Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 184 The Great Victory Pass Battle

The row of boats docked at the pier and people on board began to carry jars and jars of things.

They were so busy minding their own business that they didn't even pay attention to the sentries on duty at the dock.

Needless to say, at this glance, it was obvious that someone who had gone out to do some errands was back.

The soldiers on duty were a little curious, so they came over and asked, "Brother, what are you moving? It's so late at night, you can't be shameful, right?"

Hearing this, an officer wearing leather armor and a bow on his back said helplessly: "These are Zhuangyuanhong for banquets, brought from Jiangbei, said to be used for tomorrow's banquet. "

As he spoke, he yawned and got off the boat, and at the same time directed his men: "Move gently, don't wake up the sleeping brothers, be careful of getting scolded!"

The port was full of docked ships, and naturally there were boatmen sleeping on board.

After hearing what he said, a soldier on duty came over and asked, "Brother, do you have a small altar? Can you share some?"

After hearing this, the officer shook his head and said, "That's not okay. The big guys above don't think it's enough to drink. I brought it back in the middle of the night. If I drink less, I won't be worth it."

At this point, he pointed to the cabin and said: "There are still some leftover food and drinks in the boat that we drank on the way. If you don't mind, the rest will be yours."

Several soldiers on duty had already smelled the smell of wine. When they heard this, they didn't think it was the leftover food and wine. They immediately thanked them and couldn't wait to get on the ship.

You know, in this era, food is very expensive, and only wealthy families have the food to make wine and drink wine.

These soldiers who are on duty cannot be big shots. If they have the opportunity to drink, how can they care about what is left?
After a while, several soldiers came out of the cabin. If you look closely, you can recognize that these are definitely not the same soldiers who entered the cabin just now.

When the few people who came out saw the officer standing on the dock, they quickly approached and whispered: "Commander, I didn't expect things to go so smoothly!"

Needless to say, they were the newly formed Imperial Navy who came to attack us.

The officer was Yan Yingyuan. When he heard the words, he whispered: "As long as they didn't expect that we still have a ship and dare to attack us. But we can't be careless and act according to the plan and send a signal to the river."

So, here I took the torch and drew an arc. It looked like someone was playing with the torch.

Then, some more boats came over, and the people on the boats moved to the dock to move their things, as if they were at their own dock, and no one cared about them.

If you look closely, you will find that these people are a little nervous and a little excited.

Yan Yingyuan has been observing the surrounding situation, but there is no movement.Maybe the sentries in other places saw the movement here and thought it was one of their own.If it were an enemy, the sentry here at the dock would have sent out a warning.

Soon, gunpowder, old wine and other flammable materials were all moved off the ship.Then a group of people carried these things, and a group of people took swords, guns, swords and halberds and walked in formation towards the depths of the dock.

If someone who didn't know the situation saw it from a distance, they would definitely not think that this was actually an enemy walking arrogantly on the pier.

Walking to the innermost part of the harbor, here is the water gate of Dasheng Pass. There are also soldiers patrolling the city, and occasionally some movement is heard.As for the docked boats, they are all boats next to each other, boats are crowded together, and of course, they are all row boats, that is, boats tied together.

There may be people sleeping in the boat, but there is no one on the deck.After all, sleeping in the open air on the riverbank in the weather in April and May is a sign of illness.

The fifty or so people led by Yan Yingyuan were all a little nervous and a little excited, as if they were stealing people.

Yan Yingyuan turned around and looked around and found that no one was paying attention to them. He felt the wind direction and whispered: "The first team is on guard, the second team is on the move."

Hearing this, the dozen or so soldiers pretending to be soldiers all took their bows and arrows in their hands, while the other forty or so soldiers immediately dispersed and jumped onto the nearest cabin. Some started to deal with the people on the boat, while others took fish oil, grass and Heap, spread the oil, wine, etc.

Finally, someone screamed, and the sound of broken wine jars, oil jars, and other sounds suddenly sounded in the silent night, which was a bit abrupt.

