Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 1024 Reaction of the Parties
The galloping horseshoes knocked on the avenue, making a dense buzzing sound.The hair of this sturdy Liaodong war horse was already wet with sweat. He panted heavily while running, and white foam gushed out from his mouth and nose, and was sprayed into the air.Its abdomen was dripping with blood, and the rider didn't spare the horse at all. As long as its speed slowed down a little, it would immediately stab it with spurs, forcing out the last bit of its potential, and it could only gallop forward with all its strength.The rider on the horse looked terrified, his lips were covered with blisters, and the skin on the inner thighs had been worn out, excruciatingly painful, but he couldn't care less about it.He also knew that if he continued to jump like this, the horse would be dead, but he couldn't control that much, he only focused on urging the horse to run wildly, and there was only one thought in his mind: hurry up, hurry up!Send the information to Shenyang as soon as possible!
In front, a post station was already in sight, but the war horse couldn't hold on any longer. With a mournful hiss, it collapsed, its whole body convulsed, every bundle of muscles was twitching, its abdomen undulated sharply like a bellows, and a spray of water was sprayed from its mouth and nose. There was a spout of blood.It raised its head with difficulty, looked at its master, with tears in its eyes, as if begging for something.The rider bit his teeth deeply into his lips, blood was flowing, his hands were trembling, he pulled out his waist knife, and stabbed it at the main artery in the horse's neck.

Hot blood spurted out from the wound and splashed more than one meter away.The last trace of vitality disappeared with the blood-splattered arrow. The war horse closed its eyes in relief, twitched a few times and stopped breathing.The rider let out a long cry, cut his cheek with a waist knife, let the blood flow out, and then ran towards the inn.

On the other side of the post station, a vigorous war horse has long been waiting there.Eat a little something, drink a few sips of water, then get on the horse and continue to gallop towards Shenyang, not daring to stay for a minute!
Finally, the galloping horses rushed into Shenyang.At this time, Shenyang was completely in panic. A large number of banner people supported the old and the young, and fled this city that once brought them countless honors with what they could carry. Many criminals took the opportunity to make trouble, Atrocities of robbery and rape occurred from time to time, and the army defending the city had to catch some of these bastards every day.Once they are caught, they will die. Of course, they will not be killed immediately. Daishan and Abatai will organize them into dead soldiers to fight the Ming army. Once they are incorporated into such troops, their Guys can basically burn paper for them ahead of time.The Qing army is a well-disciplined army. Incorporating prisoners into the army can only mean that the Qing army is really out of soldiers, and it can only count as one by catching one!
Panting heavily, the rider rushed into the meeting hall recklessly.At this time, there are still many Manchu and Mongolian nobles who are arguing in the hall about whether to move the capital. The news brought by this rider turned all the quarrels into dead silence in an instant:
"Shanhai Pass was taken down by the Ming army!!!"

All the noise disappeared, everyone's eyes were focused on him, and everyone's face was full of shock... It could even be said to be shock.Abatai asked in a deep voice: "Did Guan Ning's army defect again?" In the eyes of the Qing army, Guan Ning's army was just a piece of grass, and defections on the battlefield were commonplace. Now that the Ming army's advantage was too obvious, Guan Ning's army would no longer It's perfectly normal when the grass falls to the Ming army, that's why Abate asked this question.

But the rider's answer surprised everyone: "The Ming army tried to recruit the Shanhaiguan garrison, but Wu Baichuan and his troops refused, and then the Ming army launched a strong attack..."

Daishan jumped up suddenly, unable to conceal his horror: "You mean, the Ming army captured Shanhaiguan!?"

"Yes!"

Dai Shan roared: "How is this possible! Shanhaiguan is surrounded by mountains and the sea. The city wall is more than ten feet thick and several feet high. It is as strong as a copper wall and an iron wall. There are also heavy troops stationed there. How can the Ming army attack it!?"

The rider said with deep fear: "Heavy artillery! The Ming army used hundreds of heavy artillery to bombard the Shanhaiguan Pass from land and sea, and the city wall collapsed in just one day..."

Abatai was terrified: "Is the artillery of the Ming army so powerful!?"

As if a pair of invisible hands had taken away the last bit of strength from his body, Daishan sat down helplessly and muttered to himself: "One day... just one day..."

