The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 22 Lonely City
Ningyuan City.

After all, Dor Gun was a step too late, looking at the deserted city and the abandoned village fortress in the wild, he also gritted his teeth angrily.

At this time, Fan Wencheng came back again, and was even more annoyed when he learned that Wu Sangui had rejected his offer.

Then he looked at the middle-aged scribe next to him.

"Mr. Hong, now that Wu Sangui has retreated to Shanhaiguan, it may not be easy to attack by force. Do you think this king should continue to send more people to recruit people to surrender, or go directly to the army?"

The middle-aged scholar is about fifty years old, with a refined face and a calm demeanor, quite the demeanor of a celebrity.

It was Hong Chengchou, the governor of the Ming Dynasty who was captured and surrendered in the Battle of Songjin.

After surrendering, he was regarded as a guest of honor by Huang Taiji. After Huang Taiji died, he was also highly valued by Doer Gun.

It can be said that the reason why Dorgun was able to quickly monopolize power is inseparable from Hong Chengchou's counseling.

Listening to Doer Gun's inquiry at this moment, after thinking for a while, he stroked his beard and said in a deep thought: "Wu Sangui is not like ordinary generals, he has great ambitions, is quite wise, and knows how to assess the situation. The Ming Dynasty will not perish, so I am afraid it will be difficult to persuade him to surrender.

But Shanhaiguan is tall and sturdy, and unusually majestic. Now Wu Sangui is guarding it, with tens of thousands of strong soldiers under his command, so a strong attack is not advisable. "

"Surrender is not possible, and forced attack is not advisable. Is it possible that the hundreds of thousands of warriors of the Qing Dynasty hesitated at the Shanhai Pass? This king's grand plan and hegemony were blocked by this small Shanhai Pass?"

Dole said angrily.

The unwillingness and aggrieved in my heart cannot be expressed in words.

Early in the morning, they already had the strength to take control of the Central Plains, but the Liaodong Corridor has not been able to be opened, which has led to the fact that the army can only plunder once every time it enters the customs, and then has to retreat.

Now there is only the last Shanhaiguan Pass left in the entire Liaodong Corridor. Seeing that the Huahua River and Mountains of the Han people are about to be completely opened to them, but they are firmly guarded by Wu Sangui, it is really hateful and exasperating.

"Don't be impatient, the regent. The Ming court may be doomed this time. For his own glory, wealth and ambition, Wu Sangui will definitely lead his Guanning iron cavalry to serve the king. The general who stays behind is no more than his third or fourth brother. Everyone has a brave and foolhardy generation, which is useless.

The lord only needs to send a brave general with cavalry to detour to Xifengkou, and when Wu Sangui arrives in the capital to entangle with the intruders, then let the spies in the city spread rumors that Wu Sangui was defeated and died.

At that time, under the pincer attack of our army, the soldiers and civilians in the city will be panic-stricken and have no fighting spirit. If they promise to surrender, even if Brother Wu Sangui does not surrender, someone will tie him up and open the door to surrender. "

"Haha, good! Mr. Hong really has no plan left, so Shanhaiguan will be broken, and my cavalry of the Qing Dynasty can go straight in for a long time, without any worries, and unify the world, just around the corner!"

After listening to Dole Gun, he laughed excitedly and praised repeatedly.

He seems to have seen the warriors of the Qing Dynasty leaping over the Central Plains, laying down one city after another, and all the wealth and beauties in the south of the Yangtze River belonged to the Qing Dynasty.

"Congratulations to the Regent!"

Fan Wencheng on the side hurriedly knelt down and said.

But I lamented in my heart, once the emperor and courtiers, now the regent interrogates this old dog Hong Chengchou in everything, making him a majestic scholar, but reduced to a messenger to send a letter to surrender, the feeling is really not for outsiders.

"Congratulations to the Regent!"

All the generals and surrendered generals of the Qing Dynasty also knelt down and bowed one after another, their faces were very excited.

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou had no choice but to kneel down. Fortunately, he is used to kneeling and kneeling now, and the awkwardness before is gone.

Immediately, Duoer Gun asked his younger brother Duoduo to lead [-] Eight Banners warriors from the north to Xifengkou to stand by.

This time, under the instigation of Hong Chengchou, Dole Gun gathered almost all the troops of the Eight Banners.

It can be said to be a soldier of the whole country.

There are [-] Jurchen Eight Banners alone, [-] Mongolian Eight Banners, and a total of [-] Han Eight Banners and Korean servants. They are all infantry and firearms soldiers, and there are more than [-] red cannons alone.

There are more than [-] horse-buoyed firearms soldiers, and they are obviously ready to attack the city and move into the Central Plains.

Even if Li Zicheng did not go to attack Beijing, the Eight Banners will prepare to completely open up the Liaoxi Corridor this year, break through Beijing, and sweep the entire north.

Because this is the strategy that Huang Taiji formulated long ago. For this day, Huang Taiji has been fully preparing for more than ten years.

Compared with Nurhachi who only knows about killing and fighting brutally, Huang Taiji is much smarter.

First of all, in terms of politics and big strategy, Nurhachi and Dorgon are not worthy of giving Huang Taiji shoes.

After Huang Taiji came to power, he changed Nurhachi's policy. First, he pretended to negotiate peace with the Ming court, and then treated the Han people and officials in Liaodong leniently, making them return to their hearts and work hard.

Then there was the Eastern Expedition of the Mongolian tribes, the marriage and division, so that they were tied to the chariots of the Manchus, and they conquered North Korea several times, completely solving their worries, and gaining the granary.

Knowing that the Ming Dynasty had a profound foundation and it was not easy to conquer, they sent troops to detour to plunder and destroy it every now and then.

It not only supported the rebels within the Ming Dynasty, strengthened its own strength, but also weakened the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, hit the morale of the Ming army, and deepened its relationship with Mongolia.

It can be said to serve multiple purposes.

Finally, a series of political reforms.

First of all, knowing that the Han people were obsessed with the title of Jin, they decisively changed it to the Qing Dynasty. Knowing the temper of the Han scholars and officials, they got a jade seal to proclaim the emperor. People can't tell the truth from the fake, and the system is all modeled after the Han dynasty.

It has to be said that this set of combined punches laid a solid foundation for the Manchu Qing Dynasty to rule the Central Plains.

It has truly achieved three points of politics and seven points of military affairs.

Therefore, it is not a coincidence that the Manchu Qing entered the Central Plains. Even without the assists of Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng, it was only a year or two late.

Because after the Battle of Songjin, the time for the Manchus to take over the Central Plains was actually ripe, but Huang Taiji's sudden hiccups delayed another year.

……

Capital.

At this time, Zhu Cihong didn't know at all that the Manchu Qing had raised soldiers from all over the country and wanted to take control of the Central Plains.

Affected by various influences in his previous life, he also subconsciously believed that the reason why the Manchus were able to rule the Central Plains was purely coincidental, and Li Zicheng committed his own death.

So all the energy and mind were put on the intruders outside the city, and all they thought about was how to defeat the intruders, keep the capital, and rebuild the country.

This is already the fifth day of the burglar siege.

Yesterday, Liu Fangliang from the South Road also led an army of more than [-] to the southern suburbs of the capital, and then moved to the eastern suburbs, completely encircling the capital.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Cihong also completely blocked the Chaoyang Gate reserved in the east, and fought the thieves to the end.

After a few days of preparation, the intruders had already buried a moat about two miles long on the north, south, and west sides respectively. The siege equipment was also built in sevens and eighties, and all the prefectures and counties around the capital also surrendered.

Beijing has become a truly isolated city.

(End of this chapter)