So, a soldier on the top of the city stuck his head out, looked at the ships below, and asked impatiently: "What's going on?"

Yan Yingyuan saw that his men were already lighting fires, so without saying a word, he immediately shot an arrow towards the top of the city.

"what……"

There was a scream on the top of the city, and then there was chaos on the top of the city, and several soldiers looked over to check the situation.

"Bang bang bang..."

The sound of bowstrings sounded continuously, and screams resounded from the top of the city.

At the same time, the ship on the innermost side had been set on fire. All the flammable materials were scattered on the ship. But as soon as it was ignited, a fire broke out immediately, and the river wind was blowing, which helped the fire. The flames were visible to the naked eye. Raise up and rush towards the nearby ships.

"Oops, the boat is overboard!"

"Someone is burning the boat, put out the fire quickly!"

"..."

Shouts spread, covering up the murderous intent.

Around the burning ship, many people were awakened and stood up to watch.

However, they didn't know that there were still a bunch of murderous gods in the fire.

The forty people who set the fire immediately retreated to the dock after seeing the fires on several ships fully ignited.However, the team of thugs led by Yan Yingyuan personally used bows and arrows to greet those who were trying to put out the fire, as well as those who were watching.

People who were sleeping in the ship were also awakened. They quickly went out of the cabin to check the situation and found that the fire was fierce. When multiple ships were on fire, they immediately panicked.Some wanted to push their boats out quickly to avoid being burned by the fire, and some tried to put out the fire to prevent their boats from catching fire.

However, water and fire are ruthless. How can this man-made fire be saved so easily, especially when blown by the river wind?
The boats are tied to each other, and the rows of boats are crowded in the harbor. If the boats inside want to move, they must let the boats outside sail out of the harbor to make room.

They were actually ordinary fishermen, or merchant ships, recruited by the Dashun Army to transport food and people, and when they were used up, they were just piled in the port.

Faced with this situation, there was no organization at all, and I had never encountered a similar situation. I was in a hurry and couldn't save myself.

Not to mention, there were a group of killing gods at this time. How could they be allowed to put out fires and ships? When they saw it, they greeted them with an arrow.

In troubled times, these are just ordinary people, but they cannot escape the chaos of war.They were either shot to death by arrows or fell into the water. Those who were more lucky were those who escaped to the ships outside or those who escaped to the shore.They only lost the ship and property, but the people were saved.

Under the flames soaring into the sky, someone finally discovered that it was the imperial army that was killing people and setting fires, so groups of soldiers rushed to the dock and tried to fight back.

However, although Yan Yingyuan's divine shooting was not displayed in the Wuying Hall in the Forbidden City in Nanjing, it was displayed vividly at this time.

I saw that he could hit Dashun Army soldiers from a long distance with one arrow, scaring the rest of the Dashun Army soldiers to seek cover to hide, or shouting for shields.

When they started to attack again with their shields raised, Yan Yingyuan and others had already fought and retreated to the outermost edge of the dock.

In the harbor, at least dozens of ships were already burning, and the flames were soaring into the sky that they could be seen from afar.

With such a loud movement, everyone in the ship, including those in the outermost ships, were awakened.

The boats on the outside were lucky. Seeing that the fire was still far away from them, some people immediately went to untie them, or simply cut the ropes with knives or the like, trying to punt the boats to escape; some people flagged down the boats in the same row, Let them work together to get the boat out of the harbor quickly.

Those who moved quickly had already punted out of the harbor before Yan Yingyuan and others rushed back.

However, under the raging fire, they saw there were hundreds of boats on the river. Upstream of them, on the top of the city, there were many people with swords, guns and firecrackers, shouting at them: "I don't want to die." Go downstream if you don’t want to die! Go downstream if you don’t want to die..."

Yan Yingyuan and others who retreated to the end of the pier did not shoot the people on the surrounding ships, but shouted to them: "The imperial court is suppressing thieves. If you don't want to die, go downstream!"

In fact, at this time, the boatmen had no choice. If they wanted to avoid being burned by the fire in the harbor, they had to retreat to the river.But there were some pockmarked people waiting on the river, so they had no choice but to go downstream.

