Gao Ruli rushed back to Chang'an with thousands of defeated soldiers, plus the thousands of defenders in the city under the surrender of the Ming army Wang Liangzhi, making a total of only 10,000 weak soldiers.
Ji Gui did not have the talent to lead the army. Yang Chengzu was killed by Wu Dading, which had caused the disintegration of the rebels. He hurriedly recalled all the troops that had been sent to Guyuan, Qingyang, Yijun, Fengxiang and other state capitals to Chang'an. However,
The news that Li Laiheng had arrived in Lintong had already spread throughout Guanzhong. The name of the man, the shadow of the tree, and the illustrious achievements of the King of Jin were enough to deter the rebels.
These rebels were only halfway back to Chang'an, but soldiers whose morale collapsed and their morale was shattered continued to flee, or some officers who felt that the situation was not right simply led their troops to fight anyway.
Even if the more prestigious Yang Chengzu is still alive, I'm afraid he can't restore the disintegration of people's hearts, let alone Ji Gui, who has no record of success in the army?
Chang'an City, which was once "a beautiful city with three streets and nine roads, and tens of thousands of households and thousands of doors", now has only a few people and few pedestrians. Although it cannot be said to be "a city full of thorns and foxes and rabbits", it is still in a state of depression.
Can't cover it up anymore.
Ji Gui used the Baojia method in the city to forcefully recruit a large number of citizens as civilian husbands. He demolished palaces and houses everywhere. Even the former Qin Prince's Palace and the current emperor's palace were demolished by Ji Gui, and the building materials were used as tools to defend the city.
Living in Shilu, ten to sixty-seven. The war has not really reached Chang'an, but the ravages have arrived in advance. The palaces, government offices and residential buildings have been severely damaged. The last time Chang'an City suffered such a huge catastrophe, it may be necessary to trace back
When Huang Chao withdrew from Chang'an, King Qin's army came to see King Qin's officers and soldiers whose military discipline was ruined. After entering the city, they set fire to the ruined Chang'an.
All the merits and deeds are nothing more than gathering sand to form a tower and a gust of wind, which can only be broken into dust.
Ji Gui's eyes were red, and he was getting more and more crazy. He still had hundreds of Cao Ying's soldiers entrusted to him by Yang Chengzu, and at this time, he became a supervisor-like presence in Chang'an City.
Those warriors in Cao's camp in the past now took up their whips and pointed them at the citizens, forcing them to carry building materials and go to the top of the city to defend against the invasion of the city.
Wang Liangzhi, the former Ming surrender general in charge of defense, felt uneasy and asked Gao Ruli, who had just escaped back to Chang'an:
"Is Prince Jin really here?"
Gao Ruli smiled bitterly and said: "Ji Gui, this lunatic...Wang Genzi, you have to take care of yourself."
Wang Liangzhi was shocked and asked quickly: "What are General Gao going to do?"
"I don't know either!" Gao Ruli shook his head helplessly, "I am from Qin and I don't want to leave Shaanxi. Now the Qing army in the north has surrounded Yulin, Yan'an and Ningxia. If the Qing army can go south to relieve the siege, what if I surrender to the Qing? What if?
Otherwise, it will be a success... It's a pity that Wuhan University is quick to make decisions, so I let him fool me!"
Gao Ruli openly talked about the uprising in Chang'an City, and the people around him looked calm. Obviously, this view was very common in the minds of the generals.
Wang Liangzhi looked around and knew the situation very well. He gritted his teeth and said:
"Wu Dading killed Yang Chengzu as a stepping stone, how shameless. General Gao, what if we join forces to capture Ji Gui and dedicate the city of Chang'an to Li Laiheng?"
Gao Ruli replied in a low voice:
"In my opinion, we'd better wait for another two or three days. If after two or three days, the Qing army still doesn't go south to rescue Chang'an, we will kill Ji Gui and return to Chengdu and Dashun. If this
In two or three days, the Qing army moved south. I read the announcement circulated by King Rui Dorgon near Yan'an and said, "The careers of the officials and gentry of the previous dynasty will continue as before. Regardless of whether they are rebels or not, those who surrender will be given the same official position." The treatment is indeed better than
The ungrateful Li Laiheng is better.
Alas! Brother Wang, let’s just wait for two or three days. In the end, Guicheng Dashun will only be a surrendered general. How can he be called Wang Jianfan like Wu Sangui and be enviable!"
In fact, if Wu Dading hadn't killed Yang Chengzu and returned to Dashun in the first place, Gao Ruli would never have thought about defecting to the Qing army. But now that Wu Dading had surrendered first, Gao Ruli felt that if he continued to follow the old wisdom, he would definitely not get anything.
