Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

"What happened? You are so worried about me."

Zhou Fengwu saw that the three of them all had expressions of shock. He couldn't wait any longer. He stood up and grabbed the note...

Zhou Fengwu was also stunned.

What?

Emperor Ming actually ran away on a golden dragon?

What a shame!

How did you run away?

……

Everyone was only shocked by Zhu Youjian's way of escaping, but they forgot about the second half of Li Zicheng's sentence——

'My brother Fang Liang and other brothers must not escape from Emperor Ming. If necessary, even if they give up the Baoding Fangzheng Hua Department, they will kill Emperor Ming...'

……

Baigou River is more than thirty miles away from Xincheng County.

The official road from Baoding to the capital happened to pass through here.

At the intersection of Guandao and Baigou River, there is a bluestone bridge. At this time, in front of the bridge, more than a thousand troops have just crossed the stone bridge.

This army is completely unlike the armies of this era. It actually has one man and one horse - even though most of them are cattle...

However, it can be regarded as becoming a pack horse...

In fact, these farm cattle were owned by Zhuangzi from all four major families and were used as military supplies.

This group of people is none other than Zhu Youjian and his party.

Zhu Youjian was riding on horseback, turning his head and looking north. The fire in the distance had not yet been extinguished.

That's Xincheng County.

Zhu Youjian ordered the whole city to be burned down!

In another month and a half, the Tatars will enter the pass, and by then the entire northern land will be covered with blood.

At this time, he did not stop the Tatars' strength, but tried his best to persuade the people along the way to leave.

Show them a way out...

He only brought enough food for the official warehouse and the four families to feed the army for seven days, and gave all the rest to the people.

The condition is that these people leave the city and go to the Taihang Mountains to avoid disaster.

……

Fan Jingwen looked at the cattle pulling the "drags" used by farmers to carry rakes when plowing. On each drag, there was a heartless cannon.

He took a deep breath and handed the water bag to Zhu Youjian:

"Your Majesty, we have been traveling for an hour. Please drink some water to moisten your throat."

A drag is a rectangular frame without wheels, usually made of iron or wood, similar to a sled.

The two vertical irons (wood) that are grounded are turned up at both ends to prevent them from hooking on the uneven ground when being dragged.

When in use, connect the hook of the mop to the reins of the cow and horse, and slide it directly on the ground.

Because the ground contact area is small, it is not much harder than wheels.

Of course, the load-bearing capacity is relatively poor. A tractor can only drag a few hundred kilograms of weight.

This thing was still used in rural areas until the 90s.

Zhu Youjian waved his hand and turned to look at Fan Jingwen with a smile:

"Is the old cabinet minister here to advise me?"

Fan Jingwen smiled bitterly: "I knew I couldn't hide it from His Majesty."

He straightened his clothes and said seriously:

"Your Majesty, although I have to admire your ability to control the battlefield, I still have to say - the battlefield is dangerous and a son of a rich man cannot sit down in court. Your Majesty, you should leave this battle to the generals!"

"If Your Majesty insists on going into battle in person, I am willing to use Your Majesty's nine-blade yellow dragon flag (you), pretend to be Your Majesty, and serve as the vanguard for Your Majesty..."

Fan Jingwen had a serious look on his face: "Your Majesty, you are the hope of the country. Even if the old minister and Fang Jianchen are dead, they will have nothing to do with the country!"

Zhu Youjian looked at Fan Jingwen, who had a serious look on his face, and felt a wave of righteousness coming to his face.

He is afraid that I will die in battle and wants to die for me!

This is what a real minister should look like!

He straightened his clothes and looked serious. He bent down and bowed to the veteran who had sacrificed his life for the country:

"I know that the old cabinet minister is loyal to the country."

Zhu Youjian waved his hand and stopped Fan Jingwen from trying to persuade again:

"Fang Ge doesn't know that this battle looks very dangerous to Fan Ge, but in my eyes, it's like picking something out of a bag."

"The old cabinet minister was promoted to Beijing at the end of the twelfth lunar month last year. It has only been more than two months now. However, you should also know that half a year ago, the imperial court was suppressing Li Thief."

Fan Jingwen nodded.

This world has changed so much, but in just half a year, Li Zicheng has become so fierce.

But I heard the emperor continue:

"Most of Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses came to him after the Ming armies from various places were defeated in the past six months, and the smaller half came from the fifth battalion of Gezuo and some of Cao Cao's old troops after Luo Rucai was killed."

"Li Zicheng doesn't have time to completely bring these people back."

Fan Jingwen continued to nod: "Your Majesty's analysis is correct. Most of Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses are dependents. They fight against the wind with great ferocity. Once they are frustrated, these non-direct relatives will inevitably become alienated."

In fact, this was also the reason why peasant rebels like Li Zicheng were unable to achieve success.

Being a bandit means fleeing to various places, with subordinates joining forces at different times. There will be no strong central court for a long time. Once it fails, they will all go their separate ways.

In the same way, this is also the reason why thieves like Li Zicheng massacred nobles after they became successful.

Each faction only recognizes its own boss, and the central government's orders are not implemented. If we don't kill these mountain bosses, who will we kill...

Seeing that this was recognized, Zhu Youjian smiled contemptuously:

"Liu Fangliang is the leader of the Fifth Battalion of Ge Zuo, and is a bandit leader who started in Henan. Li Zicheng's direct descendants are the Shaanxi people with the Shaanxi-Gansu border army as the core. The two sides are already at odds with each other..."

"This time, Li Zicheng surrounded the capital, and I was destined to die.

But, I jumped out... So, in front of Liu Fangliang, there is unlimited vitality.

Because Liu Fangliang and others are afraid that I will die! "

Fan Jingwen's eyes lit up and he said hurriedly:

"I understand!"

"When His Majesty appeared outside Liu Fangliang's camp, it was a psychological blow to Liu Fangliang and others, and then there were artifacts such as heartless and hot air balloons..."

"Hahaha!"

The ministers who came over unknowingly laughed loudly, and the pent-up fear in their hearts was swept away.

So what if there are 10,000+ people in Liu Fangliang’s department?

At this time, there are not many people who can rest assured that Li Zicheng will not kill the heroes!

Li Zichengdu has already occupied the capital of the Ming Dynasty!

According to custom, it was the time to kill the hero.

Liu Fangliang would naturally be afraid.

Most of the soldiers in Zuoying to which Liu Fangliang belonged were from Henan and were not direct descendants of Li Zicheng!

If these are not fatal, it should not be done at all. Li Zicheng should not disrupt the original strength composition of the fifth battalion at this time!

After Li Zicheng proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an, he assigned some of the five battalions of soldiers and horses to each other, and integrated his direct lineage into them in order to control the entire army.

This is also the reason why Li Laiheng was named in Zuoying.

Liu Fangliang's department also has Shaanxi troops sent by Li Zicheng!

These people are not just here to fight.

They shoulder the important task of supervising Liu Fangliang!

If Dashun keeps fighting with the wind, people like Liu Fangliang will not dare to disobey Li Zicheng's orders.

but--

At this time, Chongzhen, who was supposed to be trapped by Li Zicheng's 20 troops, appeared in front of Liu Fangliang, who was mainly composed of soldiers and horses from Henan.

What does this make Liu Fangliang think and see?