When the sky was light, Li Yan led his subordinates to cross a small river.

There were about 3,000 people, but there were more than 1,000 mules and horses.

Most of the baggage, especially the important military supplies such as gold and silver, were in Li Yan's army. There was also a large amount of food, which was indispensable for the marching and fighting.

No matter how important gold and silver are, they can't be separated from food for a day.

The decisive battle between the Shun army and the Qing army was finally defeated!

Without him, the difference in strength is too big!

The Shun army has done its best!

At the same time that Luo Hu led his troops to face off with the Qing army, first Liu Zongmin, and then Li Zicheng led the last imperial camp pro-army, without the slightest fear, and the whole division pressed on.

The 200,000 Shun troops in the east, west, north and south were all pressed, and they were repulsed and then went up, regardless of the casualties, the results of the battle were not counted, but they were only staggered with the Qing army, fighting desperately.

From morning to dusk, the corpses of men and horses were everywhere near the central battlefield, and the inhabitants of Mizhi and Suide City, which were a distance of one or two miles, were very nervous throughout the day, listening attentively to the sounds and news coming from the east.

However, King Li Chuang, the Great Shun Army, disappointed them!

Afterwards, some people commanded, and the number of people was more than the Shun army, but on the organization of the army's "spreading wings and watermark" team, the quality of officers, the quality of soldiers, the number of iron armor, the quality of weapons, and the commander's scheduling, no matter what it was, the Qing army was far more than the Shun army.

In the middle of the day, the Shun army suffered serious losses, and almost all the elites who dared to fight and were able to fight were wiped out and disabled.

Liu Zongmin was injured in the battle again, causing the previous injury, this once invincible tiger general, at this time can only lie on the stretcher, can no longer move.

Yuan Zongdi and Gu Zijie, Li Guo, Li You, Liu Fangliang and other generals, their subordinates have suffered serious losses, when they retreated to the original position, the Qing army followed, the armies could not resist the enemy, they could only retreat, together with Li Zicheng's Chinese army, abandoned the original position, and retreated all the way.

To say that it is to retreat is simply to flee.

A large number of military equipment were thrown on the spot, and even the tents where they slept were all lost, and after escaping for a few days, many soldiers slept in the nests that were temporarily dug out with their bare fists, and they did not have a single quilt on their bodies, and they shivered from the cold.

A few days ago, there was a light rain, and the spring rain was cold, and the deserters of the Shun army added to countless sufferings.

The army was beaten in all directions, and the baggage was almost lost, even if they stayed behind that day, the troops who had not been on the front line, as soon as they saw the failure of Guili, they were immediately defeated, and many Shun troops scattered and fled, this was originally their hometown, since there was no hope of fighting the world, not to flee home, to hide back a life, in the future, they would be at home to farm and be a Shunmin!

After escaping for a few days, the original Shun army fled in an irregular manner, there was no cover and broken back at all, and even Li Ziben himself didn't know where he was wrapped, or two or three days later, he found the lord of Dashun in the "wings and watermark" team of the chaotic army.

In this battle, almost all the royal funeral soldiers were killed, Luo Hu was seriously injured, Zhang Nai was nowhere to be found, and the entire young military general system from child soldiers was almost wiped out.

At the critical moment, even Niu Jinxing wielded his sword to defend himself, and Song Xiance, a military division, also killed the enemy on horseback, so you can imagine how critical the Shun army was at that time.

But compared to what happened later, what happened on the battlefield was a small matter.

After withdrawing from Mizhi and other places, the speed and intensity of the Qing army's pursuit also slowed down, and the Shun army was also relieved.

The slowdown in the pursuit of the Qing army was also the reason for its own excessive losses. In this battle, the Shun army tried its best, all the essence was full, and the direct subordinates of several generals were disabled.

How can there be no losses when the battle is fought like this?

The Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces of 30,000 or 40,000 men suffered losses of more than 30 percent, and the battalion was full of corpses and wounded.

His army of the Western Expedition was given to him by Dolgon in every possible way, and there were many elite soldiers in the two yellow flags, and even more in the two white flags. This battle is like this, he really doesn't know how to explain to the regent?

The Manchurian soldiers were killed and wounded more than 3,000 people, and all of them were the elite of the three major battalions. With 5,000 elite soldiers, against the elite of the Eight Banners with an equal number of people, although almost all of them died in the end, the price paid by the Eight Banners soldiers is really not small!

The entire Qing army camp was almost full of wounded, moaning everywhere, and the ancients, Manchurians, Han Chinese, and the injured were more than 1,000 seriously injured alone, and the minor injuries were countless, and the loss of military funds or something was not included in the statistics!

After this war, Azig himself also knew that if he did not repair in Guanzhong for three months to half a year, this western expeditionary army would be useless.

The Shun army circled across, and the Qing army's fighting spirit was completely wiped out, and the morale also fell to the bottom.

After all, everyone came out to rob and rob women's food, not to send their lives. One general is incompetent, and the three armies are exhausted. If you have to give so many lives for every victory, I believe that many people would rather lose the battle.

