As for Liu Zeqing, after he captured Zouxian County, he knew that he could no longer look back, so he completely fell out with the court. As soon as he entered Zouxian County, he plundered the people's things wantonly, and even agreed with his subordinates to humiliate women, and even kill and set fires.
In less than a day, 20,000 to 30,000 of the more than 100,000 people living in Zouxian County were killed.
When I came to the Zouxian County Government Office, I arrested all the officials here and moved directly into the largest mansion in the area. I was so happy and free that in order to reward myself, I ordered someone to capture a few local women to serve me. After a night
, already in a deep sleep.
It wasn't until someone reported that an envoy from the imperial court was coming to see him that he hurriedly changed his clothes and came to the lobby.
After seeing Fan Xianchao, he also had an arrogant look on his face. He just glanced at it and sat on it. He took the teacup slowly and said, "Who are you? What is the purpose of coming to me today?"
"I am the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and I am here today to tell you something." Fan Xianchao held back his hatred for this person and said to him.
"Oh?" Liu Zeqing grinned as if he heard a joke and asked: "What do you want to tell me? You don't mean to say that I captured Zouxian and the court will not let me go, right?
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Seeing that Liu Zeqing was quite shameless, Fan Xianchao also curled his lips and replied: "No, I came here to tell you that your time is running out, but it is not the fault of the imperial court."
"What? Could it be that Dashun, who I defected to, wants to kill me? Do you know that I have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and with my new achievements, they will kill me before they can thank me?" Liu Zeqing leaned forward slightly.
He stood up and sneered: "Next time, think better of it and lie to me!"
"Master Liu, it seems that you are not aware of your current situation at all." Fan Xianchao smiled, and this smile made Liu Zeqing speechless.
"Then tell me."
"You used to be the commander-in-chief of Shandong Province in the Ming Dynasty. Because you had done many evil things before, you were afraid of being liquidated by the court, so you joined the bandits. Do you know that the former commander-in-chief Gao Jie was just like you, allowing his soldiers to harm the people, but he finally realized his mistakes and repented.
Although he was demoted to a general, he is no longer innocent. After the Ming Dynasty is restored, he can still become the commander-in-chief, but what about you, Mr. Liu?" Although Fan Xianchao's voice was not loud, every word he said was extremely threatening.
"Master Liu seems to have escaped the disaster and became a subordinate of the intruders. But if you inquire carefully, you will know that Li Zichen is an ordinary citizen. Most of the other intruders with official positions are from civilians.
A person's hometown has been visited by you, Mr. Liu. In the future, because you endanger the people, what if you are a hero of the robbers? It just means you can live longer."
After that, he sneered a few times, as if to express his pity.
Hearing this, Liu Zeqing burst out laughing, and then retorted: "Do you think I will be afraid just based on these words? If the intruder kills me, then he will have cut off the way for others to flee, then
Li Zicheng will definitely not do this. It is tantamount to digging his own grave. And you said about their background, wouldn't it be great if I stopped doing such things from now on? I will not be blamed for what I did as an errand under the Ming Dynasty.
Is it because I became a Dashun minister?"
"But you know, the life of an intruder is not long. If you persist in this way, when the intruder collapses in the end, you still can't escape the fate of being killed." Liu Zeqing's reaction was beyond his expectation. Fan Xianchao never expected that Liu Zeqing would be like this.
So shameless, so arrogant and domineering.
"Envoy, please take a look at the current situation." Liu Zeqing drank the tea in one gulp and said: "Now the Ming Dynasty has gone to half of the country, and even more than that. Zhang Xianzhong in the southwest heard that he has begun to attack Sichuan. But the Ming Dynasty is still indifferent.
, Shandong is about to fall, how can you have the confidence to regain the Ming Dynasty?"
After saying that, he put on a proud posture, not looking down on the messenger in front of him at all.
"Did you know that Jiannu has entered the customs?" Fan Xian's super light words immediately stunned Liu Zeqing.
