Li Yan rushed to Chengdu day and night, fortunately, the Qing army stopped in Deyang because of logistical supply difficulties, but it was only temporary, it would not be long, and as soon as their logistics arrived, they must go south at full speed.

Before Zhang Xianzhong's coffin, Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi were dressed in filial piety, kneeling there, on the other side of the coffin, was a graceful woman, Queen Liu of the Great Western Kingdom, Queen Liu was the concubine of King Xiang obtained by Zhang Xianzhong in the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, after Zhang Xianzhong captured Xiangyang, he saw the beautiful appearance of the Liu family, so he hired it as the queen.

"Report ...... Two princes, one from outside the city, claiming to be a messenger of the Ming Dynasty, named Li Yan, came to visit! ”

"Li Yan?" Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi also looked at each other at the moment, and they were naturally no strangers to the name Li Yan, which was the brains of the Dashun Army back then, but it was a pity that Li Zicheng was not allowed to do so later, so they switched to the Ming Dynasty.

Because Zhang Xianzhong's coffin was parked in the main hall, Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi introduced Li Yan into the side hall, and they could guess a few points about Li Yan's intention, but for now they still wanted to hear what Li Yan could say that could make them happy and convinced.

Li Yan also took the initiative to ask to worship Zhang Xianzhong first, this is a matter of etiquette, you can't be careless, after worshipping, Li Yan followed them to the side hall.

"Mr. Li, please be seated!"

"Two generals, my intention here, presumably the two of you also know it, at the moment the Qing army is gathering in Deyang, more than 100,000 troops are about to go south to Chengdu in the near future, the situation in Chengdu is already precarious, after I entered the city, I saw the people's hearts floating, if you wait for the Qing army to go south, I am afraid that it will be more chaotic, at this moment, I don't know what the two generals plan?"

"Although we were injured this time, we still have 30,000 soldiers and horses, plus there are still 4,000 warriors who are unwilling to surrender to the south from Hanzhong, and we have sent troops to Hanzhou to deploy defenses." Li Dingguo also replied at the moment.

Li Yan nodded, and understood what they meant, they would rather fight to the death than surrender to the Qing, which Li Yan was relieved to do, and continued: "Although the words are so, but the actual situation in front of us is that the Qing army is strong, all the way is like a bamboo, more than 100,000 troops have approached, you only have only 30,000 soldiers and horses, and the army is not strong, with the death of Zhang Guozhu's battle, among the generals from all over the country, I am afraid that there are still many people who are worried, facing the Qing army south, Whether they can also fight with the heart of death like the two generals is really difficult to speculate. ”

"Then what does Mr. Li mean?" Li Dingguo also asked tentatively, wanting Li Yan to show his hole cards, Li Yan is here to persuade surrender, there is no doubt about this, because Chengdu's attitude is related to the situation in the whole Sichuan, if Chengdu falls into the hands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, then they can take advantage of the situation to go east, enter the two lakes, or go south, and take Yungui directly, these two places are the weaker places of the Ming Dynasty's troops, and the focus of the Ming Dynasty's defense is really on the first line of the Yellow River and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, so Li Yan will come.

"What I mean is naturally to submit to my Daming, there is a precedent for the rest of the Dashun in front, the two don't have to worry about my Daming will treat the two generals slowly, and your old friend General Liu Wenxiu, now is my Daming town commander-in-chief, deeply valued by my general, after the two are obedient, they will be important, the soldiers of the Great Western Army, who are willing to stay and continue to serve the country, can rest assured to stay, there are those who are willing to return to the farm, we will also be properly settled, allocate land for farming, do not hide from the two generals, my general has arrived in Chongqing, It was for the matter of Sichuan, originally to reinforce Zhang Guozhu, but I didn't expect Sun Kewang to be ungrateful, attached to the Qing court, and instructed Zhang Guozhu to die on the bloody battlefield, my general is also very sorry, and has asked the court to chase Zhang Guozhu as the king of Western Qin. ”

"Has General Cao arrived in Chongqing?" Li Dingguo was also a little surprised, Cao Bianjiao came quickly, beyond their expectations, but Li Yan arrived, Cao Bianjiao should naturally arrive.

