Nanzhao is the northernmost county town of Nanyang Prefecture. It borders Ruzhou and Henan, and has a watershed in its territory. The two important barriers between Luyang Pass are blocking the north and south.

When Li Zicheng decided to launch a counterattack in Nanyang, he sent general Liu Zongmin and Tian Jianxiu to lead more than 20,000 elite troops to garrison Nanzhao. The original intention was to use Nanzhao as the sentry to divide into two routes, one from Henan Prefecture to go north and the other from Ruzhou to north.

After the news of the rebellion of the two kings reached Nanzhao, Liu Zongmin and Tian Jianxiu were eager to go south to rescue Nanyang, but they only led thousands of cavalry out of the city. Halfway through the ambush by Tan Tai's troops of the Eight Banners who were attracted by Wang Deren, they were forced to retreat to Nanzhao. Later, they broke through late at night and finally brought only more than 4,000 officers and soldiers to meet with Li Zicheng.

Liu Zongmin suffered an old injury in this battle and had to march with the old camp. Later, he was caught by the Qing army and was unfortunately killed by the country.

"When we set out with the princess, Dong Xueli, the Marquis of Dingnan, was stationed in Yuzhou, and the governor of Henan, Lu Bizhou, was stationed in the Biyang area, Wuyang, Yexian and other places... Your Majesty was surrounded, and these soldiers and horses had no leader. They were in trouble for a moment and were unable to form momentum. However, if they could contact each other and call them in the name of the princess, it would be a useful force."

Gu Junen is optimistic that he can gather at least 20,000 to 30,000 people.

Lu Si shook his head and said, "Dong Xueli and Lu Bizhou were both surrendered officials from the Ming Dynasty. Now my Dashun is in danger. Even Your Majesty is surrounded by the Qing army. Will these two people still be loyal to me Dashun?"

After saying that, he took out the cigarette bag that Liu Tichun gave him, took out a stack of flat white paper from his pocket, pinched out a small pinch of tobacco leaves and sprinkled it evenly on the paper, and then rolled up his tongue and licked it to make a cigarette, without the slightest awareness of this action.

"I'll do it."

Lu Si didn't think he looked ugly, and Li Cui couldn't stand it, so she took the tobacco leaves and white paper aside. Compared to Lu Si, this Princess Shun must be very clever, but the final process made Princess Shun worry, and she couldn't just lick it with her tongue like her man.

"Yiliang has a little glutinous rice, you need to make it into a paste."

After Lu Si said that, he looked back at Gu, Yuan and the others, "Even people like Wang Deren betrayed Your Majesty, why are you sure that Dong? Lu and the others will not betray Your Majesty? Since His Majesty withdrew from Beijing, which of those who rebel and rebelled were not surrendered officials from the former Ming Dynasty?"

"this..."

Gu Junen glanced at Yuan Zongdi and felt that what he had thought before was too simple.

It was actually Yuan Zongdi's intention to send people to gather troops and horses. His fundamental purpose was to go south directly to rescue Li Zicheng, so that he would rob and destroy the Qing army's food route, and 80% of it would force the Manchu prince Ajige to withdraw his troops.

However, in Yuan Zongdi's plan, the troops of Dong Xueli and Lu Bi and Zhou's troops were the main force for rescue. Therefore, if these two surrendered officials of the Ming Dynasty also rebelled, this plan would have no possibility of implementation.

Yuan Zongdi obviously realized the inappropriateness of his plan, took out the cigarette pouch on his waist and filled it with a tobacco leaf, and started smoking it "click".

Lu Si also lit the cigarette he licked himself and then expressed his own opinions, believing that he could first send someone to contact the troops directly under Dashun, that is, the team that was not sent to the Ming army. At the same time, he sent someone to secretly inquire about the movements of Dong Xueli and Lu Bizhou. If the two did not rebel, the princess could summon him and lead the army to Nanzhao. If the flag has changed, then everything would be left.

"In addition, I have a move. If I play it well, I can get a miraculous effect, but I have to risk my life to go." As the smoke filled my eyes, Lu Si looked at Gu Junen calmly.

"I?"

Gu Junen was stunned, wondering what Lu Si was pointing to.

Yuan Zongdi said anxiously: "What kind of chess piece? Huaihou talks about it!"

Li Cuiwei, who just received the glutinous rice, was also curious.

Lu Si immediately told the story of the seventh town of the Huai Army capturing the family of Shangkexi, the king of Zhishun, Qing Dynasty, in Liaodong, and said that he had asked someone to bring Shangkexi's eldest son Shang Zhixin.

"Attack Liaodong?"

Gu Junen was shocked and said in admiration for a while, "I don't expect that the Marquis of Huai has made such a big deal... Yes, yes, the Manchus will enter the pass with all their strength, and the outside of the pass will definitely be empty, and it will definitely be empty!"

"Shang Kexi, the dog thief, followed Ajige to attack us last year and killed so many of our soldiers. He didn't want his wife and children to be captured by the soldiers of the Marquis of Huai. It's really retribution, retribution!"

When Yuan Zong heard that Shang Kexi's wife and children were asked to take them to Huai Jun, he happily slapped his cigarette pipe on the table, but almost didn't break it.

"It's also a lucky draw."

Lu Si was not humble, but this incident was really an "accident". He did not expect that the family of Shang Kexi's ministry was still in Haicheng and was taken over by Li Huajing's Seventh Town.

"What did Huaihou mean to ask me to say "Shang Kexi"?" Gu Junen had already thought of what Lu Si wanted him to do.

Lu Si nodded and said, "I must have heard of him a little while, so I can say that he is against this person, except for Mr. Lu, I really can't imagine a second person." After saying that, I paused, "But this matter is too dangerous. If Mr. Lu doesn't want to go, I will never force anyone to do anything."

"If Shang Kexi betrays the Manchus and brings them a rebellion, your Majesty will be saved!" Yuan Zongdi didn't understand Shang Kexi's character, so he only looked at Gu Junen happily. It seemed that as long as Gu Junen took action, Shang Kexi would immediately lead his troops to kill the Tartars off guard anyway.

"Mianhou should not be too happy too early. As far as I know, Shang Kexi is a loyal lackey of Manchus. Even if the family falls into the hands of our army, this person may not betray the Manchus, so this matter is very dangerous." Lu Si did not want Gu Junen to be reluctant to be a lobbyist under Yuan Zongdi's "pressure".

Gu Junen had heard of the Shang family's deeds, and quietly looked at the candles on the table without saying anything, as if he was thinking about the success of this matter.

Lu Si threw the cigarette butts that were about to burn their fingers on the ground, stepped on them casually, looked at the contemplative Gu Junen and said slowly, "If sir, you can tell Shang Kexi on behalf of me that if he is, I will give him the King of Liao, and I will repay him with the Liaodong Shizhen in the future."

"ah?"

The contemplative Gu Junen and the anxious Yuan Zongdi stood up at the same time. Even Li Cuiwei, who was cooking glutinous rice, was shocked and turned around and looked at Lu Si with an incredible look on his face.

What surprised the three of them was not the title of King Liao, but the claim that he was the Marquis of Dashun.

Being a king with a marquis?

Where did you get the confidence of Lu Wenzong?
Chapter completed!