Getting off the train, Li Yan was in a trance.

Because on the train, Li Yan not only visited the locomotive, but also observed the artillery of the Ming army, as well as the two-line formation shooting of the Ming infantry.

Due to the increased rate of fire, the three-dash line formation was changed to two sections.

Li Yan and the dozens of riders accompanying him were completely shocked.

Especially Li Mu, after getting off the train, the whole person was not good.

Li Yan shouted Li Mu several times, but Li Mu did not react.

In the end, Li Yan could only pat Li Mou's shoulder with his hand: "Second brother? ”

"Uh, huh? Oh, uh-huh. Li Mu's soul returned to his body at this time.

The melancholy in Li Yan's eyebrows became two points thicker, his second brother's temperament has always been very aggressive, and there is almost nothing that can bother him, but this time, he was obviously completely shocked by the Ming army.

Li Yan asked, "Second brother, what were you thinking about just now, so distracted?" ”

"Big brother, I'm thinking about the Ming Army's train and firearms." Li Mu looked lonely.

"You say, do we Dashun still have a chance to defeat the Ming Court? The gap is really too big. ”

After a pause, Li Mu said again: "Let's talk about this train of the Ming Dynasty first, one train can reach three thousand mules and horses, and there is no need to feed it, you can run by burning coal and drinking water, and you won't be tired, you can run thousands of miles continuously, and you can transport a large army to a thousand miles away in one day and night, how can this battle be fought?" ”

"It took us ten days and half a month to run to the territory of the Ming Court,"

"As a result, the Ming army sent a large army to steal Xi'an ten days ago?"

"There are also artillery of the Ming army, not only can they be disassembled, carried by mules and horses, and they are farther than our cannons, and the cannonballs are also more lethal than our cannonballs, our cannonballs can only hit solid iron bullets, but the Hongyi cannons of the Ming army can actually open the flower shells, and they will explode as soon as they explode, which can't be fought at all."

"There is also the Ming Army's bird gun, which is much sharper than the bird gun of our Dashun Army."

The more Li Mu spoke, the colder he became, and finally said dejectedly: "It is impossible for us to win the Ming army." ”

Li Yan was also silent, he actually agreed with Li Mou's judgment in his heart, and now the gap between the Dashun army and the Ming army is not a little bit, but so big that it makes people completely desperate.

But you can't admit it, otherwise the military spirit will be scattered.

At that moment, Li Yan said with a dark face: "Don't be intimidated by the Ming army, it is never weapons and equipment that dominate the war, but people, as long as our Dashun soldiers can hold the belief that they will win, supplemented by appropriate tactics, there is no enemy in this world that cannot be defeated, and the Ming army will never be an exception." ”

If Chongzhen heard this, he also had to say Li Yan, you understand war.

Because what Li Yan said is an unbreakable truth, it has always been people who dominate the victory or defeat of the war, and is it important to have weapons and equipment? Of course it's important, but it's really not decisive.

After a pause, Li Yan said again: "The firearms of the Ming army are indeed sharper than ours, but so what? No matter how sharp the firearms are, they are as blind as it is on a rainy day, and this train of the Ming Dynasty does not know how to be tired when it runs fast, and it does not eat beans and does not use forage, but it has to build a railway first, and it can't run at all without a railway, so there is nothing to worry about, our Dashun army still has a chance to defeat the Ming army. ”

Before, Li Yan said this, Li Mu must have believed it.

But this time, Li Mu is no longer as gullible as before.

There are also dozens of riders who accompany them, and few people believe it.

Li Yanxin sighed lightly, the people's hearts have been scattered, and the team is not easy to lead.

However, there are worse things waiting for Li Yan, as soon as he returned to the main formation, he found that Li Nian actually accompanied Li Ziming, the Duke of Yaoguo, to meet him, why is Li Ziming here?

"Yaoguo Gong." Li Yan could only clench his fists.

Li Ziming did not return the salute, but asked: "Where did the right military division go?" ”

Li Yan's face became embarrassed, and he said curtly: "At the invitation of the Ming army, I went to visit their newly built train, and by the way, I watched the Ming army's firearm shooting performance. ”

"Visit the new train of the Ming army?"

"By the way, observe the firearms shooting of the Ming army?"

Li Ziming couldn't believe his ears.

"Yes." Li Yan nodded and said, "However, I don't have anything to do with the Ming army. ”

"Li Yan, do you believe this yourself?" Li Ziming said with a dark face, "You only took a few dozen people with you, ran to the Ming army's formation to visit the train, and also watched their firearms shooting performance, and they sent you back after the end, but they didn't take the opportunity to detain you, do you think I will believe it?" ”

After a pause, Li Ziming roared again: "Does my father-in-law really look so stupid? ”

"It doesn't matter if you believe it or not." Li Yan didn't bother to explain, and said stiffly, "When I return to Xi'an, I will explain it clearly to the saint." ”

"I'm afraid you don't have that chance." Li Ziming said coldly.

"What do you mean by this?" Li Mu, Li Nian and the others suddenly changed their faces when they heard this.

Li Ziming said that he was stupid, he was really not wrong at all, in the end, he was not the old battalion that followed Li Zicheng out of Shangluo Mountain, but only the clan that followed the chicken dog to heaven after Li Zicheng seized Shanxi, whether it was military combat experience or political struggle experience, it was seriously lacking, and it was no different from a layman.

