Chapter 416: Disclosure and Panic
Li Zicheng was shocked when he learned that Mao Wenlong had actually wiped out all the rebel troops who were in rebellion. The thing that he didn't want to face finally happened, and Li Zicheng didn't know what to do for a while?
There is no need to doubt the strength of the Dongjiang Army, and with his current situation, he cannot face Mao Wenlong head-on. Therefore, Li Zicheng was afraid in his heart, afraid of Mao Wenlong's reckless revenge.
Once the two armies started fighting, there was no suspense, and Li Zicheng had only one way to escape. Everything that has been operating in Sichuan for a long time will also come to naught, and Li Zicheng has no confidence to persist before he starts a fight with Mao Wenlong.
"Yingshanjian, immediately send someone to me to keep an eye on Mao Wenlong's movements, if he has any signs of turning around and attacking Sichuan, be sure to inform this king as soon as possible." Li Zicheng gave an order to Yingshanjian sharply.
Ying Shanjian naturally understood what Li Zicheng was afraid of? Not to mention that Li Zicheng is himself, in fact, he also knows that the current rebel army is not the opponent of the Dongjiang Army at all.
He didn't expect that things were going well, but at this last moment, everything came to naught. Now not only has he lost nearly a thousand elite soldiers and a lot of wealth, but he has also provoked Mao Wenlong, a strong enemy.
Everything is going in a bad direction, and nothing is good for the rebels. Now it is directly facing the attack of Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Army at any time, originally as neighbors, the two families are quite harmonious, Li Zicheng has Mao Wenlong's natural barrier, and he can live a very free and nourishing life in Sichuan.
But because of greed, he ended up like this, not only to face the constant suppression of the imperial court, but also to face the strong enemy of Mao Wenlong.
"King Chuang, his subordinates have sent people to pay close attention, and as soon as there is any trouble, they will definitely inform you as soon as possible. But if we don't go back to the city first, we can't stay here anymore in case Mao Wenlong's sudden counterattack. Ying Shanjian cautiously persuaded, and he could see that Li Zicheng would already be in the midst of the six gods and no masters.
"Yes, we must go back to the city now." Li Zicheng immediately woke up after Yingshanjian mentioned this, and at present, keeping his life away from Mao Wenlong is the top priority.
Li Zicheng didn't dare to delay for a moment, although there were 50,000 troops at the moment, and Mao Wenlong's strength was only 6,000 and less than 10,000. But Li Zicheng was still afraid of Mao Wenlong and didn't dare to face Mao Wenlong at all.
The 50,000-strong army hurriedly withdrew, and Li Zicheng's movements were soon learned by Mao Wenlong, but he did not send troops to pursue him. If you can run, the monk can't run the temple, Li Zicheng is at most shrinking in Sichuan, Mao Wenlong can find him at any time to settle accounts, there is no need to be in a hurry.
Knowing that Li Zicheng had fled back to Sichuan, Mao Wenlong also ordered him to return to Xi'an, and 6,000 soldiers and horses crossed the Yellow River safely after Li Jie found a ferry on the other side.
None of the hundreds of robbers were intact, showing how much they were hated by all the soldiers. Especially after Chen Jisheng crossed the river, he immediately asked all these people to go over, and then he took a hundred guards alone to part ways with Mao Wenlong on the bank.
Chen Jisheng wanted to go to Runing Mansion to sacrifice his subordinates who had died in battle, but Mao Wenlong did not stop him, readily agreed, and took out some of the wealth obtained from the bandits and threw it to Chen Jisheng, so that he could comfort the families of those subordinates who died in battle.
Mao Wenlong's thoughtfulness comforted Chen Jisheng, although this was just a gesture for Mao Wenlong, it was enough to prove that Mao Wenlong still had these soldiers in the army in his heart.
On the same day, Mao Wenlong set off directly to Xi'an, while Chen Jisheng and Li Jie went to Runing Mansion together, and after exchanging treasures on the banks of the Yellow River, the two sides parted ways.
Ten days later, Mao Wenlong returned to Xi'an City safely, and Hong Chengchou led all the soldiers and officials in the city to wait outside the West City Gate early in the morning.
The old guy had a smile on his face, and he had clearly come out of the chaotic shadow of Xi'an before. In fact, Hong Chengchou didn't complain much about himself, especially after learning that Mao Wenlong had wiped out all those bandits, the guilt in his heart had disappeared.
Not to mention, Mao Wenlong also took back all the wealth that was robbed, so far, Hong Chengchou has nothing to feel sorry for. The only regret is that hundreds of officers and soldiers of the Dongjiang Army died in this turmoil.
But for Hong Chengchou, those were just accidents, and the deaths and injuries did not occur in Xi'an City, so he could be at ease. Of course, the performance that should be there is still no less, at least Chen Jisheng must be compensated, so that he will not settle accounts with himself in the future.
For this reason, Hong Chengchou had already given Li Jie an order, asking him to do his best to meet any request of Chen Jisheng in Runing Mansion, and to properly dispose of those soldiers who died in battle.
Mao Wenlong did not get out of the carriage, but let Hong Chengchou get into his carriage, and then went directly into the city, went straight to Mao's mansion, and hung those who came to greet him outside the city gate.
As soon as Hong Chengchou got into the carriage, Mao Wenlong couldn't wait to ask: "Ziyan, is she okay?" ”
Hong Chengchou squinted his eyes at Mao Wenlong, seeing his concerned look, the old guy's rare smile said: "Don't worry, my daughter, will I still treat her badly?" ”
Mao Wenlong rolled his eyes and said bluntly: "You should tell me about the child, don't talk about those useless things." ”
The more anxious Mao Wenlong was, the happier Hong Chengchou was in his heart, the reason was very simple, he knew that this was Mao Wenlong's daughter who cared about him. The old guy's face was full of red, and his eyes were full of pride.
Hong Chengchou secretly paid: "It's still my own daughter who is angry, how long has I been married to Mao Wenlong, and I immediately became pregnant with a child." Unlike that Chen Lan, who has been with Mao Wenlong for a long time, he has never seen any movement in her stomach. ”
After some pride, Hong Chengchou said to Mao Wenlong: "The mother and son are safe, you can rest assured." ”
"Mother and son?" Mao Wenlong was stunned.
Hong Chengchou realized at this time that he had gone too far, but the old guy obviously didn't care very much, he said indifferently: "My Ziyan has never disgraced my Hong family, so this time she must be pregnant with a boy." ”
Mao Wenlong rolled his eyes again and stopped paying attention to the old guy Hong Chengchou. This will Mao Wenlong has already begun to worry about another wife, Chen Lan!
Chen Lan has followed him for so long, but he hasn't conceived a child first, maybe she can't think about it in her heart.
Facts have proved that Mao Wenlong's worries are not groundless, after he arrived at Mao's mansion, he hurriedly went to see the pregnant Hong Ziyan, and after seeing that she was indeed safe and sound, he hurriedly found Chen Lan.
Chen Lan was unfazed on the surface, but Mao Wenlong still saw that there was something wrong with her every move.