When Bai Qi heard this, he smiled indifferently: "The king doesn't have to worry, the minister has been thinking about this matter for a long time, and according to the actual situation of each army, it will be deployed, I believe that there will be no chaos, even if there is chaos, the minister can also respond to the situation." 【Fengyun Reading Network. 】”

King Qin said: "Okay, you can rest assured if you are so lonely." ”

Bai Qi frowned: "What the minister is worried about is not the outcome of this battle, but that after the battle is won, there may be some chaos." ”

King Qin said: "How do you say this? ”

Bai Qi said: "Once this battle is obtained, the Qing army will inevitably flee across the river, and at this time, if the coalition forces pursue, it will not be easy to mobilize in a unified manner." Because no one wants to fight a tough and vicious battle, but everyone fights for the battle of the water dogs. Not only the pleasure, but also the loot. So at this time, I'm afraid that no one will listen to my orders anymore. ”

King Qin muttered: "The spoils of war are trivial matters, but it is difficult to say whether Li Zicheng's promise to my Qin army can be successfully fulfilled." ”

Bai Qi said: "Exactly, once Li Zicheng repents, my Qin army is alone, how can I compete with it." In addition, there are Zhang Xianzhong's men and horses, and the men and horses of the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo, who may even join forces in private to suppress our Qin army and Sun Chuanting and Nanming's official army. In this way, not only Zhili and the capital will not be able to get our hands on it, but we are afraid that the people and horses sent out will also be in danger. ”

King Qin said: "Since this is the case, you must take precautions in advance, after you go to Luoyang, you must secretly join forces with Sun Chuanting's men and horses, so as not to be alone and the Qin army will suffer." ”

Bai Qi said: "Order." Just after the soldiers are out of the customs, they can first meet with Sun Chuanting's men and discuss these things on the way. ”

King Qin nodded: "Take Li Yan and go out together, in short, you must be cautious in everything." If necessary, you can leave this coalition alone. ”

Bai Qi surrendered his hand to receive the order, and after leaving the palace, he raised troops overnight. He sent Li Yan and the Red Lady as the vanguard, with 6,000 cavalry, to go out of the customs first to meet Sun Chuanting's men and horses. He took 20,000 cavalry with him, and then marched.

Li Yan and the Red Lady got the general order, did not dare to slack off, hurriedly packed up, ready to go on the expedition, at this time the two were newly married, the Red Lady had not yet conceived a child, so as usual, they said to go, this time they did not take Xiaoqing, but let her stay at home to watch the family, and at the same time lead the women's army.

Although he didn't bring Xiaoqing, he brought a plum.

This Zhimei has been living in the barracks of the Women's Army, she is still young, and she has not yet looked for her mother-in-law's house at this time, but the Red Lady has a big package, and she has already made a promise to find a man who will take advantage of her heart.

Li Yan and the Red Lady took a plum and led 6,000 cavalry, drove out of Xi'an City overnight, and came to Tongguan. When I came to Tongguan, I saw Shehuai, who had already received the order of Bai Qi and prepared a place to camp. Li Yan and the others stayed here for one night, and then led the army out of Tongguan and into Henan.

According to the agreement with Sun Chuanting, Li Yan sent people to cross the Yellow River to contact Sun Chuanting's men.

And Sun Chuanting had already sent 25,000 men and horses, and he came to the edge of the Yellow River a few days ago, led by Zhang Huangyan. Originally, Sun Chuanting wanted to send a deputy general to come, but after Zhang Yi left, Sun Chuanting discussed with Gu Tong and others, and felt that this matter could not be missed at all, after all, no one could understand the thoughts of Li Zicheng and others, so it was necessary to send a thoughtful person to go.

At this time, Zhang Huangyan took the initiative to ask for help, and Sun Chuanting was very happy. He knew that Zhang Huangyan was capable of writing and martial arts, and he was flexible, very assertive, and could take charge of himself. Therefore, he entrusted the men and horses to him.

Zhang Huangyan led his men and horses to be stationed on the edge of the Yellow River, always paying attention to the movements in Henan. At this time, he met the liaison sent by Li Yan and asked about the situation, so the whole army crossed the river, entered the border of Henan, and came to join Li Yan.

As soon as the two met, they all said to each other that they had worked hard, set up a large camp here, and waited for Bai Qi's army.

The next day, Bai Qi arrived, and then joined forces, a total of more than 50,000 people, and set off for Luoyang.

After the men and horses came to the area controlled by the Dashun army, someone had already come to meet them, led by Tian Jianxiu.

After everyone saw each other, they joined forces and came to Luoyang, and on the way, Bai Qi asked about the battle situation in Luoyang, and Tian Jianxiu said again: "Don't hide it from the general, since Prime Minister Zhang Yi came, His Majesty of my family acted according to the set plan, did not start a war with the Qing army, but made every effort to prepare grain, grass and weapons, and prepare for the decisive battle thereafter." The Qing army had sent men and horses to challenge us several times, but we just couldn't hold out, and they had no choice but to retreat. ”

Tian Jianxiu said the truth, Li Zicheng also knew that this battle was not trivial, Luoyang was the fortified city he could rely on the most, and he must not start a war recklessly without the certainty of absolute victory. Therefore, he placed heavy troops around Luoyang City, held all the main roads, deep ditches and high bases, and died without fighting. The Qing army was blocked by these camps and could not reach the city of Luoyang. As a result, the two sides remain in a standoff.

