Chapter 170 Betrayal
Li Zicheng was panicked like a homeless dog. Under the escort of Tian Jianxiu, he hurriedly escaped from Hanzhong City. Listening to the continuous gunfire from Hanzhong City behind him, Li Zicheng fell into numbness.
It has been thirteen years since he opened the pole in Shaanxi in the second year of Chongzhen. Only he knows how much he has suffered and how many crimes he has suffered in the past 13 years. At first, when he pulled the pole to rebel, he did not think that he would one day become the emperor, but with the expansion of his power, his wild The heart is getting bigger and bigger.
It was hard to see that Daming was finally about to collapse, but suddenly a Xiao Tianjian appeared and quickly rose among the rebels, so that these old rebel leaders could only look at them. In the end, they either surrendered to Daming or died in the battlefield. Even people like Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai voted one after another. Xiao Tianjian fell.
It was not easy for him to open the situation in Shaanxi, but Xiao Tianjian had already swept the Central Plains, captured Nanjing City, and ascended the throne as the emperor of the Dazhong Dynasty. Li Zicheng ascended the throne in Xi'an Prefecture at the ins urging of the generals, but in the end, his emperor's dream was still In Nanke's dream, everything became empty.
In the past, Li Zicheng has been defeated repeatedly, but he has been revived again and again. It is not a problem for him to fight a defeat. As long as he leaves his life, he can always make a comeback.
But today, Li Zicheng has completely fallen into confusion and can no longer see where the way out is.
Now the Great China Dynasty has almost captured the world, and there is almost no place left for him to maneuver. Moreover, the people have been confused for a long time. The Great China Dynasty has constantly abolished all kinds of malpractic policies left by the Ming Dynasty, and returned land to the people to help the disaster victims, making the people return more and more to the Great China Dynasty.
In contrast, in the past two years, he has been in Shaanxi because he was eager to expand his military strength to fight against the Dazhong Dynasty. As a result, he not only did not control the territory, but also made Shaanxi restless. People and gods were angry. His Dashun Dynasty was hated by the people of Shaanxi. Li Zicheng no longer had the same reputation as before. On the contrary, But he has become a person who has been referred to by thousands of people.
Under such circumstances, he didn't know what to do next. He knew very well that the most important reason why he could keep making a comeback in the past few years was that people wanted. The people were harmed by the Ming Dynasty and were willing to follow him in order to survive, but now he has long lost his heart. Does he still have Dongshan again? Is it possible?
Li Zicheng fled all the way to Ningqiang Prefecture in a trance under the escort of everyone. The team of more than 3,000 people opened for a long time. In just one day, more than 1,000 of the more than 3,000 people escaped from the team halfway, turned around and fell into the woods on the roadside.
But Li Zicheng was not in the mood to take care of these fugitives. On the contrary, Tian Jianxiu was very angry about this. He sent some of Li Zicheng's bodyguards out to chase those fugitives. The reason was very simple. These bodyguards were all hardcore supporters of Li Zicheng. They were all old soldiers who had followed Li Zicheng for many years and sent others to chase and kill the fugitives. God knows that the people sent will not come back again, so he can only let these Li Zicheng's so-called "Long Wei" do this kind of thing.
Li Zicheng was in a very bad mood. His mind could be said to be chaotic all the way. He could only let Tian Jianxiu manage the team, but he did not notice that when he left Hanzhong Mansion, the 500 dragon guards he brought with him were constantly sent out by Tian Jianxiu for various reasons along the way, and so on. In the evening, the group of people were already sleepy.
On the way, they had little time to eat, and because of the lack of food and the panic of their escape, Li Zicheng was busy letting people bring more gold and silver. As a result, when they fled out of the city, they basically didn't bring much food. Now that they have been running for a day, everyone is already hungry.
So Tian Jianxiu ordered to go into the woods to rest on the spot, and sent a small number of dragon guards to the back to explore whether the Dazhong army was chasing them. At this time, there were only more than 20 dragon guards left beside Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng took the water bag handed over by the bodyguard, took a few mouthfuls, and then sat down on a stump, raised his hand to attract Tian Jianxiu, and asked Tian Jianxiu, "Yu\feng, what is this place? How far is it from Ningqiangzhou? Is Ningqiang Prefecture still under our control?
Tian Jianxiu looked around and replied with a dry smile, "If you go back to the saint, I don't know where this is, but there are still sixty or seventy miles away from Ningqiangzhou. I should be able to get to Ningqiangzhou tomorrow!"
Ningqiangzhou is still under our control. The general is called Liu Qiang. There are still 2,000 horses, and the forest is big over there. Even if the Dazhong army catches up, as long as we escape into the forest, the Dazhong army will not dare to easily enter the forest to chase us. Please rest assured!
On this day, the emperor must be tired. The emperor still has a rest, and Weichen makes people bury the pot to make rice!"
