Not long after, there was a "rumbling" cannon sound at the foot of Baozi Mountain, and then the little flag officer rushed towards Li Zicheng's side, "The Metropolitan Governor, my lord, has become a ......"

"It's finished?" Qin Danian was overjoyed, and raised his foot to greet him, "You mean, the flowering bomb fell in Pingtan Fort?" ”

"Not yet," although the little flag officer shook his head, his face was still full of joy, as if he had just entered the cave room, "Governor, my lord, although the flowering bomb did not fall in the fort, the range is enough, as long as the landing point of the flowering pill is adjusted......"

"Why don't you go soon?" is so slow, Qin Danian can't wait to kick him in the ass twice, and the haze that has been pressing on his heart for several days can finally be thrown away.

Fortunately, the one who took the Pingtan Fort was still his own subordinates, if he couldn't even pull out a small Pingtan Fort, he would lose a lot, and what face would he have in front of the brother troops in the future?

Among the seven thousand households of the Mandate of Heaven Army, five major chief officers have been promoted to guerrilla generals, and only he and Li Ji still hold the title of thousand households.

Perhaps, after the end of this war, he may be able to be promoted.

However, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, this time it was not the little flag official who came up with the idea, let alone himself, but the Grand Governor!

I wonder what the Metropolitan Governor has in mind?

For now, the only way to do this is to take the Flat Beach Fort as soon as possible.

Qin Danian hurriedly bowed his hand to Li Zicheng, "Governor, my subordinates will go and transfer troops, and once there is an opportunity, immediately launch an attack, and strive to spend the night in Pingtan Fort today!" ”

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Go, be careful, the Ming army in Pingtan Fort is already a turtle in the urn, don't attack it for the time being!" ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Qin Danian's camp sounded, and he hurriedly lit up two gunmen from hundreds of households, ready to go up the mountain at any time and seize Pingtan Fort.

Li Ji's heart was also churning, if he changed himself......

How did the Metropolitan come up with the idea? He doesn't seem to have time to train his artillery, does he? Could it be that the Metropolitan was instructed by God?

However, his mind was soon attracted by the sound of "rumbling" cannons, and from the cheers of the artillerymen, he knew that the flowering shells must have landed in the fort.

It depends on how long the Ming army in the fort can support, Pingtan Fort is so big, it's a big deal to plow the fort again......

Successfully taking Pingtan Fort, there is no longer suspense, just a question of how many flowering bombs are needed.

Li Zicheng was chatting and laughing with Badasi beside him, the lieutenant of the Mongolian Chahar Department, who couldn't understand a few words of Chinese, and needed Li Zicheng's personal soldiers to act as translators.

However, this did not prevent him from being able to see the form of the battlefield clearly, the artillery fire of the Mandate of Heaven Army almost covered the entire Pingtan Fort, the flames were soaring, the smoke was filled, and the huge explosion almost covered the screams of the Ming army......

This is at the top of the mountain!

How could the artillery of the Manifest Destiny be so terrifying? Don't say that the weak Ming army is the cavalry of the upper Mongols......

At Kadang that day, the Mandate of Heaven did not use this kind of artillery, otherwise the Mongol casualties would have doubled.

It is no wonder that the Great Khan is no longer an enemy of the Mandate of Heaven, but still maintains friendly relations and relations with the Mandate of Heaven, and even worships God instead.

Is it really God's favor?

The Great Khan is wise!

Badasi admired in his heart, chatting with Li Zicheng with a match or not, no matter how he asked, the Metropolitan Governor just refused to tell the ins and outs of this artillery.

It's a pity, if the Mongols had this kind of artillery, they would still be swept all over the sky by Huang Taiji?

"The governor of the capital, the Ming army has raised the white flag!"

The voice of the soldier interrupted Li Zicheng's words, he raised his eyes to look at the top of the mountain, and when the artillery was fired, there was indeed a soldier in the fort who was desperately waving the white flag.

The white flag waved in the wind, crushing the white smoke and white fog on the top of the mountain,

The defenders are surrendering? Li Zicheng didn't have much joy in his heart, since the flowering bullet could be launched to the top of the mountain, such an ending had long been expected by him, unless all the Ming troops were willing to die in the city!

At critical moments, advanced firearms are still needed, firearms are not omnipotent, but they can destroy the enemy's will to fight and speed up the speed of victory!

Li Zicheng immediately asked the gunners to stop firing, and since the Ming army had surrendered, there was no need to waste precious flowering shells.

Qin Danian had already let the soldiers start climbing the mountain, and in order to avoid accidents, the soldiers of the two hundred households opened a distance of 100 steps between each other.

Badassy was so shocked that his jaw hung up, how much time had it been...... The Ming army surrendered now? It can't be a scam, right...... The way the Han Chinese fought was different from that of the Mongols......

However, he is now on the side of the Mandate of Heaven Army, and it is always a good thing that the Ming army has surrendered.

Li Zicheng didn't wait long at the foot of the mountain, Qin Danian's people had already escorted the Ming army in the fort over, they didn't make senseless resistance, when the Heavenly Mandate Army climbed the mountain, they directly threw down their weapons and surrendered.

This time, there were no casualties among the Providence Army.

"Metropolitan Governor, the Ming troops in the fort are all here, and there are forty-three people left!"

"How many people are there in the castle?" Li Zicheng looked at the officer he was facing, he was too young, at most about the same as He Xiaomi.

