After Houjin entered the customs, a grand enthronement ceremony was held, and then under the advice of a cadre of Han Chen strategists, a measure to convince the people came to mourn Chongzhen, who hanged himself on the coal mountain, and the imperial relatives who were killed by Li Zicheng.

Doing so at least gives people a signal that Hou Jin has respect for the Ming Emperor, and he is not a foreign barbarian who also understands etiquette.

Conquering the hearts of the people is a key step, and the next step is that Dolgon announced that he would avenge Emperor Chongzhen and use Li Zicheng's head to commemorate the emperor, which was very moving, as if the dead Chongzhen was his father, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is just a measure to subdue the people and unify the Central Plains.

Dolgon would be so kind, if you want to say that Chongzhen's death is completely blamed on Li Zicheng, it can't be justified, if it weren't for your Houjin retreating in the back, the Guanning army in Shanhaiguan would not have been stationed there, as long as they were transferred back to participate in the war, the whole situation would change, not to mention the complete elimination of Li Zicheng's thief army, but the heavy damage was absolute.

Because of Houjin's continuous deduction, Chongzhen gave up the transfer of troops to participate in the war, which eventually led to the tragedy of hanging himself on the coal mountain.

Houjin, who stabilized the situation in the capital, naturally wanted to expand like the south, but at present, the north has not yet been unified, and their main goal is to eliminate all the remnants of the forces in the north.

Originally, the Later Jin nobles such as Dolgon did not have such great ambitions to rule the Central Plains, but under the instigation of a group of Han ministers and strategists, they became more confident in unifying the Central Plains.

Look, those Zhu Ming princes in the south are still fighting to the death over who is orthodox, and the Houjin Eight Banner soldiers in the north have begun the battle of unification.

Among them, the army of Azig and Wu Sangui is the main force, their goal is to pursue Li Zicheng while subduing the rest of the cities that have not surrendered, this way down is not a hard battle, the pursuing Li Zicheng's ass ran all the way behind and did not catch up, this Li Zicheng's troops fled very quickly, mainly they went to the mountains, and the Houjin army with cavalry as the main force could not play their strengths.

Can't catch up, but the other cities still have to be recovered. The Houjin nobles are now very confident in the unification of the Central Plains, as long as the princes of Zhu Ming in the south continue to die, the Houjin may be able to dominate the world, as for Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and the like, not to mention what to fear.

The troops led by Azig were the main force of the two white flags, and the captain of this unit followed Dolgon for many years, and the number of 26-pounder guns was the largest among the weapons it was equipped with, so it was able to conquer many cities with little force along the way.

Although Wu Sangui has now taken refuge in Houjin, he has not relaxed his vigilance for his trust, after all, the two sides have had an unpleasant record, so in terms of unifying the army, Dolgon did not let him lead the Guanning army alone. This period is also a time to investigate, to see if he really surrenders in good faith, if he surrenders sincerely, then everything is easy to say, if he is not sincere, Dolgon will also let him die without a place to be buried.

Of course, the smart Wu Sangui naturally knows his current situation, and if he doesn't say anything else, if he leaves Houjin in his current situation, it is very likely that he will be attacked by those former colleagues. One of his subordinates did not allow him to submit to the Ming Dynasty at this time, and the small southern court could not give them much benefit, and the benefits given to them by Houjin were indeed big enough.

No one can withstand the temptation in front of interests, let alone these sergeants who have lived in the bitter cold border for many years. They fought everything for their need for wealth and fame.

Azig's army pursued Li Zicheng all the way south, and after the battle with Henan, Li Zicheng's defeated retreating troops chose to enter the mountains and forests, effectively avoiding the advantage of the Houjin cavalry. Although the mountains and forests are sparsely populated and the road conditions are not good, at least they can preserve their strength, which is a classic tactic used by the peasant army.

Li Zicheng doesn't need to be taught at all. Seeing that Li Zicheng had entered the mountains, his cavalry could not give full play to his advantages, and he might become a passive side, so he immediately began to adjust his battle plan.

Later Jin's pursuit of Li Zicheng was just an excuse, and unifying the northern land was their ultimate real goal.

Therefore, the pursuit of Li Zicheng was not a priority for Azig, and now that the other side had retreated into the mountains and forests, it was necessary to attack other cities that had not surrendered, and the army advanced south to Xuzhou, which was still under the control of Ming officials.

The Ten Days of Yangzhou in history happened after the Battle of Xuzhou, but because of the effect of butterfly wings, Duoduo of the unified army became Azig, but if this situation continues, it is very likely that the tragedy will happen again.

The defenders of Xuzhou are said to have been a little afraid of the arrival of Azig, and even desertion, for the horror of the Houjin army, now is not the most powerful time, the history of the Nanming army is not enough to fight on the one hand, on the other hand, there are Yangzhou ten days, Jiading three massacres and so on brought by the shadow in the heart, causing them not to continue to resist, and finally let the Houjin unify the country, firmly do more than two hundred and ninety years.

Of course, the battle of the Ming army in this period was generally low, this is a true fact, Xuzhou is one of the important towns like the southern advance, where a large number of former Ming officials, as well as gentry and children, Azig and Wu Sangui combined more than 200,000 people, just took less than ten days to kill the city of Xuzhou.

The siege of the city by the army naturally made the officials guarding the city panic for a while, and at this time, the court of the king of Nanming Lu, whom they were loyal to, could not send reinforcements to rescue, and the feeling of isolation and helplessness can be imagined.

The court of the king of Nanming Lu was also very panicked about Azig's sudden advance, the other party was attacking with an army of 200,000, and the total number of troops under his control was less than 100,000, how could he send an army to the rescue, not to mention that Zheng Zhilong was still staring at it from the sidelines.

Azig's sudden change of marching route made the southern forces fall into a state of temporary stop attack for a while and a half, and what they now have to face is the invasion of the Houjin army, how to deal with it, if they fight alone, I am afraid that only Liangguang and Zheng Zhilong have this strength.

After all, Shen Youlong has the support of the Australians behind him, Zheng Zhilong has 100,000 private troops, 100 warships at sea, and even more has the support of maritime trade as military expenditures.

While all parties were worried about Azig's southward movement, the number of Australian warships in Hong Kong suddenly increased to ten, which made the situation even more confusing. (To be continued.) )