In the face of Li Wen's questioning, Zhang Yanshou did not seem to care at all.
He just sneered.
The winner was the king, and the loser was the thief. The curses of the loser were so pleasing to his ears.
I didn't want to do this. You forced me to do this. You forced me into this, and you still have the nerve to blame me?
Of course, he couldn't say that now. Since he had changed sides, he had to show that he was a righteous person. Zhang Yanshou didn't want to follow in Niu Bingzhong's footsteps, who was too loyal.
As the commander here, Deng Zilong was the first to speak when he heard Li Wen's temper.
"Li Wen, what else do you have to say? How can a prisoner be so arrogant? "
Li Wen turned to look at Deng Zilong and stared at him.
"Old thief!"
Deng Zilong glared.
"What did you say?"
"Old thief!"
Li Wen scolded, "As a general of the imperial court, instead of serving the country, you helped a thief! Old thief Deng, you lived in vain for 70 years! You can't keep your integrity! You old thief! "
Li Wen was seven years younger than Deng Zilong, so it was not strange for him to call him an old thief. However, this made Deng Zilong angry.
"I'm an old thief? Li Wen, you're the old thief! You didn't see Shen Yicheng's plot to depose the Emperor, and General Xiao raised his troops to rebuild the world, but you raised your troops! Where did you get the courage to call me an old thief? Where were you when Shen Yicheng deposed the Emperor? Why didn't I see you? Ah? "
Li Wen's face turned red with anger.
"Old thief, how can I believe a one-sided story?!"
Deng Zilong pointed at Li Wen.
"Then what you're saying now isn't a one-sided story?! The Emperor I, Deng Zilong, am loyal to is His Majesty Emperor Wanli! Not the current Shen Yicheng! I raised my troops to support General Xiao to cooperate with him to kill the national thief Shen Yicheng, not for my own selfishness! What about you? What's your purpose?! To protect Shen Yicheng?! "
Li Wen froze for a moment, then scolded, "I protect the imperial court! It's the law! It's the imperial edict! It was the imperial jade seal! It's the entire Daming Dynasty! "
"Isn't this old man fighting for the Daming Dynasty? For the sake of the Daming Dynasty, this old man fought a bloody battle in Yunnan and Korea! Am I not fighting for the Daming Dynasty? "
"You're not now!"
"If you say it's not, then it's not? You're already a prisoner, and you still have the guts to bark at me? Old Thief Li, do you know why Li Ruzhang and Du Tong didn't come? Even if they were here, they would be the same as Zhang Zongbing. They were all righteous and knew what to do. You were the only one who refused to come to your senses and killed so many people!
Now that you're like this, do you think Du Tong and Li Ruzhang will continue to fight? With one letter from me, they will immediately turn around and follow us into the pass! Sweeping across the Northwest! In a little while, I will lead an army of one hundred thousand east of Tong Pass and join up with Marshal Xiao in the capital! "
Li Wen's eyes widened.
"They're rebelling! They were rebelling! Rebellion!!! You bunch of stinky bastards! You bunch of martial artists!! You're trying to rebel against the Daming Dynasty! You're trying to rebel! You're a bunch of rude bastards! You're all a bunch of … "
Li Wen's words could no longer be heard. Li Xia couldn't bear it anymore and stuffed a rag into Li Wen's mouth, then waved his hand: "Take him away and guard him strictly. When we reach the capital, we'll hand him over to Marshal to deal with!"
"Yes!"
The soldiers immediately pulled Li Wen away.
The remaining ten or so senior advisors of Li Wen trembled in fear.
"Old General, how should we deal with these people?"
Li Xia asked.
Deng Zilong looked at Wang Hui.
"What does General Wang think?"
Wang Hui felt that it was not good to be a noisy guest here, so he said: "We'll listen to the old General's punishment."
Deng Zilong nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand.
"Drag them out and behead them. They're useless. A good game of chess was played badly. This old man doesn't need such wasteful things here."
After being scolded by Li Wen, Deng Zilong was in a bad mood. He naturally wanted to kill these people to vent his anger.
"General Deng, spare me! Spare me! "
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!! "
"I know a lot of things! Spare me! "
… … …
These people were still trying to put up a last-ditch struggle, but they looked very unsightly.
Deng Zilong had no interest in sparing them, so he ordered them to be killed to prevent them from being noisy.
"Alright! Let's go to the opposite camp to accept the surrender! Zongbing Zhang, please lead the way! "
Deng Zilong walked up to Zhang Yanshou and patted him on the shoulder. Zhang Yanshou smiled fawningly and followed Deng Zilong to organize the soldiers. Then, they raised their torches and went to Li Wen's camp to accept the surrender.
The Ningxia soldiers in the camp obeyed Zhang Yanshou's orders before he left. They put down their weapons and sat quietly in the camp, huddling together for warmth. When Deng Zilong and his soldiers slowly came over with torches, these people all stood up. In the distance, the more than thirty thousand soldiers were a black mass that stretched as far as the eye could see.
With these soldiers, even Deng Zilong would find it extremely strenuous to fight. But now, they had given up and surrendered just like that.
An incompetent general would tire out an army!
Once again, Deng Zilong deeply understood this principle.
Since they had surrendered, there was nothing more to say. The strong logistical force of the Southern Battlefront Army was fully activated, sending enough dried rice and chili vegetables to these Ningxia soldiers who were starving and freezing because of the lack of clothes and food, as well as steaming hot soup, so that their shriveled bodies could be fully replenished.
As for the thick winter uniforms worn by the Zhennan Army, there were only a few thousand sets in the camp. The rest were in Hanzhong, so there was no hurry. Winter uniforms were distributed to a group of soldiers first, and the rest would be distributed when the transport team from Hanzhong arrived.
For these hungry and cold Ningxia soldiers, having a hot meal to eat was already very happy. Their originally uneasy hearts were also relieved.
After the meal, some officers of the Zhennan Army came over to chat with their fellow countrymen in their familiar native language. When they mentioned their identities, the Ningxia soldiers found out that they were the veterans of the Three Thousand Firearms Battalion who had followed Xiao Ruxun out of Ningxia and into the wider world.
The distance between each other was instantly shortened. The unfamiliarity and remaining worries were no longer there. With fellow countrymen, they could feel close and trusted. The morale of the army was stabilized in the shortest time possible. The Zhennan Army did not treat them as outsiders. They were treated similarly and had superior meals, which made them feel very at ease and satisfied.
The sick soldiers were also treated, and the dead soldiers were cremated and prepared to be brought back to their families. The army quickly returned to normal, and the Battle of Liuba ended.
Niu Bingzhong was also brought out by Zhang Yanshou and Wang Hui. Looking at Deng Zilong and Li Xia, Niu Bingzhong already knew what had happened. Since things had come to this, he could only sigh helplessly and kneel on one knee.
"Sinful General Niu Bingzhong greets Old General!"
Deng Zilong hurriedly helped Niu Bingzhong up.
"Commander Niu need not be so courteous. This old man understands your intentions. Right now, we are already allies and no longer enemies. Right now, it is time for us to work together to create greater achievements. Is Commander Niu willing to follow this old man north to Guanzhong to create more achievements?"
Seeing Deng Zilong's smiling face, Niu Bingzhong laughed bitterly.
Could he say no? Would he dare to say no?
"What virtue does this Sinful General have to deserve Old General's favor? This Sinful General is willing to lay down my life and fight for Marshal Xiao!"
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