Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 155
He then turned serious and continued to say to his generals: "Once the war starts, all you need to remember is to fight Li's army first. Anyone who dares to resist will be beaten to death. I predict that the morale of this army will be low." Gao, defeat them quickly, and then organize the army to fight the Jianlu. In this way, our army will have a chance of winning!"

At this point, after a pause, Emperor Chongzhen said: "The weather is hot now. Jianlu can't stand such weather, and his fighting power will certainly not be high. I have defeated Jianlu once and twice. This time, I will bring him with me again." You beat them for the third time!"

After hearing this, Zhou Yuji and others came out together, immediately clasped their fists, and responded in unison to Emperor Chongzhen: "I will kill the thief to the death!"

Emperor Chongzhen saw that they were in good spirits and nodded.After talking about the overall strategy, the next step is to discuss the specific tactical level.

Early the next morning, the army set off.

Empress Zhou and Prince Zhu Cixiang were once again sent off by civil and military officials.

Last time, they were not sure about Emperor Chongzhen's ability to lead the army, and they were very uneasy.

This time, although they already had an understanding of Emperor Chongzhen's ability to lead the army, they were still very nervous about facing a powerful enemy.

Last time, the capital was still under martial law, so the people were at home.

This time, there was no martial law in the capital, so the people rushed out of their homes to say goodbye.

Everyone knows that the army of Li thieves and Jianlu have joined forces to dig up the tombs of the Ming emperors. This is such an unethical thing!The emperor led the army to fight in person. Although they were very afraid that the emperor would never return and die on the battlefield, at this moment, they could only pray for the emperor and kill all those unscrupulous things so that the emperor could return with a great victory!

All the people and officials watched the army march solemnly and headed out of the city. None of them spoke, but there was worry in their eyes.

When many literati saw this scene, a sentence popped up in their minds: The wind is rustling and the water is cold, and a strong man will never return once he is gone!
Facing such a powerful enemy, how many of these soldiers who have left the city now can come back?
Groups of imperial officers and soldiers passed by, and soon Emperor Chongzhen, accompanied by Fang Zhenghua, appeared in the sight of the people in the capital.

I saw Emperor Chongzhen riding a tall horse, wearing iron armor and a red cloak, looking majestic!
What is particularly eye-catching is that beside the emperor, there is an unoccupied war horse, but on one side of the horse's back is a shield as high as a person, protruding outward, triangular shape, if it is hit, it will definitely be damaged. It's a bunch of holes, very conspicuous;

On the other side of the horse's back is a large, pointed, prismatic hammer.At first glance, you can tell that it is very heavy, it must be forty or fifty pounds. If it hits the skull with a hammer, it will probably be flattened.

Needless to say, this is the weapon used by the emperor.

That shield weighs a hundred kilograms. After testing, not to mention small firearms such as three-eyed blunderbuss and bird blunderbuss, even tiger crouching cannons and small Fran cannons can't penetrate this shield in the front.Even ordinary artillery can't cause substantial damage to the shield, because the shield is triangular, and if it hits the outside of the shield, it basically has no force and can only slide to both sides.

However, if it is an artillery fire, although it cannot penetrate the shield, the force of impact on the shield is still very strong at close range and may cause damage to the emperor.But ordinary firearms, such as fire guns, are impossible.

The other hammer is about the length of a knife. It is made of pig iron and has a heavy body, weighing about ninety kilograms. It can hammer any armor with just one hammer!This hammer is much heavier than that of Yue Zhongqi, the heaviest hammer used during the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.The hammer that man used weighed just over a hundred kilograms with two hammers combined. Emperor Chongzhen's hammer was almost as heavy as one.

Seeing this war horse, almost everyone guessed that it was the emperor's weapon.But even so, everyone was still very shocked.

They had heard that the emperor was very powerful, but they didn't expect it to be so powerful. Seeing is believing!

There were quite a few powerful people in the Ming Dynasty, not to mention those who were far away, but those who were close. Liu Wei, who died in the Battle of Saarhu, used a 140-pound iron sword.There is also Lu Xiangsheng, who was born as a Jinshi, and his martial arts knife weighs [-] kilograms.

