Seventy or eighty horsemen rode through the boundless wilderness like the wind, and although they were far away from the city of Beijing, Zhu Cihong and his party still did not dare to slow down their pace. Wu Sanmei took the lead, her riding skills were the best, and the white horse under her crotch was a good horse ridden all the way from Ningyuan, so after leaving Chaoyangmen, she opened the way in front. The remaining dozens of riders followed Wu Sanmei closely. The third sister put on a white cloth iron armor, almost becoming one with the white horse under her crotch, and when she looked from behind, she saw her tall body lying down together.

It's really the beauty of sports!

Zhu Cihong struggled to hold the horse's belly, trying to endure the soreness from his buttocks and thighs, and insisted on not slowing down the horse. He can also ride horses, but his equestrian skills are too far behind Wu Sanmei. The main thing is the lack of practice, so the crotch strength is insufficient, and the horse cannot be suppressed, so the butt and balls can only be kept in close contact with the saddle. It's like a spank! If you have to run hundreds of miles, it must be a butt of blood, which is similar to being beaten with a court staff.

Looking back, the castle of Beijing was gradually fading away, and the roar of the cannons and the cheers of the soldiers were no longer audible. Apparently the battle for the inner city of Beijing has not yet begun!

I don't know if Li Zicheng is still arranging troops, or Luo Yangxing, Gao Yushun, and Guang Shiheng are already kneeling?

If they kneel, Li Zicheng's pursuers will probably come in large numbers soon......

"Chitose Lord," Wu Sanmei shouted, "Let's catch up with the team!" ”

The brigade was led by Wu Xiang, Li Ruolian, Zhu Chunjie, Pan Shuchen and other four elite soldiers, as well as the retreating dignitaries and the convoy transporting gold and silver.

And the so-called elite soldiers are actually improvised rabble, including the third battalion of the guards, the first battalion of the guards, the first battalion of the tiger guards, the first battalion of the dragoons, and the escort of some officials' children. There are about 7,000 people. Among them, there are about 1,300 cavalry, 600 firecrackers, and about 1,000 elite infantry who can fight hand-to-hand combat, and the remaining 3,100 are men and horses, which can only be used to guard chariots and horses. In addition, there are more than 1,000 elite officials' families and guards, who are also the existence of a small number.

Now 300 light cavalry belonging to the Kenan battalion were scattered to act as sentinels, and Wu Sanfu led 1,000 iron cavalry of the tiger cavalry battalion adapted from the generals of the Han Dynasty and the noble family of the Jingshi to bluff. The remaining 5,700 people were controlled by Wu Sanfu, Li Ruolian, Zhu Chunjie and others, and Zhu Cihong walked out of Chaoyangmen one step ahead of him.

Zhu Cihong was guarding the stone bridge on the moat outside Chaoyang Gate to distribute money, and after distributing the money, he also closed the door with a small number of soldiers who stayed behind - these soldiers were led by Luo Xiushen, Luo's younger brother, and had also been fed with silver before.

And Zhu Cihong did not ask these people to defend the army to be the loyal martyrs of the Ming Dynasty...... Just be so-so.

As for Luo Xiushen, of course, there is another important task!

After witnessing the slow closing of Chaoyang Gate, Zhu Cihong turned over and got on his horse, and ran wildly with Wu Sanmei and others all the way in the night, to catch up with the brigade that had already set off.

This is almost the last group to leave Chaoyangmen!

However, this seemingly brave and fearless arrangement was carefully arranged by Wu Xiang, a battlefield escape professional.

Zhu Cihong is the backbone of the backbone, and he can't run first, otherwise people's hearts will be confused, and there will be problems. When the time comes, everyone will rush to run for their lives, and they will be in a big mess, and if Li Zicheng is alarmed, then don't think about leaving.

Moreover, it is not necessarily safe to run early and run late.

Because the early runner may be a heavy brigade, walking slowly, but it is easy to be pursued. And those who run late can also be lightly armed, riding fast horses, walking fast, it is easy to catch up.

In addition, veterans who chase and flee on the battlefield generally like to chase and kill the baggage convoy, which is very oily!

The iron cavalry led by Wu Sanfu is rarely chased by anyone, and the poor Kou should not hide that this is the case, poor and fierce, and it is also a vicious battle to catch up.

And Zhu Cihong, who was escorted by the elite of the squad, had a small target on the battlefield and might be hunted down during the day. But at night no one usually touches them...... Most of the people who can gallop on horseback at night are elite scouts. Who is fed to hunt them down? The thieves are not Manchurians, how can they take the initiative to find hard stubble to fight?