These people were not soldiers of the Dashun Army. They were just gathered by the Dashun Army to contribute to the Dashun Army. How could they dare to fight with others on the river.

The reason why Yan Yingyuan didn't kill them all and block them all in the harbor and burn them was not that he was merciful.

On the battlefield, to be kind is to seek death.His purpose was to take a fancy to these ships as well.

Now he is the commander of the Nanjing Navy, but the ships under his command are definitely not too many for him.If it goes well, he wouldn't mind adding more ships.

At this time, Li Zicheng was sleeping in the back office of the Dashengguan garrison office when he was woken up by his bodyguard: "What, the boat is on fire?"

At first, Li Zicheng was a little confused: The boat was on fire?Where did the ship come from?

Soon, he remembered that he now had a huge fleet of ships docked in the harbor of Dasheng Pass.

So, he immediately had another doubt: "The boat is on fire. How big of a deal is it? It's all parked on the water. Can't it be put out by taking water?"

However, when he saw the panicked look of his personal guards, he finally came to his senses.So, he immediately put on his clothes and rushed to check the situation.

The guard came here and reported it immediately when he saw the flames rising into the sky. The specific situation that was known to the people below has not yet been reported.

The noise was so loud that it also woke up Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing and others, and they all followed Li Zicheng to check the movement on the wall.

At this time, they had not even connected the ship fire with the imperial officers and soldiers.

In their view, the imperial army had no navy, so it was impossible to attack from the river; and they had already crossed the Yangtze River and were about to attack Nanjing. Why did they come to burn the ships at this time?
If a navy really wants to attack, they should at least attack halfway across the river!

Half of the more than 1000 large and small ships in the harbor were burned, and the fire was so intense that if you didn't know better, you would have thought it was dawn.

Li Zicheng and his men hurried to Guanqiang, but they couldn't get close to the water gate.It was also at this time that someone reported to them that it was the imperial officers and soldiers who had done it.

Song Xiance was in disbelief when he heard this, and quickly confirmed: "How can you see it?"

Therefore, the soldiers who were shot to death on the wall were used as evidence, and they also described the division of labor and cooperation between the officers and soldiers. One team was good at archery, and the other team was responsible for burning the ship. After burning it, they ran away.

At this time, Gu Sanmazi's fleet could still be seen on the river, carrying the escaping boats downstream.

Seeing this scene, Li Zicheng blushed with anger.Of course, it could also be illuminated by firelight.He pointed his finger at the river and shouted in a cold voice: "What's going on?"

Needless to say, the imperial court actually had naval officers.But why did the imperial navy not stop them from crossing the river, but instead secretly came to burn the boats after they had all crossed?

For a moment, even his military advisor Song Xiance couldn't figure out what the imperial officers and soldiers were doing.

Just at this moment, Zuo Liangyu also hurried over to see the situation.

When Li Zicheng saw it, he shouted sharply: "Didn't you say that the Nanjing navy of the imperial court is gone? What's going on? Could it be that you want to trick me?"

Although the disappearance of those ships does not affect his attack on Nanjing City, no matter what, this is a very bad sign. He has suffered a big loss. It would be strange if he is not angry!

Zuo Liangyu was also confused. He looked at the situation outside and the row of dead Dashun soldiers, and could only evade: "I also heard what those Nanjing nobles said. Really, they said that for To the detriment of the current emperor, he deliberately took advantage of the storm to destroy all the ships and also killed a group of shipwrights."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the raging fire in the harbor. In order to reduce his responsibility, he said again: "Burn it, burn it. Anyway, our main force has crossed the river. When Nanjing City is captured, we will go back to the Northern Expedition." , just search for ships!"

They were all burned, and no matter how angry Li Zicheng got, he couldn't save the ships.The most important thing now is to wait for dawn to attack Nanjing City and kill the Ming Emperor.Before that, no matter how much you have any opinions about Zuo Liangyu, you have to keep them in your heart.

