As soon as the battle ended, Li Zicheng brought Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Zuo Maodi and others to the Ming army, ready to thank the Ming army, and also wanted to meet Chongzhen.

Niu Jinxing kept giving Li Zicheng a look beside him.

Li Zicheng ignored it, but he knew what Niu Jinxing meant.

On the way to the army, Niu Jinxing had a private audience and suggested that he detain Chongzhen as a hostage, so that Daming could take out a huge amount of money and grain and Huguang in exchange.

Niu Jinxing's suggestion still has some truth.

Because of the extreme shortage of food in the current Dashun Dynasty.

And Jiangnan and Huguang Jiangxi under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, last year was a rare harvest year, so the Ming Dynasty is not short of food now, if you can really catch Chongzhen and coerce the Ming Dynasty to exchange food, it is naturally excellent.

Even if Da Ming refuses to give Huguang, it is excellent to just give a few million stone grains.

However, Li Zicheng did not accept it, because he felt that what Song Xiance and Zuo Maodi said was more reasonable.

Song Xiance and Zuo Maodi believe that the relationship between Dashun and Daming is that the lips and teeth depend on each other, and the lips die and the teeth are cold, and neither Dashun nor Daming has the strength to fight Jiannu alone at the moment.

Soon, Li Zicheng came to the front of the Ming army.

Even if there is no army of tens of thousands behind him.

Li Zicheng is not afraid.

……

When the Dashun Army and the Eight Banners Han Army fought fiercely just now, the Ming Army did not participate in the battle.

Seeing that Li Zicheng only stepped forward with a dozen horses, the Ming army also came out of the formation with more than a dozen horses.

The first rider wore a phoenix-winged helmet and a mountain armor, and it was Jin Xuan, the head of the military department and the temporary chief soldier.

Behind Kim Hyun were more than a dozen riders, all of whom were wearing armor and scarlets, and the visors of the scarfs were pulled down, and only the eyes could be seen.

At this time, Kim Hyun was really nervous and almost suffocated.

Because Chongzhen pretended to be his personal entourage, he was behind him.

Chongzhen said that he would not meet Li Zicheng before, and Jin Xuan also said that he would stay in a safe place, but he never expected that Chongzhen would still pretend to be his personal entourage to meet Li Zicheng.

Kim Hyun is really worried that the thieves will suddenly turn around.

But the good news, at least for now, there doesn't seem to be any sign of that.

In short, Kim Hyun's heart is like fifteen buckets fetching water, seven up and eight down.

Chongzhen's heart was extremely calm, and he quietly looked at Li Zicheng through the eyes of the armor.

I saw that the number one thief of the Ming Dynasty only wore a cloth robe, and he still wore a felt hat, and the green barge horse under the crotch is estimated to be the one that has been riding, and the whole image is the same as the historical record.

This point is somewhat similar to Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.

Even if he became an emperor, he still retained his simple nature.

The two sides were about ten paces apart before they came to a stop.

Jin Xuan clasped his fists on horseback: "The military department of the Ming Dynasty selected Shi Langzhong, and temporarily assisted Jin Xuan, the chief military officer of Xuzhou, see His Majesty Emperor Dashun, Your Majesty Jin An." ”

"No." Li Zicheng waved his hand and said, "What about Chongzhen?" Why didn't he come? ”

Jin Xuan said again: "Because I heard that the general of Jiannu, Haoge, led his troops to invade the territory, and yesterday night the saint had already led eight hundred Yiding back to Xuzhou, and I am afraid that Luoyang has passed at this time." ”

"What, you're gone?" Li Zicheng's face was full of disappointment.

I still want to talk to Chongzhen for a few words, why did I go back to Xuzhou in advance?

Niu Jinxing, who was following behind Li Zicheng, also sighed, what a good opportunity, just missed it.

Jin Xuan continued: "However, before leaving, the Holy Lord left a few words and asked me to convey them to His Majesty Emperor Dashun. ”

"Oh, is it? What did Chongzhen leave for me? Li Zicheng's tone obviously became weak, Chongzhen was not there, he didn't even bother to talk nonsense with Jin Xuan anymore, just a soldier.

Jin Xuan: "The saint said that he and His Majesty the Emperor Dashun are the sons of the Han family, and in the end, whether it is Daming Zhongxing or Dashun replacing Daming, they are all Han Zuo, and what is respected is still the Han family clothes and Han family temple, but Jiannu is the most barbarian, and he entered the Central Plains to destroy my Han family clothes, Han family temples and Han Zuo." ”

"I agree with that." Li Zicheng nodded and said.

"Chongzhen's edict of begging for capture has also been read, and what he said is reasonable."

"Jiannu is a barbarian, if Jiannu enters the Central Plains, then my Han family's clothes and temples will inevitably be destroyed, and my Han people are afraid that they will become graves."

