After Li Dingguo sighed, he asked the soldiers around him to put down their weapons. Li Yan also smiled slightly and asked the soldiers who had been loyally protecting him to put down their weapons.
"Mr. Li, there is no hope, surrender." Li Dingguo said.
Li Yan shook his head: "When I first entered Beijing, I met many loyal ministers who would rather die than surrender. Now that Beijing has been recaptured by you, don't we have loyal ministers in Dashun who would rather die than surrender?".
When he said these words, Li Dingguo knew that there was no possibility of persuading him to surrender: "Mr. Li, I respect your opinion, but where is Li Zicheng?"
"I don't know." There was a hint of sadness on Li Yan's face that was hard to detect: "The moment the city was destroyed, His Majesty disappeared."
Li Dingguo finally understood why Li Yan had such an expression on his face.
When the city was broken, Li Zicheng abandoned his ministers and was the first to run away.
When the city of Beijing was captured for the first time, the emperor of Ming Dynasty generously died for his country. But after the city was captured this time, the "Emperor" of Dashun, Li Zicheng, was the first to run away!
Shame, this is the shame of all Dashun "courtesans".
Li Yan can tolerate failure, but he will never allow such a shameful thing to happen!
"Mr. Li, are you really unwilling to surrender?" Li Dingguo asked again without giving up.
Li Yan smiled and shook his head, then smiled and held the hand of the red lady next to him.
That's his wife.
That year, his name was not Li Yan, but Li Xin. His family was considered wealthy, he was generous with money, and he was good at literature and military. He once provided grain and rice to help the hungry, so he enjoyed a high reputation in the village. He was very popular.
When the lady led the rebel army to attack Qixian for the first time, she received great assistance from herself, so the lady respected her very much. Later, they fell in love with each other, fell in love with each other, and got married.
When Li Xin returned home one time, the government arrested him for "treason" and threw him into prison. After getting the news, the Red Lady immediately led the rebel army to attack Qixian for the second time, and broke through the county seat with one move, killing
He defeated the corrupt county magistrate, opened the prison, rescued Li Xin and other imprisoned people, opened the warehouse to release grain, and then burned down the county government office.
Then they defected to Li Zicheng together, and Li Xin also changed his name to "Li Yan".
In life, they live together; in death, they also die together!
Li Dingguo sighed, bowed deeply to Li Yan and his wife, and then slowly walked out. Behind him, there was a conversation between Li Yan and his wife, nothing more than encouraging each other to die generously. Then, several sounds of falling to the ground were heard.
Li Yan and his wife are dead, but this is not what Li Dingguo cares about most. There are only two things that Li Dingguo cares about most:
The first was to immediately send reinforcements to Yiyishi, where King Wu Lie was fighting a bloody battle. He had already done this. The second was to capture Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin as soon as possible.
The battle in Beijing is not over yet. The generals of the Dashun Army are still continuing to fight with their remnants. It is not particularly difficult to defeat them. What is difficult is that no one can slip through the net!
This is what King Wulie specially explained before leaving.
On April 12, Beijing was captured and the Tiger Guards retook Beijing. At this time, only more than 20 days had passed since Li Zicheng captured the capital.
The speed is jaw-dropping!
The decisive battle between the Huben Guards and the Dashun Army was completely unfair. In the face of the Huben Guards armed with advanced firearms, the Dashun Army was simply vulnerable.
Beijing has absolutely no ability to resist in the face of artillery!
Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin and other "lords and ministers" of Dashun have never been as disappointed and fearful as they are now.
Originally, in their opinion, relying on the strength of the city of Beijing, they could at least hold on for more than a year. One year? Now all this has turned into a big joke.
They couldn't last even a month!
The palace was forced to give up. Li Zicheng was very smart at this point. He knew that if he continued to stick to the palace, there would be only death.
Only by running away can we continue to have hope of survival.
But where can they run now? The enemy has entered the city and is consolidating the fruits of victory step by step. There are fewer and fewer places that the Dashun Army can control.
