In the second year of Chongzhen, the emperor issued an edict to abolish the post station. Xu Huaian, who came from the soul of the 21st century, failed to become Li Zicheng, who was famous in history, but became an inconspicuous postman under his command who managed the baggage.
What he saw was the joy of conquering a city; what I saw was the lifeblood of countless refugee armies - food, information and people's support.
When Li Zicheng proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an and set his sights on the Forbidden City in Beijing, Xu Huaian was silently replacing the last truck of military rations with a weapon that he personally supervised and built to defend the city for three years.
On the day when he marched eastward, Xu Huaian blocked Tongguan and set off a wolf smoke.
"King Chuang," he looked at the "Da Shun" flag and whispered to himself: "You follow your Yangguan Road, and I will guard mine... The Ming Dynasty."