Jin Xuan said again: "Therefore, my family saint intends to make a gentleman's agreement with His Majesty the Emperor Dashun. ”

"A gentleman's agreement?" Li Zicheng became interested and asked, "What kind of gentleman's agreement?" ”

Jin Xuan said: "Before the Jiannu is completely exterminated, there will be no war between Dashun and Daming, even if there is a dispute or contradiction, we must sit down and talk slowly!" ”

"Yes." Li Zicheng said, "I'm right." ”

Li Zicheng has no objection to the signing of such agreements.

Because the agreement is signed does not mean that it must be obeyed, and if you don't want to abide by it, you just tear it up.

"In this case, the right squire of the military department, the right servant of the imperial history, the left of the left can represent the Ming Dynasty with full powers, and sign this covenant with the Great Shun Dynasty, and the signed alliance can also be brought back by the left lord." Speaking of this, when Jin Xuan was about to say goodbye, Chongzhen's whisper sounded in his ears, Jin Qing don't worry......

"I'm right." Li Zicheng on the other side agreed to come down.

It's okay to sign an alliance with Zuo Maodi, but let him take the alliance back to Daming, don't you think, isn't there still a messenger in Tongguan? Give him the letter of covenant and bring it back.

At this moment, Chongzhen had already finished explaining to Kim Hyun in a low voice.

Jin Xuan's eyes fell on Niu Jinxing beside Li Zicheng and asked, "This must be Prime Minister Niu, right?" ”

"Of course, the old man is Niu Jinxing." Niu Jinxing stroked his beard and said, "I don't know what Jin Lang has to say?" ”

"Nothing." Jin Xuan smiled when he heard this, then turned his head to Li Zicheng and said, "Your Majesty Emperor Dashun, there is another sentence for me to convey to you, Niu Jinxing is a person with a narrow personality and mediocre ability, and he must not be reused, especially not to be entrusted with the military affairs of Luoyang and Henan, otherwise sooner or later His Majesty will miss a major event." ”

"Presumptuous!" Niu Jinxing was furious when he heard this.

Li Zicheng said abruptly: "This is not bothering. ”

"So, I leave here." Kim Hyun shook his hand, turned around and walked back.

"Holy Lord, this thief insults the minister, please take it down and ask for the guilt." Bull Venus airway.

"No." Li Zicheng said, "The prime minister doesn't have to care about such nonsense, Qing's loyalty and ability, I have my own plans in my heart, how can it be dissolved by other people's words?" ”

"Holy Wisdom." Niu Venus can only give up.

At this time, a flying horse came to report: "Holy Lord, Jiannu reinforcements are coming to Xin'an County. ”

"Jiannu reinforcements have only arrived at this time, it's too late!" Li Zicheng smiled and said, "Zhang Nai, you lead 5,000 cavalry to stop Jiannu, and the rest of the troops carry all the grain, grass, baggage, Hongyi cannons and prisoners into Luoyang. ”

To be honest, before coming to Xin'an County, Li Zicheng didn't have too many ideas, all he thought about was to destroy the Eight Banners Han Army in Jiannu, destroy the Hongyi cannon carried by the Eight Banners Han Army, and ensure the safety of Tongguan.

As for the rest, like retaking Luoyang or even Henan, he didn't think about it at all.

But Kim Xuan's clumsy "sowing discord" just now reminded him that now is a God-given opportunity to seize Luoyang, and then seize Henan Mansion, Huaiqing Mansion and even Weihui Mansion.

Because the army of Duoduo has lost its food and grass, it has no strength to fight again.

What's more, the Duoduo army also lost all the Hongyi cannons it carried, and it was simply unable to attack Luoyang, so why not take advantage of this time to recapture Luoyang?

……

On the other side, Zhu Cijiong also asked puzzledly: "Why did my father remind the thief just now?" ”

"yes." Jin Xuan also asked puzzled, "Niu Jinxing, this thief is a great talent, and the more the thief reuses this person, the more beneficial it will be to my Da Mingcai, isn't it?" ”

"That's why I said that on purpose." Chongzhen said with a smile.

"It is reported that the Niu clan has gradually lost the trust of the thieves recently."

"I slandered him in front of the thief this time, but I was actually helping him."

"The most taboo thing for a person like a thief is for others to ignore the matter of selecting and employing people."

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "If Niu Jinxing can regain the trust of the thieves and be entrusted with the important task of guarding Henan, it will be great." ”

Well, this is burying a mine for Li Zicheng.

"Is this ......," Kim Hyun was stunned, "is it another use of the Divisive Meter?" ”

"It's a reverse divisive plan." Chongzhen smiled slightly, and continued, "I just don't know if the thief will be fooled?" But even if the thieves don't fall for it, we have nothing to lose. ”

After a pause, he added, "I'm worried about something else. ”

Zhu Cijiong smiled and said: "Father is worried that the thieves will not be able to understand your painstaking efforts and will not take the opportunity to attack Luoyang and even Henan Mansion?" ”

"The thieves shouldn't miss out on such opportunities." Jin Xuan sighed and said, "It's a pity that our Ming Dynasty can't afford to send troops at this time, otherwise we can take this opportunity to take most of Henan in one fell swoop." ”

"I'm not in a hurry to take Henan." Chongzhen waved his hand and said.

