Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 37 Wu Ruyi’s Decision
  Wu Ruyi sat alone in the big tent and felt extremely irritable. He was worried about Li Guo.

Li Guo's main force has been out for two days, leaving a group of family members alone in the old camp, bluffing here. No matter how you look at it, you feel a little unsafe.

According to the original agreement with Li Guo, in order to lure the enemies lurking in the dark to appear and completely annihilate them, Li Guo's main force made a bluff and directly killed the capital.

At that time, both Li Guo and Wu Ruyi had a common understanding, that is, no matter who led the hidden army, as long as their side put up such a formation, the other side must show up and intercept Li Guo's troops from advancing. Because once Li Guo's army arrives at the gates of Beijing, with Chongzhen's character, the leader will die without any body parts.

However, there seemed to be a slight deviation in the matter, that is, Li Guo left for a day and made a strong effort to go straight to Beijing. However, the hidden army commander did not show up in a hurry.

At this time, Wu Ruyi and Li Guo also faced a dilemma. If they don't show up, the uncertain dangers on their side will still exist, and their strategic goals will not be achieved.

What should I do? Li Guo, who ran back on Pegasus in the dark night, asked this question.

The two people discussed the situation carefully, and finally reached a consensus to continue to lure the enemy and achieve the set goal.

Wu Ruyi's decision was due to the stability of his old man Chuangjun.

Because this time when I entered Henan, I had three missions.

One is to assist Li Guo to prevent him from underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly, and the second is to keep Li Yan in check and not allow him to return to Henan and become independent. Another one is Liu Fangliang, the general of Zuoying system who helped conquer Shandong and defend the retreat route to Henan. Together with Liu Fangliang, they cut off all ties between the Ming Dynasty and the south, stranding the financially troubled Ming Dynasty and depriving them of the supply of money and food from the south.

It can be said that the burden on the shoulders is extremely heavy.

For this reason, Wu Ruyi must eliminate this Ming army hiding in the dark to eliminate danger for himself.

And Li Guo was really unwilling to give up another hope for him.

He led his elite cavalry all the way north. After a day's march, he found that the Ming army in the North Zhili area was unbelievably empty.

Wherever they passed along the way, there was no Ming Dynasty army blocking them at all. Their own team was as if they were in an uninhabited land on the plains of North China.

And the morale of the people here is completely gone.

Unlike when the uprising first started, the powerful country gentry and landlords in various places could organize their own independent rural warriors to resist. Wherever they went, they would be attacked by such rural warriors from time to time.

As a result, the common people all fled in vain, but the powerful gentry and landlords from all over the country had already opened their doors to welcome them, offering their wine and meat to reward their troops.

"Judging from the situation along the way, the people of Beizhili have already lost their support, and there are people carrying pots and slurries to meet the king's army. This is enough to prove that the Ming army's people's morale is at a loss. As long as our Dachuang King breaks through the Bauhinia Pass, the city of Beijing will definitely be within easy reach."

After saying this, the two people looked at each other and couldn't help but think of Li Yan.

Because the two of them had to admit that after more than ten years of struggle, the real change started when Li Yan joined.

This peasant army composed of rogue bandits was truly welcomed and accepted by the people when Li Yan put forward the slogan of equalizing land taxes and not paying the grain when King Chuang came.

However, why did such a person who completely changed the nature of the rogue army suddenly break away again and fall into the arms of the Ming Dynasty? Faced with the rumor that Li Yan had become the military advisor and general of King Ding, which had gone viral among the people, in fact, the two of them believed it not because of the rumor.

Just imagine, just a while ago, what Li Yan did to his own Chuangwang Group would make anyone with a trace of earthy heart feel chilled.

People like me have indeed gone above and beyond.

But what's the use of regret at this time?

"What does the little general mean?" Wu Ruyi asked cautiously.

Li Guo replied enthusiastically: "We are quite clear about the tasks we shoulder. No matter which task we look at, we must lead out this hidden army. According to my observation, the people of the Ming Dynasty have lost their morale and the troops of Beizhili are empty. This They may be the only force in the Ming Dynasty's Gyeonggi area. If we annihilate them, the capital will be within easy reach."

Wu Ruyi held her chin and thought for a while, and nodded involuntarily: "Does that mean that this Ming army actually knows that it has few troops and does not dare to show up, so it can only sneak attack on us to protect itself?"

Li Guo punched the table: "That's what I think. This is also in line with their current situation. They see that your old camp and I are only one day apart, and they dare not come out. Then if I leave the old camp for two days What about the distance? Will he dare to come out?"

Wu Ruyi nodded: "It's completely possible. Not only did he figure it out at that time, but the most fundamental thing is that he was about to approach Liangxiang and rush to the gates of Beijing before he could do anything."

The more they thought about it, the more they got it right. Even the calm Wu Ruyi couldn't help but feel excited: he was sent to help by Li Zicheng, but he was actually assisting the future prince. If he was the first to attack the city of Beijing, he could create the Bauhinia Pass in his back. Panic will allow the main force of King Chuang's army to quickly capture Zijingguan and attack the city of Beijing. Not only did he secure Li Guo's position as the crown prince, but he was also the first to destroy the Ming Dynasty.

Under the huge temptation, Wu Ruyi decided to take a gamble.

"I can lead the old battalion to withstand a possible all-out attack of 20,000 Ming troops for two or three days."

Li Guo's eyes were bright: "As long as you resist here for two days, I will come back with Qingqi to help and destroy this only and last army of the Ming Dynasty."

"Then do it."

Li Guo went back overnight, and Wu Ruyi began to prepare for defense with all his strength.

At dawn the next day, Wu Ruyi did not attack the city again. Instead, he mobilized the entire old camp and began to strengthen his camp and prepare to defend it to the death.

However, a strange phenomenon occurred. The expected enemy did not appear, and Li Guo's former army lost news. It has been two full days, and there has been no movement from the front.

This made Wu Ruyi's calm heart start to panic. Teams of brothers were sent out to report that they were safe, but since yesterday, none of Li Guo's messengers reporting on the military situation had arrived.

What exactly is the problem?

Then, an inexplicable sense of danger arose in Wu Ruyi's heart involuntarily.

Wu Ruyi finally decided that if Li Guo's messenger did not return tomorrow, he would immediately break camp and slowly retreat to Henan, away from Wuxiang, which was filled with danger.

(End of this chapter)