Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 507
At that moment, Li said with a bitter face, "Ding Wang, this is not good, is it?"

"Gu also knows that this is not good, but there is really no other way." Zhu Cijiong continued to sing a white face.

Seeing that the fire was almost ready, Xu Yingwei sang a red face at the right time: "My lord Linping, I have a way. It's better to let five thousand North Korean troops stay in Shengjing and help us defend the city, so that King Ding still has his three brothers." Qian Jingrui can escort you back to Pyongyang to put things right."

"Yes, you can let the North Korean army stay to help defend the city."

Li agreed at once, because in his eyes, the fighting power of the Korean army is not comparable to that of the Ming army. Li Ke saw the scene where the Ming army easily defeated the Jiannu defenders just now, and replaced it with the Korean army. , absolutely does not have this ability, so he hopes to be protected by the Ming army.

"Okay." Zhu Cijiong reluctantly agreed.

Li immediately breathed a sigh of relief, the position of heir is now stable.

At that moment Li asked Zhu Cijiong again: "Prince Ding, when shall we leave for Seoul?"

Zhu Cijiong said: "Gu's side can be used at any time, but you need to settle down the North Korean army, otherwise, the Korean army's morale will be unstable, which will affect Shengjing's defensive operations."

Li hurriedly said: "Young minister, let's make arrangements."

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A few days later, the time came to the beginning of October in the 20th year of Chongzhen (1647).

The first snow of this winter has fallen in Gyeonggi, which is more than a foot thick. All the buildings and fields inside and outside the capital are covered with silver makeup.

"Liaodong urgent report!"

"Liaodong urgent report!"

"Liaodong urgent report!"

Accompanied by the mournful long howl and the rapid sound of horseshoes, a courier galloped towards Chaoyang Gate like lightning. Seeing this, the Eight Banners Han army guarding Chaoyang Gate hurried out of the way.

The messenger rushed through the city gate like a whirlwind and onto Chaoyangmen Street.

Fortunately, it is freezing cold now, and there are not many pedestrians on the street.

Otherwise, such a fast speed must hit pedestrians.

After the messenger entered Chaoyang Gate, he did not continue to go to the imperial city, but turned to Prince Rui's Mansion to the south.

When Kankan came outside the gate of Prince Rui's mansion, the messenger's mount fell to the ground with a long hiss, and the exhausted messenger also fell heavily from the horseback.

"Liaodong urgent report!"

"Shengjing, Shengjing has fallen."

The messenger struggled to sit up and unburdened himself.

However, before he could finish his sentence, his eyes darkened and he fainted.

When Cao Eryu came back from business, he immediately ordered Bao Yi of the palace to carry the messenger off and told him to feed ginger soup, while he himself came straight to Dongnuan Pavilion with a courier.

At this time, in the Dongnuan Pavilion of the palace, Dorgon was calling Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo and other confidants to discuss matters.

"Everyone." Dorgon's eyes flicked from Hong Chengchou's face, and he said in a deep voice, "Shanxi merchants have inquired about the news about water transport. In the past six months, the Ming court has not transported materials to Huai'an through the canal on a large scale. Or Xuzhou, so adding 20 troops to Xuzhou is indeed a bluff."

Hong Chengchou stroked his beard and said in his heart that it was true.

Dorgon said again: "There is another piece of news."

Hong Chengchou and the others looked over at the same time.

After a short pause, Dorgon continued: "The [-] Ming troops who came to Dagukou were led by Chongzhen himself. If there is no accident on the way, Chongzhen should have already reached the sea outside Dagukou by now!"

"There is such a thing?" Hong Chengchou and the others changed their faces drastically, which was really unexpected.

After a while, Fan Wencheng said excitedly: "Master, this is a good opportunity."

"Not bad." Ning Wan and I also said, "If you can kill Chongzhen, Nanming won't worry about it."

Hong Chengchou was still a little skeptical: "Master, is this news reliable? Is it true that Chongzhen led the army?"

Hou Fangyu, who was at the bottom, said quietly: "I remember that at the critical moment of the Xuzhou War, Chongzhen once personally led the soldiers' battalion to rescue Yunlong Mountain. From this, it seems that the dog emperor still likes to take risks, so this time he personally led the army to rescue. Dagukou is not impossible.”

After a pause, Hou Fangyu said again: "It is already the first day of October, and the sea surface of the North Sea has already started to freeze. In about half a month at most, the sea surface will freeze. If Chongzhen really comes to Dagukou, by April next year, the North Sea Before the thaw, he will not even think about leaving Dagukou, which means that my Qing soldiers have a full five months!"

Hearing this, Dorgon slapped the dragon case and shouted: "I have made up my mind, send troops to Dagu immediately..."

However, Cao Eryu hastily walked into the East Nuan Pavilion before the last word "口" was uttered.

"Master, it's a disaster." Cao Eryu panted before he had time to kneel down and fight, "Shengjing has fallen!"

"What?" Dorgon felt a buzzing in his head when he heard the words, Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wan, I, and Hou Fangyu, the four hardcore traitors, also looked at each other in dismay.

Shengjing lost?How is this possible? !
The East Nuan Pavilion instantly became silent, and a needle could be heard falling.

Cao Eryu took a breath, and carefully handed the pond newspaper to Dorgon.

