The Manchu Ying prince Azig army totaled 80,000 people, and Wu Sangui's Guanning army was the vanguard force, conquering Wu Fort in one day and entering the territory of Shaanxi. The generals of the Shun army, Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi, Tian Jianxiu, Li Guo and others gathered troops and stuck to the front line of Suidezhou. But it was three defeats in three battles, and in less than five days, the entire Yan'an Mansion fell into the hands of the Qing army. The Dashun army, which used to dominate the world, suddenly became sheep to be slaughtered, and it was completely unable to resist the offensive of the Qing army.

Yan'an Mansion was lost, the Qing army took advantage of the situation to move south, Xi'an was in danger, and the army of He Jin, who had conquered Gansu and Ningxia, could only return to the front line of Pingliang Prefecture, and it was too late to rescue Yan'an Prefecture. The soldiers and horses sent back to Shaanxi by Bai Wang had just arrived in Shangnan. It can be said that the military arrangement of the entire Shaanxi of the Dashun Army has become full of holes because of the fall of Yan'an Mansion.

Liu Zongmin and others fled to Xi'an in a wolf bèi. At this time, Xi'an was already three shocks a day, Li Zicheng lost Gyeonggi, Hebei and Shanxi, and the defeated army entered Shaanxi. Even the original most elite old battalion has become warless and warless because of the plundering of a large number of gold and silver goods in the Beijing Division, and the will to fight will not be, and therefore, although the upper echelons of the Dashun army intend to go east to conquer and then attack Gyeonggi, the army under their actual control has long since lost its combat power.

Liu Zongmin and other troops and the Qing army collapsed at the touch of a button, which is the true embodiment of the current combat strength of the Dashun army.

There is a city in Xi'an, which is where the Ming Qin Palace, which was originally sealed in Xi'an, as early as when Li Zicheng conquered Xi'an and slaughtered the Qin King, it has become Li Zicheng's palace.

Early in the morning, messengers from all walks of life quickly entered the Duanli Gate and transmitted all kinds of news to Li Zicheng's palace. Niu Jinxing, Gu Junen, Song Xiance and other advisers, as well as the six officials of the Dashun court, Yu Dayou, Song Qijiao, Gong Yan, Zhang Lanran, Li Zhensheng, Yang Yulin, etc., all gathered in the Jianji Hall of the palace, Li Zicheng, who was sitting on the throne, opened one eye, looked at the white clouds and dogs outside the hall blankly, and quietly listened to Niu Jinxing read aloud the seal sent by Liu Zongmin.

On April 12, the Qing army's troops had arrived in Fushi, and although Tian Jianxiu, Li Guo and others resisted desperately, they could not stop the retreating troops at all. After Wu Sangui and other Han generals entered Shaanxi, they had already contacted a large number of gentry and officials who had originally defected to Dashun, and it was precisely because of these defections that the situation of the Dashun army was even worse. Even when Liu Zongmin was defeated and retreated to Yanchang, he was blocked by the local people's army, and he was wounded.

Liu Zongmin sent a seal, which was to ask Li Zicheng to send reinforcements as soon as possible to relieve the siege of the army.

When Li Zicheng heard this, the whole person immediately bounced up from the throne, "That's the case again!" I will only ask for military supplies and reinforcements all day long, and I will hand over 100,000 troops to him, and he Liu Zongmin will hand over such a situation to me? ”

The ministers hurriedly knelt down and asked Li Zicheng to take a break from the wrath of the thunder. Niu Jinxing peeked at Li Zicheng's expression, and said tentatively: "Your Majesty is angry, He Jin and Bai Wang's two troops and horses are coming, the Manchu army is only 200,000 soldiers and horses, and I still have hundreds of thousands of troops in Dashun, and I will definitely turn defeat into victory!" ”

Li Zicheng snorted coldly, "I asked you to come, but I didn't listen to this!" Let's talk about some practical strategies! ”

Li Zicheng looked deeply at Niu Jinxing, who was a little embarrassed, "A general is incompetent, tired of thousands of troops, although Liu Zongmin is an old courtier who followed me to raise troops, but since entering Beijing, this military merit is lackluster, which makes me disappointed." At present, it is better to choose another good general and supervise the front line! ”

Li Zicheng said vaguely, but Niu Jinxing was taken aback, and Song Xiance next to him immediately stood up, "The minister recommends the general Li Yan, and the superintendent will face the Dongyu!" ”

Li Zicheng smacked his lips and sat back on the throne, "After the soldiers left the Beijing Division, what was Lin Quan doing?" ”

"Your Majesty, after leaving Beijing, Li Linquan entrusted the military affairs of the rear camp to the deputy general, and he stayed in the city mansion to recuperate."