Li Yan asked, "I don't know the people of other families, but there are people who come to meet the teacher?" ”

Tian Jianxiu said: "Yes, a few days ago, Fan Ju sent people from the fifth battalion of Gezuo, led by Lao Huihui and Ge Liyan, a total of 50,000 horses. After coming to Luoyang, it was connected with the camp of our Dashun army outside the city, so that the Qing army did not dare to attack. ”

Li Yan said: "Haven't other centaurs come yet?" ”

Tian Jianxiu pointed to the cavalry behind everyone: "Except for the Eight Kings and Nanming, aren't they all here, haha." ”

Bai Qi said: "Nanming's Zuo Liangyu has fought with the Dashun Army and the Qin Army many times, and he has a grudge in his heart and does not dare to be gullible, which is also human nature. At the moment, he is moving slowly, so there is no need to make a fuss. While marching and watching, it is necessary to see whether our two armies have the sincerity to join forces. On the side of the Eight Great Kings, the roads in Sichuan are too difficult to walk, and it is very inconvenient for the brigade to move, so it is likely to arrive at the end. No surprise. ”

Li Yan said: "What is the current situation of the Qing army? Have they increased their troops, and have they sensed that we are joining forces? ”

Tian Jianxiu frowned: "This matter, there are some changes." According to the guesses of His Majesty and the two prime ministers of Song and Niu, Wu Sangui also had a sullen G this time. ”

The red lady smiled on the side: "This guy recognizes the thief as his father, I heard that the Qing army can spoil him, and Huang Taiji and Dolgon did not accept his military power, how can it be called a boring G?" ”

Tian Jianxiu said: "This is going to talk about Wu Sangui's ambition. There are always people who think that Wu Sangui's anger this time is for his beloved concubine Chen Yuanyuan, and the killing of his family, but before my majesty killed his family, he sent letters to him many times, asking him to surrender, as long as Wu Sangui came to surrender, His Majesty will make him the governor of Jiliao, and still command his Guanning iron cavalry. But Wu Sangui was not greedy enough, what he wanted was not to be the official governor, but to tear the earth and seal the king. It was impossible for His Majesty to meet his request, so he secretly colluded with the Manchus, and when His Majesty learned of this, he killed his family and personally conquered Shanhaiguan. Unexpectedly, when he was about to win, he was picked by the Qing army, and after returning to Beijing, he felt that Zhili was not easy to guard, so he returned to Luoyang. ”

Li Yan said: "Wu Sangui wants to be crowned king, does he want to be sealed in Beijing?" Isn't that going to be the emperor? ”

Tian Jianxiu said: "Yes, my majesty and the prime minister are all figuring out what Wu Sangui means, he must think that the Qing army is also like the previous few times, after entering the pass, grab some things, plunder some people, and then collect troops and return to the pass." But this time, Huang Taiji's appetite grew, and he didn't want to leave. Therefore, after occupying the city of Beijing, he did not let his men and horses loot the city, and a large number of officials of the Ming Dynasty were appointed, and a large number of officials led by Hong Chengchou have now been restored. This is enough to show that Huang Taiji wants to replace the Ming Dynasty and establish a full country. ”

Li Yan said with a smile: "Yes, in this way, it is impossible for Wu Sangui to tear the earth and seal the king in Beijing." He couldn't provoke the Qing army, he was sorry for the Ming Dynasty, and he couldn't face the people of the Central Plains, so the only way out was to fight hard and win a country for the Manchurians. ”

Tian Jianxiu nodded: "At this time, Huang Taiji has already arrived in Beijing City, and has mobilized more than 20,000 cavalry outside the gate to defend Beijing, it seems that he wants to use Beijing as a base and manage it well." Therefore, he Wu Sangui is dumb and eats yellow lotus, and he can't say what he has to say. ”

Everyone laughed, but Bai Qi had a straight face: "Because of this, he is a terrible opponent." Those who have no way out are more terrible than trapped beasts. We need to be careful enough with this person. Because at this time, not only Wu Sangui, but even every soldier under him has become a lonely family, they are both angry soldiers and mourning soldiers, and it is difficult to deal with. ”

After listening to it, everyone thought that Bai Qi's words were reasonable.

The journey went very smoothly, and soon arrived outside Luoyang City.

At this time, the Qing army's men and horses were not as many as the Dashun army, so it was impossible to besiege the city, Dolgon and Wu Sangui tied the men and horses on the south bank of the Yellow River, and Luoyang City was forty miles apart, except for sending a small group of men and horses to disturb from time to time, there was no sign of the whole army attacking.

Bai Qi led his army to Dazhai outside Luoyang City, and Tian Jianxiu sent people into the city to deliver a letter to Li Zicheng. Not long after, Li Zicheng led Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing, Liu Zongmin and other important ministers to personally go out of the city and pass through the village to greet them.

As soon as the two sides met outside the city, Bai Qi and Li Yan, Red Lady, Yizhimei and others stepped forward and gave Li Zicheng a salute. Li Zicheng also hurriedly returned the salute, although he was called the emperor and became the emperor at this time, he still had no shelf, and he still behaved like before. It's just that the costume has changed and become the costume of the Son of Heaven.

Bai Qi tied the men and horses outside the city, let the red lady and Yizhimei lead, and he and Li Yan entered Luoyang. Li Zicheng was very hospitable, and immediately sent people to the labor army and sent a lot of cattle and sheep wine to entertain the soldiers of the Qin army.