"I wish to merge the various armies into the Imperial Army, with Ping Xibo as the Imperial Army's Grand Governor. I want to split them into two armies, water and land.”
Li Daoxuan said.
As he spoke, he also handed over another Iron Zhua to Zheng Chenggong.
His next step was to reorganize the various armies and then combine them into the Imperial Army. The messy army system under his command was chaotic, and it was impossible not to reorganize it. He did not have time before, but now he had time. In his plan, he only needed to keep a navy of 20,000 people and send the rest back to save food. This navy was commanded by two commanders. In theory, Huang Fei should be in this position. However, Old Huang was loyal, but he was really worried about war. Therefore, he simply promoted Zhang Mingzhen, who was also in the welcoming army this time.
In fact, not only Zhang Mingzhen, but several famous generals of the Qing Dynasty were also in the army.
Shi Kefa had ordered this army to come from all over Fujian, Zhejiang, and Southern Zhili. They were all garrisons from all over the country, and the original main force of the Southeast Anti-Qing Army was also these people.
For example, the navy commander of this army was Wang Zhiren, the commander of Su Song Town. After he followed the King of Lu to defeat the Qing army, he locked his entire family on a warship and sank it. Then, he took the last warship to see Hong Chengchou in full honor. He was killed by Hong Chengchou after cursing comfortably. There was also Huang Binqing, who was killed by Zhang Mingzhen due to internal strife. He was the current general of Zhoushan. There were also many well-known infantry generals in this welcoming army, such as Liu Zhaoji, who died in Yangzhou, and Du Yinxi, who later fought against the Qing Dynasty in Hunan. The former was the commander of the army, while the latter was a civil official who was assigned according to the rules.
This could be considered a gathering of talents.
And now, they were all in this cavalry unit.
They wanted to accompany the emperor to hunt.
Go…
"I'm going to Beijing to hunt!"
Li Daoxuan pointed the horsewhip in his hand.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
"Father, Father, is Beijing still in Chuang Ni's hands?”
Zheng Chenggong said nervously.
"Why? Are you afraid?"
Li Daoxuan said with a faint smile.
"Your son isn't afraid. I'm not afraid even if I have to go through mountains of blades and seas of flames with Imperial Father.”
Zheng Chenggong said.
The others also tried to persuade him. This was indeed crazy. Beijing was Li Zicheng's territory. If they went there to provoke him, they would be walking right into a trap.
"Tell them what I did before.”
Li Daoxuan said.
"Generals, don't worry. His Majesty can come and go as he pleases in Liaodong, let alone Beijing. Last time, if Duo Ergun hadn't tactfully admitted defeat, His Majesty would have fought his way to Shenyang. When Eunuch Wang invited His Majesty back, His Majesty was already preparing to cross the Liao River.”
Liang Cheng said with a smile.
"Let's go. If you have the guts, follow me!”
Li Daoxuan said.
After saying that, he urged his warhorse and was the first to charge in the direction of the Welcoming Grace Sect.
Seeing this, Zheng Chenggong, Zhang Mingzhen, and the others looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They had no choice but to follow. Du Yinxi quickly gave Zheng Zhilong a look. The latter immediately reacted and hurried out of the city to find Wang Yongji, who was directing the farming outside the city. Of course, the two of them were completely unnecessary. Wang Yongji and Wu Sangui both knew that the Emperor was going to Beijing, so they were not worried at all. It would be an exaggeration to say that the Emperor was able to take back Beijing alone, but it was not an exaggeration to say that he could come and go freely in the enemy's territory.
Moreover, he had a special mission on this trip.
By the time Zheng Zhilong found Wang Yongji, Li Daoxuan and his party had already crossed the Tang River. Other than the accompanying generals, the 500 cavalry he brought were all one person and two horses. They were all elite veterans who had followed him in many bloody battles with the Qing army in Ningyuan. These people, along with Deputy General Chen, had been incorporated into the Jinyiwei. Liang Cheng was the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, and Deputy General Chen was the commander of the Tongzhi. However, because there were not many people, their other functions had not been restored. They were just a pure personal guard of the Emperor. This could be said to be the most elite cavalry of the Ming army at this time. In addition to the Nanming group in history, they could be considered martyrs. After crossing the Tang River, they headed west to Funing. After running less than 20 miles, they began to enter the Shun army's control area.
"Your Majesty, Yuguan Posthouse is in front."
Liang Cheng said.
At this time, Yuguan Posthouse was in the deep river. The retreating Shun army had left hundreds of soldiers here to serve as a frontier post in a small castle.
"Bring out my dragon flag!"
Li Daoxuan said.
He was the Son of Heaven, so he had to wear a full set of flags. However, there were twelve dragon flags in front of him, so this simplified version of the patrol only needed to show twelve dragon flags. Immediately after, the twelve Brocade Guards immediately opened the originally rolled dragon flags and rushed straight to Yuguan Posthouse with them held high in front. At this time, the alarm bell on the small castle had already sounded. The Shun soldiers who had stayed behind were rushing up the city wall, looking at the 500 cavalry and the 12 dragon flags charging at them in confusion. Of course, the most important thing was Li Daoxuan, who was sitting on the horse behind the dragon flag and wearing a dragon robe.
