Liu Zongmin led his subordinates to run around with their heads in their hands, and there were chasing soldiers one after another behind him, completely exhausted and having long forgotten the purpose of this trip.

Liu Zongmin wants to bring something back now, otherwise there will be no place to put this face.

However, Tie Li constantly organized patrols to find out the whereabouts of Liu Zongmin and his party, and a steady stream of news was transmitted to Zhou Xian.

Zhou Xian thought for a while and said to Zhang Chuyu: "Brother Zhang, what do you think we should do with Liu Zongmin?" Kill directly? Or is it captured alive? ”

Zhang Chuyu fought bravely to kill the enemy in the defense of the capital, and cooperated with Zhou Xian to kill Li Zicheng, and he was a rare talent.

So when he went out of Beijing, Zhou Xian took the initiative to ask him over.

Zhang Chuyu spread out a bluestone map and said: "Now Liu Zongmin and the others are divided into three ways, according to intelligence, even if the bandits led by Liu Zongmin are already like frightened birds, we can capture them alive and see if there are any other movements of the intruding army!" ”

Zhou Xian glanced at the map and scratched his head: "If you want to be captured alive, you need a careful plan, otherwise they will have three directions, and if they are a little careless, and run away from one of them, it will be worth the loss." ”

Zhang Chuyu knocked on a corner of the map: "Liu Zongmin is our old opponent, he is as good at escaping as Li Zicheng, it is estimated that after tonight, they will escape!"

If you can't catch them alive, then wipe them all out, arrange a pocket first, and then swallow them all in one bite! ”

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "Okay, just do what you want." ”

Zhang Chuyu touched his chin: "Gather the mine protection team now, let them all rush towards this area, it is bound to form a preliminary encirclement before dark!" ”

Liu Zongmin was not doing well, and when he saw that the sky was getting dark, he suddenly received a report from the patrolling soldiers, saying that a large number of officers and soldiers were coming from behind.

The bandits were originally for money, and the discipline was loose, after the news spread, people were panicked, and most of them began to retreat, without Liu Zongmin's urging, they ran faster than anyone else.

Zhou Xian and Zhao Laofu chased after them with hundreds of brothers, and the bandits ran fast, and they chased fast.

Zhao Laofu blasted out Li Zicheng's artillery position in the defense of the capital, and he had a meritorious service in protecting the country, and he should have stayed in the capital to hold an important position, but Zhou Xian insisted on asking him over and becoming his confidant.

The second battalion they led was the main force of the Shenji Battalion, and they trained 20 kilometers every night, although they were very tired, but now after chasing these bandits, the effect of the training has gradually come out.

The two sides chased after each other, and after a stalemate for an hour, the bandits gradually began to fall behind, and they dragged their numb feet all the way forward, but after hearing the sound of officers and soldiers chasing, they simply lay down in the grass with a high head, resigned to fate.

Zhao Laofu is also an old fritter, how can these disguises of bandits escape his eyes, after catching two of them, the scouts in front have one more task, which is to leave a mark in the grass.

After chasing for more than ten miles, most of the bandits were already physically exhausted, and more and more people were left behind, Zhou Xian led people to chase all the way, just picking up on the roadside, and also caught hundreds of prisoners.

However, the further they went, the more prisoners there were, and guarding them was a big problem, so Zhou Xian simply asked people to tie them up, and then threw them on the side of the road, and the group marched quickly to catch up again.

Liu Zongmin has a war horse to travel, so he is naturally not tired, but seeing that there are fewer and fewer subordinates behind him, he is about to become a bare-bones commander.

The terrain here is complicated, and once all these people under him are left behind, he will be finished.

"No, you have to find a way to run into the mountains!"

It's just that before he could come up with a reason, there was a sudden shout from behind: "Brothers, don't run." ”

The group had already been tired and hungry, and when they heard this greeting, they couldn't help but stop and look back for a while.

By this time it was already dark, and only the light of torches behind him could be heard.

By the light of the fire, they found that the people who spoke out were their fallen companions, and at this moment they were riding on their horses, calm and relaxed, how could they be so tired and tired.

For a while, Liu Zongmin's army began to question and scold, and it was completely chaotic.

Those bandits who came to persuade them to surrender had Zhou Xian's guidance behind them, so naturally they would not scold those bandits, but shouted at their throats and took care of themselves: "Brothers, as long as you surrender, the officers and soldiers will not only not kill us, but also give us good food and drink." Look at us, there is food, drink and Ma Qi, Lord Zhou is very benevolent! ”

When Liu Zongmin heard this, he was so angry that his lungs exploded, turned the horse's head, and scolded:

"You eat things inside and out, you'd better not fall into the hands of Lao Tzu, otherwise Lao Tzu will pick your skin!"

Several of the captives shrank their necks in fright, not daring to speak again.

After a long time, it was still a few officers and soldiers who carefully persuaded them to raise their voices again: "Master Liu, you yourself are mud bodhisattvas crossing the river, you can't protect yourself, and you still want to threaten us?" I advise you to surrender with your brothers as soon as possible, and maybe you can save your life!" ”

Liu Zongmin originally wanted to continue to escape, but as soon as he heard the other party shouting like this, his morale must have been low to the bottom, and he was about to bring people over to take these down, but not far away, a dragon torch suddenly lit up, and it was obvious that a large number of officers and soldiers were coming.

The captive was relieved and continued to shout: "Great boss, these brothers were born and died with you, and everyone didn't die in the capital, so you should pity everyone, let them go, and let them leave a life to go home!" ”

Liu Zongmin gritted his teeth in anger and shouted at the bandits behind him: "What are you doing in a daze? Wait for those officers and soldiers to catch up and kill us all? ”

The bandits were so frightened that they could only grit their teeth and move on.

The captives behind him also hung behind him, shouting from time to time: "Brothers, don't go, surrender, I have food and drink here, and I have prepared it for you." ”

"Brothers, these officers and soldiers are different from those who forced good people to become prostitutes before, they are all teachers of benevolence and righteousness.

Since coming to Datong Mansion, not only has the steel mill been rebuilt, the people's food and drink have been guaranteed, and even renting land and farming can reduce taxes, and they can also reduce it every year in the future!

As long as we are diligent, we can live and work in peace and contentment with our hands, marry a mother-in-law and have a child, and in the future, our wives and children will be hot on the kang, and in such a day, we don't have to lick the blood from the knife, okay? ”

These words, sentence by sentence, speak to the hearts of these bandits.

Who wants to be bald with hair, they were originally good citizens, they really couldn't live, so they followed Li Zicheng to rebel, and now they have such a good life, who doesn't want to live?

At this moment, Liu Zongmin is really out of temper, he can't fight, he can't win by scolding, he can only let a few henchmen hang behind the team, first, to watch those bandits who want to slip away, and secondly, to naturally scold those prisoners to save some morale.