Please ask me to be the emperor

The night is as dark as ink.

Three or two lights are like beans, and the stars are dotted, from far to near, and from near to far, extending to the distance.

It was completely silent, except for the chirping of insects, and only the sound of chaotic footsteps.

Mrs. Hong stood on the beacon tower on the yellow grass beam, silently watching the stars-like lights "spit" out from the Tianjin Pass in the west, and then "swallowed" by the "line of sky" in the east.

It turns out that the Huangcaoliang where Hong Tai stood is the commanding height near Tianjin Pass. It is convenient for observing the nearby military situation, so the Ming army specially set up a beacon tower here.

After the Jin soldiers arrived here, Hong Tai took a fancy to the location at a glance, so he boarded the Huangcaoliang and directed the retreat of the soldiers.

Tianjin Pass in the west and "Yixiantian" in the east are both dangerous places nearby.

However, even though this place was so dangerous and guarded by the Ming army, it was still breached by him.

However, Mrs. Hong was not at all happy about this, but instead was filled with pain and annoyance.

He, the majestic "Emperor of the Qing Dynasty", drew one out of three or even one out of two, and mobilized 160,000 troops to enter the country to gamble on the fate of the country.

As a result, he lost the bet and could only flee eastward in panic with the remaining 30,000 men under his command. He didn't know who to tell the sadness in his heart.

Prince Naying Azig probably did die in the battle; even if Prince Zheng Jierhalang did not die, all his men and horses were destroyed.

As for the treacherous son of Prince Su, Hauge, although he is not dead, he might as well have died long ago like the two people in front of him.

He thought a lot at this moment, but he quickly pushed these thoughts out of his mind.

Living, all this is meaningful only if he lives and leads the troops alive.

He still has soldiers in his hands, and his old rival Chongzhen still has soldiers in his hands.

As long as both parties join forces, they will be able to withstand the attack of the "shun thieves"!

As for whether Chongzhen would agree to such a thing, he didn't have to think about it at all.

Although I killed and wounded his soldiers, occupied his land, robbed his soldiers and people, and plundered his property, as a mature monarch, he will definitely forgive me!

Thinking of this, Mrs. Hong's eyes became firmer.

At this moment, she suddenly saw a person climbing up from the bottom of the mountain. Hong Tai took a closer look with the faint light and found that it was Fan Wencheng.

"Your Highness, the attack of the 'Shun Thief' has indeed weakened!" Panting Fan Wencheng couldn't help but excitedly reported to Hong Taihui.

"Okay!" Mrs. Hong, who also looked tired, poured out the nosebleed that had filled the tea cup, patted her thigh and said, "It's true that God will not kill me!"

It turns out that the two sides have been fighting fiercely for three days and two nights since Yin time on the 21st.

And during these three days and two nights, most of the soldiers had no time to close their eyes and had already reached the limit of their bodies.

Compared with the rebel army, which mainly consists of farmers, the Houjin soldiers, who are based on herdsmen and fishing and hunting tribes with more difficult conditions, are obviously more tenacious.

Although this extra bit of tenacity could not allow Hong Tai to turn defeat into victory and defeat the rebels, it was enough to allow him to hold on until the rebels' offensive intensity was reduced, and then withdraw from the battlefield relatively intact.

But at what cost?

"At noon on July 23, after Li Zicheng and Zhang Fengyi fought hard day and night with 33,000 people, the remnants of the Jierhalang tribe located between Yinglong Mountain and Hanbao Mountain were finally eliminated." Just in Hongtai. At the same time as he received the news that the rebel attack was slowing down, Xu Ziyuan was reporting to Zhang Shunhui who could hardly open his eyes.

"On the evening of the 23rd, with the help of Zhang Fengyi's troops, Zuo Shuai Zhang Sanbai used Wukong and Ji Longfeng as sharp knives, and finally tore apart the defense line of the Haoge troops stranded in the west of Tianjin Pass."

"The two sides fought fiercely until late at night. The rebels killed no less than 3,000 of their men and horses, captured and surrendered 4,000, and wiped out about 10,000 enemies. Hauge led the remaining remnants and fled eastward in a hurry."

"Okay, okay, okay!" Zhang Shun praised hoarsely, and then continued to order, "I heard that the Tartars are very resistant to fighting hard, and I know it now."

"Let's do this. Everyone can't stand it anymore. Tell the troops to arrange guard posts and rest for the night. We will make plans tomorrow morning."

