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Chapter 428: No. in the world at escaping for one’s life

"Which three roads?" Li Zicheng couldn't help but ask.

Li Yan said: "First, try to win a big victory before the Yi army increases its troops again, so as to restore some military morale and morale, and still have a chance to compete with the Yi army for Hanzhong."

Li Zicheng was speechless after hearing this: "If we can win a big victory, why would everyone be so sad?"

Li Yan did not say more about this, but continued: "The second way is to abandon Guanzhong and open up the Western Regions as soon as possible. In this way, even if Guanzhong is difficult to hold in the future, our army can retreat to the Western Regions.

As far as I know, in the past when the Jin Kingdom rose and the Liao Kingdom fell, its surviving minister Yelu Dashi led some Liao troops and Liao people to the west and established the Western Liao in the Western Regions, which lasted for hundreds of years. "

Li Zicheng pondered and said: "Most of my generals and generals are from Shaanxi and Gansu. How can I adapt to the Western Regions?

Besides, the Western Region is not a terra incognita now, right? How does Zuo's military division know whether our army can successfully establish a foothold in the Western Regions and rebuild Dashun? "

Li Yan now has a good understanding of Li Zicheng's temperament. Although he disdains the flattery and flattery like Niu Jinxing, Wang Linchen, etc., he also has some skills in "playing right".

At this time, he said: "I just listed this path. Whether you choose it or not depends entirely on Your Majesty."

In fact, he prefers this second path - in his opinion, it is now difficult for Dashun to compete with Damei for the Central Plains. In this case, it is better to retreat to the Western Regions and plan for the future.

After listening to Niu Jinxing's words, many generals in the tent looked at Li Yan strangely.

If Liu Sheng dies early, there is no doubt that people like them will still survive in the Central Plains. Li Zicheng, he and most of Dashun's generals were only in their twenties and thirties. If they did not die violently, it would not be a problem to live another twenty or thirty years.

On the other hand, Niu Jinxing turned a blind eye to the illegal behavior of the generals when he came back because he could speak, and even secretly participated in corruption and bribery. On the contrary, he was able to get along well with most of the generals who were in line with the army.

So he said: "Commander Zuo should talk about the third way."

Li Yan was also convinced and explained: "If our army is unable to compete with the Wei army for the world, and His Majesty and everyone are unwilling to leave their homes and go to the Western Regions, then surrendering to the Wei army is indeed the only way out.

Because even in a team like the Shun Army, which started as a peasant army, there are many vulgar people, few who are clean and self-sufficient, and even fewer who can understand and be friendly to Li Yan.

Li Yan hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and said: "This third way is that everyone from my Dashun will join the Yi army."

Soon, Li Zicheng said in a cold voice: "Could Military Advisor Zuo be joking?"

Liu Sheng was great as the founding emperor of Damei, but maybe his son would be the second Qin II or Sui Yang Emperor?

On the one hand, it can bring peace to the world as soon as possible and save the people from the disasters of weapons; on the other hand, if we take the initiative to surrender, even if we cannot keep our wealth, we will not end up with the tragic end of death and annihilation. "

Niu Jinxing saw that Li Zicheng was very dissatisfied with Li Yan's proposal to surrender, so he sarcastically said: "Yes, if we surrender, I'm afraid that Zuo Junshi will become a major contributor to Liu Sheng's unification of the world. You won't die and your family will be destroyed, but you will still gain glory and wealth and pass them on to future generations, right?

At that time, when I see Zuo Junshi again, I don’t know whether I want to call him a marquis or a duke. "

Not to mention, Li Zicheng had long expressed fear and dissatisfaction with Li Yan, and some bright-minded generals also intended to keep a distance from him.

Because he understood very well that the reason why Li Yan listed the second path was that he was not optimistic about him and Dashun, thinking that he had lost the qualification to compete with Liu Sheng for the world.

Li Zicheng obviously doesn't like the second way.

And because Li Yan, as a military advisor, often reported illegal things in the army, especially the bullying of the people, and because he was a bit aloof, most of the generals in the Shun army did not like him.

As soon as Li Yan said these words, the tent was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Although Niu Jinxing's words did not explicitly say that Li Yan colluded with the navy, everyone in the big tent could hear the meaning.

