Chapter 171: The Great War That Is About to Begin
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, good news, good news, God bless me Dashun, the Qing army has sent troops, and the Qing army has finally sent troops." Zhangde Mansion, now Zhangde City, Hebei Province, since Wu Sangui stopped attacking, the Dashun army, which had been defeated all the way, was finally able to take a breath, and Li Zicheng and other high-level officials of the Dashun State were also able to free up their hands, collect the rout, and build a defensive line, while Li Zicheng, who lost Shaanxi, had to be temporarily stationed in Zhangde Mansion.
It's not that Li Zicheng doesn't want to counterattack back, but unfortunately, after escaping from Beijing in a hurry, all the food and baggage were lost, and now the army under his command can only eat one full meal a day, and the remaining two meals can only drink gruel, because of this, many soldiers of the Dashun army have gone to the surrounding villages and towns to rob the people's property, making the nearby people miserable, and even armed conflicts with many places, for this reason, Li Zicheng and the entire Dashun officials have a headache, but there is no way.
"Smack"
"Bastard, what are your intentions, how can this be good news when the Qing army sends troops, this is obviously trying to force us to death! You're still so happy, what a bastard. Seeing Niu Jinxing running in happily, Li Zicheng, who was already uncomfortable in his heart, was even more unhappy, and just received a report that a general slaughtered a nearby village in order to grab food.
Niu Jinxing, who was startled by the sound of the wine altar falling to the ground, was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, although the Qing army has sent troops, it is not here to attack us, and you will definitely not think of their goals." ”
"Oh, they didn't attack us, could it be that they turned against Wu Sangui and wanted to attack Wu Sangui, if that's the case, this is good news." Li Zicheng wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth and said.
"That's not it, Your Majesty, you definitely can't imagine that the target of their attack is Shaanxi, and I don't know how that pickled boy angered those Tartars, the Tartars actually dispatched 20,000 elite soldiers at once this time, it seems that that the kid will definitely not end well." Niu Jinxing said with some emotion.
It's been so long, the spies sent by Dashun have already explored the affairs of Shaanxi, although it is only something on the surface, but this also allows the high-level of the Dashun army to understand what is happening in Shaanxi, of course, for Shi Lei, Li Zicheng is eager to pick his skin and cramp, but now the Dashun army has a huge number of troops, but the food burden can not keep up, and can only watch the land of Shaanxi continue to be occupied by Shi Lei, of course, what makes Li Zicheng most resentful is Gao Guiying's capture, you know, Li Zicheng is also a green hat professional in his life, several wives have run away with people, and finally met a person who is loyal to him, and he is also considered to be famous, but he was captured by others, every time he thinks of this, Li Zicheng can't wait to kill everyone.
"The Qing army sent troops to Shaanxi, this is so possible, you know, although the kid surnamed Shi opportunistically occupied Shaanxi, but the strength is weak, even if the Manchu Tartars want to attack them, they should first defeat us before they do it, how can they suddenly make a move on them now, will it be a sound to attack the west, nominally to attack Shaanxi, in fact, to fight us, if this is really the case, we are very passive." Although Li Zicheng was very happy that the Manchu Qing sent troops to attack Shaanxi, after thinking about it, he still expressed his doubts.
For Li Zicheng's question, Niu Jinxing already had an idea in his heart, some time ago, the edict of Emperor Hongguang's accession to the throne has spread all over the country, and even the Dashun country has also gotten the news, for this matter, the ministers of the Dashun country may not be able to do it anymore, but Niu Jinxing has already figured out the details of this, so he opened his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen can be sure that this time the Manchu Qing army is definitely going to the kid in Shaanxi, and this time the Manchu Tartar will definitely completely eliminate that kid before they will collect the troops." ”
Hearing Niu Jinxing so sure, Li Zicheng was also a little curious, and asked, "Oh, you know, tell me, the reason for this, I want to hear your explanation." ”
"Your Majesty, the Hongguang Xiao'er ascended the throne some time ago, you know, the reason why Weichen dared to be so sure this time is that the target of the Manchu Tartars is Shaanxi, and the most important reason is this." Bull Venus Road.
