As Tan Hong's rank, Qin Xiucai had no practical command rights - if there were any, he might have gathered to guard the camp. But after all, everyone knew Mr. Qin, and Tan Hong's subordinates were quite familiar with his voice. When Mr. Qin claimed that tens of thousands of Ming troops had appeared on the battlefield, Tan Hong's troops, who were barely supporting, completely lost all hope. Before, Tan Hong's troops had tried their best to publicize to the soldiers that the enemy on the opposite side was just a group of scattered soldiers, which were more tired and more difficult to last. In order to comfort him, the skeptical soldiers chose to believe it temporarily, but now they heard that the other party was not a defeated soldier but a part of the brigade of Ming troops. As for how these troops bypassed their blockade line? The soldiers did not know how Tan Hong deployed the blockade line, and they had no spare time to think about it.

Shortly after Zhou Kaihuang learned of Qin Xiucai's identity, he received a notice from the rear, saying that Tan Hong was still resisting stubbornly and asked Zhou Kaihuang to provide reinforcements depending on the situation. He had a sudden idea and took Qin Xiucai hostage and used this person to destroy Tan Hong's fighting spirit in the army. In most of the troops at that time, the division was definitely superior in the eyes of the soldiers. The literati who read and read words stood out among the general illiterate soldiers. When they saw the division, most of them had to kowtow. In order to strengthen the deterrence effect, Zhou Kaihuang also directed a rocket volley before Qin Xiucai's speech.

Not everyone believed Qin Xiucai's words, and Tan Hong didn't believe it at all. After reacting from the initial shock, Tan Hong immediately realized that Qin Xiucai was lying.

First of all, he had already received a report that Wen Anzhi's army returned to Fengjie east, and it was difficult to hide such a huge force. Tan Hong did not believe that tens of thousands of Ming troops could touch his nose without a large number of ships. They even had a big question whether they could move so quickly. And if Wen Anzhi really arrived, although his subordinates were mainly the Land Division, they would never have sent only a few small boats to demonstrate to him. Looking at the still dark river - after shooting rockets, Zhou cleared the land and fired out the torches used to draw fire, Tan Hong knew that if the other party was really strong, it would not have been like this sneaky. It would have been a volley of guns and cannons just now, instead of a dozen bluffing rockets. As for the ships on the river, Tan Hong felt that they were the ones in his camp - if Wen Anzhi really came, would he still use his Tan Hong's ship?

However, Tan Hong's ability to see through this does not mean that he is not in despair. Qin Xiucai's captured means that the camp has been broken. The camp has been broken means that Tan Hong is now a dog of a family. He has no way to escape, and no one will come to reinforce and rescue him. Instead, the Ming army obtained the supplies they urgently needed - if the camp was not burned but was completely seized by the Ming army.

Thinking of this, Tan Hong looked into the distance and saw no fire. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He could not expect the left-behind soldiers of the camp to burn the camp before the Ming army arrived and prevent the Ming army from seizing the baggage. Because if the left-behind soldiers had such courage and calm attitude, they could completely defend the camp from easily occupying it with a group of defeated soldiers.

At the same time, Zhao Tianba also understood and immediately suggested to Deng Ming: "Your Highness, take this opportunity to persuade the soldiers to surrender quickly, and do not give Tan Thief a chance to win people's hearts."

Deng Ming certainly agreed with Zhao Tianba's suggestion, but he didn't know how to persuade him to surrender. Fortunately, he didn't need to order this. Except for Deng Ming, the Ming army knew the common slogans of persuading surrender. Zhao Tianba wanted Deng Ming nodded. Seeing Deng Ming's order, Li Xinghan immediately asked his subordinates to start surrendering, and the shouts of Ming soldiers immediately sounded:

"Subscription early, reduction early!"

"Those who surrender are exempt from death!"

"My fellow villagers! Stop beating, it's all fellow villagers who won't kill you!"

After hearing the persuasion of Li Xinghan's side, the adjacent Ming army also began to persuade him to surrender. Seeing that victory was in sight, the Ming soldiers did not want to make unnecessary sacrifices.

