Li Zicheng was indeed caught up with Wang Yongji's delaying plan. The letter said that Wu Sangui attacked Tang Tong's troops because of a misunderstanding. He was willing to surrender to Dashun. Li Zicheng relaxed his guard. He turned to his personal soldiers around him and said, "Tell the three armies to camp on the spot and rest for a day!"

Zhao Peng and Gao Wencai were leading his 1,800 Jinyiwei, 500 craftsmen and more than 300 young soldiers on the way to Shanhaiguan. Their troops were mainly infantry and had a large number of baggage vehicles, so they were relatively slow and landed ten miles behind the old camp of the Shun Army. Just when the Jinyi New Army was about to arrive in Sanhe, they heard someone coming to report in front of them: "The king has an order, and the whole army will camp on the spot and rest for a day!"

"Camping on the spot and rest for a day? Did I hear it right?" Zhao Peng was very puzzled after receiving Li Zicheng's strange order. Didn't it mean that soldiers are very fast? It took less than half a day to leave Tongzhou, and only walked less than twenty miles away. Why did he have to camp and rest again? If he walked slowly every day, how many days would it take to get to Shanhaiguan? No, I have to remind King Chuang quickly and rush to Shanhaiguan as soon as possible. As long as he controls Shanhaiguan, Jiannu will not come in easily.

As long as Shanhaiguan is in hand, it will be difficult for the Qing army to invade the Central Plains, let alone to attack Jiangnan. Although the Jurchens had invaded the Jingji area many times before, and reached Shandong as far as they could, they were invading the mountains on the northern foot of Yanshan Mountain. Not to mention the roads that were far away, they entered from the mountains, and the Qing army's heavy artillery and chariots could not be carried, so they could only rob and make cannons, and it was impossible to stay in the pass for a long time.

Even the largest Qing army in Chongzhen 11th, invaded and plundered, and reached Julu in southern Hebei and Jinan, Shandong. They plundered for five months in the pass, but the Qing army did not dare to occupy the Central Plains. After all, they did not carry red barbarian cannons, but only small cannons such as light Franchise and tiger squat cannons; they did not carry heavy shield vehicles, and could only use light shield vehicles temporarily built. Therefore, the Qing army invaded in Chongzhen 11th, had very limited ability to siege the city. Therefore, after more than five months of plunder, the Qing army finally had to choose to retreat outside the pass.

But this time it was different. Once Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the Shanhaiguan gate would be opened, and the Qing army would be unobstructed on the flat Liaoxi Corridor passage, and various heavy weapons would continue to enter the pass.

The Han people lost the barrier of Shanhaiguan, and there would be no more powerful passes within the pass that would block the Qing army's iron cavalry.

Although Zhao Peng is a historical novices who only know how to understand history from novels, his political feeling is still very keen. As a special forces soldier in later generations, he has a keen sixth sense and judgment ability, and he already feels that something is wrong with this matter.

Thinking of this, Zhao Peng stood up to find Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng sat in the newly arranged central army tent to rest. A personal soldier came in outside to report: "Report to the king, Zhao Peng, a thousand households of the Jinyiwei, asked for a meeting!"

"Zhao Peng?" Li Zicheng was stunned for a moment, and then ordered his personal soldiers, "Hurry up and announce him to come in!"

The personal soldiers led Zhao Peng in. When they saw Li Zicheng, Zhao Peng knelt on one knee and saluted: "Sorry, I can't give the whole salutation!"

"Hahaha!" Li Zicheng laughed, "Get up quickly! If you have something to do, sit down and say it slowly."

Zhao Peng thanked him, sat down in the side seat beside him, and asked, "King, as the saying goes, soldiers are the most powerful. Why did the king only leave for less than half a day, but the king ordered the entire army to rest? If the king goes too late, I am afraid that Jiannu will take Shanhaiguan. At that time, can the king fight against the Iron Cavalry of the Thieves?"

Li Zicheng smiled and nodded: "It is rare that General Zhao is so loyal to Gu Neng, but the young general Zhian arrived, and Wu Changboxin sent a surrender to express his conspiracy and said that he would return to my king's army."

"Although I am a Ming minister, I am even more a Han Chinese! If the Ming Dynasty had lost its country and country, it would rather be trapped in the king than fall into the hands of Jiannu!" Zhao Peng said loudly, and then stepped into the topic. "King, did Wu Sangui surrender six days ago, but he rebelled and rashly attacked our Tangtong tribe?"

"This is a misunderstanding. Changbo mistakenly believed the rumors and thought that our army had investigated the Wu Mansion, so he did not dare to surrender, so he attacked Tang Tong. Now, I have sent someone to inform Changbo that the Shun army did not treat the Wu Mansion badly. Changbo knew that it was a misunderstanding, so he came to the east to surrender again."

