Section 12: The Man in Black
The night in the capital is very cold and dark, the palace with a calm appearance is quietly preparing for the great escape, five hundred eunuchs and palace maids shuttle back and forth in the palace, the palace guards will have been sent by Wang Chengen to guard the city wall outside the palace, because Wang Chengen knows that the soldiers of the five cities are no longer credible, and has felt a small change in the soldiers of the five cities. Intentionally or unintentionally, the palace personnel were closely checked, which made Wang Chengen extremely angry and helpless, and all kinds of signs indicated one thing, that is, the soldiers guarding the capital had changed their minds, and now they were looking at the emperor tightly, in order to wait for Li Zicheng to attack the city to pay for it, it was really heartbroken. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Now that the preparations have been completed, it is just midnight, Queen Zhou looked at the sleeping Zhu Youzhen on the carriage and felt sad for a while, and silently prayed in her heart that her husband would not blame her too much when he woke up, the country of the Ming Dynasty was facing a life-and-death decision, and Queen Zhou must stand up.
Midnight time came, Wang Chengen checked the carriage and luggage for the last time, all alive, almost raised his legs, Queen Zhou and the crown prince Zhu Cihong, Wang Chengen and others took one last look at the capital, the eunuchs and palace maids shed tears, bowed three times and bowed to the ancestral hall, praying for the ancestors to bless the safety of the trip.
The palace in the night was so quiet, and a group of people and horses quietly walked out from it, everyone looked nervous, as if walking on thin ice, and the horses' hooves were wrapped in cloth. This team of people is the carriage of the Empress Dowager Zhou and the prince and others, the Empress Dowager Zhou changed into the costume of a rich family, gentle and elegant, people are as light as chrysanthemums, making people a beautiful but not glamorous, otherworldly feeling, the light makeup is just right, the prince Zhu Cihong changed into the blue shirt of the ordinary rich children, not to mention personable, but also a rich son, Wang Chengen and the little eunuchs also changed their clothes, Wang Chengen glued two mustaches, wearing the housekeeper's clothes, at first glance it is the housekeeper of the rich family, and the other little eunuchs are the usual miscellaneous clothes, The little palace maid is also dressed in maid costumes. This outfit makes people look like a rich family is about to go out of the city from a distance.
Wang Chengen was so nervous, life and death depended on whether he could get out of the city smoothly, Guoba had already led the Flying Eagle team out of the city, and he was outside the city to respond, and the critical moment had arrived. The little eunuchs drove the carriage and gradually approached the East City Gate, and the two rows of soldiers at the East City Gate were listlessly watching the people, carriages and horses passing by, their eyes were almost closed, and they suddenly saw the carriage of Wang Chengen and others coming this way, good guy! With so many carriages, these soldiers guarding the city gate were happy in their hearts, pretending to raise their spears and shouting: "Stop! What people! Parking checks! Wang Chengen nodded and walked to the soldiers guarding the city, and said with a smile: "Official, my lord is seriously ill and has to go to Nanjing City for treatment. The soldier weighed the silver in his hand, and saw that there were quite a lot of carriages, and there were twenty carriages at the least.
Xiaobing saw that the head of the carriage should be a family member of the ministers of the court, at least one hundred taels of silver to be released, and this hammer deal, the recent situation in the Ming Dynasty is critical, in the middle of the night can often see such large and small carriages out of the city, some have said hello is inconvenient to ask for silver, some have not said hello to have to slaughter, after this village there is no such shop, the carriage in front of him has not been greeted, immediately said with a straight face: "No, get off the car to check!" Wang Chengen's face was in a cold sweat, seeing that the soldiers were about to get into the car to drive people, his heart was ready to take out the talisman to scare these bastards, at this time, a consolation head poked out from the high part of the city wall, and said impatiently: "What are you doing, ah, why don't you let go, the master is lucky, don't mess with the master!" Let them go! As long as it's not someone in the palace, it's almost there! Xiao Bing was unhappy and said, "My lord, you can see how much you can give for so many cars, and it's not enough." The captain saw that the silver in the soldier's hand was indeed a little less, so he said to Wang Chengen: "Hey, I said, if you want to let you go again, the trouble of the province, you won't be able to get through if you provoke the master!" ”!
