It is located due east of the capital, about two hundred miles away from the capital, and is under the rule of Shuntian Prefecture.
At this moment, a large army was preparing by the river ten miles south of the county seat. Looking around, there were densely packed war horses.
"Report! Commander, the detective horse has returned."
"Bring it immediately."
"yes!"
After a while, a young man was brought into the handsome tent.
"See the Marshal."
"How is the situation in the capital? Report quickly!"
Wu Sangui asked impatiently.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, the bandit army stopped attacking yesterday!"
"oh?"
Wu Sangui's eyes lit up, and he walked back and forth for a few steps before saying: "Let's explore again. If there is any abnormality, report it immediately. No delay!"
"yes!"
After Ye Buzui retreated, Wu Sanpu asked: "Second brother, this intruder army has hundreds of thousands of troops. It has been prepared for so many days. Why did it stop after only three days of fighting? What the hell are they doing?"
"It seems that the intruder's momentum has been exhausted, and it is difficult to continue to attack forcefully. At this time, he must be riding a tiger, unable to attack, and unwilling to retreat. He should be ready to negotiate."
Wu Sangui said with shining eyes, it was obvious that every move in the capital was monitored by detective horses at all times.
"So, isn't our opportunity here?"
"Second brother, hurry up and march. Otherwise, if the intruder escapes or negotiates with His Majesty, wouldn't our efforts be in vain and we won't get any credit?"
Wu Sanfu excitedly slapped his thigh and said anxiously.
All the generals in the tent were gearing up, obviously impatient to wait.
"No rush, just wait for two more days."
Wu Sangui waved his hand.
He wanted to make sure that the intruder was really unstoppable and not just taking a temporary break.
Once the intruder is really unable to survive, if he retreats, he will follow and kill him, and negotiate to increase his bargaining chips.
…
Two days passed by in a flash, and Wu Sangui no longer had any worries when he saw that the intruders had not launched any more attacks.
"Send the order and the whole army will break out of camp and march immediately!"
In an instant, horns sounded continuously throughout the camp, and an hour later, the 20,000-strong army marched westward in mighty force.
Half a day later, Duduo, who had already detoured to two hundred miles north of Xifengkou, received news that Wu Sangui had allocated camp.
They were equally overjoyed and sent an order to the army to continue their slow march south the next day.
Duduo did not dare to be careless about Wu Sangui.
He was also shocked when he learned that Wu Sangui had stopped in Yutian.
Thinking that he had noticed it, he immediately stopped and waited to see what happened. Even the detective horse only dared to send out a wave in disguise.
Now that I know that Wu Sangui is continuing to go to Beijing, I finally feel relieved, but I still don't dare to be too hasty.
Compared with Wu Sangui who always stared at Chuang Wang and Duduo who always stared at Wu Sangui, Chuang Wang did not take Wu Sangui to heart.
He was considerate at first, but since Wu Sangui hesitated in Yutian, he began to despise him.
Thinking that Wu Sangui was just a timid rat who was greedy for life and afraid of death, although he still sent out scouting horses every day, the intensity was obviously much smaller.
At this moment, King Chuang put almost all his energy into negotiations with Zhu Cixiang.
Yes, after careful consideration and weighing the pros and cons, King Chuang finally adopted Li Yan's suggestion.
Apparently they also recognized the shortcomings of the rebels themselves and the risks of going south.
This time, hundreds of thousands of troops were unable to capture the capital. This is the best example.
However, although he agreed to give up Shanxi, he refused to give up an inch of money and food. He killed a million stones of food in one bite and couldn't lose a cent of three million taels of silver.
"Military advisor, has the little emperor ever compromised?"
"Back to the king, I asked for three million taels of silver. The little emperor agreed, but he refused to accept the one million shi of grain. He only agreed to give 100,000 shi."
Li Yan said helplessly.
"Is it unreasonable to think that my army of millions is just a display?"
"If you're angry, I'll go into the city and kill him clean."
Li Zicheng punched the table hard and roared.
Obviously he couldn't bear it any more. He had given in so much, but the damn little emperor was still reluctant to part with some grain scraps. It was really hateful.
"Military advisor, the little emperor actually disagreed, so why did he spend another night this time?"
"Could it be that the little emperor is hosting a banquet again?"
Song Xiance said with a sour look on his face.
Upon hearing this, King Chuang's face darkened and he stared at Li Yan.
I don't know who spread the news. After the couple entered the city that day, they were not only personally summoned by the young emperor, but also held a grand banquet and talked with the couple until late at night. They delayed their return until the next day.
In just two days, everyone in the entire army knew about it.
This caused everyone to rush to the city to negotiate. Even Liu Zongmin and other warriors were eager to try the royal wine and delicacies in the palace.
"Your Majesty, this is the little emperor's plan to sow discord. His intentions are sinister. I hope your Majesty will see this clearly. Although I have the intention to refuse, I am no match for his forced detention."
Li Yan had no choice but to explain.
"In this case, the military advisor should not go any further, lest he be provoked by the little emperor. Prime Minister, it is up to you to go and tell the little emperor that the five hundred thousand stone grain is missing, and I will attack the city immediately!
"
Li Zicheng nodded, then looked at Niu Jinxing and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Niu Jinxing didn't say anything. He also wanted to go into the city to see what the emperor looked like.
As a result, after entering the city, Zhu Cihong didn't bother to summon him at all, and sent a eunuch to dismiss him casually. Not to mention hosting a banquet, he didn't even give him a drink of water.
This huge differential treatment almost made Niu Jinxing angry to death, and he returned to the camp filled with anger.
That night!
In a tent in the bandit's camp, two scribes were sitting across from each other, drinking. One of them had a bored look on his eyebrows.
"Brother Xian Xian, your Majesty relies on Li Yan for everything now. This can't go on like this!"
"Brother Niu is too worried. I think that although the king relies heavily on his wife and his wife, he always has a sense of defensiveness. After all, the two of them are civil and military, and they are no better than the other generals and our civil servants."
"Having said that, didn't you listen to what the king said that day? After the negotiation is completed this time, we will have a sworn marriage with him.
After I return, I will definitely rely on these two people to make drastic changes in military and government affairs, but then things will be very bad."
These two people were Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, the left and right prime ministers in the rebel army.
When Li Yan came to the future, King Chuang almost obeyed the two of them.
But since Li Yan came, this situation has changed. King Chuang began to adopt Li Yan's suggestions, and the strategies proposed by them were frequently rejected.
Although King Chuang still valued the two of them, they both felt a huge crisis.
"Two prime ministers, the king orders you two to go to the Chinese army's tent immediately!"
Just as the two were getting drunk and discussing countermeasures, the rushing sound of Prince Chuang's personal guards came from outside the tent.
Both of them were stunned. Why were they summoned to the big tent in the middle of the night?
We need to discuss whether to attack the city tomorrow, withdraw the troops, or negotiate again. Didn't we just finish the discussion?
Although they were full of doubts, the two of them hurriedly put down their wine glasses and immediately got up and rushed to the Chinese army's tent.