In the evening, after completely controlling Shanhaiguan.
Li Qin then summoned his many generals and gathered them in the front hall of what was originally He Xiuwu's residence.
He Xiuwu's original residence has been turned into Li Qin's command post.
Everywhere were fierce warriors clad in armor, their bodies stained with blood.
At this moment, everyone was all smiles, completely immersed in the joy of easily conquering Shanhaiguan, this important town that served as the northern barrier of the capital.
"What Shanhaiguan? What important northern town?"
"I took it down easily, didn't I?"
"That's right. The rabble under the control of the imperial court is no match for us brothers."
No matter how many of them come, they'll only be throwing their lives away.
"Gentlemen, I believe we should press on and head straight for the capital."
"Once we capture the capital, we can simply put the general on the throne."
Before they could finish speaking, a voice interrupted them.
"Our goal on this trip is to purge the court of corrupt officials; please refrain from making any rash statements."
The generals looked over and saw that it was Gu Deyuan, one of Li Qin's advisors, who spoke up to stop them from continuing their nonsense.
As Li Qin's advisor, he was very clear about his goals at this moment.
That is to purge the court of corrupt officials.
Even if everyone knows they are rebelling.
But he himself also said that he was purging the court of corrupt officials.
We must never openly raise the banner of rebellion.
Otherwise, they would truly become enemies of the entire world.
Although things are not much different now, we must never be labeled as traitors in public.
Otherwise, he will be in an extremely unfavorable position in the future battle of public opinion.
When he first instigated Li Qin to rebel, he laid out a path for him.
That was after they captured the capital and took control of the emperor.
First, he was granted the title of King, then bestowed with the Nine Bestowments, and granted the title of Grand Master of the Three Departments.
Finally, he ordered people to create auspicious omens in various places, and then abdicated the throne to Li Qin himself.
Under no circumstances should the banner of rebellion be openly raised, followed by the assassination of the emperor in the street.
That would definitely cause a global uproar and leave behind countless hidden dangers.
Just after Gu Deyuan finished speaking, a burly middle-aged man walked in.
Upon seeing him, everyone immediately asked:
"General Liu, how is it?"
Has He Xiuwu been caught?
The burly middle-aged man who just walked in was Liu Chenghui.
When he learned that He Xiuwu had run away, he immediately led his cavalrymen in pursuit.
Faced with everyone's questions, Liu Chenghui angrily waved his hand and said:
"That guy He Xiuwu isn't good at fighting, but when it comes to running, he's unmatched."
"General, don't be too disappointed. In this battle, you were the first to rush into the city and completely controlled the city gates."
This decisive victory is already a great achievement.
Gu Deyuan immediately stood up and said to Liu Chenghui.
Faced with Gu Deyuan's words of comfort, Liu Chenghui nodded helplessly.
After all, who would complain about having made even greater contributions?
After the generals in the front hall had waited a short while, one of Li Qin's personal guards entered and addressed the group:
"Generals, His Excellency (Li Qin) has summoned you."
Upon hearing Li Qin's summons, everyone present immediately rose and went to the main hall of the inner residence where Li Qin was located.
At this moment, Li Qin had already had various detailed maps hung up in the hall.
Now that he has quickly occupied Shanhaiguan, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
However, he still could not let his guard down, knowing that there were still many imperial military fortresses and cities in the Liaoxi Corridor behind him.
He set off from Jinzhou and rushed there overnight, bypassing the cities in western Liaoning whenever possible, without wasting any time.
Those military fortresses and cities still stand behind him.
Although he has now captured Shanhaiguan, both the north and south sides of Shanhaiguan are now cities loyal to the imperial court.
However, he wasn't too worried about the cities in western Liaoning.
Because after he rushed to Shanhaiguan and captured it overnight, he had cut off their connection with the imperial court.
Now they have become isolated cities, and he has ordered the original owner's younger brother to lead the tens of thousands of infantrymen from Liaodong to join Wang Taihe's tens of thousands of cavalrymen left in Jinzhou.
Quickly capture those isolated cities in western Liaoning.
However, based on the original owner's memories of the generals guarding Liaoxi, most of them probably surrendered immediately.
Even if a small number of people fight desperately, it won't take long.
If they encountered a situation that couldn't be taken down in a short time, he ordered the original owner's younger brother to leave some men behind and gather some strong men to dig deep trenches to besiege the area.
He immediately led a large army to Shanhaiguan to join him.
They have another big battle to come.
Because in the original owner's younger brother's army, in addition to elite infantry, there were also a large number of craftsmen.
After all, he wasn't foolish enough to rashly leave Shanhaiguan with more than 20,000 cavalrymen and no craftsmen to build siege equipment, in order to attack the capital.
You should know that even though the military preparedness in the capital is in a state of disrepair, there are still at least 200,000 soldiers in the three major military camps of the capital.
Moreover, the city walls of the capital were exceptionally sturdy.
If he cannot quickly capture the capital, loyalist armies from all over the country will soon flock to it.
He will die a horrible death.
Now he's thinking about what cards he still has left to play.
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