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

Chapter 916
The rare cloud over the Liaodong Peninsula dissipated, and the sun shone on the land, which also slightly dispelled the haze in the hearts of the soldiers and civilians in Liaodong.However, in Shenyang, the sky became even more gloomy, with lead-like dark clouds weighing heavily on the ground, as if the entire sky might collapse at any moment.

However, this does not affect the mood of the residents of this Liaodong capital.When Lushun suffered a disastrous defeat, the city also fell into hesitation and panic. The eight surnames of Shanxi merchants were uprooted, and the Ming Dynasty surrounded them on three sides again. Everything has dissipated, and the haze in their hearts was blown away by a strong wind. Now they are not only excited, but also excited, and have great ambitions!

——The Ming Dynasty devoted all its efforts to organizing an unprecedented large army. Under the fierce attack of the loyal and brave Manchu Eight Cavalry warriors, the entire army was wiped out!
In fact, if only the army led by Chongzhen was annihilated, the Manchus might not be so excited. After all, it is normal for the Qing army to defeat the Ming army for so many years, such as the Battle of Lushun and this year's summer and autumn. It was an accident to lose twice in the battle of Jining.Anyone with a little experience can see that Chongzhen picked the worst season to rashly launch this expedition. As long as the experienced Huang Taiji and the princes deal with it calmly, it is not difficult to defeat the Ming army.It's just that they didn't expect the victory to be so glorious. The captured armor and armaments, food fodder, cloth, mules, horses and cannons were piled up like mountains, and the number of prisoners captured was even more uncountable. The Han people watched with fiery eyes and blood boiling!The most exciting thing is that the Guan Ning army has changed its flag!
When they heard the news, the banner people couldn't believe their ears. After making sure that they were not joking with them, the cheers almost collapsed the city wall of Shenyang!Even idiots know what it means for the Guanning army to change flags: the Guanning line of defense that has blocked them for more than 20 years is about to open to them, and the soldiers who can fight in Beizhili have been buried in the ice and snow in Liaodong. Strength can prevent them from breaking through and sweeping the North China Great Plains!No matter whether it was the Bannermen, Mongols or Han people, they all beat their chests and stomped their feet, shouting impatiently: "Enter the pass! Enter the pass! After destroying Ming Dynasty, this world will be ours! Enter the pass! Enter the pass!" He was even more ecstatic. At an informal celebration banquet, everyone was drunk, dancing, laughing and shouting: "Now that Daming is exhausted, even the Son of Heaven has become a bereaved dog. Daming Jiangshan is a well-ripe dog." The peaches are just waiting for us to pick them! The Ming Dynasty has lasted for 260 years, and our Qing Dynasty should have two or three hundred years of national fortune, right?"

The calls to go south are getting louder and louder, and everyone can’t wait.This is a golden opportunity given to them by the gods. They destroyed the army of Ming Dynasty in the first battle and turned Beijing into an undefended city. The old dynasty will collapse, and then they can build a new dynasty on its ruins. How can such a golden opportunity be missed!All the banner owners are looking forward to entering the customs as soon as possible to sweep through North China and establish world-class martial arts, while the banner people hope that after entering the customs, they can be allocated a large piece of fertile land, as well as magnificent mansions, beautiful women and all kinds of exquisite utensils... But when it comes to urgency, there is really no one who can compare with the Guan Ning Army and the Wenchen Group in Beijing. They have betrayed Daming, and they can no longer turn back. Peace of mind one day earlier, and at the same time reap the huge benefits of betraying Daming one day earlier!
Entry!Entry!
But, why hasn't Huang Taiji entered the customs yet?
In fact, when he was still fighting with the Ming army, Huang Taiji sent several generals, each of whom took hundreds of elite soldiers, to Jinzhou, Ningyuan, Shanhaiguan and other dangerous passes to ask for military registration from the Guanning army, receive the treasury, and check the number of soldiers and The quantity of food, fodder and weapons, and taking over the defense of the entire Guanning line of defense, all these are preparations for entering the customs.And Zu Dashou and others cooperated very well, handing over all the silver, grain, military and military reserves in the treasury, giving up the dangerous part of the entire defense line, and the Beijing side even took the initiative to send people over to contact!Everything will come naturally, but Huang Taiji has not decided to enter the customs until now, which is really anxious!
In fact, Huang Taiji was also very anxious. He hoped more than anyone else to enter the customs as soon as possible and capture Beijing. Even if he could not sweep across Liuhe and annex the world, at the very least he would want to recreate the pattern of confrontation between the Khitan and the Northern Song Dynasty across the Baigou River!As long as he can break out of Shanhaiguan Pass and win Beijing and Tianjin, his dynasty will be overwhelming against the Ming Dynasty!With the support of Beizhenli's fertile land, population, and property, it is not impossible to eventually sweep the world and become a legend!But he clearly realized that Chongzhen and Lu Xiangsheng were always a big worry. Before entering the customs, they must kill these two bombs that may explode at any time. Otherwise, once the monarch and his ministers return to the customs, the situation is likely to be reversed!

