Regarding the decisive battle between Sun Chuanting and Li Zicheng in Henan, the second brother only knew that Li Zicheng had won, but as for why Li Zicheng could win, the second brother Gao did not know.

The second brother originally thought that Li Zicheng had millions of soldiers, and he was very powerful, thinking that God was blocking and killing God, and Buddha was blocking and killing Buddha, but he didn't expect that as soon as he met Sun Chuanting, he would lose the battle and be beaten all over the ground by the official army, and there was no sign of victory.

At this time, the advantage of breaking into the army does not seem to be obvious, on the contrary, Li Zicheng is still in a weak position, and he even lost the dependents of the old battalion.

A group of thieves surrounded Kaifeng, but they didn't get anything, Li Zicheng's prestige has been affected, and now Li Zicheng has been defeated by Sun Chuanting, if the officials and troops of Nanzhi, Shandong, Beizhi, and Huguang can cooperate with Sun Chuanting, Li Zicheng's situation is still more dangerous.

The second brother Gao was having some doubts in his heart, but Zhao Zhuzi handed over a letter, saying that it was sent by someone from outside the horse. Gao Yihuan took it casually, thinking that it was about reselling materials, he opened it to take a look, but his eyes bulged and his expression became a little serious.

"You don't have to worry about Ma Shiying coming to attack the Defu!" The second brother was silent for a while, and suddenly raised his head and said something to everyone.

Wu Shizhao and the others were a little confused, and they didn't understand why Gao Yihuan said this, so they couldn't help asking: "Captain, what news did the horse staff send out, why didn't the officers and troops of Nanzhi come to attack Guide?" ”

The second brother sighed, pointed to the sand table and said: "The entrance of the Tartars, burning and looting all the way, has reached Shandong, and has killed several county kings. Now Beijing has issued an order for help, Ma Shiying, Huang Degong, and Liu Liangzuo have all received orders from King Qin, preparing to wave their troops to the north, where is there still kung fu to fight for Germany. ”

Gao Yihuan couldn't figure it out before, but now that they are all connected, he thinks things through and knows why Li Zicheng wants to win.

Li Zicheng and Sun Chuanting fought a decisive battle, and the Manchu Qing suddenly entered and restrained the Ming troops in Shandong, Beizhi, and Nanzhi, so that Li Zicheng had no worries, so he killed Sun Chuanting.

For Li Zicheng, he can be defeated again and again, there are his soldiers everywhere, as long as the officials and soldiers can't kill him, natural disasters and man-made disasters and three salaries can conjure up a lot of soldiers for him, and Sun Chuanting loses once, and it will be over.

With the-stirring stick of Huang Taiji, it is really difficult for the Ming Dynasty to destroy Li Zicheng, and as long as Li Zicheng is not destroyed, then the Ming Dynasty will be dragged to death by him.

This time the entrance of the Qing army was equivalent to doing Li Zicheng a great favor again, and even Zhang Xianzhong in the south had to thank Huang Taiji.

Originally, Zhang Xianzhong was defeated by Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo in Qianshan County, Anqing Prefecture, and the official army had a chance to extinguish Zhang Xianzhong, but the entrance of the Qing army this time gave Zhang Xianzhong a chance to breathe, and he took the opportunity to flee into Huguang, and in a very short period of time, he became big again.

Li Zicheng defeated Sun Chuanting and entered Shaanxi, and Zhang Xianzhong broke through Wuchang and took Changsha, all within the time of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's entrance, or shortly before and after.

I have to say that the last two entrances of Huang Taiji, the time of selection are very accurate, the previous time was when Li Zicheng was beaten to only eighteen horses, wandering in the Shangluo Mountains, and this time it was the critical moment of Li Zicheng's decisive battle with the official army.

Gao Yihuan felt a pang in his heart, he didn't believe that the two entrances of the Qing army were just coincidences, Huang Taiji obviously paid attention to the situation in the pass from time to time, and then intervened at a critical moment.

This shows that the Qing army's meticulous work has spread all over the pass, and Huang Taiji is very strategic, and he is a man of great talent, which is not easy to deal with.

This made the second brother Gao feel a sense of oppression and urgency in his heart, but fortunately, Huang Taiji, the turtle grandson, would not live long, and he should be dying, and the second brother Gao probably had no chance to fight him.

The pattern in the second brother's mind is still relatively large, and he can quickly connect several irrelevant things, and summarize the relationship between several things, and get a picture of the situation in the world, but his subordinates didn't understand for a while, Zhao Daxian touched his head and said: "Second brother, if Ma Shiying is not diligent and stares at Guide, then what should I do?"

"Now the official army is equivalent to being attacked by the enemy on the back of the belly, since the Tartars have already hit Shandong, then the officers and troops of Nanzhi have to defend, and they have no reason to provoke us again." Gao Yihuan shook his head and said: "In addition, King Qin is a political issue, since Ma Shiying and they have received the order from King Qin, they need to behave no matter what, otherwise it will be difficult to pass politically in the future."

