"Damn it, don't be brave anymore, it's too dangerous." Arriving at a slope with a wide view, Zhu Changwu hid his figure, put the mountain bike into the warehouse, and then took it out and cleaned it. I started eating drinking water and chocolate.
If Zhu Changwu could choose again, he would never take risks again, but would retreat with his brothers and quasi-dragon soldiers. As for the 50,000 Ming army, only a few can run away, and he can't control that much.
Through this battle, Zhu Changwu also gained a better understanding of his current body, and he also realized more deeply what it means to have strength in numbers.
No matter how strong you are, facing endless human tactics, you will eventually die.
This was thanks to the lack of fighting spirit in Dashun's army. There were too many people who were greedy for life and afraid of death, and they had no faith. Otherwise, his life would have been lost long ago.
After drinking water and eating, although his limbs were still sore, he at least felt that he had some strength. Zhu Changwu then began to call Ling Xiaoyun, telling him his current location and asking about the war.
After learning that Ji Jinkai and the others had blocked the siege of the Dashun Army, and that the Dashun Army had taken the initiative to retreat due to the destruction of the royal tent, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief. "Okay, you did a good job, so come and find me."
Zhu Changwu was really tired. If possible, he didn't want to take another step. He just wanted to have a good sleep and calm down before talking.
...
Just when Li Zicheng sent Li to look for Wang Qi, Liu Zongmin and Tian Jianxiu came over with their troops.
Finally seeing his team again, Li Zicheng immediately returned to his aloof demeanor. "How's it going? How's the war going on there?"
"This..." Liu Zongmin hesitated.
To be precise, they lost this battle, and they lost miserably.
More than 40,000 people died, but not a single Ming army was injured. He really couldn't explain this result.
"What's wrong, but the war is not going well?" Li Zicheng observed that Liu Zongmin, who had always been carefree, was squirming like a newly married daughter-in-law, and his heart suddenly sank. His eyes then fell on another general, Tian Jianxiu.
Seeing Li Zicheng's gaze, Tian Jianxiu knew that it was impossible to remain silent, so he lowered his head and said: "The Ming army's new firearms are really powerful. Our people kept charging and killed more than 40,000 people, but they were still unable to injure them." We are powerless against the Ming army."
"More than 40,000 people died in the battle?" Li Zicheng was stunned when he heard this result. He did not expect such a huge loss.
"Yes, but we followed King Dashun's instructions and sent out only the most ordinary soldiers. Our generals and old camp warriors had no casualties." Knowing that Li Zicheng was displeased, Tian Jianxiu quickly added.
"Yes, those who died were all ordinary soldiers." Liu Zongmin also spoke at this moment, answering the question in a reassuring tone.
Li Zicheng's face looked better when he heard that the general and the soldiers from the old camp had not suffered any losses. Then he thought of Zhu Changwu who broke into his king's tent alone.
Just one person scared him away. The army led by Liu and Tian had to face hundreds of Ming troops with this ability, so it seems that their failure would not be so surprising.
In fact, it is not that the Dashun Army has no hope of winning. As long as all the soldiers can ignore life and death, if hundreds of thousands of people launch a charge together, not to mention more than 200 people, even more than 2,000 dragon soldiers will not be able to do so. If you block it, you will eventually be submerged in it.
It's a pity that thieves are thieves, and there is no military discipline at all. When encountering difficulties, the first thing everyone thinks of is their own safety and preservation of strength, which is destined to prevent them from truly fighting with all their strength.
The current result is naturally not an accident.
"Three of you, what do you think we should do next?" Li Zicheng did not look at Liu and Tian. Now he was thinking about what was next. It is obvious that they have missed the opportunity to fight the Ming army. Even if the order is renewed now, after the scene of more than 40,000 people dying in the previous battle, I am afraid that all the soldiers will be afraid and continue to fight. Just to die.
The three counselors followed Li Zicheng to the mountains and forests. Naturally, they thought a lot during this time. Seeing King Dashun asking, the three of them looked at each other and made the decision not to fight.
It would be inappropriate for them to fight the Ming army before they figured out how to deal with the new weapons.
At least you can't fight against the Ming army with new firearms, otherwise you will only lose your own strength and let others take advantage.
After the three people reached a consensus, they expressed their thoughts in front of Li Zicheng, and finally unanimously agreed, that is, to retreat to Taiyuan Mansion first and wait and see what happens.
At the same time, the stay outside the Beijing Division was too long this time, and insufficient preparations were made before. Now the army does not have much food and grass, so it should find a place to collect food and recuperate first.