Wang Chengen's face was green, and he was about to take out the talisman, when Queen Zhou in the carriage said slowly: "Steward Wang, give them a hundred taels of silver, it is not easy for several masters in this cold day, and besides, the master's illness cannot be delayed." When Wang Chengen heard this, he hurriedly took out a hundred taels of silver and threw it to the little soldier, and said fiercely: "It's enough for now, and then I think the young master will go back to find someone!" Let you spit out all your money! As soon as the little soldier saw that a hundred taels of silver could not be released, he nodded with a smile on his face and said: "Don't be angry, let you go, recently it was said that no one in the palace should be let go, so be strict, don't be angry." The captain above roared angrily: "Less fucking bullshit! Open the gates and let them go! The soldiers hurriedly opened the city gate, and Queen Zhou and the others hurried out of the city, and everyone was in a cold sweat on their backs.
Queen Zhou and the others finally got out of the city safely, and when they arrived outside the city, everyone exhaled, almost couldn't get out, it was too exciting. The performance of the soldiers defending the city made Queen Zhou very surprised and angry, the current capital is already a cage for the royal family surnamed Zhu, and the soldiers of the five cities have rebelled, husband, what have you done in the past few years, so hateful! Is this the country you think you govern, and no one talks about your goodness! Fortunately, Wang Banban found out early, otherwise the Zhu family would be finished by then! The cruelty of reality made Empress Zhou more determined to firmly hold power, and the last trace of guilt about Zhu Youzhen had disappeared cleanly, only the resentment of hatred of iron and steel.
Waiting anxiously outside the Guoba Stone City, I have been waiting for this moment for more than half a year, half of the task is completed, I am happy and nervous, and the flying eagle warriors are also excited, they are going home, and they finally set off. Guoba and the Flying Eagle Warrior waited left and right, why haven't they come for so long, is there an accident, at this time Guoba finally saw a line of carriages and horses coming this way in the distance, and hurriedly greeted him, Wang Chengen got off the carriage tremblingly, and saw Guoba was excited, and Guoba saw Wang Chengen also said excitedly: "Yo, Mr. Wang is a dead wood in spring, and his beard has grown, it is really a jade tree in the wind." Wang Chengen's face turned green, and he said angrily: "I am happy to be less happy, I almost can't get out." After listening to what happened to Wang Chengen and his entourage at the city gate, Guoba frowned and felt that the situation was serious, which showed that Li Zicheng's peasant army had begun to besiege the capital, and the soldiers of the five cities had no intention of fighting again, so they looked forward to the arrival of Li Zicheng's army and took refuge in Kaicheng.
"Wang Companion" Queen Zhou also got out of the carriage, Wang Chengen hurriedly took the pot to see Queen Zhou, stood on the side of Queen Zhou and said, "Hurry up and meet Your Majesty!" Guoba looked at the Queen Zhou in front of him, and sighed in his heart, what a Queen Zhou, what a beauty, she quickly knelt on her knees and kowtowed, and shouted in her mouth: "The deputy director of the Intelligence Bureau of the Flying Eagle Alliance Guoba sees Your Majesty, long live long live long live!" Empress Zhou smiled and saluted back: "Flat, the situation is critical, there is no need to be so polite in the future, this palace is deeply grateful to the Flying Eagle Alliance for lending a helping hand at such a critical moment in Daming, and Daming will remember it." Guoba said, "Your Majesty." He got up and said to Queen Zhou: "Your Majesty, after listening to the situation of the king going out of the city, I feel that it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, so I will set off immediately." Empress Zhou nodded and said to Wang Chengen: "Let's go!" Now start all the itinerary and listen to the arrangement of the director of the pot, and the violator will be killed! ”
Wang Chengen responded to the order, Guoba waved his hand backwards, and more than 700 flying eagle warriors surrounded Queen Zhou's carriage and horses, Queen Zhou saw that the flying eagle warriors were so neat and strong, and she had the courage in her heart, and there was no pressure in her heart It was fake, and she got into the carriage with peace of mind, and the little panic just now was gone, and the carriage and horses quickly set off to the Flying Eagle station two miles away.
