At this moment, it has come to the end of the Battle of Dingbian.
But there is a problem in front of Zhu Zhen.
There are still 200,000 enemy troops in front of them, but they have no fighting spirit. In addition, the two chief culprits, Silunfa and Aziz, have already surrendered. They just stand there, as if they will do it as long as Zhu Chu shouts surrender and does not kill them. He would immediately drop his weapons and surrender on the spot.
But Zhu Zhen had his own plans and character, and he wanted to continue killing, that is, he would not accept surrender.
However, both Mu Ying and the people around him were trying to persuade him.
So to kill or not to kill, that is the question.
At this moment, Mu Ying and Zhao Kuo's armies had converged, but there was no movement on their side, waiting for Zhu Chu's decision.
Similarly, the 200,000 native troops in front of them are also silently waiting for the result that determines their fate.
On the battlefield, there were more than 300,000 people at this time, all waiting for Zhu Chu's decision.
As long as Zhu Chu gives an order, the two hundred thousand people in front of him can live and die at the same time.
But if fighting continues, the Ming army will also suffer casualties, which is inevitable.
After all, war is about killing people, not to mention that once these enemies burst out with the courage to fight in despair, they may be a great threat and trouble.
Even Zhu Ming had to consider this. After all, on the night of the previous battle with Daosiyang's troops, it was he who shouted that he would not accept surrender, which resulted in many unnecessary casualties to the troops.
It was already late autumn, and a bleak autumn wind blew by, bringing with it a fishy and unpleasant smell and making many people shiver.
Even Zhu Chu sweated a lot during the battle and felt a little cool when the wind blew him.
He felt cool because his attributes were already very high.
But what about others?
Zhu Chu turned around and saw that many of the soldiers behind him were trembling.
"Alas," Zhu Zhen couldn't help but sigh and said, "I hate evil so much that I wanted to never forgive these villains. But before, it could be said that I was fighting to protect my family and the country, and to stabilize Yunnan. Now that the enemy has no fighting spirit. , if I continue to let you follow me to fight, and you may even die because of unnecessary killings, I'm afraid you will still complain about me when you go underground, right?"
"Your Highness is a thousand years old, and we will follow you to the death."
There was no fear or hesitation among the officers and men under his command. After this battle, Zhu Min had already become the heart and soul of the entire army. As long as it was his decision, the officers and men would not disobey him.
Of course, it was limited to the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty under Zhu Xun.
As for what the people of the Mu family and the people of Etao felt, it is unknown.
That Etao was hiding far away, as if he might run away at any time, which made Zhu Chu feel funny. Did Etao think that he would be so jealous that he and his tribe were also eliminated?
"Forget it, let's call it a day," Zhu Zhen finally waved his hand and said, "Give me the order. This battle is over. The culprits Silunfa and Aziz have been beheaded. We also informed the enemy that if they lay down their weapons and surrender, they will be killed." You can live, otherwise you will be killed without mercy."
As a result, before Zhu Xi's words spread, and before the messenger had time to convey them to Mu Ying on the other side, he saw that the native soldiers in front of him had already dropped their weapons in a hurry.
Moreover, it spread faster in the enemy formation than Zhu Xi could convey it himself. However, the entire 200,000-strong army began to lay down their weapons in droves and consciously knelt on the ground.
Is this surrender too fast?
Even Mu Ying and Zhao Kuo on the other side were stunned, because before the messengers could convey Zhu Chu's order, all the enemy troops in front of them had already knelt down and made surrender gestures.
Mu Ying couldn't help but marvel: "The power of King Min will be resounded throughout Yunnan, and now Yunnan will never have future troubles."
Zhao Kuo also said with great excitement: "Once Silunfa and Ah Zi are dead, no one will dare to offend His Majesty's majesty."
They all believed that after this battle, there would be no more wars in Yunnan.
Especially Zhu Zhen's reputation.
This is different from when the Ming army mobilized 300,000 people to fight against the remnants of the late Yuan Dynasty. When they conquered Yunnan, they did not actually go to war with the chieftains. The Ming army mainly eliminated the Liang King's Bo'er, who was only a few pounds away. 'The main thing is to appease the chieftains.
But this time, it was a battle between the Ming army and the chieftain, and the combined troops of Zhu Zhen and Mu Ying only amounted to 100,000 Ming troops, and 50,000 people from Lian Mu and Otao also joined later.
Although this battle has the shocking effect of Big Pineapple, one cannot deny the personal bravery of Mu Ying and Zhu Cheng, as well as the strong fighting spirit and morale of the Ming army who are not afraid of death.
The next step is to surrender.
The enemy army still numbered 200,000. After Zhu Zhen and Mu Ying merged, they only had 150,000 combined into one place. Adding in the casualties during the war, there were only 120,000 in the end.
"Thirty thousand people died? Those are all good men of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Zhen did not expect that the Ming army suffered heavy casualties.
Among the 150,000 people, 100,000 were Ming troops and 50,000 were natives. As a result, the native troops followed him and broke through Silunfa's rear army, but there were no casualties. However, because Zhao Kuo led the troops deep in, one of them died. Thousands of people, and countless more seriously and lightly injured.
Muying's army was even more tragic. Almost all the Fire Gun soldiers were wiped out, and there were 20,000 dead soldiers alone.
This is because the fire gunners were still fearless in their fights with the enemy. Some even had no time to reload the gunpowder projectiles, but they would still hit them with their copper barrels.
When Zhu Zhen later saw the soldiers separating his own people, a total of 30,000 people, some of whom could no longer be pieced together in human form, were placed there, he also fell into a deep silence.
War does kill people.
"But they died a worthy death. They made sacrifices to protect the stability of the country. Where did the men go? They were wrapped in horse leather and died on the battlefield. They are heroes," Zhu Zhen said loudly.
People around him were moved by it.
It is said that soldiers die for those who know them well, but what soldiers often fear most is that their superiors will waste their lives like stinky shit.
Even Mu Ying was deeply moved by Zhu Ming's words, and felt that it would be worth it even if she died to be able to dedicate herself to such a person.
This is ancient times after all.
Then I heard Zhu Ming say again: "Their blood will not be shed in vain. Someone, bring me those former chieftains who are still alive."
Mu Ying was shocked, Your Highness, didn't you say you would surrender without killing?
Zhu Chu looked at Mu Qiu.
Mu Qiu lowered his head. Although she was a woman and a chieftain, she was an exception. Not only was she always in Zhu Chu's army, but she was also in front of him.
Zhu Chu said to Mu Qiu: "You can regret it once."
It turned out that Mu Qiu had seen Zhu Lun's unwillingness to give up. He always felt that a betrayal would last forever, and even wanted to trap and kill all the 200,000 native troops who had no fighting spirit.
In the end, Mu Qiu had no choice but to say, "The chieftain clan can be punished."
Since it was the chieftain who led the rebellion, they were naturally unforgivable.
So Zhu Ming said: "The natives below can be spared death, but those chieftains who were originally appointed as chieftains by the court and were supposed to help the court stabilize the local stability, but ended up rebelling with Silunfa, their crimes are unforgivable. And the entire clan should be killed.”