This is just like Zhao Yingyuan received Li Zicheng's order that he must do his best to help Li Zicheng in the war, Ma Shiying received Chongzhen's order, he needs King Qin no matter what, otherwise what is the use of Chongzhen asking him to be the governor of Lufeng?

The Tartars outside the pass are very fierce, and the official army of Nanzhi must concentrate their forces to fortify, at this time, the second brother is worried that the official army will attack the Guide Mansion, but the official army should also be worried about the invasion of the army to attack Fengyang.

The second brother Gao looked at the sand table, pointed to the front line of Xuzhou and said: "I think that the officers and troops of Nanzhi will definitely assemble in Xuzhou and Huai'an, looking for opportunities to go north, so that Fengyang Mansion will be empty, and the officers and troops are more worried about the rear than us, Ma Shiying's troops are insufficient, and the possibility of attacking Guide is not great." ”

When the Ming Dynasty was strong, Beijing was the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and there was no problem, but after the decline of the dynasty, especially after the Great Wall defense line was no longer able to resist the Qing army, it was a big problem to continue to serve as the capital.

This is like in chess, putting the veteran on the edge of the Chu River and Han realm, so that people can be generals at will, too passive. Originally, the suppression of bandits in various places had already improved, but at this time, the Qing army was a general, and the officers and troops in various places could not help but save Beijing and the emperor, and the original deployment was immediately disrupted.

Wu Shizhao, Zhao Daxian and the others looked at each other and nodded, which can be regarded as agreeing with the statement of the second brother Gao. But at the moment, they actually have no other choice, since Zhao Yingyuan has an order, then they must send troops, and the official army really wants to fight Luyi, and they can't stop it, so they can only bet that the official army will not attack Luyi.

"Captain, how many people are we going to have this time?" Jin Xiangang, who was on the side, asked again: "Li Zicheng is in Xiangcheng, Zhao Yingyuan asked us to gather in Chenzhou, why?" ”

"This time I am going to send out two thousand people, Shizhao and Xiangang, and the two of you will follow me. Zhao Daxian, you stay in Luyi, in addition to training new soldiers, you must urge Yu Yinglong and them to rebuild the city. Gao Yihuan glanced at everyone and asked, "As for why Zhao Yingyuan asked us to meet in Chenzhou, what do you think?" ”

Gao Yihuan actually had some ideas in his heart, but he still wanted to hear what a few subordinates had to say, and wanted them to think more about it, so that they could be on their own in the future, otherwise it would all depend on him alone, then he would be too tired, and he would not be able to succeed.

Everyone listened to Gao Yihuan's question, and after discussing for a while, Wu Shizhao said: "Duwei, is Zuo Liangyu, who has shrunk to Xiangyang, come again?" ”

As soon as Jin Xian raised this question, he already had some speculations in his heart, so he also said: "Captain, I think the order Zhao Yingyuan received should be to attack the direction of Runing and contain the officers and troops who retreated to Runing. ”

Emperor Chongzhen was anxious, urging whoever died, before Ding Qirui and Yang Wenyue were defeated by the army in Zhuxian Town, and part of the rout retreated to Xiangyang, and part of it went to Runing and Nanyang.

Now that Sun Chuanting is out of Tongguan, the road is like a bamboo, Zuo Liangyu and others will definitely receive an order to go north, copy Li Zicheng from the south, and cooperate with Sun Chuanting.

"Yes, Zhao Yingyuan's task this time should be to contain the officers and troops in the direction of Huguang, Nanyang, and Runing, and protect Li Zicheng's flank." Gao Yihuan nodded, glanced at a few people approvingly, and then said: "This westward advance, I don't care what Zhao Yingyuan's purpose is, we only have one purpose, which is to take the opportunity to go west, take Chenzhou, Xiangcheng, Shenqiu and other places first, and prepare for the next step to seek Runan and enter Nanyang." ”

The second brother now has 3,000 people, and if it weren't for reselling materials, a Luyi County wouldn't be able to afford it. This time, he took advantage of the flood and plague to recruit a lot of talents, and with the increase in people, he had some confidence to expand.

Now that he saw that the Qing army had entered the army again, and regarded the Central Plains as nothing, he was a little anxious in his heart, and he must expand his strength as soon as possible to wait for the times to change.

"Duwei, let's take these cities, will Zhao Yingyuan have any opinions, can he watch us control these counties?" Zhao Daxian asked.

Gao Yihuan smiled, "Zhao Yingyuan is just a rogue, his task this time is to contain the officers and troops in the south, it is impossible to garrison troops in these cities, and he will definitely leave after the battle, so you don't have to worry about this, let's take care of it, there should be no problem." ”

The second brother completely forgot that they were also thieves, but he and his subordinates actually didn't regard themselves as thieves. When everyone heard him say this, they couldn't help but nod their heads, and then they became a little excited~