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

Chapter 42
The next day, Wu Sangui led his men to chase south again.

At noon, Wu Sanfu also led his men back to the city, and after some rewards, he followed suit.

Liu Fangliang, who was also killed by Wu Sanfu yesterday, pissed his ass, lost countless corpses along the way, and finally fled dangerously into Tongzhou City with [-] remnants of soldiers.

Wu Sanfu just gave up.

After a night and a morning of gathering, King Chuang of Fangshan once again gathered thousands of people around him.

Almost all the leaders escaped on horseback yesterday, including the two generals Li Guo and Liu Zongmin.

Seeing that all the old brothers didn't make much difference, and only Liu Fangliang was away, King Chuang was also quite relieved.

Although the morale was a little low, the hearts of the people were not scattered.

"Report! Your Majesty, the Ming cavalry is here again."

"what?"

"Damn it, this Wu Sangui is going to kill them all."

"Brother, Fangshan is a dead city. Once it is surrounded, there is no way out. If you are a hero, you should evacuate as soon as possible!"

"Your Majesty, General Liu still had [-] troops in Baoding back then, so let's retreat to Baoding first and then make a long-term plan!"

"What the prime minister said is true, let's go!"

Originally, King Chuang planned to stay here for a day or two, gather some infantry, and even planned to send people to inquire about Liu Fangliang's news, and then retreat south.

But now he had to rush out of the city with a group of old brothers and continue to flee south.

Wu Sangui was still hanging behind, not forgetting to blackmail those gentry officials along the way.

After all, those officials and gentry were surrendered as thieves, and being killed by Wu Sangui was like killing a chicken.

Wu Sangui's side is full of scenery, taking the opportunity to make a fortune, collecting gold and silver treasures, but the Shanhaiguan side is full of artillery.

To the west of Shanhaiguan City, galloping war horses had sealed off a radius of fifty miles.

But to the east of Guancheng, there is a large army gathered, and the people, horses and vehicles stretch for more than ten miles, and there is no end in sight.

Two hundred red-clothed cannons lined up, spouting flames, smashing the city to pieces.

Fighting and stopping, from the morning to the afternoon, the fire was completely turned off, and then it was a gallop to Guanxia.

"Wu Sangui, my regent will give you one last chance to surrender the city, and he will make you the king of Pingxi. If you continue to be obsessed with obsession, after the city is broken, no chickens or dogs will be left, and no grass will grow!"

"Third general, why don't you surrender."

"Yes, three generals, King Chuang has broken through the capital, Ming is over, and the general is dead. Now we are surrounded again. Jiannu has hundreds of cannons in red clothes. If you don't surrender, it will be over sooner or later!"

"Fart, this is Jiannu's scheming, deliberately disturbing our army's morale, the second brother can't die in battle!"

Facing the persuasion from the generals around him, Wu Sangui yelled curses out of anger, and gritted his teeth in hatred.

He still believed that the second brother was defeated in battle, but he would not believe that the second brother was killed by intruders and killed.

"Three generals, we naturally believe that the commander-in-chief is still alive, but the brothers below don't believe it. You can see for yourself... how can there be any fighting spirit?"

Wu Sangui glanced at the soldiers under the wall, seeing that they had indeed lost their fighting spirit, and felt helpless.

And at that moment came the obnoxious cry from under the wall.

"Listen, people inside. My regent said that whoever can kill Wu Sangui and open the door with his head will be crowned King Pingxi and rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver!"

Whoa!
The Ming army in the city immediately went into an uproar, and many people's eyes glowed with gold, including the generals on the wall.

There's no way, the big guy can't help but feel uneasy.

Now that reinforcements are needed but there are no reinforcements, the court is over, the general is dead, and he can't run away. People's hearts are already in chaos, and there are many people who want to find another way out.

"Quick, open the door, I'm down..."

Wu Sangui saw everyone's reaction in his eyes, he was shocked, his scalp was numb, his back was cold, he dared not persist, what he wanted was to yell.

With a creak, the gate of Shanhaiguan, which had only been guarded for two days, slowly opened.

It wasn't until he completely controlled the gate and tower in his hands that Duo Ergun rode over on a tall horse and killed the general.

And Wu Sangui had already held the big seal in his hand, and brought a group of generals to kneel at the door to welcome him.

"Criminal Wu Sangui pays homage to the Prince Regent!"

"OK!"

"General Wu is indeed a brilliant man who understands current affairs, much better than your second brother Wu Sangui."

"Don't worry, this king has always kept his word. If he says he can make you King Pingxi, he will make you King Pingxi."

"Come here, send General Wu to Shengjing to have an audience with the emperor and become king immediately."

After Dorgon received the city defense seal of Shanhaiguan, he laughed, not to mention how proud he was.

But even though Wu Sangui was unwilling in every possible way, he had no choice but to be invited into a carriage and escorted to Shengjing.

At this moment, he is sure that the second brother is definitely not dead, let alone defeated.

Otherwise, according to the treatment that the Manchus had treated Guijiang Mingjiang in the past, he would definitely be reused, instead of putting him under house arrest in a disguised form like now.

Dorgon just sent Wu Sangui away, but the other generals were recruited, and they were all promoted, and they still commanded their own troops.

……

It's night, General Military Mansion.

The smile on Dorgon's face never stopped.

"Mr. Hong, Shanhaiguan is now in the hands of our army. I just got the news that King Chuang has been defeated by Wu Sangui and is fleeing south. Wu Sangui led the cavalry in pursuit. What should our army do next?"

"I didn't expect that Zhu Cihong was much stronger than his father Chongzhen, and he was able to turn the tide, and finally joined forces with Wu Sangui to defeat the Chuang army!"

Hong Chengchou said with emotion at first, and then he clasped his fists and said: "My lord, after this battle, the morale of the Ming army must have greatly increased, and they have accumulated experience in defending the city. If our army goes to attack Beijing at this time, it is bound to be blocked just like the King Chuang. Under the city, even if we take it in the end, I am afraid there will be heavy losses, and we will be unable to continue going south."

"Oh! According to the master, what should we do?"

"Could it be that my hundreds of thousands of troops finally entered the customs and have to retreat?"

Dorgon frowned, and his tone became a little displeased at the end.

How can they Eight Banners warriors be compared to the mob in the Chuang army?
Not to mention the two hundred red cannons in hand, even if they don't, the city of Beijing can't resist the Eight Banners cavalry.

"My lord has misunderstood. As the saying goes, attacking the city is the subordinate. What the subordinates mean is that our army does not have to forcefully attack Beijing. We can take down the entire Yongping Mansion first, completely clear away the worries, and then march. need so so...

In the end, it will be able to complete its merits in one battle, and the whole north will be at your fingertips, and the world will be at your fingertips. "

Hong Chengchou hurriedly explained, he spoke out his strategy, and after he finished speaking, Fuxu was complacent, as if he had the general trend of the world in his hands.

"Okay! Haha, Mr. Hong really has the talent to know the world! I'm afraid it's Zhuge's resurrection, that's all it is!"

"Presumably this is the highest state that you often say in the art of war of the Han people, subduing the enemy without fighting?"

After Dorgon finished listening, there was no displeasure on his face, but he praised repeatedly and laughed excitedly.

I was also secretly shocked, this Hong Chengchou was fortunate to submit to their Qing Dynasty, otherwise it would definitely become the biggest stumbling block for their Qing Dynasty to rule the Central Plains.

Such a plan is simply tingling.

"My lord is wonderful!"

Hong Chengchou hurriedly said modestly.

But I sighed in my heart, this is more than just a soldier who surrenders without fighting.

(End of this chapter)