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Of course, Li Yan did not agree to this letter of cooperation from the Qing army, but he did not explicitly refuse. He only needs to be a spectator for the time being, and when he suddenly leaves the game, he can make his opponent scramble.

Li Yan said worriedly: "It is this Qing army that is difficult to deal with now. Now four or five hundred thousand people have come in at once, and they have the experience of expanding in Liaodong. If they are allowed to gain a firm foothold in Kannai, it will be difficult to deal with in the future. ”

"What does the fourth brother mean, deal with the Qing army first?" Li Mu asked.

Li Yan shook his head and said, "Let's see how Li Zicheng responds first." Now there is a plague in Beijing, which also has an impact on the army, I don't know how he planned it. If he can hold on, when the Qing army fights for a while and the division veterans are tired, we will go and give the Qing army the final blow, so that they will not dare to come in again to make trouble within two or three years. Of course, this is the most ideal situation. ”

"Then Li Zicheng won't leave without a fight, right?" Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "Anyway, he is also the person who called the emperor's system." And there is a big city like Beijing, which can be guarded for a month. ”

Li Yan said: "But judging from the current intelligence, his generals from all over the country have not sent reinforcements to Beijing, and in a few days, they will not be able to enter if they want to go to reinforcements." I just hope he can fight a few games, let's deal with the Qing army alone, it's a little difficult. ”

"This time we brought iron shotguns, as well as 5,000 cavalry and 2,000 muskets, and hundreds of cannons. I don't believe it, can the Qing soldiers really be invulnerable? Li Mu gritted his teeth and said.

Li Yan still didn't smile and said: "The key is to play 'medicine'." If we fight for a long time, we will be in danger. Therefore, it is necessary to fight the Qing army in one or two major battles, especially the first engagement. ”

Li Mu didn't care: "There is still time, and the 'medicine' will continue to be sent." Fortunately, before the Qing army, the scourge of Zhili and Shandong was terrible, and the people of Shandong now went to the county town to organize the township brave, and we don't need to mobilize. The big businessmen in Tianjin were also anxious and sent us grain and money. Even if you stick to Tianjin now, there will be no problem. ”

Li Yan and the others were still hoping that Li Zicheng would be able to fight the Qing army for a few rounds, but in a blink of an eye, they received a letter from Li Zicheng.

"Fuck it!" Li Mu scolded: "What kind of emperor is he?!" From now on, no one will believe in him anymore! ”

At this time, the person who delivered the letter was still there, and he heard Li Mou's words clearly. But he didn't dare to say anything, after all, each of them didn't want to stay in Beijing and wait for death.

Li Yan instructed the messenger: "You go back and tell Li Zicheng that this is Beijing, and it is the prisoners outside the customs who have come, and everyone in the world is watching." What to do, he should know for himself. ”

"The villain has written it down, and the villain will definitely convey Li Dashuai's meaning to His Majesty the Emperor." The messenger clenched his fists and said in a proper manner. They were a little unable to raise their heads here in Li Yan, but this time they were fleeing with open fire, so they felt even more unconfident.

"It's not me, it's my words!" Li Yan emphasized coldly.

The messenger clenched his fists again: "The villain has written it down." ”

When the messenger left, Li Yan said helplessly: "It seems that Li Zicheng is about to run away." This time, we are left with ourselves, inform the troops, be ready, and march north at any time. ”

"Hmm." Li Mu frowned and agreed. Although he didn't seem to care about anything before, the experience of more than a dozen Qing soldiers causing him more than 30 casualties still made him a little jealous of the Qing army. And this time the Qing army was not 120,000, 30,000, or 400,000, but 400,000.

Li Zicheng of Beijing hastily held an enthronement ceremony at the Wuying Hall on the third day of the fifth month, and asked the six political fǔ to issue the edict. On the second day, he led the assembled troops, took his sick brother, and hurried to Baoding in the south. The last troops to leave also opened the south and east 'gates', allowing the people in the city to flee for their lives.

Although he received a message from General Li Yan's 'agitation', he still followed the established strategy and left without a fight. What is the difference between Hu and Han, is it more important than that he can continue to control the troops? In his experience, whether he was seizing the throne or taking over the world, he had to rely on his brothers.

Now there is an epidemic of epidemic inside, and there are Qing soldiers outside. If he had allowed his troops to defend the city of Beijing, the brothers would not recognize him as the leader. Besides, he didn't believe Li Yan's words, he was originally going to pit Li Yan with Zhili, could it be that Li Yan would have any good intentions?

Li Zicheng's withdrawal this time was quite decisive and thorough. Knowing that it would be dangerous to carry those sick brothers, not only would the troops be infected, but the speed would be greatly reduced, but he still brought them. Many of these patients are old people from Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi, and if they are abandoned, the other veterans in the team will feel cold. So this is a good opportunity for him to regain the loyalty of his subordinates, and he naturally won't let it go.

And he retreated this time without notifying Wu Sangui in Tongzhou. Although Wu Sangui was besieged, Wu Sangui had 30,000 troops in his hands, and he was a Guanning soldier who could fight with the Qing army, so it would naturally attract a considerable part of the Qing army. And the retreat must be sudden, otherwise it will be dangerous to be bitten by the Qing army.

Of course, Li Zicheng's retreat was also quite successful. When the Qing army was still preparing to divide its troops to attack Dong'an, Gu'an and other places in the south in order to surround Beijing, he did not expect that the new emperor of Dashun quickly fled with his troops. This is completely different from the emperor of the former Ming Dynasty, which makes them a little 'blind'.

However, Dolgon still reacted quickly, sent people to capture a few prisoners, and after 'forced' to ask the truth, he immediately asked Duoduo and Azig to pursue with 20,000 horsemen, so that they could give priority to snatching the Ming prince back. As for himself, he stayed and solved Wu Sangui first.

Dolgon told Wu Sangui the news of Li Zicheng's escape, so as to put pressure on Wu Sangui to surrender as soon as possible.

Wu Sangui was a little desperate, now he was surrounded by more than 100,000 Qing soldiers, and there were trenches dug around him, it was extremely difficult for him to break through. just waited for Li Zicheng's army to come to the rescue, but waited for the news that Li Zicheng had fled Beijing.

He is now in a dilemma. If he surrenders, his family will definitely not be protected. But if he held on, how long could he hold out without reinforcements? His generals may not follow him to the death.

"Commander, don't surrender lightly." General Hu Taiyi persuaded: "Surrender now, it is cornered, and there will be no benefit." Let's delay it for a few days and wait and see. ”

Wu Sangui asked, "What are you waiting for?" The emperors of Dashun have all run away, and there will be no reinforcements coming. ”

"South, Tianjin." Hu Taiyi explained: "Although Li Yan's troops don't seem to be many, judging from the importance that Emperor Dashun attaches to him, his combat power should be good. Since Li Yan has rushed all the way to Tianjin, he naturally has an enterprising heart. At this time, the capital is empty, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not come to the fire. When the time comes, we will also break through together and go back to Shanhaiguan directly. There are Liaomin and Shanhaiguan, no matter which side it is, they will treat us well. ”

Wu Sangui thought about it, and it could only be like this.