The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 25 Bloody Desheng Gate
"Kill me!"

"Whoever dares to take a step back will be killed without mercy!"

Zhu Cihong's eyes were red, and he pointed the sword in his hand at the fleeing Ming army, roaring angrily.

It's okay for these dogs to run away and hide, what should he do as the emperor, where to hide, where to escape?
The last two thousand Imperial Forest Army were old soldiers, all of them were loyal, and all of them wore fine armor.

Hearing this, he rushed up immediately, and slashed fiercely at the rout soldiers who had escaped from the stairs.

"Those who retreat will be killed without mercy!"

It's a pity that it was useless at all. The people in front were still desperately retreating, pushing the people behind them down the stairs, making the scene even more chaotic.

Zhu Cihong also noticed it at this time.

They have far more people than the bandits who rushed up, but the bandits who rushed up were all brave.

On their side, except for Zhou Yuji's people, everyone else was afraid of death and did not dare to go up. Even the Imperial Forest Army was infected and cowered, so they were killed and retreated steadily.

At this moment, he finally understood the truth that there are more soldiers but not many, and it would be a bad thing if there were too many mobs.

No, his 2000 men wanted to go up to support Zhou Yuji, but they were blocked by rout troops instead.

And once Zhou Yuji and the others were wiped out, after the bandit army completely occupied the city, there would be no room for a comeback.

At the end, Zhu Cihong's head was very clear, and he shouted again with a distorted expression: "Let me all charge to the top of the city, and everyone who stands in the front, regardless of enemy or friend, will be killed!"

The imperial forest army was also red-eyed, and really killed all the way up the corridor, cutting down the Jingjun Jingying in front, and even the imperial forest army who had come to support earlier, from behind.

Then step on their bodies and rush up until they collide with the bandits.

"Kill! Kill me!"

"Soldiers, I am the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. I am with you. Kill one thief, reward ten taels of silver, and give one mu of land. Let me kill you!"

Zhu Cihong, on the other hand, kept howling promises at the bottom of his voice, boosting morale.

The effect was good, at least Zhou Yuji and the others felt as if they had been injected with adrenaline after hearing it.

And the people who ran down and hid in the nearby houses before also ran out secretly, rushing up behind the Imperial Forest Army.

Two thousand old generals, although they have never been on the battlefield, but all of them are tall and powerful, relying on the excellent armor on their bodies, their blood surged for a while, and they rushed to the top of the city to fight together with the bandits .

This greatly reduced the pressure on Zhou Yuji and the others, and as more and more big Han generals rushed forward, the situation gradually turned to the Ming army.

After all, how can climbing a ladder be faster than rushing up the ladder?

And it's armor that fights hand to hand.

"Your Majesty, the minister is here to escort you..."

Dozens of civil servants trotted over with their servants holding their swords, all out of breath.

"Okay! My loyal ministers and righteous men of the Ming Dynasty are finally alive, and Ni Aiqing, Li Aiqing, etc., my heart is very comforting, my heart is very comforting..."

Among these civil servants, Zhu Cihong only knew Ni Yuanlu and Li Banghua, but he was still completely moved.

"Your Majesty is the body of ten thousand gold, and you have to retreat a little bit, and I will go kill the thief to repay the king's favor!"

As soon as Li Banghua cupped his hands, he held the official robe in one hand and the sword in the other, and went up the corridor to kill.

Others followed suit.

As a result, a few people fell down on the stairs and almost missed their swords, but they still chose to charge up after being lifted up by the servants.

Zhu Cihong looked at this scene and didn't stop it. Firstly, he wanted to see if they were playing a show, and secondly, the situation in the city was already one-sided.

at the same time.

On a high platform hundreds of meters away from the city, a group of bandit generals looked at the originally good situation, but it suddenly took a turn for the worse, all angry and anxious.

"Damn it, the Ming army still hides such an elite army, and all of them are wearing fine armor!"

"Commander, we're just feinting, there's no need to fight like this, let's withdraw our troops!"

"Yes, Sister Hong, it's getting late, most of the ladder has been knocked down, the defeat is already settled, we should retreat first, and regroup tomorrow before attacking!"

"One go at a time, exhaust it again, and decline three times. If you withdraw your troops at this time, your success will fall short and there will be no chance. Brothers today will also die in vain!"

