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

Chapter 49 Assassination
Hong Niangzi's 3 horses didn't have any supplies at all, and 1 of them didn't even have weapons. Obviously, they lost them when they ran away.

What's more terrible is that there are more than 200 wounded being carried, as for the slightly wounded, there may only be more.

It can be seen that the mountains and rivers are really at the end of the earth, and the extreme is down, and it is no wonder that the red lady will use the donkey to form an alliance.

Although the 3 horses looked a little like beggars, and their expressions were a little sluggish, they all exuded a strong aura, especially the [-] old soldiers.

What made Zhu Cihong salivate was that he was no longer a military rookie now, knowing that if he fought head-on, the 10 people in the city might not be able to defeat these 1 people.

This is not an exaggeration. Ancient wars are not compared to modern wars. Shooting at each other from a long distance is far less cruel than fighting at close range. Without the psychological quality of fighting for a long time and seeing death as home, no matter how many people there are, it is useless.

Because in the beginning, you may rely on the large number of people and bravely rush up to fight with a knife with blood, but when there are casualties, those with poor psychological quality will probably not be able to stand and run away, which will affect other people. The result is that the more people there are, the more they lose quick.

This is why it was often said in ancient times that the number of soldiers is not many.

Even the nearly [-] female soldiers among them, Zhu Cihong felt, should be stronger than the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp.

At least from their eyes, it can be seen that they are all people who have experienced bloody battles, not vases.

It is not surprising that there is a female soldier Zhu Cihong in the Red Lady team.

He knew that the various refugee armies were sometimes old and weak, women and children, and they had to take the lead when they attacked the city, and they had to follow behind to wave the flag and shout when they ambush.

In the early stage, the refugee army could only fight ambushes and siege warfare.

It was only later that when they grew stronger and had a territory, those old and weak women and children were eliminated.

And it is not surprising that Hong Niangzi herself, as a female general, has retained a female soldier.

Traveling all the way in a hurry, I finally arrived at Xizhimen before dusk.

This is why the refugee army is used to this kind of rapid march, and it would be absolutely impossible for the official army to do it.

When leaving, Zhu Cihong told Li Ruolian to take charge of Xizhimen, and asked Zhou Yuji to send troops to assist.

So looking at the army outside the city, neither of them was surprised, knowing that His Majesty's surrender was successful.

But all the dignified civil servants were scared to death when they heard about it, and brought their men and horses to kill them one after another.

"Zhou Yuji, you are so courageous. There are bandits attacking outside the city, why didn't you warn in advance and close the city gate?"

"Are you going to collaborate with the enemy?" Duke Ding said sharply.

"My lord, please be safe and don't be impatient. The army outside the city is not a bandit army, but an army of officials." Zhou Yuji clasped his fists and explained.

"What nonsense!"

"Do you think I can't be blind? Isn't this a bandit army?"

"Close the city gate immediately."

Everyone had already guessed in their hearts that these bandits might have been sent by His Majesty to recruit them, so they immediately became nervous and anxious.

Just when the nobles were about to order to forcibly seize the city gate, dozens of riders had already galloped to the bottom of the city.

"Everyone, Your Majesty has arrived, ready to pick you up!"

Zhou Yuji said coldly, and walked towards the gate of the city.

The civil servants and dignitaries looked at each other in blank dismay, obviously they didn't expect His Majesty to go out of the city to surrender himself.

If they had known that His Majesty was not in the city, they should have contacted the Supreme Emperor last night and launched a mutiny directly.

But it's too late to say anything now, everyone's intestines are regretful, but they have no choice but to pick him up.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Zhu Cihong rode a tall horse, led the red lady and a group of personal guards across the suspension bridge, and all the civil and military officials knelt down and saluted.

"Be flat!"

"You two princes, ladies and gentlemen, come here, let me introduce to you, this General Li Yingli is the General Protecting the Country that I have just appointed."

"General Li, these are my humerus ministers, this is Duke Ding..."

Zhu Cilang waved and introduced with a smile on his face. Seeing the ghost-seeing expressions of the civil servants and dignitaries, he felt extremely happy in his heart.

The nobles all seemed to have eaten flies, but they had no choice but to come forward to say hello to the red lady.

