What Li Yan held in his hand was exactly the edict that Zhu Cixiang had written on his wife.
It really left him speechless!
His wife actually maintained a close correspondence with a pretty boy! Orders will be sent from Dagukou in almost three or two days. And the matchmaker didn't know what to think, so she always replied in a secret form.
However, the contents of the edict and secret memorial are all serious!
This makes Li Yan feel more reassured...
In addition to worrying that he was wearing a green hat, Li Yan was also worried about the future and fate of Li Zicheng and even the entire Dashun Dynasty.
Because after reading Zhu Cihong's edict to the Red Lady, he had already realized the seriousness of the problem.
The possibility of Donglu entering the pass is extremely high!
And the Shanhaiguan Pass, the only place that could block Donglu's entry, was held in Ming's hands.
In other words, once Li Zicheng is defeated by the Donglu under the walls of Beijing, Prince Zhu, who controls the key points of Shanhaiguan, is very likely to become a profiteer.
Now Li Zicheng has "revealed his true colors" and has become the mortal enemy of the scholar-bureaucrats all over the world because of torture and forced pay. If Beijing is lost to the Tatars again, they will no longer be the common master of the world, but a public enemy.
At that time, Li Yan himself can no longer follow Li Zicheng... Historically, he was killed by Li Zicheng, wasn't it because he wanted to stand on his own? Therefore, his loyalty to Li Zicheng is limited.
After Li Zicheng was defeated in Beijing, the most taboo thing was for his subordinates to stand on their own! Because at that time he was no longer the co-owner of the world, and his group of "good ministers" could choose the right tree to live in. Li Yan committed this taboo.
"Ms. sir," the red lady couldn't help but speak when she saw that Li Yan hadn't opened his mouth. "When you go to Beijing this time, it's best if you can get thousands of reliable soldiers and horses from the emperor to come to Tianjin. It's best if you can ask for Here are some Hongyi cannons."
Li Yan was stunned, looked at his wife and asked, "Madam, what do you want to do? Do you want to attack Dagongkou?"
"Ms. sir, there are less than 2,000 Tianjin guards, and if we add another 1,000 people and a few Hongyi cannons, we can't move the Dagong mouth..." The red lady rolled her eyes, "I want to take advantage of the emperor's advantage. I still have some strength, so I will have more strength at my disposal. Even if I join another Ming Lord in the future, I will still have capital!"
"You..." Li Yan frowned deeply, "Do you really believe in Zhu Cixiang?"
The red lady nodded: "The prince of the Zhu family did not make a mistake in his calculation...The emperor is now in a dilemma! And the odds are against him!"
Li Yan thought for a while and nodded, "It is true that there are relatively few! But this time the emperor will definitely send troops to attack Shanhaiguan... Our persuasion is useless!"
"Useless?" The red lady looked at her husband, "Why?"
Li Yan smiled bitterly and said: "Because Li Guo and Chen Yongfu have already reported that all Wu Sangui's elite soldiers have devoted themselves to Tianjin, and they also said that Wu Sangui himself is in Tianjin.
How important is Shanhaiguan? Does the emperor know? Now the Donglu army has not appeared in Shanhaiguan... With the emperor's temperament, he must fight against Shanhaiguan. If he succeeds, he can gain a firm foothold in Beizhili! "
If Zhu Cixiang heard what Li Yan said, he would probably sigh: This is fate!
Because he played too skillfully in Tianjin Wei, Li Guo and Chen Yongfu were embarrassed, so they could only report that Wu Sangui led his servants to help Tianjin.
Li Zicheng naturally believed the reports of Li Guo and Chen Yongfu. Now that Wu Sangui has brought his elite to Tianjin, Shanhaiguan is a false defense. Everyone knows that the Ming army relies on its servants to fight wars. Without the three thousand servants, the combat effectiveness of Guan Ning's army will be reduced by at least half.
Moreover, Shanhaiguan City mainly defends against enemies from the east, so the city defense to the west is not strong. If there were no servants of the Wu family, Li Zicheng would probably be able to capture it as long as he made up his mind to dispatch the old soldiers.
In addition, Li Zicheng is now the co-leader of the Northland. Maybe we can get the garrison at Shanhaiguan to surrender without fighting.
Once Shanhaiguan is obtained, the dead situation before Li Zicheng will be revived. As long as Shanhaiguan is controlled, the Donglu will not only have no shortcut to invade the invaders, but also have to guard against
The red lady said: "Ms. sir, how should I reply to Master Qiantui?"
