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

Chapter 98 Meeting with Li Zicheng

Regarding the peace negotiations with the Manchus, many ministers did not say anything openly, but they were very critical behind their backs. He said that the emperor and his son violated the ancestral precepts and were weak to foreigners.

And Cheap Daddy is also worried about this, and feels gloomy every time he mentions it.

But the situation forced us to do this.

But why is Lu Mou not suffering? Lu Mou's belief is that in this great country, when the last resort comes, it is better to deal with domestic thieves than with outsiders.

When the Ming Dynasty is really hopeless, he will lead a group of truly tough men and smash the Manchu Qing Dynasty to pieces first.

Now, I absolutely cannot fight on both sides.

It is a foregone conclusion that the Manchus will invade again and cannot be changed. Then find a way to make Li Zicheng give up the attack and leave.

Now faced with the generals' inquiries, Lu Mou could only explain again: "Originally, the peace talks with the Manchus were just a way to delay time, and both parties actually knew it.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty maintained its own strength, peered into the Central Plains, and did not want to talk to us.

As for our father and son, we have no sincerity in negotiating with them to cede territory and seek peace. This negotiation that is destined to break down will eventually be abandoned by both parties and continue to fight each other.

The reason why the Manchus and Qing Dynasties are talking to us now is because they are actually showing contempt for us. Now that the autumn harvest is about to begin, the Manchus and Mongols, who have been short of food, will definitely invade and plunder again after the autumn harvest. I need to prepare early. "

Everyone nodded in agreement with solemn expressions.

Liu Mao asked cautiously: "Then the prince is confident that he will fight back the Manchus?"

"My plan is to see how many enemies come from the Qing Dynasty. If there are many enemies, I will build a defense line in Zunhua, Pinggu, and Jizhou to block them.

I have worked hard to stably develop the land of Zhili and Gyeonggi, and I will never let them destroy and trample on it again.

But if the Manchu Qing arrogantly sends only one general and 300 to 50000 troops like last time and wants to sweep across the capital and Shandong, then I will let them in. I will close the door and beat the dogs, and annihilate them on the Great Plains of North China. Beat him painfully so that they will not dare to think of joining the invaders again in a short period of time, and then give me time to deal with Li Chuang again. "

Liu Mao's eyes widened: "Are you going to counterattack the northwest?"

The plan in Lu Mou's mind must not be taken as anyone except Li Yan, so he could only smile and said: "It depends on the situation. The situation is changing rapidly, who can say clearly."

Liu Mao was a little disappointed. It seemed that he would have to squat here for a long time.

He patted his shoulder, but Liu Mao was tall and couldn't reach him, so he wanted to pat his hand to express affection and comfort.

As a result, Liu Mao was considerate and took the initiative to slump down and relax his shoulders. Lu Mou smiled and patted his hand: "Don't worry about not fighting. You will be the main general to regain the northwest in the future. When the time comes to restore the entire northwest, I ask my father. Duke to you."

Liu Mao's eyes immediately turned red with gratitude: "Thank you so much, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I will definitely be shattered to pieces in the end to repay Your Majesty for your kindness and to repay the Emperor's great kindness."

Lu Mou stood up and said, "Okay, put up the guard of honor and follow me to patrol the customs."

Lu Mou wanted to use brilliant honors to attract Li Zicheng to come out and meet him so that he could teach him how to be smart.

Li Chuang's military camp in the distance, which was originally connected to the sky and covered a hundred miles in radius, has indeed shrunk by at least one-third.

The Chuangzi flag and Shunzi flag, which were originally fluttering arrogantly, have become listless.

The camp was lifeless, with one or two puffs of black smoke rising from time to time. From ten miles away, you can smell the disgusting corpse stench in the air.

Liu Mao introduced: "It is much stronger now than before. The soldiers who stood at the gate in the past were vomiting from being smoked every day."

Lu Mou covered his mouth and nose with a towel and said in a muffled voice: "Judging from the current situation, although the plague in Li Chuang's camp has been controlled, his death rate has definitely reached one-third. With a million troops, After going to 300,000, we will divide our troops into Henan, Shandong, the northwest behind us, and Yuan Zongdi’s Xuanda area. The enemies in front of us now only number 300,000 at most." He Wenzhao's eyes flashed: "Your Majesty, now we have There are five armies, totaling 150,000 people. Taking advantage of Li Chuang's weakness after the epidemic, why don't we concentrate all our strength to attack, and we will definitely wipe out Li Chuang's main force. By then, the Ming Dynasty will really have its internal forces wiped out, and we can use all our strength to deal with the Manchus. Cleared."

