Lu Jingyan had surrendered, and theoretically already belonged to a civil official in Wu Changqing's group, and Xu Yuxian could not touch him.

However, Xu Yuxian also hopes that the coal mine can restart immediately, because Nanjing is now in large demand for coal.

"I'll discuss it with him."

Xu Yuxian said helplessly.

Fortunately, in order to please Xu Yuxian, Lu Jinyan happily agreed to give out 15,000 taels of silver to the miners to appease the miners first.

Just surrendered, of course, to show loyalty. I had earned so much before, and taking out 15,000 taels was considered a management fee.

Since Lu Jinyan was willing to take out money to appease the miners first, Xu Yuxian naturally welcomed him with both hands.

He only needs to solve the current miners' problem. As for future taxes and miners' wages, this needs to be dealt with by someone from Nanjing. It is none of his business.

Neither Xu Yuxian nor Lu Jinyan are qualified to enact taxes.

More than 10,000 taels of silver were distributed, and at the same time, a promise to change was given. The miners' mood was temporarily appeased and work resumed.

After solving this mess, Xu Yuxian immediately led his troops south to Hefei, the final goal.

By winning Hefei, the goals they set before the war were accomplished.

This gift should make Wu Changqing happy, and it can give Wu Changqing more benefits when he rewards his ministers.

When Xu Yuxian led his troops to Hefei, Lu Guangzu's troops were already stationed in Feidong, ten miles away from Hefei.

The two armies converged, and the senior generals from both sides gathered together and exchanged a few words.

Xu Yuxian found that Lu Guangzu's face was not very good.

"Master Lu, what's the matter with your face?"

Xu Yuxian asked.

"Well, to be honest, my side is not going well. I encountered a heavy rain when I crossed Chenshan, and suffered a night attack at night. I finally conquered Chuzhou, and when I came to Hefei, I joined another army. …”

It turned out that the army that Lu Guangzu sent out to disguise the defeated army successfully entered Hefei.

However, after entering, no news came out, and martial law began in Hefei.

In such a situation, Lu Guangzu would not understand. This is clearly because the disguise of those people was seen through, and they were counted.

Those troops who entered, it is very likely that they have been poisoned at this time, which makes him not anxious.

If Tada Muzhen, the defender of Hefei, killed those people, Lu Guangzu would have vomited blood.

This means that he lost more than 3,000 people in one battle, and the loss rate is as high as 30%.

Although it is true that they are not short of soldiers now, the pensions for those who died in battle are not a small sum.

In short, after this kind of battle report is passed on, his future career will definitely be out of play, or he will be punished.

Hearing Lu Guangzu's story, Xu Yuxian was also drunk.

It's really no one's fault, only Lu Guangzu is too aggressive, and every strategy is taking huge risks.

As the saying goes, when you walk by the river, there is no reason not to wet your shoes.

Tactics are a last resort, and when you have absolute strength, it is safest to use an upright trick.

Of course, Xu Yuxian would not complain about Lu Guangzu like this.

He comforted: "Brother Lu, don't worry, I will let the people below speed up their preparations and launch the general attack as soon as possible. I think that unless Tadamu has wiped out human nature, they should not kill all those thousands of people.

As long as we capture the city, we can rescue those people, and then your losses will not be too heavy. "

"I can only borrow Brother Xu's auspicious words."

Lu Guangzu said.

The next day, Wu Jun built a large number of siege ladders, and then came to the city of Hefei, ready to attack the city.

However, just as they were about to attack the city, they encountered an unprecedented trouble.

Hefei defender Tadamu pressed the captured Wu soldiers to the city wall, posing as if he wanted to kill the prisoners on a large scale, and sent messengers.

"My general said that if your army insists on attacking, then the 4,000 people will die first."

The Qing army envoy said.

Faced with this naked threat, Lu Guangzu pulled out his sword on the spot, shouting to split the messenger in half.

It was Qian Sule who was still on the side, and the messenger saved his life.

"It is too disrespectful to etiquette and human relations for your army to fight in this way. Our army has always treated the prisoners of your army kindly.

But you want to kill the prisoners of our army indiscriminately, and you are not afraid of being ridiculed by the people of the world, and you will be estranged from virtue? "

Qian Sule scolded angrily.

The Qing army messenger laughed and said: "You are stronger, of course you will talk about etiquette and morality. Our army can't do anything about it. If you don't use this method, where is your opponent.

For the sake of our lives, we are forced to do so. If your army really cares about the life and death of those soldiers, why not retreat. My general said that as long as you retreat, he will save the lives of those prisoners. "

This kind of rogue-like statement made Wu Junzhong very contemptuous.

However, they have to admit that they have no good way to take this kind of rogue.

Of course, they could also disregard the lives of those soldiers, forcibly attack the city, and finally break the Tadamu into eight pieces to vent.

However, this is definitely a blow to Wu Jun's reputation.

And Wu Changqing was a man who cared about the reputation of the army.

However, it is impossible for them to give up attacking Hefei.

In such a case, they must not compromise.

Otherwise, in the future, other Qing troops would follow the example, tying up a group of people and placing them in front of the soldiers every time they fought. As a result, Wu Jun was even more passive, neither fighting nor not fighting.

When encountering such a thing, I would rather bear the infamy than kill the killer.

War is so ruthless.

"Actually, it is very easy for General Tadamu to survive. As long as he surrenders to our army, he can not only survive, but also live well and nourish. You can look at the Mandahai for this. All are treated equally.”

Qian Sule continued to say that among the crowd, he was the more eloquent one.

"That's right, as long as Tadamu surrenders, our army can let go of what happened in the past."

Lu Guangzu agreed.

However, the envoy of the Qing army was indifferent and said: "It is impossible to surrender. Our generals serve only one monarch for life, and never serve as second ministers."

As soon as these words came out, Xu Yuxian and others were furious.

These words are simply humiliating them, because almost all of them have a history of blackness, have been two ministers, and some have even betrayed more than three times.

"Then you can go back and tell Tadamu, let him do his best, and then wash his neck by himself and wait for our arrival."

Xu Yuxian snorted coldly. He was provoked, and he no longer wanted to worry about the lives of those soldiers. He just wanted to cut off Tadamu's dog head and kick it as a ball to vent his anger.

The envoy of the Qing army was slightly panicked when he heard the words, and then he didn't dare to talk nonsense any more, and quickly backed away and left. He was afraid that a certain general in Wu Jun would lose his life when his mind became hot.

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