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Chapter 433 Treating Captives Differently (Part [-])

Zhu Yousong's internal strength was profound, and he suppressed or penetrated the noise of the battlefield with a loud shout, and the soldiers of the Dashun Army could hear it clearly.

At this time, the soldiers of the Ming army were afraid that they could not hear them, so they also shouted: "The thief chieftain Liu Zongmin has been captured. Your Majesty has an order. Those who surrender will not die!" The sound shook Xiaohan.

The main general was arrested, and these thousands of Dashun troops were trapped in heavy siege, with heavy casualties. If they rushed forward, they would die. If they threw away their weapons and surrendered, they would survive.

But there are still quite a few who plan to resist stubbornly. They hold knives and guns and confront the Ming army that surrounds them.

They either swear to the death or have illusions.Because Liu Zongmin had encouraged them just now, Tian Jianxiu's men would soon come to rescue them.

At this time, in the direction of Shahe outside Gaobeidian, there was indeed an earth-shattering shout of killing.The shouts lifted the spirits of the Dashun army who were surrounded by the siege, with a look of hope on their faces, they cheered up and rushed towards the Ming army one after another.

However, Zhu Yousong ambushed [-] soldiers in Gaobeidian. The Dashun Army's thousands of troops, although they were all cavalry, were leaderless and panicked.

According to Zhu Yousong's will, these Ming army officers and soldiers will resolutely and completely wipe out all those who are ignorant of current affairs and stubbornly resist!
The remaining Dashun Army, led by two generals Qian, rushed left and right, but this was destined to be a melee with no chance of winning. The morale of the Ming army continued to rise, and everyone was like a tiger. Therefore, as time went by, the remaining troops of the Dashun Army became less and less.

Moreover, outside the tight encirclement, the shout of killing that gave them hope was always audible but unreachable, and it seemed to them that the voice was getting weaker and weaker.

Obviously, relying on their bravery alone could not break out of the tight encirclement in front of them.The hoped-for rescue was still out of reach, and many Dashun troops began to waver.

At this time, Zhu Yousong shouted again: "Listen to the bandit army, I tell you the truth, your rescue soldiers can't come anymore, I only ambushed 2 horses in Gaobeidian, and ambushed them in the Shahe area outside the town." Thirty thousand soldiers, including my ace division, the Zhongzheng Battalion, how many reinforcements you come here are beyond my reach. I have the virtue of living well. I think you are not Tartars, but all Han Chinese. I treat the prisoners preferentially. Abandoning your weapons and surrendering is your only way to survive. Continue If you continue to resist, there is only one dead end."

Zhu Yousong's shouts were loud enough, and his soldiers will continue to build momentum for him. The two generals of the Dashun Army, Chen Fang and Li Xiao, have both died in battle. Therefore, the rest of the Dashun Army The mental defense line completely collapsed, and they all surrendered in disappointment, and became prisoners.

At this point, the ambush in Gaobeidian was over. It took more than an hour to wipe out Liu Zongmin's 200 cavalry in one fell swoop, and none of them slipped through the net. Including Liu Zongmin, a total of more than [-] Dashun troops were captured.

Zhu Yousong collected the ambush soldiers, escorted more than 3000 captives including Liu Zongmin, and left Gaobeidian, heading for the Shahe area where the shouts of killing gradually faded away.

Gaobeidian is only a few miles away from Shahe River, Zhu Yousong's troops had just left Gaobeidian when a Ming army approached from the opposite side, the two generals leading them were Iron-armed Canglong He Zhaoxiong and One-eyed General Ma Wannian.

The second general quickly came over and dismounted to salute Zhu Yousong, and reported the situation of the Shahe ambush.

What Zhu Yousong said was not a little watery. The two generals were ordered to bring [-] Ming troops to ambush in the Shahe area. They were originally prepared for Liu Zongmin's troops who slipped through the net.

Unexpectedly, none of Liu Zongmin's thousands of troops slipped through the net, but Tian Jianxiu's rescue team arrived.

Liu Zongmin refused to listen to Li Zicheng's order, let alone Tian Jianxiu's advice, and insisted on entering Beijing.

Tian Jianxiu was afraid that Liu Zongmin would be ambushed, so he led tens of thousands of infantry behind him, chasing after his general.

Chasing into Juyongguan, and then chasing into Changping Mansion, is also non-stop.Tian Jianxiu and his personal guards were okay, because they all had horses to ride, but the infantry were exhausted. The rapid march of hundreds of miles along the way hardly took a break, and many people couldn't run anymore. All left behind.