Dashun's attention and preferential treatment, but because of his rebellious experience, he was relegated to another book.
In comparison, the Qing army had fully crossed the river at this time and launched an extremely fierce offensive against the three cities of Yulin, Yan'an and Ningxia. It is said that the chariots of Rui Wang Dorgon and Yi Wang Wu Sangui have arrived in northern Shaanxi. In order to appease the former
The powerful officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty offered much more favorable conditions than Li Laiheng.
"We have become used chamber pots with the Dashun Army. What's the price? It's the Qing Army. I think Ji Gui and the Qing Army are already connected. King Rui Dorgon knows people and is good at assigning tasks. I can't say for sure.
The Qing Dynasty’s national destiny will be as long-lasting as the Jin Kingdom.”
"this……"
"Brother Wang, in these two or three days, let's take a look at the situation and the limelight first! The opportunity has been taken by Wu Dading. In these two or three days, whether he surrenders first or surrenders later, there is no way for the Dashun Army to win.
I won’t get any high-ranking official anymore.”
Wang Liangzhi didn't know whether Gao Ruli was sincere, or whether he was going to sell himself and Ji Gui to Li Laiheng in the evening to seek a fortune.
He had no choice but to believe Gao Ruli's words. After all, during this period, many Cao camp rebels had fled into Chang'an City. Now the ownership of soldiers and horses in the city was very complicated. Wang Liangzhi alone could not control the whole city. Even if he wanted to sell Ji Gui
And Gao Ruli, he doesn't have this ability for the time being - unless he cooperates with Gao Ruli.
"Let's board it for two or three days!"
Between the words of the two people, it seemed that they were already sentencing Ji Gui to death. They did not think that Ji Gui, a scholar, could stir up any trouble. That is to say, they would listen to his orders in the past two days and wait until Dorgon's movements became clear.
From now on, Gao Ruli and Wang Liangzhi will have their own plans, why should they listen to the words of a scribe?
It's just that Ji Gui's behavior is getting weirder and weirder now, and he seems to be extremely manic. After all, he still has hundreds of Cao Ying's cronies, and his nominal status is still the highest among the rebels in Chang'an City.
Gao Ruli and Wang Liangzhi didn't want to get into trouble. If during the last two or three days of waiting, they had any conflict with Ji Gui, who was already half a lunatic, and it affected the overall situation of jumping ship in the future, it would be very serious.
Oh no.
So even though Ji Gui seemed a little crazy when he spoke now, the second general just nodded in agreement and agreed.
Ji Gui wanted to force citizens to collect building materials, and was dispatching gunpowder everywhere. Gao Ruli thought in his mind that in two days, whether he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty or returned to Chengdu, it would be best to kill Ji Gui first.
Both the defenders and civilians in the city showed a very clear sense of war weariness. At night, shouts, laments, and cries filled the city. People's pessimism had worsened to this point, and there was probably no need for Li Laiheng to launch an offensive.
The rebels were about to collapse without a fight.
When many rebels fled back to Chang'an from various places in Guanzhong, they scrambled to escape. They fell into rivers and drowned, and hundreds or even thousands of them fell into the valley bottom.
Gao Ruli estimated that Li Laiheng hadn't attacked Chang'an yet, probably not because he misjudged the strength of the defenders in the city, but because he was deploying troops to support northern Shaanxi?
After all, if the Qing army in northern Shaanxi does not move south, Chang'an will of course be in the possession of the Dashun army. The only question is whether the Qing army can break through the three cities of Yulin, Ningxia and Yan'an. If northern Shaanxi is not defended, Li Laiheng can regain Chang'an.
, there was no danger to defend in southern Shaanxi, and the Dashun Army was unable to maintain the northwest by relying solely on southern Shaanxi.
Only when northern Shaanxi is there can Chang'an exist. If northern Shaanxi is lost, even if Chang'an is recovered from the rebels for a while, it will be difficult to escape the Qing army's offensive later.
"The King of Jin uses his troops like a god, so he must take this into consideration. It seems that Chang'an still has a few more days to live? We can't afford to offend either the Qing Dynasty or Dashun. Brother Wang, I just hope that King Rui will go south quickly, so we say
Maybe I can still be granted the title of Hou Bo, but now that I have returned to Chengdu and Dashun, I think it is impossible to achieve the position of Hou Bo."
Wang Liangzhi said nonchalantly: "This... I don't know what else Ji Gui will do? What if he causes trouble?"
Gao Ruli smiled at this time and said:
"Look at him going around demolishing houses to get wood. He probably wants to hold on to Chang'an. It's really stupid. How long Chang'an can be defended just depends on when Li Laiheng starts to attack."