Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 191 Chapter 191, Chongzhen welcomes the Duke of England in person, and Li Yan persuades Li Zicheng
Beijing City.

Chongzhen's royal driver waited quietly at the palace, with many civil and military officials behind him.

Wang Chengen rushed over and reported to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, here we come!"

Chongzhen showed joy on his face, and nodded slightly: "Got it."

There was a sound of footsteps, and then the triumphant army led by the British Duke appeared.

The Duke of England led an army of [-]. Of course, it was impossible for all of them to come to the palace. He only brought a few thousand soldiers and horses, and they were all those who had the most outstanding military exploits.

The British Duke jumped off his horse, hurriedly came to Chongzhen, and knelt down on one knee: "My minister, Zhang Shize, has met your Majesty. Fortunately, with God's help, he has returned without dishonoring his mission!"

Chongzhen laughed loudly, stepped down from the imperial car himself, and helped the Duke of England up: "Mr. Ying, you are really my lucky star! This time, you have saved so many Ming people for me and come back!"

Chongzhen was really very happy because he had learned a painful lesson.

In May of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji sent Azig and other troops into the customs, captured 17 people and animals, captured the general Chao Pichang alive, and returned to Shandong safely.

In March of the 12th year of Chongzhen, the Qing army crossed the canal, broke through Jinan, Shandong, captured more than 25 people, and returned triumphantly in April.

The first two times, the Qing army swaggered past Beijing, but Chongzhen could only sit back and watch the Qing army abduct a large number of people in the Central Plains, completely helpless.

But this time, Chongzhen finally succeeded in stopping the Qing army's third act of looting people!

When Chongzhen thought of this, he gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Do these slave slaves really think that I have no anger? As the saying goes, it only takes three things. From now on, I have the help of the British Lord. They can't even think of taking advantage of me and the Ming Dynasty. No more bargains can be obtained here!”

Listening to Chongzhen's words, the British Duke also felt the same way.

It is a disgrace to every Daming person to watch Jiannu show off his might!

The Duke of England calmed himself down, then smiled and said, "Actually, it's all due to the crown prince. I just followed the crown prince to beat him up."

British Duke, I am absolutely impressed by His Royal Highness's abilities!
Another person who was deeply impressed by Zhu Cixiang was Li Zicheng.

Kaifeng, "Temporary Palace".

Li Zicheng sat on his "throne", listening to the latest battle report with a face full of shock.

"Dorgon was defeated, Duduo was also defeated, all the people of the Ming Dynasty were rescued, and more than [-] Qing troops were annihilated?"

At this moment, Li Zicheng really began to doubt life.

In front of Li Zicheng, Li Yan said helplessly: "I don't want to believe this, but now the whole world knows it, Your Majesty."

Li Zicheng suddenly roared angrily: "Impossible, this kind of battle report must be tricky, the Ming people must have deliberately exaggerated the record, just bragging, bragging!"

Li Yan hesitated to speak.

In fact, Li Yan really wanted to say at this time that no matter how much the Ming army bragged, the Ming army did rescue the common people from the Qing army and forced Dorgon and Duoduo back.

From the most extreme point of view, even if the Ming army did not kill even one Qing army, it would not prevent the Ming army from winning a big victory this time.

Don't forget, the two cities of Datong and Taiyuan were still in the hands of Li Zicheng before the war.

So after the whole war was fought, the Manchus and Qing Dynasties were indeed the losers, and so was Li Zicheng!

Li Zicheng took a few deep breaths, and suddenly panic surged into his heart, and he said, "You think, if Zhu Cixi comes to trouble me now, is there nothing I can do?"

An atmosphere of panic instantly swept over all the Dashun monarchs present.

Li Zicheng's words put a very obvious reality in front of them, that is, the Ming army may attack at any time!

In the current situation where Dashun is facing Da Ming's defeat after defeat, Dashun really has no chance of winning.

Li Yan coughed and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the court's first priority now should be to resettle the people they rescued and consolidate their territory. When they finish everything, winter will be here. Winter is for us It's the best time to recuperate, as long as we get through this period, and the war will start next spring, it's still unknown who will win the battle."

As a military advisor, Li Yan was indeed very conscientious and was able to come up with a way to rescue Li Zicheng at this time.

Li Zicheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he smiled and said: "Okay, that's great! I knew you must have an idea, so let's do it! By the way, the people in Shanxi must keep an eye on it. If the Ming army follows If you go south to Shanxi, you must report it to me as soon as possible!"

Li Yan nodded quickly, and then continued to comfort him: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Shanxi is full of high mountains. Even if the imperial troops want to go south, they should go from the capital to the Zhili Plain in the north."

Li Zicheng let out a hey, and said, "Of course other people said they would go to the North Zhili Plain, but that kid Zhu Cihong... When did you see Zhu Cihong take the usual way?"

Li Yan was also stunned when he heard the words, and his expression suddenly became quite strange.

One thing to say is that Dashun and Ming Dynasty fought so many battles, but it seems that Zhu Cixiang did not have serious confrontations with Gang just a few times, and he basically won by surprise.

From this point of view, even if Zhu Cihong crossed the lofty mountains of Taihang Mountain in Shanxi in winter, it doesn't seem so surprising...

Li Yan said dryly: "Your Majesty, I say so, but this style of play... goes against common sense."

Li Zicheng waved his hands very unhappily and said in a deep voice: "Violates common sense? Is there anything more contrary to common sense than a 15-year-old boy who beats me continuously? Well, you don't need to say more, I have already decided, starting from tomorrow Start moving to Luoyang!"

Why move to Luoyang?On the one hand, Luoyang is located in the basin at any rate, protected by mountains and rivers and the Yellow River. On the other hand, it is also the most important reason, that is, Luoyang is closer to Li Zicheng's "capital" Xi'an, which is more convenient for Li Zicheng to run away if something goes wrong. Back to Xi'an.

After all, he is from Shaanxi.

Li Yan was a little surprised and said, "Your Majesty, if you move to Luoyang, what will happen to Kaifeng?"

Li Yan's family knew about his own family affairs. Ever since the Dashun Army was defeated again and again, many people in Kaifeng had already secretly had different ideas in their hearts.

Right now, Li Zicheng is still in Kaifeng, so he can hold back the scene. Once Li Zicheng leaves, the scene is almost conceivable. It can be summed up in two words - it's over.

Li Zicheng waved his hand impatiently, and said: "How can you manage so much at this time? Anyway, as long as I can catch my breath, I will definitely be able to call back in the future. Send me an order immediately, and prepare to move now!"

Li Zicheng made up his mind this time to evacuate the entire Kaifeng before retreating!
(End of this chapter)