"As one of the generals under Li Zicheng, I don't know how General Li Yan feels about this?" Zhu Cihong walked over and said to Li Yan with a smile.

Li Yan looked at Zhu Cihong and was silent, he didn't know why Zhu Cihong didn't kill him, but instead treated his injuries, but after he heard Han Hu's words just now, his heart was very confused, and he returned to the carriage again.

Yes, is King Chuang the master of the world, flooded Kaifeng, slaughtered Ning Wu--- maybe he just rushed to the moment, and it may not be like this in the future.

In Li Yan's heart, he finally decided to believe in King Chuang, after all, he had followed him for nearly seven or eight years, fighting in the south and the north, he had done so much, how could he give up easily.

Zhu Cihong smiled faintly, he was not in a hurry, there were more than one or two stupid things that Li Zicheng did, it was a matter of time before the betrayal of relatives left, the main reason why Li Zicheng was destroyed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty in history was because of his brutal personality in the later period, which eventually led to the complete loss of popular support.

More than 1,000 Donggong Imperial Forest Army entered the city, the people in Gu'an City reacted very weakly, Zhu Cihong and his party were sleepy and tired, and they didn't have the heart to care about these, everyone was safe, as time passed little by little, the people found that the officials and soldiers who entered the city did not levy food from them and did not harass them, and immediately gradually relieved themselves and began to go out for activities.

It is said that Liu Zongmin led an army of 10,000 to cross the river to pursue Zhu Cihong, but after a day passed, he didn't even see Zhu Cihong's hair, and suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Come on, send scouts, expand the range, and find out that group of Ming troops." Liu Zongmin shouted.

Immediately, more than a dozen scouts scattered to search, but after half a day, there was still no trace of the Ming army.

"Report to the general, there is no trace of the Ming army within twenty miles."

Liu Zongmin's expression was gloomy, he chased all the way non-stop, almost to the foot of Guangyang City, but not only did he not catch up with Zhu Cihong, the prince of the Ming Dynasty, but completely lost the trace of the Ming Imperial Forest Army.

Suddenly, Liu Zongmin's heart moved, and he thought of a flaw. Yesterday, on the eve of his army crossing the river, he obviously followed the group of Ming Imperial Forest Army, but since crossing the river, there is no trace of the Ming army, there are only two possibilities, that is, the group of Ming Imperial Forest Army did not go to Guangyang after crossing the river, but turned back to the north, and there is another possibility that the Ming Imperial Forest Army did not cross the river at all, and was still in Gu'an, trying to Gu'an.

The more Liu Zongmin thought about it, the more suspicious he felt, and after suddenly drawing his sword and cutting down a small tree beside him, he said angrily: "Damn, it must have been tricked, the royal forest army that protected the prince of the Ming Dynasty must not have crossed the river!" ”

"Why is the general so sure, then wouldn't we have chased for a day in vain!" The general next to Liu Zongmin said.

"Stupid! After crossing the river, it is back to Beijing City in the north, and the cliff is in the south, and they can not go on either road, only to the east through Guangyang to Tianjin Wei, since they did not see them in the direction of Guangyang, it naturally shows that they did not cross the river at all, but are playing the general. Liu Zongmin snorted coldly.

"The general is wise!" The general bowed his head, ashamed.

"Someone, send an order to the army, turn back to Gu'an, don't ----。" Speaking of this, Liu Zongmin suddenly shook his head and said again: "If you don't go back to Gu'an, order the army to continue to move forward, pass Anci, Yongqing, there is a road to Bazhou." If the prince of the Ming Dynasty wants to go to Jiangnan, he must pass through Bazhou, and the general will give them a waiting rabbit. The prince of the Ming Dynasty played with General Ben like this, after he was caught, General Ben would not let him have a good time, and if he didn't torture him for three days and three nights, General Ben would not be surnamed Liu! ”

Liu Zongmin's smile was cold. Originally, he wanted to turn back to Gu'an, but he had already traveled to Guangyang for nearly two days, but now if he was the opposite, he would inevitably waste nearly four days of time if he came back and forth. In addition, if he can come up with such a scheme to play him Liu Zongmin, there should be a master around the Prince of Daming, if he returns to Gu'an at this time, maybe Gu'an has already been lost, and he can't catch up with Prince Daming and his party at all, but more than ten miles ahead is Anci, Liu Zongmin knows that there is a road that can lead to Yongqing, and Yongqing is not far from Bazhou, taking this road saves a day and a half than returning to Gu'an, and he will definitely be able to round up Prince Daming in Bazhou.

In Gu'an County, after Zhu Cihong took Gu'an, he expected that it should be impossible for thieves to chase him so quickly, so he fulfilled his promise to let the Donggong Imperial Forest Army rest here for a day, and nourish his spirit before setting off south to Bazhou.

"Emperor, is there any news of your father?" For three days, she had been running for her life, and Empress Zhou was very worried about whether Emperor Chongzhen was in the same situation as them, or worse.

