The Red Lady's 30,000 troops had no supplies at all, and 10,000 of them didn't even have weapons. They obviously lost them when they fled.
What's even more terrible is that there are still more than 200 wounded people being carried, and there are probably only more lightly wounded people.
It can be seen that we are really at the end of our rope and in extreme despair. It is no wonder that the red lady would use the donkey under the slope to form an alliance.
Although the 30,000 troops looked a bit like beggars and looked a little sluggish, they all exuded a strong aura, especially the 10,000 old soldiers.
What made Zhu Cixiang salivate was that he was no longer a military novice. He knew that if they fought head-on, the 100,000 people in the city would probably not be able to defeat these 10,000 people.
This is not an exaggeration. Ancient wars are no better than modern wars. Shooting at each other at long distances is far less cruel than close combat. Without the psychological quality of having experienced battles for a long time and considering death as home, no matter how many people there are, it is useless.
Because in the beginning, you may rely on the large number of people and the courage to rush in and fight with a knife, but when there are casualties, most people with poor psychological quality will not be able to bear it and run away, which will affect other people. The result is that the more people there are, the more defeated they will be.
quick.
This is why it was often said in ancient times that the number of soldiers depends on their skill but not on their numbers.
Even among the nearly 2,000 female soldiers, Zhu Cixiang felt that they should be stronger than the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp.
At least from their eyes, it can be seen that they are people who have experienced bloody fighting, not vases.
It’s no surprise that there is a female soldier Zhu Cixiang in the Red Lady team.
He knew that the refugee armies from all walks of life were sometimes made up of old men, women, and children. They had to take the lead when attacking a city, and they had to follow behind and wave the flag and shout when they ambush.
In the early stage, the refugee army could only fight ambushes and sieges.
It was only after it grew stronger and gained territory that the old, weak, women and children were eliminated.
As a female general herself, it is not surprising that the Red Lady retains a female army.
After driving all the way, we finally arrived at Xizhimen before dusk.
This means that the refugee army is used to this kind of rapid march, and it would never be possible for the official army to do it.
When leaving, Zhu Cihong told Li Ruojian to take charge of Xizhimen and asked Zhou Yuji to send troops to assist.
So when they looked at the army outside the city, neither of them was surprised, knowing that His Majesty had successfully surrendered.
But after hearing this, all the noble civil servants were frightened to death, and they all led their men and horses to kill them.
"Zhou Yuji, you are so brave. There are bandits attacking outside the city. Why didn't you warn them in advance and didn't close the city gate?"
"Are you going to collaborate with the enemy?" Duke Dingguo said sternly.
"My lord, please be patient. The army outside the city is not an army of thieves, but an army of government officials." Zhou Yuji explained with cupped fists.
"What nonsense!"
"Do you really think we are blind? What is this if not a bandit army?"
"Close the city gate immediately."
Everyone had actually guessed that these bandits might have been sent by His Majesty to recruit them, so they immediately became nervous and anxious.
Just when the nobles wanted to order the city gate to be captured by force, dozens of horsemen had already taken the lead and rushed to the city gate.
"Everyone, His Majesty has arrived, get ready to pick him up!"
Zhou Yuji said coldly and walked towards the city gate.
The civil servants and nobles looked at each other in shock, obviously not expecting that His Majesty would go out of the city in person to recruit surrender.
If they had known that His Majesty was not in the city, they should have contacted the Supreme Emperor last night and directly launched a mutiny.
But now it's too late to say anything. My whole intestines are filled with regret, but I have no choice but to follow him to pick him up.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
"Li Ruolian, I will give you half a day to find out who is behind this, and I will kill him to destroy the nine tribes."
Zhu Cixi gritted his teeth and said.
He knew that the assassins probably acted on impulse, so none of them escaped. It shouldn't be difficult to find out the mastermind behind the scenes.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Li Ruolian was also frightened just now, his back was still wet, and he glanced at the red lady with some gratitude.
Not long after, Jin Yiwei pulled a carriage.
There were no more assassinations on the way. When we arrived at Chengtianmen Square, it was already dark and the petitioners had long disappeared, which made Zhu Cixiang slightly disappointed.
Petitioning was normal in the Ming Dynasty. If people ran away, it would be hard for him to catch them one by one.
"Your Majesty, you are finally back!"
"The situation has gone badly. At noon, Wang Dehua, who was responsible for the killing, led the Pure Army to rescue the Supreme Emperor, then took control of the Qianqing Palace, and arrested the ten commanders of the Royal Forest Army and Liu Xi, Fan Xian and others..."
At this time, Liu Xinlan suddenly swooped over from the side, with an anxious look on her face, obviously she had been waiting here.
"What?"
Zhu Cixiang was shocked.
Only then did I realize that the towers of Chengtian Gate were all occupied by eunuchs from the Pure Army, and not a single Imperial Guard was seen.
Seeing this, Zhu Cixiang instantly became furious.
He had only been away for a short time and he rebelled. It was simply terrible.