Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 201 Zhang Xianzhong’s fate
Everyone was startled when they heard the sound, and they all looked towards the river.

Just now, everyone was attracted by Zhang Xianzhong's murder in front of the formation, and no one paid attention to the Yangtze River.

Looking at it at this time, I saw five large warships with a weight of [-] yuan on the river, going upstream and already arriving not far from the water gate.

There were several people standing on the bow of the warship at the front.

The leader was wearing a military uniform, but he was surrounded by a civilian official in blue robes, another official in scarlet robes, and a military general.

This person is the person who just spoke. You can tell at a glance that his identity is unusual.

Combining what he just said, most people can come to a conclusion: Is this person the current emperor?
After being shocked, the imperial officers and soldiers in Kuizhou City naturally became excited.For them, regardless of anything else, the fact that the imperial reinforcements arrived so quickly was already something that made them very happy.

The Daxi Army soldiers outside the city were all shocked.Zhang Xianzhong is no exception. He never expected that the imperial army would arrive so quickly for reinforcements?
Thinking of this, he first turned to look at Zhang Dingguo, glared at him and said, "Didn't I say that the imperial army returned to Nanjing to rest? I'll settle the score with you later!"

After finishing speaking, he turned to look at the river, looking at the warships getting closer and closer, and immediately shouted: "Are you the current emperor?"

To be honest, he didn't believe it.In his impression, the current emperor was a cowardly person. He was easily fooled by those civil servants and military generals and made him issue edicts to sin against himself. What else is he to do if he is not cowardly?
How could a real emperor make mistakes? If he really made mistakes, it would be the fault of his ministers!
Anyway, to Zhang Xianzhong, the emperor should be like this, not like the current emperor!
But the man in front of him now, wearing a military uniform, stood tall and majestic on the bow of the ship, with an air of inviolability.

This was so different from the emperor in his impression that he had to confirm it.

However, although Zeng Ying and others in Kuizhou City did not know the emperor, they recognized the green-robed official behind the emperor. Wasn't he the Sichuan Councilor Feng who went to ask for help?

Mr. Feng stood behind that man, looking respectful and did not refute what he just said, which is enough to prove that this man is the current emperor!

Although they were surprised as to why the emperor arrived with his army so quickly, they couldn't think more about it at this time, and they all knelt down and saluted on the river.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

The shouts of tens of thousands of people echoed in the sky above Kuizhou City, leaving the Daxi Army in silence.

Perhaps to them, this is the real emperor, the emperor they think in their hearts!

But now he is no longer their emperor, and they are now on the opposite side of this emperor.

Zhang Xianzhong saw that the momentum of the imperial officers and soldiers suddenly rose with the arrival of the emperor. On the other hand, on his side, it was obviously a lot lower.

This Kuizhou Prefecture was already difficult to defeat, but now I am afraid it will be even more difficult to defeat.Moreover, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has already arrived with his troops, and it is estimated that more reinforcements from the court will arrive later.In this way, he would be stuck in Shu, with no place to escape.

As expected of someone who broke out of the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood, Zhang Xianzhong turned his head and immediately grasped a key point. He immediately shouted to the warship that was about to dock at the water gate: "Don't you want to fight alone? Come if you have the ability. Ah, let’s have a duel between the two emperors to decide the winner!”

If he can capture or kill the current emperor in a single fight, he can turn the situation around no matter how unfavorable it is. This is the key point in his opinion.

Of course, he had also heard some things about the current emperor, about the one-on-one battle before the battle and who won.

Seriously, if the current emperor occasionally wins one, it's probably true.But now, he heard that the current emperor won this and that, and he felt that it was unreliable!
As an emperor, if he is so powerful, then why not go to heaven?

What will happen to the coward you used to be?

Therefore, it must be because of the emperor's status, those officials like to flatter him most, so he blew it out.

What kind of Hongyi cannon can destroy dozens of miles with one shot; what kind of emperor is there now, whose bravery is unparalleled in the world!

