The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 704 The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked

Another day and night passed, and many of Zhang Xianzhong's men deserted again.

Now there are less than [-] people following them, and everyone is ashamed and exhausted. They don't dare to light a fire to make some hot food, and they eat dry multigrain cakes in cold water every day.

Most people understand that the current situation is quite dangerous, and it is completely different from fleeing in the past.

The "God of War" is really terrible. His men and horses are cast like a mold, and they don't even look at the gold and silver treasures thrown on the road, so they can't be bribed.

The "God of War" men and horses chased and intercepted with rules and regulations, with clear goals and no loopholes. When they beat them, they were as merciless as a tiger joining a pack of wolves.

Many of the guards rolled their eyes wildly, thinking of dawdling for a while, intending to fall behind, and never follow the Eight Great Kings to flee to the end of the world, some of the guards squinted their eyes and secretly looked at Zhang Xianzhong, already feeling bad in their hearts.

Suddenly, the sound of rumbling horseshoes broke the tranquility of the thief's bone hiding place, and most of Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers were familiar with Liu Guoneng's voice of shouting.

Zhang Xianzhong, who was resting with his eyes closed, knew something was wrong when he heard the sound of the horse's hooves. He reacted very quickly, got up and hurriedly walked up the mountain to escape.

A hundred or so rogues abandoned their horses and climbed up the mountain, and ran wildly. Zhang Xianzhong was so tired that he almost vomited blood, his clothes were torn to pieces by the bushes, and he looked like a beggar.

The Eight Great Kings who were once invincible were not only dressed in rags, but also had many bloody cuts on their bodies. How could there be any trace of majesty?
He just sat down on the ground and wanted to rest before running, when the two soldiers around him glanced at each other, suddenly a tiger pounced and pinned him down.

The two shouted loudly: "Brothers, quickly tie up Zhang Xianzhong, let's surrender to the 'God of War' together!"

Immediately, several soldiers responded, and they yelled: "Brothers, this is a rare opportunity, shoulder to shoulder! The eight kings have been held down."

Sudden changes happened, and the forest suddenly became chaotic. Seeing that the Eight Great Kings were restrained, too many soldiers suddenly became excited, and they chose to be neutral.

At this time, someone shouted: "We are all capable of fighting, and we will definitely have a bright future by joining the 'God of War'. Brothers, don't hesitate."

This sentence has touched the hearts of many people. To be a thief is to be born and die. In all likelihood, you will die badly and bring shame to your ancestors. If you can serve the "God of War", you will not only die well, but also honor your ancestors.

Some of the soldiers who chose to be neutral joined the battle group, and they shouted: "That's right, we are all warriors, we can follow the 'God of War' as an official army, of course we can't be thieves, come on!"

Zhang Dingguo discovered that his adoptive father had been attacked, so he hurriedly drew his knife and rushed forward to kill the two soldiers.

Suddenly, Zhang Kewang, who was beside him, hit Zhang Dingguo on the back of the head with a sharp blow. Zhang Dingguo became dizzy and fell to the ground with a "plop".

Zhang Kewang yelled: "Brothers did a good job, count me in, everyone, don't patronize Zhang Xianzhong, let's tie up those who refuse to surrender, let's surrender to the 'God of War' together and live a better life."

Zhang Kewang is the leader of Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son, and his appeal is extraordinary. His sudden betrayal immediately attracted all the people who were watching. In an instant, most of the soldiers defected.

They shouted one after another: "Damn it, I've had enough, I'll catch Zhang Xianzhong and change into a new pair of trousers."

There was a scuffle in the forest immediately, Zhang Xianzhong was a bad character, and the soldiers under Liang Wai's command were of course not upright. When life and death were at stake, most of them chose to take Zhang Xianzhong as a vote.

It didn't take long for Zhang Kewang to bring a hundred people down the mountain, and only twenty people were tied up, including Zhang Xianzhong and his three adopted sons. It can be seen that only these twenty people were still loyal to Zhang Xianzhong in the end.

Zhang Xianzhong yelled, "Zhang Kewang, you white-eyed wolf, I'm blind, do you think you'll have a good life if you surrender? Bah, I'll drag you on my back even if I die."

Zhang Kewang said angrily: "Shut your beak, my surname is not Zhang, but my surname is Sun. I have been with you for so many years, and I am tired of being a thief all day long. This is my awakening, abandoning darkness and turning to the light."

Zhang Xianzhong continued to scold: "You son of a bitch, you are ruthless, I remember, do you think that Nan Wang will use such an unfaithful and unrighteous person like you? Just dream, your end will not be good!"

Zhang Dingguo, who woke up slowly, had a terrible headache and wanted to struggle, but he was tightly tied up. Although Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Nengqi resisted desperately, there were too many rebellious soldiers, and each of them had a high force value. Nose and face are swollen.

The two also scolded the former eldest brother for breaking his promise, and he will definitely be punished in the future...In the end, they couldn't scold anymore because their mouths were stuffed with rags.

None of Zhang Xianzhong's big bosses slipped through the net, and the rest of the big bosses, such as Luo Rucai, Xie Zikuai, etc., were also caught.

The auxiliary soldiers of the propaganda team took their names one by one, and took their seats according to the numbers of 36 Disha.

In this campaign against bandits, the "God of War" troops hardly encountered a fierce battle, and the casualties of the bandits were limited.

Most of these casualties were the result of their cannibalism. Fortunately, they didn't attack too hard, and most of them survived.

The captives captured more than 30 people to take away from their families, no food was seized, more than [-] horses were seized, and the gold and silver treasures seized were worth more than three million taels of silver.

Just when the suppression of bandits was basically completed, Zhao Shimin sent someone to send a report on the chaos in the Japanese country.

In the first month of the 11th year of Chongzhen, the Japanese shogunate army, with Itakura Shigesho as the general, led an army to launch a surprise attack on the Harajo Guardian Rebel Army.

Itakura Shigemashi thought that he was facing a farmer who had just put down his hoe, but he actually led the samurai to charge himself, but the result was very bad.

Tokugawa Iemitsu may have heard the bad news and hurriedly sent reinforcements again. In February, there were as many as 10,000+ shogunate troops who participated in the attack on the Harajo Chatar.

The new general of the shogunate army is called Nobuzuna Matsudaira, the lord of the Ninja vassal of the Musashi country.

In this battle, many Japanese famous names sent troops to Kyushu Island to suppress the rebellion, including Nabeshima Katsushige, Hizen Saga, Higo Kumamoto, Hosokawa Tadori, Mizuno Katsunari, etc. They sent thousands to tens of thousands of troops.

Although Amakusa Tokisada is only a 17-year-old boy, his appeal is extraordinary, because he was deified as a Tendo, the reincarnation of God, proficient in teachings and magic, so many congregants followed him until death.

This child is not in vain. He was born in a samurai family with military talent and commanding power, and he was able to calmly deal with nearly 15 shogunate troops.

(End of this chapter)