Li Zicheng was no longer sleepy at this time, and his mind was filled with the tragic scene a few years ago. At that time, a hundred thousand of them were chased by more than a thousand Guan Ning's cavalry, and they chased for dozens of miles before they finally woke up.
There were only a thousand people, and they were so unwilling that they immediately stopped the defeated army and turned back to fight.
That time, although they killed the commander-in-chief named Cao Wenzhao, they were ridiculed by other rebels, but facing the menacing Guan Ning army was really terrifying.
Unforgettable forever.
"That army is coming, but we don't know how many there are. If Wu Sangui really brings all 40,000 Guan Ning troops, can we, 100,000 people, be able to withstand it?" It should be said that it is officials from other prefectures and counties.
They are not afraid of the army, even if it is 200,000, but it is because those officers and soldiers are physically weaker than them, and their willpower is weak, so they are naturally vulnerable.
But this fierce Guan Ning army is second-to-none strong. They are given a lot of salary from the court, well-fed, and well-equipped. No rebel army wants to confront them. In the past, there were indeed those who were not afraid of death.
In the end, everyone was buried under the iron heel of Guan Ning's army, and even Gao Yingxiang, the former king of Chuang, died.
This had to make him pay attention to whether he should continue to resist here or withdraw from the Gyeonggi area immediately.
"Although they are heavy cavalry, we have the strength in numbers, and even with some tactics, we may not lose." Liu Zongmin did not have as many opportunities to fight against Guan Ning's army as Li Zicheng did, and he had never experienced such a disastrous defeat.
Therefore, as the number one general under King Chuang, he was naturally unwilling to admit defeat when facing the enemy.
"You think too simply. We surrounded a thousand of them with tens of thousands of people that time. What happened in the end? We let them run away. You can keep yourself calm in the face of them, but what about your soldiers? Don't
Forget, they were still ordinary people farming a few months ago, and they still held some agricultural tools in their hands, which were not as good as those soldiers who had been fighting for decades."
Unexpectedly, Li Zicheng's cold and realistic words directly extinguished Liu Zongmin's arrogance. As King Chuang, the leader of hundreds of thousands of rebels, if he wanted his subordinates to be so impulsive, they would not come here, let alone
The emperor was forced to negotiate terms with them.
"Then what should we do?" Liu Zongmin said angrily, still unconvinced.
Li Zicheng put on his clothes and armor, sighed, looked at the sword standing on one side and said slowly: "Retreat for thirty miles, and then set up camp. Those who resist horses and so on, as long as they can resist Guan Ning
The whole army has been built and placed around the camp, so that it can at least protect the camp from being overrun by the enemy."
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On the city tower, Li Ruolian looked far away in the direction of the intruders' camp, and suddenly noticed a commotion in that area, but he did not dare to send anyone to check. Smoke and dust were everywhere, and the noise was loud, and it lasted for an hour or two before gradually disappearing.
No sound.
Only then did he dare to send a fast horse to gallop towards that place to check the situation.
After a while, the horse came to report: "Sir! I just went there and found that except for some wooden walls, there was no one there, and all the big tents were gone, but I saw some stoves."
Quickly ordering them to enter the capital quickly, Li Ruolian couldn't help but be overjoyed. This was obviously the intruders who had evacuated. He suppressed his excitement and immediately sent someone to tell His Majesty the good news.
Immediately a fast horse rushed to the palace with the news, and the soldiers guarding both sides immediately let go after hearing the news. This kind of good news must not be blocked, and His Majesty must be informed as soon as possible.
"Father-in-law! There is good news!"
Outside the palace, Wang Chengen had just finished serving Zhu Ling and came out softly when he heard a shout from behind him.
He immediately walked a few steps quickly, stopped him outside and reprimanded loudly: "Don't you understand the rules of the palace? You are not allowed to make loud noises at anything, especially His Majesty is still resting here. If you disturb His Majesty, I will give you ten thousand
Even my life is not enough for you to die."
When the eunuch heard the reprimand, he calmed down a little and quickly apologized.