The most ideal situation is of course to kill Lu Xiangsheng, and then capture Chongzhen and coerce the emperor to order the princes. It is really impossible, and it is acceptable to kill the two together, anyway, no future troubles can be left.However, these two lives are too hard, 10,000+ troops ambushes from all sides, chasing and intercepting, as well as blizzards, fireworks... so many Ming soldiers were buried in this way, they just struggled to climb out of the pile of dead people again and again, Under the protection of those remnants and defeated generals, they marched hard and persistently towards Fuzhou!After annihilating the main force of the Ming army, Huang Taiji did not continue to chase and kill. He just sent out a large number of Mongolian cavalry to keep them biting the Ming army. If you can't hold the camp, you can't leave a grain of food for the Ming army.As for the main force of the Qing army, they withdrew to Shenyang early to refit with the captured Ming army equipment, recharged their batteries, and waited for the best time to enter the customs.However, news of the annihilation of the Ming army kept coming, but the heads of Lu Xiangsheng and Chongzhen still stubbornly stayed on the necks of these two men.
Today, news from the frontline came, and the bloody battle that lasted more than 20 days came to an end: Daishan failed to stop the attack, and the Ming army protected Lu Xiangsheng and Chongzhen and rushed into Fuzhou City!

After reading this urgent report, Huang Taiji flew into a rage, regardless of the fact that the court meeting was held, and all civil and military officials were discussing state affairs, he swept away the pile of memorials all over the ground angrily, and roared: "Damn, damn! It's all here! This step, let them run away in the end, the red flag is damned!"

Civil and military officials also looked at each other in astonishment.In their view, the Ming army was hundreds of miles away from Fuzhou, with supplies cut off, a world of ice and snow, and strong enemies around. Even if Chongzhen and Lu Xiangsheng had ten lives, it would not be enough to die. It was only a matter of time before their heads were hanged on the head of Shenyang City. However, the tenacity of these two people was beyond their expectations, they rushed all the way to Fuzhou, tore through the encirclement net and escaped!What the hell, are they really cats with nine lives?

Mang Gurtai yelled anxiously: "Second brother is too careless. Even a cooked duck can make it fly away! Your Majesty, we can't just let it go like this. I am willing to lead Zhenglan Banner to meet up with second brother." , Take Fuzhou in one fell swoop, and see where they flee!"

Haug said: "Extremely! Huang Ama, I am willing to lead the Xianghuang Banner to Fuzhou to take the heads of Zhu Youjian and Lu Xiangsheng! The elite of the Dongjiang Army has been killed and injured, and the Ming army that broke through to Fuzhou City is also exhausted. , with many injuries and illnesses, the small town of Fuzhou can be played at once, so there is no need to talk to them!"

Abate frowned and wanted to speak, but he swallowed the words back to his stomach.He is the most embarrassing one among the Eight Great Belles. Daishan, Mang Gurtai, Dorgon, Duoduo and even Hauge were all crowned princes, but he was the only one who didn't.That is to say, in such a big change that is related to the future and destiny of the banner people, he is still excluded from the highest power core, and his status is not as good as that of the two juniors, Duduo and Haoge.No way, who told him that he was born in a side room, so he was born shorter than Huang Taiji, Daishan and the others?Moreover, Huang Taiji's defense against him is no less than that of Dorgon, so if he can pick up Baylor, he will just laugh.He wanted to remind Haoge not to forget Lushun, but thinking of his current embarrassing situation, he decided to forget it. Since Huang Taiji had no intention of letting him enter the core of the highest power, he would let him be a strong general who rushed out the city. Why bother to be sentimental?Silence is golden!
Abatai didn't speak, someone naturally spoke.After Ning Wan, I took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, this servant thinks that Zhenghongqi should be brought back quickly, and stop entanglement with the Ming army in Fuzhou!"

