Stand still.

Yang Cheng*** held a military meeting, at which the sequence of actions of each army was arranged, and then they were invited to have a meal, and then let them go back to their homes.

Then continue to garrison the front line from Shanhaiguan to Zhonghousuo Town to observe the changes in the situation.

Yang Chengying's goal was not Li Zicheng, and he did not intend to establish only a new dynasty.

Rather, it is necessary to overthrow the deep-rooted big bureaucrats and big landlord forces and clear the way for the development of industry.

With a goal, Yang Chengying can endure it better than anyone else, like a simmered chicken.

One word, absolutely!

On the 26th, Yang Chengying received news from the front.

Affected by Li Zicheng's handcuffed and salary policy, the gentry fled to Shanhaiguan in fear wherever the Dashun army went.

In ancient times, the gentry were all dragging their families with their mouths, and there were hundreds of people when they moved, which was in the eyes of the local people as a "catastrophe" was coming.

Hong Chengchou seized the opportunity to engage in false propaganda and instigated the local military and civilians to garrison Shanhaiguan to defend it. Then he sent Zuo Guang to train with Ma Ke, and got 30,000 Xiangyong.

Relying on these townsmen and thousands of elites, Hong Chengchou planned to defend Shanhaiguan.

However, Yang Chengying sniffed out some information between the lines.

This information is combined into two words: "help".

"It seems that Hong Chengchou has already felt the danger."

Yang Chengying smiled slightly, and handed the secret letter to Ning Wan: "This guy is really amazing, Bacheng guessed my thoughts, deliberately didn't mention the rescue, only mentioned his own response, and exaggerated Li Zicheng's strength."

"The huge pressure given by Li Zicheng may be true, after all, some of the generals of the Ming army who followed Li Zicheng still want to seal their wives and sons in the new dynasty and glorify the lintel."

After reading the secret letter written by Hong Chengchou, I analyzed with a smile.

Yang Chengying thought it was reasonable: "Send an order to Meng Qiaofang, let him lead the army to approach Shanhaiguan, and I will also lead the army to set off immediately."

Through the passages of text, Yang Chengying sensed that Li Zicheng's offensive was like a rainbow, and if he really put Hong Chengchou in, it would be a big loss.

He decided to change his plans, and the army continued to march.

On the same day, Yang Chengying changed his armor, which was given by the Emperor of the Apocalypse. Then he wrapped a white cloth around his head, tied a white silk around his waist, stepped on a white horse, and led the army out.

The handsome flag behind him was also intimately replaced with blue characters on a white background.

But the soldiers were not allowed to learn from him and be "loyal" to the Ming Dynasty, he alone was enough.

The army was mighty, and the dust raised covered the sky and the sun.

Why not continue by train?

Because he was already marching according to the formation, ready to go into battle at any time.

Columns of infantry, relying on the sound of small drums, took neat steps, and the pace tried to maintain the same rhythm as much as possible, which could not only save physical strength, but also maintain the military formation.

When I arrived in Shahou Town, the front line came to Di Bao again.

And not one, but three.

In addition to Hong Chengchou, there are also Guo Yinglong, deputy general of the regimental training battalion, and Zang Kejian, deputy general.

The two deputy generals of the regimental training battalion were not appointed by Yang Chengying, but by Hong Chengchou, who specialized in training the township warriors in the Shanyong area.

In addition to telling the story, they also invited Yang Cheng to take credit by the way.

"It's kind of interesting. Li Zicheng led his army to storm the Xishi River, and 30,000 townships fought bravely and killed countless enemies, but the enemy's cavalry attacked fiercely, and he was forced to abandon the position on the east bank of the Xishi River and lead the army to retreat to Shanhaiguan."

After reading this paragraph, Ning turned his head to look at Yang Chengying: "Your Highness, they treat you as their master, they are whitewashing their own achievements, and they will get a good position in the future."

The words "killing countless enemies" made Ning Wan extremely disgusting.

A common problem of the generals of the Ming army is that when reporting military merits, they infinitely exaggerate the numbers, and if they can't say one, two, three, four, five, they will replace it with four words - killing countless enemies.

