But now the main target of the court is not the intruder.
But the Manchu Qing Dynasty!
In Lin Yi's view, intruders in this state are simply not worth mentioning. They have loose discipline and have lost the support of the people. What's more fatal is that they don't have a good system and their execution is too poor!
An army without execution will fall apart sooner or later.
His Royal Highness the Prince wrote it very clearly in his "Cao Dian".
For the army, everything is important, but the most important thing is always only one thing.
That's steely discipline!
If there is no steel-like discipline, no matter how powerful this army seems, it will only be defeated, and it will only be a matter of time!
"Okay, if we can't collect anything, we'll send troops and arrange the city defense first, and then we'll talk about other things!"
"Yes! General!"
When Lin Yi's army just arrived in Nanpi County.
Li Zicheng finally escaped back to Taiyuan Mansion.
"call!"
Li Zicheng breathed out a sigh of relief.
"I'm finally back! This guy Hong Chengchou just keeps staring at his forehead! It was like this before! It's still like this now!"
As he said that, Li Zicheng showed a hint of anger in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, the great king is prosperous and blessed, isn't he back?"
Niu Jinxing next to him quickly said to Li Zicheng in front of him.
"We are back! But where are the other troops? They have all dispersed now!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, these troops are led by your trusted generals, and they will never be dispersed!"
"hope so!"
A hint of sigh flashed in Li Zicheng's eyes.
Two disastrous defeats made Li Zicheng feel vaguely afraid of the Qing army.
"Niu Xiangguo, what should we do now??"
At this time, Li Zicheng hesitated for a moment, looked at Niu Jinxing and asked.
"After the Qing army entered the pass, they pressed us step by step and were very likely to kill us!"
A look of panic flashed across Li Zicheng's face.
Niu Jinxing next to him hesitated for a moment, looked at Li Zicheng in front of him and said: "Your Majesty, with our current strength, we are definitely unable to deal with the Qing army. There is only one way at the moment!"
"any solution??"
After hearing Niu Jinxing's words, Li Zicheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly asked Niu Jinxing in front of him.
"Contact Prince Ming!"
Niu Jinxing looked at Li Zicheng in front of him seriously and said.
"ah?"
Li Zicheng was stunned for a moment. There was a trace of hesitation in his eyes. He looked at Niu Jinxing in front of him and said: "But, isn't it the Prince of Ming Dynasty who wants us to die the most right now? If we die, they only need to talk a lot about it."
If the Qing Dynasty rushes back to the outside of the Pass, we can restore the Ming Dynasty! Will they help us at this time? Isn’t this just the wrong thing?”
"As long as Prince Ming is still a rational person, he will not add insult to injury to us!"
Niu Jinxing pondered for a moment, looked at Li Zicheng in front of him and said.
"The battle between our army and the Qing Dynasty at Shanhaiguan is known all over the world! Our army of 100,000 people could not even defeat the 20,000 Manchu cavalry.
At this time, if the Ming Prince sits back and watches us being wiped out, then who will be the next opponent of the Qing Dynasty? After the entire north is the back garden of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty will no longer have any worries. Who will they attack then?
"
Hearing Niu Jinxing's words, Li Zicheng's eyes flashed with a look of surprise.
Niu Jinxing looked calmly and said to Li Zicheng in front of him: "Judging from the results we usually see, the Ming Prince is still a rational person. After all, he was able to talk to us about Shanhaiguan before.
It means that he hasn’t said that he hates us to the core! It still makes sense! If we can persuade the Ming Prince to take action, we can still maintain a relatively stable situation!"
"Yeah!"
Li Zicheng felt slightly excited.
"Who is willing to take this trip?? To persuade the Ming Prince to send troops??"
"Your Majesty, let me go!"
Gu Junen, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, looking at Li Zicheng in front of him and said.
"good!"
Hearing Gu Junen's initiative to agree, Li Zicheng's face flashed with joy and he said to Gu Junen in front of him: "Then please Jun'en!"
Gu Junen solemnly nodded towards Li Zicheng in front of him.
Soon, after Gu Junen ordered several people, he left Taiyuan Mansion.
…………
A series of changes in the north quickly spread to the south through Huang Ming's notification and other news channels.
It caused an uproar in major newspapers and periodicals in the South.
"The Qing Dynasty sent troops to sweep away the bandits for us, that's what we want! This is a good thing! Anyway, the Qing Dynasty will return to the pass after a lot of looting, which is a good thing for us!"
Qian Yiqian made remarks in his Donglin Bulletin.
"Could it be that Mr. Qian drank too much yesterday? He actually thinks that after the Manchus enter the customs, they will hand over the land to others? Then why is Liaodong always in the hands of the Manchus?"
Huang Zongxi criticized Qian Yiqian's remarks in Jiangnan Shilin Newspaper.
"So what?? At least we have to deal with the Manchus. Now the Manchus and thieves are fighting dogs. Of course we should celebrate!"
"You killed the hyena, but a fierce tiger came. Is this what you, Mr. Qian, are happy about?"
The war in the north caused the gentry in the south to engage in a lot of war of words in the press.
It is obviously the same sky and the same country, but the gap between the north and the south is even worse than the two countries.
The squires in the south chatted leisurely in the newspapers and periodicals, while the people were thinking about what could be more profitable. They occasionally read the newspapers and periodicals to watch the two sides bicker and worry about national affairs.
But they were soon forgotten.
The people in the north are thinking about when the war will end every day.
The war has involved almost the entire north, especially near the capital. The three major forces are almost fighting around this area.
At this time, Chongzhen and those in the Jiangnan Shilin Newspaper knew of course different things.
He also received a report from Zhu Cihong.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at the secret guard in front of him, and his expression changed for a while.
The prince has sent out troops!
In fact, he did not approve of using troops against the Manchus, but he could not figure out how to make the Manchus abandon the capital.
He believed some of the words of the literati in the newspapers, while others he despised.
really!
The Qing Dynasty finally persuaded Wu Sangui to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. How could they give up the capital?
And even if they give up the capital, will Shanhaiguan and the others give up?
It’s simply impossible!
Who knows if the Manchus would have the idea of swallowing up the entire north?
Thinking of this, Chongzhen sighed slightly.
He never thought that the Manchus would swallow up the whole world, because in his opinion, the Manchu population was only one million, and it was simply a dream to think that the Manchus could swallow up the whole world with a mere million people!