Zhu Cihong was speechless for a while, and was slightly silent for a moment before he smiled and said: "Queen Mother, Father Emperor Ji Ren Tianxiang, it will be fine, Queen Mother don't worry, maybe we haven't arrived in Jiangnan yet, and Father Emperor will go to Jiangnan first." ”

It has been more than three days since he escaped from the capital, and in history, Chongzhen's body was found two days after the city was broken, according to this time, it will not take many days for Emperor Chongzhen to hang himself in the coal mountain will spread all over the north and south of the river, of course, now they are on the road to escape, in order to avoid Queen Zhou knowing the truth, depressed and unhappy, if a bad illness, it will definitely drag down the itinerary and increase the danger, Zhu Cihong is naturally able to hide it for a while.

Empress Zhou sighed slightly, full of worry.

The day passed quickly, and after a day of rest, Zhu Cihong and his party had completely recovered their mental and physical strength, and then set off again and headed south to Bazhou.

Two days later, Zhu Cihong and others, escorted by the Imperial Forest Army of the East Palace, traveled more than 200 miles day and night, and finally came to a place not far from Bazhou.

In a wood, Zhu Cihong stayed here for a short time and sent someone to inquire about the news of Bazhou.

"Report ----,to His Royal Highness the Prince, Bazhou City was taken over by Liu Zongmin, the general under the command of the thieves a few hours ago, and there are currently 30,000 thieves stationed there, and they cannot pass."

Liu Zongmin? Zhu Cihong concluded that this Liu Zongmin must be the one who has been leading the 10,000 thief army to chase him these days, but this Liu Zongmin was not led to Guangyang by his own tricks, how could he arrive in Bazhou so quickly?

Zhu Cihong's expression was gloomy and uncertain, although Bazhou is a strategic place, but it is not like Gu'an, which is surrounded by mountains on both sides and must pass through the city, he could have taken advantage of the fact that the Bazhou thieves had not yet received the news, raided the checkpoints near Bazhou City, and passed the border of Bazhou with lightning speed, but now Bazhou was suddenly taken over by Liu Zongmin, Liu Zongmin in order to capture himself, must be heavily defended on all the official roads leaving Bazhou, and it is extremely difficult to break through.

Suddenly, Zhang Kuishan ran over with an eager expression.

"Report to His Royal Highness the Prince, I found a thief scout just three miles away, I think I have already found the traces of His Royal Highness the Prince, the thief army may have rushed here, Your Highness go quickly, and the last general will lead half of the men and horses to delay time for His Highness." Zhang Kuishan's expression was resolute.

"No, there are many thieves in Bazhou, and tens of thousands of troops are pressing, even if you take all the men and horses, you can't resist for a moment, but you lose your life in vain." Zhu Cihong refused.

"Your Highness, if you don't stop it, the thief army will arrive in less than half an hour, and once you are surrounded, you won't be able to escape."

Zhu Cihong's thoughts were turning, and after a moment of silence, his heart suddenly moved, and when he thought of it, the corners of his mouth immediately hooked up with a smile.

"Bring me the map!" Even if there are guards bring the map. The geographical environment of the Ming Dynasty is very different from that of the 21st century, and the names of rivers and mountains have changed.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" The eunuch Zhao Dequan was so anxious that he jumped to his feet.

"Don't make a noise!" Zhu Cihong glared at Zhao Dequan and continued to check the map.

Suddenly, Zhu Cihong's finger stayed at a location on the map, and his face was happy.

"General Zhang, order all the East Palace Imperial Forest Army to retreat to Qixuan Mountain here, and when you get there, this prince has his own way to get out!" Zhu Cihong said confidently.

"The Last General's Order!" Looking at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was full of confidence, Zhang Kuishan didn't know why his eager heart was a lot more steady, it seemed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would definitely be able to do it as long as he said it.

Immediately, more than 1,000 Imperial Forest Army of the East Palace protected Zhu Cihong and Empress Zhou and retreated to Qixuan Mountain.

"Abandon the carriage!" The road of Qixuan Mountain is difficult to walk, and it is impossible for the carriage to pass, even if it is difficult for people to ride on horseback, Zhu Cihong decisively ordered the carriage to be abandoned and only the horses to retreat in.

"Queen Mother, come to the son's back, and the son-in-law will carry you." Seeing that Queen Zhou was still having a hard time with the support of the two maids of Lanxiang and Begonia, Zhu Cihong gritted her teeth and came to Queen Zhou and said.

"The queen mother can still walk, and you don't have to carry it." Empress Zhou refused with a smile. Zhu Cihong is only fifteen years old, and in her eyes, he is still a child, thin and weak, how could she let Zhu Cihong carry him.

At this moment, there was a shout of killing from behind, and the figures of a large number of thieves were about to kill from far and near.

"Zhao Dequan!" Zhu Cihong roared.

"The slave is here!" Zhao Dequan hurriedly got out of the group of guards next to him.

"Where did you die? Don't hurry up and squat down to carry the queen mother of the prince! Zhu Cihong glared at Zhao Dequan angrily.

Zhao Dequan's face turned pale with fright, and he immediately squatted down in front of Queen Zhou, Zhu Cihong couldn't help but say, and helped Queen Zhou to climb onto the back of the eunuch Zhao Dequan.

Zhao Dequan doesn't look like a strong eunuch, but Zhu Cihong has no other way, if it weren't for the fact that Queen Zhou's identity is too special and other men can't touch it, he would have let Zhang Kuishan, a big man, carry it, as for himself, forget it, after all, he is only fifteen years old, and he hasn't had time to exercise, even if he can't carry it for long.

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