Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

chapter 180
As soon as the battle was over, Li Zicheng brought Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Zuo Maodi and others to the front of the Ming army, ready to thank the Ming army, and also wanted to meet Chongzhen.

Niu Jinxing kept winking at Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng ignored it, but he knew what Niu Jinxing meant.

During the march, Niu Jinxing met with him in private and suggested that he take Chongzhen as a hostage and ask Daming to exchange a huge amount of money, food and Huguang.

Niu Jinxing's suggestion still makes some sense.

Because the current Dashun Dynasty is extremely short of food.

However, Jiangnan and Huguang and Jiangxi under the rule of Ming Dynasty had a rare bumper year last year, so there is no shortage of food in Ming Dynasty now. If Chongzhen can be captured and forced to exchange food for Daming, it will be great.

Even if Daming refused to give Huguang, it would be great to just give a few million stones of grain.

However, Li Zicheng did not accept it, because he felt that what Song Xiance and Zuo Maodi said was more reasonable.

Song Xiance and Zuo Maodi believed that the relationship between Dashun and Daming was that their lips and teeth depended on each other, and that if their lips were lost, their teeth would be cold. Neither Dashun nor Daming has the strength to stand alone against Jiannu.

Soon, Li Zicheng came to the front of the Ming army.

Even without the tens of thousands of troops behind him.

Li Zicheng wasn't afraid either.

……

When the Dashun Army fought fiercely with the Eight Banners Han Army just now, the Ming Army did not participate in the battle.

Seeing that Li Zicheng came forward with only a dozen cavalry, the Ming army also came out with a dozen cavalry.

The first rider, wearing a phoenix-winged helmet and a mountain armor, is the doctor of the Ministry of War and temporarily photographs the white flag of the general military affairs.

Followed in front of Bai Qi were dozens of cavalry attendants, all of whom were wearing armor and hoods, and the hoods were all pulled up, so that only the eyes could be seen.

At this moment, Bai Qi was really relaxed and suffocating.

Because Chongzhen pretended to be my entourage, right in front of me.

After Chongzhen said that he would meet Li Zicheng, Bai Qi also said that I would stay in the dangerous place, but he never expected that Chongzhen would still pretend to be my entourage to meet Li Zicheng.

Bai Qi was really worried that the thief would suddenly turn his back on him.

But fortunately, at least there are signs of that in hindsight.

In a word, Bai Qi's heart was like seventeen buckets fetching water, going up and down at once.

On the contrary, Chongzhen's heart was extremely intense, and he quietly looked at Li Zicheng through the eyeholes of his visor.

I saw that the number one rebel of the Ming Dynasty only wore a cloth robe and a felt hat, and the green mottled horse on his crotch was probably the same one he had been riding all the time. The whole image was very different from the historical records.

At that point, it is not quite similar to Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.

Even after becoming an emperor, he still retains his simplicity.

The distance between the two sides is about ten steps or so, and they stop at the same time.

The white flag clasped its fists under the horse's back and bowed: "Mr. Xiaoming's Military Selected Division Lang Zhong temporarily photographed and suppressed Xuzhou's general army. Bai Qi, please refer to His Majesty Emperor Xiaoshun and Your Majesty Jin'an."

"Waiting." Li Zicheng waved his hand and said, "Where is Chongzhen? Why did I come?"

Bai Qi bowed again and said: "Because I heard that the young slave general Hauge led the army to violate the border, yesterday night the sage followed the four hundred barbarians back to Xuzhou, and I am afraid that he has already passed Luoyang by this time."

"What, haven't you left yet?" Li Zicheng was disappointed.

I still wanted to chat with Chongzhen, why did I delay returning to Xuzhou?

Song Xiance, who was following Li Zicheng, also sighed, he missed such a good opportunity.

Wu Lu went on to say: "His Majesty Guo left a few words after he left, and I asked you to forward them to His Majesty Emperor Xiaoshun."

"Oh, is that so? Chongzhen left me something?" Li Zicheng's tone obviously became dull. Chongzhen is here, and I don't even bother to talk nonsense with Bai Qi, just a military doctor.

Wu Lu: "Your Majesty said, you and I, Emperor Xiaoshun, are both sons of the Han family. At first, whether it was Xiao Ming Zhongxing or Xiao Shun who replaced Xiao Ming, they were all Han Zuo, and what we respected was still the clothes of the Han family and the status of the Han family." The family ancestral temple, but Jiannu is a barbarian, and the purpose of entering the Central Plains is to destroy your Han family's clothing, Han family's ancestral temple, and Han Zuo."

"I also agree with this statement." Li Zicheng nodded and said.

"I have also read Chongzhen's imperial edict, and what I said makes sense."

"Jiannu is not a barbarian. If Jiannu enters the Central Plains, your Han family's clothes and Han family's ancestral temple will be destroyed, and your Han people may become a dog's ear."

Bai Qi said again: "So, Your Majesty wishes to conclude a gentleman's agreement with His Majesty Emperor Xiaoshun."

