Gunshots suddenly rang out violently. This sound came from the west.
The chieftain soldiers and thieves in the west immediately ran eastward in a hive. As they ran, they shouted loudly: "Oh no, the imperial army is coming to kill..."
Yes, at this time, Yang Weizhi led the main force of the Shu army and had already appeared to the west of Kunming. In front of them, there were still some Dongwu soldiers fleeing in confusion.
Yang Weizhi's original intention was to drive these Dongwu soldiers to break up the anti-thief formation in Kunming. Unexpectedly, Sun Chuanting's troops had already reached Kunming first, triggering a chaos among the anti-thiefs here.
Therefore, Yang Weizhi was no longer polite here and started shooting directly. Those Dongwu soldiers who were slow to escape all rushed into the street one by one.
Li Zicheng was fleeing westward when he suddenly discovered that countless imperial officers and soldiers appeared in front of him.
At this time, the imperial officers and soldiers from the south had also attacked, and the leader, Madman He, was rushing left and right, like a mad tiger.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!" Li Zicheng shouted, and he had no choice but to flee to the north. At least there were no imperial officers and soldiers there yet.
While escaping, he still took a look at the rear camp and found that the rear camp was more organized than his. All the chieftain soldiers who tried to rush into the rear camp were killed by Gao Yigong's men.
Seeing this scene, Li Zicheng couldn't help but praise in his heart. He, his brother-in-law, had a plan. He was just a little slow. Don't let the imperial officers and soldiers catch up.
So, he immediately said to Li Guo beside him: "Go quickly and urge the rear camp to follow. It's too late and you won't be able to escape!"
After Li Guo heard this, he immediately rushed to the rear camp with his personal guards.
At this time, the organization on his side was also in complete chaos. He could not bring his subordinates with him at all, so he could only bring his own bodyguards.
Along the way, there were bandits and chieftain soldiers running around everywhere. It took a lot of effort for Li Guo to pass through thousands of people and arrive at the rear camp.
"Sister-in-law, let's go quickly, why are you still here?" As soon as they met, Li Guo didn't bother to wipe the sweat from his head and shouted to Gao Guiying.
Gao Guiying was so anxious that she was sweating. When she saw him coming, she quickly said: "Yi Gong said, don't be in a hurry, otherwise you will lose everyone's family, and you won't be able to explain to your brothers later!"
This statement seems to make sense.
Li Guo was a little annoyed after hearing this. He immediately turned around and saw Gao Yigong hurriedly walked towards him when he saw him coming. He shouted angrily: "This is so urgent. You still care about each family. Could it be that you want to destroy the back camp?"
Are they all trapped here?"
When Gao Yigong heard this, he continued to walk towards Li Guo quickly and said to him: "You don't know, there is a reason for this!"
"What's the reason?" When Li Guo heard this, he couldn't help but be a little curious. What other reasons could there be?
Gao Yigong had already walked up to him, glanced at Gao Guiying, as if he didn't want Gao Guiying to hear, and said to Li Guo in a low voice: "Come, I'll tell you!"
Li Guo felt even more strange when he saw him like this. He also glanced at Gao Guiying and found that Gao Guiying looked confused. He didn't know what his brother wanted to do, so he leaned towards Gao Yigong and wanted to know the reason.
Gao Guiying can't let Gao Guiying know?
"I'm telling you..." Gao Yigong seemed to be whispering, leaning into Li Guo's ear, and then he suddenly pulled out a dagger and placed it on Li Guo's neck, and then
Then he said, "Don't move, I don't want to hurt you!"
Seeing this, Li Guo suddenly didn't realize what was going on.
Gao Guiying, who had been staring at them, was shocked when he saw this scene. He rushed over and shouted: "Yigong, what are you doing, are you crazy?"
At this time, Gao Yigong's bodyguards had drawn their swords to guard against the few bodyguards Li Guo had brought. One look at this posture, and one knew that something was very wrong.
Li Guo's personal guards did not dare to move and did not know what to do. For a moment, they looked at this scene a little at a loss.
After restraining Li Guo, Gao Yigong showed off his cards and immediately said loudly to his sister: "Sister, please surrender to the court and continue to rebel. If there is no future, you can't just die like a thief in frustration, right?"
"You..." After hearing this, Gao Guiying was shocked and speechless.
Before Li Guo could speak, Gao Yigong continued: "I have met Mr. Yang. He said that the emperor has a list of pardons, including me, sister, and you, Li Guo. The former Li Dingguo,
Liu Wenxiu and others are also on this list. This list should have been given by Emperor Taizu. He knew that we had to rebel, so we could atone for our sins and serve the country. You see, Li Dingguo, others, and Yuan Shizhong have all been knighted.
