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Li Zhenhong on the city wall was furious. He watched Chen Yongfu and Li Guo fall down one after another. Originally, Li Guo had the opportunity to enter the city from the west gate, but when he saw Chen Yongfu killing the Later Jin Tartars, Li Guo gave up the opportunity to enter the city and fought with the Later Jin Tartars to the end. Two generals who had great contributions to the Dashun Army were killed in vain.

Li Zhenhong, with red eyes, turned his head and spoke viciously to the messenger beside him.

"Transfer my order and immediately seal the West Gate with a huge stone..."

Before Li Zhenhong finished speaking, the messenger spoke timidly.

"Li, General Li, the emperor has an order, Ximen is not allowed to completely block it..."

Li Zhenhong suddenly widened his eyes and looked at the messenger again.

"I am responsible for guarding Xi'an Prefecture City. Everyone must obey my orders and block the Ximen immediately. In addition, mobilize the brothers from the personal military camp and follow me to the military camp. The battle outside the south gate has ended. There is no need for the supervision team to exist. Let them bring a letter to the brothers who died outside the city and tell the brothers who died, Li Zhenhong, who I, is sorry to them."

The messenger also widened his eyes and nodded vigorously. The scene outside the city just now was too tragic, and no one felt uncomfortable after seeing it. The reason why everyone saw that all 30,000 people were killed was all attributed to the supervisory team. Li Zhenhong's killing of the soldiers in the city at this time could undoubtedly win over the morale of the military.

In fact, Li Guo, Chen Yongfu and 30,000 soldiers were completely ruined by Li Zicheng. Some officers and soldiers understood the truth, but they would not say it out, and Li Zhenhong would not point it out.

Li Zhenhong still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, that is, the soldiers who took advantage of the situation to break out. Those people should be those who were stationed by the Ming Dynasty in the Dashun Army to collect intelligence. These people would definitely pass on the intelligence from Xi'an Prefecture City. After the emperor and the court knew about the information, they were likely to send a large army to Xi'an Prefecture City to fight.

So the most important thing at the moment is to defend Xi'an Prefecture City.

The Later Jin Tartars participated in the battle outside the city, and they were prepared in an orderly manner. It seemed that they knew that Li Guo and Chen Yongfu would lead the army out of the south gate, which surprised Li Zhenhong very much. Could it be that Li Zicheng's combat deployment had been leaked?

The focus of the battle between the Later Jin Tartars was Li Zicheng. Since Li Zicheng led 50,000 soldiers to break out from the Ximen, the Later Jin Tartars could not give up and would definitely send their main force to pursue them desperately. Under such circumstances, the Later Jin Tartars could not siege Xi'an Prefecture City with all their might, and it is very likely that they would not attack. In a short period of time, the Xi'an Prefecture City would be safe.

After the battle outside the South Gate, the Later Jin Tartars did not launch an attack on Xi'an Prefecture City, but evacuated the entire line, leaving countless corpses.

Li Zhenhong watched the corpses of Li Guo and Chen Yongfu and others lying outside the city. He did not dare to send soldiers to collect the corpses. At most, after dark, he would find a way to transport the corpses of Li Guo and Chen Yongfu back to the city.

When he turned around and walked under the city wall, Li Zhenhong cursed Li Zicheng in his heart. It was because of Li Zicheng's coldness and selfishness that Li Guo, Chen Yongfu and 30,000 soldiers lost their lives. I don't know if Li Zicheng would feel guilty after making such a decision. At this time, Li Zhenhong made up his mind to completely block Ximen. Even if Li Zicheng was encircled by the Later Jin Tartars and wanted to return to Xi'an Prefecture, there would be no chance.

There are many problems facing Li Zhenhong. First, there is the problem of insufficient food and grass, secondly, the problem of stabilizing the morale of the army, and finally how to resist the attack of the Later Jin Tartars. These problems must be solved immediately, otherwise he will be the next Li Guo.

Fifty soldiers from the personal barracks had gathered under the city wall.

Li Zhenhong looked at the people whose face turned red and spoke coldly.

"I have issued an order to completely block Ximen. You know what this order means. The battle outside the South Gate is over. General Li Guo, General Chen Yongfu and 30,000 brothers were all killed. So I issued a second order. Since the battle is over, there is no need for the supervision team in the military camp to exist. Let them go downstairs on behalf of me, Li Zhenhong, and bring a few words to the brothers outside the South Gate, saying that I, Li Zhenhong, are sorry for many brothers."

"I will not force you. If you are willing to obey my orders, follow me to the barracks. If you are unwilling to obey my orders, turn around and leave now, and I will never pursue it."

No one left, everyone stared at Li Zhenhong with wide eyes.

Li Zhenhong nodded vigorously.

"Okay, brothers, let's do our best to defend Xi'an City, and we will definitely survive."

...

Liu Zongmin took the lead and led nearly 10,000 old battalions to rush to the front. When the large group of troops rushed out of the west gate, all the scouts were sent out to investigate along the way. If they found the pursuit of the Later Jin Tartars, they quickly reported.

