Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 222 God Shot
The imperial officers and soldiers were far away and could not hear the conversation clearly. They could just see their emperor pointing the tip of his gun at the rebels and saying something high-spirited and majestic.

This made every officer and soldier of the imperial court feel proud that they had such a brave emperor.

However, as they watched, they suddenly saw twenty or thirty people rushing out from the rebel side. Many of them even rode war elephants and rushed towards their emperor. They were immediately frightened.

Aren’t you always going to have to fight alone? Why did they rush out so many people? Even if there is a wheel battle, they have to do it one by one!
No, Fan Jingwen, Du Yinxi and others were all anxious and immediately shouted: "Quick, help, help!"

After hearing this, Chen Yongfu and other generals immediately rushed forward with their cavalry without saying a word.

Therefore, the leaders of the coalition forces originally thought that there were so many people to fight against one. Even if the current emperor was three-headed and six-armed, it would be difficult to stop so many of them. They all planned to steal the glory and were very fast in the battle. As a result, when they saw many cavalry troops rushing out from the imperial army on the opposite side, they were immediately frightened and fled back to their own formations.

This emperor has no moral ethics!

Emperor Chongzhen saw this scene and heard the movement, so he turned around and saw that his subordinates were worried about his safety and came to reinforce him. He stretched out his hand and shouted loudly: "Go back, I am enough!"

After hearing his words, Chen Yongfu and others had no choice but to rein in their horses. But I just saw so many people rushing towards me. To be honest, I was a little worried. Many of them were riding war elephants!

However, Fang Zhenghua persuaded from behind: "It's not like you don't know the abilities of Long Live Lord. You all obey his orders. Come back!"

Chen Yongfu and others said this when they saw the eunuchs around the emperor, and then they all went back after thinking about the emperor's bravery.

However, Fan Jingwen, Du Yinxi and others, who had never seen the emperor challenge him in battle, were still very worried. They reminded Fang Zhenghua: "There are 30 people on the opposite side, and they are all riding war elephants. Just in case..."

When Fang Zhenghua heard what they said, he immediately interrupted with a smile: "Nothing goes wrong, sir, did you see that Your Majesty was carrying a bow and arrows? Although there were many of them, they couldn't get close to the Long Live Lord. .Although the war elephant is powerful, it is also bulky and cannot possibly pose a threat to Long Live Lord!"

There is no doubt that the person who knows Emperor Chongzhen best in the world is not his queen or his prince, but the eunuch beside him!

Fang Zhenghua has been serving at the emperor's side for the past few years, accompanying him on his expeditions to the north and south. It’s really clear how capable the emperor is!

After hearing this, Fan Jingwen, Du Yinxi and others had no choice but to be skeptical and looked up at the front of the formation, praying secretly in their hearts, hoping that it would be as Eunuch Fang said.

If the emperor can really single out so many rebel leaders and defeat or kill them, then the Yungui Rebellion can basically be declared over.

I have to say that if you win this duel, the benefits will be huge. Of course, if it fails and the Ming Dynasty loses its current emperor, the loss will be unbearable.

It's a big gamble!

However, for Emperor Chongzhen, this was not a big gamble at all, but a matter of using his status and his golden fingers to obtain maximum benefits at a very small cost. If possible, he really wouldn't mind having a one-on-one competition with all the kings and emperors in the world, and if he wins, he will be the captain of the earth. Then he will have the confidence to become the first worthy captain!

On the coalition side, many people became suspicious after seeing the imperial officers and soldiers being ordered back by the current emperor.

If they hadn't chosen this battlefield, and if Sha Dingzhou hadn't done something wrong in advance, they would have really doubted whether the current emperor had set up an ambush, yet he was so calm and would challenge them all alone without the reinforcements of his subordinates. ?

It is true that some toasts are not good at one-on-one battles, but they can't handle the crowds! How many hands does the emperor have to deal with so many of them?

While they were thinking about it, they heard Li Zicheng shouting over there: "The current emperor is so arrogant, let's not miss this opportunity, shoulder to shoulder, don't line up one by one. Use all your special skills, don't give His men have a chance to rescue, so rush!"

After finishing speaking, he took the lead and rushed out first, using practical actions to influence others.

