Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 249 Chapter 249, Zhu Cihong marched into Guanzhong, Emperor Chongzhen was still struggling
"The system prompts that the progress of the host's task is now 25%. The host is asked to continue working hard and destroy Dashun to obtain rewards."

When Zhu Cihong heard these words, he was sitting in his chariot, leading an army of [-] to Wuguan.

The current Zhu Cihong belongs to the fact that the more he fights, the more troops he has, because basically all the surrendered troops have been recruited by him.

As for the question of whether these surrendered troops would turn against others, Zhu Cihong certainly did not fail to consider it, and took certain measures for it.

In general, Zhu Cihong didn't think that in the current situation where Da Ming was about to completely win, who would be so stupid as to renege on the battle, wouldn't this be courting death?
Even if it's a betrayal, Zhu Cihong still has an ultimate ultimate move, and that is the system.

There are many guarantees, and this wave is very stable.

"But having said that, taking down Nanyang actually directly increased by 25%. It seems that Li Zicheng's current strength has indeed shrunk too much."

Zhu Cixiang pinched his chin and stared northwest.

There is a pass called Wuguan, which was built by Chu State as early as the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, and it has been nearly 2000 years since the Ming Dynasty.

Due to the dangerous terrain, troops have been stationed here since 2000, and successive dynasties have continued to repair this place.

So when Zhu Cihong arrived with his army five days later, what he saw in his eyes was a very complete and heavily guarded checkpoint.

"Who is the guard here?" Zhu Cixiang asked Li Yan beside him.

Although Li Yan refused to lead the army to counterattack Dashun, he still refused to serve as a staff officer. Hearing this, he said: "The general guarding here is Dang Shousu."

Zhu Cihong snorted and said, "I don't seem to have heard much about it."

Li Yan said: "Although this person's qualifications are old, his ability is not strong. The main reason is that Li Zicheng's generals suffered heavy losses over the past year, so he was able to take the lead."

Zhu Cihong hummed and asked, "Can you persuade me to surrender?"

Li Yan glanced at Niu Jinxing at the side.

Niu Jinxing said: "Dang Shousu is just a small character when I was still in Dashun, so I am not familiar with this person."

Li Yan said: "I have had some contact with Dang Shousu, but it was all routine, and it is not easy to judge this person's character."

Zhu Cihong smacked his lips and said, "Then send someone to send a letter of persuasion to surrender to Dang Shousu. If he still doesn't surrender tomorrow morning, he will directly attack the city."

Zhu Cihong didn't intend to waste too much time in Wuguan, what he wanted in his heart was to go to Guanzhong to kill Li Zicheng.

Thirty Hongyi cannons were placed here, giving Zhu Cihong enough confidence.

To Zhu Cihong's surprise, the moment his voice fell, the gate of Wuguan opened in front of him.

Afterwards, an army came out in an orderly manner.

Gao Dejie was a little nervous: "The whole army is ready to fight!"

Zhu Cixiang observed the Dashun army coming out of seclusion in front of him, his expression was a little strange, and after a while he said: "General Gao, I don't think we need to prepare for battle."

Li Yan also widened his eyes and said, "Dang Shousu actually surrendered?"

Niu Jinxing shook his head and said, "This is the general trend of the world."

A moment later, a Dashun general knelt down in front of Zhu Cihong: "The sinner, Dang Shousu, was bewitched by Li Zicheng to rebel, and now he has come to his senses, and he is here to plead guilty to His Highness."

Zhu Cixiang looked at Dang Shousu in front of him and asked, "How many soldiers and horses do you have in hand?"

Dang Shousu hurriedly said: "If you go back to His Highness, there will be about 5000 people."

Zhu Cihong said: "With 5000 people, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are incapable of fighting. Why did you surrender so quickly?"

Dang Shousu hesitated for a moment, then said: "Your Highness has led the army, if you continue to resist, it will be a dead end, how dare sinners defy Tianwei?"

Zhu Cihong said: "Do you think Li Zicheng knows about the fall of Nanyang City?"

Dang Shousu thought for a while and said, "The messenger arrived here three days ago. If you count by time, Li Zicheng should know about it soon."

Zhu Cihong laughed: "That's good."

Zhu Cihong was really curious, what would Li Zicheng think after knowing that Zhu Cihong was already under pressure?

Li Zicheng was so angry that he dropped the table on the spot.

"Damn it, you idiot, you bastard! This Li Yan can't even last a day!"

In the Dashun Imperial Palace in Xi'an City, the officials of Dashun present looked at each other with fear in their hearts.

Li Yan led an elite team capable of fighting to Nanyang City, but they were wiped out by Zhu Cihong in just one day.

From this point of view, Zhu Cihuang's entry into Guanzhong is basically inevitable and imminent.

At that time, how will Dashun deal with Zhu Cihong's attack?
After cursing for a long time, the furious Li Zicheng finally raised his head and stared at the ministers in front of him.

"Tell me, what should I do now?"

Li Zicheng wanted an answer, an answer that would reassure him.

But the problem is that the current Dashun ministers cannot give it.

After a moment of silence, a minister said cautiously: "Your Majesty, now that Zhu Cihong is coming so aggressively, Luoyang and Wuguan should not be able to hold on. It is only a matter of time before the Ming army invades Guanzhong. I think you should make preparations to move in and return to Yan'an The government will continue to fight against the Ming army."

The place where Li Zicheng started his army was in northern Shaanxi. He also struggled with the Ming army in northern Shaanxi for a long time before entering Shanxi, and then entered the Central Plains step by step and finally developed and expanded.

The situation in Dashun is obviously not good now, and it is only natural that some people propose to return to the old base of the army.

"Transfer to northern Shaanxi?" Li Zicheng couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

After a while, Li Zicheng directly denied: "No!"

The Li Zicheng of today is no longer the Li Zicheng of then.

16 years ago, Li Zicheng, who had just joined the army, was just a postman who had just lost his job in Daming.

But now Li Zicheng is already the dignified Emperor of Dashun. After so many years of struggle and enjoyment, Li Zicheng cannot accept it if he is allowed to return to the valleys of the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi.

From frugality to extravagance is easy, from extravagance to frugality is difficult!
Li Zicheng said decisively: "Send down the order to recruit all the soldiers that can be recruited, guard the pass, and drive out all these hateful Ming troops. Tell everyone that my Dashun is the dynasty that obeys the destiny, and now it is only temporary. Adversity, as long as you persevere, victory will always come!"

After listening to Li Zicheng's order, all Dashun officials looked at each other in blank dismay.

Can Dashun still win?
I am afraid that only Li Zicheng believes this kind of words at the moment.

(End of this chapter)