Liu Zongmin's face was very bad. Li Zicheng's suggestion to evacuate Xi'an Prefecture City was proposed by Prime Minister Niu Jinxing and Military Advisor Song Xiance. They believed that the main combat target of the Later Jin Tartars was Xi'an Prefecture City. With the strength of the Dashun Army in the city, it could not be defended. Xi'an Prefecture City must fall in a short period of time, so Li Zicheng must evacuate this morning. Niu Jinxing also specifically said that he would stay in the green mountains without worrying about burning firewood, which moved Li Zicheng.

Liu Zongmin really didn't understand why Li Zicheng suddenly began to believe Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance.

Needless to say, the soldiers who fought out from the South Gate were purely sent to death and could not restrain the Later Jin Tartars at all, so the 50,000 troops who broke through the West Gate were still facing huge dangers. Of course, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance also had a way to deal with it, that is, to restrain and resist the Later Jin Tartars with 20,000 soldiers and protect Li Zicheng to retreat to Fengxiang Prefecture City. This arduous combat task was directly responsible for Liu Zongmin.

Scouts sent out came to report one after another, but no Later Jin Tartars were found along the way.

This made Liu Zongmin feel strange. After the battle outside the South Gate started, the Later Jin Tartars should have noticed the changes in the West Gate and knew that a large army broke through the West Gate, and they would definitely send the Later Jin Tartars to pursue them along the way. Could it be that Li Guo's extremely brave battle with Chen Yongfu really restrained the Later Jin Tartars and prevented them from sending soldiers to pursue them?

Xi'an Prefecture City is more than 300 miles away from Fengxiang Prefecture City. Even if you travel day and night, it will take nearly two days. During this period, dangers exist at all times and there is no negligence.

"Virtual and real, hum, Niu Jinxing Song Xiance, I want to see if you can deceive the Later Jin Tartars."

Liu Zongmin, who muttered to himself, did not slow down at all. The 50,000 army broke through the Xi'an Prefecture City, which was extremely dangerous. All fools knew, but Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance proposed that the Later Jin Tatars did not know that Emperor Li Zicheng followed the army to withdraw and could not send all the troops to pursue him. In this way, the army would have the opportunity to completely get rid of the Later Jin Tatars. When the Later Jin Tatars captured the Xi'an Prefecture City, they learned that Li Zicheng had retreated to Fengxiang Prefecture City and there was no time to do anything.

The sound of horse hooves sounded behind him, and Liu Zongmin pulled the reins slightly.

The messenger came to Liu Zongmin and clasped his fists and spoke.

"General, the emperor has issued an order. No chaotic Tartars were found along the way. I believe General Li Guo and General Chen Yongfu have dragged the Later Jin Tartars. The army can rest for a quarter of an hour, let everyone eat some dry food, and then rush to the road."

Liu Zongmin looked at the commander and his anger came up instantly.

"Stay for a quarter of an hour. What's this? The army only took more than an hour to break through the Ximen, and it will be marching at most fifty to sixty miles. The Later Jin Tartars are not fools, and they may chase after them at all times..."

The messenger on the horse's back clasped his fists again.

"General, the emperor said that if the marching speed is too fast, it is easy to get tired, and the Later Jin Tartars will be unable to resist it if they catch up with them..."

Liu Zongmin sighed resentfully and could only order the messengers around him to give orders to rest on the spot.

When Li Zicheng left Xi'an Prefecture City, he took too many things, including gold, silver, jewelry, and a large amount of food and grass. With these things, the marching speed could not be very fast. For more than an hour just now, everyone was holding their anger and rushing desperately, for fear of being caught by the Later Jin Tartars. Now the scouts kept sending information, but they did not find the pursuit of the Later Jin Tartars, and some people thought to take a rest.

Liu Zongmin could not compete with Li Zicheng's will.

When Liu Zongmin took out the cooked meat from the package and chewed it, he wanted to ride a horse to see Li Zicheng. He couldn't figure out some questions and needed to ask about it. However, reason defeated emotions, and Liu Zongmin finally held back. It was useless to see Li Zicheng now.

Liu Zongmin looked at the messenger who came to his side.

"Are everyone resting and having a meal?"

The messenger nodded.

"You should eat something quickly, and hurry up and hurry up after you finish your meal. The marching speed of a large army of 50,000 people cannot be very fast. If the Later Jin Tartars want to pursue, they will catch up soon."

The messenger nodded and turned around to leave.

Liu Zongmin coughed.

"Slowly, go to the central army to see if the emperor has the will and run over."

The messenger was stunned for a moment and spoke hesitantly.

"General, my subordinates rashly go to the central army. If they are discovered by their brothers from the personal barracks, it would be a good idea..."

Liu Zongmin was stunned for a moment, and finally sighed deeply.

"Well, if the emperor has the will, there will naturally be someone coming. You go to have a meal. The rest time is not a quarter of an hour, but half a quarter of an hour. I will immediately convey my order after I finish eating."

This time, the messenger did not hesitate and nodded vigorously. When he turned around, he took out cooked meat and rice balls from the package and chewed them in big mouthfuls.
Chapter completed!