Everyone entered Li Zicheng's palace, which was the former Fuwang Mansion, which had already been renovated at this time, and many places were decorated with dragon patterns, showing the royal style. 【Latest chapter reading. 】

Li Zicheng personally went out of the city to greet him, giving Bai Qi and Li Yan enough face, naturally, it was also because of the love that King Qin had vigorously helped.

At this time, a sumptuous banquet had already been set up in the palace to entertain the Qin army. Li Zicheng ordered people to go outside the city and invite the leaders of the fifth battalion of the Gezuo to also come to the city and drink together.

Zhang Huangyan did not follow into the city, but stayed in his camp, he was always careful and did not dare to be careless. His camp was close to the camp of the Qin army, and because he was nominally under the command of Bai Qi, no one could say anything.

After the old Hui Hui and Ge Li of the fifth battalion of Ge Zuo arrived, Li Zicheng ordered a banquet, and everyone took their seats in turn. Li Zicheng said a word of thanks, and then the banquet began.

Bai Qi and Li Yan sat on the guest seat on the left, which was the first seat, which is also reasonable, after all, everyone agreed, let Bai Qi be the commander, and beside the two of them, sitting was Lao Hui Ma Shouying, and Ge Li He Yilong.

On the opposite side is the main seat, sitting Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing, the two prime ministers of the Great Shun Kingdom, and beside him is the general Liu Zongmin, the general Tian Jianxiu, and Li Guo, Gao Yigong are accompanied.

After drinking three glasses of wine, I saw Niu Jinxing stand up, hold the wine glass, walk up to Bai Qi, and hold the cup on his chest: "General Bai is invited." ”

Bai Qi also stood up and returned the salute: "The prime minister is invited." ”

Niu Jinxing said: "This time the coalition forces resist the Qing Dynasty, we have to rely on the command and dispatch of the general, I don't know what the general has to say about this battle?" ”

Bai Qi looked at everyone and smiled indifferently: "My Qin army has fought with the Qing army once, although the scale is very small, but the combat effectiveness of the Qing army can be seen. Now that Luoyang City is as strong as Mount Tai, the coalition army is four episodes, there are no less than 300,000 people, and the morale is high, I want to defeat the Qing army, it is not a problem. ”

Niu Jinxing said: "General, when it comes to the combat effectiveness of the Qing army, the clearest thing is Wu Sangui, he led the Guanning Iron Cavalry, and fought with it many times, the Guanning Iron Cavalry is the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty, under the leadership of Hong Chengchou, it can not win, and it also ended in the Battle of Songjin, the whole army was annihilated, and the soldiers were defeated and surrendered, which is despicable. Now that the combat strength of our army is not as good as that of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, why does the general think about this battle so easily? ”

Bai Qi understood that the Dashun army and the Qing army had fought a tough battle, when Li Zicheng led an army of 200,000, and he could not withstand the surprise attack of tens of thousands of cavalry of the Qing army, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of horses of the Qing army and Wu Sangui at this time. It is natural that the Dashun army has worries.

The two armies are fighting against each other, one side is the first to be discouraged, then this battle is absolutely unwinnable, the Dashun army is the main force in this battle, the largest number of people, if they do not first dispel their concerns, once the war starts, the situation is extremely unpredictable.

So he smiled, looked at the people in the hall, and then arched his hand to Li Zicheng, raised his voice a little, and said: "The prime minister is right, the combat effectiveness of the Qing army is indeed extraordinary. However, I believe that if the Qing army fights our army in a decisive battle under Luoyang City, it will commit several taboos of the soldiers. ”

Li Zicheng nodded slightly: "General, please speak." ”

Bai Qi said: "The Qing army is driven by a long man, living on the south bank of the Yellow River, and the logistics supply is not smooth, this is one of them, the terrain in the Luoyang area is complicated, which is not conducive to the cavalry group to fight. This is the second one. Zhili failed to have enough men and horses to garrison, the Qing army went out of Henan to fight, the rear was unstable, this is the third, after the cold, the horse has no forage, must be thin and hungry, this is the fourth. The people of the Central Plains all hate the Qing people, and the people are willing to unite as one, which is the fifth. Once the army is defeated, there is no way to retreat, this is the sixth. With these six taboos, although the Qing army is brave, it will undoubtedly be defeated. ”

His eloquent remarks were inspiring. Li Zicheng pushed the cup: "The general is really far-sighted, with you commanding the whole army, the widow is no longer worried." ”

Song Xiance said: "The first five taboos, the general is right, but this taboo of the backwater array, I think there is an article in it, maybe Dolgon also wants to learn from Han Xin back then." ”

Bai Qi has read history books, and he also knows that his junior god of war, the Huai Y Hou who drilled the crotch of the man, broke the 200,000 Zhao army with tens of thousands of newly recruited soldiers, and used this to become a god in a war. At that time, Han Xin's strategy was to stand up against the tide and put it to death.

Therefore, Bai Qi smiled: "This time, that time." Dare to ask Prime Minister Song, since Han Xin, how many people have lined up against the water and won the victory? ”

Song Xiance groaned: "It seems, it doesn't seem to be." The famous backwater formation in history may be Han Xin alone. ”

Bai Qi said: "Putting people and horses to death is a dangerous move, and it is not easy to talk about it if you want to live in the future." And Han Xin also used the battle of attacking the heart, he sent cavalry to rush into the Zhao army barrier, pulled out the Zhao ** flag, and replaced it with the Han army flag, and the Zhao army saw that the camp was attacked, and the whole army was dispersed. Han Shin won as a result. And today's Qing army, with their backs to the water, what strange tricks did he come up with? Sneak attack on Luoyang? ”

Everyone laughed.

