Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 7

The southward migration team left the capital in a mighty manner, passed through Tongzhou to Tianjin, and headed south along the Grand Canal, traveling by land and water at night, without daring to delay their stay for a moment.

Li Zicheng's troops went straight to the capital in two groups, one of which was led by Liu Fangliang and Li Guo and marched east from Pingyang. The purpose was to contain the reinforcements from the south of the Ming Dynasty and to guard against Chongzhen's southward migration and escape.

Li Cunming had to race against time. He knew in his heart that the further south he went, the safer his situation would be.

You must not be intercepted by Li Zicheng's army on the way to the south, otherwise all your hard work will be in vain, let alone a comeback in the future.

But in any case, moving southward was a grand event. Even though sufficient preparations had been made and the entourage was streamlined as much as possible, the team was still full of chariots and horses, and the team was extremely huge.

After Zhou Yuji's [-] elite soldiers were cut off, Liu Wenbing selected [-] elite soldiers from the Beijing camp to clear the way, and they were responsible for escorting food, grass, and money.

Gong Yonggu's men were accompanied by 500 Jinyiwei, and 1 people were sent around to inquire about the enemy's news.As for the eunuchs in the palace, there were originally as many as [-] eunuchs, but Wang Chengen only selected [-] according to the imperial decree.

In addition to the people in the harem, officials and their families, and thousands of craftsmen from the Weapons Bureau and the Gunpowder Bureau of Wang Gongchang, the entire southward migration team has nearly 4 to [-] people.

Most of the people are not soldiers, and they are pampered and pampered on weekdays, so their speed is naturally not as expected.

While Li Cunming kept instructing Gong Yonggu to send spies out and report the enemy's latest movements at any time, he also gave strict orders to speed up the march.

Sometimes he even got off the horse and rode back and forth in person, urging the team to move forward and paying close attention to various situations.

Fifteen days later, we will reach Liaocheng.The spies came to report that the enemy army had learned about the imperial court's move south. Liu Fangliang and Li Guo's troops were marching in a hurry and were pursuing them with great momentum.

Li Cunming stood beside Luanjia, discussing countermeasures with his courtiers.

Holding a map, Zhou Yuji said, "When Li Zicheng's army from the South Road arrives in Yangcheng, they must first cross the Taihang Mountains to leave northern Henan, then go down to Weihui, Zhangde, and then southward to Kaifeng and Shangqiu. It will take a month at the fastest."

"In a month's time, we should arrive in Nanjing. I don't think there is anything to worry about," Wang Chengen said.

Zhou Yuji shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, don't be careless. It's not time to take it lightly. I have been guarding the northwest frontier all year round, and I have fought against the rebels many times, so I know the details of the rebels well. Among them, Li Guo and Gao Yigong led The Loyalty Battalion is the most valiant, and there are [-] heavy armored cavalry among the intruders, known as the "Three Walls", and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong."

"If the intruders send the Loyalty Battalion and part of the heavy cavalry to move quickly, they will very likely catch up with us within ten days."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help frowning.

Li Cunming asked: "Zhou Aiqing's worries are very serious. In your opinion, what should I do?"

"Your Majesty is willing to lead the soldiers and horses to fight head-on, and hold back Liu Fangliang and Li Guo's army as much as possible, so that His Majesty can go to Nanjing calmly." Zhou Yuji said.

"Isn't this too risky? We don't have many soldiers available!" Liu Wenbing said.

Zhou Yuji said: "Fortunately, before leaving Beijing, His Majesty gave me a batch of bird-bill blunderbuss. I have inspected it and found that these bird-bill blunderbuss are well made and have sufficient ammunition. With these guns and ammunition, I am confident that I can still fight against the bandits." of."

"I'm afraid we'll have to divide up the troops. There's really not enough manpower..." Liu Wenbing frowned, still expressing concern.

Everyone stopped talking, waiting for the emperor to make up his mind.

Li Cunming thought for a moment and made a decision immediately: "I will act according to General Zhou's suggestion. General Zhou will bring his troops and horses, and Liu Aiqing will send another [-] soldiers to go together. We must hold off the pursuers for a few days to buy time for the team to go south."

"Your Majesty, the soldiers from the Beijing camp should stay with you. I will lead three thousand soldiers and horses." Zhou Yuji said.

"No, the task of General Zhou going here is arduous. I not only want you to complete the task, but also to retreat." Li Cunming looked at Zhou Yuji, patted him on the shoulder and said, "General Zhou is the prime minister of my Ming Dynasty. I don't want to I saw that you made a slight mistake!"

"Your Majesty's kindness of knowing you, I will never die to repay even one of you!" Zhou Yuji knelt down and was moved to tears.

"Ding, get Zhou Yuji's positive emotion value of 10000"

……

Zhou Yuji led the troops away, and the team continued to move forward.

Li Cunming got into the Luanjia and caught a glimpse of Chen Yuanyuan, who was also riding in the Luanjia, with a cold face and a look of deep hatred.

"Hit my legs!" Li Cunming said.

"Dark Lord!"

Chen Yuanyuan gritted her teeth and cursed in a low voice, but she had no choice but to pick up one of Li Cunming's legs and squeeze it feebly.

Li Cunming twitched the corners of his mouth and stopped talking to Chen Yuanyuan.Opening the curtains, I saw smoke and dust billowing, and the surrounding area was depressed.

Along the way, such decadent and desolate scenes can be seen everywhere.

I read history books before, and it shows that the last years of the dynasty encountered the Little Ice Age, natural disasters continued, and the people were in dire straits.

Now that Li Cunming was in it, he finally had a deeper understanding and couldn't help but sigh.

