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Chapter 351 Chain Response
The thief Yuan Zongdi, because he couldn't withstand Wu Sangui's attack as Azig's precursor, betrayed the "Your Majesty" he had just recognized for half a year, and resolutely abandoned his career.

At first glance, this matter would appear abrupt and unreasonable to outsiders.

Because the main generals of the peasant army under Li Zicheng's command have always given the impression that they are very loyal and reliable.Yuan Zongdi had also fought against Zhu Shuren several times before. He was severely injured by Huang Degong when he was in Shangqiu, and he was chased and hacked by Cao Bianjiao when he arrived in Baoji.

Why is it that when things come to an end, everything seems to be only being discussed between the Nanming court and Yuan Zong's second party, and there is no such thing as Li Zicheng at all?Is Li Zicheng blind?
There was at least two months between the two sides' secret contact and the final agreement on their willingness to surrender. After all, the road to Shu was difficult, and the Nanjing court communicated with Yuan Zongdi through Sichuan and Hanzhong, and it took a long time to walk.

According to common sense, it is impossible for Li Zicheng to ignore Yuan Zongdi, one of the three main generals under him, for two whole months and know nothing about it.

As long as he can find something tricky and try to stop it, or send someone to recall Yuan Zongdi, or send a secret envoy to Yuan Zongdi to pass on orders, and during the period, do some small tricks of tossing cups to kill Yuan Zongdi and take him back to the army. It's all possible.

But none of these potential alternatives happened.

When things have come to this point, the world has to pay attention to a fact - Li Zicheng's regime, in August of the 17th year of Chongzhen, or in August of the first year of Dashun, has entered a state of being overwhelmed and overwhelmed by enemies everywhere.

Moreover, before Yuan Zongdi surrendered, Li Zicheng was already a little sorry for Yuan Zongdi and regarded him as an abandoned son.

As mentioned earlier, Li Zicheng's territory in Hebei was completely lost as early as the first half of this year. Part of his territory in Shanxi was also lost at the beginning, and the remaining part of the east is the wave of Azig who led Wu Sangui to the west. , completely done.

Before Yuan Zongdi, who stayed in the pass, was attacked, when Li Zicheng's army in Azig crossed the Yellow River from Mengjin to the south and Luoyang fell, Li Zicheng actually had two choices:

Either take his main force, cross the Xiaoshan Mountain from the Weihan Ancient Road, and return to his hometown in Guanzhong from Luoyang via Tongguan.

Either from the Luoyang area, cross the Funiu Mountain and Songshan Mountain to the south, pass through the three Luonan Passes such as Yique, Zhiyuan, and Taigu, enter the Nanyang Basin, and then try to go south,
At the same time, the defeated troops of the Chuang army on the Kaifeng battlefield can also cross Tongbai Mountain and go south through Kunyang, Yexian, and Fangfang Pass, enter the Nanyang Basin, join forces with Li Zicheng's personal guards, and then pass through Nanyang through Xinye and south of Deng County. Escape from Xiangyang——

In the original history, Xiangyang was originally in the hands of Li Zicheng at this time, and Zuo Liangyu had already fled south to Wuchang.Then Li Zicheng became like Jin Guo, "the persimmons were picked softly, and the land lost from the Mongols, and he wanted to make up for it from the Southern Song Dynasty", so he chose to further expand the civil war and attack Zuo Liangyu.

However, Zuo Liangyu chose to escape from Wuchang and go eastward along the river because of his cowardice and avoiding the war. He played the banner of "secretly winning the Chongzhen prince, helping the prince to restore, abolishing the false emperor Fuwang", and then went to civil war with the Nanjing court.It can be said that Li Zicheng and Zuo Liangyu were the main drivers of the expansion of the civil war. Of course, Zuo Liangyu's guilt is more direct.

Of course, all of this has changed slightly because of the butterfly effect.At least in this life, Zuo Liangyu was pushed all the way to the Nanyang area, while the Hanshui defense line and Xiangyang City were always in the hands of Zhu Shuren.

Even if Li Zicheng went south, he couldn't touch Wuchang directly. He had to start from Xiangyang.

Zhu Shuren's backbone and fighting will are far stronger than Zuo Liangyu's. He will never be afraid of the enemy to avoid the battle, or even lead his troops back to Nanjing to avoid.If Li Zicheng dares to attack, he will completely block the invading enemy in the two cities of Xiang and Fan, the defense line of Hanshui!

But in any case, when Luoyang fell, Li Zicheng faced a choice between two choices, and he still made a judgment: Shaanxi is too poor and has no supplies at all!After being beaten for so many years, if he retreats to Tongguan and is blocked and beaten by the Qing army in Tongguan, he will definitely die in the end!The Ming army guarded the Dasan Pass, and it was impossible for him to cross the Qinling Mountains and enter Sichuan from Guanzhong!Guanzhong is a closed dead place!
Li Zicheng, who had been fighting against the Qing army for half a year, knew very well how much weaker his current military strength was than the Qing army.

As for Zhu Shuren, although Li Zicheng also suffered a big defeat in his hands, that is, the Chen County War around Kaifeng, but after all, it was two years ago, and it was only this experience.

It is always easy for people to forget the pain when the scar is healed. The recent pain is still fresh in the memory, and the distant old injury is relatively underestimated.After thinking about it, Li Zicheng felt that the battle of Chen County was still accidental.

He is a Han, and Zhu Shuren is also a Han, so why have no chance at all!I have absolutely no chance of beating the Tartars, and I have no chance of beating you!You have no racial talent advantage!