Li Zicheng thought about it carefully, and planned to personally go out of the house to invite Li Yan to come back, but after thinking about it, he still dispelled this idea. Although Li Yan is talented, he is not an old minister who followed him to raise troops after all, not to mention that Niu Jinxing's reminder of the "Eighteen Sons of the Lord Artifact" is in front of him, Li Zicheng's heart is always as uncomfortable as if he has inserted a thorn. At the moment, there is really no way to use him, and he must first repel the offensive of the Qing army. If Shaanxi can't hold it anymore, the situation in Dashun will be precarious in the future, not to mention competing for the world, I'm afraid that even self-protection is between the two.

Li Zicheng instructed Song Xiance to draft a decree, select 10,000 elite troops from the Xi'an army, hand them over to Commander Li Yan, and lead 30,000 horses in the rear camp to rush to the Luochuan front. Under the construction of Song Xiance, Li Zicheng appointed Li Yan as the governor of Shaanxi and Henan, and Liu Zongmin, Tian Jianxiu, Yuan Zongdi, Li Guo and other people were under his control and were in charge of all affairs before the army.

After getting this holy decree, Song Xiance went to Li Yan's mansion to deliver the decree in high spirits.

Niu Jinxing was full of suspicion, "Your Majesty, it's just a matter of entrusting Li Yan's soldiers and horses, why do you want to give him the position of superintendent, the governor of Zhulu people, this is the authority I have never had since the establishment of the Dashun Dynasty!" Li Yan is a former Ming eunuch, after I left Beijing, he also asked our dynasty to contact Shandong and Nanjing before the Ming Dynasty to jointly resist the Qing Dynasty, this is obviously the old Ming, now so much power entrusted to him, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no chaos in the future! I implore your majesty to think twice! ”

Li Zicheng stood up and circled around the hall twice, and the ministers looked at each other, so they could only hold their breath and stand with their heads bowed.

"Li Yan is in front of the army, Prime Minister, you will also go with you, I will work with you again, if Li Yan has any objections, you can deal with it cheaply! I will also inform Liu Zongmin and others, and they will also help! ”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Yu Dayou, Song Qijiao, Gong Yan, Zhang Lanran, Li Zhensheng, Yang Yulin and others were all ministers of the former Ming Dynasty, so they naturally did not dare to comment on Li Zicheng and Niu Jinxing's ideas.

Niu Jinxing was very polite to Gu Junen, and kept sending him out of the door. Gu Junen has followed Li Zicheng for nearly 20 years, and has high seniority and prestige in the Dashun army. In the early years, Li Zicheng was trapped in the carriage gorge, but Gu Junen set a plan to deceive Chen Qiyu and escaped. Later, he proposed to take Shaanxi, thinking that it was the foundation of hegemony, and set the three sides, so as to conquer the Beijing Division. Now that he is older, he suffered from wind disease a few years ago, and his body and mind are not as good as before, so he gradually retired from the center of the discussion, but Li Zicheng trusts his people very much, and always lets him participate in every major event for consultation.

Although Gu Junen is weak, he knows the advance and retreat, knows the benefits and disadvantages, and sees Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance Zhenglong, and also intends to retreat, never publish a building in the court, and never collide with Niu Jinxing as the prime minister, so Niu Jinxing is also very polite and courteous to him.

Niu Jinxing and Gu Junen went out of the Duanli Gate, and the carriages of the two were also waiting outside the palace gate, Niu Jinxing wanted to help Gu Junen get on the car, but Gu Junen insisted on asking Niu Jinxing to get on the car first, Niu Jinxing was helpless, so he smiled and said goodbye, got into the car and left.

Gu Junen watched Niu Jinxing's carriage go away, and sighed for no reason, and then got into the carriage with the help of his own servants.

The coachman picked up a whip and the carriage moved slowly.

Gu Junen in the car was leaning on the arm of the car, his eyes were slightly closed, and he seemed to be pretending to sleep, but his mouth said softly: "Your Majesty has made a decree to order the generals to be the governors of Shaanxi and Yu's army." However, later he issued an edict and ordered Niu Jinxing to supervise the army, and Liu Zongmin and others also had secret decrees, so it may not be a good thing for the general to go. Tell your host, be careful! ”

The coachman did not look back, did not even speak, but turned his head slightly, and then whipped his horse, and the carriage galloped along the horse road outside Miyagi, and in a short time disappeared into the streets.