Niu Jinxing was also deeply impressed: "The general's words, I should convey them to all armies to establish confidence in our army's victory." ”

Lao Hui and Ge Liyan also nodded their heads again and again. They didn't trust Bai Qi at first, but after listening to Bai Qi's words at this time, they felt that others were indeed more thoughtful than themselves, and they took all aspects into account, and they really knew each other.

The banquet was immediately lively, and everyone was talking and elated, as if the outcome of the battle had been decided.

Everyone was happy, and when the wine was hot, they suddenly ran into a Chinese army, this person came to Song Xiance's side, whispered a few words, Song Xiance was stunned, and then waved his hand lightly to let the person withdraw.

Li Zicheng was careful, so he asked: "Prime Minister, is something happening?" ”

Song Xiance nodded heavily: "Your Majesty, there was a report from Malay just now, and the Qing army retreated north. ”

His voice was not loud, but it was like a heavy thunderbolt, which exploded in the hall, and everyone was stunned, and for a while, no one in the whole room made a sound.

Li Zicheng frowned and coughed dryly: "Retreat north, where did you retreat?" Song Xiance said: "Evacuate the Yellow River." ”

Bai Qi continued: "It seems that the Qing army knows about the matter of our army." Of course, this cannot be hidden from anyone, but the situation has changed with the withdrawal of the Qing army. ”

Song Xiance nodded: "Yes, Dolgon fights, not only brave, but also very cunning." ”

Li Yan said: "Even if he is not cunning, there are Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui by his side, these two guys are very familiar with the terrain and situation of the Central Plains." ”

Everyone looked at the heavy expressions on their faces, but they didn't understand why the withdrawal of the Qing army made these capable generals have such a reaction.

They don't know, but there are a few of them in the Qing army, and they know it in their hearts.

When the Qin army had not yet arrived in Luoyang, spies had already flown into Dolgon's big tent.

A few days ago, when the men and horses of the 5th Battalion of the Revolution arrived at the station, some people also reported the news to Dolgon, but Dolgon did not care, he thought that Li Zicheng and the 5th Battalion of the Revolution Zuo belonged to the camp of the Righteous Army, and the two sides had joined forces to fight against the official army many times.

Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui beside him also meant this, so the Qing army did not pay attention to it.

But when the Qin army came, Dolgon couldn't sit still when he heard the news, and he immediately invited Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui to come to discuss the matter.

As soon as the two arrived, Dolgon invited them to sit down, and Hong Chengchou said, "Lord Belle is so eager to come to us, there must be an urgent military situation." ”

Dolgon nodded: "The Qin army is here." ”

Hong Chengchou was taken aback: "What? Qin Jun is also here? How many people came? ”

Dorgon said: "The report says that there are at least 40,000 people, mainly cavalry. Wu Sangui didn't know the Qin army, so he asked Hong Chengchou: "Mr. has fought with the Qin army, is this army difficult to deal with?" ”

Hong Chengchou said: "If we talk about the combat effectiveness of the world's men and horses, from the first row to the tenth, our Qing army and Guanning Iron Cavalry can be called the first, Li Zicheng's men and horses are ranked seventh at most, and the Qin army, I think it can be ranked second." ”

Wu Sangui was taken aback: "What does Mr. mean is that the combat effectiveness of the Qin army is second only to the Eight Banners Army and my Guanning Iron Cavalry?" ”

Hong Chengchou nodded: "It's not an exaggeration at all." I have fought against the Qin army for a long time, and from the end of the first battle, I have listed the Qin army as one of the most difficult opponents to deal with. ”

Dolgon said: "What is the relationship between Qin Jun and Li Zicheng? ”

Hong Chengchou said: "The year before last, when Li Zicheng's army was defeated and only eighteen horsemen were left, he once went to Tongguan to find the Qin army, when the Qin army helped him set up a banner, recruit stragglers, and also funded him with some weapons, silver and war horses, from this point of view, the relationship between the two families is very close. It is also reasonable for Li Zicheng to invite the Qin army to come to help in the war this time. ”

Dolgon said: "But according to the spy report, the men and horses of the Qin army are not all the way, as if there is another team in it, because the banners are different. It seems to be the banner of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Hong Chengchou's eyes rolled: "The banner of the Ming Dynasty? Could it be Sun Chuanting from Shanxi? ”

Dolgon said: "It is very likely, because when this Qin army entered Henan, it walked along the Yellow River, which is very close to Shanxi. ”

Hong Chengchou rolled his eyes and thought for a moment, and suddenly his expression turned grim: "Lord Belle, this matter is not so simple. If there are Sun Chuanting's men and horses in the Qin army, plus the fifth battalion of Gezuo, it means that Li Zicheng has united all the forces in the north, and they want to fight against our Qing Dynasty together. ”

Dorgon looked at him, "Is it really possible?" Sun Chuanting and Li Zicheng are not enemies who share the same sky? Can the two of them join forces against my Great Qing? I really don't believe it. ”