There is no way to heaven and no door to the earth.

The people of Donghu followed the soldiers and began to retreat towards the southern gate, driven by the terrifying sound of the flintlock pistols, and they were much faster than before.

All the floating wealth, food, and even children were ruthlessly abandoned by them.

"Kill ......"

The neat voice, in the night when the heavens were blindfolded, was the talisman of the Donghu army and civilians.

Seeing the retreat of the Donghu soldiers, the Ming army began to pursue in the rear, and the flintlock pistols did not have time to reload, so they drew their sabers from their waists.

At the most terrifying moment of the Donghu soldiers, the Ming army sprinkled another handful of salt.

Lu Yufeng didn't want to kill all the Donghu people, he just didn't let a single Donghu person slip through the net, and if the Donghu people retreated into the city, they would just follow behind and kill them.

Those who ran at the back were not killed by the Ming army, but also trampled to death by the Ming army, and then a new one would appear.

Wolves fight flocks.

When fleeing out of the city, Wu Yanzu and his own soldiers followed at the back of the team, and now that the team has turned around, they have become the vanguard of this team, and all the people are squeezing towards them.

The pro-soldiers relied on the sharp blades in their hands to stop the retreating Donghu soldiers and civilians.

"Don't squeeze ......"

"Queue up!"

"The general is here, who dares not to listen?"

The footsteps of the fleeing Donghu people drowned out the shouts of the pro-soldiers, and the escape route was blocked, but the crowd behind was still surging forward under the drive of the Ming army, and Wu Yanzu could not stand still.

The soldiers were furious, and their waist knives slashed mercilessly at the crowd that rushed over.

At the front of the fleeing crowd, there were Donghu soldiers who fled lightly, and there were pursuers in the back, who did not dare to provoke, and there was interception in front, and they did not dare to be angry.

These Donghu soldiers were squeezed into sandwich biscuits.

During the dispute, I don't know who shouted loudly: "The Ming army is coming!" ”

The crowd suddenly seemed to explode.

The tide emerged again, and the swords of the pro-soldiers could not stop the tide of fear, and the soldiers and civilians of Donghu pushed forward faster and faster, squeezing the defenseless Wu Yanzu down.

"General......

A pro-soldier tried to lift Wu Yanzu up, but he, like Wu Yanzu, was also swallowed up by the torrent.

"Ah......h

"General......

……

It's none of their business, the soldiers and people of Donghu ignore the meaning of the words in the mouths of Wu Yanzu's own soldiers, and avoid falling into the ghost of the Ming army in the end, which is the only thing they care about.

The Ming army did not slow down the pursuit, they wanted to drive these fleeing Donghu soldiers and civilians back to Donghu City, and the Ming army in the city decided their life and death.

The soldiers and civilians of Donghu went around in a circle outside the city and were about to return to the starting point.

However, the south city gate is too narrow, and I don't know if the people who designed the south city gate took into account the flight of the Donghu army and civilians.

Someone was pushed, someone tripped up, and the gates were completely blocked.

The Ming soldiers continued to pursue the Donghu who had fallen behind, but they found that no matter how much they slaughtered, the Donghu no longer advanced a single bit.

They seem to be frozen.

"What's going on? Don't these Donghu people want to live anymore? Lu Yufeng came to the front of the Ming army, and he frowned, thinking that the Donghu people were performing some kind of religious ceremony.

"Maybe the city gate is closed, and they can't get in."

"The gates are closed?" Lu Yufeng also didn't know that the Ming army had established a huge arc-shaped encirclement behind the Donghu army and civilians, leaving only one way forward for them, and if the south gate was closed, they would have no escape route, "Send someone to the front to take a look." ”

"Yes, Master."

The herald soon returned, "Master, I don't know what's going on, the south gate really can't be entered. ”

The current Ming army, both sides almost advanced to the city wall, and became a semi-circular pocket around the south city gate, and there was only one exit from the pocket, that is, the south city gate in the center of the circle, the south city gate was blocked, and all the Donghu people were dead ends, unless they had the courage to launch a counterattack against the Ming army.

If a counterattack is launched against the Ming army, they will only die faster.

Lu Yufeng didn't know whether he should kill these Donghu people, who might be soldiers or ordinary people, he just didn't let them get away.

The soldiers of the Ming army have been on the move, and the Donghu people in front of them are their only target.

A birdsong, in the screams of the Donghu people, was particularly frightening.

Birds and finches are still stealing life.

Lu Yufeng finally made a decision, "Shout, let them kneel and surrender!" ”

"Yes, Master."

The words of the herald saved a large number of Taungoo soldiers and civilians.

Hearing that as long as they knelt and surrendered, their lives could be saved, and the soldiers and civilians of Donghu fell to their knees outside the south gate in waves, holding their heads in their hands, without a trace of resistance.

This was the first time that the Ming army gave them hope for life after the destruction of Donghu City, regardless of whether this hope was dignified or not.

In the face of life, dignity has long been thrown by them to the country of Java.

At the South City Gate, no one in Donghu escaped, and Lu Yufeng successfully completed the task assigned by Lin Chengxiang.

"Master, what should I do with these Donghu people?"

Lu Yufeng still doesn't know who among these people are soldiers and who are ordinary people, and he will only have time to interrogate them after the overall situation in the city is stable, "Tie them up and bring them back to the city." ”

"Yes, Master." The herald went to give the order.

Lu Yufeng looked at the corpses of the Donghu people around him, maybe there were still missing wounded soldiers in the corpses, "Divide half of the soldiers, light torches, clean up the battlefield, and wounded soldiers...... Let the wounded soldiers rest in peace as soon as possible! ”

"Yes, Master."