Hearing his words, Sha Dingzhou also followed up with his war elephant, and turned around to greet him: "Don't hesitate, Chi Ze will change, come shoulder to shoulder!"

Seeing this scene, the other chieftains, including King Long, no longer hesitated.

A battle with the current emperor is something that is rare in a lifetime. How can you miss it? And this way of playing is a sure win. If you don’t participate, you will definitely regret it in the future.

At least when it comes to dividing the spoils afterwards, people say we killed the emperor. Do you think so?
As soon as these words were spoken, those toasts who did not participate would definitely not be able to eat meat, so it would be nice to have some soup to drink.

As a result, the chieftains from all walks of life who were scared back just now moved out one after another. Twenty or thirty people, either on horseback or on war elephants, rushed towards the current emperor again.

After all, it was the official road outside Kunming City, which was relatively spacious. As soon as these chieftains swarmed up, the official road was immediately crowded. Several rows in front and back could not stand on the official road. Some people had to get off the official road and rush towards the current emperor. .

The ones who rushed to the front were Sha Dingzhou, King Thalong and other men riding war elephants. Those below the official road were all on horseback.

The momentum of the charge, especially the rumbling momentum of the war elephants clearing the way, even if there are only twenty or thirty knights, is the momentum of thousands of troops.

But on the current emperor's side, there was only one person and one rider, just standing there like a boat in the vast sea. Facing such a powerful charge, he remained motionless, as if he were the mainstay.

Whether it was the imperial officers and soldiers or the coalition soldiers, seeing this scene, all the gossips were gone. Everyone, even the blind ones, opened their eyes wide and looked at the scene in front of them, anticipating the upcoming collision.

For most people, they would think that the current emperor would be overwhelmed by the rebel leaders, or even die tragically under the hooves of an elephant.

Perhaps around the emperor, there were so many people who flattered him that the emperor was too arrogant and did not know how high the sky was. He really thought that he was an unparalleled military general in ancient legends who bravely championed the three armies and could take the head of a general among thousands of armies. Can you beat so many people?
The emperor's death will probably go down in history and be ridiculed by future generations. This is the price of being arrogant and unable to recognize yourself!
Among the imperial officers and soldiers, only a very small number of soldiers were not worried when they saw this scene. They were the soldiers who followed the emperor in the Battle of Xuanfu. They had witnessed with their own eyes how their emperor calmly dealt with the charge of more than 20 slave chieftains after he shot the slave chieftain off his horse. One by one they shot down the horse.

The rebel leaders in front of them were definitely no match for the slave chief's personal guards in terms of force. So, do they need to worry about their emperor's safety?
No need at all!
Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen was seen facing the charge of twenty or thirty rebel leaders. He watched them either on horseback or on war elephants, screaming and rushing towards him. There was no panic at all, and they calmly hung their guns on the hooks. Then he took off the black iron bow with his backhand, opened the bow and started shooting.

Sha Dingzhou and others certainly saw the emperor's actions. Instead of panicking, they showed disdainful smiles. At such a long distance, they are all protected. Even if they are shot, it is just a scratch and cannot cause any harm to them.

However, when they were laughing, they saw the emperor's arrows. The latter arrow followed the previous one, like a rain curtain, with not much space between the two arrows, shooting at them rapidly.

At first, they wanted to laugh, because looking at the direction the arrow was flying, it was impossible to hit them. However, the next moment, their expressions changed, and when they wanted to respond, it was already too late.

That's right, Emperor Chongzhen's target was not them at all, but the war horses or elephants under their crotches.

Even though he was an archer, he still followed the experience summed up by his predecessors and did not overdo it.

The easiest thing to do is to shoot horses before these rebel leaders think they are within shooting distance.

It was seen that the rebel leaders who were charging, especially those with unprotected war horses or war elephants, were hit by arrows at the first opportunity, and they were immediately knocked over on their backs, raising large amounts of dust.

Emperor Chongzhen's pot of arrows, with a total of thirty arrows shot, only less than five armored horses and war elephants were still okay. In addition, those who were not hit by the five armored horses behind were okay, and the others were all hit by arrows. The rebel leaders who fell to the ground and were thrown off by high-speed charging were all lying on the ground groaning. It was so lively!

