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Runing Mansion, Xiping County.

Li Zicheng had just arrived here with the Chinese army. After taking a rest, he was going to attack Wuyang County in Nanyang Prefecture and head to Luoyang according to the established strategy.

"Your Majesty, the former army led by General Liu Zongmin encountered a tenacious resistance from the Zhenming Army in Wuyang County. It seems that they have been prepared. Do we still march to Wuyang as planned?" Li Guo, a young general, came to report.

"What, a small county like Wuyang is guarded by the Zhenming Army?" Li Zicheng wondered.

"Yes, they seem to be preventing us from going from Nanyang to Luoyang."

"Can Wuyang be captured quickly?" Li Zicheng asked.

"It seems difficult at the moment. General Liu has led 10,000 front troops to attack once. The enemy's firepower is very sharp. It will be difficult for us to attack by force." Li Guo replied.

"Order Liu Zongmin to withdraw his troops immediately. Since the Zhenming Army is on guard in Wuyang, Luoyang's defense must be tight. It is no longer possible for us to capture Luoyang. We must turn around and head south to Hubei immediately." Li Zicheng was still very sensitive and immediately realized that the North The strategy of advancing is not working, so be prepared to change the route immediately.

"Yes! I will notify General Liu immediately." Li Guo said.

However, before Li Zicheng's army could restart its transition to the south, the Henan Combat Division 1 led by Song Jilie had arrived near Xiping County and immediately launched an attack on Li Zicheng's army.

The numbered divisions of the Zhenming Army were all equipped with artillery battalions directly under the division. Dozens of cannons were lined up. The bombing of the Li Zicheng Army camp outside Xiping City was a mess.

Xiping County is too small to accommodate the main force of Li Zicheng's Chinese army, so their main force is still outside the city.

After the Zhenming Army's artillery bombardment was completed, they immediately launched a tidal charge. Fifteen thousand officers and soldiers of the Henan Combat Division 1, carrying Type 2 lightning muskets, rushed towards the enemy's position at high speed.

Li Zicheng's troops were immediately beaten by the Zhenming Army's volleys of gunfire and could not find their way north. They immediately reduced their troops and began to retreat to the south of Xiping County.

"Your Majesty, a large number of Zhenming Army troops have appeared in the north of Xiping County. Their firepower is very sharp. Our Chinese army can no longer withstand it. It is recommended to retreat immediately." Yuan Zongdi reported back.

"Where are Liu Zongmin's former troops? Have they retreated and come back?" Li Zicheng asked.

"Not yet. General Liu's front army is about sixty or seventy miles away from us. They have just evacuated from Wuyang County. It is estimated that it will take half a day to reach Xiping." Yuan Zongdi replied.

"It's too late. Send a sentry horse to inform Zong Min to withdraw southward. We will regroup in Hubei. Everyone will turn and retreat to Hubei!" Li Zicheng ordered.

"Yes!" Yuan Zongdi immediately went back to deliver the order.

Li Zicheng led his troops to run wildly, traveling hundreds of miles a day, and arrived at Suiping County, Runing Prefecture.

After finally resting for a night, I regained some morale and physical strength. The sentry horse came to report that the Zhenming Army's pursuit force had arrived more than 20 miles north of Suiping County and could be reached in an instant.

Li Zicheng immediately ordered the entire army to set off and continue running south.

Once again, they marched hundreds of miles a day and reached the boundary of Queshan County, Runing Prefecture.

Before Li Zicheng's troops could set up camp, their sentries discovered traces of the Zhenming Army in the south.

"Your Majesty, it's not good. There are traces of Zhenming Army troops in the south of Queshan County, and our retreat south has been blocked." Tan Ma reported back.

"Charge me, while the enemy is not yet firmly established, we must break through their obstruction!" Li Zicheng ordered.

This is also an experience he has gained over the years. When faced with a blockade in front of him and a pursuing force behind him, there must be no hesitation. He must break through the blockage in front of him with thunderous momentum.

At this time, any hesitation will lead to an encirclement of enemy troops, making it difficult to break through.

However, Li Zicheng's calculation was wrong this time. What was blocking him was the main force of the Guards Division led by Lin Feng himself. It was simply a delusion for them to break through the obstruction.

The first wave of attack teams organized by Li Zicheng assembled two thousand cavalry from his old camp. They were the backbone of the army and had very strong combat effectiveness.

But these two thousand people rushed to the front of the Guards Division. They were greeted by a volley of thousands of breech-loading rifles from the Guards Division. In an instant, a large number of old battalion cavalry fell from their horses.

The Guards Division did not give Li Zicheng's old battalion any chance to breathe. After a round of volleys, they immediately launched a countercharge, killing Li Zicheng's old battalion and fleeing in all directions.

This cannot be blamed for the lack of combat effectiveness of Li Zicheng's old camp. The main reason is that in terms of numbers, the Guards Division has the upper hand; in terms of weapons and equipment, it is even more incomparable; in terms of training level, the Guards Division is trained harder.

Therefore, the collapse of Li Zicheng's old camp was expected. In just one hour, the personal guard division defeated the men and horses of Li Zicheng's old camp.

