Zhu Youzhen seemed to have heard the sound of the horses' hooves of Li Zicheng's army.

It was as if the shouts of killing were approaching.

Not only him, but also everyone else, some people were already afraid of fighting with their legs, and some people were directly trembling.

Some of the horses began to get restless and snort.

At this time, all the people looked at their Emperor His Majesty Zhu Youzhen.

Even the cabinet chief assistant like Fan Jingwen and the military secretary like Li Banghua also gathered around Zhu Youzhen, and they didn't care that this would expose His Majesty Zhu Youzhen's whereabouts.

Prosecutor Zhu You breathed a sigh of relief, and could only forcibly suppress the uneasiness in his heart.

He knew that he could only act fearless in the face of danger now, otherwise the entire team retreating south would be scared to death before they saw the army of thieves.

"Your Majesty, what should I do now?"

Several important ministers seemed to have lost their minds.

"Panic what! You are either cabinet elders or six books, where are your usual calm, but a group of thieves is approaching, and you are panicked like this! If Yu Shaobao had been like you back then, I would have died a long time ago! ”

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but snort a few words from these important ministers.

And Li Banghua, the secretary of the Ministry of War, has always been an anxious man, and after hearing it, he couldn't help but blush: "Wechen is incompetent, not as good as Shaobao back then, but Weichen's loyalty to the monarch is not under Shaobao, and today Wechen will protect His Majesty with flesh and blood!" ”

Li Banghua pulled out his long knife as he spoke.

The other officials were also enthusiastic for a while, saying that they wanted to escort Zhu Youzhen.

Unexpectedly, some officials couldn't even dance their swords, and as soon as they drew their swords, they accidentally fell to the ground.

Some of the soldiers couldn't help but laugh.

Even with Zhu Youzhen, he couldn't help but laugh in surprise: "How can a group of weak scholars escort them!" ”

As he spoke, Zhu Youzhen summoned a group of civil and military ministers: "Listen, I will explain three points below:

First, give the order to go down, rest in place for half an hour, drink water and eat something to cushion your stomach, and run forward immediately after half a quarter of an hour;

Second, immediately spread my will to Tongzhou, and ordered the crown prince and the concubine Gong Yonggu and the Tongzhou soldiers to strengthen the city defenses and prepare to take over, and told them that I had brought 100,000 troops, and it was okay to say that it was 200,000, and exaggerated a little, so as to calm the hearts of the officials and people of Tongzhou;

Third, except for the cavalry, all the Jinyi guards and Dongchang Fanzi dismounted, the infirm and the accompanying Gong'e got on their horses, and those who could not ride horses got on the cart. ”

Saying that, Zhu Youzhen also got off the horse, and directly led the horse to the back, picked up the maid directly, and then threw it in the carriage.

The palace maid was so frightened that she was busy coming down, and Zhu Youzhen directly shouted angrily: "This is my will, if you dare to disobey it, you will be killed!" ”

For a while, everyone did not dare to disobey, and they dismounted one after another, letting the weak get on the horse.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that this move will be contrary to etiquette and not respectful," Ni Yuanlu, who had been reappointed as the imperial history of the left capital, couldn't help but persuade.

"When it is an extraordinary time, you should use extraordinary methods, if Ni Aiqing dares to say more, I don't mind continuing to use your head to stand up!"

Zhu Youzhen directly pointed the embroidered spring knife in his hand at Ni Yuanlu, and Ni Yuanlu had to obey the will.

Zhou Yuji has already arranged for someone to go to Tongzhou to convey Zhu Youzhen's will.

Just after half a quarter of an hour, Zhu Youzhen immediately shouted: "Run!" ”

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves and footsteps sounded noisily on the earth.

About two quarters of an hour later, Tongzhou City finally appeared in front of everyone.

Zhu Youzhen, who was out of breath, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Tongzhou City, but he didn't let everyone stop, and still ordered to continue running until he ran into Tongzhou City.

However, at this moment, there was also a rumbling sound behind Zhu Youzhen and the others.

"Your Majesty, it's an army of thieves!"

Someone shouted, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but look back, and sure enough, he found a dense large group of thieves wearing red scarves appearing behind the steep slope of about 500 steps behind him.

"Zhou Yuji, take a thousand horsemen and block them!"

Zhu Youzhen gave his will without thinking about it.

Zhou Yuji reacted quickly, and immediately turned his horse's head: "The Zhou family sons and daughters of the Jiazi Battalion, follow me to kill the enemy and escort it, kill it!" ”

"Kill!"

Suddenly, Zhou Yuji took his 1,000 family Ding relatives to roll up the wild sand and kill the army of thieves in front of him.

The army of thieves can be regarded as elite soldiers with rich combat experience, and when they saw a cavalry rushing towards them, they immediately shot bows and arrows to block it.

However, the cavalry on Zhou Yuji's side was also extremely fast, and they rushed into the camp of the thieves regardless of the rain of arrows, slashing and killing wildly.

Zhu Youzhen didn't pay attention to the shouting behind him, but shouted and ordered the team to continue running.

At this time, the gate of Tongzhou City had also been opened, and the suspension bridge had also been lowered.

Zhu Youzhen and others entered the city one after another.

After everyone entered the city, seeing that the defenders of Tongzhou City were going to put down the drawbridge and close the city gate, Zhu Youzhen directly ordered:

"Don't pass it first, General Zhou is a brave general, and the Jiazi battalion under his command is his elite family, he should be able to get out and return to the city smoothly, beat the drum, and order him to withdraw immediately!"

Suddenly, the drums beat loudly.

When Zhou Yuji heard this, he knew that His Majesty had entered the city safely and left a hundred cavalry behind, while he quickly entered the city gate with the remaining eight hundred cavalry.

The gates were immediately shut, and the drawbridge was closed.

The 100 cavalry after the break were also swallowed up by the army of thieves.

When the army of thieves approached Tongzhou City, the defenders of Tongzhou City did not surrender directly because His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Youzhen was here, plus the officers and soldiers of Ningwuguan brought by Zhou Yuji.

And the 50,000 army of thieves could only watch the gate of Tongzhou City be closed.

……

And Zhu Youzhen was already stationed in the warehouse governor's office at this time.

and also changed back to the dragon robe.

Zhou Yuji, who was covered in blood, also appeared in front of Zhu Youzhen at this time, and Zhu Youzhen patted Zhou Yuji on the shoulder: "Aiqing is full of liver and gallbladder!" ”

However, now is not the time for Zhu Youzhen to encourage Zhou Yuji, so after Zhu Youzhen said a word, he directly asked the officials standing outside the door.

"Where is the Governor of Kuraba and the Deputy Envoy of the Soldier's Guard?"

Two officials stepped forward.

"Governor Xue De of Kuraba has just met Your Majesty!"

"Zhang Lun, the deputy envoy of the military preparation road, has seen Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youjian saw that these two people could still speak clearly, and his body did not tremble, indicating that he still had some courage, and he also felt a little relieved, and hurriedly ordered:

"Listen to the order! Xue Degang, the governor of Cangchang, immediately assisted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Zhu Cihong and Gong Yonggu, the commander of the horses, and He Xin, the governor of Beijing, to immediately load the grain stored in Tongzhou and the materials brought from Beijing and set off for Tian0 Jinwei! Completed in five days. At the same time, Zhang Lun, the deputy envoy of the Preparatory Road, and Ning Wubo, Zhou Yuji, guarded Tongzhou City together! ”

After speaking, Zhu Youzhen also decided to urgently convene a temporary court meeting at the Kuraba Governor's Office after resting for half a day, so as to determine the next route of retreat to the south!