There was deathly silence in the meeting hall.Originally, Daishan summoned all the nobles to give up the fields they had managed for decades and move to Ningguta. Most of the nobles objected to this... What the hell is Ningguta? It couldn't be more clear, they are used to enjoying the prosperous city life here in Shenyang, let them go back to Ninggu Tower and live like savages again, it is better to kill them!They strongly opposed Daishan's plan, and even demanded that Puluo's army escort Concubine Zhuang and Fulin back, and live and die with Shenyang!The idea of ​​these nobles is very simple. The Ming army has threatened Shenyang before, but in the end, they were all beaten to death?Maybe this time it was a false alarm?Maybe this time they can reproduce the glory of Nurhachi and wipe out the Ming army?It took decades for them to operate this city before it got to the scale it is today. Wouldn't it be a pity to just give up like this?But now, they were completely scared out of their wits, and they didn't dare to defend Shenyang any more!They know how strong Shanhaiguan is. It only took one day for the Ming army to take down the first pass in the world. So, how long will it take them to take down Shenyang?In other words, how long can Shenyang sustain under their heavy artillery bombardment?

This question is best never answered.

Abatai looked around at the crowd, and asked in a deep voice, "Are there any people who oppose migration?"

No one responded.

Migrating to Ninggu Pagoda is close to death, but staying in Shenyang is certain death. This is the difference between waiting for death and courting death.If it were you, would you choose to wait for death or seek death?

Facing the same difficult choice, there is also the Nanjing Little Court.

When the news of the Ming army's capture of Shanhaiguan was transmitted back to Beijing, there was no disturbance in the court. In the eyes of Emperor Longwu and all the civil and military officials, this was perfectly normal. The elites of the three legions and nearly a hundred land battle artillery, With more than a dozen battleships and such a powerful force fighting a defeated army guarding Shanhaiguan, a quick battle is not news. Failure to defeat them is big news!So Yang Menglong took a look at the battle report, muttered "It's a little faster than I thought", then threw it aside and continued to sleep in his cage. After reading it, Emperor Longwu just said lightly: "The fight is over." That's good, let the newspapers publish it." Then he continued to deal with political affairs, as if he was just making a bowl of noodles.

The center of the imperial court was very calm, but the people couldn't calm down. The news that the Ming army captured Shanhaiguan within a day spread like wings, and the whole capital cheered "Long live" one after another, wave after wave.If the former Ming army sent back such a victory report, the common people would definitely suspect that those stinking hills had lied about their military achievements again, but they would not have the slightest doubt about this victory report, because it was the Heluo new army who attacked Shanhaiguan, number one in the world Strong soldiers!It is not surprising that this strong team has achieved such exaggerated results. It would be news if they did not win!But even so, the capture of Shanhaiguan in one day still made the common people excited, and they all said: "This is the real strong army! Such an army is worthy of being called Tianzi Yulin! If Lord Chongzhen is willing to use Heluo New Army sooner, the Ming Dynasty will How could there be such a catastrophe!"

The news quickly spread to the whole of Northern Zhili. The common people were surprised and encouraged. They all said that they did not expect the imperial army to be so strong. With such strong troops guarding the border, the Ming Dynasty would surely be peaceful and peaceful, and all nations would come to court.Only those who have experienced war know the value of peace. The people of Ming Dynasty experienced a terrible war, and the doom of almost subjugating the country still makes them shudder. It is because of this that they realize more deeply that the victory or defeat of the army at the border is very important to them. It is so important, which has never happened before.

However, when the news reached Nanjing, the reaction was quite different.The unlucky Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yihai, who ended up at his grandma's house and was forcibly supported by his officials to become a puppet, turned pale and lost his mind when he heard the news, and murmured, "Has Shanhaiguan been breached in one day? How many days can it withstand? The sky is dead alone, the sky is dead alone!"

Zhou Yanru, Ruan Dacheng, Ma Shiying and other ministers all had earth-colored faces.Yes, great passes such as Shanhaiguan are vulnerable to the Heluo New Army. How many days can Nanjing resist?Nanjing's city wall is far less strong than Shanhaiguan, and Nanjing's weapons and food reserves are far less adequate than Shanhaiguan's. Nanjing's soldiers...forget it, anyone who knows a little bit about military affairs doesn't think those soldiers guarding Nanjing's city wall are soldiers!The imperial army is pressing forward step by step, and our country is suffering from internal and external troubles. This situation has simply reached the point of despair!

