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

Chapter 951 Decisive Battle 4
The cold rain that had been falling all night finally stopped, the sky brightened, and a straight ray of dawn illuminated the walls of the ancient city of Beijing.

The battle that took place in Huailai seemed to be close to the city of Beijing. After everyone woke up, they had to eat breakfast if they had the conditions, and those who didn’t have the conditions to go hungry, gather energy, and start a new day’s busy work.Peddlers and pawns are busy for two meals a day, merchants and peddlers are chasing petty profits, brothels and prostitutes are soliciting customers everywhere, and dignitaries and dignitaries flirt with others, each has its own way of life, each has its own splendor and bitterness.After more than a month of chaos, the city of Beijing has restored order. After Huang Taiji brutally killed a group of lawless guys, no one dared to rob and kill as he did when he first entered the city.After that, Huang Taiji asked the former officials of the Ming Dynasty to pay a large amount of money and rice as a certificate of honor, and then took part of it to help the hungry people in the capital.And as the Qing army won successive victories, swept through the North Zhili, and the good news of the lightweight Nanjing came, more and more people's hearts became active... The emperor of the Qing Dynasty is a great man with a large number of capable ministers, and even more There are hundreds of thousands of tiger and wolf teachers, maybe they can really achieve great things?Maybe defecting to him is really a way out?In this world, the most important thing is to survive and stand out. What is loyalty to the emperor and patriotism?Nonsense, all loyal and patriotic people died on the Liaodong battlefield!

Huang Taiji is indeed Daming's most terrifying enemy. If he is given enough time, he will definitely be able to fully integrate the resources left by Daming, or even the resources that Ming failed to utilize, and build a powerful empire. It may be difficult to unify China. , but it is not difficult at all to dominate East Asia, look at North Korea, and Japan. Haven't you seen that North Korea and Japan have sent several groups of missions to congratulate him and discuss tribute matters?It's a pity that this lifelong enemy of Ming Dynasty also has a terrifying opponent, and when he was not able to gain a firm foothold, this terrifying opponent has already shown his sharp fangs...

As soon as the gate of Dongzhimen City opened, the Border Guard Rider flew in under the sunshine, knocking down several people along the way without looking back, and ran towards the city regardless of the situation. Wherever he went, there were complaints, people were frightened or splashed. The officers, soldiers and civilians covered in mud all yelled: "You blind and despicable barbarians, are you rushing to reincarnate? Wait until the next horse stumbles and kills you!" They just cursed happily, but no one thought that the reason why this border legend ran away We were in such a hurry because a beacon fire had already been lit at the Jundu Mountain beacon tower a hundred miles away, and a column of smoke shot straight into the sky!
Inside the Jinji Hall, civil servants and officials kneeled all over the ground, there were hundreds of people. The Han civil servants and elites of the Donglin Party that the Jianzhou Group had recruited for decades were basically here.Huang Taiji was dressed in a dragon robe and sat on a dragon chair, high above the sky, asking about major events in the world.He has become even thinner. If Mang Gurtai was here, he would not dare to call him the fat old man—he has lost weight several times, okay?There is no way, there are too many things to worry about. On the surface, the Qing Dynasty is victorious, sweeping the essence of Zhili in the north and south, a large area of ​​wealth, and countless civil and military talents are all owned by the Qing Dynasty. The situation is very good, not a small one , but a piece of good news!However, Huang Taiji, Fan Wencheng and others are very clear that the current situation of the Qing Dynasty is far from being as optimistic as it seems. The Heluo New Army and Tianxiong Army are accumulating strength and may go north at any time. It has been a long time since they failed to capture the escaped queens and princes. Chongzhen was hiding in Lushun and could not survive, and Daishan had nothing to do with him... The worst thing is that Dorgon has never heard of it. He entered the Central Plains via Yangquan, Shanxi, and destroyed Daming Dao's plan is progressing slowly, but more and more Ming troops are gathering on the front lines of Shimen and Hengshui. In short, it is a headache!Huang Taiji walked on thin ice, taking every step carefully, for fear that if he made a wrong step, he would be doomed. Being an emperor was really not easy.However, hard work is all hard work, he still enjoys the feeling that the fate of hundreds of millions of people is in his hands, and being an emperor is what he pursues!

"What's going on with Zhenglan Qi?" After dealing with a few business matters, he suddenly asked about Zhenglan Qi's activities, and his dissatisfaction was almost written on his face.

Fan Wencheng replied respectfully: "My Majesty, the Zhenglan Banner has entered the boundary of Zhending Mansion and is approaching Shimen..."

Huang Taiji snorted angrily: "It's approaching Shimen, which means it hasn't reached Shimen yet? What happened to Zhenglan Banner, did they all become women with small feet!?"

Fan Wencheng said: "There are 10,000+ elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty gathered at Shimen, it's good for Zhenglan Banner to be more cautious..."

Huang Taiji snorted again, and was about to speak when Tailin on duty rushed in with a face of panic, knelt down, and screamed: "Your Majesty, Prince Zheng has something to ask for an audience!"

Huang Taiji was taken aback. Jierhalang was in charge of the defense of the Gyeonggi area, and he was very busy all day long. He told Jierhalang that he didn't have to go to court for any major matters, and he just needed to rest. Why... Could it be that something happened outside Beijing? misfortune?He hurriedly said: "Please!"