Yang Chengying laughed and said, "It should be true that the fight to the death will not retreat. Some of the gentry who fled to Shanhaiguan had domestic slaves, and they worked very hard because the peasant army had lost their land and knew that our army was on the way to rescue."

"It's hard to say,

Why do these house slaves hate the peasant army, are they not the same as the peasant army, they are all oppressed by the squire?"

I'm a little confused.

"It's different. The domestic slaves in the Gyeonggi area can raise maids and small servants, and can also rent the land to other poorer people, how can they empathize with Li Zicheng."

Yang Chengying said: "They lost their land because of the arrival of the peasant army, so they naturally hated the peasant army. But in my opinion, there is one more important point."

"Which point?"

"It is not easy to destroy a force, and it is even harder to rebuild a new order. If you can't offer a new order, then people won't hesitate to choose the old order that isn't so good, because chaos is more terrible than destruction."

Destruction is one force against another, and there are always people who are separated from the two forces and barely survive.

Chaos brings death like a shadow.

In a small place, five or six separatist forces can appear at the same time, exploiting tens of thousands of people.

Dig a dustpan of potatoes and give half of them to the head snake. Dig up a basket of wild vegetables, and two-thirds of them are taken away.

No one can stand up, first of all, he has to have the strength to stand up.

The mountain of separatist forces has crushed the waist pole, and how can it have the strength to stand up.

"Let's go, let's prepare to meet Li Zicheng for a while!" Yang Cheng slapped the horse's back with a whip, and the army began to speed forward.

He led the two Guards Corps that were the Central Army, which was equivalent to the reserves.

The leaders were Meng Qiaofang, and He Kegang, who followed Meng Qiaofang closely.

The two armies together numbered more than 60,000, and even if they could not destroy the Dashun army, they could successfully block Li Zicheng's offensive.

Meng Qiaofang led the Fifth Army as a force to support Hong Chengchou, and in accordance with Yang Chengying's instructions, he arrived at Qiansuo Town early and set up camp in Huanxiling.

He also stood still, just waiting for the new order to come, otherwise Hong Chengchou would be dead, and he would not take a step towards Shanhaiguan.

However, the reconnaissance company with the reconnaissance mission had already been dispatched.

And it was Ma Guangyuan who personally led the team to the northeast of Shanhaiguan to investigate.

Ma Guangyuan thought in his heart that after such a long time of exploration, the mount should also eat grass and rest. Taking advantage of the fact that nothing is happening now, let the soldiers of several reconnaissance companies under his command stop probing and rest on the spot.

The cool autumn breeze blows, the grass on the wilderness sways in the wind, and the scenery is so beautiful!

Ma Guangyuan picked a suitable stone for himself to sit on, sat on it, and took out two iron lunch boxes from the marching bag, one for vegetables and the other for rice.

While he was eating leisurely, he saw a black flag waving in the distance.

There is an urgent enemy situation!

Ma Guangyuan's face was stunned for a moment, and then he put down the lunch box, and while ordering the flag officer to blow the rallying call, he pulled out the saber that served as a tether to the horse stake, and inserted it back into the empty scabbard at his waist.

The other soldiers also quickly packed their lunch boxes and formed a formation under the reminder of the sound of small drums.

"Deputy Commander, hundreds of enemy horsemen of unknown origin have been found ahead, and a stone has come out of it, and it is moving towards the front of our army."

A reconnaissance company at the forefront sent someone back to report the details.

A stone is a pass. The full name is a piece of Shiguan City, because there are nine water gates outside the southeast of the city, so it is also called Jiumen Shuikou.

"This must be the sentry of the peasant army, intending to find out our movements."

Ma Guangyuan's thinking is very clear, the Dashun army is storming Shanhaiguan, if you want to surround Shanhaiguan, you only need to tear down the city wall.

Since there is no need to take a long detour to participate in the attack, there is only one reason, and that is to explore the movements of the Liaodong Army.

"Assemble your horse and crush the enemy!" Ma Guangyuan ordered loudly.