The bloody remnant sun shines on the Yanshan Mountains, the lush mountains and forests are like undulating oceans, showing a strange dead silence, and the monsoon wind from the Bohai Sea blows the flag hunting.

To the east of the mountain range is a plain stretching as far as the eye can see, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses forming an incomparably long procession.

Dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, the cloak behind him fluttered in the wind, showing an unstoppable domineering, Dolgon sat down on a red horse, spread its four hooves, and galloped forward under the whip.

Dolgon can't wait to go to Beijing now, you know, the dream of several generations since **Hachi to Huang Taiji has finally come true today.

In yesterday's battle, Li Zicheng's army was completely defeated, and several generals under Li Zicheng, including Li Guo and Li Shuangxi, were all killed on the battlefield, and now they have urgently withdrawn to the Guannai.

Dolgon knew that the sooner he arrived in Beijing, the better, because a few days later, Li Zicheng's army might have set up fortifications in Beijing, and the resistance would only be greater.

Behind Dolgon were Duoduo, the Prince of Yu, Hauge, and Wu Sangui.

At this time, Wu Sangui had already changed into a Manchu decoration, although he felt very twisted about the braids just tied behind him, but he did not show it from his face, but just looked ahead with a very complicated look.

Behind them were the Manchu princes, Baylor, and the guards.

The Manchu army had already occupied the cities of Shanhaiguan, and according to Dolgon's suggestion, they would soon enter the pass.

On the side of the Dashun Army, the oolong horse under Li Zicheng also looked tired due to the long-term galloping, and the yellow body hair fell into the yellow dust, and he lost his former look.

Although it was galloping day and night, Li Zicheng still carried a yellow umbrella under his seat to show his imperial demeanor.

General Liu Zongmin was seriously injured in battle and was carried on a stretcher.

Li Zicheng pointed to a lonely city in front of him with a horsewhip, and said to Song Xiance: "Is it Yongping City in front?" ”

Song Xiance said: "Exactly." ”

Li Zicheng said: "The army entered Yongping City to rest. ”

Song Xiance said: "But the Manchu Qing is behind, in case it ......"

Li Zicheng said: "Don't worry, even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty goes south, it will take a day or two, they must at least rest the team and make a battle plan." ”

Song Xiance nodded silently.

Li Guo sent the vanguard to enter Yongping City first to prepare for Li Zicheng's army to enter the city.

After the army entered the city, Li Zicheng counted the number of troops, which was about less than 30,000, and there were many disabled soldiers.

Li Zicheng stomped back and forth in his travels, thinking about how to arrange defensive warfare after entering Beijing, and he also prepared for the worst, that is, after Beijing was broken by the Manchus, he immediately retreated westward.

Li Zicheng said suddenly: "Bring Wu Sangui's father, Wu Xiang, I have something to say to him." ”

In a moment, Wu Xiangren was brought to Li Zicheng, who looked much thinner due to the long period of detention, and his gray beard and hair covered his face messily.

Li Zicheng said: "Hello wow? ”

Wu Xiang immediately knelt down in front of Li Zicheng and said: "It's Xiao'er who is rebellious and dares to disobey Your Majesty, and I ask Your Majesty to let me go to meet my son Wu Sangui and let him surrender to Your Majesty and break with the Manchus." ”

Hearing this, Li Zicheng laughed, with an indescribable desolation in his laughter, and turned around for a moment, staring at Wu Xiang with indescribable horror in his eyes.

"You ruined my country, I want him to know that those who dare to disobey me will not end well, come here, give Wu Xiang to me Ling Chi, and send a messenger to Wu Sangui to cut off the flesh and bones."

When Wu Xiang heard this, he was so frightened that he crawled on the ground and was dragged down by two soldiers.

Li Zicheng said again: "Bring me Chongzhen's three sons!" ”

It didn't take long for the three teenagers to kneel down in front of Li Zicheng, namely the crown prince, the king of Yong, and the king of Ding, and the three of them may feel that their end is coming, and they tremble.

