"Wansheng"

The Long Xiang Brigade erupted in a burst of cheers.

Liu Xi ordered the horse to stand, "Brothers, can you fight again?" ”

"Can fight, can fight!"

The Dragon Brigade was at the peak of its fighting spirit at this moment, and they were all screaming.

Liu Ximing glanced carefully, fortunately there was a shield to protect, and there were still more than six hundred people standing in the team of eight hundred people.

He directly instructed Shao Derong, who was sweating profusely: "Derong, you lead your troops to pursue, see the opportunity to reinforce General Cao, and I will arrange the artillery to come later." ”

"Whoa"

Shao Derong wiped the sweat that was about to flow to the corners of his eyes, turned around and shouted the slogan again.

The collapse of the troops sent by the left wing did not affect Li Zicheng, because he himself was already in a dilemma.

The reason is very simple, Cao Bianjiao is too fierce.

The cavalry he led with him seemed to have eaten a happy dispersion, and the 3,000 or so men interspersed back and forth in the army of tens of thousands, constantly dividing the various troops.

Coupled with the constant shelling of the thieves' heads, a group of newly converted farmers could no longer withstand such pressure.

The collapse of Liu Zongmin's troops provided them with an opportunity to vent, and as the Longxiang Brigade began to gradually press and shoot at the perimeter, Li Zicheng finally saw that his side was in an irreparable situation.

Li Yan was covered in dust, and his originally calm face became panicked.

"Break general, the general trend has gone, it is better to leave early."

"Cao Yanluo is worthy of his name", Li Zicheng looked at the silver-robed young general who was covered in blood in the army, and his expression was full of complexity.

"There are such fierce generals in the official army, I don't know how long our heads can be stored on the neck."

sighed a few words inexplicably, and Li Zicheng's resolute character came into play again.

"Let's go, retreat into the mountains."

Cao Bianjiao and the others, who were still fighting in the formation, only felt that the more they fought, the more refreshing they became, and the rogues could still bring some pressure to themselves by gathering and forming a formation, but as time went by, this pressure became smaller and smaller.

Cao Bianjiao turned his head suddenly, and through the blood curtain in front of him, he suddenly found that under the banner of Li Zicheng, who had failed to rush through his repeated impacts, Li Zicheng, the thief leader wearing a curly hat, had disappeared.

"The head of the thief has retreated, and the kings are struggling."

"The Li thief ran away, the Li thief ran away."

The cavalry who followed Cao Bianjiao to attack immediately shouted along.

"Wow"

On the noisy battlefield, the shouts of 3,000 people were still heard far away.

Soon, the Long Xiang Brigade also shouted.

The peasant army, which lacked the restraint of the leader, was like a headless fly, and no longer shouted and shouted to kill.

That's how the battle went?

Liu Ximing, who had just arrived at the side of the Long Xiang Brigade, watched Cao Bianjiao's troops chase and kill the fleeing peasant army like chopping melons and vegetables, and there was only a look of horror on his face.

"Quick, go up and help, get them to surrender."

"Surrender or Die"

"Surrender or Die"

The Long Xiang Brigade instantly divided into two teams

On the one hand, the rogues who are still in the group will be dispersed, and on the other hand, all the thieves who can't escape will be detained.

It has been busy for nearly half an hour before the battlefield gradually calmed down.

The shouting of the people who had filled the battlefield was replaced by the sound of moaning.

As soon as Cao Bianjiao saw Liu Ximing, he rushed up and gave him a bear hug, "Hahaha, refreshing, refreshing." ”

"Brother, you have made great contributions to this great victory, and then you will come with me to visit Governor Hong and discuss the merits and rewards together."

Liu Ximing was covered in blood by him, and quickly pushed him away and said with a smile: "Hahaha, today I know the prestige of Cao Yanluo, and the little brother is just at the right time." ”

Cao Bianjiao smiled and shook his head, even if he was as strong as others, he was tired enough after more than an hour of fighting.

"Second brother, the captives have all been closed." , Li Biao rushed over to report.

"How many?" , Liu Ximing asked casually.

"No less than eight thousand."

Cao Bianjiao raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "Captive? All the captives were killed. ”

Liu Ximing and Su Jin's hearts sank, Cao Bianjiao's words didn't seem like a joke.

Liu Ximing looked at Su Jin, and turned his head to Cao Bianjiao, "Brother, since ancient times, prisoners have not been killed, and most of these people are thieves because they were coerced or displaced by thieves, wouldn't it be against heaven to kill them?" ”

Cao Bianjiao laughed, looking at Liu Ximing as if he was looking at a child who didn't understand the world.

"Brother, don't you know, if we don't kill these people, they will become thieves again when we turn our heads, then you and my brother are working hard today."

Liu Ximing also felt a little tricky, but it was impossible for him to sit back and watch these thousands of people being slaughtered like this.

