Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty when the emperor

Chapter 625
Li Dingguo, who was covered in armor, stood on the top of Wanxian city with his sword in his hand, staring at the looming Ming army camp in the distance, his thoughts were rolling.

The scene where he singled out Zhu Yousong three days ago still clearly appeared in his mind. Winning or losing is a common thing in military strategists. It is nothing to suffer a defeat, but this defeat made him lose unbelievably.

If it was because he made a mistake in using his troops, fell into the enemy's strategy, or his generals were not strong enough to fight, he could tolerate these defeats.It's just that he lost to Zhu Yousong with three moves and two moves, which is incredible.

Think about Zhu Yousong's one horse three swords against him, taking the sword empty handed, one shot three arrows, and other unique moves. He is simply not a person, this is a monster-like character, and his martial arts are really incredible.

In addition to his personal prowess, his governance of the country and the country also injected a breath of fresh air into the dying Ming Dynasty.

But he is clear about Zhu Yousong's birth. This is the son of Zhu Changxun, the old Fu Wang of Luoyang, known as Xiao Fu Wang.

It is said that their father and son are fatter than the other, spending time and drinking all day long, playing with women, domineering in Luoyang City, collecting people's fat and anointing, and being unkind to the rich, Li Zicheng broke Luoyang and ate the old Fuwang, and ran away from the little Fuwang.

Later, after he was carried out by a group of old bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty to support the throne of God, he still persisted in his bad habits and lived a life of debauchery and extravagance.

But such an unbearable and stupid emperor, how could he suddenly have the ability to defy the sky?
Look at the three years he was in power, the dying Ming Dynasty came back to life, how the barbaric Manchu Tartars entered the pass, and how he was sent back to his hometown outside the pass.

In the past, when the common people mentioned the Ming court and the government, they hated it to the bone, but now it's the other way around. Since he started his Eastern Expedition to the Ming Dynasty last year, the common people have been singing praises and burning incense to worship the Hongguang Emperor wherever he went.

It's incredible!

Li Dingguo was thinking wildly when his general Ma Weixing came over.

"Does the lord have a plan to retreat from the enemy?" Ma Weixing asked in frustration.

They had just suffered a defeat, and now the Ming army was under pressure again, and the morale of the tens of thousands of Western troops was unprecedentedly low.

In the past, they followed Li Dingguo, and they were always victorious and undefeated. It was the first time they suffered such a defeat, including his generals, who were a little at a loss.

Li Dingguo pulled his thoughts back, thought for a while and said, "Retreat the enemy? Why do you want to retreat the enemy?"

Ma Weixing was stunned, thinking in his heart why did the lord say such a thing, lord?Was it confused by Zhu Yousong's battle? If we don't retreat from the enemy, how can we go to Phoenix Mountain to serve as king?Is it impossible to make a detour?

Li Dingguo saw Ma Weixing's worry, and said again: "Zhu Yousong left the camp of Fenghuang Mountain in a low-key manner, obviously not wanting His Majesty to know his whereabouts. At this time, the camp of the Ming army under Fenghuang Mountain must be empty. We just need to try to hold Zhu Yousong, and then sent someone to play to His Majesty, the capital informed Pingdong King, let them send troops on both sides, take down the Ming camp under Phoenix City in one fell swoop, and then send troops to the east, the king and His Majesty will attack back and forth, Zhu Yousong will undoubtedly lose .”

After hearing this, Ma Weixing's big face immediately showed a smile, "My lord, this plan is very clever."

Li Dingguo and Ma Weixing went down to the city, and when they arrived in the commander's tent, Li Dingguo quickly wrote two letters, ordering his confidants to ride fast horses and send them to Phoenix Mountain and the capital immediately.

At this time, someone came to report, and the Ming army lined up outside the city to call for battle.

"Don't pay attention to him, pass on the king's order and tell the four generals to guard the city and not fight, and those who disobey the order will be executed."

The messenger was about to leave after receiving the order, but was called back by Li Dingguo.

"My lord, what else do you want?"

"Call Zhang Sheng and Zhang Hu."

Zhang Sheng and Zhang Hu are two of Li Dingguo's generals and his right-hand man.

The second general soon entered the commander's tent and intervened to salute.

Li Dingguo told them to send people to keep an eye on the movement of the Ming army's camp, especially Zhu Yousong's movement. If Zhu Yousong withdraws his troops, they will go out of the city to pursue them, and they must be held back.

"The general will understand, and the general will get the order." The second general agreed, and withdrew from the account...

On a mountain trail leading from Wanxian County to Chengdu, three fast horses are galloping, and there are three people from the rivers and lakes on the horse, one master and two servants, looking simple and dusty.

The master is a young prince, wearing a Wusheng prince's scarf and a green soft jacket, and the two servants are also in the prime of life.

The three horses were galloping forward when suddenly a few men in black jumped out of the forest in front of them, covered in light gauze, blocking their way.

Each of these people had a special knife in their hands, and their eyes were shining brightly, staring at the three masters and servants.

"I opened this mountain, and I planted this tree. I want to pass here, and save money to buy roads!"

One master and two servants were taken aback, and they quickly reined in their horses. They didn't expect to encounter robbers in broad daylight.

The young master on the horse gave the two servants a wink, and then he clasped his fists at the robbers and laughed along with his face: "Friend, we are doing martial arts in the rivers and lakes, and we haven't opened in the barren mountains and mountains for a few days. Now, eating is a problem, you see we don’t look like rich people, please let us go, I will thank you in the future, let’s pass by.”

As the young master said, he clasped his hands together and gave a deep bow.

"It's easy to do if you don't have money. Leave your clothes and horses. Everyone leaves everything except the shorts you wear, and then you can go. We have the virtue of living well. Robbery, not life."

The young man's eyes flashed ferociously when he heard this, the way of robbery must be too harsh, but he held back immediately, and still smiled and said: "My friend, horses and clothes are all Here you are, we only wear a pair of shorts, how can we still play tricks in the future?"

The leading masked man stared at him, "Who is joking with you? Don't be so damn naughty. If you say that you have no money, who will I rob? Drink the northwest wind?"

"You guys are really deceiving people!" The young man on the horse finally couldn't take it anymore, he pulled out the knife, and the two servants also showed their knives, each of them took a single knife, and they were ready to fight.

"Hehe, you are still not convinced, just the three of you, are you still making me trouble? Go ahead, kill them, let no one live, don't eat the toast, and eat the fine wine!"

The masked man at the head gave an order, and several black shadows rushed forward like a master and a servant.The two servants were loyal to protect the lord, and rushed up first with their horses and knives.

But these bandits all made extraordinary moves, three times and five divisions, and the two servants were beheaded on the spot.

"Xiuchun Knife? You are not bandits..." The young master saw the clue, his face was full of astonishment, and he pulled his horse and ran away.

But as soon as it turned the horse's head, it found a man in black standing in the middle of the road, covered with a light gauze, with an embroidered spring knife in his hand, blocking his way.

"Damn it, you're not a charlatan, are you?" the man in black said as he slashed at the young man.

The young prince didn't answer, but waved his knife to greet each other. The two of them immediately fought with each other, and it was hard to tell the winner.

At this time, the men in black from behind arrived, flying over one after another, brandishing the Xiuchun knife in their hands, and slashed at the young man on the horse.

The young man couldn't stand it any longer, and was quickly chopped off by the horse, and then hacked to death by a burst of knives.

Several masked men searched the three people, and finally found a letter from the young man, and then several black masked men threw the three bodies into the ravine. After doing this, several black men The masked man disappeared into the forest.

(End of this chapter)