Hao Ge and Mang Gurtai's eyes widened all of a sudden——from this, it is not difficult to see that the tempers of the two uncles and nephews are really similar, they both move their fists faster than their brains.Mang Gurtai was afraid of Huang Taiji and didn't dare to speak seriously, but Hauge had no such scruples. He stared at Ning Wan and called me: "You mean to stop fighting Fuzhou and let Zhu Youjian and Lu Xiangsheng go? Okay? It’s easy to drive them into a desperate situation, and you actually want to let them live? Macho Ning, what are your intentions!”

Ning Wan and I formally said: "Prince Su, I think it doesn't matter whether Zhu Youjian's son is dead or not. The top priority is to take Beijing! As long as Beijing is taken, the Qing Dynasty will be able to replace the Ming Dynasty. With the help, change the dynasty and become the orthodoxy of China, and even form a overwhelming momentum against the leaderless Ming court!"

Fan Wencheng walked out of the line slowly, and said solemnly: "What Master Ning said is very true. Zhu Youjian's life and death have nothing to do with the overall situation, and entering the customs is the most important thing! After Guan Ning's army changed flags, the 30 elites who gathered were not there. In other words, in this battle, a large number of firearms and artillery and firearms personnel were captured, plus the strong bow and angry horse of the Eight Banners, who can be the enemy on the Great Plains? As long as you gain a firm foothold in Beijing and Tianjin, Shandong Henan and Henan are all things in the pocket, and the tens of thousands of Tianxiong troops in the northwest will become rootless weeds, and their destruction will only happen overnight. Looking at the world, only the Heluo New Army can fight against the Qing Dynasty. However, Yang Menglong’s life and death are uncertain, and the Heluo new army has no leader. It is still unknown how much combat power it will have...Your Majesty, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. When will you wait!" At this point, he changed the topic and said in a deep voice: "Besides, if you accept it or not, you will suffer from it. If you hesitate any longer, you may miss a great opportunity!"

Huang Taiji asked: "How do you say this?"

Fan Wencheng saluted deeply, and said: "Your Majesty, don't forget that Zhu Cihong, the prince of Zhu Youjian, is in Nanyang! At this time, the Ming Dynasty is in chaos inside and outside the field, and no one thinks about it, but they will soon come to their senses and make the prince the new one." Your Majesty orders the world, and Huguang and Sichuan groups respond, hundreds of thousands of troops can be obtained overnight, and if the Heluo new army is the core to go north, then the Qing Dynasty will be very troublesome!"

Huang Taiji was shocked.Fan Wencheng is not alarmist. Daming is notoriously hard-headed. Yingzong was captured during the Tumu Fortress change. They immediately made Yingzong's younger brother the new king. and flee. The 30 army was almost wiped out, and Chongzhen's life and death were uncertain. Under such circumstances, it seemed natural for the local governors of Huguang and Sichuan to appoint the prince as the new king!With the financial resources of Huguang and Heluo, the tenacity of the Sichuan Army, and the sharpness of the Heluo New Army, once they react and pledge to the Northern Expedition, it will be hard to say who will win the battle!
Now he has to race against time to capture the entire North China before the Heluo New Army, the governors of Huguang, Sichuan, and even Shaanxi and Shanxi who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty react, and capture Dayi first!As long as he can capture Beijing and the North China Plain, with the powerful fighting power of the Eight Banners and the vigorous advocacy of the literati from the south of the Yangtze River and the north, the Qing Dynasty will be invincible!
All the generals of the Guan Ning army knelt down on the ground in unison, and said in unison: "I implore Your Majesty to enter the pass quickly!"

Han officials and civil servants also knelt down on the ground, but they said it better: "I implore your majesty to enter the pass quickly, destroy the Ming court, and liberate all people from hanging upside down!"

The banner owners of the Manchu Eight Banners and the Mongolian Eight Banners simply yelled: "Enter the customs! Enter the customs! Enter the customs!"

Kneeling on the ground under the court hall, every sound, every sentence, is to enter the customs.Huang Taiji, who had been insisting on resolving Chongzhen and Lu Xiangsheng before talking about entering the customs, finally wavered, and nodded heavily.

Enter the customs! ! !

(End of this chapter)