.The torches rose like a long dragon on various official roads and even the sound of horse hooves spread very far in the night sky. Liu Guoxuan and others lay on a deserted slope, watching the lit torches secretly complaining. They were at least fifty miles away from the place where Li Zicheng was stabbed. As long as they walked dozens of miles, they could leave the Zaoyang range and reach their own territory. Unfortunately, before they could walk out, the sky was already dark. Liu Guoxuan and others had to take a break for a while. Unexpectedly, at this rest, the Dashun army had already chased and had to set up defenses in front of them overnight.

If there weren't five wounded people, they would have already gone far away. These five wounded people had dragged down everyone's speed and the war horses could not carry the two of them for a long distance.

"Sir, what should I do?" asked a team member.

They must be safe at night. The problem is that after dawn, the Dashun Army will definitely search desperately. Once exposed, they don’t know what to do with the Dashun Army, whether to peel and fry bones, or to dismember the five horses? If they really fall into the hands of the Dashun Army, they might as well commit suicide earlier.

Liu Guoxuan did not answer. The scene in front of him was very difficult. If he was negligent, ten of them would die without a place to bury him.

"Sir, why don't you take four brothers first, and the five of us find a deep mountain to hide." A seriously injured team member said with difficulty.

"Yes, sir, you go first. Judging from the reactions of these bandits, our mission can be confirmed to be completed. One can go out is one." The other wounded also said.

Among the five injured, except for one of them, the other four had broken ribs. Although they were bandaged now, they were only injured for a hundred days, and they could not heal in a short time. If Liu Guoxuan only took four uninjured special forces soldiers, it would not be difficult to walk a hundred miles overnight with their footsteps, and they could naturally escape the pursuit of the Dashun Army.

"Stop talking nonsense. I, Liu Guoxuan, are a greedy person who is afraid of death. If we come out, ten of us will have to go back. If I am injured, can you leave me?"

"Sir, you are different from us."

"What's the difference? I'm also one of you. I'm going to die and everyone die together. I'm going to live together." Liu Guoxuan said loudly and thought of the friendship between them and trained together. The other five wounded remained silent.

But it is not easy to escape overnight with five wounded men. Liu Guoxuan gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it. Let's find a mountain to hide it. I don't believe it. These bandits can still search all the mountains.

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"Abide by the order." The others could not think of a better way. They agreed unanimously. If only five wounded people stayed in the mountains, even if they were not searched by the Dashun Army, they would have to wait for death. Five people in good health were taken care of. With their previous training, it was not difficult to survive in the mountains for ten or half a month.

Liu Guoxuan did what he thought of. In order not to expose these five war horses, they just reluctantly gave up the war horses and supported each other into a mountain.

Just when Liu Guoxuan and others decided to enter the mountains to avoid the Dashun Army's search, Empress Gao had just received news of Li Zicheng's death. Seeing Li Zicheng's body, Gao Guiying's tears suddenly flowed out. But she didn't cry. After crying for a while, Gao Guiying wiped away her tears and said to all the civil and military ministers coming: "Emperor Yongchang was unfortunately killed. Although the Ai family felt very distressed, it was just that the army was outside. How to stop. I wonder what regulations do you have?"

Regarding Empress Gao's reaction, Tian Jianxiu, Niu Jinxing and others nodded secretly. It was rare for her husband to be plotted to die. As a woman, it was rare to be confused. Moreover, it was even more difficult to think of the most important thing in front of her. Of course, this does not mean that Empress Gao did not have deep feelings for Emperor Yongchang. On the contrary, the two were poor couples. Even after Li Zicheng became the emperor, there were many beauties in the palace, and Empress Gao's status had never been shaken.

"Report to the Empress, I think I should retreat now and support the prince to succeed to the throne. After the ruling situation is stable, then make plans." Niu Jinxing said first.

"Fart fart, the emperor was plotted against by a villain. You don't want to avenge the emperor, but you plan to retreat. What are you willing to do?" As soon as Niu Jinxing finished speaking, Hao Yaoqi cursed, and even rolled up his sleeves to hit Niu Jinxing.

"General, don't be rude." Empress Gao hurriedly stopped.

"Yes, Empress." Yaoqi stopped and did not take it seriously to hit Niu Jinxing, but his eyes were still staring tightly, as if he was about to hit him again if he had a disagreement.

Niu Jinxing was shocked by the move of shaking the flag, and then furious. Among the generals, he was only a little polite to Gao Yigong. He never took a rough man like Hao Yaoqi seriously. Unexpectedly, Hao Yaoqi dared to hit him in front of the queen today. Although he failed to beat him, he was left with face.

He had a thought in his mind that he must let this rough man suffer a big loss and come back, but he was shocked again. Without Li Zicheng's support, he was actually helpless as the prime minister. It was Li Guo's ascendance to the throne as emperor. The binding force of former veterans such as Hao Yaoqi, Liu Xiyao, and Tian Jianxiu must be greatly reduced.

It is not a good thing for him or Dashun.

