For several days, Li Guo was in extreme tension. When the emperor was trapped in Baoding, he was not worried because it was the emperor's plan, but soon the news became more and more unfavorable to Dashun.

When he learned about the emperor's breakthrough, he also received an edict from the emperor ordering him to lead his troops and leave the capital immediately.

The capital can no longer be defended!

But the problem is that with so many people staying in the capital, it is impossible to evacuate if they want. It will always take time to withdraw.

One day, two days...

In the next two days, Li Shichao wandered around the courtyard, waiting for important matters to be reported to him at any time. Soon, he also received an urgent call from Chen Yongfu from Taiyuan. Military intelligence said that the situation in Shanxi was very serious.

Unstable, there have been rebellions in various places, and even Jiang Quan of Datong is unreliable. Rumors say that he is preparing to return to the Ming Dynasty, and in many places the officials and gentry who originally surrendered and those who went into hiding are now plotting to rebel. Military Information

It also mentioned that Zhou Yuji's troops were attacking cities and plundering territory in various parts of Shanxi. Taiyuan currently lacked troops and could not resist the Ming army's attack.

The situation in Shanxi was worse than he imagined. Just when Li Guo was hesitating about what to do next, he immediately received a report saying that the Ming army in Baoding was seizing the opportunity to besiege the Dashun army, and that Wu Sangui had begun to attack the capital.

The troops have entered.

It was at this time that Prime Minister Sun Kewei once again urged him to leave the city quickly. When the emperor broke out, Sun Kewei was injured by falling from his horse and lost contact with the emperor. Then he fled to the capital alone.

"Bohou, if you don't leave now, you won't be in a hurry!"

Li Guo replied:

"Prime Minister, have you seen the military situation coming over from Shanxi? The situation in Shanxi is not stable, and even those who are demoted have different intentions. Even if we evacuate to Datong, if Datong returns to the Ming Dynasty, we will fall into the trap...

"

Before Li Guo could finish speaking, Sun Kewei said urgently:

"Bohou is confused!"

Sun Kewei continued:

"If his surname Jiang hadn't surrendered to us, we wouldn't have entered the capital smoothly. If he surrenders to the Ming Dynasty now, even if the Ming Dynasty doesn't kill him for the time being, he will still kill him in the future and use his head to appease the world. After all,

, he was the one who killed Chongzhen, and he, Zhu Ciying, always has to give an explanation to the world. If he comes down... it will be a dead end! Even if he has this intention, when we get to Datong, it will be too late to show off his power with him.

, but if we don’t leave, if the Ming army comes over, all our efforts will be in vain! Please don’t delay Bohou anymore and leave the city now.”

After the prime minister's advice, Li Guo, knowing that he had no time to waste any more, immediately gave the order.

After leaving the mansion, his troops were standing in the open space outside the mansion, and Li Laiheng was also waiting there.

"Dad, I have ordered people to put firewood everywhere in the palace. With just one order, the palace can be set on fire. Not even a scum will be left to the Ming Dynasty!"

Li Guo didn't say anything, but directly mounted his horse and walked towards the Meridian Gate.

"Dad, it's time to order the fire!"

His son's words made Li Guo rein in his horse. He turned around and looked in the direction of the palace. There were firewood placed under Huangji Palace over there. As long as a fire was lit, Huangji Palace would immediately light all the firewood.

It's on fire. Moreover, other palaces, including the harem, are also filled with firewood. There must be flames burning in the sky, not only in the palace, but also in the Meridian Gate Tower and the Chengtian Gate.

As long as he gives the order, the sky will be filled with flames and the sky will be red.

According to the emperor's decree, places like Dashunmen will also be set on fire. And many places in the city are set on fire. There are hundreds of places that need to be set on fire in the inner and outer cities. Once the fire breaks out, the clouds in the sky will be burned.

The fire glowed red.

Even Li Guo, who was extremely resistant to this order now, seemed to have seen the scene of fire rising into the sky and the whole city being reduced to red ground with his order. He even felt that he heard the cries of many people under the firelight.

There were shouts and running sounds. His heart suddenly felt heavy, and he suddenly said in a muffled voice:

"Why set fire to it?"

After this thought passed through his mind, Li Guo said again.

"Order them all to withdraw and not to light fires. At the beginning, Chongzhen knew not to burn the palace and not toil the people of the world. We...we can't even understand this truth. Besides, we have caused great harm to the people of the capital. We can't

Then burn down other people’s homes!”

