Li Zicheng left the Beijing Division, all the way to the hurried, when the army marched to Yongping Mansion, he let the first battalion of Liu Yunshui cavalry go first, with Wu Xiang's handwritten letter to Shanhaiguan. Apex Fiction X23UOM

It is estimated that there will be no recurrence, but Wu Sangui does have two choices at this time, and Li Zicheng has to be careful.

Wu Xiang is a guarantee to Li Zicheng: Wu Sangui is a filial son, and when he sees his handwriting, he will definitely greet him!

As soon as he arrived at Tuer Mountain, before entering Funing, Liu Yunshui sent back a message: The first battalion had entered the Shanhaiguan Guancheng, and after Wu Sangui and Gao Qiqian let out of the Guancheng, they were stationed in the Guancheng and were assisting the Liao people to return to Ningyuan!

Li Zicheng was relieved at this time, if Wu Sangui had a different heart, he would definitely not let out the sturdy Shanhaiguan! He gave up the city, it should be like his own loyalty.

When the army was still ten miles away from Shanhaiguan, a group of cavalry appeared in front, there were hundreds of people, and the soldiers of the third battalion immediately became alert, but fortunately, there was an acquaintance in the cavalry: Lei Wanjun, the commander of the first regiment of the first battalion!

The soldiers brought Lei Wanjun and two unfamiliar personnel to see Li Zicheng.

"Chen Lei Wanjun knocks on the emperor!" Lei Wanjun saw Li Zicheng's armor, jumped off the war horse from a distance, trotted more than ten steps in front of him, turned over and knelt, he was born in Li Zicheng's own soldiers, and he had special feelings for Li Zicheng.

The two people who followed behind Lei Wanjun also knelt on the ground, "Villain Wu Sangui, villain dive high, knock on the emperor!"

Li Zicheng secretly rejoiced in his heart, the famous Wu Sangui is finally going to take refuge in Huaxia, history has changed dramatically in Shanhaiguan, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty wants to break through the customs, so they can only wait until the next life!

He held the saddle with both hands, lifted his right leg, stepped over the horse's back, jumped lightly, got off the horse, handed the horse whip to He Xiaomi behind him, smiled faintly, and said, "No courtesy!"

"Emperor Xie!" The three of them got up one after another and stood in front of Li Zicheng, but they were a little restrained.

"Come, sit!" Li Zicheng sat down on the horse handed by his own soldiers, and then beckoned the three of them to take their seats, "This is on the march, don't be too formal!"

Wu Sangui and Gao Qiqian were all respectful, and when Lei Wanjun had the courage to sit on the pony opposite Li Zicheng, the two of them reluctantly sat down, but they were uncomfortable.

Li Zicheng smiled slightly and said, "Uncle Chang, Qi Qian, you are very familiar with the situation outside the Guan, there must be some eyeliner, how about it, is there any information about Tartar?" ”

Wu Sangui and Gao Qiqian glanced at each other, and they both arched their hands and said: "Back to the emperor, there is no message of Tartar for the time being!"

Although Li Zicheng's face was calm, he couldn't help muttering in his heart, could it be that Dorgon's cavalry did not march towards Shanhaiguan? If you give up the opportunity to take Nanjing and unify China in one go, will you run in vain?

However, it is also good to take advantage of the fact that the cavalry of the Tartars did not go south, and first place the people near Ningyuan City.

He stood up and looked at the Guancheng in the distance, ten miles away, he could feel the majestic momentum of Shanhaiguan, and said lightly: "Uncle Chang, dive, how far do your rangers poke out to the north?" ”

Wu Sangui also stood up and replied: "Back to the emperor, because there are Tartar cavalry stationed in Yizhou, our rangers can only reach Ningyuan ......."

Just found Ningyuan? No wonder there is no message from the Tartars! Li Zicheng frowned lightly and said, "Uncle Chang, Qi Qian, with your experience, if the Tartar cavalry goes south, will they definitely attack Shanhaiguan?" ”

"This ......" Wu Sangui thought for a moment, bowed down and said: "The villain can't predict that the first few times the Tartars broke through, they didn't go through the Shanhaiguan, but from the west of the border wall of Liaodong, they borrowed the Mongolian steppe ......"

Li Zicheng bowed his head slightly, and said: "Uncle, send rangers to the west of the side wall, in addition, the rangers have only reached Ningyuan, which is far from enough, at least reach out to the north of Ningyuan for a hundred miles!"

"The villain obeys!"

There was no message from the Tartars for the time being, and Li Zicheng's heart was also relaxed, and he smiled lightly: "Uncle Chang, Qiqian, how are the people, have you returned to the Guanwai?" ”

"Your Majesty, there are too many people who move south with the villain, there are 500,000, but the passage of Shanhaiguan is too narrow, and the people who are out of the customs now are only 300,000 ......" Wu Sangui hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Back to the emperor, near Shanhaiguan, the people's houses are still there, but in Ningyuan City, when the villain left that day, most of the people's houses were destroyed......"

Li Zicheng sighed lightly, what a pity it is that the good house was destroyed, and in the future, when the people go back, they will have to spend money to rebuild it...... However, for Wu Sangui, they withdrew from Ningyuan at that time, and I am afraid that they did not think about returning to Ningyuan City, and it is better to destroy it than to leave it to the Tartars!

It's already April, and the weather is getting warmer, so even if there are no houses, it's not too cold at night...... If you can help the people repair their houses before the Tartars arrive in Ningyuan......

He immediately turned his smile and said, "Uncle Chang, Qi Qian, Wan Jun, let's go to Shanhaiguan first!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The army opened again, ten miles away, but in half an hour, Liu Yunshui led hundreds of cavalry to meet the pass, "Minister Liu Yunshui knocks on the emperor!"

