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In the blink of an eye, the new yuan passed, and in February of the seventh year of Chongzhen (1634 AD), Li Zicheng received a message from Wang Anping: Chen Qiyu, the governor of Shaanxi, was appointed by the imperial court as the governor of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang, and Sichuan, coordinating the armies of the provinces to deal with the thieves in a unified manner.

Li Zicheng frowned suddenly, this is another general who is known for his fierceness, I don't know if he will notice the Heavenly Mandate Army in Longyou after he is the governor of the army of the five provinces, if the Heavenly Mandate Army enters Chen Qiyu's sight, the temporary agreement he reached with Hong Chengchou will probably be invalidated.

He immediately summoned Ma Youshui in Guguan and Qin Danian in Jingyuan County, telling them to strengthen their vigilance, and at the same time, suspend the acceptance of displaced people, so as not to attract Chen Qiyu's attention.

The Mandate of Heaven Army does not yet have the strength to fully engage with the imperial court.

Li Zicheng is also strengthening armaments, the Song Ministry of Culture that stayed in Xining, and the Qin Danian Department stationed in Jingyuan County are all soldiers of 2,000 households and 1,000 auxiliary soldiers, and the howitzers, mountain guns, and gunpowder bags produced by the Firearms Bureau are also given priority to equipping Qin Danian, Ma Youshui, and Song Wenbu.

Fortunately, Chen Qiyu's attention was all on Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong, and he didn't notice Longyou and Xining for the time being, and even Hong Chengchou temporarily stopped.

At the beginning of April, the Han prison army in Yonggu City of Dacaotan sent back a message: Lin Dan Khan was suffering from smallpox and was dying, and hoped to meet the Governor before he died!

Li Zicheng was taken aback, Lin Dan Khan was in the prime of life, how could he be dying? He slowly recalled the history of later generations in his mind, and it seemed that Lin Dan Khan died in this year.

Busy all day and forgetting such an important thing? No, Lin Dan Khan's history has changed, is it still impossible to prolong his life?

There is no point in dwelling on history, the key is how to deal with reality.

If Lin Dan Khan really died, what would happen to the Mongol Chahar tribe? Will the energy I have poured into the Mongols these days be over?

Although he had only been formally dealing with Lin Dan Khan for a short time, Lin Dan Khan, under the persuasion of Namu Zhong, not only converted to Catholicism, but also started a fur business with the Han Chinese, and over time, as the Mongol lifestyle and beliefs changed, these Mongols would sooner or later integrate into the Han Chinese.

However, Lin Dan Khan was seriously ill, which completely disrupted his deployment.

According to the Mongol custom, if Lin Dan Khan died, his heirs would not only inherit all the belongings of the Chahar Ministry, but also Lin Dan Khan's women, including Namu Zhong.

Namu Zhong has become Li Zicheng's taboo, the two have had the most in-depth contact and exchange, Lin Dan Khan is alive, Namu Zhong is his great fortune, Li Zicheng often sighs, can only occasionally steal fun, if Lin Dan Khan dies, let his heir inherit Namu Zhong, Li Zicheng can never agree!

How to free Namu Bell? And what to do with this Chahar tribe of the Mongols?

Li Zicheng leaned back in his seat, closed his eyes, inhaled a few cold breaths fiercely, his mind gradually brightened, he considered the whole incident as a package, and soon had a countermeasure.

Before Lin Dan Khan died, he wanted to see him, this was the only chance, no matter whether Lin Dan Khan trusted himself or took the opportunity to get rid of himself, he had to go to Yonggu City.

Li Zicheng immediately summoned Zhou Bin in Kadang City, asking him to immediately bring all the soldiers and rush to Yonggu City, and the soldiers prepared dry food and sufficient ammunition for ten days.

At the same time, he also summoned Li Ji on the front line of Lanzhou and Liangzhou, so that he was in a state of first-level combat readiness and was ready to rush to Yonggu City at any time!

In order to speed things up, both newsletters were sent out in the form of flying pigeon passes.

At the same time, he ordered the Song Ministry of Culture and Culture, two thousand soldiers to prepare food and water for five days, and set off lightly after half a day, leaving one hundred households of auxiliaries to defend the city, and the remaining nine hundred households of auxiliaries to escort grain and grass materials, and be sure to leave one day later.

According to the normal marching speed, Li Zicheng's personal soldiers were all cavalry, and the speed was much faster than the infantry of the Song Wenbu, but now Yonggu City, the situation is unknown for the time being, and he is unwilling to take risks alone, so he must accompany the infantry.

The infantry of the Song Ministry of Culture went first, and Li Zicheng went to the rear office to say goodbye to Gao Guiying, and then handed over the city of Xining to Liang Wencheng and Shen Dao before setting off to catch up with the infantry of the Song Ministry of Culture.

After crossing the Huangshui, drive along the Shatang River all the way to Weiyuan County and then turn northeast, the road winds into the depths of the grassland, and on both sides are grazing Mongols.

At this time, it was the peak season for livestock mating and eating, and the herdsmen, both men and women, were busy, because they often saw the Han people, and they were not panicked at first, but when they found that the Mandate of Heaven Army was an army of more than 2,000 people, their eyes were a little frightened.

Nowadays, the Mongols, in order to settle, have huge pastures, and the herdsmen's settlements are quite scattered, and it is difficult for the Mongols to gather in a short period of time in case the Han people want to attack them.

Fortunately, these Han people were in a hurry, not only did they not rob their livestock, but they didn't even have time to stop and look at them.

