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Chapter 1140: I will never forget the contribution I made to saving you.

On May 12, the 15th year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty official army's cavalry began to appear in the Zhongmou area forty-five miles west of Kaifeng City, and their vanguard even approached the Xinghuaying area, which was only fifteen miles away from Kaifeng.

They are either in groups of five or ten, all riding two horses, some with one person and three horses. They are also very well-equipped. They all wear light leather armor. They come and go like the wind, and they are never reluctant to fight.

Especially the short iron rods in their hands, for some unknown reason, could emit light smoke and iron bullets, which were extremely lethal at close range, shattering armor and piercing bones. Those who were hit would hardly survive.

On May 13, groups of officers and soldiers appeared in the north of Kaifeng City. They completely ignored the presence of the intruders and went straight to the Taojiadian Ferry Outpost, twenty miles north of Kaifeng, to investigate.

Almost on the same day, a large number of officers and soldiers appeared in the areas of Yujiadian and Jinglongkou on the north bank of the river at Taojiadian Ferry. Since they were facing each other across the river, it was not possible to tell how many officers and soldiers there were on the other side. But just looking at its momentum is already huge.

Gao Yigong, as the general manager of the old Mansion of the Chuang Army, was responsible for staying under Kaifeng City. He also sent many groups of rangers to scout, but they could only go as far as five miles east of Zhongmou City, and beyond that they were almost completely occupied by the army. The rangers were covering the area, and even though hundreds of cavalry casualties were incurred, they still could not enter that range. Even if a probing horse entered, they would definitely go there and never return.

The military situation is urgent and there is no room for ambiguity. The main forces of the intruders are now following Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai to deal with Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu. Only a few elites are left behind on Gao Yigong's side, and the rest are old and weak family members. He also How dare I trust you? I have no choice but to report all the facts about this situation to King Chuang.

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When Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, visited the army camp early that morning, he encountered more than 260 patrol officers and soldiers. Although they were ten times more numerous than himself, he still showed no fear and led Wu Ruyi, Li Shuangxi and less than 30 soldiers to charge forward. .

Although Wu Ruyi and Li Shuangxi are also very young, they are both veteran generals who have followed King Chuang for a long time, and the soldiers around King Chuang are also the elite of the Chuang army, especially good at shooting.

However, due to lack of preparedness, when they discovered the official cavalry, the two sides were already very close, and they could not fire the arrows in time, so they had to draw their swords and sabers and ride at close range.

King Chuang seemed to have been accustomed to this for a long time. He behaved extremely calmly. He sat on the black dragon horse and skillfully waved the flowered horse sword in his hand. There were constant conflicts. He was really as brave as before.

Wu Ruyi, Li Shuangxi and more than 20 soldiers closely guarded him, fighting desperately to prevent the official cavalry from getting close to protect King Chuang's safety. However, the official army was different from the past. They relied on their numbers. Taking advantage of the situation, they tightly surrounded King Chuang and his party and fought to the death, intending to capture King Chuang alive.

Of course, they still don't know that the person being surrounded is Chuang Wang Li Zichen himself, otherwise they would be more excited. However, judging from the performance of Chuang Wang's soldiers, they have already guessed that it must be a thief general, otherwise they would not be escorting him. Be so strict.

The officer army was led by a young general. He was wearing thick iron armor and a fine iron helmet. He looked very brave and capable. However, this was indeed the case. He led his officers and soldiers to fight very bravely.

At first, he just wanted to kill this group of rebel spies and seize their horses, but now he saw that there seemed to be a big fish in this small group of rebels. He ordered two cavalrymen to go back and bring reinforcements, while he jumped on the horse with his gun drawn. He rushed straight towards King Chuang, the bright iron spear head shining with silver light in the dawn mist.

But just when he was about to rush in front of King Chuang, he heard a scream of "Ah" and suddenly saw the young officer hit by an arrow and fell off his horse. He turned the horse's head and was about to run away. Fortunately, a veteran behind him had quick eyesight and quick hands. He leaned over and put his hand on the back of his horse. With another whistle, he turned the horse and ran back to his station.

After all, there were many officers and soldiers, and they were on their own territory. King Chuang did not order Wu Ruyi, Li Shuangxi and others to pursue him. Instead, he looked around for the person who had just shot and wounded the young officer.

"Generalissimo, please step back and rest for a while. I will pursue the officers and soldiers."

There was a shout in the mist, and King Chuang followed the sound and saw Li Yan riding a war horse. After he ran out of the mist and came to his side, before King Chuang could speak, Li Yan had already whipped his whip, and the horse was heading towards him. The officers and soldiers pursued him in the direction in which they retreated, and the personal soldiers he brought followed him closely.

