Daming Military Empire

Chapter 248
The more than [-] thieves who besieged Fengyang, the central capital, were wiped out again. When the news came back to the capital, it was natural for the city to celebrate. Since the Chongzheng Dynasty, the Ming economy has developed rapidly, and the people in the capital have benefited the most. They naturally hope that The emperor wiped out the thieves as soon as possible, and the people in Liaodong and the southeast coast, including the south of the Yangtze River and even the southwest, also benefited a lot. They were also rejoicing, but the central and western regions of the Ming Dynasty were gloomy.

It's not that Zhu Cijiong didn't take care of the people in the central and western regions. He moved out all the people who could be moved away. The rest were either civilians in the clan territory or serfs controlled by the clan and local tyrants. These people were either family members of the rebels or surrounded by rebels , Now that the rebel army has been defeated, it's no wonder they are happy.

Of course, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were in a worse mood than them. The fact that Gao Yingxiang's troops were wiped out could be attributed to bad luck. Who told them to go to Meridian Valley? It has nothing to do with luck if the entire army is wiped out. Luo Rucai didn't run into the narrow valley. The court must have a way they couldn't think of, so that Luo Rucai had nowhere to escape!
Therefore, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were terrified after receiving the news. They unanimously chose the first of the 36 tactics, and they fled in embarrassment to places they thought were safe.

Li Zicheng thinks that the safest place is naturally the mountainous area at the junction of Henan and Shanxi. Last time they escaped the siege of King Lu Yan there, and there are still many cottages left there, as long as the gold, silver, treasures and food are taken there. , It can be said that it is convenient and quick to move in with a bag.

At this moment Li Zicheng was setting up camp near Xingyang, ready to recruit troops and buy horses to do a big job. After getting the news, he immediately broke out of the camp and set off, fleeing in the direction of Huaiqing Mansion.

However, before he reached Huaiqing Mansion, news came from the front that King Lu Yan led an army of 15 to attack Jiyuan from the direction of Zezhou, which happened to block him directly in front of him. If he continued to advance, he would soon hit King Lu Yan.

If you want to say who the rebels are most afraid of, it must be King Lu Yan. That guy is a butcher, he can kill people faster than pigs, so he directly bumped into his arms, what a joke!
Li Zicheng was so frightened that he immediately changed direction and fled to Tongguan. He was going to flee back to Shaanxi. Although there were Qin troops there, they had been guarding Xi'an.

Is Qin Jun really as 'gentle' as Li Zicheng thought?Of course not, if Sun Chuanting hadn't been restrained by a secret decree, he might have led his army to Henan to suppress the bandits. The thieves fled into Shaanxi.Therefore, before Li Zicheng arrived at Tongguan, news came from the front that the Qin army was guarding there!
"Hungry thief, why are these melons running here!" Li Zicheng couldn't help but cursed in dialect, then turned around and ran away.What a joke, Qin Jun's madness is more terrifying than Lu Yanwang, and bumping into their arms is worse than bumping into Lu Yanwang's arms.Of course, Huaiqing didn't dare to go, as long as he had a choice, it would be better for Lu Yanwang not to go, he ran directly to the south, ready to meet Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong is better at running for his life than Li Zicheng. He had already guessed that officers and soldiers would block the passage to the mountainous area where Henan and Shanxi border. Just kidding, he is not a fool, can he let you escape to the same place twice?Li Zicheng fled north, so he fled south. He wanted to cross the Yangtze River first, plunder Huguang for a while, and then flee from Chongqing to Sichuan.

As a result, he ran to the edge of the Yangtze River to take a look, and gave up this idea directly. He did not know when there were countless Ming army warships stationed on the other side of the river. There is not even a small boat, so how can you fight with others!

If the Yangtze River couldn't pass, he had no choice but to enter Sichuan directly from Kuizhou Mansion. In the end, he met another fierce man named Ma Xianglin.

How fierce is Ma Xianglin?If it is purely martial arts, Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming combined may not be his opponents, that is to say, his skill even surpasses the number one fighter in the late Jin Dynasty, Mang Gurtai!He fought even more fiercely than Mang Gurtai. In history, he once had a bloody battle with Houjin Tieqi in the Hunhe River. It is recorded in the history books: In the bloody battle in the Hunhe River, the arrow was shot in the eyes, and the horse was chased by the arrow. The thieves won as before, and the soldiers retreated in shock.He was shot blind in one eye, but he could still pull out the arrow and continue fighting, killing dozens of Houjin cavalry, and finally scared the Houjin army back, not fierce!
Zhang Xianzhong also fell into bad luck. When he met this evil star, Qin Liangyu and Ma Xianglin's mother and son were simply his nemesis. In history, he ran away when he heard the name of this mother and son. Now, when he met for the first time, he didn't know how powerful Ma Xianglin was. , so he bumped into it head-on, and naturally he was beaten to the bum by Ma Xianglin!
The Yangtze River in the south couldn't get through, the Kuizhou Mansion in the west was blocked by evil stars, and in the east there was a 30 army led by the little emperor himself. Zhang Xianzhong had no choice but to run north.

Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong fled south and north, and finally "reunited" in Xiangyang. Of course, this kind of reunion was not what they wanted. If they were not forced to have nowhere to escape, how could they meet in Xiangyang? .

Zhang Xianzhong knew the power of Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting for a long time, so he didn't propose to go north or flee to Shaanxi, but Li Zicheng didn't know how powerful Ma Xianglin was. He heard that there were only 3 people on Ma Xianglin's side, so he immediately encouraged Zhang Xianzhong , together with the soldiers, went to overthrow Ma Xianglin and fled to Sichuan.

Zhang Xianzhong shook his head like a rattle, what a joke, to provoke that evil star, what about 20 people, they are not necessarily afraid of you, besides they still have a city, it is really impossible to defend the city, come again 20 people can't rush through. When the little emperor's troops arrive, he will be attacked from front to back. He is doomed. It's better to stay in Xiangyang.

Xiangyang is an important town in the Ming Dynasty. The city is high and the moats are deep. 20 people are guarding it. Even if 50 Ming troops come, they may not be able to attack. In addition, they have just robbed King Fu, King Xiang and King Chu, and there is plenty of food. Even if it's okay to stay for two or three years, he doesn't believe that the little emperor can spend two or three years here. How much food and military pay will be consumed by a 50 army a month, and where did the court get so much money and food.

He didn't know that Daming was already very rich now, and his knowledge of Daming was still a few years ago. According to the situation a few years ago, it is estimated that the little emperor should withdraw after staying around for a month or two at most. They can roam around again.

Li Zicheng looked at the tall city walls of Xiangyang, and was finally persuaded by Zhang Xianzhong. 20 troops guarded such a majestic city. In this era, he really couldn't think of anyone who could break it.

So the two entered Xiangyang City together, strengthening the city's defenses while recruiting troops to prepare for the arrival of the Ming army.

(End of this chapter)