If you have a little brain, you won't choose to attack at this time.

But Li Ziming completely ignored it, and arched his hand towards Xi'an and said, "Edict!" ”

"Commandment?" Li Yan, Li Mou, and Li Nian's brothers quickly knelt on the ground.

Li Ziming snorted lightly, and said: "Yaoguo Gong Li Ziming is the supervisor of the rear battalion, specializing in supervising the Li Yan brothers, if the Li Yan brothers have any illegal acts, they will be captured and sent to Xi'an, and the cavalry will be commanded by Li Ziming." ”

Li Mu and Li Nian were furious, King Chuang endured it for so long, but he still couldn't bear it after all?

Li Yan's heart is also inexplicably sad and indignant, since joining the rebel army, he has never been sorry for Li Zicheng, but Li Zicheng has never trusted him, and even wanted to harm him at one time.

Later, with the efforts of Song Xiance, although the crisis was resolved.

But Li Zicheng's suspicion of him has never really dissipated.

No matter how much he contributed to Dashun, he never won Li Zicheng's trust.

This time, Li Zicheng asked him to lead 30,000 cavalry from Huangyu Pass, and said that Li Zicheng finally let go of his prejudices against him and truly trusted him, but he still sent a Li clan to be the supervisor.

In short, he is already benevolent to Li Zicheng and has a clear conscience.

Li Ziming didn't know that he was dying, and shouted to himself: "Take down the Li brothers!" ”

"Yes!" The more than 300 Ding who followed behind Li Ziming responded violently, and immediately rushed up to get people.

"I see who dares!" Li Mu immediately pulled out his horse chopping knife and shouted, "Come on, take it with me!" ”

"Yes!" Immediately, 3,000 cavalrymen drew their swords and rushed forward, surrounding Li Ziming and more than 300 people in the middle.

These 3,000 cavalry are Li Yan's old battalion, and they have followed Li Yan since Qixian County, and they can be said to be extremely loyal, and they will advance and retreat with the Li brothers at any time.

By the way, Li Yan did not participate in the Dashun Army alone, but led the troops into the gang.

Because the Li family is a local tycoon in Qixian County, and has a lot of family resources, because they were extremely disappointed in the Ming Dynasty, they heard that the Dashun army was coming, so they sold all their property and recruited 3,000 strong men to join the rebel army.

Li Zicheng's suspicion of Li Yan also has a lot to do with these 3,000 parts.

Because Cao Cao and Ge Liyan, who were of the same nature as Li Yan, were killed by Li Zicheng one after another, He Jin and Ma Huihui also completely handed over the military power to barely save their lives, but Li Yan never really handed over the military power.

Of course, this is also because Li Yan's power is far from being enough to compare with Ge Liyan.

If Li Yan's old camp had not only 3,000 people, but 30,000 people, Li Zicheng would have attacked him a long time ago.

I saw that the 3,000 old battalions of the Li brothers surrounded Li Ziming's more than 300 people at once.

Seeing that he was encircled, Li Ziming panicked and hurriedly asked for help: "I have sent an edict that my national duke has replaced Li Yan as the commander of the left marshal standard in the rear camp, why don't you quickly capture and kill the rebel?" ”

However, the more than 20,000 soldiers on the periphery were very difficult.

On the one hand, Li Ziming is indeed a prison sent by Li Zicheng.

But on the other hand, they love Li Yan very much.

Seeing this, Li Ziming was anxious: "Do you also want to rebel?" Hurry up! ”

However, it was Li Ziming's interruption that prompted Li Yan to make up his mind.

"Li Chuang has no way, he is close to the villain and far from the virtuous minister, and he is not enough to conspire!" Li Yan shouted loudly, "From now on, my Li family brothers and Li Zicheng will be separated, and they will have nothing to do with each other!" ”

After a pause, Li Yan shouted again: "Kill the traitor Li Ziming!" ”

"Kill the traitor Li Ziming!" Li Mou even urged the war horse, and rushed towards Li Ziming in the lead, and one of Li Ziming's family members tried to stop him, but he was cut off the horse by Li Mou with only one face.

Li Nian took advantage of the situation to wave his army to cover up the killing, and Li Ziming's more than 300 Ding were quickly killed.

Poor Li Ziming only served as the commander of the rear camp for a moment, and was immediately dismembered by a knife.

At this time, the other Dashun soldiers had no other choice but to follow Li Yan to descend anyway.

However, Li Yan still asked Li Nian to gather the generals under the standard, explained the reason to them, and said that he was unwilling to follow him anyway, so he could lead his troops to leave.

Of course, there will not be a general who will lead his troops to leave, unless it is a brain that is in water.

Li Yan immediately restrained the military horses and sent Li Nian to report to Zhu Cijiong.

Suddenly received Li Yan's surrender letter, Xia Wanchun and others and Hu Guozhu, who had just arrived, still didn't believe it, they all suspected that there was fraud in it, and asked Zhu Cijiong not to trust Li Yan, but Zhu Cijiong said with a smile that Li Yan was a true gentleman, and he would definitely not be lonely, so he only brought Xu Wuniu and other horsemen, and went straight to receive the surrender army.

By the end of June, 20,000 of the 80,000 cavalry from the east of Bauhinia Pass, Daoma Pass, Tumen Pass and Huangyu Pass were annihilated, 30,000 were captured, and the remaining 30,000 cavalry also surrendered with Li Yan.

(End of chapter)