The battle is over!

With the fall of the last row of cavalry, the battle was over.

Amidst the smoke, the big flag with "Shun" still standing there, holding the flagpole in his hand, Hao Yaoqi just stood there kneeling, surrounded by corpses.

The injured soldiers groaned in pain, echoing with the screams of the war horses...

"Hao, Master Hao..."

The wounded soldier lying in a pool of blood looked at Hao Yaoqi, his voice getting weaker and weaker, and his eyes becoming more and more desperate.

"Let's go, let's go..."

Looking at his dead brother, Hao Yaoqi wanted to stand up, but he was so weak that he couldn't stand up at all. Even his meaning became more and more blurry. Before his consciousness disappeared, he saw the officers and soldiers standing up to shoot him.

Come over here...

When the rumbling sound of cannons came, Li Zicheng was still dreaming, holding a palace maid in his arms. Although he was the imperial convoy himself, he was not alone beside him. However, the person lying down was not the queen, but the accompanying palace maids. He was struck by the sound of the cannons.

After waking up, he immediately stood up and exclaimed.

"How is this going?"

After saying that, he put on his coat and walked to the door. When he opened the door, he could hear the sound of the cannon more clearly.

"Where are the cannons being fired?"

Staring at the direction where the gunfire came from, Li Zicheng asked in surprise.

Soon someone came in to report the intelligence outside the city. After learning that the Ming army had penetrated Dashun's defense line one after another, Li Zicheng said in shock.

"Quickly, please invite the military advisor, the prime minister, and your lord to come over and discuss matters."

At this time, Li Zicheng still needed to convey the order, but it only took a moment for them to rush to the palace. As soon as they met, Liu Zongmin reported it.

"Your Majesty, the Ming army sneak attacked our defense line in the east of Dashun City at night. They attacked in succession with tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry, breaking through four long trenches outside our city. They are now approaching a position no more than two miles away from the city. Your Majesty.

We have already ordered the generals to fight back as much as possible and never let the officers and soldiers reach the city. However, the officers and soldiers are on a fierce offensive, and even the counterattack has made little progress..."

Liu Zongmin's report made Li Zicheng feel nervous. He never thought that the situation would be so urgent, so he said urgently.

"Military advisor, what should we do?"

Perhaps he was anxious, but Song Xiance did not make any calculations like he did in the past, but said in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, the current plan is to try our best to repel the army first! Then, then..."

Before Song Xiance could finish speaking, Sun Kewei said urgently.

"Your Majesty, I think that for the present, it is best to retreat north to the capital immediately and join up with Bohou!"

Sun Kewei's suggestion was immediately approved by Liu Zongmin.

"Your Majesty, what the Prime Minister said is true. It is better to retreat as soon as possible now!"

"retreat……"

Li Zicheng's face immediately turned ugly.

retreat!

If word spreads, how will Dashun's face be lost? He, the emperor, went on a personal expedition, but ended up escaping back to the capital in disgrace. How will the people of the world view Dashun if word spreads?

Even though he had just ascended the throne a few days ago, Li Zicheng had already completely corrected his position, putting himself in the position of the common leader of the world and the emperor.

Although Li Zicheng didn't speak, everyone could still see what he was thinking, and Liu Zongmin spoke very directly.

"Your Majesty, if you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about running out of firewood. If you just do it for a false reputation, how can we be where we are today."

Even if Liu Zongmin didn't mention it directly, everyone didn't know the meaning of his words. Of course Li Zicheng heard it. It was so embarrassing when the Eighteenth Cavalry entered Shangluo Mountain, but what happened later? This foundation

This is not done out of show of force.

"Yes, my army's expedition attracted the world's attention. If we withdraw to the capital now, how will the people of the world regard me as Dashun?"

As soon as Li Zicheng finished speaking, Liu Zongmin said urgently.

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter what the people in the world think of us. What matters is the world of Dashun. If Zhu Ciying surrounds us, Dashun will be completely ruined! How could Chongzhen have ended up like this if he had seen the opportunity earlier?

That field."

This is a loyal minister!

If the Ming Dynasty had such loyal ministers as Liu Zongmin, how could Chongzhen hang himself from a crooked neck tree in Meishan? Of course, more importantly, it was Chongzhen's own indecisiveness that led to all this. Liu Zongmin's reminder made Li Zicheng's heart tighten.

, the image of Chongzhen hanging from a tree immediately came to mind.

Although he couldn't accept such a retreat in his heart, Li Zicheng was still a bachelor. He was still hesitant at first, but he immediately decided.

"Since everyone thinks we should withdraw, let's withdraw! But..."

After a pause, Li Zicheng said.

"What kind of withdrawal method is this? We need to discuss it first. We can't leave hundreds of thousands of soldiers here, let alone let Zhu surnamed us all!"

Li Zicheng felt so depressed!

Originally, he wanted to eat this plate of pork, but in the end, he became the meat in other people's mouths. However, fortunately, he was used to being a thief, so when the situation was not good, he naturally did not forget his old profession.

It’s better to escape as soon as possible!

Almost at the same time that Li Zicheng made this decision, a violent explosion sounded again, this time the explosion was closer, and the raindrop-like shells not only fell on the long trench outside Baoding City, but also on the

In Baoding City, for a time, violent explosions were like summer thunder, echoing over the city, and like a huge drum in the sky, which could not be beaten and beaten, one after another.

But it was like a knock on Li Zicheng's heart, making him restless and restless. He even walked outside the house several times and stared at the sky in the distance.

Although the sky was getting brighter, black smoke pillars were reflected in front of Li Zicheng's eyes. Staring at the smoke pillars, an ominous thought suddenly appeared in Li Zicheng's heart.

Could it be that this Baoding City is the place where I, Li Zicheng, died?

In fact, a few days ago, Li Zicheng would never have had such an idea. If he had been good, he would not have put himself in danger. At that time, he believed that it was God's will to replace the Ming Dynasty, and it was God's will in the Five Elements cycle. But it happened.

The current development of the situation was far beyond his expectation.

Even the reason why he had such thoughts at this moment was because the war was not going smoothly. Of course, there was also another reason why the Tatars said that they were also water virtues and that water could extinguish fire, but why they were still defeated by the Ming Dynasty.

Why can't water put out fire?

"If the fire is strong enough, it will definitely boil the water dry!"

Talking to himself, Li Zicheng stared at the smoke column rising into the sky in the distance, and suddenly exclaimed as if he had realized something.
Chapter completed!