Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

Li Huai was twenty-three years old. He was a branch of the Li family in Henan and a younger brother of Li Yan. He was a commoner and a scholar. He was one of the first rebel leaders to follow the Red Lady in rebellion. He was the right and left arm that the Red Lady relied on.

To be precise, when the red lady was performing in Henan, Li Huai, who happened to pass by, was enchanted by her beautiful appearance, so she changed her name to Li Zhun and followed and protected her silently.

But the falling flowers are intentional and the flowing water is ruthless. The red lady fell in love with Li Yan. In order to save Li Yan who was falsely accused and imprisoned, she did not hesitate to kill officials and rebel. Finally, she was introduced by Song Xiance and defected to the king of Chuang Li Zicheng.

Even though Li Huai was in great pain, he kept it all deep in his heart and still had a deep love for the red lady who was married to Li Yan. He protected her silently as usual, and his infatuation was admirable.

To use the Internet terminology of another time and space, it is like adding dogs, adding dogs, adding dogs, adding to the depths, leaving nothing.

Li Zicheng wanted to confirm the authenticity of the secret letter and at the same time weaken the strength of the Red Lady. As the right and left arm of the Red Lady, Li Huai did not follow the Red Lady on the expedition and stayed in the camp. Naturally, Li Zicheng pushed him out to be cannon fodder. Therefore, his end was doomed. It's a big tragedy.

Just after noon, Li Huai led three thousand rebels to march quickly. His mission was to occupy Langshan Mountain east of Zhuxian Town and prevent Sun Chuanting's defeated army from escaping eastward.

To go up Langshan, you need to pass through Langgu. Li Huai sent scouts to investigate and confirmed that there was no ambush, then led his army into the valley.

After Li Huai led his army into Lang Valley, someone lit three piles of wolf smoke on an unnamed barren mountain not far behind him. The thick smoke shot straight into the sky and could be seen for dozens of miles around.

When Li Huai led his army out of Langgu, a cannon blasted. Countless officers and soldiers emerged from the rocky slopes on both sides of the canyon. Their muskets roared and arrows rained like rain. The rebels who were caught off guard screamed and fell in pieces.

"Follow me to break out." Li Huai waved his sword and shouted loudly, commanding his men to charge forward.

No matter how stupid he was, he knew that if he was ambushed by the army, he would die if he retreated. He could only rush forward desperately, and maybe he could still fight his way out.

However, the officers and soldiers used rockets to ignite the haystacks blocking the entrance of the canyon, and kept throwing dry branches. The raging flames blocked the rebels' desperate charge.

Li Huai had no choice but to order the entire army to retreat. A stray arrow hit the front door. Li Huai screamed and fell down. He was trampled to pieces by his panicked subordinates. The leaderless rebels fled in all directions and were shot down by the condescending officers and soldiers with bows, arrows and muskets. With one shot, Li Huai's entire army was wiped out.

On a high mountain outside the canyon, Li Zicheng looked at Langgu, where flames were soaring into the sky, billowing smoke obscured the sky, and the sound of gunfire, roars and screams filled the air, and his face was ashen.

Niu Jinxing held a feather fan and stood silently with an enigmatic smile on her face.

Li Huai is finished, Li Yan will be finished soon, hehe.

On the other side, Li Yan, Liu Zongmin and other rebel generals looked nervous, anxious, worried and doubtful.

"King Chuang, why didn't you send troops to reinforce Li Zhun's troops?" Li Yan was young and energetic, forgetting the red lady's repeated instructions before leaving, and questioned Li Zicheng.

He was full of doubts. After all, why did Li Zicheng suddenly change the long-agreed battle plan and send troops to occupy Langshan? Why did the officers and soldiers know that Li Zhun's troops would pass through Lang Valley and set up an ambush in the valley? Why not send troops for reinforcements and let Li Zhun's troops be surrounded and annihilated by the army?

"General Li, please be patient. King Chuang will make his own decision." Niu Jinxing smiled, with an eerie chill in his smile.

"Reporting to King Chuang, we found a large number of officers and soldiers ambushing on the left flank of Langshan Mountain."

"Report to King Chuang that a large number of officers and soldiers were ambushed on the right wing of Langshan Mountain."

"Reporting to King Chuang, a large number of officers and soldiers were found in the Funiu Mountain area..."

More than a dozen groups of scouts sent out came back to report, and they all found that the army had an ambush in the Langshan area.

Li Zicheng's expression became more and more frighteningly gloomy with each report from the scout.

Liu Zongmin and other generals looked at each other, why are there ambushes everywhere?

Li Yan frowned, what's going on?