Chapter 411: The seller seeks glory, the Great Ming Ancestral Hall
"Your Majesty, why did Chang Xiao withdraw? Why did he leave like that? Why didn't he kill Li Zicheng?"
"Your Majesty, what is Chang Xiao's intention? He is obviously not far away from the traitor's military tent!"[]
"Your Majesty, did Chang Xiao surrender to the bandits? Otherwise, why would the bandits make way for them instead of crushing them to death? This is unreasonable!"
"emperor……"
Chongzhen looked at Chang Xiao's thousand soldiers, swaggering out from Li Zicheng's army, and finally stationed themselves in front of Li Zicheng. Looking at the army that Li Zicheng used to attack the city, he had already retreated back to the army.
I thought for a moment that they would not be able to attack the city, especially since their morale was extremely low. This was obviously good news!
Chongzhen couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Only then did he realize the danger of his position. Although there was a wooden fence blocking it, the height under his feet still made Chongzhen dizzy. Chongzhen quickly took a few steps back and calmed down.
, and sat on the Taishi chair that had always been there.
Only then did Chongzhen realize that he was not as relaxed as he had imagined before. It could even be said that all the muscles in his body were tense and had been tense!
At this time, Chongzhen suddenly relaxed, and his whole body felt a sense of weakness, especially the muscles in his arms were sore, and even Chongzhen's back was soaked with sweat.
Chongzhen didn't think a single word of all the comments made by the officials around him. He really didn't want to say anything more now, but these officials were really too noisy. Chongzhen looked around at the officials and said.
: "For those who often laugh at collaborating with the enemy and being disloyal, I will give them a thousand men to attack the traitorous army of one hundred thousand! So that you can show your loyalty!"
When Chongzhen said a word, there was an immediate silence all around.
It has to be said that Chang Xiao led a thousand men into an army of 100,000. Based on this alone, all their suspicions seemed so weak and pale.
There must be a reason why Chang Xiao did not go straight to Huanglong and kill Li Zicheng. At this time, even those officials who kept saying that Chang Xiao surrendered to the enemy and wasted the opportunity to fight, did not believe that Chang Xiao could be a traitor! Chang Xiao
His actions have most powerfully demonstrated his loyalty!
The reason why they said what they just said was just a complaint because their hope was shattered. After all, they suddenly gained hope from having no hope. This hope was even close to being fulfilled for a time. Chang Xiao gave them this
Hope, but at the last, most critical moment, this hope was lightly taken away. They couldn't help but be annoyed! You must know that this is related to their wealth and life. From a certain point of view, now their whole family is in control
In the hands of Chang Xiao.
Fortunately, none of these ministers would doubt the combat effectiveness of Chang Xiao's soldiers. Although they did not see the details of the Fire Dragon Army's killing of enemies, they could see the speed of the Fire Dragon Army's advance. The servant in Chang Xiao's hands
The army formed is really powerful, even more powerful than Guan Ning's cavalry, and it is the hope of all officials of the Ming Dynasty. Even if these officials do not understand the art of war, they also know that with such a team behind to contain Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng will not succeed.
It is possible to use all your strength to attack the city, and the capital will have high walls and heavy gates, and you will definitely be able to keep the enemy out of the capital.
As long as it takes a few days to wait until the four armies gather, Li Zicheng's good days will be over!
Chongzhen let out a long breath again, patted the chair happily, and then stood up suddenly, full of energy and confidence, and said with a smile: "Everyone, I didn't trust this person wrongly, right? Ah?"
All the ministers looked at me, and I looked at you, and they all nodded in agreement, but at the same time they all had the idea that if Chang Xiao did not die in this war, who in the entire Ming Dynasty would be afraid of it?
There is no cure for this and I often laugh.
Thinking of this, all the ministers shook their heads. Chang Xiao was already so terrifying before. If they get such a great achievement again, will they still have a way to survive?
At this time, several ministers had a brief exchange of eyes, and they had already reached a consensus. As long as Li Zicheng's army retreats, if Chang Xiao does not die, then they will find a way to give Chang Xiao a powerful and powerful leader.
Highly charged with treason!
Such crimes are often the end of those heroes.
Chang Xiao and his soldiers escaped from Li Zicheng's army. They didn't have to go too far. They camped directly a thousand meters away and watched Li Zicheng's army with eager eyes. At this distance, there was no need to worry about Li Zicheng's army.
Those red-coated cannons were the only threat to Chang Xiao and his party. And with Chang Xiao's hearing and eyesight, there was no need to worry about a sneak attack by Li Zicheng's army. It could be said that there was a complete enemy a thousand meters away.
