The thoughts of the Qing army, Wei Du and Wu Liming didn't bother to figure it out at all. The current situation is that the Restoration Army has the upper hand, and the two of them lead a large army from both sides of the Qing army to chase in the direction of Wuchang. Soon he joined up with the Restoration Army that had blocked Fu Lata before, but Fu Lata had already broken through and rushed out under the desperate protection of his own soldiers.

Wei Du and Wu Liming saw that there were not many Qing soldiers who left with them, only more than 20 people. The two were not ready to chase either, and directly let the army block Hilgen and Shu Shu. The Qing soldiers, who originally wanted to leave, saw that the Restoration Army was completely blocking the way out, and immediately moved closer to Hilgen and Shu Shu. Hopefully, under the leadership of the two generals, they will have a chance to rush out again.

At this time, Wei Du and Wu Liming of course would not let them get their wish, and on the one hand, they let the Restoration Army block the Qing army with all their might, so as not to give them another chance to escape. On the one hand, he let a part of the Restoration Army follow the two of them together and continue to rush and kill in the Qing army's array. Not only could the Qing soldiers not be able to gather together, but a lot of people were killed. The entire Qing army formation, under the continuous attack of the Restoration Army, also became more messy.

Wu Liming was rushing forward, and suddenly he saw Shu Shu in front of him. And at this time, Shu Shu, in order to block the knife of a soldier of the Restoration Army, was raising the knife upward, and he had no time to scruple about being directly behind him. Seeing this, Wu Liming immediately stepped forward quickly and slashed at Shu Shu's neck.

Before Shu Shu could react, the huge head had already separated from the body. Immediately, the Qing troops around Shu Shu exclaimed: "The commander has been killed, the commander has been killed." Hilgen, who was still fighting desperately, was startled when he heard the shouts. When I turned my head, I saw that Shu Shu's headless corpse had just fallen.

Hilgen's mind went blank for an instant, and he persuaded Shu Shu to leave just now, but he didn't want to, and now he was really killed. What should I do, and how should I deal with it when I return to Beijing?

Just when Hilgen was stunned, the Restoration Army next to him took the opportunity to slash at Hilgen's body with two knives. But Hilgen was a general, and he wore iron armor. These two knives did not hurt Hilgen at all, but instead woke Hilgen awake. Hilgen hurriedly resisted with his sword, trying to repel the soldiers of the Restoration Army around him.

But because of Hilgen's distraction just now, Hilgen couldn't cope with it for a while. When Hilgen was in a hurry, a soldier of the Restoration Army stabbed Hilgen in the leg with a spear. Suddenly, as soon as Hilgen's legs weakened, he knelt on the ground, and when the surrounding Restoration Army saw such a good opportunity, several people immediately took the opportunity to put knives on Hilgen's neck. Seeing this, Hilgen had no choice but to give up resistance, and was captured alive by the Restoration Army.

Now the chief general of the Qing army, one was killed, and the other was captured alive. The commander of the army, Fu Lata, had already fled with his own soldiers. The remaining Qing troops lost their fighting spirit in an instant, and in a panic, they just wanted to run away. But at this time, there were soldiers of the Restoration Army everywhere, and there was no way to escape.

Seeing this, Wei Du immediately shouted: "Surrender and don't kill, surrender and don't kill." "But these are the Manchurian Eight Banners of the Qing army, and they will surrender easily. Seeing this, Wu Liming immediately said: "Don't bother with anything, they won't surrender, just kill them all." ”

Wei didn't believe it, and said: "No matter, they are all elite soldiers, if you want to kill them all, our casualties are also very large, I still try." Then he remembered that the Manchurians spoke Manchu, and then shouted twice in Manchu: "Surrender and don't kill, surrender and don't kill." ”

Sure enough, when he heard Wei Du shouting in Manchurian, many Qing troops hesitated. When Wei Du saw that it worked, he immediately said in Manchu: "Everyone surrender quickly, Fu Lata ran away, Shu Shu was killed, and even Hilgen was captured alive." If you want to live, surrender. ”