"Back to the Grand Governor, including the firefighters, there were originally seventy-two people in the fort!" Zhao Guangrui also looked at Li Zicheng, he almost couldn't believe his eyes, and wanted to rub them, only to find that his hands were tied.

But his mind is clear, this gang of thieves, not only has sharp firearms, but the leader is too young, not a few years older than himself.

Li Zicheng looked at his somewhat lost gaze, and he couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, but he still admired this young Ming army general in his heart, only seventy-two people, and he could stop Qin Danian's entire thousand gunmen!

Yes, Pingtan Fort occupies an absolute advantage in the terrain, but in the face of such a superior number of opponents, not only is it not frightened, but it can also fully play the advantage of the terrain, this young man is indeed good.

Most of the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty are "not two surnames", and they don't know how the generals are.

"What's your name and what is your current position?"

"The villain's name is Zhao Guangrui, and he now lives in Pingtan Fort!" Zhao Guangrui's face returned to his inherent calm.

Zhao Guangrui? Li Zicheng has never heard of it, although he has seen a lot of history in later generations, he has not remembered this person, he doesn't know what the background # scene is, what the official position of the integrity officer is, he doesn't know, however, there are only seventy-two soldiers under him, and he will not be older than a hundred household officials.

"Who else is in the family? Now that you have been captured, what will they do for their living? Li Zicheng was ready to recover this young integrity officer, so he played the family card.

Zhao Guangrui was taken aback, he was defeated and captured, that is, the general trend is not on his side, even if he is killed, he can't complain about others, but looking at the governor opposite, why does he want to greet his family? Don't......

He understood in an instant that this was to recruit himself!

If he surrendered, he could save his life, but Zhao Guangrui refused, he was the queen of the gate, how could he commit himself to the thief? What is the future of following the thieves? Sooner or later, it is not for the officers and soldiers to be destroyed......

Thinking of this, Zhao Guangrui straightened his waist and said in a deep voice: "The villain's father and uncle died on the battlefield early, and there is only the mother at home!" ”

Died on the battlefield?

Li Zicheng's heart moved, Zhao Guangrui was so young, he served as the integrity officer of Pingtan Fort, maybe because of hereditary, could it be that he was the queen of the gate?

He asked the soldiers to loosen Zhao Guangrui's ties and said, "Who is your ancestor?" ”

"The ancestors are gone, I don't want to desecrate their name here," Zhao Guangrui had already made up his mind not to surrender, he rubbed his somewhat sour arms, and looked at Li Zicheng, "I will never surrender, you don't have to bother, kill if you want to!" ”

"Ambitious!" Li Zicheng stretched out his thumb and praised, "If you are greedy for life and afraid of death and surrender voluntarily, the governor of Pontus may not be able to look at it." ”

"You ......" Zhao Guangrui was angry, and he didn't know what Li Zicheng praised him, anyway, he wouldn't appreciate it, and the thief's praise was really an insult.

Li Zicheng had the intention of subduing Zhao Guangrui, and he must first break his contempt for the Heavenly Mandate Army, so he said: "Who your ancestors are, the governor of Pontus does not know, if he dies to suppress the thieves in Shaanxi, he is just an eagle dog of the imperial court and an executioner who kills the people." ”

"Eagle dogs? Executioner? Zhao Guangrui was furious, pointed at Li Zicheng's nose with his finger, and shouted: "The thieves in Shaanxi, as you wait, will only fight against the government, kill people and steal goods, what is the difference between them and robbers?" ”

He Xiaomi was furious, pressed the handle of the knife with his hand, and snatched out two steps, "Aren't you bad, the Metropolitan Governor loosened your bonds, but you didn't say anything?" Before he finished speaking, the blade of the knife was already half drawn.

"Don't be impatient!" Li Zicheng drank He Xiaomi, and his face was also peaceful, "The governor of Pontus asked you, you are stationed in Pingtan Fort, but do you know where the food you eat on weekdays, as well as military salaries, armor, etc., come from?" ”

"Where? Naturally, it's the imperial court! Zhao Guangrui saw that Li Zicheng's expression was calm, and if he wanted to be angry again, wouldn't he fall behind in front of the thieves? Then he also softened his complexion.

"Wrong, the food, ordnance, etc., ostensibly come from the imperial court," Li Zicheng smiled faintly, "Do you know, who produced the grain?" Which bigwig of the imperial court, or is it the emperor? ”

"You ......" Zhao Guangrui's blood surged, and his face was flushed, but in front of Li Zicheng, he struggled to suppress his anger, "Food is naturally the ...... produced by the people."

"That's right, the grain is produced by the people, and the silver is the taxes paid by the people. Li Zicheng had a faint smile on his face, like a spring breeze, "You are stationed in Pingtan Fort, do you know why there are many thieves in Shaanxi?" ”

"I heard that there was a lack of food......

Li Zicheng said indifferently: "In the ordinary situation, the food produced by the people feeds the soldiers and the officials of the court, the soldiers protect the people, and the officials manage the country to ensure that the people are happy, which also complements each other." ”

Zhao Guangrui chewed every word of Li Zicheng in his heart, which seemed to make sense, but it didn't seem right.

It is a matter of course for the people to produce food to feed the soldiers and officials, and it has been the case in all dynasties, but the soldiers protect the people, and the officials ensure the order of the country, no one seems to have said that, according to Li Zicheng, the soldiers and officials also contributed their strength, and it is also logical that they get the people's food.

What exactly is he going to say?

"What I just said is a normal year, if there is a disaster year, the people themselves have no food to eat, and the government wants to force them to pay food and taxes, they can only starve to death......