More than 10,000 people of the Three Guards came through the grazing land of the Karaqin Department, and at present, because of this continuous mountain, coupled with the fierce battle in Liaoxi, they can temporarily hide their whereabouts, but if they drive out of the mountains and go to the direction of Jinzhou, they will definitely be exposed to Tibet, and if they attract the Tartar army to besiege them, they will inevitably fall into danger, so Li Xin's decision is really risky.

However, it is precisely because of this that it is possible to relieve the siege of the Qiantun guards in Quang Ninh. Li Xin ostensibly accepted the emperor's will to negotiate peace, but he knew that the Tartar was a hungry wolf, and in the face of the weak and fat sheep-like Ming Dynasty, how could he tie his hands and feet and stop eating the land and wealth of the Ming people?

The so-called harmony is tantamount to drinking a donkey to quench thirst, and what is lost may be more than what is gained, but the current situation of Daming is that the enemy is on the back of the abdomen, and there are thieves inside who are wreaking havoc, which gives the Tartar, a hungry wolf, a chance to attack. Under such circumstances, Da Ming was difficult to care about, and he fell into an unprecedented crisis.

When Li Xin received the emperor's holy decree to send him to sue for peace, his heart was filled with sadness, which was not so much a relinquishment to him, but a helpless choice in a dilemma. Of course, Li Xin would not mention this kind of mental activity to anyone, and it was precisely with this kind of thinking that he further considered the future problems.

Judging from the current situation, since he crossed over to the Ming Dynasty, although he tried his best to change the tragic results of his previous life, but looking at the current situation, not only has it not changed, but it has also aggravated it, and all the tragedies and tragedies seem to have advanced.

Let's just say that the Ningjin defense line is critical, and Hong Chengchou is surrounded, it is all after the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, and now it is only the twelfth year of Chongzhen, and the shape is even worse than that of the Songjin War. Sun Chengzong's Guanning Jin Defense Line, which had been re-operated for nearly a year, was easily defeated by Jiannu in half a month, and Sun Chengzong, the mainstay, was also unable to see things due to a stroke before, and on the surface, it seemed that Yang Sichang's struggle for power led to this fiasco.

But if you look at it more far-reaching, if it weren't for Li Xin's rescue of Sun Chengzong, who should have been martyred in Gaoyang, there would not be a series of events now, and according to the original rhythm of history, this tragedy would not have happened until three years later.

So, were all of Li Xin's efforts not only in vain, but also a catalyst for the demise of the Ming Dynasty? Li Xin's arrival is like a butterfly instigating its wings, although it has changed the personal fate of some historical figures, but is it an out-and-out talisman for the Ming Empire?

Before this, Li Xin asked himself more than once, he always felt that the more he tried to change the original tragic history, the closer the tragic history became to him. That's why he agreed to the peace talks, is it true that going with the flow is the only way he can save this dying and lifeless empire?

It's just that Li Xin changed his mind halfway, and after some hard thinking, he suddenly opened a door in front of him that he had never paid attention to. The reason why he did everything he could to change this tragic history was not to save a family or a dynasty. What he really wants to change is the choice made by the Chinese nation when facing a historical turning point, and the Ming Dynasty no longer seems to have the ability to lead the entire nation down, while the Manchu Qing Dynasty will lead the Chinese nation to a deeper darkness.

What is the prosperous era of Kangqian, it is all bullshit, and the fact that the state treasury is full cannot hide the fact that the people are not living well, struggling with poverty and death. And the consequence of being even stricter is that this so-called prosperous era not only left a braid at the back of the head for the great nation of Yang Yang China, but also burned the heart of this nation like a red-hot iron.

Since neither the Qing Dynasty nor the Ming Dynasty can lead the Chinese nation to prosperity and strength, why bother sticking to the monarchs and ministers of this era? Therefore, when the Three Guards crossed the Karaqin grassland, Li Xin's heart suddenly opened up, and the haze that had been accumulated in his chest before disappeared. Then the so-called holy decree of seeking peace and grievances can also be regarded as bullshit, because he can only make this dying court survive, but what he sells is the lives and property of the Ming officers and soldiers and the people.

Li Xin had fallen into a misunderstanding before, believing that to change the tragic history of the Chinese nation, it was necessary to save the Ming Dynasty and make it rich and strong. But looking at the whole court, how many people are really working hard for this court and this nation?

The ministers who are full of loyalty to the country are all thinking about their own bad things, and the court is a big fat meat that can be bitten at any time, anyway, this Ming belongs to the Zhu family, not the Yang family, the Liu family or the Zhang family. This is the inner line of the pillars of the Ming Dynasty, even if they have never said it, but this word and deed, everything they do, which one of them has not harmed the Ming Dynasty and cheapened themselves?

Even if Li Xin is covered in iron, he can hit a few nails, can he withstand the toss of these hypocrites and false Taoists who are scheming for profit? Therefore, if you want to really achieve something in this troubled world, you must abandon them and jump out of the original inherent thinking, so that you can really do something practical, and maybe you can also put this nation that is about to derailed on the right track.

