Jiannu was defeated like a mountain, so the Ming army would not let go of the God-given opportunity to beat the drowned dog.
Xu Yingwei dispatched a full 25 infantry brigades and an entire cavalry town to launch a large-scale pursuit and annihilation battle against Jiannu's defeated troops, striving to annihilate Jiannu as much as possible.
However, Xu Yingwei still left 10 infantry brigades.
These 10 infantry brigades were left to protect the artillery and Chongzhen.
Xu Yingwei will not forget that there are 30,000 puppet cavalry on the south bank of the Tonghui River.
What if all the infantry are sent out to chase the Jiannu, and the pseudo-submissive cavalry suddenly kills them across the Bali Bridge? Without infantry, artillery alone cannot deal with the pseudo-submissive cavalry.
Until now, the hypocritical cavalry has refused to leave the battlefield.
However, how can others be allowed to sleep soundly beside the couch? They must be driven away.
Xu Yingwei then suggested: "Your Majesty, do you want to send five infantry brigades to fight across the Bali Bridge? The puppets only came with tens of thousands of cavalry and no artillery. The infantry is enough to drive them away."
But Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Forget it."
The soldiers of the Ming Army had just experienced a big battle, and their tense nerves had relaxed. It did not mean that they could not fight at all at this time, but it was better to do less than to do more.
The key is that he doesn't want to fall out with Pseudo-Shun so soon.
Chongzhen even wanted to talk to Li Zicheng face to face.
Li Zicheng is still different from Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong and other grassroots bandits.
Zhang Xianzhong, a grassroots bandit, could only send troops to suppress him. Li Zicheng could still try to recruit him first.
Of course, this was just a try, and Chongzhen didn't hold out much hope. After all, Li Zicheng had already proclaimed himself emperor.
At that moment, Chongzhen ordered Jiang Tian: "Jiang Tianyi, find a scholar to send a message to Li Zicheng. Doesn't he want to see me? Now is the most suitable time. Tell him that he can only bring less than ten attendants, and
You are not allowed to carry bows, arrows or muskets. Of course, I will not carry weapons, and I will not have more than ten attendants."
"Yes." Jiang Tianyi immediately sent a scholar across the river to deliver the message.
Gao Qiqian then stepped forward and said, "Long live Lord, do you want to change your armor now?"
"Change your armor?" Chongzhen didn't react for a moment, "What kind of armor should I change? It's inexplicable."
"Uh..." Gao Qiqian was also stunned, thinking to himself: Didn't Li Zicheng change his stomach the last time he saw him?
"Oh, you said that, you don't have to do it this time." Chongzhen said suddenly, "This time across the Tonghui River, can Li Zicheng fly over and kill me? So it doesn't have to be so troublesome this time."
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Don't tell me, Li Zicheng really had the intention to kill Chongzhen.
Li Zicheng looked at the Ming army on the north bank of the Tonghui River and asked quietly: "Two military advisors, do you think that if I lead 30,000 cavalry to kill Bali Bridge at this time, can I defeat the Ming army on the opposite side? Can I kill or even capture Chongzhen?
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"This..." Song Xiance didn't dare to say anything. He was already beginning to doubt his life.
Until now, Song Xiance's mind still has the bloody scene of the two yellow flags and the two white flags being massacred by the Ming army, as well as the scene of those soldiers and soldiers using their bodies to block Jiannu Bagala.
Who can defeat such a Ming army? No one can defeat it.
Gu Junen did not excuse himself at all and sighed: "Your Majesty, we can't win."
Li Zicheng's face turned cold instantly, but soon showed a look of relief.
"I am greedy and want to take advantage of the Ming army's danger." Li Zicheng laughed at himself. Just when he was about to order the withdrawal of the troops, a fast horse galloped over from Bali Bridge.
Li Zicheng immediately swallowed back the military order.
The Ming army messenger quickly came to Li Zicheng.
"Xue Zongzhou, the son of the Ming Dynasty, is here to inform Emperor Shun of the Ming Dynasty..."
After listening to Xue Zongzhou read the oral edict, Li Zicheng showed a look of astonishment. He really didn't expect that Chongzhen would actually ask to meet him at this time? Don't tell me, it's really okay.
Li Zicheng really wanted to meet Chongzhen because he had something to ask Chongzhen face to face.
At that moment, Li Zicheng said: "It's okay to meet, but I can't trust him. Last time we were in Henan Mansion, he was clearly hiding in Jin Xuan's army but deliberately disappeared, so this time I have to add a condition."
Xue Zongzhou frowned and said, "May I ask what the conditions are?"
"You are not allowed to wear pockets." Li Zicheng said with a straight face.
"And I have to send someone across the river to watch him remove his weapons."
Xue Zongzhou returned the conditions proposed by Li Zicheng to Chongzhen.
Chongzhen readily agreed and sent Xue Zongzhou to monitor Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng sent Gu Junen across the Tonghui River to monitor Chongzhen.
Under the supervision of Xue Zongzhou and Gu Junen, Chongzhen and Li Zicheng rode their horses to the Tonghui River with only nine attendants. They did not wear robes or carry any weapons.
The width of Tonghui River is actually only a dozen meters.
Therefore, both Chongzhen and Li Zicheng could clearly see each other's expressions across the Tonghui River.
