total war broken

Chapter 446 The Prince's Ambition

With a shrill sound of hoofbeats, Li Zicheng stopped and got off his horse and fell down on the grass, breathing heavily, his lungs ached with unspeakable pain, the sweat on his body was so wet that his clothes were wet, and there was a smell of sweat nearby. After the scent of green grass had dissipated, he was just about to take a water bottle to drink, but he remembered that the water bottle had been shot by the opponent's cavalry archers, and he almost took his life.

He looked around and there were less than ten people left, which was worse than in Shangluo Mountain. Shangluo Mountain was broken up and there were still 18 people left. Later, he was able to gather soldiers and horses. At this moment, these ten people are probably the only ones like them. The individual survived.

"Ahhhh! Cavalry, cavalry" The vicious-looking old thief suddenly shouted, pointing to a piece of red cloth on the treetop in horror and shouting, his facial features were distorted and wept loudly, as if he had been hurt To the frightened children, another person took off the red sermon and said, "This is the red cloth, not the cavalry of the Ming army."The frightened old thief was trembling with fear on his face.

Li Zicheng shook his head and saw that the red cloth unconsciously thought of the cavalry with the red feathers on their heads who were chasing madly just now. He felt bitter, and looked around. Liu Zongmin, Li Yan, Hao Yaoqi, several old brothers They were all there, his expression changed suddenly, and he said, "Where's Li Guo? Where is he?" He called his nephew's name!
"General Li!" A thin soldier beside him cried and said, "He's already dead! The barbarian cavalry of the Ming army just now were too fierce, they chased after the brothers and didn't say anything!",

"Come on!" Li Zicheng's eyes couldn't help getting wet and his nose was sore, thinking of his nephew, tears streaming down his face, he said, "I, Li Zicheng, have been in the cavalry for more than ten years. How have I ever suffered such a miserable defeat! Such a miserable defeat!" In a few steps, he was about to take down Kaifeng, take down Kaifeng. . . .Things took a turn for the worse.

"Chuang Wang, at least we still have a useful body!" Li Yan clasped his fists and said, he is not as pessimistic as others but still maintains a sense of reason. "Why don't you just surrender to the Ming army and make a comeback!"

"What am I going to do again!" Li Zicheng shook his head and smiled wryly, while Liu Zongmin also said, "Yes, General Li, we only have these few people left this time, what capital do we have for a comeback! Any bandit along the way may be able to clean us up Several people!"

Everyone became pessimistic and kept silent. Li Yan raised his head helplessly and looked at the empty lawn around him. He felt that his heart was like this lawn, filled with endless sadness and helplessness. "Stop talking, Li Yan, I regret that I didn't listen to you and left Henan early!"

"It's not too late for King Chuang to change his mind now!" Li Yan said with a big laugh, Li Zicheng shook his head and smiled wryly: "So what if I change my mind? My family has already lost everything."

"No, if we search around for scattered people, it is estimated that hundreds of people can be gathered!" Li Yan said, analyzing the current situation. 】

"What can a few hundred people do! Our 10 people were defeated by the Shandong army when we went out?" Liu Zongmin said, sitting on the ground weakly, his eyes full of inexplicable helplessness.

"It's better to just go back to the fields and be a farmer," Li Zicheng said, with a tone of endless loneliness. Several people showed enthusiasm for being a farmer, obviously tired of fighting.

"No! King Chuang! Don't forget that we are all important criminals wanted by the court. If we return to the private sector, a small village leader can kill us! There is no way to survive in this way," Li Yan sighed.

"Oh..." Li Zicheng looked at the north and said, "What else, do you still surrender to the Ming army? We have surrendered several times, and this time the Ming army can still accept our surrender?" Li Zicheng said that he had had enough of this kind of escape life.

"Why don't we go to Zhang Xianzhong?" Li Yan asked tentatively.

"Zhang Xianzhong..." Li Zicheng thought of that heroic man wearing a big felt hat. He knew that the other party could tolerate anyone under his command, but he couldn't tolerate Li Zicheng!Said, "Let's go! Go back to Shangluo Mountain!"

"But we have to be careful of the prince in the south?" Li Yan said, and everyone's eyes became serious, prince!There is no news of any changes in his 10,000+ army!

