However, the scene of killing the imperial envoys was extremely shocking to the soldiers of Ningwu Pass.

This means that both sides have no room for maneuver, and the next battle is either you die or I live!

"Everyone, the thieves are blatant rebellion and are ruthless! They are bloodthirsty and have razed Taiyuan Prefecture and Daizhou to the ground. If they are allowed to conquer Ningwu Pass, not only us, but our parents, wife and children will also be implicated! Please follow me to defend Ningwu Pass so that they will not advance half a step north!" The general of the three passes shouted.

From Daizhou City to Ningwu Pass, he may have encountered one of the toughest resistance factions in Li Zicheng's army! In this position, the general of the Three Passes shouldered the responsibility of resisting Mongolia's entry into the pass, and there has never been a shortage of tough guys!

"Every inch of mountains and rivers, one inch of blood, one inch of majestic pass and one tomb!" The soldiers of Ningwu Pass roared together, rushing to the bullfighting!

The Tianxiong Army on the South Road, the Sanguan Army on the North Road, and Li Zicheng's 300,000 troops were delayed!

"I didn't expect that the officers and soldiers of these three passes were so tough. It seemed to be a hard battle. Brother Zhang Yuan, you have caused me to suffer." Li Zicheng saw that the defenders of Ningwu Pass were not afraid of witnessing the beheading of the imperial envoys, but his morale became stronger and he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"We will not be afraid of destroying a group of mobs, but will only take it for granted. However, if we destroy a strong army that would rather die than surrender, others will truly be afraid of it, because they would rather die than surrender." Zhang Yuan said disapprovingly.

"Then how should we deal with the Tianxiong Army that was blocking Zhending County, and how should we deal with the Ningwu Pass defenders who would rather die than surrender?" This time it was not Li Zicheng who asked, but Li Zicheng's other generals.

These bandit generals regarded Zhang Yuan as a great existence like a commander and military advisor, and were almost on par with Li Zicheng.

"The attack depends on the number of people. As long as you pile up lives in it, even the corpses can pile up to the same height as Ningwu Pass. At that time, it is like walking on flat ground. It is a waste for elite soldiers to invest in the attack! However, in field battles, the morale is compared. Who can persist in the psychological collapse of the other party? If the general lacks the command ability of Han Xin, the more troops, the more likely they will be torn up, leading to the collapse of the entire army, like Fu Jian in the Battle of Feishui. Therefore, if he is not a commander, a hundred thousand troops is not as good as ten thousand elite soldiers!"

"So please give me the talismans of the 6,000 Musket Battalion to me and allocate 10,000 elite troops. I led my army to raid the Ming army in Hebei and decided to defeat the Tianxiong army! The talisman king only needs to lead his troops to attack Ningwu Pass overnight. Within ten days, we will be able to win two great victories!" Zhang Yuan said confidently.

Li Zicheng was even hesitant at this time than killing the imperial envoys. The musket camp was trained by Zhang Yuan. Now Zhang Yuan's reputation has increased with the success of the strategy he proposed. Li Zicheng is really a little afraid that he can't control such a talented person.

Zhang Yuan wanted to go to Zhending County in person to lead the 100,000 South Army to turn the situation around and ask Li Zicheng for the most elite group of troops among the 300,000 army, including Li Zicheng's family background. This made Li Zicheng very hesitant.

If Zhang Yuan had the intention to replace him, with his reputation and the troops he was leaving, it would be not difficult to force the palace.

Zhang Yuan seemed to see the hesitation in Li Zicheng's eyes, so he said: "King of Chuang, the matter is urgent, and the opportunity for the fight is fleeting. I, Zhang Yuan, swear here. After defeating the Tianxiong Army, I will exchange military power with you, otherwise I will cut into pieces and be worse than pigs and dogs!"

"Brother, don't you say much. Can I trust you?" Li Zicheng patted Zhang Yuan's shoulder, and his right hand was trembling inadvertently.

"Xie Chuang King, I will definitely defeat the Tianxiong Army within ten days and open the passage to the capital from Hebei." Zhang Yuan said.

"Okay, we will be triumphant in ten days!" Li Zicheng said.

Zhang Yuan obtained Li Zicheng's military talisman and permission, and immediately led 16,000 elite troops to escape from the 200,000 army and went to the battlefield in Hebei at night.

The basic structure of the Ming Dynasty was at this point and was almost collapsed. Li Zicheng, Zhang Yuan, Gao Yigong and others fought with one of the most elite troops in the Ming Dynasty in the north. Hong Chengchou and others in the Heluo area were dragged down by the local peasant army. There were peasant army causing trouble in Xiangyang, Fengyang and other places. Some peasant army even appeared outside the outskirts of the old capital Nanjing. For a time, urgent reports were sent to the capital.

Because the imperial court revoked some post stations not long ago to save financial expenditures, the information from various places has been delayed for a long time after it was uploaded to the imperial court.

Even so, Emperor Chongzhen had nothing to worry about, because even though he knew that the various places were in trouble, the court could not mobilize troops to suppress the uprising, and could only let local officials act expediently.

Gao Yigong, who had gathered 100,000 troops from Zhending County, was waiting for the support of Li Zicheng and others, and was not in a hurry to fight again with the brave Tianxiong Army. Zhang Yuan led 16,000 Li Zicheng's army, who could be truly elite soldiers, found Gao Yigong.

"Zhang Yuan, I didn't expect that you were leading the team in person. It seems that we will win this battle!" Gao Yigong was overjoyed when he saw Zhang Yuan coming forcibly!

If Li Zicheng only sent a group of new reinforcements, Gao Yigong would not dare to fight Lu Xiangsheng in field. However, if Zhang Yuan, the first general in the army, came in person, Gao Yigong would be relieved.

"The news of the arrival of the musket camp this time must be blocked. After we arrange our strategy, we will go to destroy the Ming army camp tomorrow!" Zhang Yuan said.

"So fast? We may not have time to prepare." Gao Yigong hesitated, "We need to boost their morale and restore their fighting spirit."

"What preparations do you need for such a group of broken peasant soldiers? You just need to press them all. If our musket battalion had not been forced to march day and night and the soldiers were trapped, they could launch an attack now." Zhang Yuan said.

"Zhang Yuan, you are such a strong man... your dark circles are so big. Could it be that you are made of an iron man?" Gao Yigong asked.

"For the sake of great cause, I will devote all my efforts to help us soldiers. I will make up for our responsibilities first." After Zhang Yuan said that, he left here and went to his camp to rest.

More than 10,000 new soldiers entered the camp of more than 100,000, and did not cause much sensation. The refugees defeated by the Tianxiong Army were still gathering, and local refugees from Zhending County also defected to the legendary King of Rebellion. This led to more troops from Gao Yigong than before being defeated by Lu Xiangsheng.

"Zhang Yuan is worthy of being the number one general under our account of the King of Breaking the King, he is simply a monster!" Gao Yigong watched Zhang Yuan leave and said to the left and right generals.
Chapter completed!