The emperor's weapons, for actual combat use, weighed over two hundred kilograms.

Just the appearance of this weapon restored a little confidence to many people and officials.But more people and officials are still very worried.Because even the emperor has prepared weapons for the battle, it means that this battle is very dangerous, and even the emperor may have to charge into battle!
When he arrived at the city gate, Emperor Chongzhen reined in his horse and immediately said to Queen Zhou and others: "There are bandits outside the city, so you don't need to send them away. Guard the capital and wait for my triumphant return!"

Empress Zhou looked at him, opened her mouth for a moment without making a sound, then opened it again, and finally said: "You...you should be careful!"

This battle was too dangerous. The emperor decided to fight it himself. She couldn't stop it, so she could just remind him. However, she knew that there was a high probability that her reminder would be useless.

Whether he can see his husband again, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, he still has to go back and pray to Emperor Taizu.

Zhu Cixiang was not as worried as his mother, but said to his father: "My father is invincible and will surely triumph!"

He mentioned in private that his father's shield was really hard to use.But in his father's hands, the shield seemed as light as nothing!This huge gap made him full of confidence in his father.

Fan Jingwen, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, and others looked worried.Before the battle, they did not dare to say anything depressing. They could only say: "I await your majesty's triumphant return!"

Emperor Chongzhen said nothing more, immediately took the reins, turned the horse's head, and left the city.

Suddenly, a very loud voice sounded in the capital city: "The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"

This voice echoed over the capital, expressing the wishes of everyone in the capital!
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At the same time, at the Jianlu Camp, Dorgon had prepared a plan to annihilate the Ming army.I have seen the terrain, how to detour to intercept, and how to best attack, I know everything.Now all that's left is to wait for news from the Ming army.

In the central military tent, below Dorgon, there were also Haoge, Mandahai, Nikan, Aobai, etc., all the so-called elites of Jianlu.

On the Tianjin Wei side, Daishan and Duoduo were in charge.

Originally, Duduo wanted to come here and take revenge.But Dorgon didn't want him to come again considering that his men had suffered defeat at the hands of the Ming army.Only after he had won several consecutive battles against the Ming army could he feel free to let Duduo's troops participate in the battle.

Of course, in order to learn more about the situation of the Ming army, Dorgon brought Nikan who had participated in the war against the army led by the Ming emperor.

During the discussion, in response to what Nikan said, Dorgon even asked the most powerful warrior of the Qing Dynasty, the commander of the guard, Ao Bai, to personally lead the guard, that is, the white-armored soldiers as sharp knives to defeat any of the strongest soldiers in the Ming army. Elite army.

Everything is ready, just waiting for the news!
Finally, there were rapid footsteps outside.When everyone heard this, they immediately became energetic. Listening to the footsteps, it must be news of the Ming army.

They guessed right, news from the Ming army had indeed arrived.

I saw a soldier of the Qing Dynasty, soaked all over, being carried into the central military tent by two guards of the Prince Regent in yellow jackets.

"Master, it's not good, the Ming Army... the Ming Army..."

When Hauge heard this, he immediately shouted angrily: "What's wrong with the Ming army? They are so panicked, right?"

The Zhengbai flag and the Xiangbai flag are the flags of Dorgon and Duduo, and therefore Dorgon is called his master.When Hauge saw the opportunity, he naturally wanted to show his contempt.The throne that was originally his was actually taken away by them!

Dorgon was shocked when he saw it. He stood up and asked, "You must be a subordinate of Tunqi, right?"

Aixinjueluo Tunqi was left by him in Jinzhou, and he originally wanted to continue negotiations with Wu Sangui.The people who came to report the news were not Tan Ma who went to inquire about the capital, but people from Tunqi.And seeing that this man was still running exhausted, it meant that something was definitely going on in Jinzhou.

In fact, Dorgon was not worried about anything. After all, there were still about [-] troops here. With such strength, there was no opponent.He is just worried that there are only old and weak people in Liaodong, and if the time is too long, there will be problems.

