Li Zicheng is in a bad mood these days.

From the moment he evacuated from Guanzhong, it was decided that the road would not be too smooth.

Li Zicheng was already mentally prepared, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult.

Azig followed Li Zicheng like a maggot on his tarsal bones.

Li Zicheng went to Henan, and he followed him to Henan. Li Zicheng went to Huguang, and he followed him to Huguang.

On the way to retreat, Li Zicheng did not want to engage the Qing army. But there were a few times when he was cornered and forced to fight, and the result was a big defeat.

The blow to morale from successive defeats was fatal.

From five days ago, soldiers continued to flee at night.

If it weren't for the fact that Dashun still had a lot of territory in Huguang, Li Zicheng estimated that the number of soldiers who had escaped would have been even higher.

It can be said that the Shun army is relying on a breath to support.

Fortunately, after some twists and turns, Li Zicheng finally led the army into Huguang Xunyang Mansion.

Now Li Zicheng urgently needs time for the army to rest and recuperate, no matter what the next step is, an army full of spirit is a must.

What made Li Zicheng feel a little relieved was that Bai Wang governed the Huguang Mansions very well.

By confiscating the landlords' acres of land and family property, the combat effectiveness of the Shun army was well maintained, and the government's inventory of silver and grain was also very sufficient.

According to Li Zicheng's preliminary estimate, the grain stock in Huguang Prefecture is now enough for the army to eat for more than half a year.

After resting in Xunyang Mansion for three days, Li Zicheng led a large army into Jingzhou Mansion.

Bai Wang also rushed to Jiangling County, Jingzhou Prefecture to meet Li Zicheng as soon as possible.

In Bai Wang's opinion, this Dashun Tianzi has aged a lot after losing Guanzhong, and his face reveals a sense of exhaustion.

This is extremely rare, in Bai Wang's impression, Li Zicheng has never been "tired". If he feels tired, then the problem is really serious.

Li Zicheng first praised Bai Wang, and then said something that shocked Bai Wang.

Emperor Dashun actually wanted to give up the Huguang Mansions!

Bai Wang has been operating here for many years and knows the abundance of grain in Huguang. Giving up such a treasure land, what does Li Zicheng think?

Bai Wang immediately expressed his objections.

In his opinion, after losing Guanzhong, Dashun only has the territory of Huguang Zhufu. If even the Huguang Prefectures are lost, the Shunjun will become a lost dog and a former rogue.

But Li Zicheng seems to have eaten the scales and has an iron heart, that is, he wants to lead the army away. He not only had to evacuate with the hundreds of thousands of troops transferred from Guanzhong, but also took Bai Wang's 80,000 troops with him.

Bai Wang was also disheartened after several attempts to dissuade him to no avail. He found that Li Zicheng was no longer the King of Chuang who humbly accepted the advice of the brothers. He is now the emperor of Dashun, and the emperor naturally wants to act arbitrarily.

It's just that Bai Wang feels very pity. If the city is held, the Shun army may not be without the strength to fight. Giving up the territory to the Qing army in vain made Bai Wang's heart like a knife.

Before leaving, Li Zicheng ordered all the grain to be taken away, and all the baggage that could not be taken away was burned and never left for the Qing army.

After doing all this, Li Zixiang gave up Jingzhou, De'an and other prefectures again, just as he gave up Guanzhong.

When Li Zicheng led the army to Wuchang City, he found that there was a raging fire in Wuchang City, the city gate was wide open, and there were even many charred corpses of people outside the city wall.

Li Zicheng was very surprised, and sent scouts into the city to check, and came to the conclusion that there was a great chaos in Wuchang City, and the green-skinned ruffians took advantage of the fire to loot, and the people fled in all directions. As for the Ming army, they didn't even see a shadow.

Li Zicheng came to a conclusion from this, Zuo Liangyu abandoned the city and ran away!

Oh my God, Zuo Liangyu actually made the same decision as him!

Originally, Li Zicheng had no intention of attacking Wuchang. But now that the gates of the city are wide open, it would be too much for him to say if he didn't enter the city again.

Under Li Zicheng's order, the Shun army entered the city in turn and took over the city defense.

Those green-skinned ruffians who were looting and committing adultery saw the army entering the city, and thought that Zuo Liangyu had led the army back again, so they were so frightened that they scattered and fled for their lives.

Those who ran slowly were chased and beheaded by the soldiers of the Shun army, and the looted silver coins were handed over to others.

Li Zicheng did not strictly enforce military discipline this time, but allowed the soldiers to loot for a day.

There is no way, this way has been lost in a row, and the sons and daughters are holding back an evil fire in their hearts, if they don't let them spread this fire, Li Zicheng is really worried that one day it will cause a mutiny.

Although Li Zicheng's personal prestige is very high, he is not an immortal, and it is impossible for everything to develop according to his expectations.

However, after a day of looting by the army, Li Zicheng ordered it to stop, after all, he had not yet decided whether to leave Wuchang.

Wuchang City is much stronger than Jingzhou and De'an.

If the Qing army attacked, it might not be able to take it.

What makes Li Zicheng feel most down-to-earth is the wide and vertical water system of the lake.

In particular, the water network outside Wuchang City was dense, and the advantages of the Qing cavalry could not be brought into play at all.

As long as tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were sent to defend Hankou, the Qing army would not be able to attack even if there were hundreds of thousands of people.

The only thing that made Li Zicheng feel a little pity was that Zuo Liangyu took away all the grain in the treasury, and burned everything that could not be taken away.

But this is also normal, if it were Li Zicheng, he would do the same.

The food factor was not the key factor influencing Li Zicheng's decision. Because Li Zicheng took enough grain from Jingzhou, De'an, Chengtian, Xiangyang, Xunyang and other places. Even if there is not a grain of rice in Wuchang City, it is not a big problem.

Bai Wang saw that Li Zicheng's attitude had changed, and he was overjoyed.

He hurriedly admonished Li Zicheng, saying that the Shun army could rest in Wuchang, wait for work, and wait for the Qing army to come.

Wuchang City is already strong, and there is a water network to block it on the periphery.

As long as the sons and daughters are fully prepared, the Qing army will not take advantage of it in the slightest.

However, at this time, Prime Minister Niu Jinxing offered advice to Li Zicheng and asked Li Zicheng to lead the army to Nanjing.

If Nanjing is obtained, Li Zicheng can follow the example of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, to support the army with the wealth of the south of the Yangtze River, and when the time is ripe, he will go on a northern expedition in one fell swoop, and be ashamed of the Qing court.

Li Zicheng has always attached great importance to the opinions of the strategists, because Song Xiance left and Li Yan was killed, and only two strategists were left by his side, Niu Jinxing and Gu Junen. Gu Junen did not express an opinion on this matter, so Li Zicheng was inclined to adopt Niu Jinxing's opinion.

After learning that Li Zicheng was still going to give up Wuchang, Bai Wang fainted directly.

When he woke up from being pinched, he only sighed in his heart, and the number of good luck was exhausted.

If Huguang is lost, how can Nanjing be defended even if it is captured?

The Qing army went down the river, and Nanjing, which had no barrier, was a dead city.

It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity that Li Zicheng was a wise man, and he made such a serious mistake in the end.

It seems that these 200,000 Shun soldiers are going to follow Li Zicheng to accompany the funeral.

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