Nearly 400,000 troops, a whole day, failed to take Shanhaiguan, Li Zicheng couldn't figure it out, think about how brave the sergeants under his command were when attacking Beizhili and the capital, but how long it was, more than half a month, in the face of Shanhaiguan actually couldn't be attacked, Li Zicheng's inner depression had nowhere to vent.

Li Zicheng gritted his teeth with hatred for Wu Sangui, if it weren't for this change, he was in the palace in the capital at this moment, he should have ascended the throne as an emperor, Emperor Chongzhen had hanged himself, there was no emperor in the world, he Li Zicheng occupied the right time and place, and just ascended the throne as the emperor, Gu Junen, Liu Zongmin and Li Guo and others had persuaded him to ascend the throne immediately, but Li Zicheng didn't want to ascend the throne so-so, he needed to be fully prepared, he knew that at the critical moment, there was such a problem.

When the night came, Li Zicheng was alone in the Chinese military tent, and the soldiers around him had been reprimanded several times, one of them was almost dragged out and killed, and even Liu Zongmin did not dare to enter the Chinese military tent to disturb him, probably because he expected Li Zicheng to be depressed in his heart, so don't look for boring at this time.

The bravery of the Eight Banners Army, Li Zicheng has also heard of it, but there has been no war between them, when they entered the capital, the Eight Banners Army has become one of the main opponents in Li Zicheng's mind, but he did not think about fighting with the Eight Banners Army so quickly, in his opinion, stabilize the situation in Beizhili and the capital, firmly guard Shanhaiguan, and wait until everything is restored to stability, it is the time to fight with the Eight Banners Army, of course, there is a premise here, that is, the Zheng family army in the south will not move.

Things will not develop according to Li Zicheng's thoughts, and in a hurry, the Dashun Army and the Eight Banners Army began to fight.

Li Zicheng naturally understood the importance of this battle, and if the Dashun army could take Shanhaiguan, the capital would be safe. The Dashun army was defeated at Shanhaiguan, and the capital would definitely not be able to hold it.

The joy of entering the palace has not completely dissipated, and Li Zicheng, who has experienced the supreme majesty, regrets it a little at this time, if he can recruit Wu Sangui, where will the situation develop to this point.

April 22. Mao time.

The Dashun army lined up in a long snake formation, ready to start attacking Shanhaiguan.

Although there is an army of nearly 400,000, it is impossible for all of them to participate in the charge, after all, Shanhaiguan is not such a big place, and it can accommodate 20,000 people to charge at a time, and it seems that all the dense crowds are heads.

Li Zicheng has already issued an order to take Shanhaiguan within today.

Just when Li Zicheng was about to give the order to attack, a strange scene appeared.

The gate of Shanhaiguan was unexpectedly opened.

Could it be that the Eight Banners Army guarding Shanhaiguan is ready to surrender?

Both Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin hesitated briefly.

It was at this time that the rumbling drums sounded. The earth began to tremble.

The heavy cavalry of the Eight Banners Army was dispatched, and they came out of the city gate neatly, and unhurriedly lined up in front of the city gate to form an offensive formation, and a terrifying momentum rushed to the face.

The heavy cavalry of the Eight Banners Army is rarely dispatched, and the number is not very large, but the lethality is huge, and the Eight Banners Army generally does not dispatch heavy cavalry until the critical moment. Their light cavalry was brave enough.

The drums suddenly became rapid, and the hoplites began to rush towards the formation set up by the Dashun army.

Li Zicheng never dreamed of it. He would see the charge of the heavy cavalry of the Eight Banners Army, and what made him even more unexpected was that the Huang Taiji charge was at the forefront of the heavy cavalry.

The rain of arrows did not have much effect on the heavy cavalry, the whole body of the heavy cavalry was wrapped in armor, and the war horse under the crotch was also wrapped in armor, the best way to deal with the heavy cavalry. It was to attack the horse's legs, and once the hoplites fell to the ground, it was difficult to get up, because the armor on their bodies was too heavy.

Li Zicheng did not make such preparations at all.

The fight appeared when Li Zicheng was dumbfounded, and the heavy cavalry of the Eight Banners Army instantly tore apart the long snake formation of the Dashun Army.

It is impossible for the long snake formation to meet the heavy cavalry.

Li Zicheng, who came to his senses. Immediately ordered the cavalry to start charging, making sure to block the heavy cavalry of the Eight Banners Army.

As soon as Li Zicheng's order was issued, the light cavalry of the Eight Banners Army was also dispatched.

The battle of the light cavalry of the Eight Banners Army can be proud of the world, and even the cavalry of the Zheng family's army, competing with it alone, may not be able to occupy an advantage, let alone the cavalry of the Dashun army.

The long snake formation has been rushed to pieces, and the formation carefully built by Li Zicheng has been completely crushed.

The light cavalry of the Eight Banners Army had already begun a hurricane charge, and under their onslaught, the formations of the cavalry and foot soldiers of the Dashun Army all began to waver.

Li Zicheng's face turned pale, he knew that a huge danger was coming, and the Dashun army must withstand it, otherwise it would not be long before the hundreds of thousands of troops completely collapsed.

