In a mountain col more than ten miles east of Pingyao County, there are several bonfires, grass, stone walls, and miscellaneous forests are full of tired and embarrassed thieves.

Nearly an hour ago, when he was preparing to attack Qi County, he suddenly saw the Zhenshan camp behind the palace fleeing back in embarrassment, bringing two earth-shattering thunderbolts: tens of thousands of chasing soldiers were close at hand, and Li Yan turned back!

These two double yellow thunders immediately stunned the high-level of the thief army, and Li Zicheng directly vomited blood and fainted, and Li Guo immediately ordered to flee south immediately.

Until dark, he fled to the vicinity of Pingyao County, fifty miles away, and did not dare to attack when he was exhausted, and hid in the mountain col to avoid the cold.

In a makeshift tent in the mountain pass, Li Zicheng was lying on the bench with his eyes straight, and the corners of his mouth twitched from time to time and there were still traces of blood that had not been wiped clean.

In the past two days, he was very angry, the internal fire was too strong, when the army was defeated, the fire surged up and directly dizzed, and he heard Li Yan backing up before, and finally a mouthful of old blood spurted out, and he also cleared the internal silt, and his spirit was good.

But Li Yan's rebellion against the water is still a big blow to him, to say that he has been wrestling with the imperial court for more than ten years, winning and losing each other, and even his subordinates surrendering to each other are not strange, but the one who can make him angry is Li Yan at the moment in addition to Gao Jie many years ago.

Gao Jie, this kid is old, he brought him a green hat to make him angry, and Li Yan has been his right and left hand for many years, and he is planning for him for his henchmen, but at this moment he surrendered to the court at this juncture, which is a devastating blow to him and the army's heart.

"The surname Li behaves strangely on weekdays, unconventional, calm all day long, scheming, I knew that he had a ...... of betrayal today" Niu Jinxing in the tent couldn't help but scold.

People, once they are jealous, they always want to destroy each other, and Niu Jinxing is like this to Li Yan.

Li Yan is upright and acts openly, being on the side of this kind of person, Niu Jinxing can always feel that his despicability is infinitely magnified, so he fights for tat everywhere, and Li Yan was also harmed by his slander in this way in history.

"Li Yan is disloyal and unjust, and it is really despicable to turn against the water at this juncture, but what is more important now is where to go? The officers and soldiers are chasing the soldiers dozens of miles away, and they ask the lord to make a decision" Song Xiance on the side looked at Li Zicheng on the lying frame.

Li Zicheng's eyes finally moved, as a hero, although Li Yan's backlash was big, it was not enough to knock him down, he just couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart for a while.

The officers and men were too eager to chase after the situation, and the Zhenshan Battalion, which was the most capable of fighting in the army, was also damaged by more than half of the troops who met Zhou Yuji's own soldiers, and the rest were even more unbearable.

Turning over from the sleeper, Li Guo wanted to help him, but was pushed away by Li Zicheng, and then slowly walked out of the tent, raised his eyes and scanned, and saw that the mountains and wilderness were full of soldiers huddled figures, with a tired and embarrassed face.

"It's a failure, it's like this," Li Zicheng clenched his fists and roared.

"Lord"

Niu Jinxing and the others hurriedly stepped forward to comfort them.

Li Zicheng waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, the grief and anger on his face gradually disappeared, and he turned his head to look at Luo Hu: "You say that the eunuch is the commander of the East Factory?" ”

"Back to the Lord, according to Chi Qingshi, a lowly subordinate, the gelding dog did claim to be so when he recruited Li Yan."

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, the identity of the eunuch who had been wrestling with himself for more than half a month finally surfaced, he knew that he was not an ordinary eunuch, but he didn't expect that he was the head of the eagle dog under the emperor at a young age, capable of literature and martial arts, treacherous and good at fighting, and the court actually produced such a character.

"Do you know where the officers and soldiers are at this time?" Li Zicheng asked again.

"At this time, the officers and soldiers were five miles south of Qi County, and they did not enter the city, but camped outside the city, and estimated that the number of troops was more than 20,000 by campfire, and their horses were widely scattered, and the closest to us was 20 miles away," Li Guo replied.

Li Zicheng fell into deep thought, although there were 50,000 or 60,000 troops at this moment, many of them were disabled, old and weak, some homeless people and their families, and their morale was low, their men were tired, and their combat preparations were insufficient, so they could not fight a tough battle with the officers and men at all.

It is only fifty miles from Qixian to Pingyao, and it is an hour's march slowly, and the officers and soldiers are only twenty miles away from him, which means that this is not a safe place.