"what……"

"Help, my leg is broken!"

"I was crushed by a horse and my ribs were broken!"

"..."

What was even worse was that those riding war elephants were suppressed by the war elephants and could not move at all.

Both Sha Dingzhou and King Talong's war elephants were armored. During the charge, they saw that the arrows fired by the emperor at them were all hanging on the armor of the war elephants and did not cause any casualties. They became more courageous: Haha, you are so stupid. The emperor turns out to be good at archery, but my armor is stronger!
So, they all continued to urge the war elephant to run with a grin on their face, and at the same time they started to move on the elephant's back, either preparing javelins or preparing to shoot arrows. Just wait until the distance is enough, and then launch an offensive towards the emperor.

The scene in front of the two armies made everyone watch without blinking. When the current emperor shot down a group of people, there was a wave of emotions. This mood swing was natural, with the imperial officers and soldiers cheering, and the coalition soldiers exclaiming. Especially the ones where the toast fell off the horse, the sound is louder.

But then, they saw armored war horses and war elephants, as well as a few cavalry following them. About ten people were still charging towards the current emperor. Even those whose chieftains had been shot over were still holding back. He held his breath and continued to watch the next battle.

The tense atmosphere left them no time to think about anything else.

On this official road, three war elephants were running side by side, occupying almost the entire official road. Rushing towards the current emperor, there was no place for him to hide.

If he had turned around and escaped, it would have been too late. After all, horses can run faster than war elephants. However, the current emperor has no intention of turning around at all. He still stands alone on the official road, facing the war elephants charging towards him, like a mainstay.

That's it, even if you don't get hit by the attack, you will be killed by the war elephant, right?

Everyone's hearts were almost in suspense.

They all had questions, why didn't the emperor move? Doesn't he know? The archery just now has proved that the armor of the three war elephants at the front can defend against the power of his arrows!
Li Zicheng, who was following the war elephants in Shadingzhou, discovered through the gap between the war elephants that they were less than a hundred steps away from the current emperor, but the current emperor did not turn around and run away, so he quickly thought of something and immediately He said to his accomplices on the left and right: "Quick, come forward from both sides to prevent the emperor from escaping down the official road!"

When it comes to combat experience, he is definitely very rich. When going into battle, he was obviously the first to rush out, but in the end, he rushed behind the best-protected war elephant.

Now, he saw that the emperor's possible response method was to go down the official road and use the flexibility of the war horses to watch the war elephants, so he made arrangements in advance to stop this response method of the current emperor.

Moreover, if he jumped out of the protection at this time, the emperor would definitely not have time to shoot arrows at them, because the emperor's attention would definitely be on the war elephant that was about to rush in front of him.

All of these are countermeasures that he, who is experienced in fighting, can get at once. I have to say, it is indeed very powerful!

However, Li Zicheng still calculated something wrong.

At this time, after hearing Li Zicheng's words, several chieftains were convinced by him, so they immediately listened to his words, controlled the horses and jumped down the official road first. Around the war elephants galloping on the official road, they continued to charge towards the current emperor in a perfect glyph.

Seeing this scene, many people on the coalition side cheered. This kind of strategy is stable!
Even Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others, who had been watching the game without speaking, smiled.

However, Liu Zongmin, who had directly fought against Emperor Chongzhen, saw that he was still standing there calmly and calmly. Although he could not figure it out, he had an intuition that the current emperor should have a killer move!
This emperor, unless he is really cut down, something will really happen!

As he expected, in the face of all this, Emperor Chongzhen unfurled his bow and arrows again and began to shoot arrows "swish".

However, after having passed the test of the previous round of archery, both Sha Dingzhou and Prince Long sneered in their hearts and just let Qi shoot!

And just to be on the safe side, they were also preparing to shoot arrows and javelins.

But who would have thought that at this moment, when they thought that the current emperor's arrows were definitely ineffective, they heard the war elephants under their crotches let out a mournful cry, and the huge beasts almost fell to the ground together.

After being thrown away, King Talong, Sha Dingzhou and others lowered their heads in panic to see what was going on, and found that their war elephants had arrows stuck in their eyes.

This……

(End of this chapter)