"Impossible, this must be Sun Chuanting's army and He Renlong's army together, otherwise He Renlong's people are fierce, we haven't fought before, this time he is not on one or two levels, there are no five thousand people left, and he still won't retreat?" Li Zicheng was about to cry, Zuo Liangyu behind him was forming an encirclement with 20,000 horses, although he still had 50,000 horses left in his hands, but compared with the desperate officers and soldiers, he really had no confidence.

"King Chuang, it's not that Sun Chuanting's army has joined He Renlong's army, but because Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen is personally sitting in Zaoyang!" Li Yan has already cried out, this fallen showman, originally planned to fight for his life by rebellion, but he didn't expect to fight for his life.

Li Zicheng sat on the ground in a daze, covered in blood, his eyes were distracted, and he muttered, "What? The emperor himself came? ”

Li Yan and Liu Zongmin were a little panicked when they saw Li Zicheng's appearance, Huang Taiji was driven crazy by Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen, and now almost everyone in the world knows about it, don't drive a king crazy again, right? "King Chuang? Break into the king? What's wrong with you? We haven't reached the point where the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and the fight with He Renlong has not yet been completed, Zuo Liangyu is reluctant to surround and fight with He Renlong, which shows that the Ming army is not united, and the army still has a chance. ”

Li Zicheng's mind was in a mess, and he grabbed Li Yan's hand like a madman, "What do you say?" Say it, I'll do what you say! ”

Li Yan is not much better than Li Zicheng, but his fame is definitely much smaller than Li Zicheng, and he has not been included in the list of war criminals by the imperial court, and the psychological pressure is certainly not as great as Li Zicheng, "It seems that it will not work." Hard fight is definitely not able to fight. If you want to escape, you can only flee to Sichuan. went to meet Zhang Xianzhong, but now I can't escape if I want to, Zuo Liangyu has not done it, I analyzed, on the one hand, I don't want to fight with He Renlong, I am afraid that the credit will not be distinguished, on the other hand, it is estimated that it is to prevent us from escaping, and now the way out. There are only the old rules, the whole army is divided into parts, divided into multiple roads, and escaped, which is the only way to survive. ”

Li Zicheng seemed to be awakened and regained his spirit, "What you said is right, hurry up and give an order, the whole army is divided into ten roads, and each leader has one way." All fled to Sichuan! Sue everyone, don't have a big banner. Don't let Chongzhen tell me where I am, and then meet at the border with Myanmar. If you really can't do it, go outside Daming and wait for the opportunity. ”

Li Yan nodded, agreeing with Li Zicheng's decision, Liu Zongmin was very unhappy, "King Chuang, even if you want to escape, go north, Shaanxi is our hometown, Shaanxi Shanxi is a severe disaster, the court is unable to help the victims, we really can't go to Qinghai, where the red land is thousands of miles, the soldiers and horses of the court will not be able to pass for a while, we keep four or five thousand men and horses is almost enough, and it is better to go to the grassland to herd sheep than to run into the ravine." ”

Li Zicheng is in trouble, one wants to flee west, and the other wants to flee north, which seems to make sense.

Li Yan shook his head, "Huang Taiji can't beat Chongzhen, do you think there is a future in the north?" You just said it yourself, the north is thousands of miles away, don't you think about the army's food supply? To the west, there are rich areas everywhere, mountainous, easy to hide, and fieldy, easy to replenish. ”

Li Zicheng nodded and stood up, "Just do what Li Yan said, don't hesitate, Liu Zongmin, don't talk anymore, hurry down and prepare." ”

"No, I don't think it's the right one. Li Yan clearly wants to turn his back on King Chuang. "A man came suddenly.

Li Yan went to see that it was the bull Venus he introduced to Li Zicheng.

Niu Jinxing, the word Juming, the late Ming Dynasty Baofeng people, later moved to the county seat. Patronymic name. For Lufu Jishan, "the ancestors from the age of Gongshi to the county doctor and the number of officials of the palace", so the young are educated, more than 20 years old in the show talent, the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627) in the people. He is simple, likes to read, and is familiar with Tianguan, Fengjiao and Sun, Wu's art of war. There is a field in the north of Pibei, and he sets up a museum to teach apprentices on weekdays, and lives a life of only enough food and clothing. Formulated strategies and tactics for Li Zicheng, and successively served as the left assistant of the Dashun regime and the scholar of Tianyouge.

In the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), he was good at scheming, and in the winter of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen (1640), he was introduced by Li Yan to Li Zicheng's curtain, and built yì "less punishment and killing, relief of the hungry, and collection of people's hearts".

