Prince Chongzhen

Chapter 390 Untitled
This night attack felt a bit anticlimactic.

Liu Wenxiu and his 1,500 elite Dashi troops who rushed in only caused a small wave, and the Qing army, who wanted to act as an easy target, only wasted some of the Ming army's ammunition.

Facing a night attack by more than 2,000 elite soldiers, the Ming army was able to achieve this level of success naturally thanks to Hu Yiqing's vigilance. But from another perspective, the lack of understanding of the guards was actually the fundamental reason why the night attack failed.

Liu Wenxiu believed that the Emperor's guards were stronger than the elite troops of Yang Zhan and other generals, so he thought that he could definitely defeat the Ming army camp with 1,500 elite troops.
In the view of Yu Aobai and others, the Ming Emperor's guards should be as powerful as the Eight Banners of Han, so they let Liu Wenxiu attract attention first, while they acted as the hidden weapon.

But the final result was far beyond what we had expected.

One of them ran into the Imperial Guard's Central Army, which was capable of resisting the elite troops of the Eight Banners, while the other directly became the target of the Imperial Guard's Rear Army.

In the end, these two elite troops that were capable of influencing a battle could not even get close to Zhu Cilang's tent, let alone capture and kill the Ming emperor.

Obviously, being able to turn the battle into an annihilation during a night attack would be considered a real victory no matter where you put it.

But after Zhu Cilang's drunkenness wore off a little, he still couldn't understand why Liu Wenxiu would do such a thing.

"Tell me, how did Zhang Xianzhong get involved with the Tartars?"

Looking at Liu Wenxiu, whose armor was intact but whose arms were hanging, Zhu Cilang thought for a long time before finally speaking out his doubts.

He knew very well that no matter what the relationship between the four adopted sons became, they were still extremely loyal to the Eighth King.

Although he asked the questions in his mind at this time, it was mostly out of reluctance, and he did not expect Liu Wenxiu to betray Zhang Xianzhong.

Sure enough, after Zhu Cilang finished speaking, the dejected Liu Wenxiu did not react at all.

Seeing this, the three generals in the tent felt a burst of anger in their hearts, but before they could do so, the Ming Emperor, who usually did not show his emotions, exploded first.

"What?! Can't I get back my money and food even with a perfunctory reply?!"

Zhu Cilang's voice was not loud, and if you were not careful you would even ignore the anger hidden within it.

But Liu Wenxiu is not a shameless person after all.

Even though he deliberately ignored the Emperor Ming because he wanted to die, he still listened to what he said in his heart.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.

The Emperor Ming first issued strict orders to all tribes not to harass the Dashi Army, and then sent money and food to relieve Guangyuan's difficulties.

When it came to the false surrender, not only did he not behave in the slightest bit harshly, he even came to meet the emperor in person despite his majesty.

Faced with such generous treatment, how could Liu Wenxiu not feel touched at all?
just
Alas~~~~~~.

After sighing, Liu Wenxiu still couldn't overcome the guilt in his heart. After thinking about his words, he started speaking before the Emperor Ming spoke again.

"You dog emperor! Stop talking nonsense! Although my majesty was unfortunately captured because of Liu Jinzhong's betrayal, he is still a man of integrity. But you are like the Ming Dynasty, with a strong army but standing still in the back!"

"Be bold!"

"court death!"

"Oh!"

As soon as Liu Wenxiu finished speaking, Xiang Rensheng and Mei Chun started shouting at him. When everyone was extremely angry about such outrageous words, Hu Yiqing's fist as big as a casserole hit Liu Wenxiu's face hard.

This is not to say that Xiang and Mei were less angry than Hu Yiqing. In terms of loyalty to Zhu Cilang, they were no less loyal than anyone else in the world, but Hu Yiqing was born in a remote and barbaric land after all, and was not as careful as they were about "improper conduct in front of the emperor".

Hearing Liu Wenxiu's rude remarks, how could Hu Yiqing, who was already a fierce warrior on the battlefield, control his emotions?

"Yiqing!"

It is true that all things are interdependent and mutually exclusive. Zhu Cilang, who was disappointed and discouraged by Liu Wenxiu, stopped Hu Yiqing, who was like a tiger descending from the mountain, with just one word.

Liu Wenxiu's words were quite unreasonable and he was naturally very angry, but apart from the useless words, he heard extremely useful information from them.

Zhang Xianzhong was captured.

Sure enough, a lie that is nine true and one false is the hardest to detect.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cilang couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, but at the same time, his disappointment and regret disappeared in an instant.

After all, since they came here, as long as he treated them sincerely, everyone would be willing to repay him with their lives. How could they have ever encountered a situation like this?
Since he already knew that Zhang Xianzhong had fallen into the hands of the Tartars, his failure to recruit Liu Wenxiu was natural and reasonable.

Under such circumstances, how could he have so many negative emotions?
"Do you want to exchange me for Zhang Xianzhong?"

Looking at Liu Wenxiu who was in a miserable state because of Hu Yiqing's punch, Zhu Cilang thought for a moment and asked in a deep voice.

However, at this time, General Daxi Funan had become completely desperate after losing the last possibility of rescuing his own emperor, and he also used his own way to repay the friendship of the Emperor Ming.

When the other party asked again, Liu Wenxiu, who only wanted to die quickly, would not give any response.

"Since you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent," Zhu Cilang paused for a moment. Seeing that Liu Wenxiu still didn't react, he just laughed secretly and then continued to talk to himself: "I thought Zhang Xianzhong was a hero of the time, and the four generals under his command were also outstanding people. But after seeing them today, I realized that the so-called four generals were just reckless men. It seems that Zhang Xianzhong is not as good as his reputation."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Wenxiu, who was like a wooden sculpture, suddenly glared with anger, as if Hu Yiqing was not by his side, he would have been ready to bite someone.

"What? Are you dissatisfied?"

"I don't agree! My Majesty has been in power for more than ten years, how can a young boy like you comment on that!"

Zhu Cilang had expected Liu Wenxiu's reaction. As soon as he finished speaking, he put on an extremely disdainful sneer on his face and then continued.

"Do you think that you can get Zhang Xianzhong back by arresting me?"

"How not"

Faced with the Emperor Ming's questioning, Liu Wenxiu immediately wanted to refute it, but when the words came to his lips, he seemed to have thought of something and could not utter a sound.

He knew very well that the dead Emperor Ming could not be exchanged for his own Majesty. If he wanted to achieve his goal, the only way was to capture the Emperor Ming alive.

But can the reality really be as we wish?

If during the exchange, the Tartars suddenly made a move.
After all, I want His Majesty to be alive, and the Tartars don't care about the life or death of the Emperor.

Thinking of this, Liu Wenxiu's expression suddenly became extremely complicated, but when he was secretly regretting, the voice of the Emperor Ming came again.

"I have a way to rescue Zhang Xianzhong."

(End of this chapter)