Not to mention what Emperor Chongzhen was thinking.
Zhu Cixiang was so happy right now.
Jin Yiwei came to the door and kept asking for donations of silver from each house, while Zhu Cihong found more than a dozen accounting offices in Beijing and began to settle accounts.
Carloads of gold and silver were brought into the Chengguo Palace.
Zhu Cixiang's eyes were filled with excitement as he looked at the gold and silver in front of him.
And just when Zhu Cixiang was happily counting gold and silver.
At this time, the camp of intruders from Beijing was faced with a difficult choice.
Fight or go?
This is an important question that all bandit leaders need to think about.
Attacking the city is currently unfavorable, and no one knows how long it will take to capture such a city.
If we wait for King Qin's army from all over the country to arrive, the army of thieves will be in an extremely passive situation, and then something will really happen!
Thinking of this, Li Zicheng felt dizzy.
Before coming to Beijing, Li Zicheng really didn't expect that Beijing would be so difficult and difficult to bite.
But now, the city of Beijing cannot bite the bullet, and reinforcements from other places are coming soon...
Thinking of this, Li Zicheng felt even more dizzy.
Should we continue to attack the city?
Li Zicheng sighed slightly in his heart.
"The situation is obvious now. Should we continue to attack the city? Let's discuss it!"
Li Zicheng looked at the many generals around him.
Everyone, look at me, and I'll look at you.
In fact, everyone tried to attack the city a few times today, but the result was no change. At least until all the kerosene, gunpowder and other things in the city were consumed, the city was not that easy to capture.
Originally, Li Zicheng was still thinking that there was no resistance in Beijing, and then the eunuchs and some ministers would welcome him in.
Unexpectedly, we encountered such fierce resistance.
Even though Li Zicheng now has hundreds of thousands of troops, he has no good solution when facing a city as big as Beijing.
It's like a toothless tiger facing a huge piece of meat, unable to eat it for a while.
Thinking of this, Li Zicheng felt agitated. When he attacked Juyong Pass, Du Zhizhi, the eunuch in charge of the army, and Tang Tong, the commander-in-chief, surrendered without a fight, which gave Li Zicheng the illusion that he was about to take over the city of Beijing.
In addition, not long ago, the last elite of the three major battalions were sent out and annihilated by themselves. Today, Beijing City does not even have the last remaining resistance troops.
There was not even the strength to defend the city, and the flattering servants and letters sent by Duke Chengguo Zhu Chunchen made Li Zicheng even more convinced.
I will soon enter the Forbidden City!
I am going to be the emperor!
But he didn't expect that the city of Beijing would not be destroyed by itself as Li Zicheng thought. Such a huge fortified city...
Li Zicheng's eyes flashed with a hint of sigh.
In the camp, all the generals were discussing, and there was no good solution at all.
At this time, Niu Jinxing hesitated for a moment, looked at Li Zicheng in front of him and said: "Your Majesty, now we only have two ways to go, and we must be more decisive on these two ways.
First, we retreat decisively, and then snipe at the King Qin's army on the only way it must pass. Our army lingers in the cities around Beijing, cutting off supplies from Beijing and other places.
Second, we will use human lives to fill out the city of Beijing at all costs, and then defend the city!
You can only choose one of the two. Once you have chosen, you must concentrate on executing it with all your strength. Both have their own pros and cons!"
Niu Jinxing looked at Li Zicheng in front of him and said, he spoke very carefully.
Li Zicheng's brows furrowed tightly, and the other camp generals in the camp also had thoughtful looks in their eyes when they heard Niu Jinxing's words.
The pros and cons of both are predictable.
"With such a huge city like Beijing, the probability of being surrounded is not high! And as long as the emperor in this city is still there, the armies of kings from all over the world will continue to swarm in, and our power will be quickly consumed!
It’s hard to say whether we will be exhausted first, or whether Beijing will be exhausted first and starve to death everywhere.”
Liu Zongmin on the side frowned slightly, looked at Niu Jinxing on the side and said.
Niu Jinxing did not refute Liu Zongmin's words at this time, but gave a rare nod.
"So, I have a third way, that is, we withdraw to Shaanxi, accumulate strength first, and then try other things!"
Niu Jinxing looked at Chuang Wang Li Zicheng in front of him seriously and said.
Li Zicheng's brows furrowed tightly.
In fact, he didn't want to choose any of these three paths.
But now facing the crazy resistance of such a huge city, and without any good means of siege, it would be really troublesome to capture it in a short time!
Gritting his teeth, Li Zicheng said to Niu Jinxing and Liu Zongmin on the side: "Try one last time! If things don't work! We will withdraw!"
"Your Majesty, I must remind you that the Guan Ning cavalry led by Wu Sangui is not far away from us. If we cannot withdraw our troops before the day after tomorrow, we will be easily bitten by this guy, and we will be in trouble by then!"
Niu Jinxing reminded Li Zicheng in front of him.
"Don't be afraid! We still have cavalry from the old battalion. Besides, we have hundreds of thousands of troops! Wu Sangui only has five thousand cavalry. If you give him the courage, he won't dare to charge into us directly!"
Li Zicheng said to Niu Jinxing in front of him.
After hearing Li Zicheng's words, Niu Jinxing nodded and said nothing more.
"Zong Min! Make arrangements! Let the brothers have a good sleep and continue to attack the city at night! Let everyone have a good meal before attacking the city at night! We must take down this city of Beijing!
Damn it! There are mountains of gold and silver inside this city wall! Whoever can go over and open the city gate, I will let him take the gold and silver treasures! Take as much as you want!"
Li Zicheng shouted to Liu Zongmin who was standing aside.
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Liu Zongmin nodded.
"What a bastard, this time I attack at night, the prince will not predict it! If I predict it correctly this time! I will withdraw my troops immediately!"
A trace of anger flashed in Li Zicheng's eyes.
It was clear that as long as the elite of his old battalion were allowed to climb onto the city wall, it would be a massacre. Li Zicheng did not pay attention to the so-called army composed of ordinary people defending the city.
However, so many attacks ended in failure every time, which made Li Zicheng a little disappointed.
Just when Li Zicheng's army was discussing the direction of the attack and making arrangements.
In the residence of Duke Chengguo.
"How many?"
With a hint of expectation in his eyes, Zhu Cixi looked at the cashier beside him and asked.
"A total of 5.61 million taels of silver!"
When the accountant on the side mentioned this number, his voice trembled a little.
Although Zhu Cixiang was already prepared, when he heard this number, his heart still trembled slightly.