Ming Zuo

Li Zicheng finally began to pay the price for his wrong strategy.

After he returned to Xi'an, he was full of hope to use Guanzhong's victorious place to keep the Qing army out and stabilize the situation.

But when he really understood the situation in Shaanxi, he couldn't help feeling cold.

It turned out that after he marched to the capital, the situation here in Shaanxi did not get any relief.

From winter to midsummer, the rain did not fall, causing all the seedlings in the field to die in the sun, so there was no harvest.

The plague that had ravaged Xi'an also began to spread around, causing more deaths.As a result, people were panicked, and countless people began to flee.

Today's Shaanxi has no money, no food, no people, and it can no longer support Dashun's combat needs.

Li Zicheng had a premonition that something was wrong, and at the same time he was angry.

Obviously it was his idea to enter 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 first advocated marching into the capital.

But all the ministers here looked at me and I looked at you, and all looked at each other in blank dismay.

Song Xiance bit the bullet and said, "I haven't seen Mr. Li for several days."

"No, it seems that since we passed Tongguan, we don't know where Master Li has gone."

While talking, everyone felt that something was wrong.

As Li Zicheng's important counselor, Li Yan had always been by Li Zicheng's side, and there was no reason why he disappeared for no reason.

Li Zicheng was even more angry.

"Come on, let's go to Mr. Li's house and have a look."

The results paid off quickly.

"Your Majesty, there is no one in Mr. Li's house. Not only Mr. Li is missing, but his wife is also missing."

At this point, what else do you not understand?
Li Zicheng slapped the table, and cursed through gritted teeth.

"Rebellious officials and traitors! Send an order to catch Li Yan and his wife and kill them on the spot."

It's a pity that he didn't know that it was impossible to catch Li Yan and his wife again in this life.

"Report, our mission has been successfully completed, request to return."

In the office of the Henan Division of the Ministry of Intelligence, Li Yan, who was originally an important minister of Dashun, and his wife Hong Niangzi appeared together.

Yan Yuanzhong, director of the Henan Department, laughed and greeted him personally.

"You two have done really well. This time the national strategy can be implemented smoothly, and you are well-deserved first."

Of course Li Yan is not called Li Yan.

This name was given by Zuo Menggeng.

Including his wife Hong Niangzi, who is also a pseudonym.

And Li Yan's true identity is actually Tang Menglou, an agent of the Henan Division of Xia Guo's Intelligence Department.

The red lady is even more powerful.

It was Zhao Zhu, the martial arts instructor of Lieutenant Colonel Xia Jun's special forces and the founder of Mantis Boxing.

Only she can play the red lady who is chivalrous first and has high martial arts skills.

In order for the two of them to sneak into Dashun's senior management smoothly, the intelligence department worked hard for several years to perfectly forge their identities.

Li Guo sent people to Li Yan's hometown to investigate, but he didn't know that the remaining people there were actually arranged by the intelligence department, so there were no mistakes.

Now Li Zicheng has withdrawn from the capital, and retreating steadily, the day of his demise is not far away.

There was no need for Tang Menglou and Zhao Zhu to do the rest, so the Ministry of Intelligence recalled them both.

And even without them, Li Zicheng would never return on the wrong path.

In order to stop the Qing army, Li Zicheng made multiple arrangements in Shanxi.

He asked General Zhang Tianlin to lead [-] soldiers to guard Datong, Wenshuibo Chen Yongfu to lead [-] troops to guard Jinzhong, and Ping Nanbo Liu Zhong to guard Pingzhi.

In addition, Yuan Zongdi, Marquis of Mian, was sent to station troops in Linfen, and Liu Rukui was also stationed in Weihui Mansion, Henan.

On the surface, this arrangement looks comprehensive, but Li Zicheng made the same mistake that Daming made when facing the Manchus.

That is division of troops.

It seems that such an 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, allowing you to come a few ways, and I will only go all the way.

Soon, Li Zicheng suffered a bitter fruit.

First, Zhang Tianlin of Datong was killed because of Jiang Guan's rebellion, and the front line of the Great Wall was opened wide.

Subsequent rebellions in various places in Shanxi made the Shun army overwhelmed and devastated, and they didn't have much energy to fight against the Qing army.

The collection of intelligence from the front line made Li Zicheng understand that Shanxi was at stake.

In desperation, in July, he ordered Tian Jianxiu, Gao Yigong, Zhao Guangyuan, Liu Zongmin and others to command more than [-] troops across the Yellow River and enter Shanxi for reinforcements.

These soldiers and horses were originally left behind in various places in Shaanxi and Shanxi, and they didn't suffer from running around, so they were considered elite.

Li Zicheng thought that with this elite division, he could compete with the Qing army.

But he ignored that with so many soldiers and horses attacking, there was very little food and grass for logistical transportation.

Under the city of Nanchang.

The East China Sea Fleet and the First Division have completed the siege, with a force of up to [-], fully giving this Jiangxi provincial capital and strong city in Jiangxi enough respect.

The siege battle started when the sun rose, and by noon, the city walls to the north and west of Nanchang were blown down in many places.The soldiers of the Ming army who were beaten to death on the top of the city wall were even more numerous.

So much so that the follow-up soldiers and horses were a little afraid to go up.

Amid the resounding charge, the soldiers of the Xia army stepped forward in an orderly manner, marched steadily, and began to advance into the city.

Governor Kuang Zhao of Jiangxi was fighting alone in the yamen, and he heard the sound of killing gradually spread from the far away city wall to the city.

He 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 be the culprit.

After decades of ups and downs in the officialdom, he has been greatly favored by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty throughout his life.

Now that Daming is gone, His Majesty the Emperor must not be too lonely on Huangquan Road.

Amidst the miserable laughter, Kuang Zhao picked up the jug on the table and poured it down one mouthful at a time.

After a stick of incense, black blood flowed out from his seven orifices.Then he tilted his head and was completely out of breath.

Xia Jun rushed into the government office and saw that his condition did not fluctuate.Just dragging the corpse aside, it is no different from ordinary people.

Nanchang was occupied, and the war in Jiangxi came to an end.

The remaining Nan'an, Jianchang, and Ganzhou prefectures saw that nothing could be done, and surrendered one after another.

"Li Shengzheng, I will leave the situation here to you. If you encounter resistance or rebellion, you can report to the garrison."

Zuo Rong and Zuo Hua explained to Li Yuanding, and then left the army and returned to Shandong.

The time is approaching July, and the founding ceremony of the Xia Kingdom will also be held soon.

Top bosses like Zuo Rong and Zuo Hua must rush back to participate.

This also stopped Xia Jun's actions and entered a rest period.

Nanzhili, Jiangxi, Guangdong and other places that had just come under the rule also began to enter the recovery stage.

Xia Jun even established forward bases in these places to prepare for the next stage of operations.

But at this moment, everyone's heart is touched by Jinan.

What is the founding ceremony like?