"What? What did you say?" Liu Zongmin stood up in surprise and confirmed, "Your Majesty and the Chief Assistant are not far from here. How many troops have they brought?"
"About 50,000 to 60,000 yuan!" Tan Ma replied breathlessly.
Song Xiance beside him was also surprised, and immediately said: "Your Majesty urged us to return our troops as soon as possible, why did your Majesty go to the expedition himself?"
Liu Zongmin was also puzzled. When he was about to speak, he saw that Tan Ma was hesitant to speak, so he couldn't help but shouted: "Quickly fart, what else can you do?"
After hearing this, the Tanma quickly reported: "My subordinates looked from a distance and saw that your Majesty's troops did not seem to be here for reinforcements, but... but... seemed to be fleeing."
After seeing the situation from a distance, the detective immediately reported it, so he didn't know the details.
Hearing this, Liu Zongmin and Song Xiance couldn't help but look at each other, both a little dumbfounded: What's going on? Even if the Ming Dynasty's official army launched a fierce offensive, they couldn't reach Chang'an so quickly!
Before the two of them had time to speak, another scout hurriedly came in and told them: "Your Majesty has a decree. There is no need to return the troops. Prepare for war!"
"What happened?" After hearing this, Liu Zongmin was shocked and couldn't help but ask.
After hearing this, the Tanma replied with a hint of doubt: "Chang'an is lost!"
This loss in Chang'an is so strange! Up and down, no one can figure it out.
When Liu Zongmin heard this, he became impatient and hurried out immediately to see Li Zicheng. Naturally, everything came to light.
Not far outside Lahore, Liu Zongmin and Song Xiance, who were rushing there, saw Li Zicheng and Niu Jinxing coming in panic.
Looking at the family members in the team, Liu Zongmin couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, what's going on? Why did Chang'an fall so quickly? Can the Ming army fly?"
Li Zicheng did not speak, but looked very annoyed. Niu Jinxing next to him answered Liu Zongmin's question: "It's not that the Ming army can fly, it's that a third group of Ming army suddenly came out, and Chang'an happened to be empty." , I can’t resist at all, so I have to give up!”
"The third way?" When Liu Zongmin heard this, he was very surprised and confused and asked, "Where does the third way come from?"
There is Sun Chuanting in the east, Huang Degong in the south, there is none in the west, and it is impossible to have one in the north...
When he thought of this, he suddenly held back.
Obviously, Song Xiance thought of it first and asked Niu Jinxing in great surprise: "Is the Ming army coming from the north?"
They have been here for so long, and they probably know something about it. That was the original place of Turpan, but now it seems to be some kind of Gushi Khan.
But for a long time, people from there have never come to India, why...
While he was still thinking, he heard Niu Jinxing nod in anger: "I don't know when that Gushi Khan defected to the Ming Dynasty court and led the Ming army to kill him. He was caught off guard and couldn't resist!"
Hearing this, Liu Zongmin and Song Xiance were dumbfounded.
They had also heard of Gushi Khan in Tibet and knew that he was a powerful figure who had killed the previous "emperor" of Tibet.
Damn it, even a person like this has taken refuge with the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. What is going on? How could this happen?
After coming back to his senses, Song Xiance frowned, and Liu Zongmin asked angrily: "Then what should we do? When did the imperial court become so powerful, and is it still going to chase us to death?"
Hearing this, Li Zicheng suddenly looked a little ferocious, and shouted through gritted teeth: "I don't believe it anymore. If you have the ability, just continue to eat ashes from behind!"
Hearing this, several people couldn't help but look up at him, with a little surprise on their faces.
Logically speaking, Li Zicheng was so hunted by the imperial army that even after escaping as far away as India, he managed to defeat the natives here and ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. When the situation was great, the imperial army once again chased him and fled in embarrassment. .
Such a blow should make Li Zicheng very depressed, right?
However, Li Zicheng's words at this time were still full of fighting spirit and not at all depressing!
"There's nothing to say, fight if you can, run away if you can't! You want me to surrender, but you can't even think about it!" Li Zicheng raised his head and glanced at the few confidants in front of him, and said loudly, "I will lead you to wait for the world to be free, and you will be drunk and lying in all kinds of colors in the world. Woman, how about it?”
When Liu Zongmin heard this, his fighting spirit was immediately high, and he immediately responded loudly: "Well said, Lao Li, we Lao Liu are committed to you! Haha, did that dog emperor Chongzhen ever sleep with Mughal women? Black ones, white ones, I’ve already slept with you!”
After hearing this, Song Xiance also smiled slightly and said: "I heard that Persian women are extremely beautiful. Then Shah Jahan built a lot of construction projects just for a Persian woman, which made the country's foundation unstable. Now, we can also go and see what Persian women are like. charm!"
