On the first day of April in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng ascended the throne as emperor in the Wuying Hall of the Ming Palace and accepted the congratulations of the officials.

Li Zicheng named the country Dashun and founded Yongchang. He changed the 17th year of Chongzhen to the first year of Yongchang and made his legitimate wife Gao the queen.

Among the officials who congratulated Li Zicheng on becoming emperor, Chen Yan, Qian Qianyi and others attracted great attention from the outside world, as well as Cao Huachun, the former Ming Dynasty admiral and eunuch in Beijing.

Li Zicheng ascended the throne as emperor, which caused some turmoil in the south. It should be said that almost no one acknowledged it. Li Zicheng's so-called emperor's order had no effect in the south.

On the day when Li Zicheng ascended the throne as emperor, Gao Qiqian and Huang Degong arrived at Shanhaiguan successively.

When the outer city of Beijing fell, Gao Qiqian immediately fled out of the city through the secret passage of Long'an Temple. Fortunately, all the Dashun Army sergeants went into the city. Only the sergeants stayed outside Yongding Gate, which allowed Gao Qiqian to go smoothly.

's escape.

After escaping from the capital, Gao Qiqian originally planned to go to Shandong. He didn't know what the situation was like in Yongping Prefecture, let alone whether he could cross Tongzhou and Yingzhou, so Gao Qiqian chose to go from Wuqing to Tianjin Wei.

, I hope to be able to take a boat from Tianjin to Shandong. As long as I arrive in Shandong, it will be completely safe.

God's fate is not what it is. When Gao Qiqian arrived in Wuqing, his subordinates found out that the Tianjin Guard area was heavily guarded and ordinary people could not get close to it. If they escaped from the capital, they would be arrested upon sight.

This made Gao Qiqian break into a cold sweat. After thinking carefully, he had no choice but to turn around and head towards Shanhaiguan.

From fleeing the capital on March 18th to the first day of April, Gao Qiqian arrived at Shanhaiguan. During this period, he suffered a lot. Only after entering Yongping Mansion did Gao Qiqian know that the Dashun Army under Li Zicheng was still alive.

There was no attack on this area, but there were not many guard sergeants left in Yongping Mansion.

The situation of Huang Degong and Gao Qiqian was similar, except that after Huang Degong escaped from the capital, he chose to go to Xuanfu, preparing to summon his old troops who were still in Xuanfu to escape to the south together. They only reached Shunyi and were almost killed by the troops stationed here.

The sergeant of the Shun Army discovered that in desperation, Huang Degong divided the sergeants who escaped with him into several teams, each with ten to twenty people, so that they would not be too noticeable. After they dispersed, they continued towards the direction of Xuanfu

After going to Changping Prefecture after all the hardships, Huang Degong received accurate information that all the sergeants stationed in Xuanfu had surrendered to the Dashun Army.

In desperation, Huang Degong led the few sergeants and turned back towards Shanhaiguan. They traveled day and night, rarely took the official road, suffered too much, and almost ran out of food rations during the process.

While heading all the way to Shanhaiguan, both Gao Qiqian and Huang Degong heard the news that the Dashun Army was preparing to attack Shanhaiguan. Fortunately, neither of them hesitated and chose to go to Shanhaiguan.

...

Shanhaiguan, General Military Mansion, lobby.

Seeing Huang Degong walking into the lobby, Gao Qiqian stood up in surprise, with shock written on his face.

"General Huang, when did you come to Shanhaiguan..."

Huang Degong was also shocked when he saw Gao Qiqian.

"Jian, Lord Jianjun, when did you come to Shanhaiguan..."

The two looked at each other and stood for more than a minute. Gao Qiqian spoke first, saying that he had just arrived at Shanhaiguan and had not had time to wash up before he came to the lobby of the General Military Mansion. Huang Degong followed and said

I had just arrived at Shanhaiguan and arrived at the lobby of the General Military Mansion.

The capital has been captured by Dashun's army, the emperor hanged himself, and the court no longer exists. Gao Qiqian and Huang Degong know all this. They can be said to have escaped from death. When they meet again, the two sides no longer have a superior-subordinate relationship. Gao Qiqian cannot

No longer the supervisor of the army, Huang Degong was no longer the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu.

After a while, Liao Wenru and Wu Sangui entered the lobby.

Gao Qiqian was familiar with Liao Wenru, and even more so with Wu Sangui. Speaking of which, Gao Qiqian was still kind to Wu Sangui. When Wu Sangui was promoted and Wu Sangui's father Wu Xiang was escorted to the capital, Gao Qiqian helped excuse him. Of course,

Wu Sangui also gave Gao Qiqian a large amount of money.

Gao Qiqian stood up, cupped his fists at Liao Wenru and spoke.

"Captain Liao, Commander Wu, our family has come to Shanhaiguan to cause trouble..."

Huang Degong was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the man in front of him who looked young and had a resolute face was actually Liao Wenru, the commander-in-chief of the Denglai New Army. You must know that the name Liao Wenru was well-known in the Beizhili area.

"Huang Degong, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, has met the governor and the commander-in-chief Wu."

Liao Wenru had a smile on his face, but Wu Sangui's face didn't have much expression.

The imperial court has always recognized Wu Sangui as the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, but the real commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan is Liu Ning. The civil and military ministers in the court knew this well, and no one said it. You must know that this was the area where the emperor was most angry, and it was also

One of the important pieces of evidence that Wu Zongrui has different intentions.

