When Cao Bianjiao saw the two huge black clouds slowly pressing from both sides, he knew that what he feared most had happened, his last hope had been dashed, and he and the cavalry behind him, which was already less than 3,000 people, had become a remnant.

Two black clouds slowly pressed towards the Ming army from the south and east, like two towering mountains, which made the Ming soldiers who had already become frightened birds suddenly feel tremendous pressure, and they all tightly grasped the weapons in their hands, only it could bring them a little sense of security.

Fortunately, these two huge dark clouds did not attack immediately, but stopped a stone's throw away from the Ming army, and looked at them silently and coldly.

A general in black clothes and black armor with a blood-red cloak and cloak behind him stepped out of the crowd and shouted: "Cao Bianjiao, Hong Chengchou's 10,000 rear army, and your 5,000 infantry have all been wiped out, and only your remnants are left, you are already cornered, just capture it." ”

As soon as these words came out, it was like a burst of thunder in the sky, and the soldiers of the Ming army who bombarded it all at once were frightened, dumbfounded, and their faces were full of incredulity.

I thought that they still had hope and could fight back, but they didn't expect that in less than two days from the time they set out, all the 10,000 rear troops had been wiped out, and the 5,000 infantry of the front army had also been wiped out, which was undoubtedly equivalent to crushing the last glimmer of hope in their hearts.

After the initial consternation, the Ming soldiers all set their eyes on Cao Bianjiao.

When Cao Bianjiao heard this, the horror in his heart was even more incomprehensible. He thought that only his former army had gone to a strange road, but he didn't expect that even at the back, Hong Chengchou, who he had always regarded as calm, was also wiped out, which made it difficult for him to believe that this was true.

Although a voice in his heart told him that it was true, the pride of being a soldier still made him not want to believe it. And he knew that if he didn't deny the news, the soldiers under his command would immediately collapse.

Cao Bianjiao glared angrily at the enemy general who spoke, and shouted angrily: "You and other thieves, a bunch of nonsense, want to use this kind of nonsense to bewitch my Ming army, it's really wishful thinking!" Sons, prepare to kill the thief! ”

Cao Bianjiao raised the long knife in his hand and shouted loudly, but there were very few Ming troops behind him, and most of them had apprehension and confusion on their faces, although they still clutched the weapons in their hands.

There was no expected tide of shouts to kill, Cao Bianjiao's body was shocked, a mouthful of blood almost spit out, his face slowly became pale, he turned his head and swept his soldiers little by little, many people subconsciously lowered their heads under his gaze, and did not dare to look at him.

Only a small number of people, that is, Cao Bianjiao's family, shouted loudly, angrily rushed to the crown, and were ready to rush to death with Cao Bianjiao.

Ran Wu was unmoved by Cao Bianjiao's words, took a long sword from the deputy general behind him, raised it and said loudly: "Cao Bianjiao, I know you don't believe it, so look at what this is?" If you don't know it, then I'll tell you plainly: this is the sword of Hong Chengchou, the commander of the rear army of your troops this time! It was after our army broke into his camp that he personally presented this sword with the Great Seal of the General Army. ”

Hong Chengchou knew that the general trend had gone, and he was unwilling to kill more, and he did not want his soldiers to die in vain, so he was willing to surrender. Could it be that you, Cao Bianjiao, have reached the end of the road at this time, and you still have to bring so many soldiers to your funeral? Do you have to sacrifice so many innocent Ming soldiers for the sake of your own so-called pride? ”

"My lord is also an upright Han family son, and tens of thousands of soldiers of our Jiang family army are also upright Han family sons, we followed the lord to defeat the Tartars repeatedly, killed the Tartar general Tong Yangxing, attacked Liaoyang City, captured the Tartar princess alive, and solved the crisis of the Tartar siege of Datong.

We defeated the 30,000 army of Duoduo, the king of Tartar Yu, and the Tartars were fiercely worshipped, and the Tartars who were beaten are now unable to shrink. What are these piles all for?

The purpose is to give the Han people in the land of Liaodong an environment to live and work in peace and contentment, so that they can live in peace and security. Our lord has done what your Emperor Ming did not do! did what Yuan Chonghuan didn't do! did what none of you in the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Dynasty could do!

My lord did not ask your court for a grain or a penny of silver, and he did not offend you in the autumn. But look at what your Inspector Yuan did, he sent someone to take away the military power of my lord, but he didn't want to give him a single penny of food and money, and after being sternly rejected by my lord, he was angry and led his troops to attack, which made you wait for such an end.

Therefore, you are not defeated by our hands, and the dead soldiers of the Ming army are not dead under our swords, but under the shamelessness and greed of your Yuan Inspector! Are you going to continue to die for the greed of a shameless villain? ”

Ran Wu's voice became higher and more intense, and in the end, almost all of them roared out word by word.

These words pierced into the hearts of all the soldiers of the Ming army like spikes, so that they knew that they had come to be cannon fodder, and to fight an anti-Qing army that had made great achievements for the people of the Ming Dynasty for Yuan Chonghuan's personal selfishness.

Although these Ming soldiers were basically illiterate, they still had basic moral concepts. They were soldiers to kill the Tartars, but now they went to fight each other with a rebel army that killed the Tartars, and so many people died, which made many people feel ashamed in their hearts, and their heads hung down unconsciously, and the hands holding the weapons slowly relaxed.

Cao Bianjiao naturally knew all these things, he watched his soldiers lose their fighting spirit by the words of the enemy general, and shouted at the soldiers behind him in anger: "You all raise your heads for Lao Tzu and hold your swords and guns tightly!" Don't listen to this thief's nonsense and slander the Inspector! Since you are my Cao Bianjiao's soldiers, then follow me to kill the thief, even if you die, you are a master! If anyone dares to cower, Lao Tzu will not let him go even if he is a ghost! ”

Cao Bianjiao's threat restored the depressed morale just now, and some soldiers raised their heads again and clenched their weapons again.

Ran Wu shook his head, looking at this stubborn Cao Bianjiao, if it weren't for the lord's request to capture as many prisoners as possible, he would have ordered to rush to kill him, why bother grinding with these people.

However, the lord's command must be done even if the body is broken to pieces. This is Ran Wu's biggest and most fundamental mission.

"General Ben said it again: My lord can't bear to see you die in vain, and give his life for Yuan Chonghuan in vain. If you are stubborn and follow Cao Bianjiao and resist to the end, you will be killed! Those who capture Cao Bianjiao and surrender to sincerity will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, and they can join our Jiang family army to serve as a military position. If no one surrenders after a stick of incense, it will be time for you to die. ”

After Ran Wu finished speaking, the long knife in his hand was raised, and the five thousand cavalry behind him immediately opened their bows and arrows and aimed them at the Ming soldiers in the encirclement.

One of the lieutenants took out a letter incense from his bosom and lit it and held it in his hand. Once this incense is burned out, it is time for the outbreak of the Great War.