Li Dingguo marched quickly, the forward soon advanced to the outside of Shanhaiguan, at this time the Qing army has all withdrawn, Li Dingguo led the army into the pass, and then he left a few deputy generals, 30,000 horses here, he rushed back to Beijing with 10,000 people. 【Latest chapter reading. 】

Because before leaving, Bai Qi made it clear that after occupying Shanhaiguan, there were still important matters to discuss.

When Li Dingguo returned to Beijing, Li Zicheng also arrived, and this battle was still dominated by his Dashun State, and at this time he won a big victory and recaptured Beijing, and he couldn't show his face.

Li Zicheng did not enter the city of Beijing, but set up a royal camp outside the city, set up a grand banquet, and entertained all the passers-by. It has been celebrating for a few days, and as soon as Li Dingguo came back, Li Zicheng held another banquet to entertain him, which was very grand.

Li Zicheng arranged this way, there is a reason, although he has now called the emperor, but this time to recapture the city of Beijing, not his own credit, but the concerted efforts of all people, if he comes back, he will enter the palace, and once again as the emperor, all walks of life will not be convinced. And I don't have the shame to do it.

After a few days of feasting, the excitement faded a little, and it was time to discuss the matter.

On this day, Li Zicheng was in the imperial camp outside the city, and invited Bai Qi and Li Yan to come.

Because before this battle, Li Zicheng had sent Tian Jianxiu to Guanzhong to ask the King of Qin for help, and put forward the condition that as long as the Qing army was defeated, Dashun State would give the entire Zhili as a gift. Now that the Qing army has withdrawn from Guanwai, it is natural to fulfill its previous promise.

Li Zicheng only invited Bai Qi and Li Yan, the leaders of the Qin army, and did not invite the main generals of the other families, because those families were invited by the Qin army himself and had nothing to do with him.

After Bai Qi and Li Yan entered the tent, they saw Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing, and Liu Zongmin all there, and everyone met and made a few noises, and Li Zicheng gave Bai Qi and the two a seat, so the conversation went to the point.

It was Song Xiance who spoke first, he got up and arched his hand at Bai Qi: "The general has worked hard this time, and he is like a god in using soldiers, which has opened our eyes." It is really the first meritorious hero, my king is very happy, this will fulfill the previous promise, the entire Zhili, including the capital, my Dashun country does not take an inch of land, all to the Qin army, the general please restore the king of Qin, just say that my majesty, according to the agreement, will never regret. ”

Bai Qi also stood up and bowed his hand to everyone: "In this way, I have thanked His Majesty King Chuang for the king of my family." ”

Niu Jinxing said: "It's just one thing, I'm very worried about Qin Jun." ”

Bai Qi said: "What is Niu Cheng not worried about? Niu Jinxing said: "Although the Qing army fled far away, as far as I know, the main force in their hands has not suffered major losses, but I am afraid that with Wu Sangui's Guanning army, they may also gather 100,000 iron cavalry." With so many men and horses, once they attack Shanhaiguan, will the Qin army be able to withstand it? It stands to reason that this is the internal affairs of the Qin army, and we should not ask about it, but I am worried that if the Qing army breaks through the Shanhaiguan, Beijing City and Zhili will be very dangerous. The fruits of our battle have been completely lost. ”

Li Yan sneered in his heart, he guessed that this was because Li Zicheng didn't want to give up Zhili and the capital, so he brought out the Qing army to suppress the Qin army. The implication is that as soon as we leave, your Qin army will be alone and difficult to defend, and in the end you will have to be killed by the Qing army.

He just wanted to refute a few words, but he felt that Bai Qi touched his foot lightly, and Li Yan was very smart, so he didn't speak. Bai Qi smiled and said: "Prime Minister Niu is very reasonable, I will return these words to my family King Qin." Ask him to decide. ”

Although Bai Qi's political talent is not high, after all, he has been a high-ranking official for half his life, so he will naturally speak this kind of official language. He saw Li Yan's thoughts, and he didn't want him to refute the other party in person, in that case, the two sides would have a disagreement, and if they didn't get it right, it would become an excuse for the other party to regret it.

At this moment, it is most important to get the land first.

Bai Qi's words are very clear, as a general, he is just here to fight, and if he wins the battle, Da Shunguo will fulfill the contract, and the Qin army will get the territory, and he will complete the task. As for what happens in the future, we can discuss it again, but now is not the time.

Niu Jinxing looked at Song Xiance, and then at Li Zicheng, thinking that this white Qi is so powerful, it is not soft or hard, and he has touched a nail for himself.

Several of them have also discussed in the past few days, Zhili and the capital, can't just give it to the Qin army for nothing, it's not that Li Zicheng is greedy, he is indeed like Niu Jinxing said, afraid that the Qin army will not be able to hold Shanhaiguan and Beijing City, in case the Qing army comes back and captures the capital and Zhili, it will cause the previous situation, at that time, what face do you have to ask the Qin army for help? Even if Qin Jun is willing to help him, how will the people of the world see him?

Therefore, the meaning of Li Zicheng and others is to share the direct subordinate with the Qin army. Send heavy troops to defend Shanhaiguan. The city of Beijing can be given to the Qin army. In fact, they also knew in their hearts that with the current military strength of the Qin army, it was impossible to take care of such a large territory, and at present, the Qin army occupied the central and Hanzhong regions, and if they took the capital and Shanhaiguan again, even if they had 200,000 troops, it would not be enough.

