The battle situation in Shandong was constantly delivered to Mao Wenlong's hands, and the application of hot air balloons shortened the time for the transmission of information. In order to pursue the Jin soldiers who were still hiding in Shandong, Mao Wenlong directly sent a hundred hot air balloons to float in the sky of Shandong day and night.

"There are still about 10,000 of the 30,000 gold soldiers hiding in Shandong, and it is indeed not easy to catch them." After reading the battle report just delivered, Mao Wenlong shook his head helplessly and sighed.

"In fact, the Jin soldiers have been defeated, so why should the general soldiers be so entangled in destroying them. These 10,000 gold soldiers alone are no longer a threat to us. Hong Chengchou persuaded him.

"The military advisors don't know that these Jin soldiers are wandering around in Shandong, and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court dare not fight with the Jin soldiers, and they often watch the Jin soldiers slip away from under their noses, but they do nothing. As a result, the people who had no ability to defend themselves were wiped out, and villages were destroyed wherever the soldiers went. According to Mao Wenlong's preliminary statistics, more than 20 villages have been destroyed by Jin Bing since he fled.

Hong Chengchou applied for darkness after hearing this, and of course he also hoped to wipe out these golden soldiers who endangered the people of Shandong as soon as possible. But it is not easy for the Jin soldiers, who have been reduced to pieces, to annihilate them.

At least it is not a problem that can be solved for a while and a half, Hong Chengchou sighed helplessly, and then changed the topic: "General soldier, the matter in Shandong may be temporarily suspended." ”

Mao Wenlong was slightly surprised: "Why? ”

Hong Chengchou said lightly: "I'm afraid that the Jingshi will change. ”

Mao Wenlong raised his eyebrows: "Where did Li Zicheng go?" ”

Hong Chengchou said: "If nothing else, tomorrow, Li Zicheng's 100,000 troops will come to the city of Beijing. ”

"So fast?"

Mao Wenlong exclaimed, he only learned that Li Zicheng and they had only arrived in Baoding Mansion two days ago, and they had already begun to arrive in Beijing after these two days?

Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly: "Actually, it's not fast at all, if Li Zicheng is willing, he can launch an attack on the Jingshi today." Perhaps it was his first two defeats that left a shadow on his heart, but this time he was cautious and did not rush to attack the Jingshi. ”

Mao Wenlong frowned and said, "When did the rebel army become so powerful?" ”

Hong Chengchou explained: "It's not that the rebel army has become stronger, but that the imperial court is now too weak, and even the rebel army is inferior. ”

Mao Wenlong was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly understood: "What is the situation in the imperial court now?" ”

Hong Chengchou closed his eyes and said: "Since the failure of the Shandong imperial army to attack Andongwei, it has begun to be depressed. We found out afterwards after investigating. It turned out that the imperial court had run out of grain and grass, and attacking Anton Wei was the idea of grabbing grain and grass. ”

"You mean to say that the imperial court has completely run out of grain and grass because it can't grab it." Mao Wenlong said in surprise.

"Exactly, Zhending Mansion and Baoding Mansion were defeated by Li Zicheng, but it is better to say that the defenders of these two mansions were absorbed by Li Zicheng after the mutiny. The imperial court now exists in name only, and has reached the point where there are no soldiers and no generals available. Seeing the court like this, Hong Chengchou's heart suddenly became a mess.

Mao Wenlong was very puzzled, and asked again: "Isn't there still nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Datong by the imperial court?" How did it get to the point where there were no soldiers and five generals? ”

Hong Chengchou explained with a wry smile: "Datong's soldiers and horses have been completely commanded by Wu Sangui, and now the soldiers and horses have completely only obeyed Wu Sangui's orders, and they don't pay attention to the imperial court at all." According to our many inquiries, we found that since Wu Sangui received the 100,000 soldiers and horses of the imperial court Datong Mansion, the Jin soldiers also stopped at the same time. ”

After Mao Wenlong heard this, his face immediately tightened, and at this time he suddenly remembered that in history, Wu Sangui defected to Jin Bing: "Could it be that there is already a secret deal between Wu Sangui and Huang Taiji?" ”

Hong Chengchou looked at Mao Wenlong appreciatively and said, "The chief soldier is wise, and it is indeed very likely that this is the case." Otherwise, Huang Taiji would definitely not let go of such a good opportunity, in such a situation, he could directly send troops to attack Jingshi without any scruples, but he did not do so, obviously there was something ulterior between him and Wu Sangui. ”

Mao Wenlong nodded and said, "It seems that the imperial court is really dangerous this time." ”

Hong Chengchou was silent, he wanted Mao Wenlong to temporarily give up his prejudices against the imperial court, and then send troops to repel the Jin soldiers entrenched in Jiayuguan first. But he also understood that Mao Wenlong would definitely not do this, after all, the court couldn't stand him first, and Anton Wei's account had not yet been settled, so it would be considered benevolent and righteous for Mao Wenlong not to fall into the ground.

Mao Wenlong suddenly whispered to himself: "Maybe I should go and see him." ”

"Who is the chief soldier going to see?" Hong Chengchou's face was full of doubts.

"It's nothing, the affairs of the family are temporarily taken care of by the labor army, and I have to go out for about a month." Mao Wenlong did not explain to Hong Chengchou.

Two days later, Mao Wenlong took dozens of personal guards, as well as Adou, who was already fine, disguised as a caravan, and then quietly left Xi'an. No one knew where he was going or who he was going to.

Mao Wenlong didn't mention it to anyone, and left like this.

After Mao Wenlong left, Li Zicheng began to attack the Beijing Division, but because the defense of the Beijing Division was quite tight, Li Zicheng failed to take the Beijing Division with all his might. The two armies began a month-long tug-of-war.

In Shandong, within a month's time, the Dongjiang Army had recovered most of Shandong, and everything was smooth sailing, and there were no accidents. And the purging of the Jin soldiers in Shandong is still ongoing.

Jiayuguan and Datong did not make any movement, and Huang Taiji not only did not send troops to meet the Jin soldiers who were trapped in Shandong and could not escape. did not send troops to attack Datong, and suddenly it was quiet, which made people wonder why.

Jingshi was besieged by Li Zicheng, and the eyes of the people of the world were attracted to it. Some people hope that the Jingshi will be broken by Li Zicheng, and as long as Chongzhen dies, someone will be able to take the opportunity to play the banner of recovering the Ming Dynasty, and then march to the Jingshi to crusade against the traitors.

The purpose of these people is very simple, it is nothing more than for the throne of the Ninety-Five, not out of sincerity to contribute to the Ming Dynasty.

After a month and a half of fierce fighting, the Beijing division was finally broken, and Li Zicheng successfully attacked the Beijing division and led his troops into the imperial city.

Chongzhen didn't know his whereabouts, the ministers returned to obedience, those who escaped escaped, and those who would rather die than give in were directly beheaded by Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng got his wish and sat on the dragon chair he dreamed of, not to mention how happy he was. The only thing he regrets is that he has searched the entire Jingshi, but he still can't find any trace of Chongzhen.