"I guess that it is impossible for the Commander Wen to arrive so by chance," many soldiers around him believed the propaganda on the ship. Zhao Tianba lowered his voice and said to Deng Ming: "But Mr. Zhou Qian probably broke the camp of Tan Zhe. The person who called on his ship was mostly an important figure under Tan Zhe, so he was brought to him to shout at Tan Zhe."

"Yes." Deng Ming also nodded slightly. Although his reaction was a little slow, he guessed that Zhou Kaihuang was suspected of bluffing, just like Tan Hong. As long as the Ming army took down Tan Hong's camp and seized Tan Hong's ship, it would be okay if Wen Anzhi didn't come. Eliminating Tan Hong was only a cost issue, not a question of whether he could.

After the persuasion sounded everywhere, Tan Hong had not yet come up with a way to get out of trouble. He knew that the first task was to stabilize the morale of the army, otherwise there would be no way. The confidant soldiers around him were in panic at this time. In this pessimistic and desperate atmosphere, not everyone could quickly realize the suspiciousness of Zhou Kaiyuan like Tan Hong.

"This is not Master Qin!" Seeing that the officers around him were all in a state of dismay, Tan Hong shouted loudly: "This is all fake! The thieves can't take our camp, so they want to shake our morale. Our reinforcements will arrive at any time!"

Even if Tan Hong did not want others to be deceived, it would be meaningless to expose that Wen Anzhi's army had not arrived. He shouted "Wen Anzhi was not there at all" because he could not come up with any way to get rid of the current predicament. First of all, the soldiers may not believe in themselves. Secondly, he told the soldiers that the left-behind soldiers in the camp would come to save everyone in order to maintain the last bit of hope. However, there was no trace of rescuers until now, but Qin Xiucai's call came to Qin Xiucai. In an emergency, Tan Hong could not think of other ideas, but could only try to deny the authenticity of Qin Xiucai's identity.

Tan Hong's personal soldiers called his meaning to people from far and near, and the soldiers hesitated and didn't know what to do. After hearing Tan Hong's propaganda, Zhou Kaihuang on the ship immediately asked Qin Xiucai to report the number of people in Tan Hong's army and the names of commanders of each battalion and team to prove the authenticity of his identity.

Hearing the sound, Tan Hong sighed. He knew very well that it was Qin Xiucai who was captured. He just wanted to make the final effort to see if he could find a way to escape. He repeatedly calculated that if the entire army gave up the river bank and launched a raid in the mountains, would there be any way to break through. However, whether it was to fight for time or lead the army to break through, it was necessary to maintain the unity of the remaining troops. Confronting Qin Xiucai could only completely destroy the last bit of military morale.

In fact, morale no longer exists. Amid the overwhelming voice of persuasion, the soldiers on the edge of the position secretly put down their weapons and touched Li Xinghan's army in the dark. Faced with the desperate situation of death, these soldiers had no other choice but to wish that Tan Wen's old subordinate, who were also garrisons in Wanxian, would not hurt them.

Tan Hong, who thought he was about to escape, calmly retreated to his side in order to save the officers. This led to the surrender of the first few soldiers not being stopped immediately, and soon the effective imitators stopped resisting surrender to the Ming army. When more and more soldiers left the queue and surrendered to the opposite side, Tan Hong's officers had no way to stop them. They were all at a loss and at a loss and lost their normal ability to move because of despair.

"Those who surrender are exempt from death, hehe." Listening to the loud call of the Ming army around him, Tan Hong laughed repeatedly. Like the officers under his command, because he was completely unable to face the inevitable failure, during the final collapse of the army, Tan Hong also lost his ability and willingness to control, and only made a few meaningless complaints and complaints. It was like saying to his soldiers, and it was like answering the Ming army's persuasion to surrender. Tan Hong's face was full of miserable expressions: "I have been in the army for so many years, and I have heard this many times, and I have shouted this many times, but how many times are they true? Surrender can avoid death. Have you ever had it? Put down your weapons, and you will not even have the chance to pull a cushion."