…”
In fact, he was also afraid that his sister and good brother Li Guo would refuse to surrender, so he couldn't wait to tell the reasons he had thought of in one breath. Gao Guiying and Li Guo were stunned when they heard that there was such a thing.
What's going on?
Everyone wants to be affirmed by others, especially by Emperor Taizu, which is absolutely beyond their dreams.
"Sister, now that the imperial court is more enlightened, women can become officials. Even if they cannot be the second loyal duke, there are still political envoys who are also women. Now they are all in the third rank."
"Brother, we are all capable. Now that the barbarians are eyeing our Ming Dynasty, why can't we contribute to the court, make contributions, win a title, and return home in glory?"
Gao Yigong looked at his sister very emotionally and said: "Sister, we depend on each other, and I don't want to be without you."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Li Guo again and said with the same excitement: "We are not real brothers, but we are better than real brothers. Can't we work together to make achievements and return home together in glory to comfort our ancestors?"
After hearing his words, Li Guo's personal guards lost their hostility and dropped the knives in their hands. It was obvious that they were all moved.
"Look at it, the imperial army is surrounded from all sides, and everything here is in chaos. The victory or defeat of this battle has been decided, and there is no point in resisting any longer!"
After listening to her brother's words, Gao Guiying turned around and looked around at the chaotic situation. Finally, she sighed, turned back to Gao Yigong and said, "What about your brother-in-law?"
Obviously, she was persuaded by her brother.
After Gao Yigong heard this, he couldn't help but said: "The emperor has made it clear that he will not pardon the general and Liu Zongmin. This is not something we can change."
At this point, he suddenly raised his voice and asked a little sternly: "Is it possible that so many brothers are really going to die just because of my brother-in-law, or are they going to die here like thieves? The lives of other brothers,
Isn’t it life?”
Upon hearing this, Li Guo's personal guards looked at each other and put their swords back into their sheaths. It was obvious that they had made a decision in their hearts.
"It's not that the imperial court didn't give the general a chance, it's that the general didn't want to accept the recruitment and continued to dream of his Spring and Autumn Overlord dream. And Liu Zongmin dared to dig up the Yellow River and flood Kaifeng. How could the emperor spare them?"
"Brothers have followed us from birth to death. Is it possible that you have to drag so many brothers to a dead end for your own selfishness? Does this make your conscience acceptable? Is this brotherly loyalty? How can a person be so selfish in life?"
"Now that brothers are following me, that's a sign of surrender. If you continue to resist and change your mind in the end, that's a surrender. The court will treat you differently!"
"..."
Listening to Gao Yigong's questions one after another, Li Guo visibly lowered his head. After a while, after Gao Yigong finished speaking, he said a little less interested: "Let go, even if it's not for yourself, it's for the brothers."
, I, Li Guo, cannot be ruthless and unjust, I accept the recruitment!"
When Gao Yigong heard this, he was very happy and confirmed: "Really?"
After hearing this, Li Guo smiled bitterly and said, "Can there be any lies? Look, my brothers have already made their choices!"
When he said this, his personal guards were a little embarrassed, but after thinking about it, they faced it calmly.
When Gao Yigong saw it, he put down his dagger and said to Li Guo a little embarrassedly: "I had no choice but to do it, brother, don't take it to heart. Even if you refuse in the end, I won't be able to kill you. I'll just be very sorry.
We can no longer continue to fight side by side. I...I really hope that we brothers can return to our hometowns in glory and return to the hometown where we grew up!"
Hearing this, Li Guo couldn't help but feel a little lost. Yes, it's his hometown! Can he return home in glory?
Gao Guiying was also very emotional after hearing this, especially during this time in Yunnan and Guizhou, it was so different from northern Shaanxi, and it made them miss their hometown even more!
She was the first to come to her senses and immediately said to Gao Yigong: "Yigong, since this is the case, let more brothers accept the recruitment. It is better to give them a future than to surrender."
After hearing this, Gao Yigong quickly agreed, and then ordered his subordinates: "Quickly, raise the flag and call the brothers to come and gather. As long as they are under our banner, they will be considered as recruited before."
"Yes!" His personal guard heard this and quickly agreed.
Then, outside the chaotic city, a chorus of shouts suddenly sounded: "Brothers, come over here quickly!"
The bandits and chieftain soldiers who were running around heard the noise and turned to look. They found that the flags of the army and the army were raised at the back camp, and the soldiers formed a circle around the outside to protect those inside.
Military dependents.
Although they couldn't figure out what was going on, their intuition told them that it must be safe over there.
Even if it's for the sake of my family, it has to go.
As a result, the bandits all moved closer to the back camp.
Li Zicheng, who was running north with his men and horses, also heard the movement and turned around to look, and was immediately puzzled. Song Xiance, on the other hand, understood immediately and said in surprise: "When did the rear camp surrender to the imperial court?"
These words immediately shocked Li Zicheng and others.