Chapter 184: Crisis
"Don't go, Li Zicheng!"
The defeat was like a mountain, and with the arrival of several cover-ups, Li Chuang's army, which was still ambitious, is now retreating, of course, there are also stubborn resistance, but when Wang Dou chased and killed with cavalry, these stubborn resistance is not worth mentioning.
In fact, the Nanying under the jurisdiction of Li Cunxi has never suffered any losses, and even has the upper hand, so it has been calling for drowning outside the city.
Unexpectedly, the rout from the western camp rushed into his camp at this time and caught him off guard.
Li Zicheng only had time to call Li Cunxi, so he took him to the south and retreated, there was no way, Li Cunxi didn't make much preparation here, but the general of the Ming army rushed to kill without stopping, and didn't give them a chance to reorganize the army at all!
Wang Dou grabbed a good horse at this time, this is one of Li Zicheng's royal horses, it was too late to take it away, but gave Wang Dou a good foot force, saw that there was an enemy assembled there, so he rushed to where to kill, and the follow-up Ming army infantry was also in chaos, but at this time Li Chuang's soldiers had no heart to fight, plus those who took the lead in the Ming army's surrender generals, they were basically kneeling and asking to surrender, and they were not afraid of chaos at this time!
"Your Majesty, is the next step to go to Baoding or to return to Shanxi?"
Li Cunxi asked cautiously, he was naturally very happy that Li Guo was dead, but he also knew that Li Zicheng had asked Niu Jinxing to take Li Laiheng back to Chang'an two days ago, which proved that he, Li Cunxi, would definitely not be able to have the position of Prince Dashun, and he would not be able to fight.
For fear that Li Zicheng would become the inheritor and stabilize and cut him down, Li Cunxi knew that Li Zicheng was ruthless, and he was just a righteous son after all.
Li Zicheng didn't think so much at this time, he wanted to escape to a stable place first, the original plan was to retreat to Shanxi, in fact, now they can only take two roads, one south and one west, which is similar to the route of the army.
At this time, on the Shanxi side, Li Zicheng thought about it, but he was really not sure, those demoted generals, if they knew that he was defeated and lost, I am afraid that they would all be waiting to take his head to save their lives.
"Go to Baoding!"
Li Zicheng thought for a moment and said.
He had to be careful, those old foxes might turn into wolves, the family was not a good thing, he was now playing a dance on the tip of a knife, and he had to make sure that everything was perfect.
So the best way is to be able to gather the troops, after all, if the old battalion can be retracted, there can also be tens of thousands of people, and then it will be easy to retreat south or west, the old battalion is not those Ming troops to surrender generals, it can still be relied on.
"The Last General's Order!"
Li Shuangxi hurriedly said at this time, he was very obedient, most of his subordinates were Li Zicheng's, and the ones who could fight were all the old battalions allocated by Li Zicheng, but what he attracted was part of the Ming army's surrendered troops and generals, and those people have now disappeared.
Li Shuangxi still has a few points in his heart, so he naturally obeys Li Zicheng's orders very obediently, at this time, the foundation is not stable, and he can only consider others if he lives first.
"The army of thieves."
At this moment, one of the guards suddenly exclaimed.
Li Zicheng hurriedly turned around, the cavalry galloped behind and stirred up the dust faintly visible, it was obvious that the Ming army that was chasing them had arrived, like him, of course, the Ming army had to chase and kill with all his might, I am afraid that at this time, it was not only the soldiers who were chasing him all the way to hunt him down, I am afraid that the soldiers of the Beijing Division were sent out to hunt him down.
Li Zicheng knew that if there were 20,000 or 30,000 people at this time, he might be able to directly rush into the capital of Daming, but if he looked at the side, there were only more than 100 guards now, and the rest of the infantry army was scattered, and the two-legged ones couldn't catch up with the four-legged ones.
He didn't dare to continue to delay, hurriedly kicked the horse under the seat, and led the only remaining cavalry to gallop in the direction of Baoding, Li Zicheng looked at the pursuit behind him, and did not dare to run wildly from the official road, so he went directly to the mountain road and detoured far away, but in this way, the speed of the chasing soldiers behind was obviously faster, and now he only expects Baoding to hold on.
But when they detoured the mountain road a day later, it was already late, and although they did not spare their horsepower, they ran in a hurry, and they did not take anything with them, and the weather was still quite cold at this time, and there were no wild fruits, so they were delayed for a long time.
Detouring out of the mountain road, seeing that there were no pursuers chasing after him, Li Zicheng just wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, but at this time he saw a small group of Ming cavalry appear in the field of vision not far away.
