Chongzhen boarded the ship, Li Guodong asked Cao Bianjiao to board Chongzhen's ship, and told him and He Xing to ensure that they must protect Chongzhen.

Wang Erniu supported Princess Kunxing. Princess Kunxing held her sister Princess Zhaoren, Concubine Yuan, Fei Zhen'e and a group of female relatives also boarded the boat. The female relatives of Wu Xiang's family boarded another boat, but Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu stayed and walked on land with Li Guodong.

"Eunuch Wang, you can get on the boat too." Li Guodong said.

Wang Chengen shook his head: "Our family won't get on the boat, we will go to the back of the land with our uncle."

More than 200 armed eunuchs also took over land, and two hundred Wu Xiang's servants followed Li Guodong to Tianjin Wei by land.

When Chongzhen and a group of female relatives were sent on the boat, Li Guodong felt much more relaxed. Taking Chongzhen and a group of female relatives on land was a burden, and Li Guodong could not let go of his hands and feet at all. Now that he sent them away, he could take 3,500 cavalry and deal with the rebel army. As for Zhang Shuheng and his Jinyiwei, Wang Chengen's armed eunuch, Wu Xiang, Wu Sanfu and his servants were all infantrymen, it would be better to let them go as soon as possible.

Su Guansheng's naval ship brought some dry food and beans. The naval officers and soldiers moved the dry food and beans. Li Guodong's people and horses all ate the food and recovered their strength.

The fleet left the river bank, went downstream, and headed towards Tianjin. The people on the river bank were still kneeling on the ground and bowed to the direction of the fleet's departure. To be honest, most of the people were still very excited when they saw His Majesty the Emperor. Although they only saw him once, they could take it out and brag about others in their lives: When I was young, I walked with His Majesty the Emperor for a day! Who have ever seen the Emperor?

"Dear fellow villagers, Your Majesty has left by boat. Get up and hurry up. When you arrive in Tianjin, you can have a good meal." Li Guodong rode on his horse and urged the people to get up and go quickly.

Li Guodong sent out all five hundred Ye Wuwang and paid close attention to the movements of the rebellion army. Not long after, Ye Wuwang took back military information, the cavalry from all sides.

"Report! Li Yan's 20,000 thieves have incorporated more than 50,000 refugees and have passed the Hexi Affairs Bureau!"

"Take it again!"

"promise!"

"Report! Luo Hu's three thousand thieves have arrived in Yangliuqing, destroyed the lock and blocked the waterway. The thieves are still heading south, intending to cut off the road to the south of our waterway."

"Take it again!"

"promise!"

"Report! Li Chuang's 100,000 thieves left the capital and was coming towards my house!"

"Immediately let Ye Bushou take back the whole world. Our army is unable to defeat more than 100,000 thieves and order all troops to retreat to Tianjin Guards."

None of the news that came back from the night was good news. Luo Hu's three thousand cavalry cut off the southern canal, which meant that the canal needed to be repaired so that Su Guansheng's navy could escort Chongzhen south. However, there was no time to repair the canal. Li Chuang's 100,000 troops would soon arrive. The situation became a little unfavorable, so he could only retreat to the Tianjin Guard first and then make plans. At that time, the rebel army would be surrounded by Tianjin Guards, so he could only stand firm and wait for assistance.

Li Guodong ordered: "Let's go, hurry back to Tianjin Guard! Otherwise, the 10,000 cavalry that Li Guoju came, and it would be too late for us to leave!"

"Brother, we are leaving, what should these people do?" Han Dashan asked.

"Let them follow slowly, don't worry, I believe Li Zicheng will not make things difficult for these innocent people. Those who walk fast will place them in the camp outside the city when they arrive in Tianjin. If they walk slowly, Li Zicheng doesn't have time to care about them. As for siege as cannon fodder, Li Zicheng is preparing to ascend the throne and become emperor, and he will definitely leave a good reputation for the people of the world. He has so many Ming army surrenders who don't use them as cannon fodder. Will he use innocent people as cannon fodder?"

Li Guodong took back all Yebuxiang, took 3,500 people with him, and rushed to Tianjin Wei.