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The crown prince Zhu Cihong touched the small Frangji in front of him with an inexplicable expression on his face. There was also a winged tiger gun on the table, and the long barrel exuded a cold light. Shan Dao: "Are you He Renlong's adopted son?" The prince sized up the man in front of him. The eight thousand He Renlong's old troops under his command were elites who had experienced many battles. He had already taken a fancy to this army!But he didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to seek refuge with him.

"Yes, your highness," He Shan said, with a sense of sadness. Li Zicheng defeated the northern bandits and was about to be wiped out by the Ming army again. He just took his old troops to find a new way out. He couldn't go back to Shaanxi. Zhang Xianzhong was too strong. He couldn't Not wanting to be cannon fodder, looking at the prince in front of him, he understood that the only way he could survive was to defect to this prince who was recruiting troops.

"Oh?" Zhu Cihong snorted strangely, continued to look at the winged tiger gun in his hand, and said, "Why did you come to join me instead of Qin Xiaochuan, he has gained a lot of military merit this time."

"This! Qin Xiaochuan killed my brother and my adoptive father! How can such a deep hatred be resolved!" He Shan said in grief and anger, Zhu Cihong laughed and said, "He has a strict army, how could he kill your brother? I'm afraid you violated the law." Military discipline?" As he spoke, the Yihu blunderbuss in his hand suddenly aimed at He Shan, and the atmosphere instantly cooled down.

"This?" A thin layer of sweat immediately broke out on He Shan's forehead, and said, "Prince, everything the villain said is true." He lay on the ground, regretting why the prince was more cruel than he imagined.

Zhu Cilang put away the firecrackers, looked at He Shan and laughed, and said, "Haha! General He was just joking, how could I not believe you! You sacrificed your blood for my Daming to repel the bandits in this battle. Congratulations!" The dragon is loyal to the country! This palace knows all about it!"

"Your Highness, with your words, I would be willing to die in battle." He Shan cried, with tears in his eyes.The prince nodded and said: "I have already prepared a dinner for you, General He, let's go, I have recently formed a new group of three thousand winged tiger gunners, and I am ready to transfer it to you"

He Shan was immediately overjoyed and the little eunuch immediately came up and said with a smile: "Come here, General He. His Highness has prepared ten beauties from the south of the Yangtze River for you." He Shan's eyes immediately started to heat up and he walked south, drooling all over.

Watching He Shan go away, the prince narrowed his eyes and said: "This man is well-known in his army, and most of his generals are righteous brothers and sisters, so he must not stay!"

The eunuch on the side responded: "Your Highness, this? I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among his soldiers!"

"Hmph! What's the matter?" The prince glanced coldly into the distance, and said, "A good sword doesn't need a handle with thorns! Since there are thorns, remove the thorns!"

The prince continued to look at the firearm in his hand, "This winged tiger gun is a good thing! Let the craftsmen who came from Guangdong recently try their best to make it!~" the prince said. "I want to see three thousand in three months!"

"This! I'm afraid your Majesty can't do it. It's very difficult to make this thing! I'm afraid it's not easy!" the eunuch said worriedly.

"Hmph! Qin Xiaochuan can make such sharp firearms in a place with a population of 200 million in Shandong, which has been purged and looted several times. How did he come to this palace? Jiangsu and Zhejiang have a population of tens of millions, which is the richest craftsman skill in Ming Dynasty. Where the number is the largest, it won't work!" The prince snorted coldly.

"Your Highness, forgive me!" The little eunuch was so frightened that he immediately knelt down on the ground with a terrified expression. The prince sighed and continued to look at the firearm in his hand, and said, "Don't talk about this, I will write a letter tomorrow, and ask your majesty to report to the various military bureaus in the north. All firearms craftsmen were dispatched to Nanjing."

　Fuck, it seems that writing the prince is too strong, only to find out that Zhejiang and Guangdong were the most developed places for firearms craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty, and there was a Portuguese gun factory in Macau. Thinking carefully, especially since there are no natural disasters in the south No gold ransacked after the thieves.If you are recruiting Guangxi wolf soldiers, it will be a tragedy.

　　
　
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