But who knows, at this moment, Song Xiance seemed to have thought of something, and his face suddenly changed. He looked at the burning ship with an incredible expression, and then turned to look in the direction of Nanjing City.

His unusual behavior immediately caught Li Zicheng's attention, and he asked, "What's wrong?"

When Song Xiance heard the question, he turned back to look at him and said with some disbelief: "Could it be...could it be that the current emperor just wanted to wait for us to cross the river before sending people to burn these boats to prevent us from returning?" The north bank of the Yangtze River, right?”

After hearing this, Niu Jinxing chuckled and said: "Then the emperor's brain was caught in the door? Our main force has crossed the river, and it took so much effort to prevent us from returning..."

As soon as he said this, he suddenly froze, as if someone had stuck his neck and couldn't say the next words.

Seeing them like this, Li Zicheng seemed to have thought of something, and said flatly: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! I have millions of soldiers, how could the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty defeat me?"

Under normal circumstances, he would have been a loner, but at this moment, he called himself "I" again. Obviously, this was not the Li Zicheng under normal circumstances.

When Zuo Liangyu heard what they said, he also thought of the key point, and suddenly changed his expression and said: "The current emperor is sure to defeat us, so he did not attack us halfway. Instead, he waited for us to cross the river and burned the boat first. , won’t you let us cross the river and escape to the north?”

From the beginning to the end, they never thought about a very critical question, that is, they must be sure to defeat the Ming Emperor, just because they have more soldiers?

At this moment, they suddenly realized that this problem was not absolute!

What's more, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom suddenly turned out to be a navy that they thought was impossible. Is there any hidden method that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom could use?

If the Ming emperor was really sure of defeating them, wouldn't it mean that they were falling into a trap by gathering on the south bank of the Yangtze River?

Thinking about this problem, several people almost said: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

That's right, regardless of whether it's possible or not, for them, the only option they can accept is impossible.

At this time, the raging fire in Dashengguan Harbor not only alarmed them, but also people in the entire area.

In various camps of the Dashun Army, more and more people were awakened and sleepily came out of the camps to see the situation.

Looking at the scene where the sky was dyed red, the soldiers of the Dashun Army and the generals all felt uneasy, wondering what was going on?

If it was just an ordinary water leak, it would definitely not cause such a big burn, right?This is by the river, so it's very convenient to get water.

Then there is only one possibility, that the fire was deliberately set by someone, and that is why it burned so big.

As for who burned it, the answer is very simple. Everyone can immediately think that it must have been done by the imperial officers and soldiers!
Originally, they all felt that their side had more troops and had a greater chance of winning, so they were confident, but as this fire burned, their hearts began to panic again.

Unexpected things, especially unexpected bad things, are always more worrying.

However, not everyone in the Dashun Army would be worried when they saw this scene, there were also some who were happy and excited.For example, Ma Jinzhong, Hui Dengxiang and others.Before, they had been worried about when the emperor would attack?The main force of the Dashun Army has crossed the river and will set out to besiege the city tomorrow. Why is there still no movement?

As a result, the imperial court carried out such a big job quietly.

With the blazing fire, even if they couldn't run to the scene to see it, they knew that the Dashun Army's ships were doomed.

This unexpected situation made them very excited.Because they had expected it, when they saw the blazing fire, they immediately realized that the emperor was about to attack.

So, they immediately summoned their confidants urgently and began to discuss cooperating with the imperial court in fighting.

They were not mistaken. When the fire at Dasheng Pass reached the sky, the defenders on the city noticed it immediately and immediately reported the situation to their superiors.

Emperor Chongzhen was woken up and after learning the situation, he immediately ordered the entire army to prepare for war without saying a word. All the generals rushed to the city to see the emperor.

The early attack was planned from the beginning.Whether it was the generals of the various armies or the soldiers in the Beijing camp, they all knew that there would be a fight the next day.

It's still dark, but all the soldiers are getting ready.

While the generals rushed to see the emperor, they were sorting out their weapons, eating to fill their stomachs, etc.

