The vast Ming army drove back to Wanxian, and the soldiers seemed very excited. Today, only seventeen people were killed in the Ming army. Although hundreds of injured were hundreds of them, most of them were minor injuries. In addition to the relatively large casualties of the guards around Deng Ming, the Ming army basically drove out the original appearance of Wanxian when they fought. They were all intact, and they had such a brilliant victory. This made every Ming soldier feel comfortable. Even the wounded soldiers carried back by their companions talked loudly on the stretcher, laughing loudly, and their voices were louder than each other.

Although the soldiers knew Deng Ming's plan before going to war, they also knew that this battle was against one and two, and defeat was a dead end. The severe situation made the Ming army officers and soldiers feel heavy. The soldiers who were pessimistic about the prospects were already thinking of killing enough, and they comforted themselves that they had lived a few more days after they could escape from Chongqing. Most of the other soldiers felt that winning was the best result. After all, Tan Yi was also a local snake in Kuizhou, and for these ordinary soldiers, they were a big man to look up to; even those optimistic people felt that if the casualties were less than one thousand and defeating Tan Yi would be an amazing victory.

Therefore, such results made the soldiers feel as if they were in a dream. They looked arrogant and had already forced the Ming army into a desperate situation. The battle today is not much more difficult than marching. How could this be a war? It was just a chasing man and chopping for an hour. The Ming army first raided Tan Yi, then rushed to help Prince Han. The Ming soldiers in the last row of the military formation worked hard to follow the team, but they won the battle without even seeing a single enemy. There were still many soldiers in this situation. They were all complaining loudly now: The enemy was too incompetent and their legs were sore.

While mocking the incompetent enemy forces to his heart, these soldiers also knew who led them to achieve such a glorious victory. When they saw Deng Ming's figure, the Ming army officers and soldiers all cheered at him like crazy, until they screamed that their throats were hoarse and they were not aware of it.

Zhao Tianba, who was following Deng Ming, felt very happy.

For many years, the Ming court always lost more and won less. Not to mention winning more with less, even if the more is more, they often make a mess. For example, the Ming army in Chongqing began to have the upper hand and inexplicably defeated. Over the years, the repeated failures made the Ming army more and more pessimistic, and the Qing army became more and more arrogant. Even those who had just surrendered, such as Tan Yi, felt that they suddenly became much stronger as soon as they hung the flag of the Qing army, and they were full of confidence in the Ming army. This pessimism was unwilling to admit it, but they had it in their hearts. This was also one of the reasons why the Ming army was almost discouraged when they heard that there were more Qing army than their own people today, and they made them quickly reach a unified opinion: they would lose this battle, retreat quickly to strive for more people to escape.

"Two thousand and five thousand, and there was no loss. Not only did this battle be fought, but I also participated in it personally. Not only did I participate, but I also made great contributions in it." Zhao Tianba became more and more proud of his thoughts. Twenty-two people resisted thousands of enemy soldiers. This is simply a legend. As for the dozen people behind him chasing hundreds of enemies and killing them for more than ten miles, it was even more amazing: "I heard from Your Highness that he talked about the Battle of Kunyang several times today. At that time, I wanted to chase and kill 400,000 people. What was the majesty of that scene? Although there were not so many enemies today, it was a bit of this."

After thinking about the Battle of Kunyang, Zhao Tianba remembered the Battle of Zhengcunba mentioned by Deng Ming. Originally, Zhao Tianba has always looked down on eunuchs, but after hearing that Zheng He took down the heads of the enemy generals several times among tens of thousands of pursuers, he immediately respected the eunuch of the Three Guards: "Even Emperor Chengzu praised him and gave him the surname Zheng. We have a little bit of Zheng's meaning today, right? Well, it's not that we don't want to take it, there are really no enemy generals. It's a pity that we are not eunuchs, or we will be Wan Tianba in the future... Bah, what a pity, it's a blessing that we are not eunuchs, otherwise there will be more than Wan Tianba in this world..."