"Sign up a gentleman's agreement?" Li Zicheng became interested and asked, "What kind of gentleman's agreement?"

Wu Lu said: "After Jian Nu has not been completely wiped out, Xiao Shun and Xiao Ming will definitely start a war. Even if disputes or conflicts arise, we must sit down and talk quickly!"

"Yes." Li Zicheng said, "I agree."

Does Li Zicheng have any resistance to signing these agreements?

Because the signing of the agreement does not mean that it must be abided by, it is the words of those who want to abide by it.

"Since this is the case, the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War and Zuo Qiandu Yushi Dashun Army You Xiaoren cannot fully represent Xiao Ming to sign this alliance with Xiao Shunchao, and the signed agreement can also be handed over to You Xiaoren to bring back together." Said After a while, when Bai Qi was about to say goodbye, Chongzhen's high-pitched words sounded in his ears, Jin Qing, don't delay...

"I'm sure." Li Zicheng who was on the opposite side agreed immediately.

There is a problem with signing the covenant with Wu Luqi, but let me bring the covenant letter back to Xiao Ming and they don't even think about it. Is there no messenger in Tongguan?Give me the alliance book and take it back.

At that moment, Chongzhen hadn't finished explaining Wu Lu loudly.

Bai Qi's gaze fell on Song Xiance who was beside Li Zicheng, and asked, "That must be Prime Minister Niu, right?"

"Of course, this old man is exactly Song Xiance." Song Xiance stroked his beard and said, "Is it because there is no one who knows Jin Lang?"

"I have something to do." Bai Qi smiled when he heard the words, then turned his head and said to Li Zicheng, "Your Majesty Xiaoshun, your Majesty has not asked you to tell you a word. Song Xiance's words from a man with limited capacity and ability are definitely true. It can be reused, especially the military affairs of Luoyang and Henan should not be entrusted to each other, otherwise, sooner or later, His Majesty's trivial matters will be missed."

"Presumptuous!" Song Xiance was furious when he heard this.

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "This is a lot of trouble."

"That's it, let's take my leave." Wu Lu bowed her hands and reined in her horse, turned around and walked back.

"Your Majesty, this thief insulted my minister, please bring him to justice." Song Xiance said angrily.

"Yes." Li Zicheng said, "The prime minister must care about such nonsense when he is young. I don't care about your loyalty and ability. How can I dispel it with a few words?"

"Sage is wise." Song Xiance had no choice but to give up.

At that time, no flying cavalry came to report: "Your Majesty, the reinforcements for establishing slaves are coming to Xin'an County."

"The Jiannu reinforcements arrived at that time, it was too late!" Li Zicheng smiled, and said, "Zhang Nai, he led [-] cavalry to stop Jiannu, and the rest of the troops took all the food, grass, supplies, red cannons and captives and retreated. Stationed in Luoyang."

To be honest, after coming to Xin'an County, Li Zicheng didn't have too many thoughts. The only thing on his mind was to destroy the Four Banners Jin Xuan who built slaves, and destroy the small red cannons carried by the Four Banners Jin Xuan to ensure the danger of Tongguan.

As for others, such as taking back Luoyang or even Henan, I have never thought about it.

But Bai Qi's clumsy "sowing dissension" just now reminded me that it is a godsend opportunity to seize Luoyang, retreat and seize Henan Mansion, Huaiqing Mansion and even Weihui Mansion.

Because Shaoduo's small army lost its food, grass and supplies, it is said that it has no strength to fight again.

More importantly, Shaoduo's small army lost all the small red cannons they carried, so they were able to attack Luoyang forcefully, so when is it time to take back Luoyang?
……

On the other side, Zhu Cijiong also asked in an uncomplaining way: "Why did the father remind the intruder just now?"

"That's right." Bai Qi also asked in an understanding way, "Song Xiance is a small-minded thief, and the more the intruder uses this person, the more disadvantageous it will be for you, Xiao Ming, isn't it?"

"That's why I said that on purpose." Chongzhen laughed.

"It is said that Mrs. Niu has gradually lost the trust of the intruders recently."

"That time when I slandered me after breaking into the thief's face, I was actually helping me."

"Those who are masters like intruders, the most taboo thing is not for others to comment on the selection and appointment of people."

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "If Song Xiance can regain the trust of the intruder and be entrusted by the intruder with the important task of guarding Henan, that would be great."

Well, that's not laying a minefield on Li Zicheng.

"Then..." Bai Qi was stunned, "Is it another way to use the estrangement?"

"It's a reverse plan." Chongzhen smiled slightly, and continued, "Didn't you know that the intruder would be fooled? But even if the intruder was a fool, you have nothing to lose."

After a pause, he said again: "I'm worried about another thing instead."

Zhu Cijiong said with a smile: "Father is worried that the thieves will understand your painstaking efforts and take the opportunity to attack Luoyang and even Henan?"

"The thieves should have missed such a good opportunity." Wu Lu sighed and said, "It's a pity that you, Xiao Ming, have the strength to send troops at this time, otherwise you can take this good opportunity to take half of Henan in one fell swoop."

