I was pulling trees in Daming, and Lao Zhu begged me to come out of retirement

Chapter 125 Zhang Shicheng is not afraid of death
Cut the weeds and root out all the evil.

This is an eternal truth in troubled times.

Chen Youliang once lamented to Xu Shouhui,

Ask him how he survived this world.

Now Zhang Shicheng also wanted to ask what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking. Would he let his wife and children grow up and wait for revenge?

Zhang Ziming seemed to see Zhang Shicheng's doubts.

He said to Zhang Shicheng calmly:

"The Ming Empire already has a complete legal system. We recognize the independence of each person. Each person is responsible for his own actions. If your wife and children insist on avenging you in the future, then we will judge your behavior at that time."

"If they are willing to live a peaceful and stable life as a wealthy man, Your Majesty will definitely not make things difficult for them."

"Your Majesty said that you and him stood up to resist this unjust world. There is no hatred between the two of you. It's just that you were forced to do so because of your position."

"Your Majesty now has a large number of high-yield crops in his hands, which can allow one-tenth of the land to feed 100% of the people. If Your Majesty controls the world, then everyone in the world will have something to rely on."

"What's more, at this time, our Chinese nation is surrounded by foreign enemies. There are Japanese pirates invading in the east and foreign powers in the west. Your Majesty's ambition is not here. He only wants to integrate the current China to establish an eternal foundation."

"Tens of thousands of miles away from the East China Sea, there is an extremely large undeveloped land. The land there is fertile, gold and silver are everywhere, and the indigenous people are even at the level of uncivilized."

"Now that our Ming Dynasty has developed a perpetual motion cruise ship, we can easily reach here by just going east. If King Wu wants territory, why not focus on this place? Instead of focusing on the small piece of land in front of you and fighting a civil war with your own people."

Zhang Ziming looked at Zhang Shicheng, whose expression was slightly disturbed, and said:
"What's more, my Ming Empire has countless treasures, and elite soldiers and generals are all wearing armor. A city wall like Pingjiang can be instantly destroyed with just two 'Da De'. The reason I came to discuss this with you is simply to preserve the ancient city intact."

Zhang Shicheng fell silent when he heard the word "great virtue".
This bunch of dogs, even more than the Ming army, got some "immortal treasure" from nowhere, carved the word "virtue" on it, and clamored every day about conquering people with virtue. Basically, those who refused to obey were sent to heaven to see the immortals.

Although the weakness of this thing has been revealed by the spies,
If something takes a long time to detonate, water separation can reduce its power.

However, the battle of Chen Youliang made everyone feel the horror of Man Tian Da De.

In addition, during this period, Zhu Yuanzhang used this great virtue in sieges. No matter what kind of city wall it was, it was basically unable to stop this weapon for a moment.

There is no such thing as defending the city when fighting against Zhu Yuanzhang's troops. The only option is a head-on confrontation. This is the consensus reached by all forces in the world today.

However, in a head-on confrontation, the damage reduction properties of the opponent's armor and the damage bonus of their weapons make them simply unable to compete.

Combined with the outrageous return of life brought by the food, it directly led to the fact that no army could directly confront Zhu Yuanzhang's troops.

I can't defend, and I can't defeat.
All forces felt a helplessness that was even more terrifying than when the Song Dynasty faced the Yuan Dynasty at its peak.

Zhang Shicheng also realized that he could not resist Zhu Yuanzhang's attack.
But he is a stubborn person and he will definitely resist if he says so.

Historically, he even killed all his family members and then committed suicide. If he had not been rescued by his subordinates, Zhu Yuanzhang would not even have been able to see him.

For such people, anyone who is hostile to them will have a headache.

Because he is not afraid of death, people who are not afraid of death are generally admirable. If he had been well-read since childhood, he might have become a figure like Wen Tianxiang.

So Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to kill him. He was in urgent need of such a person who was not afraid of death.

Because if you can really conquer such a person, he can be of use to you for the rest of your life, and you don't have to worry about him being double-dealing behind your back.