At the moment, when it comes to how to choose, it is not possible to fight.

Go, where to go?

Whether to cross the Yellow River directly and return to Xi'an, or go to the east to meet Liu Fangliang.

Back to Xi'an, once the Yellow River was crossed, the officers and soldiers did not dare to pursue, and they had planned to return to Xi'an regardless of whether they captured Taiyuan or not, but for some reason he was unwilling at this time, and he was really unwilling to go back so discouraged.

Is it because all the gains along the way are cheaper for the officers and soldiers, or because he was forced out of the killing intent by the dead eunuch, Li Zicheng doesn't know for a while, maybe it's both, anyway, he is unwilling and unconvinced.

It is also a feasible way to go to Liu Fangliang, the east road is like a bamboo, located in the Central Plains, the city is dense, and the next one is a bumper harvest, which can make up for the loss here.

But there are also worries, that is, they are afraid of being intercepted by officers and soldiers.

If he had nothing to worry about before, and the officers and soldiers were not able to fight, then he really couldn't turn around and leave.

But since he fought with Chang Yu, he has put away his contempt, and even annoyed that he has been getting more and more drifting recently, so he has suffered such a big loss and suffered such a big defeat, and he should never underestimate any opponent.

But if he went to the east to meet Liu Fangliang, the imperial court sent troops from the north, and then he was blocked by Zhou Yuji, it would become a trend of encirclement and suppression, and the situation would be dangerous!

This matter should be carefully discussed.

While Li Zicheng was discussing with his kind of civil and military in the mountain col where to go, Chang Yu and Zhou Yuji were galloping back to Taiyuan.

I'm afraid that Li Zicheng and his staff couldn't have dreamed of it, they fled in fear, and the people chasing behind were just bluffing.

Not only Chang Yu and Zhou Yuji returned to the city, but the "more than 20,000" army stationed outside Qi County was just a trick, only Tu Yuan and Jia Waixiong and the five thousand Jin Wuwei led by the four commanders.

Chang Yu knew that he couldn't catch up with Li Zicheng, and his goal had been achieved, there was no need to chase after him in the lone army, it was pointless to do so, and he might put himself in danger.

But he didn't swagger along the way like Li Zicheng, so he told Tu Yuan and the others to follow unhurriedly behind, staring at it not far or close, keeping a proper distance, so that Li Zicheng always knew that the pursuer was not far behind him, and he could be killed at any time until he was sent across the Yellow River.

After the explanation, he returned to Taiyuan with Zhou Yuji and Li Yan, he was not worried that Li Zicheng would suddenly shoot back, because there was no such possibility, and it was very risky for the thief army, and it was meaningless!

Hundred miles away, Chang Yu and his entourage galloped for more than two hours to Taiyuan City, at this time the Taiyuan City Gate has long been closed, the city patrol soldiers, seeing that there are more than 1,000 people and horses coming, such as facing the enemy, immediately go to inform the deputy chief soldier should be sheng.

Under the city, Li Yan looked up at the majestic city gate, his face was solemn, and his five tastes were mixed, for him, this was also a revisit, and sighed that God made people, a day ago, he and Li Zicheng tried their best to get in, but he didn't even touch the corner of the city wall.

Now, the Tao is not the same, and after splitting up with Li Zi, he followed his original rival to the city with a swagger, and was about to enter the big city he had dreamed of.

After confirming the identity, Chang Yu and others entered the city, Zhou Yuji's personal soldiers went to the barracks to rest because of the casualties, Li Yan's men and horses were taken to the prisoner camp by Ying Shisheng's men and horses because they had just surrendered to Cheng, and there were uncertain factors, and Li Yan understood that this was a regular practice.

Hearing that Li Yan had surrendered, the bigwigs in the city seemed to be in high spirits, and the king of Jin proposed to take the dust and wash the wind, but Li Yan seemed to be in a heavy mood at this time and dealt with it tactfully.

Chang Yu knew his intentions, so he refused the banquet for him, and then took him to the secret courtyard in the north of the city.

"The red lady is among them, there are all kinds of washing and clothes inside, and there are maidservants to serve, Brother Li please" Chang Yu smiled outside the courtyard.

"Adults are kind, grass people are grateful"

Li Yan clenched his fists heavily, everything was silent, and turned around and entered the hospital.

"Factory father, there are three light and dark sentinels arranged on the periphery, if this kid escapes, he will not even be able to reach the street entrance" Qin Xing appeared behind Chang Yu like a ghost and whispered.

Chang Yu smiled slightly: "He won't leave"

Then he shrugged: "Let your people stay away and leave some private space for the two of you."