This battle went really smoothly at the beginning. The officers and soldiers defending Xiangyang, Jingzhou, De'an, and Chengtian were basically defeated at the first touch.
But ever since he met Zhou Yuji at Ningwuguan, his nightmare began.
First, they were blocked at Ningwuguan for three months, and the army suffered 70,000 to 80,000 casualties.
After that, we arrived at Datong, where we spent another two or three months, with 70,000 to 80,000 casualties.
Now that we have arrived at Xuanfu, it is the same again.
This Zhou Yuji is like a dog-skin plaster. If you can't beat him to death or drive him away, you will die with him.
The more officers and soldiers fought, the more people's hearts became more united, but the people under his command became more and more impatient.
"Isn't the Ming Dynasty still breathing?" Li Zicheng took a sip of wine and sighed depressingly.
"According to the information, this is indeed possible!"
"A powerful man came out of Beiping City, his name is Zhu San!"
"He is now in control of Beiping City. Under his rule, the chaos in the entire Beizhili has disappeared. Corrupt officials have been killed, and most of the people have even been given land. Even if we destroy the Xuanfu, we will really
I'm afraid I won't be able to break the city once we get to Peking City, and we will have to return without success." A fat scholar next to Li Zicheng said.
This person's name is Niu Jinxing, and he is Li Zicheng's number one counselor.
"Mr. Niu, don't inflate other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige!"
"Everyone is waiting to follow the elder brother to destroy the Ming Dynasty, go to Beiping City to be granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister, and enjoy the good food and drink!" Liu Zongmin, who was the subordinate of Li Zicheng, shouted in dissatisfaction.
Liu Zongmin took the lead, and the other thieves followed and started shouting.
Seeing the excitement among his men, Li Zicheng was already on his lips to say retreat, but for a moment he couldn't say anything.
Although these people are all his subordinates, they all have their own private soldiers, and it is impossible for him not to consider their opinions when making decisions.
Niu Jinxing saw this scene in his eyes and couldn't help but sigh heavily in his heart.
Rogue bandits are like this, they can never see the situation clearly and have no overall view of the situation.
It's okay to fight a smooth battle, but if you encounter a slight setback, it will definitely lead to internal strife.
"Can following such a group of people really overthrow the decadent Ming Dynasty and create a new dynasty?" Niu Jinxing felt confused again.
"Your Majesty, someone outside the camp sent a letter!"
"It was said that Emperor Zhu sent someone to deliver it!" Just then, one of his subordinates suddenly ran in and reported a piece of news that everyone had not expected.
"Bring it in!" Li Zicheng's heart moved and he said with a little anticipation.
The letter was written by Zhu Yuanzhang himself and contained only one sentence. As long as Li Zicheng was willing to retire, the imperial court would confer him the title of King of the Northwest and officially award the entire Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces to him as a fief.
When Li Zicheng saw the words "Feng Wang", his heart suddenly jumped wildly.
Even though he has proclaimed himself emperor now, compared with the king of the opposite sex approved by Emperor Ming Dynasty Jinkou Yu, the latter is still more attractive.
And he didn't want to fight anymore.
The Ming Dynasty has produced a capable person, and it is clear that his energy has not yet dissipated.
If we continue to fight, there will be no benefit except losing soldiers and generals.
"Where is the messenger?" he asked quickly.
"The man has left, but he said that if the king is willing, he can go to Xuanfu City to meet with the alliance in three days to formally discuss the matter!"
Of course Li Zicheng is willing. If this thing comes to pass, he will no longer be a thief, but an upright and dignified king of the Ming Dynasty with a different surname.
When he thought of this, the corners of Li Zicheng's mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Three days flew by in the blink of an eye.
The peace talks officially began.
The whole process went smoothly, after all, both parties were sincere.
In order to reassure Li Zicheng, Zhu Yuanzhang even brought only more than 20 cavalry out of the city to form an alliance.
The day after the peace talks, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict in the name of Emperor Chongzhen, canonizing Li Zi as the king of the northwest, and the Dashun army also began to retreat at the same time.
At the same time, Zhu Biao, who was paying attention to the whole process, also received a system prompt.
The Son of the Plane pre-qualification trial task was successfully completed.
Zhu Biao never expected that this mission would be completed in this way of negotiation.
However, no matter how the process is, the result is still gratifying.
Because he has received four rewards issued by the system.
He absorbed the two talents, kept the Thirty-six Body Refining Exercises for himself, and sent the Life Extension Fruit to Lao Zhu through the system.
In the late Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the illusory fruit in his hand and couldn't help but feel happy on his face.
"After working hard for half a year, I finally got something."
Zhu Yuanzhang murmured to himself, and did not take the longevity fruit immediately, but put it away.
"It's time to consider evacuating this plane!" Zhu Yuanzhang touched his chin and fell into thought.
To be honest, even he felt a little tired of managing two Ming Dynasties.
He has no time to control the Ming Dynasty in this dimension anymore, but if the barbarians from outside the pass come in, Zhu Yuanzhang will not be willing to do so.
From his perspective, he can naturally see that the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty today is not rogue bandits like Li Zicheng, but the huge interest groups formed by the Manchu Qing outside the customs and the gentry, bureaucrats, and businessmen in the south.
He must think carefully about how to use these last two months to lay more holes for the Manchu and Southern officials and gentry groups.
Moreover, there are many good things in this plane that he has not yet had time to collect, such as various advanced firearms of foreigners, the Ming Dynasty's ruling system that has lasted for more than 200 years, records of policy evolution, astronomy, calendars, literature, economy, etc., which are beneficial to the development of the country.
research literature, etc.
These were of great help to the newly reborn Ming Dynasty, and he needed to collect them bit by bit.
If people from this plane could not be brought back to the early Ming Dynasty through the portal, Zhu Yuanzhang even had the idea of plundering a group of people, especially scholars, and bringing them back.
Compared with the fruit that can extend life by ten years, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that this knowledge was the greatest treasure he gained from entering this plane.
Zhu Yuanzhang was busy collecting all kinds of knowledge and books to take back, and Zhu Biao was not idle either.
After absorbing the two talents of photographic memory and martial arts prodigy, he couldn't wait to play Wuqinxi again.
Then something magical happened and he got excited.
Wu Qin Xi, which is said to take twenty years to achieve success, was simply played once by him, and then he succeeded.
The talent of a martial arts prodigy is indeed terrifying!
Zhu Biao looked a little excited and punched the wooden stake in front of him.
All the strength in the whole body was mobilized instantly and merged into the fist.
"Crack!" The extremely hard wooden stake was directly broken into pieces by his punch.
"It feels so good!" Zhu Biao shook his fist, which was also in pain, and felt a sense of joy in his heart for no reason.
This is a feeling as if life has been sublimated, which makes people extremely intoxicated.
"No wonder there are people like martial arts idiots in the world. This feeling of one's own strength is really fascinating!" Zhu Biao murmured to himself.