After Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he did not claim the title of emperor for a long time, and the wild history rumored that the usurper thief could not be opened, and as soon as Li thief arrived at the main hall, it was either the palace shook or the ground was trapped. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info is no longer dizzy and headaches, even the carved dragon of Jintai has come to life, and wants to swallow this thief.

Therefore, although Li Thief frequently gathered on 369 days, he was unable to claim the emperor due south.

The result of the fact was that Li Chuang's authority was insufficient and his negotiations with his subordinates were unsuccessful.

At that time, a thief eunuch came out of the palace, and secretly said that although Li Thief was the leader, there were always more than 20 people, all of whom were not compatible, and everything was conspired by everyone, especially Ruhou Liu Zongmin was the most arrogant at that time. In other words, although Li Zicheng occupies the capital division, he does not have the authority and prestige of the emperor, so he has not been able to perform the ascension ceremony for a long time.

The reason for this can be traced back to the time of Gao Yingxiang, the king of Lao Chuang, when all the thieves pushed Gao Yingxiang as the leader, but in fact, the leaders of each family, regardless of the number of soldiers and the number of soldiers, were equal.

is similar to making a martial arts alliance leader, but it can't override all factions, and if you are together, you will gather and disperse, and you will come and go very freely.

They also practice the principle of democratic consultation, discussing matters together, and the relationship between them is more of an alliance than a relationship between superiors and subordinates.

So at this time, Li Zicheng wants to ascend the throne and engage in dictatorship, how can everyone be convinced? As soon as you become the emperor, I will not become a courtier, and I want to kowtow to you, how is this possible?

Liu Zongmin said openly: "I am on the same horse with him, why do you worship him?" ”

All the thieves also said: "Who is willing to bend the knee when the horse is ringing?" ”

Even when the generals tortured the innocent and caused a lot of resentment, Li Zicheng persuaded Liu Zongmin, and Liu Zongmin actually said: "The power of the emperor belongs to you, and the power of torture belongs to me, and there is no trouble." ”

His implication is that you are in charge of the emperor's affairs, and I am in charge of the silver, everyone has different division of labor, but they are still equal to each other.

His subordinates did not recognize his emperor's authority, and Li Zicheng was helpless.

Of course, as far as the officials under Li Chuang's command are concerned, they very much hope that Li Zicheng will ascend to the pole, and all the officials who surrender in Beijing also hope that Li Zicheng will ascend to the pole, and the meritorious ones will be sealed and the guilty will be pardoned.

Niu Jinxing took advantage of this to form a private party, and since March 22, he has persuaded him seven times.

He also did things that had to be done in the past dynasties, such as making a box, carving Yongchang's years, months and days in the middle, and placing it in the big interior, so that people could get it by chance, and falsely called the talisman. He also deceived several monks, claiming that a certain country in the Western Regions, and that the new Son of Heaven ascended to the pole and entered the congratulatory system.

It's just that the civil officials tossed again, and the warriors under his command did not reach a consensus, and Li Zicheng's dream of ascending to the emperor was still delayed.

In this regard, Li Zicheng was upset, when he first entered Beijing, the treasury did not get silver grain, his subordinates could not be rewarded, and the army's heart was shaken, so Li Zicheng ordered to recover the stolen goods and help the salary, and the people of Beijing were in dire straits, and the people were full of grievances.

He was in the deep palace, and he felt like he was sitting in the crater.

How many years has it been since I felt this way?

In the past, everywhere he passed, people welcomed him and rushed to open the door and surrender.

Right now......

Compared with ballads such as "King Chuang didn't pay food when he came", I felt ironic.

Not to mention the torture of the Beijing officials, because of the delay in the great ceremony, the Ming Dynasty's request for rewards for meritorious deeds was also shattered, and they all sought opportunities to abscond, and they deviated from morality inside and outside.