A safe distance, and they also occupied a position on the slope. They were condescending, just like a huge boulder hanging on an egg. Presumably as long as they stood here, Li Zicheng would have trouble sleeping and eating, and the soldiers would have no morale at all.
!This is the way to attack the heart.
The best thing is that they only have nine hundred people, while Li Zicheng's side has a hundred thousand people. Such a huge gap has created such a weird and strange situation, which will definitely make Li Zicheng feel a huge sense of frustration.
However, Chang Xiao knew very well that guns and artillery were not omnipotent. They could only stay like this for three hours before they had to withdraw. Human wisdom is infinite. Although they relied on the power of guns and artillery to intimidate the opponent, Li Zicheng's army
There may not be smart people among them. Maybe in a few hours, they will have some way to threaten the Fire Dragon Army.
In fact, Chang Xiao's best choice was to kill Li Zicheng in one go. However, killing Li Zicheng would do no good to Chang Xiao at all, because Chang Xiao wanted military power, not merit. What he wanted was to be an emperor.
Not a slave!
Now that Li Zicheng has been killed in a hurry, the power of commanding troops, dispatching troops, and supervising troops that Chang Xiao obtained from Chongzhen are all useless. All Chang Xiao has to do is to hold Li Zicheng back.
, maintaining the current situation on the battlefield until the moment the Ming army arrives, at which time he will have restrained the entire Ming army. Expelling these bandits is just a piece of cake. What Chang Xiao wants to pay attention to is these water capitals in Asia and Europe.
Guns and artillery are just a trick. They can only hold back Li Zicheng's army and intimidate the opponent. If you want to kill 100,000 people with 900 people, ordinary guns and artillery are of little significance. Unless you use it to cause more damage.
The heavy weapon of sex comes.
If you want to conquer the world, you still have to follow the right path. Qi Bing is only suitable for use when there is no other way. This truth is very clear to Chang Xiao.
Three hours later, the sky gradually became dark. Chang Xiao stood up and raised the flag. Nine hundred sergeants who were recuperating stood up together. Then under Chang Xiao's flag swing, these
The nine hundred and fifty people gradually retreated and disappeared into the dim night.
The night is not suitable for siege, and the darkness is perfect, but it is very suitable for Li Zicheng's sergeants to manipulate Chang Xiao and his party, so Chang Xiao decides to retreat. Just play high-risk things for a while, and play endlessly, that is
Risking your life, it’s not worth it!
At least, no matter what happens tomorrow, tonight will be a peaceful night!
The frightened people in the capital thought so, as did the civil and military officials, and Chang Xiao thought so too, without exception! Li Zicheng's side was hit hard by the Fire Dragon Army today, and he must take good care of it no matter what.
After all, morale has plummeted. It is impossible to attack the city in this case, let alone in the dark night!
Chongzhen, on the other hand, is still busy. At this time, everyone can take a rest, but he can't take a break. It's not to approve memorials. At this time, memorials are of no use. Apart from important memorials, Chongzhen has nothing.
I didn’t even read the memorial.
After Chongzhen bathed and changed his clothes, he went to the ancestral hall of his ancestors and knelt there. First, he prayed for the Ming Dynasty and asked his ancestors to bless the Ming Dynasty. The other one was to write an edict to sin against himself!
When Li Zicheng coerced the rebels and besieged the capital, there had to be one person who took the blame for this kind of thing. No one was qualified to take the blame, only he, the emperor, was qualified.
There was a severe drought in the world, Chongzhen wrote an edict to blame himself, Huang Taiji invaded the capital and circled around, killing and looting countless people, Chongzhen wrote an edict to blame himself, Zhang Xianzhong dug up the Zhu family's ancestral tomb, Chongzhen wrote an edict to blame himself, and now, Li Zicheng surrounded the capital
, Chongzhen naturally had to write an imperial edict to blame himself. In short, everything was his fault as the emperor!
The edict of sinners is about talking about shortcomings and shortcomings. In short, it is to scold himself. Chongzhen was really unwilling to write this edict of sinners, and he really didn’t know what to write. It was obvious that he worked hard from the day he took this position.
He did not sleep or sleep to handle government affairs. He had to review memorials during meal times. He had no time to watch songs and dances, and no time to enjoy the life of an emperor. It can be said that as soon as Chongzhen ascended the throne, he began to work tirelessly to mend holes. Today there is a drought, and tomorrow the people will bandit.
, the Jurchens will cause rebellion again the day after tomorrow. It can be said that Chongzhen is the most tired person in the whole world. Even so, he still has to write an edict to sin against himself.