Therefore, Li Zicheng still decided to go south. He felt that at least there would be more room for movement and movement in the south, and he would not be sealed into a closed geographical unit.

However, before he went south, he had a hard time riding a tiger for the honorable title of "Emperor Dashun"—since Beijing fell, Li Zicheng changed his hometown of Xi'an as his new capital.

If he gave up Xi'an and ran away before the Qing army completely encircled and broke the road, he would lose face. What kind of emperor is a person who abandons the capital before the enemy arrives?If he had this awareness and knew that he would not be able to come back after taking some steps, then he would not have taken advantage of the fall of Beijing to "proclaim himself emperor" and make troubles that have no room for change.

It was Chongzhen who was despised by Li Zicheng, but at least he persisted until the city of Beijing was besieged!If he, Li Zicheng, was not as good as Chongzhen, he would have passed the psychological hurdle.

Therefore, when Yuan Zongdi received Li Zicheng's "continue to stick to Tongguan and stick to the capital of Xi'an", he already knew that he had become the abandoned son of Li Zicheng to maintain face, disperse the enemy's pressure, and attract the enemy's troops.

Once Tongguan was blocked, Yuan Zongdi would not be able to get any reinforcements from the main force of Li Zicheng's direct lineage, and could only fend for himself.For the sake of Emperor Dashun's face, he must have an important minister and general to "live and die with the capital".

Being so run on, Yuan Zongdi is not a good man and a faithful woman, of course he chose you to be unkind and I am unrighteous, so everything seemed logical.

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Analyzing the underlying reasons for Yuan Zongdi's surrender is of course not just to understand the twists and turns, but also to understand Li Zicheng's movements.

Anyone with a little bit of IQ can figure out what's wrong with the above doubts. Of course, an old Yinbi like Zhu Shuren has already thought of it - besides, he has studied history.

Therefore, as early as halfway through the negotiations to accept Yuan Zongdi's surrender, Zhu Shuren discovered the above-mentioned problems, and he sharply reminded Shi Kefa and his father-in-law Zhu Changbin.

Shi Kefa is still not very good at subtle knowledge of the art of war and strategy, and he was surprised after hearing Zhu Shuren's analysis:
"Brother Shuren, do you mean that Yuan Zongdi's ability to deal with us in secret talks about accepting surrender, and Li Zicheng has not interfered so far, is enough to prove that Li Zicheng has already used Yuan Zongdi's territory as an enclave? After Luo fell, whether to go west or go south, has already chosen to go south?"

Zhu Shuren: "Is there any problem? It's not obvious. Li Zicheng must think that although our army is sharp and elite, it must be easier to handle than the Tartars. He just wants to survive, and is softer than persimmons!

And how poor Shaanxi is now, he knows better than us!For the people in Shaanxi who could not survive these years, natural disasters and taxes are estimated to be secondary. Li Zicheng himself destroyed and looted no less than us!He knew that if he returned to Shaanxi, even if he defended Tongguan, he would starve to death!Such a person who looks at problems and focuses on money and food supplies, when faced with the life-and-death choice of fleeing for his life, will he flee desperately to a rich place? "

Shi Kefa was speechless, and after a little thought, he had to admit that his words made sense—not to mention that Li Zicheng probably thought that Zhu Shuren was at least better than the Qing army, even if he thought Zhu Shuren was more difficult to fight than the Qing army, Li Zicheng Possibly heading south!
Because there are not only considerations of military difficulty, but also considerations of economic benefits!

It's like buying a football lottery ticket by yourself, not only depends on the probability of winning, but also on the odds of the bonus!Even if it is more difficult to beat Zhu Shuren, but Zhu Shuren is very rich, and the property that can be robbed by taking down his territory is much more than that of the Qing army who is also poor!
Wealth is touching.

When Zhu Shuren responded to this matter, Emperor Longwu Zhu Changbin was also on the sidelines. He couldn't help worrying when he heard this, and quickly persuaded him: "Since there is such a risk, my son-in-law should stop worrying about these red tapes in Nanjing, and calm people's hearts and courtiers. , Shi Qing and I are fine.

The son-in-law still strives to go and return quickly, first to keep the important place in Huguang, and to fight for Li Zicheng to hurt him once he really goes south!Let him not dare to act rashly again!I heard that Dorgon sent Azig and Duoduo to go out together this time. Azige has been able to force Li Zicheng to leave Heluo. Presumably Duoduo will also attack Shandong and Huaibei.

I can still count on Duoduo to entangle with Liu Zeqing and the false king of Fu and try to delay it for a few more months.It is then supported by the two lines of defense of the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River.If Duoduo's troops are sharp and come sooner than expected, the son-in-law must send some troops from Huguang to go east along the river to reinforce and strengthen the defense of the river.

Wait for the son-in-law to repel the upstream enemies, and then I, Ming, will gather the whole army to defend the center!To repel the Tartars!The survival of the world is here!Be careful! "

Zhu Changqian was usually cowardly, but it was rare for him to have some assertiveness in his words, which surprised Shi Kefa and even Zhu Shuren.

The main reason was that he still had a way out before, and he always felt that as long as he didn't become the emperor, but existed as an idle prince, even if the Ming Dynasty was over in the future, the Qing Dynasty should not be able to kill all the waste princes.And once you become the emperor, there is no way out.

He has come to this point now, knowing that there is no way out, and in order to save his life, he even seems to have a clearer mind, and dares to make decisions and authorize.

It can only be said that people's potentials are all forced out, there is no way to retreat, and under the circumstances that one must win to survive, it seems that the IQ can be temporarily increased by more than ten points.

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PS: There are two updates today, and one more before dinner.

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