Li Zicheng held the reins in his left hand and hung a sword on his waist, and sat upright on his beloved horse owl. After becoming the emperor, he sat in a sedan chair when he left and rode a sedan chair when he entered. He rarely rode his horse again.

Not far from Li Zicheng, a banner with the word "Chuang" was erected, which was ordered by the old King of Chuang Gao Yingxiang. After the defeat in Heishuiyu, Li Zicheng inherited the banner and also inherited the name of King of Chuang.

This flag followed him to fight south and north, witnessed his crushing defeat and his glory. For the newly surrendered soldiers, this flag may look broken and old. But for those soldiers who followed him from Henan to the capital, especially the former Old Eighth Camp, this flag was the soul of the rebel army.

As long as it is still there, the rebel army will never be defeated.

Li Zicheng hung it out at this moment, and he wanted to let the soldiers of the army see the flag and himself. Since leaving Jingeryu and Kuandianyu, the entire army has become a trend of advancing but not retreating.

If he was defeated in this battle, not to mention conserving the north, even if all the staff retreated to Henan, it might be a luxury. Therefore, he must win this battle.

Half a horse behind him, Song Xiance and Li Yan stood side by side with their horses. The two frowned, thinking about different things.

Extending from Shanhaiguan to Shanxi, the Great Wall on the border is thousands of miles long and is mostly damaged. During the Chongzhen period, the Qing army crossed the Great Wall many times and threatened the capital.

At this moment, all the soldiers on the nine sides fled, and there was nothing to intercept the Qing army into the pass. They could easily take Shanxi, and they would definitely be able to directly enter the capital from the near Hebei Great Wall to threaten the capital.

It can be said that the entire northern region is within the range that the Qing army can attack.

This is also the suggestion that Li Yan, after most of Shanxi was taken away by Duoduo, proposed that Li Zicheng return Tianjin to Zhou Xian and let Zhou Xian's army restrain the Qing army. He even proposed that the army immediately withdraw to Henan, stabilize the situation first, and then expand Xu Tu.

But his opinions not only did not receive the support of Li Zicheng, but also attracted the opposition of most generals.

Li Zicheng finally seized the capital and ascended the throne and became emperor. If he could not even defend the northern land, then what would he be the emperor? What would the people in the world think of him? He was born into a commoner and knew the difficulty of starting a business. If he evacuated from the capital, he would not only lose the entire north, but also the morale and morale that had gathered.

He would not easily withdraw from the Gyeonggi as long as he had no choice.

Tianjin is the east gateway to the capital, so it is easy to hand it over to Zhou Xian, but it will be difficult to come back in the future. The most important thing is that he does not trust Zhou Xian.

Tang Tong and Bai Guangen surrendered to him, but in a flash he surrendered to the Qing army again. Although Emperor Chongzhen died, Zhu Cixuan became emperor in Nanjing, and the influence of the Ming Dynasty was still there.

What Li Zicheng was most worried about was the alliance between the Xinming and the Qing army. It was certain that Zhou Xian could restrain the Qing army by stationing troops in Tianjin, but who would be sure that he would not attack the rebel army from the south!

Therefore, Li Zicheng would rather let Li Guo lead nearly 30,000 soldiers to station in Tianjin than to let Zhou Xian cross the canal north. At least in Hebei, the rebel army still has the advantage.

The reason why the generals of the Chuangshi Group were unwilling to leave the capital was simpler, and they were caused by selfishness.

Since entering Beijing, they all made a fortune. The royal palace was waiting for the house, with fertile land everywhere, wives and concubines, and everyone lived in a wealthy nest.

Under such circumstances, how would they want to leave the capital and return to Henan?

The final decision could not be stopped, and Li Yan could only do his best to plan for Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng tried to win in one battle, but Li Yan felt that it was difficult to achieve under the current situation.

He was very worried that the Qing army would break through the Great Wall from other directions and cut off the retreat of the trespassing army in a similar way as capturing Shanxi. Therefore, he tried his best to persuade Li Zicheng to let Liu Fangliang stay in Yingzhou to serve as a supporter. This would not only prevent the Qing army from plagiarizing the rear road, but also shock the many gentry and powerful people around the capital who were eager toward the Ming Dynasty.

Li Zicheng agreed to the matter, but Li Yan knew that all this was not over.

In the case where most of Shaanxi and most of Shanxi were captured by the Qing army, even if Dorgon was defeated here, it would probably not have much impact on the overall situation.

Moreover, most of the Qing army in front of him were cavalrymen, and they might be able to defeat them, but it was difficult to encircle and annihilate them. What he feared most was that he fought a protracted battle with the Qing army here. At that time, he could not advance, and he could not retreat, and then he would not retreat. That would be the real disaster for the rebel army.

Since entering Shaanxi, the rebel army has developed too quickly and its strength has expanded too quickly. Basically, every general thinks it is time to enjoy his happiness, thinking that the world is already in his hands, and he has no trouble managing the newly captured place.

The result of this is likely to be a defeated battle and the entire army will be defeated and the morale will be lost.

Li Yan has been thinking of such a scene these days, and he feels extremely depressed. He cannot tell others, so as not to affect the morale of the army before the war begins.

However, Song Xiance had no such idea at all. He was wise and talented. The proverb of "Eighteen Sons Become the Master's Artifact" made him a military advisor to the rebel army. But without any general idea, he could not see the situation in the whole world.

What Song Xiance saw was hundreds of thousands of troops in the capital. In terms of the dangerous situation, it is no match for the battle with Sun Chuanting in Nanyang. At that time, he even made plans to escape alone.

But in the end, the rebel army won, and tens of thousands of official troops were completely dispersed, and Sun Chuanting died in the formation. The rebel army successfully captured Shaanxi, Shanxi and the entire northern land. Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself and died, Li Zicheng proclaimed himself emperor in the capital, and he was also honored and was named a military advisor.

From a fortune teller who can be bullied by everyone to today, he is truly a glorious family. He does not have a strong desire for power like Niu Jinxing, and he works hard to gain Li Zicheng's vision. He is not like Li Yan who has the talent of conquering the world, always taking the world as his responsibility, and is eager to be honest and righteous.

He respected Liu Bowen the most in his life, and he had thought about it for himself. When Li Zicheng settled down, he retired to the mountains and forests and then retired peacefully.

He was full of confidence in the battle in front of him. He turned to look at Li Yan's ugly face, and couldn't figure out what he was worried about?

Suddenly, drums were loud and war horses were neighing, and about 8,000 Mongolian cavalry emerged from the formation. At first, it was slow, and then gradually increased its strength, and the Qing army launched the first attack.

Li Zicheng's face changed slightly and his brows frowned.

The Qing army did not launch an attack before the formation was completed, the formation was in chaos, nor did it launch an attack when the rebel army was dispatched and the army was inconsistent. Instead, it chose to launch an attack when the self-army was already in place and was ready to take action. Is Dorgon too confident in his own army's combat power or too contemptuous of his own army.
Chapter completed!