Moreover, the city gate is completely controlled by the Tiger Guards.
Their only hope now is to wait for the Tiger Guards to make any major mistakes.
In fact, Li Dingguo was also very anxious at this time. He could only send part of his troops to assist King Wu Lie, and most of the troops had to eliminate all resistance in Beijing as soon as possible so that this famous city could completely belong to King Wu Lie.
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Li Zicheng did not know this.
Looking at the "ministers" around him who were looking at each other in disbelief, Li Zicheng shouted angrily: "Tell me, tell me, what should we do now? Are we going to put our heads under their swords?".
No one among the "ministers" was speechless. In the end, Song Xiance had to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, now we can only wait until dark to see if there is any hope."
"General Zhi is back, General Zhi is back!"
This voice rekindled Li Zicheng's hope, but when Liu Zongmin appeared in front of him, his hope suddenly turned into disappointment.
Li Zicheng knew what had happened at a glance when Liu Zongmin and the remaining defeated generals looked embarrassed.
"Brother, I can't do it anymore, I can't do it anymore." Liu Zongmin gasped: "There are too many enemies, and their firearms are so terrifying. I'm afraid Beijing won't be able to defend it!"
Li Zicheng wished he could give him a severe whip. Is Beijing afraid that it will not be able to hold on? Now that he has even lost the palace, do he still expect Beijing to be able to hold on?
But he couldn't get angry at Liu Zongmin now. The bravest general in the Dashun Army was his last hope.
"Zong Min, don't be anxious." Li Zicheng barely suppressed his unhappiness: "Song Military Advisor has already said that as long as it gets dark, there will be a solution."
Liu Zongmin looked up at the sky unconsciously. When will it get dark today?
Song Xiance told Li Zicheng that he would wait for dark to find a way to break out of the encirclement. However, at this time, he did not know that his cousin Song Xianji had also entered Beijing.
This seems to be a kind of ridicule. The cousin is running for his life in embarrassment, but the cousin has become a high-spirited winner!
"Li Zicheng must wait for dark to break out." Song Xianji said without hesitation: "Commander Li, please order all cities to take strict precautions and not allow one person or one horse to leave the city."
"I have already given the order." Li Dingguo nodded: "But how to capture Li Zicheng as soon as possible is a headache."
Song Xianji smiled slightly: "Actually, this is not difficult. I heard that after the bandits entered the city, they extorted money from the wealthy households and ministers in the city, which caused a lot of complaints. And the ordinary people's life was not easy either.
The military discipline of the rebel army is extremely bad, and they have lost the support of the people. Please ask the commander to issue an order immediately in the city. Everyone in the capital can arrest the rebel army and then deal with it on their own. Those who offer ordinary rebel soldiers will be rewarded with one tael of silver, and those who offer fake
The general will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins. The person who captures and kills Li Zicheng will be promoted to the third level and be rewarded with 10,000 gold coins!"
"Okay, just do what Mr. Song said." Li Dingguo laughed and said, "It's just that the reward for Li Thief is too high!"
Song Xianji couldn't help laughing either
It was finally getting dark.
Li Zicheng breathed a long sigh of relief. No matter what, he finally persisted until dark. As long as he could rush out, he would have a chance to start over.
Everyone in Dashun has been incorporated into the team, and they are still confident at this time. They were once called "robbers", and how to escape is their talent.
The enemy has not reached here so far. As long as they can get close to the city gate quickly, they will have hope of survival.
"The thieves are going to escape! The thieves are going to run away!"
At this moment, bursts of gongs and drums suddenly sounded, and then countless voices shouted together: "Catch the thief army, catch the thief army, the thief army is going to escape!"
At this moment, Dashun's army was suddenly in chaos. There seemed to be the sound of gongs and drums and flashing torches everywhere.
Li Zicheng was shocked. He thought it was the Tiger Guards who had appeared, but with the help of the firelight, he saw clearly that the people who were shouting were just ordinary people.