"As Li Jiyu's troops continue to launch a fierce attack, we must not give Hong Tai a chance to breathe!"

It was impossible without rest, and basically the entire army was exhausted to the limit of their physical strength.

If Zhang Shun continues to hold on, Zhang Shun is afraid that not only will the cooked duck fly away, but he will also end up losing his wife and losing the army.

According to the current situation, the 20,000 people from the Jilharang Department on the right wing of Later Jin Dynasty and part of the Chinese army are completely destroyed.

The 20,000 troops of Prince Su Hauge on the left wing were reduced by at least half.

At present, the main force of the Jinzhong Army lost at least more than 10,000 people in this retreat.

Now coupled with the losses and disintegration caused by the battle between the armies of both sides, Jin lost almost 50,000 troops in this battle.

If coupled with the Battle of Banquan, the Battle of Fanshanbao and the destruction of the Azige tribe, Hou Jin mobilized 160,000 troops, but actually lost more than 90,000.

For a regime with a population of less than one million and a population of less than 400,000, this was nothing short of a devastating blow.

Therefore, Zhang Shun was not in a hurry at all. The one who was anxious should be Jianlu in front of him.

"What, Jianlu suddenly marched eastward in large numbers?" While Zhang Shun and Hong Tai were each having their own concerns, Chongzhen, two hundred miles away, also received news that shocked their monarchs and ministers.

According to their thoughts, the Eastern and Western pirates were each acting viciously, and it would be impossible to determine the winner in less than three months to half a year.

Now it only took twenty days to move from Donglu to the west. Why did Donglu turn back?

"What is the outcome of both sides now?" Chongzhen calmed down and asked anxiously.

"This" everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and I didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

Only Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the cabinet, heard the words and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the strength of the Eastern and Western invaders is unprecedented. I am not allowed to explore the reality."

"However, since the rebellion of Jianlu, the military has been so powerful that no one can match it; Lao Nu, Hong Tai and his son are as clever and cunning as Cao Cao and Cao Pi."

"A husband who is 'submissive to thieves' is nothing more than a yellow turban with red eyebrows. How can he defeat him?"

"I hope your Majesty will immediately summon troops from all directions to prevent the capital from being trapped by prisoners!"

"This..." Chongzhen was in a state of confusion when he heard this and was about to issue an order.

Unexpectedly, Ding Kuichu, the governor of Jiliao, said: "Mr. Wen Ge, this is wrong."

"My husband, the 'Shun Thief', has nearly half of the Shaanxi Mountains and Henan Province to see the world; the 'leader of the thieves', Zhang Shun, is as cunning and adaptable as Hong Tai."

"Therefore, when two thieves fight, the victory or defeat should be five to five, and Jianlu may not win."

"Now that the two sides have fought for less than a month, Jianlu has been defeated and fled. The victory must have been decided."

"Your Majesty, please make plans in advance, just in case!"

"Ding Kuichu, what do you mean?" As soon as Ding Kuichu said this, Wen Tiren couldn't help but said in anger.

"Means nothing!"

"What do you mean it's not interesting? So you want to advise His Majesty to move south and abandon the northern territory?" Wen Tiren couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.

It turns out that since the rebels marched eastward, there have been constant discussions about the Ming Dynasty moving southward, and they have been agitated for a long time.

Chongzhen had such a good face and good reputation, but he was still unable to make a decision, which caused all the ministers and ministers to take this as an opportunity to criticize each other.

It even spread to the palace, causing conflicts between Queen Zhang Yan of Tianqi and Queen Zhou of Chongzhen.

Sure enough, when Wen Tiren said these words, it immediately caused a great uproar.

"The land of our ancestors cannot be abandoned. Please kill Ding Kuichu immediately as a warning to others!"

"Once the capital is abandoned, all the African countries north of the Yellow River will belong to it. How sad! How sad!"

"I cried loudly for one of them. The first cry was that the emperor surrendered without fighting. The second cry was that Huiqin and the Second Sect did not defend Tokyo. The third cry was that Qian defended the capital. I was about to fight to the death, why did your majesty surrender first..."

"Uh..." Chongzhen suddenly broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this, and his thoughts that were a little bit impatient calmed down again.

"Three hundred miles haste, three hundred miles haste, Donglu sent an envoy to come with a letter from Hong Tai, hoping to repair the harmonious relationship between the two families!" And just as everyone was criticizing each other, suddenly a loud shout came from outside the palace. , everyone suddenly became quiet.