Weidu's shouting suddenly had an effect, and the people in the distance thought that the Manchurian generals were giving orders, and suddenly some undetermined Qing soldiers began to surrender. As long as someone takes the lead, the people behind will also surrender one after another. The Qing soldiers who were surrounded in the middle said: "Since the generals are gone, what else are we fighting?" ”

When Wu Liming saw this, he was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly asked people to go up and take care of the Qing troops who surrendered. Then kill all those who are unwilling to surrender. Although some surrendered, the total number of surrendered troops received was only about 200. The others had already been killed in the battle.

Seeing this, Wei Du immediately asked people to pick up Shu Shu's head and go to recruit others. After Wu Liming understood what Wei Du meant, he hurriedly untied a human head from his waist and said: "You also take this, this is the general of the Qing army, it is said that it is called Kabush Xianzhangjing, and you can also bring his head." ”

Wei Du said: "Okay, this person is the vanguard leader, so we will kill several generals, it is estimated that the Qing army should be chaotic." Wu Liming said: "Yes, it's a pity that there is another general named Shu Lihun, who is missing, otherwise there will be another head." ”

Wei Du said: "No need, these two are enough, and the others are estimated to have died a lot now." After speaking, Wei Du took the heads of Mu Zhan and Shu Shu and led the army all the way to the Qing army camp. Then people shouted, "Fu Rata has run away, Mu Zhan and Shu Shu have been killed, surrender and avoid death." He also asked the selected Qing soldiers to shout in Manchurian.

In this way, the effect was obvious, and many Qing troops surrendered along the way. Later, I ran into Suo Yanlong and others, and they also picked up the heads of the Qing generals who were killed. Immediately, there were five or six heads, and those Qing troops came in this way, although they were loyal to the Qing court. But seeing so many generals killed, he was immediately terrified.

Seeing that the Restoration Army was constantly recruiting to surrender, many Qing troops chose to surrender. Even if some people do not surrender, they do not have the military will to resist, and they choose to break through one after another. But this is exactly what the Restoration Army wants, as long as these Qing troops are separated, they will be immediately embraced by the Restoration Army and will soon be killed.

It didn't take long for him to encounter another way of restoring the Ming army, and it was Kong Tongqing who led the army. He led people to chase and kill a group of defeated soldiers of the Qing army, and this group of defeated soldiers saw that the Restoration Army was coming in front of them, and they were all desperate. Suddenly, I heard someone shouting in the Restoration Army on the opposite side: "Surrender and don't kill."

These people were suddenly overjoyed, and rushed directly towards the Restoration Army, and threw their weapons from afar. Then he said to Wei Du and others: "General, we surrendered, we surrendered." ”

Kong Tongqing rushed over to see that there was already a Ming army blocking the Qing army in front. Immediately rushed to the front and shouted: "Running really fast, you guys are running again, I see you ......." Kong Tongqing looked up and found that Wei Du and the others had accepted the surrender of these Qing troops.

Kong Tongqing was immediately unhappy and said, "Weidu, what do you mean by this?" We are about to kill them all, and you will come out and surrender. Your Highness and the commander didn't say that they wanted to be captured, you are changing the military order without permission. ”

Weidu told the other soldiers to accept the surrender of the Qing soldiers and disarm them. Then he pulled Kong Tongqing aside and said: "Old Kong, listen to me, these Qing troops are the elite of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and if we continue to fight, we will definitely suffer a lot of casualties." Now that we have suffered heavy casualties, will we still fight the next battle? ”

Kong Tongqing said: "Of course we fight, but what's the use of this and our prisoners?" Wei Du said: "You don't understand, think about it, why does His Highness want to attack Huguang with all his might." Kong Tongqing said: "Of course, it is to eliminate the Qing army in Huguang, what else can it be?" ”

