Chapter 152: Bring the Pot!
After leaving Shanhaiguan, Zhu Qing caught up with the advance troops in a nightclub on the outskirts of Beijing.
The nightclub in the suburbs of Beijing became deserted and desolate after the battle between Jinyiwei and Yang Sichang, but Zhu Qing still decided to take a break here, because it was very difficult for horses to carry firearms and equipment, and they had to supply food and grass, and people had just gone through the battle and had to replenish their physical strength. But in fact, the important thing is that Zhu Qing wants to go and offer incense to those brothers who died in the last battle.
"White Tiger, Lin Bai, arrange for everyone to rest again." Zhu Qing commanded.
"It's big brother."
Zhu Qing settled his troops and came to Ranshigang alone, where his brother died in the last battle of Cremation Yedian.
Zhu Qing didn't say much, he spilled a glass of wine, and drank another glass of wine himself, which looked particularly desolate in the night wind.
"It's windy outside, so let's go inside." At some point, Ning Er walked behind Zhu Qing and draped a cloak on his back.
"You know what? This quantum brother I told you, in order to protect her mother, was stabbed in the back by Yang Sichang. Zhu Qing stood in front of Quantum's grave, and when everyone thought Quantum was a cowardly person, he protected his wife with his life. And he also became a victim of the political struggle.
"War is mostly unjustifiable." Ning Er said that she grew up on the battlefield, so she naturally knows what it feels like.
"But there are many more quanta dying like this." Zhu Qingdao.
"Therefore, we must put down the war as soon as possible and return peace to the people."
"Heh, pacify? How easy is it to say? This is the first time Zhu Qing feels confused, before he always felt that he had experienced a hundred battles, was born and died, and could do anything, but now that Sun Chuanting is dead, Yang Sichang is dead, and the war continues.
"Say no more. Let's get inside. Take a break and get on your way tomorrow morning. Zhu Qing gently patted Ning'er on the shoulder, and the two walked back to Yedian.
"Green Dragon." Suzaku didn't come out for a walk, but when she saw Zhu Qing and Ning Er together, she forgot what she was going to say for a while.
"What's wrong?"
"I ......" Suzaku was so stumbling that he couldn't remember it for a while.
"Hey, why are you still here, didn't you tell the eldest brother?" The white tiger rushed over, it seemed that Suzaku had already come out, probably seeing Zhu Qing and Ning Er together, he didn't bother.
"What the hell is going on?" Looking at the anxious look of the white tiger, Zhu Qing asked.
"The spies came to report that Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng attacked Kaifeng overnight, and the war has already started at this time." White Tiger Road.
"What? Hit? Has the ghost fire reached Kaifeng? Zhu Qing asked.
"It's here, but it is said that it has no effect, and it can't resist the hundreds of thousands of troops of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong at all."
"Hurry everyone, get on the road immediately!" Zhu Qing decided.
"Li Zicheng has more than 100,000 people, and you have less than 1,000 people here, isn't it sent to death if you go like this?" Ning Er pulled Zhu Qing, she is a woman who has fought in battles, so she naturally knows the art of war.
"Is it because of this that Zhu Qing has to wait for death?" Zhu Qing asked rhetorically, Kaifeng is not guaranteed, Zhu Qing will be executed by Chongzhen even if he is not exterminated by Li Zicheng, rather than waiting for death, it is better to find death, maybe there is still a way to live.
After listening to Zhu Qing's words, no one dared to say anything, because no one had a better way. Just like in times of war, no one can protect themselves.
"Get up! Let's go! The white tiger went to the wild shop and called out to the soldiers who had just been lying down for less than an hour. Although they all complained, when they saw that Zhu Qing had already ridden the wind chasing horse and was ready to go, they immediately became energetic. As the eldest brother and boss, Qinglong rarely educates these soldiers with precepts, but more with actions, because he always pursues the attitude of "do unto others as you would have them do unto you", no matter what position he is in.
"Big brother! Assembled! "The White Tiger is back to life.
"Let's go!" Zhu Qing gave an order, and the eight hundred soldiers left Yedian and rushed to the front line.
Just when Zhu Qing and his party were busy on their way. Kaifeng City has been in flames. Li Zicheng led an army of 100,000 to open the blockade, and Zhang Xianzhong took the lead in 30,000 soldiers and horses as the pioneer. The Ming army suffered heavy casualties and retreated in defeat after defeat.
"Blessed King! Withdraw, it's too late if you don't leave! "Ghost Fire pursued Wang Chengen's policy of "making a show", and the 3,000 Praetorian Guards did not fire at full power. It is said that the Praetorian Guard is one as ten, and if it actively resists, it will not be so defeated. Because Kaifeng City was easy to defend and difficult to attack, Zhang Xianzhong did not attack for several months, that was because Yang Sichang's soldiers and horses were still effective. But now, the Praetorian Guards, who were originally pinned on by Chongzhen, did not mean to turn the tide, they were persuading King Fu to retire.
"The city is here! The city is dead, I am dead! I, King Fu, have been running a city in Kaifeng for decades, how can I easily give it up to thieves? Resist me! "King Fu has the idea of retreating, because where can he retreat? If you can't keep Kaifeng, the capital will not be protected, Chongzhen will not be protected, and the history of the Ming Dynasty will end! He can't watch Kaifeng fall into the hands of the enemy, and he can't be a sinner of the Ming Dynasty. Even if you die in battle!
This prince, who has been domineering all his life, chose to be reborn at the last moment. Lead the rest to continue to make the last resistance!
"Zhu San'er! If you know each other, you will surrender obediently, Lao Tzu will protect your whole corpse, if you resist stubbornly, wait for Lao Tzu to conquer the mountain city, and skin you alive to give the soldiers wine! Zhang Xianzhong scolded King Fu on the city wall, saying that Zhang Xianzhong was good at eating human flesh, and when he cried, he stopped listening. At this time, scolding and scolding on the city wall really made the soldiers defending the city sweat.
"Don't talk nonsense, if you have the ability, you can attack it, Lao Tzu has eaten a lot of delicacies from the mountains and seas, but I also want to taste your human flesh!" Who knew that the blessed king also spoke ill of each other. The two armies fought in full swing and could not be separated.
"Stakes! Turn the gates open for me! As Li Zicheng waved his knife and roared, the huge wooden stake truck slammed into the Kaifeng City Gate!
"Babble, hey!"
"Boom, boom!"
The feather arrows, ladders, catapults of the righteous army greeted together, the king of Fu was overwhelmed, less than a moment, more than ten years of immovable Kaifeng city gate fell down violently, the army rushed in, in the city and the defenders to start a white-edged street battle, its tragic situation, indescribable.
It is said that at dawn on the second day, Kaifeng City was blood-red, and the alleys were full of corpses.
Just after the army invaded Kaifeng City, Ghost Fire repeatedly asked King Fu to retreat, King Fu refused, Ghost Fire escaped from Kaifeng City with the remnants, Kaifeng was broken, and King Fu was captured.
The ghost fire that escaped from Kaifeng looked back, and Kaifeng City was in flames!
I only heard King Fu scolding, "Lao Tzu's life is enough!" Eighteen years later, he is a good man again! ”
Then he shouted angrily, "Bring the pot!" ”
This is Li Zicheng's voice, Zhang Xianzhong laughed, "Lao Tzu has snacks!" ”
The ghost fire shivered, tears fell from his eyes, and then, he led the remnants back to the capital overnight, taking the official road.