Li Zicheng turned back to Song Xiance and said, "What should they do?" ”

Song Xiance pondered for a moment and said, "Cut the grass and remove the roots, and leave no trouble." ”

Li Zicheng let out a long sigh, and after a moment, he said: "Since ancient times, there has been no prince and prince who has died in the country who has not been killed, but I don't want to kill them, they have lived in the deep palace for a long time, they don't know anything, what is wrong, one person gives twenty taels of silver, and each of them escapes." ”

When the three princes heard this, they immediately kowtowed, and thanked Li Zicheng for his generosity, Li Zicheng beckoned, and the three of them were taken down.

Song Xiance said: "Your Majesty, but ......"

Li Zicheng smiled bitterly and said: "Now that Wu Sangui has thrown himself into the Manchu Dynasty, you are still afraid that he will use the prince of the Ming family to restore the Ming family." ”

Song Xiance is no longer in words.

Li Zicheng said to Song Xian: "Hurry up and send a secret message to Niu Jinxing, ordering him to prepare to defend the city and fight as soon as possible, and prepare to go to the great ceremony after returning to Beijing." ”

Li Zicheng ordered Li Guo to straighten out his men and horses, let the wounded soldiers be wounded in Yongping, and sent 500 cavalry to escort Liu Zongmin and important wounded generals to set off at dusk on the same day and return to Beijing first.

At this time, it was late at night, and Song Xian curated the paper and drafted a secret message.

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In a deserted village outside Jianghuai City, the soldiers swept out a relatively large house, which seemed to have been lived by local tyrants before, and now Gao Jie, the chief soldier of Xuzhou, lives in it.

Gao Jie was born recklessly, because of his light body, the people of the rivers and lakes called "the harrier who turned over the mountain", he had followed Li Zicheng to rebel, and later the Ming court was captured in the suppression of the peasant uprising, and then surrendered to the court and was promoted to the general army of Xuzhou.

A few days ago, Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, ordered Gao Jie to lead some troops south to Huai'an to escort King Lu to Nanjing, which was already stationed outside Huai'an.

Now Lu Jiude and Gao Jie are sitting at the same table, and Zhou Hao and Fuwang Zhu Yousong are also sitting next to them.

Lu Jiude picked up a glass of wine and said to Gao Jie: "If Brother Ren and I achieve this great event, Brother Gao's future in the future is limitless." ”

Gao Jie's heart turned quickly, he is not a member of the Donglin Party, and it is the same for him to establish any vassal king, and now Lu Jiude is seeking to establish King Fu with himself as a eunuch of Fengyang, once King Fu succeeds to the throne, he is the minister of decision, and he can fly Huang Tengda, but he still said: "Gonggong Lu doesn't know, now all the forces in Nanjing are against King Lifu, and even Lord Shi Kefa, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is also against King Lifu. ”

For a long time in the Ming Dynasty, the status of Wenchen was higher than that of military generals, and all the important officials in Nanjing opposed King Fu, and Gao Jie did not dare to act rashly, plus his immediate boss Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, also sided with Donglin Danglin and joined the army against King Fu.

When Zhou Hao heard this, he was immediately anxious, he didn't dare to delay for a day, and any doubt would miss the opportunity, so he gave Lu Jiude a look.

Lu Jiude said with a smile: "General Gao underestimates himself too much, if there is a big chaos today, the general has an army of 100,000, whoever has military power can control the political situation in these years, once the general agrees, I will send someone to find Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo, only the three of you agree, why worry about the big thing, the general can think clearly, the general's bright future is in front of him." ”

Zhou Hao wanted to make a big statement, but because of his identity, he had to listen, after listening to Lu Jiude's words, he secretly appreciated it in his heart, and finally said his thoughts, the power comes out of the barrel of the gun, as long as King Fu can get the support of the warlords of the four towns in Jiangbei, why worry about dealing with a few white-faced talents in Nanjing.

After all, Gao Jie has been in the officialdom for several years, and he also relied on the wind to make the rudder ascend to the position of the general soldier, and he has no deep relationship with the Donglin Party, once the Donglin Party gains power, he has no hope in politics.

You must know that Wenchen's suppression of military generals has always been a common practice in the Ming Dynasty, and those military generals have long been unable to stand the instructions of Wenchen.

"Okay, on behalf of my 100,000 soldiers and horses, I will support His Royal Highness King Fu, and I will do my best to support His Highness."

"Good! Cheers to this! ”

Lu Jiude picked up the wine, Zhou Hao was ecstatic, and also picked up the wine glass.