Li Yan is a very generous character, he felt that Niu Jinxing was more capable than himself, so he vigorously recommended Niu Jinxing to Li Zicheng's side, but he didn't expect that Niu Jinxing would beat him upside down at this time.

Li Yan, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng was an important general of the rebel army. In the history of the late Ming Dynasty, Li Yan was an important figure. Li Yan's original name was Li Xin, a native of Qi County, Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan, and a native of Ding Mao Nian of the Apocalypse. His father, Li Jingbai, was the governor of Shandong and the rank of secretary of the military department, and in the early years of Chongzhen, he was convicted of "befriending close servants, and secondary, three years in prison, and losing for the people" in the Wei Zhongxian rebellion case. In the officialdom of the late Ming Dynasty, this is actually nothing, therefore, Li Jingbai's reputation in his hometown is not bad, although he was cut to the people, but the Li family is still one of the top squires and rich people in Qi County.

Li Yan studied very hard, and he was promoted at a young age, and it was said in the "Ming Ji Beiluo" that he was "talented in civil and military affairs", but judging from the military practice activities he later engaged, it was not a lie. Such a talented and strategic young man was probably very rare at that time. He was generous and bold by nature, and often gave to the poor; He also loves to fight grievances and uphold justice. His personality is like a chivalrous warrior, he likes to make friends, he has a good reputation in Qi County, and the people call him "Li Gongzi".

He later became a family and married Tang, who was born in a wealthy family in Qixian County, knowledgeable, virtuous, virtuous, and virtuous, and a beautiful lady.

He is known as an intellectual who is "talented in literature and martial arts" and "good at giving righteousness".

Li Zicheng started with a rebellion against the hungry people, and he was ruined, but he was really a rogue, Li Zicheng used Li Yan's strategy to clean up the hearts of the people, and was able to build the name Dashun and advance into Beijing; After Li Zicheng entered Beijing, military discipline was very bad, and Li Yan did not need to make suggestions to appease the former Ming gentry, which caused the foundation to be difficult to consolidate.

During the Chongzhen period, the Ming Empire was already in the twilight of the day, the harsh government was victorious over the tiger, and the world was in drought, and the people could not survive, so they took risks and rose up. Under the blow of continuous natural and man-made disasters, the people of Henan are struggling on the death line, even so, Song Mou, the county commander of Qixian County, is still constantly urging money and grain. The people were miserable. The tragic situation of the people made Li Yan, who was kind-natured, unable to sit idly by. He resolutely went to see Song. Ask for the lives of the people of Qi County. But Song County Ling only needs to be responsible for the upper authorities and keep his black yarn, and he will not care about the life or death of the people. Li Yan had no choice but to go home and take out more than 300 stones of grain stored at home to help the victims. The Li family only lives on rent collection, and in that kind of disaster year with locust drought, it is obviously just a drop in the bucket. The song says:

"Over the years, locust droughts have been frequent. Chewing and gnawing seedlings are not on the board. The price of rice has risen several times, and Li Min is struggling to make a living. The grass roots and leaves are full of power, and the children are crying to each other. The kettle is dusty and smoky, and it is difficult to find a meal of porridge for several days. The government levied grain and the tiger was poor, and the wealthy family demanded debts like wolves. The poor remnants are still breathing, and the soul is buried in the spring first. Skeletons are piled up everywhere, and the karma is difficult to pass the hunger level. Can you not teach the number of people to cry, and the tears will become a little bloodstain? I advise the rich to give relief together, and there is no grace in Taicang. Dry bones are re-taught to regenerate, so that a good thought of heaven and earth can be felt. Heaven and earth selflessly bless good people. Good people are virtuous and blessed. Helping the poor and saving the poor has great merits, and the virtue is rich and prosperous. ”

This incident fully reflects Li Yan's chivalrous heart. But it's also a bit bookish. The rich have always lost enough to give more, but now they want to do the opposite, how will they agree? Therefore, the "persuasion" had no effect at all.

After Li Yan joined the gang, he persuaded Li Zicheng to "respect the virtuous and courteous, eliminate the mob and show compassion to the people," "pretend to be benevolent and righteous, prohibit soldiers from committing adultery and killing, and win people's hearts in order to achieve great things." It is particularly worth mentioning that Li Yan knows the mystery of some public opinion propaganda very well, and he sent people to pretend to be businessmen and spread rumors among the people: "Break into the king's benevolent and righteous teacher, do not kill or plunder"; He also made up nursery rhymes for children to sing everywhere: "Open the gate to welcome the king, and when the king comes, he will not pay food", "Open the door early to worship the king, and discipline everyone to be happy". It was in this year that the hungry people in Henan who were waiting to be fed were like the hope of a great drought, "fearing that they would not be able to become self-sufficient", and "tens of thousands of people from self-fulfillment"; Since then, Li Zicheng has walked out of the trough and danger when he was lurking in the middle of the Shang Mountain, and he has shown a bright turn in front of him. It can be said that Li Yan has made many achievements and made great contributions to the glory of the peasant rebel army in the Chongzhen Dynasty.