Therefore, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that leading the Shun army to retreat to the Western Regions was like a lost dog that was beaten by the Yi army and fled in panic.

Li Zicheng was also suspicious, and he followed Niu Jinxing's words and said coldly: "If we surrender, you, Li Yan, can indeed keep us safe, but I and the generals who have followed me for many years may not be able to survive, right?"

Li Yan looked grim and said: "This is just one of the three paths proposed by me. If your majesty is not willing, just don't choose it. Why should you doubt my intentions?"

After all, Li Zicheng had not made up his mind to kill Li Yan, and thinking that there was probably no one in the army who could surpass Li Yan, he snorted coldly and said: "It is impossible to surrender, so don't mention this matter again. Besides, there is no chance of it happening today." If I hear anyone discussing this matter in this big tent, I will not be merciful!" The meeting can't continue at this point.

So Li Zicheng ordered the generals to withdraw.

As for the current situation, he could only watch and see if there could be any other changes.

However, after ruling out the third way and being unable to meet the prerequisites of the first way, Li Zicheng inevitably secretly considered the second way.

Although the second path is obviously the loser's choice, after careful calculation, in the more than ten years since his uprising, he had been chased by the Ming army and fled in embarrassment most of the time.

Regarding the ability to escape, he believed that among the rebels in the world, only Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Ru could rival him.

Now that both of them are dead, he is the best in the world in terms of escape ability.

If we could escape to the Western Regions, establish a firm foothold, re-establish Dashun like the Yelu Dashi, and pass it on to future generations, it would be a good retreat.

Therefore, Li Zicheng sent someone to call the guard leader Li Laiheng and asked him to secretly collect information related to the Western Regions.

Because Li Zicheng was previously focused on competing in the Central Plains, he did not pay much attention to news about the Western Regions. We only know that there was Gushi Khan in the Qinghai-Tibet region, and there was the Yarkand Khanate to the west of Jiayuguan.

Only by knowing more about the Western Region can he determine whether the Western Region can be used as his retreat.

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In the second year of Qianyuan, when Da'ei and the Shun army fought in Hebei and Hanzhong, and the Shun army retreated steadily, Liaodong was also clouded.

First, Prince Rui Dorgon was deprived of his title and the Niulu with a white flag by Huang Taiji because he failed to enter the Pass and lost his troops.

Even Prince Zheng Jierhalang and Prince Su Hauge, who were deputy commanders, were also punished. Hauge was demoted to the title of county king, and Jierhalang was fined tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Many other Eight Banners Army generals who entered the pass were also punished.

The nobles and ministers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty thought that after Huang Taiji's punishment, there would be new actions to boost morale and popular support.

For example, they could send troops to attack North Korea and plunder some money and people, or they could send troops to hunt down the savage Jurchens.

Unexpectedly, Huang Taiji fell ill soon after.

Everyone in the Manchu Qing Dynasty knew that Huang Taiji was seriously ill and could not live for a few years, but they did not expect that he would collapse so quickly.

It should be noted that until now, Huang Taiji, the emperor who established the Qing Dynasty, has not yet established a prince.

As for Nurhaci, he established the Hou Jin Dynasty and was called the Khan King, not the Emperor.

Therefore, the Manchu Qing Dynasty actually had little experience in such matters, and they did not know whether to act in accordance with the practices of the former and later Jin Dynasties, or in accordance with the rules of the Han Dynasty.

According to Han rules, Hauge, as the eldest son, should be the prince.

However, Hauge had a rough and arrogant personality. Although he fought bravely, he could not convince all the Eight Banners nobles. Not to mention, Huang Taiji, the Amadu, had repeatedly reprimanded and punished him, and now he was demoted to a county king because of his failure to enter the customs.

However, except for Hauge, Huang Taiji's other sons are either young or not as good as Hauge.

Faced with this situation, Duduo and other Huang Taiji brothers inevitably had other thoughts.

Because according to the old rules of the Jurchen tribe, if the descendants of the leader are too young or unable to obey the crowd, the brothers are also eligible to succeed as the new leader.

(End of this chapter)