Just when Empress Zhou and her carriage and horses left the capital for a mile, the flying eagle soldiers in front came to report that thousands of soldiers and horses were found in front! The startled Wang Chengen jumped out of the carriage, Queen Zhou also got out of the car, the crown prince Zhu Cihong hugged Queen Zhou with a pale face, Queen Zhou was also a little flustered, after all, it is not so exciting and passionate every day, and she has no experience. Wang Chengen looked at the pot anxiously and asked, "What should I do, think of a move, what kind of people are it, go back, avoid it first." Guoba said calmly: "It's too late to go back, the distance is too close, it's Li Zicheng's army, we are rushing early or late or a day late, Li Zicheng is starting to encircle now, so fast." "Wang Chengen regretted it, he never believed that Guoba said that Li Zicheng would soon besiege the city, and he always thought that he was lying to himself to move quickly, so he deliberately delayed it by a day, alas, now I see that it is not bad at all, this Flying Eagle Alliance big leader Dural really predicted very accurately!
Wang Chengen cried, slapped himself and said, "It's all to blame on the minions!" It's all to blame on the minions! It's careless, it's a day late! Woooooooo Queen Zhou took Wang Chengen's hand and comforted her: "Wang Companion, I don't blame you, this palace doesn't blame you, you have done a good job, since you can't hide, just fight!" "That's right! Fight! The knife in the hands of the minions is not sharpened in vain! The little eunuch bangs pulled out the polished shiny knife and his face was full of hideousness, and the little eunuchs around him also drew their knives and prepared to play with their lives.
Guoba hurriedly stopped: "No! The purpose of Feiying's trip is to safely escort the prince to Heilongjiang, if you finish playing Daming, it will be over! The Flying Eagle is the sinner of history! Guoba resolutely ordered the Eagle Warriors: "Boys, do you dare to fight with me?" The Flying Eagle Warriors gathered around the pot and shouted, "Dare! Dare! Dare! Guoba asked again, "Do you know the rules of the flying eagle?" "Fight to the death! Fight to the death! Fight to the death! The eagle warriors roared, their rifles loaded, their bayonets opened, and their faces were full of murder! Guoba said to Queen Zhou and Wang Chengen: "We will fight a bloody road in a while, you go straight to break through, leave us alone, if you are safe, we will die worthwhile!" Wang Chengen took out his knife when he heard this, and shouted at the little eunuchs: "Boys, the flying eagle wants to play for us!" We're not soft eggs either! Come out and kill 200 people with their families! "Kill! Kill! Kill! ”。
At this moment, a tight and feminine voice came from the tree: "Ouch, Mr. Wang Shao'an is not impatient!" Keep Your Majesty safe! The Sprinkle family has opened the way for His Majesty! I saw a few sturdy black-clothed people floating down in the woods, holding embroidered spring knives in their hands, and they did a good job, a few ups and downs were gone, and a few fireworks appeared in the sky, and thousands of black-clothed people suddenly appeared out of nowhere in front of them, each with their own skills, quietly killing Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses in front, raising the sleeve arrow in his hand and shooting forward, chirping, the sleeve arrow roared into the crowd, and a miserable voice arose, "Enemy attack!" Enemy attack! Fight and kill! "It's too late to end the battle now.
The man in black attacked quietly, did not shout to kill or say anything, his whole body was black, only two lifeless eyes were exposed, and he took a big advantage in the dark night, which made Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses suffer a dark loss, and his eyes couldn't adapt to it for the time being, and he was stabbed when he saw the figure. These black-clothed men are ruthless and skilled in swordsmanship, and they specially greeted Li Zicheng's crotch of soldiers and horses, and the knife went into the flesh and roots, making Li Zicheng's soldiers scream again and again, and he rolled on the ground in pain. For a while, people's hearts were scattered, and they had no intention of fighting. Li Zicheng's generals are not vegetarians, and after being tempered on the battlefield, they cut down a few soldiers who were about to run and shouted: "Kill those who retreat!" Forming a formation and erecting spears, they can't get close, and they will poke this group of bitches to death for me! Finally, Li Zicheng's soldiers knotted the gun array, a little decent resistance, and stabbed to death more than a dozen people in black with guns, and suddenly the army's heart was stable, and the people in black did not stop to slash and kill, nor did they panic, and pulled the handle of the embroidered spring knife down, and the embroidered spring knife actually became a machete! formed a big knife array, and slashed towards the gun array in unison, clanging! The sound of swords and guns hitting metal was endless, the gun head fell to the ground, Li Zicheng's spearmen were dumbfounded, a gun without an iron gun head could not be called a gun, but only a stick. The man in black is really a ruthless character, he keeps killing and fighting all the time, taking advantage of the gap of the stick soldier's panic to get close to a pass of slashing, the knife enters the flesh, and the pieces of flesh and bone fly around on the knife, and the man in black greets him in three ways, just three moves, cut the neck, cut the stomach, and cut the thigh, simple and effective, steady and ruthless!
