Luo Yangxing gradually understood Gao Qiqian's thoughts, but he was still a little worried. "Duke Gao, I haven't gone to rescue the late emperor before. Do you think the prince hates me for this?"

Gao Qi smiled and said, "You are too worried. It was not just you who did not go to lift the siege of the capital at that time. Even Wu Sangui could be named the Marquis of Pingxi. How could you have one more? Moreover, didn't you go to rescue the prince later?"

Luo Yangxing raised his eyebrows and suddenly remembered that he led his troops to attack Zhou Xian's army at that time, hoping to hijack the prince's surrender to the rebel army. In the end, it not only failed, but instead attracted Zhou Xian's army to attack. In the end, Tianjin did not defend it, so he could only lead thousands of defeated generals to flee to Li Zicheng, and his status plummeted.

This is also the reason why he hates Zhou Xian.

Later, when Gao Qiqian proposed to assassinate Zhou Xian, he agreed without hesitation.

Luo Yangxing's eyes turned and hurriedly said, "Yes, Mr. Gao said it right. I had long seen that Zhou Xian had a strange intention. At that time, he sent troops to rescue the prince. Later, he was forced to surrender to the thief because Zhou Xian came to attack. I, Luo Yangxing, was deeply favored by the late emperor, how could I betray the Ming Dynasty? I am now enduring humiliation and willing to surrender to the thief. Everything I did was for the prince to recover the capital in the future and revive the Ming Dynasty."

Gao Qiqian smiled faintly, "Isn't this the right one? Our family also thinks that Commander Luo has made you unparalleled loyalty and righteous, and is a pillar of the court. I will definitely report this to the emperor."

Zhao Hongzu sat aside, stunned by the sound of hearing. The two old foxes talked and sang, and they turned the black into white.

Luo Yangxing leaned forward, "Duke Gao, these are all later things, we should concentrate on solving the problems in front of us. As you said just now, you want the thieves and Manlu to fight like this to give Wu Sangui a chance to succeed. Although the Qing army is short of defeats, Shanhaiguan is still in Gaodi's hands, and the outcome is still unknown. At this time, if we assassinate Zhao Yingyuan, wouldn't we indirectly help Manlu? Moreover, if Li Guo fights back, we may not be able to defend Tianjin! At this time, is it better to hold the troops alone?"

Gao Qiqian shook his head, "Our family is not asking you to do this now. It's just that you are making some preparations in advance. It's our chance when Li Zicheng evacuated."

Luo Yangxing couldn't believe it, "Will the thief withdraw?"

Gao Qiqian nodded slightly, "Duoduo has captured Taiyuan. As long as he takes Guguan, he can lead the Shanxi army directly into the capital. At that time, the thieves will face two attacks. What's important is that there is not much food in the capital, and the consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops is not a small amount. No matter from any perspective, the thieves will not stay in Hebei for a long time. Moreover, as far as our family knows, the thieves have long started to transport the gold, silver and treasures in the capital to Henan."

Luo Yangxing knew that Gao Qiqian was in charge of the Jingying in the past and had a strong network of relationships. Since he said so, it should be true. "Then is it possible for Li Zicheng to persevere, defeat Dorgon first, and then fight Duoduo to the decisive battle."

Gao Qiqian shook his head firmly, "It's impossible. The captives are fierce and good at fighting, and they are mostly cavalry. In terms of field battles, there are really few armies in the world that are their opponents. Besides, with Wu Sangui around, he would not allow Li Zicheng to completely defeat Dorgon. Whether it is the strength or the situation, it is extremely unfavorable to the thieves. Perhaps, they will attack a few more times, but he will inevitably retreat afterwards."

Luo Yangxing thought for a while and said, "If Gao Duke, if Li Zicheng retreats, Li Guo will definitely withdraw with him. At that time, we will take action and seize Tianjin will definitely be easy."

Gao Qiqian nodded slightly, "We must act before Li Guo evacuates, force him to attack you in Tianjin. At that time, Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, and Bai Guangen will attack Li Guo from behind. This Tianjin city will be handed over to Wu Sangui, because only in this way can we occupy a foundation."

Luo Yangxing frowned and asked, "Will Dorgon allow Wu Sangui to occupy Tianjin?"

Gao Qi smiled and said, "I have to thank that boy Zhou Xian. He once made a bold statement to recover Liaodong and have increased troops from Liaonan and Korea. Now he is already a great enemy of Manchu Captains, with fierce bannermen, but few people after all. Dorgon will definitely use the Han people to deal with forces against him, and Wu Sangui can use this to stand on his own. If he can finally defeat Zhou Xian and take Shandong, it will be a choice whether he will leave it to the Ming Dynasty in the future or establish himself in Shandong. No matter how strong the Manchu Captains are, they will be a different race. Tang Tong, Bai Guangen and others will definitely support Wu Sangui at that time."

Luo Yangxing pondered for a moment and nodded, "Then I will listen to Gao Gong in this matter. But in the future, I will ask Gao Gong for contact with Wu Sangui and the others."

Gao Qiqian shook his head, put his right hand into his arms and took out a jade pendant and handed it to Luo Yangxing and said, "Our family is going to Shandong during this period. If you take this jade pendant to meet Xiong Tong, he will listen to you in everything. Wu Sangui will take the initiative to send someone to contact you. If you follow his instructions, there should be no problem."

Luo Yangxing was stunned for a moment and said, "Duke Gao, do you want to continue assassinating Zhou Xian?"

Gao Qiqian sighed, "You can try again, but our family still doesn't have much hope. Our family goes to Shandong to get the method of making a flintlock rifle for Dorgon, or destroy Zhou Xian's artillery farm in Laizhou. Xiao Luo! Can you borrow the Jinyiwei from Shandong for a while? Our family may not be enough."

Yang Zhen and Qiu Huairen took a few personal soldiers to climb Tu'er Mountain.

One of them was the left-behind commander of Funingwei, and the other was the son of Qiu Minyang, the former governor of Liaodong.

When Yang Zhen gathered his soldiers to respond to Li Laiheng, Qiu Huairen also connected with his father's former subordinates in Shanhaiguan and wanted to help Yang Zhen take down Shanhaiguan. However, the matter was leaked, and he had to escape from the prison in advance.

The two of them walked up the narrow mountain road, and finally found Li Laiheng under the guidance of the soldiers of the rebel army.

When Dorgon and Wu Sangui both sent their troops to return to the rescue, the coalition forces formed had given up attacking Shanhaiguan. They left some soldiers to restrain the Qing army in Xiluo City, and retreated the main army to Funing City.

Tu'er Mountain is located on the east side of Funing City and is the first line of defense to resist Qing army reinforcements. Currently, Li Laiheng leads his troops here to resist.

"General Li, you have suffered a lot of casualties!" Yang Zhen asked.
Chapter completed!