Facing the suggestion of veteran general He Wenzhao, all the generals were eager to try.

Looking at the enemy camp in the distance, thinking about Li Zicheng in history, when a stone plague suddenly broke out, the invading army was routed thousands of miles away, and the Manchu and Qing Dynasties followed in pursuit, sweeping the entire north in an instant. The remnants of Li Zicheng had to flee to Huguang, and Lu Mou could not help but feel shocked Heartbeat.

But in my heart, I remembered my dark psychological plan and gave up resolutely.

Then he stood at the top of the city facing the camp, secretly shouting to Li Zicheng in his heart: "Go to Huguang, that is your development area, and there is a lot of potential in the vast world there.

Capture Huguang, the granary of Tianxia, ​​then you go down the river, sweep all the way to Nanjing, and bring the two Ming Dynasties to me. I will remember you for your great contribution. If I catch you during my counterattack in the future, I will spare you the death penalty. "

Sitting in the big tent, Li Zicheng, who was discussing the current situation with a group of subordinates, suddenly sneezed violently several times.

I sneezed several times in succession. Although I felt comfortable all over, it was very unsightly. Li Zicheng couldn't help but said to himself: "Who is talking about me?"

By chance, an attendant came in and reported: "To report to the Emperor, at the top of Zijingguan City, the honor guard of the Ming Dynasty Prince suddenly appeared."

Li Zicheng was stunned, and immediately stood up and ordered: "Double Happiness, put up the Emperor Dashun's guard of honor, and come with me to take a look."

Usually when Li Zicheng travels, he rarely displays the emperor's guard of honor. This time he did so, which seemed a bit vindictive.

He wanted to suppress the opponent in terms of momentum.

Emperor Dashun's guard of honor appeared. Lu Mou was not surprised, but felt happy in his heart. Looking at the man under Huang Luo's umbrella across from him, he is wearing a familiar felt hat and sword robe, a familiar sword, and a familiar war horse, and that majestic aura can't help but rush towards his face.

Li Zicheng looked at the half-grown baby on the city, looking at him calmly, and involuntarily lifted the reins of the war horse.

All the ministers around him exclaimed: "Your Majesty (King Chuang) must not come near, be careful of enemy artillery."

Li Zicheng's one eye flashed with a rebellious light: "Don't worry." Then he walked towards the city wall and stood under the city wall and looked up: "Are you King Ding who defeated my army many times?"

Lu Mou stretched out his hand to block the soldier who was about to fire the cannon, and replied calmly: "It's Xiao Wang."

Li Zicheng smiled contemptuously and said: "Although we have used some means to keep Chongzhen's son alive, fate cannot be violated. How can a mantis stop it? Surrender to me, Dashun, today, and I will protect your title."

Lu Mou smiled and said: "I don't know if there is such a thing as destiny, and I don't believe it at all. I know that my destiny is up to me and not to God. As for your Emperor Dashun, hehe, he is just a crown prince after a monkey. It's a joke. If you really want the world to recognize you, then you have to enter Beijing and sit in that position. Even if you just touch it, you will be recognized by history and the world.

It's a pity that you can't even cross the small Bauhinia Pass. I guess you will be a self-proclaimed pheasant emperor for the rest of your life. What is there to be arrogant about? "

These words were a real knife piercing Li Zicheng's weakness. This is the pot that should not be opened and lifted.

Li Zicheng's eyes flashed with extremely malicious light, penetrating time and space, and wanted to kill Lu Mou hundreds of times.

"I will tell you this. Before there was an epidemic, I increased my troops three times at Zijingguan to change our defenses. I already had a strong army of 25,000 in Zijingguan."

Li Zicheng felt a chill in his heart when he heard the news.

Five thousand old and weak soldiers, let yourself be disgraced, twenty-five thousand, what kind of result is that?

It seems that I have been plotted by this little guy.

(End of this chapter)