Li Zicheng immediately shook his head and said, "Don't make a fire. Let's talk about it after dark!" Now once there is a fire and smoke in the forest, it is easy to be found from afar. I'm not too hungry, just eat some dry food!
You said that Ningqiangzhou is still in our hands, but I'm afraid Ningqiangzhou is not a place to stay for a long time, Yu\Feng! You have been with me for the longest time. In your opinion, where should I go next?
"The world is so big, how can there be no place for us? Although Xiao Thief is now very powerful now, can he put the world into his pocket so quickly? There is no need to worry. Although Ningqiangzhou is not enough to guard, it is said that the Dazhong army in Longnan has not arrived yet. We can go to Ningqiangzhou first, collect some scattered soldiers, and then go to the Longnan area. It is expected that the Dazhong army will not catch up with us! Don't worry too much!" Tian Jianxiu continued to comfort Li Zicheng.
After listening to this, Li Zicheng thought for a moment, and that was the only way. Now because of the rapid advance of the large and medium-sized army, he could no longer grasp the development of the surrounding situation, and he could only take one step. So he looked at Tian Jianxiu's attentively arranging sentry posts, Li Zicheng felt physically and mentally exhausted, so he was in a big Under the tree, someone spread a deer skin for him, ate some dry food casually, and then leaned against the tree and fell asleep.
The sky was getting late. More than two dozen dragon guards surrounded Li Zicheng, pressing the handle of the knife one by one and looking around vigilantly.
At this time, a Long Wei saw Tian Jianxiu coming with some people, so he immediately bowed and said, "General Tian, thank you for your hard work! It's so late. Why hasn't General Tian rested yet? We have to hurry tomorrow. General Tian doesn't have to work too hard!"
Tian Jianxiu smiled and said, "It's nothing! Now the situation is not good, and it's right for me to work hard. But you dragon guards are also tired. When you came out, Yu brought some wine with him to relieve your fatigue. There is not much wine. Let's drink it separately!"
When they heard that there was wine, these dragon guards were also excited. They quickly practiced and thanked them. They took the wine bag handed to them by Tian Jianxiu. It was also a good thing to drink a few sips of wine to relieve fatigue after a tiring day. And now they are sad and panic, people's hearts are very uneasy, and their future is uncertain, which makes these dragon guards also very depressed. It was boring, so after taking the wine, these dragon guards drank them quickly.
Tian Jianxiu looked at the dragon guards who finished the wine with a smile, and then silently calculated the time. Suddenly, he smiled and whispered, "That's it!"
With his words, these dragon guards suddenly covered their stomachs one by one, bent down in pain, and their faces suddenly changed greatly. Someone immediately realized what the problem was, so they immediately pointed to Tian Jianxiu and asked, "General Tian, this wine... is poisonous in the wine..."
Tian Jianxiu laughed and said, "That's good! The wine is really poisonous! Tian doesn't want to see you continue to work so hard, so I'll send you on the road first!"
After hearing this, the dragon guards suddenly became angry. Some people tried to pull out a knife to kill Tian Jianxiu, but the poison in their stomachs had started at this time, and they couldn't straighten up at all in pain. These people covered their stomachs and fell to the ground one after another, and scolded Tian Jianxiu one after another.
Tian Jianxiu's face immediately sank and waved his hand and said, "Let them shut up! Kill them all!"
Dozens of people who followed Tian Jianxiu were very tough. After hearing Tian Jianxiu's words, they pulled out their waist knives one after another without saying a word. They went up and chopped all the more than 20 dragon guards to the ground. In a moment, they cleaned up all the guards of Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng slept very unsteadily. He always dreamed that someone was cutting at him with a knife. Suddenly, he was shocked and woke up from his dream. After opening his eyes, he saw Tian Jianxiu standing in front of him. After sniffing, he immediately smelled a strong smell of blood in the air as a battlefield, so He immediately pressed his sword and asked Tian Jianxiu, "Yu\feng? Why are you still here? What's the matter? Why is it so bloody?"
Tian Jianxiu sneered and said, "It's not a big deal. It's just killing a few people!" Can the emperor sleep soundly?"
Li Zicheng immediately felt Tian Jianxiu's abnormality. After looking around, he immediately found that there was no familiar face around him. None of his guards were missing at this time. This situation was very unusual, so he immediately sat up, reached out and took the sword that had been on the ground that had followed him for many years, and turned to Tian Jianxiu. He drank and asked, "Yu\feng, what kind of medicine is sold in your gourd? Where is my bodyguard? Why are they all gone?"
Tian Jianxiu replied with a mocking face, "The emperor asked you about those dragon guards!" I guess they are all dead now! If you are lucky, those who leave during the day will probably have a chance to escape, but now those who stay have become dead! Humph!"
Li Zicheng finally understood what Tian Jianxiu wanted to do, so he stood up and shouted angrily, "Tian Jianxiu, what do you want? Do you want to do the opposite?"