Before they knew it, most of the people around Tan Hong ran away, leaving only more than fifty, all of whom were his personal soldiers, servants and officers, and the remaining territory was only a few feet acres around Tan Hong. These people retreated to Tan Hong, holding the weapons in their hands tightly, preparing to fight the last battle in front of their benefactor. Around these dozens of Qing soldiers, the Ming army had approached from three sides to within ten meters of them.

There was no longer any persuasion in the Ming army's formation. It had been a long time since the Qing soldiers continued to surrender. The Ming army knew very well that the rest were Tan Hong's best friends. Among the surrenderers, there were not only Tan Hong's relatives, but also two officers he promoted. In front of these last dozen enemies, the Ming army had openly lit torches. They were no longer worried about the counterattack of the Qing soldiers, but were worried about the fish that would miss the net.

The bright fire illuminated Tan Hong's last place. He looked at the dense heads and countless swords and guns opposite him, as well as the bows and arrows ready to go, and sighed again and shouted loudly: "I am Tan Hong. If I surrender, can my subordinates avoid death?"

As soon as these words came out, the two guards standing beside Tan Hong shouted in the same voice: "Sir, you have always agreed to it well. How could you really keep your promise? Even if you want to die, you have to kill me."

Looking around his familiar and loyal faces around him, Tan Hong said softly to his left and right: "If you take my head down at this moment, you should be able to avoid death..."

"Why did you say this?" Before Tan Hong finished speaking, someone shouted: "As long as you have a breath, no one can hurt you a cold hair."

"I originally wanted to share wealth with you..." Tan Hong suddenly laughed bitterly again when he heard this, but he made up his mind to stop explaining to the left and right, but shouted loudly to the Ming army opposite: "I dare to ask His Highness Han to come out and answer."

Deng Ming, who was standing not far behind the line of troops, heard the shouts coming over and over again, and the sound behind them became more and more shrill, like the sound of a night owl.

"Although he is a shameless traitor, there are always a few innocent people under him, right? Are they all Han people?" Deng Ming's heart finally softened, he shook his head and stepped forward.

"Your Highness, no." Zhao Tianba quickly reached out and grabbed Deng Ming: "When our army is ready, we will chop all these bastards into meat sauce with an order. Why should you pay attention to this dying old dog?"

"Of course we can kill all of them at the end of the road, but we will have brothers who will be killed in the end." Zhao Tianba and the Ming soldiers around him stopped Deng Ming and did not agree with him coming forward, so Deng Ming explained: "If he put down his weapons, our own brothers can reduce casualties, and it would be good to injure less one."

After saying that, Deng Ming pushed away the sergeant in front of him and walked to the dividing line between the two armies. He stood firm and looked at Tan Hong opposite him: "Xinjinhou, what's the matter with me?"

Tan Hong also stared at Deng Ming and looked carefully. In his eyes, the other party's every move was indeed different from ordinary people, with a temperament that Tan Hong had never seen before. Deng Ming was not a certain type of person he had seen before. As a modern person, he had not received feudal education on esteeming the superiority of most people. Tan Hong was not used to it. Whether Deng Ming bought a road in front of Tan Hong's camp or was now in the hands of winning, his attitude did not seem to have changed much, just as if their status was not inconsistent with each other.

"I know that my crime is unforgivable, but if I surrender, my subordinates..." Tan Hong's voice became more and more desolate: "Your Highness will do whatever he wants, just leave them a life."

Tan Hong's words caused a buzz among his gangsters. Deng Ming still didn't know how cruel the victors of this era would be to the captives. It was like breaking the pipa bones and cutting off hands and feet. Tan Hong's meaning was that even if Deng Ming tortures these people, he could just give him a way out.

Deng Ming replied without thinking: "I can't make the decision of Xinjinhou, and I will hand you over to General Wen to deal with it. As for your subordinates, didn't we just say that as long as we surrender, we will avoid death."

Deng Ming felt that it was reasonable to deal with it like this. After all, he was not a real royal family or a commander of the first army. When the crisis ended, Deng Ming planned to confess to Li Xinghan and others that the royal family was falsely accused of it and requested the other party's forgiveness. As a rebel general with a prominent identity, Deng Ming certainly wanted to hand him over to Wen Anzhi of Fengjie. Deng Ming felt that Tan Hong's subordinates could not be interrogated, but it seemed to him that he should not kill him. Besides, wasn't Li Xinghan also a Sichuan Army in Wanxian? There was always friendship between their fellow villagers, and maybe there were many familiar friends.

