Tian Jianxiu died, Song Xiance died, and senior officials and generals of the Dashun regime died one after another.
Now, whose turn is it?
This is also what Li Zicheng fears most.
It was getting dark, and what Li Zicheng was even more afraid of was the dawn.
After daybreak, countless enemies will appear from all directions.
Now Li Zicheng has fallen into a terrible desperate situation.
On April 13th, it was dawn.
The Huben Guards finally captured Li Zicheng's movements, and large numbers of troops began to emerge from all directions. Li Zicheng knew that this might be his last battle.
He had gone through countless dangers, and he had never been so desperate even when he only had eighteen knights left, but now the terrible despair could not be contained in his heart.
Ding Yunyi, Ding Yunyi, this is the most terrifying opponent in his life!
I have encountered him countless times on the battlefield, but failed countless times. I seem to have no ability to resist in front of him.
Why? Why is this?
Li Zicheng was never able to give himself this answer
There were densely packed enemies everywhere, and everyone in Dashun, whether they were officials or soldiers, had fear on their faces.
Even Li Zicheng could clearly see fear on the face of Liu Zongmin, who had always been fearless.
Liu Zongmin was also scared, Liu Zongmin was actually scared too. Li Zicheng smiled bitterly in his heart.
"Brothers!" Li Zicheng decided to give his men one last boost: "I am with you, whether life or death, I will be with you! Now, we are facing the enemy, and I know that the possibility of victory is unlikely.
But I will charge with all of you to fight a bloody path for us, and we can start from scratch!"
However, he found that his words did not seem to have any effect, and the fear on the faces of the soldiers was not eliminated at all.
"Zong Min, I appoint you as the vanguard!" Li Zicheng suddenly raised his voice: "Go and fight to the death with the officers and soldiers!"
Liu Zongmin also knew that this was a life-or-death moment. He shouted loudly to his subordinates: "Brothers who are not afraid of death, come with me to kill the officers and soldiers!"
His morale barely improved, Liu Zongmin hit both swords with a wave of his hand: "Kill!"
A large number of thieves followed their general and rushed out. But in fact, no matter how many times they rushed out, the outcome they faced was exactly the same:
Waiting for them were the muskets of the Tiger Guards.
In the sound of gunfire, the rebels fell one by one; in the sound of gunfire, Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin, and all the rebel generals saw only despair.
Boundless despair.
Gunpowder smoke filled the air, gunshots rang out randomly, and scores of bandit soldiers fell into pools of blood. This place had turned into a naked slaughterhouse.
A terrible war, a terrible killing.
The only thing Li Zicheng could do was to watch all of this happening in front of him without being able to do anything about it.
Charge after charge was met with despair again and again. The Tiger Guards soldiers holding muskets expressionlessly killed the enemies who tried to charge forward one by one.
Li Zicheng could even see his own end coming.
Liu Zongmin still worked very hard. He urged the retreating soldiers to charge forward again and again, and commanded his men to charge hard despite the enemy's terrifying muskets.
But it all seems so in vain.
"Straight bitch!" Liu Zongmin suddenly shouted and rushed forward with two swords in hand.
Call him brave or foolish. In short, when he was halfway through the charge, countless muskets hit him. Li Zicheng saw with his own eyes that his most courageous subordinate was knocked off his horse by muskets, and then was killed by countless people.
drowned by footsteps
Liu Zongmin, a native of Lantian, Shaanxi Province, was originally a blacksmith and started fighting under Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng was defeated by the Hu Ben Guards commanded by Ding Yunyi in Tongguan, Shaanxi Province. He and Li Zicheng led the remaining eighteen men to break through the encirclement and hid in Shangluo Mountain. They rose again the following year.
In the 13th year of Chongzhen's reign, he helped Li Zicheng break through the siege of Brazil, enter the disaster-stricken areas of Henan, and gain great momentum. In the 16th year of Chongzhen's reign, he was appointed as a general. In the following year, the peasant army was divided into two groups, the south and the north, crossing the Yellow River eastward and heading straight for the capital.
Hou Zongmin assisted Li Zicheng in leading the North Route Army through Datong and Xuanfu to the foot of Beijing City. On the night of March 17, he commanded the peasant army on the North Route to capture the outer city. On the 19th, the capital was captured. Chongzhen committed suicide.
After Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he implemented the "payment assistance" policy and established the "Rate Town Fusi", headed by Liu Zongmin. The amount of assistance was stipulated as "100,000 yuan for the middle hall, 70,000 or 53,000 yuan for the imperial hall of the ministry, and 53,000 yuan for the imperial court."
