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Chapter 150 The Death of Liu Liangzuo

Finally, Liu Liangzuo gritted his teeth, gripped the three-pointed double-edged knife tightly in both hands, and stared closely at the Beijing soldiers who were getting closer and closer.

Tens of thousands of horses galloped, the ground trembled under their tread, the soldiers of the Beijing camp came like a whirlwind, Liu Liangzuo and hundreds of troops were surrounded by the river.

"Liu Liangzuo, if you don't let him go, when will you wait?" Zheng Hongkui shouted loudly.

"You have committed a lot of evil, and you will die without guilt, but your majesty is merciful. If you don't kill the surrendered soldiers and generals, abandoning your weapons and surrendering is the only way out for you!" Yan Yingyuan also shouted.

The blood on Liu Liangzuo's face concealed the true color of Liu Liangzuo's big face with gongs, but his eyes were still wide open, and he pointed with three points and two blades in his hands. Zheng Hongkui and Yan Yingyuan sneered and said, "Hmph, you bastard Don't talk too much, the current emperor is incompetent, and the Ming Dynasty will end sooner or later, Liu is a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and will never surrender, brothers, fight with them!"

After Liu Liangzuo finished speaking, he wanted to charge with a knife and fight to the death, but as soon as he finished speaking, he shook his body and felt that his chest was not strong. The pain was unbearable, accompanied by a sense of suffocation.

Gritting his teeth, he turned his head slowly, finally saw clearly, and was astonished. The person who stabbed him in the back was none other than one of his subordinates, or an extraordinary one. Mr. Qian's official position is the commander of his guard battalion, and this person is glaring at him.

"Ah...you...you..." Liu Liangzuo never dreamed that such an end would happen. He died at the hands of his captain of the guard. It was too ironic. His mouth was full of blood, but he couldn't speak.

"You are a traitor and national traitor, you have no crime to punish!" The captain of the guard took his words, and said viciously, still not letting go of his hatred, he thrust his hands forward, and the barrel of the gun was pushed forward for more than half a foot, and Liu Liangzuo's chest was more than a foot away. The long spear points all protruded from the chest, and there was another burst of blood.

"A traitor to the country, the crime cannot be punished!" Hundreds of Liu Liangzuo's subordinates also shouted.

From the betrayal of Liu Tong by his own family to the stabbing of him by the most trustworthy captain of the guard, Liu Liangzuo understood what it means to get more help than to get help, but it was too late. I couldn't say anything, I just stared at the person who protected me in the past with two inconceivable eyes, and the somewhat unwilling eyes lost the luster of life in an instant.

The captain of the guard loosened his grip on the gun, Liu Liangzuo's dead body cut off the horse, and the three-pointed double-edged knife that had been fighting with him for many years also fell to the ground.

After killing Liu Liangzuo, the captain of the guard got off his horse and knelt down on the ground, and the remaining hundreds of people also dropped their guns and knelt down and surrendered.

Yan Yingyuan came over and cut off Liu Liangzuo's head with a single knife. Zheng Hongkui led the Beijing camp soldiers and the second general escorted hundreds of prisoners away from the riverside.

On the warship on the opposite side of the river, there were many generals standing on the high slope, including the three leaders of the Caojiang Navy. Although they couldn't see clearly across the river, they got a general idea, watching Zheng Hongkui and others escorting the prisoners to triumph. Looking at the back, knowing that Liu Liangzuo was completely finished, he felt a little more admiration for the emperor.

Zhu Yousong's battle with the capital as bait is undoubtedly a bold initiative in the history of war. Greatly reduce killings and turn enemies into friends to the greatest extent.

When Zheng Hongkui escorted the last batch of captives into the city, and when Yan Yingyuan appeared beside the moat holding Liu Liangzuo's bloody head, Zhu Yousong on the top of the city showed a gratified smile, and behind him Zu Hai, Li Quan, Li Guofu, etc. Thumbs up, and at this moment, a stone fell from the hearts of those civil and military officials, Donglin Pavilion officials.

Gao Hongtu, Huang Daozhou, Liu Zongzhou, Huang Duanbo, Lu Daqi, Jiang Riguang, Qu Shiqi, Zuo Maodi, Wu Weiye, etc., while respecting the emperor, these ministers and ministers remembered the gaffe and slip of the tongue just now in front of Zhu Yousong, not only Some faces warmed up.

For the first time, these ministers and cabinet ministers were completely conquered by Zhu Yousong psychologically. At this time, they seemed to see the heroic appearance of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Chengzu Zhu Di from Zhu Yousong, and each of them secretly made up their minds. From then on, I never dared to point fingers at Emperor Hongguang again with my own talent.

On the other hand, the disciples of Donglin, headed by Qian Qianyi, were still somewhat dissatisfied and unwilling despite blushing and beating their hearts.

In this campaign, Liu Liangzuo brought more than 7 troops from the three groups, and the total number of casualties in each battlefield was only 2. A total of more than [-] people chose to submit to the court. According to the usual practice, Zhu Yousong knelt down to plead guilty The tens of thousands of generals in the army made another speech, mainly to dispel their worries, and then asked Zheng Hongkui and Yan Yingyuan to take charge of reorganizing these soldiers and temporarily all of them into the Beijing camp.

When these more than [-] captives saw that the emperor really pardoned them, and that the past things were really forgotten, when they turned over the armor clothes they were wearing, when they picked up their knives and guns to receive the food and pay, they all felt awe-inspiring. The emperor's kindness was mighty, some were so moved that they whimpered and cried, and some remembered their previous bastard behavior, and slapped themselves.

You must know that this crime of exterminating the family is not only innocent, but also makes them continue to eat food and serve as soldiers. This kind of favor is unique!

At this time, I don't know who took the lead and shouted: "Emperor Hongguang, Wencheng Wude, the best in the world!"

"Emperor Hongguang, Wencheng Wude, the best in the world!"...

From Zhe Yun, not only the [-] surrenders shouted, but all the civil and military officials around Zhu Yousong, the guards in brocade clothes, and the maids of the inner eunuch also shouted. .

Zhu Yousong, who was not dazzled by the victory, knew that although Liu Liangzuo got what he deserved, his affairs were not over yet. , these people certainly cannot be ignored.

So a decree was passed down, ordering Huang Degong, who was stationed in Fengyang, and Lu Jiude, who was in Henan, to close their nets and mop up those who surrendered.

In order to deter Liu Liangzuo's remnants and to dispel the confusion of Henan and Fengyang soldiers, these two edicts also briefly described the process of killing Liu Liangzuo outside Nanjing.

The decree spread to Fengyang, seeing the emperor's illustrious military exploits, Huang Degong grinned with joy, "For me, the arrogant flower horse Liu is finished so soon? He deserves it! Minimize casualties and maximize reorganization." Prisoner, Your Majesty is truly a man of God. I have finally waited for this imperial decree, and I am so anxious. Come, pass on my order, and storm Linhuai and Hezhou..."

(End of this chapter)