Song Xiance didn't dare to delay, and came directly to Li Yan's mansion.

Li Yan has been recuperating at home for more than two months, and his body has already recovered, but because of Niu Jinxing's words that day and Li Zicheng's indifference to himself later, he was full of depression in his heart, so after entrusting the military affairs of the rear camp to the deputy general Yang Xuan, he has been staying in the mansion and not even going out on weekdays.

After Song Xiance read out the holy decree with joy, Li Yan got up with Shen Ce's support, welcomed Song Xiance from the courtyard into the study, and sent someone to the back camp to deliver a letter to Yang Fan, asking him to straighten out his troops and horses, and prepare to go out of the city to the front line on the same day.

"Speaking of which, His Majesty still can't erase this face!" Song Xiance drank tea with a comfortable face, "Lin Quan, didn't you see Niu Jinxing's villain's face just now, let him be full of wisdom and tongue like a lotus, I'm afraid I didn't expect His Majesty to make a decision to ask you to go out of the mountain to preside over the overall situation." The situation is like this, and there is no better way for your majesty to rely on you and me! ”

Li Yan didn't speak, and tasted tea alone with a solemn face, but Shen Ce on the side opened his mouth, "Please forgive me for speaking bluntly, I'm afraid Xiangong is still a little too optimistic." ”

Song Xiance was stunned, if someone else said so, Song Xiance would definitely have a seizure on the spot, but Shen Ce was the mastermind by Li Yan's side, and he had never been on a business trip, and Li Yan treated him with special respect. Therefore, Song Xiance was not angry, but put down the teacup and asked, "Why did Mr. Shen say this?" ”

Li Yan raised his hand and stopped Shen Ce from talking any further, but asked Song Xiance, "Brother, the day before yesterday, I asked His Majesty to contact Nanjing and Shandong to fight against the Manchus, what is Your Majesty's attitude?" ”

Song Xiance smiled bitterly, "Lin Quan, didn't the foolish brother say you, is it possible for Your Majesty to accept such a plan?" My Dashun army attacked the city, and the royal family of the Ming Dynasty did not know how to kill Fanji, and even Emperor Chongzhen died in our hands. Will Zhu Ping'an and the Nanjing Imperial Court join forces with us to fight against the Qing Dynasty? This grudge is already irresolvable, if it weren't for the foolish brother to defend in front of His Majesty, I'm afraid that His Majesty's reprimand would have been sent to your house the day before yesterday! ”

Hearing this, a sad look appeared on Li Yan's face, "The Qing army is menacing, and the two are attacking together. The fall of Shanxi was caused by the lack of a sense of war and a lack of unified command. Now that the Qing army has arrived at Tongguan, if there is a slight difference, we will be surrounded by two Qing armies in Shaanxi. My Dashun seems to have hundreds of thousands of armor, but how many of them are capable of fighting. The elite has long been buried in Shanhaiguan and the land of Hebei, and now the displaced people who rely on the four directions can resist the tiger and wolf army of the Qing army? ”

"Not long ago, the king of Daxi sent someone to contact, saying that he wanted to join forces with my Dashun to fight against the Tartars, but His Majesty was afraid that he would have ill intentions, so he refused. Now, Zhang Xianzhong has been eye-to-eye with King Gui, Qu Shiyun and others in the Ming Court, but we have to face the Qing army alone, can this be resisted? ”

Li Yan's chest rose and fell violently, "Zhu Ping'an in Shandong and Ming Court in Jiangnan have hundreds of thousands of troops, if you can get in touch with them and the three of them attack the eastern captives, then the Qing army will definitely not be able to parry." His Majesty is clinging to old grudges and refuses to discuss the matter of sending troops with him, isn't this a good opportunity to make a comeback in vain? ”

Song Xiance stood up in a hurry, "Lin Quanxiu wants to say again, is this time, and you have not been convicted of words and lessons?" ”

Li Yan sighed, stopped talking, and fell into silence in the study. After a while, Song Xiance asked tentatively: "Lin Quan, you say so, do you want to ask Your Majesty to resign and no longer send troops?" But why did you ...... just now? ”

Li Yan stood up, looked at the brilliant and bewitching fire clouds in the sky outside the house, and said slowly: "Your Majesty has the grace to save my life and know me, and I, Li Yan, have entrusted my life to Your Majesty in this life." Sage Cloud: Do it knowing that it can't be done. How can I, Li Yan, abandon His Majesty and abandon Dashun! ”R1152