Chapter 738 Decisive Battle at Daming Palace (End)
The rebel soldiers were defeated like a tide. In the pouring rain, they stumbled around like wild boars escaping all over the mountains and fields, running wildly with their heads buried.
Some people also planned to retreat to the Daming Mansion, but when they rushed to the city gate, they found that the suspension bridge had been pulled up and the city gate had been closed.
After the army left the city, the people in the city immediately organized themselves towards the city gate, killed hundreds of rebel soldiers guarding the city gate, occupied the city gate, and closed it.
At this moment, the common people stood on the top of the city and looked at the rebel soldiers like headless flies below the city with indifferent eyes.
"Smash them to death!" someone roared.
Countless stones, sticks, bows and arrows were thrown at the rebels at the gate of the city. They threw whatever they had on hand, and they directed their endless anger at the people who had caused harm to them.
The rebel soldiers scurried and fled in all directions.
Liu Chong rode a horse and ran wildly in the rain with dozens of his personal guards. He had been in the middle of the team. He saw with his own eyes the fierce firepower of the opponent, and pieces of his own soldiers died on the way to the charge.
He also witnessed the great defeat with his own eyes, and even saw Yang Hu being held tightly by a tall soldier and falling into a mud pit. At that moment, he had no time to save him. Brothers are like siblings, but siblings are also disposable, and a broken hand
You can still live with a broken leg.
Liu Chong was glad that he had saved a hand, leaving behind dozens of horses and dozens of loyal guards. As long as he could escape and escape into the mountains, he could still rob families and become a mountain king. Maybe he could make a comeback.
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If the people in Hebei fail, they will go to Shanxi to rebel. If Shanxi fails, they will go to Henan. In short, as long as the banner of General Fengtian does not fall, it is still possible for them to make a comeback. The next time they rebel, they must learn from the lesson and manage their troops well.
You need to be armed, not only with swords, guns and armor, but also with firearms.
Yes, I heard that there are a large number of green forest heroes gathered in Wuyi Mountain. There is a prince in Jiangxi who keeps them, and they also have horses, armor, and firearms. Maybe I can go there and make a name for myself.
In the heavy rain, Liu Chong galloped along the official road to the west while thinking about these things in his mind. He did not feel any regret or discomfort about the defeat, and even felt a sense of relief. Again.
There is no need to worry about this stressful situation. It seems as if a big burden has been thrown away, and the whole person feels relaxed and at ease.
As long as you live, who cares whether others live or die? You are the most important.
A group of dozens of riders galloped west, west, and then turned northwest, which was the Taihang Mountains. Once they entered the mountains, everything was fine.
However, in the rain, he suddenly found a group of cavalry on the road ahead standing in the rain. They were wearing bamboo hats to protect themselves from the rain. One person in front was also wearing a raincoat. He was tall and stood there like an iron tower.
"It's over!" Liu Chong felt cold in his heart.
"Turn around, turn around, go south!" Liu Chong turned his horse south without thinking and fled into the wilderness.
"Liu Liu, hahaha. Sure enough, I squatted on you." The big man in front laughed loudly.
"Young Master, the Marquis is really a clever calculator. He predicted that Liu Chong would run west and asked us to stop him in advance." A knight on horseback said with a smile.
This group of people was Xu Yande and others. Zhang Yanling estimated that after the rebel army was defeated, it would be difficult to hunt them down. But ordinary soldiers could let them go, but Liu Chong, Yang Hu and other bandit leaders could not let them go. This pursuit was
The task can be handed over to Xu Yande. The credit must go to his uncle, and it is not in vain for Xu Guangzuo to let him follow him to quell the rebellion this time.
To the east is Shandong, and there is no way out. If Liu Chong wants to survive, he must flee to the west and hide in the mountains. This is not difficult to judge. Therefore, Zhang Yanling specially ordered people to tell Xu Yande that he must personally block Liu Chong in the west.
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Of course, it’s not just the official road. There are cavalry guarding all the roads and trails to prevent Liu Chong from escaping from the road. Liu Chong was already panicking and naturally chose a shortcut to escape. He directly bumped into Xu Yande.
in front of.
Xu Yande has admired and admired his brother-in-law to the point of admiration. Thinking about how he treated him in the past, he was really ashamed to death. He still looked down on him and felt that he was not good here and that he was not good there. But in fact, he gave him
Not even suitable for carrying shoes.
Xu Yande heard the words of the cavalry around him and sighed: "My brother-in-law, I'm afraid Sun Wu is still alive. If you don't say anything, I will take him, whether he lives or lives."