After the Mongolian herdsmen continued to work, a woman seemed to be grunting: "These Han people are busy all day long, and they don't have time to stay and drink mare's milk wine......

Li Zicheng really didn't have time to stay and drink mare's milk wine, Lin Dan Khan's life was dying, in case he died, and the new Khan succeeded to the throne before he arrived in Yonggu City, it became an established reality, it would be troublesome.

The Mandate of Heaven army rushed to Yonggu City as fast as possible, and at sunset, most of the walls of Yonggu City were covered with a pale yellow halo, and there were still many herdsmen outside the city, who were leisurely driving cattle and sheep into the sheepfold, and everything was peaceful.

Li Zicheng was shocked in his heart, seeing that the herdsmen were so calm, how could it be like Lin Dan Khan who was seriously ill and did not recover?

Song Wen also had a sense of ominousness, he pulled the reins of the horse and approached Li Zicheng, "Dadudu, this is the territory of the Mongols, I have to guard against it!" ”

He Xiaoxiao said: "Governor, more than 2,000 of us have come here, it is impossible for the city not to know, why no one in the city came out to respond?" ”

Li Zicheng suddenly realized that the message that Lin Dan Khan was seriously ill was a message sent back by the Han prison army in the city. ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" He Xiaomi immediately sent his own soldiers and went to the north gate to call nearby.

Hearing that the Mandate of Heaven Khan had arrived, the Mongol soldiers defending the city did not stop them, but their own soldiers did not enter the city, so they had to let the Han people supervise the army out.

The Mongol soldiers had no choice but to be informed, and after a while, two strong men dressed as Han Chinese came out of the city, followed by a Mongol dressed in a long-distance run.

Li Zicheng fixed his eyes and saw that he didn't know the two Han people, but the Mongols behind him were acquaintances, and it turned out to be Badasi who accompanied the Heavenly Mandate Army to the east to Jingyuwei that day!

When the three of them saw Li Zicheng, they took a few steps and knelt down in front of Li Zicheng, "Dadu Governor (Heavenly Mandate Khan)!" ”

"Let's all get up," Li Zicheng sat on horseback, waited for the three of them to get up, and looked at Badassi, "Didn't you say that Hutuketu Khan was seriously ill?" Why don't you see a little sadness outside the city? ”

"The Great Khan is dying," Badasi's expression was a little sluggish, but he met Li Zicheng's gaze, "The Heavenly Destiny Khan is here, enter the city quickly, I'm afraid it's too late......"

"How sick is Khutuktu Khan?" Li Zicheng still couldn't believe it.

Song Wen looked at the two Han overseers, "The Metropolitan Governor is here, why don't you go out of the city early to greet you?" ”

One of the overseers said, "The villain doesn't know when the Metropolitan Governor will arrive...... Just now, Khutuktu Khan was seriously ill and was invited to the sickbed by the Mongols......"

Li Zicheng said: "Hutu Ketu Khan is sick, what time is this?" ”

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, it was about two months ago, and I didn't know that the condition was so serious at that time, so I didn't dare to tell the Metropolitan Governor......"

Song Wen glared and said, "Hutu Ketu Khan is so sick, why is there no depression outside the city?" ”

"General Hui, Hutuketu Khan is seriously ill, and the herdsmen of Mongolia don't know about it at all, and now only this Badasi Lieutenant, as well as the Fujin and children of Jirigala and Hutuketu Khan, know!"

Li Zicheng stared at the two Han prison guards, then looked at Badassi, and said in a deep voice: "Go, enter the city!" ”

Song Wen was still not at ease, and hurriedly shouted: "The Metropolitan Governor ......"

Li Zicheng shook his head at Song Wen, he had observed the eyes of the three people just now, their eyes were clear, they didn't look like they were lying, could it be that the three of them could completely hide their true thoughts? But for the sake of safety, he still said: "The personal soldiers will open the way in front, and General Song's soldiers will stay outside the city for the time being, and they can only enter the city when it is confirmed that they are safe." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Song Wen left a thousand soldiers to line up outside the city, and he himself followed Li Zicheng into the city.

Li Zicheng's personal soldiers, following behind the three of Badasi, held rifles in their hands, and the bullets were loaded, as long as there was the slightest disturbance, the enemy would first be buried with him.

There were no ambushes in the city, and Li Zicheng went down to the north of the city before beckoning other soldiers into the city.

Accompanied by his own soldiers, Li Zicheng followed Badasi directly into Lin Dan Khan's bedroom, while Song Wen commanded the soldiers to surround the bedroom, and all the soldiers were loaded with bullets and made all preparations before the battle.

In the bedroom, there were several oil lamps in the hand, Lin Dan Khan's eight great blessings, and his sister Princess Taisong, formed a circle in front of the bed, and his fourteen-year-old son Erke Kongol Ezhe, and two five or six-year-old daughters, Shuji and Anari, all knelt in front of the bed and prayed for Lin Danha.

The left and right lieutenants Badasi and Jirigala stood a little farther behind.

When everyone saw Li Zicheng, they all looked surprised, but no one spoke, just consciously gave way to a passage, and let He Xiaomi accompany him close to the bed, standing in front of the bed closest to Lin Dan Khan.

Li Zicheng looked down and saw that Lin Danhan was lying quietly on the bed with his eyes closed and his body covered with a leather quilt, his face was as white as paper, his hair was messy, and his eye sockets were deep-set, almost becoming two hollows.

He couldn't help but sink in his heart: This is terminally ill, even if you are an immortal, it is difficult to have the power to return to heaven.