The army of King Chuang had already formed an encirclement of Beijing, and the group did not dare to delay, so they hurried to the west of Beijing.As soon as he saw the city wall of Beijing, he couldn't move forward, and the front was full of black and oppressive Dashun soldiers.Near the city wall of the Beijing Division, thick smoke billowed out, cannons rumbled, and shouts came from time to time, and Li Yan couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw it.If the Shun army had broken through the city of Beijing before he had rushed to King Chuang, his plan to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes would have failed.The banner of the Shun army besieging the city is black, which is the direct front army of King Chuang, with strong combat effectiveness, and is commanded by the general Yuan Zongdi.Li Yan was in a hurry, and suddenly saw Xie Junyou, the general of Zuo Guoyi in the front camp, coming down from the front, and hurriedly went to inquire about the location of King Chuang's old camp.Xie Junyou told him that the former army was attacking Guangning Gate in the southwest of the capital, and the battle was very fierce, and the old camp of King Chuang was still in Shahe in the north.When Li Yan heard this, he resigned Xie Junyou and hurriedly led everyone to bypass the soldiers who were besieging the city and rushed to the north of Beijing.From the southwest of the city all the way to the north, to the northwest corner, just after turning a corner, you can hear the cheers ahead."
Long live, long live" The black pressure was suppressed, and the soldiers who were densely arrayed outside the north city wall cheered loudly.I saw that the soldiers near the Desheng Gate in front of them retreated to both sides, leaving a passage in the middle.On the north side of the passage, a huge canopy, amid the constant cheers of tens of thousands of soldiers, slowly advanced along the passage; An apricot yellow flag leads the way not far in front of the canopy, and the flag has two red characters of "Dashun", fluttering in the wind."
King Chuang is here, let's go over" Li Yan pointed to Wang Shuo in the direction of the canopy, and then ran along the open space by the city wall, and behind him, Wang Shuo and others also followed closely.Li Zicheng rode a black charcoal high-headed war horse, with shiny fur, wearing a navy blue robe, a wide carved beast's mouth belt, high arrow sleeves, and no armor.Covered with a red robe, he wears a wide-brimmed felt hat with a pinch of red cherry blossoms on the top of the hat.Fang Guozi face, black and red face, thick eyebrows, and beard.Judging from the horse, that is, medium stature, not burly.Although one eye is blind and sunken into the eye socket, the horseback stands proudly under the canopy, but it has a unique majesty and heroic spirit.Around him, surrounded by Liu Zongmin, Liu Xiyao, Li Guo, Li Shuangxi, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Gu Junen, Yang Yongyu, Li Shouxin and other general civil and military generals forty or fifty people, under the guidance of the Dashun military flag, accompanied by the soldiers wave after wave of "long live" cheers, slowly came to Desheng Gate under the arrow.Suddenly, the cheering stopped, and the entire vicinity of the northern city wall of Beijing suddenly became silent, indescribably solemn and weird.Li Zicheng raised his head to look at the arrow tower of Desheng Gate, the eaves of the arrow tower several zhang high are stilts, towering majestically on the city wall, and there are Ming army guards on each layer of firing ports, waiting for the battle.He frowned slightly, turned his head and asked Liu Zongmin, who was immediately beside him: "How is the progress of the city gates" Liu Zongmin's face was black and red, and he was burly and tall, and immediately intervened and replied: "The east and west sides have begun to attack the city."
The walls of the capital division were strong, and the artillery bombardment had little effect.Liu Fangliang in the south has arrived outside the Yongding Gate, and is attacking the city with his subordinates, which is expected to start soon.As soon as Liu Fangliang moves, the enemy army will inevitably divide its troops, and when the time comes, there will be flaws to be found in the attack. ”Li Zicheng nodded, looked at Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance and asked: "Prime Minister, immortal, what do you two think" Niu Jinxing bowed and replied: "Emperor Ming, all the Qinwang soldiers and horses are on the road.If Your Majesty takes the Beijing Division, the divisions of the King of Qin will retreat; If we delay the time and wait for the enemy to approach the Beijing Division, it will be unfavorable to us.At present, it is advisable to fight a quick battle, and General Quan arranged to besiege the city on all sides and intensify the attack, which is extremely appropriate. ”Li Zicheng didn't say anything, pondered for a while, looked at Song Xiance again and asked: "Immortal, what can you do to break the city as soon as possible" Song Xiance said: "Attacking from all sides, the casualties are too large, and it is not good for our army."
