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The wind swept the sand, and the grass was decaying.

The remnants of the Dashun army were defeated, retreated from Shanhaiguan, and returned to the capital again. The time before and after a month has been like a world away.

When I broke the capital, how majestic and domineering, the world was in my hands, covering all the seas. In the blink of an eye, the stars fell and scattered, like a group of lost dogs.

Under the umbrella of Qiluo, Li Zicheng hung his head down, his face was full of wind and frost, and he had long lost his original momentum.

The army came to the city gate, Li Zicheng looked at it, and then said: "Quick, the sheep and horse walls outside the city, as well as the houses around the moat, are all demolished, and the whole city is on guard to prevent the Tartars from attacking." ”

"Yes."

His subordinates hurriedly went to prepare, and not long after Li Zicheng returned to Beijing, Li Yan also withdrew from Tianjin with his men.

"General Li, didn't you say that you want to seize Tianjin for Your Majesty, why did you come back in a hurry, did you lose the battle again?" Niu Jinxing said with a sneer.

Li Yan hung his head, and didn't pay attention to Niu Jinxing, but said to Li Zicheng: "Your Majesty, the criminal minister has failed to complete his mission, and Tianjin has been seized by Gu Zhenhua!" ”

"What?" Li Zicheng stood up suddenly, his eyes widened, if he said that he was occupied by the Manchus, he could accept it, but it was too unexpected to be occupied by Gu Zhenhua.

"You mean that the remnant of the former Ming Dynasty, why did he run to Tianjin again?"

"Qi Yu Majesty, Gu Zhenhua's department was reorganized into An **, taking advantage of the battle between me and the defenders of Tianjin, I opened the city gate by fraud......"

"General Li, I think you deliberately gave Tianjin to Gu Zhenhua!" Niu Jinxing sneered and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that when I was in Shanhaiguan, it was Li Yan who connived and let Gu Zhenhua go, otherwise this guy would have died a long time ago." Now that Li Yan has given up Tianjin again, I think he probably wants to leave a way back for himself and prepare to surrender to Nanming in the future. ”

"Nonsense!" Li Yan's eyes widened angrily, and his anger rushed to the top of his head.

"Prime Minister Niu, I, Li Yan, am loyal to His Majesty, how can I surrender, I am willing to bear the responsibility for defeat, but it is unreasonable to say that I have rebelled!"

Niu Jinxing sneered: "How many people does Gu Zhenhua have, but he is just a tired pawn, and the rabble who are barely entangled together can actually seize the village, who can believe such a strange thing, His Majesty should investigate thoroughly, and he must not let go of the villain." ”

Smack!

Li Zicheng slammed the tea bowl to the ground, and the fine official kiln powder was crushed.

"Quarrel and quarrel, when is it, you know the quarrel, don't you know how to resist the enemy?"

Niu Jinxing saw that Li Zicheng was angry, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the hearts of the people in the capital are not attached, and our army is newly defeated, and the follow-up troops can't keep up." We should abandon Gyeonggi and retreat to Shanxi and Shaanxi, which is the fundamental place of our army. ”

"No!" When Li Yan heard that he was going to retreat, he was also shocked, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, morale can not be vented, once you withdraw from the capital, the Manchu iron cavalry will definitely follow, where can I retreat to Dashun, the minister thinks that he should rely on the strong city and fight to the death with the Manchu Qing, maybe there is still a way to live." ”

They quarreled, and other Liu Zongmin, Song Xiance and others also joined in, some advocated retreat, some advocated war, in short, Li Zicheng only felt that tens of thousands of flies were screaming in his ears, disturbing his restlessness.

At this moment, someone from his subordinates suddenly came to report the news.

"Your Majesty, Tianjin has sent an envoy over to ask for a visit!"

"What a guts!" Liu Zongmin immediately jumped up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Gu Zhenhua is deceiving people too much, I'll go and cut it down by the messenger." ”

"Wait." Song Xiance suddenly said: "General Liu, it's better to listen to what they have to say first, and then make a decision." ”

Liu Zongmin nodded reluctantly, and Li Zicheng ordered his subordinates to bring the messenger up.

The person who came was Xia Shouli, since he entered the capital, Xia Shouli's eyes were not enough, to look at the face of the Dashun army and observe the reaction of the people in the capital.

After looking around, Xia Shouli's heart hung up, and Li Zicheng had no fighting spirit and was depressed. And after the defeat, the military discipline collapsed even more, and after returning to the capital, the burning, killing and looting became more and more strict.

Along the way, Xia Shouli bumped into several robberies by the soldiers of the Dashun Army, but all the officials ignored them, as if they didn't see them. The Dashun army is like this, and the anger of the people in the capital is also fermenting. The forces left over from the Ming Dynasty also took the opportunity to fight back, they organized manpower to secretly attack the soldiers of the Dashun army, and the capital was simply a mess.

Xia Shouli shook his head again and again, at this point, the Dashun army will definitely not be able to hold the capital! Of course, for Xia Shouli, the most important thing is to quickly reach a deal with Li Zicheng, and according to Gu Zhenhua's explanation, bring out the much-needed craftsmen.

Under the leadership of the eunuch, Xia Shouli came to the Jinluan Palace tremblingly.

"The villain meets His Majesty, long live Majesty, long live Long live!"