Thinking of the people in the capital who had been harmed during this period, Li Guo's heart was filled with regret.

"Yes, but this is the emperor's will!"

"Your Majesty...isn't your Majesty always wrong?"

Li Guo groaned.

"Go down here and don't set fire!"

After that, Li Guo rode out of the city. As he rode, he thought to himself, Your Majesty, Your Majesty also made mistakes. He really shouldn't have rushed to the capital in the first place. In fact, he didn't leave Chang'an before

, they also suggested that they advise the emperor to manage Henan and Guanzhong well first, and allow the people to rest and recuperate for a year and a half. When all places are consolidated, it will not be too late to start the Northern Expedition.

But at that time, everyone thought things too easily. They did not expect Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army to be more powerful than the mainland's officers and soldiers, nor did they expect Zhu Ciying's Liaodong Army to be more powerful. They did not expect that the capital would have to be lost, and everywhere would be destroyed.

There will be rebellions one after another, and you will really suffer the consequences of your carelessness!

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If I could have thought more about things at that time, why would we be here today?

At this time, the sky began to get brighter, and he could clearly see the street scene of the capital and looked at the capital that was about to leave. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

I don’t know if I will have a chance to come back after leaving the capital this time!

After sighing, he rode out of the city gate with his own troops escorting him, and galloped straight to the northwest.

At the same time that Li Guo led nearly 100,000 Shun officers and soldiers to leave the capital, a group of people who were demoted in the Ming Dynasty finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now they no longer have to be tortured by the Shun army, no, the thieves.

They really bake it!

As a result, these bureaucrats who originally surrendered to Li Zicheng came out happily and voluntarily, maintaining order in the city in the name of the censor of the five cities, waiting for the soldiers and horses to supervise the country. At the same time, they searched for "remaining thieves" everywhere in the city.

The soldiers and people in Beijing are also looking forward to the rapid arrival of the Jianguo army to support the Jianguo enthronement.

Amid great expectations, the war in Baoding was over. After the stubborn bandits in Baoding learned that Li Zicheng had escaped, the morale of the army was in chaos. The hundreds of thousands of defeated soldiers collapsed without a fight and surrendered one after another.

After the victory in Baoding was determined, Zhu Guoqiang led more than 10,000 troops north to the capital. When he arrived at Tianjin Guards and was about to summon Wu Sangui, a fast rider from Baoding came over there and reported the latest military information:

"Jianguo. Eight hundred miles of urgent news just came from Nanjing. One good news and one bad news."

"Oh? What's the good news?"

Zhu Guoqiang frowned and asked.

"Back in the prison country, Li Zicheng was killed by the righteous people on the way to escape."

Although it had been known for a long time that Li Zicheng would not be able to escape for long, when the news came, everyone's faces suddenly showed expressions of joy. Gu Yanwu even knelt down and knelt down in excitement:

"God bless! Ancestors bless!"

Compared to the excitement of others, Zhu Guoqiang still seemed very calm.

Li Zicheng actually died.

Moreover, some kind of coincidence happened in this place in history. He did not die in the hands of the officers and soldiers, but in the hands of the common people.

Of course, his death was also a relief for Zhu Guoqiang. At least he no longer had to think about how to kill him.

According to the law, people like this must be executed without mercy. But Zhu Guoqiang is unwilling to do this. After all... now that he is dead, there is no need to consider this issue anymore.

After thinking for a while, he continued to ask:

"What about the bad news?"

"The Datong rebel general Jiang Quan colluded with the traitor Li Guo and allowed him to join forces with Chen Yongfu. They joined forces and left the customs. Jiang Quan also escaped from the customs and defected to the Japanese invaders."

Hearing this, Zhu Guoqiang was stunned for a long time. He did not expect that Jiang Yu and the others would make such a choice and escape outside the customs.

In fact, for them, this may be their only way to survive. No matter who is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to let Jiang Yu and the others go. After all, their surrender directly led to the death of Chongzhen. These people must die no matter what.

!

Now that they have escaped, things have become much simpler. Although it cannot be said to be a complete solution, at least they don't have to think about this issue for the time being.

"It doesn't matter. It's going to rain and my mother wants to get married. Let him go. It's just ringworm and scabies and it's not a serious problem. Now..."

Looking up in the direction of the capital, Zhu Guoqiang smiled proudly.

"I am going to the capital."

Go to the capital!

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