When Li Zicheng sometimes saw Mingchen, he seemed to feel that they had words such as "Mu Monkey and Crown" in their eyes, which made him feel painful, and it seemed that he had become the object of ridicule and laughter from everyone.

At this time, the morale of the army was slack, because of the plundering of the people, many soldiers were heavily funded: "There are more than 1,000 people with more than a waist wrap, and no less than 3 or 400 gold, and everyone has the idea of wealth and relaxation." ”

So Li Zicheng became more and more uneasy in his heart, he thought about how to change all this, and finally felt that he had to "move", he had a similar situation when he was in Huguang, and finally got rid of it after attacking Shaanxi, Henan, and Shandong.

Therefore, in order to keep the subordinates always strong, it is necessary to move, not to stay for a long time. Even when he was wandering, when he was in danger, when he was chased and beaten by others, that was when his subordinates had the strongest fighting spirit and were the most united.

Of course, it is impossible for him to give up the Jingshi, but he can let his subordinates move, saving them from having nothing to do in the Jingshi.

The shortage of grain and rice in Beijing is also an important reason for Li Zicheng's worry, when the stolen goods are recovered, the people of Beijing are not only robbed of money, but also many people's grain and rice have also been looted, and the news that more and more people have starved to death came.

Not long ago, Li Zicheng sent people to take stock of the Lu rice warehouse, Datong Bridge Guanglu Temple and other warehouses, and found that it would not take long to accumulate rice and grain.

If Jingshi runs out of food and rice, what will his hundreds of thousands of troops eat? What to drink?

Therefore, it is inevitable to let his subordinates move, and it is just the right way to divert the contradictions.

The target Li Zicheng also selected, that is, Xuanfu Town, Shanxi Province, which happened to be rich there, and it could be used for his army to eat and drink for a long time after it was captured.

As for what to do if the local area is eaten up, it is not something for him Li Zicheng to consider, anyway, Xuanfu Town is eaten up and goes to Shanxi Province, Shanxi Province is eaten up and goes to Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Province is eaten up and goes to Sichuan Province, and Sichuan Province is eaten up and goes to Huguang Jiangnan.

No matter what the future holds, at least the grain and rice he has laid can be used for his subordinates to eat and drink for a long time.

When Li Zicheng was calculating, the news of Liu Zeqing's defeat came, Li Zicheng was shocked and hurriedly convened all the officials and generals under his command to discuss the matter.

……

Yihou Li Yan rode his horse on the chessboard street, in the past, there were many department stores here, and it was extremely prosperous, but at this time, the street was lifeless, and there was no noise in the past. Occasionally, I saw a few people, and when I looked at them, they were all full of bitter hatred.

Li Yan didn't know what to feel in his heart, he took refuge in Li Zicheng that day, compiled all kinds of songs for him, and achieved very brilliant results, but he didn't expect this kind of result.

He remembered the four admonitions he had given at the beginning of his entry into Beijing, and said four things:

First, King Chuang retreated to the public factory, and after cleaning up the six palaces, he was welcomed into the city by hundreds of officials. Second, the recovery of stolen goods should be divided into three classes, and it should not be one-size-fits-all. Third, the soldiers and horses of each battalion are not allowed to borrow residential houses, and it is advisable to withdraw from the garrison outside the city and wait for dispatch to go on the expedition. Fourth, it is advisable to ascend to the pole as soon as possible and appease all the demoted officials.

As a result, King Chuang stopped criticizing three words: "Got it." ”

Later, it turned out that his four opinions were all to the point, and it was a pity that the king did not use them.

Things have developed to this point, and he has completely departed from his original intention, looking at everything around him, he sighed in his heart: "My lord is the son of heaven soon." ”

He rode a horse into the Daming Gate, if the king ascended to the pole, it should be changed to the Dashun Gate, but the king failed to ascend the throne for a long time, and the Daming Gate is still the Daming Gate.

He entered the imperial city and headed for the Chengtian Gate of the Imperial Palace, where the generals kept coming, cheering and screaming, and treating the palace as a horse farm.

