Aspiration

Chapter 151

Li Zicheng never believed that Wu Sangui would surrender to the Manchus, because there was no reason to explain it.

Li Laiheng said: "Your Majesty, the woman in your room is the reason."

"What? That Chen Yuanyuan?" Li Zicheng asked in surprise. He couldn't figure out what a woman had to do with Wu Sangui's surrender to the Manchurians.
"Didn't Ruhou Liu Zongmin and Master Liu tell you the origin of this woman?"

"What's the origin?" Li Zicheng asked in surprise.

Li Laiheng told Li Zicheng about Chen Yuanyuan's general situation, and then said: "Your Majesty, Chen Yuanyuan, a woman from the brothel, is a famous beauty in Suzhou. You wanted to keep her for yourself. But why did you give her to you? It's a sincere love for your emperor, actually, do you know how you are waiting outside?"

"What's the situation?"

"During the day, he was busy arresting officials of the sixth rank and above, asking them to hand over their silver. If they were not satisfied, they would torture them severely. It is said that more than 3000 million taels of silver were seized in less than ten days. At night, hugging left and right, hugging each other A large group of women surrounded him and lived a life of debauchery."

Li Zicheng said: "That's right. Officials above the sixth rank must hand over their property. That's the policy we set in Chang'an. These people don't torture them. How can they be willing to give out their money? As for women, you are born and die. It is right to enjoy happiness now."

Li Laiheng snorted in pain.Everyone knows it, how is this a posture of sitting on the world?
"Your Majesty, do you know how many people were tortured to death? More than 100 officials above the sixth rank died on the spot. Also, do you know how many women jumped into the river and hanged to death? More than 700 women committed suicide in the south of the city. It was a good thing done by Ru Hou's subordinates. Also, do you know whose woman is that woman next to you? Wu Sangui's little wife!"

"what!"

Li Zicheng was stunned, such a thing would happen?Li Zicheng slept with someone else's woman in his arms, what's the matter?

He remembered that when he entered the city, Li Zicheng repeatedly told the soldiers that order in the city should be maintained, and there should be no harassment of ordinary people.The next day, Liu Zongmin sent Li Zicheng a woman named Chen Yuanyuan.This woman is beautiful and beautiful, and has a different flavor than Dou Meiyi. He is lingering with her, and marvels that there are such stunners in the world.But he never thought that Liu Zongmin would bribe Li Zicheng.

And Liu Zongmin also found a woman surnamed Gu in the Zhou family. Although she was not as good as Chen Yuanyuan, she was also a natural beauty.Of course, it was also because he got this woman surnamed Gu that he gave Chen Yuanyuan to Li Zicheng so generously.

Men can be thieves together, and they can do bad things together, but they can't mess with the same woman. Li Zicheng thought, since he messed with Wu Sangui's woman, it was inevitable to start a war with Wu Sangui.

Call a council of war immediately.

Niu Jinxing, who has not arrived for a long time, his eight-person sedan chair is still slowly being carried here halfway.

Liu Zongmin already knew that he was going to fight Wu Sangui, so he didn't pay much attention to it. Didn't he fight for many years?He was proud of his search of the official's family bank, he thought, except for him, he couldn't think of anyone else with such courage.

He laughed and said to Li Zicheng: "Your Majesty, these Ming Dynasty officials all seem to be upright officials. As long as I am ruthless, they will be good. Give me another half a month, and I can raise [-] million yuan!" It’s a lot of money. Now mainly only the officials of the fifth and sixth ranks are tortured, and the officials of the fourth rank and above, as well as the relatives of the emperor, have not done anything yet, and the good show is yet to come.”

Liu Zongmin is very proud.

Twenty million taels, Daming's financial income for many years, is a huge fortune!With this wealth, Dashun can do many things.

Liu Zongmin said happily.Li Laiheng heard the pain, and when he arrived in Beijing, he was panicked. How will he deal with it in the future?

Li Yan was also very anxious. He did some calculations. There are more than 1 officials above the sixth rank in Beijing, or those whose families live in Beijing. There are dozens of people in each of them, and there are hundreds of people including domestic slaves. , These people add up to hundreds of thousands, which is a huge unstable factor.

If things go on like this, governance in Beijing will be very difficult.

Song Xiance already knew the topic of the meeting, and he was busy figuring out specific plans.

After a long time, Niu Jinxing finally arrived.

This Niu Jinxing put on the stinky airs of a prime minister, first bowed three times and bowed nine times, and after long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, before asking who was coming to the meeting.

Li Zicheng said, according to reliable information, Wu Sangui had already defected to the Manchu Qing, and they had sent special envoys to invite Qing soldiers to enter the pass to avenge Chongzhen. We should have a plan.

Most people heard this for the first time, and it was also the first time they realized that there would be such a thing. Apart from being surprised, they were panicked.

Song Xiance said that if Wu Sangui does not surrender, we will have to march eastward.The attack on Qinhuangdao and the capture of Shanhaiguan was the most important battle after we captured Beijing. It is reported that Wu Sangui has a total of [-] troops, of which [-] are the elite troops of Ningyuan.It took the Qing soldiers half a month to come from Shenyang, and even their light cavalry took ten days, but it only took five days for us to attack Shanhaiguan.If we advance faster and Wu Sangui can fight us in the field, our chances of victory will be greater.Although Shanhaiguan is called the first pass in the world, its terrain is in our favor. The wall facing the north is four to five feet high, and the wall facing the south is only less than one foot. It is easy to go up.Therefore, please make up your mind to send troops as soon as possible.