"No rudeness!" Li Zicheng's gaze fell on the people who cleared the customs, dense before the gate, although there were countless people waiting for the customs clearance, but under the supervision of the soldiers, they were lined up, orderly, and couldn't help laughing: "Yunshui, at this speed, how many people can clear the customs every day?" ”

"Back to the emperor, there are still two or three days, and these people will all be able to get out of the customs!"

Li Zicheng thought for a moment, even if he crossed the Shanhai Pass and arrived at Ningyuan, which was three hundred miles away, it would take a few days, so he said: "Tell the people that from tomorrow onwards, the people who live in Ningyuan will have priority in customs clearance!"

"Obey the order!"

Li Zicheng did not affect the customs clearance of the people, so he rested under the pass, but did not set up camp, and the firefighters immediately lit a fire to cook.

Wu Sangui first met with his father Wu Xiang, and then received the wind for Li Zicheng in the big tent, in addition to the deputy generals Yang Kun, Guo Yunlong and the Shanhaiguan Supervisor Gao Qiqian as accompaniment, there were also local gentry, Confucian scholars Li Yousong, Tan Dihuan, Liu Tailin, Liu Taishan, Huang Zhen'an, Gao Xuan six people, Liu Yunshui in the city, also received an invitation.

When it was dark, the people had stopped clearing the customs, and Li Zicheng asked the soldiers of the third battalion to continue to clear the customs, and then took Li Xin, Qin Danian, Li Guozhen, and Wu Xiang, under the escort of He Xiaomi, to Wu Sangui's big tent to go to the banquet.

In the military camp, there is no comparison with the Beijing Division, although Wu Sangui has used the strength to eat milk, but the dishes are only six or seven, all of which are large plates, but they are enough to eat.

Wu Sangui and Gao Qiqian glanced at each other, and Yang Kun, Guo Yunlong, and all the gentry all raised their wine bowls, "This first bowl, villains and others welcome the emperor to Shanhaiguan in person!"

"Haha," Li Zicheng laughed, "After drinking this bowl of wine, we are a family, and the reward for you, when this battle with the Tartars is over, I will not treat the soldiers on the front line badly!" Raise the wine bowl, tilt your neck, and take a dry mouthful.

Fortunately, it is not distilled spirit, and there is no discomfort in the stomach.

Everyone was dry, Wu Sangui waited for the moment of pouring wine, and said carefully: "Your Majesty, will the Tartars really go south?" ”

"Definitely going south!" Li Zicheng bowed slightly, and said: "When I was in Datong, I had already met the envoys of the Tartars, they must have known about the great changes in the Jingshi, such a good opportunity, how could Dolgon let it go?" It's a pity that I have sent people to Shengjing, and I haven't sent back the message yet!"

"Sheng Jing?" Wu Sangui was taken aback, Li Zicheng had just taken the Jingshi, so he sent someone to Shengjing so soon? His face was full of doubt, "The emperor has sent someone to Shengjing to inquire about the information......"

"It's a pity that the message hasn't been sent back yet, so it's okay, we just have time to settle the people," Li Zicheng smiled lightly: "The Tartars have cultivated the climate, and it is difficult to gather and annihilate in a hurry, so we must be prepared for a long-term battle!"

Several people hurriedly agreed, and toasted two more bowls, and the speed of drinking slowed down.

Li Zicheng glanced at Gao Qiqian, who was dressed as a eunuch, and smiled indifferently: "How old is my father-in-law?" ”

Gao Qiqian was shocked in his heart, but he didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor, the slave is sixty and two this year!"

"Sixty-two?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Qiqian is not young, what are your plans?" ”

Gao Qiqian immediately understood what Li Zicheng meant, he was originally a eunuch supervising the army, he was not a general, he just wanted to be greedy for some food and salary, if he really wanted to fight, would he dare to go into battle to deal with the cavalry of the Tartars like wolves and tigers?

Although he was a little reluctant, he still gave up his hand and said: "Back to the emperor, the slave is old, if the emperor allows, the slave wants to go back to Beijing to retire......"

Li Zicheng nodded and said: "The idea of Qi Qian is not bad, the establishment of the Heavenly Mandate Army is very different from the Ming Army, there is no such position as a supervisor in the army, Qi Qian wants to return to Beijing, I will leave you a place in the palace, so that you can spend your old age in peace!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Gao Qi sneaked into Zhu Youzhen and saluted, "Your Majesty, the more than 10,000 soldiers in the hands of the minions ......"

"These soldiers have fought with the Tartars, and they are very familiar with the Tartars, so let's stay in Shanhaiguan for the time being," Li Zicheng said: "I will reappoint the generals!"

"Slaves obey!"

Li Zicheng looked at Wu Sangui again and said, "Uncle Chang is from Wuju, and he has been guarding Ningyuan alone for many days, so this time he will stay to deal with the Tartars," without waiting for Wu Sangui to speak, he said: "However, the five thousand cavalry under you need to be transferred to the first battalion, and the cavalry will only have combat effectiveness if they are concentrated!"

Wu Sangui was stunned, and was secretly stabbed in the arm by Wu Xiang, and hurriedly arched his hand: "The villain obeys the order!"

Li Zicheng smiled: "Is the eldest uncle unwilling?" ”

"The villain doesn't dare!" Wu Sangui knew that if he wanted to keep these cavalry, he would definitely be suspicious of Li Zicheng, and if the generals who commanded the army were suspicious of the emperor, they would not end well in the future, although he was a little reluctant, but he still said: "Since the villain has surrendered to Huaxia, the army in his hands will naturally accept the emperor's reorganization......