"It's not too late to take Henan." Chongzhen said with a wave of his hand.

"Henan is the land of the Seven Wars, and there are only one out of ten people who have suffered from wars for a long time. It is just a burden. Let the intruders help you carry that burden."

That was the seventh mine Chongzhen buried for Li Zicheng.

At that meeting, Chongzhen directly planted two mines in Li Zicheng.

The first thunder was not Song Xiance, and the seventh thunder was Henan.

Unexpectedly, Li Zicheng should have accepted those two landmines with a depressed smile.

Chongzhen's move is indeed not harmful, but it is also a helpless move, because the most urgent need of the Ming Dynasty is not to develop insignificantly. After the sons of King Qin have grown up and the new army has been trained, they must first wait. .

It's because Guo Chongzhen didn't have an intuition, and there is a small probability that Shaoergun will see through that.

……

Let’s talk about Jiannu again.

Wu Luqi followed the [-] young soldiers of the Four Banners of the Xianghan Army and rushed to the border of Xin'an, just in time to encounter the [-] young cavalry followed by Zhang Nai. ride.

The Xiaoshun cavalry is also considered elite, but it is still much worse than the Four Banners Manchuria.

In particular, the Xiaoshao bow used by the Four Banners soldiers posed a deadly threat to the Xiaoshun cavalry. The arrows shot out were like short spears, piercing even men and horses!
On the other hand, the bows and arrows used by the Xiaoshun cavalry hardly pose a real threat to the Four Banners soldiers.

Because the four-banner soldiers of the Xianghan Army wore double armor, chain mail and cotton armor, it was difficult for Niu Jinxing's cavalry bow to shoot through the two armors at the same time, so the losses of the Xianghan Army were minimal.

It's just that the Four Banners soldiers of the Xianghan Army had just marched hundreds of miles away, and they were exhausted, so they didn't chase after them before they won a big victory, but let the Xiaoshun cavalry march forward calmly.

On the seventh day, Shaoduo's small army also rushed to Xin'an County.

At that time, Ye Shi, the Xianghan army, confiscated the definite news.

"My lord, the Four Banners Jin Xuan is not finished yet." Zuo Maodi said with a pale face, "The Seven Banners are all finished."

"What? The seven Jinxuan flags are all gone?" Shaoduo said dumbfounded, "How is that possible? With only eight or seven thousand cavalry of the Ming army, you can still destroy ten thousand and four Jinxuan banners?"

It's no wonder that Shaoduo is a believer, because the Ming army is indeed worthy.

"My lord, it's not the Ming army." Zuo Maodi shook his head and said, "It's the Shun army!"

"Shunjun?" Shaoduo said with a serious look on his face, "Damn it, Mingjun really colluded with Shunjun?"

"Yes, the Ming army is colluding with the Shun army." Zuo Maodi said solemnly, "If so, the intruders would have dared to send an elite army of tens of thousands to Xin'an County at that time."

"Tens of thousands?" Shaoduo's face became more embarrassing, "Where is Niu Jinxing now?"

Zuo Maodi said in a deep voice: "He is carrying the luggage and the small red cannon that he snatched from the Four Banners Jin Xuan, and is advancing towards Luoyang. At this time, he is at least seventy miles away from Luoyang."

"Is it seventy miles away?" Shaoduo's face completely collapsed.

Because that means that, no matter what, it is possible to retake the food, grass, luggage and the batch of red cannons.

Because once Niu Jinxing retreated from Luoyang City, it only meant that there was no strong city to defend, and it also meant that we could not put one hundred and forty small red-clothed cannons on the top of the city to defend the city.

If Luoyang became the seventh Ningyuan City, the trouble is less!
Then it was Shaoduo's turn to be in a dilemma, did he know whether to retreat or insist on retreating?
Shaoduo is really willing to withdraw troops like that, but what should he do if he withdraws troops?Did he turn around and go back to fight Tongguan to force Li Zicheng to return to his teacher?Or should we call Luoyang up first?
Well, those are all problems, the smallest problem now is whether there is any food or grass.

Niu Jinxing snatched up all the food and supplies carried by the army, and now the entire small army has only a few [-] rations left under the coats of the army, which can last at least half a month.

What if they go to Luoyang within half a month, and get back food, supplies, and small cannons in red?Shaoduo fell into a huge struggle in his heart, that decision was really good!
Shi Tu, Zuo Maodi and other Xiang Wulu generals waited quietly.

Little things like that can only be decided by the coach Shaoduo.

After a long exam for half an hour, Shaoduo finally made up his mind: continue to fight Luoyang!
The issue of food and grass must be settled first. When Shang Shaoduo called the Prince of Horqin Mongol Zhasak Department behind him: "Sebuteng, the king ordered him to tell the tribe to loot the entire Henan Province immediately, and we must raise [-] yuan within half a month." The food and grass needed by the small army for eight months must be raised in Henan Province, so we will move to Ruzhou and Nanyang Prefectures."

"Hey!" Sebuteng promised by rubbing his chest.

(End of this chapter)