Chapter 11: The Pursuit
At the same time that Wang Feng found the prince and others to evacuate, the entire capital also began to carry out a major evacuation, and countless family members of the Guanning army were evacuated through the Chaoyang Gate guarded by Cao Wenzhao under the leadership of the army.
"Quick, it's handsome. Cao Wenzhao, who was waiting anxiously at the city gate, saw Wang Feng's figure appear under the city tower, and hurriedly led people to greet him.
"Great. You can count it back!" These two hours can make Cao Wenzhao is anxious, since Wang Feng and others entered the city, the defense of the entire capital has become even worse, and Chaoyangmen has also begun to appear Liukou, Cao Wenzhao simply relied on the number of people and the terrain to beat those Liukou back, but with the loss of other city gates, more and more rebels began to gather in Chaoyangmen, which made Cao Wenzhao's heart also raise his throat, for fear that he would not be able to hold on until Wang Feng and others came back.
"Well done, Wen Zhao has worked hard for you!" Wang Feng knew in his heart what the situation was now, if it wasn't for Cao Wenzhao guarding the city gate, then so many people would definitely be here tonight.
"It's not hard, these are what I should do. Cao Wenzhao stretched out his head to look as he spoke, but he didn't see the emperor's shadow in the crowd, but only saw the fainted Wang Chengen sleeping on the back of the guard.
"The emperor has been martyred!" Wang Feng knew what Cao Wenzhao was looking for, and immediately said sadly, and waved his hand to signal the guards behind him to carry the emperor's body up.
As soon as he saw the emperor's corpse, Cao Wenzhao immediately knelt on the ground, his face full of tears, "Your Majesty, the ministers are useless, they can't defend the holy car, the ministers should be damned!"
"Hurry up and Wen Zhao, it's not your fault, it's all the fault of those literati, if they could have assisted the emperor in promulgating the Qinwang Decree early, how could they have this step today!" Wang Feng said as he helped Cao Wenzhao up.
"Yes, Wen Zhao, what the marshal said is reasonable! Our Guan Ningjun has done our best, so don't blame yourself too much. Wu Sangui also persuaded beside him, "Fortunately, the emperor has a spirit in the sky, bless us to find the crown prince and the two princes, as long as they are there, our Ming Dynasty will not die." Wu Sangui said as he introduced Cao Wenzhao to the prince behind him.
Cao Wenzhao, who had heard the news of the emperor's death, was discouraged, but when he heard that the prince was still there, he suddenly had hope in his heart, and hurried to see the prince, perhaps because he was frightened just now, Zhu Cilang didn't say a word.
"Alright, this is not the place to talk, let's hurry out of town. Wang Feng was worried that Li Zicheng would react, and hurriedly urged everyone to leave the capital.
At the same time that Wang Feng and others left the capital, Li Zicheng was sending people in the city to search for the whereabouts of Chongzhen and the crown prince.
"Big brother, I'm afraid of him, since we can pull Chongzhen down from the emperor's position, we are not afraid of his revenge. Compared with Li Zicheng's worries, Liu Zongmin and other generals seemed very relieved, in their opinion, taking the capital is the biggest victory, and whether Chongzhen is alive or dead is not an important matter.
"General Quan, you are wrong to think so, the meaning of conquering the capital is far less than capturing Chongzhen alive, you must know that the rule of the Ming Dynasty in the south is still as stable as a rock, if Chongzhen escapes this time, then Chongzhen who arrives in the south is not good news for our Dashun, so we must not let Chongzhen and others leave the capital alive. For those optimistic generals, Li Yan couldn't help but remind.
"Li Yan is right, we must not let Chongzhen get away, Zong Min, you immediately pass the order, whether it is life or death, you must see people alive and corpses when you die. Li Zicheng is still very satisfied with Li Yan's vision, these literati have always had some insight, and unlike these big bosses, they only see immediate interests.
"Yes!" Liu Zongmin's boss was unwilling, although he agreed on his lips, he was unhappy in his heart, after all, this is a good opportunity to make a fortune, but this is a good thing to arrest people, it is simply a chore, so when he left, Liu Zongmin glared at Li Yan fiercely.
"Your Majesty, I have captured a eunuch for you, does this kid know where Chongzhen is?" Just when Li Zicheng and the others had a headache about Chongzhen's whereabouts, Hao Shaoqi walked in with a small eunuch and threw it on the ground and said.
Where had the little eunuch seen such a battle, and when he looked up, he saw that all of them were powerful, and his face was cross-faced, so frightened that the little eunuch kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Let me ask you, where did Chongzhen go?" Li Zicheng didn't talk nonsense, and asked straight to the point.
"Your Majesty. As soon as the little eunuch spoke, Hao Shaoqi and the others hurriedly said fiercely, "What did you say?"
The little eunuch is also a person who has seen the world in the palace, and hurriedly changed his words, "This Chongzhen killed his wife and daughter, and he took Wang Chengen to the coal mountain to hang himself, and later the horse led people into the palace and took away the emperor's body." ”
"Which colt?" Li Yan hurriedly asked.
"Back to all the heroes, this colt is Wang Feng. The little eunuch hurriedly replied, for fear that he would be too slow.
"Your Majesty, Wang Feng has come to the capital, I will quickly lead someone to search for him. Li Yan, who had fought with Wang Feng, knew that Wang Feng was powerful, and this time Wang Feng went deep into the tiger's den, it was a good opportunity to arrest him, how could Li Yan miss this opportunity, and hurriedly asked for help.
"Okay, you go quickly, I will immediately inform Liu Zongmin and ask him to assist you. Li Zicheng is also very concerned about Wang Feng, but for him now, he is more concerned about the Chongzhen that Wang Feng carries, as long as he wins Chongzhen, he can sit on the throne of Emperor Dashun with peace of mind.
Li Yan did not delay, and hurriedly gathered all the people and horses to search for Wang Feng in the whole city. When Li Yan led people to get the news, Wang Feng and others hid in Chaoyangmen, they hurriedly rushed to Chaoyangmen, at this time, Chaoyangmen was already empty, and Li Yan, who was angry, clenched his fists and shouted that it was a pity.
"All the cavalry obeyed the order, and gave me to go out of the city immediately and pursue it. Li Yan was unwilling to give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and hurriedly ordered the cavalry of his headquarters to chase out of the city.
Although Wang Feng and the others set off an hour in advance, but there were many family members, and the stop-and-go speed along the way was very slow, and on the other hand, Li Yan's side was full of cavalry, so in less than half an hour, Li Yan saw Wang Feng's team from a distance, and he was immediately overjoyed.
"Report, the marshal is not good, the cavalry of the thieves chased after him, and there were vaguely more than 10,000 people. The sentry rider, who was constantly spying on the military situation behind the team, hurriedly reported the news to Wang Feng.
"Can you see the banner clearly?" Wang Feng seemed very calm, although he was surprised by the fact that the thieves went out of the city to pursue him, but as the coach Wang Feng must not panic.
"Back to the big handsome, it vaguely seems to be under the banner of General Li Yan. The Sentinel replied fifteen-ten.
"Li Yan. It was Li Yan who led the pursuit, and Wang Feng's doubts were all solved at once.