There were piles of clumps of waste paper scattered around Chongzhen. For some reason, Chongzhen was particularly restless tonight. When he picked up his pen, he couldn't write a single word!
Chongzhen rubbed the corners of his eyes, stood up, and sighed slightly in his heart. Fortunately, he still had Chang Xiao, a minister of Honggu, otherwise, the thieves might have broken into the capital today! As long as Chang Xiao can hold on, the thieves will be rebellious.
He couldn't enter the city! Thinking of this, Chongzhen smiled faintly. The most important thing in his life was to use Chang Xiao correctly! Chang Xiao was his deputy! With Chang Xiao around, his country would not collapse so easily.
, Chongzhen is still confident that after driving away Li Zicheng, he will continue to realize his dream of prosperous Ming Dynasty!
The Ming Dynasty will definitely become prosperous and prosperous in my hands! It will become famous all over the world!
Inside the ancestral hall were the portraits and tablets of emperors of all dynasties. Standing in front of these portraits and tablets, Chongzhen felt a little depressed and had difficulty breathing. He immediately lifted up his clothes, knelt on the futon, and calmed down for a while.
Finally, he clasped his hands together and was about to make a wish when the door of the ancestral hall was slammed open with a loud bang.
Chongzhen was startled, and then he became furious. This was the ancestral hall of his old Zhu family. Who dared to break in here?
An old eunuch rolled in. This old eunuch had a pale face. Before Chongzhen could speak, the old eunuch knelt down in front of Chongzhen and shouted: "Your Majesty, leave quickly, the city is broken..."
Ah? Ah? Ah!
Chongzhen stepped forward, grabbed the old eunuch by the collar, and spoke a few words between his eyes with wide eyes: "Wang Cheng'en, what did you say?"
There was cold sweat on Wang Chengen's forehead. He was about to say something when he suddenly heard a chorus of shouts from a distance: "God bless you, may the world be prosperous forever. The Ming Dynasty was unruly, and the new emperor abolished it. Don't be afraid, people, stay away from the house."
middle."
These roars came from all directions in the capital, like layers of thunder exploding in Chongzhen's ears. The explosion caused Chongzhen's whole body to be broken. The hand that originally grabbed Wang Chengen's collar could no longer
No more strength.
Chongzhen stumbled backwards. If he hadn't hit a beam, he would have been sitting on the ground now.
"How is it possible? How is it possible? I didn't hear the sound of the siege. I didn't hear the sound of the siege. How did these traitors enter the capital?"
Wang Chengen cried and knelt in front of Chongzhen and said sadly: "Your Majesty, everything is in chaos now. I have no way of knowing about such things!"
At this time, a man with a dark body emerged from Wang Chengen's shadow. He was the emperor's spy.
"It's the Zhang family, Zhang Houye's family. They are full of traitors. They united hundreds of officials, big and small, and opened the city gate together with the letter of surrender..."
Chongzhen's face turned pale in a flash. The Zhang family, yes, how could he forget the Zhang family?
Chang Xiao interrogated the descendants of the Zhang family in the court, and the other party told all the evil deeds of the Zhang family in recent years. They originally wanted to confiscate the Zhang family's property, but just after the court meeting, news came that Li Zicheng's army was approaching the border, and then
Chongzhen and the officials became so busy that they temporarily put aside the affairs of the Zhang family. Unexpectedly, such a small negligence could cause the country to be shattered. Yes, where did Li Zicheng come from?
Cannon? The Zhang family could sell the red cannon to Huang Taiji, but why couldn't they sell it to Li Zicheng?
Zhang family, hundreds of officials, big and small...
Chongzhen's face turned from snow-white to deep red, and his breathing became heavy. He stood up and rushed out. Behind him, Wang Chengen hurriedly followed and whispered in Chongzhen's ear: "Your Majesty, since the capital has been lost, your Majesty, please hurry up."
Evacuate the capital, I have prepared vehicles..."
Chongzhen suddenly stopped and stood there firmly. Wang Chengen almost bumped into Chongzhen.
Chongzhen closed his eyes slightly, reached out and subconsciously touched the sword at his waist, but found nothing. Then he remembered that the sword that never left his body day and night was now with Chang Xiao. Unfortunately, Chang Xiao was now outside the city.
, not in the city! I’m afraid Chang Xiao still doesn’t know that the traitor has entered the city...
As Chongzhen listened to the shouts of God's blessing and prosperity coming from all around, the expression on his face became colder and colder, and there was no trace of anger at all.
Chongzhen suddenly turned around and walked hurriedly towards the palace.
Wang Chengen quickly followed closely.
Chongzhen went straight to the palace of Queen Wang...