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Chapter 677 Li Zicheng surrendered again (2)

Gao Yigong rushed forward, rolled off the saddle, wiped the blood on his face, he had already seen the situation in front of him clearly.He also knelt down in front of Gao Guiying's horse, and begged: "Sister, don't mention other things for now, the matter is urgent, even if my sister can't go with us, I beg her to show you a noble hand and let us go, he is still yours after all. Husband-in-law."

Gao Guiying saw that her brother should be seriously injured, her heart was moved, but then she said sternly: "This general is now on the order to suppress thieves. There are no brothers and sisters on the battlefield, and there are no husband and wife parents. Your Majesty has an order to avoid death. Those who resist in the corner will be shot and killed!"

"Sister!" Gao Yigong said in a more serious tone, "You also believe this, if you say that the emperor was able to spare us before, but now we are repeating this, there is absolutely no reason for us to be tolerated, even if we surrender, we will die without a burial in the future Well, my sister will definitely be implicated, so hurry up and leave with us, otherwise it will be too late."

"Uncle's words are wrong!" Li Na said, "If it comes to crimes, Na'er and Jingxuan's crimes are no less serious than yours. Now they are all pardoned and entrusted with important responsibilities, which shows that your majesty is keeping his word. Come on, even if you are released, there is nowhere to escape. Hurry up and catch them, or you will die without a place to die."

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong arrived with countless pursuers, Mu Tianbo, Liu Wenxiu, Ma Bao, Li Zicheng and the hundreds of people around him, all of them were soldiers from the Ming army on the inner, outer, and third floors.

It's already dawn.

Zhang Xianzhong saw Li Zicheng and others trapped here. He also saw his wife Gao Guiying and his daughter-in-law Li Na. He stroked his beard and laughed and persuaded: "Brother Li, what are you going to do? If you can sincerely submit to the court , I believe His Majesty will be able to reply to the foreword and forgive your sins. You will still not lose your position as a prince, and you will be able to reunite as a husband and wife. People, otherwise today will be your anniversary next year!"

Seeing Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng couldn't help yelling, he didn't believe Zhang Xianzhong's words, so, could Zhu Yousong tolerate him?

He wanted to fight to the death, but he calmed down and thought about it, what Zhang Xianzhong said was not unreasonable, look at his wife Gao Guiying and daughter Li Na, brother-in-law Gao Yigong, and look at Cuiyu with a slightly bulging belly.

He also looked outside at the soldiers of the Ming army with their bows and knives out of their sheaths. They looked like soldiers on mountains and seas, and they couldn't see the end at a glance.

Looking at the hundreds of people under his command, many of them have faded away. Many of them were originally soldiers of the Ming army. Throw away the knife and gun.Some people glared at him, looking at the meaning, unexpectedly cut off his head and presented it to the court, it is unknown.

Not to mention these ordinary soldiers, his most loyal buddies, Li Guo and Gao Yigong at this time also have no fighting spirit.

It seems that God bless me, Li Zicheng!Li Zicheng sighed, put his hands behind his back, and said resignedly to his subordinates: "I, Li Zicheng, have committed a lot of crimes. I intend to surrender and beg the court..."

Before Li Zicheng could finish his sentence, he looked at the hundreds of minion soldiers under him, they all dropped their knives and guns, and fell to their knees on the ground in unison.There was even an expression of joy on his face, so he almost shouted like boiling?
Li Zicheng swallowed the next words again, and knelt down in front of Gao Guiying with a plop, followed by Li Guo.

"Tie it up." After Gao Guiying said this, she turned her face away, the corners of her eyes were a little moist, and she stared back at it fiercely.

Li Zicheng, Gao Yigong, Li Guo, Cuiyu, four serious criminals from the imperial court were all tied up, while the rest of the hundreds of minion soldiers were not tied up. A Ming army guarded them, and temporarily put them under custody.

When the sky was bright, the battle at Qixing Mountain was all over.Ma Wannian, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and Zhang Huan, a young general, escorted group after group of captives from other mountain passes.

There are three generals bound among them, namely Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi, and Tian Jianxiu.

These three generals joined Li Zicheng and the others one after another.The seven people looked at each other and lowered their heads one after another. Now Li Zicheng felt that he was wise to take this step, especially when he saw that Zhang Xianzhong had obediently surrendered to the court, and he felt that he was not so ashamed.

Each battalion counted the number of people and captured prisoners. After half a night of fighting, Zhang Xianzhong's 2000 undercover troops were not counted, and the 8000 soldiers on the mountain were all wiped out.

The Ming army suffered less than 800 casualties, and the battle was fought quite beautifully.

Occupying Qixing Mountain is like occupying a city, because there are more than 1 ordinary people in the mountain.These 1 people are all fans of Li Zicheng.

Now that Li Zicheng has surrendered, Zhu Yousong has already made arrangements for the post-war affairs.Liu Zhaoji, Minister of the Ministry of War, sent people up the mountain to do their work in time. In fact, military discipline had been strictly enforced since before the war.Since Zhang Xianzhong handed down the military map, it is very clear what is a residential area is a military area.

Some Ming soldiers came to the refugee settlement on the mountain, beat gongs and drums, and set up a list to calm the people.Propagating the Ming Dynasty's policy of preferential treatment for them, let them go down the mountain and go back to their respective homes, and the previous things will be wiped out. In the future, as long as they do not engage in activities against the Ming Dynasty and the court, some local officials will provide relief to them.

How can the common people believe it?When did the imperial court become so kind to the common people? How could anyone care about their lives before?

These ordinary people are still scared to stay behind closed doors. Of course, their so-called doors are caves or huts.

From last night until now, none of the soldiers of the Ming army dared to break into civilian houses, but Li Zicheng's subordinates, after being killed and scattered, some of them ran into the houses of the common people. Bad thing, rape women.

After these people were caught, now Liu Zhaoji issued an order to demonstrate to the public by beating gongs and drums. Only those who have good deeds and those who are bold dare to come out to watch, and then pass information to each other.

Seeing that the number of people gradually increased, the Ming army slapped their heads in front of the common people. Only then did the common people believe in the Ming army, and they rushed to tell the truth.

Then these more than 1 people all went down the mountain under the protection of a Ming army, and returned to their hometown of Jiuzhai County. The Ming army also helped them repair their houses, took out part of the army rations and clothes, and provided appropriate relief. From then on they They all became obedient citizens of the Ming Dynasty.

Then all the fortifications of Qixing Mountain were destroyed, lest some thieves would fall here and become bandits, endangering the village and resisting the imperial court.

After noon that morning, Liu Zhaoji, Zhang Xianzhong and other [-] Ming soldiers escorted Li Zicheng and others to Jiuzhai County dozens of miles away, and came to deliver orders to Zhu Yousong in the imperial camp.

(End of this chapter)