"Thirteen brothers, thirteen brothers?"

Li Xin was in a trance for a long time, and it was not until Lu Jiu called out from the side that he eased up.

"Jinzhou is ahead, do we really want to gamble? Once the hiding is exposed, it will not be easy to get out of the house safely. ”

Looking at it, Jinzhou City was originally repaired in the iron barrel, the city is high and deep, even if the Qing army let go of their hands and feet to fight every year and a half, they will not want to break the city. But what is currently falling into my eyes is a different scene, with ruins and broken walls, gaps everywhere, and a faint smell of faint smell in my nose.

Jinzhou City is like a broken ship that is supported in the wind and waves, although its body is huge, it is so tattered that it seems that a gust of wind can cause him to fall apart. Li Xin seemed to have guessed that this great city in western Liaoning must have been burned and blown up by the Guanning army itself, and then fled and abandoned in a hurry.

The Lord will have no heart to resist, no matter how strong the walls are, no matter how brave the soldiers are in front of the Tartars. The dilapidated Jinzhou City is not a bad thing in front of the Three Guards, only in this way can the deterrence of the Three Guards be more effective.

"Let the two artillery battalions of Kong Youde and Heisenberg all go up and scare all the Tartars in the city!"

It was just getting light, and perhaps many of the Tartars were still asleep, and the sudden blow would surely have made the Tartars feel frightened and stunned.

After a while, the cannon sound like rolling thunder came and went, and the ruins of Jinzhou City could be seen from afar and the broken walls splashed with gravel and slag, and the gongs in the city really rang out, and a large number of Tartar soldiers poured into the city in a short time.

Mao Weizhang stood beside Li Xin, witnessed the panicked scene of the Tartars, frowned and shook his head: "It seems that there is something wrong, our soldiers are coming to the city, and the Tartars didn't find anything unusual, and they didn't make any moves until the cannons were fired, isn't this the Tartars' style?" ”

Indeed, as Mao Weizhang said, the Tartar soldiers in Jinzhou City seem to be too unbearable, and their level is not much stronger than the guards of the Ming Dynasty.

"No matter how strong or weak he is, the Three Guards are not determined to break the city, as long as Dolgon is willing to divide his troops to come, he will be told to go again and there will be no return!"

Jinzhou is an important place in the western Liaoning corridor, and the attack of the Three Guards on this place is equivalent to cutting off the back road of the Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty in front of Guangning. Those who attack the enemy must be saved, and wait for work at ease, which can just be said to be eaten by Tartar reinforcements one by one.

Mao Weizhang secretly sighed that Li Xin was so bold that he dared to fight with the invincible Manchu Eight Banners and play field warfare.

"What does the general mean, keep Jinzhou?"

Mao Weizhang asked tentatively, and Li Xin's answer really confirmed his thoughts.

"That's right! Looking at the virtues of the defenders in the city, they should all be Han soldiers, which just saved the containment of the three guards, and they could calmly annihilate the enemy who came to help. ”

"My Three Guards let go of it, and the general negotiated an agreement with Dolgon, is it a delaying tactic?"

Li Xin shook his head again, "The shape on the battlefield is changing rapidly, since Dolgon Yang is violating the void and wronging the snake, we have to fight to promote peace, and when the time is ripe, we can naturally negotiate peace." ”

Of course, Li Xin was not naïve enough to think that with less than 20,000 people, he could compete with the main force of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but there was something else that gave him the confidence to dare to shout, and the predicament faced by Dolgon would become more and more obvious as time dragged on.

There are not many soldiers and horses in the Three Guards, and they bluffed, but they still made a situation of encircling three and missing one. As Li Xin expected, the Han soldiers in the city were frightened by the cannons of the Three Guards, and their fighting will, which was already weaker than that of the Eight Banners Army, was even lowered, and a company sent dozens of fast horses to the direction of Dolgon and Shengjing to ask for help.

At noon that day, Dolgon received a news from a fast horse asking for help, and at this time, the siege was in full swing, and the front guard of Quang Ninh was about to be taken. Duoduo scolded Li Xin for being despicable and reversed, and was about to raise troops to kill him, but was stopped by Dorgon.

"The fifteenth brother should not be fooled, Li Xin's idea is to attack me and save it, but I just won't save it!"

"But what if Jinzhou is lost? All the food and grass supplies passed through this place, and the 100,000 army could not survive ten days without supplies. ”

"The fifteenth brother is blind, Li Xin's ultimate goal in besieging the city and sending reinforcements is to relieve the siege of this Shanhaiguan, as long as he takes the front guard of Guangning and captures Hong Chengchou, it doesn't matter how much Li Xin does, his 10,000 people go deep alone, sooner or later it will be the meal on the plate of my Qing army."

"What does the fourteenth brother mean is that as long as he tries his best to take the Qiantun guard of Guangning, the cunning tricks of the southern barbarian Li Xin will be self-defeating?"

Dolgon nodded happily, Li Xin's men and horses were able to arrive in Liaoxi from Datong so quickly, presumably it was a light car, not to mention the supply of grain and grass, and it would not be beneficial for him to drag on this battle.