"Quick, kill them!"
Li Shuangxi can also be regarded as quite a martial artist, otherwise he would not be valued by Li Zicheng, and at this time he rushed forward with men and horses, and this group of Ming cavalry was quickly destroyed.
Not good!
Just killed the last Ming cavalry who intended to escape, at this time I heard the sound of the hooves of the horses, here, how can there be their own cavalry, Li Zicheng hurriedly led them to Baoding, this is the only way to survive.
From a distance, you can already see that the banner of Liu Zi at the head of Baoding City has appeared in the field of vision, but Li Zicheng does not have the slightest luck in his heart.
"Open the door, the Holy Driver has arrived!"
Li Shuangxi hurriedly rushed to the foot of Baoding City at this time and shouted loudly at the top.
A head poked out on the city wall, and then retracted, but the gate they were expecting did not open, and no one even showed their heads again, and the whole of Baoding was as silent as if it had become a dead city.
"Open the door, the Holy Driver has arrived!"
Li Shuangxi shouted anxiously at this time.
Li Zicheng sighed, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said: "Don't scream, if the Ming army didn't come, maybe the door would have been opened, now the Ming army is afraid that it has rushed to us, they didn't go out of the city to arrest us and dedicate it to the Ming army, it is already Liu Fangliang still taking care of a little old feelings." ”
This is nothing strange, the trees are scattered, just look around, now there are only more than 100 people, and now the gray faces, all look like this, no need to guess to know that although this detour is safe, but the news of the big failure has also arrived in advance.
Even, now in Baoding City, I am afraid that there is a Ming army talking about conditions, otherwise Liu Fangliang would not have lowered the banner of the word "Chuang", and now he has not come out to take him to the Ming army.
"Liu Fangliang, this brute!"
Li Shuangxi looked at the empty city wall above his head at this time and said sadly.
Li Zicheng didn't say anything more, silently turned his head, looked at the hundreds of pursuers who were already less than a kilometer apart, and then took the spear from the hand of a guard, controlled the war horse to turn slowly, looking at the enemy who was getting closer and closer, he stood with a spear, and those guards also showed their weapons, on both sides of him were leaning against the closed gate of Baoding, silently lined up waiting for the final fate.
"Am I a failure as an emperor?"
Li Zicheng looked at these Ming soldiers who rushed to kill, all of them were full of excitement, and he said with a wry smile, he, the anti-king of Tianzi No. 1, is now fragrant.
"Your Majesty, the child doesn't know anything else, only that the fellows used to be very bitter, and they have something to eat with you."
"Haha, if we have food to eat, if we don't have food to eat, why are we here, the eldest husband will die vigorously! Kids, rush with me! ”
"Eat the king, drink the king, and the king will not pay for the food!"
After Li Zicheng finished speaking, he kicked the war horse violently, and rushed towards the hundreds of cavalry of the Ming army with the remaining hundred horses, all the guards on both sides of him urged the war horse, and even Li Shuangxi also followed with a knife at this time, even if there was more thought, at this time they were more than 100 people with one heart.
On the opposite side of them, hundreds of Ming cavalry also gradually turned into horizontal formations, raising spears and crashing towards them, and the two teams collided together in an instant.
Li Zicheng can be said to be the first, at the moment of collision, he turned sideways, avoiding the spear that stabbed in the chest, and at the same time the spear in his hand pierced into the opponent's chest, and the huge force of the impact made the spear directly penetrate the enemy's body, the two staggered, Li Zicheng snatched his spear with his right hand, and stabbed it from the back to the left side like an eye, and the spear pierced straight into the ribs of the Ming army that attacked him, and at the same time Li Zicheng grabbed his spear with his left hand and pulled it out from the front end of the first enemy, A backhand throw was thrown forward and hit the chest of the third Ming cavalryman.
One face, killing three people in a row, this is his first anti-king Li Zicheng of the Ming Dynasty!
And he directly abandoned the spear with his right hand, grabbed a spear on the right side that pierced him, and bent it upward, and the spear with the ash rod was instantly bent into a bow shape by him and then handed it forward, and the tip of the spear pierced into the throat of another cavalryman.
But at the same time, he heard the sound of the bowstring, and a sharp arrow hit him in the chest.
Li Zicheng did not hesitate to pull out the arrow and throw it back, the arrow with a trace of his blood hung in the face of the sneak attacker in the wind, and his hand swept to the side and pinched the neck of a cavalryman, and then violently raised the strong man weighing more than 100 pounds directly with one hand, and smashed it into the enemy with a loud roar, and two more cavalrymen were smashed off the horse at once.
