Anti Qing

Chapter 51 Ming Army
"Did my brother say anything?"

Walking on the road, Li Zijing asked.

After the Lingqi entered the outer city, he handed the horse over to Shunjun in the stable at the gate of the outer city, and then shook his head.

"I don't know much about it, but I heard that there was a battle report from the north."

Li Zijing stared slightly, knowing that there was nothing to ask, so he quickened his pace.

"Lead the way."

Entering Xi'an City from Andingmen, you will come directly to the north side of West Street, where most of the scholars are wearing green shirts and net scarves.

The world-famous Shaanxi Gongyuan was established here. In the Ming Dynasty, this was the only designated examination room for the rural examination.

After the Dashun army occupied Xi'an, they changed the former Shaanxi Gongyuan to the Dashun Gongyuan, which was the venue for the admission of scholars in Guanzhong.

When Tian Jianxiu was in Xi'an, he presided over the imperial examinations here. In principle, priority was given to recruiting frustrated students and down-and-out scholars in the pre-Ming period.

Today's Dashun Xi'an Ling Du Shenghui was born in Gongsheng in Chang'an County, and has never been reused in the previous Ming Dynasty.

Most of the county magistrates stationed in Dashun follow this example.

Walking in the city of Xi'an, Li Zijing couldn't help being fascinated, feeling the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty city for the first time.

The streets in the west of the city were very lively, and small merchants and hawkers displayed a wide variety of goods along the street. Li Zijing looked at it slightly, but felt dazzled and dizzy.

The cries of hawking can be heard one after another all around.

The Bell and Drum Tower is one of the busiest places in Xi'an City. The smell of meat makes Li Zijing turn his head and look a few more times.

A group of Dashun soldiers dressed in red arrow jackets and full armor, led by veteran soldiers, all with solemn faces, patrolled past Li Zijing.

It seems that Xi'an, the ancient capital of many dynasties, has restored its former style under the management of Dashun, and it is not as chaotic as the historical records of later generations.

Sure enough, the history compiled by the Tartars cannot be fully believed.

Li Zijing sneered, and found that Ling Qi, who was leading the way, had already reached the corner of the street and waited, so he quickly ran a few steps to keep up.

With Ling Qi in front, Li Zijing followed all the way, and arrived at the magnificent Dashun Palace, which was the original Qin Palace.

King Qin's Mansion built a ten-mile heavy city, and the height of the city wall is not much higher than that of the inner city, and the total area is more than twice that of the Gongyuan.

Li Zijing followed Ling Qi from Andingmen and walked all the way to the palace of Prince Qin's mansion, but he felt a little tired.

"Your Majesty, the former battalion general is here!"

When Ling Qi stepped into the main hall of the original Prince Qin's mansion, his originally relaxed expression suddenly became tense, and he looked down at the ground with a solemn tone.

At this moment, Dashun's civil and military officials had already been lined up in the main hall, and as far as the eye could see, there were two rows on each side.

Different from the previous ones, this time it was a very formal court occasion, so everyone wore their official uniforms neatly.

Dashun uses the virtue of water to destroy the Ming, so it is still blue.

Li Zijing looked around and found that many civil and military officials in the entire hall had changed into blue official uniforms with square collars.

There is no difference between civil and military, they are all a system.

For convenience, many generals simply put their official uniforms over their arrow jackets, and take them off after the court meeting, which they don't usually wear.

Even Li Zicheng himself rarely wears blue clothes unless on formal occasions.

"Come in."

Li Zicheng sat on the dragon chair and smiled slightly at the bottom of the steps.

"Little King Chuang, here we are."

Li Zijing scanned the sides, looking for his position, but suddenly heard a call.

Following the sound, I saw Liu Fangliang, the fifth general standing on the right, waving to this side.

Without hesitation, Li Zijing walked over and stood behind Liu Fangliang.

Li Zijing didn't care about this kind of ranking.

Only the power in his hands can truly gain a foothold in troubled times.

"It's all here."

Li Zicheng glanced down the stairs, his voice was deep and thick, completely different from usual.

"Just now, I received an urgent report from Uncle Wushan Ma Shiyao who stayed behind in Tongguan."

