The light illuminated by the blazing torches and the sound of burning firewood made everyone's hearts feel a slight torment.

It's not that everyone doesn't work hard, many times, it's useless to work hard, if shouting slogans can shout people to death, everyone is willing to shout until their throat is hoarse.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen is a very sensitive person, and he is very disgusted with Hong Chengchou's secret provocation to himself, but he can't bear it, the prime minister can support the boat in his belly, not to mention the emperor's belly, as long as he can win this battle, he can say anything!

In the era of cold weapons, in the end, it is a contest of strength and numbers, and the most essential strength can only be the number of people.

Hong Chengchou's face is getting more and more severe, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen is about the same, even if he repeatedly changes positions, Lu Xiangsheng and Cao Wenzhao's Imperial Forest Army together is only a little more than 10,000 people, and the main force is still on the government soldiers in various places, where are these people the opponents of the red-eyed anti-people army?

Hundreds of thousands of people fought repeatedly in a long and narrow valley, and every time the anti-people army took a step forward, they had to pay the price of hundreds of corpses, and the same was true for the Ming officers and soldiers to block the anti-people army by one step. This is a test of blood and fire, and after the fight, everyone almost becomes a machine, and this kind of war is the most tempering person.

"Your Majesty, it's been more than a day, why don't you go back to the plane first? It's too dangerous here. Hong Chengchou went from being very confident to feeling that the defeat was decided.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen of course knew Hong Chengchou's thoughts, and looked at Chen Qiyu and the others beside him, all of them looked like frosted eggplants. He didn't expect it. Even if it's yourself. Even if they are paid in full, the officers and soldiers still can't eat the main force of this anti-people army?

"I'm not going anywhere, I've put down all the things in Jingshi, just to see how you make contributions to the Ming Dynasty! When shouting slogans, isn't everyone's voice loud? Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen had a calm face, and he had no intention of leaving.

Hong Chengchou's temper came up, and he persuaded him warmly, "Your Majesty." The ministers have done their best, the emperor has seen it, for a day and night, all the troops have been exhausted, even the Royal Forest Army can't stand it, I believe that there is not much left of the anti-people army, if you continue to fight, the officers and soldiers will all fight out, this anti-people killing light, and you can gather a group outside. And if all the officers and soldiers are dead, it will be difficult to replenish them. ”

In the face of such a direct provocation. Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen was still not angry, he knew what Hong Chengchou meant, here are the emperor's most elite army, if it is exhausted, the anti-people outside will not be able to kill, and if the imperial court's troops in the Central Plains are exhausted, the local armies everywhere, that is, there will be no more soldiers and horses! In this world, not everyone is concerned about the Ming Dynasty.

"I have made up my mind, and now that I have come to the front line of the Carriage Gorge, you are all dead, and I will go up myself! Needless to say, give me a fight. Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen's cold words were like a shot in the arm, dispelling everyone's concerns. The emperor launched a ruthless attack, and it was no problem to kill them first.

Another two days and nights passed, the anti-people army was less than 5,000 men and horses, the entire Imperial Forest Army was less than 2,000 men and horses, and the local government soldiers were only less than 10,000 horses.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen put out the cigarette butt in his hand, and suddenly found that it was such a difficult thing to change history, in the seventy or eighty days when Chen Qiyu's army besieged the anti-people army, there was not a single common man to help, the officers and soldiers just raised grain and grass from nearby states and counties, and they had to tens of thousands of troops, and they consumed the strength of the army.

Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and other senior generals are still there, and these 5,000 people are like people who have just come out of the coal kiln, all of them are blackened, and there are only two eyes left, but they are all talking and laughing.

"This emperor's face has been lost this time, so many people still haven't trapped us in the end! After crossing the White River, don't try to catch up with us again. Zhang Xianzhong shouted proudly, the feeling of coming out of hell is indeed very good.

Gao Yingxiang was not as free and easy as Zhang Xianzhong, and sighed slightly, "It's good to be able to escape, but after this battle, our old camp is dead, and there are more than a dozen old camps, and there are only 5,000 brothers left, and each camp stall is down, and there are not even 400 people, so there is nothing at once." ”

Li Zicheng nodded, neither as pessimistic as Gao Yingxiang nor as optimistic as Zhang Xianzhong, "This battle has almost exhausted the main force of our righteous army, but fortunately, the backbone is still there, first find the mountains to hide, and wait for the opportunity to make a comeback, this land of the five provinces of the Central Plains, after all, there are many of our old areas, and they have robbed money in the past, and they have given a lot to the people, and the people have always had a chance to make a comeback when they remember the benefits of our past." ”

A bunch of peasant armies with nothing left behind helped each other and disappeared into the dense forest. In front of them, there is still the light of the setting sun guiding them.

In the sunset, Hong Chengchou, Chen Qiyu, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Cao Wenzhao and other generals looked extremely bad. They all knelt before the emperor, who slumped in his chair,

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen participated in every process of this Carriage Gorge Battle from beginning to end, no one did not contribute, is this providence or qi? He couldn't tell the difference himself.

After a long time, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen, who came back to his senses, laughed and got up, "When did you all come?" What are you doing on your knees? All flat! You are all loyal to me! Let's all go flat! ”

Hong Chengchou and Chen Qiyu glanced at each other, I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in the emperor's gourd? The emperor's personality, the whole Ming Dynasty is very clear, it is very violent! With such a big defeat today, almost all the officers and soldiers of the Central Plains were exhausted, and they did not make dumplings for the anti-people army, and they were all ready to be killed.

"It's all flat." Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen helped these dozens of high-ranking generals up with a smile on his face, and went to help them up in person, and many people were red-eyed.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are incompetent, you punish the ministers, and the ministers have no complaints."

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, "Didn't I say it just now?" Everyone has merit, sit down, have a discussion today, everyone can't stand still, sit down and talk a few words, this is the holy decree. ”

The generals had no choice but to sit in a row at the bottom, and Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen asked the eunuchs to go down, moved his chair to the front, and sat at the top, "I didn't focus on the Central Plains in the past, you can still achieve today's situation in the case of lack of soldiers and food, and military salaries have been in arrears for several years, I am very relieved, how can I blame everyone?" Before the war, my promise to the army still did not change, the army went to Luoyang to rest, each dead soldier was paid double the salary, and priority was given to these people to go to Shandong, all the travel expenses were allocated by the imperial court, Chen Qiyu, Hong Chengchou was promoted to the general staff of the army, Hong Chengchou You will assist Lu Xiangsheng to expand the army, the rest of the army is divided into three parts, Cao Wenzhao, Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting are divided equally, Cao Wenzhao, Sun Chuanting After resting in Luoyang, return to the Gyeonggi area to standby, Chen Qiyu will follow me. ”

Everyone was surprised, the emperor was so generous and bold? Have you changed your sex? The pension of the army, according to the emperor's standard, is at least three or four million taels of silver, and he didn't kill Chen Qiyu? Everyone thought that Chen Qiyu would definitely die this time, and there must be someone who bears the responsibility, otherwise how will the emperor's face go? Hong Chengchou is temporarily replacing Chen Qiyu, and the one who should bear the responsibility can only be Chen Qiyu.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" All the generals knelt down together to receive the decree of thanksgiving, and it seemed that everyone was driven away by the emperor's exhaustion and despair at once. (To be continued......)