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Chapter 483

When Zhu Yousong heard that Li Zicheng was really interesting, the former himself sent an envoy to him, which made Fan Wencheng mad.

Now he sent an envoy to himself again. After he was defeated, he might have had some conspiracy, so he sent an edict to let the envoy of the Dashun Army enter the account.

Laishi looked about 30 years old. He was a military general, not tall, and covered in armor. When he came to Zhu Yousong, he stood up and didn't kneel. He just bowed his hands to Zhu Yousong as a salute.

The generals ordered him to kneel down, and some people even came over to make a move, but Zhu Yousong stopped them with a wave of his hand.

The two countries are at war, and the envoys will not be beheaded.It is also meaningless to force the enemy to kneel to oneself.As the king of the Ming Dynasty, there are too many people who are willing to kneel for him, so why should they care about this one?Even if he knelt down, he would still be bullying, and Zhu Yousong never liked to come to such hypocrisy.

"Your envoy, why did you see me?"

"At the order of our Majesty, I am here to write a letter." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his pocket and presented it with both hands.

The eunuch Li Guofu took the letter from him and handed it to Zhu Yousong.

Zhu Yousong opened the letter and looked carefully, it was a letter of challenge...

The line of sight temporarily turned back to Li Zicheng's camp.

Li Zicheng and Zhu Yousong were defeated in the first battle, and the defeat was disastrous. General Hao Yaoqi was killed, and nearly one-third of the [-] troops were lost.

There were still more than [-] remnants of the defeated generals, who retreated to the banks of the Yellow River.

When the navy was busy preparing ships to transport him across the river, Li Zicheng, who was very annoyed, immediately delivered an order to burn the warships, smash the pots and stoves, and sink the boat. He planned to lead his troops to fight Zhu Yousong's men.

Li Zicheng first ordered someone to escort a prisoner, this is Xiaoliu from the Ming camp, who was plundered by the Dashun army because of exhaustion of strength during the scuffle that day.

Although Xiao Liu is small, she is full of martial arts. More importantly, she is with Zhu Yousong's women, which shows her good identity, so she is not willing to kill her. After Li Zicheng got the report, he ordered her to be taken into custody. Come.

Soon, a little girl who was tied up was escorted in. Although this girl was about the size of an adult, she still had a childlike face and a very delicate body, she looked about eleven or twelve years old at most.But he looks like a fairy, like a flower in bud.

Xiao Liu didn't kneel when she saw Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng asked her, Liu Shi only hated himself for being too young, too low in martial arts, and killing too few thieves, and he couldn't kill them like his majesty Cutting melons and vegetables, I don’t want to say anything else, I don’t surrender, I don’t bend my knees, I just want to die.

Li Zicheng originally planned to get something out of the child's mouth, but now it seems that it is all in vain.He wanted to kill her and vented his anger, but was deeply impressed by Liu Shi's courage.

I sigh in my heart, Zhu Yousong, the faint king, really knows how to win people over!Previously, it was said how their father and son were domineering in Luoyang, how they were licentious and lustful after being pushed to the throne of God and King. It is said that he likes to destroy flowers with violence. I don’t know how many young girls die under his crotch every year. The common people mentioned Zhu You Song gritted his teeth in hatred.

Now it seems that this is not the case at all, isn't this the little girl in the palace?Isn't this the young girl next to Zhu Song?With steel and iron bones and a chivalrous heart, he worshiped Zhu Yousong, regarded them as thieves, and praised his Majesty Zhu Yousong to the sky.

This woman is absolutely extraordinary!

Li Zijian immediately changed his opinion of her, and after discussing with Song Xiance, he planned to use her to negotiate terms with Zhu Yousong, see what position this woman is with Zhu Yousong, and then make plans, at least probably Can change back to Huiying, Huimei or Zhang Nai, and then cut these ungrateful white-eyed wolves into thousands of pieces to relieve the anger in their chests.

Therefore, Li Zicheng did not torture Liu Shi, but ordered someone to hold her down, so that she could be kept under guard and not abused.

Half of the warships of the Dashun Army were burned down, and many pots and pans used in the march were also smashed.Just at this time, the great counselor Niu Jinxing rushed to Li Zicheng's camp.

