Two explosions, like a fuse # cord, ignited the entire night east of Bishan, crackling explosions, one after another, as if the whole city was preparing for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Zhang Ling's heart was extremely cold, and the sound of the explosion was faintly mixed with the cries of the Ming army, which was to ask him for help and beg him to make a decision as soon as possible.

In fact, even without the cries of the soldiers, Zhang Ling knew that the rogues would never waste gunpowder needlessly, they would not celebrate the victory in advance, and Zhang Ling already felt that he was about to lose......

With each explosion, it took the lives of one or more soldiers, as well as countless wounded soldiers......

What made Zhang Ling even more panicked was that the explosion seemed to be moving, gradually moving from west to east, from the periphery of the formation, and gradually to the core area in the middle......

Zhang Ling is not worried about himself, he doesn't have to worry about it, once he is defeated, the Ming army will be annihilated in large numbers, and the Chongqing Mansion with a lack of soldiers will definitely not be able to hold it, and the crime of defeat and loss of land will always fall on the generals, he is the defender of Chongqing, once the court investigates it, he will definitely have no way to live.

I don't even have a chance to choose which way to die!

Now that his fate is doomed, let the brothers sacrifice less, they still have parents, wives and children at home, and how much can they escape while the night is dark!

Zhang Ling was about to give the order to break through, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, could it be that Liukou's gunpowder bag had run out? Why is there no explosion? With the wind, there were loud cries and screams of the Ming army.

It's all soldiers, what is this like? Zhang Ling frowned, he couldn't rescue these wounded soldiers, even if he was rescued, he would eventually die, but the rogue stopped the sneak attack, and his heart had changed, do you want to break through?

If they break through at night, will the soldiers be able to take advantage of their familiarity with the terrain and escape from the rogue cavalry?

"General Zhang Ling, how long has it been, the Ming army has already suffered more than half of the casualties......" I don't know whose voice actually drowned out the cries of the wounded soldiers of the Ming army, "We are all Han Chinese, and most of the governors don't want to kill each other......"

What Metropolitan Governor? Could it be that the Liukou has already become a refinement, and there is a Governor's Mansion? Zhang Ling was stunned for a moment, and reasoned to remind him not to believe the Liukou's gossiers to confuse the public, but he still wanted to hear in his heart, the Liukou on the other side was too weird, not only did he have cavalry, but he also had firearms that were sharper than the imperial court......

"If we continue to fight, the Ming army will be exhausted, we will stop attacking, just leave a way for the soldiers to live, if we are obsessed with it, then we will definitely not be stingy with a powder bag......"

Gunpowder packs? The Rogue also has a powder bag? Zhang Ling's face turned red, fortunately no one noticed that the rogue even had a flowering bomb, wouldn't the gunpowder bag come easily?

"The brothers just want to eat, and they don't want to go against the imperial court, the majority of the governors believe that the brothers of the Ming army are the same, why bother to eat, but let the guys who eat are gone, the brothers of the Ming army, do you say it is ......"

Not only did Zhang Ling's heart change, but the Ming army was even more agitated, this voice in the dark was good, they were soldiers, it was indeed just to eat their stomachs, if they knew that they were going to die, then what else would they eat?

"The chief soldier Hou Liangzhu has been killed in battle, the governor Wang Weizhang has surrendered, even the Chengdu Mansion belongs to us, General Zhang Ling, brothers of the Ming army, the governor of the capital gives you half a pillar of incense, after half a pillar of incense, if you refuse to lay down your arms and surrender, we will launch a new round of attacks......"

didn't wait for Zhang Ling to speak, the voice sounded again, "Brother, my words, every word is true, Wang Weizhang is now our person, serving as the prefect of Chengdu, if you find out that there is half a lie in the future, you can do it...... Don't even think about running away, can the infantry outrun the cavalry? ”

A cold sweat broke out in Zhang Ling's heart, it turned out that his mind had been calculated by the rogue, the infantry really couldn't outrun the cavalry, he originally expected the soldiers to be familiar with the terrain, but now he thought about it, the rogues were very likely to leave an ambush on the way they fled.

