sky, screaming and rushing down in the blink of an eye. Several bullets and smoke exploded on the runway, followed by several bombs dropped, and the dozen or so aircraft

The plane preparing to take off suddenly burst into flames.

There was an explosion at the airport immediately. Everyone covered their heads and ran away, falling to the ground lifelessly.

After a while, the Ming army plane flew away.

At this time, those who had not yet had time to get up felt something strange on the ground beneath them. It seemed to be shaking slightly.
Chapter completed!