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Chapter 437 He Can't Be Rebellious

"Has the Fu Liao army caught up?" Li Zicheng rode on his horse in a panic, looking behind the billowing smoke and dust.

"Your Majesty King Chuang, they probably haven't come after us yet. We have so many people, we will hinder their pursuit!" said Liu Zongmin who followed Li Zicheng to escape.

Li Zicheng's mouth twitched when he heard Liu Zongmin's words.This is a bit ironic.With so many of them, they were defeated by the joint attack of the Liao Army and the Ming Army.

"Liu Zongmin, why did you run away before the battle? We know that once the Chinese army collapses, the Liao army and the Ming army will be able to attack across the board." Li Zicheng said dissatisfied.

"King Chuang, you can't say that. The left and right wings have collapsed. If my central army has not withdrawn, then the Chinese army I lead will be jointly made dumplings by the Liao army and the Ming army. King Chuang is trying to set me up." Where is it!" Liu Zongmin said with a dark face.

Before Shanhaiguan's defeat, Li Zicheng's prestige was in full swing because of Ningwu's massacre of the city, capture of the capital, and raids on officials, so Liu Zongmin and other generals respectfully called him His Majesty Chuangwang.

But now that Shanhaiguan was defeated, Li Zicheng's power is still unknown, and the status of King Chuang has been shaken.Liu Zongmin believes that it is not impossible for him to replace him at this time.Of course, because of the existence of the Fu Liao Army, even if he had such an idea, he would not put it into practice.

But if Li Zicheng pushed him into a hurry, he might not jump over the wall in a hurry.

Li Zicheng was obviously aware of this, so he lowered his posture: "Since the matter has already happened, I will not pursue the responsibility any longer. For the present plan, that is to unite with Zhang Yuan's South Route Army and fight with the Liao Army and the Ming Army. A decisive battle in the Forbidden City! Defend the Forbidden City with determination to the death, and let every brick and stone be stained red with blood!"

"We lost with 20 people, and we also have the most elite musketeer battalion and cavalry battalion. Zhang Yuan only has 10 people, can he defeat the Fu Liao Army who landed in Tianjin Wei?" Liu Zongmin asked suspiciously.

"If Gao Yigong is the commander, I'm not sure. But Zhang Yuan is a general who defected from the Liao army. He told me how he hated the Liao army, and he is very familiar with the Liao army. If he is resourceful and he goes out in person, the more than 1 Liao troops who landed in Tianjin Wei will definitely not be Zhang Yuan's opponent." Li Zicheng, who didn't know that Zhang Yuan was a pawn arranged by Chu Yun in the peasant army, was full of enthusiasm for Zhang Yuan. Gained confidence, but also vouch for Zhang Yuan.

Li Zicheng gathered more than ten thousand peasant troops along the way, and the troops continued to grow.These fleeing peasant army are not locals, and they will die in other places after leaving the main force of the peasant army, so they are like moths that have seen an open flame, trying their best to gather around Li Zicheng.Seeing that there are more and more soldiers around him, and believing that tens of thousands of people will soon gather to form a powerful force again, Li Zicheng felt a little relieved.

"Drive!" From the direction of the Forbidden City, a light cavalry unit galloped non-stop.

The horseshoes rolled up smoke and dust on the ground, and the eyes of the knight on horseback were red, full of fear and panic.

"Stop the horse! This is King Chuang's troops!" The generals gathered by Li Zicheng were trying to restore the morale of the troops, and stopped the light cavalry galloping from the direction of the Forbidden City in time.

"It's fine if it's King Chuang! Take us to meet King Chuang! This matter is extremely urgent. If there is a half-hour delay, today will be the day of our Dashun Army's demise!!!" The leading cavalry general burst into blue veins, his hands protruding eyes.

It seems that if the general who stopped him dared to say no, he would trample over on his horse.

The general of the Dashun army who stopped him saw that the cavalry general said it was true, and if it wasn't for the urgent matter, he wouldn't look like Saburo desperately, so he immediately persuaded him three points: "Follow me quickly."

The general of the cavalry led his cavalry to get off their horses and followed the general of the Dashun Army to meet Li Zicheng.

"Your Majesty Chuang, why do you look like this?!" The cavalry general was shocked when he saw Li Zicheng, who was disheveled, "Could it be..."

Li Zicheng was eager to lead his troops to escape, and he hadn't had time to tidy up his appearance until now, so he exposed the fact that he fled in despair.

"That's right, my king suffered a small loss in Shanhaiguan, but it's not a problem at all. I heard that you brought something urgent about the Forbidden City, but what's the matter?" Li Zicheng narrowed down the defeat a little "reasonably".

"The big thing is not good!" The cavalry general clapped his hands, startling Li Zicheng and the others, who were all soldiers, "Your Majesty, Zhang Yuan and Gao Yigong betrayed us. They not only surrendered without a fight, but also led the Liao army to attack Forbidden City!"

This amazing news is like a bolt from the blue!Almost all the generals of the Dashun Army present, including Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin and other military leaders were stunned, with shocked expressions on their faces!
Gao Yigong is Li Zicheng's brother-in-law, and Zhang Yuan is Li Zicheng's number one think tank and first commander-in-chief, and they will betray the Liao army together!The loss of these two men by the Dashun Army is no different from falling down half the sky, and it is even more serious!

"Impossible, impossible. Zhang Yuan hates the Liao Army so much. He fled to our Musket Battalion after committing a capital crime at the Liao Army. How could he surrender to the Liao Army? Besides, he has helped us in the past two years. The 36th Battalion was unified, and most of the north was conquered with us, and there were hundreds of thousands of people killed, if not a million, it's impossible, I don't believe it!" Li Zicheng's tone gradually became louder, as if he wanted to convince everyone and himself that they believed Zhang Yuan is loyal.

But his expression gradually became stiff, because he saw the panic in the eyes of the cavalry general, which was definitely not the expression that a liar should have.

Liu Zongmin and other generals looked at each other.Compared with Li Zicheng who was unwilling to believe Zhang Yuan's betrayal, they were more rational and realized the seriousness of the matter.However, there is a piece of news that the cavalry general misrepresented, that is, Gao Yigong was held hostage by Zhang Yuan, instead of surrendering to the Fuliao army.This misrepresentation shook the generals of the Dashun Army even more.

"Tell me how the Forbidden City is now!" Liu Zongmin took the lead in grabbing the armor of the cavalry general and asked sharply.

"Zhang Yuan's group of traitors...led the Fu Liao army to attack the Forbidden City...there were also rebels in the city...traitors, they opened the city gates to welcome the Liao army...Now our loyal people are engaged in a brutal street battle with them! If King Chuang and you don't come back quickly, the Forbidden City will fall, and our retreat will be cut off!" the cavalry general said out of breath.

Rescue the Forbidden City that is gradually falling?All the generals of the Dashun Army chose to remain silent at this time.Even Zhang Yuan and Gao Yigong surrendered to the Liao Army. Wouldn't it be very likely to die when they go back at this time?
"No way... don't you want your brothers and sisters who fought bloody battles in the Forbidden City to sacrifice their lives in vain, but choose to stand by?" The cavalry general stared at the silent crowd, showing more panic than Zhang Yuan leading the Liao army into the city. eyes.

　Today is still an update.However, things are already busy, and there will be five changes in the next two days, otherwise Ridian Fan.Thanks to Running Pegasus, Dalvik and all book friends.

　　
　
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