After entering the Chengtian Gate, Li Yan saw Yang Shaofan, the Marquis of Qi, who was originally calm and tranquil, and was deeply hidden, but after entering Beijing, he also got carried away.

When Li Chuang founded the country in Shandong, he was a general, a general general, a general, a general, and a general, and General Guo Yi was given the title of uncle, son, and male. At that time, there were nine people who were crowned marquis, Ruhou Liu Zongmin, Zehou Tian Jianxiu, Bohou Li Guo, Qihou Yang Shaofan, Mianhou Yuan Zongdi, Cihou Liu Fangliang, Yihou Li Yan, Huaihou Liu Xiyao, and Yuehou Gao Yigong.

There are also Taiping Bo Hu Tiande, Wen Shuibo Liu Zeqing, Taoyuan Bo Liu Liangzuo and others, and Hou Bozi is nearly 200 males.

Yang Shaofan's battalion has made many great achievements, so although he does not have as many soldiers and horses as other generals, he is also named a marquis.

Li Yan strategized and worked hard, and he was also the deputy general of the fifth battalion, so he was named the righteous marquis. Of course, each battalion is controlled by the generals of each battalion, and he has the power to general Liu Zongmin, but in fact his power is very small.

Li Yan greeted Yang Shaofan, Yang Shaofan nodded slightly, his expression was arrogant and cold.

Li Yan sighed secretly, everyone has changed after entering Beijing, don't look at Yang Shaofan's reserved and cold appearance now, but if he faces the powerful Marquis Liu Zongmin, he will definitely change to a completely different expression.

There is also a general Hu Tiande came over, and greeted Li Yan, Yang Shaofan and others heartily, he loves to travel, and never stingy with gold and silver, so the relationship with all officials and generals is very good.

He fought bravely, and the patrol camp under his command was extremely sharp, so after Li Chuang founded the country in Shandong, he was named Taiping Bo, and his subordinates Kong San and Batiao were also named Ning Lingzi and Linqu men.

Li Yan saw that Hu Tiande's subordinate Kong San smiled at him, and he hurriedly returned the salute, but he always felt that Taipingbo, a powerful subordinate, always gave people a deep and unfathomable taste.

They rode their horses into the Duanmen and Wumen, and at least after reaching the Chengtian Gate, the generals could not ride horses. The Forbidden City is a forbidden place in the palace, unless the old and respected ministers can ride horses in the Forbidden City with the special permission of the emperor, as a kind of grace and honor.

Or the elderly, who are inconvenient to ride a horse, can be ordered to ride on the shoulder, and the two of them will go straight.

However, at this time, Li Chuang occupied the Beijing Division, and the generals swaggered and walked in the palace city, which obviously showed that Li Chuang's prestige in the hearts of the generals was insufficient.

When they arrived at the Jianji Palace, there were still many people rushing wildly, and even many people ran until they ran to the bottom of the steps outside the main hall before they swaggered off their horses.

Li Yan just shook his head, sighing with emotion in his heart, at least after he and Hu Tiande and the others arrived at the noon gate, they all dismounted and walked, maintaining their respect for the King of Dashun, these officials and generals were too disrespectful.

Everyone entered the Jianji Palace, and after the Huangji Hall burned down, they had been discussing and carrying out various ceremonies here. When I entered the wide hall, I saw that the black pressure inside was full of people, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Gu Junen, Song Qijiao, Zhang Lanran, etc., these are Wenchen.

Then there were Liu Zongmin, Li Guo, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Xiyao, Liu Fangliang, Gao Yigong, Tian Jianxiu, Liu Rukui, Liu Guochang, Liu Zhong, Wang Liangzhi, Chen Xin and other generals.

They were noisy and noisy, and everyone had a seat, spreading along both sides of the dragon chair, looking at the Juyi Hall like a cottage, only to put a statue of Guan Gong behind it.

