The surrounding cultural relics of the Dynasty were stunned for a moment. Everyone looked at each other with doubts in their eyes. They were not sure why two urgent military intelligence reports appeared in a short period of time.
Soon, this information was also delivered to Emperor Chongzhen.
Chongzhen took a look at the information in front of him, and the excitement in his eyes became stronger. The previous depression in his eyes was almost wiped away, and his eyes were filled with excitement.
"read!"
Chongzhen said to a eunuch on the side.
The eunuch quickly took over the information from Chongzhen.
“On April 3, in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and General Huang Degong personally led an army of 30,000 people at the gates of Huaiqing Mansion to fight against the 30,000 siege troops led by Li Zicheng’s nephew Li Guo!
In one day, the bandit army was defeated, and General Huang Degong killed the intruder Li Zicheng's nephew Li Guo! The leader was over 13,000 in rank, and the supplies captured were useless!"
"Your Majesty! A great victory! A great victory!"
When Li Yuzhi on the side heard this battle situation, his old body immediately knelt on the ground, with tears in his eyes, looking at Emperor Chongzhen in front of him.
"A great victory! Your Majesty! A great victory!"
"God bless the Ming Dynasty!"
The eyes of the civilian officials and military generals around them all showed excitement.
Previously, the intruders almost captured the entire city of Beijing, which made everyone a little scared and full of worries. As for the matter of moving the capital, it was also because of this concern that there was basically no resistance in the entire capital.
At present, two great victories have made all the officials in the court extremely excited.
This is a real victory!
There was great joy in the court, and the news soon spread to the harem.
When Queen Zhou in the harem heard the news about Zhu Cixiang, she was naturally both happy and a little worried.
Her beautiful eyes were filled with worry.
"I don't know how much hardship Brother Chun has endured outside! He went to the battlefield at a young age and fought with those thieves!"
Thinking of this, Queen Zhou sighed slightly in her heart.
"I hope the people around Brother Chun can take good care of Brother Chun!"
Queen Zhou said to herself.
The news of the great victory soon spread from the palace to the capital.
Soon it also caused an uproar in the capital.
"Sure enough! His Highness the Crown Prince is really the reincarnation of the Ziwei Emperor Star! Otherwise, why would those generals go out to fight and fail one by one, but His Highness the Crown Prince personally leads the expedition and then wins??"
"Indeed! His Royal Highness is the one who truly loves the people like a son! Didn't you see that a nephew of mine also went up to the city wall to defend the city?
My nephew saw with his own eyes that His Highness the Crown Prince ate a pot of rice with the soldiers, and sat on the ground with everyone to eat meat, and then he did not look down on us at all!"
"Really?? There are such good people among these powerful people?"
"That's not the case! My nephew saw this at that time, and then he insisted on going to the Prince's First Guards Army. However, because he was too thin, he did not pass the review and was not admitted!"
"It's true, my son is from the First Army of the Crown Prince's Guards! Do you know what this army eats?"
“What to eat??”
"Stewed meat in the morning! Stewed meat with eggs in the evening! And there is plenty of food! No one has deducted military pay!"
"So good??? I really regret not letting my nephew go!"
In the capital, in the streets and alleys, people everywhere were talking about this great victory.
Everyone is a little curious in their hearts as to what the tens of thousands of people His Royal Highness can achieve.
Chongzhen happily handled government affairs.
He has not been so happy for a long time. Over the years, from the beginning, he could occasionally hear news of some victories, but later, the victories became less and less.
The good news he heard became less and less, and there was bad news everywhere, which made Chongzhen's hair become a lot grayer.
Now we finally have a victory, and a big victory at that!
Naturally, Chongzhen was very happy.
At this time, several ministers in the cabinet also had smiles on their faces.
But Li Banghua pondered for a moment, looked at Ni Yuanlu and Li Yuzhi in front of him and said: "Master Li, Master Ni, although everyone is very happy now, and I am equally happy, I still have to remind you that although we have such
A great victory is indeed encouraging, but we still have to admit that our military strength is still not as good as the intruders."
Hearing Li Banghua's words, Li Yuzhi nodded.
"I understand!"
There was a hint of emotion in Li Yuzhi's eyes.
"But, after all, this is a big win that we have been longing for for a long time! After this big win, many things will become much easier for us!
It can also deter some people with ulterior motives!"
Ni Yuanlu showed a smile on her face, looked at Li Banghua in front of her and said.
"That's right, this victory is of great significance to us, very important!"
Li Banghua nodded.
"But our move to move the capital cannot be slowed down. This is a good time that His Highness the Crown Prince has bought for us!"
After saying that, several people started working quickly.
The news that the invading army in Huaiqing Mansion was destroyed and general Li Guo was beheaded spread to the capital, and Li Zicheng's army also heard the news.
"Li Guo!"
When Li Zicheng heard the news, his face became very ugly.
At this time, his 80,000 troops had already firmly surrounded Shunde Mansion.
There was a sharp light in his eyes.
"Military advisor, what should we do now?"
At this time, Li Zicheng pondered for a moment, looked at Niu Jinxing in front of him and asked.
There was a trace of hesitation in Niu Jinxing's eyes. He looked at Li Zicheng in front of him and said: "The problem now is that we have too many people and too much baggage, and the movements of the Ming prince are too neat and fast. We
Can't catch up with him..."
There was a wry smile in Niu Jinxing's eyes.
"Moreover, we should not be able to capture Shunde Mansion in a short period of time. In this way, we will fall into a passive position..."
"Then what should we do?"
"We should find a way to attack the enemy and rescue them, and then set up an ambush on the road to force them to confront us head-on! With the elite level of our army, as long as there is a head-on confrontation, our army will definitely have an advantage!"
Niu Jinxing pondered for a moment, then looked at Li Zicheng in front of him and said.
Li Zicheng frowned slightly, and there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes: "Are we going to besiege Beijing again?"
"It doesn't work... There are already troops stationed in Beijing, and the Ming Dynasty has already made preparations. If we attack Beijing rashly at this time, we may be put into a passive position!"