The messenger seemed to have regained his composure and was able to speak: "Master, about 5000 to [-] Ming troops defeated the [-] men of Duke Fu and went to Liaoyang to kill."

"What?" Upon hearing this, all the Jianlu couldn't sit still, stood up one after another, and gathered around.

Obai immediately shouted and asked: "Where did the Ming army come from with 6 or [-] troops, and how could Tunqi be defeated? What on earth is going on?" "It was Kong Youde who fell into the treacherous trick of Kong Youde and betrayed our Qing Dynasty. Duke Fu was defeated with a single blow. Judging from the flags, they were Wu Sangui's men."

Upon hearing this, Nikan was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said, "It's Kong Youde, the Han dog again! I have long said that these Han dogs cannot be trusted, so we should kill them all like the late emperor did!"

The wild boar Pinurhaci killed countless Liaodong Han people.It was only after Huang Taiji came to power that he began to win over the Han people in Liaodong to further strengthen the Jianlu.

At this time, Dorgon heard the sweat on his head.

Under normal circumstances, he really didn't care about Wu Sangui's men.But the problem is that at this time, he has pulled all the elites into the pass, and most of those left behind in Liaodong are just old and weak.As a result, Wu Sangui's army will be difficult to defeat.

Not to mention, among Wu Sangui's troops were Kong Youde and others who knew the reality of Liaodong.

With such an army of 6 or [-] troops, except for Shengjing and Liaoyang, which should be able to defend it, other places may be swept away.Moreover, everyone in Liaodong knows the situation in the pass. Maybe when they see Wu Sangui's army arriving in Liaodong, they will think that their army in the pass has been defeated, and people will panic!
Just thinking about it for a moment, Dorgon knew that he couldn't afford the result of Liaodong being swept by Wu Sangui's team.We must lead our troops back immediately and destroy Wu Sangui’s men first!

So, he immediately ordered: "The whole army immediately set off and rushed back to Liaodong for rescue. In addition, we sent people to notify Tianjin Guards and let them get out of the customs as soon as possible. Otherwise, there will be changes!"

If you continue to stay in the pass, what if you can annihilate a Ming army sent by the Ming emperor?The old nest has been taken away, how many people can be left in the Qing Dynasty?
The Han people were as inexhaustible as leeks, but the people of the Qing Dynasty really couldn't bear the huge losses!

Therefore, these Jianrui did not hesitate at all to Dorgon's military order, immediately accepted the order and hurriedly broke out of camp.

As for the Dashun Army, they didn't even think about notifying them that they wanted to go back to rescue their lair. As for the inside of the pass, let the Dashun Army fight on their own.The next time you enter the customs again, you must choose a good time to enter the customs and take advantage of it, instead of kicking an iron plate and losing a lot of troops like this time.

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In the Chinese army's tent on Dashun's side, Liu Zongmin was making preparations with Li Guo and Gao Yigong. After all, the news was only released in these two days, and the Ming army would only come in these two days. It would definitely not be possible after that.

While he was talking, suddenly there was a movement outside the tent, and a horse came in to report: "My lords, the Ming army is out in force, coming to Changping to kill. I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are at the moment!"

The vanguard moves first and stays at night to shield the battlefield. If you want to know how many Ming troops there are, you have to pay a greater price and wait more time.

Naturally, the first batch of Tanma who came back to report reported the movements of the imperial officials and troops first.

When Liu Zongmin heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He slapped his thigh and stood up, saying loudly: "Damn it, it really came out, great!"

Li Guo also breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I'm afraid something will change if I wait any longer. It's fine now. As soon as the imperial officers and soldiers come out, who cares, we'll finish the killing before we talk!"

Gao Yigong also breathed a sigh of relief, finally no longer having to suffer.

So, the three people immediately gathered people and horses according to what they had just discussed, and prepared to fight.

But before they could get out of the Central Military Tent, another scout horse suddenly rushed in. When they saw them, they immediately reported: "Master Marquis, Jianlu... everyone in the Qing Dynasty has broken camp and left!"

"Breaked camp and left?" Liu Zongmin was a little surprised when he heard this, "Could it be that they destroyed the Ming army that had emerged from their turtle shells and went back to Tianjin Guard directly?"