Dorgon quickly finished reading the pond newspaper, and silently handed the pond newspaper to Hong Chengchou who was nearest to him, and Fan Wencheng and other hardcore traitors hurried over to read it together.

After reading the pond newspaper, the traitors subconsciously gasped.

Good guy, the Ganqingtang report was not issued by Shengjing General Ye Keshu, but by King Zasak Ersen County, Horqin Mongolian Left Front Banner. What does this mean?
This means that the more than 5000 Qing soldiers and [-] Korean troops who stayed in Shengjing have been wiped out!

This was something that Hong Chengchou and the others never thought of, and at the same time felt a little unbelievable.

According to intelligence, the Ming army of the Gaizhou Guard has only [-] troops. If the troops left behind in Gaizhou are removed, the Ming army can only have [-] troops to fight in Shengjing. Moreover, the Liaodong Ming army does not carry many red cannons. Shengjing has solid fortifications. Even if the moat is frozen, it is impossible for the Ming army to break through Shengjing so quickly, right?
It's really strange, how did the Ming army break through Shengjing City in a short period of time?
Could it be that Shengjing was attacked?The Qing soldiers were killed by surprise?

But here comes the question, how did the Ming army get to Shengjing without anyone noticing?

You must know that Shengjing City is located in the center of the Liaohe Plain, surrounded by the endless plains, and the Qing Dynasty is all over the plains. How did the Ming army march in concealment?
Hong Chengchou and the others really couldn't figure it out.

After a long while, Dorgon said quietly: "Everyone, let's talk about it."

Hong Chengchou frowned and remained silent. Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan and I were also silent. Seeing this, Hou Fangyu said decisively: "Master, the fall of Shengjing is enough to affect the overall situation, and we must take it back as soon as possible."

Fan Wencheng also sighed softly and said: "The servant seconded the proposal, the loss of Shengjing has too much to do with it."

"Yes." Ning Wan and I also said, "Shengjing is not only the mausoleum of Taizu Taizong, but also used to be the old capital of my Qing Dynasty, and most importantly, once Shengjing falls, the entire Liaodong will no longer be for me. It was owned by the Qing Dynasty, and Liaodong was the only land passage connecting North Korea. Once North Korea heard the news, it would definitely defect from the Qing Dynasty and return to Nanming. In this way, the Ming army in Liaodong could continuously obtain supplies from North Korea. Liaodong is no longer owned by our Qing Dynasty."

At this time, Hong Chengchou sighed: "Master, the worst thing is probably not these."

Dorgon's face became more and more embarrassing: "Heng Jiu, you mean the Ten Banners of Horqin Mongolia?"

"Yes." Hong Chengchou said solemnly, "The Ten Banners of Horqin Mongolia are very close to Shengjing City. When the Ming army dispatched troops from Shengjing, they could reach the Right Front Banner and the Left Front Banner within three days, and within ten days." The farthest right-wing Zhalaite Banner and left-wing Orros Banner, the Qing Dynasty had no time to rescue them."

Hearing this, Fan Wencheng Ning Wan and I also looked at each other in blank dismay.

The Ten Banners of Horqin Mongolia is the true hard-core ally of the Qing Dynasty.

Once Horqin Mongolia is hit hard or even falls to Ming Dynasty, the result will be disastrous.

Only Hou Fangyu frowned and retorted: "The Ming army only has [-] troops in Liaodong. If you remove the defenders in Gaizhou and the troops left behind in Shengjing, how many troops can you allocate to attack the Mongolian banners in Horqin? Two thousand Or three thousand? And most of them are infantry, how much threat can they pose?"

"This is exactly the problem." Hong Chengchou sighed softly, and then said to Dorgon, "Master, maybe we have fallen into Chongzhen's tricks, and we are making a lot of noise."

"A plan to strike east and west? What do you mean?"

Dorgon's face changed greatly, and he seemed a little unwilling to believe it.

Hong Chengchou said with a wry smile: "The brothers of the Luo family sent a secret letter saying that Chongzhen would send [-] more troops to Dagukou, and the slaves also judged that Chongzhen would send more troops to Dagukou."

"Because the threat of Dagukou is too great, it is like a sharp knife in my throat for my Qing Dynasty."

"The Ming army stationed heavy troops at Dagukou, which can force our Qing Dynasty to continuously invest in heavy troops, so that it can continuously consume our Qing Dynasty's food, wages and ordnance."

After a pause, Hong Chengchou went on to say: "Comparatively speaking, Gaizhou Guard is not that important. At most, it just cut off the Liaoxi Corridor, and the impact is actually not great."

"Is there any problem here?" Hou Fangyu frowned.

Hong Chengchou said: "If the Ming army can only attack one or two points, this judgment is correct, but if the Ming army is capable of attacking one area, it is a big mistake."

"One side?" Hou Fangyu lost his voice, "Liaodong, for example?"

"Yes, for example, Liaodong." Hong Chengchou said solemnly, "If the Ming army has the ability to capture Liaodong, it can also force the Qing Dynasty to continue to invest in heavy troops, and it can also continue to consume my Qing Dynasty's food and military equipment, because the Qing Dynasty We cannot bear the consequences of losing Liaodong as a whole, so we must retake it at all costs."

After a short pause, he added: "The loss of Shengjing this time is enough to prove that the Ming army is really capable of capturing the entire Liaodong, so if there is no accident, Chongzhen's [-] soldiers must have gone to Liaodong."

(End of this chapter)