Haha, who doesn’t know these tricks of flattering officials?
At this time, Zhang Xianzhong was shouting, but Emperor Chongzhen's warship had already entered the water gate, so he was ignored for the time being.

That's good. After Zhang Xianzhong shouted, when the current emperor didn't reply, he thought too much.

There is only one possibility in this situation. This emperor is a silver gun and candle head, and his legendary single-challenge results are all blown out, so I don't dare to challenge him one-on-one!
That won't work!

Now the situation is not good for him. If he doesn't catch the emperor or kill him, Shu will be closed on all sides and there will be no place to escape!

The only solution now is to anger the emperor!

Thinking like this, Zhang Xianzhong shouted again: "Didn't someone just say that he wanted to challenge me to a duel? Emperor vs. emperor, why, don't dare anymore, are you coward? Are you still worthy of being the emperor?"

Hearing his words, the imperial officers and soldiers on the top of the city became angry.

That is the real emperor, not a self-proclaimed emperor like you, a traitor. He is the most noble person in the world. How can he challenge someone to a duel?

Zeng Ying and others all went to greet the emperor at this time and ignored the outside of the city for the time being.

When Zhang Xianzhong saw it, he shouted again: "I tell you, your Fengyang ancestral grave was actually dug by me. Although King Chuang took the lead back then, he actually never thought about digging your ancestral grave. I didn't like it." , dug up your ancestral graves. Aren't you the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty? Enjoying the benefits of the emperor's inheritance, don't you dare to avenge your ancestors? I'm waiting for you to challenge me. If you don't come, you don't deserve to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing his words, Li Dingguo was shocked and looked at Zhang Xianzhong in disbelief.This kind of thing is not a good thing. Why did the two armies talk about it before the formation?Is it glorious?
On the top of the city, after Zhang Xianzhong finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen appeared. He looked outside the city and shouted coldly: "I have always believed that most people rebel because they can't survive. It's understandable. . Therefore, I have already made a decree to forgive the rebellious people in the world."

"But Li Zicheng emptied Taiyuan of food, ignored so many lives in Taiyuan, and just wanted to kill me. Such a person who regards human life as nothing is not worthy of being a human being. Therefore, I will not forgive him!"

At this point, he pointed at Zhang Xianzhong outside the city and continued to shout coldly: "Now, you are here again, killing people, eating human flesh, digging up ancestral graves, doing all kinds of bad things, being shameless and complacent. You You are not worthy of being a human being, I will kill you myself!"

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the soldiers of the Daxi Army outside the city, and shouted loudly: "You are all raised by your mother's biological father, and you are all people with ancestors. How can you sleep at night with people who don't regard themselves as human beings?" Do you get it? I killed him today to eliminate harm in the world. If you ask your conscience, if you want to avenge him, I will do it. If you want to correct your evil ways, then put down your swords and guns. I will forgive you, and you can join the army. You can also disarm and return to the fields, and restore peace to the world as soon as possible!"

The Great Western Army was silenced by Emperor Chongzhen.

To be honest, they all have opinions on Zhang Xianzhong.Not to mention anything else, there was only one thing Zhang Xianzhong did not allow them to marry Sichuan wives, and that was to make things difficult for them.How can you gain a sense of identity after spending several years in Sichuan?

Also, there are some things you can do but not say.But now Zhang Xianzhong said it openly, which has no right to justice.

You have been a thief for so long that you no longer even have the courtesy, justice, and integrity to do it.If no one exposes it and makes no comparison, it might just be like this.

However, once it is exposed and compared, it will be different!

There are still very few people who are truly unscrupulous and unscrupulous.

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong was furious when he saw the reaction of his army. He immediately pointed at Emperor Chongzhen at the top of the city and said: "You officials just rely on your words and like to talk nonsense. Now it seems that you, the emperor, also Just the same, if you have the ability, just come down and see the real deal. How can you count on talking nonsense?"

Zeng Ying was furious when he heard this. Although he had also heard the legend about the current emperor, like Zhang Xianzhong, he thought it was exaggerated.

