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

Chapter 966 Trapped Beast
"Invasion like fire" is probably the best portrayal of the Ming army at this time. When the news of the attack on Dagukou reached Beijing, the entire Tianjin had fallen into the hands of the Ming army. Such a strong city, Wang Rui said The barbarian army under his command came down almost at once, and the fierce offensive made the Qing army terrified.Of course, this head-on and brutal style of fighting also caused the barbarian army to suffer a lot of casualties, but these fierce warriors did not care. In their view, dying on the battlefield was the best destination. Fighting under the command of Wang Rui, There is no regret in dying.

The fall of Dagukou and the fall of the entire Tianjin made no difference to Huang Taiji and even the entire Qing army. The flames rising from the Haihe Plain and Caofeidian showed them a terrible fact: Beijing has become an isolated city. !

Two corners of the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang triangle area collapsed, a truly isolated city!

Holding this bloody battle report, Huang Taiji pursed his lips and said nothing. No one knew what was going on in his mind, but his slightly trembling body betrayed him.It's not fear, it's shock, it's anger, it's confusion.Who would have thought that they would wipe out Chongzhen's Northern Expedition army and go south, sweeping through Beizhili, and they would have the potential to dominate the world, but they were forced to the point of desperation in just two months?Ever since Yang Menglong led the army to the north, the Qing army has been losing, not in one game or two, but on all fronts, and they are all retreating. This is still Manchuria, which is between the white mountains and the black waters. It once made the Ming Empire tremble. Iron cavalry?Could it be that those brave and invincible warriors who counted as ten were all dead, leaving only a bunch of wine bags and rice bags?
No, not like that!I believe in my own army, I believe in those athletes who followed me and swept the entire North Zhili, they are by no means cowards, their will and courage will never lose to the Heluo New Army!

What is it that has forced me and my army to such a situation where we are besieged on all sides and at the end of our rope?

Is it a firearm?

My firearms are much more than those of the Heluo New Army!
Is it an artillery piece?

My cannons are also numerous!

Is it popular opinion?

No, I implement a benevolent government, recruit talents regardless of pattern, respect Confucianism and Confucianism, these are good policies that have been used for thousands of years, and they quickly won the hearts of the world's gentry, vassals and officials. On the contrary, Chongzhen was reckless and reckless. The talented and unvirtuous Qingliu sprayed the dog, and corrupted the state affairs to the extreme. When it comes to losing the hearts of the people, Chongzhen has already lost the hearts of the people!
What is it that makes me fail?
I don't understand, I really don't understand!
Huang Taiji was silent for a long time, with his head bowed, his mind was in a mess. At one moment, thousands of thoughts surged up all at once, like a clump of weeds.He was in a state of confusion. Although he also grew up in the flames of war, he had fought in countless battles since he was a child. What situation did he not encounter?But such a bad situation made him not know what to do.Not to mention him, even if Nurhachi was invited, they would probably be helpless. They had never tried to be cornered like this before!

His Highness Jin Cheng, all the civil and military officials were kneeling on the ground. Seeing that Huang Taiji didn't speak for a long time, and didn't even look at them, many people began to look around, communicating with eye waves, and the corners of their eyes and mouth twitched together, as if they were sending telegrams. , and the eyes are the receivers... If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you would never believe that a person's expression can be so rich!Forget about solid-minded guys like Hauge, Jilharang, and Saharian. They will only obey Huang Taiji's orders. Even if Huang Taiji orders them to die, they will not hesitate to draw their swords and cut themselves off. neck.However, the Han official group represented by Wen Tiren and Wang Yingxiong had no intention of dying with the Qing Dynasty. They joined the Qing Dynasty for the sake of their high-ranking officials and their loyalty, not for their loyalty to anyone!But now, the seemingly invincible Qing army was retreating steadily under the fierce attack of the Ming army, losing troops and generals one after another, and losing all the strategic locations in the Gyeonggi area. Beijing has become an isolated city, in danger of destruction at any time. This ...What should I do?Is it possible that he will betray Huang Taiji again and lick Yang Menglong's boots?Well, for them, moral integrity is simply superfluous. If it falls off, it will fall off. It is no big deal. As long as they can save their lives, as long as they can keep high-ranking officials, what if they sell another emperor and then lick Yang Menglong's boots?But thinking about Yang Menglong's jealous temperament, and thinking about how he once plotted against Yang Menglong and the entire new army of Ming Dynasty, everyone's hearts were blown away!

