I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

In the Sanshenshan Hot Spring Valley, after continuous replenishment by the Liaodong caravan, each of the more than [-] surviving Ming troops from the Northern Expedition was finally assigned a cotton-padded coat, but the problem was that food was still a big problem.

After all, there is a distance of more than 3000 miles from Liaodong to Sanshen Mountain. To transport one stone of grain from Liaodong to Sanshen Mountain will consume at least seven or eight buckets on the way. This is because of the high carrying capacity of Liaodong. If the traditional transportation method is adopted, not to mention ten The stone may not be able to be transported up to a bucket.

Faced with this situation, Liaodong merchants adopted the method of using camels to transport food. As long as they reached Sanshen Mountain, camels also became the rations of the Ming Army in the Northern Expedition. This method could barely prevent the Ming Army in the Northern Expedition from starving to death.

Emperor Chongzhen and Lu Xiangsheng discussed it, especially when they heard that there were no longer Jiannu cavalry in the south to surround them, they decided to return south.

Zu Dabi led more than [-] Liaoxi Army as the forward, Lu Xiangsheng led more than [-] remnants of the Tianxiong Army as the center, and Emperor Chongzhen asked Gao Jie to lead [-] to [-] Liaodong Umbrella security personnel as Emperor Chongzhen's imperial army. Behind them were a large number of wounded soldiers and civilians. After the troops were sorted out, they set off in the wind and snow.

This road was naturally very difficult. Although there was no encirclement by the Manchu and Qing cavalry, the problem was that the snow and wind in the sky was the biggest enemy of the Ming Army in the Northern Expedition. There would always be wounded soldiers from the Ming Army in the Northern Expedition who could not hold on and fell to the south. On the way home.

"Gao Qing, how is the situation in the south?"

Emperor Chongzhen had seen many security personnel and caravans coming from Liaodong during this period. He actually didn't dare to ask. Even if Emperor Chongzhen knew nothing about soldiers, he knew that the Guan Ning Army had rebelled, and the Northern Expedition had more than 3 troops. There are now less than [-] men and horses left.

It is equivalent to saying that the Great Wall defense line is completely open to the Jiannu, and Cheng Shijie's Ning Navy is not among the mobilization. Even if Cheng Shijie receives the news that the Northern Expedition army has been almost wiped out, it may be too late to mobilize the army.

Emperor Chongzhen had been acting like an ostrich during this period and did not dare to ask for news from the south.He doesn't know that the capital has been lost and that Beizhili has been reduced to a sea of ​​blood. He doesn't know that Zhu Yihai proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing. He doesn't know that King Qin Zhu Cunji proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an with the support of Li Zicheng. He doesn't know that besides In addition to him and Huang Taiji, there were seventeen emperors in the world, plus Cheng Shijie, the regent of the Ming Dynasty.

"This one……"

Gao Jie thought for a moment and said slowly: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen is a soft-spoken person and has no access to the information. When Wei Chen came, Ning Haijun had already mobilized. I believe that with the ability of the commander and the courage of Ning Haijun, Jian Haijun would not be allowed to The slave takes advantage!"

Emperor Chongzhen himself was also deceiving himself: "With the danger of the Great Wall, it is not so easy for the slaves to break through!"

Lu Xiangsheng's face became extremely unnatural as he listened to the conversation between Gao Jie and Emperor Chongzhen, but he had nothing to do now. With Emperor Chongzhen going south, the world has become more variable.

Fortunately, when Emperor Chongzhen went south, the distance was getting closer and closer, which also shortened the difficulty of food supply. However, the Little Glacier climate was raging and the weather was unpredictable. Last spring, North China was surprisingly dry. In many places, there was not a drop of rain for more than 20 days. , the land is cracked and the wheat seedlings are dry.

Since the beginning of autumn, there have been blizzards for more than 40 consecutive days. This year's autumn has continued the blizzard weather of last year. Since the beginning of autumn, there has been heavy and light snowfall, endlessly.Now, the heavy snow as heavy as goose feathers, supported by the cold wind of Siberia, is pouring down from the sky like a rain of arrows, hitting the body with pain to the bones.

Although the remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army had cotton-padded clothes, their health was so poor that they struggled to advance against the cold wind, ice and snow. Not to mention the wounded and sick soldiers who could not persist, even the strong soldiers would fall at any time. , never get up.But these soldiers of the Northern Expedition didn't care about the wind and snow in the world at all. They didn't care at all and just wanted to go home!

I don't know how many people fell to the ground and turned into ice sculptures. Then those eyes frozen by the ice and snow watched countless pairs of big feet running wildly towards the south. As the cold wind howled, the screams of the wounded soldiers could be vaguely heard. The desperate cries of the sick soldiers echoed throughout the journey south.

