Li Zicheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw that the city was not moving, and said to the hundred household officials: "The defenders at the head of the city have witnessed our strength, so don't worry about them escaping from the north city gate, just continue to keep sporadic shooting!" ”

He turned his horse's head, and returned to the west gate, which was still a stone's throw away, when he heard a dense sound of gunfire coming from the city, but then the sound of gunfire became sparse.

Li Zicheng was overjoyed, "Youshui has occupied the west city gate, this time it's time to take the soldiers outside the city into the city, right?" ”

Sure enough, it can be seen from the hole in the city gate that the west gate is slowly opened, and the auxiliary soldiers outside the city cheered, and while they saw Li Zicheng, their eyes had long been separated from the west city gate.

Li Zicheng also looked at the West City Gate and said: "Go, give me a firm guard of the West City Gate, if you let go of a defender, I will punish all of you, and don't even think about a monthly ticket for military exploits at that time." ”

The soldiers all grinned, but the Baihu official had a grim look on his face and saluted Li Zicheng, "Don't worry, if you let go of a defender, your subordinates are willing to take their monthly tickets...... No, the head is guilty! ”

Li Zicheng left the West City Gate, followed the direction of the South City Gate, and quickly rushed to the East City Gate.

When he arrived at the east gate, the auxiliaries who had been stationed outside the city had already entered the city, and they poked their heads out of the city wall one after another, "Governor! ”

Li Zicheng waved his hand to the city, three of the four gates of Qinzhou City have been captured, if it were not for the capture of the defenders in the city, the combat mission of the Heavenly Mandate Army would have been basically completed, and the remaining one city gate was just for the rout in the city to escape.

However, if Qin Zhouwei's soldiers were allowed to stay in the local area, it would be difficult to ensure that there would be no incident, and it would be more reassuring to be captured in their hands, and Li Zicheng had already found a way out for these soldiers.

Since the east city gate had been occupied by auxiliary soldiers, he had no choice but to take nearly a hundred cavalry and quickly rush towards the north city gate.

The Mandate of Heaven army entered the city from the south gate, and was encircling and suppressing the Qinzhou guards in the city from the south to the north, and the soldiers of the Qinzhou guards were bound to move to the north, and the gunners guarding the north gate were only a hundred households, and the manpower was too small, so they would inevitably face great pressure.

If the soldiers of Qinzhou Wei want to break through, the north city gate is the only chance.

The cavalry rushed to the north gate and joined forces with the gunners, and Li Zicheng's hanging heart fell back into his chest.

The gunfire in the city gradually thinned out, and I don't know if most of the defenders were wiped out or surrendered, but occasionally one or two gunshots were more terrifying than the dense gunfire.

However, in the time of half a bag of cigarettes, the head of the north city was already crowded, and the remaining soldiers of Qin Zhouwei were basically compressed in this area, and the north city gate was still in their hands, but outside the city was the Mandate of Heaven army led by Li Zicheng.

Qin Zhouwei's soldiers were like weasels in a hunter's cage.

In front is the gunners of the Mandate of Heaven Army, in their eyes, the rifle can be regarded as a long-range strike weapon, hundreds of steps apart, it makes people fall silently in a pool of blood, want to break through, there are not only the gunners and rifles of the Mandate of Heaven Army under the city, but also nearly a hundred cavalry, even if they can break through the death line composed of rifle bullets, the remnants of the defeated will have to face the cavalry, and the legs of people can't run the four legs of the war horse after all.

Li Zicheng asked the gunmen outside the city to stop shooting, and began to shout to the city: as long as you put down the weapons in your hands and stop resisting, the Mandate of Heaven will treat the prisoners of war preferentially and ensure that they will not hurt their lives.

The horses in the city have water, while shouting to the soldiers of Qinzhouwei, they continue to shoot, as long as the soldiers of Qinzhouwei do not lay down their weapons, they will be a threat to the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven, they are not prisoners of war yet.