Even if they are willing to be shameless and lick Yang Menglong's boots, I'm afraid Yang Menglong won't let them lick them!

Wu Xiang, Wu Sangui, Zu Dashou and the others looked even more gloomy, pursing their lips with a vicious expression, greeting the eighteen generations of Yang Menglong's family ancestors in their hearts.Bearing infamy, they betrayed Chongzhen and the 30 Northern Expeditionary Army in exchange for the appreciation of Huang Taiji and the promise of cracking the soil to seal the marquis. However, before they could get these things, Yang Menglong came out. Foot kicked their cooked duck in the air!After a series of vicious battles, Guan Ning's army lost a third of their elite troops, thanks to the shaving bonus. If they had suffered such a heavy loss before their heads were shaved, they would have performed tricks to blow up the camp and even rebelled!But after paying such a heavy price, the result was one failure after another. Yang Menglong's offensive became more and more fierce, turning Beijing into an isolated city!They really made a wrong bet this time, what should they do?
"How many troops are there at Shanhaiguan?" While he was thinking wildly, Huang Taiji suddenly spoke.

Wu Xiang hesitated for a moment, then replied: "Report to the Emperor, there are still nine thousand soldiers at Shanhaiguan."

Huang Taiji frowned and murmured: "Nine thousand...nine thousand...even if they are all transferred, I'm afraid there will be no way to drive Tianjin's enemy troops into the sea!"

Wu Xiang said respectfully: "Yes, the [-] soldiers are mainly auxiliary soldiers. It's okay to let them defend the city, but it's absolutely impossible to fight in the field."

Hauge said coldly: "In my opinion, it's not because you can't fight in the field, but because you don't want to transfer these nine thousand soldiers into the pass, for fear of losing your final capital!"

Wu Xiang complained: "Prince Su, you have wronged the subordinate! The subordinate is so loyal to the Qing Dynasty that he can even tear out his heart and liver! But these nine thousand soldiers are indeed auxiliary soldiers with extremely poor combat power. Transferring to the pass will only be a waste of food and grass!"

Huang Taiji's heart skipped a beat: "Food and grass..." His eyes turned to Fan Wencheng: "Scholar Fan, how much food and grass are there in the city now?"

Fan Wencheng took out a small notebook from his sleeve, opened it to read it, and said solemnly: "My Majesty, the food and grass in the city is less than one month's worth."

Everyone was shocked again, Hauge jumped up and shouted: "How is it possible! When Beijing was first captured, didn't it say that the grain and grass in Beijing would last for half a year? How long has it passed? Only So much? Who embezzled!?”

Fan Wencheng smiled wryly: "Prince Su, the food in Beijing is enough for half a year, but when the war broke out, people from surrounding states and counties flocked to Beijing to beg for food. In order to show the benevolence of my Qing Dynasty, the emperor personally ordered Distributing food and relief, no one should starve to death. As the news spreads, more people will flock to the city... Even a mountain will be eaten down!"

Hauge originally wanted to settle accounts with Fan Wencheng, he thought that Fan Wencheng must have been greedy a lot, but when he heard that this was his father's idea, he quickly swallowed back the words that came to his lips.That's right, this is indeed Huang Taiji's idea. Now it seems that he has done a stupid thing and used up the precious food. But if he can do it all over again, he probably will do it again. If he wants to buy people's hearts, he must do it this way , otherwise Gyeonggi will be unstable.Hauge knew of Huang Taiji's plan, so he didn't dare to scold him if he was killed.

Huang Taiji gave an order with a cold face: "From now on, implement strict food rationing for the whole city immediately, and let the wealthy households in the city hand over all their stored food, and those who hide and refuse to hand over will be killed without mercy!"

A large group of Han civil servants had a cold war and almost cried.Originally, this was an excellent opportunity to drive up food prices, hoard food, and make a fortune, but it turned out that this guy not only prevented them from getting rich, but also asked them to hand over all the stored food!They began to miss Chongzhen. At least when Chongzhen was still there, they would never force them to hand over their grain reserves.What kind of evil did they have to drive such a good emperor to Lushun, and invite the big devil, Huang Taiji, into Beijing?
This time the death is really a bit big!
Jierhalang couldn't bear it anymore, and went out to play: "Your Majesty, although there is still a lot of food in the city, you can stick to it for a while, but it is the worst policy to stay in an isolated city!"