"Master Gao, Mr. Huang, you have worked hard all the way. Now that you have arrived in Liaodong, you should have a good rest. Tomorrow I will send a sergeant to escort you to Jinzhou. When the Beizhili area is completely stabilized, you two will decide to prepare.

Where to go."

Gao Qiqian and Huang Degong were both in a daze. They did not expect that Liao Wenru would say such words. The capital was captured by Li Zicheng, the emperor hanged himself, the Ming court no longer existed, and the two of them had nowhere to go, especially Gao Qiqian.

, the family was originally in the capital, but this time the capital was occupied by the Dashun Army, there must not be much property left in the family. If we just go back to the capital like this, I am afraid it will be difficult to survive.

After all, Gao Qiqian was a eunuch in the imperial court. He had been with the emperor for a long time and had seen many things. He immediately understood the meaning of Liao Wenru's words.

"Well, Governor Liao, our family came to Liaodong this time to defect to Mr. Wu. No matter what decision Mr. Wu makes, our family will firmly support it. Our family is not ready to leave. Mr. Huang, I don't know

What do you think?"

Gao Qiqian's words surprised Liao Wenru. Such directness was rare in official circles. No wonder Gao Qiqian was able to gain the emperor's trust.

Although Huang Degong was a military commander, he was not stupid. Hearing Gao Qiqian's words, he quickly followed suit.

"The general has the same idea as Mr. Gao. Now that he has arrived in Liaodong, he will serve beside Mr. Wu. The general will do his best. Whatever Mr. Wu orders, the general will do..."

Seeing Gao Qiqian and Huang Degong's clear stance, Liao Wenru's expression became slightly serious.

"Master Gao, Mr. Huang, you two have to think carefully about your choice of where to go. Today you two came to Shanhaiguan, and I won't be polite. When you two were in the capital, you were responsible for garrisoning the outer city and directly facing the general public.

The Shun Army's attack was to fight against the Dashun Army to protect the capital. I would like to ask you two what you think of the combat effectiveness of the Dashun Army and how they attacked the capital."

Liao Wenru knew all the relevant information about the capital. Gao Qiqian led 80,000 Ming army sergeants to guard the outer city of the capital, while Huang Degong led his sergeants to guard the Yongding Gate and launched a fierce battle with Dashun's army. Regardless of the outcome of the battle between the two,

At least we know the strength of the Dashun Army and the way of attack. Although the Denglai New Army once defeated the Dashun Army, it was a long time ago. What changes have the Dashun Army had, its combat capabilities, etc., Liao Wenru

It's not particularly clear yet.

After Liao Wenru finished speaking, Gao Qiqian was the first to speak.

"Governor Liao, our family feels that the combat effectiveness of the Dashun Army is not very strong. Compared with the Denglai New Army, it is in the sky and on the ground. Our family has fought with the Dashun Army many times, and we feel that the offensive habits of the Dashun Army are still not that great.

The sergeants of their new battalion were still charging ahead, while the sergeants of the old battalion were waiting for action. On the first day when the Dashun Army attacked the capital, our family concluded that they were all sergeants of the new battalion. The next day, the Dashun Army dispatched soldiers of the old battalion.

Sergeant, the offensive power is much stronger..."

Liao Wenru nodded slightly. Gao Qiqian was indeed a eunuch who had led troops in battles for a long time. He was quite familiar with fighting on the battlefield and could point to the most critical points at once.

After Gao Qiqian finished speaking, Huang Degong spoke next.

"Governor Liao, Mr. Gao talked about the characteristics of the Dashun Army's attack. The last general also fought against the Dashun Army. I feel that the changes in the Dashun Army are still great. At least the sergeants of the Dashun Army are confident and fearless.

Death, and the Dashun Army has sergeants who specialize in supervising operations. These sergeants wear red military uniforms and are merciless. The sergeants of the Dashun Army are very afraid of these sergeants who supervise operations..."

When Gao Qiqian and Huang Degong talked about the combat characteristics of the Dashun Army, Liao Wenru was already meditating. Knowing oneself and the enemy can lead to a hundred battles. Although Denglai's new army is powerful, it must be familiar with the combat methods of the Dashun Army so that it can be targeted and targeted.

launched a large-scale attack on the Dashun Army.

After Gao Qiqian and Huang Degong finished talking, Liao Wenru asked.

"Master Gao, General Huang, when the Dashun Army attacked, was the formation unusually dense?"

Gao Qiqian and Huang Degong nodded at the same time.

"Governor Liao, you are right. When the Dashun Army sergeants attacked, their ranks were particularly dense. This should be their fighting habit. With dense formations, they gave the opponent a huge shock..."

A smile flashed on Liao Wenru's face, and he turned to look at Wu Sangui beside him.

"General Wu, do you have anything else you need to ask?"

After Wu Sangui cupped his fists at Liao Wenru, he looked at Gao Qiqian and Huang Degong.

"Sir Gao, General Huang, and the general have just heard that the sergeants of the Dashun Army are not afraid of death and rarely evacuate on their own initiative during combat. The general wants to know under what circumstances the sergeants of the Dashun Army will evacuate on their own initiative.

"

Gao Qiqian thought for a moment.

"Commander Wu, our family feels that the sergeants of the Dashun Army will still evacuate on their own initiative when the casualties are too great. However, the sergeants of their new battalion rarely evacuate, but the sergeants of the old battalion will choose to evacuate once the losses are too large.

Evacuate..."

Wu Sangui nodded and clasped his fists at Liao Wenru again.
Chapter completed!