Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 156 Chapter 156, Li Zicheng retreated and fled, Zhu Cihong won a big victory
At this moment, Li Zicheng felt a little numb in his head.

His hands couldn't help but tremble, and he stretched forward as if he wanted to grab something, but in the end he couldn't grab anything.

Around Li Zicheng, many generals of the Dashun Army had already looked defeated, and some even began to retreat subconsciously.

They all knew very well what the fiasco of the Dashun army on the mountain meant.

The [-] to [-] soldiers and horses in the city seem to be mighty, but in fact their fighting power is far inferior to the [-] on the mountain.

Without the [-] main force, there is only this group of rotten fish and shrimps left. What else can we win?

On the other side, Li Guozhen was overjoyed when he saw this scene: "Your Highness won, that's great!"

Beside Li Guozhen, a Ming general smiled and said, "Uncle Xiangcheng, this time we have won the first prize!"

Li Guozhen stroked the beard that he had grown with great difficulty, and smiled: "Yes, we finally defeated Li Zicheng's main force head-on and won the first victory! Under the command of His Royal Highness, such a record is really very rare."

Li Guozhen seems to have forgotten that he is actually the leader of this army!

At this point in the war, there is no longer any suspense.

The Ming army attacked from two directions, and the Dashun army outside Yongnian City was caught off guard and was immediately defeated.

Countless Dashun troops retreated and fled, turning into a mess.

The generals around Li Zicheng couldn't hold back anymore and spoke one after another.

"Your Majesty, retreat quickly!"

"Your Majesty, the Ming army is coming soon, please leave the dangerous place quickly, Your Majesty!"

Li Zicheng remained motionless.

Seeing that the sound of killing was getting closer, the generals around Li Zicheng became more and more anxious.

"Your Majesty, if you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood!"

"Your Majesty, it's not like we haven't lost before, we just have to fight back in the future!"

Suddenly, a crossbow arrow shot from a distance, and the target seemed to be aimed at Li Zicheng, but because of the long range, it fell crookedly on the ground when it was several meters away from Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng's expression moved slightly, and he let out a long sigh.

"Get out."

This was what everyone was waiting for, and after hearing this, they immediately rushed forward to cover Li Zicheng's rapid retreat.

They rushed towards Yongnian City in a hurry, shouting to open the door.

However, Yongnian City was motionless, and the gate was closed tightly.

Suddenly, a flag was slowly raised on the wall of Yongnian City.

This flag is actually very common, but in the eyes of the Dashun monarchs and ministers at this moment, it is like a sledgehammer hitting their hearts.

A general appeared on the city wall and said in a loud voice: "The soldiers and civilians of Yongnian City have come to their senses, corrected their evil ways and returned to their righteousness, and will return to Daming's command from today. Li Zicheng, you and the rebels don't have to give the leadership quickly, let alone when! "

The corner of Li Zicheng's mouth twitched, and finally he couldn't bear it anymore, and cursed loudly.

"He Yilong, you damn thing actually betrayed me? Sooner or later, I'll cut you to pieces!"

The name of the guard on the city wall was He Yilong. He didn't get angry after hearing Li Zicheng's filthy scolding. He just let people shoot countless bows and arrows, forcing Li Zicheng and others to retreat.

Li Zicheng had no choice but to see that the Ming army was about to catch up again. He could only panic like a bereaved dog and ran around Yongnian City towards the south.

Not long after they ran away, there was a sudden sound of intensive hoofbeats, and someone shouted: "The traitor Li Zicheng is in front, don't let him run away!"

Li Zicheng was dying, seeing that there was no way to retreat, suddenly an army rushed out from the sideways, and the two sides fought a scuffle, which allowed Li Zicheng to escape with hundreds of guards.

Finally, there was crimson water in front of him, and Li Zicheng didn't have time to think about it, so he jumped into the river with a plop, using both hands and feet, and headed towards the south bank like a dog pawing.

Li Ziben himself is good at water, but he has not been in the water for many years since the rebellion. In addition, he was shocked and frightened, so he drank his stomach full and almost sank into the river.

Fortunately, the loyal guards around him, seeing Li Zicheng like this, hurried up one by one, and insisted on supporting Li Zicheng to cross the river to the south bank.

"Wow!" As soon as he arrived at the south bank, Li Zicheng knelt down with a thud, spitting out a puddle of clear water.

After finally regaining his senses, Li Zicheng turned around and looked back, and found that there was no Ming army chasing to the north bank, so he asked, "Who saved me just now?"

As soon as the words fell, a wet figure knelt down in front of Li Zicheng with a plop: "Your Majesty, Li Guo is guilty, please behead Li Guo, so that the hearts of the army and the people can be reassured."

Li Zicheng looked at Li Guo in front of him: "..."

Coincidentally, after Li Guo was defeated in the battle, he fled with his soldiers and horses from the mountains north of the city.

Originally, Li Guo was only focused on running for his life, but he happened to hear the Ming army calling Li Zicheng's name, so he led the last remaining defeated generals to fight out, and rescued Li Zicheng with all his might.

Li Zicheng, who had just vomited, was in an extremely depressed mood, and when he saw Li Guo, a sinner, he became so angry that he immediately drew his knife and was about to chop him off.