After a while, Li Guodong caught up with Wang Chengen and his 200 armed eunuchs. Although Wang Chengen and these eunuchs set out at the same time as the Jinyiwei and Wu Xiang family, the eunuchs' combat effectiveness was not as good as the Jinyiwei and Wu family members, and they were left behind.

"Eunuch Wang, please ride our spare horses quickly. The thieves are leading their troops to chase them. There are 100,000 thieves! You come to Tianjin with us!" Li Guodong said to Wang Chengen.

Li Guodong took away all the two hundred armed eunuchs. They were all loyal people. Li Guodong couldn't bear to see these loyal and kind-hearted people die, so he wanted to save them all.

After taking Wang Chengen and the others, the team ran for a while and caught up with Wu Xiang's servants and some newly joined Jinyiwei.

Li Guodong said nothing and pulled Wu Xiang onto the horse: "Old General Wu, the bandit army is coming soon. You can ride my horse and you can go faster! I'll ride the transfer horse."

Wu Xiang cried out in his heart: I finally got rid of this plague god and prepared to go to Shanhaiguan to find his son, but he was caught again! But how dare he say this? Wu Xiang thought about it and had a plan: "My Lord, the thief army is powerful, I am afraid that Your Majesty will be surrounded by Tianjin Guards, so I'd better ask me to go to Shanhaiguan to ask the dog to send troops to rescue him."

Li Guodong saw through Wu Xiang's thoughts: "Gen. Wu, you are old and should not run long distances. What's more, the thief army has sent people to Shanhaiguan. If you insist on rushing there, if you encounter thieves on the road, wouldn't they be caught? For your safety, go to Tianjin Guard."

After saying that, Li Guodong turned around and said, "Come on, Mr. Wu is old. In order to prevent him from falling from falling from the horse's back, he tied him to the horse's back."

Wu Xiang cursed in his heart: Li Laoer, you thief! You are determined to take me as a hostage to threaten Sangui?

Wu Sanfu was also "invited" by Li Guodong's people and pulled the father and son to gallop towards Tianjin Guards. As for the two hundred clans in the Wu Mansion, they were all veterans who had experienced many battles. They ran on their legs and their marching speed was not inferior to Li Guodong's personal guard agents! When these people saw Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu were taken away, they immediately spread their legs and rushed to the road.

Li Guodong took the cavalry for a while and caught up with Zhang Shuheng and the others.

Zhang Shuheng rode a horse. Most of the Jinyiwei guards beside him were marching in hikes except for a few people riding horses. However, Li Guodong didn't need to worry about these people being caught up by the rebel army. These elite agents from the personal guards could march for more than 200 miles in a day and night! The marching speed of the walking was faster than the cavalry. In fact, the cavalry only sprinted faster. If they were more endurance, the cavalry might not be able to win the infantry.

As long as the cavalry is far apart, it will be difficult for the cavalry to catch up with the infantry that are marching desperately. As long as Zhang Shuheng and his friends enter Tianjin City before dark, the rebel army will not be able to catch up with them.

Li Guodong took Wang Chengen, Wu Xiang and his son, as well as his 3,500 cavalry and 200 armed eunuchs, and rode his horses all the way. It took only two hours to arrive at Tianjin Guard.

Seeing Li Guodong coming back, the defenders opened the city gate and placed Li Guodong in the Tianjin Acropolis.

In the Tianjin Governor's Yamen, Emperor Chongzhen wore a temporarily modified dragon robe and a winged crown. He sat on the main seat of the Yamen. Wang Chengen stood behind Chongzhen, Li Guodong stood on the left, and Tianjin Governor Feng Yuanyang stood on the right, and the others arranged in order according to their status and rank.

Bad news also came from the Sinu Temple on the south. Although Li Guodong's Huai army easily defeated Liu Zeqing, Liu Zeqing, a kid, actually destroyed the canal hub, blocked the waterway, and cut off the canal traffic! The canal is no longer open now. If you go south by land, the convoy will definitely not be able to escape Li Zicheng's cavalry. It is expected that when it is dark today, Li Zicheng's vanguard will arrive at Tianjin Guards.
Chapter completed!