Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 178 The Left Army Followed by the Qing Army

Zuo Liangyu never thought that his hundreds of thousands of troops would be completely defeated in one day, and even he and himself would be trapped here.

Thinking of so many officers and troops outside the city, and the delay in coming to rescue by his other generals, he already guessed that the other ministries should either surrender to the imperial court or be annihilated by the imperial court as well.

Zuo Liangyu realized that he hadn't figured out how many troops the imperial court had added to attack him. Could it be that His Majesty really listened to Ma Shiying's suggestion and transferred all the hundreds of thousands of troops to defend Nanjing and Huaiyang?
But if this is the case, it is impossible for him not to know the news in advance.

He thought to himself that perhaps he had really underestimated the strength of the imperial guards.

Zuo Liangyu had no choice but to recall her life.

In fact, it never occurred to him that he would take the path of rebellion himself.

From the first year of Chongzhen to the present, he fought countless times for the Ming Dynasty. Even when he saw the darkest and corrupt side of the Ming court, he never thought of rebelling.

But just now, when most of the gentry and people in the world are eager for him to unite with His Majesty to revive the Ming Dynasty, he has embarked on the road of rebellion because of his own ambition.

Zuo Liangyu originally thought that once the capital was lost, the world would change drastically, and the era of dynastic change would come, but also because of the temptation of an illusory emperor, he chose the path of turning his back on the court.

But now, he realizes that he misjudged the situation from the very beginning. The imperial court is not a dying imperial court. The enthusiasm of these officers and soldiers in front of him almost reminds him of the time when he was in Liaodong during the reign of Tianqi and fought against Jiannu with Xiong Tingbi. old things come.

At that time, like the officers and soldiers outside now, he only wanted to make contributions to the imperial court, and he never dared to have the slightest heart of disobedience.

Zuo Liangyu thought about why His Majesty got rid of Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing after his majesty moved south, but did not get rid of Huang Degong, and even transferred Huang Degong to guard Jiujiang. It turned out that he was guarding against himself from the beginning.

Zuo Liangyu found out what a stupid decision he made to rebel, but now he can only end up ruined.

Thinking of the guards who wiped out his two thousand cavalry and tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the first place, Zuo Liangyu regretted that he should not listen to the Donglin Party's bewitching.

Thinking of the Donglin Party, Zuo Liangyu remembered the so-called Donglin Party responding to him in Nanjing, but he didn't kill Zhang Shenyan decisively when Zhang Shenyan fled to his side in embarrassment, and turned his back on the Donglin Party to serve His Majesty.

In that case, perhaps it is not Huang Degong but himself who is outside the city, and it is not himself but Huang Degong who is surrounded.

Zuo Liangyu couldn't help crying, and shouted weakly: "Your Majesty!"

……

Huang Degong, dressed in silver mountain pattern armor, rode a tall maroon horse and Yuan Jixian, who also rode a white horse and wore a second-rank golden pheasant official uniform, came side by side.

Both of them were proud of the spring breeze, looking at the endless torches and tents in front of them, they suddenly had a heroic face.

Liu Zhaoji came on horseback and dismounted in front of the two of them: "Jingnanhou, Yuan Du, Zuo Liangyu and his [-] remnant soldiers have been trapped in the city by our army, and Zuo Liangyu will be captured alive!"

Huang Degong and Yuan Jixian both got off their horses and saluted Liu Zhaoji.

"Liu Zongbing has worked hard!"

Yuan Jixian explained to Liu Zhaoji very enthusiastically that the [-] guards defeated Zuo Liangyu's [-] elite soldiers in one day, and now Zuo Liangyu is trapped in the city, which made him have to admire Liu Zhaoji's ability to command troops.

Of course, this is also because he is in a good mood now. Once Zuo Liangyu is arrested or killed, he can be granted the position of Sangong and realize the great honor of a civil servant.

Huang Degong did the same, he cupped his hands towards Liu Zhaoji and said, "In this battle, Commander Liu will be the leader."

"The two Zhesha Lius, if the two Shangguans hadn't guarded Jiujiang and Anqing properly and dragged down the Zuo army, Liu would not be able to defeat the elite of the Zuo army so easily. Even Your Majesty said, I came to pick the peaches of the two Shangguans. Yes, just to train the recruits of the [-]st Corps of the Guards, so that I can apologize to the two superiors!"

When Liu Zhaoji said this, both Huang Degong and Yuan Jixian couldn't help laughing.

"It's such a night, and the moon is shining like a wash. It can be said that there is no battle in a quiet place at the end of the world, and the soldiers' energy is reduced to the sun and the moon. Everyone, there is no doubt that we are chatting here. Let's go up to the tower and see how the left army is doing!"

When Yuan Jixian said this, the two naturally responded, and the three of them, accompanied by their own soldiers, climbed up the city wall of Huaining, looking at the left army camp and the county government that was illuminated red by the torches only separated by a row of wooden fences.

"The white mantle hasn't been hung yet, so it looks like Zuo Liangyu isn't dead yet!"

When Yuan Jixian said this, Huang Degong also replied: "It's better to die later, but if you can be captured alive, I would like to ask him what made him rebel when this kind of barbarian went south and the country was in danger. He is not thin!"

"People's desires, who can be sure, once Zuo Liangyu dies, we can wholeheartedly resist the Qing army going south. Li Zicheng's strength is still invincible, and I don't know how our Ming Dynasty officials will save our Han Dynasty. Your Majesty has something to say, Do your best, as long as a man from the Han family does not fall, you must not let the barbarians easily take away this beautiful mountain and river, and destroy our century-old country in China!"

When Liu Zhaoji said this, Yuan Jixian couldn't help but read again: "Where can I look at Shenzhou? The Beigu Tower is full of scenery. How many things have risen and fallen through the ages? Long and long. The endless Yangtze River is rolling."

Both Liu Zhaoji and Huang Degong didn't say anything, civil servants love to read poems, and military officials like them naturally don't have the heart to care about the world. They are more ambitious to make meritorious service in this troubled world at the moment.

"Boss, the beginning of Haishi has arrived!" At this time, a messenger came to report.

Liu Zhaoji nodded, and then issued an order: "Catch Zuo Liangyu alive, and don't let a traitor go!"

Soon.

The originally silent night began to sound again with shouts of killing.

Gu Yanwu started to poke his head out of the sandbags with a handful of his own soldiers, fired at the left army by the fence, and rushed over quickly.

The left army, who was hungry again, couldn't stop the tide-like attack at all.

Yan Yingyuan took the lead in stepping over the fence, and directly chopped off the head of a military attache of the left army.

Wang Fuzhi led his men to push aside the fence, and a pair of cavalry guards rushed in quickly, rushed through the burning street, and rushed towards the place where the Huaining County Government Office was located.

The remaining left army could still resist, but the resistance at this time was meaningless, and the corpses of the left army piled up in the entire Huaining county government office were more and more.

The officers and soldiers who came from behind could only climb up like a mountain. Only those with good shooting ability could use the fire to knock down one or two left soldiers who were not killed by the soldiers in front.

Zuo Liangyu also heard the shouts getting closer and closer to him, but he couldn't move at this moment, so he could only call for His Majesty.

At this time, Zuo Menggeng finally burst into tears: "Father!"

Yang Tinglin and Yan Yingyuan rushed into the Huaining county government office almost at the same time, and the Zuo army guards of the Huaining county government office were killed without resistance. When Yang Tinglin and Yan Yingyuan entered the county government office, Zuo Menggeng was already kneeling in front of them.

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