Li Guo remained motionless, closed his eyes and waited for death.

Li Zicheng trembled, looking at the nephew in front of him, the big knife in his hand did not fall after all.

With a clang, Li Zicheng dropped the knife and sighed: "Then Zhu Cihong must have known my intentions long ago, that's all, let's go, let's go back to Kaifeng!"

Li Zicheng took Li Guo and the thousand remaining defeated soldiers around him, and hurriedly fled towards the south.

On the other side, Zhu Cihong had already joined forces with Li Guozhen.

Li Guozhen said beamingly: "Your Highness, this time we won a big victory!"

Li Guozhen was very happy. In his opinion, this was a successful step towards becoming the No. 1 general of the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Cihong glanced at Li Guozhen and gave a thumbs up: "Uncle Xiangcheng, you are very good, you are doing well."

This time Li Guozhen led the [-] Ming army and was able to defeat Li Zicheng's troops head-on. Although Li Zicheng's troops were not really elite, it was enough to see that Li Guozhen's troops did have some skills.

Li Guozhen got Zhu Cihong's appreciation, and he was more happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, let's go to the city quickly."

At this time, the surrendered general in the city had already come in front of Zhu Cilang, and knelt on the ground: "He Yilong has met Your Highness, please forgive me, He Yilong is willing to live and die for Daming from now on!"

After Zhu Cilang heard the name He Yilong, his heart moved slightly, and he asked, "What is the relationship between He Jin and you?"

He Yilong hurriedly said: "He Jin is exactly my brother."

Zhu Cihong touched his nose, and said lightly: "There is one thing you may not know, He Jin just died in the hands of this palace."

The scene suddenly became quiet, and Li Guozhen couldn't help but put his hand on the hilt of his waist.

He Yilong's body visibly trembled, and he said after a while: "This is my brother's fate, the sinner has no complaints."

Zhu Cihong nodded and said: "After all, I and him are two different sides, and it is impossible to be merciful in a battle between each other. As a member of the army, you should understand this truth. But don't worry, from now on As long as you do things well for Daming, I won't be able to embarrass you, and you won't be deprived of all kinds of rewards."

He Yilong bowed his head and said: "Sinner, thank Your Highness Hong En!"

A moment later, the gate of the city opened wide, and Zhu Cihong slowly entered the city under the protection of Li Guozhen and many Ming soldiers.

Yongnian City is the seat of a prefecture, but the "prefecture" in this era is roughly equivalent to a prefecture-level city in later generations rather than a provincial capital, so this city is actually not too big.

Since it has not become a real battlefield, although there is a chilling atmosphere in the city, it is still relatively complete.

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly, and said: "Uncle Xiangcheng, you should start to play Emperor Father immediately, and let him send officials back to restore order here."

Li Guozhen hurriedly responded.

At this moment, Fang Gongqian suddenly appeared and whispered a few words in Zhu Cihong's ear.

Zhu Cihong, as the dignified prince of Ming Dynasty, of course cannot avoid the trap of "fake surrender and real ambush". Fang Gongqian was sent by Zhu Cihong to take the lead in entering the city to eliminate the threat.

After listening to Fang Gonggan's words, Zhu Cihong's expression became subtle.

After a few seconds, Zhu Cihong suddenly turned to Li Guozhen beside him and said, "Uncle Xiangcheng, where is Gao Jie? Call him over."

Soon, a Ming general arrived in a hurry and saluted Zhu Cihong: "The last general Gao Jie has met His Highness, Uncle Xiangcheng."

Yes, after being captured by Zhu Cihuang in the capital, Gao Jie surrendered to Daming very happily, and started as a low-level officer, after several battles, he has repeatedly made military exploits by virtue of his understanding of the Dashun Army, and now he is a A serious Ming general.

It's not that no one raised doubts about Gao Jie, but both Chongzhen and Zhu Cihuang believed that keeping Gao Jie's example was a very good example for other Dashun soldiers who had not yet surrendered.

Zhu Cilang waved to Fang Gonggan, Fang Gonggan understood, and immediately took out a swaddling baby, and the baby's cry could be heard from the swaddling baby.

Gao Jie seemed to understand something, and said to Zhu Cihong, "Your Highness, this is..."

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly, and said: "This is the child born to the Xing family, your child."

Gao Jie was silent for a while, then asked, "Where's his mother?"

Fang Gongqian replied: "According to the confessions of the people in the city, the Xing family was killed by Li Zicheng himself a few days ago."

Gao Jie sighed: "Actually... I approached her only to save my life."

He seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be explaining something.

Zhu Cihong chuckled, and patted Gao Jie on the shoulder: "Well raise the child well, this is a blessed child, I think she will bring you good luck in the future."

Gao Jie's eyes lit up, and he took the swaddle from Fang Gongqian's hand: "Thank you for your blessing, Your Highness!"

Looking at this scene, Li Guozhen couldn't help curling his lips slightly, thinking: "It's just a baby girl, Your Highness...you are really kind."

For some reason, the mouth turned into a smile of admiration from the heart.

(End of this chapter)