Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Yumendu fell, Dang Shousu died in battle, and Dang Shooyi disappeared. The battle report that Guan Ning's 20,000 cavalry had already set foot on the land of Shaanxi reached the tents of Gao Yigong and Yuan Zongdi, and the two of them sat helplessly in the tent.

The two of them made a prompt decision and took the main force to abandon Hejin, retreat to Weinan, and defend the gate of Xi'an.

When Lu Mou finally stepped onto the enemy's position on the other side of Hejin, a clicking sound suddenly came from the Yellow River behind him.

Then there was a series of increasingly louder and thrilling sounds of ice cracking. Turning around, I saw that the already fragile Yellow River ice began to crack with huge holes, and the cracks continued to expand. The huge ice rows, like overwhelming mountains and oceans, squeezed and collided, and rushed downstream continuously with frightening natural power.

The Yellow River has thawed.

Zhang Huangyan proudly reported to Lu Mou: "Fortunately, I have lived up to my command."

Lu Mou did not look at him, but stared at the timid brother behind him, and picked up the military discipline cane.

King Yong was shocked and hid behind the two guarding eunuchs. He smiled and said to his brother: "Brother, I followed General Zhang this time and learned a lot of military knowledge. When I captured Yumendu, I fired the gun with my own hands. Kill an enemy. Brother, I can now serve as governor of Ganliang and stand alone for my brother."

Lu Mou picked up the cane and without hesitation, hit Zhang Huangyan head and face.

While beating him, he roared angrily: "I'll beat you to death for being a bastard who left your post without permission to disappear; I'll beat you to death for making countless soldiers sacrifice innocently for you; I'll beat to death you for making countless soldiers worry about your safety. . If you return to Governor Ganliang, I will order someone to escort you back to Beijing. From now on, as long as I am alive, if you dare to take a step outside Beijing, I will kill you."

Zhang Huangyan, who was beaten so badly that he was in a state of panic, shouted: "Prince Regent, you hit the wrong one, King Yong is over there."

Lu Mou didn't stop: "You are the one I'm beating. I'm going to beat my brother. Do I have to do it?"

The entire army was immediately speechless.

In the Battle of Hejin, not to mention annihilating the enemy, the Ming Army Group suffered heavy losses. The Fifth Army, especially the Eighth Army, suffered more than half of its casualties. Only Wu Sangui's cavalry group did not suffer much losses.

But the cavalry could not attack the city, it could only sweep across various places. Facing Weinan, the gateway to Xi'an, they were unable to attack.

Lu Mou couldn't stop here, he had to strike while the iron was hot and not give Gao Yigong a chance to breathe. Therefore, the disabled Eighth Army was transferred to Shanxi to replace the Seventh Army, resting and reorganizing while maintaining the local area. The Seventh Army was mobilized to act as the main force and launch an attack on Weinan.

When the Ming army adjusted and did not launch an attack on Weinan, Yuan Zongdi returned to Xi'an, met with Gu Junen who stayed behind, and asked to see Madam Gao, Queen of Dashun.

In the Fengxian Hall of Dashun Palace in Xi'an, Mrs. Gao, dressed in coarse cloth, received Yuan Zongdi.

Looking at his obvious age, Yuan Zongdi, who was once tall and tall, had slumped, and comforted him sadly: "Victory and defeat are common things for military officers. I think back in the battle of Tongguan Nanyuan, King Chuang only had eighteen brothers left, and they were able to make a comeback. Isn’t it much better now than at that time to conquer this great success? Don’t be discouraged, let’s keep working hard.”

Yuan Zongdi sighed and shook his head slowly: "Queen, what we are facing now is completely different from the Ming Dynasty we faced back then. What we faced back then was a Ming Dynasty that was constantly heading toward collapse. Now we are facing a Ming Dynasty that is constantly rising. The Ming Dynasty continues to grow stronger. The Ming Dynasty we faced at the beginning was a Ming Dynasty that was dark and corrupt, and the people turned away from it. But now we face a Ming Dynasty that has been reborn and supported by the people.

At that time, when we climbed up and called out, there were many people who responded; now when we climb up and call out, no one responds.

I would like to say something depressing, but now we have not made a comeback——"

Looking at the unkind expressions of those who stayed behind, he changed his words and said: "At least we are in the northwest, and there is no hope of a comeback."

Yuan Zongdi's words made Mrs. Gao nod silently and sigh in her heart. Why doesn't Mrs. Gao know the current situation in the northwest?
King Chuang led the main force south. They were already intoxicated by the rouge atmosphere of Jiangnan. In fact, they no longer wanted to return to the northwest. He had abandoned the northwest.

The army in the northwest has lost morale, and when the people in the countryside have become disengaged, every battle they fight damages their vitality. But this vitality cannot be replenished, so it can only be consumed like this.

The current situation in Ming Dynasty, as Yuan Zongdi said, is no longer what it used to be. Through the imperial decree, they regained the support of the people, and through the various administrative methods of the young prince, they were able to unite the people's hearts and minds. I can no longer compete with him.

Yuan Zongdi continued: "There is no need to continue operating in the northwest, so I invite the queen to ask for instructions from King Chuang, and take the old army we still have, move the capital to the south, and join King Chuang. After all, these soldiers in the north We still have the strength to fight against the Ming army in the south, and then we can establish a foothold in the south and strive to rule across the river with the Ming Dynasty."

In fact, Li Zicheng had already discussed this idea with Madam Gao. Li Zicheng had already told Madam Gao that if something could be done, he would do it, and if he couldn't, he would move the capital to the south.

Mrs. Gao smiled bitterly: "The Ming Dynasty is so powerful now. Even if we move the capital to the south, what can we do? They will chase us there."

At this time, Yuan Zongdi revealed the secrets he had hidden in his heart, including those of Lu Mou and Li Yan.

"Queen, please convey this to King Chuang. As long as we move the capital south, we can have at least 4 to 5 years of operating time. As long as we seize this precious time, it is not impossible to rule across the river from the Ming Dynasty."

Gu Junen frowned slightly: "Why is General Yuan so sure?"

"Because I know the conspiracy between that young prince and Li Yan."

All the ministers, including Mrs. Gao, looked at Yuan Zongdi curiously: "Do you know what their conspiracy is?"

Yuan Zongdi told the story of the cause and effect, and finally concluded: "Back then, he and Li Yan used various means to seduce and force our King Chuang to go south to the south of the Yangtze River. In fact, we, the King of Chuang, were required to clear up the inherent problems in the south of the Yangtze River for him. To liberate the land in the south for him, he even more sinisterly borrowed the help of King Chuang to help him eliminate the royal family and reduce his financial burden, and then continued to use the armed workers to implement his land contracting system. Every step is within his calculation.”

Hearing this situation, everyone in the hall couldn't help but gasp.

He looks like a child, but his methods are so clever and his heart is so ruthless. He is truly an unparalleled monster.

When mentioning Li Yan to Yuan Zongdi, although everyone here had regrets, they did not regret it.

The reason is that the slogan he proposed now seems to have tied up the development of Dashun.

The most important thing is that the nursery rhyme he spread in order to make people believe in the so-called destiny, the Eighteenth Son is the master of the artifact.

Of course, this Eighteenth Son refers to Li Zicheng.

But similarly, your surname, Li Yan, is also Li. Who knows whether the Eighteenth Son you are talking about in your heart refers to Li Zicheng or you.

On the issue of who is the master in this world, no matter who it is, they will implement the principle of preferring to kill the wrong one rather than let it go.

So, you are seeking your own death. Who will die if you don’t die? Is it our fault to kill you? (End of chapter)