From Luoyang to Kaifeng, the journey is more than 400 miles, even if it is an all-out march, back and forth, Liu Fangliang's army wants to rush to Kaifeng Mansion, it will take more than ten days.

Ten days, whether he can survive it, Li Zicheng is not sure at all, although Liu Zongmin brought nearly 20,000 troops, but they are all defeated remnants of the defeated generals, and how much combat power they can have, it is unknown, the most fatal thing is that the army in the middle lane has completely dispersed, there are too many people who have the plague, this is still special, how to fight?

Only two days later, on the third day, something more terrible happened, everything else was fine, what I didn't expect was that Liu Zongmin actually fell, Liu Zongmin was originally injured, and was injured in the back by a musket, after entering Kaifeng Mansion, it actually caused purulent infection, just received the wound to control, but the plague took advantage of the weakness to enter, Liu Zongmin fell completely ill!

Li Zicheng, who got the news, even his hair turned white, Liu Zongmin is his most relied on general, his combat power is unparalleled, and he has followed him for more than ten years. Now that he's been infected with the plague, how can that be good?

"King Chuang, now it seems that there is no seven or eight days, Liu Fangliang's army will definitely not be able to rush to Kaifeng Mansion, and if you stay in Kaifeng Mansion, I am afraid that our army will be infected, and when the time comes, even if that Zhu Jie does not launch a siege, our Kaifeng Mansion will not be able to hold it, and even can only become a turtle in an urn, slaughtered by others!"

Li Yan was anxious, as early as three days ago, he had already begun to suggest that King Chuang withdraw from Kaifeng Mansion, but King Chuang had been hesitant and unable to make up his mind, this time, Li Yan really couldn't sit still, and put forward the suggestion again.

"Retreat, retreat, you know retreat, do you know how much impact this retreat will have on us? This is not Weihui Mansion, not Zhangde Mansion, not to mention Nanyang, Runing can be compared, this is the provincial governance, the dignified Kaifeng Mansion, once we give up Kaifeng Mansion, the morale of the camp will be fatal! ”

Li Zicheng shouted angrily.

Li Yan hurriedly said: "King Chuang, compared to a plague-ridden Kaifeng Mansion, the strength of our camp is the most important, our troops are gone, even if we take Beijing City, what's the use?" In the blink of an eye, don't you have to give it to others? Strength, strength is the most important thing, not to mention anything else, even now that the Ming army is attacking us, we may not be able to live in a low grade! ”

Song Xiance on the side was suddenly shocked, and a matter came to mind!

"King Chuang, these days, why hasn't the Ming army attacked? You must know that the Ming army has gathered tens of thousands of elites with a large number of firearms, and if we really attack, we will not be able to support it for a long time, which ......"

Li Zicheng's heart was shocked, what Song Xiance said was not unreasonable, that Zhu Jie of the Ming Army, was he really so calm? What is he waiting for?

Could it be? Sit back and wait for my camp in Kaifeng Mansion to be ravaged by the plague, and I will fall into the well and wipe us out!

Li Zicheng is like an initiation, it is possible, it is completely possible! This Zhu Jie is too cunning!

Li Zicheng just defeated, although defeated, but the main force still exists, there are still tens of thousands of troops under his command, with the help of Kaifeng city defense, can withstand the Ming army's attack for a period of time, when the time comes, it will bring huge casualties to the Ming army, but he has not launched an attack, it has been more than ten days, this is completely waiting for his army to be swallowed by the plague in Kaifeng City, when the time comes, he will be able to take Kaifeng Mansion almost without a single soldier!

"Zhu Jie!"

Li Zicheng gritted his teeth and roared.

Li Yan said bitterly: "King Chuang, there is no problem with the analysis of the Song military division, this is Zhu Jie's strategy to delay the army, first, use the plague to crush the combat power and military spirit of our middle route army; Second, when Brother Liu Zongmin rushed to our aid, he ambushed halfway and reversed the whole situation in one fell swoop, this guy is too difficult to deal with! The next step, perhaps, this guy has already aimed at Brother Fang Liang's Western Route Army and continues to ambush us! ”

Li Zicheng frowned and shouted, "Then you say, what should I do now?" ”

"Withdraw your troops!"

Li Yan replied firmly again: "King Chuang, now there is only one way to withdraw the troops, the army has all withdrawn from Kaifeng Mansion, leaving Kaifeng to the Ming army, we have no means to prevent the plague, and he Zhu Jie absolutely does not, if there is, Sun Chuanting's Qin army will not be defeated by the plague!" As long as the Ming army enters Kaifeng City, it will not take half a month, at most a month, the army he brought will be infected by the plague again, and at that time, it will be the Ming army that will lose its combat effectiveness. ”

"Not bad!"

Song Xiance replied: "King Chuang, General Li Yan is right, we should immediately withdraw from Kaifeng Mansion and give Kaifeng this hot potato to the Ming army, as long as the Ming army is infected with plague in a large area, it will not be self-defeating at that time, even if this Zhu Jie is powerful, he can't beat the power of heaven and earth!" King Chuang, we can't hesitate! “

Li Zicheng frowned, walked back and forth in the yamen a few times, and then stopped, and finally made up his mind!

"Okay, pass the order, let Zongdi collect all the grain in Kaifeng Mansion, and take as much as the army can take! Tomorrow morning, the army will withdraw from Kaifeng Mansion! ”

Li Zicheng shouted.

Li Yan and Song Xiance finally breathed a sigh of relief, and if they stayed in Kaifeng Mansion any longer, it would really be over, but fortunately, King Chuang listened to the advice of the two people this time.

It's just that it's a little late to quit Kaifeng Mansion safely now.

The next day, before the army withdrew from Kaifeng Mansion, the artillery battalion of the Ming army had already launched an artillery bombardment towards Kaifeng, and a shell fell from the sky, constantly smashing into the wall of Kaifeng Mansion, and a group of Ming infantry under the command of Zhu Jie began to launch a fierce attack on Kaifeng Mansion!

Now in the city of Kaifeng Mansion, Li Zicheng is mobilizing the army to retreat, and the news of the attack of the Ming army suddenly came outside the city. Run!

One by one, they broke into the camp and began to rush towards the outside of Kaifeng Mansion, and some of them couldn't even take care of the money and food they had grabbed!

Li Zicheng wanted to cry without tears, he was so unlucky, he should have followed Li Yan's advice a long time ago, he had to wait until the last moment to retreat, this is considered bad luck!