The five hundred Brocade Guards immediately split up to the sides. In the middle, Li Daoxuan urged his horse forward and stopped less than a hundred meters away from Yuguan Posthouse. Then, the Emperor lifted his horse, and the black horse neighed and stood up. Then, he pointed his iron claw at the top of the city wall.
"Get lost!"
Like a bolt from the blue, he let out a deafening roar.
The guards on the city wall scattered.
They did not hesitate to run down the city wall and open the west gate, running desperately in the direction of Funing.
Who dared to fight him?
This was the True Dragon Son of Heaven. Didn't he see that he couldn't even be killed by a cannon back then? Their outpost did not even have a cannon. With just a small wall and a hundred men, it was probably not enough for him to kill alone. The last time he entered Shanhaiguan, more than two hundred people died on the south wing city. They were all elites of the King's Old Camp. They were just nobodies. If they said they should get lost, then they should get lost!
The generals behind Li Daoxuan were flabbergasted.
It was obvious that the Emperor's style was still something that they were not used to. After all, in their understanding, the Emperor was sitting on the golden palace and slowly speaking. What kind of style was this violent version of the invincible fierce general?
However, what made them even more flabbergasted was still to come. After taking a short rest at Yuguan Posthouse, they immediately headed west to Funing. It was just evening when they arrived. This time, the Emperor did not go directly. Instead, he crossed the Yang River in the south of the city and then went north from the west bank of the Yang River around Funing. It was said to be a detour, but in fact, it was less than two miles outside Funing City. Separated by a shallow Yang River, one could clearly see the twelve swaying dragon flags and the emperor in silver armor under the dragon flags.
However, the 10,000 soldiers stationed in Funing acted as if they did not see anything and allowed this special team to pass under their eyes.
Zhang Mingzhen and Zheng Chenggong, who were behind the Emperor, looked at each other incredulously, and then accelerated at the same time.
What they didn't know was that just as they were far away from Funing City, Bai Guangen, who was on the city wall, was also wiping away his cold sweat. He wasn't a fool either. It would be fine if he could kill Li Daoxuan, but if he couldn't, then he would be dead. Even Dorgon's Eight Banners Cavalry had been beaten to a pulp, and even Azik, who was like a god of death on the battlefield, had been torn apart. It was better for someone like him, who had no other record in his life other than losing a battle, to save his breath. Moreover, the situation was very complicated. Although Dorgon had yet to show himself, there was no doubt that the Eight Banners Army would head south. Li Zicheng had left the army and traveled day and night. He had returned to Beijing four days ago and was mobilizing all the forces he could, including Jiang Yao, to strengthen the defense along the Great Wall. However, no one knew the final result.
It wasn't like the Qing army hadn't opened the Great Wall before.
In fact, he was more inclined to believe that the Qing army would win. After all, he had been defeated by the Qing army too many times. He knew better than anyone what Li Zicheng's army was like.
In other words, it was hard to say who the world belonged to.
If the Qing army won, Beijing would definitely change hands again. Then what was he here for? Even if Shun Jun won, it would still be a miserable victory. Then, the Ming army, whose strength was almost unharmed, would also make a move, and he would be the first to bear the brunt. Then, how should he deal with himself? It would be a joke to be loyal to Li Zicheng. If he was only loyal to him, would it be dangerous to return to the Ming army? He was considered a traitor. Would Chongzhen settle the score with him later? Speaking of which, he was in a difficult situation now!
the Ming and Qing dynasties followed the three schools.
He had to dance on three eggs.
For someone like him who was used to surrendering, the most important thing at this time was to preserve his strength. He understood the principle of having soldiers and wealth. However, if he angered Li Daoxuan now, the Shanhaiguan Pass army of nearly 100,000 soldiers would come. Wouldn't his 40,000 troops die? He did not think that his troops could stop the Emperor, who could not even defeat the Eight Banners Cavalry. He could not even defeat Wu Sangui, let alone the Emperor. Even if he could escape once he was defeated, he would be worse than a dog without his troops.
Therefore, the best choice now was to pretend that he did not see anything.
"Marshal, what should we do about Roaming King?”
His trusted aide said carefully.
"Sneak over, that Tartar's tens of thousands of troops could sneak over from that iron bucket like Ji Province, what's so strange about them sneaking over from our Funing City?”
Marshal Bai said indifferently.
He was not afraid at all. At this time, Li Zicheng had to coax him. The Qing army was about to charge out. Li Zicheng had to go all out to fight against Dorgon's army. The Ming army on the flank was up to him to block. If he turned around and returned to the embrace of the Ming army, then he would join the 100,000 Ming army at Shanhaiguan and head west. Then, Li Zicheng had no other choice but to pack up and run.
"F * ck, I'm also very valuable now!”
He said as if he had come to a realization.
At this moment, his trusted aide suddenly turned around and left.
"Where are you going?"
Bai Guangen asked.
"This lowly one will report to Roaming King.”
The trusted aide said blankly.
Bai Guangen kicked him to the ground.
"F * ck, are you stupid? How can we know if he has already infiltrated?”
Marshal Bai cursed.
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