Tongguan was defeated, and the soul of Yingzheng, the first emperor in the ages, passed through Li Zicheng.
He used the Qin method to purge the defeated army, build an army to consolidate the foundation, and level the internal hills; he used vertical and horizontal techniques to unite the Southern Ming Dynasty to frighten and show loyalty, encroaching on the fertile soil of the Central Plains, and gathering capable ministers and generals to build the framework of the new government.
When the Eight Banners broke through and marched south, he held up the banner of China's life and death, used crossbows and weapons to defeat the cavalry, and restored Yanjing to establish a new dynasty.
Then he swept across Sichuan, Sichuan, Jingjiangnan, and Anxi northwest, and unified the world; he reformed the old system, promoted agriculture and commerce, and strengthened border defenses. Finally, with iron and blood, he recast the Nine Tripods of China and created a prosperous age for thousands of years.
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