At this time, he was worried that the emperor could not stand Zhang Xianzhong's provocation and would challenge him.If that happens, it will be a big problem.

Therefore, he immediately called for battle loudly from the top of the city: "How could your Majesty tolerate the insult of the traitor! The general is willing to go out of the city and bring the traitor's head to His Majesty!"

Ancient people were very particular about humiliating their ministers to death. As a minister, when encountering such a problem, he would naturally be very angry.

Including Zhang Tianxian and other generals in Sichuan, they all asked for a battle, expressing their willingness to fight on behalf of the emperor and kill Zhang Xianzhong.

On the contrary, the generals who followed the emperor were relatively calm.

Because they knew that if they grabbed this one-on-one opportunity, they would not give the emperor a chance to show his face and would not be pleased by the emperor.

The same is true. They will find it funny when they see some people trying to take shortcuts and just want to restrain the Ming Emperor and win easily.

I don’t even think about it. With the dignity of an emperor, I can go to war. I am not absolutely sure. How can I go to war?
If you had this idea before, the grass on your grave would be three feet high!
At this time, Zhang Xianzhong outside the city saw the situation on the top of the city and immediately wanted to speak again, fearing that the emperor really did not dare.Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen said loudly: "I always keep my word. Not only do I pardon those who deserve to be pardoned, but I also agree to fight in front of the battle. As long as I say it, it is a done deal and I will never change it." !”

Having said this, he waved his hand and shouted: "Open the city gate!"

Zeng Ying was a little hesitant after hearing this.If the emperor loses, he really cannot bear this responsibility.

From the way he looked at the emperor, he didn't look like he was particularly capable of fighting.On the contrary, the general standing behind the emperor should be a capable fighter.

Fang Zhenghua has also become numb. In this situation, he would have stopped persuading him long ago.Seeing the expressions of Zeng Ying and other Sichuan generals, he understood the worries in the hearts of these generals, so he smiled and said: "Long live the Lord has issued an order, why don't you comply with it?"

At this point, he added: "I'll show you in a moment, Long Live Lord is invincible! It's a blessing for you that this thief dares to challenge him alone!"

Zeng Ying was very surprised when he heard this. You should know that among the generals in central Sichuan, he was considered a very capable fighter and was famous for his bravery.He fought against Zhang Xianzhong, and he still has a scar left by Zhang Xianzhong on his face.

No matter how you look at it, the emperor can't be more powerful than him, right?
However, although he was suspicious, he did not dare to disobey the order and immediately ordered the city gate to be opened.

Zhang Xianzhong was overjoyed when he saw this scene outside the city, and said excitedly to Li Dingguo: "It seems that this emperor is as brainless as Huang Lai'er, and he was fooled immediately, haha!"

He has always looked down on Li Zicheng, and now he looks down on the current emperor.

However, Li Dingguo frowned.Things were going so smoothly, but he felt that there was something fraudulent in it.However, like most people, he does not think that the current emperor is really so brave that he would not believe it even if he were beaten to death!
Therefore, he could only remind Zhang Xianzhong to be careful.

Opposite, the city gate slowly opened, and the Ming Emperor walked out of the city gate carrying a huge shield.

When Zhang Xianzhong saw it, he burst into laughter and said, "Didn't I say that you are so brave? You can't even ride a horse?"

After finishing speaking, he patted the neck of the horse in front of him and shouted: "Since it's a duel before the battle, I won't let the horse fight you on foot just because you can't ride!"

On the top of the city, Zeng Ying was shocked when he saw it.He really thought that the emperor was really powerful, but he didn't expect that the emperor couldn't even ride a horse, so he just went out of the city to challenge him?How could he stop Zhang Xianzhong from charging forward on horseback?

So he quickly said to Fang Zhenghua: "Father, your Majesty can't ride a horse. How can you do it? It's better for you to do it for me, General!"

After hearing this, Fang Zhenghua was not anxious at all. He smiled slightly and said: "No war horse can stand a hump under the full outfit of Lord Long Live, so when Lord Long Live comes into battle, he always fights on foot!"