Faced with the persuasion of her subordinates, Hong Niangzi turned a blind eye and said slowly with a blank face.

"Sister Hong, I really can't fight any more, if the fight continues, all my brothers will die!"

"Commander, withdraw your troops!"

Seeing that she didn't listen, all the generals knelt on the ground and begged in unison.

One of them suddenly said pleasantly: "Sister Hong, listen, the shouting and killing in the west has stopped, and Li Guonasi has withdrawn his troops!"

"Hateful! Damn Li Guo!"

The red lady raised her ears and saw that the shouting from the west had stopped, and there was still the faint sound of bells ringing. She was so angry that she drew her sword and slashed at the guardrail.

"Sister Hong, retreat quickly!"

"Ming Jin, withdraw troops!"

Although 120 were unwilling in her heart, Hong Niangzi had no choice but to grit her teeth and order the troops to withdraw.

Boom, boom, boom, boom...

The commanding soldiers below immediately rang the gong.

Immediately, the harsh sound of gongs spread throughout the battlefield.

The Chuangjun who was charging immediately stopped suddenly, and then turned around one after another.

And the Chuangjun who had rushed to the bottom of the wall also lifted the wounded who were still screaming and ran back.

The one who was climbing the ladder dropped the shield and slid down.

The mentality of the people on the top of the city has completely collapsed.

Those who had time, slid down the wooden ladder, those who had no time turned over and jumped down, and most of them were chopped to the ground by the Ming army.

Of the thousands of elite old thieves who rushed to the top of the city in the end, less than a thousand escaped, and half of them broke their legs and were carried back by their companions.

Although the wall was three feet high, there were already piles of corpses below it, no less than two meters high. If you were lucky enough to jump on top of the corpses, you could still save your life.

Looking at the bandit army receding like a tide, the Ming army on the tower did not cheer, but all collapsed on the bloody corpses, gasping for breath.

At this time Zhu Cihong also went up to the top of the city, and everyone stood up to salute, but he stopped them one by one.

Seeing the bloody corpses all over the floor, Zhu Cihong's stomach twitched, and he vomited while leaning on the wall.

Can't help it at all.

And this one also caused countless people to vomit wildly.

"Your Majesty deserves to die. Your Majesty is begging you to commit your crimes!"

Li Banghua wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, and hurriedly knelt down to apologize, and the others knelt down one after another.

"It's okay!"

Zhu Cilang waved his hands, then took a few deep breaths, feeling much better, then raised his eyes to look down the city.

Suddenly sucked in a breath of cold air, almost couldn't hold it back, and vomited it out again.

I saw corpses under the wall piled up like a mountain, mixed with a lot of stones, wood and shields, and long wooden ladders were scattered everywhere.

"Zhou Aiqing, do you know who the leading general in the north is?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, this person's real name is unknown, only her nickname is Hong Niangzi, she is a woman, and she is also the only female leader in the Chuang army."

"Red Lady, Li Yan?" Zhu Cihong exclaimed in shock. He never thought that there would be such a famous person in history as the Red Lady, and she would be so fierce.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this red lady is Li Yan's wife. In the 14th year of Chongzhen, the husband and wife raised an incident in Henan, and later joined the robbers. Both of them were highly valued by the robbers.

It is rumored that this Li Yan is still a juren, quite talented and insightful, he is one of the few people with real talents and knowledge among the robbers, and he is currently the military advisor of the robbers!

And even though the red lady was born in a rough place, it is said that she has high martial arts skills, knows how to fight well, and has tens of thousands of thieves under her command, with extraordinary combat power. If His Majesty hadn't personally come to help her today, the consequences would have been disastrous! "

At the end of Zhou Yuji's speech, he also had lingering fears.

However, they obviously don't know much about Hong Niangzi and Li Yan.

Zhu Cihong rubbed his chin, looking at the camp outside the city and fell into deep thought.

If he remembers correctly, after Li Zicheng's defeat in history, he seemed to have killed Li Yan at the instigation of Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance.

That is to say, the inside of the burglar is not an iron bucket, but is also intriguing, fighting for power and profit, if it can be used properly, it may have a miraculous effect.

(End of this chapter)