Liu Yu lay on his bed, fantasizing about building a treasure ship, going to the South Sea, and conquering America.
Liu Yu fell asleep under such a fantasy.
The night was silent.
The next morning, when Liu Yu woke up, Li Ji was already waiting for him outside the door.
"Li Ji, why did you come over so early in the morning?”
Liu Yu was surprised to see Li Ji.
Because Li Ji was not a military officer, he did not have any urgent military intelligence.
Beijing was guarded by the Royal Guards, so no one dared to jump. What could happen to him?
"My lord, the name of the territory hasn't been established yet.”Li Ji quickly said.
Territory name?
Liu Yu was stunned for a moment before he suddenly realized.
Yes, this was a big deal.
This wasn't a game. In the game, the system would use the player's name as the name of the territory.
Only by establishing a capital city would there be a country name.
However, reality was different. He had occupied Beijing, but in the end, he did not even have a name.
When Li Zicheng rebelled, he even called himself the Roaming King. Later on, he even established a country called Dashun.
As for him, he did not even have a name. In the eyes of the world, he was a nameless traitor.
Fortunately, he had only occupied Beijing for two days. It was not too late.
"Great Han, the name of the country is Great Han."
Liu Yu thought about it and decided to use the Great Han Dynasty as the country name.
This was not something that Liu Yu thought of casually. After all, his surname was Liu. Moreover, he remembered his father telling him that his ancestors were from the Han clan.
Of course, no one knew if it was true or not.
There was no genealogy either.
The earliest genealogy in the family could only be traced back to the early Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, he was just like Liu Bei, pulling the tiger's skin to pull the flag.
But no matter what, the Han Dynasty had a different feeling for the Chinese people.
"The country is always destroyed by weakness, and the Han Dynasty is destroyed by strength.”
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After Liu Yu decided on the name of the country, Li Ji announced to the world that the army that was fighting outside also raised the banner of Chinese characters.
At the same time, rumors began to spread in Beijing that Liu Yu was a relative of the Han clan.
Ming couldn't defend the Han Dynasty. As a relative of the Han Dynasty, Liu Yu was prepared to revive the Han Dynasty and reappear the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.
Once the name of the big man was announced, the reaction of the people was instantly different.
Just look at history.
Throughout history, there had never been a rebellion among the people.
However, the Manchu Dynasty was different. Even though the Manchu Dynasty had taken over the world, the anti-Qing movement had continued.
People on the same side as outsiders were ultimately different.
Liu Yu had just announced the name of the country, and someone was looking for excitement.
In the first two days, the grain merchants in Beijing were still unclear about the situation. They did not know the situation of Liu Yu's forces, so they did not dare to make a move.
It was different now. Liu Yu had given the name of the country and even said that he wanted to restore the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.
The merchants knew what to do.
Raising the price of grain.
In an instant, the price of grain in Beijing tripled and continued to rise.
Why did these grain merchants dare to do this?
It was precisely because Liu Yu had used the name of the country that they had become unscrupulous.
If Liu Yu did not announce the name of the country, these merchants did not know whether Liu Yu would snatch it and leave, or if he would occupy Beijing for a long time.
This was to make them not dare to act rashly. Otherwise, if they were destroyed, they would not be able to do anything.
However, things were different now. Liu Yu was obviously trying to establish a country.
Now, Liu Yu only had Beijing City. The news of Tianjin Wei had not reached Beijing City yet, so they did not know.
Therefore, if Liu Yu wanted to conquer the world, he had to provide financial support.
They did not lack money.
They did not lack food.
They could also help Liu Yu build a good reputation.
If Liu Yu wanted to conquer the world, he would have to ask for their help.
Even if they didn't beg them, they wouldn't be enemies with them, so they had nothing to fear.
Landlords, merchants, and local officials, these three colluded together, and their power was not ordinary.
It could be said that the Great Ming Dynasty had perished in the hands of these people.
Unfortunately, Liu Yu would not let them be.
"My lord, thirteen grain merchants have already raised their prices.”
"Inform them to adjust the grain price back to its original price. If it was night time, anyone who did not adjust the grain price would be directly raided.”
Liu Yu's expression was very ugly. The ones who led the price increase were the eight Jin merchants.
Liu Yu had already thought about the eight great Jin merchants. He would directly destroy them, leaving no one alive.
However, Liu Yu did not need to pay attention to these small matters. He could just leave it to his subordinates.
What he was concerned about now was the attack on Baoding Prefecture by the Royal Guards.
The 50,000 imperial guards set off from the Tianjin Guards in the morning and attacked Baoding Prefecture in three directions.
There was basically no decent resistance in the counties along the way.
Wherever the army went, the few thousand soldiers guarding the city were no match for the Royal Guards.
Even though the Revolutionary Army could not defend the county, they could still send this news back to Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng didn't die that day. He escaped from Beijing under the protection of the soldiers and retreated to Qingyuan with the remaining troops.
Now that Liu Yu's army was attacking, Li Zicheng was panicking.
He was really panicking.
On the night of the 18th, he had witnessed the combat power of the royal guards in Beijing.
His most elite troops were wiped out by the royal guards like they were cutting leeks.
The terrifying combat power of the Royal Guards had always been lingering in his mind.
Even though three or four days had passed, Li Zicheng was still afraid.
At this time, the imperial guards came. Li Zicheng was very conflicted. Should he stay in Qingyuan (now Baoding City) and fight with the imperial guards?
With the thickness of Qing Yuan's city and the 120,000 soldiers in the city, it would definitely not be a problem for them to defend the city.
However, the problem was that if they did not return to Shaanxi now, it would be difficult to leave if they waited any longer.
Unless he could annihilate the enemy, if he did not retreat now, he would not be able to retreat later.
"Your Majesty, the news from the front says that the enemy's 50,000 cavalrymen have split into three groups and are attacking Mancheng, Dingxing, and Ansu respectively.”
While Li Zicheng was in a dilemma, news came from the front.
"Cavalry? Are you sure that all 50,000 soldiers are cavalrymen? Are they using cavalry to attack the city?"
Li Zicheng was very surprised and asked in disbelief.
"Your Majesty, it has been confirmed that the 50,000 troops are all cavalry.”
When Li Zicheng heard this, his heart trembled.
In this day and age of war, who would use cavalry to attack a city? That was no longer a matter of luxury. That was idiotic.
Actually, Li Zicheng was wrong. Liu Yu's Royal Guards were really not cavalry.
The Royal Guards were equivalent to Grade-9 elite infantrymen, and the warhorses were just a means of transportation.
After thinking for a while, Li Zicheng opened his mouth and ordered,""Order the defenders of the various counties to abandon the city and retreat. Bring all the rations and fortify the walls.”
Li Zicheng decided to defend Qingyuan and fight with the Royal Guards.
He would try to destroy these 50,000 cavalrymen, and it would be best if he could obtain these 50,000 warhorses.
After all, if Li Zicheng didn't have any thoughts about encountering a fool who used cavalry to attack a city, he wouldn't be Li Zicheng.
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