The cavalry rode into the wilderness to catch up. Dozens of rebel cavalry were galloping in the wilderness. But they were not cavalry after all, and their equestrian skills were average. Their horses were not as strong as those in the regiment. In the rugged terrain
Running in the wilderness and fields, how could they escape?
The loyalty of the rebel guards was also compromised. When Liu Chong asked the guards around him to stop and block the pursuing enemy and buy him time. There was a hint of ridicule and disdain in the eyes of the rebel cavalry. At this time, it was still
Thinking about protecting himself, General Fengtian is too shameless.
Not only did the rebel cavalry fail to stop the enemy, but they abandoned Liu Chong and fled. But how could they escape? The chasing regiment and battalion cavalry even ignored their pleas for mercy, and killed them with a knife after catching up. They were too lazy to do so.
Capturing prisoners. It's the same number of heads. The more you kill, the more credit you will get. If you want to survive, you have to dismount and tie them up, which is too troublesome.
Dozens of rebel cavalry were chased and killed one by one. Only Liu Chong was still trying to escape.
Xu Yande deliberately teased him and could have caught up with him, but he followed behind him leisurely. Every time Liu Chong turned around, he could see the smile on Xu Yande's dark face under the bamboo hat, and he was scared to death.
"Run, keep running. Son of a bitch, let's see how far you can run. Hahaha." Xu Yande's devilish laughter and curses kept coming to mind behind him.
Liu Chong whipped the horse desperately, urging the horse to run fast. The horse had tried its best, but it was not a good horse in the first place. It was originally a horse raised by a partnership between farmers in Hebei for the imperial court. Its appearance and quality were the same as those of the northwest racecourse.
The horse is far behind. I actually tried my best today.
The man on horseback was still beating the horse's butt with a whip. When the horse was anxious, it didn't jump over a ditch, slipped one foot into the ditch and fell. Liu Chong on the horse let out an ouch.
He fell forward and rolled into a clay figure in the muddy water, his body dripping with mud.
Liu Chong didn't care about anything else. He got up and stumbled forward. The rain hit his face, his hair was scattered, and he was running barefoot in the field. The thorns and vines cut his feet with blood. He was covered in mud.
Tick-tick, tick-tock, every two steps I take, I fall.
The Generalissimo Fengtian, who was once admired by thousands of people, is now being hunted like a lost dog.
"Brother Liu, if we take over the capital in the future, you will be the emperor!"
"Brother Liu, our brother's uprising has shocked the world. From now on, when we sit in the Dragon Court, we should work for the welfare of the people."
"Brother Liu, Baoding Prefecture has been captured. Hahaha."
"Generalissimo, let's pretend to be Zhao'an and ambush them in Renqiu. We will surround them and call for reinforcements. We will definitely succeed, hahaha."
"Generalissimo, it is really the best strategy to go south and cross the Yellow River and Yangtze River, seize Nanjing and reach across the river, dividing the world in two."
"Generalissimo, Lao Qi is gone, Baoding Mansion is lost!"
"Generalissimo, I can't give up Baoding Mansion for your seventh brother. Although I didn't manage to keep him in the end. Zhao Sui will go!"
"We were blocked by cavalry in Huaxian County. Marshal, please punish me."
"Shrink to Daming Mansion, with sufficient troops and food, it will be no problem to defend it for three to five years."
"Generalissimo, we succeeded in a sneak attack and killed two thousand enemies. The officers and soldiers were mediocre."
"The food and grass were burned..."
"Is this what you want?...Is this what you want to do? Harm the people?"
"If you have different paths, don't work together. Qi will go."
"Generalissimo... the people are in chaos..."
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The previous fragments and words flashed through Liu Chong's confused mind, and faces flashed through his mind. Liu Qi, Zhao Sui, Qi Yanming, Liu Hui, Mao Rong...these former brothers, improved
The clouds of high spirits and heroic spirit have now vanished into thin air.
This short-lived glory lasted only a few months, and then everything ended.
"What did I do wrong? Why did I do this?" Liu Chong was thinking in his mind, still stumbling along.
Suddenly, his heart felt cold. His figure froze. He looked down at his chest, and saw a knife tip piercing through his chest, and blood was dripping from the knife tip.
"Ah!" Liu Chong screamed in pain, but the cry suddenly stopped.
Xu Yande, who was catching up behind him, was tired of the cat-and-mouse game. He stepped forward on horseback and pierced Liu Chong's chest with his knife. He pulled out the knife and swung it again. Liu Chong's head flew up and was cut off along with his screams.
On May 20th of the fourth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, the uprising led by Liu Liu, Liu Qi, Zhao Sui, Yang Hu, Qi Yanming and others ended with Xu Yande's sword.