When Gao Yigong heard this, he was immediately happy and said quickly: "Okay, look, they are just barbarians. In fact, they have never thought about digging the graves of their ancestors!"

After hearing this, Li Guo was about to speak, but he saw that Tan Ma had already heard that these marquises seemed to have misunderstood, so he quickly reported again: "It seems that the Qing army is not going to fight the imperial officers and soldiers, but is going to Let’s go east!”

When Liu Zongmin heard this, he was stunned for a while: "Depart the camp and head east? Is it to cut off the Ming army's return route to the capital?"

They were located northwest of the capital. If Jianlu headed east first and then marched southward, he could insert himself into the retreat of the imperial army.

But Li Guo was already doubtful, and immediately frowned and said: "Even if the Qing army returns to Tianjin to guard after the battle, there is no need to break away from the camp. After the Ming army has been annihilated out of the city, it is not too late to clean up the camp, right? And , If they do this, they don’t know our side, and don’t they also respect our Dashun country?”

It sounds like something is indeed strange.

But this is not the fault of the three of them, because they did not receive any news that the Qing Dynasty had been robbed.It was impossible to even think about such a thing.

First, the imperial army never took the initiative to attack Liaodong, except for the first battle of Sarhu;

Secondly, there are a large number of troops here in the capital. The imperial court must be eager for all the troops to stay in the capital, so how can they divide their troops?
So, under doubt, Liu Zongmin told Tan Ma Dao: "We'll continue to investigate. Forget it. If you don't need to investigate, just ask them what they want to do according to my military order."

Any military operation is surrounded by detectives, who are either looking for information or shielding enemy spies.Although the upper-level relationship between Daqing and Dashun was pretty good, the people below did not like each other, so how could they let people go over to check on the movements of their own armies.

Tan Ma got the military order and left quickly.

After a delay, Liu Zongmin, Li Guo and others didn't pay much attention. They immediately left the Chinese army tent and were about to leave when they saw another spy horse rushing to report.

"Master Marquis, we have ascertained the flags of the three generals of the imperial army, Zhou, He and Liu. There is dust flying behind them. There should be more."

When Liu Zongmin heard this, he was not surprised but overjoyed, and immediately said: "Okay, I originally thought that the Ming Emperor would show off and send some miscellaneous troops to die, but he didn't expect that he would send out his elite. This is at least There are [-] to [-] troops, fat, definitely fat!"

After Gao Yigong heard this, he said a little suspiciously: "Could it be that all the elites came out and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally came to save it?"

When Li Guo heard his guess, he shook his head and said, "Not sure. The dust is flying. It may be a bluff. If the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty dared to lead the army in person and use all his elite troops, how many troops could he have? Our Dashun The total number of the Qing army and Qing soldiers was 12! The Ming emperor wanted to die, so he didn’t seek death like this, right?"

At this time, he never thought that Jianlu had actually run away!
After hearing this, Gao Yigong realized that it made sense, so he stopped talking and went back to order their troops.

When the army had finished gathering and had just left the barracks to prepare for the battle, another scout horse came galloping towards them.This time, he seemed even more panicked.

"Report, Lord Marquis, we have seen the banner of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The strength of the imperial army is about [-] to [-]. The vanguard will arrive in Changping soon!"

When Liu Zongmin heard this, he was a little surprised.He didn't expect that the Ming Emperor was so stubborn that he dared to pull out all the troops he could collect, right?

I really can’t tell that the current emperor is a filial son!

Even if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had 12 troops, his coalition forces had [-] troops, which was still much more than the imperial army.

Liu Zongmin suddenly became very proud. As long as this battle was won, it would be equivalent to overthrowing the Ming Dynasty, and the Dashun Kingdom would change its dynasty and replace the Ming Dynasty!

He has never been afraid of fighting, even tough battles.

Afterwards, he immediately summoned Li Guo and Gao Yigong to discuss how to fight this tough battle!
But just as the three of them gathered together, another Tan Ma ran over in anger.

(End of this chapter)