Zhang Shiming looked at Zhang Shicheng, whose face was uncertain, and finally spoke out the real purpose of his trip:
"Your Excellency King Wu, I know your determination and will, but even if you don't consider yourself, you still have to make plans for the future of so many brothers who follow you, right?"

"You know this is a losing battle, or even a death-defying one, but you still insist on going your own way. This shows that you don't care about the lives of your subordinates. If you still have a chance to turn the tables, then it's fine. Or if you are in a more righteous position, then I have no comment."

"And now you are kidnapping all the brothers just for your own selfish reasons and want them to go to hell with you. Isn't this too unfair to them?"

Zhang Shicheng's face changed, and a chill instantly rushed to his forehead, making his scalp numb.

Not good! Zhang Shicheng cried out inwardly, drew out the long knife in his hand and chopped towards Zhang Ziming's neck.

Zhang Ziming showed a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth.
Your Majesty is right. Zhang Shicheng is a small man and not to be feared.

Ding~!

There was a sound of metal clashing.
A long sword blocked Zhang Ziming's way and helped him avoid certain death.

Zhang Shicheng looked up with an unpleasant expression.

"Li Bosheng! What are you doing!?"

Li Bosheng was a general under Zhang Shicheng, but he was also a famous "general who always lost".
He was one of the first eighteen people to follow Zhang Shicheng in the uprising.

In history, Geng Bingwen led an army of 7000 to besiege Changxing. His men defended the city for a long time but failed to take it. Later, Chang Yuchun's troops arrived and they fled in a panic.

Later, he led 16 and 20 troops to attack Xincheng successively, but ended in miserable defeat every time. The last battle in Huzhou even wiped out Zhang Shicheng's 20-strong army.

It can be said that he was half responsible for Zhang Shicheng's disastrous defeat. He was defeated in numerous battles and never won a victory. He can be called a low-profile version of the Ming Dynasty's God of War.

Now Li Bosheng blocked Zhang Shicheng's attack and stood up and said with a troubled look on his face:

"Brother, surrender. We really have no chance of winning. We brothers don't want to fight a battle that will lead to our death. The other side has the support of gods."

"And they all said that as long as you surrender, everything will be fine, and your position after surrender may not be lower than it is now."

The corners of Zhang Ziming's mouth curled up, he knew that he had achieved his goal.

What he said from beginning to end was not addressed to Zhang Shicheng.
Zhu Yuanzhang had already told him about Zhang Shicheng's affairs as recorded in the Heavenly Book.
How could a man who killed his entire family and then committed suicide, knowing that he would die, and held out alone with the garrison for eight months without yielding the slightest bit, surrender?

Therefore, Zhang Ziming's target of persuading surrender was never Zhang Shicheng, but the many younger brothers who followed Zhang Shicheng.

Now I have told these generals about the current situation.

The benefits of surrender, the consequences of resistance, and the combat effectiveness of the Ming army were all described to them.

In this situation where there is neither justice nor any hope, anyone who is not a fool would know what to choose.

People have the will to survive, and not everyone is as ruthless as Zhang Shicheng.

At this time, Zhang Shicheng's eyes were red, and he stared at Li Bosheng angrily and cursed:

"Asshole! Zhu Yuanzhang killed my three brothers! This is an irreconcilable blood feud!"

Li Bosheng seemed to be trying to persuade the rest of the tribe and slowly spoke:

"We all serve our respective masters. Since we have decided to resist, there is no point in regretting our own death. It is nothing more than our inferior skills. Now that we have no chance of winning, why should we drag our brothers into the fire pit?"

"Brother, surrender!"

Li Bosheng's words fell.

The other generals who were watching stood up silently and came behind Li Bosheng.

Obviously, they have all made their choices at this point.

Zhang Shicheng looked at his brothers whom he had trusted so much, and laughed while pointing at Zhang Ziming:
"Good! Good! You are great, Zhu Yuanzhang! The sun shines on you but not on me!"

He took the long knife in his hand and slashed it directly at his neck, and blood immediately splattered on the cheeks of his "brothers".

(End of this chapter)