Li Yan would never have imagined that Niu Jinxing was the person he promoted, but at this fateful moment, he was fighting among himself?

Li Zicheng is suspicious by nature, in the original history, he was able to succeed, it can only be said that Gao Yingxiang laid a good foundation for him, and the actual charm and ability, Li Zicheng is less than one-tenth of Gao Yingxiang, but the guts, Li Zicheng is much bigger than Gao Yingxiang, and his ambition is much greater than Gao Yingxiang, which shows that the two people cooperate very well, just like Xiang Yu and Xiang Liang back then.

Li Zicheng frowned slightly, waiting for Niu Jinxing, "When is it, you said that Li Yan is disloyal, what evidence do you have?" ”

Niu Jinxing's triangular eyes looked at Li Yan with a fierce light, and then said to Li Zicheng, "King Chuang, I'm not talking about it, if this Li Yan is loyal, he will never say such a plan, although Chongzhen went to Zaoyang in person at this time, what can this only mean?" It shows that Chongzhen can't afford to lose, and this battle is also crucial to the Ming Dynasty, why do we have to flee? Zuo Liangyu is watching, He Renlong's soldiers and horses are less than a thousand, this is the perfect opportunity to defeat He Renlong head-on and attack Zaoyang, as long as the Royal Forest Army is repulsed, Zuo Liangyu will be shaken, and the entire Ming Dynasty's righteous army will be encouraged. Li Yan let King Chuang escape at this juncture, what is he not a traitor? ”

Li Yan trembled angrily, trembling and pointed at Niu Jinxing, what kind of person Li Zicheng is, Li Yan naturally knows that this accusation is fatal, "Niu Jinxing, you spew blood!" How do you know that Zuo Liangyu will definitely not help the emperor? Although we have more than 50,000 horses left, how can you guarantee that we will be able to defeat Sun Chuanting's Imperial Forest Army? Sun Chuanting's 5,000 Imperial Forest Army can even defeat King Gao Chuang, but can't defeat our little men? ”

Li Zicheng listened to Li Yan's words, hummed and sneered, pondering in his heart, but the murderous intent has already risen, whether it is Li Yan or Niu Jinxing, now he is definitely going to kill one, but he still has some scruples about Li Yan, because Li Yan is not alone, Li Yan also has a backer who is a red lady.

The red lady is a native of Henan, and she has followed the artists to wander the streets since she was a child. The history books call the Red Lady a "rope trick red lady", that is, an actress who plays acrobatics (similar to an actor walking a tightrope), and is named because she wears a red dress when performing arts. She was smart and brave, diligent and studious, and practiced a good martial arts, in the process of itinerant art, she heard and witnessed all kinds of dark phenomena at that time, and suffered insults, ravages and persecution from the government and local ruffians, which formed her stubborn and rebellious character. In this difficult and difficult environment, she dared to fight against the dark ruling forces, helped the suffering people everywhere, and became a chivalrous woman in the late Ming Dynasty. In the last years of Chongzhen, she united and organized a group of acrobats and poor peasants to revolt in Jigong Mountain, Xinyang, Henan. Killed corrupt officials, landlords and gentry, burned down the government, broke the prison and released the prisoners, opened the granary, and gave relief to the hungry, and was deeply supported by the poor people.

Niu Jinxing laughed, "The eldest husband should stand up to the sky, you just said, this is the last chance to break the king, if you escape again, my prestige in the army will be lost, and if I think about things in the future, where will I gather people again?" At this time, it is time to fight with the Ming army to break the net, hit the road to Zaoyang from the front, and take Zaoyang, even if you can't kill Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen, as long as you can defeat Sun Chuanting, then the world will be in chaos, Zuo Liangyu will definitely not fight with us at this time, and it is not known if you can't take refuge in King Chuang, and the Jiannu outside the gate will definitely fight back after learning the news of the new defeat of Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen, why can't you fight? ”

Li Yan stopped talking, in fact, although Niu Jinxing's plan was bold, it was not completely unreasonable, "Niu Jinxing, even if your plan is feasible, it is tantamount to gambling, my withdrawal plan is more secure, why do you say that I am going to rebel?" ”

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