Gu Junen saw that Niu Jinxing and the others didn't mean to speak, so he arched his hand and said: "In the opinion of your subordinates, Shu is the best." l Not only is the product abundant, Dingkou is prosperous, but there are mountains and dangers to rely on, even if Li Yan chases after him, it will not be as easy as now. As long as I Dashun occupies Shu and controls Yungui, after reorganizing the army, I will definitely be able to get out of the shallows and sweep the world. ”

Most of the people listened expressionlessly, but Li Zicheng frowned. He went from a small layman to an emperor who worked hard all the way to become a great shun, and he was not completely uninformed. The world is not chaotic, Shu is in chaos first, the world has been settled, and he still knows that Sichuan has always been just a spoiler in the world's dispute, and it can't be a big deal. Don't look at what Gu Junen said to sweep the world, that's a face-saving word, the real meaning is that there is no play in dominating the world, or occupying the southwest for a few years.

Although Li Zicheng is not Li Yan's opponent, Li Yan only occupies a few northern provinces, and other places are still under the control of Jian Ming and Zhang Xianzhong, and he is still confident in dealing with these two forces. In this way, he will not be reconciled to withdraw from the competition for the world in a hurry.

"Do you have any other opinions?" asked Li Zicheng lightly.

Gu Junen knew that the emperor was not satisfied with this suggestion. He waited for a while, and saw that no one was going to speak, so he spoke again: "Your Majesty, Weichen still has a plan." It's not a good idea, but it has merit. ”

"Let's talk about it, Li Yan is about to besiege the city, where is the time for you to slowly say something," Liu Zongmin said unceremoniously.

Gu Junen didn't dare to put on a score anymore, and hurriedly said: "Although my Dashun is unfavorable to fight with Li Yan, I am invincible to Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi, especially the remnants of the Ming Dynasty. His Majesty personally led the army back to Xiangjing and Xiangyang, went down the east of the river, took Jinling, and occupied the rich land in the southeast. As for Onishi, he can unite with it and jointly resist Li Yan's southward movement. Coupled with the containment of the Qing State outside the Guan, Li Yan should not have the strength to temporarily go south. After such a stalemate for a few years, Li Yan will definitely be exhausted by the three parties, and it will be the period of the Northern Expedition. ”

Li Zicheng's one-eyed light up, and this idea was in his heart. It is much better to occupy the southeast than to nest in the southwest. Some happily asked, "What do you think?"

The crowd remained silent. They don't care, they can go anywhere, as long as they don't fight hard with Li Yan anymore. But if you can go to Jiangnan, it seems to be good, it must be much better than living in the northwest and southwest. They have been poor all their lives, and of course they want a better life.

Liu Zongmin broke the silence and said: "Don't give up Sichuan, it's better to send someone to occupy it." Not only can it disperse Li Yan's forces, but it can also contain Huang Hu. ”

"Let the party Shousu go, just so that they don't come to Xijing to meet." Li Zicheng immediately agreed. Originally, he wanted to transfer troops from the northwest to help in the war, but Li Yan came too quickly, and there was no news from the soldiers in the northwest, so he had to give up Xi'an. Now there is no need for them to come to Xi'an to fight with Li Yan and save some strength for him.

He glanced at everyone and ordered: "Let's all go and prepare now, and set off south in an hour, and we can't let Li Yan block our way south." The Northwest can't support so many of us, so don't be reluctant to give up, there will be better things in the future. ”

"Yes." The generals clenched their fists in agreement.

"Yufeng, you can break off." Li Zicheng then said viciously: "Burn down the grain treasury in the city, as well as this palace, I want Li Yan to get a scorched city, except for the hungry people all over the land, he can't get anything."

Tian Jianxiu nodded silently. Although they are fighting for the world, he does not agree with this tragic way. Perhaps it was because he was shocked by Li Yan's strong strength that made him lose confidence. Maybe he's seen too many tragedies before, and he can't bear it. In short, although he superficially agreed to Li Zicheng's order, he did not intend to really carry it out. After all, this is also his hometown, how can the villagers really have no way to live

An hour later, Li Zicheng took the troops, as well as his harem, and under the escort of the troops, hurried out of the south gate and went straight to the Meridian Valley. Li Yan's troops had almost strengthened the Baqiao, and they had to leave quickly, otherwise they would all be trapped in Xi'an. Although Li Yan's troops are small, they are really not strong, so they can only slip away.

After that, tens of thousands of people, these are the families of the soldiers in the army, all of whom are reluctant to go out of the city, looking back at the family business they have just purchased. But there was no way, they were afraid of being liquidated by Li Yan, so they could only take simple luggage and a few money and property deeds, and started their wandering life again.

A large part of the family remained. They were fed up with the pain of migration and didn't want to go anymore. They would rather work as a coolie for Li Yan for a few years than live without a fixed place anymore. What's more, what they heard was that as long as they were not the leaders of the officers, they would not necessarily be sent to work as coolies. As long as someone in the family joins Li Yan's troops, they can still get the fields.

So among the troops who withdrew south, there were deserters that night. There was one who walked quietly, and there were also groups of three or five who ran away secretly, most of them soldiers whose families did not follow. However, Li Zicheng was really in a hurry, and he couldn't let everyone's family members follow the withdrawal of the troops, and this situation could only make him sigh silently.

Li Zicheng was also well guarded against Li Yan, and sent more than 5,000 cavalry to the east of the city. Instead of attacking Li Yan's troops, who had already crossed the river with small centaurs, they were to prevent Li Yan's troops from approaching Xijing. The five thousand cavalry, as long as they don't go up and charge hard, will attack and harass from a distance, and they can always delay for half a day.

And Li Yan is not in a hurry here. Although he repelled Li Zicheng's troops, he suffered a lot of casualties and needed to rest. And Li Zicheng's cavalry did block his scouts, so that he did not grasp Li Zicheng's movements in time. When it was not dawn the next day, I saw the smoke billowing out of Xi'an City, and the flames were soaring into the sky.

Only then did he know that Li Zicheng had escaped again. However, he was not much surprised or disappointed, after all, Li Zicheng had escaped in Beijing, and there was nothing new about running away again. He has some pity, that is, the huge city of Xi'an, as well as the grain and grass in the city. A ruin, hundreds of thousands of hungry people, as soon as Li Zicheng patted his ass and left, it became a burden for him.

When he set out for Xi'an with his troops, the invading cavalry that blocked them did not fight, and when they saw their troops, they all lost their horses and fled to the south.

Li Yan did not let the cavalry pursue, he asked the troops to speed up to see if they could control the fire and save Xi'an City. Because although they watched the flames from a distance, the scouts did not find the fleeing people, and could only see the fires burning in the arrow tower, the city gate tower, etc., and there seemed to be no sign of fire in the city. To be continued.

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