Besides, Wu Xiang had already prepared fat for a small group of pursuers - among the fugitives who left Chaoyangmen and Dongzhimen, there were many low-status officials and members of the noble family, but for various reasons (either they fell behind or left the city late), they did not keep up with the team. Most of them carried their families and belongings, which was just the right time to attract pursuers.

In the plan formulated by Wu Xiang, the brigade where Chongzhen and Zhou Hou are located is actually an existence that can act as an abandoned son at any time. Once he encounters the pursuers of the brigade, he will lead his henchman Jia Ding and his wife Zu to break through the siege.

At the same time, Wu Xiang also brought a signal rocket, and when he broke through, he would launch a rocket to call Wu Sanfu and Wu Sanmei to the police.

When the time comes, Wu Sanfu will lead the iron cavalry to meet Wu Xiang, and Wu Sanmei will take Zhu Cihong to join Wu Xiang, Wu Sanfu's father and son, and go to Wu Sangui together...... There are brigades carrying millions of taels of gold and silver to attract thieves, Wu Xiang, Wu Sanfu, and Wu Sanmei will definitely be able to protect Zhu Cihong from breaking through.

However, this kind of breakthrough method is the next strategy......

So listening to Wu Sanmei shouting to catch up with the team, Zhu Cihong was also relieved.

Wu Sanmei had already stopped the war horse, and then stood up on the horse pedal and looked around, then turned back to Zhu Cihong, who had already ridden to her side, and said, "Master Chitose, the brigade is safe and sound!" ”

"That's good," Zhu Cihong sighed, "Are there pursuers behind?" ”

This question was not asked to Wu Sanmei, but to the two gray-bearded East Palace guards. Both of them were veterans of the Brave Guard Battalion, and they also served as scouts, and they retired because they were old. A few days ago, he was put into the Kenan Camp, and then he was assigned to the East Palace Guard Camp by Wu Xiang.

One of the two veterans was also like Wu Sanmei, standing on horseback and looking, but instead of looking ahead, he was looking for any sand and dust in the air. Another veteran, on the other hand, fell off his horse and lay on the ground, his ears on the ground.

After a while, the two veterans came to Zhu Cihong, and the expressions on the two old faces were quite dignified.

One of the veterans who watched the sky spoke: "Chitose Lord, there are chasing soldiers!" ”

Another said: "There are a lot of people! ”

Zhu Cihong's face was calm, and he asked unhurriedly, "How far is it?" ”

"Twenty miles." A veteran replied.

Zhu Cihong nodded and said to Wu Sanmei, "Have you seen Tongzhou?" ”

"See," Wu Sanmei said, "There is a city ten miles away, it should be Tongzhou." ”

"Let's join the brigade first, and then go to Tongzhou together." Zhu Cihong thought for a while, and said, "Tongzhou has Song Quan, the governor of Shuntian, he has 1,000 people in Fubiao, and there should be some carriages, horses and ships. If you can get the accompanying family and gold and silver on board, then you should be able to reach Wuqing tonight. Cao Huachun will be there to pick us up, and with him to take care of us, it will not be difficult to go to Tianjin Wei again. ”

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At the same time that Zhu Cihong rode his horse towards Chongzhen and Zhou Hou's brigade, on the official road about five miles east of Chaoyangmen in Beijing, a group of cavalrymen in white hats and blue robes, about three or four hundred horsemen, were marching in formation.

At the forefront was a burly cavalryman with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a bearded sideburns. He rode a black horse, holding the reins in one hand and holding tightly in the other a flagpole with a shining silver spear tip, on which hung a large red flag, and in the center of the banner was embroidered with the word "Chuang" in black satin.

The sound of horses' hooves came from the front, and after a while, I saw two horsemen in the same white hats and green clothes, galloping along the official road, and when they reached the cavalry holding the big banner, they suddenly grabbed the reins. The front hooves of both horses were raised high, and then slammed into the ground.

One of the knights bowed his hand to the cavalry holding the banner on horseback, and said with a smile: "In charge of the brigade, the Zhu thief and the horse who went out of the city divided into two roads, all the way to the northeast and all the way to the east. Neither of them is an elite soldier, and they carry a lot of fat sheep...... The brothers in front have already caught a lot! Let's catch it quickly! ”

Another knight said: "The brothers who are scouting in front also report that there may be the emperor and empress of the Zhu thief in the brigade going northeast, and there is probably a prince in the brigade going east!" I don't know if it's true or not? ”

"What?" The man who held a big banner and was called a lieutenant with wide eyes, "The emperor of the Zhu thief has left the city?" So who is on the Zhengyang Gate? ”