"Henan is the land of four wars, and there is not one in ten people who have been war-torn for a long time, and it is just a burden to take it down, so let the thieves help us carry it."

This is the second thunder that Chongzhen buried for Li Zicheng.

At this meeting, Chongzhen directly buried two thunders for Li Zicheng.

The first thunder is Niu Venus, and the second thunder is Henan.

Not surprisingly, Li Zicheng should be very happy to laugh at these two mines.

Chongzhen's move is indeed a bit of a loss, but this is also a helpless move, because the most urgent need of the Ming Dynasty now is obscene development.

However, Chongzhen had a hunch that Dolgon would most likely see through this.

……

Let's go back and talk about Jiannu's side.

He Luohui led more than 10,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners with white flags to rush to the boundary of Xin'an, and happened to encounter more than 5,000 cavalry led by Zhang Nai, and the two sides fought an encounter battle, and the Dashun cavalry was defeated, and the battle was about 300 cavalry.

The Dashun cavalry is also considered elite, but it is still a lot worse than the Eight Banners Manchuria.

In particular, the Daxiao bow used by the Eight Banners posed a mortal threat to the Dashun cavalry, and the arrows shot out were like short spears, even shooting through people and horses!

On the other hand, the bows and arrows used by the Dashun cavalry could hardly pose a real threat to the Eight Banners.

Because most of the Eight Banners inlaid with white flags were dressed in double armor, chain mail and cotton armor, it was difficult for the cavalry bows used by the Dashun army to shoot through the double armor at the same time, so the loss of the inlaid white flag was minimal.

It's just that the Eight Banners with white flags have just marched for hundreds of miles, and they are sleepy and tired, so they did not chase after a small victory, but let the Dashun cavalry retreat calmly.

The next day, the army of Duoduo also hurried to Xin'an County.

At this time, the white flag of the night has detected the exact news.

"Lord Wang, the Eight Banners Han Army is over." He Luohui said with a dark face, "The four flags are all finished." ”

"What? Are all the four Han Army Flags finished? "How is this possible?" With just three or five thousand cavalry of the Ming army, can you destroy more than 10,000 Han troops of the Eight Banners? ”

It's no wonder that Duoduo didn't believe it, because the Ming army was really unbearable.

"Lord Wang, it's not the Ming Army." He Luo would shake his head and say, "It's Shunjun!" ”

"Shunjun?" Duoduo said with a grim expression, "Damn, the Ming army really colluded with the Shun army?" ”

"Yes, the Ming army must have colluded with the Shun army." He Luohui said solemnly, "Otherwise, the thieves would never dare to send a group of tens of thousands of elite soldiers to Xin'an County at this time." ”

"Tens of thousands?" Duoduo's face was even more embarrassed, "Where is the Great Shun Army now?" ”

He Luohui said in a deep voice: "I am carrying the baggage and red-clothed cannons that I snatched from the Eight Banners Han Army, and I am retreating towards Luoyang, and at this time there are still less than twenty miles away from Luoyang at most. ”

"Less than twenty miles?" Duoduo's face completely collapsed.

Because this means that it is impossible to recapture the grain and grass and the red-coated cannons under any circumstances.

Because once the Dashun army entered Luoyang City, it not only meant that there was a strong city to defend, but also that they could mount more than 180 red-clothed cannons to the head of the city to defend the city.

Luoyang has become the second Ningyuan City, and it is in big trouble!

Now it was the turn of Duoduo to be in a dilemma, not knowing whether to withdraw his troops or insist on attacking?

Withdrawing his troops in such a mess, Duoduo is really unwilling, but what should he do if he doesn't withdraw his troops? Did he turn around and go back to Tongguan to force Li Zicheng to return to his teacher? Or do you want to knock Luoyang down first?

Well, these are not problems, the biggest problem now is that there is no food and grass.

The grain, grass and baggage carried by the army were all robbed by the Dashun army, and now the entire army only has a small amount of rations carried by more than 30,000 accompanying army coats, which lasts for half a month at most.

What if you can't take Luoyang within half a month, and can't get back the grain, grass, baggage, and red-coated cannons? Duoduo's heart was in a huge struggle, and this decision was really not easy to make!

Shi Tu, He Luohui and other generals with white flags waited quietly.

A big event like this can only be decided by coach Dordor.

After a long examination for half an hour, Duoduo finally made up his mind: continue to fight Luoyang!

However, the matter of grain and grass must be solved first, and at that moment Duoduo called the prince of the Horqin Mongol Zasak tribe to him: "Sebuteng, this king orders you to immediately lead your people to loot the entire Henan Mansion, and within half a month, you must raise the grain and grass needed by the 90,000 army for three months, if you can't raise it in Henan Mansion, then turn to Ruzhou and Nanyang Prefectures." ”

"Huh!" Sebuteng stroked his chest and promised.