Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

The night battle of the rebels, which turned from a sneak attack to a strong attack, ended when the general Ai Nengqi was shot and fell down, leaving no one to command.

The remaining rebels retreated hastily, and some rebel soldiers desperately carried their wounded comrades on their backs and slowly exited the battlefield.

On the top of the city, Qin Liangyu ordered the soldiers not to shoot, and allowed the rebel soldiers to retreat slowly with their injured companions. This was an unwritten rule on the battlefield, and it was also a moral obligation.

When the remaining soldiers from the death camp carried the injured Aiqi Neng back to the barracks, they felt that there was a strange atmosphere in the barracks, but they didn't know what the strangeness was. Under the command of the Right Prime Minister Yan Ximing, they all returned to the barracks. Rest, and the wounded will be treated by the army doctor.

Ai Qineng was shot in the right chest. Although the bleeding stopped, the bullet was still in his body. The army doctors were helpless. They did not dare to perform a thoracotomy on Ai Qi, and they did not have the technical level.

Whether Edge survives or not is left to fate.

Not long after, Right Prime Minister Yan Ximing issued some strange orders. He ordered the logistics auxiliary soldiers to tie up a large number of straw men with dry straw, put on clothes, and set them up beside the camp fence. Everyone packed up their belongings. Be ready to retreat at any time.

In the rebel army, some quick-responsive leaders felt something was wrong and joined hands to seek an audience with Zhang Xianzhong. Under pressure, the right prime minister Yan Ximing had no choice but to tell the truth.

The previous two rounds of artillery bombardment by the army were prepared to hit the position of Zhang Xianzhong who was supervising the battle in front of the formation. All the counselors and generals including left prime minister Wang Zhaolin, Li Dingguo, and Sun Kewang were all killed in one fell swoop.

Zhang Xianzhong was very lucky and was protected by his guards in time. However, he was seriously injured and unconscious. The army doctor was doing his best to treat him.

It can be said that Zhang Xianzhong's core senior officials, except for Yan Ximing, the right prime minister who was ordered to stay at the camp, were all finished.

It is impossible for the rebels to capture the strong city of Chengdu. The only way out is to retreat and avoid Qin Liangyi, the most capable white-pole army in Sichuan. As for the future, let's see if Zhang Xianzhong can wake up before making plans.

In order to prevent the news from leaking and causing instability in the morale of the army, Yan Xi ordered the news to be tightly blocked and quietly buried all the fallen advisers and generals. No one knew the news except Zhang Xianzhong's dozen or so remaining personal guards.

At the same time, in order to avoid being discovered by Qin Liangyu when the army retreated, he led the army to pursue and kill him. He ordered the logistics auxiliary soldiers to gather a large number of straw men and set up a suspicious formation to confuse Qin Liangyu.

When all the big bosses heard the bad news, they all changed their expressions, but at this point, they could only follow the command of the Right Prime Minister Yan Ximing and return to camp to make preparations for retreat.

Right Prime Minister Yan Ximing is currently the highest-ranking civil servant in the Daxi Empire, but his reputation is not enough to convince the public. After all, most of Zhang Xianzhong's men are arrogant generals who have followed Zhang Xianzhong for many years. Apart from Zhang Xianzhong, Liu The four major generals Wenxiu, Sun Kewang, Ai Qineng, and Li Dingguo can suppress them.

Now that all four generals have been killed, Zhang Xianzhong is seriously injured and unconscious. All the generals have lost their backbone. Each one of them is confused for a moment, as if they have lost their direction. The only solution now is to temporarily follow Yan Xi's orders. of command.

Seeing the big bosses turn and leave, Yan Ximing sighed. He saw all the expressions on everyone's faces just now. Zhang Xianzhong is the soul of this rebel army. Without Zhang Xianzhong, this rebel army will not be able to survive. Even if they are wiped out by the government and the army, they will also turn against each other and fall apart due to the struggle for power.

It seemed that after he was out of danger, he should make plans for himself.

He had previously asked all the doctors who accompanied the army about Zhang Xianzhong's casualties. All the doctors unanimously confirmed that Zhang Xianzhong's injuries were very serious. Even if Hua Tuo was alive, there was nothing he could do. It was a miracle that he could survive until now.

We can no longer hesitate, we must retreat as soon as possible before the sky lights up. The sooner we can break away from Qin Liangyu's White Army, the safer it will be.

Yan Ximing made up his mind and immediately asked the guards to notify all the big bosses and arrange the retreat.