"Report to the Empress, although the emperor's great revenge is to be avenged, but once the news of the emperor's great deeds comes out, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be fluctuating. It is better to retreat first according to the Prime Minister's words. After the crown prince ascends the throne, it is not too late to avenge the emperor." Song Xiance shook his head and said. He was the rebel army recommended by Niu Jinxing. Although the two have fought for power over the years, they are both on the same front in suppressing military generals.

"Hmph, you villains, don't think that I, Lao Hao, don't know what you are trying to do. I just want to support you. But before the emperor's body was cold, you hurriedly wanted to set the throne first. It would be heartbreaking if you don't want to avenge the emperor."

After being sarcastically sarcastically by Hao Yaoqi, Niu Jinxing couldn't help but be angry and retorted: "Hao Yaoqi, don't think you are the only one who wants to avenge the emperor, but who is the emperor's enemy? If it's just the assassin who assassinated the emperor, Marquis Gao is already pursuing it now. If there is the entire Ming Dynasty behind you, you can't even capture Xiangyang for a long time, how can you avenge the emperor? The country cannot be without a king for a day. What is the purpose of repeatedly obstructing us and supporting the crown prince ascending the throne? Could it be that you have someone else to choose?"

Qi almost jumped up when asked: "Niu Jinxing, don't swear by others. I have never said that someone else has chosen? I just don't want to retreat so cowardly." Shaking Qi is not a fool. Even if he opposes Li Guo, he will not say it now, otherwise Li Guo will definitely be hated by him.

"Okay, Prime Minister Niu and General Hao, don't argue anymore. The Ai family wants to hear General Tian's opinions."

As soon as Empress Gao opened her mouth, Niu Jinxing and Shaqi each snorted and stopped arguing. Tian Jianxiu hurriedly said: "Report to the Empress, I think what Prime Minister Niu and Military Commander Song are reasonable. After the news of the emperor's grand ceremony is leaked, it is inevitable that the morale of the army will fluctuate. It is better to retreat first. It is not too late to send troops when the people's hearts are settled."

Tian Jianxiu also agreed to retreat, but Hao Yaoqi was unable to speak at all, and Gao Guiying stopped talking, and he did not drag on the siege: "Since you all recommend retreating, then, stop the attack from tomorrow and withdraw the army one after another. General Tian and General Hao, we have to work hard on both of you."

"I dare not, this is the responsibility of the minister." Tian Jianxiu and Shaqi said together. They had the advantage and could be open to retreat, but they were afraid that the Ming army would dare to go out of the city to pursue them.

The plan stopped, and there was nothing to say that night. The next day, Tian saw that Xiu and Hao Yaoqi both sent military orders, and the Dashun army began to camp. He Tengjiao and Du Yinxi on the city saw it clearly. They knew nothing about the Jiugongshan plan, so naturally they would not think of Li Zicheng's death. They were a little confused about the retreat of the Dashun army. The two of them were afraid that it was a plan for the Dashun army, so they did not dare to go out of the city to pursue it. They just watched the Dashun army retreat cleanly within three days.

After all the Dashun Army retreated, He Tengjiao sent a scout to track the Dashun Army. It was relieved that the Dashun Army had indeed retreated, but He Tengjiao did not dare to be careless. Apart from the Dashun Army retreating from Xiangyang City, there were still tens of thousands of Dashun Army on the roads between Xiangyang and Zaoyang, which seemed to be searching for something?

Gao Yigong had no objection to retreat, so he had to not find the murderer who killed the emperor, but he was very unwilling to accept it. The next day, he simply transferred his tens of thousands of subordinates to search, and searched almost every plant and tree in a radius of hundreds of miles. There were countless people among them. Most of them were landlords and powerful people nearby. Unfortunately, after interrogation, they were not the murderers of the emperor. With the idea of ​​killing the wrong person, Gao Yigong ordered all the landlords and strong men to be executed, which cleared many obstacles for the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

Seven days later, Gao Yigong had to retreat. Two days later, Liu Guoxuan and others came out of the mountain. They were already ragged and had a little depressed face. They did not bring much dry food when they entered the mountain. Although there were many animals in the mountain and they were not short of food. They just wanted to prevent the Dashun Army who was searching the mountain. They could not make fires and could only make a living by collecting wild fruits and eating raw meat. Their faces would naturally not be much better.

After coming out of the mountain, Liu Guoxuan and his ten men walked on the road for several days before arriving at Suizhou City. After connecting with the local Jinyiwei, they quickly passed the news. At the same time, the news of Li Zicheng's death gradually spread in the territory of the Dashun Army. Many Dashun officials were in a state of funeral examinations, and even caused many officials to flee.

Although Li Zicheng was the emperor for more than five years, the Dashun Dynasty was only shallow after all, and he could not get rid of the image of bandits. The orthodox Ming Dynasty rose again. Those with a little vision could see that the Dashun Dynasty without Li Zicheng was already in danger, and the officials' escape was easy to understand. It would be difficult to wait until the royal army came to surrender. It would be too late to lie to bury the name first.
Chapter completed!