There are 530,000 officials in the Department of Science and Technology, 321,000 in the Imperial Academy, and thousands of subordinates each.
On April 13, the Tiger Guards beheaded Liu Zongmin in the capital.
Liu Zongmin's life ended like this.
As soon as Liu Zongmin died, the entire Dashun Army fell into complete chaos.
Li Zicheng still wanted to fight again, but was persuaded by Niu Jinxing, Gao Yigong and others.
And the situation on the battlefield did not allow him to continue fighting.
Li Zicheng failed. This time Li Zicheng failed completely.
Almost all Dashun troops died in this general attack by Huben Guards, surrendered, and were captured. Niu Jinxing, Gao Yigong and others used eight cavalry to fight to the death to keep Li Zicheng from leaving the battlefield and hiding in the capital.
At this moment, Li Zicheng's mood was extremely gloomy. He never thought that he would suffer such a terrible failure.
None of his countless previous failures had dealt him such a heavy blow like today. He was able to escape danger every time and make a successful comeback.
But this time, a voice told him countless times in his heart: It's impossible, it's impossible again!
He no longer desires anything extravagantly. He just hopes that he can escape this disaster safely this time, and then leave the capital and find a place without people to live out his life in seclusion. That is enough.
But the world is so big that he can't even leave the capital now!
The roar of muskets and the shouts of soldiers are still ringing everywhere, including countless miserable cries. Li Zicheng knows that his subordinates are being hunted, but he has no choice. Now he can only
He can hide here like a mouse.
It was getting bright and dark again, and the shouts of death gradually became quieter.
Only when it gets dark can Li Zicheng feel a little more at ease.
"Your Majesty, up ahead is Wang Qingheng's home." Gao Yigong quietly pointed to a mansion in front and said.
"Don't call me Your Majesty from now on, please call me Big Brother." Li Zicheng smiled bitterly: "Wang Qingheng? Why is this name so familiar?"
Gao Yigong hurriedly replied: "That is the son-in-law of Ding Yuanzhao, the right minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, and the brother-in-law of Ding Yunyi."
"Ding Yunyi?" When he heard the name again, Li Zicheng's expression suddenly changed, but he could not show his fear in front of his subordinates: "Do you want me to go hide with Ding Yunyi's brother-in-law?".
Gao Yigong persuaded: "Brother, Wang Qingheng and Ding Yunyi are not the same people. The time Ding Yuanzhao protruded out of the capital, Wang Qingheng tipped us off. We almost caught him. And he surrendered at all costs.
Among the officials of the Ming Dynasty, he was the most loyal."
Niu Jinxing also persuaded: "There is no other way now. If we don't find a hiding place as soon as possible, we will be caught by the enemy sooner or later. Regardless of whether Wang Qingheng is really loyal or not, we only need to control him
Here, he would have no way to inform and betray us."
Li Zicheng nodded helplessly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you have suffered!" When he saw Li Zicheng, Wang Qingheng indeed showed his loyalty. He cried loudly: "Your Majesty, after the enemy entered the city, I went everywhere to find you, but
There are rebels everywhere, and I can't find your majesty at all. God is so pitiful, please keep your majesty safe and sound."
Seeing Wang Qingheng's true feelings revealed, Li Zicheng felt relieved: "Wang Qingheng, you are very good. When I get out of trouble, I will definitely reward you heavily."
Gao Yigong looked around carefully: "Wang Qingheng, will the enemy find this place?".
"Don't worry, General Quan." Wang Qingheng replied very firmly: "I am still Ding Yunyi's brother-in-law after all. Even if they are very brave, they would not dare to find this place."
Li Zicheng then breathed a long sigh of relief: "I'm a little hungry, please find me something to eat."
"Yes, yes, your Majesty, wait a moment."
Within a moment, a large bowl of rice was brought in. Wang Qingheng felt a little embarrassed and said, "Your Majesty, there is really nothing to eat at home now. I can only grieve Your Majesty to fill your stomach temporarily."
Li Zicheng also knew that he was telling the truth.
Since Dashun's army entered the city, they have been extorting money everywhere. These officials' homes have been empty for a long time. It is remarkable that Wang Qingheng can still provide these food.
In the final analysis, you still have to blame yourself. You have to bear the consequences of your own mistakes.
"Your Majesty, I'm also hungry. I'll have a bowl first." Wang Qingheng said as he poured a small bowl of rice into his stomach first.
People like Li Zicheng knew that Wang Qingheng did this not to break the rules, but to reassure them that there was no medicine involved.