"Kill, kill all these hateful guys!" Li Zicheng issued this order in anger.
But the people today are completely different from the people before.
Each of them held weapons in their hands, and each of them had hatred and anger in their eyes. The Dashun Army had done something to them in the past, and now they wanted them to pay it back tenfold and a hundredfold!
"Kill the thief!"
I don't know who took the lead in shouting, and then the voice of "kill the thieves" rang out everywhere, and the people actually killed them regardless of risk.
What's even more terrifying is that among these ordinary people, there are actually many former officials and wealthy households.
These officials and wealthy households were extorted miserably by the Dashun regime, and many of them were tortured by Liu Zongmin and his associates using inhuman torture instruments.
And now, it's time for revenge!
An incredible scene appeared:
Officials, wealthy households, and ordinary people who usually have distinct classes were actually tightly united this night. To be more precise, it was Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin. It was the Dashun regime that united them!
Dashun's army may not be afraid of these people, but then the sound of muskets rang out, and they quickly approached from far away.
The Tiger Guards are coming soon!
The Dashun Army has long been frightened by the Tiger Guards. They can deal with these ordinary people, but they no longer have the courage to face those Tiger Guard soldiers!
They turned around and ran away. No matter how much the generals of the Dashun Army scolded them, they could not stop this rout.
Li Zicheng was also completely devastated, turned his horse's head and ran away, not forgetting to say: "Tian Jianxiu, stop them for me!"
Tian Jianxiu was still loyal. He knew how terrifying it would be if the enemy caught up with him, so he desperately led hundreds of people to act as Li Zicheng's army to break up his rear.
The people came out in overwhelming numbers, and countless torches lit up the night sky in the capital as bright as day.
Those who were cut off, injured, and those who ran slowly were surrounded by the Tiger Guards and the people, and there was no longer any hope of escaping.
The only thing that made Tian Jianxiu feel lucky was that the Tiger Guards were worried about accidentally injuring the civilians and did not use the firearms that the Dashun Army feared the most.
But this could not prevent the defeat of the Dashun Army.
The soldiers of Dashun Army were knocked to the ground one by one, and then they were severely beaten by the common people who were burning with revenge and anger. Many of them were even beaten to death.
This is really the most naked retribution!
Tian Jianxiu was desperate to the extreme, but he had nothing to do. If he had known what would happen now, why would he have done it in the first place? The only way now is to hold on for dear life.
"General Tian, save me, save me!"
A voice reached Tian Jianxiu's ears. He looked over and saw that military advisor Song Xiance had been knocked to the ground. One of his legs seemed to be injured and he fell to the ground unable to move.
Tian Jianxiu's relationship with Song Xiance was quite good. Seeing that Song's military advisor was in danger, he quickly went to kill him.
But at this moment, a wooden stick flew from nowhere and hit his back. Tian Jianxiu was caught off guard and fell off his horse.
The frightened Tian Mixiu was about to get up, but countless figures rushed to his side, and then fists and wooden sticks fell on him one after another.
If the Huben guards had not stopped these people in time, Tian Jianxiu, who had been on the battlefield for countless years, would have been beaten to death by these people!
Several hundred rebels were not so lucky. They were beaten to death by the common people, while thousands more were made prisoners in embarrassment.
Li Zicheng's plan to break out at night not only failed, but also further weakened his own strength.
Li Dingguo rushed to the scene as soon as possible and saw Tian Jianxiu whose face was covered with blood. Li Dingguo was silent for a moment: "Where is Li Zicheng?"
Tian Jianxiu did not answer, and Li Dingguo smiled faintly: "You have failed. Now the capital is like an iron barrel. There is no place for you to escape."
Tian Jianxiu knew that what the other party said was true. They indeed had no place to escape. He sighed and said, "I really don't know where your Majesty went."
"It turns out that if you could tell the whereabouts of Li Zicheng, you could have saved your life." Li Dingguo shook his head and said, "It's a pity, it's a pity. King Wu Lie has given an order to kill you people without mercy. I have no choice.