A soldier of the Northern Expedition Ming Army fell to the ground. His feet were frozen and he could not walk. He looked desperately at his comrades beside him: "Don't abandon me..."

However, no one paid any attention to him.

Finally, he saw an acquaintance in the team: "Master Hou...Master Hou!"

Lu Xiangsheng listened to the weak voice and came to the wounded soldier's side.

Lu Xiangsheng saw that this was a wounded soldier from Daming County. The Wang clan in Daming County had suffered all casualties. As a general-level officer of the Tianxiong Army, Lu Xiangsheng knew him.

"You are Wang Cheng..."

With tears in his eyes, Wang Cheng said: "Master Hou, Master Hou, take them home!"

There was a package on Wang Cheng's chest. These were the Wang soldiers under their command, a total of 450 of them.

When distributing the identity tags, the Tianxiong Army soldiers believed that this was a trick their commander Lu Xiangsheng asked the Heavenly Master to do. If they died in battle in the future, their souls would get into this identity tag.If the war situation is urgent and the bodies cannot be taken away, taking the identity tags back can still bring their souls back to their hometowns.

The identity tags of the Tianxiong Army are as big as a hundred copper coins, that is, they weigh five or six grams. If there are four or five identity tags, the weight is actually quite heavy. For the fleeing Ming army soldiers, this is a big burden. , However, Wang Cheng has been reluctant to throw away these identity cards.

"Master Marquis, I can't return to my humble position, so give me a good time!"

Lu Xiangsheng was heartbroken, but the problem was that Wang Cheng's injuries were too serious. Even if he wanted to save him, there was nothing he could do. Even with Ning Haijun's medical conditions, Wang Cheng's injuries could not be saved.

With tears in his eyes, Lu Xiangsheng gritted his teeth and stabbed the dagger into Wang Cheng's chest.

What does it feel like to have a short knife stabbed into your chest?
The first thing I felt was probably not pain, but coldness, the coldness unique to metal ice vessels, the kind that cuts to the bone.Now Wang Chengcheng felt this coldness, and a happy smile appeared on his face: "Master Hou, take your humble job home!"

"go home!"

Lu Xiangsheng led the remnants of the Northern Expedition southward with difficulty.

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In the city of Beijing, Ning Haijun has two brigades, the Eighth Brigade and the Guards Brigade, in Tongzhou. Dong'an County and Fengtai, Shuntian Prefecture, have the Seventh and Ninth Brigades respectively. As for Lei Shisheng's troops, they occupy the Badaling Great Wall. Surprisingly, Lei Shisheng's troops did not press towards Beijing. Instead, they continued to engage in small-scale battles with the Qing army, but the main force remained stationary.The real reason why Lei Shisheng stood still and held on to the Badaling Great Wall defense line was that Lei Shisheng's troops no longer had the strength. They were seriously short of ammunition and cavalry, so they could only use the Great Wall defense line to stand firm.

In this way, Huang Taiji was more troubled than rushing towards Beijing, because the location of Lei Shisheng's headquarters was really uncomfortable for him. This was the last escape route for the Manchus.

One Cheng Shijie and four Ning Haijun brigades are enough to give people a headache. No one wants to be stabbed in the back by Lei Shisheng when confronting this terrible opponent!

Huang Taiji, Jierhalang, Hauge and others carefully studied the comparison of the enemy's and our own forces. The results were very frustrating. With the strength and equipment of the Qing army, there might be a [-]% chance of winning against a brigade of Ning Haijun. If at the same time, Facing two brigades, unless there are huge loopholes in the opponent's command and deployment, they have no chance of winning!

This also means that they can only choose one brigade as an opponent at a time, and one more will not work.

Who is it?

You can even think of the answer on your knees, Cheng Shijie!He is the most terrifying enemy of the Qing army, bar none!Huang Taiji worked hard and worked hard to create a great situation, but it only took him two months to completely turn it around.

The morale of the Ming army, which had originally been sluggish, became high again because of his presence. It could even be said that they were united. Even if the Qing army defeated all the Ming armies in the Gyeonggi area, it would be useless. If Cheng Shijie did not die, Ning Haijun would continue to gather. His subordinates defeated one army after another, another army after another, and another army after another, until the Qing army was completely submerged!
After the troops of the Guanning Army stationed in western Liaoning were reorganized under the Ning Navy, the Tianjin Sanwei and Funing Guards were also reorganized into the 13th and 18th brigades by the Ning Navy, and then the Dashun Army was reorganized into No. 11 to No. The 12th Brigade, not counting the Luzon Army. The Luzon Army originally planned to reorganize six brigades, but because there was no time, only three brigade numbers were accepted. In the next one to two months, the [-]th, No. [-], and No. .[-] These three brigades will be ready for combat.

