[119] Tian Jianxiu and Liu Tichun surrendered
The intruders who came like a tide retreated like a tide, and everyone hated that their father and mother had lost a few pairs of legs. On the muddy lowlands, the intruders pushed and scrambled to escape, followed by those who ran behind without hesitation stabbing and slashing those who stood in front of them in order to be the first. However, often before he could run a few steps himself, he was hacked to death because he blocked the escape path of those further behind. In this cycle, by the time they escaped the range of the cannons, only two-three out of ten of the more than 20,000 people would come back alive.
"King Chuang~Let~" Niu Jinxing just wanted to ask Li Zicheng, "What should we do." Only to find that Li Zicheng had turned around the dock and ran back
Niu Jinxing was stunned for a moment, and quickly turned his horse's head and ran towards the camp
Li Zicheng rode to his Chinese army tent and shouted: "Madame, hurry up and get on the horse~~"
There was no answer in the tent
"Madame, hurry up and get on the horse~" Li Zicheng shouted again
Still no one answered
"Damn it~~ Where did the people go when the fire burned their eyebrows?" Li Zicheng scolded angrily
"King Chuang~"
Just when Li Zicheng was in a hurry, Mrs. Gao rode a jujube red horse and galloped from the east, and behind her, Li Mou changed into a short coat and followed closely on a mixed horse
"Where have you been?" Li Zicheng asked angrily
"King Chuang, good news, the water of the Suo River is beginning to recede~" Mrs. Gao said happily
"Really?" Li Zicheng is also very happy
"Really~~" Li Mu on the side also said: "When my subordinates were ordered to smash the raft, they found that the river was slowly receding!" ”
"It's finally here~" Li Zicheng breathed a sigh of relief, "Where is the grain and grass?" ”
"I'm preparing to load the raft~" Li Mu replied
"Burn them all~~ You can get on as many people as you can on the raft~~" Li Zicheng pulled out and knocked over a brazier at once, burning his own Chinese army tent, "Leave nothing for the officers and soldiers~~Hurry~~Let's get on the raft~~"
"Don't you wait to show them?" Mrs. Gao was stunned, "And Zhang Nai, he can't go down to the ground yet~~"
"I can't take care of it~~ The big husband becomes a big thing and is not informal~" Li Zicheng turned the horse and was about to leave
Mrs. Gao looked at Li Zicheng, thinking that she was looking at a stranger, but she immediately turned her horse and left with Li Zicheng
Li Mu snorted coldly, slapped his palms twice, and then more than a dozen people poured out from all over the camp like a trick.
"Childe~~~" They saluted Li Mu together
"When the time is ripe, fire prevention~~" Li Mu personally knocked over a brazier with a horse whip
"Deling~~"
Liu Zongmin, who fled back in the midst of the chaos, then collided and stepped on the war horse under his crotch, plus slashed and killed dozens of soldiers blocking the way along the way, and then ran to the front of the fleeing team. Seeing that he was about to reach the camp, he saw more than a dozen puffs of black smoke coming out of the camp, and he was immediately engulfed in flames
"What's going on?" Liu Zongmin was shocked
"General Liu~~General Liu~~" When Liu Zongmin was at a loss, he saw a horse galloping inside
"Li Mu? Why are you here? Liu Zongmin stopped Li Mou's horse's head, "What about King Chuang?" ”
"Chuang~Chuangwang~~" Li Mu said breathlessly: "The Suo River has receded, Chuangwang went to the river, and prepared to take a raft to the east~"
"What?" Liu Zongmin's head buzzed, the king who once never abandoned his next group of old brothers and followed him when he killed his wife, now he only cares about running for his life and leaving tens of thousands of brothers behind?
"You are talking nonsense~" Liu Zongmin grabbed Li Mou's collar, and then with a force, he actually grabbed Li Mou from the horse with one hand, Liu Zongmin pressed Li Mu horizontally on his horse's back, and pressed a dagger against the back of his heart, "You are talking nonsense, King Chuang will not leave his brothers alone, Lao Tzu slaughtered you~"
"General Liu, Brother Liu, don't worry~" Li Mu hurriedly said: "I just stayed to meet you on the order of King Chuang, otherwise I would have fled for my life~"
"Really?" Liu Zongmin was stunned
"It's still fake~~" Li Mu said hurriedly: "There are not many rafts, how many can be on the king~~ Why are you still stunned?" Li Mu shouted: "Hurry up~~"
Liu Zongmin reacted at this time, quickly whipped two whips, and rushed to the river with Li Mou
When the other intruders saw the fire in the camp and Liu Zongmin galloping towards the river, they didn't think about it, and ran towards the river with all their might
Seeing the fire in the camp of the Chuang army, Li Xin hurriedly said to Song Youliang: "Military gate, Li Mu has already raised the fire~"
"Okay~~" Song Youliang's heart finally returned to his chest at this time, "Afterwards, this army will be rewarded." Herald~~The whole army attacked~~Ouroboros chased and killed~~"
"Deling~~~"
With Song Youliang's order, the officers and soldiers of Thirty Lipu and the cavalry troops of Guangwu Mountain and Dazhou Mountain launched a pursuit of the fleeing army at the same time
When Liu Zongmin and the others came to the river, they saw the turbulent Suohe River rolling away, Li Zicheng and Mrs. Gao had already gotten on the raft, and a few small soldiers were paddling hard so that the raft would not be washed away along the current. And there are more than 20 rafts lying on the shore
Liu Zongmin jumped off the horse without thinking about it, and ran to a raft as if flying, and a few cronies on weekdays also hurriedly followed, and you pushed me and pulled the raft into the water. The rest of them, such as Tian Jianxiu, Liu Tichun and others, also grabbed a raft and fled for their lives
Soon more than two dozen rafts were robbed, and the intruders who did not grab them did not care whether they would be watery or not, and rushed to the Suo River desperately. The wiser ones picked up a log from the ground.
