The moon is dark and the wind is high.
Li Zicheng's 300,000 army moved violently, unexpectedly going to break through overnight.
More than 30,000 people including Wu Sangui, Tang Tong and other generals from the Ming Dynasty gathered in Elephant Mountain, which is the northernmost part of the border between Shaanxi and Sichuan. Very strict.
Wu Sangui, Tang Tong and others looked at the direction of the Ming army's position facing each other across the forest, and they all had very solemn expressions.
Tang Tongdao: "The Ming Dynasty deployed more than 200,000 troops in Shaanxi. Even if we break in, we will face the encirclement and suppression of various troops. After all, Your Majesty will not give up."
Wu Sangui's face was full of wind and frost, and he was not the first martial artist and spirited young man.
He looked worried and said: "Going to Yungui is indeed the best choice. Your Majesty is so anxious to break through, and I am even more worried about His Majesty's condition."
Tang Tong shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is in his prime, so the problem shouldn't be big. Let's think about how to break through."
The encirclement of the Ming Dynasty is very tight, making it clear that they will be trapped here. Now it is clear that the morale is greatly boosted, and Li Zicheng is to be wiped out here in one fell swoop. On the other hand, Li Zicheng's army was demoralized and popular, and deserters appeared every day.
What is the pros and cons, where is it so easy to break through
Wu Sangui looked to the right. There was Li Zicheng and other people, all moving quickly, preparing to break through.
After a while, Wu Sangui followed by a few lieutenants, and whispered: "My lord, those people are robbing things and they almost got into a fight."
Another said: "It was the tall general who fended off. I heard that he was robbing women and food."
Tang Tong sneered and said, "Rogue is a rogue, and a dog can't change it."
Although they surrendered to Li Zicheng, as the generals of the Ming Dynasty, they looked down on these things very much. Even those pro-army members of Li Zicheng were like bandits and had no military discipline.
Wu Sangui felt deeply worried in his heart and wanted to find a way for himself. He was already thinking about whether he would stand on his own after breaking through the siege.
Wu Sangui suppressed the anxiety in his heart, and said: "Don't care about this, wait for the order, and prepare to break through."
Tang Tong and the others can only nod silently, wave their hands and order the troops to prepare.
On the other side, he had been monitoring Li Zicheng's army, infiltrating countless Ming army, and soon received news.
The Military Intelligence Department reported all kinds of news to Lu Xiangsheng as soon as possible.
Lu Xiangsheng had already sent Zhao Liao, Wu Sangui and others out, and was startled when he heard the news.
"You mean, Li Zicheng, is going to break through and enter Shaanxi again?" Lu Xiangsheng looked strange.
The officer of the Military Intelligence Department was also a little inexplicable, saying: "Yes. It stands to reason that this should not be, because it will face our strongest army, which is like a decisive battle. Moreover, it is still at night, even if Li Zicheng is confused, those subordinates It shouldn't be confused either."
A frontal breakout at night, even military idiots would not do this, it is no different from suicide!
Lu Xiangsheng calculated it carefully, and said, "Continue to stare. The troops are told to stand in battle, and don't move. If Li Zicheng really hits him head-on, don't be polite."
Although he felt weird, Lu Xiangsheng decided to stay the same and respond to the changes, according to his established plan, instead of following Li Zicheng's dance.
The Ming army quickly got news from various places, and many people looked confused, not knowing what Li Zicheng was going to do.
However, the encirclement of the Ming army is very tight, no matter how Li Zicheng goes, he can easily cope with it.
As both sides moved, it seemed that a big battle was about to break out at night.
But before Li Zicheng's army broke through, there was a sudden civil strife.
Ge Liyan and others did not belong to Li Zicheng’s “direct line”, but other “kings of heaven” were forced by the army and had to take refuge. They discovered that the actions of Gao Yigong and others were anti-poisoning, and they immediately knew that they were fooled. Look for Li Zicheng's theory.
Gao Yigong and others naturally did not dare to take out the unconscious Li Zicheng, and the fierce conflict almost turned into a fight.
Afterwards, other people and horses were found to have been deceived, including Wu Sangui, Tang Tong and others. The army of more than 300,000 people suddenly became a mess, and there were many hills, and they had to fight with each other.
Gao Yigong and the others didn't expect to be exposed so quickly. Once they gritted their teeth, they took 50,000 people and broke through in the direction of Sichuan.
Everyone knew that they were deceived because they were going to be cannon fodder after breaking the road for Li Zicheng. No matter where they were, they all ran to Sichuan.
Those who are calm want to control the situation and call for calmness can't do it, it's too messy!
What Wu Sangui and Tang Tong saw were dumbfounded. Is this the'Dashun Army'? At this critical moment, such a thing actually happened
Wu Sangui and Tang Tong and others looked at each other. After being astonished, they looked at each other.
What do they do
Tang Tong gritted his teeth and said: "Shaanxi must not go, otherwise Lu Xiangsheng will absolutely chase and intercept, we will not stop if we don't kill. Huguang also can't. Xiangyang has now heard that there is also a Ming army stationed in Xiangyang. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. From Sichuan to Guizhou and to Yunnan, the Ming army is weak in these places."
Wu Sangui hated him so much and regretted it in his heart, why he surrendered Li Zicheng in a muddle!
There is no other way. They have no other way except to flee with the large army. They can't go head-to-head with the officers and soldiers.
Ever since, Li Zicheng's army had a very strange scene.
Hundreds of thousands of troops, undisciplined and in formation, rushed towards Sichuan in disarray, surging like a tide, and the scene was spectacular.
In spite of the darkness, there are still various screams, returning in the night.
Lu Xiangsheng stood on the observation deck, staring blankly.
The military intelligence officer next to him blinked and said, "My lord, is Li Zicheng unable to control it?"
Lu Xiangsheng still looked stunned. He looked at the lieutenant and said, "Send orders to the troops and pursue them. Then I will inform Qin Liangyu that he is blocked, and Cao Bianjiao's cavalry will move me."
"Yes!" The deputy general led the order and quickly sent orders.
Lu Xiangsheng looked at the dark patches ahead with a strange expression, and said, "You said, how will this passage be recorded in the future history? It was I, Lu Xiangsheng, who was brilliant and martial, and broke the thief; or, the thief defeated himself, and I Lu Xiangsheng picked it up. A big credit?"
A group of people listened, their expressions moved, and they dared not answer.
There is a big difference here.
When he is small, it has to do with the present merit and the future; when it is bigger, it is a matter of the ages. Will future generations praise him or laugh at him
Lu Xiangsheng went back to thinking about the last time Zhou Zhengping was in Northwest, and thinking about him this time, the corners of his mouth twitched.
That's right, in Lu Xiangsheng's opinion, Li Zicheng has already been defeated, and he can no longer recover!
"Kill!" Zhao led an army at the far north, leading an army of 20,000, pursuing Li Zicheng's defeated army on the dark road.
Like Man Gui, Yang Guozhu, Cao Wenzhao, Gao Jie and others, they led an army of more than 100,000 to cover up the past. Even though it was in the dark, they still shouted for murder, and their morale was like turbulence. (End of this chapter)