After Mao Wenlong learned about the situation in Shanxi, he couldn't hold back his thoughts about watching the excitement, and even went to Kaifeng City with Hong Chengchou, ready to pay attention to the battle situation in Shanxi nearby.

Li Zicheng's crazy siege really shocked and angered Chongzhen, he didn't expect Li Zicheng to be so bold at all. The blow he received in Henan had already made him angry, and when he had nowhere to go, Li Zicheng obviously hit the muzzle of his gun.

"Immediately mobilize troops from Datong, Shuntianfu, Tianjin and other places to rush to Shanxi, this time I want you to bring Li Zicheng's head." Chongzhen was in the imperial study, yelling angrily at several generals.

"The last general commands!" Several generals did not dare to slack off, and immediately received orders to retreat and make arrangements.

When everyone left, Wu Chengen stood up and comforted: "The emperor is careful to break the dragon body, it's not worth it to be angry with the dragon body for such a trivial matter!" ”

Chongzhen's face was gloomy, and he was still angry: "The damned Li Zicheng actually took advantage of people's danger, if he let him harm Shanxi again, how can I not be angry." ”

Wu Chengen seemed to know in his heart, and he said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, in fact, this may not be a good thing. ”

Chongzhen saw that Wu Chengen was actually selling Guanzi in front of him, and immediately kicked his eyes wide, and said viciously: "If you have something to say, just say it." ”

Wu Chengen's heart suddenly cooled, and he immediately woke up, and he didn't dare to say frankly: "The emperor still remembers the last time he killed those peasant soldiers in Shanxi, right?" ”

Chongzhen hesitated for a moment, and said as if he had an understanding: "You mean the 50,000 peasant army last time?" ”

Wu Chengen said confidently: "Let Li Zicheng be proud for the time being, and when we transfer the army, it will be the time to wave the profits with him, so the emperor doesn't need to be angry about it at all." After all, those so-called peasant armies pose no threat to us at all! ”

After listening to Wu Chengen's explanation, Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief and gradually began to calm down. After thinking about it, he did find that these peasant armies really did not pose a threat to him at the moment.

"Well, although they don't pose a real threat to us, they are always a nuisance, and this time we have to cut off that Li Zicheng's head." Although Chongzhen is no longer as angry as before, he still can't swallow this breath inside and outside the words.

After a short silence, Chongzhen still let go of Shanxi's problems, and he said to Wu Chengen: "What is the situation in Henan now, is there any news?" ”

Wu Chengen immediately replied: "Your Majesty, Henan has completely calmed down at the moment, according to the news sent by the spies, Mao Wenlong is now restoring the cultivated land in Henan and preparing for the next season's planting. ”

Chongzhen frowned: "Is there any news coming from both sides of Huguang and Nanjing?" ”

Wu Chengen shook his head and said: "No, the situation in Nanjing has always been very stable, and there has never been any accidents. On the Huguang side, there has been no news of the return of the army, and Xiangyang City is still in the hands of Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang army at the moment. ”

"Alas......"

Chongzhen suddenly sighed lightly, and then waved his hand to signal Wu Chengen to step back, and he sat quietly in the study alone.

Two days later, the situation in Shanxi continued to deteriorate, and Li Zicheng's troops were divided into three routes, and after capturing the villages on the outskirts of each city, he had already begun to set his sights on the three cities that had been set before.

However, before he could dispatch, he received the news that the imperial court had transferred tens of thousands of troops from Datong, Shuntianfu and Tianjin, and began to rush to Shanxi day and night.

Li Zicheng's face was cold, and his eyes were patrolling back and forth on the bodies of several henchmen, and after a long time, he spoke: "The imperial court has transferred troops from the border pass back to Shanxi, and we can no longer implement the plan to attack the city. This king wants to evacuate from Shanxi now, do you have any opinions? ”

Several henchmen walked face to face, and they really couldn't understand why Li Zicheng suddenly became cautious.

Liu Zongmin got up and asked Li Zicheng: "King Chuang, the reaction of the imperial court is indeed very fast, but it is at least two days before the imperial court's reinforcements arrive in Shanxi. In these two days, we can take the three cities, and then use the four cities to deal with the imperial army. ”

Li Zicheng hesitated for a moment, but also felt reasonable, even if he changed his mind and listened to Liu Zongmin's opinion.

Due to the lack of time, Li Zicheng ordered the three armies to attack the city at the same time on the same day.

Pingyang, Zhangdeok, Daimyo, and Sanfu were immediately attacked by the rebels. However, this time the imperial court has prepared, and Chongzhen has already issued an order to inform the three prefectures, and the reinforcements will arrive later, and they must hold out until the reinforcements arrive.

Knowing that reinforcements were coming, the imperial army resisted as never before. The rest of Li Zicheng's troops fought for a whole day, but they failed to break through a single city, and his subordinates suffered heavy casualties for this.

"Liu Zongmin, what do you say now?" Li Zicheng summoned Liu Zongmin in the palace.

The latter's face was full of bitterness, and the stubborn resistance of the imperial army was something he did not expect, and it was completely his fault that led to the current situation.

At this moment, Liu Zongmin finally understood the truth of what he said from his mouth, and he actually had such a bad thing on his shoulder.

In the face of Li Zicheng's questioning, Liu Zongmin had no way out, he gritted his teeth and took a step forward and swore: "Please give me another day of time, and I will definitely attack Zhangde Mansion before noon tomorrow." Otherwise, they will apologize for their own sins! ”

Liu Zongmin has no choice but to gamble again. He also knew in his heart that today's Zhangde Mansion was personally supervised by him. Although the imperial army resisted very stubbornly, it was also the end of the strong bow. There is still hope for a break tomorrow!

Li Zicheng looked at Liu Zongmin with a dark face, disdainful of his oath. But Liu Zongmin is his most trusted confidant, and he has always been loyal, this opportunity must still be given to him, otherwise it will chill the hearts of the people around him.

"Okay, I'll give you another day." Li Zicheng didn't say much in the end, and after agreeing, he asked Liu Zongmin to step back first.

As soon as Liu Zongmin retreated, Li Zicheng immediately summoned Yingshanjian.

Yingshanjian, like Liu Zongmin, is Li Zicheng's most trusted person, and it can be said that the two are his right-hand men.

Yingshanjian, who arrived in a hurry, came to Li Zicheng and saluted with his fists: "The last general Yingshanjian will see King Chuang." ”

Li Zicheng changed his previous indifference to Liu Zongmin, and actually said with a smile: "Shanjian, this king wants you to send someone to inform the two armies of Pingyang Mansion and Daimyo's Mansion now, so that they can be ready to withdraw at any time." ”

Ying Shanjian was slightly stunned for a moment, and asked incomprehensibly: "What does King Chuang mean?" ”

Li Zicheng snorted coldly and said: "Liu Zongmin has just sworn in front of this king that if he can't break through Zhangde Mansion before noon tomorrow, he will apologize for his crimes." This king does not want to repeat the mistakes of the past, and has already learned the lesson of 50,000 soldiers and horses lost here, so this time he must be careful and prepare for two ways. ”

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