He asked, tentatively: "Can it be handed over to the local government to control it and let it return to the countryside?" ”

Cao Bianjiao's expression was a little impatient, "Brother, you are also a gentry, don't you know the virtues of these officials?" It is better to expect them to take over, than to believe that these people will be good. ”

"Besides, the Li thief has already fled, and we will follow the pursuit, and keeping these people will only make a mistake."

Perhaps seeing Liu Ximing's inner struggle and hesitation, Cao Bianjiao patted him on the shoulder and sighed.

"Brother, listen to my brother, I think I was as compassionate as you back then, but the world is like this, we can't live if we are not ruthless."

Liu Ximing struggled inwardly, and finally made up his mind, as a modern person, the values accepted by him really did not allow him to accept this kind of thing.

"Brother", Liu Ximing arched his hand at Cao Bianjiao, "Have you forgotten what the younger brother said about the same way as you?" ”

"Born to burn the people, they will be nourished by heaven and earth, and killing for no reason is really contrary to my way."

Without waiting for Cao Bianjiao to speak, Liu Ximing simply proposed: "If this is not the case, my brother will lead his troops to pursue, and I will lead people to restrain and detain these people, what do you think?" ”

"Hey"

Cao Bianjiao sighed, "Brother, why do you have to do this, when I go up to the merit paperwork, you and I will not kill these people, and the court will also kill them." ”

Liu Ximing's face was flushed with blood and energy.

"Then even if I ask you for a favor, how about you not report these 8,000 people as prisoners? Wouldn't it be nice to leave it all to me to settle in, so that you and I can do both? ”

Cao Bianjiao cried and laughed: "Brother, if I didn't pour cold water on you, what can you do if so many people give it to you?" Is it possible to bring it back to Sichuan? ”

Liu Ximing had already made up his mind at this time, and he said with a firm face: "Don't worry, brother, I will arrange this matter properly." ”

"Okay, that's you kid, otherwise I'll come over with a big mouth for the others."

Cao Bianjiao saw that he couldn't screw Liu Ximing, and he didn't want to get along with Liu Ximing for such a little thing, so he casually agreed to come down and find a place to freshen up.

"The court is not like the court, the officials are not like the officials, the world is really going to be chaotic."

Su Jin looked at Cao Bianjiao's distant back and sighed, after being cultivated here by Liu Ximing for so long, he was also infected with a compassionate temperament.

Now that I suddenly saw the officials and soldiers deal with the thieves and prisoners like this, even if I knew that this was a helpless move, I still felt a little difficult to accept in my heart.

"Just do our own thing, send people into the captives, clean out all those old thieves, and hand them over to General Cao's men to repay their merits."

It is not once or twice that the Longxiang Brigade has dealt with the prisoners of the thieves, and it has long been familiar with it.

On the second day, Cao Bianjiao did as he said, and took the remaining men and horses to find Li Zicheng to chase and kill, leaving Shao Derong and others to cooperate with Liu Ximing to place the Liukou prisoners.

There is an official document issued by him to prove that although Neixiang County was reluctant, it could only reluctantly agree to Liu Ximing to take this large group of people to temporarily station in the west of the county.

Although Liu Xi's temporary rescue of these captives seemed to be an unintentional move, in fact, he was not without consideration in his heart.

The inner countryside belongs to Nanyang Prefecture, which is the boundary of Henan, but it is not far south to Huguang.

It is naturally very difficult for these displaced people to bring them back to Sichuan, and it will take a lot of trouble to bring them back to Shaanxi, but what if they can be resettled in Huguang nearby.

You must know that the base of Changheng Business is Huguang, and with the relationship between Dou Yuquan, Tang Xiuyuan should not pit himself.

Therefore, while settling near the county seat of Neixiang, Liu Ximing sent people to Wuhan to ask the Tang family for assistance on the one hand, and sent carrier pigeons to inform Liujia Village on the other hand, so that the family could arrange for someone to go down the river to Wuhan to meet him.

However, things have not changed quickly, on the afternoon of the third day of the second lunar month, that is, the day when Liu Ximing was stationed in the inner countryside with the prisoners, the cavalry sent by Cao Bianjiao to report the merit came over.

It turned out that at this time, the governor of the three sides, the title of the secretary of the military department, and the crown prince Taibao Hong Chengchou had moved to Kaifeng Mansion, and the order summoned Cao Bianjiao to return to Kaifeng to stand by, because this person ran back and forth on the same day.

However, at this time, Cao Bianjiao had already run away, and Liu Ximing hurriedly asked Shao Derong to send people to look around, and it was only two days later that he found it in Funiu Mountain.

As soon as Cao Bianjiao got the military order, he didn't care about pursuing Li Zicheng, so he hurriedly led the army back, and when he passed through Neixiang County, he also brought Liu Ximing with him to meet Hong Chengchou.