What to do?

Zhang Ling was in a dilemma.

"Surrender or die, two paths, you choose ...... for yourselves"

The "General ......" personal guard saw Zhang Ling's hesitation, he was more nervous than Zhang Ling, and the rogue might launch a new attack at any time.

Zhang Ling said lightly: "You say, do the brothers still have the strength to fight?" ”

"General, forgive the villain...... the guard hesitated for a while, and when he saw that Zhang Ling did not stop him, he said: "Since the daytime, the brothers have not had a chance to make a move......

Zhang Ling then remembered that after the battle began, the Ming army had been passively beaten, and there was no chance to fight back, the battle was unfavorable, and the soldiers were not responsible, could the responsibility lie with him, the main general?

What would happen if a different general commanded the battle? The rogue on the opposite side seems to have become a refinement, and the Ming army has no chance at all, let alone 10,000, it is 100,000, what can it do?

Thinking of this, Zhang Ling let out a long sigh, "Order, light the torch and put up the white flag!" ”

"Yes, General!" The guards saluted Zhang Ling, and then trotted out.

Li Zicheng was in the shadows, hesitating in his heart, if Zhang Ling refused to surrender, should he wipe out these Ming troops? It must be annihilated! They are enemies, they cannot hesitate on the battlefield, and every wrong decision will cost their brothers their lives and even lose the whole game......

Compassion is not in charge of soldiers, love is not in charge, righteousness is not financial management, and kindness is not an official!

The ancestors have long interpreted the principles of being a man and doing things, although it is not absolute, but if it cannot be decisive......

"Metropolitan Governor, the Ming army has raised the white flag......"

He Xiaomi's voice interrupted Li Zicheng's contemplation, and he looked in the direction of Xiaomi's finger, a miniature circle formation of the Ming army was lit in the sky, and under the light of the torches, a white cloth flag was fluttering in the wind......

Well? This is less than half a pillar of incense, and the Ming army has surrendered? It seems that Zhang Ling can't bear the price of casualties, and Li Zicheng's heart finally returned to his chest, "Xiaomi, pass the order, let Song Wen take over the Ming army, and Li Guo will keep a watch." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" As soon as He Mi turned around, he disappeared into the darkness.

In a few moments, the Mandate of Heaven Army shot out torches, illuminating the perimeter of the Ming army as if it were day.

Zhang Ling asked the guards to tear down the shield wall, looked around, and suddenly felt half cold in his heart, except for the direction of the river, the south, north, and west, the torches of the Heavenly Mandate Army all illuminated half of the sky, if you choose to break through, which side is a pocket!

He packed up his clothes neatly, and did not bring his own soldiers, except for the miniature array alone, he happened to meet the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army, "I am the deputy general Zhang Ling, who are your governors, take me to meet him!" ”

"A lieutenant general, what are you angry about?"

"That's it, it's still a defeated general!"

"Even the governor Wang Weizhang has lowered his ......"

……

Zhang Ling was angry in his heart, but he couldn't vent his anger, the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army were right, the general of the defeated army had already become a prisoner of war of the Heavenly Mandate Army, what qualifications did he have to negotiate with the Grand Governor of the Heavenly Mandate Army?

He snorted and stood still, unmoving, as the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven bound him.

The remnants of the Ming army, seeing that Zhang Ling had already unfurled the white flag, dismantled the shield wall, walked out of the miniature circle formation, and let the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army tie them up.

The prisoners of war were concentrated in a corner of the battlefield and guarded by soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven, but Zhang Ling was taken to see Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng sat in the main seat, holding the lamp in one hand and driving the tea foam with the lid of the cup in the other, but his eyes were staring at the direction of the door.

Zhang Ling glanced at Li Zicheng lightly, didn't speak, stared at the top of the big tent with his head held high, and was stunned, not knowing what to think in his heart.

Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "You are General Zhang Ling?" ”

Zhang Ling's figure did not move, nor did he look at Li Zicheng, and said coldly: "Defeated general Zhang Ling, I have seen the Metropolitan Governor!" ”

"Haha," Li Zicheng laughed, "I heard my brothers say that General Zhang wants to see me, and now that he has seen me, why don't you have anything to say?" ”

"There's no need," Zhang Ling still said coldly, "I almost forgot, I'm already a prisoner of war, and I'm not qualified to make any demands to the Grand Duke." ”

"Oh?" Li Zicheng said: "In other words, if I kill these prisoners of war, you will not object?" Anyway, they are defeated soldiers, and they are not needed in a war! ”

"You ......" Zhang Ling wanted to stretch out his hand and point at Li Zicheng's nose, twisted it, and found that he was bound, so he stopped struggling, "Didn't you say bypassing the lives of your brothers?" ”

"Joking, I just want to see if General Zhang is cold-blooded," Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, your brother, I will give them a way out." ”

"A way out?" Zhang Ling frowned and said, "What way out will they have?" ”

"There are many ways out, and some you don't know at all," Li Zicheng said: "There are two most basic paths, one is to join the Mandate of Heaven Army, and the other is to go home for the people." ”

Zhang Ling nodded slowly, and said half-loudly: "Go home for the people, they don't have much land, I'm afraid ......"

"I will allocate enough land to them, as long as they are at ease for the people, there is absolutely no problem with food and clothing," Li Zicheng wanted to arouse Zhang Ling's thoughts, so he said: "Not only them, it is Chengdu Prefecture, but now it is also redistributing land, the Mandate of Heaven Army adheres to God's purpose, that is, all the people on the earth will 'have food, clothing, housing, and land', as long as the people with complete hands and feet will have a life." ”

"Have food, clothing, housing, and farming?" Zhang Ling's brows furrowed even deeper, rogue cowards, rogue cowards, didn't they go around for cowards, plundered a lot, and then changed places?

"The matter of the Mandate of Heaven Army, it's a long story, let's not talk about this for the time being, in the future, if you have the opportunity to go to Chengdu to have a look, or meet Wang Weizhang, you will understand," Li Zicheng said: "Let me ask you, why was General Zhang defeated in today's battle?" ”

This is simply rubbing salt on the wound, as a general, defeat is the greatest shame, but this Li Zicheng ......

Zhang Ling snorted coldly and said, "I have no generals, so I made the Metropolitan Governor smile......

"Laughing?" Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said: "Then General Zhang said, if you change someone else, how should you face the enemy?" Or give General Zhang another chance, is General Zhang sure that he will defeat the Mandate of Heaven Army? ”

"This ......" Zhang Ling was speechless for a moment, lowered his head and thought.

Yes, if there is another chance of the same kind, how can we defeat the Mandate of Heaven? Since meeting with the Mandate of Heaven Army on the battlefield, what he thought about the most was how to get out with the soldiers, and he never thought about defeating the Mandate of Heaven Army.

On the battlefield, he had no chance of defeating the Mandate of Heaven at all!

After being humiliated by the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army, he had a grudge in his heart, but he thought about how to defeat the Heavenly Mandate Army, but unfortunately the time was too short, and he had no idea for a while.

Could it be that the Manifest Destiny Army is invincible? Or will you not be able to defeat the Manifest Destiny Army yourself?

He suddenly raised his head and stared at Li Zicheng's eyes, "Look at ...... with the metropolitan governor"

"Unless the generals of the Heavenly Mandate Army take a nap, it is impossible for you to defeat the Heavenly Mandate Army with the same number of people," Li Zicheng shook his head and said faintly: "You can't Zhang Ling, Cao Wenzhao can't, and Hong Chengchou can't do it!" ”

"Why?" Zhang Ling was taken aback, his eyes widened, and he said: "Cao Wenzhao, the tiger general of the world, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, they once beat the rogue to the ground, you don't put them in your eyes, have you met them on the battlefield?" ”

"General Zhang, don't be impatient," Li Zicheng smiled faintly, turned around and said: "Xiaomi, loosen the tie for General Zhang, give him a seat!" ”