Back to the late Ming Dynasty, Chapter 418: The last road of the bandit king

Li Zicheng left Xi'an City and ran all the way to the mountains in the southwest. The smoother the place, the less he was, the less he was hiding.

If it were on the normal historical trajectory, Li Zicheng would not have failed so badly.

After retreating to Beijing, he temporarily occupied Henan, Shaanxi and other places. He even once competed for territory with Zuo Liangyu, ruled Wuchang City, and had plans to transition the river...

But now everything is impossible.

The Xia army set up a few years ago and the people's consciousness awakened. Li Zicheng no longer had the foundation for support. He just wanted to escape now...

However, Li Zicheng's current situation is pretty good. He had only seventeen horses at the most downturn in the past, and now he has a scale of more than a hundred horses around him.

Li Zicheng still had some confidence in his heart. If he had made a comeback a few years ago, it would not be a problem.

"Your Majesty, it's not good! The people of Xia are chasing us!"

Li Zicheng rode a fast horse, and suddenly a scream came from behind him. It turned out that more than a hundred people had become even smaller, and more than a dozen cavalrymen were no longer ordered to flee.

"Bastard! So what if the people of Xia come?"

Li Zicheng cursed angrily, but he still led the remaining guards to run firmly in one direction.

Looking at the fleeing soldiers, although there was no pursuit from most of the Xia Kingdom, they had not yet run far away, and gunfire came from some jungle.

More than a dozen fleeing soldiers fell to the ground, and those who were not shot were quickly pierced by cavalry coming out of the side...

Li Zicheng couldn't help but tremble when he saw this scene. It seemed that Xia Guo's anger was indeed not a false reputation. He would die if he shot a shot from afar. If the Ming army's firearms were at most broken the armor.

Li Zicheng took a deep breath. He was not sure whether Xia Jun's gun would greet him at this time.

Because the pursuers behind were too crazy.

The firearm is to shoot whenever you see someone and chop when you catch up, without leaving any survivor.

You know, now those who follow Li Zicheng are important generals of the bandit army. The Xia army seems to care about it and does not look like they are captured alive.

"Your Majesty, there is a mountain ahead. After passing this path and entering the forest, the Xia Kingdom's firearms will no longer work!"

Li Zicheng had the only loyal general around him. After shouting, he turned his head and took the initiative to break the back.

Judging from the current situation, there are pursuers from Xia Kingdom in all walks of life. If no one makes sacrifices, everyone will definitely be over...

Li Zicheng didn't even have time to agree. When he left the city, he didn't even bring his family's bags, so he just ran forward and ran forward. Finally, when he entered the mountains and forests, there were more than 20 people.

This is the plains outside that have been isolated.

"Kill the horse and go deep into the mountains, and the Hu Xia people can't find us!"

Li Zicheng breathed a sigh of relief.

From the gap in the dense forest, you could see the Xia army outside. It was indeed stopped outside the forest. Everyone who fled under Li Zicheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xia Jun can't get in!"

"It must be impossible to get in. They only know how to use fire. There are dense trees in the mountains and forests, so they dare not enter!"

While everyone was talking, they packed up their ceremonial equipment and walked into the mountains. There was a large mountain range in the direction chosen by Li Zicheng. If they crossed the valley, they could completely leave Xia Jun behind.

"Let's go, I'll be able to come out sooner or later!"

Li Zicheng said solemnly.

Outside the forest.

The pursuers of Xia Kingdom slowly stopped in the distance.

Except for firearms, the Iron Blood Army carried some metal equipment on the horse's back. At present, three people were assembled into a gun barrel.

These barrels are all mortars from Xia Kingdom. After several replacements, they are almost mature. Especially the Iron Blood Army, which has fought all the way, often uses these easy-to-transport "cannons" in many harsh mountain environments. They are now used

It's easy to get up.

The captain of the Iron Blood Army held a telescope in his hand, and ordered people to measure the distance between the mountains and forests in the distance.

boom!

With the first cannon sound, more and more shells were fired out.

At this time, Li Zicheng and others were just about to walk into the forest, when suddenly they saw a blast sound, followed by a fire burning.

The special flowering bullets used by the Xia army caused the surrounding forest to ignite the flames. Li Zicheng didn't even have time to frighten and had to run away in panic.

Xia army's shells fell from all sides, which was different from setting fire from one side. People hiding in the mountains and forests had no idea where to escape.

Because there is a blast in every direction, there is fire everywhere.

"Emperor! Emperor! Where will we go?"

The guards beside him shouted in despair, with choking smoke all around him, and they couldn't see their figures clearly.

After a long time, no one answered.

A confidant who was loyal to Li Zicheng wanted to try his best to find his own "emperor", but only saw fallen trees and flying soil and rocks.

"The Indestructible Master of the Village"

In fact, the intensity of the Xia army's artillery was not very strong, but Li Zicheng and others happened to be in the artillery circle. They originally wanted to use the forest to escape in seclusion, but they did not expect to encounter artillery fire... The forest instead blocked the speed of everyone's escape...

Li Zicheng ran all the way, no matter how his guards shouted, he would not look back. At this time, he would be dead if he ran a little slower at this time. It would be better to run away by himself.

......

An hour later.

The combustion of shells caused small-scale wildfires, but fortunately, this place is just a corner of the valley and does not enter the core area.

The wildfires gradually faded out on the edge of the forest stream, leaving behind a ground of gray smoke.

The soldiers of Xia Kingdom searched among the remaining forests and did not miss any place.

"I found it, it was burned in a bad state. There were fifteen corpses in it."

The iron-blooded army of Xia Kingdom pieced together for a long time before uu reading books www.uukanshu.com was used to splice the scattered and charred corpses around.

"Fifteen?"

The generals of Xia Kingdom, led by the leader, frowned, and the people who entered the forest were sixteen cavalry.

"Search again! There is an order from above, Li Chuang's men cannot let anyone go!"

The general's serious tone made the soldiers around him nervous, and he issued a death order before sending troops.

For the Iron Blood Army, failure of the operation is extremely shameful.

If it were for the Ming army of the previous dynasty, it would have been possible to repay the merits by doing this, but the Xia army would never do it.

They fought for the glory of Xia Kingdom, and the biggest mistake was that Li Zicheng's failure to find his body.

The generals in charge also searched for traces themselves, but this valley was just a corner after all, and if they escaped into the deep forest, there would be no way.

"If it doesn't work, keep setting fire to the mountain and burning the entire mountain."

Someone suggested.

Compared to the stability of the court, the cost of burning a mountain is not too high.

The general's eyes flashed, but finally shook his head and said, "Emperor Xia wants us to fight fiercely, but he does not want to massacre... There are still many creatures in the deep mountains. I don't know how many mountain people live in it. If it is abusive,

Killing is inconsistent with our army's style….”

Everyone nodded when they heard this.

The Xia army was influenced by culture, and even the most powerful troops had their own understanding.

"Look, here!"

Suddenly, someone shouted further away from the forest.

The head and the soldiers walked forward, and saw a figure wearing a yellow robe beside the stream, lying on the back of the stone.
Chapter completed!