"The commander-in-chief is wise."
"The commander-in-chief is wise."
"I am willing to die for the General."
......
Zhao Shuaizhen listened to the soldiers praising him, but his expression showed no joy, only extreme pain.
He knew that once he left, no one would be able to contain Li Zicheng within Shanhaiguan Pass.
Li Ze will finally break through Shanhaiguan, but the imperial army of over 200,000 men from the three major camps is still stationed in that dangerous place because of that eunuch Wang Zhen.
Moreover, their fighting spirit had long been exhausted, and their morale was low.
If Li Zicheng led his army of over 100,000 to break through Shanhaiguan and launch a surprise attack on the more than 200,000 troops in the capital.
The army is in grave danger, especially since the emperor is still among them.
If anything were to happen to the emperor, even death could not atone for his sins.
But now the army has no other choice for him.
Subsequently, Zhao Shuaizhen directed the army to prepare to return to Jizhou, while simultaneously sending his personal guards to report the situation to the army in Wangzhen's hometown.
As Zhao Shuaizhen prepared to lead his army on their march...
On the distant city wall of Shanhaiguan, Li Qin was already standing on the wall, fully armored.
He smiled as he looked at the Jizhou garrison army preparing to break camp in the distance.
Standing prominently beside him were several Jurchen women with shaved heads.
They rode at full speed, much faster than the prisoners of war from Jizhou who walked on foot.
Therefore, Li Qin learned of the Jurchen invasion of Jizhou much faster than Zhao Shuaizhen.
So he had already made preparations.
Inside Shanhaiguan, generals such as Li Wenqi, Li Xuanshang, Peng Jiahu, and Zhou Wentong had already led tens of thousands of cavalrymen, fully prepared for battle.
In the northern and southern wing cities, Wang Taihe and Liu Chenghui had already received Li Qin's message and were ready to set off.
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