The soldiers on the periphery kept falling, crying and calling for their mothers one by one, and this sound also shocked the officers who were mixed in with the soldiers, and the soldiers were dead, and they should have fallen.

In desperation, the hundreds of Qinzhou guards gathered at the head of the northern city, under the command of the officer, finally threw down the swords and guns in their hands, knelt on the ground, and surrendered to the Heavenly Mandate Army.

Ma Youshui ordered the soldiers to open the city gate, put Li Zicheng inside, and greeted him at the city gate, "Metropolitan Governor!" ”

"There is water, and there is no resistance in the city, right? What about the casualties of the brothers? Li Zicheng sat on the yellow-maned horse, his face was already happy, the battle of Qinzhou was completely consistent with his prediction, and it only took more than an hour to solve Qinzhouwei.

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, Qinzhou Wei, it should be called the Runaway Guard, they only know that they run away from the wind, the bullets of the brothers, penetrating their backs and the back of their heads, running all the way, not even daring to turn back, this is also called the army ......" Ma Youshui threw a contemptuous glance at the Qinzhou army on the head of the city, "The brothers basically have no casualties, even if some brothers are injured, they are tripped by the stones on the ground......"

Li Zicheng smiled silently, it wasn't necessarily how bad Qinzhouwei's soldiers were, in fact, the Xining rifle was too against the sky, which was the main reason for their rapid defeat.

Against the gunners of the Heavenly Mandate Army, the Qinzhou Army had no chance to fight back at all, and could only be chased and fought by the Heavenly Mandate Army, how could this be considered a normal battle? It's not bad to say it's a massacre!

Moreover, the Mandate of Heaven army relies on rifles, and even the nomadic cavalry dares to bully, they do not feel the danger of war, fighting a war is an opportunity to pick up military merits, who does not rush forward?

Ma Youshui followed closely behind the yellow-maned horse and said in a low voice: "Governor, what about these prisoners of war?" ”

"Tie them up first, escort them to the barracks, and guard them," Li Zicheng had already gone to the city, looking at the Qinzhou guards who were kneeling on the ground, there was no pity in his heart, they were the scapegoats for this war, but if it was he who lost, who would sympathize with him? I want to be in prison in Mizhi County that day...... He sighed softly, "They are prisoners of war after all, they have already laid down their weapons, don't torture them, let them have a full meal." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Ma Youshui hurriedly commanded his subordinates, tied up the Qinzhou army one by one, escorted them to the barracks, and left two hundred soldiers to guard them.

Li Zicheng asked the herald to go to the other three city gates to interrogate: temporarily block the city gates, only enter but not leave, wait for the brothers to have breakfast, and then go to the city to search the mansion of the civil official.

Except for those who stayed on duty, all the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven were temporarily concentrated in the barracks in the city, and the firefighters had prepared steaming broth, but this was the march, there was not much mutton, mainly salted fish, and the indispensable green vegetables, and the white-flour steamed buns were full as usual, and the soldiers were used to it, and they were all lining up to receive their share of food.

Qiu Shike held the broth in one hand and the porcelain bowl containing green vegetables in the other, three white-flour steamed buns were piled up in the porcelain bowl, and one was in his mouth, he looked around for a while, and finally found Li Zicheng at a dining table.

"Dadu Governor ......" Qiu Shike's words suddenly couldn't go on, Li Zicheng and his food were completely the same, even one less white-flour steamed bun than him, he subconsciously pointed to Li Zicheng's dishes, "This ......"