"That's good. Tell me, what's the good news?" Wang Chengen saw that this little eunuch was quite smart, so he lost his anger just now.
"Master Li from Zhengyangmen said that the intruders have retreated!"
"What?"
Wang Chengen opened his mouth immediately and froze on the spot for a moment. Tears of excitement flowed down his face. He couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart and turned around tremblingly, looking at the palace.
"Go" and stretched out his hand to grab the little eunuch on the side, and said: "Let everyone in the palace shout together, saying that the intruders have retreated and the Ming Dynasty has been revived! If this job is done well, your silver reward will be indispensable."
Seeing that the little eunuch beside him was indifferent, he immediately hit him again and said sternly: "Why don't you go quickly?"
"Well, there is a guard in robes waiting outside. He brought the news." The little eunuch said hesitantly, not knowing how to deal with the guard in robes outside announcing the good news.
"Reward! Reward everyone! Go quickly! Your Majesty is still waiting for this good news."
"As commanded."
In a flash, the little eunuch quickly left. Then, the sound slowly spread from here to the surroundings.
"The intruders have retreated, and the Ming Dynasty has been restored!"
Zhu Ling, who was lying on the dragon bed, gradually woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, a voice came to his ears. This voice seemed to be made by many people shouting at the same time, but he could not clearly hear what he was shouting.
.
"Cheng'en, come in."
Following a call, Wang Chengen, who was guarding outside the hall, immediately walked in and approached the dragon couch with excitement on his face.
"Your Majesty, did you hear that?"
"What are you saying outside? Why is it so loud? Why don't you care?" Zhu Ling was still physically and mentally exhausted at this time. He took some medicine and rested for a whole day before he calmed down a little, but his voice was still a little weak at this time.
"It's the slave who makes people shout."
"You? What are you shouting for?" If it weren't for seeing the clear excitement on Wang Chengen's face, and knowing that he was a loyal person, most people would have thought that the internal officials around them had rebelled when they heard such a noise.
"The intruders have retreated, and the Ming Dynasty has been restored!"
"The intruder has retreated!"
After hearing the news, Zhu Ling immediately struggled to sit up. Wang Chengen also immediately helped him up, leaned back and asked quickly.
"You said the intruder retreated? When did he retreat? Who gave you the news?"
After asking three questions in a row, Wang Chengen couldn't help but sigh at His Majesty's concern for state affairs, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, what I said is indeed that the intruders have retreated. The news that Lord Li Ruolian sent to the palace just now is probably not the same."
To three quarters of an hour."
The news confirmed that Zhu Ling suddenly felt a lot of relief in his chest and immediately started laughing, looking very relaxed.
From the moment he came to this world, he was worried about the intruders outside almost all the time. From low-key peace negotiations to ordering house raids and rectification of the capital camp, he experienced another rebellion yesterday. What he experienced in just five days was terrible.
It was thrilling, but what excited him most was the fact that Li Zicheng had retired.
Hundreds of thousands of rebels are stationed less than twenty miles outside the city. If the opponent has murderous intentions, with the current defenders of the capital, they will be breached in less than an hour. By that time, no one will be able to save the Ming Dynasty.
With a heavy heart, he asked Wang Chengen to change his clothes. Unexpectedly, when he heard that His Majesty was going out, he immediately knelt down and begged: "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor said that you must rest for a while these days. You have only rested for one day, but you can't."
It will hurt your body again."
Seeing that Wang Chengen wouldn't let him go out, Zhu Ling didn't want to talk any more and just put on his clothes. Seeing His Majesty's body that had just recovered not long ago, Wang Chengen stopped forcing Zhu Ling to rest and hurried forward to help change clothes.
"Tell me, don't you think about yourself? What will you do if you break your body?" While complaining, he skillfully helped her get better dressed.
Hearing Wang Chengen's words of concern for him, Zhu Ling was really pleased, and he roughly understood those emperors who reused eunuchs. When the entire court was challenging you, the eunuch who had grown up with you still stood beside you.
When I'm around you, I can't help but fall in love with you.
"Go to the Fengtian Palace and announce the entry of the ministers on that day!"
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