"Although Duoduo was repelled, he is gathering remnants in Huaiqing. It is said that there are [-] soldiers. The Qing troops in Shanxi, Datong, Jizhen and other places have mobilized a lot."

"The situation is not optimistic. How is Beilu now?"

When Li Zijing heard this, his expression gradually became gloomy.

It seems that this is the change caused by his butterfly wings. Dorgon, who was supposed to go south this year to attack the Ming army, was completely defeated by Dashun due to the defeat in Tongguan.

If the news is true, Duoduo may approach Tongguan again in less than half a year on this journey. Whether he can hold on by then is another matter.

History should not develop like this!
Li Zijing's expression was uncertain, and he searched for clues about history in his heart, thinking about countermeasures.

The first military general standing on the right is not General Quan Liu Zongmin who is in charge of Zhongquan's pro-army, but this Tian Jianxiu.

Compared with Liu Zongmin, who has a beard and a domineering face, Tian Jianxiu has a square face, and the first impression he gives is that he is more loyal.

He came out after hearing the news, and his demeanor was quite elegant among the Dashun generals.

Outside the city was celebrating Tongguan's triumphant return, but Tian Jianxiu's expression was not good, he saluted with a heavy tone.

"Your Majesty, last night the Yan'an Pond reported that the rear battalion had fought seven times in northern Shaanxi. Li Guo personally led the elite cavalry out of the city to rob the camp, but failed to repel Azig."

"Azig indeed led [-] cavalry to the south, intending to approach Tongguan and form a pincer attack with Duoduo."

"However, there was no news from Azig for several days in a row. During these days, I have sent out all the sentry cavalry, but they have not been able to get any definite news."

"However, some soldiers heard rumors from some people who fled back from northern Shaanxi that they saw Azig's banner and went to Mongolia."

Li Zicheng was taken aback when he heard the words, a little confused.

Bringing [-] cavalry to the south from Yan'an, neither advancing on Xi'an nor attacking Tongguan, which made the people in Guanzhong panic, and finally went to Mongolia by detour?

Tian Jianxiu also saw the doubt in Li Zicheng's eyes, and said immediately.

"After all, these are just rumors. Your Majesty does not have to believe them all. The Tang newspaper said that Azig's flag is still in Yan'an. It should be our army in Tongguan that won the battle and returned to Yan'an."

"Li Guo and Gao Yi led the rear battalion to fight Azig in northern Shaanxi for many days. The damage was heavy and the war was protracted. We need to prepare a countermeasure!"

When the voice fell to the ground, the hall was filled with gloom.

The loud gongs and drums outside the city are just to calm people's hearts. Everyone knows that Dashun's life is not easy now.

"How is the situation in Huguang?"

Li Zicheng pondered for a while, then asked suddenly.

Tian Jianxiu sighed heavily and shook his head one after another.

"I received news at the beginning of the month that the Hongguang court envoy Yuan Jixian to serve as the right servant of the Ministry of War and the censor of Youqian capital, stationed in Jiujiang, the governor of Jiangxi, and met Zuo Liangyu in Wuchang."

"In addition, Shi Kefa, Minister of the Ministry of War, supervised the division of Yangzhou, and transferred the Jie Department to the north to Henan, intending to send two troops to help the Qing army attack Huguang."

"The four prefectures of Jingxiang and Xiangxi are my strategic rear. If there is a loss, I will not be able to take Jiangnan if I advance smoothly, and I will not be able to occupy Guanzhong if I retreat."

Tian Jianxiu raised his head and spoke earnestly.

"Your Majesty, although Baiwang on the East Road has [-] soldiers, but he is defending the four mansions of Jingxiang and Hanzhong, which is already stretched."

"It is necessary to dispatch a capable person as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in Jingxiang."

Li Zicheng's eyes moved slightly, and his fingers twisted slightly.

Niu Jinxing coughed and coughed twice, Li Zicheng was taken aback, and subconsciously looked towards the general on the left.

Li Zijing and Liu Fangliang were standing together, one brow furrowed, seeming to be worried, the other frowning, full of resentment.

"Respect yourself, come forward."

(End of this chapter)