Li Zicheng is in a bad mood these days.

The moment the fight evacuated from Guanzhong, it decided that the journey would not be too smooth.

Li Zicheng was already mentally prepared, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult.

Ajige followed Li Zicheng closely like a maggot in the tarsal bone.

When Li Zicheng went to Henan, he followed him to Henan. When Li Zicheng went to Huguang, he followed him to Huguang.

During the retreat, Li Zicheng did not want to fight with the Qing army. However, several times he was forced to face the situation and was forced to fight, but he was defeated.

Continuous defeats are fatal to morale.

Since five days ago, soldiers have been running away at night.

If Dashun had not had a large territory in Huguang, Li Zicheng would have probably had more soldiers who escaped.

It can be said that Shunjun is supporting him in one breath.

Fortunately, after some twists and turns, Li Zicheng finally led his army into Xunyang Prefecture, Huguang.

Now Li Zicheng urgently needs time to rest and recuperate the army. No matter what the next step is, an army with a full spirit is necessary.

What made Li Zicheng feel a little relieved was that Bai Wang managed the Huguang Prefectures very well.

By confiscating the landlord's land and property, the combat effectiveness of the Shun Army was well maintained, and the government's treasury was also very sufficient.

According to Li Zicheng's preliminary estimate, the grain stored in Huguang Prefectures is now enough for the army to eat for more than half a year.

Three days after resting in Xunyang Prefecture, Li Zicheng led a large army to Jingzhou Prefecture.

Bai Wang also rushed to Jiangling County, Jingzhou Prefecture to pay homage to Li Zicheng.

In Bai Wang's opinion, the Emperor Dashun grew older after losing Guanzhong, and his face revealed a sense of fatigue.

This is extremely rare. In Bai Wang's impression, Li Zicheng has never been "tired". If he feels tired, the problem will be really serious.

Li Zicheng first praised Bai Wang, and then said something that shocked Bai Wang.

Emperor Dashun actually wanted to give up the Huguang prefectures!

Bai Wang has been here for many years and knows the abundant grain production in Huguang. What did Li Zicheng think about giving up such a treasure land?

Bai Wang expressed his objection immediately.

In his opinion, after losing Guanzhong, Dashun only had the land of Huguang Prefectures. If even Huguang Prefectures were lost, Shun's army would become a loser and a bandit in the past.

But Li Zicheng seemed to be determined to lead the army away. He not only wanted to evacuate with more than 100,000 troops transferred from Guanzhong, but also took Bai Wang's 80,000 troops away.

Bai Wang was also discouraged after several attempts to dissuade him. He found that Li Zicheng was no longer the King of Rebellion who humbly accepted the advice of his brothers. He is now the Emperor of Dashun, so the emperor naturally has to act arbitrarily.

But Bai Wang felt very sorry. If he had held the city, the Shun Army might not have no power to fight. He gave the territory to the Qing army so freely, which made Bai Wang feel like a knife.

Before leaving, Li Zicheng ordered to take away all the food, and burned all the other supplies that could not be taken away, and would not be left to the Qing army.

After doing all this, Li Zicheng gave up Jingzhou, De'an and other prefectures again as if he had given up Guanzhong.

When Li Zicheng led his army to the bottom of Wuchang City, he found a raging fire in Wuchang City, with a huge gate open, and there were even many burnt corpses of people outside the city wall.

Li Zicheng was very surprised and sent a scout to the city to check it out. The conclusion was that the city of Wuchang was already in chaos, and the green thugs took advantage of the situation to rob, and the people fled everywhere. As for the Ming army, they didn't even see the shadow.

Li Zicheng came to a conclusion, and Zuo Liangyu left the city and ran away!

Oh my God, Zuo Liangyu actually made the same decision as him!

Originally, Li Zicheng did not intend to attack Wuchang. But since the city gate is now open, wouldn’t it be unreasonable if he didn’t enter the city again?

Under Li Zicheng's order, Shunjun entered the city one by one and took over the city defense.

When the green-skinned gangsters who were looting and raped saw the army entering the city, they thought Zuo Liangyu had led his army to kill him again, and they were so scared that they ran away and fled in all directions.

He was running slowly and was beheaded by the soldiers of Shun Army, and the robbed money was handed over to others.

Li Zicheng did not strictly restrict military discipline this time, but allowed the soldiers to loot for a day.

There was no way, and the men were in a state of defeat. If they were not allowed to spread the fire, Li Zichengzhen was worried that one day would trigger a mutiny.

Although Li Zicheng has a high personal prestige, he is not a god, and it is impossible for him to let everything develop according to his expectations.

However, after the army looted for a day, Li Zicheng ordered the cessation, after all, he had not yet decided whether to leave Wuchang.

Wuchang City is much stronger than Jingzhou and De'an.

If the Qing army attacked for a strong attack, it would not be possible to take it down.

What made Li Zicheng feel most at ease was the water system across Huguang.

Especially with the dense water network outside Wuchang City, the advantages of the Qing cavalry could not be exerted at all.

As long as tens of thousands of troops were sent to defend Hankou, even hundreds of thousands of people in the Qing army could not attack.

The only thing that made Li Zicheng feel a little regretful was that Zuo Liangyu took away all the food in the treasury and burned all the food that could not be taken away.

But this is normal. If it were Li Zicheng, he would have done this.

The food factor is not the key factor that influences Li Zicheng's decision. Because Li Zicheng took away enough food from Jingzhou, De'an, Chengtian, Xiangyang, Xunyang and other places. Even if there is no grain of rice in Wuchang City, it is not a big deal.

Bai Wang was overjoyed when he saw that Li Zicheng's attitude had changed.

He quickly advised Li Zicheng, saying that the Shun Army could rest in Wuchang and wait for the Qing army to fight.

Wuchang City is already strong and has a water net blocking the periphery.

As long as the men make full preparations, the Qing army will not gain any advantage.

However, at this time, Prime Minister Niu Jinxing offered advice to Li Zicheng and asked Li Zicheng to lead the army to attack Nanjing.

If he had obtained Nanjing, Li Zicheng could follow the example of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, and support the army with the wealth of Jiangnan. When the time was right, he would fight the northern expedition and avenge the Qing court.

Li Zicheng has always attached great importance to the opinions of his advisers. Because Song Xiance left and Li Yan was killed, he was left with only two advisers Niu Jinxing and Gu Junen. Gu Junen did not express his opinions on this matter, so Li Zicheng tended to adopt Niu Jinxing's opinions.

After learning that Li Zicheng was still going to give up Wuchang, Bai Wang fainted directly.

After he woke up by being pinched, he only sighed in his heart that Dashun had finished his energy.

If Huguang is lost, how can it be defended even if Nanjing is captured?

The Qing army descended down the river, and Nanjing, without any barrier, was a dead city.

What a pity, it’s a pity that Li Zicheng made such a serious mistake in his entire life.

It seems that the 200,000 Shunjun is going to be buried with Li Zicheng.

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