The Ming army began to get busy again, tying up prisoners of war, examining corpses, harvesting wounded soldiers, and collecting floating wealth.

When everything was completed, Lu Yufeng counted the more than 20,000 people who escaped from the south city gate, most of whom were killed by the Ming army and trampled to death, and there were only 5,000 prisoners of war, and there were almost no children.

There are only 5,000 defenders in Donghu City, and the vast majority of the more than 20,000 Donghu people who escaped from the south gate should be ordinary people in the city, but when the Ming army ambushed, the sky was dark, and no one could distinguish between the soldiers and the people.

The dead are gone, and the living have to move on with their lives.

Lu Yufeng took 5,000 prisoners of war and returned to the city, at this time, the battle in the city was basically over, and only occasionally one or two gunshots were heard, which was the Ming army searching for the remnants of Donghu soldiers in the city and counting the property in the city.

The dawn is gradually showing in the east, and the city is blocked by tall buildings and trees, blocking the light of the morning light, and the roads appear light and dark, like the sketches of a master painter.

In this strange city, the soldiers of the Ming army had no intention of enjoying the scenery of the morning light, they were busy all night, and now they are still in groups of three, five in groups, hurriedly searching for their targets.

There were no pedestrians in Donghu on the streets, only Ming soldiers whispering, annoyed that they had found nothing, happy to kill a Donghu soldier who had slipped through the net, and surprised to find yellow and white things.

A ray of sunshine shone from the Siddang River, and the city had regained its calm, and the war that had taken place at night seemed to have been completely erased by this bright sunshine, and the sun was also congested with blood by the night war, and even the spilled light was blood-red.

The people who survived were all closed, they stayed in their houses in fear, lest they be targeted by the soldiers of the Ming army, and on the empty streets, there were only three or two small detachments of the Ming army patrolling, and there was no hope of harvest, and they were also lazy.

After lunch, Mu Qiyuan and Chen Zizhuang's army arrived at Donghu City.

They were originally a day's journey with Lin Chengxiang's 20th army, but because they heard that Lin Chengxiang was going to attack the city, they accelerated the speed of their march.

When Mu Qiyuan and Chen Zizhuang came to Donghu City, they only saw peace and tranquility, the corpses of Donghu people, concentrated outside the city, had been burned by a fire, and the remaining bones were also buried by the Ming army.

The Han people in Donghu had already left their houses and walked around the streets, and at first, they were cautious, but the Ming army did not check them, and they became emboldened, and for them, everything was back to the way it was.

Except that there are no merchants in the market.

Lin Chengxiang personally went to greet Mu Qiyuan and Chen Zizhuang outside the city, "Commander, Chen Junzuo came so quickly!" ”

"I also want to turn back slowly on the road, how about it, is the city of Donghu cleared?" Mu Qiyuan couldn't hear the gunshots, and seeing Lin Chengxiang's relaxed face, it was estimated that the battle was over.

"Back to the commander, the Donghu soldiers have long been cleared, the people have quieted down, and the city has gradually regained its vitality." Lin Chengxiang was a little proud of his efficiency.

"Hmm," Mu Qiyuan nodded slightly, he glanced at Lin Chengxiang, Lin Chengxiang is older and has always been steady, why is he so hasty this time? "However, I don't understand, your 20th Army arrived in Donghu City yesterday evening, right? Why siege the city overnight? Attacking the city at night, obstructing the soldiers' view, could increase unnecessary casualties. ”

"That's right, Commander, we got an answer from the city, and in order to prevent it for a long time, the city should be exposed, so we decided to attack the city overnight." Lin Chengxiang reported the interrogation in the city and the organization of death squads by the Han people to Mu Qiyuan in detail.

"Do the Han people in the city really support the Ming army?" There is no suspense about the outcome of the war, Mu Qiyuan doesn't care, what he cares about is the hearts of the people, if the hearts of the people are attached, the Ming Dynasty can establish effective rule, he understands why Zhu Youzhen asked him to eliminate the magnates of Donghu, Zhu Youzhen is not to vent his hatred, but for the future right to rule, without the magnates, without leaders, the people of Donghu will be at ease to transform into the people of the Ming Dynasty.

"It is mainly the Han Chinese who support us, and the thoughts of the Burmese are not clear to us for the time being." The Taungoo Dynasty was established by the Burmese, and the Burmese were the basis of Toungoo's rule, and the city had just been pacified, and Lin Chengxiang had not yet come into contact with the Burmese in the city.

"It's good to have the support of the Han people, and as for the Burmese people, we will let them return to their hearts step by step in the future." Mu Qiyuan was influenced by Zhu Youzhen, whether it was to pacify Wusizang or send troops to Donghu, his army encountered the Han people, and he did not commit any crimes, he just felt that the Han army should protect the Han people, no matter where they lived.

"Commander, Lin Junzuo, now that Donghu City has been captured, how should we govern it next?" Chen Zizhuang, who had not spoken, interjected a sentence when Mu Qiyuan and Lin Chengxiang were thinking.

"I have an idea, since there are quite a lot of Han people in the city, and they have already returned to their hearts, it is better to give them the right to rule for the time being, let them manage this city, and we can also concentrate our forces and fight a decisive battle with Talong." Such a strategy was used by Mu Qiyuan when he pacified Wu Sizang, and the effect was not bad.

Lin Chengxiang and Chen Zizhuang both agreed with Mu Qiyuan's approach.

After the three agreed, Chen Zizhuang left a regiment of soldiers to be responsible for the security of the city, and at the same time to clear the nearby anti-Ming forces.

Wang Kun, the leader of the Han people, temporarily took charge of the civil affairs of Donghu City, and at the same time organized a team of 500 people, equipped with scimitars abandoned by the Donghu people, to maintain law and order in the city.