In the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, the first day of March. More than 40,000 people in the department of Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi in the Great Qing Dynasty, swore an oath in Lingbao east of Tongguan. Wu Sangui took out the savings of his father and son for more than two generations of corruption, and made a big sacrifice to the three armies, and then agreed with the three armies to "take the customs and share the wealth and prosperity". Subsequently, he led the three armies to march westward and passed the Tongguan Pass on the third day of the first month of March!

The news that Wu Sangui's whole army entered Guanzhong through Tongguan was sent to Chang'an, the capital of Dashun, 260 miles away from Tongguan, by the Tang horse of the Dashun army on the same day.

"Good! Good! Good! ”

On the Wuying Palace, Li Zicheng, who was dressed in a blue dragon robe, got the news of Wu Sangui's entry into the customs, and shouted "good" three times in a row, and a smile was also displayed on a face that had been gloomy for many days. He swept the ministers on the Wuying Hall with one eye, and then laughed again: "Hey, hey, Wu Sangui, this thief is going to die when he enters Qin Pass!" ”

"Emperor," Liu Zongmin, the Marquis of Ru, came out of class to the center of the Wuying Palace, bowed to Li Zicheng, and then said: "Let the head of the formation come!" He failed to kill this thief in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, and this time he must not be allowed to escape! ”

"Hehe," Li Zicheng shook his head with a smile, "Huang Hu, I know you're holding back your strength." But this formation can't be called to you, because this formation can only be defeated, not won! ”

"Why?" Liu Zongmin was puzzled.

Li Zicheng said: "Because the Wu thief is still very cautious now, Wu Shanbo's Tang newspaper said that the Wu thief did not venture after entering the customs, but formed a hard village under the Phoenix Ridge, it seems that he wants to fight steadily!" ”

"That's not afraid!" Liu Zongmin said, "There are a lot of cannons in the army, and there are six Hongyi cannons, no matter how strong Wu Sangui's village is, it can be broken!" ”

Li Zicheng has made a lot of preparations for decisive battles these days, in addition to piloting land reform in Xiangjing Mansion and Shenyang Mansion, he also ordered the craftsmen of Chang'an to cast general cannons and tiger squat cannons, and collected six imitation Hongyi cannons to form an artillery battalion, which was handed over to the command of Tongguan Boluohu.

"Hehe," Li Zicheng smiled, "we still have to introduce the tiger into the shroud!" You can't beat the thief away! ”

"One year high!" Li Zicheng named his brother-in-law Gao Yigong.

"The minister is here!"

A strong man in a blue robe in his thirties came out of class to the palace, and he also kowtowed to Li Zicheng according to etiquette.

"How's the new camp doing?" Li Zicheng asked.

The new battalion was recruited by Li after his return to Shaanxi, with a total of about 15,000 men, and a lot of money brought out from Beijing.

"Emperor, the soldiers of the new attached battalion can barely fight, but the armor is still insufficient."

Li Zicheng smiled: "It's okay, it's a gong, you take the new attached camp to find Wu Sangui to practice...... Don't be afraid of losing, as long as you can lead Wu Sangui to Chang'an City, it will be a great achievement! ”

Gao Yigong kowtowed: "The minister's order!" ”

Gao Yigong received Li Zicheng's will and took 15,000 recruits to "send him to death" - in order to lead Wu Sangui to the direction of Chang'an, Li Zicheng really paid for it! This is really reluctant, the recruits can't trap Wu!

However, in the eyes of Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, and Zhang Luran, the strategists of the Great Shun Dynasty, there is no need to lure the enemy at all, as long as they stay under Chang'an City, Wu Sangui will be sent to the door.

Wu Sangui has entered Tongguan, where can he go if he doesn't come to Chang'an to die? Could it be shrinking in the same state, Huazhou, and Huayin?

But on the eighth day of the first month of March, unexpected news reached Chang'an. The new attached battalion of the first power leader captured the empty Wu army village at the foot of Phoenix Ridge on the sixth day of the first month of March! On the seventh day of the first month of March, Gao Yigong and Ma Shiyao led their troops to capture the undefended Tongguan.