See why your own people burn their own warships?Smash your own pots and pans?Only after this simple understanding did he know that his majesty had lost the battle.Decided to fight to the death with this method.

Niu Jinxing hurriedly issued an order to suspend burning warships and smashing pots, and wait until he came to the imperial camp to pay homage to Li Zicheng.

Seeing Li Zicheng making suggestions, Niu Jinxing said: "Your Majesty, victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. You don't have to worry about today's defeat, and your Majesty doesn't have to put all your eggs in one basket. I offer a plan to make Zhu Yousong come and go."

Li Zicheng's complexion improved a little, and he said slowly: "Aiqing is flat, what's the trick?"

"Your Majesty, our army has already retreated to the bank of the Yellow River, and there is no way to retreat. This gave me an idea, and I remembered something..."

Niu Jinxing is now Li Zicheng's Tianyouge University Bachelor. He is very knowledgeable. He was selected as a scholar in his 20s, and he was selected as a Juren in the seventh year of Tianqi.

As soon as he saw Li Zi retreating to the bank of the Yellow River, planning to fight Zhu Yousong to the death, he thought of a big formation in his heart.

This large formation is called the Moonless Formation.During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Song Yu, the founder of the Southern Song Dynasty, used this formation. With this formation, only 2700 officers and soldiers were used, which made the [-] troops of the Northern Wei Dynasty a nightmare.

The two armies were also on the banks of the Yellow River back then, and now our army is in a suitable situation to use this large formation to retreat from the enemy.

After Niu Jinxing finished speaking, Li Zicheng turned his worries into joy, and immediately issued an order to stop burning warships and smashing pots and stoves.

Then, according to the drawings provided by Niu Jinxing, the soldiers will be ordered to quickly cut wood, prepare wood, make chariots, and set up a moon formation on the bank of the Yellow River.

Many people make it easy to work, and Niu Jinxing personally guided it. Therefore, in just a few days, a moonless formation with 3 chariots and [-] people was formed.

Niu Jinxing reported to Li Zicheng, and Li Zicheng was overjoyed after watching the formation, and the Ming army will feel better about this!

Back in the imperial tent, Li Zicheng personally wrote a letter of challenge to Zhu Yousong, restricting him to break through the formation within ten days. In addition, he trapped Xiaoliu in the formation as a hostage. Mei and Zhang Nai were sent to the Dashun military camp, otherwise Liu Shiling would be executed.

In the past few days, Li Zicheng had sent someone to find out that Xiao Liu was adopted by Zhu Yousong in the palace after Liu Rushi and Qian Qianyi. He loved her like a jewel in his palm and taught her arts and martial arts.

With such a hostage, he is not afraid that Zhu Yousong will not submit, nor is he afraid that he will use cannons to attack the formation.

After the letter is written, send a courageous confidant and love general as an envoy to the Ming camp to write the letter...

After reading this letter, Zhu Yousong knew that the willow was indeed in the hands of Li Zicheng, and that he was safe and sound, but he was trapped in the formation, so he relaxed a little, and asked the emissary: ​​"In ten days, I will break the formation, and my willow is yours." Be kind, after breaking the formation, if you find that Liu Shi is missing a single hair, you will definitely be killed!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, our Majesty keeps his word, and please His Majesty of Daming to keep his word. If we can't break the line, hand over the traitors Huiying, Huimei and Zhang Nai to us."

"That's natural, can you allow me to watch the battle first?"

"Of course, but our Majesty has said beforehand that the viewers must be at a height five miles away, and they are not allowed to enter the formation."

"Okay, go back and tell Li Zicheng to watch the formation the day after tomorrow!" After Zhu Yousong finished speaking, he wrote a few words on the challenge letter, meaning to break the formation as scheduled, watch the formation the day after tomorrow, treat Liu Shi kindly, and repeat the preface.Then use the imperial seal and hand it over to the envoy.

After the envoys were sent away, the civil and military generals were puzzled, and they agreed to break the formation before seeing what it looked like, what if they couldn't break it?
Zhu Yousong smiled calmly: "If we can't break it, we have to break it. We have no choice. We have to make two preparations. Where is the naval battalion now?"

(End of this chapter)