Li Zicheng had just invaded the capital for less than a month, and he was actually surprised at such a speed.
Originally it was scheduled to dispatch troops on April 13, and now it was several days ahead of schedule, and preparations were very insufficient. However, facing Zhou Zheng's first dispatch of troops, Li Zicheng was enraged and furious, and no one could stop the dispatch of troops ahead of schedule.
According to the original plan, Li Zicheng's army was divided into four groups. Wu Sangui, Tang Tong and others led their troops out of Beishan, crossing the Great Wall, and detouring through Shanhaiguan.
Gao Jie is a left wing, leading an army of 20,000. Li Zicheng ranked 40,000 in the center, and Liu Zongmin and others were 20,000 on the right.
The army was quickly purged and displayed outside the capital, and marched towards Yongping Mansion on a regular basis tomorrow.
In the middle of the night, Gao Jie's mansion.
There were eight people standing in front of Gao Jie, all his confidants for so many years.
Gao Jie held the knife at his waist and looked at the eight people with indifference and solemnity, and said, "When it comes to this, there are some things I want to say. Some of you know, some don't. Li Zicheng perverted, killing indefinitely. This is not the aspect of the Son of Heaven. I have determined to submit to the court and eliminate rebellion. Are you willing to follow me?"
One person immediately stood up and said solemnly: "Brother, do what you say! We have nothing to do with you!"
"Yes, where are we going, big brother!"
"Brother, we listen to you, you won't hurt us!"
Then four or five people stood up, all supporting Gao Jie.
Gao Jie kept staring at a few people, his eyes on the three who didn't express their opinions.
The three of them looked at each other, how did you know that Gao Jie had such thoughts that he wanted to betray King Chuang!
The three of them watched everyone staring at them, suddenly turned around and ran.
As soon as I left the house, there was a burst of swordsmen and screams. For a moment, a guard came in with three heads and said, "Big brother, the head is here."
The expressions of the people present changed slightly, their hearts were cold, and the atmosphere did not dare to come out.
Gao Jie looked indifferent and said, "Brothers, I will never harm everyone, but if someone wants to harm us, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Brother, we swear to follow!" The one who spoke first said in a deep voice for the first time.
Several others followed up quickly and sincerely expressed their loyalty.
Gao Jie watched, nodded inwardly, and immediately redistributed his army to ensure control.
Then, he hurried into the palace, begging to see Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng is now fascinated by the prosperity of the capital, singing and dancing in the palace all day, so happy.
Although he was dissatisfied with Gao Jie's late-night request, he still met him.
Gao Jie raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, several people have colluded with the Ming Dynasty. I found out that they have been killed."
Li Zicheng heard that it was the matter, and immediately waved his hand impatiently, and said, "You can handle this little matter yourself, not to report it to me."
Li Zicheng has a lot of trust in Gao Jie, even surpassing Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing, because Gao Jie has done too much!
Being able to break through Tongguan was the officer Gao Jie seduced, and being able to break through the capital was also an outstanding plan. Li Zicheng had already regarded Gao Jie as his most important right-hand man!
How could he think that the secrets in Gao Jie are not one or two!
Gao Jie looked still, watching Li Zicheng's eyes reddened, knowing that he was probably in a gang movement just now, raised his hand and said, "The minister is your majesty's courtier, of course you must report this to your majesty."
Li Zicheng looked at Gao Jie's expression, smiled satisfied, and said: "I see, you go, tomorrow will be the crusade against Zhou Zhengyun, you have a good rest, give me a big victory and come back!"
Gao Jie raised his hand and bowed, and said, "According to the purpose!"
Li Zicheng became more satisfied with Gao Jie, and turned back to the harem with a yawn.
Gao Jie looked at his back, thought for a moment, and turned to leave the palace.
He had no choice, except to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
If Li Zicheng found out that he had an affair with the Xing family, no amount of credit would be able to resist, there would only be a dead end!
As if feeling the atmosphere of the war, the entire capital became quiet.
Whether it was Li Zicheng's people, those who surrendered, or those who hid, they all waited quietly.
Early the next morning, Li Zicheng summoned all the generals, vowed to swear, and an army of more than one hundred thousand troops, divided into four groups, and attacked Shanhaiguan.
Zhou Zheng was also divided into four groups, but one of them was a bluff, and there were not many people.
This battle has attracted worldwide attention!
On April 10th, Teacher Zhao and Wenzhao Cao rushed to a piece of rock. Teacher Zhao was stationed, staring at the prisoners from the northern part of the country, while Cao Wenzhao set up his position and waited for Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, Bai Guangen and other 30,000. Army.
Wu Sangui, Tang Tong and others didn't know if they didn't expect Zhou Zheng to get the news a long time ago, and arrived first and waited, or because he was cautious to build captives and did not immediately attack.
In Ji'erhalang outside the customs, Dorgon’s 20,000 troops stopped twenty miles away and did not move. I don’t know what they were calculating.
Cao Wenzhao and Zhao Lijiao did not act rashly. This was clearly a two-sided attack, and they were on the defensive.
In Yongping County, Zhou Zheng and Li Zicheng are facing each other far away, and they will soon run into each other.
Yang Guozhu and Mangui's 20,000 people stared at Liu Zongmin's 20,000 people on the opposite side. The officers and soldiers were so powerful that they were almost armed to the teeth, and one hundred and fifty cannons were pushed to the front.
Liu Zongmin's momentum is like a rainbow, marching fast, he is almost breaking the posture of the official army!
Zhou Zheng of the Chinese Army led 20,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry to face Li Zicheng.
This army of him is an old man who started from Yongping Mansion, is the elite of the elite, and is where Zhou Zheng's confidence lies!
Cao Bianjiao's 20,000 cavalry are as hard as iron, not hurried or slow, but with a cold air surging, like a long arrow ready to go!
Li Zicheng sat high in the military tent, looked ahead, with a cold expression, and shouted in a deep voice, "Suppress Zhou Zhengyun and kill me!"
Gao Yigong and the others immediately shouted, and took the lead to kill Zhou Zheng's army!
Following Li Zicheng's order, not only Li Zicheng's army, but also Liu Zongmin's right wing and Gao Jie's left wing moved quickly.
The shouting and killing sounded like thunder, which exploded throughout Yongping County.
Zhou Zheng was sitting on a horse, behind him was a veteran who had followed him for more than ten years. He drew out his sword violently and shouted: "Stop thieves today, all soldiers, kill with me!"
Zhou Zheng shot the horse and killed it first.
These people have followed Zhou Zheng for more than ten years, and Zhou Zheng will inevitably take the lead in every battle, without flinching.
"kill!"
Zhou Zheng's army was strictly disciplined, and this shout almost at the same time yelled out loudly.
Zhou Zheng's left wing, Man Gui, Yang Guozhu and others successively ordered the firing of cannons. Amid the rumble of cannons, the two led an army of 20,000 and charged forward.
Liu Zongmin was also a person who had been fighting for a long time.
Without any bells and whistles, Zhou Zheng's 40,000 army and Li Zicheng's 60,000 rushed together, each with their own advantages and disadvantages, quickly strangling, and roars spread across the sky and the ground. (End of this chapter)