At this time, Li Zicheng saw that Bai Qi was prevaricating with words, and he was not easy to talk back, so he smiled and said: "Exactly, driving away the Qing army is the first step, how to guard Shanhaiguan in the future and prevent the Qing army from attacking again is a big deal, and it must be a prophet to the King of Qin." Lone can repair a letter and ask the King of Qin to send someone to discuss the matter. General, at this time, Shanhaiguan was recaptured by Li Dingguo, according to Gu's guess, the eight kings were far away in Sichuan, and he would not leave troops in Zhili, and the fifth battalion of Gezuo, Zuo Liangyu's men and horses, and Sun Chuanting's troops could not stay here. Therefore, the defense of Shanhaiguan falls on you and my army. ”

Bai nodded: "Your Majesty is right. I also wrote to the King of Qin and asked the old man to think about it. ”

When Li Zicheng heard this, he felt that it was not good to say anything, so he had to set up a banquet to entertain the two, Bai Qi and Li Yan did not stay, and said that there were many affairs in the camp, so they quit.

Back in the camp, Bai Qi immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to Xi'an to hand it over to the King of Qin.

At this time, several generals of the Qin army gathered in the white tent to discuss the matter of Fang Cai.

The red lady frowned: "General, listen to Li Zicheng's meaning, he doesn't want to give up Zhili, what if he regrets it?" ”

Li Yan shook his head: "I don't think so, although I have won now, but everyone is here, Li Zicheng will not do such an unrighteous thing in front of so many people." I'm afraid that when the army returns, he may do something unexpected. ”

Yizhimei said: "Will he suddenly turn his face and besiege us?" ”

The red lady said: "Don't be unguarded, we only have more than 20,000 people, and the Dashun army has more than 200,000." And the general is also here, which is a good opportunity for him to never suffer in the future. ”

Her meaning is very clear, the most proficient in fighting among the Qin army is Bai Qi, if he is eliminated here, the Qin army will no longer be a threat.

Bai Qi smiled slightly: "Don't worry, before all the military horses go back, Li Zicheng will not dare to take this risk." If he does, he will lose his trust in the world. All will become his enemies in the future. He was even more isolated than the Qing army. So this kind of stupid thing, even if Li Zicheng wants to do it, Song Xiance and others will not let him do it. ”

The red lady said: "But what if all the armies are gone? At that time, if Li Zicheng was desperate and made a big fight, it was us who suffered. General, this matter is too important, just in case. ”

Bai Qi said: "I've already thought about it, Li Dingguo's men and horses are estimated not to stay for a long time, and Ma Jinzhong will leave soon, but Zhang Huangyan and the fifth battalion of Gezuo will not leave until they get their territory." With the two of them here, Li Zicheng didn't dare to attack my Qin army. ”

The red lady said: "Kege Zuo Fifth Battalion has a close relationship with Li Zicheng, in case they join forces, can we and Zhang Huangyan's tens of thousands of people withstand it?" ”

Bai Qi said: "The Fifth Battalion of the Revolution will not join forces with Li Zicheng. According to Prime Minister Zhang Yi, there has long been suspicion between the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo and Li Zicheng, and since Li Zicheng killed Luo Rucai, his prestige among the righteous army has dropped a lot. Many people say that he is treacherous. For the emperor's seat, he killed his brother. The fifth battalion of Gezuo was even more afraid that his old tricks would be repeated, so this time only two people, Ma Shouying and He Yilong, came. It can be seen from this that Fan Ju is also guarding against Li Zicheng. ”

Li Yan said: "The words are good, but what if Li Zicheng uses heavy money or territory as bait to secretly form an alliance with Fan Ju?" ”

Bai Qi laughed: "Li Gongzi, you really don't know what Fan Ju is like." I have dealt with him all my life, and I know this man's temperament very well. He doesn't see a rabbit or an eagle, and any prior agreement, covenant, or even the terms signed in black and white are all dogs to him. The reason why he sent troops this time was that he was afraid that the Qing army would turn around and attack Shandong after defeating Li Zicheng. There will be no one to help him. Even so, he still signed an alliance with Prime Minister Zhang Cheng and asked for a few county seats, so he would not turn against the Qin army until he got these territories. ”

Li Yan said: "But what if Li Zicheng gives him more territory?" ”

Bai Qi said: "Before he gets the territory, Fan Ju will never make any moves." Think about it, if Li Zicheng made an empty promise, Fan Ju would follow suit, what if Li Zicheng didn't give it to him afterwards? Not only did they not give it, but they might also share the charge of destroying the relationship between the coalition forces and sowing discord with Fan Ju. At that time, Fan Ju will also be angry, and he will rely on Li Zicheng's protection. Naturally, he wouldn't do this kind of stupid thing. ”

Everyone looked at each other and nodded, and Li Yan said, "The general thinks far-reaching. However, we can't take it lightly, is it in the name of rest, the Qin army soldiers in the city are transferred out, and the Dashun army is invited to enter the city to maintain law and order, we will camp farther away, and Zhang Huangyan will be close together, once something happens, it will be good to have an advance or retreat. ”