Zhang Xianzhong's team of horse thieves is getting smaller and smaller, and without him, many people have fallen behind due to the lack of physical strength of the war horses, and they have given up resistance and obediently become prisoners.

It was completely dark, and a bright moon rose into the sky.

Zhang Xianzhong with less than 200 subordinates was like a frightened bird, they didn't dare to stay, and they were still racing at the end of the road.

Zhang Dingguo said: "Father-in-law, we must enter the village in front of us to rest, even if it is only for half an hour, our war horse is already at the end of the crossbow, and if we don't take a break to give some horse material, the war horse will be tired to death." ”

Zhang Xianzhong looked at the village in front of him, which could be about thirty or fifty households, and the black lights inside seemed to be uninhabited, and he took a long breath and said:

"Dingguo is reasonable, we have to take a break, and we have to eat."

At this time, there were less than 300 horsemen around Zhang Xianzhong, and some horse thieves did not want to continue to follow, so they scattered by the moonlight.

The less than 200 horsemen who followed Zhang Xianzhong to join the village did not disperse into the house, but chose a relatively spacious place in the middle of the village to drink, eat, feed the horses, and doze off against the corner......

At the same time, Shi Langxun, the general of the "Red Banner Army" who was prancing on his horse and chasing after him slowly, was also asking Wang Zhicheng for advice.

He said: "Sir, it's completely dark, and we can't keep up at full speed, are we camping on the spot and waiting until the early hours of the morning to chase?" ”

Wang Zhicheng looked at Gu Kui beside him and asked for advice: "General Gu, what do you mean?" ”

Gu Kui said: "Can't stay, we can't see clearly that the road is easy to cause accidents, will the situation of the rogue be better than ours?" The officer suggested slowing down the horse and continuing the pursuit, and not stopping. ”

Ge Daben said: "The official agrees, the more you get to this time, the more you can't rest, the weather is cold, people and horses are tired of Han water, and it is easy to get sick if you don't bake the fire, once you stop baking the fire, people will be soft, and they will be more tired after a short rest." ”

Wang Zhicheng said loudly: "The brothers who can still maintain their horsepower continue to pursue, and they can't bear to camp on the spot." ”

No one was willing to drop the chain at the last moment, everyone was gritting their teeth and insisting, and it didn't take long to catch a few horse thieves who had fallen behind, and after confirming that Zhang Xianzhong was not far from the front, more than a thousand soldiers were suddenly full of energy.

Zhang Xianzhong's troops, who entered the small village to rest, of course did not dare to make a fire, they all sat on the ground and drank cold water and dry food, and all the war horses were eating wheat.

The big waves are sweeping the sand, and the people who can run here are the elites of Zhang Xianzhong's department, and they all have war horses, such as Zhang Kewang, Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Nengqi and dozens of other important leaders all have double horses.

In the "Red Banner Army" team, there are tracking master Ge Daben, Ge Erben, Ge Liuben and two or three hundred military dogs, and it is impossible to follow the defeat of less than 200 remnants of Zhang Xianzhong's troops who lost close at hand.

Soon more than 1,000 cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" locked the small village where Zhang Xianzhong's troops were hiding, and in order to avoid unnecessary casualties caused by the chaotic battle in the dark night, Gu Jixiang's proposal was supported by Wang Zhicheng and Gu Kui.

More than 1,000 men and horses quickly surrounded the village, and soon many bonfires were lit fifty paces outside the village, and all the Minnie gunners in the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" dismounted and hid in the dark, ready to snipe at the outcrops on the outcrops of the village at any time.

This arrangement is very appropriate, Zhang Xianzhong is at the end of the road, destined to be isolated, and the "Red Banner Army" sentry horses, scouts are endless, I believe that knowing that the eight kings who have done evil are surrounded, I don't know how many soldiers will rush to the war in the dark.

I heard the barking of dogs outside the village, and heard the rumbling of horses' hooves.

With Zhang Xianzhong's experience as a thief for more than ten years, he can know that the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" outside will not be less than 1,000 cavalry.

Zhang Xianzhong understands that his current family background is full of calculations, and there are more than 190 people and more than 240 war horses around him who are exhausted.

Although these horses are already the elite of the elite, they may not be able to win against a hundred "Red Banner Army" cavalry, and against a "Red Banner Army" with more than one thousand, it is undoubtedly to die.

Zhang Kewang was a little panicked when he found that the situation was not good, and said nervously: "Father-in-law, the 'Red Flag Army' has discovered us and is surrounding here, we have to run quickly, otherwise we will be surrounded and killed." ”

Zhang Xianzhong is experienced, he said: "At this time, you can't run, the centaurs have just rested and haven't raised enough strength to sprint, so they will run out and die." ”

Zhang Kewang, who understood that he had fallen into death, said in despair: "Then what should I do!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong was quite calm, he said: "Look at this posture, the 'Red Flag Army' should not be ready to rush directly into the village to fight, let's just rest until the second half of the night and then suddenly scatter and flee, at that time there will always be someone who is lucky to be able to escape." ”

Zhang Dingguo said: "The decision of the righteous father is wise, the 'Red Flag Army' will not be able to complete the siege fortifications in a short time, and it is very likely that we will concentrate our forces to break through the encirclement, as long as we run out, someone will have a chance to escape." ”

Zhang Kewang asked Zhang Dingguo rhetorically: "Why do you have to run out to get a chance to escape?" Haven't you heard that the 'Red Flag Army' treats prisoners favorably, and treats those who take the initiative to surrender to Cheng, and even the Jiannu who surrendered to Cheng have been forgiven and become auxiliaries of the 'Red Banner Army'. ”

Zhang Dingguo was surprised: "Big brother, do you want to surrender?" ”

Zhang Kewang ignored Zhang Dingguo, and instead persuaded Zhang Xianzhong: "Father-in-law, we have done our best, even if you plan to succeed in the breakthrough in the second half of the night, how many of us can survive?" ”

Cruel and easy to kill, no sense of morality, killing wives and concubines without blinking, Zhang Xianzhong, who was desperate for his own survival, repeatedly surrendered and accepted Zhao'an, and at this time he was really moved by Zhang Kewang, the eldest brother of the righteous son.

Zhang Xianzhong pondered for a moment and said: "It's only three things, I have rebelled against the Ming Dynasty three times, and I may not be able to survive if I choose to surrender again!" ”

Zhang Kewang said: "Father-in-law, don't be mistaken, Daming and the 'Red Flag Army' can't be confused now, you are the first time to surrender to the 'King of Hanjiang County'."

I think that the 'King of Hanjiang County' will dominate the world sooner or later, and your father-in-law is brave and resourceful, and you will definitely be able to be reused by the 'King of Hanjiang County' after surrendering. ”

Life is at stake, is it child's play, of course the treacherous and cunning Zhang Xianzhong will not be flickered by his godson and raise his hand to surrender, he said:

"The culprit of the 'Hanjiang County King' severely punishing the massacre of women and children is well known, and I can't count how many women I have killed with my own hands in the past ten years, and I really can't believe that I will leave my life after surrendering to the 'Red Banner Army'."

Zhang Dingguo became more and more annoyed the more he listened, he was a character who would rather bend than bend, and refused to raise his hand to surrender, and said:

"I think that after resting for two or three hours with a full stomach, I have a great chance of succeeding in breaking through in the second half of the night, and I don't need to send my life to others and look at their faces."