Lu Xiangsheng sent people to test what Anton Wei's explosion was? It's a pity that there is no way to figure out the news sent back, and the last hope is dashed, and the sky is almost dusk. Lu Xiangsheng had no chance to fight any further, and after some hesitation, he decisively ordered the withdrawal of troops.

In the twilight of daylight, Lu Xiangsheng left Andongwei with less than 10,000 subordinates. Defeat is a foregone conclusion, and the senseless struggle will only sacrifice limited troops in vain, and Lu Xiangsheng can't afford to lose, so he decisively ordered the withdrawal of troops.

It is very likely that what awaits him is Chongzhen's monstrous anger, but he will only be implicated, at least his subordinates will survive to give the order. As their commander, the only thing Lu Xiangsheng can do now is this.

With the withdrawal of the imperial army, the remaining more than 300 Dongjiang troops of An Dongwei breathed a sigh of relief, and a feeling of the aftermath of the catastrophe emerged in everyone's hearts.

After Wu Qiu and Ma Ren received the news, the two of them rushed up to the city wall, and looked at the court army with binoculars, and a happy smile appeared on their faces at the same time.

"Lu Xiangsheng is gone, it's a pity that we don't have the extra manpower to chase after us, and the great opportunity passed by like this, it's a pity." Ma Ren's face was regretful, and his eyes were full of anger.

Wu Qiu put down the binoculars, turned around and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, now you should feel fortunate instead of complaining." At least we survived, and Anton Wei didn't lose it. As for the dead brothers, they will naturally have to settle accounts with Lu Xiangsheng in the future, and they must not just be counted like this. ”

Ma Ren nodded heavily: "I must ask the chief soldier for battle, don't cut off Lu Xiangsheng's head, and vow not to give up!" ”

"I won't give up!" More than 300 officers and men of the Dongjiang Army who were lucky enough to survive shouted in unison.

Anton Wei is safe for the time being, but the situation in Shandong is still not optimistic, and Ma Ren and Wu Qiu dare not be careless. Assigned all the people to guard in turn, the two quickly returned to the guard, wrote a letter to Mao Wenlong, and informed Anton Wei of the current situation one by one.

When Mao Wenlong learned that An Dongwei had actually experienced such an ordeal, he slapped the table angrily and stood upright: "Damn Chongzhen, he actually stabbed me in the back." ”

Hong Chengchou also frowned, both of them obviously didn't expect that the imperial court soldiers and horses would launch such an attack on Anton Wei? The defenders of more than 2,000 men eventually remained less than 300 men.

"General soldiers, fortunately, Anton Wei's defenders resisted stubbornly, and Anton Wei was not broken in the end. Fortunately in misfortune, now that our reinforcements are about to arrive, there is nothing to worry about in the future situation in Shandong, please don't be too angry. Hong Chengchou saw that Mao Wenlong was very angry, and hurriedly persuaded and comforted him.

Mao Wenlong obviously refused to stop there, and from the time he learned that the imperial court intended to be unfavorable to Anton Wei, he was no longer ready to forgive the imperial court for what he did this time: "Shandong, this time I will take it directly, if the imperial court dares to resist at all, the iron hooves of the Dongjiang army will directly step into the Beijing division." ”

Hong Chengchou's face changed slightly after hearing this, but he didn't dare to stop Mao Wenlong, he could already see that this time, Mao Wenlong was really angry. As a result, Hong Chengchou also expected that Shandong would rise to a monstrous wave this time.

After venting his frustration, Mao Wenlong also began to think about where to transfer troops to fill Anton Wei. At present, Nanjing and Shanxi occupy the vast majority of the Dongjiang Army, and Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Army is already seriously understaffed, and for a while, he really can't transfer troops from anywhere to support?

"Where do you say Anton Wei should transfer troops from now to fill the vacancy there?" Unable to think of a way, Mao Wenlong could only ask Hong Chengchou about this military inquiry.

Hong Chengchou pondered for a long time, frowned and said, "Now there is a serious shortage of manpower in various places, and our territory is expanding too fast. Nanjing must no longer be able to transfer troops and horses, after all, it has not yet completely stabilized. And the rest are only our Shaanxi and Shanxi, and the general army might as well send a few thousand soldiers and horses from these two places to Andongwei. ”

Mao Wenlong hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Now it seems that it can only be like this." ”

In the end, after an in-depth discussion between Mao Wenlong and Hong Chengchou, they each transferred 6,000 soldiers and horses from Shaanxi and Shanxi to Andongwei to garrison. And this also led to the strength of Shaanxi and Shanxi being even more stretched.

Especially in Shanxi, there are now less than 30,000 soldiers and horses left, so they can only retreat in various prefectures and cities, and defend the cities. As for the situation outside, it has been completely ignored, but fortunately, from the very beginning, Shanxi was the battlefield where Mao Wenlong was preparing to fight with Houjin, so there was no problem with the lack of defenders there.

Since Li Zicheng was assassinated last time, he no longer dares to show his face at will, but fortunately, his Sichuan has calmed down for now. The sudden withdrawal of the Dongjiang army gave him the opportunity to defeat King Fu. Now that King Fu has retreated to his Huguang, Li Zicheng is considering whether to take the opportunity to send troops to attack King Fu.

His idea was opposed by many generals, who all agreed that even if King Fu was lucky enough to take Huguang, he would still be under the noses of the Dongjiang army. Li Zicheng, under the persuasion of many subordinates, finally gave up this plan.

However, his mind did not stop like this, but set his eyes on the current stormy north. The current imperial court is confronting the Houjin in Datong Mansion, and Shandong has also become the battlefield of the Dongjiang Army, the imperial court and the Houjin tripartite battlefield.

In this way, he Li Zicheng was temporarily at peace, and the opportunity was rare. Li Zicheng wanted to risk sending troops to attack Jingshi again, which was his only goal all along. Defeated the Jingshi, killed Chongzhen, and then ascended the throne as emperor.

As soon as this thought came to mind, it was out of control, and Li Zicheng began to discuss with many generals. In the end, he decided to take another risk, as if God was helping him in the dark.

After he had such an idea, he accidentally learned that Mao Wenlong had almost all the troops in Shaanxi and Shanxi, and all of them were transferred to Shandong.

"Hahaha...... God help me! When Li Zicheng learned the news, he laughed heartily.

Gathered 100,000 soldiers and horses, led by two newly promoted deputy generals, through Shaanxi and Shanxi, they went to Beijing in a mighty way. Since the Dongjiang armies in Shaanxi and Shanxi had all retreated into the prefectures, Li Zicheng's army only needed to bypass these prefectures and march from the wilderness, and sure enough, they were not discovered by the Dongjiang army all the way, and they arrived at the outskirts of Shijiazhuang a month later, lurking in the mountains and forests.

Li Zicheng rode a tall horse, looking at Shijiazhuang in front of him, and a victorious smile appeared on his face. As long as you take Shijiazhuang, and then use it as a stronghold, you can go all the way directly to Zhending Mansion, Baoding Mansion, and then drive straight into Beijing, and the throne is already within reach!