Hearing this, these old men couldn't help but burst into laughter together, without any trace of the frustration of losing a family dog.
They also confirmed their next plan in this joke, which was to not let the Mughals go, but Ming Guoai or not, whatever, they were going to Persia to find beauties to broaden their horizons.
Sure enough, after three days of rest in Lahore, the army set off.
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Besides, after Abbas II signed an agreement with the Mughal bandits, he immediately returned to Kandahar, and then moved to Kabul.
At the expense of Kabul, he wanted the Bukhara Khanate to send troops, use the mobility of cavalry to encircle and suppress them, and offset the musket advantage of the bandits in Persia.
If the Bukhara Khanate only eats meat and does not work, he will definitely not be willing to do so. Therefore, before Kabul is ceded, he will naturally go and take charge in person.
However, just as he was beginning to meet and negotiate with the Bukhara Khanate, he suddenly received urgent news that there were about 100,000 Mughal bandits who had crossed Kandahar and entered Persia. .
"What?" Abbas II wanted to vomit blood when he heard this.
Although Li Zicheng had established the Dashun Kingdom in Mughal territory, in his eyes, he was still regarded as a bandit.
Originally, a wave of bandits in Persia had already killed him to the point of being unable to return home. Now that another wave of bandits has passed by, this... isn't this going to drive him to death!
Although this wave of thieves in the Mughal territory jumped into Persia, relatively speaking, he could also capture the city territory in the Mughal territory. However, his men were all Persians, and they were all worried about what was happening at home, and they had no intention of following him to conquer Mughal territory.
Not to mention, there are Ming troops in the Mughal territory that even the bandits are afraid of. I don’t know whether they are enemies or friends. What if they are enemies?
Abbas II was so anxious that his mouth was full of bubbles and he could not even eat.
Fortunately, his men gave him advice, saying that from their previous lack of cooperation, it could be seen that these two groups of thieves were not the same group. Now a group of thieves have ascended the throne and proclaimed themselves emperor. If they get together again, they will definitely start fighting among themselves.
Abbas II felt somewhat comforted after hearing this. But he also knew very well that no matter whether the two groups of thieves would fight among themselves or not, Persia would definitely be ruined in the end!
Therefore, in the negotiations with the Bukhara Khanate, he did not insist on anything, immediately gave in, and was eager to let the Bukhara Khanate send troops.
Abbas II was really right. After Li Zicheng's troops crossed into Persia, they ran into Zhang Xianzhong's troops. When the two sides met, there was no friendliness at all, and there was even tension.
Not to mention the previous grievances between the two parties, just because Li Zicheng ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, this was a big event. How could Zhang Xianzhong get along with Li Zicheng?
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In the Mughal territory, or in the Dashun Kingdom, as Gushi Khan raided Chang'an and Li Zicheng abandoned the city and fled, the situation immediately turned one-sided. After all, even their emperor ran away, so what was there to resist?
The three armies finally met in the Chang'an area smoothly.
However, at this time, the Ming army only controlled a few major towns. In other places, bandits were wreaking havoc, or local villages formed strongholds to protect themselves.
Sun Chuanting didn't care about these. He simply ordered the three armies to rest and recuperate, and once supplies arrived from the rear, he would begin attacking Lahore and other places in the northwest.
The Ming court was actually not worried that the imperial army could capture the Mughals. Therefore, as the army advanced smoothly, the vassal king waiting in Yunnan began to march towards the Indian subcontinent.
Among them, there are the sons of Emperor Chongzhen, as well as the previously determined kings of Shu, Han, etc. It was planned to enfeoff five vassal kings throughout the Indian subcontinent.
The court did not care about local affairs, and each vassal king recruited his own troops to restore order. Only when they couldn't handle it, the imperial officers and soldiers would send troops to help them.
I have to say that the imperial court is also quite busy.
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Lahore, when Li Zicheng's troops left, was naturally looted and then burned down. Now, only the ruins are left.
However, this place is very important.
It is not only the barrier of Chang'an, but also the intersection of east and west.
Therefore, although this place is in ruins, there are still people active.
No, a Persian cavalry army of about fifty people is resting here. Their purpose is to detect the movements in the south and prevent accidents.
These soldiers followed their emperor on expeditions with great ambition. As a result, after a few years, they were unable to return home. In the end, even their logistics were cut off. No, once the military uniforms are worn out, you have to sew them up yourself. It's already autumn and it's very cold, so I put on anything warm I can find.
While they were warming themselves by the fire, suddenly the sentry sent a signal: "Quick, there is movement, be alert!"
This group of Persian scouts quickly began to be on guard, and their actions were straightforward. After all, they were the elite of the Persian army.
After a while, the leader explained to his men again: "They are the detective horses of the Ming Dynasty official army! Pay attention, there are instructions above, don't offend them!"
