The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 598 The Extraordinary Mrs. Zheng's Family
After Bai Mu entered the city, on the one hand, he ordered the rearrangement of artillery positions, and on the other hand, he issued multiple orders in succession.

First, wipe out the remnants of the enemy.You must know that before this, Jianning City claimed to have more than 5 defenders. Even if a lot ran away, there must be many hiding in various parts of the city.

Once these people take off their livery, they are almost like ordinary people, so it is necessary to dig out all these people to prevent them from causing trouble in the city.

The second military order is to seal up the treasury and suppress all those who dare to fish in troubled waters.Once found, it can be shot dead in the street.

The third is to capture the old house of the Zheng family.First of all, I don't know if Zheng's old mother has run away, if not, I can hold Zheng Zhilong in her hand.

Although Bai Mu wouldn't talk about abusing the old lady, Zheng Zhilong couldn't watch his old mother fall into the hands of the officers and soldiers and remain indifferent.

If Zheng's mother has already run away, a lot of property can be copied from the Zheng family's old house.

The fourth military order was to order the engineers of the logistics regiment to rush to repair the damaged north gate wall and gate.Because it is possible to face the reinforcements sent by Zheng Zhilong in the future, the First Army will change from a siege battle to a defensive battle.

The fifth military order is to block all the city gates, and no one except the National Defense Forces can enter or leave at will.

Once these few military orders are issued, the officers at all levels below will carry out their own duties, and Bai Mu himself will be in the middle to dispatch them.

But not long after, Duan Peng, the captain of the First Army's Investigation Brigade, who was in charge of capturing the Zheng family's old house, sent someone to report that he asked the army commander to go to the Zheng family's old house in person, and he had some special matters to deal with.

Bai Mu was a little baffled, if there was something that Duan Peng, the major captain, couldn't handle, he had to go by himself.

But when he arrived at Zheng's old house with the guard squadron, he found that this matter was indeed a bit weird. No wonder Duan Peng couldn't handle it and invited him over.

The Zheng family's old house is located in the center of Jianning City, and it covers a very large area, as large as nearly a hundred acres.And the whole architectural style is very typical Suzhou garden style.

It is said that in order to honor his mother, Zheng Zhilong specially invited an expert from Jiangnan to design and build this courtyard, so that his old mother whose hometown is in Jiangnan can spend her old age in peace.

At this time, a group of soldiers of the national defense army with live ammunition surrounded the gate of Zheng's old house, and Duan Peng stood at the front with a look of helplessness on his face.

The gate of the Zheng family's old house was open, and in the middle of the gate was an old lady with white beard and hair, dressed in brocade, sitting on a chair, with a fearless and calm expression on her face.

There were many people standing behind the old lady.

But these people are all unarmed old and weak women and children, there are maids, women, and old servants with crooked bodies.

Obviously, these are servants of the Zheng family and the like.

Looking at this scene, Bai Mu was also a little surprised.Since he ran away towards Zheng Hongkui, he must have taken his old mother with him, but now it seems that this is obviously not the case.

Seeing Bai Mu coming, Duan Peng hurriedly came over to salute and said: "Commander, this old lady insists on seeing you. I can't say anything, and I can't be violent, so I have to ask you to come here."

Bai Mu nodded and walked towards the old lady.

"This general is Bai Mu, Commander of the First Army of the National Defense Forces of His Royal Highness the Regent of Ming Dynasty. May I ask Mrs. Zheng in person?" Bai Mu asked kindly.

The old lady looked up at Bai Mu, with a look of surprise on her face, as if surprised by Bai Mu's youth.

Leaning on crutches, she stood up slowly, bowed slightly to Bai Mu and said, "I have seen the general, Mrs. Zheng Fang, and I am Zheng Zhilong's mother."

The old lady has been through the world for a long time, except for the initial surprise, she looks very calm and calm, and her behavior is also very graceful. It can be seen that she is a well-educated lady from a family background.

"Since we know who we are, Mrs. Zheng, we naturally know what we are here for. I don't know if we have to see the general at this moment, so what can we say?" Bai Mu asked lightly.

Mrs. Zheng sighed, and said slowly: "Although I am old, my eyes are not blind, my ears are not deaf, and I can see and hear a little about the general trend of the world. It goes on and on, the people who suffer are the common people and the poor. Now the regent is trying his best to turn the tide, and he is fighting everywhere. Seeing that Li Zicheng can't do it, and Zhang Xianzhong can't do it for a few days, it is inevitable that the world will return to the great unity. No one can stop it."

Bai Mu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but he didn't expect that the old lady's eyes were very bright when she looked at Boss.Moreover, the choice of words and sentences are quite extraordinary, and it can be seen that the background is not ordinary.

He didn't answer, but continued to listen.

Mrs. Zheng continued: "My rebellious son Zhilong now occupies this southeast land. Although I have some troops and foundations in my hands, it is difficult to control the general trend of the world. The imperial court sent generals to lead troops to attack us, which is what it should be. Righteousness, the old man understands it very well in his heart, and he dare not have the slightest resentment. Moreover, the old man is also very clear that my son is not the kind of person who can aspire to the world. But he is definitely not an opponent of the imperial court. The old man understands this in his heart, and my son also understands it in his heart."

"Today, the imperial army's cannons are so powerful outside the city. I am still shocked inside this house. I understand that if my Zheng family continues to fight against the imperial court, it must be a dead end. I invite the general to come here today. I just want to express my feelings to the general. Please, general I would like to report to His Royal Highness the Regent, if I can persuade my son to lead the people to surrender and submit to the imperial court, then I would like to ask Your Highness to save our Zheng family from the death of this little effort, I would be very grateful."

After the old lady finished speaking, she knelt down in front of Bai Mu tremblingly. The maid behind her wanted to help her, but she threw her hands away, and finally knelt down.

Bai Mu didn't go to help the old lady, but was thinking about how credible the old lady Zheng's words were, while observing the authenticity of the old lady's expression.

This old lady is indeed not simple, she speaks well, and she is very graceful and bold. She can block a person from the investigation brigade by herself, and her face is calm and calm, which is indeed not ordinary.

In fact, Jiang Chuan's attitude towards Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Zheng Zhilong, the leaders of the separatist forces, has always been very clear-these people must die.

Only when they die, will their original subordinates completely lose their cohesion.Keep these people alive, and sooner or later something will happen.

Before this expedition, Jiang Chuan told Bai Mu to kill Zheng Zhilong and other direct descendants of the Zheng family as much as possible to avoid future troubles.

But now Mrs. Zheng made such a request, which made Bai Mu hesitate for a while.

But he quickly made a decision: promise Mrs. Zheng, let her persuade Zheng Zhilong to surrender.

But Zheng Zhilong must die, after all, there are still many accidents in life.

(End of this chapter)