Of course, in two or three months, the Ninghai Navy Light Infantry Force will have 22 brigade-level numbers, with a total army of more than 46 troops.

Cheng Shijie's attitude was very clear, "This is our territory, don't even think about going back once you're here!" Obviously, the Ming army generally regarded his words as truth, so they fought desperately on all fronts, united as one, no matter what The Qing army must also be driven out and killed.

Cheng Shijie must die!
"Have all the troops from the Badaling Great Wall been withdrawn?"

In the Jinchen Palace, Huang Taiji frowned and asked.

Hauge's voice was dull: "We have withdrawn all those who returned to Emperor Ama, a total of 3000 people!"

When Hauge spoke, he kept clenching his fists, suppressing the anger in his heart.As long as he could remember, the Qing army had never been forced to retreat by the Ming army. How could this scene not make him angry?
Huang Taiji was very calm. In his opinion, it was a blessing to be able to withdraw these troops. What was the glory of the past?Please, that was in the past. The previous majesty could not scare Cheng Shijie!

Huang Taiji asked Jierhalang: "Where is Cheng Shijie?"

"It is said that in Tongzhou, this is the information from two days ago!"

Huang Taiji nodded: "The situation is not too bad. Cheng Shijie...will be in Beijing soon?"

Jierhalang said: "No, he is delaying time, he only advances ten miles a day, and sets up camps every time he arrives.

Huang Taiji smiled helplessly: "What a difficult guy to deal with..."

Huang Taiji stood up, walked down from the throne, paced back and forth in the hall, and muttered: "I'm afraid he wants to wait for his troops to arrive before launching a general attack, and eat our army in one fell swoop, right? Although it's not I understand the situation of each department, but I have an ominous premonition: the troops in Taiyuan, Baoding and other directions may be in danger, and we have become a lonely army!"

It was okay if he didn't say it. But when he said it, the expressions of all the Han officials who had been silent changed greatly. The faces of the generals of Guan Ning Army turned pale, and some of their thighs twitched slightly.

They thought the situation was bad enough, but Huang Taiji told them that the situation was a hundred times worse than you imagined!All the troops in Taiyuan and Baoding were wiped out, leaving only [-] troops in Beijing. Including those who had withdrawn from the Badaling Great Wall and Weifang, the total strength was about [-].

This army is already the last force of the Qing army in the pass. This lone army will face the siege of the entire Ming army. However, the Ming army is attacking more and more. Thinking about this situation, you will have a nightmare. !
I regret not taking refuge with these slave builders in the first place.

This group of slave builders seems to have no destiny for the country at first glance.

Huang Taiji swept his eyes coldly, taking in everyone's expressions and guessing what they were thinking. He smiled coldly and said, "Be prepared for a deadly battle... Jierhalang is ready to block the pursuing Ming army along the way. Get ready! The troops who have withdrawn from the Badaling Great Wall will enter the city to rest, and then leave the city with me to face Cheng Shijie!"

Ji Erhalang responded loudly: "Cha!"

This "chirp" made Han Chen present look even paler.

There was nothing to discuss next, so Huang Taiji asked everyone to go about their business quickly, leaving Fan Wencheng alone to go to the imperial study room with him to discuss.

Now Fan Wencheng has lost all the glory he had when he entered seclusion. He is as haggard as if he had stayed up for a month without sleeping and masturbated three times a day. A mere pound could knock him over.

Ever since Cheng Shijie led the Ming army to the north, he had never had an easy time. He was either busy making good friends and courtiers to win people's hearts for Huang Taiji all day long, or he was spreading money around to bribe Ming Dynasty's Qingliu spray dogs in an attempt to stir up a wave of public opinion and eliminate Cheng Shijie without any blood. !
Especially after Cheng Shijie became the regent of the Supervisor Country, he seemed to be on stimulants. He tried every means to spread unfavorable news about Cheng Shijie, sow discord, and spread rumors. As long as he could attack Cheng Shijie, he was the only one who did not think of it. There's nothing he hasn't tried.

However, after so much effort, the effect does not seem to be obvious.

Huang Taiji asked him to sit down and gave him a cup of fragrant tea. Neither the monarch nor the minister spoke a word, they just drank tea in silence, savoring the wonderful taste of sweetness after bitterness.

After drinking half a cup of tea, the whole person's mood relaxed a lot. Huang Taiji sighed: "If I hadn't taken this road and stayed in the countryside of Liaodong, I usually hunted and farmed. I drank a cup of tea and played a game of chess with my old friends in my free time. , maybe it will be more delicious."

Fan Wencheng's hand shook slightly and he said seriously: "Your Majesty, we...can't turn back!" (End of Chapter)