Li Zicheng was on a high throne, still wearing a blue cloth arrow coat and a red felt hat, and he looked at the noisy ministers below, with a helpless look in his eyes.

Li Yan looked at Li Zicheng on the dragon throne, and for some reason the words "looking like a human king" flashed in his mind.

He saw the chief eunuch Wang Dehua standing beside the dragon chair obediently, without saying a word, I don't know if it was his illusion, he looked at Wang Dehua and glanced down, with a look of contempt in his eyes.

There is also a pale Changping guard, Wen Shuibo Liu Zeqing stood beside His Majesty Dan like a chicken, as if his whole body was still trembling.

Li Yan saluted Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng waved his hand, and Li Yan sat down in his seat.

Seeing that the people had arrived, Li Zicheng coughed and said: "Wen Shui Bo reported that the Jingbian army suddenly came out today, and they attacked Changping City in Chenshi. Wen Shuibo led the troops to fight, caught off guard, and was defeated by the Jingbian army and horses, and now Changping City has been lost, and it may not be long before the Jingbian army will come to the city. ”

There was a commotion in the palace, they only knew that the king summoned them to discuss the matter, saying that there was an emergency military situation, which seemed to be related to Changping, but they didn't understand what was going on, but they didn't expect it to be Liu Zeqing's defeat and the loss of Changping City.

If Changping is discarded and the Jingbian army occupies the city, it will indeed soon be pressed towards the Jingshi.

Liu Zongmin stood up violently, he walked to Liu Zeqing's side, glared at him and said: "Chenshi attacked, it's noon, Lao Tzu remembers that you and Qiu Lei have a total of 20,000 soldiers, your mother is hairy, how long have you been fighting with them?" How many soldiers do they send to fight you? ”

Liu Zeqing has always been afraid of this general post Liu Ye, in the past, there were soldiers in hand, and he was somewhat confident, but now he only has more than 100 horses left, and he is a count, seeing Liu Zongmin staring at him, the fierce light is shining, as if he wants to devour people and eat.

He was frightened in his heart, and involuntarily took a step back, and said in a trembling voice: "Back to Ruhou, the last general now thinks back that the Jingbian Army is estimated to have 10,000 people in the vanguard this time...... They are all elite horse teams, by the way, it is still the Ming State warrior You Shiwei who led the team, and the last general had seen him before...... He used the technique of luring the enemy, only sent 3,000 horsemen outside the city, and the remaining 7,000 were in ambush, so the last general was defeated by him in a hurry, and luckily escaped with more than 100 horsemen, and Guangshan Bo Qiu Lei did not know where to go......"

Liu Zongmin touched his face, if this is the case, it is understandable that Liu Zeqing was caught off guard and defeated. Although the generals of the old battalion were vague about how many soldiers there were in the outer battalion, they were still concerned about how many horses they had.

Liu Zongmin also knew that although Liu Zeqing and Qiu Lei had 20,000 soldiers and horses, there were only 3,000 horse soldiers in the middle. If the Jingbian army dispatched 10,000 horses, they attacked suddenly, and added an ambush, Liu Zeqing was caught off guard and was defeated, and it was very likely that he would be defeated.

Not to mention that the leader of the team is You Shiwei.

Of course You Shiwei knew that after all, it was all from Shaanxi, and Yulin was not very far from Mizhi and other places, so it had long been famous.

He muttered, "When did You Shiwei listen to Wang Dou?" And when did the King Fighting Horse Team have so many? ”

The general of the left battalion system, Cihou Liu Fangliang was also addicted to wine after entering Beijing, but the foundation was still there, he sat on the seat, his eyes flashed with a deep groan, as if he remembered the experience of fighting Wang Dou at the beginning. He suddenly remembered something: "No, Wen Shuibo, even if you lose, you can retreat into the city, didn't you say that you only set up a formation outside the West Gate?" ”

Everyone looked at Liu Zeqing, and they also thought of this question, indeed, fighting in the city, even if the war is unfavorable, they can quickly retreat into the city. Not to mention the foot soldiers, but his horse team with Qiu Lei can basically be saved.