"Officers and soldiers are coming~~" I don't know who shouted again
The intruders, who had already become frightened birds, were even more confused, jumping into the water and plopping hard, trying to climb the rafts that were not far from the shore
"Can't let them come up~" Liu Zongmin shouted urgently: "Whoever comes up will kill whoever comes~"
Several cronies immediately shot arrows and killed several of the intruders who tried to climb onto the raft
"These people are thinking about running for their lives, regardless of our life and death~~" In the chaos, someone shouted, "He is unkind to me and unjust, let's shoot him too~~"
"Yes~~" This proposal was immediately echoed
Arrows, pikes, and stones were also shot at the people on the raft
Just when the intruders were fighting each other in order to escape for their lives, the raft that Li Zicheng was riding had long been far away from the riverbank, and he looked at the intruders on the opposite bank, and his heart was mixed. Although he was shot blind in one eye, the eyesight in the other eye was excellent, and he could clearly see the complex, painful, and unbelievable expressions on the faces of Tian Jianxiu, Yuan Zongdi, and others who were not able to get on the raft on the shore
Yes, these people are all old brothers who have followed them for many years, fighting side by side for many years, bleeding together, drinking wine in big bowls, and eating meat in large pieces~~ They went with the water of this rolling rope river
Tian Jianxiu looked blankly at Li Zicheng, who was gradually moving away, stunned on horseback and at a loss, and on his right arm, which was injured by the muskets of officers and soldiers, a stream of bright red blood flowed down the gap in the armor. At this moment, Tian Jianxiu's heart is also bleeding. This hero, whom he thought he could assist, could make his ambitions realize, just threw himself away and ran for his life
"The military flag of the officers and soldiers~~" someone shouted again
Tian Jianxiu turned his head to look, only to see the Mingzi banner and the Songzi flag fluttering in the wind, majestic. Tian Jianxiu looked down and saw that his war horse was stepping on a tattered and muddy banner with the word "Chuang". At this moment, the banner that once inspired countless people seemed extremely obscene and unbearable
Liu Tichun didn't grab the raft either, he rode his horse to Tian Jianxiu's side with a smile, and said: "Brother Tian, now there are only two of us left~~ Although we have not worshipped, it is fate to die on the same day, the same month, and the same year." ”
Tian Jianxiu smiled miserably, and then said disdainfully: "Death? For whom to die? Why die? He raised the sword in his hand and pointed at Li Zicheng, who was almost disappearing from sight, "For this Li Chuang, who once promised us a common prosperity and hardship, but now abandons us like a shoe?" ”
Tian Jianxiu shook his head, "I'm not happy~" After saying that, Tian Jianxiu put his fingers around him again, and broke into the soldiers with a blank expression, and smiled at Liu Tichun: "Brother Liu, these soldiers were all picked out by me one by one. I don't want to die for that unrighteous person, and I won't let them die for such a person! ”
"You want to surrender?" Liu Tichun subconsciously moved his wrist
Tian Jianxiu gently straightened the messy hair on his head, "Everyone has their own ambitions, I can't care about the life and death of my brothers like him." After that, Tian Jianxiu said: "If Brother Liu is unwilling to surrender, then Tian can be killed~" Tian Jianxiu put the sword in his hand into the sheath
"Okay~" Liu Tichun let out a long sigh, "Yes, others have abandoned us like a shoe, why should we be foolish and loyal?" I am willing to surrender with Brother Tian. ”
"Okay~" Tian Jianxiu shouted loudly: "The brothers of the Tianzi battalion listened, held their weapons tightly, and stood in place, if I don't go back, you will fight with the officers and soldiers." ”
"Order~" A few of Tian Jianxiu's personal soldiers replied with tears
"Liu Ziying's brother listened~~ If Tianziying's brother is desperate, what will you do?" Liu Tichun also shouted loudly
"Fight to the death~~~" The soldiers of the Liu Zi battalion also shouted in unison
Tian Jianxiu and Liu Tichun looked at each other and smiled, and walked together to the officers and soldiers who were getting closer and closer