On the top of the city, Emperor Chongzhen had been looking at the faint light of the fire. When he saw that all his generals had arrived, he turned back, glanced at the faces of each of them, and said in a deep voice: "Yan Qing has made the first contribution. It is possible for the bandit to jump north. Now, it is our turn. In this battle, all armies will split up and attack Dasheng Pass together. The one who enters Dasheng Pass first will be granted the title of Dasheng Bo. The one who captures or kills Li Zicheng will be granted the title of Marquis of Jiangning."

The first batch of generals who followed the emperor have all been knighted, but these generals in front of them have not yet been knighted.Even if the emperor has reformed the title and it cannot be hereditary, the title is still the highest honor for the military.When they heard the emperor's promise of a knighthood, Huang Degong, Wu Sangui, Gao Jie and others all became jealous.

These generals responded almost in unison: "The general will obey the order!"

As for how to fight, it has already been agreed upon.

Therefore, the Nanjing elite army generals led by Du Yinxi looked regretful.They just arranged to follow the soldiers in the Beijing camp to collect the prisoners. They would definitely not be the first to reach Dasheng Pass, let alone kill Li Zicheng.

As for the city defense troops led by Lu Daqi, they were doing fine.Seeing so many thieves outside the city and these generals who were just one level below, I felt that fighting outside the city must be a tough battle.Rather than possibly losing his life to obtain a possible title, it would be better to be more secure.

In short, some people vowed to take this opportunity to get a chance to be knighted, some people regretted that they did not have this opportunity, and some people just muddle along, with all kinds of mentality.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen turned to look at the eastern sky and found that the darkest moment had passed, and the light of the new day had torn through the darkness and began to shine on the world.So, with a firm gaze, he turned to look at his generals, waved his hand and shouted: "Attack!"

Lu Daqi saw with his own eyes that the emperor was about to go out of the city to fight. In agitated mood, he shouted loudly to the emperor's back: "I will beat the drum to support your majesty!"

Emperor Chongzhen heard this, but did not respond. He just strode down the city.

The sky in the east has turned white, and dawn has arrived.Hundreds of thousands of Dashun Army soldiers, whether they woke up naturally or were awakened by the movement at the port, in short, basically all woke up.

But they were all there, looking in the direction of Dasheng Pass, talking a lot there, wondering what was going on in the distance?

Just like no one thought in advance that the imperial navy would have the ship and burn the ship; at this time, all camps were speculating about what kind of fire caused the burning to be so severe, and many people were even arguing.It was as if they were not here to fight, but just camping to watch the fun.

However, at Dasheng Pass, fast horses have been dispatched to various camps.

This was because Li Zicheng and others felt that the Ming Emperor might have the means to attack or even defeat them, so they sent fast horses to inform the camp leaders to immediately prepare for war, instead of just setting off for Nanjing as planned.

However, these fast horses had just set off when suddenly they heard the sound of "dong dong dong" war drums coming from a distance.

Almost everyone turned around when they heard the sound and saw that in the direction of Nanjing City, the imperial officers and soldiers had already left the city.One after another, long dragons were swimming towards the Dashun Army camp.

The sound of the war drums was cheering them on.

Suddenly, the camp that bore the brunt of the attack immediately turned into a mess.

No one thought that there would be a fight soon.They had just woken up, or had just been woken up. They were still hungry, had not yet put on their armor, and their weapons were still in their tents. They had not prepared anything, but the imperial officers and soldiers came to kill them.

It’s so disrespectful of martial ethics!
No one expected that the imperial officers and soldiers would dare to attack!
The soldiers of the Dashun Army in the outer camp were immediately in chaos.

Camps that are farther away still have time to prepare.The generals were shouting loudly, and the soldiers began to prepare for battle in a hurry. Those wearing clothes and armor, holding weapons, looking for superiors, and looking for teams were also in chaos.

"kill……"

Thunderous shouts of killing broke out from the imperial officers and soldiers, and all the long dragons, like arrows from the string, quickly rushed into the outer camp of Dashun Army.