The red lady returned the salute to everyone without being humble or overbearing, and did not expose Zhu Cihong, which was also agreed between the two parties.

At this time, the army behind had also arrived, and Zhu Cihong waved his hand.

"Enter the city!"

"Your Majesty, there are no more school camps and barracks in the city, so General Li's troops should be stationed outside the city!"

Ding Guogong hurriedly stopped in front and bowed.

"Why, Duke Ding, are you questioning my order?"

Zhu Cihong's eyes turned cold, and he stared at him firmly.

"I...I dare not!" Duke Ding trembled all over, so he had to step aside.

Zhu Cihong ignored him, grabbed the horse's belly, and led Hong Niangzi forward, passing through the city gate.

As the army continued to enter the city, looking at the bandit army passing by, the civilian officials were better, but the nobles were secretly startled, and their faces were extremely ugly.

Obviously, they also felt the powerful aura emanating from these thieves, fighting with real knives and guns, most of their [-] Beijing battalion could not beat these [-] beggars.

"Long Live Long Live Your Majesty!"

As soon as the news spread, people along the street knelt down one after another, shouting long live three times.

"Everyone is flat!"

"My people, rise up!"

Zhu Cihong enjoyed the feeling of being worshiped by all the people very much, and waved his hands frequently to signal to the people.

call out!
Who would have thought that extreme joy begets sorrow, when passing by a restaurant, a sharp arrow suddenly pierced through the air and shot straight at Zhu Cihong.

"Be careful…"

Zhu Cihong didn't react at all, but fortunately, the red lady at the side reacted quickly, throwing Zhu Cihong off the horse in an instant, narrowly dodging the arrow again and again.

"Escort!"

"The assassin is upstairs..."

Hong Niangzi's personal guards also reacted faster than Jin Yiwei, and a dozen female soldiers rushed up immediately, holding up round shields, and completely covered the two who were lying on the ground.

Another dozen big men rushed to the restaurant quickly.

"Quickly, block all the buildings near this restaurant, not a single sparrow will be let go."

Seeing that His Majesty was fine, Li Ruolian greeted him.

The people were also frightened and fled in all directions, and the whole street became a mess for a while.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Seeing Zhu Cihong's pale face and shortness of breath, the red lady hurriedly helped him up and expressed concern.

"I... I'm fine!"

"Thanks to General Li just now."

Zhu Cihong waved his hands with lingering fear, his expression still a little unnatural.

"It's fine, riding a horse is too dangerous, Your Majesty should take a car!"

The red lady also breathed a sigh of relief, and then suggested.

"Ok!"

How dare Zhu Cihong ride a horse and show off his prestige?

The arrow just now almost didn't scare the urine out, but also woke him up. I'm afraid that the people in the capital who want him to die can form a reinforced group.

"Report to Your Majesty, there are three assassins in total, two of them resisted and were killed, and the other was captured alive!"

"Li Ruolian, I'll give you half a day to find out who's behind the scenes, and I'll kill the nine clans."

Zhu Cihong gritted his teeth.

He knew that the assassins must have acted on a whim, so none of them ran away. It shouldn't be difficult to find out who was behind the scenes.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Ruolian was equally frightened just now, his back was still wet, and he glanced at Hong Niangzi gratefully.

Not long after, Jin Yiwei pulled over a carriage.

There was no more assassination on the way, and when they arrived at Chengtianmen Square, it was already dark, and the petitioners had long since disappeared, which made Zhu Cihong a little disappointed.

Petitions were normal in the Ming Dynasty, and it was not easy for him to arrest them one by one if they ran away.

"Your Majesty, you are finally back!"

"The big thing is bad. At noon, Wang Dehua led the Jing army to rescue the Supreme Emperor, then took control of the Qianqing Palace, and arrested the ten commanders of the Yulin Army, Liu Xi and Fan Xian..."

At this moment, Liu Xinlan suddenly flew over from the side, with an anxious expression on her face, obviously she had been waiting here.

"what?"

Zhu Cihong turned pale with shock.

It was only then that I discovered that the tower of Chengtian Gate was full of eunuchs from the Jing Army, not a single Imperial Forest Army was seen.

Seeing this, Zhu Cihong instantly became furious.

He had only been away for a long time, and he actually rebelled, which was simply too terrifying.

(End of this chapter)