Li Yan thought for a while and said: "Just say that Yan will do his best to wait for destiny!"
"Okay!" The red lady looked at Li Yan, "Ms. sir, be careful... don't contradict the emperor. If the emperor abandons Beijing, you will ask yourself to stay in Beijing for the rest of the year and take the opportunity to bring more people. Come to Tianjin and join forces with Nu, and let’s go to Takukou together.”
Li Yan nodded and sighed: "If that day comes, Yan will naturally fight for the rise and fall of the world! I hope that the crown prince of the Zhu family is really the destined emperor as the lady said!"
...
"boom......"
There was another earth-shattering roar!
After Third Master Feng landed on Haisha Island, he could hear a roar from time to time. He didn't know if it was a blunderbuss or an artillery test firing?
Anyway, it sounds very noisy!
He raised his eyes and glanced at Zhu Cihong who was writing a reply to the red lady. This Prince Fujun looked really young! But what kind of young man actually defeated more than 20,000 Shuntian soldiers in Tianjin Guards, and even captured the Red Lady...
"It's written!" Zhu Cixiang put down the writing brush, stuffed the letter into an envelope, and handed it to Huang Xiaobao, who then handed it to Feng San.
Feng San took the letter, put it away carefully, and then sat there waiting for Zhu Cihong to speak.
"Who has the final say in Tianjin Guard now?"
"Reporting to the Crown Prince," Feng San said, "Master Li has left, and Tianjin Wei is now in charge of Lady Hong and the lower officials."
"Oh." Zhu Cixi nodded, "How many soldiers and horses are there?"
"Two thousand people," Feng San said, "most of them are veterans who have followed the Red Lady for many years, and a few are recruited from the Tianjin Guard."
"boom......"
There was another roar!
Zhu Cixiang said with a smile: "This is the fire gun soldiers training... I now have 1,500 fire gun soldiers! Most of them are from bandits, and they are all good men!"
These are the elite soldiers that Zhu Cixiang calls "not afraid of the Tatars"! The main force was Hao Yaoqi's command plus the old bandit soldiers captured in the Battle of Tianjin Guards, and a group of good soldiers drawn from the Jingjun Artillery Soldiers and Shen Tingyang were also supplemented. There are not many people, but they do have the power to fight.
According to Zhu Cixiang's calculations, after Li Zicheng's defeat, he would use this firecrackers as the main force to compete with the Tatars at Dagukou - if Shanhaiguan still falls into the hands of the Tatars as it did in history!
There is an island here at Dagukou. There is also a simple bastion on the island, with 12 Franco machine guns, and two centipede gunboats on the water. Dagukou City can also rely on it.
Even if they are Tatars, facing such terrain and three-dimensional land and water warfare, they will probably suffer a big loss, right?
And if Zhu Cihong could win a victory over the Tatars at Dagongou, he would be able to boast a lot.
This prince is wise and mighty, and uses his troops like a god. He even defeated the Tatars. It must be the reincarnation of Emperor Gao, the Great Ancestor, or something... What a great subject!
...
The city of Beijing is gloomy and gloomy.
At this time, Emperor Dashun Li Zicheng was holding a grand celebration banquet in Wuying Palace - celebrating Li Guo, Li You, Chen Yongfu and Li Yan who had just returned from Tianjin.
They all have merit!
In Tianjin Wei, they once again severely damaged the fleeing troops of Chongzhen and Zhu Cixiang, killed countless enemies, and captured the city of Tianjin. Chongzhen and Zhu Cixiang were also said to have died in the rebellion!
"Hahaha! Since the ship of the Red Thief Emperor and the Crown Prince was burned down in the Wei River, they have probably fed the bastard... The Red Lady has done a good job and has made great contributions, so I will give her a title." count!"
Li Zicheng laughed heartily and announced the non-existent good news in front of a group of civil and military officials from the Dashun Dynasty in the hall.
Of course, announcing the possible death of Chongzhen and Zhu Cixi was not to make himself happy, nor was he deceived by anyone. It was to stabilize the people's hearts in Beijing and prevent any chaos in the city during his eastern expedition.
This is not the time when the Dashun Army did not enter Beijing. At that time, a large number of people in Beijing were looking forward to King Chuang's arrival. But now, the people in Beijing all miss the Ming Dynasty...
