As soon as the bandit leader gave the order, the bandits took the initiative to divide into two waves. A wave of donkeys, camels, war horses, horses, and other strange mounts went straight to the Tang army camp on the shore of the lake.

The other wave quickly spared a semi-circle and prepared to rush to the lake to fetch water. And all this was naturally seen by Zhang Zheng and Chen Yu, who were hiding in the shadows.

"Uncle, didn't you say that the bandits in the desert come and go as swift as the wind? Why do subordinates feel like beggars so much, they don't even have a good horse? Chen Yu took back the clairvoyant mirror placed on his eyes, and then frowned and asked Zhang Zheng suspiciously, with a stupid and cute expression on his face.

Zhang Zheng pursed his lips and didn't want to say anything more. Could it be that this fool thinks that the five thousand elites under Xu Jingzong are some kind of righteous divisions?

Or did Xu Jingzong lead the army into the desert to administer justice for the bandits? Is that an army of robbers better than robbers!

Datang is a government military system, armor, horses, and soldiers need to prepare their own armor, and even food needs to be prepared by themselves.

The soldiers spent so much money to prepare these things, they couldn't have come for a vacation. And the Tang Army also has a rule, that is, after the enemy is broken, the spoils of war do not need to be handed over, and the captured goods belong to themselves.

Therefore, for the Tang Army, once a war breaks out, it is not only an opportunity to make military achievements, but also an opportunity to make a fortune.

Especially in the war of annihilation, if you enter the enemy country and rob a large household, maybe one or two things can make the whole family worry about food and clothing.

So this group of bandits can still have mounts now, seriously, it's because of their fate. And looking at the chaotic appearance of these mounts, Zhang Zheng guessed that it was very likely that they had encountered a caravan to rob them later.

The camp tent that was originally brightly lit and lively on the edge of the small lake suddenly fell silent after the bandit leader led people to rush closer.

The few brothers who stayed behind in the camp did not know what had been lost, and the whole tent was silent.

Qiuzi said: "It's not good, it's a ...... trick" The bandit turned his horse's head and shouted that he was about to run away. But at this time, the wave of people who went to fetch water had not yet circled the edge of the small lake, and although the bandit leader was full of anxiety, he could barely hold his breath before the danger came.

"Let's go!" The bandit leader gave an order, and he didn't understand marching and fighting, but he was still very sensitive to danger.

The bandits who were screaming behind the bandit leader saw that the leader ran away without hesitation, and everyone was a little confused.

Why? It's just that people have a herd mentality, and if someone runs away anyway, then follow suit.

So a group of people wandered around the tent and then joined up with the team that was fetching water. Until this time, there was no danger, which made the bandit leader a little suspicious.

Could it be that the Tang Army has abandoned this big camp and gone directly into the vast desert? What happened to the figures and fires I saw before?

Qiuzi said: "Did you hit the water, quickly withdraw!" Turkic: "Withdraw!" The shouts rang out, and the robbers picked a direction and began to run wildly.

However, before they had run far, several loud noises suddenly sounded in the direction where the bandits had fled.

The explosion was deafening, and at the same time, there was splashing yellow sand everywhere. Many of the bandits had no time to react, and they were so frightened by the loud explosion that they rolled off their mounts, tearing their eardrums and bleeding from their ear piercings.

If nothing else, many people should be deaf. After countless improvement tests by countless skilled craftsmen of the Datang Firearms Bureau, the power of the gunpowder with the golden ratio is no longer the same as when Zhang Zheng first came out.

Fortunately, Zhang Zheng's request was to live, and the gunpowder did not explode on them, but only blocked their way.

Sure enough, no matter how hard the bandit leader tried, the big green horse sitting down just didn't dare to drive in the direction of the explosion.

In desperation, the bandit leader had no choice but to turn his horse's head and prepare to run away again in a different direction.

"Bang ~ bang ~ bang ~" Several explosions sounded, sand and gravel splashed, and yellow sand covered the sky. The four directions of the southeast, north, and west were blocked, and the bandit leader finally despaired.

It was not only the bandit leaders who were desperate, but also the bandits under his command, most of whom came from small countries in the Western Regions.

Some were bounty hunters, some were Zoroastrians, some were criminals, and some were Turkic remnants.

But without exception, they were all people who had never seen the power of gunpowder. For a moment, I thought it was the gods who had sent down divine punishment.

Some of the frightened men were so frightened that they rolled off their mounts and bowed in the direction of the explosion.

He kept saying things like the gods sparing his life, and Zhang Zheng couldn't understand them at all.

"Lay down your arms, surrender or kill!" The two hundred elite cavalry led by Chen Yu saw that the enemy had collapsed, so they slowly came out and surrounded the bandits.

He shouted words like "Kill the Rebels". Zhang Zheng was also in the team, looking at the desert bandits who were frightened by a few explosions and broke down emotionally.

It's really hard to believe that these people are all Jiangyang thieves who kill people and go like the wind.

"Oh, it's a loss, it's a big loss......" Zhang Zheng suddenly sighed to himself, and then sighed.

"Uh, uncle, what's the loss?" The second monk Chen Yuzhang asked in confusion, today's uncle is very strange.

"Kill talents, remember, in the future, bandits like this who were defeated by Xu Jingzong will be captured alive, if you dare to kill one, I won't be able to kill you." Zhang Zheng's face turned dark, and he kicked Chen Yu in the chest again.

Chen Yu didn't move, but Zhang Zheng was shocked by the armor on Chen Yu's body.

"Got it." Chen Yu wiped the footprints left by Zhang Zheng on the armor on his chest without changing his face, and replied, anyway, Zhang Zheng has his reason no matter what he does.

As a subordinate, since you can't figure it out, just carry out the order. Zhang Zheng asked Chen Yu to lead people to unload the blades and armor of these people, and then entertain them with delicious food and drink, and then slowly walked back to his camp with his hands behind his back.

That's right, Zhang Zheng decided to take these prisoners. As for the reason for the surrender of these captives, it is very simple, they are all good dead soldiers and soldiers.

It's just that they have lost confidence now that they have been beaten by Xu Jingzong, and they only need to let them eat a few good meals, and under the combination of grace and power, they don't have to worry that they have no combat effectiveness.

Of course, before that, Zhang Zheng still needs to subdue their hearts, and using gunpowder to scare their courage is the first step.

What? Private Placement Soldiers? No, no, no, they are all foreign people who worship His Majesty the Heavenly Khan in their hearts to the Tang Dynasty.

Xu Tingshi couldn't bear to let them be ostracized in the country, so he accepted them for His Majesty the Great Heavenly Khan!