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Xi'an.

Dashun Palace.

Tianyou Hall is actually the Chengyun Hall of the original Qin Prince's Palace.

Li Zicheng summoned the civil and military officials to discuss the matter.

"Four armies came to attack E Dashun. Liu Sheng is so generous."

Li Zicheng sneered after marking four places on the military map where the Eijun's actions were obvious through the information gathered from below.

Li Yan said, "Based on the information we have received so far, it is preliminarily speculated that the number of troops dispatched by the Yi army this time is hundreds of thousands, and may even reach 200,000.

With the strength of the Yi army, it would be impossible for us to block them in all four directions.

When you gather elite soldiers and horses, first defeat them all the way, and then defeat them one by one! "

Li Yan's words somewhat stole the limelight.

But Li Zicheng didn't care this time.

He asked, "How should we respond specifically? Where should we give up, where should we defend, and which route should we attack first?"

Li Yan looked at the map and sighed, "It's a pity that we don't know the specific number of troops, combat strength, and generals of these four armies. Otherwise, it would be a very easy choice.

Nowadays, we can only consider it from the aspects of geographical advantages and disadvantages and our military's choices. "

When Niu Jinxing heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Why should Military Advisor Zuo be so secretive? Why don't we just say which way to attack?"

Before Li Yan could respond, Li Zicheng glared at Niu Jinxing displeasedly and said, "What's the matter? Let Military Advisor Zuo think carefully."

Niu Jinxing felt aggrieved and said, "Yes."

Li Yan looked at the map carefully for a while and then said: "As expected, the two groups of Yi armies attacking us from Fengxiang Prefecture and Henan Prefecture should be the main force.

Of course, the Yi army in North Zhili should also be very strong. The weakest one is probably the rogue army of Gongchang Mansion.

According to the information obtained by our spies, this army is dominated by the 7th Division, and the 7th Division seems to have been formed only last year? "

At this point, Li Yan stopped.

Obviously, due to insufficient intelligence, he was not sure about the details of the 7th Division of the Yi Army.

Li Zicheng was still decisive and said: "Let's just think that Gongchang Prefecture's Wei army is the weakest."

Li Yan nodded and continued: "Logically speaking, we should destroy the weakest Yi army first, but Gongchang Mansion is too far away from Xi'an.

If we send our elite main force to Gongchang Mansion, Xi'an Mansion may not be able to withstand the fierce attack from the two armies of Fengxiang Mansion and Henan Mansion.

Therefore, it is best to choose one of the two groups of Wei armies to destroy first - Fengxiang Mansion is the 6th Division of the Yi army's standing army. We had dealings with each other last spring and we know a bit about its strength.

If you can find out the details of the Henan Prefecture's army, you can make a choice. "

Li Zicheng frowned after hearing this.

They indeed know very little about the Henan Prefecture's Wei army. They only know that tens of thousands of people have been transferred recently. As for the specific number of tens of thousands, and what level of Dawei's troops and horses they are, it has not yet been determined.

In the final analysis, it was all because the spies were greatly suppressed by the Dawei side.

At the critical moment, Li Zicheng has to make his own decision.

He thought for a while and then said: "Anyway, these two groups of soldiers and horses are going to attack Xi'an Prefecture, but Fengxiang Prefecture's is faster, and Henan Prefecture's may be slower.

In this case, we will resist on two fronts first, and then choose one to attack after we understand the strength of the troops on both sides. "

Li Guo, Yuan Zongdi and other generals in the palace nodded slightly and agreed with Li Zicheng's decision.

Li Yan then said, "I'm afraid it would be best to put Shanxi and Gongchang Prefecture together, otherwise Xi'an Prefecture may not have enough soldiers and horses." This time, Li Zicheng did not ponder and said, "Let's mobilize troops and horses from Shanxi. ——There are too many Ming troops in the Shanxi garrison, which is inherently unreliable. Unless we transfer the elite main force from Xi'an, it will be impossible to defend it.

