Yan Yingyuan took out the official document from his bosom and handed it to the infantry: "Give them the official document from the court. His Majesty has ordered that all those who surrender will be pardoned! And they will be reinstated and their previous wages will be repaid. Go."

The two infantrymen took the documents and ran back with their shields raised.

Soon, the drawbridge was lowered and the city gate opened.

Hundreds of ragged soldiers walked out of the city gate, holding weapons in their hands. After reaching the outside of the city, they threw their weapons to the ground and then stood there motionless.

Yan Yingyuan did not dare to be careless. He first sent a dozen people into the city to investigate. After confirming that everything was correct, he commanded the army to enter the city.

When they were near the city gate, Yan Yingyuan pointed at the surrendered soldiers and asked, "Who among you has the highest official rank?"

A man wearing worn cotton armor, with dark skin, messy hair and a sturdy build stood up and said, "My Lord, my name is He Wenlong. I was previously the garrison commander of Yanqing. I was forced to surrender after the bandits besieged the city. Please forgive me, my Lord."

Jiang Yingkui gnashed his teeth and rebuked: "You are a general of our dynasty. It would be fine if you didn't go out of the city to kill the enemy, but you chose to surrender. If it weren't for the order from His Majesty, I would have killed you right now."

Yan Yingyuan was different from Jiang Yingkui. There was no anger in his heart, only silence.

The Yanqing garrison commander in front of him was a fifth-rank official, and there were holes in his cotton armor.

If a fifth-rank general is equipped with such equipment, you can imagine how poor the equipment of others is.

The Ming Dynasty's annual military expenditure was as high as tens of millions, more than half of which was given to Liaodong.

The soldiers in the other eight borders suffered from hunger and cold!

Why!

Yan Yingyuan sighed and said, "Captain He, please stand up. His Majesty has issued an order to pardon all charges and reinstate all of them."

"You lead the team in the front, and I will take over the defense of Yanqing!"