Chapter 179 Before leaving, I have to lay a minefield
As soon as the battle ended, Li Zicheng took Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Zuo Maodi and others to the Ming army's formation, ready to thank the Ming army and also want to meet Chongzhen.
Niu Jinxing kept winking at Li Zicheng from the side.
Li Zicheng ignored it, but he knew what Niu Jinxing meant.
On the way to the march, Niu Jinxing met in private and suggested that he detain Chongzhen as a hostage and ask the Ming Dynasty to give him a huge amount of money and food in exchange for Huguang.
Niu Jinxing's suggestion still makes some sense.
Because the Dashun Dynasty is currently extremely short of food.
However, Jiangnan and Huguang Jiangxi under the Ming Dynasty had a rare good year last year, so the Ming Dynasty is not short of food. It would be great if Chongzhen could be captured and forced to exchange grain for the Ming Dynasty.
Even if the Ming Dynasty refused to give Huguang, it would still be great to just give him a few million stones of food.
However, Li Zicheng did not adopt 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 Ming Dynasty is that they are dependent on each other, and if their lips are broken, their teeth will be cold. Neither Dashun nor Ming Dynasty have the strength to compete with Jiannu on their own at the moment.
Soon, Li Zicheng arrived in front of the Ming army.
Even without the tens of thousands of troops behind him.
Li Zicheng is not afraid either.
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When the Dashun Army fought fiercely with the Eight Banners Han Army just now, the Ming Army did not participate in the battle.
Seeing Li Zicheng coming forward with only ten cavalry, the Ming army also came out of the formation with ten cavalry.
The first cavalryman wore a phoenix-winged helmet and mountain armor. He was Jin Xuan, the doctor in the Ministry of War and the temporary chief military officer.
Behind Jin Xuan were dozens of horsemen and followers. These followers were all wearing armor and hoods, and their visors were pulled down so that only their eyes could be seen.
At this time, Jin Xuan was so nervous that he almost suffocated.
Because Chongzhen pretended to be his personal attendant and was behind him.
Chongzhen said before that he would not meet Li Zicheng, 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 attendant to meet Li Zicheng.
Jin Hyun is really worried that the thief will suddenly turn against him.
But fortunately, at least there seems to be no sign of this so far.
In short, Jin Xuan's heart was like fifteen buckets fetching water, he was very nervous.
On the contrary, Chongzhen felt extremely calm and quietly looked at Li Zicheng through the eye holes of his mask.
I saw that the number one rebel of the Ming Dynasty only wore a cloth robe and a felt hat. The green horse under his crotch was probably the same one he had been riding. The whole image was exactly the same as recorded in historical records.
This point is somewhat similar to Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.
Even after becoming an emperor, he still retained his simplicity.
When the two sides were about ten steps apart, they stopped at the same time.
Jin Xuan clasped his fists on horseback and bowed: "Ming Dynasty's Ministry of War Military Selection Department Doctor, Jin Xuan, the chief military officer of Xuzhou's aid and suppression mission, is temporarily photographed. See His Majesty the Emperor Dashun, Your Majesty Jin An."
"Excuse me." Li Zicheng waved his hand and said, "Where is Chongzhen? Why didn't he come?"
Jin Xuan bowed again and said: "Because I heard that the slave-building general Hauge led his troops to invade the country, the Holy Spirit led eight hundred Yiding people back to Xuzhou last night. They may have passed Luoyang by now."
"What, you've already left?" Li Zicheng looked disappointed.
I was still thinking of chatting with Chongzhen, so why did I return to Xuzhou early?
Niu Jinxing, who was following Li Zicheng, also sighed, what a good opportunity, just missed.
Jin Xuan continued: "However, before leaving, the Holy Spirit left a few words, asking me to forward them to His Majesty the Emperor Dashun."
"Oh, really? What message did Chongzhen leave for me?" Li Zicheng's tone became obviously dull. Chongzhen was not here, and he didn't even bother to talk nonsense to Jin Xuan, who was just a doctor from the Ministry of War.
Jin Xuan: "The Holy One said that he and His Majesty Emperor Dashun are both emperors of the Han Dynasty. In the end, whether the Ming Dynasty Zhongxing or Dashun replaced the Ming Dynasty, they were all Han Zuo, and the Han Dynasty's clothes and Han ancestral temples were still respected.
However, Jiannu is a barbarian, and his intention to conquer the Central Plains is to destroy our Han family's clothes, Han family's ancestral temples, and Han Zuo."
"I also agree with this." Li Zicheng nodded and said.
"I have also read Chongzhen's edict to punish the captives. What he said makes sense."
"Building slaves is a barbarian. If slaves take over the Central Plains, our Han family's clothes and Han family's ancestral temples will be destroyed, and we Han people will also be reduced to the ears of dogs in the tomb."
Jin Xuan said again: "Therefore, my sage wishes to make a gentleman's agreement with His Majesty Emperor Dashun."