Since then, everyone has felt relieved.
"Thank you for your hard work, these are already very good." Li Zicheng comforted him a few times. He was really hungry, and he didn't care about the appearance of "Your Majesty". He filled a bowl of rice and ate it.
Niu Jinxing and others were already hungry. At this time, they had no doubts about Wang Qingheng. They ignored the etiquette of "monarch and minister" and swallowed the rice with a bowl in their hands.
With his stomach full, Li Zicheng felt much better. At this time, Wang Qingheng ordered tea to be served again.
Li Zicheng took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl, and sighed: "I didn't expect that, I really didn't expect that. I, Li Zicheng, dominate the world, but in the end I have to rely on an official from the Ming Dynasty to protect me."
Seeing those people drinking the tea one by one, Wang Qingheng quietly took a step back: "Yes, I am an official of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, after you entered the city, I had to submit to you in order to save my life. But you? Keep talking to me
I am extorting money and asking for 300,000 taels of silver. Where can I find 300,000 taels of silver?"
Li Zicheng's expression suddenly changed.
Wang Qingheng sneered and continued: "If I can't hand it over, Liu Zongmin will send people to intimidate and intimidate me every day. If I weren't greedy for life and afraid of death, I would have fallen out with you! God is still fair, and he actually sent you away.
When he came in front of me, I accomplished such a great achievement for nothing!"
Gao Yigong stood up with a bang: "Wang Qingheng, what do you want to do?"
As soon as he said the words, his expression changed and he covered his stomach: "Wang Qingheng, you, what did you put in your rice?"
"There's nothing in the meal, otherwise I wouldn't eat it!" Wang Qingheng stepped back to the door. A dozen servants with weapons suddenly appeared behind him. Wang Qingheng then said with confidence: "It's just me in the tea."
It's been poisoned. Li Zicheng, you all can go in peace. King Wu Lie has ordered that if you are captured or killed, you will be rewarded with countless rewards, and you will be promoted to the third level! And you, those are the capital of my promotion and wealth. I have to thank you more.
That!"
Li Zicheng stood up unsteadily. His hand reached for the waist knife, but he lost strength. He fell to the ground, black blood flowing from his mouth, and his body kept twitching.
And the people around him are also exactly like him.
"Kill them!" Wang Qingheng hissed. Then, he was the first to take a knife and rush forward.
The servants rushed up with weapons and chopped Li Zicheng and others who fell on the ground into meat paste. Li Zicheng had thought about countless ways to die, but he never thought that he would die in a small
in human hands.
Perhaps, this is God's biggest punishment for everything he does.
Li Zicheng, formerly known as Hongji, was fond of guns, horses and sticks as a boy. After his father died, he went to work as a postman at a post station in the Ming Dynasty responsible for delivering official documents. The post system in the late Ming Dynasty had many drawbacks. Zhu Youjian carried out the post at the post station in the first year of Chongzhen.
Reform and streamline the post station. Li Zicheng was dismissed because he lost official documents, lost his job and returned home, and owed debts. In the winter of the same year, Li Zicheng was sued by Ai Zhao to the Mizhi County Yamen because he could not pay the debts owed to him by Ai Zhao. County magistrate Yan Zibin
He "wandered around the city with weapons and was about to kill him". After being rescued by relatives and friends, at the end of the year, he killed his creditor Ai Zhao. Then, because of his adultery with his wife Han Jin'er and a Murakami named Gai Hu, Li Zicheng killed his wife. Two more.
A person's life was at stake, and the government had to ask questions, and he had to die if he was sued, so he and his nephew Li Tai went to Ganzhou, Gansu Province to join the army in February of the second year of Chongzhen. At that time, Yang Zhaoji was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Ganzhou, and Guo Guo was appointed as the staff general. Li Zicheng soon became
He was promoted by Wang Guo to the commander-in-chief of the army. In the same year, he killed the general Guo Guo and the local county magistrate in Yuzhong due to lack of pay, and launched a mutiny.
In the third year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng led the crowd to join the leader of the peasant army. He then surrendered to Gao Yingxiang and became the general of the Eighth Army. In the sixth year, after the leader Wang Ziyong died of illness, he took over more than 20,000 of his followers. Later, he and the leader of the peasant army Zhang Xianzhong
After joining forces, he defeated Ming general Deng Qi in Lin County, Henan, and killed his general Yang Yuchun. Then he moved to Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. In seven years, he conquered Chengcheng, Shaanxi, Qianzhou, Gansu and other places. Later, he fought in Gaoling and Fuping.