"Your Majesty is better to be careful. As the saying goes, soldiers are the most important. The last general thinks that this is Wu Sangui's plan to delay the army, and the purpose is to wait for Dorgon's rescue! If Jiannu controls Shanhaiguan, our general will be unable to resist! Please think to the king. Wu Sangui must be cheating. Do not fall into the Wu bandit's plan to delay the army!" Zhao Peng advised bitterly.

Li Zicheng turned around and ordered: "Come here!"

The personal soldiers walked in: "What's the matter with the summoned king?"

"Xuan Juming (Niu Jinxing), you can come to see me!" Li Zicheng gave an order to his personal soldiers.

Not long after, Li Zicheng's two military commanders Niu Jinxing and Gu Junen walked into the central army tent. After Li Zicheng called them to sit down, he handed Wu Sangui's suspense to the two of them. He pointed at Zhao Peng and talked about Zhao Peng's suspicion of Wu Sangui.

"King!" Niu Jinxing stood up and said, "Wu Changbo and Jiannu are mortal enemies that will never end. How can they ask for help from Jiannu? The king was too worried. Besides, General Zhao was finally a Ming minister. What this person said was not complete. I hope the king would think twice and not disrupt the morale of the army. Since Changbo surrendered, our army would not be in a hurry."

But Gu Junen had a different opinion: "King, the students thought that General Zhao's words were reasonable! Although Changbo and Jiannu were mortal enemies, Shanhaiguan was not Changbo alone. The Ming Dynasty used civil service to regulate military affairs. Although Changbo was the general of Shanhaiguan, he was a civil servant! Six days ago, Changbo had sent a letter to Wu Xiang, which was seen from this. Although General Zhao was a Ming minister, the students looked at his words and deeds. This person hated Jiannu deeply. The king fought against Jiannu, and General Zhao must sincerely help him."

Although Li Zicheng was still hesitant, he also became a little suspicious of Wu Sangui. After all, what Gu Junen said was very reasonable. The Ming Dynasty used civil servants to promote military affairs. Wu Sangui's words alone were not just a word in Shanhaiguan. There were so many civil officials in Shanhaiguan, including the Governor of Ji Liao, the Governor of Liaodong, etc. Liu Zongmin's torture in the capital must have made those civil officials extremely dissatisfied with Dashun.

However, since the camp has been set up, it is inappropriate to set up the camp and set off at this time. Why not take a break early today and set off early tomorrow morning.

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng stood up and ordered his personal soldiers: "The Orphan King's order is to order the three armies to rest early this day, to make meals at the fourth day tomorrow, and to set up camps and camps at the fifth day!"

Dorgon set up a camp here in the Liaohe Qing army camp. Three days ago, Dorgon in Shengjing received a letter of help from Wu Sangui. At the suggestion of Hong Chengchou, he resisted the opposition and urgently ordered the army to Shanhaiguan. Dorgon personally led 20,000 Manchu and Mongolian cavalry as the vanguard. After leaving Shengjing, he marched all the way and arrived at the Liaohe River.

At that time, Wu Sangui sent Yang Kun and Guo Yunlong to Shengjing to ask Dorgon to borrow troops to suppress the enemy. At this time, all the Qing generals were hesitant. Many people were worried that Wu Sangui was cheating and wanted to lure my elite Qing into the urn city and then wipe out all the entire city. In that way, the Qing Dynasty would be greatly damaged. After all, there were few Manchus. If they were trapped and annihilated 20,000 to 30,000 people, it would be difficult to recover.

Even Dorgon was a little hesitant. He knew that the information was correct and Wu Sangui would not cheat. But after all, the Jurchens (although the Qing Dynasty was actually a savage of Tungus, they also regarded themselves as descendants of the Jurchens) were a feud with the Han people for hundreds of years. The Qing Dynasty entered the pass like this. Did the Han people resist to the death?

All the ministers in the court said that Dorgon was justified and believed that the dispute between the Ming Dynasty and the bandits was the Han people's own business. The Manchus were at this time, for fear that the Han people would join forces, and then the Manchus would be thankless.

However, Hong Chengchou resisted the opposition and claimed that Li Zicheng conquered the capital and forced Chongzhen to death. The Ming people regarded Li Zi as a traitor, and everyone could kill him. If the Qing Dynasty took the banner of "restoring the revenge of the king and his father" and claimed that "the righteous army came to restore the revenge of the king and his father, and the plan was only for the rebellion of the treacherous people", the gentry of the Ming Dynasty would definitely welcome him.

Hong Jiuheng's plan was also shameless. The affairs of the thief army and Chongzhen were the affairs of the Han people themselves, but the Qing Dynasty brought out the Yiqian flag to send troops inside the pass. These Han dog scholars were indeed full of intestines. After hearing what Hong Chengchou said, Dorgon felt that this person was extremely shameless, but this was a great opportunity for our Qing Dynasty to enter the Central Plains. If he could not enter the Central Plains world and hiding in this cold place for a long time, the Qing Dynasty would sooner or later decline.
Chapter completed!