"Rumble!"
Less than five miles away from the capital, a team of Ming soldiers, Ye Bushuo, was scouting Li Zicheng's Great Shun Army at close range. Everyone's faces were filled with deep fear when they saw the sea of flags of the Great Shun Army.
"Ta."
As the team moved like a long dragon, the entire ground shook. Dust covered the entire team, making it difficult for people to see what was going on inside.
In the forest by the roadside, a small flag officer with a scar on his face looked at the moving Great Shun Army with a hint of fear in his eyes. His face twitched non-stop, and his entire body trembled slightly, causing his scalp to go numb.
However, he still suppressed the fear in his heart. He stared at the banner of the bear and tiger in the team and kept counting.
"23, 24, 25, 26!”
At the end of the count, the junior flag officer's pupils suddenly constricted. A bone-chilling chill swept through his body from head to toe, causing him to freeze on the spot.
"Twenty-six flags of commanders? This was not 100,000 people. They already had 150,000 people!”
The little flag officer was tongue-tied at the end of his sentence, but the few Ming soldiers beside him sucked in a cold breath.
"Hiss-"
Everyone's pupils shrank to the size of a needle tip, and their scalps went numb as they looked at the Great Shun Army. All the hair on their bodies stood on end. There were actually 50,000 more soldiers than what they had detected.
And this was not the end…
"The capital can't be saved!"
A slightly younger man, Ye Bushou, said with a terrified expression. His breathing became chaotic in an instant. The suffocating fear made him turn over in discomfort. His entire body trembled as he lay on the ground. His two hands grabbed the ground in pain.
When the surrounding people heard his words, their faces revealed despair. The capital had just been pacified, and they did not have the strength to stop Li Zicheng's Great Shun Army at all.
"How are we going to fight this battle? The disparity in strength is too great.”
"What should we do? Should we…escape?"
"Where can we escape to now? His family is still in the capital."
"The surrounding roads have long been blocked by Li Ni's troops. There's no way to escape.”
"Why don't we go and vote for…Roaming King?”
As soon as he said that, the atmosphere suddenly quieted down. Everyone stared at the scout who spoke with wide eyes, their faces filled with disbelief.
However, they fell silent in an instant. If there was a chance, they did not want to die.
Then, everyone looked at their junior Banner Officer in unison, but their hands were quietly placed on their sabers, and their hearts were filled with vigilance.
A cold glint flashed across the junior flag officer's eyes, but he still said mockingly,"Voting for Li Ni? I'm afraid that you'll be beheaded before you even get there.”
Everyone was stunned, and then their faces darkened. They weakly let go of the long saber in their hands, and their hearts gradually became desperate.
"What should we do?" the young man cried. I don't want to…die."
"No one wants to die, so we have to return to the capital immediately.”
"This is our last hope.”
"Hurry up and report back, or we'll all die. Think about your families. What will happen if the city falls?”
The surrounding people's faces immediately revealed a look of fear, and their hearts trembled. This was the second time Li Ni had attacked the capital. If the city was broken, he might massacre the city.
For a moment, everyone felt a bone-chilling chill. They hurriedly got up from the ground and pulled up their horses.
At this moment, a group of light cavalrymen charged out from the ranks of the Great Shun Army, charging in their direction. The bright light of their sabers made everyone dizzy.
Everyone's hearts sank to the bottom.
"Not good, we've been discovered by Da Shun's scouts.”
"Let's go."
The junior Banner Officer roared with a ferocious expression. Then, he mounted his warhorse and left. The people around him did not slow down either. They fiercely whipped the horses they were sitting on.
However, their horses had rested for a while, and it was too late for them to speed up. The pursuers behind them were gradually approaching.
They could even hear the shouts coming from behind them. Cold sweat rolled down the faces of the Ming soldiers, and everyone waved the horsewhips in their hands desperately.
However, this was of no use, and it even slowed down their speed. Everyone was anxious to death, and they kept looking back at the Great Shun Army scouts behind them.
"We can't escape."
A cold light flashed in the junior flag officer's eyes, and the scar on his face crawled like a centipede. Suddenly, he pulled the reins of his warhorse and turned around, charging in the direction of the pursuing Great Shun Army.
The group of people was shocked, but in the next second, they heard Xiao Qi's angry roar."Hei Zi Zhou, the old shepherd, and Buttface, follow me and stay behind to cover the rear.”
Upon hearing this, three men who looked like 40-year-old farmers immediately turned their horses around, leaving the young scout called Er Wazi standing on his horse.
"Let's go together!"
What responded to his roar was Zhou Hei Zi's whip that ruthlessly whipped his horse's butt.
"Pa."
In pain, the young man's horse galloped forward like a madman, almost throwing him off. Just as he was desperately pulling the reins, his companion's shout came from the wind.
"Go, don't look back. Don't let us die in vain.”
"Everyone is waiting for the news.”
"Hurry up and help everyone survive."
The young Ye Bushou turned his head and watched helplessly as the junior flag officer and the other three drew their weapons and charged towards the light cavalry of the Great Shun Army like moths to a flame.
The leading junior flag officer drew his saber and roared,"
"Big Ming, mighty!"
Zhou Hei Zi and the other two also pulled out their weapons and roared,"Kill the thief!"
Amidst the dust that was raised, four figures that were not very tall were instantly submerged in the light cavalry of the Great Shun Army.
Er Wazi's eyes turned red instantly and tears flowed out. He shouted in grief and indignation,""My lord!"
His heart ached like it was being pricked by needles. The hand that was holding the horse's neck turned pale. His tanned face instantly turned ferocious as he looked at the place where the three people disappeared.
However, he knew that he could not stop now. He had to send the news to the capital as soon as possible. Li Zicheng's strength had already exceeded everyone's expectations.
Er Wazi wiped away his tears. Hatred flashed in his eyes. He picked up the horsewhip in his hand and whipped it hard.
"Giddyup."
Amidst the flying dust, the horses galloped madly in pain. In the blink of an eye, they were gone, leaving behind the scouts of the Great Shun Army who couldn't catch up in time. They stopped in their tracks in vain and looked in the direction where Er Wazi had escaped with an unwilling expression.
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