Dai Junen's judgment was right, Li Zicheng stopped the artillery fire, and he was preparing to attack!

Qin Danian and Li Jibu approached the Ming army's camp from the northwest and southwest directions respectively, and shot the Ming soldiers with their rifles, while Badasi's cavalry was on guard on the periphery, and once the Ming army dared to rush out of the camp, they would kill mercilessly.

In less than half an hour, Li Zicheng saw that the Ming army had given up half of the camp to the west, so he ordered the soldiers to remove the outer fence.

The camp was damaged, and the Ming army could not gain a foothold in the western half, and the gunners of the Mandate of Heaven gradually advanced, and under the cover of rifles, even the gunpowder bag was used, and the inner fence was also a gap of more than ten steps.

Dai Junen asked the soldiers to fight back with bows and arrows, and at the same time organized people to rush to repair the fence.

However, the rifle of the Mandate of Heaven Army occupies a huge advantage in range, and as long as the Ming Army shows its head, it will immediately become the military merit of the Mandate of Heaven Army.

Qin Danian and Li Jibu wanted to compete for merit, and they attacked the camp from the northwest and southwest, and they couldn't even care about the casualties of the soldiers.

The Ming army could not resist the enemy, and the casualties were heavy, so they had to retreat to the east of the camp again, and even Dai Junen couldn't stop crying.

Zhao Guangrui has been standing by Li Zicheng's side, his hands have long been itchy, and he can't wait to go up to break the fence in person, but Li Zicheng didn't let him fight, so he had to say stupidly: "Governor, it won't take an hour for the camp of the Ming army to be breached......

Li Zicheng smiled faintly: "I don't know if Dai Junen is dead, it's a pity to die......"

Zhao Guangrui only understood that the Metropolitan Governor was about to surrender Dai Junen, and hurriedly reminded: "Metropolitan Governor, Lord Dai is a civil official, I'm afraid he won't surrender......"

Li Zicheng thought about it, "Junen", judging from the name, Dai Junen is the master of "no matter the second surname", so he stopped talking, and his eyes were just staring at the battlefield.

The red sun had already hung on the distant mountains, as if attracted by a magnet, and when it fell suddenly, it was covered by a small part of the distant mountains.

Li Zicheng frowned, Dai Junen will never be restrained, once it gets dark, he is very likely to escape with the help of darkness, both sides are dense forests, not suitable for large troops to march, but if the Ming army is scattered, hide a few people in the dense forest, let you have thousands of troops, it will be difficult to find them.

Fortunately, Li Ji's troops had already broken through the camp from the southwest, and the soldiers were swarming in and began to shoot at the tents where the Ming army was sleeping.

The Ming army had no intention of fighting, and in the panic, they were just scurrying around in various tents, and Qin Danian's troops took the opportunity to break in from the northwest and complete the convergence with Li Ji's troops.

Dai Junen saw that the general trend had gone, and he couldn't bear to watch the soldiers die in vain, so he asked the soldiers to fly the white flag and accept the supervision of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Dai Junen wanted to draw a knife to kill himself, but was saved by the guards, "My lord, my subordinates still have the strength to fight, and my subordinates are desperate to the death, and they must protect their adults to fight their way out......"

"It's useless, the Mandate of Heaven Army has already deployed cavalry on the periphery, and this will be waiting in a hurry......" Dai Junen gasped and pushed away the guards who were holding him, "Lord Ben is the commander, and he must not be a prisoner of war......"

"Your Excellency must be loyal, your subordinates accompany your superiors, on Huangquan Road, your subordinates are still your personal guards...... "A personal guard picked up the waist knife that fell on the ground, "Your Excellency, your subordinates are waiting for your ...... on the bridge."

The guards were still verbose, and the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven Army had already killed the inner village, and together with Dai Junen, they were captured alive.

The Mandate of Heaven escorted all the prisoners of war aside, and divided the manpower to clean up the battlefield, and the corpses of the Ming army were collectively sparked.

The fire was raging, half the sky was red, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt corpses, but the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven were elated, as if it was a bonfire party for men and women...... Although they haven't even eaten lunch, they still have endless energy!

In today's battle, they annihilated the main force of 10,000 Ming troops, and even the commander Dai Junen was captured alive, and the 20,000 Ming army is now only 5,000 soldiers in the Jingyu Acropolis.

The fire burned the corpses of the Ming army, and also took away the confidence of the Ming army, and the Ming prisoners of war who were guarded by the side were all drooping their heads blankly, like roosters infected with the plague......

Li Zicheng asked the firefighters to serve dinner, and on the other hand, he summoned Dai Junen in time with the big tent of the Ming army, which used to be Dai Junen's big tent, and now, Li Zicheng has taken his place, but he has become a prisoner!

Dai Junen looked at the tent that had been burned out of a big hole by the war, sighed softly, lowered his head and said nothing.

Li Zicheng knew that it would not be easy to persuade Dai Junen to surrender, he still wanted to try, he didn't know Dai Junen before, but on the battlefield, Dai Junen's soldiers still left a deep impact on him, and he was not the kind of bastard who was defeated in a battle.

What's more, Li Zicheng now lacks civilian officials, and the territory of the Mandate of Heaven Army has not only increased Jingyuwei, but also a large area of land north of the Yellow River and between the inner and outer border walls, and he needs civilian officials to protect the territory and the people!