Saved you."
Tian Jianxiu, nicknamed Suotian Harrier, was a general under Li Zicheng. In the 16th year of Chongzhen, he was appointed as the admiral of the generals of the camps and was granted the title of Marquis of Ze. On the night of April 12, 17th year of Chongzhen, he was captured and killed by Huben guards.
Tian Jianxiu was the second senior general of the Dashun Army to be killed after Li Yan. Song Xiance was also captured with Tian Jianxiu.
Song Xiance was relatively lucky. Li Dingguo knew that he was Song Xianji's cousin, so he did not kill him immediately, but asked the soldiers to take him to Song Xianji's place.
After many years of separation, the two brothers met again. But this time the meeting was a bit strange. One was the winner, and the other was the loser, a shameful prisoner.
Song Xianji politely asked his cousin to sit down and poured him a bowl of tea: "Cousin, I once wrote to you, asking you to come to Fujian to join me as soon as possible to serve King Wulie.
, but why don’t you listen to me?”
"At that time, Your Majesty also summoned me." Song Xiance was very calm: "I did receive your letter at that time, but I considered that Your Majesty is sweeping the world and has great potential, while your Ding Yunyi just lives in Fujian and develops
The chances were slim, so I made my own decision."
"The most wrong decision." Song Xianji sighed and said, "If you had listened to me back then, we would be the masters of this place now."
Song Xiance smiled bitterly: "What are you going to do with me?"
"King Wu Lie has given an order to kill you without mercy!" Song Xianji did not hide anything: "Actually, if I want to save your life, there is still a way, and King Wu Lie will not punish me, but this will inevitably happen in Wu Lie."
That left a bad impression on me in King Lie’s heart. After much deliberation, I can only exchange your life for King Wu Lie’s trust in me.”
Song Xiance smiled, and he suddenly realized that he had no intention of blaming Song Xianji.
For the future of the Song family, my cousin must do this. There is nothing to blame for this.
He stood up and bowed his head to Song Xianji: "Cousin, I want to ask you something. I still have family, please treat them well."
Song Xianji shook his head and said: "Cousin, don't you know it yet? King Wu Lie will eradicate rebel leaders like you and leave no one alive! Do you still want to keep your family?"
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Song Xiance was completely desperate.
Song Xiance, also known as Song Kangnian, was a native of Yongcheng, Henan Province in the Ming Dynasty. He studied hard and was very knowledgeable, especially proficient in "magic". He made a living as a "warlock" and traveled around for a long time, divining good and bad luck for people.
In the 14th year of the Chongji reign of the Ming Dynasty, Song Xiance was recommended by Baofeng Juren Niu Jinxing to serve in Li Zicheng's peasant army. He made suggestions and was extremely intelligent, and was deeply respected by Li Zicheng. He must be consulted for advice on all battle plans. Once,
Song Xiance said to Li Zicheng: "It flows into the main stream of the river and sinks into the Eighteen Beaches. If you want to go up to the sky, you must start from Yanmen Pass. When the general started the uprising, he immediately proclaimed himself king and named the country Chuang. This statement has been verified. Now press '
With the phrase "started from Yanmen Pass", the general's uprising will start from now!"
Li Zicheng was overjoyed when he heard this and worshiped him as his military advisor. In the Song Dynasty, he was proficient in Qimen Dunjia and prophecy techniques, and Li Zicheng believed in him as a god. Based on the political affairs of the Ming Dynasty, the Song Dynasty used magic numbers to point out that its "national destiny was about to end". In order to speed up the process faster
To establish peasant power and establish Li Zicheng's prestige, he also put forward the slogan "Eighteen children are the master's artifact". The promulgation and publicity of this slogan played a great role in mobilizing the masses, boosting the morale of the farmers, and isolating the rulers of the Ming Dynasty.
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On April 12, the 17th year of Chongzhen, Song Xiance was captured and killed by the Huben Guards, completing the last phase of his life!