In the first year of Hongguang in the Ming Dynasty, in mid-July, there were two news that everyone talked about the most during this time.

One is that in the middle of the Hanzhong War, there was once unlimited scenery, crisscrossing several provincial capitals of the Ming Dynasty, and the powerful Western Army Zhang Xianzhong defeated the city of Hanzhong, not only lost his son Li Dingguo, but also lost tens of thousands of elites of the Western Army, and had to return to Sichuan gloomily, and the Ming Army of Shaanxi once again became the target of everyone's attention.

The second is that the Dashun army, which was originally thought to be in a slump and was about to withdraw from the stage of hegemony, but under the leadership of Li Zicheng, the returning king of Chuang, sent more than 100,000 troops, starting from the small county of Anyang, all the way to attack Kefu, in just one month, the army once again came to the city of Jinan.

"Your Majesty, well, King Chuang, now that we have completely surrounded Jinan Mansion, why don't we attack yet, you know, the brothers can't wait to kill that dog thing of Niu Jinxing, and avenge the dead brothers." Standing under the city of Jinan, looking at the tall city wall, Tian Jianxiu gritted his teeth and said to Li Zicheng who was riding on a horse next to him.

Hearing Tian Jianxiu's words, Li Zicheng did not answer, but Song Xiance on the side opened his mouth and said, "General Tian, it's not that King Chuang doesn't want to attack, but now is not a good time for us to attack, you know, this Jinan city is tall and strong, and there are more than 30,000 defenders in the city, although most of them are surrendered by the Ming army, but the combat effectiveness is already very different from the previous one. We are more than 100,000 people, and in addition to the brothers who were injured during this time, there are only 100,000 people left. In this case, if the siege is carried out, even if Jinan City is captured, our Dashun army will be completely finished. ”

"But, but, can you just watch the dog thief of Niu Venus. In front of us, there is nothing we can do, and if so, what are we doing here? As soon as Song Xiance's words were finished, Tian Jianxiu said indignantly.

"Don't worry, see Xiu, I, Li Zicheng, will never let my brother die in vain, I will definitely peel the skin and cramp the dog thief Niu Jinxing with my own hands, and cut it with a thousand knives, and pay tribute to the dead brothers." Hear Tami's complaints. Li Zicheng said with a bluish face.

Just when the Dashun soldiers under the city were shouting and neighing to prepare for the siege, at the head of Jinan City, Niu Jinxing had already looked like a fool, looking at all this, if he couldn't still see him trembling constantly, I am afraid that everyone would think that he was just a statue.

"How so, why is this happening, how can they still be able to come here. Haven't they all been completely dispersed by the Manchus, why is this happening? And didn't Li Zicheng go to Tongguan to pick up the bargain, why did he appear here intact, this is impossible, this must be an illusion. While trembling, Niu Jinxing's mouth underestimated the words that no one could understand.

No wonder he is so afraid, most of the people who have done something wrong. Seeing the appearance of the victim, it will be like this, especially when he was in the Dashun army, Li Zicheng can be regarded as benevolent and righteous to him, but after he saw that the Dashun army had no future, he ruthlessly abandoned them. If that's all it takes, the most important thing is that it is precisely because of his intelligence that the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Dashun Army have been completely defeated, with countless casualties among them, how can he be indifferent to such a tragic situation.

Niu Jinxing is indeed a tragic figure, because after being dizzy for a while, after betraying his brother and surrendering to the Manchu Dynasty, not only did his son part ways with him and leave, but even the new master he tried to serve, the Manchu Qing court treated him as a rotten egg, and after using it, he was completely thrown aside.

Niu Jinxing, who was not flattering on both sides, had no choice but to return gloomily, it stands to reason that people like Niu Jinxing should go to Beijing City, but he also knew that he was not treated by the Manchu court, so he did not go to Beijing at all, and his hometown Henan could not go, after all, there are still many places in Henan that are still under the control of the Dashun Army and the Ming Army, if he dares to go back, it is a self-imposed net, and there is only a dead end, so, he chose to choose, he chose Shandong, which is relatively calm, And Jinan, as the capital of Shandong, is his first, but he never thought that it was not long ago, he originally thought that he would be lonely from now on, and the Dashun army that disappeared completely rose strongly, not only rose, but also appeared in front of his eyes again, looking at the posture in front of him, he must have come to seek revenge on him, thinking of the tragic end after the city was broken, how could he not be afraid.

"Lord Niu, I advise you to go back to your house as soon as possible, look at the movement of the thieves under the city, I'm afraid that the city will be attacked in a while, if you hurt the adults at that time, it is not something that we little people can afford." Just when Niu Jinxing was thinking about his fate in the future, a general-like person appeared behind him and spoke, although the meaning of the words was for Niu Jinxing's lockdown, but the tone of his speech was completely useless, which was mixed with ridicule and ridicule, and with a trace of dissatisfaction.