"Exactly, I'm afraid that at this moment I have led the army to the north to deploy defenses, in order to deal with the offensive of the Qing army in the south, no matter how fierce the battle between Daxi and Daming was before, it was all a matter of closing the door of our own family, but now someone has smashed open our door, in our house began to loot wantonly, if we don't deal with foreign enemies, I am afraid that we will be wiped out by foreign enemies, this truth does not need me to say, the two generals are clear, in this case, what is there to hesitate?"

Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi glanced at each other, Ai Nengqi also bowed slightly, expressing his approval, Li Dingguo also immediately said: "Don't hide Mr. Li, we do have the intention of attaching to the Ming Dynasty, on the eve of the north to resist the Qing Dynasty, my father-in-law once said to us: 'Three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty is Chinese orthodoxy, he did not perish is the will of heaven, after I die, you must submit to the Ming Dynasty, don't do unrighteous things. Now that our father-in-law died on the battlefield, we should follow our father's will and be determined to resist the Qing Dynasty to avenge the sea of blood. ”

"Since the two of you have such determination, I should immediately send someone to General Tongbing, and ask the general to send troops to reinforcements as soon as possible to defend Chengdu, and we must not make the Qing army go further south. All matters of attachment can be negotiated between the general and you after the general comes in person, and I am sure that the general will definitely give you a satisfactory result. ”

"That being the case, we are willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty and fight the Qing Dynasty together!"

When Cao Bianjiao, who arrived in Neijiang, got Li Yan's letter, he also led the army north overnight, and finally arrived in Chengdu two days later.

"The two generals can know the righteousness, know right and wrong, it is the blessing of the people in Sichuan, now the Qing army is going south, slaughtering everywhere, they boast of being superior, regard my Han people as slaves and pariahs, vainly trying to force the Han people in the world to submit to their feet by force, I am in China, thousands of years of historical and cultural precipitation, how can they be conquered by such barbarians, but the situation dictates, under the iron cavalry of the Manchu Dynasty, many people who claim to be famous people, betray the country for glory, help the Manchu Qing Dynasty poison my Chinese people, you and I have been fighting for seventeen or eighteen years, But now that I can release my suspicions, I will not take the past as an intermediary, and will treat you leniently, you can rest assured of this, before I came here, I think Li Yan also told you what I meant, the military and civilians of Daxi, who are willing to take up arms to fight, are regarded as my Ming soldiers, who are willing to return to agriculture and farming, and provide logistical support for the army, we will not be slow to wait, Daxi military and civilian officials, I will all be properly settled, I will send our army to Hanzhou to deploy defenses to resist the Qing army, your soldiers and horses will be reorganized in Chengdu, and it will be determined as soon as possible, Stay for yourself, there is only one point, you must not return to the north to surrender to the Qing, and those who have surrendered to the Qing will never forgive. ”

"Don't worry, the general, we are not greedy for life and afraid of death, I will send the former military governor Bai Wenxuan to assist the general to take over the military defense of Hanzhou."

Cao Bianjiao nodded, this is an act to show their sincerity, Cao Bianjiao is also satisfied, and immediately said to Ma Degong and Zhang Yingyuan: "You lead your troops to Hanchuan to set up defenses, you need to be vigilant and careful day and night, and Hanchuan must not be lost." ”

"The last general commands!" At that moment, Ma Degong and Zhang Yingyuan also immediately went to arrange to leave for Hanzhou.

"Two, take me to pay homage to Zhang Xianzhong, I am an old rival and an old friend with him, I am also sorry for him to go!"

"Yes! The general asked ...... Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi also led Cao Bianjiao to worship.