In front of Wanxian Town, Xiong Lan brought a group of people to welcome the triumphant Ming army. The gong and drum team formed just now knelt in front. Xiong Lan hoped that Prince Han would remember the little contribution he had just made before he would not kill. Seeing that the Ming army was Deng Ming's king flag, Xiong Lan and his accomplices, who once again surrendered, quickly lowered their heads and knelt on the side of the road without moving.

Although I hope that Prince Han could bypass him, Xiong Lan also made preparations. The ropes on his body looked strong, but unlike others, Xiong Lan did not let someone kill the last tuck like other stubborn accomplices, but secretly held the two rope heads in his hands. His arms were on his back and the person was kneeling on the ground. It was really impossible to see that he could untie the ropes on his own as soon as he let go.

This time, Xiong Lan also felt that he was doing a bit too amazing. Prince Han changed his flag as soon as he left the city gate. Although he felt that the other party seemed to be a soft-hearted person, Xiong Lan did not dare to say that the other party would definitely spare him. In Xiong Lan's calculations, the Ming army had fought for so long and must have been very tired. If Prince Han turned against him and wanted to kill the surrendered official in Wanxian, the scene might be very chaotic. He loosened the rope and ran into the mountain. The tired and armored Ming army might not be able to chase him. Besides, there are those accomplices who seriously tied themselves up to delay time - they also dared not say that they would definitely escape, but they were always a trick to leave a glimmer of vitality for themselves in the worst case.

Prince Han's flag was getting closer and closer. Xiong Lan secretly looked up and saw that Deng Ming had already rode his horse not far away. He quickly lowered his head again - Prince Han would definitely not chase him personally, and he and the mounts of the personal guards were probably exhausted.

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer. Xiong Lan, who had been trying to calm down just now, suddenly felt her heart beating wildly. He had seen the battle just now. Tan Yi, who was famous, was defeated by the prince Han. That was Renshouhou, who was cruel and resourceful, and he heard that he had defeated Tan Wen and Yuan Zongdi in Chongqing at will. Xiong Lan didn't even dare to dream of such a one-sided battle. More than 2,400 Ming troops drove out of Wanxian for an hour, and defeated twice as many enemy soldiers as he was. He came back as it was.

If such a person kills himself... Xiong Lan used a little idea to cheer him up, and suddenly disappeared. She almost loosened the rope and stood up and ran away regardless of the situation. However, at this time, Xiong Lan still felt her calves tremble uncontrollably, and her calves began to beat violently, and quickly began to hurt, as if she had already started to cramp.

When Xiong Lan tried desperately to regain control of her body, her accomplices around her were also trembling. Xiong Lan could feel the violent trembling of the people beside her. A gust of wind blew, and Xiong Lan also smelled a strong smell of urine. Someone must have been incontinent. The smell was so strong. I wonder how many people were there.

The horse stopped in front of Xiong Lan. He looked at the horse's legs, biting his lip, and his hands behind him began to tremble, holding the rope in his palm like a spasm, using his companions to delay for a while, and then using the terrain of Wanxian to escape, Xiong Lan could never remember the plan to escape after thinking about for a long time.

"Xiong Lan..."

A voice came from the top of his head, which was the voice of Prince Han. As soon as the sound of this sound, someone around Xiong Lan suddenly collapsed completely. An accomplice rushed forward to the ground, as if his body was limp and could not kneel down.

When this guy fell, his incoherent cry was suddenly exhaled: "Your Highness, the little sin should be dead... Say life, Your Highness, the little one will never dare to do it again, the little one will be dead..."

Xiong Lan also explained to her accomplices not to cry or make trouble. If she completely loses her composure, it will not only help begging for mercy, but may also arouse the other party's murderous intention. This is not the first time Xiong Lan explained this to them. Everyone controlled their emotions well when she surrendered last time. But today the atmosphere has completely changed. After seeing the result of the battle just now, Xiong Lan's accomplices could no longer control her fear of Prince Han. Even the most calm Xiong Lan involuntarily launched her whole body, and she could not even speak a word of the words she had thought about earlier.

The person immediately ignored the surrendered officials who were crying and begging for mercy and continued to question Xiong Lan: "Have I told you that betraying the court once was a serious crime, but I promise you to betray you for the credit you took the lead anyway? What else do you have to say this time?"