Tan Hong ignored the protests around him and emphasized his tone and asked Deng Ming to confirm again: "Your Highness will never regret it?"

"Never go back on your word." At this time, Deng Ming had already seen the people around Tan Hong clearly. The people around Tan Hong were brave. Even in this desperate situation, most people still held the swords and swords in their hands. Although it was not difficult to kill all of these people, it was absolutely impossible for the Ming army to fight without paying considerable casualties. If it could be resolved peacefully, Deng Ming certainly did not want a group of Ming soldiers to die in such meaningless last attempt.

"Your Highness... Your Highness..." Although he received Deng Ming's guarantee, Tan Hong still looked worried, but he didn't know how to continue to obtain the guarantee. Deng Ming had already made a promise before the entire army, and Tan Hong couldn't think of any better guarantee that he could ask for.

Seeing that Tan Hong was still hesitating, and although some of his subordinates were beginning to be discouraged, some of them had increased their momentum instead of decreasing, showing a look of eagerness to try. Deng Ming thought for a moment, remembering a method he had heard, and suggested: "If the Marquis of Xinjin is still worried, then he can walk to the front of the army and we will swear to the high five."

Both armies were surprised. As the absolute advantage of Deng Ming, why was he willing to slap high-high with the desperate court traitor? For a moment, even Tan Hong was a little dazed and even doubted whether Deng Ming had any worries, so he was so anxious to persuade him to surrender, but Tan Hong immediately knew that this was unlikely.

When Tan Hong slowly walked out of the guards, Deng Ming also stepped forward. All the Ming soldiers around him spontaneously wanted to stop him. Zhao Tianba, Li Xinghan and several other Ming army officers rushed over to dissuade him. At this time, Zhou Kaihuang, who had already driven the boat to the riverside, jumped up on the boat and kept shouting: "Stop Your Highness!"

Tan Hong left his guard and walked to the Ming army. Although it was impossible to hijack Deng Ming under such circumstances, who dared to say that Tan Hong would not explode and hurt people? Even if there were many guards around, who would dare to say that there was no possibility if Tan Hong was not tied up?

However, Deng Ming did not have these Ming army concerns. The other party was a general rather than an assassin. Deng Ming believed that the other party wanted to find a way out for his subordinates. Since this way, he would certainly not be in any danger.

Deng Ming stood up and stood face to face with Tan Hong who was walking over, while Zhao Tianba and Li Xinghan stood on both sides of Deng Ming with a nervous look on their faces. Both of them pulled out the sword and held it in their hands, keeping their eyes on guard. If Tan Hong had any abnormal movements, he would stab the sword into his body without hesitation.

This worry did not happen. Tan Hong honestly clenched Deng Ming. After the high-fives, Deng Ming did not turn around and leave but stretched out his hand: "Xinjinhou, give me your sword."

After saying that, Deng Ming pressed his sword with his backhand and guarded him. Seeing that the last blood was gone, he didn't want Zhao Tianba or Li Xinghan to have a slight attack, because he was nervous and stabbed Tan Hong to death with one sword.

Tan Hong had no intention of causing trouble. Although it sounded a strange request, Tan Hong could also guess what Deng Ming wanted to express, so he knelt on the ground with his knees, untied his sword with an extremely slow and safe movement, and held it up with both hands.

Deng Ming grabbed the sword from Tan Hong's hand and turned his eyes to a group of enemies behind Tan Hong who had not surrendered yet. At this time, the murderous aura of dying struggle could no longer be seen on their faces. Deng Ming asked loudly in a calm tone: "The Queen of Xinjin has surrendered, where are you?"

One after another, Tan Hongyu's troops lowered their heads in Deng Ming's eyes and threw the weapons in their hands to the ground one after another. The Ming army guarded themselves and tied up the people who had stopped resisting one by one.

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