The prisoners of war looked at Li Zicheng at first, but Li Zicheng's contempt for them made them no longer have a flame of hope in their hearts, and no one answered Li Zicheng's question, as if Li Zicheng's words were just the autumn wind that had always blown in their ears, and they did not pay attention to them at all.

The soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven who were guarding on all sides were furious, "The Governor of the Metropolitan asked, you dare not answer, is it too long?" He kicked the prisoner in front of him with his foot, and his face was still full of anger.

Li Zicheng looked at the kicked prisoner of war, there was blood on his waist and eyes, and it had not dried up, obviously a wounded soldier, he was kicked, and he didn't cry out for pain, but just tilted his body and slowly fell.

Li Zicheng frowned, this wounded soldier, I don't know if he can recover, since he wants to be powerful, it is better to take him and him under the knife, after a little thought, he already has a plan in his heart, and said lightly: "Don't trample on them anymore, since they don't want to talk, they don't want to live," pointed at the wounded soldier with his hand, and said: "Take him down and behead him in public!" ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!"

The two soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven immediately dragged the wounded prisoner of war up, they were originally angry, and their movements were a little bigger, probably touching the wound, and the wounded prisoner of war immediately cried.

Unmoved, the two soldiers took him to the side, and about twenty paces away, threw him to the ground, and the wounded prisoner of war was immediately spread to the ground like a dead dog, still screaming at himself.

His series of calls immediately attracted all the eyes, but most of the eyes were blank, and the dead soul had long lost its due blood.

A soldier of the Heavenly Mandate Army drew his waist knife and raised his head to the sky, but he slashed down fiercely, as if it was light and heavy, but when he heard a "click", in the blood mist, the big head had already fallen to the ground, rolled twice, and then rolled steadily on the side of his foot and neck.

"Ah......h

The prisoners of war, who had been watching silently, were suddenly shocked, this Metropolitan Governor ...... Say kill or kill? They suddenly became prisoners of war, although they were all desperate, but the Mandate of Heaven army did not fall the butcher's knife, and it was possible to live, but I didn't expect this metropolitan governor to ......

Li Zicheng patted the hem of his clothes very stylishly, and said in a deep voice: "Give you another chance, you can choose whether you live or die, if you choose to be loyal to the court, the prisoner of war just now is an example, we are just wasting a piece of land as a tomb, oh, it's not right, you are already a prisoner of war, that is, you surrendered to the Mandate of Heaven, even if you are killed now, it is not considered to be loyal to the court, the court will settle accounts in the future, your family, parents, wives and children will also take responsibility for your defeat, double happiness, according to the military law of the Ming Dynasty, What punishment should a sergeant be for surrendering on the battlefield? ”

"Governor of Dadu, according to the military discipline of the Ming Dynasty......" Li Guo has been in the left guard of Ganzhou for several months and is familiar with the military discipline of the Ming Dynasty, but in order to intimidate the prisoners of war, he directly moved the military discipline of the Mandate of Heaven Army over, "Whenever the battlefield surrenders to the enemy, regardless of life and death, the whole family sits together, the men cut off their heads, and the women are sold into the fruit building, Ao, it should be called the Qinglou!" ”

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether it is sold into the Qinglou or not," Li Zicheng didn't know Li Guo's thoughts? He smiled faintly and said, "If all the men in the family are killed, even if the women are not sold into the Qinglou, what is the difference between them and those in the Qinglou, and it is not the same......"

In the Ming Dynasty, Cheng Zhu Lixue prevailed, and the constraints on women were very heavy, whether it was the spiritual "Three Outlines and Five Constants", or the physical "foot binding", all restricted the independence of women, they were completely dependent on men, becoming a tool for giving birth to children and a man's plaything, once they left the man, they were absolutely unable to live independently, even if they were not bought into the Qinglou, they could only take the initiative to join the Qinglou, otherwise, they could only die and die.

Li Zicheng and Li Guo's question and answer has actually blocked the back road of the prisoners of war, unless they are willing to have the kind of result that the two discussed, and now their lives are in the hands of the Heavenly Mandate Army, "people are swordsmen, I am fish and meat", and they can't fight.

If you really die like this, you can't get the court's pension, you can't pass on your ancestry, and you can't even live in peace with your parents, wives and children. Even if the court could pardon them...... I'm afraid that they won't be able to wait for the will of the court, so they will go into the fire pit......

There are even some soldiers who have not yet become relatives, and they have finally cultivated to be reincarnated as a human, but they have not even left a little blood and bones......

Li Zicheng saw that the prisoners of war had loosened up, so he signaled to Li Guo, Li Guo took two steps forward, sorted out the military appearance, and then said loudly: "The Metropolitan Governor has given you a chance, now it is up to you to decide, whether you want to die or live?" To die, it's very simple, you also saw it just now, a knife down, full of blood, want to live......"

Finally, one of the prisoners of war had the audacity to say, "Please tell me clearly, how do you live?" ”

"If you want to live, you have to really become a prisoner of war of the Mandate of Heaven Army, serve for the Mandate of Heaven Army, if conditions permit, you can also join the Mandate of Heaven Army and continue to receive food and salary, the Mandate of Heaven Army is not like the army of the imperial court, it will never be in arrears!"

"Haven't we already surrendered to the Providence Army? How else can you serve the Celestial Mandate? ”

Li Guo already knew Li Zicheng's plan, and wanted to let these prisoners of war be used as miners, so he said: "According to the military discipline of the Mandate of Heaven Army, all prisoners of war need to be screened, first serve for the Mandate of Heaven Army for one year, carry out character reform, and after one year, according to the performance of each prisoner of war, either join the Mandate of Heaven Army, or release them home, and from then on retire as a citizen and live a comfortable life!" ”

"A comfortable life?"

