Taohe, Minzhou World War II, Li Zicheng has been forced into a desperate situation!

Ding Yunyi was still chasing after him, and Hong Chengchou also deployed troops everywhere at the right time, forcing Li Zicheng to have only one place to go:

Tongguan!

"The rebels can be wiped out." After hearing the news of Ding Yunyi's great victory over the Tao River and Minzhou, Hong Chengchou breathed a long sigh of relief: "In the Second World War at the Tao River and Minzhou, Ding Yunyi wiped out countless enemies, and Li Zicheng was in chaos and fled in a hurry to

Tongguan, I set up an ambush in Tongguan, and Li Zicheng will be unable to fly!"

"Congratulations to the commander-in-chief, congratulations to the commander-in-chief!"

"There is nothing to congratulate. I will be a little happy after I capture Li Zicheng alive." Although Hong Chengchou said this, the joy on his face could not be concealed: "When that time comes, it is also thanks to the great blessing of the Holy One!"

He said with a straight face: "Everyone, the time has come to defeat the thief. Everyone, I have decided to ambush at the original location in Tongguan South and wait for Li Zicheng to get in by himself. This time, it is enough if we don't fight. The battle will be successful!"

"yes!"

"Commander Commander, do you want to urgently send Ding Yunyi here?"

"Ding Yunyi?" Hong Chengchou pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "No, no need. His contribution is great enough. If he continues like this, I'm afraid he won't have any contribution from our officers and soldiers in the Central Plains. Let Ding Yunyi do it for him

Just stay where you are."

With the end of the Taohe and Minzhou battles, the end of Li Zicheng's rogue bandits has quietly come...

As for Li Zicheng, although he knew that Tongguan was an extremely dangerous place, Ding Yunyi's pursuers behind him and the officers and soldiers coming from all directions had already plunged him into a desperate situation.

He has nowhere to go except Tongguan.

Gao Yigong, Tian Jianxiu, Liu Zongmin and other subordinates looked at Li Zicheng all night long and sighed, but there was nothing they could do. Now, the "rebels" have reached the most difficult stage.

Li Zicheng kept his eyes on the marching map, and after a long while he moved away and sighed: "I know it is a place of death, but I have to go. The life and death of our rebel army depends on it."

"King Chuang, our rebel army will not be defeated." Tian Jianxiu said at the side: "Since we followed King Chuang, our rebel army has gone through countless battles in the south and north, and today's small setback is nothing.

What?"

Li Zicheng forced a smile.

Yes, small setbacks. Small setbacks... out of the 70,000-strong army, now there are only more than 10,000 people left after "small" setbacks one after another...

But in front of them, behind them, on their left, and on their right were hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers...

If Tongguan can no longer be passed, where should they go? Li Zicheng was confused...

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In the 10th year of Chongzhen, Ding Yunyi, the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Liebo, the deputy general of Taiwan, the protector of the army, and the general of the country, led his army to fight continuously with the bandit leader Li Zicheng in Taohe and Minzhou, and dealt heavy blows to Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng's 70,000 troops were defeated in successive battles.

After the disastrous defeat, the number dropped sharply to 10,000.

It was Zhang Xianzhong before, and now it is Li Zicheng. The rogue bandits that were once rampant were severely weakened by the constant attacks of officers and soldiers, especially Ding Yunyi's outstanding attack. The rogue bandits that brought disaster to the Ming Dynasty finally saw the possibility of solving it.

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And when Li Zicheng led the remaining defeated soldiers to Tongguan, his nightmare still appeared.

The ambush troops commanded by generals such as Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting rushed out and surrounded Li Zicheng. The bandits were in chaos.

Li Zicheng led his army to rush left and right, but could not open a gap. At this time, the encirclement of officers and soldiers was getting tighter and tighter, and there were fewer and fewer soldiers around Li Zicheng.

The most critical time has arrived!

When the battle reached night, under the continuous attacks of the officers and soldiers, there were only less than two thousand people left around Li Zicheng. Once daybreak came, their fate of destruction would be irreversible.

Li Zicheng was completely desperate...

"King Chuang, I'm ready!" Liu Zongmin limped in.

"What are you ready for?" Li Zicheng didn't understand what he meant.

Gao Yigong said from the side: "The situation is critical now. Zong Min and I discussed with Xiu and divided the army into two. We pretended to break out to the northwest along the way to attract the attention of the officers and soldiers. On the other side, we will

Several people protected King Chuang and broke out to the southeast."

Li Zicheng was startled, and then he understood that this was the best way to get out of the current predicament, but in front of these subordinates, he absolutely could not show his impatient mood. He said seriously: "How can this be unreasonable? How can you do it for my own safety?

And sacrifice so many brothers? Go ahead, I will never do such a thing of living in an ignoble way!"

"King Chuang!" Tian Jianxiu said loudly: "The world can be without us, but it can't be without King Chuang! King Chuang, now the defeat has been determined. If you keep the green hills, you are not afraid of running out of firewood. As long as King Chuang can stand out,

It’s possible for us to make a comeback!”