Ruan Dacheng plucked up his courage and said, "How about... move the capital? Move to a stronger city..."

Lu Weiqi, Minister of the Ministry of War, asked sharply, "Where are you moving?"

Ruan Dacheng was at a loss for words.

Nanjing is not suitable as a capital and has never been suitable.In name, this city has the natural barrier of the Yangtze River to rely on, which sounds good, but the problem is that for the enemy with a powerful navy, Nanjing is not an insurmountable natural chasm, but a smooth road!To defend the Yangtze River, you must defend the Huaihe River. If you want to defend the Yangtze River Defense Line, you must defend Huaibei. Otherwise, the Yangtze River Defense Line will be in vain and have no meaning. But now Huaibei is in the hands of the Huaisi cavalry who are loyal to the imperial court. The Nanjing Small Imperial Court has been established for several months, and there is no such thing at all. There was an attempt to seize this strategic location, but now that the imperial army came over, they discovered that the so-called natural barrier of the Yangtze River had no defensive significance at all because it was missing a crucial corner!What else is there to say?Just wait to be punched!But even so, Nanjing is still the strongest city in Jiangnan, or it is the only city in Jiangnan that has been operated as a military fortress. The other cities such as Hangzhou, Suzhou, Jiaxing, Changzhou, Yangzhou, etc. are similar to Liuli. They look beautiful, but they are so fragile that they can be shattered with just a single blow!If Nanjing cannot be defended, other cities will be even less able to defend it. Even if they want to move the capital, they will have no place to annihilate them!
The idea of ​​moving the capital would not work, Ruan Dacheng planned to retreat, but Lu Weiqi did not intend to let him get away so easily. The Minister of the Ministry of War had a murderous look in his hand, and he bowed his hands to Zhu Yihai and said, "Your Majesty, Ruan Dacheng is greedy for life and afraid of death. The shadow of the enemy army retreated first, and the words of moving the capital hurt the morale of the people! I beg to beg you to kill this dog, so as to deter those greedy and afraid of death, and to boost the morale of the army!"

Ruan Dacheng scolded in his heart, I just want to save my life, there is no need to kill me, right?He hastily defended himself, but Lu Weiqi had long thought that he was not pleasing to the eye, and he wanted to bring him down, and his words were like knives. The two sides started a fierce confrontation, and more and more people were involved, and everyone acted in front of the emperor. In the meeting with the chief assistant, there was a big quarrel... Of course, the content of their quarrel has nothing to do with the current situation, so naturally don't expect them to come up with any ideas that can resolve the current crisis.

——Even if they are in a situation where they may die at any time, the country may be destroyed, and the capital is hanging in the balance, the Donglin Party’s nature of crazy pursuit of death and endless internal fighting cannot be changed. Whenever there is an opportunity, they will try their best to bring down themselves. People who don't like him, like Lu Weiqi, don't like Ruan Dacheng, and will take him down no matter what!

Zhu Yihai watched these so-called courtiers blushing in front of him because of trivial matters, and wanted to cry from the bottom of his heart.It's sad enough to be forced to be the emperor by others, but with such a group of subordinates who love to die, my God, can you be more ruthless?He looked at Zhou Yanru, who was the chief assistant of the small court in Nanjing after all, should he come out and take care of it?
However, Zhou Yanru looked at him pleadingly, as if he wanted him to stop the quarrel... Even though he was the teacher of Zhang Pu, the leader of Donglin Fushe, the Donglin Party didn't seem to buy into him. I can't control this group of guys who have lost their integrity, have no way to defend against the enemy, and can only hope that the emperor can play a role.Anyway, your old man is also the emperor, and your words should be more effective than me, so you can stop them once with a golden mouth!

The four eyes looked at each other, and for a moment, there was a feeling of sympathy between the monarch and his ministers...

While these guys who were willing to commit suicide were arguing endlessly, eight warships slowly drove out from the Wuhan Shipyard, along with dozens of troop transport ships. This fleet quickly moved south along the rolling river. The arrow points straight to Nanjing!

There is not much time left for those guys who like to die.

(End of this chapter)