This person is Lu Chao, originally that was the chief soldier of Jinan Mansion, belonging to the kind of hereditary livelihood, not able to fight, but he is still very good at being an official, when the Manchu soldiers came to the city, after discussing with the governor of Shandong at that time, he did not even resist and surrendered directly, so he was appointed by the Manchu court as the chief soldier of Shandong, and he was born three levels at once.

But he never thought that he had just been promoted as an official, and he hadn't enjoyed the fun of being promoted, Li Zicheng's army was coming to the city, how could he not feel angry, of course, it was impossible for him to lose his temper with Li Zicheng, and he had nothing to fear about Niu Jinxing, Niu Jinxing's matter, for ordinary people, there may be some questions, but for an official of Lu Chao's level, there is no secret at all, so he is very clear about Niu Jinxing's betrayal of the Dashun army, and he also knows, The reason why the Dashun army came to Jinan this time was to seek revenge on Niu Jinxing, you say, will he have a good face for a person who has brought trouble to himself?

"Lu, Lord Lu, do you think this city can be defended?" Listening to Lu Chao's words, Niu Jinxing stammered a little, and asked with a look of hope on his face.

Looking at the pitiful look on Niu Jinxing's face, Lu Chao also leaked a look of disdain in his heart, and secretly thought: You are scared now, what did you do earlier, when you were a traitor, you should have thought of today, his grandmother, you said that you are dead, it is damned, but it has caused me to be unlucky, if it weren't for the sake of those Tartars, Lao Tzu would have cut you off with a knife and sent your head out.

Thinking so in his heart, Lu Chao still didn't have any expression on his face, and said lightly, "I am not an immortal, how do I know, I heard that Lord Niu was also a figure above 10,000 people under one person in the Dashun Army back then, so he should know them very well, why did he ask me again?" After finishing speaking, Lu Chao left without looking back, leaving Niu Jinxing with a look of regret standing at the head of the city.

Xuzhou, since ancient times, is a battleground for soldiers, and it is also the most important place in the east, not only connecting the north-south canal, but also connecting the traffic arteries of several provinces.

And now, Xuzhou Mansion is the forefront of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, where not only 50,000 Manchu, Han and Mongolian Eight Banner soldiers led by Azig are stationed, but also more than 300,000 Han troops, which can be described as powerful, but Xuzhou, which was originally quiet and peaceful, is extremely busy these days.

In a tall official office in the city, there were two people talking carefully.

"Wu Xian's nephew, you should know everything about Shandong, I didn't expect Li Zicheng, a traitor, to be so tenacious, repeatedly destroyed, but repeatedly rising, I thought that this time they had been completely suppressed, but I didn't expect that they would take advantage of the situation again, not only that, but also all the way close, and now Jinan Mansion has been heavily surrounded, the regent has passed a strict order from Beijing, ordering us to solve this matter as soon as possible, and we can't give Li Zicheng a chance to rise, otherwise, I'm afraid something else will happen! The person sitting at the top was the governor who was now commanding more than 300,000 Han troops, Hong Chengchou, and the person opposite him was Wu Sangui.

Hearing Hong Chengchou's words, Wu Sangui couldn't help but have the slightest nervousness on his face, but drank tea slowly with a smile, and said, "Uncle, the Manchu Eight Banners are powerful, it stands to reason that this matter should be handed over to them, you must know that we are now facing hundreds of thousands of troops in the south of the Yangtze River, if we are not careful, maybe it will set off a big war, why do you want us to go to Jinan Mansion to deal with Li Zicheng at this time?" ”

"Since the virtuous nephew knows it, why do you want to say such a thing, since Prince Yu Duoduo's army defeated Tongguan and lost 20,000 elites of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Dynasty, the regent no longer dares to act recklessly, and even Shanxi and Henan dare not touch, for fear of any accidents.

Besides, isn't this exactly what you and I want, the more careful they are, the more they will need us, so that we can also get more benefits, otherwise, if they can solve everything, we may be completely abandoned, so, it is precisely because of this, I plan to let the virtuous nephew go on a trip this time, although according to the information that came, Li Zicheng has more than 100,000 troops, but in a hurry, these armies are really not too elite, and the rest are just some rabble, As long as the virtuous nephew succeeds in solving the crisis in Jinan Mansion this time and exterminating Li Zicheng, this official is sure that you will definitely be valued by the regent, and with the weight of the regent, you still have something to worry about in the future. Hearing Wu Sangui's words, Hong Chengchou said softly.

Sure enough, as soon as Hong Chengchou's words were finished, Wu Sangui smiled and took the order. (To be continued.) )