Tian Jianxiu entered Changping Mansion without resting for a quarter of an hour, and his subordinates sent the news that Liu Zongmin was tricked into being trapped in Gaobeidian.

The gentle Tian Jianxiu is also popular, he just wants to scold his boss Liu Zongmin who is determined to go his own way.But without this time, he hurriedly led tens of thousands of exhausted troops to Gaobeidian.

As soon as the tens of thousands of them arrived in the Shahe area, they encountered [-] ambush soldiers from He Zhaoxiong and Ma Wannian.

Although Tian Jianxiu has many troops, they come from a long distance, and they belong to the exhausted division.However, the Ming army waited for work with leisure, and fought an ambush.Therefore, regardless of the combat effectiveness of the two sides, the Dashun Army had already lost first.

Besides, the combat effectiveness, the old Ming army is uneven, I really can't compliment it.But now Zhu Yousong's men and horses have won consecutive battles, their morale is high, and there are [-] white soldiers in their pockets.So there is no suspense in this battle.

In a melee, Tian Xiu was defeated, and the Shahe area was full of corpses. After repelling Tian Jianxiu, the two generals left some troops to clean up the battlefield, bury the corpses, and then brought the main force to see Zhu Yousong.

Zhu Yousong was very happy, and the two sides joined forces.

Then he ordered people to bring Liu Zongmin here. At this time, Liu Zongmin's helmet also fell off and his face was bruised, but he was not seriously injured.

Although embarrassed, Liu Zongmin stood up without kneeling, scolding Zhu Yousong, as if a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water.

Li Quan couldn't stand it anymore, came over and slapped him twice, and then bare his feet on his legs, Liu Zongmin knelt down on his knees, and two warriors held him down, Liu Zongmin's mouth was full of blood, thinking It's impossible to get up, but his eyes are still staring like buns, and his mouth is still dissatisfied, and he just wants to die.

For Liu Zongmin's disrespect, Zhu Yousong couldn't afford to be angry with him. After all, he still had to use him, otherwise he wouldn't be able to live now.

Therefore, Zhu Yousong smiled indifferently: "Liu Zongmin, if you want to die, I can fulfill you at any time, and there will be no less than three thousand knives. But I said that I don't want your life today. This is my covenant with Wu Sangui. As for Whether you are a coward or a good man, it is your business whether you dare to go to Shanhaiguan. Come on, let this thief go, and give him all the knives from the horse. I will take the remaining knives and ask Wu Sangui for Chen Yuanyuan as evidence. "

Zhu Yousong said it seriously, someone promised to untie the rope, his big green horse was also brought, and his right knife was thrown to him.

Under Zhu Yousong's signal, countless soldiers of the Ming army moved to the side and took the initiative to make a way for him. This is a five or six-foot wide hole for men and horses, so long that you can't see the side at a glance.

"Mr. Hun, do you really want to release a certain family?" Liu Zongmin obviously didn't think that in his opinion, Zhu Yousong should eat his flesh and drink his blood.

"I have a golden mouth, and I can say a lot. Since the words are hard to follow, how can they be child's play?"

"Okay, you wait!"

Liu Zongmin picked up the two sabers, flew on his horse and rode away.

Zhu Yousong looked at his back and smiled, then led the team back to the city.

Liu Zhaoji and his soldiers had already lined up at the gate of the city to meet him.The gentry and other leading figures in the city, as well as some ordinary people, knelt down on both sides of the road.

After Zhu Yousong entered the city, he first dealt with the affairs of more than 3000 captives.For the more than 3000 captives, they were not scolded, beaten, punished, or killed.Since they were not Tartars but all Han Chinese, the policy for treating captives was of course different, emphasizing the word preferential treatment.

The specific policy is that all these captives are registered and recorded, and those who are willing to eat food and serve as soldiers for the court will be incorporated into the court's army and will be treated the same as other Ming soldiers without any discrimination.Those who don't want to be soldiers will be dismissed on the spot and let them return to their hometowns to be good citizens.

But tell them that if they commit crimes again and participate in thieves against the imperial court, they will be killed for two crimes after being caught.

Then order the list to calm the people and enforce military discipline. Zheng Damu and Li Quan are responsible for these matters.

Zhu Yousong led a large group of people into the imperial city like stars holding the moon.

(End of this chapter)