The village was empty, with no human habitation. After walking for so many days, there were almost no pedestrians on the road, let alone farmers farming.

I saw that the road was full of hunger and bones, and the wild was filled with bones.The gloomy wind is miserable, and there are little will-o'-the-wisps, like a purgatory on earth.

The difficulty of my start is the hell mode. It is easier said than done to change your fate against the sky!
After sighing for a while, Li Cunming lowered the curtains and began to examine the rewards he had received for signing in in the past few days.

When he checked in in Tianjin, he got a black gold chain mail armor.According to the introduction of the system, this armor is invulnerable to fire and water, and invulnerable to weapons and guns.

When I signed in at Linqing, what I got was a seven-star sword.The iron is cut like mud, and the body of the sword is inlaid with seven gems, which is very luxurious.

"The Wanli Jiangshan sign-in system is really good. I will travel all over the world in the future and visit every place in the world as much as possible. I will definitely gain a lot." Li Cunming thought to himself.

Towards evening the procession stopped suddenly and there was a commotion.

"What's going on?" Li Cunming lifted the curtain of the car and asked, leaning out.

"Your Majesty, there is a large dense elm forest in this place. Suddenly many people came out of the forest and blocked the way." Gong Yonggu flew to report.

Li Cunming stood up straight and looked out, only to see that the road was blocked by tens of thousands of people.These people looked like people and bandits, all of them were yellow and thin, but they held tattered weapons in their hands.

Many people had notes taped to their foreheads with the word "submit to the people" written on them.They knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "The common people respectfully welcome King Chuang's rebel army and wish to be obedient citizens from generation to generation!"

It turned out that these people did not know what was going on and mistakenly thought that they were Li Zicheng's team, coming to welcome him and surrender.

Wang Chengen flew into a rage and cursed in a high voice: "Ignorant common people, this is the chariot of our emperor in the Ming Dynasty. You block the road and claim to be the King of Chuang. What do you want to do?"

The crowd became commotion, and Li Cunming faintly heard someone cursing, with an uncontrollable disappointment in his tone.

"Hey, so it's the Dog Emperor!"

"I thought it was King Chuang who came. We opened the city gate to welcome King Chuang. If King Chuang came, he would not pay the food. Let's rejoice in vain."

"Chongzhen Chongzhen, reconquer every year, the Ming Dynasty should have died long ago!"

……

The curses became louder and louder, the people became more and more unscrupulous, and there was a tendency to attack in groups.

Li Cunming was very embarrassed, he was the scapegoat for Chongzhen!

The accompanying officials looked pale, ashamed and frightened.

"Reverse, these troublemakers are rebellious, dare to curse the emperor, kill them all!" Wang Chengen yelled, his voice was like a siren.

As soon as these words came out, it was like throwing a fire into a barrel of explosives. The crowd became even more riotous. Many people clenched their weapons and stared angrily. The situation instantly became tense.

Li Cunming turned his head and saw Chen Yuanyuan's gloating posture, he was furious, tried his best to restrain his anger, and said coldly: "Don't act rashly!"

There are tens of thousands of people on the other side, and all the elite soldiers here have been taken away by Zhou Yuji. If they really use force, they may suffer heavy losses.

Seeing that the conflict was about to break out, Li Cunming thought about it and shouted loudly:

"I am the current Emperor Chongzhen. I heard all your cursing just now. The hearts of the people are like water. It is my fault that the common people don't want to see me as the emperor."

"Why be so hypocritical!" A rude man raised the simple knife in his hand, extremely rude.

"Who are you?" Li Cunming asked.

"I am a good man, but I was forced to become a bandit in Yulin by corrupt officials. I have long hated the Ming Dynasty. My name is Ren Qi, so why not tell you!"

It seems that this person is the leader of this group of people, Li Cunming said: "Ren Qi, you hate the Ming Dynasty, you hate me, I have nothing to say. It's just that I heard someone say that the Ming Dynasty should have died long ago. But I want to tell you that the Great Ming’s spirit is still there, and the Heavenly Son’s luck is still there.”

"Hmph, don't lie! Being beaten by King Chuang and fleeing southward in panic, is it still luck?"

Ren Qi sneered contemptuously and had evil thoughts: "Fathers and fellow villagers, brothers and sisters, we are hiding in the elm forest, eating bark and chewing grass roots. We have had enough of this hard life. Look, there are so many trucks of food, so just grab them !”

"Grab it, fight with the dog emperor to capture Chongzhen alive and present it to King Chuang!"

People shouted one after another, and approached the convoy step by step.

"Your Majesty, please order the execution of the troublesome people!" Gong Yonggu hurriedly asked for an order.

Li Cunming jumped off the carriage, waved to Ren Qi and said: "You hate me so much, why not stab my chest three times. If you kill me, I will have no regrets; if you cannot kill me, it proves that the Ming Dynasty should not perish." Do you dare to make this bet?"

Ren Qi was stunned, and Wang Chengen stomped his feet anxiously: "My lord, you can't take a risk with a body of ten thousand gold, this old slave is desperately fighting against the troublemakers..."

Li Cunming grabbed Wang Cheng'en, raised his eyebrows and said, "Ren Qi, bet or not? How many emperors throughout the ages, who would bet with a mere grassroots? Officials obey orders, if I die in the hands of Ren Qi, You can't wait for revenge!"

Ren Qi turned his head to look at his companions behind him, and spit on the ground: "It's a bet!"

"Come on!" Li Cunming held his head high.

Ren Qi first moved forward cautiously, and then sprinted, the white light flashed, and the tip of the knife stabbed Li Cunming's chest.

"My lord, my lord..." Wang Chengen fell to the ground and covered his eyes.

(End of this chapter)