"Your Majesty, the cavalry of the old battalion failed to attack the Zhenming Army to stop the troops. Please your Majesty, please put on the uniforms of small soldiers immediately. Let's divide our troops to break out." Yuan Zongdi stepped forward to persuade.

"It's too late. The Zhenming Army has deployed such elite troops on both sides of the north and south. They must want to encircle and annihilate our unit. Even if I take a few people to escape, there will be no foothold." Li Zicheng responded with a bleak look. He almost The first time he escaped alone, he lost his wife, children, and generals, but he was not discouraged. He was mentally strong, but this time he felt extremely frustrated.

"Your Majesty, if you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood. Break out of the encirclement quickly!" the general advised again.

"I, Li Zicheng, have lived in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty for half my life, and have enjoyed all the blessings. Today, I have no regrets even if I am wrapped in horse leather. Let's go meet the leading generals of the Zhenming Army." Li Zicheng made up his mind to fight to the death and led his guards to start. impact.

Soon, Li Zicheng led his most elite personal guards and encountered the blocking troops led by Lin Feng.

"Master Lin, I didn't expect you to come to block me in person. Let's see the real chapter on the battlefield." Li Zicheng saw Lin Feng say this and immediately rushed over with weapons brandished.

The two rebel leaders in the late Ming Dynasty began to clash with each other.

Li Zicheng used a red cherry gun to attack Lin Feng very sharply.

Facing the world's most powerful man in the late Ming Dynasty, Lin Feng decided to show him respect. Instead of using cheating weapons such as pistols, he took out a horizontal knife weighing forty or fifty kilograms from the space and faced him.

"Crack!"

Lin Feng's horizontal knife blocked Li Zicheng's spear and made a crisp sound.

Li Zicheng put away his spear and stabbed again, and Lin Feng raised his knife to chop without fear.

"Crack clap!"

A series of collision sounds were heard, and sparks flew from the collision between the horizontal knife and the gun barrel, which shocked Li Zicheng's jaw to bleed. He looked at Lin Feng in surprise, not expecting that his strength was so great.

But Li Zicheng did not flinch. Instead, he aroused his ferocity, gathered all his strength, and stabbed Lin Feng with all his strength.

"Chacha!" After several violent collisions, Li Zicheng's fine iron spear was suddenly cut off. Lin Feng's horizontal sword is made of hundreds of refined steel, which is naturally harder than Li Zicheng's refined iron spear.

Li Zicheng silently put away half of the gun barrel, shouted to block the resistance of his guards, and said to Lin Feng: "Governor Lin, I didn't expect that our second meeting would be a life and death battle. I, Li Zicheng, am not as skilled as others, and I am willing to be defeated. You go ahead."

"Li Zicheng, I pity you for being a rare talent. As long as you are willing to surrender to me, I will spare your lives!" Lin Feng said.

"Haha, I, Li Zicheng, have traveled all over the northwest. I have never thought of succumbing to others. How can I surrender today?"

"King Li Chuang, those who know the current affairs are heroes. You are out of date. The people of the world have been suffering from war for a long time. It is time for peace. I advise you to put down your weapons as soon as possible to avoid the loss of life." Lin Feng persuaded again.

"Thank you very much for Governor Lin's kindness. Unfortunately, I really don't have the character to be inferior to others. I regretted not listening to the Governor's advice and went all the way to the west. Today I would like to ask the Governor again, can you spare my troops?" The lives of other brothers?" Li Zicheng replied.

"As long as they sincerely surrender, I promise you to spare their lives." Lin Feng said.

Li Zicheng glanced at his remaining troops and said to the crowd: "Today's defeat is due to God's death. All brothers can surrender to Governor Lin's Zhenming Army. I have my own choice. Any brother in our army will Don’t seek revenge against the Zhenming Army!”

"Zongdi, Jianxiu, and Li Guo, please bring your brothers to surrender to Governor Lin. This is my last order for you." Li Zicheng continued.

"Your Majesty! Please surrender with us." Several people advised at the same time.

"Haha, I, Li Zicheng, am destined not to be subordinated to others, so I will go." After speaking, Li Zicheng stabbed half of the spear into his chest, spurted out a mouthful of blood, and fell to the ground dead.

"Your Majesty!" Yuan Zongdi and others shouted.

"King Li Chuang has his own pride and refuses to surrender to the death. I respect him as a reputable man. He will be buried well when he returns. What choice will you make?" Lin Feng asked.

"We respect the order of King Chuang and surrender to Governor Lin. Please be patient with us!" Yuan Zongdi and others are not imitators, so they surrendered according to the situation.

"Okay, if I can get the support of all the brothers in Chuangying, my Zhenming Army will be able to bring peace to the world as soon as possible and bring peace to the people!" Lin Feng said happily.

With the assistance of these main generals of the peasant army, the Zhenming Army quickly gathered the 30,000 to 40,000 surrendered troops, and most of the others fled.

After most of the day, the Henan Combat Division 1 led by Song Jilie also arrived to join forces. They completely wiped out the forward army led by Liu Zongmin. Liu Zongmin, the most unruly member of the Li Department, was also killed on the spot. This eliminated a major unrest in the surrendering army. factor.

At this point, Lin Feng's Zhenming Army has controlled the entire Runing Prefecture and occupied all the territory in Henan except Kaifeng City.

(End of this chapter)