"King Chuang!" Several subordinates shouted: "King Chuang, please break out of the encirclement!"

What Li Zicheng wanted was this effect. He let out a long sigh and stamped his foot bitterly: "That's it, that's all. I will wash away the hatred today. Since you insist on me doing this, how dare I let down my brothers?"

With our hearts in mind? Send the order and break out!"

Everyone was happy to see Li Zicheng finally agree.

A breakout quietly began...

The siege battle personally directed by Hong Chengchou surrounded the rogue bandits so tightly that there was almost no way to escape. The only thing that was beneficial to Li Zicheng was that he was still with Li Zicheng. The two thousand people who never dispersed were all soldiers of the so-called old camp of rogue bandits.

Li Zicheng's loyalty is unmatched by others.

They were also willing to risk their lives to protect Li Zicheng and rush out.

At night, trumpets suddenly sounded from the northwest, torches were bright, and countless bandits rushed toward the northwest camp of the officers and soldiers.

The person guarding this place is Sun Chuanting, the famous general of the Ming Dynasty!

He had already expected that the desperate bandits would inevitably break out at night, so the camp was fully prepared. But after the bandits began to break out, countless arrows flew out like raindrops.

Groups of bandits fell to the arrows. But these bandits were determined and a group died. Then another group rushed up. They came to fight for their lives and exchanged their lives for Li Zicheng's.

The attention of each battalion of officers and soldiers was completely attracted by this, and a large number of officers and soldiers began to gather towards the northwest.

Li Zicheng’s opportunity has arrived!

More than 300 people gathered around Li Zicheng, and Liu Zongmin on horseback shouted loudly: "King Chuang, please give the order!"

Li Zicheng nodded, and Liu Zongmin drew out his swords: "Brothers, fight your way out, protect King Chuang and get out!"

With that said, he was the first to rush out.

"Kill! Kill!"

More than three hundred bandits made the same cry and rushed toward the southeast.

Gao Yigong and Tian Jian Xiuyi protected Li Zicheng on both sides: "King Chuang. Let's go!"

The real breakout begins!

Liu Zongmin wielded his two swords and rushed to the front. As long as the person standing in front of him was not Ding Yunyi, he was not afraid of anyone.

Liu Zongmin and the three hundred bandits had already risked their lives. They roared "Aowao" and took advantage of the carelessness of the officers and soldiers in the southeast to rush in front of them.

The officers and soldiers thought that the rogue bandits had broken through in the northwest, but they did not expect that they would suddenly appear here. They were caught off guard and fell into chaos.

And Liu Zongmin also showed extraordinary bravery. He kept swinging his two knives and fell down, but he didn't know how many officers and soldiers he killed.

Xue Lu was gradually killed, and Li Zicheng, who was protected by Gao Yigong and Tian Jianxiu, also arrived. Liu Zongmin shouted while slashing: "Let's go, King Chuang, let's go!"

The officers and soldiers who had stabilized their position gradually surrounded them. Li Zicheng did not dare to be careless and rushed towards the gap...

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The dark night dispersed, and the morning sun shone on the earth.

Li Zicheng panicked and didn't choose his way. He ran all the way and didn't know how far he ran before he stopped. Liu Zongmin's voice suddenly came from behind: "King Chuang, wait for me!"

Hearing Liu Zongmin's voice, Li Zicheng stopped quickly. When Liu Zongmin caught up, Li Zicheng was surprised to find that he was alone.

"Where are the brothers?"

"It's all...all gone...I'm the only one standing out..."

Li Zicheng felt dizzy and almost fell off his horse.

He looked around and saw that there were only eighteen people left including himself. Seventy thousand troops, a total of seventy thousand troops, and there were only eighteen people here.

Li Zicheng stared blankly, trembling all over.

"King Chuang..."

Li Zicheng waved his hand: "Don't call me Chuang Wang anymore. The team has dispersed, the people's hearts have dispersed, and everyone has dispersed. Either surrender the officers and soldiers, or surrender to Zhang Xianzhong or Luo Rucai."

"King Chuang!" Gao Yigong's voice suddenly rose: "How can an accidental setback make King Chuang feel discouraged? I heard that although Chu has three households, Qin must be destroyed if Chu is defeated. Now there are seventeen of my people around King Chuang, so why bother?

What are you worried about? We and the seventeen others will share life and death with King Chuang, and we will never let him down. Please cheer up King Chuang!"

"Please cheer up King Chuang!" the sixteen people said in unison.

Li Zicheng cheered up and said: "I, Li Zicheng, am so virtuous and capable that I dare to win the favor of all my brothers. No matter whether we live or die, our brothers will be together in life and death. Now we have nowhere to go. My thoughts are

Hide in Shangluo Mountain, accumulate strength, make a comeback, and then fight to the death with the officers and soldiers!"

"Gather up your strength, make a comeback, and then fight to the death with the officers and soldiers!"

"Let's go, brothers, to Shangluo Mountain!"

Li Zicheng made such a call...
To be continued...