Li Zicheng looked at Dai Junen and said with a smile: "Lord Dai, the main force of the Ming army has been annihilated, and this western expedition is over!" ”

Dai Junen's face suddenly turned red, and his eyes glared at Li Zicheng, obviously angry, "The general of the defeated army, if he is killed, he will die in the hands of thieves, but it is a pity, a pity, a pity, a ......pity, a pity, a pity, a pity, a pity, a pity, a pity, a pity, a pity, a pity, a p

He Xiaomi was enraged, "Knowing that he is a general of the defeated army, he dares to be rampant in front of the Metropolitan Governor......"

Li Zicheng drank He Xiaomi, and said lightly: "Lord Dai has done his best, and current affairs are also unfavorable for war, and now that he is captured, are you willing to surrender?" ”

"There are only thieves who surrender to the court, and there are no court officials who surrender to thieves!" Dai Junen raised his neck, raised his head to the sky, and didn't look at Li Zicheng again, but he looked like he was waiting for death.

"Okay, have backbone, and make a sound!" Li Zicheng almost applauded, he knew that he would persuade him to surrender directly, and there was little hope, so he adopted a roundabout tactic, "How about eating enough and then going on the road?" ”

Dai Junen craned his neck, neither speaking nor responding.

Li Zicheng's face turned cold, and he said awe-inspiringly: "Whether you eat or not, you will definitely die!" ”

"Why?" Dai Junen suddenly opened his eyes and glared at Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng said while secretly observing Dai Junen's face, "The battle is fruitless, the land is lost, and the court does not tolerate it; Defeated and captured, and died at the hands of thieves, he sacrificed his life for the country, and his family could be safe, and the second also; As the commander-in-chief, I don't know the art of war, even if I surrender today, he will definitely be unfavorable in the future, because of the disadvantage of the battle, he will be beheaded, rather than be humiliated and surrendered today, it is better to go quickly, and he can still protect the name of the full official, and the three are also ......"

"How can I not know the art of war?" Dai Junen's eyes widened, and he twisted his body from side to side, "Little thief, but he is proud for a while, sooner or later he will be captured by the army of the imperial court!" ”

"Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent," Li Zicheng sneered: "Since Lord Dai is in command of the army, he should know that there are only victories and defeats on the battlefield!" ”

"You ......" Dai Junen looked at Li Zicheng's appearance, and really wanted to point at his nose and scold, but as soon as his body moved, he realized that his body was bound, "Your firearms are sharper than the imperial court, and you are assisted by cavalry, you don't look like thieves......"

"Although the Pontus Governor also embarked on the road of rebellion because he had no food to eat," Li Zicheng said, "but there is still an essential difference between the Pontus Governor and ordinary thieves. ”

"Who are you?"

"Hong Chengchou asked you to come to conquer the Heavenly Mandate Army, so you should tell you my details," Li Zicheng said coldly: "Since Lord Dai is going all out to conquer the thieves, he hates the thieves very much, may I ask Lord Dai, why do you hate the thieves?" ”

"Where the thieves passed, burning, killing, raping, #adulterous, and plundering, they did everything, making the place a miasma, and if it was not destroyed, it would be difficult for the place to ......be peaceful."

"Lord Dai said it well, this is also where the Governor of Pondu hates thieves, and the goal of the Governor of Pondu is the same as that of the officers and soldiers, which is to conquer the thieves," Li Zicheng said: "The difference is that the Governor of Pondu wants to protect the territory and the people, and you want to maintain the long-term peace and stability of the imperial court!" ”

"Protecting the land and the people?" Dai Junen's eyes widened, as if he wanted to see Li Zicheng through, and finally snorted coldly, "That's a nice word, if it's not for the captivity, how can you get food to feed the soldiers?" ”

"Haha," Li Zicheng laughed, "does the food must come from captivity?" The court also wants to pay food, is it also a captivity? Ao, the imperial court not only levies taxes and levies forced labor, but now it is also a levy of liao salaries, which should be an indirect captive of the people, haha......"

"You ......" Dai Junen was poor for a while, but how could he let Li Zicheng slander the court, his head could be broken, blood could be shed, and the reputation of the court must not be damaged on himself, "That is the Tartar ...... of the imperial court for an expedition to Liaodong"

Li Zicheng couldn't control the imperial court's expedition to Liaodong for the time being, he was concerned about how to subdue Dai Junen, "In the territory of the Heavenly Mandate Army, there is only an agricultural tax of 'fifteen taxes and one', not even a poll tax, which is much lower than that of the imperial court!" ”

"Fifteen taxes one?" Dai Junen couldn't believe it, this was the first light tax of the imperial court, "Only such a tax can feed the soldiers?" Are they really not going to take captivity? ”

"The soldiers who dare to kidnap the people are no longer in this world," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Only a fool will take his own people captive, and the territory of the Heavenly Mandate Army is the only pure land for the people in the world!" ”

Dai Junen was thoughtful, and what Li Zicheng described in a few words is simply the legendary Peach Blossom Spring, but in real life, it does not exist, "You just make it up, let you say it all over the place, I will never believe it in politics, and I can't change your thief nature!" ”

He Xiaomi couldn't help it, "You don't know how to lift things, the Metropolitan Governor hasn't even eaten until now, how dare you not believe the words of the Metropolitan Governor?" ”

"Xiaomi, people haven't been to our territory, and it's understandable not to believe it," Li Zicheng turned to Dai Junen, "Have you ever heard that there are thieves in the Xining area?" Have you ever heard of people in the Xining area fleeing and even joining the bands of thieves? ”