The heroes dismounted one after another and strode into the camp. I saw Li Zicheng wearing a dragon robe and sitting on a dragon chair, with ministers standing on both sides.

Li Guo and the heavens and the earth were destroyed to Li Zicheng, and then retreated to the side.

Li Zicheng has now been proclaimed emperor, and Duan Hongyu and Zuo Hanbing have made three bows and nine bows. Li Zicheng stepped down from the dragon chair, personally stepped forward to pick up Duan Hongyu and said, "Brother, please get up!"

Li Zicheng had prepared two chairs in advance, and Duan Hongyu and Zuo Hanbing sat on the chairs.

Li Zicheng said: "Brother, what is the situation in the rivers and lakes now?"

Duan Hongyu told everyone about the recent events on the rivers and lakes.

Li Zicheng heard that the Zhentian Army had defeated the Moth Army and Lingzhi Island in a row, and he couldn't help but praise it.

Liu Zongmin said loudly: "Big brother, don't listen to their nonsense, we are here to fight with the Qing army and the Wu army, but they are watching from the side, what is the intention?"

Li Zicheng said sharply: "Zong Min, stop quickly!"

Duan Hongyu said: "Your Majesty, in fact, my Zhentian Army also has unspeakable secrets, we were weak at that time, and it was still difficult to protect ourselves, how could we have the spare strength to come to support? Besides, if my Zhentian Army came to join the Dashun Army, the Qing Army and the scum of the Green Forest from all walks of life in the north would also follow, and once the rear did not have the strength to contain the Qing Army, the situation faced by the Dashun Army would only be worse. ”

Li said: "Brother Duan is also reasonable!"

Liu Zongmin said: "What's the reason? He did this just to establish himself as a king. ”

Zuo Hanbing was furious and said sharply: "General Liu, what basis do you have to say that my brother wants to establish himself as king?"

Liu Zongmin said: "When you established the Zhentian Army, didn't you set yourself up as the king?"

Zuo Hanbing said: "It's really vexatious, we established the Zhentian Army just to break the establishment of the Green Forest Sect with its own mountains and form a unified whole, this is a good thing, how can you say that we want to be self-reliant? For so many years, from the Ten Thousand Blades Mountain to the Zhentian Army, they have regarded Dashun as Zhengshuo!"

Liu Zongmin was just impulsive, and there was no real evidence, and he was refuted by Zuo Hanbing, and he was speechless.

Li Zicheng said: "Brother Duan, why did you come to see me today?"

Duan Hongyu said: "Your Majesty, now the world is so chaotic that it can't be chaotic anymore. The Dashun army fell into the Ming army and the Qing army's attack, and there were tigers and wolves chasing after it, and there were evil ghosts blocking the way in front. ”

Li Zicheng sighed: "But I don't know what good plans my brother has?"

Duan Hongyu said: "Now that the Qing army is strong, neither Dashun nor Daming is far from being an opponent. If the two join forces to have a chance of life. ”

Li Zicheng said: "Why don't I want to see the Ming army give up the siege of us and go to fight the Qing army instead? Then our life will be much better, but Ma Shiying and Xia Qianxun are determined to destroy my Dashun!"

Duan Hongyu said: "Now that Dashun is retreating to the south, it has seriously threatened the safety of Daming, of course they have to try their best to stop it!"

Liu Zongmin snorted and said: "The Qing army is advancing step by step, if we don't retreat to the south, where are we going?"

Duan Hongyu said: "Even so, the Dashun army must find a strategic place to resist for a while, if it is defeated all the way like this, it can only be safe for a while." And the more the Dashun army enters the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, the more it will attract the more ferocious obstruction of the Ming army, once the opportunity to reconcile with the Ming Dynasty is lost, it is always in the situation of being attacked by the enemy, and it is difficult to turn defeat into victory!"

Li Zicheng said: "If you let me unite with Daming, are you sure that you can't do it?"

Duan Hongyu said bluntly: "It's not a secret, the junior brother has already seen Ma Shiying and Xia Qianxun!"

Li Zicheng said: "There is such a thing?"

Duan Hongyu said: "How dare the little brother deceive the saint?"

Li Zicheng said: "What did Ma Shiying say?"

Duan Hongyu plucked up his courage and said: "Ma Shiying said that he can join forces with Dashun to resist the Qing army, but it can't be an alliance between the two countries, and all parties in the world must regard Da Ming as Zhengshuo!"

Li Zicheng said sharply: "Do you want me to abdicate?"

Duan Hongyu, Zuo Hanbing, and the ministers in the camp saw Li Zicheng's angry look, and they all knelt on the ground.

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said, "You go!"

Duan Hongyu said: "Your Majesty, if it goes on like this, there is no way out for the Dashun army at all, it is better to endure it for a while, and maybe it can make a comeback!"

Li Zicheng sighed: "I know your good intentions, but Dashun and Daming have too deep grievances, I'm afraid that in the end, not only will the bamboo basket be empty, but also bear the infamy of the ages." You are too young to see the true face of the court. ”

Duan Hongyu understands that a seasoned hero like Li Zicheng will never scatter an eagle if he doesn't see a rabbit, and without a clear answer from the Ming Court, it is impossible to let him make a decision, and Ma Shiying and Xia Qianxun are also waiting for Li Zicheng to abdicate first, the two sides are frozen here, no one is willing to bow their heads, and the opportunity that could have been lost in vain, and they are anxious for a while.

Li Zicheng said: "Brother Duan, you go back and do things well, don't worry about this matter anymore!"

Duan Hongyu had no choice but to stand up, and said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, then take care!" After that, he and Zuo Hanbing turned around and left.

At this moment, only to hear Liu Zongmin's shout, dozens of sword and axe men rushed into the camp, one by one, and the ministers on both sides were so frightened that they retreated.

Duan Hongyu and Zuo Hanbing were not moved at all, they just stood in place and watched Li Zicheng's attitude.

Li Zicheng said loudly: "Zong Min, what are you doing here?"

Liu Zongmin said: "Big brother, don't you see it? These two bastards have already surrendered to Daming, they are here to be lobbyists for Ma Shiying's old thief, it is better to kill them and incorporate the Zhentian Army!"

Li Zicheng said angrily: "Nonsense, why don't you retreat quickly?"

Those knife and axe hands neither dared to move nor withdraw, and they all set their eyes on Liu Zongmin.

Liu Zongmin said hurriedly: "Big brother! If we don't get rid of these two people, sooner or later we will—" As soon as he said this, he suddenly felt something strange behind him, and when he looked back, it turned out that it was the two brothers of Heaven and Earth Destruction who had come behind him at some point. Liu Zongmin felt that the fingers of the two brothers were pointing at his "life point", so he didn't dare to say it anymore!

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said, "Retreat for me!"

The axemen withdrew.

Li Zicheng personally sent Duan Hongyu and Zuo Hanbing out of the tent.

Heaven and earth saw that Duan Hongyu was completely out of danger, so he let go of Liu Zongmin and chased him out.

Duan Hongyu, Zuo Hanbing, Tianzhu, and Earth Annihilation said goodbye to King Chuang, turned on their horses, and left the camp.

The four of them had just run a few hundred meters when they suddenly heard Li Zicheng shouting: "Brother, stay!"

Duan Hongyu hurriedly reined in his horse and looked back.

At this time, Li Zicheng had come to the front on a black barge horse, and he came alone, without his own soldiers.

Duan Hongyu, Zuo Hanbing, Tianzhu, and Earth Annihilation were all shocked, and quickly jumped off the horse and knelt on the ground.