Li Zicheng was very annoyed during this time.
This battle went really smoothly at the beginning. The officers and soldiers defending Xiangyang, Jingzhou, De'an, and Chengtian were basically defeated at the first touch.
But ever since he met Zhou Yuji at Ningwuguan, his nightmare had come.
First, they were blocked at Ningwuguan for three months, and the army suffered 70,000 to 80,000 casualties.
After that, we arrived at Datong, and within another two or three months, we suffered 70,000 to 80,000 casualties.
Now that we have arrived at Xuanfu, it is the same again.
This Zhou Yuji is like a dog-skin plaster. If he can't be beaten to death or driven away, he will be killed by himself.
The more officers and soldiers fought, the more people were united, but the people under his command became more and more impatient.
"Isn't the Ming Dynasty still breathing?" Li Zicheng took a sip of wine and sighed depressingly.
"According to the tip, this is indeed possible!"
"There is a powerful person coming out of Beiping City, his name is Zhu San!"
"He is now in control of Beiping City. Under his governance, the chaos in the entire Beizhili has disappeared. Corrupt officials have been killed, and most of the people have even been given land. Even if we destroy the Xuanfu, we will really I'm afraid I won't be able to break the city once we get to Peiping City, and we will have to return without success." A fat scholar next to Li Zicheng said.
This person's name is Niu Jinxing, and he is Li Zicheng's number one counselor.
"Mr. Niu, don't inflate other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige!"
"Everyone is waiting to follow the eldest brother to destroy the Ming Dynasty, go to Beiping City to become a marquis, worship the prime minister, and eat well!" Liu Zongmin, who was the subordinate of Li Zicheng, shouted in dissatisfaction.
With Liu Zongmin taking the lead, the other thieves followed and started shouting.
Li Zicheng saw the excitement among his men. The words of retreat were already on his lips, but for a while he couldn't say anything.
Although these people are all his subordinates, they all have their own private soldiers, and it is impossible for him not to consider their opinions when making decisions.
Niu Jinxing saw this scene in his eyes and couldn't help but sigh heavily in his heart.
Rogue bandits are like this, they can never see the situation clearly and have no overall view of the situation.
It's okay to fight a smooth battle, but if you encounter a slight setback, it will definitely be internal strife.
"Can following such a group of people really overthrow the decadent Ming Dynasty and create a new dynasty?" Niu Jinxing felt confused again.
"Your Majesty, someone outside the camp sent a letter!"
"It was said that Emperor Zhu sent someone to deliver it!" Just then, one of his subordinates suddenly ran in and reported a piece of news that everyone had not expected.
"Bring it in!" Li Zicheng's heart moved and he said with a little anticipation.
The letter was written by Zhu Yuanzhang himself and contained only one sentence. As long as Li Zicheng was willing to retire, the imperial court would make him the King of the Northwest and officially grant him the entire Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces as fiefdoms.
Li Zicheng's heart suddenly beat wildly when he saw the words "Feng Wang".
Even though he has proclaimed himself emperor now, compared with a king with a different surname approved by Ming Emperor Jinkou Yu, the latter is still more popular.
And he was not willing to fight anymore.
The Ming Dynasty has produced a capable person, and it is clear that his energy has not yet dissipated.
If we continue to fight, there will be no benefit except losing soldiers and generals.
"Where is the messenger?" he asked quickly.
"The man has left, but he said that if the king is willing, he can go to Xuanfu City to meet with the alliance in three days to formally discuss the matter!"
Of course Li Zicheng is willing. If this thing comes to pass, he will no longer be a thief, but an upright and dignified king of the Ming Dynasty with a different surname.
When he thought of this, the corners of Li Zicheng's mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Three days flew by in the blink of an eye.
The peace talks officially began.
The whole process went smoothly, after all, both parties were sincere.
In order to reassure Li Zicheng, Zhu Yuanzhang even brought only more than 20 cavalry out of the city to form an alliance.
The day after the peace talks, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict in the name of Emperor Chongzhen, canonizing Li Zi as the king of the northwest, and the Dashun army also began to retreat at the same time.
At the same time, Zhu Biao, who was paying attention to the whole process, also received a system prompt.
The Son of the Plane pre-qualification trial task was successfully completed.
Zhu Biao never expected that this mission would be completed in this way of negotiation.
However, no matter how the process is, the result is still gratifying.
Because he has received four rewards issued by the system.
He absorbed the two talents, kept the Thirty-six Body Refining Exercises for himself, and sent the Life Extension Fruit to Lao Zhu through the system.
In the late Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the illusory fruit in his hand and couldn't help but feel happy on his face.
"After working hard for half a year, I finally paid off."
Zhu Yuanzhang murmured to himself, and did not take the longevity fruit immediately, but put it away.
"It's time to consider evacuating this plane!" Zhu Yuanzhang touched his chin and fell into thought.
Managing two Ming Dynasties, to be honest, even he felt a little exhausted.
In this dimension of the Ming Dynasty, he has no time to control it anymore, but if the barbarians from outside the pass come in, Zhu Yuanzhang will not be willing to do so.
From his perspective, he can naturally see that the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty today is not rogue bandits like Li Zicheng, but the huge interest group formed by the Manchu Qing outside the customs and the gentry, bureaucrats, and businessmen in the south.
He must think carefully about how to use these last two months to lay more holes for the Manchu and Southern officials and gentry groups.
Moreover, there are many good things in this plane that he has not yet had time to collect, such as various advanced firearms of foreigners, Ming Dynasty's governance system and policy evolution records after more than 200 years, astronomy, calendar, literature, economy, etc., which are beneficial to the development of the country. research literature, etc.
These were of great help to the newly reborn Ming Dynasty, and he needed to collect them bit by bit.
If people from this plane could not be brought back to the early Ming Dynasty through the portal, Zhu Yuanzhang even had the idea of plundering a group of people, especially scholars, and bringing them back.
Compared with the fruit that can extend life by ten years, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that this knowledge was the greatest treasure he gained by entering this plane.
Zhu Yuanzhang was busy collecting all kinds of knowledge and books to take back, and Zhu Biao was not idle either.
After absorbing the two talents of photographic memory and martial arts prodigy, he couldn't wait to play Wuqinxi again.
Then something magical happened and he got excited.
Wu Qin Xi, which was said to take twenty years to achieve success, was simply played once by him, and then he succeeded.
The talent of a martial arts prodigy is indeed terrifying!
Zhu Biao looked a little excited and punched the wooden stake in front of him.
All the power in his body was mobilized instantly and merged into his fist.
"Crack!" The extremely hard wooden stake was directly broken into pieces by his punch.
"It feels so good!" Zhu Biao shook his fist, which was also in pain, and felt a sense of joy in his heart for no reason.
This is a feeling as if life has been sublimated, which is extremely intoxicating.
"No wonder there are people like martial arts idiots in the world. This feeling of being powerful is really fascinating!" Zhu Biao murmured to himself.