Li Zicheng was also wary of the new firearms. Even if everyone thought so, he agreed. Just to boost the morale of the army, he still said that he would fight back after raising enough food and grass. In short, the Dashun Dynasty must replace the Ming Dynasty, but it will only be sooner or later.
Li Zicheng made a decision, which actually saved his own life. Because in history, although he successfully occupied the city of Beijing, he was quickly defeated after a battle with Wu Sangui and the Qing army. Not long after, he died on Jiugong Mountain.
Of course, there is another saying in history that Li Zicheng did not die, but became a monk.
But no matter which one is true, in short, because of Zhu Changwu's arrival, he had no chance to fight the Qing army, and naturally he would not die so early.
Dashun's army retreated, exited the Marco Polo Bridge area, changed direction and headed straight for Taiyuan Prefecture.
Ling Xiaoyun also successfully found Zhu Changwu, then carried him on the stretcher exchanged in the system, and turned around to join Ji Jinkai's army.
Zhu Changwu fell asleep again. After seeing Ling Xiaoyun, he was completely relieved and slept so soundly. Even when Ji Jinkai brought people over and saw this scene, he couldn't bear to disturb him.
I think the pressure I am under is not small anymore, but in comparison, the pressure on the young master is even greater. I really can't imagine how he managed to capture King Dashun's tent with one person. It must have been a tough fight.
"You all get out of the way, and we will carry the young master away. In addition, prepare the carriage, and the inside must be well paved. We must not let the young master make any mistakes."
Liang Jun and Hu Yunfeng trotted over. As people who had followed Zhu Changwu for many years, their relationship was undoubtedly the latest.
As soon as the carriage was ready, the scouts sent out from there sent back news that the Dashun Army had begun to retreat, and the surrounding camps began to leave one after another. The direction should be towards Shanxi.
"Okay, I understand this matter. So, immediately send someone to send the news of defeating the intruder to the capital. Remember to shout along the streets, our Ming Dynasty needs a victory so much now." Ji Jinkai sighed while saying commanded.
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The capital of the Ming Dynasty, the city of Beijing.
It's almost dark.
The city gate was also locked at this time. Zhang Yi and Xue Changkong personally came to the Zhanghua Gate tower and looked into the distance.
The army set out in the name of a military parade in the morning, and it has been more than four hours now, but no news has been sent back, which makes Zhang Yi and others feel panic all the time.
They are both afraid of getting news and afraid of not having any news.
They were afraid that news of a major defeat would suddenly come from the front line. If that happened, the last force guarding the capital would be gone, and the city of Beijing would become a piece of meat on the chopping board, to be taken at will.
When he thought of this result, Zhang Yi felt unwilling.
He had just become an official and gained the trust of Zhu Changwu. He even met Chongzhen several times. It can be said that it was the time when he had a bright future. If the Ming army was defeated at this time, all his future would be in doubt. There will be none.
That's how people are, there are things that you don't feel until you get them. But once you get it, you never want to lose it.
Zhang Yi himself is a capable person, especially his painful experiences over the years have made him flexible and adaptable. He has endured too much hardship. He is more pragmatic than other officials when doing things. At least he knows that the people What is needed.
"Sir, it's getting dark, and the air is still a bit cold at night. Why don't you go back and rest first. If anything happens, I will notify you as soon as possible." Xue Changkong stood beside Zhang Huan and spoke to comfort him.
"I can't sleep even when I go back. I'm waiting." Zhang Wei shook his head. He really couldn't sleep at this time because he was worried that once the Ming army was defeated, when he woke up again, the city of Beijing would have been occupied by intruders.
Zhang Yi didn't leave, and Xue Changkong stayed by his side. The two of them just stood on the tower facing the wind, feeling quite lonely.
There is no way around this. The current capital can be said to be extremely weak. The number of Ming troops in the entire city is only more than a thousand, including the Jin Yiwei. If they are not included, those with a small number will only be even more pitiful. .
It was like there were only Zhang Yi, Xue Changkong and two ordinary Jinyi guards on the city tower at this time. There are only four people standing here on the huge tower. It is strange that they are not lonely.
If there is an attack from outside at this time, even if there are only ten thousand people, there is a great chance that they can enter the capital and occupy it.
This also shows from the side what kind of dilemma Ming Dynasty will face at this time, which is why Zhu Changwu wants to fight with all his troops. I'm afraid he also knows that if he doesn't bring enough troops, there will be absolutely no chance of defeating the intruders in this battle.
Looking from a distance, the four of them looked like stone sculptures that had not moved for a long time.