Of course, Li Zicheng had also seen Dasheng Pass.

His face was livid, he almost gritted his teeth as he looked at the charging imperial officers and soldiers, and said bitterly: "Well done, I can't kill you!"

As he spoke, military orders were passed down one after another, allowing the troops in the core area and the military camps further away to immediately prepare for war.

Song Xiance was also by Li Zicheng's side. Looking at the situation on the battlefield, he hurriedly gave Li Zicheng advice: "Your Highness, those camps in front will definitely not be able to stop the imperial army. We should abandon those camps and let them consume the imperial army." We must use our energy to buy time for the other battalions to mobilize their elites to fight. In addition, we can send troops to attack on the side and move around behind. When the momentum of the imperial officers and soldiers is exhausted, it is time for us to counterattack!"

Li Zicheng accepted this suggestion without hesitation and immediately began to pass orders.At the same time, he also ordered Zuo Liangyu's troops to prepare to intercept the front of the imperial army.

This method of coping is quite satisfactory and cannot be wrong.

However, the situation on the battlefield did not develop as Song Xiance expected.

I saw that every imperial officer and army who broke through a camp did not sweep away the enemy at all, but immediately attacked the next camp, and then the next camp, as if they were not killing the enemy, but running a race!The attack speed of each army is so fast that it is unimaginable.

Niu Jinxing had already woken up with a fright. Because he was woken up, the red lip marks on his face could still be seen even after it was bright. However, no one reminded him at this time. They were all attracted by the imperial officers and soldiers.The same goes for Niu Jinxing himself. Looking at the movements of the imperial officers and soldiers, he couldn't help but said: "Is this... is this crazy? They... they all seem to be heading towards Dasheng Pass. What is this place? Gold or beauty, let them come here so recklessly?"

After saying that, he suddenly came back to his senses, looked at Li Zicheng immediately, and quickly reminded: "Your Highness, it's bad, they are trying to capture the thief first... Bah, bah, bah... They are coming for you, Your Highness. Got it!"

Hearing what he said, Li Zicheng also noticed it and said fiercely: "Damn it, just come if you have the ability, I'm waiting. Send an order to all the armies to reorganize immediately and surround and annihilate the imperial officers and soldiers at Dasheng Pass!"

When Song Xiance heard this, he quickly admonished: "This Dasheng Pass is to guard the gateway to the Yangtze River, not the inside. The city wall is not high and can be easily broken by the imperial officers and soldiers. If something happens to Your Highness, they can even surround the imperial officers and soldiers." so what?"

Niu Jinxing panicked after hearing this, and quickly echoed: "Yes, His Highness's stay at Dasheng Pass is just in line with the wishes of the imperial officers and soldiers. You must not do it!"

Li Zicheng looked at the imperial officers and soldiers who were marching through one camp after another, his face turned red, and he immediately shouted: "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty can personally go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. I was killed in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. Is it possible that I can't compare to him?" You grew up in the Forbidden City? If I don’t retreat, I will end my relationship with the Ming Emperor at this great victory!"

After hearing this, Niu Jinxing hurriedly persuaded: "As long as His Highness is fine, with so many of us, we can kill the imperial officers and soldiers! There is no need to stay here and take risks, then the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty must be eager for His Highness to stay at Dasheng Pass." Woolen cloth!"

Li Zicheng's personal guards and others were frightened when they saw the imperial officers and soldiers going crazy towards Dasheng Pass, and they all tried to persuade Li Zicheng.

In the end, Li Zicheng couldn't resist their persuasion, or he felt that what they said was reasonable, so he immediately began to move.

If Li Zicheng insists on staying at Dasheng Pass, implements his idea, and defends Dasheng Pass, and then the surrounding armies come to their senses, and then surround the imperial officers and soldiers, then this war may really be a self-defeating battle for the imperial officers and soldiers. Trapped in a trap!
However, the worries of Song Xiance and others are not unreasonable. If Dasheng Pass is breached by the Ming army, and Li Zicheng is captured or killed, it will be a very big blow to the Dashun army. It is very likely that the trees will fall and the hozens will scatter. The imperial army achieved a great victory, and the Dashun army was completely defeated.