Li Zicheng's generals couldn't resist this formation, and roared angrily: "Release the arrow!" Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! The soldiers below heard this and hurriedly said, "The general can't do it, his own people haven't withdrawn yet!" "No matter! Shoot the arrows! Violators cut off! As soon as the archers heard this, they immediately drew their bows and arrows and shot forward, there was a buzzing sound in the sky, hundreds of people fell to the ground one after another, and those who did not die screamed on the ground, and the black-clothed man and Li Zicheng's stick soldiers each suffered hundreds of casualties. The man in black is furious, bird! Play ruthlessly with the master! For a while, the machine on the man in black made a sound, thousands of hidden weapons flew out, overwhelmingly shot at the archers, hundreds of archers were instantly reimbursed, and the death was really chilling, a bow soldier had dozens of hidden weapons drilled in, flying knives, plum blossom darts, iron eggs, and even more painful wolf darts! I really don't know how the man in black brought it on his body, and he wasn't afraid to tie himself.
Li Zicheng's generals were stunned, what kind of people are these, they are so ruthless, the hidden weapons are all fed with poison, the corpse instantly turned black and black water, and those who hurt a little skin were immediately poisoned and died. It was terrifying, and the general also roared fiercely: "They don't have any hidden weapons!" Cavalry kill with me! "Rushing forward on horseback, a team of cavalry desperately drew their horses to make the horses run fast, and the power of the cavalry without the momentum of the horses could not be exerted. When the men in black saw the cavalry rushing up, they didn't panic, they all pulled out the embroidered spring machetes stuck in the ground and threw them forward like javelins! Breathed an embroidered spring knife to the cavalry like a sharp arrow, straight into the horses, for a time people fell down the horse, some horses were embroidered spring knife straight into the chest, fell in the tragic neighing, people fell out of the long breath, some horses were cut off, drooping the horse's head and rushed forward a few steps backwards to pump and couldn't move, the cavalry on the horse was nailed to the ground alive by the strength of the embroidered spring knife through the body, and there were also crushed to death by the dead horse, for a time the horse's blood flowed around like a river, people's intestines were pressed out of the mouth by the dead horse, red and green were all over the ground, and the smell of blood made people vomit, The living horse dragged the owner who was thrown to death by the embroidered spring knife and ran around, and the general of Li Zicheng was nailed to the ground by the embroidered spring knife, his eyes were wide and his face was in disbelief, this knife can still play like this, it is really a master.
The rest of the soldiers saw that the general was fart, and they still had the heart to fight again, and they fled for their lives in all directions, at this time, the feminine voice in the man in black ordered: "None of them can be let go, all of them will be killed!" Saying that, he covered his mouth and smiled softly: "Hehehe, the Sprinkle family will return to His Majesty, go and pull." As soon as he twisted his body and was about to fly forward, a man in black behind him shouted: "Get out of the way, Lao Tzu is not dead yet!" The feminine man in black turned around in fright and patted his chest, and an orchid pointed at the man in black and said, "Ouch, Manager Fang is not dead yet, it's a pity." "Shut up! Walk! Several black-clothed people twisted their waists and flew towards Queen Zhou's carriage and horses behind.
Queen Zhou Wang Chengen was stunned, and asked Wang Chengen while swallowing her saliva: "Manager Wang, what's going on." Queen Zhou was even more puzzled and asked Wang Chengen what was going on, Wang Chengen was confused and said: "I don't know if I sprinkle the family, but I just watched the fireworks and it seems to be the sentinel order of the East Factory." Queen Zhou said in surprise: "Dongchang? Didn't Dongchang let the emperor dissolve a few years ago, how could it appear here? "The old slave doesn't know, what the hell." Wang Chengen is more puzzled than anyone else.
Guoba heard that the killing sound in front of him was stopping, and a few people flew over vaguely, what a good skill, I didn't expect Daming to have such a martial arts master, how chic he flies, he is really jealous, he is capricious when he has martial arts, and he wants to raise his gun to see if he can hit. Guoba ordered the Eagle Warrior: "Someone is coming, pay attention to vigilance!" ”
Several black-clothed people flew a foot away from Queen Zhou's carriage and horses, knelt on the ground, crawled forward on their knees, and shouted: "The slave is late to save the car, the crime deserves death, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!" ”