King Chuang waved the flowered horse sword in his hand without hesitation and shouted: "Kill the enemy!"

Then he led Li Shuangxi, Wu Ruyi and other generals and soldiers to pursue them, and they fought for a while. When they saw that the officers and soldiers were approaching the camp, and another group of officers and cavalry came to meet them from afar, they immediately stopped. Pursue, withdraw troops and withdraw.

On the way back, King Chuang rode alongside Li Yan and asked him, "You came just in time. If it had been a step later, I might have suffered a loss from the army. It's also very foggy here today." , they rushed out suddenly and were surrounded by these dogs. "

Li Yan just smiled slightly and said: "The Generalissimo is blessed with great fortune. How can he stop these few hundred officers and soldiers? Even if I don't come today, I will not hurt the Generalissimo at all. I think back when I broke through the siege in Tongguan Nanyuan, With so many officers and soldiers surrounding them, didn’t the Generalissimo still escape safely?”

Li Zicheng looked serious and said: "No matter what, you did a great job for me today and saved me from a crisis. If I can conquer the world in the future, I will never forget this contribution!"

Seeing that the official cavalry was not chasing them, they did not rush back to Zhuxian Town. Instead, they walked west along the Jialu River embankment, observing the terrain here and talking casually.

This area already belonged to the Chuang Army's garrison. Soldiers building camps could be seen everywhere, and some tired ones were sitting on the ground to rest. King Chuang casually asked how Li Yan could arrive in such time...

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It turned out that when Li Yan received the military order from King Chuang at the station in the east of Kaifeng City, it was already the second watch. He immediately summoned all the generals in the camp and led the troops to set off and quickly rushed to Zhuxian Town.

When he approached Zhuxian Town, there was heavy fog. Worried about the war there, he personally led the 500 cavalry in the camp to go ahead, and ordered Li Jun to lead the infantry and 500 cavalry to follow slowly behind.

One mile outside the north gate of Zhuxian Town, I met the patrolling Rangers of the Invading Army. After asking, I found out that the war had ended long ago. The officers and soldiers had been driven out of Zhuxian Town. The town was now completely occupied by the Invading Army.

Therefore, he first sent a small colonel to ask Liu Zongmin for instructions on the station. After receiving the instructions, he first sent ten cavalry back to look for Li Jun, and then took the cavalry to check the situation of the station and make some detailed arrangements. After settling the affairs in his camp, he entered Zhuxian Town from the west gate and came to Yuewang Temple to meet the general sentry Liu Zongmin. He also saw a tiger Li Guo, who was lying on his back under a thick layer of wheat straw. Huda sleep.

Li Yan did not alarm him, but simply said a few words to Liu Zongmin. When he learned that King Chuang only took a few troops to inspect the military camp near Shuipoji, he couldn't help but worry in his heart. At the same time, he also wanted to go there in person. After taking a look at the enemy's situation, he said goodbye to Liu Zongmin, mounted his horse and led thirty soldiers out of the south gate of Zhuxian Town.

Just at the critical moment when King Chuang was besieged by the army, Li Yan suddenly appeared and shot down the leader of the army with an arrow and forced him back, saving King Chuang and his party.

Although Li Zicheng's expression did not change, he knew in his heart that this was indeed a dangerous situation. Although the officers and soldiers were not as powerful as before, the officers and soldiers they encountered today were very brave, and they were ten times more powerful than himself. If Li Yan hadn't arrived in time to help, , I'm afraid it will be difficult to retreat so easily!

However, he had just said that Li Yan had made a contribution to the rescue. After he ascends the throne in the future, he will definitely not forget his contribution today and will definitely reward him. At this time, it is not appropriate to say too much. .

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They chatted about the war for a while, and King Chuang suddenly wanted to go to the vicinity of Shuipoji in person to see more of the army's camp layout.

Li Yan was frightened for a while after hearing this, and immediately persuaded him: "Li Yan begs the Generalissimo not to go anymore. These are things we should do, and it does not have to be done by the Generalissimo himself.

For many years, the Generalissimo has always taken the lead and committed crimes in vain. This has been rare since ancient times. Today, the Generalissimo is advocating righteousness to the heaven and punishing the people. He will soon establish the achievements of Tang and Wu, but he is so light-hearted and takes risks. Wouldn't it be deeply contrary to the love and care of the soldiers?

During the first attack on Kaifeng, it was precisely because the Generalissimo went to the city in person to watch and was too close to the city that he was hit by the arrow. Today, he went to the enemy in person and unexpectedly encountered a large number of officers and soldiers. This kind of thing should happen in the future. To avoid is the best.

