Chapter 407: Soldiers approaching the city, where are you always laughing?
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty, let's go back first. The dragon body is important, the dragon body is important..." an old eunuch persuaded with a trembling voice.
Chongzhen stood there motionless, his whole body seemed to be stiff. He had seen the scene in front of him not long ago. At that time, because this scene appeared outside the capital, he delayed Yuan Chonghuan. At that time, Chongzhen swore that in this
He never wanted to see this scene again in his life, but Chongzhen didn't expect that this scene would appear in front of him so quickly.
Following Chongzhen's gaze, he could see the endless army, the flags flying high, and under the sun, there were densely packed black heads!
How many 100,000 people are there? It's hard to tell, it's just like the feeling that you can't tell how many there are. Even though Chongzhen is now standing on the high city wall, he still can't see the end of these densely packed ant-like armies.
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It only took Li Zicheng five days to conquer the city with an army of 100,000 troops. It is worth mentioning that besides the 100,000 troops, there were 50,000 women and children.
It was different from the last time Huang Taiji came to the capital for an outing. At that time, Huang Taiji was a bandit. He grabbed a handful and left. He took enough food back to feed his wife and children. He had no time to linger around the capital!
This time Li Zicheng is also a bandit, but this bandit is more domineering than Huang Taiji, because this bandit does not intend to rob once and then leave. He intends to quit after one act, so they brought their wives and children with them.
around.
They want to rush directly into the city, and then find a place to live forever without leaving. In fact, this is not a big deal. The capital is so big that it can accommodate these people. At most, everyone can squeeze in, but Li Zicheng is interested in it.
The most spacious location in the capital, the most gorgeous house, and the home of the largest landowner. Unfortunately, this location can only live in one person, and Chongzhen has lived in it since his grandfather's grandfather's grandfather's grandfather.
Yes, this is a family business, so this position cannot be given up under any circumstances.
Chongzhen's body was a little weak, but he still stood there, motionless. At least, no one could see that his legs were weak!
In this empire, anyone can be soft, but he must not be soft. Everyone can surrender, but he alone cannot surrender, because he is the emperor. Chongzhen stubbornly believes that there is no emperor who surrendered or escaped in the Ming Dynasty!
At this time, beside Chongzhen, there were several ministers, heads of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, etc., all coming to their heads. These people looked at the endless army encamped outside the city, and each of them trembled slightly.
He almost sat down on the ground while holding the pose. If he hadn't witnessed Huang Taiji's siege of the capital before, not many of them would be able to stand as they are now.
The situation this time was much more dangerous than that of Huang Taiji. At least Yuan Chonghuan was outside during Huang Taiji's time. Although Yuan Chonghuan's army had been running behind Huang Taiji, after all, it was still an army roughly the same as Huang Taiji's.
With equal strength, Huang Taiji had tens of thousands of troops, and Yuan Chonghuan had 9,000 Ningyuan cavalry. Although the difference was quite disparate, relying on the fortified city, it was not impossible to fight. In the end, Yuan Chonghuan defeated Huang Taiji, but now there is no one outside the capital.
There is no longer Yuan Chonghuan, but there is a person named Chang Xiao.
Chang Xiao obviously did not fight as many battles as Yuan Chonghuan, and he was much younger than Yuan Chonghuan! Being young means being inexperienced and untrustworthy!
But these are not important. The most important thing is that Yuan Chonghuan had a large army at hand at that time, but Chang Xiao now only has a thousand servants.
Servants, servants, a thousand servants, using servants to fight these bandits, a thousand against a hundred thousand, is simply a joke, so they are not surprised that Chang Xiao has not appeared until now, and they
Now everyone is so impressed that they are smiling.
Chang Xiao was so smart that before Li Zicheng's army arrived, he justly fled with his family and servants, and even took the emperor's edict. I heard that Chang Xiao had nine hundred servants in Tianjin.
They took dozens of carts of gold and silver and fled, and the ruts crushed the official road. Why didn't they think of this trick?
"Your Majesty, where is Chang Xiao? Didn't Chang Xiao say he wanted to hold back these traitors for the Emperor? Where has he been?" an old minister asked tremblingly.
"Yes, where is Chang Xiao?"
"Where has Chang Xiao gone? Shouldn't he be standing outside the gate of the capital to defend the capital? Your Majesty, where has Chang Xiao gone?"
At this moment, how can there be any majesty in Chongzhen? In the eyes of these ministers, Chongzhen is a fool, a fool who let the treacherous Chang Xiao run away. At this moment, these officials are angry, Chang Xiao runs away
, but they didn't escape, it's all the fault of this stupid emperor!
Chongzhen stood there motionless, being questioned by the top officials in the imperial court. This can also be said to be the attitude of the officials.