Hearing Niu Jinxing's words, Li Zicheng became more and more confused the more he listened, and asked, "Why is this, a yellow-haired child, not to mention that he can be fed by people when he eats, what can he do, and he is not listening to that Shi Lei up and down in Shaanxi." ”
"Hahaha, Your Majesty, what you said is right, that Hongguang Xiao'er really won't do anything, but I can't stand where his identity is, now Chongzhen has hanged himself, and this Hongguang Xiao'er is the most suitable successor of the entire Ming Dynasty, not to mention anything else, just this identity, as long as the officials and people who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, they must obey him, and this is also the main goal of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Your Majesty should know that the Manchurian Tartars entered the customs this time, but Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone, what is it for, for the flower world in this pass, but after all, they are alien races, and if they want to dominate the world, it is much more difficult than other people, and more importantly, if a unified force appears in the pass, even if it is a nominal force, it is also a great threat to them, so if they want to get the world, then they must first make this world chaotic, how to mess up, the heroes are divided, and the war is continuous. At that time, the people of the world will not pay attention to them, and then they will be able to fulfill their wishes.
It is precisely for this reason that in order to make the world chaotic, they want to eliminate Hongguang, the little emperor, because as long as Emperor Hongguang is gone, then those forces that were originally loyal to the Ming Dynasty will fight inwardly for their own interests and be able to achieve their goals. "I have to say that Niu Jinxing is also a talent, and he analyzes these things very well.
As soon as Niu Jinxing's words were finished, Li Zicheng, who was still a little drunk, didn't know what he thought, got up suddenly, and after walking around the house a few times, he "snapped", slapped the table, and said loudly, "Yes, yes, it's really good news, the two tigers will fight and there will be an injury, no matter who loses, in the end, it will be me who will profit from it, come and send the order, so that they must raise enough food and baggage within half a month for the army, if it can't be completed, come and see you." ”
"Your Majesty, what are you going to do?" Hearing Li Zicheng's order, Niu Jinxing suddenly became a little puzzled, the reason why Niu Jinxing came to report the news this time was to let Li Zicheng be able to stabilize the forces with peace of mind, but he didn't expect Li Zicheng to suddenly want to send troops again.
"What to do, I'm going to join in the fun, just the two of them fighting, isn't it too monotonous, I'll surprise them this time, whether the Manchu Tartars lose, or Shi Lei loses, they will definitely break their muscles and bones, and when the time comes, when my army comes out, they will definitely not think of it." Li Zicheng said with a smile.
Tongguan, north of the Yellow River, south of the Qinling Mountains, since the Han Dynasty built, because of the terrain first, by the successive dynasties as a place for soldiers to fight, also known as "the key to the three Qin towns, the throat of the four towns", is the only way to enter the Guanzhong Plain, since the end of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how chaotic elsewhere, the land of Guanzhong has remained calm, it is because of the place of Tongguan, and the reason why Li Zicheng's army was able to break Tongguan is also because Sun Chuanting, who guarded Tongguan, was transferred to Henan by Emperor Chongzhen, otherwise, Li Zicheng wants to enter Shaanxi, It was definitely very tough.
Then, Shi Lei got Tongguan, but he had to thank Yuan Zongdi, and it was precisely because of Yuan Zongdi's anti-water, which led to the Tongguan defenders without knowing it, he easily took Tongguan, and then, in order to ensure the safety of Tongguan, Shi Lei stationed a large army in Tongguan, originally Tongguan had 10,000 elite soldiers, not long ago, Shi Lei sent 30,000 elite soldiers to come here, 40,000 elite soldiers, plus the dangerous terrain of Tongguan, not to mention solid, but if you want to lay Tongguan, there is no heavy price, it is simply impossible to achieve.
"My lord, can you be sure that the army of the Manchu Tartars will definitely come to attack Tongguan this time, you know, the difficulty of Tongguan is famous all over the world, are those Tartars so stupid?" Sitting in Tongguan City, Shi Lei was in the first place, and there were a row of generals below, led by Dong Qi.
"Hahaha, General Dong rest assured, before this matter came, the adults had discussed it with their subordinates and others, which was unanimously approved by everyone, you know, most of the Tartar army are cavalry, so if they want to attack Shaanxi, they can only come from the land of Henan, but the land of Henan is now occupied by the Dashun army, how can the Tartar army pass through, except for the land of Henan, the rest of the places are blocked by the Yellow River, so if they want to cross the river, they can only pass through this Tongguan, and it is precisely because of this, This battle is not a little fake, it can only be a hard-fought battle, and this is also a good opportunity for us to show the world, whether we can become famous in one fell swoop, it depends on this battle. It was Tong Chenfu who spoke, and his explanation also made many of the generals sitting below straighten their backs and become excited.
You know, most of the people sitting here are soldiers who started from Yulin City with Shi Lei, under the leadership of Shi Lei, they don't say that they have won many battles, nor have they lost, which also invisibly makes them have a sense of arrogance, but for various reasons, they have not been able to Guanning Iron Cavalry, the Celestial Elephant Army, famous all over the world, this is also their regret all along, now, finally there is one who can fight with the so-called Eight Banners elite, so as to become famous all over the world, how can they not be excited.
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