Wei Du said: "No, if it is only for Huguang, there is no need for His Highness to bring out the entire Sichuan army." also let the army enter Huguang in three ways, and also instigated the party to defend Su, and the king of Jin and Liu Tichun put pressure on the northern front. ”

Kong Tongqing hesitated and said: "Yes, I haven't understood it first, we can defend Baoning and Kuidong, and we can also prevent the Qing army from the north from going south, why do we suddenly want a large army to enter Hanzhong." Wei Du said: "I suspect that His Highness really wants to attack Nanjing directly this time." ”

Kong Tongqing was startled and said, "Crazy, just now we are such a little person." Wei Du said: "Although we have few people, but there are fifty or sixty thousand, don't you see that Your Highness doesn't care at all, the progress of Yuanzhou and Changde Mansion in the south?" Instead, he directly urged us to come to Wuchang. ”

Kong Tongqing said: "Is there any difference in this? The Qing army took away so many people, can we do it if we don't fight? Wei Du said: "The people are gone, and the Qing court can only support them for a while, not for a lifetime." It won't be long before they are put back. As for the Qing army's pressure on, it is true, but even if we defeat Huguang, what can we do? ”

Wei Du looked at the Qing army that was being guarded behind him, and said: "When we take Huguang, at most we will kill and injure some local green battalions, and we will not be able to hurt the main force of the Qing army at all." Even if this was the accidental annihilation of the Ten Thousand Manchurian Eight Banners, it still did not hurt the main force of the Qing army. ”

Kong Tongqing said: "Then what does this have to do with what you said about fighting Nanjing?" Wei Du said: "Of course it matters, if we defeat Nanjing, my Ming Dynasty's momentum is actually comparable to that of Huguang?" At that time, we could easily get half of the south of the Yangtze River. Even if it can't, anti-Qing sentiment in various parts of Jiangnan will be high. The Qing court also lost money and grain taxes, as well as a large number of local soldiers in Jiangnan. ”

Kong Tongqing said: "I still don't understand. Wei Du said: "Why can't you figure it out?" Since there are great benefits to fighting Nanjing, do you think Your Highness will fight it? Since it is going to be fought, then Nanjing is not easy to fight. Think about it, what is the most afraid of Nanjing? ”

Kong Tongqing said: "Nanjing City has high walls and thick walls, so I am afraid of delaying for a long time. When the Qing army comes over, we will have no chance. Xiang was the king of Yanping County, under the city of Nanjing, delayed time, and was finally counterattacked by the Qing army and failed. ”

Wei Du clapped his hands and said: "Yes, but now we have a large number of Manchurian soldiers, and they are still real Manchurians." If they can take Nanjing for us, will it be difficult? Kong Tongqing was stunned and said, "How is this possible?" Will they be willing? ”

Wei Du said: "How is it impossible? Haven't we already recruited a lot of people? If the Qing court knew that they killed the Qing generals and led to the defeat of the Qing army, would your Qing court spare them? Also, if the Qing court knew that they had surrendered to us, what would happen to their families? Therefore, they can only follow us all the way to the dark, and they can't let the Qing court know that they are still alive, let alone let the news of their surrender leak out. It is simply impossible for them to betray, can't we still take Nanjing? ”

Seeing that Kong Tongqing was still confused and didn't understand, Wei Du said: "We have recruited these Qing troops, which is a great contribution to His Highness." What's more, even if His Highness doesn't want to use these Manchurians to seize Nanjing. And because we didn't recruit them, our army suffered heavy losses. If Your Highness continues to attack Nanjing, do we still have troops to follow? Do we still have a chance to make meritorious contributions? ”

Kong Tongqing reacted at this time, and suddenly wanted to restore the Ming army and shouted: "Surrender, we accept surrender, as long as we surrender, we will not kill." Wei Du also breathed a sigh of relief, although he usually said that he was Han, but when he saw his master being slaughtered, he really couldn't make this heart.