In this case, it is better to let it go. Shanxi is lost, but we can still defend Shaanxi based on the natural dangers of the Yellow River.

In addition, you can also use this matter to see which of the former generals are reliable and which are just useless. "

This time Li Yan thought about going together with Li Zicheng, nodded and said: "Your Majesty is very worried. Besides, the west is still our retreat, there is no room for loss."

Li Zicheng was unhappy after hearing this.

He always mentioned a way out, making it seem as if he, Li Zicheng, was bound to lose this battle, which in vain reduced the morale of his own troops.

He simply ignored Li Yan's words and said: "Okay, let's basically arrange it like this. Next, I will send more spies to Henan Prefecture to try to find out the strength of the Wei army there as soon as possible."

At this time, Niu Jinxing couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, we still have an ally. We must send someone to notify them as soon as possible to send troops into the pass."

Li Zicheng said, "I will never forget this, but we can't have too much hope for the Qing captives - I expected it to be true. Even if they enter the pass, they will mainly loot and will not sincerely contain the troops of the Yi army for us." of."

This can be regarded as one of the reasons why Li Zicheng abandoned Shanxi.

Although he formed an alliance with the Qing Dynasty and made a small profit, he still did not trust the Qing Dynasty.

Niu Jinxing felt that Qinglu could rely on him, but after listening to Li Zicheng's words, he stopped mentioning it.

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Two days later.

The main force of the Wei Army in Fengxiang Mansion, or the main force of the Sixth Division, crossed the Wei River and directly attacked Fengxiang Mansion City.

The city is adjacent to Yongshan Mountain in the north and is almost at the source of Yongshui River.

The Yongshui River is a tributary of the Wei River. The waterway can lead directly to Xi'an, passing through Qishan, Fufeng, Wugong and other cities along the way. Its location is very important.

Therefore, Li Zicheng deployed 5,000 elite troops in Fengxiang, and more than 20,000 ordinary troops to guard the surrounding dangerous positions. He also transferred eight red Yi cannons, 20 red Yi cannons, and hundreds of tiger crouching cannons!

Among the five thousand elites alone, there are a thousand musketeers with muskets!

As the defense envoy of Dashun Fengxiang, Dang Shousu was personally in charge of the city.

Although Dang Shousu was not very famous among the Shun Army, he came from the "Lao Eighth Army" and was one of the generals who followed Li Zicheng in his early years.

There is nothing special about fighting and it is a well-behaved person. Such people usually behave well.

Nowadays, there are 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses available for dispatch around Fengxiang Fucheng alone, as well as numerous guns and other firearms.

Dang Shousu had never fought a battle with such abundant firearms. He believed that even if the Yi army could not suffer a bloody blow in this battle, it would be no problem to hold off the Yi army for ten and a half days.

Unexpectedly, on the day he got the main force of the Yi army to cross the Wei River and head north, he received news one after another that the dangerous fortresses around Fucheng had been lost.

After losing several fortresses in a row, Lieutenant General He Zhen said anxiously: "General, we can't just watch the fortresses being pulled out one by one by the Yi army, otherwise it will be difficult to defend Fengxiang when it becomes an isolated city!

Fengxiang City has 5,000 elites and 5,000 miscellaneous soldiers. Why not let the last general have 3,000 elites go to support the fortress outside! "

He Zhennai was a general who surrendered in the former Ming Dynasty, and was originally a subordinate of He Renlong.

After He Renlong was beheaded by Sun Chuanting, he came under Sun Chuanting's command.

Later, Sun Chuanting abandoned Xi'an and retreated to Hanzhong, where he surrendered the Shun army.

Knowing that the Yi army was going to send troops north, he had previously suggested that heavy troops be stationed on the north bank of the Wei River so that he could attack when the Yi army crossed the river.

But he was rejected by the party chief.

The reason is that the gap between our own artillery and the Yi army is too big, and the chance of winning in field battles is too low.

Now that He Zhen proposed to lead troops out of the city to fight, Dang Shousu couldn't help but frown. (End of chapter)