"A gentleman's agreement?" Li Zicheng became interested and asked, "What kind of gentleman's agreement?"
Jin Xuan said: "Until the Jian slaves have been completely wiped out, there will never be a war between Dashun and Ming Dynasty. Even if disputes or conflicts occur, they must sit down and talk slowly!"
"Yes." Li Zicheng said, "I'm sure."
Li Zicheng had no objection to signing such an agreement.
Just because the agreement is signed does not mean that it must be abided by. If you don't want to abide by it, just tear it up.
"That being the case, Mr. Zuo, the Right Minister of the Ministry of War, and Mr. Zuo Maodi, the Censor of Youqiandu, can fully represent the Ming Dynasty and sign this alliance with the Dashun Dynasty. The signed agreement can also be brought back to Mr. Zuo."
Suddenly, when Jin Xuan was about to leave, Chongzhen's whisper sounded in his ears, Jin Qing, don't worry...
"I'm sure." Li Zicheng on the other side agreed immediately.
There is no problem in signing an alliance with Zuo Maodi, but don't even think about asking him to take the alliance letter back to the Ming Dynasty. Isn't there a messenger in Tongguan? Just give him the alliance letter and take it back.
At this moment, Chongzhen had already finished explaining to Jin Xuan in a low voice.
Jin Xuan's eyes fell on Niu Jinxing next to Li Zicheng and asked: "This must be Prime Minister Niu, right?"
"Of course, I am none other than Niu Jinxing." Niu Jinxing stroked his beard and said, "I wonder if the golden doctor has any advice?"
"Nothing." Jin Xuan smiled when he heard this, then turned to Li Zicheng and said, "Your Majesty, Emperor Dashun, my sage asked me to tell you something else. Niu Jinxing is not popular and has mediocre abilities. He must not be reused, especially
The military affairs of Luoyang and Henan cannot be entrusted to each other, otherwise sooner or later, His Majesty's important events will be missed."
"How outrageous!" Niu Jinxing was furious after hearing this.
Li Zicheng said suddenly: "It's not worth the trouble."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "That's it, farewell." Jin Xuan folded his hands, turned around and walked back.
"Your Majesty, this thief has insulted me. Please take him down and hold him accountable." Niu Jinxing said angrily.
"No." Li Zicheng said, "Prime Minister, you don't need to pay attention to such nonsense. I have my own concerns about your loyalty and ability. How can others eliminate it with a few words?"
"The Holy One is wise." Niu Jinxing could only give up.
At this time, a flying cavalry came to report: "Your Majesty, reinforcements for establishing slaves are coming to Xin'an County."
"Jiannu's reinforcements arrived just now, it's too late!" Li Zicheng smiled and said, "Zhang Nai, you lead five thousand cavalry to stop Jiannu. The other ministries will carry all the food, grass, baggage, Hongyi cannon and prisoners to station in Luoyang.
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To be honest, before coming to Xin'an County, Li Zicheng didn't have many ideas. All he wanted in his mind was to destroy the Eight Banners Han Army that established slaves, destroy the Hongyi cannon carried by the Eight Banners Han Army, and ensure the safety of Tongguan.
As for other things, such as retaking Luoyang or even Henan, he never thought about it at all.
But Jin Xuan's clumsy "stoking discord" just now reminded him that now was a God-given opportunity to seize Luoyang, and then seize Henan Mansion, Huaiqing Mansion and even Weihui Mansion.
Because Duduo's army lost its food, grass and baggage, it had no strength to fight anymore.
More importantly, Duduo's army also lost all the Hongyi cannons they carried and was unable to attack Luoyang. So if they don't take advantage of this moment, how long will it take to recapture Luoyang?
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On the other side, Zhu Cijiong asked in confusion: "Why did your father remind the intruder just now?"
"That's right." Jin Xuan asked in confusion, "Niu Jinxing is a thief with great ambition but limited talent. The more the intruder reuses this person, the more beneficial it will be to my Ming Dynasty, isn't it?"
"That's why I said that on purpose." Chongzhen said with a smile.
"It is said that Mr. Niu has gradually lost the trust of intruders recently."
"This time I slandered the intruder in front of him, but actually I was helping him."
"The most taboo thing for a person like a thief who is a master of others is for others to comment on the selection and employment of people."
After a pause, Chongzhen continued: "It would be great if Niu Jinxing could regain the trust of the intruders and be entrusted with the important task of guarding Henan by the intruders."
Well, this is laying the groundwork for Li Zicheng.
"This..." Jin Xuan was stunned, "Is this another use of a divorce plan?"
"It's a reverse alienation plan." Chongzhen smiled slightly and continued, "I just don't know if the intruder will be fooled. But even if the intruder is not fooled, we will not lose anything."
After a pause, he added, "I'm worried about another thing instead."
Zhu Cijiong smiled and said: "Father, are you worried that the intruders will not understand your painstaking efforts and will not take the opportunity to attack Luoyang and even Henan Prefecture?"