Zeng Ying: "..."

To be honest, he didn't understand how heavy it was that even a war horse couldn't carry it?

When Fang Zhenghua saw his expression, he understood what he was thinking, and then said: "Long live Lord's shield is made of pure iron and weighs a hundred catties. Wan live Lord originally also had a hammer, which also weighed a hundred catties. But this time he didn’t take him out of the city.”

Zeng Ying: "..."

He had always thought that the emperor's shield was just a wooden shield wrapped in iron sheets, but to his surprise, it turned out to be made of pure iron?

In fact, not to mention him, including Zhang Xianzhong also believed that the shield in the hands of the Ming emperor was just a wooden shield wrapped in iron.Because it’s not difficult at all to see the emperor holding up that big shield.

At this time, facing this unique opportunity to make a comeback in one fell swoop, Zhang Xianzhong did not give in at all. He was fully armed, riding a war horse, and drove his horse towards the formation.

The cavalry is obviously bullying the infantry. This kind of one-on-one battle in front of the battle line is unfair at first sight!
Zhang Xianzhong was afraid that someone would say something, so before Emperor Chongzhen came to the formation, he began to urge his horse to charge.

"Hoo ho ho..."

The rapid sound of horse hooves struck everyone's heart.

Everyone opened their eyes wide and looked at the two people fighting in the formation.

Among the imperial officers and soldiers, everyone else was fine, but the officers and soldiers of Lieutenant General Sichuan were all very worried.

Zhang Xianzhong was riding on a horse, holding a spear in his hand, and rushed towards the emperor with a ferocious expression on his face.With this momentum and impact, the emperor only has a shield, how should he fight?
You know, a war horse running at high speed is very powerful.If the enemy is facing infantry, they must not only guard against attacks from knights on horseback, but also be careful not to be hit by horses, putting them at a complete disadvantage.

Moreover, if a knight charging at high speed misses a hit, the horse will have already run far away before the infantry can attack, making it difficult to attack at all.

But now, the emperor only carries a shield, how will he fight?
"Hoo ho ho..."

The sound of horse hooves became more and more urgent, and the war horses rushed closer and closer. On the horseback, Zhang Xianzhong's face became more ferocious, with a hint of pride. He held the spear in his hand, tilted his body slightly, and made preparations before thrusting out. As long as he gets closer, this extremely heavy spear will be able to penetrate him.

In addition, he drove the war horse and bumped into the emperor.As long as the emperor avoids the horse, he can take advantage of the situation and stab him with this shot.

He was not afraid of the Ming Emperor's shield. Even if he could block it, could the Ming Emperor be able to hold it under the impact of this high-speed running horse?Collision and falling to the ground is the most likely scenario, and even a broken arm is not impossible!

However, Zhang Xianzhong was also a little puzzled, why did the Ming Emperor not panic at all, but seemed calm and confident?
Before he could figure it out, the two sides were already close to each other. At this moment, the Ming Emperor moved!
I saw the shield held by the Ming Emperor shrink back slightly, and then suddenly threw it forward, hitting Zhang Xianzhong's horse.

After all, Zhang Xianzhong was a man who fought on the battlefield. As soon as he saw the Ming Emperor's movements, he already knew what he was going to do. He was overjoyed and immediately picked up the gun and prepared to push the shield away to prevent the horse from being injured.After that, the Ming emperor no longer had weapons in his hands and could only be reduced to a lamb to be slaughtered.

However, when his spear hit the shield in front of him, he suddenly felt a strong force. He couldn't lift the shield at all, and even his spear hit his horse.

Suddenly, the war horse's shoulder area suddenly collapsed, and the war horse whined and immediately fell forward.

A war horse charging at high speed suddenly falls to the ground. Nine times out of ten, the knight on the horse will not fall to death, or at least he will be seriously thrown, and he will be injured if he doesn't die!
Fortunately, Zhang Xianzhong had been fighting for so many years, and what he was best at was cavalry. Therefore, at this critical moment, he immediately jumped into the air and was not knocked over by the horse.