Huang Taiji looked extremely tired: "Then what suggestion do you have?"

Jierhalang gritted his teeth and said, "Fight the Ming army!"

As soon as the words came out, everyone was shocked. Sahalian exclaimed in horror: "Are you crazy? You are going to fight the Ming army at this time!"

Jierhalang's eyes were bloodshot, and he said sharply, "I'm not crazy! Now that the Ming army is pressing on every step of the way, blocking our army every step of the way, our army is divided into several large pieces by them and wiped out one by one. They ate up those armies, and they joined forces under the city of Beijing, and everything is over!" He knelt down, kowtowed hard, and hissed: "Now the encirclement circle of the Ming army has not yet closed, and the main force of the corps is gone!" There is no rendezvous yet. There is only one legion with [-] troops on the front line of Fengtai, but our army has [-] to [-] people, and there are many cannons. With a full blow, the chances of winning are great! The Ming army can really rival our army. For several legions, first destroy the Xue Siming legion in Fengtai, and then turn around and destroy the Lei Shisheng legion in Badaling. The fighting power of the Ming army will be wiped out by half immediately. At that time, whether to stick to Beijing or retreat to Liaodong, our army can calmly arrange , instead of being so embarrassed like now! Your Majesty, this is the last chance, don't miss it!"

Huang Taiji muttered to himself: "A legion... a legion?" His expression was quite strange.There are only 1 troops in the Heluo New Army, and 500 Ming troops are not enough to fill the teeth of the fierce Qing army. Where is the need for an army of 1 to [-], two Niu Lu can do it Destroy them all!However, this is no ordinary Ming army, this is the Heluo New Army!The Battle of Panjin had already let the Qing army know how powerful a fully weaponized regiment of the Ming Dynasty's new army was. To destroy one of their regiments, the Qing army would have to pay at least twice as many casualties!Can the Qing army afford so many people to die now?They don't have many people left!
Jierhalang said loudly: "Yes, there is only one legion over there in Fengtai! And Yang Menglong is also there. As long as we can defeat this legion and kill Yang Menglong, our army can turn the corner. Your Majesty, this is a golden opportunity!" "

Upon hearing the word "Yang Menglong", everyone's pupils shrank, and Huang Taiji clenched his teeth.

Yang Menglong, it's Yang Menglong again!
This guy is probably the nemesis of the Qing Dynasty. In the Battle of Daling River a few years ago, he was the one who chased and stabbed Huang Taiji's horse to death with a single shot, almost killing Huang Taiji. In the Battle of Lushun, [-] Qing troops were killed by him. Nearly [-] yuan was lost in my hands, and my vitality was severely damaged!When the Qing army entered the pass and swept through Northern Zhili, this guy stepped forward again, supported Emperor Longwu and vowed to fight for the Northern Expedition. He quickly stabilized the morale of the Ming army and took the initiative, gradually forcing the Qing Dynasty to the edge. The edge of destruction!He was really the sworn enemy of the Qing Dynasty. Now that he heard that he was in Fengtai with only one legion around him, Huang Taiji couldn't suppress the fighting and killing intent in his heart!
Lu Xiangsheng was trapped in Lushun, and he was in danger. If he killed Yang Menglong, the Qing Dynasty would be able to turn the crisis into safety!

Thinking of this, Huang Taiji was like a gambler who was about to lose all his money but accidentally saw the dealer's hole cards, a frightening light burst out of his eyes, and he quickly issued several orders.

A few years after the Battle of Dalinghe, Huang Taiji and Yang Menglong, mortal enemies finally ushered in the second chance to face-to-face confrontation.But at this time, Huang Taiji became the king of a country, no longer just the leader of a bandit group, and Yang Menglong also became the commander of the Ming army, and he was no longer the commander of the little Wuyang Guard.This war is a duel between them, and the army of millions is the sword they wield in their hands.

Was it Huang Taiji who broke the army and killed the generals, the shame of the golden helmet being captured in the battle of Daling River, or Yang Menglong's persistent efforts and sent Huang Taiji an even more tragic defeat?
Probably only God knows.

(End of this chapter)