67 Li Zicheng's decision
"Although Ning Wu is broken, he has been deeply injured. Since then, there are still 100,000 Datong soldiers, 100,000 Xuanfu soldiers, 200,000 Juyong soldiers, and 200,000 soldiers in Yanghe and other towns. Why don't you go back to Shaanxi to rest and go on another route. ”
Li Zicheng, who had a smooth ride all the way, was bruised in the Ningwu Pass, he didn't know how much trouble the Xuanda elite soldiers would cause later, this is the border of the Ming Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the army is very strong, they have been dealing with the officers and soldiers over the years, and they have a thorough understanding of the officers and soldiers, the army of the Ming Dynasty can only be soldiers and horses on the nine sides, and the rest are a group of old, weak, sick and disabled, and they can't help fighting, and now in front of him is the soldiers and horses of the two towns of Xuanfu Datong, and the soldiers and horses of the two towns of Xuanfu Datong, the door to deal with the Mongols, between advance and retreat, Li Zicheng started to retreat, There is no pride before leaving the school.
"Since our army entered the land of Sanjin, the common people are eating pot pulp to welcome the king's division, so the soldiers are a little arrogant, although this time in Ningwu Pass has been hindered, the loss of tens of thousands of horses, but we still have more than 100,000 main forces in our hands, we can continue to move forward, the emperor, you must not miss such a good opportunity!"
When he heard that Li Zicheng had the intention of retreating, Li Yan immediately stepped forward to dissuade him, this time they went out to fight that is known to the world, if they stop here, it will damage the majesty of the new dynasty of Dashun, and their main force is not losing that they can no longer fight, they can continue the eastward crusade, and they are only a few days away from Beijing.
"Yes! Your Majesty, if we wait to stop here, then the people of the world see only my Dashun Dynasty can not win the Ming Dynasty, then give hope to those who waver, that is, those places that have just returned to Shun, it is very likely to rebel against the Ming Dynasty again, the Ming Dynasty is already a piece of rotten wood, just send us this blow, as long as we make a little more strength, it will inevitably collapse and be difficult to support, although the Ming Dynasty has arranged heavy troops around the city of Beijing, but my Dashun army has been fighting with the Ming Dynasty for many years, and their strength is clear, and Sun Chuanting died in battle. If the Ming Dynasty really had a brave and good war, Chongzhen would have been sent out to encircle and suppress us, why not keep it, in order to deal with us over the years, he Chongzhen has spared no effort, so his subordinates concluded that Zhou Yuji was just an accident, and this way, even if he really met a few stubborn people, he couldn't afford to turn over much of the wind and waves, and hoped that the emperor would be clear! ”
Song Xiance also stood up and echoed Li Yan's words, at this time you must not retreat, whether it is the heart of the army or the people, it is the heart of Dashun, the Ming Dynasty has issued the will of King Qin to protect the will for many days, but they have got the exact news, so far, there is no army and horses to come, Liu Zeqing of Shandong, when the Dashun army approached Shandong, began to flee south, it can be seen that the number of Daming Qi is indeed exhausted, do not take advantage of its illness to kill him, do you want to give it a chance to resurrect?
Li Zicheng under the persuasion of the two people, also restrained his mind, began to think about it repeatedly, after a long time, and looked at Niu Jinxing, who had never spoken, among the strategists under him, Niu Jinxing can best grasp Li Zicheng's thoughts, Li Zicheng is very trusting of him, this Dashun Dynasty and the new dynasty are all controlled by Niu Jinxing, it can be seen that Li Zicheng attaches great importance to him.
This time, Li Zicheng was accompanied by Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, and Li Yan, and Gu Junen stayed in Shaanxi to stay in Xijing and Chang'an. Niu Jinxing didn't speak, Li Zicheng was very strange, and he also wanted to hear what he meant.
Niu Jinxing looked at Li Zicheng and looked at himself, knowing Li Zicheng's thoughts, and also stood up and said: "Since Henan broke Kaifeng, our army can be said to be the mandate of heaven, and it did not cost much to achieve the entire Henan, and then took the land north of Huguang and the Yangtze River, and then entered the customs to defeat Sun Chuanting, subdued the prefectures and counties of Shaanxi, and captured Shanxi today. It also took several years, and the former Ming Dynasty Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang chased the Mongolian Hu tribe, but also went through hardships, the victory during this period of time, so that many of our soldiers feel that the world has been decided, the situation has been clear, and gradually gave birth to arrogance, the battle of Ningwuguan, although we lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but it aroused the blood of our three armies, so that they can see clearly that the future road has not been completed, the Ming Dynasty has not been completely overthrown by us, we still need to continue to move forward. Your Majesty, this moment is the time when the soldiers are full of fighting spirit, as long as the emperor stands up and raises his arms, the soldiers will return to the state of the previous southern and northern wars, why worry about the Ming Dynasty, Beijing City, the city is ten feet high, so what, he has already rotted from the bones, the outside is the shell made of gold, and it can't withstand the internal corrosion, the meaning of the subordinates is the same, war, only the emperor has this heart, the soldiers of the three armies will not spare their lives, for the emperor to rule the world, The eternal cause of relieving the suffering of the people of the world and fighting to the end. ”
Niu Jinxing is really worthy of Li Zicheng's confidant, this remark is impassioned and proud, compared to Li Zicheng in Shaanxi when the oath meeting was not compromised, he aroused Li Zicheng's arrogance and confidence, so that Li Zicheng was full of fighting spirit, Li Zicheng, who was still a little depressed just now, became tall at the moment and returned to his original state.
"What you Aiqing said is very true, I am for the people of the world, for the peace of the world, and I can't retreat half a step, Xuanfu and Datong have a million troops, so what, what am I afraid of, the soldiers and horses under my command, they are all old battalions and horses who follow me to fight the world, I have been fighting with the official army for fifteen years, a full fifteen years, it's time to end everything, he Chongzhen has been beaten to the capital several times by the Manchu Tartars outside the gate over the years, which time he dared to take the initiative to fight, am I not as good as those Tartars? War! The order went down, the army rested for three days, recuperated, and then took the city of Beijing with one blow, and sent an edict to the soldiers who divided the troops to capture various places, so that they must move forward bravely, attack the heart for the top, and attack the city for the bottom, I am waiting for their good news in Beijing City! ”
"Your Ministers obey!" The three of them replied in unison, and when they saw Li Zicheng like this, they were also relieved.
Just when Li Zicheng decided to "engrave the class teacher", a butterfly flapped its wings slightly, and history came to the fork in the road of fate, on the second night of Li Zicheng's capture of Ningwu Pass, Jiang Xuan, the general soldier of Datong, sent someone to send a surrender table to Li Zicheng's military camp, Li Zicheng was also overjoyed, and set up a banquet with a generous sum. On the third day, when the army was about to set off, Wang Tong, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, also sent people to return to Shun, and welcomed Li Zicheng with a hundred horsemen.
There was a pie in the sky, and the two general soldiers of Xuanda actually sent the table at the same time, Li Zicheng may feel that this is a gift from God, and the sky and the Buddha will be to blame. This made Li Zicheng see the decay of the Ming Dynasty more clearly, and the people's hearts were lost, and if he didn't take the Ming Dynasty at this time, he would really be sorry for God's favor.