Dashun bandits rose from the northwest, entered Henan, occupied Luoyang, attacked Kaifeng, captured Xiangyang, broke through Tongguan, advanced into Xi'an and captured Taiyuan.
Along the way, they attacked cities and plundered land.
Although Li Zicheng was dead, the Great Shun Dynasty was still around. They still occupied Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Hunan, and other places.
On the second day, 20,000 Yulin Royal Guards and 30,000 Brave Guards began to reclaim their lost territory.
Tens of thousands of soldiers set off from the capital, splitting into three groups and advancing toward Baoding Prefecture.
There was basically no decent resistance in the counties along the way.
Wherever the army went, the soldiers guarding the city could not even think of resisting.
The 350,000 dead souls in Ten Mile Pavilion had completely intimidated these people.
Besides, how could the hundreds of raider soldiers resist the well-equipped and well-trained Brave Guards and the Yulin Royal Guards?
Moreover, many of these people were soldiers from before the Ming Dynasty. They had no choice but to rely on Li Zicheng.
Now that the Great Ming Dynasty had sent troops to recover the city, these people couldn't be happier!
Although it was a little hard for the Ming Dynasty to rule, the days could still be maintained.
The raiders were in power, burning, killing, and looting, making the people even more miserable.
There were even some family members of the soldiers who were killed and humiliated by the raiders…
All sorts of factors combined made this recapture operation extremely easy.
There were even many local officials who began to organize soldiers and soldiers to help Zhu Cixuan's three armies recover the lost land.
Xiangyang, Tianyou Hall.
Li Zijing was really panicking.
Li Zicheng had been defeated at Ten Mile Pavilion. As Li Zicheng's third brother, he had been pushed to become the Emperor of the Great Shun Dynasty by the remnants of the raiders.
Li Zicheng's most elite old battalion troops were wiped out like wheat when they faced the Ming Dynasty army.
That was an army of 350,000! They were destroyed in half a day!
Although Li Zijing didn't see it with his own eyes, the scene of the Ming army killing raiders often appeared in his mind these few days.
The Ming army's terrifying combat strength had already destroyed his faith.
Li Zijing originally wanted to lead his remaining troops to retreat southwest and seek refuge with Zhang Xianzhong, but some of his subordinates were unhappy!
There were still 100,000 raiders in Xiangyang City.
In addition to the Ming Dynasty's internal and external problems, the generals under him believed that the Ming army would not attack so quickly and could still be the local emperor in Xiangyang for a period of time.
With the thickness of Xiangyang City and the 100,000 soldiers in the city, it would definitely not be a problem for them to defend the city.
However, the problem was that the Ming army had suddenly attacked.
If they did not return to Shaanxi or Bashu, it would be too late to wait.
"Your Majesty, the news from the front says that the enemy's 50,000 strong army has split into three groups and are attacking Mancheng, Daxing, and Jiangsu respectively. The gates of the three counties are wide open and there is no resistance at all.”
In the Heaven Blessing Palace, a raider brought back the latest news.
"And…"
"And what? Tell me quickly! She was so slow, just like a woman!”
Li Zijing shouted.
"Moreover, the Ming army that previously joined us has rebelled again…They have once again submitted to the Imperial Court and are following the Ming army to kill their way here. Along the way, more than 10,000 of the Ming Dynasty's old subordinates have been taken in by the imperial court…"
"I estimate that by the time they reach Xiangyang, their army will be no less than 200,000…"
“20w？My God, 200,000 troops?"
Li Zijing's eyes were lifeless as he muttered to himself. Suddenly, he sat on the dragon throne in a daze.
How was he supposed to defend against an army of 200,000?
There were also 50,000 elite troops of the imperial court. He would not be able to defend the city!
"No, I have to pack up and escape…!”
After thinking for a while, Li Zijing opened his mouth and ordered,""Pass down my orders. All the guards in the cities and counties near Xiangyang should quickly plunder the property and food in the cities. Abandon the cities and retreat.”
"F * ck you, you coward!! It wasn't easy for us to build such a foundation. Aren't we just 200,000 soldiers? What are you afraid of!"
A burly man immediately stood up and reprimanded Li Zijing.
This person was an old man who had followed Li Zicheng all the way from his hometown. Along the way, he had overcome many obstacles and made many contributions.
He was brave, but his brain wasn't very good…
He couldn't even read two words, so his speech was naturally vulgar.
If it were any other time, someone would have been beaten up by Li Zijing if they had stood up and reprimanded him like this.
But now, Li Zijing was in a hurry to escape! He had no time to deal with this person.
Seeing that Li Zijing was ignoring him, the brawny man said again," If you want to leave, then leave. I've finally become an official and become a decent person. I haven't even brought my mother here to enjoy life…After you leave, I'll be the emperor for two days too…"
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