Liu Zeqing said fearfully: "The last general also wants to retreat, and then stick to the city to warn the Jingshi for help." It's just that at that time, a large number of chaotic people suddenly rebelled in Changping City, and they joined forces inside and outside, opened the city gate, and the last general was also powerless to return to heaven. ”

"What?"

Many people in the hall stood up, and Liu Fangliang no longer had that calm look, and he was shocked.

Everyone looked at each other, and they all saw the fear and panic in each other's eyes, and what they were best at was internal response, and then use internal response to take away the city. In the past, siege warfare, at least ninety percent of them were captured in this way, and there were very few cities that were really fought hard.

If the Jingbian Army also learned this set, and the people of Beijing are indeed ...... now

Liu Zeqing even shouted: "The last general still remembered, when You Shiwei and the last general confronted, he also said that the prince had been in the Xuanfu to supervise the country, and spread the word everywhere, and the general was captured, and the governor of the capital sent 200,000 troops to come...... Come and ...... Let me surrender as soon as I can......"

"What?"

Everyone in the hall was shaken again: "Two hundred thousand? ”

Prime Minister Niu Jinxing stood up violently, and he said categorically: "It must be undoubted!" ”

He said: "Wang Dou is just a general soldier, even if the Ming prince flees to Xuanfu Town, and he is a general and a governor, but he is still a general soldier, how many people can he command?" Twenty or thirty thousand at most. Moreover, Wen Shuibo just said that the Ming prince spread everywhere, which can also explain why You Shiwei appeared in the Ming army. ”

He said: "I Dashun captured the capital on the 18th of last month, and it is estimated that the prince of Ming fled to Xuanfu Town at the end of last month, and then he spread the remnants of the Ming Dynasty everywhere, and sent troops in recent days. How many soldiers can be gathered in this short period of time? At most, each official will gather some family horses and horses, and then Wang Dou will order them to be the vanguard, and capture Changping City in one go, forming a great momentum, but in fact, they are estimated to be at most forty or fifty thousand. ”

Li Zicheng looked at Yang Shaofan and said, "Qi Houyan has been to Xuanfu Town, how many soldiers and horses do you estimate for Wang Dou?" ”

Everyone in the hall is looking at Yang Shaofan, their understanding of Wang Dou's intelligence has always been dark-eyed, and the army sent to Xuanfu Town, and they also sent as many deaths as they wanted, so Wang Dou and the situation in Xuanfu Town have always been a mystery to them.

Yang Shaofan's expression was a little dazed, he had been to Xuanfu Town in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, and he was deeply impressed at that time, but if he wanted to say it in words, he felt that he couldn't describe it.

He said: "In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, the last general fought the battle of Songjin with Wang Dou, when he sent 15,000 troops, and the last general estimated that he had 20,000 soldiers at that time, but he also had a lot of training under his rule. ”

Li Zicheng breathed a sigh of relief, Niu Jinxing also smiled contemptuously, and he said: "Twenty thousand, three years ago Wang Dou had 20,000 soldiers, and now there are 200,000 soldiers?" ”

He sneered: "The guards in various parts of the Ming Kingdom also claim to have drills, but what is the result? He may have recruited more than 100,000 people as soldiers, but these people can be counted among the soldiers and horses? ”

He said: "Even if he has 30,000 or 40,000 people, he still joins the horses. Then, with the righteousness of Prince Ming, he recruited soldiers and horses from Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places, and gathered 20,000 horses, and finally 50,000 or 60,000 people. Plus 1560,000 people, oh, there are indeed 200,000 troops! ”

Everyone in the hall laughed, relieved, the fall of Changping really shocked them, and they heard Liu Zeqing's legend that there were 200,000 Jingbian troops, which made them even more shocked, but now that they think about it, it's just that.

