Looking at Ma Mingfeng's sad back, Sun Chuanting's anger gradually subsided and said with a heavy face: "Brother Mingfeng, I can feel the patriotic feelings in your heart, and I can also feel that you are really willing to stay in Tongguan in exchange for my safety, but I, a defeated general, have no shame to survive. Anyway, I am already like this, how can I watch you die? You are still young."

Although Ma Mingfeng is still young, Sun Chuanting feels that he is fully qualified to be a commander in the country. This person is both literary and military, scheming and passionate. He can not only win over people's hearts, but also know people well. He has a good character and a heart of loyalty to the emperor and serving the country. The key is that this person is still young until now only 20 years old, and will have a lot of room for growth in the future.

So Sun Chuanting felt that if anyone could bear the future of the Ming Dynasty in the future, this would probably be this son.

However, Sun Chuanting felt that Ma Mingfeng had grown up too late. If he had been born ten years earlier, he would have been the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty. If that were the case, he might have already pacified the thieves.

But now, even if he was unwilling to admit it, he knew that the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil, especially after the battle of Yan'an Prefecture, the elites in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan and other places were almost completely lost. The entire Shaanxi is almost unprepared. With the troops that Li Zicheng now possesses and the manpower and material resources of Shaanxi, it is easy to enter the capital. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty is about to be over. Although Ma Mingfeng has the ability, he may not be able to turn things around.

"I just hope that Your Majesty can follow the advice and move the capital to Nanjing to take refuge in such a way that the world is three points, and the thieves are caught in it, and they may have a chance in the future. If Your Majesty sticks to the capital, it may be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to protect it."

Sun Chuanting originally wanted to write a memorial to Chongzhen before the enemy arrived and tell Chongzhen about his thoughts, but Sun Chuanting knew that even a defeated general like him would not be able to impress Chongzhen even if he was a brilliant lotus, so he had to decide to give up.

Sun Chuanting knew that he would die in this battle, so he felt that it would be a pity if a powerful general like Gao Jie died. It would be better to let him follow Ma Mingfeng. So he wrote his thoughts just now into a letter, and encouraged Ma Mingfeng to do it well, so as not to let his expectations down, etc. Then he ordered Gao Jie to set off immediately and send the letter to Ma Mingfeng.

Gao Jie knew what Sun Chuanting meant, and immediately said with shock: "Supervisor, the last general is now the only general who can protect the last general. But why did the last general drive away the last general? The last general is not willing to sacrifice his life, so why should the last general cherish this cheap life?"

But Sun Chuanting said in a deep voice: "General Gao is such a bad word. Sun died here because he died. As long as he could hold the thief, Governor Ma could return to Kaifeng calmly. As long as Governor Ma returned to Kaifeng, the thief would have no choice but to go to the capital. As long as Kaifeng is still there, the thief would not dare to go to the capital with peace of mind. Therefore, Kaifeng is the most important thing in the world now. You are a rare general, and you have a deep hatred with the thief. There is no need to die here. You should help Governor Ma fight against the thief, rather than die here in vain. Go quickly, don't let my expectations down, don't let the expectations of the people of the Ming Dynasty."

"Supervisor!" Gao Jie bowed to Sun Chuanting with tears in his face, and said loudly: "Since that's the case, it's better to stay and generals to guard Tongguan. The commander led his army to Kaifeng. Ten Gao Jies can't compare to one commander."

However, Sun Chuanting waved his hand and said, "You don't know this. At present, I am the only one who can hold the thieves. If you stay, I'm afraid that it will not be used for a quarter of an hour. Tongguan will be lost. Once Tongguan is thrown, at the speed of the thieves and cavalry, I'm afraid that Governor Ma and others will be caught up when they can't reach Kaifeng. This is really dangerous. Don't talk nonsense, leave quickly. If you really appreciate me, you will swear to follow Governor Ma to the death and pacify the thieves and make me revival in the Ming Dynasty!"

When Gao Jie heard this, he knew that Sun Chuanting had made up his mind, so he stopped saying anything and bowed to Sun Chuanting. Then he took the letter he had given to Ma Mingfeng and turned around and left on a horse.

With Gao Jie's departure, only hundreds of soldiers were left by Sun Chuanting. These soldiers were his old subordinates, who had received his favor and were willing to live and die with him.

Sun Chuanting looked at these old subordinates, a hint of relief flashed across his face, and he sighed softly: "I didn't expect that when my Sun Chuanting was dying, I would be accompanied by my brothers. My Sun Chuanting died without regrets! But today, we should not be in a hurry to fight for the first time. We must find a way to stabilize the thieves. In the past, Zhuge Wuhou once set up an empty city plan and scared Sima Yi away. Today I plan to follow my example. You should make arrangements first, and wait for me to use an empty city plan to drag the thieves' pace. Wait until the end of the day, it is time to fight for the desperate."

When Li Zicheng's army came to the city of Tongguan, Sun Chuanting's deployment was just over.

When he saw Li Zicheng's army coming to the city, Sun Chuanting was very calm and drank at the top of the city and said loudly: "Li Chuang, I thought you had Xi'an and you could rest assured from now on. Although Chuanting was defeated, he was not dead. As long as I did not die for a day, you would be unable to feel at ease for a day. So what about Tongguan compared to Kaifeng City? When you divided your troops to open the Fengxian from five sides, you returned in a desperate situation. But today, Tongguan only has three walls, and the soldiers in my city are no less than Kaifeng City in the past. I want to see how you broke through my Tongguan?"

Li Zicheng didn't care after hearing this, and said with a sneer: "Sun Chuanting, don't be proud. Our army is full of morale. In the Yan'an Prefecture, we could kill your tens of thousands of troops and escape with great defeat. Now there are only 10,000 or 20,000 people in Tongguan? How can I take this number of troops seriously? Stop talking nonsense. Now our army is at the city. If you know the truth, just surrender obediently, I can also appoint you as the general. If you have a titular tooth, you will definitely be able to turn into powder."

"Okay, since you want to fight, then fight. You can see now that there is no army on my city, and I can also open the city gate. As long as you can lead the army to attack, not to mention me, even this Tongguan will be yours in the future."

Then Sun Chuanting ordered the city gate to be opened, and only a creaking sound sounded. The city gate opened wide, but no one came out inside.

Li Zicheng immediately became hesitant after seeing this scene, and then sneered and said, "Are you trying to make an empty city plan with me?"

Sun Chuanting smiled faintly and said, "It's the empty city plan. Do you have the courage to enter the city?"

Li Zicheng looked at the complicated flags and hundreds of sparse defenders on the top of the city, and then asked loudly: "Where is that little thief Ma Luan? Let him answer with me."
Chapter completed!