When Li Zicheng saw Xia Shouli's appearance like a prawn, he immediately laughed: "What is the matter with you coming to see me?" ”

"Returning to His Majesty, Uncle Zhong Yong said that although there was some misunderstanding with Dashun, now that the Manchu Qing Dynasty has entered the customs, it is the common enemy of both sides, so he is willing to offer some materials to help His Majesty fight."

"Oh? Gu Zhenhua still has such kind eyes? ”

"Your Majesty, it's not a secret, Uncle Zhong Yong has ordered to transport 500,000 quintals of grain from Tianjin, and now he is on his way to Tongzhou, as long as His Majesty is willing, Tianjin can transport another 500,000 quintals."

When these civil and military officers of Dashun heard this, they were all dumbfounded, two and a half million, that is one million loads of grain!

Li Zicheng couldn't help but grit his teeth, how did the Dashun army get up, isn't it because he can't eat, so when he heard the food, everyone's blood boiled.

"Is what you said true, how can there be so much grain in Tianjin?"

"Qi Yu Xià, it is true, Tianjin was originally a place where grain merchants gathered, and most of the grain was hoarded in Tianjin."

As soon as Li Zicheng heard this, he glared at Li Yan fiercely, Li Yan was also aggrieved, and he advocated taking Tianjin, but Li Zicheng didn't send many people, and now he knows the importance of Tianjin, but it's too late!

Li Zicheng looked at Xia Shouli, and said for a while: "There will be no pie in the sky, Gu Zhenhua sent me food, what does he want to do?" ”

"Qi Yu Your Majesty, the loyal and brave uncle is selfless, and he wants to help His Majesty and deal with the Tartars, and he has absolutely no other thoughts. Now the Tartars are bound to go south, Tianjin and the capital are dependent on each other, and Zhongyong Bo is willing to guard the canal for His Majesty to ensure the smooth flow of grain routes. ”

"So, I still have to thank Gu Zhenhua?"

"Don't dare, Your Majesty, the villain only has a small request, the Tianjin city wall is in disrepair, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist the Manchu attack, so I hope Your Majesty can provide some craftsmen, the villain is grateful."

When Xia Shouli said this, his heart hung up, for fear that Li Zicheng would see through the wishful thinking.

Just when Xia Shouli's heart was pounding and drumming, Li Zicheng smiled and said: "It's a trivial matter, as long as you send me the grain, let you take the craftsman away, if you dare to bluff me, I will go to the army, set foot in Tianjin, and capture Gu Zhenhua alive!" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, even if the villain dares to deceive my father, he doesn't dare to deceive His Majesty."

Li Zicheng laughed when he heard it, this may be the only good news after the defeat from Shanhaiguan. Regarding food, Li Zicheng's views are very different from Gu Zhenhua's, he regards food as the root of his life!

The history of the Great Shun Army's southern and northern wars is the history of coercing hungry people to find food, as long as there is enough food, Li Zicheng can pull up a strong team!

This kind of thinking has been deeply rooted in Li Zicheng's mind, so as soon as he heard that Gu Zhenhua sent him food, Li Zicheng agreed without hesitation. Of course, he didn't know that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was completely different from the former Ming Dynasty.

After explaining a few words, Xia Shouli withdrew. Of course, getting Li Zicheng is only the first step, and he packed three boxes of jewelry, calligraphy and paintings he got in Tianjin, and secretly sent them to Niu Jinxing's mansion.

Xia Shouli immediately found the artisan households who were still in the capital, and how to coerce and lure these people does not need to be elaborated. In short, in less than a day, Xia Shouli found more than 700 craftsmen who had made zuò weapons for the Ming Dynasty.

Some of them specialize in bows and arrows, some specialize in firearms, and some are good at steelmaking, **, there are fifty or sixty craftsmen who can take charge alone, and the rest are all skilled apprentices.

For these craftsmen, Li Zicheng, who is used to mobile combat, doesn't care much, but in Xia Shouli's eyes, this is a complete baby bump. He had already seen Gu Zhenhua use firecrackers against the Manchu cavalry, if there were enough firearms and good enough, it would be a one-sided slaughter!

"Everyone, don't hide it, you are my loyal and brave uncle in exchange for a million loads of grain, you know? With these grains, it is enough to make hundreds of gold people, you must be honest and obedient, and be loyal to An**, otherwise the consequences will be very strict! ”

Things went even more smoothly than expected, after the grain ship arrived in Tongzhou, Li Zicheng immediately sent people to receive the grain, and after confirming that it was correct, these craftsmen and their families all got on the ship and went straight to Tianjin.

Xia Shouli is still waiting for the second batch of grain, and he also shows that the capital is a sieve, and there are holes everywhere, and he also wants to take the opportunity to pull a little more good things.

But while Xia Shouli was waiting, someone suddenly came over, and it turned out to be a nun with a cultivator!

When Xia Shouli saw it, he was immediately shocked, this female nun is inevitably too beautiful, she is tall, her monk robe can't hide her style, she has a clear water face, delicate skin, exquisite facial features, and there is no trace of defects.

Seeing that her eyes were slightly red, and there was a circle of tears rolling, Chu Chu was pitiful, just a glance, her soul was about to float away, Xia Shouli hurriedly stabilized her mind.

"Who are you, and why are you looking for me?"

"Little woman Chen Yuanyuan, I ask Mr. to take me out of the sea of suffering, as long as it is delivered to the hands of General Wu, I will be grateful!"