In other words, the tens of thousands of troops under Wu Sangui's command who entered Tongguan have disappeared!

"Damn, where did the guy surnamed Wu go?" In the Wuying Palace, Li Zicheng, the son of Dashun, walked slowly around the map spread out on two long tables put together, one eye squinted, and his keen eyes searched the map again and again.

Liu Zongmin, Tian Jianxiu, Gu Ying, and Luo Hu, these generals, also followed him to look at the map.

But they couldn't see anything...... Where did Wu Sangui go? Where can he go? Don't fight Chang'an? If he doesn't fight Chang'an, what is he doing in Tongguan?

"Emperor," Liu Zongmin touched his beard, "Will this Wu Sangui see through the situation of the foreheads and lead the troops to withdraw from Tongguan?" ”

Retreated?

Li Zicheng stopped when he heard this, shook his head, and the corner of his eye suddenly swept to Song Xiance who was moving towards the corner of the Wuying Palace—What's wrong with you, a great military division? Urgency to urinate or urgency to poop?

"Ah, Great Military Division, where is Wu Sangui?"

Listening to Li Zicheng's question, Song Xiance was bitter in his heart - where is Wu Sangui? I don't know where Wu Sangui is! Can't you change the subject?

"What? Can't figure it out? At this time, Li Zicheng also remembered that since his military division entered Beijing, he couldn't count hexagrams, shouldn't he change it?

Forget it! Seeing that Li Zicheng's face was gloomy, Song Xiance didn't dare to delay.

However, this time, Song Xiance didn't count his fingers, but analyzed Li Zicheng: "This, why did this Wu Sangui enter Tongguan?" ”

"Then you still need to ask?" Liu Zongmin said, "Of course it's Chang'an!" ”

"It's definitely going to hit Chang'an!" Tami-su thinks so, too.

Li Zicheng nodded: "Fight Chang'an and capture Guanzhong!" Or what else would he do? ”

Where does Song Xiance know! He was so anxious that sweat broke out in his head, and he just stammered: "Then if he doesn't fight Chang'an and take Guanzhong, what else can he do?" ”

yes, what else can you do if you don't fight Chang'an? Coming to travel? Take a turn and come back?

Luo Hu suddenly opened his mouth at this time: "You can still go to Yan'an, fight Pingliang, and go west......"

"Huzi, what did you say?" Li Zicheng suddenly roared, and his face turned pale.

"The emperor, the minister, the minister said that Wu Sangui may still go, go and fight elsewhere!"

"Not good!" Li Zicheng slapped the table, "Miscalculation!" Wu Sangui is not an official soldier now...... Without Emperor Chongzhen's compulsion, why did he have to fight Chang'an? ”

It's really been a rogue for a long time, and he has formed a mindset - he still treats himself as a rogue and Wu Sangui as an official and army commanded by Emperor Chongzhen!

Chongzhen's official army is coming, Guanzhong will definitely fight Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi-what order Chongzhen's court will give, no need for Song Xiance to count his fingers, Li Zicheng can also guess.

But Wu Sangui is not an official army now, he is a traitor and a Qing army...... When did you see the Qing army smashing the fortress heavily guarded by the Ming army?

Seriously, Li Zicheng really misses Emperor Chongzhen a little now, since Chongzhen, a good opponent, was set aside by the rebel Zhu Cihong, he has never won a battle! Without Chongzhen, his life is really hard for Li Zicheng!

Li Zicheng stroked his forehead, "Ah, yes, miscalculated, miscalculated...... is the emperor, why do you always think you are a rebel? ”

Song Xiance breathed a sigh of relief, this time it seemed that he had passed the test, he walked to the edge of the map table and took a look. There are many small black chess pieces placed around Chang'an, symbolizing the main force of the Dashun army.

And the other state capitals of Shaanxi Province have seven or eight chess pieces scattered around, which are very sparse, and they are all miscellaneous cards of the Ming army that have been incorporated - just this little force, it can't stop Wu Sangui's main force at all!

As long as he bypasses Chang'an, Wu Sangui can really go wherever he wants!