Zuo Guangxian, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, was defeated. Eight years later, he met with the leaders of various peasant armies in Xingyang, Henan, to discuss strategies for dividing and orienting his troops. Then he moved to Jiangbei, Henan, and then into Shaanxi, where he killed Ai Wannian, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, in Ningzhou.
Waiting for a while, the Ming army was defeated again in Zhenning, forcing the commander-in-chief Cao Wenzhao to commit suicide.
After Gao Yingxiang was captured and killed, he was promoted to the king of Chuang. He led the troops to "attack the enemy by marching" and adopted the tactics of attacking from the east and attacking from the west, avoiding the real and attacking the weak.
, defeated the Ming army repeatedly in Zhaohua, Jianzhou and Mianzhou, and killed Hou Liangzhu, the general of the Ming Dynasty.
In the twelfth year, he joined forces with the resurgent Zhang Xianzhong to break Zhuxi and moved to cut off the Ming army's food route. Later, he assisted Luo Rucai in defeating the Ming general Yang Shien's troops in Xiangyouping. In the thirteenth year, Zuo Liangyu, the Ming general general, was defeated in Fangxian County and reorganized.
Entered Henan, defeated Yongning, and beheaded Zhu Cai, king of Wan'an. Joined forces with the local peasant army leader Yi Dou Gu, numbering hundreds of thousands, and conquered Yiyang. Entered Lu's family, obtained Niu Jinxing, and offered advice to Ning as a counselor. He accepted Li Yan to equalize the land.
The policy of exempting taxes won the support of the people, and there was a song "Welcome King Chuang, but don't pay for the food."
In the spring of the 14th year, he moved his troops to besiege Luoyang, and the defenders were able to attack the city and kill Zhu Changxun, the King of Fortune. He then sent his troops to siege Kaifeng, but failed to defeat them. Then he went south to Dengzhou and joined forces with Luo Rucai, who had escaped from Zhang Xianzhong. They were numbered one million. Later, they took advantage of the situation.
The Ming army mobilized four routes to Xincai and Xiangcheng in Henan, and sent elite troops to ambush them on the way. As a result, the Ming army was defeated and fled. Fu Zonglong, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, was executed. On the twentieth day of the first month of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen in Xiangcheng, he attacked Luoyang and killed Emperor Wanli.
His son, King Fu Zhu Changxun, brought some deer from the back garden and cooked them together with King Fu's meat. They called it the "Fulu Banquet" and shared it with the soldiers. He called it "The Civil and Military Marshal of Fengtian Promoting Righteousness". After a year and a half,
The inner three sieges of the provincial capital Kaifeng failed, and the last time the Yellow River burst its banks and destroyed Kaifeng. He successively killed Fu Zonglong, the governor of Shaanxi, and Wang Qionian. In October, he defeated Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi in the Ming Dynasty, in Jiaxian, Henan. In January of the 16th year, Li Zicheng proclaimed himself the "King of Xinshun" in Xiangyang.
". In March, he killed the peasant leader Luo Rucai who joined the army. In April, he killed the rebel general Yuan Shizhong. In May, Zhang Xianzhong conquered Wuchang and established the "Daxi" regime. In October, Li Zicheng broke through Tongguan, killed the governor Sun Chuanting, and occupied all of Shaanxi.
Province. In January of the 17th year, Li Zicheng proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an, with Li Jiqian as the Taizu, and the founding name of the country was "Dashun".
In the same month, Li Zicheng marched eastward to Beijing, broke through Ningwuguan, killed Zhou Yuji, the general guarding the pass, and conquered Taiyuan, Datong, Xuanfu and other places. Ming Dynasty officials Jiang Rui and Wang Chengyin came to surrender one after another, and even attacked Juyongguan and Changping on March 17th.
At midnight, Cao Huachun, the eunuch guarding the city, took the lead in opening the Guangning Gate on the west side of the outer city. From there, the peasant army entered the southern suburbs of today's Fuxing Gate. On the 19th, they broke into the capital.
He only dreamed of being an emperor for twenty days in the capital before he was shattered by the Tiger Guards.
On April 12th, the city of Beijing was destroyed, and on the night of the 13th, he died at Wang Qingheng's home, ending his life. Li Zicheng never thought that such a result would occur, and he never thought that he would still die in this world.
In the hands of a villain, all of this happened anyway. Perhaps Li Zicheng was very unconvinced when he died.
With the death of Li Zicheng on April 13, Beijing finally returned to the hands of the Ming Dynasty!