"What happened to Qiu Baihu? My dish is exactly the same as your meal," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "The Heavenly Mandate Army is not rich for the time being, so it can only be eaten!" ”

"Dadu Governor," Qiu Shike put the dishes on the dining table, and took out the white-flour steamed buns in his mouth, and his accent became clearer, "How is the food of the Dadu Governor and his subordinates...... Exactly the same meal as the soldiers? ”

"What's wrong with that?" Li Zicheng took a sip of fresh soup and said: "The current Heavenly Mandate Army, there is not a surplus of food, and the officers and soldiers eat together, which can eliminate waste, Qiu Baihu, Lanzhou Wei was not like this?" ”

"Lanzhou Wei?" Qiu Shike wanted to scold Lanzhou Wei, but he was a guerrilla general of Lanzhou Wei, the same high, he never thought of eating and living with the soldiers, whether the soldiers could eat and eat enough, that was the soldier's business, as long as they didn't make trouble, thinking of this, he said: "Dadu Governor, his subordinates know why the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army are moving forward bravely on the battlefield!" ”

Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "Ao? What is the reason? ”

"Officers and soldiers are equal!" Qiu Shike knew that the temperament of the Han people was "not to be outnumbered but to suffer from unevenness", and when officers and soldiers ate the same meals, soldiers would regard the military camp as their home, and the interests of the army were their own interests.

"It's good that Qiu Baihu understands," Li Zicheng broke the steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth, swallowed the soup, and said: "You are now a hundred household officials of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and you treat your brother well!" ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Qiu Shike put down the dishes and respectfully saluted Li Zicheng.

"Qiu Baihu doesn't need to be polite," Li Zicheng saw Qiu Shike's lips squirming, and said, "Qiu Baihu has anything else to say?" ”

"Metropolitan Governor, my subordinates originally wanted to ask, how was the Metropolitan Governor sure that he could take Qinzhou City before breakfast, but ......" Qiu Shike shook his head, "But, now the subordinates don't need to ask, the subordinates have already understood!" ”

"It's good to understand, if you join the Heavenly Mandate Army, you will have to get used to winning battles in the future," Li Zicheng's words turned sharply, "However, my brother, no matter whether the battle is smooth or not, as long as the order to retreat is not given, absolutely no soldier dares to escape, like the situation where Qin Zhouwei is chased and beaten today, it will definitely not happen to the Heavenly Mandate Army, even if it is death, you must face the enemy directly!" ”

"The subordinates understand, the subordinates now understand - what is the Mandate of Heaven Army, it is not a shame for the subordinates to lose to such an army, fortunately, the subordinates are now a member of the Mandate of Heaven Army!"

"Don't wear a high hat for me," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Hurry up and eat, after eating, you ask the soldiers to carry some white-flour steamed buns and send them to the prisoners of war of the Qinzhou army, they are also people, the battle was lost, but they are not guilty of capital crimes, they have to let them fill their stomachs." ”

"This ......" Qiu Shike could hardly believe his ears, he pointed to the steamed buns in his bowl, "Dadu Governor, you say, send these white-flour steamed buns to the prisoners of war?" It's a great food ......."

"Yes, just this kind of steamed bun, do you have to wait until the steamed bun spoils before giving it to the prisoners of war?" Li Zicheng had a faint smile on his face, "Since we have accepted these prisoners of war, we have to care about their lives and deaths, if we don't care about their lives or deaths, we just kill them with a knife, and we don't have to waste these grains!" ”

"Yes, Grand Governor, my subordinates understand!"

While Li Zicheng was eating, he asked He Xiaomi's to call Zhu Zhihong and Ma Youshui.

Zhu Zhihong was still chewing steamed buns in his mouth, but he came at a trot, "Metropolitan Governor? ”

"Lord Su, sit," Li Zicheng pointed to the other side of the table and said, "Lord Su, after breakfast, I will ask my brothers to bring the civil officials of Qinzhou over, and I will hand them over to the prince!" ”

"Understood, understood," Zhu Zhihong said repeatedly, "Don't worry, I will give them a chance to change their ways, and try my best to persuade them to join the Heavenly Mandate Army!" ”

It happened that Ma Youshui came, and Li Zicheng pointed at him and said, "Lord Wang, let Youshui take your brothers to accompany you in a while!" ”