But he said that after winning the battles in Yulin and Ningxia, Li Zicheng returned with a full load, Bai Guangen surrendered to Dashun, and everything was developing for the better.
Today, only Lintao Town and Gansu Town are left.
Both are located in the northwest region, which is desolate, so Li Zicheng no longer leads the expedition personally to give his generals a chance.
Therefore, he announced that Liu Zongmin and Yuan Zongdi, headed by Liu Zongmin, would go to the northwest and pacify Lintao and Gansu towns.
Liu and Yuan are incompetent.
"Your Majesty, there is still a town of soldiers and horses in Hanzhong. If we take Sichuan, we must take Hanzhong. Don't give up easily."
Song Yan said softly.
"That's true."
Li Zicheng touched his chin, and then said to Bai Guangen who was beside him: "General Bai, I heard you say that the person who killed my nephew fled to Hanzhong?"
"Your Majesty, the person who killed your nephew was a general named Zhu. His name was Zhu Yixi. He was Sun Chuanting's favorite general. He has now fled to Hanzhong."
When Bai Guangen heard this, he hurriedly lowered his head and said: "The last general is willing to be the vanguard and capture Hanzhong and present it to the king."
"Zhu Yixi?" Li Zicheng muttered, with a stern look in his single eye: "Kill my nephew, break my arm, you really deserve to die."
As he spoke, he glanced at Bai Guangen intentionally or unintentionally, and then said to General Ma Ke: "Ma Ke, I order you to lead 30,000 troops, with General Bai as your deputy, to take Hanzhong together and avenge General Quan Li Guo. "
"As you command——"
Ma Ke was stunned for a moment, then patted his chest in response.
Bai Guangen was also in a hurry to keep up.
Liu Zongmin glanced at Bai Guangen teasingly: "General Bai, you and Zhu Yixi are old acquaintances, so don't let it go."
"Don't worry, General Liu. We have surrendered to the king and will naturally go all out."
Bai Guangen's eyelids twitched, and he felt disgusted and said forcefully.
"That's good." Liu Zongmin let him go.
After the meeting, Bai Guangen followed Ma Ke, ordered his troops and horses, and headed towards Dashan Pass.
Along the way, Bai Guangen felt a little bored.
During these days, Dashun's army swept through Guanzhong. For fear of being massacred, most of the cities were opened, but this did not include Dashan Pass.
He deeply understood that Zhu Yixi had already regarded Hanzhong as a retreat and could not easily win it.
"Driving away wolves and devouring tigers!"
He shook his head and gnawed on the hard bones. There was no merit. If this turned into a war of attrition, it would really be over.
Soon, a few days later, the 30,000-strong army saw the majestic and steep Dashan Pass.
"He, this is exactly the same as Tongguan."
Ma Ke raised his eyes and couldn't help scolding the general.
"Go and let the guard open the city, otherwise when the city gate is broken, no chickens or dogs will be left."
he instructed.
Soon, someone came forward to shout.
Zhu Meng was condescending, looking at the menacing army, worried in his heart, but extremely calm on his face: "Screw surrender, I and the bandits are incompatible -"
"How brave!"
With the cold wind blowing, Ma Ke looked ferocious and said without hesitation: "Cut down trees and make equipment for me. I want this Dasanguan to see the power of our Dashun soldiers and horses."
Immediately set up camp.
In the next few days, under the biting cold wind, the intruders continued to climb and shoot regardless of casualties, but for Dashanguan, it was just scratching an itch.
When the mountain wind blows or an arrow is shot, no matter how courageous you are, your courage will be blown away.
Three or five days passed, and Dasanguan was still as stable as a mountain, but Ma Ke's temper became a little grumpy.
"Damn, damn!"
Ma Ke kept scolding: "Others are attacking cities and territories, but I am still attacking this ruined city and am being laughed at."
"Bai Guangen, aren't you amazing? Why are you still not seeing results?"
On the side, Bai Guangen also endured the abuse.
I became more and more aware that this Dashun was not as comfortable as I imagined.
Thinking that his son was captured by Jiannu made him feel even worse.
Next, after more than ten days of attack, Dashan Pass remained motionless.
Thanks to Ma Ke's bad temper, Bai Guangen didn't bother to pay attention to him. He climbed up the hillside and observed the situation in Dashan Pass.
"There seems to be something wrong with this person."
He looked over and murmured softly.
"Why are my clothes so much cleaner? They were stained with blood and dirty before, but now they are mostly clean and tidy."
"I'm afraid there are reinforcements!" Lieutenant General You Shiwei said involuntarily.
"It should be." Bai Guangen nodded and said, "This is enough for Ma Ke to drink a pot."
You Shiwei's eyes were bright and he said: "General Bai, you said you would let us go."
"Of course, I never stop it."
Bai Guangen said in a deep voice.
After all, he was the commander-in-chief of Yulin, so when he was in Yulin Town, he cooperated with the Yulin generals to defend the city together.
Finally, after holding the position for five days, he was able to sell it at a good price, so he proposed to surrender.
Seeing that they could not hold on, the Yulin generals had no choice but to agree to this request, but the request was a fake surrender and they would be allowed to return to the Ming Dynasty if necessary.
Bai Guangen understood that this group of people had been in the military for generations and had been owed wages for many years and still refused to leave. They were obviously loyal to the Ming Dynasty and naturally took advantage of each other.
"It's just that if you want to go to Dasanguan now, I'm afraid you won't be able to!"
Bai Guangen looked at him and said, "You don't want the Yulin family anymore?"
"Of course!" You Shiwei nodded, glanced sideways at Dashanguan, and said, "We will find a suitable opportunity to leave and we will never delay you."
"Yeah!" Bai Guangen was a little reluctant to let go of these powerful soldiers, but he finally understood that these people could not be used by him.
They are not all the way.
Looking at his leaving figure, Bai Guangen sighed: "Stubborn loyalists, this broken ship of the Ming Dynasty is about to sink."
At night, Dashan Pass is crowded with people.
Zhu Yixi looked at the intruders camped under the city with burning eyes, and sighed: "There are too many intruders. The other towns are still attacking, and 30,000 people came to Dashan Pass."
"Sect Master, is Yulin's You Shiwei reliable? I'm afraid it's not some treacherous plot!"
Zhu Meng hesitated and said: "It's better to guard the city and be more secure."
"Sun Changzhou is in Xi'an City. He has investigated clearly and the Yulin generals are convinced."
Zhu Yixi didn't take it seriously and said calmly: "In addition, look at Bai Guangen and Ma Ke, their camps are clearly separated, and they are a little wary."
"In Bai Guangen's army, two distinct forces can be vaguely seen. Obviously, this has been confirmed."
"Finally, we are attacking at night, and we are also attacking Ma Ke. I know Bai Guangen, and I will never sacrifice his troops to save Ma Ke."
As he said this, Zhu Yixi thought of how when she first met him, she paid a hundred taels for a soldier, and then refused to save Gao Jie during the war.
Obviously, he is not a noble person.
"In addition, we must teach the intruders a lesson, a lesson that makes me feel distressed just thinking about it. Otherwise, they will always be thinking about Hanzhong, and we will lose if we defend it for a long time."
Zhu Yixi said solemnly: "Only when you beat them until they hurt will you know how to retreat."
Moreover, if he resists for a while longer, Li Zicheng will be able to go north to Beijing.
I have been away from Xi'an for more than a month, and my reputation has not been spread in Shaanxi for a long time. It is time to accumulate reputation.
In other words, this battle is also for those Shaanxi businessmen...