Jierhalang in military uniform came in hastily. He came in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to untangle his sword. This made Huang Taiji feel that something was wrong—Jierhalang was different from Manggur Ty, he's not one of those reckless, lose-go-lucky guys!The officials also saw this, and thousands of eyes shot at Jierhalang.

Ji'erharang didn't even care about etiquette. He knelt down on one knee and shouted: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report to you! Due to the emergency, I didn't even have time to change my military uniform. I'd like to apologize to the emperor if I'm disrespectful." !”

Huang Taiji gathered himself together and said, "Forgive your innocence! What's the matter? Tell me, Prince Zheng!"

Ji Erhalang took a deep breath, and said quickly: "My minister just received the urgent report from the legend of the border. General Yang Lie's headquarters was attacked by the main force of the Tianxiong Army at Tumu Fortress. The entire line has been defeated, and the [-] army has been damaged. Nearly halfway, the remnant troops retreated to Jundu Mountain to defend against danger, the main force of Tianxiong Army is pressing towards Jundu Mountain with the momentum of Mount Tai, and the Changping defenders have already lit the beacon!"

Huang Taiji's complexion changed continuously, his hands trembled slightly, and he murmured: "The Tianxiong Army...has it finally come?" How miserable, if the Tianxiong army comes to Beijing, none of them will survive!Chen Xinjia was the first to shout: "This is impossible! The Tianxiong Army has only a small number of troops, and more than one-third of its strength has already been buried in Liaodong. The Lei Shisheng Department was beaten to pieces by Prince Rui in Datong. The headquarters is facing the overwhelming attack of the Junggars, and it is precarious. How can they have the strength to attack Yanqing Prefecture? Impossible, it is absolutely impossible!"

Wang Yingxiong also said: "That's right, could it be that General Yang Lie made a mistake, and it was only bandits and bandits who attacked them, not the Tianxiong Army?"

Wu Sangui was furious: "Lord Wang, what do you mean? Are you saying that our Guan Ning Army can't even beat bandits!?"

Wang Yingxiong's scalp tingled, and then he remembered that he was already a courtier of the Qing Dynasty... The Qing Dynasty was good in everything, but one thing was not good, that was the extremely heavy military exploits, the martial arts, the status of the generals was very high, and it could be said that he was on the same level as the Ming Dynasty. Don't——didn't they betray the country and join the enemy because the military generals of the Ming Dynasty became stronger and stronger, and the power of speech became higher and higher, and the detached status of the literati could not be guaranteed?He hurriedly said: "General Yangwu, don't get me wrong, I don't mean that, what I mean is..."

Huang Taiji waved his hands and said: "Okay, don't say any more!" He stood up, walked down from Danbi with his hands behind his back, paced back and forth in the hall, frowned tightly, and said: "This matter is not a trivial matter and cannot be taken lightly. It! King Pingnan!"

Zu Dashou rolled up his sleeves and strode out: "The slave is here!"

Huang Taiji said: "Send someone to contact General Yang Lie immediately to find out the situation in Huailai. If the Tianxiong Army is really coming, you must immediately send troops to consolidate the defense line of Jundu Mountain! This is the gate of the capital, absolutely There is no room for loss!"

Zu Dashou looked solemn and said, "Your servant understands!"

Huang Taiji called again: "Prince Zheng!"

Jierhalang took a step forward: "My minister is here!"

Huang Taiji said: "We must block the news on this matter, and the defense around Gyeonggi must be strengthened. At the same time, more spies will be sent to keep an eye on the market. Those who are found to spread rumors do not need to be judged, and they will all be executed!"

Jierhalang's expression turned serious: "Anyone?"

Huang Taiji said word by word: "As long as they are spreading rumors, they will be killed without mercy, no one will be an exception!"

Ji Erhalang clenched his fists heavily, stood up and retreated, and arranged to go.

Huang Taiji issued a few more orders in a row. He was used to strong winds and waves. He didn't pay much attention to the small matter of the victory or defeat of the civil fort battle. He almost didn't think about it. people admire.It's just that his heart is not as calm as it looks on the surface, and his worries are getting heavier: if the situation is true and the Tianxiong Army has really entered Yanqing Prefecture, then there is only one possibility, that is, Lei Shisheng has already defeated Dorgon , at least Dorgon can no longer attack the Tianxiong Army!This means that Dorgon has suffered a great loss, and even lost the battle. There are tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Eight Banners... He fought a cold war and didn't dare to think about it anymore!
Under Huang Taiji's dispatch, a large number of Qing troops moved towards Jundu Mountain, and the atmosphere in the capital suddenly became tense.

In the evening, the Yanqing defender sent a military envoy to report: "It was discovered that a large number of rout troops retreated from the direction of the Tumu Fort. According to them, they encountered the main force of the Tianxiong Army. Hu Haichao had died for the country. Zu Dacheng led the two Thousands of cavalry broke out of the siege and disappeared!"

After receiving the report, Huang Taiji's hand trembled while he was drinking medicine, and he almost threw away the large bowl of medicine in his hand!

What he was most worried about finally happened, Tianxiong Army, they are here!
(End of this chapter)