"The intruders should not miss such a good opportunity." Jin Xuan sighed and said, "It is a pity that our Ming Dynasty is unable to send troops at this time, otherwise we could take advantage of this good opportunity to capture most of Henan in one fell swoop."
"There is no rush to win Henan." Chongzhen waved his hand and said.
"Henan is a land of four wars, and the population has been devastated by wars for a long time. Not even a tenth of the population is left. Taking it away is just a burden. Let's let the intruders carry this burden for us."
This was the second thunder Chongzhen laid for Li Zicheng.
During this meeting, Chongzhen directly planted two surprises for Li Zicheng.
The first thunder is Niu Venus, and the second thunder is Henan.
Not surprisingly, Li Zicheng should be happy to accept these two landmines.
Chongzhen's move did cause some damage, but it was also a helpless move, because what the Ming Dynasty urgently needed most now was the growth of the underworld. Before the Qin princes and scholars had grown up, and the new army had not been trained, they had to survive.
However, Chongzhen had an intuition that Dorgon would most likely see through this.
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Let’s talk about Jiannu later.
He Luohui led more than 10,000 Eight Banners soldiers with white flags to rush to the border of Xin'an. They happened to encounter more than 5,000 cavalry led by Zhang Nai. The two sides fought an encounter. Dashun's cavalry was slightly defeated, and about 300 cavalry were lost in the battle.
Dashun cavalry can be considered elite, but compared to Eight Banners Manchuria, they are still far behind.
In particular, the large bows used by the Eight Banners soldiers posed a fatal threat to the Dashun cavalry. The arrows they shot were like short spears, piercing both men 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 soldiers.
Because most of the Eight Banners soldiers with the white flag were wearing double armor, chain armor and cotton armor, it was difficult for the cavalry bows used by the Dashun Army to shoot through both layers of armor at the same time, so the losses with the white flag were minimal.
However, the Eight Banners soldiers with white flags had just marched for hundreds of miles and were exhausted. Therefore, after a small victory, they did not pursue and kill them, but allowed the Dashun cavalry to retreat calmly.
The next day, Duduo's army also rushed to Xin'an County.
At this time, Ye Bushou, who was wearing a white flag, had already detected the exact news.
"Your Majesty, the Eight Banners and the Han Army are finished." He Luohui said with a dark face, "The four flags are all finished."
"What? All four Han army flags are gone?" Duduo said in shock, "How is this possible? With only three to five thousand Ming army cavalry, more than ten thousand eight-banner Han army could be destroyed?"
It's no wonder that Duduo didn't believe it, because the Ming army was indeed unbearable.
"Your Majesty, it's not the Ming army." He Luohui shook his head and said, "It's the Shun army!"
"Shunjun?" Duduo said with a serious expression, "Damn it, the Ming army really colluded with Shunjun?"
"Yes, the Ming army must have colluded with the Shun army." He Luohui said solemnly, "otherwise, the intruders would never dare to send tens of thousands of elite troops deep into Xin'an County at this time."
"Tens of thousands?" Duduo looked even more embarrassed, "Where is the Dashun Army now?"
He Luohui said solemnly: "We are retreating towards Luoyang, carrying the baggage and red cannons we snatched from the Eight Banners Han Army. We are still less than twenty miles away from Luoyang at this time."
"Less than twenty miles?" Duduo's face completely fell.
Because this means that it is impossible to recapture the food, grass and baggage and these red cannons no matter what.
Because once the Dashun Army entered Luoyang City, it not only meant that they had a strong city to defend, but it also meant that they could mount more than 180 red cannons on the city head to defend the city.
Luoyang has become the second Ningyuan City and is in big trouble!
Now it was Duduo's turn to be in a dilemma. He didn't know whether to withdraw his troops or insist on attacking?
Duduo was really unwilling to withdraw his troops in such a dejected manner, but what should he do if he did not withdraw his troops? Should he turn around and go back to attack Tongguan to force Li Zicheng to return to the army? Or should he defeat Luoyang first?
Well, these are not problems. The biggest problem now is that there is no food and grass.
All the grain, grass and baggage carried by the army were snatched away by Dashun's army. Now the entire army is left with only a small amount of rations carried by more than 30,000 soldiers. This ration can only last for half a month at most.
What if Luoyang cannot be captured within half a month, and the food, grass, baggage, and red cannons cannot be recaptured? Duduo is in a huge struggle in his heart, and this decision is really difficult to make!
Shi Tu, He Luohui and other generals with white flags waited quietly.
Only coach Duduo can make a decision on a major matter like this.
After taking the exam for half an hour, Duduo finally made up his mind: go on to fight in Luoyang!
However, the matter of food and grass must be resolved first. At that moment, Duduo called Prince Horqin Mongolian Zasak tribe to him: "Sebuteng, I order you to lead your tribe to sack the entire Henan Province immediately. You must raise 90,000 troops within half a month and three months."
If the required food and grass cannot be raised in Henan Prefecture, we will move to Ruzhou and Nanyang Prefectures."