But then again, where did the imperial army get the siege equipment?How they can conquer the victory is definitely a question!
Of course, there are many hindsights. Faced with this situation, I can talk about how I think it should be best dealt with.But at this time, how to make a decision is a great test for the commander.

Li Zicheng's last choice was to follow the advice of his subordinates and leave Dasheng Pass, hoping to keep the green hills and not worry about running out of firewood.Even if you are not at Dasheng Pass, you can still command the officials and troops surrounding the imperial court.

Although, in theory, this is indeed the case.

But on the battlefield, besides theory, there are many other factors that determine victory or defeat.

At this time, Li Zicheng was changing positions, while Zuo Liangyu's troops under Dasheng Pass were ordered to organize an interception.At this moment, he didn't care about himself, because he knew that the current emperor wanted Li Zicheng's life, and he also came to kill him.If he doesn't cooperate at this time, then their side is likely to lose the battle.

However, he wanted to cooperate, but some people cooperated with the imperial army.

Suddenly, shouts broke out in the camp under Zuo Liangyu's command.

"Li Zicheng ran away!"

"King Chuang escaped again!"

"Kill King Chuang and receive a reward from the court!"

"..."

Amidst the shouts of killing, two armies of Zuo Liangyu rushed towards Li Zicheng who was moving to kill him.

When Zuo Liangyu heard the sound and took a look, he was immediately stunned.

Originally, because of the unrelenting charge of the imperial officers and soldiers, the troops here were in panic and rushed to join the battle. As a result, the troops were not ready, and two armies rebelled first.

Zuo Liangyu naturally recognized that they were from his subordinates, Ma Jinzhong and Hui Deng. Suddenly, such a knife was inserted directly into the heart of the Dashun Army.

At this time, all the teams that still wanted to defend against the offensive of the imperial army were in chaos.

Some wanted to rescue Li Zicheng, some wanted to stop the imperial officers and soldiers, and some hurriedly fled the chaotic area. Of course, there were also those who fled in Sichuan to avoid the front of the imperial officers and soldiers.

On the contrary, in the current outer camp, the soldiers of the Dashun Army looked at each other a little bit in shock as they watched the imperial officers and soldiers kill through the camp.He didn't even kill them, just killed them like this?
Is it better to watch a show, run for your life, or run to the rescue?
While they were thinking about it, Du Yinxi personally led [-] Nanjing elites out of the city, spread out in a horizontal line, shouted loudly, surrender without killing, and began to clean up the mess after the main army of the imperial court passed through.

The troops outside the camp are originally a mixed army. If the war goes well, they can look powerful by waving flags and shouting.But now the imperial army is rushing towards Dasheng Pass. If they are in a deserted land, what kind of fighting spirit do they have?

Those who wanted to resist were killed immediately by the soldiers of the imperial army.

I heard that there were more imperial troops coming out from behind, and I didn't know how many of them would come out, so I didn't say anything anymore. I'd like to surrender first.

The key to Emperor Chongzhen's strategy of capturing the thief first was to destroy the command center of the Dashun Army as soon as possible before the Dashun Army could react.For this reason, he offered a reward of knighthood.

If it were not for the chaos caused by the internal blossoming of Prime Minister Hui Deng and Ma Jinzhong, it might be difficult for the imperial army to fight after they rush in.Once exhausted, it may be dangerous if the Dashun Army turns around and surrounds them.

Emperor Chongzhen actually had countermeasures for this situation.

Huang Degong, Wu Sangui, Ma Ke, Tang Tong, Gao Jie and other generals each led an army to charge. However, his Biao Battalion and the Longwei Battalion directly under his jurisdiction were just following him and did not charge at the front line. .

If there is a strong blockage from the Dashun Army, which is likely to block the charging momentum of the armies, then Emperor Chongzhen will personally lead Biaoying and Longwei Camp to gnaw hard bones and break the blockage of the Dashun Army.