Li Zicheng gave the order for a decisive battle, and all the sergeants charged forward.

This is a failed decision, but also a helpless decision, when Li Zicheng issued this order, it means that the defeat of the Dashun army has been cast.

The open space in front of Shanhaiguan is not very large, hundreds of thousands of troops can not be used at all, under the crowding of each other, the momentum of the offensive will be frustrated, the best way at this time is to order a part of the sergeants to give their lives to resist, to gain time, the rest of the army to set up a formation, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack, even if it is difficult to resist, it is conducive to the final helpless retreat.

The arrangement of the Eight Banners Army is completely different, the heavy cavalry at the front, followed by the light cavalry, the heavy cavalry squeezes forward, constantly destroying and compressing the formation of the Dashun army, and the light cavalry behind it hangs the soldiers of the Dashun Army who are at a loss, and the rear is followed by the foot soldiers of the Eight Banners of Khan......

The battle lasted less than an hour, and the formation of the Dashun army almost completely collapsed, and the casualties were increasing.

Liu Zongmin, who commanded the battle, painfully found that the Dashun army was no longer able to resist the attack of the Eight Banners Army in this battle, and the morale of the Dashun army had also undergone subtle changes, and the sergeants were no longer highly moraled.

Hard-headed, Liu Zongmin reported to Li Zicheng that he had to retreat.

Liu Zongmin put forward this suggestion, but he was helpless, in fact, he had already discovered that the number of the Eight Banners Army participating in the fight was far less than the number of the Dashun Army, but the fighting continued until this time, and the morale of the soldiers of the Dashun Army had been dispersed.

Retreat means failure, it means fleeing for his life, for Li Zicheng, who is about to reach the peak, is it bearable, Liu Zongmin has no bottom in his heart, but if he continues to fight, not to mention the heavy losses of the Dashun army, there is a possibility of a complete collapse.

Such a situation, Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin have experienced, think about the failures they have experienced before, now Li Zicheng can no longer bear it, although Li Zicheng, who has repeatedly fallen to the trough, can make a comeback, but this time, their opponents have changed, and they are no longer the imperial army that has pity on them, but the fierce Eight Banners Army.

What Liu Zongmin didn't expect was that Li Zicheng agreed to the decision to evacuate all the troops without hesitation.

In fact, Li Zicheng discovered that the situation was wrong earlier than Liu Zongmin, after all, after many years of fighting, the situation on the battlefield can be judged in a short period of time, and what kind of outcome will occur if the fight continues, Li Zicheng is also clear, at this time, ordering the army to quickly withdraw from the battle and preserve a certain strength is the best measure.

A full-scale evacuation began.

The sergeants of the Dashun Army, who were at the forefront of the battle, became the most unlucky people, and even if they evacuated at this time, they could not avoid the fate of being hunted down.

Relatively speaking, the evacuation of the sergeants in the back is much more relaxed.

After all, the Eight Banners Army pressed over according to the formation, and the heavy cavalry was at the front, so they could not display the tactics of comprehensive penetration, and there were gains and losses, which was the law of fighting and killing.

However, when the Dashun Army began to retreat in an all-round way, the formation of the Eight Banners Army also changed in an instant.

The hoplites quickly withdrew to the left and right flanks, giving way to the light cavalry.

The pursuit began in an instant, and the change of formation did not delay the time for the Eight Banners Army to attack.

One side withdrew, the other side hunted and killed, and the one-sided slaughter began.

This kind of situation of fighting and fighting, the Eight Banners Army is completely adapted, when they fight with the army of the Ming Dynasty, I don't know how many such forms they have experienced, they are used to chasing and killing, they will not let go of such a good opportunity.

Li Zicheng, surrounded by his own soldiers, was at the forefront of the evacuation army.

At this time, Li Zicheng could no longer take care of the army behind, his safety was the most important, and he must be the first to evacuate.

In the past, Li Zicheng, the king who was at the forefront and cared for his brothers, disappeared, and in less than a month, did the Forbidden City and the palace really have so much magic to make a heroic king disappear......

The speed of evacuation of the sergeants of the Dashun army is still very fast, and the combat army led by Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin are all their elite, and the ability to escape is super strong, they closely follow Li Zicheng, running all the way, towards the direction of Yongping Mansion City, at this time, the city is their best protection.

The Eight Banners Army led by Huang Taiji will not miss this opportunity to chase and kill, they want to maximize the results of victory, Huang Taiji and Dolgon and others know very well that at this moment, they will occupy as many places as they pursue.

The pursuit was halted until it was dark.

Huang Taiji did not dare to pursue in the dark night, after all, the Eight Banners Army was not particularly familiar with the terrain around Yongping Mansion, and the supply of grain and grass had to keep up.

Li Zicheng, who was defeated and frightened, was unwilling to stay too much in Yongping Fucheng, so they ordered the army to continue to withdraw in the direction of the capital, and at the same time ordered the heralds to quickly notify Gu Junen and others stationed in the capital, and gathered the army to prepare to resist the attack of the Eight Banners Army. (To be continued.) )