At this moment, a spear suddenly reached the underside, and Li Zicheng turned to one side.
But the movement slowed down, and the blade of the spear instantly opened a hole in his ribs, and blood immediately gushed out.
He roared like a beast, opened his fist and smashed it on the opponent's arm, and in the latter's scream, he actually smashed his arm directly, but a large amount of blood loss also made him dizzy, although it was a hundred battles, but his body began to grow old after all.
"Your Majesty, go away! The child is your queen! ”
Li Shuangxi hurriedly rushed to him at this time, waved his knife to block a spear for him, and shouted anxiously at the same time, there is no great cause at this time, he does not have Li Zicheng's charisma and appeal, and he is willing to die for Li Zicheng!
"If Lao Tzu doesn't leave, today is nothing more than death, kill with me!"
Li Zicheng grabbed a spear, picked off another cavalryman from his horse, and shouted at the same time.
"Okay, today is nothing more than death, the child is ...... with you"
Li Shuangxi couldn't take care of it, reflexively began to rush again, Li Zicheng's guards were all elite soldiers in a hundred battles, elite on the battlefield, and at this time in the fight with hundreds of Ming cavalry, they had the upper hand!
Suddenly, a series of bows sounded behind him, and almost at the same time, a roar swept overhead, and then a group of Ming cavalry rushed over one by one and fell, and then the sound of the city gate opening came from behind, and the shouting of killing also sounded, Li Zicheng looked back, and a team of infantry cavalry was pouring out of Baoding City, killing him on his side.
"Your Majesty......"
Baoding City, Liu Fangliang was covered in blood at this time, he was not not save, but powerless to rescue, although Baoding City was captured, but most of the city was still the original Ming army, so the Ming army vanguard arrived, the city gate was directly opened, Liu Fangliang was forced to surrender, and obeyed the order to lower the "Chuang" word flag, and then took advantage of the Ming army to be unprepared, directly backhanded, and turned against again!
"The last general is too late to save the car, please forgive your majesty!"
Li Zicheng, who was covered in blood, looked at Liu Fangliang with a gloomy face, it was obvious that he didn't believe Liu Fangliang's words, but Liu Fangliang finally made his choice, this step out, there is obviously no turning back, which is very important.
"Hurry up, general, how many soldiers and horses are available at this time?"
Li Zicheng hurriedly helped Liu Fangliang up, no one was available to his subordinates at this time, and he could only use Liu Fangliang, and most of the people in this city were Liu Fangliang's people, Li Zicheng took a deep breath and asked at this time.
"Your Majesty, that's all."
Liu Fangliang took a deep breath and pointed around at this time.
"That's all?"
Li Zicheng glanced at it and looked at both sides speechlessly, there were hundreds of people in total, about seven or eight hundred, there were less than a hundred cavalry in it, and the cavalry was all brought by him, that is, Liu Fangliang bluffed, otherwise it is estimated that he would not be able to scare those Ming cavalry, and if he wanted the hundreds of Ming cavalry to be wiped out, the strength here in Baoding may not be able to do it at this time!
In other words, this Baoding is also a big city, and only this point of soldiers and horses is still a bit exaggerated.
"Your Majesty, the young men of Baoding have been assembled by the Ming army before, and the rest of the people in the city are those of the big families, and they have just been killed."
Liu Fangliang explained, if you don't kill it, you can't do it, but you also kill those big families, and only then will these hundreds of soldiers who stayed behind be willing to fight back against the water.
In fact, there were about 1,500 people, but after fighting with those Ming troops and big families, there were only so many people left.
"These big households, sooner or later, they will be killed one by one!"
Li Zicheng sneered and said, if there were more than 1,000 people, they would still be able to regroup and gather the defeated troops, but now this person will not dare to go out of the city!
"Prepare dry food immediately, transfer all the soldiers and horses, and withdraw!"
Li Zicheng is not going to stay here, no matter how slow the pursuit of the Ming army is, I am afraid that those who come through the official road are all close here, and the Ming army can also notify the cities along the line, those who have not been slaughtered in the city, I am afraid that all of them will have to turn against the water, and they will take the head of him, the No. 1 anti-king in Tianzi!
Around this Jingshi, there are definitely a lot of big families, although most of the cities around Li Zicheng have been captured, especially in the south and west, but the thieves in the city definitely still occupy the majority, but Li Zicheng was powerful before, but now it is different, I am afraid they all want Li Zicheng's life!
"Your Majesty, there are soldiers and horses coming outside!"
At this moment, the soldiers looking at the city wall suddenly shouted.