Li Zicheng turned his head and said to Liu Zongmin: "Naturally, the determination must be made. How about you waiting for General Liu Ye, General Quan Quan, to have a hard time?"

"Your Majesty, Wu Sangui has 8 people, how many of us? Only [-] are available! Don't worry if you don't personally conscript? I think the ascension to the throne on the [-]th has to be postponed. We are all thieves. , everyone go together."

Liu Zongmin's words were so rude that Li Zicheng was at a loss for words.After a long time, I came back to my senses and said, "Okay, General Li Yanzhi, you are in charge of defending the city in Beijing, and the others will march east with me. How long can Wu Sangui's food and grass last?"

Li Laiheng knew the terrain there very well, and said: "They have enough food and grass, and it's no problem to persist for half a year. The food and grass are mainly concentrated on the seaside of Meng Jiangnu Temple. There are a large number of seagoing ships there, which can continuously replenish supplies."

Li Zicheng's heart skipped a beat.

Send the elite to burn the food and ships there!
However, the Meng Jiangnv Temple is on the east side of Shanhaiguan, beyond the Great Wall, and close to the sea.To infiltrate that area, one needs to be prepared to pay a huge sacrifice, or even destroy the entire army.Ordinary elite troops can't complete such a task. There must be an army that can not only win more with less, but also have the heroic spirit of Jing Ke's assassination of King Qin.In Li Zicheng's mind, there are only two candidates, and only these two people can complete this task.They are Li Laiheng and Luo Hu.

Li Laiheng couldn't bear to throw him into the tiger's mouth. Besides, it was not suitable for the leader of Li Laiheng's army to complete this task, and he had a greater use.

How is Luo Hu?
Luo Hu inherited Li Laiheng's style. On the battlefield, he has already surpassed the combat power of all other generals except Li Laiheng. Only he can definitely win more with less.

This is a very difficult task.Of course Li Zicheng couldn't bear to let Luo Hu go.Only one Wang Si died, and now he almost threw Luo Hu into the wolf's den, Li Zicheng couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic.

However, the situation in Beijing is very pessimistic.Some of the troops in Beijing were left in Miyun and other places to guard against enemies outside the pass, and there were only a hundred thousand or so left in Beijing.If troops are sent to Shanhaiguan, only 6 people can be sent at most.

Hao Yaoqi's reserve team has been used in Tianjin to prevent Zuo Liangyu's troops from advancing northward.The mobile troops now still have Li Laiheng's corps, and Li Zicheng dare not use them lightly.

Now, the elite of Li Laiheng's corps had to be mobilized to pass through Qinhuangdao and infiltrate into the Meng Jiangnv Temple. This distance was hundreds of miles away, and they were likely to encounter powerful enemies along the way, and they might even be surrounded and wiped out by powerful enemies.

This kind of lone army's in-depth tactics is an extremely dangerous move.

When Li Zicheng uttered his idea of ​​surprise attack on Meng Jiangnv Temple, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then some of them showed joy.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Once Wu Sangui's logistics supply line is cut off, he will have to surrender." Song Xiance said, "It's just that this is a dangerous move, an extremely dangerous move."

This move is really good.Li Laiheng thought, there seems to be no record in the history books that Li Zicheng burned Wu Sangui's logistics supply line. Is this a turning point?To complete this task, Li Laiheng was confident that he would bring his [-] elite soldiers, plus [-] cavalry or [-] infantry, such a task should be completed.

Li Laiheng smiled, expressing his support for Li Zicheng's plan.

Li Yan also laughed.

Liu Zongmin had a thick throat, and when Song Xiance finished speaking, he said loudly: "Brother Li, oh, I still can't change my words. Your Majesty, I think it will work, and send an elite army to directly attack the southern part of Shanhaiguan, and then burn down the temple of Meng Jiangnv." Wu Sangui is desperate for food and warships. At that time, we just need to appease him a little bit. What fart does he have? I don’t think anyone else can complete this task, so let General Li Laiheng lead his army to kill him.”

"No, in the battle of Shanhaiguan, we will fight more with less. Li Laiheng's army cannot be used at will. There are many strange rocks along the coast. Some elite cavalry led by Luo Hu, plus the main force Gu Kecheng's mountain warriors, more than 1 people, is enough. No matter how much, I dare not use it. The fortified division of Li Laiheng's army will be used to attack Shanhaiguan, and his [-] cavalry will be used for field battles. Therefore, Luo Hu will carry this burden. Of course, this burden is too heavy. Double Happiness, send someone to invite Luo Hu here."

Soon, Luo Hu came in.When he heard that such an important task was entrusted to him, he was very excited and said: "Your Majesty, I will definitely complete the task."

Li Zicheng stared at Luo Hu for a while, and said: "Luo Hu, this is not an ordinary charge. This time, you may encounter many powerful enemies. It is very difficult to fight in and out. You have to sacrifice Prepare."

"I understand that for the sake of Dashun, I will not hesitate to throw my head and blood." Luo Hu said passionately.

"Okay! This is my good general." After he finished speaking, he looked at Song Xiance, and Song Xiance stepped forward quickly. Li Zicheng whispered something in his ear, and Song Xiance nodded repeatedly.

Li Zicheng raised his head and said, "Luo Hu, I will promote you to be a mighty general. After you return from victory, I will give you a title. Luo Hu, are you 22 years old this year? There is a beautiful woman in the palace named Fei Zhen'e , I am the master for you, I will give you a marriage, the wedding day will be tonight, and three days later, you will lead the army to attack the Meng Jiangnu Temple.”

(End of this chapter)