However, under the inertia, he still pounced forward.

What a Zhang Xianzhong. Under such circumstances, he rolled forward one after another, consuming the forward impact. After rolling several times, he stood still, but in the end, he still sat on the ground.But by this time, he finally landed safely.

Everyone was shocked when they saw this scene. They held their breaths and didn't dare to take a breath.

Among all people, Emperor Chongzhen should be the most leisurely.

As if he had just done a very ordinary thing, he walked slowly over to the wailing horse that fell to the ground, picked up Zhang Xianzhong's spear, and stabbed it in the horse's neck to finish it off. Painful, and then walked towards Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong's face was livid, he immediately stood up, pulled out the waist knife hanging from his waist, then bent slightly, held the waist knife tightly, and prepared for the attack.

It only takes a moment, and the advantages are gone.Now the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has picked up his spear for use, which makes his situation look a bit bad.

However, if you have a sword in hand, you may not be unable to shoot a long spear.

It is still unknown who will win this battle!
When they saw this, the imperial officers and soldiers on the top of the city were obviously much more relaxed, because everyone could see that the current emperor was obviously more advantageous.

Next, let’s see what kind of fight between dragons and tigers, the current emperor finally wins the duel!
Emperor Chongzhen walked towards Zhang Xianzhong, who was waiting for him. He was not holding a spear in the normal stabbing posture, but holding the spear like a pointer. After he raised it, Then he pulled it out on Zhang Xianzhong.

With this movement, the barrel of the gun slammed into Zhang Xianzhong with the roar of the wind.

Zhang Xianzhong was relieved when he saw how the Ming Emperor held a gun, because he could see that the Ming Emperor didn't know how to use a gun at all.Unexpectedly, the Ming Emperor's spear was so sharp when it was used as a stick to hit him.

Too fast!
Zhang Xianzhong felt that he couldn't dodge, so he quickly held the handle of the knife with both hands, and then raised it diagonally to block, trying to relieve the force, and then the blade scraped the gun barrel and slashed towards the emperor's hand holding the knife.This is a counterattack move when facing a long weapon with a knife.

No matter what, Zhang Xianzhong has been in the industry for so many years. He has never seen any scene before, and he has a way to deal with it.

However, his previously useful tactics were ineffective in front of Emperor Chongzhen.

Because there is a saying: One force can defeat ten!

Emperor Chongzhen held the spear as a whip and whipped it down. Zhang Xianzhong's knife couldn't stop it at all.

As soon as the whistling gun and stick hit the waist knife, Zhang Xianzhong was shaken out of his hands. Without any remaining force, it hit Zhang Xianzhong again, and he immediately let out a miserable scream.

"what……"

When Emperor Chongzhen saw Zhang Xianzhong curled up in pain, he sneered and shouted: "I'll let you dig my ancestral grave!"

After saying that, he took another shot with the gun.

"what……"

"Let you harm the people!"

After saying that, Emperor Chongzhen took another shot with the gun and stick.

"what……"

"I told you to eat human flesh and not be a human being!"

After saying that, Emperor Chongzhen took another shot with the gun and stick.

"what……"

When Emperor Chongzhen mentioned a crime, he shot him with a gun and a stick.Zhang Xianzhong had no way to argue and could only respond with screams.

Many people who saw this scene were a little frightened. It was as if when the emperor's spear and stick were struck, they all felt their balls hurt. It really hurt!

On Li Dingguo's side, when Zhang Xianzhong's men wanted to rescue him, they were given a cold look by Emperor Chongzhen, who immediately stopped people from moving.

He beat the cavalry with his steps, and the whole process was like an adult beating a child. This gap in strength frightened all of them.

In this way, Emperor Chongzhen blamed Zhang Xianzhong while lashing him, and whipped Zhang Xianzhong to death, right in front of the formation of the two armies!
Then, he threw away his spear, turned to look at the Daxi Army, and immediately shouted loudly: "The first criminal has been executed by me, and the rest can be pardoned. If there is anyone who is not convinced, I will wait here!"

(End of this chapter)