Human nature is like this, fearing death and loving life, and forcing the vast army to make persistent efforts can only be counterproductive.

But fortunately, Azig had already sent Ye Chen to set off this way, and it was only a matter of time before the back road of the Shun army was copied, so there was no need to rush to pursue, as long as he bit and didn't let it go too far.

By the middle of February, the two sides of Shunqing fought several battles intermittently, and the range was still on the road in northern Shaanxi, and the southernmost road was not as far as Luochuan, and Ye Chen led his troops from Shaanzhou all the way to Xi'an, and the news that Nayao had taken Xi'an on February 9 also came!

This news made Li Zicheng vomit blood!

Rebellion is a high-cost act, and many people who are aspiring to the same will end at the beginning of the rebellion. Li Zicheng is a lucky man, rebelling from an ordinary post pawn, relying on righteousness, good popularity, and a group of good brothers who rely on it, plus a little bit of pro-king with King Gao, he was taken up by him all at once, from the general to the king, all the way to the lord of Dashun, ability is one thing, luck is also one thing.

If you're unlucky, you'll all die in the Carriage Gorge a long time ago!

Now that Li Zicheng has figured out, his good luck has been finished. The army's heart is scattered, the elite is almost lost, anyway, now it can't be pulled, the regiment is not close, there are more than 100,000 people in front of him, all of them are defeated and tired, many old and weak and soldiers' families are also in the team, soldiers and families are mixed together, it is very difficult to move forward in the drizzle, children cry, women also cry, many people slipped on the ground, just lying on the ground in the mud soup and crying, that kind of despair and misery, so that a person like him with a heart of stone, can only turn his head, and don't look at it again!

The back road was cut off, the Qing army always bit within two days' journey, Liu Fangliang reluctantly concentrated a few thousand cavalry to break the rear, but it was also a battle and ran hundreds, which was simply a bluff, if it weren't for the Qing army, it would also suffer great losses, and I am afraid that the Shun army would have been dispersed long ago.

But this is also a matter of time, every day hundreds of people and more than a thousand people escape, and in another ten days and a half months, there will definitely be no one left.

Dashun now and the prefectures and counties from Yulin to Tianshui are quite stable, after the loss of Guanzhong, it is difficult to say that He Zhen in Hanzhong is very independent, or surrender to the Qing army, it is difficult to say.

Because in the past few months, He Zhen also fought a battle with Zhang Xianzhong's Great Western Army, defeated the other party and left, and asked him to surrender to the Western Army, which is estimated to be unlikely.

In fact, this heart can't be handled, because the traffic is almost cut off, although there is a detour from the northwest to Hanzhong, but it is far away and difficult to travel, and the news is difficult to pass, which is equivalent to being cut off.

As for the contact with Jing Xiang, it was even more smiling.

The Shun army originally did not have a decent post station, and there were important deployments, all of which were issued by the Prime Minister's Office with a seal and a fast horse, but now Niu Jinxing has almost become the commander of the light pole, and hundreds of Jinshi who surrendered in the former Ming Dynasty and raised people to raise the staff of the subordinate officials to escape, did the prime minister himself write with a bald pen and ask someone to ride a donkey to deliver the letter?

"It's over, it's all over."

"We're done."

"But the emperor is still there, so we can't descend. If you don't have this backbone, you will become a "winged watermark" person in vain. 1

"That's what I said."

Xiao Xiao was careful again, and Li Zicheng was almost lying on his yellow fat horse, listening to the whispers of the generals and soldiers around him.

The morale of the army and the people reached this point, and his imperial guards were almost astigmatized, and the remaining dozen or so were also weakly following him, the emperor, and when they heard what people said, the guards showed anger in their eyes, but they could only endure it...... At this time, when I talk about the majesty of the emperor's driving, I think it is too funny and unnecessary!

"Where is the military advisor, and where is the prime minister? What about Jiexuan? ”

Li Zicheng was groggy, and finally raised his head and asked someone.

"Your Majesty, the military division is behind, the prime minister went to settle the palace, tonight the accommodation has not been found, Liu Jiangye was seriously injured, carried on the stretcher and walked slowly, it is estimated that he will not be able to catch up for a while."

"Oh, then call the strategist."

With Li Zicheng's instructions, after a while, Song Xiance hurried over, looking around, Li Zicheng had tears in his eyes, and said softly: "Military advisor, you and I are the master, I have always treated you well, for this time, what can I do?" ”

"Minister, minister has no way."

Of course, Song Xiance's loyalty to Dashun does not need to be doubted, and at this time, looking at Li Zicheng, who is like a sick cat, there is no need to say much about the sadness in his heart.

But there is no way, there is no way, although he is also a person who knows the soldiers and understands the world, but he is only above the middle, and he is worse than a big official like Hong Chengchou, and now it is when the mountains and rivers are exhausted, what can he do.

"However", Song Xiance muttered again: "When the queen was leaving, she ordered that if the emperor was in danger, he could go to Yujing City." ”

Li Zicheng's eyes gradually became lively, yes, the city of Yulin is intact, well guarded, and there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers from Gao Yigong, which are used to gather the army and regroup, which is a good place to live!