It's better to put on a position to deter and only make a feint.When a flaw is found, the elite of the whole army will be mobilized to attack the flaw and break the city in one fell swoop. ”Niu Jinxing shook his head and said: "The capital is vast, the surroundings are flat, and the movement of our army is under the nose of the enemy.If it is a feint, it is very easy to be detected by the enemy. ”Song Xiance argued: "The enemy can recognize me, and I can also recognize the enemy."
The divisions of the Ming Emperors and Kings are just bluffing.He knew that the Jingshi was irretrievable, and he had already had his own private thoughts, and he had postponed it until now, and he did not arrive all the way.The minister felt that His Majesty did not need to take care of these teachers of the King of Diligence.General Li Yan once said that he would make peace with Chongzhen, and his will could be used.The army has been attacking for a short time today, and where the city wall of the Beijing division is easy to attack, the commanders must have a bottom in their hearts.After noon, the army rested for a while, and sent people into the city to negotiate peace, so that His Majesty wanted to divide the northwest and the king's momentum.When the enemy hears that His Majesty wants to return to the northwest, he will relax his guard at night.At that time, he urgently ordered the commanders to choose the elite, hoping that the enemy army would attack where it was easy to break.Attacking everywhere, you will definitely break through a little, and if you break a little, the whole city will move" Li Zicheng nodded and praised: "You are still a fairy, you have a lot of eyes." ”Turning around and asking Li Shouxin, "Is Li Yan back?"
Li Shouxin replied: "There is no news from General Li yet." ”Niu Jinxing saw that Li Zicheng wanted to adopt Song Xian's plan, and he felt uncomfortable, so he immediately bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, if you have a plan, you can quickly break through the city gate." ”Li Zicheng looked at him and said, "The prime minister said it." ”Niu Jinxing said: "The minister heard that the Guangning Gate Supervisor Army in the southern city of the west is the former subordinate of the eunuch Cao Huachun of Chongzhen's favor, and this person is only obeyed by Cao's order."
Cao Huachun is now recuperating in his hometown and is not in Beijing.His Majesty can make people pretend to be Cao Huachun and open the Guangning Gate at dusk, when the city can't see the faces of the people under the city clearly.Among the Ming army that took refuge in us, there were many eunuchs who knew Cao Huachun, and they had a lot of contact with them.As long as you pretend to be like you, you will definitely be able to open the city gate" Li Zicheng nodded and said: "The prime minister's plan is feasible, and the prime minister can immediately start to prepare." ”Niu Jinxing was about to give a salute and leave, when he saw dust rising in front of the military formation on the right, and dozens of fast horses galloped over.When they arrived more than ten zhang away, everyone immediately dismounted, and one person rushed to this side, it was Li Yan, the general of the system and the deputy general of the Zhongquan pro-army.Li Yan came to Li Zicheng's horse and knelt down, and said loudly: "Minister Li Yan see Your Majesty" Li Zicheng looked down at Li Yan and smiled: "Ho, our eldest prince is back." ”Let Li Yan stand up and speak.Li Yan stood up and stood on the side of Li Zicheng's war horse.Li Zicheng asked: "The matter is done" Li Yan bowed and replied: "The minister is ashamed that he did not persuade Feng Quan to come to Beijing." ”Li Zicheng snorted coldly and said, "This guy really doesn't know how to lift" and asked, "You didn't arrest him forcibly" Li Yan said: "No." ”Li Zicheng said: "You, you are too soft-hearted.For this kind of bastard official, if he is obedient, he will keep it, and if he is disobedient, he will be slaughtered.If you forcibly arrest him, I want to see it, in front of Lao Tzu, he dares to say half a word":