Chongzhen took a deep breath, turned his eyes away from the invisible thieves in the distance, scanned the surrounding ministers lightly, and then said firmly: "Chang Xiao will definitely come, and he will definitely do it for me.
To resist these armies, I believe that he is not a villain who runs away in battle! Even if he is shattered to pieces, he will stand in front of me! I have never trusted a person so much! This person always smiles!"
Hearing this, all the officials fell into silence. An official could gain such selfless trust from the emperor, even if his body was broken into pieces. The emperor even asked Chang Xiao to take Chang Xiao's wife and family members away. This kind of trust... is really stupid.
What a stupid emperor! If I were Chang Xiao, I would lead a thousand men into an army of one hundred thousand. Chang Xiao is not a fool. How could I do such a thing that only a mentally retarded person would do? What if I had a thousand men?
It is possible that one person can hold back Li Zicheng, but killing a thousand people among a hundred thousand people is a wasteful thing that even a fool with no chance of success would do to die in vain!
"Your Majesty, you were deceived by the treacherous Chang Xiao. Do you still believe him at this time? That kid is just a young boy. Your Majesty, he is only in his early twenties. Do you really expect this?
What kind of responsibility can a guy like this have? I think he would have fled with his family a long time ago..."
Chongzhen narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and said calmly: "I am only in my early twenties. Your words don't sound like you are talking about Chang Xiao, but you seem to be talking about me! You mean I don't have any
Responsible?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry was stunned, and then he kowtowed quickly and said: "I have no such intention. I just hope that the emperor will not be deceived by treachery again. There is no chance of winning this battle, and the defeat is already done. However, the emperor is still immersed in Chang Xiao, who has escaped."
In my treacherous fantasy, I boldly asked the emperor to lead the imperial army to fight out from the south gate, so that the emperor would have a chance to fight back. If he were trapped in the capital city, once the city was defeated, both jade and stone would be destroyed. Your Majesty...
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When Chongzhen heard this, his eyes were stern at first. After hearing this, his expression softened a little, losing the stern expression just now. At this time, he dared to say that the defeat was already done. Those who could persuade him to escape were all direct ministers and virgins.
Those who set up the ground are planning for Chongzhen. You must know that if you say these words before the war, if you are alarmist, you will take a great risk! Those who dare to say escape may not be better than those who shout to fight.
People who are timid need more courage!
Chongzhen had never noticed before that the minister of the Ministry of Industry was actually quite good.
Chongzhen stepped forward and picked up the Minister of Industry, patted the hand of the Minister of Civil Affairs and whispered: "Not bad, you are good!"
Then he said: "To confuse the minds of the troops and make alarmist remarks, come here, arrest the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and show his head to the public! From now on, anyone who dares to talk about fleeing will end up like this!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry was stunned, and the expression on his face suddenly tightened, but then he lost all strength, and his face fell down. He sighed and said: "Your Majesty, I understand. If I dare to persuade the Emperor, I know this."
Consequences, I, take the first step! I have a cruel request, please hang my head high, I want to watch these traitors, I want to watch the Ming Dynasty!"
The light in Chongzhen's eyes flickered slightly, then he nodded and waved his hand, and the Minister of Industry was escorted down by the guards. Soon after, a bloody human head rose high, and the Minister of Industry's eyes widened, deathly.
Staring at the bandits outside.
All the officials were silent. Only at this moment did they fully understand that Chongzhen was determined to die and wanted to coexist with the capital. Originally, they had packed their packages in private, but they were waiting for Chongzhen to survive.
So that they could escape with Chongzhen, but now it seems that this hope has been completely disappointed. Next, they can only find a way to fight to the death with the bandits outside.
Chongzhen's move was simple and crude, but it conveyed the message he wanted to convey. It also made some people give up their illusions and could only gather all their strength to fight against the rebels. The head of the Minister of Industry was extremely effective.
big.
From then on, all officials had no way out and gave up all illusions. No official dared to say a word of defeat, let alone a word of escape!
There is no doubt that a person who is forced into a desperate situation is far more lethal than a person who still has a way behind him!
Li Zicheng only blocked one north gate, leaving portals in and out from three directions. On the one hand, he did not have enough troops to trap the capital, and on the other hand, he wanted to leave a path for the officials in the capital.
On the way to escape, he didn't care whether these officials ran away or not. Even if Chongzhen ran away, it didn't matter. What Li Zicheng wanted most now was the capital city, which symbolized all imperial power and was a place where the world's dragons converged. He was better than the capital city.
It is more useful to get Chongzhen.
On this day, Li Zicheng's army set out to build a meal, and they were very busy, so naturally everything was peaceful.
Changxiao’s team never showed up from beginning to end!