Ajig is in a bad mood these days.

Since he captured and killed Liu Zongmin, he has never fought with the Shun Army again.

Tens of thousands of Shun Army defeated troops disappeared like evaporating from the world.

Duoduo had already returned to the court, but Ajige had to stay and clean up the mess. This was not because Dorgon issued an order, but simply Ajige's own thoughts.

While using Mongolia to attack northern Shaanxi, Ajige once went to the grassland to grab horses and missed the opportunity to fight.

After that, he was severely rebuked by Dorgon, and the intense words made it difficult for Ajige to accept.

Afterwards, Ajige attacked Yulin for a long time, so he chose to bypass Yulin and attack Xi'an.

But when he led the army outside Xi'an City, he found that Duoduo had taken over Xi'an City first. Moreover, he was captured without any effort without any effort.

This made Azig furious.

OK, Duoduo picked up a big advantage in vain. He did a lot of dirty work but ended up doing it.

Although Azig and Dodo are brothers of the same mother, they still find it difficult to accept.

Didn’t the Southerners say that brothers settle accounts clearly?

What's more, this account should be counted on Ajig.

Azige is an extremely strong man. When Dodo won the credit for conquering Xi'an, he must also make a similar credit, and he must not be overshadowed by Dodo.

At the suggestion of King Wu Sangui of Pingxi, Ajige decided to pursue Li Zicheng.

If Li Zicheng was able to be captured and killed, Ajige's contribution would not be less than that of Dodo.

Therefore, Ajige chased him from Shaanxi to Henan, then from Henan to Huguang, and then chased him all the way to Jiujiang.

He chased Shunjun and vented all his anger.

The effect was also very good. Li Zicheng was defeated repeatedly, and he was in a mess along the way.

But after losing Liu Zongmin and his old camp confidants, Li Zicheng seemed to have suddenly opened his mind and turned around and ran towards Jiugong Mountain.

Although Ajige followed immediately, he could not even see his personal shadow when he led his army to Jiugong Mountain.

Jiugong Mountain is located in the middle of the Mufu Mountains, within Tongshan County.

Jiugong Mountain is extremely dangerous. Li Zicheng led the remnants of the army into the deep mountains and dense forests. It was too difficult for Ajige to find the traces of the Shun Army.

But he was unwilling to give up, so he ordered Wu Sangui and Shang Kexi's vassal soldiers to search the mountains.

As for the Eight Banners elites, Ajige was firmly held in his hands in case of emergency.

Searching mountains is extremely difficult.

Although Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi and the Green Camp army that surrendered all the way together had more than 100,000 people, it seemed extremely small if more than 100,000 people scattered into the deep mountains.

What's more, the mountain landscape of Jiugong Mountain is extremely complex, and it is very easy to get lost without the guidance of locals.

More than 100,000 troops traveled around the mountains for five or six days, but no areas were found.

Azig couldn't help but be furious.

The food brought by the army was only enough for half a month. If this continues, Li Zicheng would starve to death before he finds them.

These gangs of Southerners are useless.

In desperation, Ajige had to send elite Eight Banners to search the mountains.

The flag soldiers were originally hunters who walked out of the deep mountains. They were not unfamiliar with mountain roads and knew how to make a way in the dense forest.

After searching for three or four days, they finally found clues, and there were signs of camping on the back mountain.

Azig couldn't help but be overjoyed.

As expected, when encountering difficulties, you have to rely on the Eight Banners elites.

This Li Zicheng must have not gone far!

Ajige immediately ordered the elite Eight Banners, Wu Sangui, and the vassal soldiers under Shang Kexi to go to the back mountain. As for the surrendered Green Camp soldiers, they stayed in the front mountain to prevent Li Zicheng from going back.

After all this was arranged, Ajige was full of confidence and believed that he would be able to capture Li Zicheng alive this time.

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"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

Li Zicheng surrounded the old brothers who were in the camp.

They were eagerly looking forward to Li Zicheng being able to give a clear path, just like before.

Li Zicheng felt a little dazed, as if he had returned to the time when he was trapped in Shangluo Mountains.

He paced back and forth with his hands on his back, thinking hard but couldn't come up with a good idea.

To be honest, the current situation is much better than when I was trapped in Shangluo. Although there are not many soldiers, there are still tens of thousands of people.

If it was possible to evacuate Li Guo from northern Shaanxi, it would be impossible for Gao Yigong to join the army and make a comeback.

The question now is how to bring the army out of Jiugong Mountain smoothly.

"Mianhou, tell me."

Li Zicheng couldn't come up with an idea for the moment, so he wanted to hear everyone's opinions.

This is also a habit he developed since he was in the camp.

Yuan Zongdi was stunned at first when he was named, then cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty, I think the Tartars will definitely search the mountains. Even if they continue to stay in the mountains, they will starve to death even if they are not found by the Tartars. These tens of thousands of brothers cannot rely solely on picking wild fruits, right?"

Yuan Zongdi’s worries are not unreasonable.

There are not many villagers in Jiugong Mountain, most of them are hunters, very scattered and unable to grab much food.

"Mianhou means leading the army to break through?"

Li Zicheng raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice.

"This is the only way to do it for the present."

Yuan Zongdi was obviously not in a good mood, and the successive defeats made the general of the Shun Army much older.

"Yufeng, what do you think?"

Li Zicheng turned to Tian Jianxiu again.

Compared with Yuan Zongdi, Tian Jianxiu had a higher qualification, higher status and more say in the camp.

When he saw Li Zicheng ask, he deliberately said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I agree with Mian Hou's opinion. If you continue to waste your troops, your morale will only be disintegrating. It is better to fight to the death and fight to the death. There is still a glimmer of hope when you fight out!"

Li Zicheng smiled bitterly in his heart.

He also knew that the current situation was in danger.

When they were in Shangluo, they could also settle down with their familiarity with the terrain and recruit soldiers and horses to restore their strength.

In addition, the people of Shaanxi are very supportive of the generals who came from the Old Eighth Team, which makes the official army unable to understand the situation at all.

But now there are too many people, and there are tens of thousands of people, so it is not easy to hide. In addition, they are foreign monks, and the mountain people of Jiugong Mountain may not be willing to hide their whereabouts for them, right?

But it's not easy to fight out.

As long as the Qing army closed the mountain, Li Zicheng had to lead the army to fight a battle with the Qing army.

Can this battle be won with the current low morale?

Li Zicheng glanced at him and found that Dang Shousu, Liu Tichun, and He Yaoqi were all hanging their heads, looking listless.

The morale of the army is unstable and the morale of the people is dispersed!

Is God really going to destroy him?

Li Zicheng's heart was very painful.

"Your Majesty, the last general is willing to lead his troops to break through!"

Li Zicheng was overjoyed when he heard this. He looked over with the sound but found that Zuo Guangxian was the one who made the voice.

His face couldn't help but pull down.

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Chapter completed!