As the ancients said, 'A son with a lot of money cannot sit down in the hall'. Of course, this cannot be applied to us, because fighting always involves risks. However, the generalissimo is the commander-in-chief of the entire army and the savior of this chaotic world. He is concerned with the world's blessings and safety, so why not be more careful? ! "

King Chuang knew that what he said was out of love and protection for himself, so he said with a smile: "As the saying goes, there are still three dangers in riding a horse and riding a boat. What's more, we are still at war? Even if there is some danger, we can't just talk about it. If you are careful, you will end up eating because of choking.”

Li Yan also smiled and said: "This matter of swordsmanship, the worry of life, slight disability, serious death, and the danger of being captured, is very different from eating and choking in the throat! From now on, if the generalis not coming out, If you want to come out, you must be protected by many soldiers. Think of Sun Ce, a man of the Three Kingdoms, who was so skilled in martial arts that he died in an accident because he went hunting lightly. "

Li Zicheng didn't pay attention to this, and only listened to his explanation: "But when observing the enemy's camp, it's hard to bring many people and horses, otherwise wouldn't it be enough to alert the enemy?"

Li Yan continued to persuade him very patiently, saying: "It is not impossible to bring fewer people and horses, but then you cannot go too close to the enemy camp, otherwise you will be taken advantage of, and the gain will outweigh the loss. In short, the generalissimo must know that in the past and present, The situation is very different from the past, it is no longer the time to be in Shangluo Mountain."

Although King Chuang kept insisting on his words, in fact, he was secretly grateful for Li Yan's loyal love for him, so he no longer insisted on going to Shuipoji to observe the enemy's situation.

They came to a relatively high mound again. At this time, the fog had completely dissipated, and the entire battlefield and the situation of the enemy and our camp were clearly visible. King Chuang wanted to continue chatting with Li Yan, so he asked the accompanying people to Everyone retreated to wait under the mound, and at the same time ordered Wu Ruyi to go back to Yuewang Temple in Zhuxian Town to inform Liu Zongmin of the situation here, so as not to worry him after a long time.

Suddenly, the sound of horse hoofbeats stopped suddenly under the mound from far away. King Chuang looked over and saw Hao Yaoqi running over with more than a dozen soldiers. However, he was stopped by Li Shuangxi and refused. They climbed onto the mound without authorization.

Although he also thought that Hao Yaoqi must have something to do when he came here, the war with the Ming army had not officially started at this moment, and it was not expected to be such an urgent matter, so he did not rush to pay attention to Hao Yaoqi, and went back to continue chatting with Li Yan. .

Li Yan had also seen Hao Yaoqi and guessed that he must have something to do when he came to see King Chuang. After chatting for a few words, he said: "Generalissimo, General Waoqi is down below. I must have something to report to you."

Li Zicheng pretended to be indifferent and said to him: "We haven't finished talking yet, let him wait for a while."

He and Li Yan talked secretly for a while about the war in Kaifeng, especially how it would develop after the defeat of Kaifeng. After about a quarter of an hour, he and Li Yan rode their horses slowly down the mound.

As soon as Li Shuangxi saw King Chuang coming down, he immediately came forward to report: "Father is handsome, I am the flag-waving uncle..."

Before Li Shuangxi could finish speaking, Hao Yaoqi had already galloped over impatiently and said loudly to Li Zicheng: "Generalissimo, please forgive me for being rude! I came here specially to see you. I'm already here here." Qiu Xia has been waiting for a while."

Li Zicheng smiled and said to him: "Wai Qi, we are life and death friends. You can come to talk to me at any time. You don't have to come only when you have something to do. We brothers can also chat with each other at home. From now on... we are not allowed to Please forgive me for saying anything rude again!”

Hao Yaoqi did not write any ink and said: "Generalissimo, you can't say that. Now under your banner of King Chuang, there are hundreds of thousands of people. The situation is very different from the past. If everyone The generals have nothing to do and come to you casually to chat about family issues. If you are busy just talking every day, how can you command the army to conquer the world and think about many important things?

I came to see you today. I really have something important to report to you. Just now, Shuangxi didn't let me go up the hill to disturb you, saying that you and Mr. Li were discussing important military affairs. He did the right thing.

But... alas... King Chuang, to be honest, I really want to tell you what's on my mind as soon as possible! "

"Oh, this is what double happiness is all about."

King Chuang pretended to be angry, turned back to Li Shuangxi, and said, "Shuangxi, from now on, whenever your Uncle Wagger wants to see me, you must let him see me. It doesn't matter whether I am talking to others or not. You are not allowed to stop me anymore."

Li Shuangxi was one of the adopted sons of King Chuang Li Zicheng. He had been by his side for a long time, so how could he not know that King Chuang's words were purely a matter of honor, so he just smiled and replied: "I understand, kid."

(End of this chapter)