This question was heard, and Xiong Lan felt her tongue start to control herself again, and her calves were not shaking so much, because he realized that the other party did not seem to be determined to kill him.

"Your Highness, sinner... sinner is so stupid! Sinner is as timid as a mouse! Seeing that the Tartars are numerous and powerful, they are scared to death, and they are just thinking about how to keep the dog's life." Xiong Lan tried hard to lower her sins to a higher level, from treason for prosperity to greed for life and fear of death: "Just just now, the sinner knew that the death penalty could not be escaped, but did not escape, but took people out of the city to shout to the Tartars. It is natural for your Highness to kill sinners, but this may make other people with ambitions hesitate, Your Highness! This cheap life of the sinner is worthless, so it is better to give it back to the sinner. Maybe it will be of little use to the great cause of the court."

The person immediately was silent for a while, and his voice was a little gentler: "But I said last time that this matter should not be repeated. I will let you go once enough to let others know that the court is lenient. Why should I let you go twice?"

"Your Highness, the sinner heard that the sages said: 'Things are not three things'. It's not that 'things can never be repeated.'. The sages said this, which means that people have a chance to repent." Xiong Lan felt that the chance of survival suddenly became very great, and she had returned most of the courage. He didn't know whether the sages said it. Anyway, it would be good if it could be used: "The sinners dare not escape today. They are dedicated to making merits and redeem themselves. Letting sinners prove your noble magnanimity and let other people who have repentance learn from the sinners' appearance to make merits and atone for their sins. Besides, the last time His Highness said that because some of the sinners can redeem themselves, he did not say that they could redeem themselves once, and they could not redeem themselves again in the future."

Deng Ming looked down at Xiong Lan kneeling in front of the horse. When he saw Xiong Lan turn against him today, he was indeed extremely angry, thinking that if he wins this battle, he will definitely tear this person to pieces. But after winning a great victory, Deng Ming's intention to kill Xiong Lan did fade away a lot. This person's actions did not cause any harm to the Ming army. After killing so many people, Deng Ming was also a little tired of killing.

"The food I asked you to prepare before I left the city and the medicine..." Deng Ming had already thought of letting Xiong Lan go, so he asked with a long voice.

"The sinner has been arranged," Xiong Lan replied hurriedly: "The sinners dare not be lazy. They have prepared hot food and hot water. The army can eat it when entering the city. If there is a lack of sinners, they are willing to die."

At this time, Xiong Lan had completely restored her physical control. While speaking, Xiong Lan secretly tied a butterfly buckle with the two rope heads in her hand and pinched the two butterfly buckles with her thumb.

"Okay, I'll spare you again." Deng Ming has felt that this guy is quite talented these days. Ming Jun's food and accommodation are arranged very well. If he is killed, he still has to worry about it himself. After saying that, Deng Ming shouted to the members of the Gong and Drum Team kneeling behind Xiong Lan: "Let the general loosen up for Xiong."

The surrendered soldiers kneeling behind were not bound by themselves. When they heard this, some people would step forward to help Xiong Lan and other surrendered officials loosen their ties.

"Your Highness, there is still something to report to the sinner." Xiong Lan shouted again.

"What's up?"

"The sinner just released Tan Hong for a while." Xiong Lan honestly explained to Deng Ming that he had acted in releasing Tan Hong and other prisoners.

"Where is he now?" Deng Ming interrupted Xiong Lan impatiently about making porridge and steaming cakes for the prisoners, and asked directly.

"I was imprisoned by the criminal again and was still in the county jail."

"Okay, then I won't bother with you." Deng Ming raised the reins and stopped watching Xiong Lan go straight to Wanxian City Gate.

"The sinner thanks Your Highness for not killing you." Xiong Lan said loudly behind her back, exerting force with both hands at the same time, tied the butterfly buckle in her hand into a dead buckle. At this time, the surrendered soldiers behind her began to move again and moved over to untie the ropes for Xiong Lan's tied officers.

