"When the Great Khan arrives, open the city pass immediately." Zuo Liangyu rode a horse and roared under Tongguan.

Azig, who was guarding the city pass, got a report from his subordinates and saw that it was indeed the frame of Huang Taiji in the distance. The frame approached, and Huang Taiji's figure emerged from the frame.

It's a pity that Azigbel doesn't have clairvoyance, if he can see inside the frame. Azig's hands are tied to a stake behind his back.

Huang Taiji, who was stuffed with hemp kernels in his mouth, was miserable at this time, his mouth was sour, and his tongue was no longer his own. Even if the hemp core is taken out now, this Tiancong Khan can't speak.

"Open the city and welcome the Great Khan." Huang Taiji was outside, and Azig didn't dare to slack off. Immediately ordered his men to open the huge gate of the city and let the eldest brother in.

Seeing the gate of Chengguan slowly opening, Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng both had smiles on their faces. Once the gates of Tongguan were opened, it was the time when the bayonets were red. For this reason, they have gathered the Hong soldiers and the Han army banner, which can be played the most concentrated in the forward.

Azig led the team out of the city pass, and the soldiers in the pass quickly lined up on both sides of the city pass, waiting for the Great Khan's review. Just approaching the team, suddenly someone on the side of the hill shouted: "Twelve Belles, the Great Khan has been held hostage, hurry back." ”

Sukh Saha finally arrived, because of the resistance of the Han army flag along the way. With the light horse to report the news, he could only make a big turn, and he ran to death his mount in a hurry day and night, and rushed to Tongguan with his legs. As soon as I climbed the mountain, I saw the scene in front of me. It's still a step too late! Sukh Saha spurted out a mouthful of old blood, and his body rolled down the cliff.

Looking at the tumbling corpse, Azig was shocked, and then wanted to run back.

"Shoot!" Fan Wencheng gave an order, and fifty muskets were fired together. They have only one goal, and that is Azig. As long as the twelve Baylors are killed, the Tongguan defenders will be leaderless.

"Bang bang bang ......!" A crisp gunshot rang out, and blood continued to fly out of Azig's body. I don't know how many shots he was shot, but I can only see his body swaying like a leaf in the wind.

The Eight Banners at the gate of the city saw that something was wrong, and it was too late to run. The shells whizzed down, and the Eight Banners screamed as they were hit by the scorching shrapnel.

"Rush Rush!" Zuo Liangyu didn't wait for Hong Chengchou's orders, and rushed to the city with his subordinates.

A few arrows fell from the walls, but soon the artillery fire covered the area. With the shattered city bricks, Zuo Liangyu finally rushed into the customs clearance.

Before many of the Eight Banners soldiers at the city gate could react, Zuo Liangyu led the cavalry to slash and kill. The Eight Banners soldiers in a state of confusion were hacked to death.

"Keep up, quick!" Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng ordered almost at the same time that the Han army flag poured into Tongguan like the flood of Hong soldiers. The streets, the walls, the stairs were full of people in a mess.

Dolgon led the Eight Banners to break through many obstacles and finally came to the city of Tongguan. I only saw the corpses all over the place in front of the gate, and the caves of the city gates blackened by gunpowder were filled with stones. Smoke billowed from the city of Tongguan, and occasionally one or two corpses were thrown from the castle tower to block the road.

"It's over!" The last hope in Dorgon's head collapsed. Sent his right-hand man Sukh Saha to deliver the message, but in the end it was a step too late.

Tongguan is occupied, and the Southern Ming army will pour into the pass like a flood. Houjin, who had just experienced the plague and lost the banner of the Han army, was powerless to resist the attack of the Southern Ming army. What is the future of the Jurchens? Western regions?

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"Hong Chengchou's goods have dropped again? Shi Kefa occupied Guanzhong between the months and months? "When Li Xiao got the news, it was already November 7th, and the sky on Changxing Island was terrifyingly overcast, and it seemed that the first snow of this winter was brewing.

handed over the child in his hand to the wet nurse, Li Xiao took the battle report from Shunzi's hand and read it carefully.

Houjin is so useless, Li Xiao originally thought that even if Houjin was a skinny camel, it was also a camel after all. Although it will fail in the end, it is still okay to resist for three or five months after occupying Shanxi and Guanzhong.

Who would have thought that it would take a little more than a month to fight from Shanxi to Tongguan, and then to occupy the pass. I have to say that Li Xiao overestimated Huang Taiji this time.

After carefully studying every word of the battle report, Li Xiao reluctantly put it on the table.