Then he narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly: "When?"
"Not long ago." Seeing Liu Zeqing's great reaction to the Jiannu entering the customs, Fan Xianchao knew that he had spoken to his heart. He continued: "Li Zicheng's tens of thousands of troops were defeated by the Jiannu. Now he is seeking to reconcile with Jiannu.
Slave peace talks. Your jaded master is no match for Jiannu. For now, the intruders are facing Jiannu in the north and Ming in the south. We, Ming, only have one enemy from the north. It’s clear who has the advantage."
"Huh! Even if I come back to the imperial court again, I won't be able to survive until the imperial court gains power!" Liu Zeqing was instantly angered and shouted immediately.
"Liu Zeqing, do you think the imperial court is afraid of you just with your tens of thousands of troops and cannons?" Fan Xianchao also refused to be outdone and immediately shouted at him.
"My 30,000 troops plus Gao Yigong's 80,000 troops are enough to destroy you! Besides, the five cannons in my hand are not vegetarian. I captured Zouxian County in less than an hour, and Yanzhou couldn't hold on.
One day!" Liu Zeqing said coldly, with murderous intent already appearing in his eyes.
"Then we'll see!"
Fan Xianchao immediately stood up and walked out. Although his persuasion failed, he managed to find out about Liu Zeqing's troops and the number of artillery, which was enough to deal with him.
When Fan Xianchao hurried out, Liu Zeqing was still angry. But the next moment he suddenly realized that something had happened to him, and he immediately reacted. He rushed out and shouted: "Stop that messenger!"
Hearing Liu Zeqing's voice and knowing that he realized that he had said the wrong thing, Fan Xianchao did not hesitate and immediately shot a loud arrow, then grabbed the long knife of the person next to him and rushed out to kill him.
Wang Jiayan, who was only two miles away from here, saw the sound of the arrow and knew that Fan Xianchao was in danger. He immediately ordered his army to charge at Liu Zeqing's men with all their strength. He also waved his whip, fearing that Fan Xianchao would die inside.
At this time, Fan Xianchao was also fighting with the enemy. After several strikes, several enemy corpses fell down all around him. Although he was already a brave man, there were too many enemy soldiers around him and he couldn't rush forward at once.
Go out. When Liu Zeqing saw this man's skill, he knew that he was no ordinary messenger.
He immediately drew his sword and rushed forward. He wanted to kill Fan Xianchao himself!
A sword struck from the sky, and Fan Xianchao was almost stabbed. After hurriedly dodging, he immediately got into a fierce battle with him. The soldiers around him could only watch from the side. He fought with swords and swords, almost without a trace.
Give the other party some mercy. You stab and I chop, showing your sharp edge.
Just as Wang Jiayan rushed to Liu Zeqing's camp and Fan Xianchao fought with Liu Zeqing, an army not far away gradually approached Liu Zeqing's camp. The leader was covered in armor and looked coldly at the somewhat chaotic camp.
, then drew out his long sword and rushed down immediately. The army behind him immediately followed.
Liu Zeqing's soldiers were struggling to resist Wang Jiayan's attack and did not notice the enemies behind the camp. Therefore, when Wang Jiayan rushed forward to kill, the sudden appearance of soldiers and horses rushed in directly.
Horse hooves stepped on the camp, long swords were waved, and countless soldiers were killed on the spot, with blood spilling in the air. As they deepened, Liu Zeqing's troops gradually became unable to support themselves and fled in all directions. Wang Jiayan also felt the pressure reduce here, and immediately ordered the army
Charge with all your strength and be sure to save Fan Xianchao.
While Liu Zeqing was in the midst of a fierce battle, he was suddenly informed that the rear of the camp had been attacked by unknown soldiers and horses. It had been breached, and the front seemed unable to resist. After hearing the news, Liu Zeqing immediately stepped back and glanced at Fan Xianchao fiercely.
In the end, he could only reluctantly escape with dozens of personal guards.