"Li Zicheng, we meet again." Chongzhen greeted with a smile, "You seem to be quite haggard."
Facing Chongzhen, Li Zicheng instinctively felt guilty. Twenty years ago, he was just a small postman in Yinchuan Mansion, but the man in front of him had the power of life and death over billions of people.
As an emperor, this huge disparity in status gave him a sense of oppression and gave him an unstoppable sense of first-class fear.
But soon, Li Zicheng thought that he was also the emperor of Dashun Dynasty now.
At that moment, Li Zicheng snorted and said, "Is this the first time we have met?"
Upon hearing this, Chongzhen knew that Li Zicheng was still brooding about what happened last time.
Chongzhen said with a smile: "Let's get down to business. You said you wanted to see me last time. What's the matter?"
"It's nothing." Li Zicheng could only deny it at this time. He couldn't say that he wanted to see you last time because he wanted to discuss with you the equal division of the slave-building territory.
But now, there is no need to even mention this matter.
Then he said: "I just want to meet you and see what kind of person you are? Why did you order to cut down the couriers in the first place and destroy the jobs of so many people?"
This sentence has been in Li Zicheng's heart for more than 20 years.
Today I finally said it in front of Chongzhen, and I felt comfortable.
"This matter is my fault, and I apologize to you." Chongzhen laughed and said, "Besides, I have another suggestion. Do you want to hear it or not?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Zicheng snorted softly: "What proposal?"
Chongzhen's face straightened and he said: "You must also know what kind of people manage the post delivery shops. This is also the main reason why I had to cut down the post delivery shops. Even now, the remaining post delivery shops in Ming Dynasty are still
They are generally dirty and useless except for wasting money and food."
Li Zicheng looked sarcastic: "Isn't this what the Ming Dynasty officialdom is like?"
"You're right, the official circles of the Ming Dynasty are all like this." Chongzhen laughed and said, "So I plan to create a post office that is not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, but only under the jurisdiction of the Post Office Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
"Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Li Zicheng curled his lips and said, "Changing the soup does not change the medicine."
"No, no, no, the two are still different." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Li Zicheng, are you willing to serve as the Postal Delivery Section of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
"What did you say?" Li Zicheng was immediately stunned.
Song Xiance, Gu Junen and Ma Bao were also stupid there.
It was so unexpected that I couldn't react immediately.
"You think the official is too small?" Chongzhen said, "This official is quite small."
It's really not that small. The Yi Delivery Department is equivalent to the national postmaster general.
"Zhu Youjian!" Li Zicheng finally reacted and said angrily, "This is too much!"
"Hey, hey, don't get excited." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "This is just a suggestion. I didn't force you to take the post of Courier Delivery Department, right? If you don't want to be, just pretend I didn't say anything."
"Zhu Youjian, the insult you have inflicted on me today will be repaid to you tenfold in the future."
After saying these harsh words, Li Zicheng immediately rode away with Song Xiance, Ma Bao and other entourage.
"Li Zicheng." Chongzhen suddenly raised his voice, "I've reserved your position in the delivery department for you. You can take office whenever you want. I'm waiting for you."
Li Zicheng reined in his mount violently, his body trembling.
But in the end, Li Zicheng stormed off and had nothing to say to Chongzhen.
Gu Junen, who was in charge of surveillance, said to Chongzhen before leaving: "The Holy One insulted me, Emperor Dashun, in this way. If it spreads, it seems to be against the dignity of the Ming Dynasty. In the future, the record of the Holy One in the history books will not look good."
"I don't care about the fame behind me." Chongzhen laughed and said, "It's you, Gu Junen. You and Li Yan are rare talents. It would be a pity to follow Li Zicheng. It's better to submit to the imperial court."
Upon hearing this, Gu Junen's heart immediately skipped a beat.
It must be said that Chongzhen's proposal was too lethal.
Especially after witnessing the Battle of Baliqiao and seeing the power of the Ming army, Chongzhen's proposal became even more fatal and irresistible.
Chongzhen smiled and said: "You have already seen the strength of the Ming Dynasty's new army. Do you think Li Zicheng's Shun army can defeat the current Ming army? So you and Li Yan can only die if you continue to follow Li Zicheng.
On the other hand, if you can abandon the dark side and serve the imperial court openly, you can show your ambitions on the new battlefield."
"New battlefield?" Gu Junen did not understand what Chongzhen meant.
Chongzhen smiled and asked: "Gu Junen, what is your ambition?"
"My ambition?" Gu Junen was a little distracted after hearing this. What is my ambition?
When he was studying at a young age, his ambition was to cultivate his moral integrity, manage his family, govern the country and bring peace to the world. However, after repeated attempts, his ambitions gradually faded away, and he gradually became a thorn in his side of life.
Until one day I met Dashun Army Li Zicheng.
Then he, Gu Junen, finally had new hope.
Chongzhen really shot himself in the foot this time.
At that moment, Gu Junen smiled and said: "Thank you for your favor, but I'm just an unqualified scholar. I don't have any lofty ambitions, and I really can't get on the stage, so I'd better forget it."
"Uh..." This was really beyond Chongzhen's expectations.
Why did you refuse so suddenly? Which sentence was wrong?
"Farewell." Gu Junen bowed slightly, turned around and walked away.