The fall of Guanzhong has become a foregone conclusion, and now except for Shandong, Hebei, and Liaodong. The Yongli regime of the Southern Ming Dynasty occupied all the territory of the Ming Dynasty, while the Longwu regime in the capital only had these three provinces. Whether in terms of population, troop strength, or financial and material resources, they are at an absolute disadvantage.

Li Xiao now has only four infantry divisions in his hands, plus one cavalry division in Manye. Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde, although they are also brave. But firstly, they have not completed the improvement of firearms, and secondly, their loyalty is also in question. This is also the reason why Li Xiao has not allocated them advanced firearms!

Three provinces, four divisions, in any case too few.

Although each Liao army division can easily defeat more than two divisions of the Southern Ming Dynasty, the battlefield is a huge meat grinder. The other side has also completed the firearms, and it is impossible to fight them without casualties.

Nanming can have a steady stream of soldiers and materials to replenish, while the ground under the jurisdiction of the Liao army is just self-sufficient. Dealing with a war of high attrition, which will definitely drag down the economy of the Liao army.

"Hey......!" With a sigh, Li Xiao knew that he was leaving again. took over his son Li Lin from the nurse.

"Boy! You're going to war again, obedient and obedient. When you grow up, the world will probably be too peaceful. ”

"What? Going? "After giving birth, Zhang's body has a lot of charm. walked behind Li Xiao and teased his son with his hand on Li Xiao's shoulder.

"Shi Kefa occupies Shanxi and Guanzhong, and is chasing Dolgon. One of the three forces of the Ming Dynasty has gone, and the court in Jinling wants to unify the Ming Dynasty, so there is only one opponent left. We all suffer in the competition for population, money, food, and resources. Sun Lao is old, and he can't do so many things alone. ”

"A good man is ambitious in all directions, how can he always stay with his wife and children. Go ahead and lay a big foundation for our son. Zhang took over Li Lin very easily.

Li Xiao looked at Zhang's face, which looked like an inflatable doll because of postpartum tonic. Twenty-eight is the age at which a woman truly matures, both psychologically and physically. A woman of this age has faded the youthfulness of a girl, but she has not yet had the charm of a young woman. They went from loving girlish fantasies to becoming pragmatic and more fond of money rights. Zhang's is at this node of transformation.

However, he seems to have forgotten that the one who is now on the throne of the emperor in the capital is also his son. Speaking of which, she is now also the queen mother of the Longwu court.

"Why do you look at it like this, it's not like I've never seen it. The slave family will take care of it! Zhang babbled and talked alien to his son while perfunctory Li Xiao.

The woman had a child, and the man stepped aside. The guy who is overflowing with motherhood has nothing but children in his eyes. At this time, the woman is no different from the she-wolf, and she still has to bite less to provoke.

"Big brother, are you leaving again?" Xiaoyu was wearing a pink duck down vest, and when she saw Li Xiao coming out, she looked at her eldest brother with a lonely face.

Before she knew it, Xiaoyu had grown into an eleven-year-old girl. The yellow hair on his head is gone, it seems that he has eaten too much seafood, Xiaoyu's hair is thick and bright, and the light is reflected like satin under the light.

"Gotta go!" Li Xiao touched Xiaoyu's hair. Over the years, there seems to be a lot of estrangement between brothers and sisters.

"Big brother, I want to follow you. It's so boring to stay on the island! Listening to Xiaohao, Jinan is very fun. ”

"Xiaoyu, you are still young. Stay on the island, it's safe here. Li Xiao almost agreed to Xiaoyu's request under the gaze of those big watery eyes.

It's a pity he didn't dare! The official gentry paid food and worked as an errand man, which has made him the enemy of the scholars all over the world. When opposed by the entire landlord class, assassination became a must-have.

Li Xiao's safety has always been the top priority of the Liao army. Everywhere he went, he was accompanied by a company of guards. Everything he eats has to be tasted. Even the well where he drank water had to keep a big carp in it.

So far, they have thwarted hundreds of assassinations against Li Xiao. There are several cases in which it is shocking to say.

couldn't kill Li Xiao, and the circle of revenge began to expand indefinitely. The people around Li Xiao are naturally on the bounty assassination list! Tokugawa Chihime's life was worth 10,000 taels of silver. As Li Xiao's most beloved sister, Xiaoyu's head should also be worth the price. There are really people who take risks, even if Li Xiao kills the whole world afterwards, Xiaoyu will not survive.

"Okay!" Xiao Yu's words revealed infinite loneliness, and he didn't say goodbye to Li Xiao, turned around and walked to his room.

Li Xiao stretched out his hand to stop it, but retracted his hand helplessly.

Perhaps, this is the price of success.