Li Zicheng finally began to pay the price for his wrong strategy.
After he returned to Xi'an, he fully hoped to use the strategic location in Guanzhong to keep the Qing army away and stabilize the situation.
But when he truly understood the situation in Shaanxi, he couldn't help but feel cold.
It turned out that after he marched to the capital, the situation in Shaanxi did not get any relief.
From the beginning of winter until midsummer, there was no rain, causing all the seedlings in the fields to die due to the sun, resulting in no harvest.
The plague that originally raged in Xi'an also began to spread to the surrounding areas, causing more deaths. So much so that people were panicked and countless people began to flee.
Shaanxi now has money but no money, food but no food, and no one for people. It can no longer support Dashun's operational needs.
Li Zicheng had a premonition that something was not going to happen, and at the same time he felt angry.
It was his idea to march into the capital, but at this moment he just wanted to find a scapegoat to vent his anger.
"Where is Li Yan?"
The first person he thought of was Li Yan, who initiated the march to the capital.
But the ministers here looked at me and I looked at you, and they all looked at each other.
Song Xiance gritted his teeth and said, "I haven't seen Mr. Li for several days."
"No, it seems that since we passed Tongguan, I don't know where Mr. Li has been."
As they talked, everyone felt something was wrong.
As an important adviser to Li Zicheng, Li Yan had always been by Li Zicheng's side, so there was no reason for him to disappear without reason.
Li Zicheng was even more angry.
"Come, come and have a look at Mr. Li's house."
The results paid off quickly.
"Your Majesty, there is no one in Mr. Li's residence. Not only is Mr. Li missing, but his wife is also missing."
At this point, what else don’t you understand?
Li Zicheng slapped the table and cursed through gritted teeth.
"Rebels and traitors! Send the order, catch Li Yan and his wife, and kill them on the spot."
Unfortunately, he didn't know that it would be impossible to catch Li Yan and his wife again in this life.
"Report, our mission has been successfully completed, please return."
In the office of the Henan Department of the Ministry of Intelligence, Li Yan, the former important minister of Dashun, and his wife Hong Niangzi appeared together.
Yan Yuanzhong, director of the Henan Department, laughed heartily and came to greet him personally.
"You two have done a great job. This time the national strategy can be implemented smoothly, and you deserve the first credit."
Of course Li Yan is not called Li Yan.
This name was given by Zuo Mengeng.
Including his wife, Red Lady, who also has a pseudonym.
Li Yan's true identity is actually Tang Menglou, an agent of the Henan Division of the Xia State Intelligence Department.
The red lady is even more powerful.
It is Zhao Zhu, the lieutenant colonel martial arts instructor of the Xia Army Special Forces and the founder of Mantis Boxing.
Only she can play the role of a chivalrous and powerful red lady.
In order for the two of them to successfully infiltrate Dashun's senior management, the Intelligence Department worked hard for several years to perfectly forge their identities.
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Li Guo sent people to investigate Li Yan's hometown, but he didn't know that the remaining people there were actually arranged by the Intelligence Department, so there were no mistakes.
Now that Li Zicheng has withdrawn from the capital and is retreating steadily, his demise is not far away.
There was no need for Tang Menglou and Zhao Zhu to do anything else, so the Intelligence Department recalled them both.
And even without them, Li Zicheng was still on the wrong path and never returned.
In order to stop the Qing army, Li Zicheng made multiple arrangements in Shanxi.
He asked General Zhang Tianlin to lead 10,000 troops to guard Datong, Wenshui Bo Chen Yongfu to lead 10,000 troops to guard Jinzhong, and Pingnan Bo Liu Zhong to guard Pingzhi.
In addition, Mianhou Yuan Zongdi was asked to station troops in Linfen, and Liu Rukui was also stationed in Weihui Mansion, Henan.
On the surface, this arrangement was comprehensive, but Li Zicheng made the same mistake that the Ming Dynasty made when it faced the Qing Dynasty.
That is to divide the troops.
It seems that this arrangement can establish a complete line of defense, allowing the Qing army to take advantage of it. But in fact, there are not many soldiers and horses among the various ministries, and they cannot take care of each other.
What the Qing army is best at is actually concentrating its forces. You can come in any way, but I will only go in one way.
Soon, Li Zicheng suffered a bitter pill.
First, Zhang Tianlin of Datong was killed because of Jiang Yu's rebellion, and the front lines of the Great Wall were opened wide.
The subsequent rebellions in various parts of Shanxi made the Shun army worry about one thing and the other, and they were so worried that they did not have much energy to fight against the Qing army.
The intelligence gathered from the front line made Li Zicheng understand that Shanxi was in danger.
In desperation, in July, he ordered Tian Jianxiu, Gao Yigong, Zhao Guangyuan, Liu Zongmin and others to lead an army of more than 100,000 to cross the Yellow River and enter Shanxi for reinforcements.
These soldiers and horses were originally stationed in various places in Shaanxi and Shanxi. They did not have to travel around and were considered elite.
Li Zicheng fully believed that with this elite division, he could compete with the Qing army.
He ignored that with so many soldiers and horses attacking, there was very little food and fodder for logistical transportation.
Under Nanchang City.
The East China Sea Fleet and the First Division have completed the encirclement, with a strength of 30,000, fully giving enough respect to this provincial capital of Jiangxi and a strong city in Gansu.
The siege started when the sun rose, and by noon, the city walls on the north and west of Nanchang were destroyed in many places. The number of Ming soldiers who were killed on the city walls was even more numerous.
So much so that the subsequent soldiers and horses were afraid to go up.
Amidst the loud charge horns, the Xia army soldiers stepped forward in an orderly manner, and began to advance into the city steadily.
Kuang Zhao, the governor of Jiangxi, was fighting alone in the yamen. He heard the shouts of killing gradually spreading from the far distant city wall into the city.
He then knew that the situation was over.
He knew even more that if he fell into Xia Jun's hands, he would definitely not end well.
After all, Jiangxi's resistance was all caused by him. No matter how tolerant Xia Jun was, he would not let him go.
His official career had been ups and downs for decades, and he had been greatly favored by the Ming Emperor throughout his life.
Now that Ming Dynasty is gone, His Majesty the Emperor cannot be left too lonely on the road to hell.
Amidst the miserable laughter, Kuang Zhao picked up the wine bottle on the table and drank it down one sip after another.
In the blink of an eye, black blood flowed out of his seven orifices. Then his head tilted and he was completely breathless.
Xia Jun rushed into the government office and saw that his condition did not change at all. He just dragged the body aside, no different from ordinary people.
Nanchang was occupied and the war in Jiangxi came to an end.
The remaining Nan'an Prefecture, Jianchang Prefecture and Ganzhou Prefecture, seeing that there was nothing they could do, opened the city and surrendered one after another.
"Li Guangzheng, I leave the situation here to you. If there is resistance or rebellion, you can inform the garrison."
Zuo Rong and Zuo Hua made an explanation to Li Yuanding, then left the army and returned to Shandong.
It's approaching July, and Xia Kingdom's founding celebration is about to be held.
Top bosses like Zuo Rong and Zuo Hua must rush back to participate.
This also caused Xia Jun's actions to pause and enter the rest stage.
Southern Zhili, Jiangxi, Guangdong and other places that had just been brought under the rule also began to enter the recovery stage.
Xia Jun even established advance bases in these places to prepare for the next stage of operations.
But at this moment, everyone's heart is affected by Jinan.
What does the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China look like?