Indeed, when a large army goes to war, how can it not be claimed?

Their rebel army, oh, is Dashun now, no matter how many people are dispatched, 200,000, 300,000, 500,000, all of them are called millions.

The Jingbian army is claimed to be 200,000, how much water will there be in this?

According to their estimates, Niu Venus may have talked too much, saying that it is 200,000, and if there are 40,000 or 50,000 in it, it is already very good.

But even if there are forty or fifty thousand soldiers......

And there are quite elites in this, according to what Liu Zeqing said, the capture of Changping City should only be a striker, and there will be almost 10,000 horse team elite horsemen, and most of them will soon appear in a steady stream.

Changping City is not far from the Beijing Division, but it is only sixty or seventy miles, if it is not dealt with urgently, it may be the day after tomorrow, or even tomorrow, the Jingbian army will be under the city, which will be a strong blow to the new Dashun regime.

Li Zicheng looked at Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Fangliang, Liu Xiyao and others expectantly, hoping that they could volunteer to lead the troops into battle.

Liu Zongmin has been standing beside Liu Zeqing, glaring at Liu Zeqing with a bull's eye, making him restless, and treating Li Zicheng's eyes as if he didn't see it. How refreshing is it in Beijing? Every day is a prostitute to be happy, this day can be described as desire. Immortal. Desire. Die.

He prefers to stay in Beijing than to go out of the city to fight, and he still has many beautiful women who don't enjoy it, so how can he have time to go out to fight?

Yuan Zongdi, Liu Fangliang, Liu Xiyao and others either looked up at the ceiling or looked down at the floor, even Li Zicheng's wife and brother Gao Yigong, and his nephew Li Guo also turned their heads, and they didn't want to lead the troops out to fight.

The look of disappointment in Li Zicheng's eyes became more and more intense, Niu Jinxing looked at the generals with different expressions in surprise, and he hesitated and said: "Why don't you send a messenger to give a three-inch tongue and surrender without a fight." Presumably, that Wang Dou also knows......"

Li Yan suddenly got up and said: "King, Wang Dou is menacing, and the strength of the army is unknown, the last general thinks that it is better to stick to the city and wait for work......

At this time, a person suddenly laughed, Li Yan turned his head to look, but it was Taipingbo, Hu Tiande, the general of the mountain patrol battalion, and only listened to him: "Mr. Li, the last general admires your knowledge very much. Speaking of this march and fighting......"

He shook his head: "I have five or six hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and that Wang Dou claims to be two hundred thousand, and the actual number is at most fifty or sixty thousand." These 600,000 against 50,000 or 60,000, as a result, we will shrink the city, if this thing spreads, where will I have a good face? ”

Everyone in the hall showed a concerned expression, and Li Zicheng also nodded in approval.

Hu Tiande continued: "I think I started from the volunteers, attacked Henan, Shaanxi, Huguang, and Shandong, and the momentum was like a broken bamboo. Even if Wang Dou is menacing, so what? ”

He roared: "My Dashun can trap the Beijing division in two days, and I can also destroy the Jingbian army in two days!" ”

"Good!"

Everyone in the hall applauded and applauded Hu Tiande's remarks.

Li Guo's face was pale, the patrol camp was under his control, and Hu Tiande spoke like this, which made his face shine.

Li Zicheng's eyes also showed appreciation, he needed such a heroic general in the Dashun camp.

Wuyang Bojin Youniu shouted: "Hu Ye is a good man, I am a big bull to support you!" ”

He had a fleshy face, a fierce appearance, and a very unpleasant voice, as if his nails had scraped an iron plate. However, it is also a rare fierce general in the camp, if Hu Tiande is the same, he will rise step by step. His battalion was called the Golden Bull Battalion, and at this time it was under the command of Liu Fangliang, the general of the left battalion system.

At the same time, there were many counts of various battalions in the palace, and the viscount supported Hu Tiande and applauded his heroism. (To be continued.) )