"Yes, since you are already members of the Heavenly Mandate Army, the Heavenly Mandate Army naturally wants to take care of your life," Li Guo saw that the deterrence had worked, so he simply followed Li Zicheng's example and changed to appease, "Wherever the Heavenly Mandate Army goes, all the people are free of food and clothing, as long as you sincerely follow the Heavenly Mandate Army, you can not only survive in such troubled times, but also live better than before!" ”

"Really? Would the Providential Army really treat prisoners of war like us so favorably? ”

"You used to be the army of the imperial court, and at that time you were your own masters, and I couldn't complain about you, but after you surrendered to the Heavenly Mandate Army, you are the members of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and we naturally have to settle your life," Li Guo saw that the prisoner of war was not small, so he asked, "What is your name?" Did you hold any position in Taozhou Wei? ”

"Back to my lord, the villain's name is Feng Minghuan, and he was originally in Taozhou to defend thousands of households!"

"Believe us," Li Guo nodded slightly, "From now on, anyone who sincerely joins the Mandate of Heaven Army and is willing to serve the Mandate of Heaven Army will stand on the left, and those who are unwilling to serve the Mandate of Heaven Army will stand on the right, and we will have our own way of dealing with it!" After Li Guo finished speaking, he looked at Feng Minghuan.

Feng Minghuan got the hint, didn't say much, glanced behind him, and then silently walked to Li Guo's left, standing at the front.

At this time, how could he not know that if he violated the will of the Heavenly Mandate Army, the Metropolitan Governor would ...... Although he speaks very little, he is not stern on the surface, but he is the master who may use the knife at any time, and if he is a little unsatisfactory, I am afraid that his head will fall to the ground!

The prisoners of war were encouraged by Feng Minghuan to move closer to the left, and the Heavenly Mandate Army clearly let them choose, but in addition to standing on the left, there was only one way to die, if they could live well, who would want to die without a name or a point?

The people who really wanted to die for the imperial court had already been killed by the Heavenly Mandate Army, and they could still wait until Guangwu Mountain?

Li Guo saw that the prisoners of war were moving closer to the left, because there were too many people, and in front of him, there was no distinction between the left and right, so he said loudly: "Don't squeeze, whoever is unwilling to serve the Heavenly Mandate Army, we will not force it, the Metropolitan Governor will definitely fulfill him, as long as you can stand up bravely!" ”

To stand up is to die!

The soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven on the periphery had already drawn their swords, and the blade reflected a cold cold light, and what was even more terrifying than the light of the sword was the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven, staring at them one by one, looking for one or two prisoners of war in the crowd, hoping to let their blades taste the taste of blood.

Prisoners of war are not fools, and who would hate to live too long? What's more, most prisoners of war have parents, wives and children at home, who would be willing to leave their families behind?

Everyone shouted: "We are willing to surrender, we are willing to serve the Mandate of Heaven!" Because they were afraid that they would be mistaken for standing on Li Guo's right, they squeezed to the left one after another, lest they fall behind, and due to misunderstanding, they became unjust ghosts under the saber of the Mandate of Heaven.

Seeing that the prisoners of war were in confusion, Li Zicheng frowned unconsciously, so he glanced at He Xiaomi, who took off the Xining rifle he was wearing, quickly reloaded the bullet, pointed the gun to the sky, and pulled the trigger at the same time.

"Bang!"

A dull gunshot suddenly startled the prisoners of war, and some people even looked for wounds on their bodies, and found that they were not injured, and their hearts were a little calm, but they didn't understand that they had already defected to the Mandate of Heaven Army, why did they ...... Is there still an eye-opener who wants to go against the Mandate of Heaven?

Li Zicheng frowned suddenly, and said loudly: "You are all soldiers, so crowded, what kind of system?" His eyes swept over everyone's faces, and he said: "Those who want to join the Heavenly Mandate Army should immediately form a queue, and those who are willing to die generously, I will also fulfill them!" ”

Li Guo saw that the time had come, so he commanded the prisoners of war, and lined up a few long lines in front of him, and looked around, there was no prisoner of war on the right, so he smiled and said: "You are all people who know the times, follow the Metropolitan Governor, and there will be a time for you to drink fragrant and spicy food in the future," his face suddenly turned pale, and said: "If you dare to betray the Metropolitan Governor, Yang Feng Yin disobeys, this Lord will never be spared, in the Mandate of Heaven Army, anyone who betrays the Metropolitan Governor, there is only one punishment, that is, the whole door is beheaded!" ”

“……”

Li Guo saw that everyone's faces were full of nervous expressions, no longer like the original stupid appearance, secretly proud in his heart, and he would be restrained only if he was afraid, he smiled again and said: "Don't worry, as long as you don't betray the Metropolitan Governor, you are even a member of the Heavenly Mandate Army, during the one-year labor period, you are the same as the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army, you can eat white-flour steamed buns every day, and even meat, but because it is the screening period, you have no silver until the end of the year!" ”

Where did the prisoners of war dare to worry about the salary, and it was a great luck to be able to save the lives of themselves and their families, but when they heard that there were white-flour steamed buns every day, they immediately swept away the fear just now, "Can we really eat white-flour steamed buns?" Better than the previous meals? ”

"Of course you can eat white-flour steamed buns," Li Guo smiled at Li Zicheng opposite each other, and said: "As long as you absolutely obey the military discipline of the Grand Duke, the daily white-flour steamed buns are full!" ”