After untiing the rope, the surrendered officials were still kneeling on the side of the road, waiting for the Ming army to drive over before they dared to stand up. Xiong Lan looked at her companions with some contempt and was about to scold them, when a gust of wind blew over, and Xiong Lan shivered. At this time, he found that his clothes were soaked in sweat, and they were almost able to twist out the water.

Although Deng Ming had gone far away, the faces of these demoted officials were still full of fear. Last time they surrendered, they celebrated each other and soon smiled. Although they were happy and saved their lives this time, no one could laugh anymore.

"This Prince Han is such a compassionate person, but he is so powerful when fighting. Renshouhou... No, the old thief Tan Yi talked and killed people. I thought Prince Han was definitely not his opponent. I didn't expect that Prince Han would be easier to beat him than kill a chicken." After returning to Wanxian City, a surrendered official whispered. They just learned from the proud Ming soldiers that Deng Ming led a dozen cavalry to chase thousands of people and chopped them. It was difficult for him to associate this heroic spirit with the indestructible prince Han, nor could he connect with any general he knew.

The other officers also expressed their consent when they heard this, and they felt extremely incredible.

"Tan Yi turned his back on the ruthless face. He had the ability to amaze the Duke of Fu, but it would not work to let him go to battle with the enemy by himself." Xiong Lan had already changed into a dry dress. After hearing this, he whispered to express his opinion: "Wuqing may not be a real hero, but the same is true for the other way around."

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"Your Highness is so magnanimous."

When the last time he pardoned Xiong Lan, Li Xinghan and others were a little dissatisfied, but there was no objection today. In addition to Deng Ming being the leader of this great victory, the small losses of the Ming army were also one of the reasons. If the Ming army had fought hard today and suffered hundreds of casualties, the officers would not be in such a good mood. Now everyone thinks that it is a trivial matter to kill Xiong Lan and hold the surrendered army in Wanxian County to be held accountable.

"Xiong Lan is quite capable," Deng Ming and the others felt that after the disputes during the first surrender, Xiong Lan and the rest of the officers in Wanxian were no longer in harmony. Unexpectedly, he still had such great appeal. What made Deng Ming feel most amazing is his determination and ability to take action. It is relatively easy to make a plan, but it is quite amazing to be able to implement it quickly after making a plan: "Determine a goal and do your best to do things around this goal. This is a great man. How could he be so unsuccessful in Tan Hong's army?"

Deng Ming's question, Zhou Kaihuang and Li Xinghan naturally couldn't answer, so he sent someone to inquire about Xiong Lan. As for Deng Ming's evaluation of Xiong Lan, these people did not agree with: "A robber crowing and dog thieves, Your Highness is too proud of him. Who is the hero? Isn't your Highness going to kill him the same as killing a dog?"

"He can give me a reason not to kill him," Deng Ming explained to everyone why he decided to spare Xiong Lan's life: "If it weren't for him shouting 'Tan Yi was defeated' today, the Tartars surrounding us would not have retreated so quickly, and there would be losses. Xiong Lan's move may have saved the lives of several guards, and he exchanged his life for his own life. Maybe it was not the guards who lost it but me. He saved my life and I spared his life, which was considered as not to be a loss."

"Your Highness was too risky at that time." Thinking of Deng Ming leading the way, Zhao Tianba was quite scared. The reinforcements were obviously coming soon and the encirclement could still be maintained, so there was no need for Deng Ming to fight in person.

"It was me who proposed to stay, and I would no longer run away but to stick to the top of the hill," Deng Ming's reason for casually speaking was not what he really thought at the time. Now he had the opportunity to say the real reason: "Someone died in battle because of my decision. How could I stay behind?"

"Isn't this for the entire army?" Zhao Tianba felt that this reason was completely untrue: "How can your highness's daughter's body be thrown lightly?"

"Yes, Your Highness is not everyone." Li Xinghan rarely agrees with Zhao Tianba's statement, but his views on this issue are the same, and the royal family is different.

"I am not a royal family. Today I will explain it to you clearly," Deng Ming shook his head and said, "My surname is Deng but not Zhu."
Chapter completed!