In this regard, he is still somewhat confident.

But now, Prime Minister Hui Deng and Ma Jinzhong have cooperated to create chaos among the Dashun army. They even happened to be chasing Li Zicheng to kill, so that Li Zicheng had no command skills at all, which gave the imperial officers and soldiers great convenience.The troops led by each general were overwhelming and continued to rush towards Dasheng Pass.

Most of the soldiers of the Dashun Army in front of them fled in a hurry to avoid the sharp edges of these imperial officers and soldiers.

As far as the imperial officers and soldiers were concerned, there were not many people who had the courage to stop people and kill people, and who had the courage to stop them.

In this way, Emperor Chongzhen felt relaxed. He rode on his horse and looked around the entire battlefield.

He found that on the side where the imperial officers and soldiers rushed through, the Dashun Army was completely in chaos. There was no organization at all and it was impossible to organize again.Some of the nearby areas were dispersed by the defeated troops, and it was quite difficult to organize them.

Only in the front, because it was farthest from the battlefield, by this time, it seemed that the battalions had been organized.It's just that some of them are watching where they are, some are going to rescue Li Zicheng, and some are driving away the defeated soldiers who have retreated to their side.

Without Li Zicheng's unified command, the generals of the Dashun Army made their own decisions and did their own thing.

At a glance, he found that Li Zicheng seemed to have escaped about two miles from Dasheng Pass, but was entangled by the troops of Ma Jinzhong and Hui Deng and was unable to escape.However, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Zongmin, Li Guo and others in the Dashun army seemed to have led the army to rescue.

On the other hand, the imperial officers and soldiers continued to charge towards Dasheng Pass.It's possible that they were so jealous that they didn't notice that Li Zicheng had left; it's also possible that they wanted to be the first to win the big victory.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen immediately issued an edict: "Blow the trumpet, and the flag will guide you, follow me to kill!"

On such a battlefield, it is simply impossible to send someone to deliver military orders.

Therefore, the trumpet reminds, and then in which direction the flag of the Chinese army points, the army will fight in that direction, simple and clear.

Emperor Chongzhen immediately led his subordinate Biaoying and Longwei camps to kill Li Zicheng.

The sound of the horn "woo woo woo" also brought all the soldiers in the fighting back to their senses.Even if they are red-blooded, there are guards who will remind them.

"Commander, His Majesty's decree is to kill us to the west."

"Commander, the troops led by His Majesty are coming out and we are required to cooperate!"

"..."

This is the advantage of having a command center and not having a command center. Once the emperor orders it, all armies must obey it whether they want to or not, otherwise military law will be ruthless after the war.

"Kill..."

The cry of killing rang in the sky above the battlefield and spread far and wide.

On the river, Yan Yingyuan and others were watching the battle.

Originally, their mission had been completed. Burning the rebel ships, cutting off their retreat, and affecting the morale of the rebel army was already a great achievement.

However, Yan Yingyuan is obviously not the kind of person who is only satisfied with the tasks assigned by the emperor. He is more subjective and proactive.

While watching the battle, he quickly discovered keenly that after the emperor led the army to launch the offensive, all the rebel troops were no longer on the Yangtze River side.Even later, many people in Dasheng Pass began to flee.

After Yan Yingyuan observed carefully, he immediately ordered: "Draw to the shore and follow me to seize the Dasheng Pass. In this way, our army's momentum will be greatly boosted, and the morale of the bandit army will also be hit hard!"

Upon hearing this, many people hesitated.There are only a few hundred of them who can go ashore to fight. How dare they take the Dasheng Pass with just such a small number of people?
Normally, Yan Yingyuan might have explained a thing or two, but at this moment there was no time for explanation at all, so he heard him shout sternly: "If you don't retreat, behead!"

The man who was usually a brother-in-law suddenly became majestic and ruthless, making his subordinates dare not disobey and immediately agreed.

　It’s the last day, and I’m just short of a monthly pass. Please give me a monthly pass!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)