Tian Jianxiu suddenly laughed and pointed to Li Zicheng and said with a smile, "On the contrary? Is it worth it for you, Li Zicheng, to this day?
Li Zicheng looked around and saw the people who surrounded him. They stared at him with a sneer on their faces, so he immediately pulled out his sword and pointed to Tian Jianxiu and scolded, "Tian Jianxiu, you and I started to get up together, thinking that I have always been unfriendly to you. Why do you want to oppose me? And you people, do you know who I am? I'm the Emperor of Dashun. If you follow him to rebel, you will be killed by the whole family!"
After listening to this, Tian Jianxiu's face darkened and shouted, "Li Hongji! Do you still think you are a bullshit emperor now? It's ridiculous that you don't over your own strength. With just your ability, you also want to be the emperor. Bah!
Do you treat me well? You can also say that! I think that Tian Jianxiu was loyal to you before and followed you for more than ten years. For you, I killed my wife and children in order to follow you to achieve a great career, but what about you? How do you treat me?
You ascended the throne, and the boys who followed you became generals one by one, but they guarded me everywhere, put me aside, and squeezed me everywhere! Do you dare to say that you are not mean to me?
Whenever you need me, you think of me. If you don't need me, you will throw me aside! I, Tian, am not a dog of you, Li Hongji, and I am also a human!
It's okay if you don't measure yourself. Nowadays, the world has long been attributed to the saints of today's Dazhong Dynasty. The people have been suffering for decades and have long wanted to live a good life in peace for a few days, but you have to be against the emperor and think that one day you can take charge of the world! The result is that the people can't make a living! For the sake of your own selfishness, you have long forgotten why you got up at the beginning. Your subordinates are violently tyrannical to the people and ignore the lives of the people. Now what kind of spring and autumn dreams do you want to be the king of a country!
Hum! Bah! You deserve it too!
Li Hongji, it's time for you to wake up too! Now is no longer the time for the Ming Dynasty to sit in the world. Since you are so over yourself, how many people do you expect to work for you? I think you'd better get it as soon as possible! As for how to send you down, it is the decision of today's emperor. In the face of you and me who have been together for many years, I won't kill you!"
After listening to this, Li Zicheng was suddenly angry with seven orifices and cracked fingers. He scolded angrily, "Tian Jianxiu, what a thief! I, Li Zicheng, swear not to be a human if I don't kill you today! And you people, as long as you take this thief for me, I will reward each of you with two hundred taels of silver! Kill him for me!"
"Province, Li Hongji, who do you think they are? Tell you the truth! They are not the generals of your Dashun Army. They are all people from the Dazhong Army. You expect them to kill me for you. You'd better save it!" Tian Jianxiu sneered.
The people who followed Tian Jianxiu also showed a sarcastic smile and began to surround Li Zicheng one after another.
Li Zicheng was really angry and crazy. He saw that there were no people around him, but he didn't want to be caught like this. He asked Tian Jianxiu to take him and give him to Xiao Tianjian for insult. So he suddenly gritted his teeth and suddenly burst out. He waved his sword and rushed straight to Tian Jianxiu, wanting to break the net with Tian Jianxiu. End.
Li Zicheng was born in the army for more than ten years, and he practiced martial arts all year round in his early years. This skill was also quite good. Suddenly, the speed of the burst was frightening. In the blink of an eye, he rushed to Tian Jianxiu. The cold light of the sword in his hand flashed and stabbed Tian Jianxiu's chest.
However, Tian Jianxiu was not born with a soft rice. He also followed Li Zicheng for more than ten years. As soon as he saw Li Zicheng burst out, he immediately drew a knife and avoided sideways. Li Zicheng rushed to his front, and he lifted Li Zicheng's sword with a knife and made a few deals with Li Zi in the blink of an eye. Li Zicheng had no chance to take his life at all.
Li Zicheng seemed to be crazy. He chased Tian Jianxiu crazily and wanted to kill Tian Jianxiu, but suddenly a big rope net fell down and covered Li Zicheng in the rope net.
Li Zicheng was covered by the rope net, and he could no longer use his ability. He tried to cut off the rope net with a sword, but the more he struggled, the tighter the rope net was. In the blink of an eye, Li Zicheng became a rolling gourd and fell to the ground, tied to the rope net like a zongzi.
Someone immediately went up, stepped on Li Zicheng's sword, and took his sword down. He dragged Li Zicheng out of the rope net with seven hands and eight feet, and then tied a strong knot with a rope and threw it at Tian Jianxiu's feet.
Tian Jianxiu squatted down, looked at Li Zicheng, who was struggling like a trapped beast, and said to him, "Li Hongji, don't struggle anymore. You have today, no wonder I have anything. The fault is that you have to be the enemy of today's emperor. Now you end up like this!"
Li Zicheng's eyes were congested and he spit on Tian Jianxiu. After Tian Jianxiu slowly wiped off the spit on his face, he stood up and waved his hand and said, "Take him back to Hanzhong!"