Ming Empire

Chapter 270 No Ruo, Let's Surrender to Cao Yue

After entering the hall, Jierharang knelt down in front of Zhezhe and Bumbutai with a plop, and pleaded guilty while kowtowing: "Mother, Empress Dowager, Holy Mother Empress Dowager, the slaves are late. Something is wrong. The Ming army is here. We didn't expect The situation is extremely critical, but don't worry the two empress dowagers, the servants have already urgently ordered reinforcements to rush to Chaoyangmen, and they will surely keep Chaoyangmen safe. The servants also received an urgent report from Prince Rui, saying that they We are leading the main force to return to Beijing urgently, and we will be able to reach the city of Beijing in two days."

Because Jierhalang rushed to the Forbidden City in a hurry, he had not received the news that Chaoyang Gate had fallen.The Ming army came from the waterway, and Jierhalang knew that the target of their first attack must be Chaoyangmen, so he mobilized heavy troops to defend Chaoyangmen, with more than [-] troops guarding Chaoyangmen, and dozens of Hongyi cannons. Repel the attacking Ming army.

Dorgon's returning army rushed back from Dezhou desperately, and the nearby Qing troops rushed to Beijing. When the main force of the Ming army did not attack Beijing, there should be no serious danger.However, Jierhalang understood that the current situation was extremely critical, and he was blaming Dorgon for his recklessness and anxiety.If it hadn't been for Dorgon's insistence on moving the capital to Beijing, there would be no crisis now.

He did not support moving the capital to Beijing at the beginning, but he did not explicitly express his opposition under Dorgon's insistence.

Of course, Jierhalang could not have imagined that the situation would change so quickly. The invincible Qing army was beaten so weak that it was unable to fight back when it encountered the new Ming guard army led by Cao Yue.Ji Erhalang admired Dorgon's military talent very much. He would never have thought that Dorgon, a military genius, would be defeated by Cao Yue one after another, and it was under the superior force.

Now it is even more serious. After the Ming army navy fleet easily captured Tianjin Wei, it attacked the city of Beijing.

Beijing is now the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, and all members of the royal family are in the city. If the city of Beijing is captured by the Ming army, the disaster of extinction will befall the Qing Dynasty.Are we going to run away now, out of the pass, and back to Shengjing?Although Jierhalang did not support moving the capital to Beijing at the beginning, he fell in love with it immediately after arriving in Beijing, and he never wanted to return to Shengjing.

Compared with Beijing, Shengjing, which was destroyed by Cao Yue and rebuilt, is not at the same level of luxury. Compared with Shengjing's imperial palace, the Forbidden City is really a heaven and an underground.If it was a last resort, Jierhalang would not leave Beijing anyway, and I believe other Qing nobles were the same.There is another more important factor, that is, if they withdraw from the customs, it means that the Qing Dynasty was defeated by the Ming Dynasty.Jierhalang hopes that this crisis can be resolved, that Dorgon's army can return in time, and that they can reach the city of Beijing before the Ming army breaks through the Chaoyang Gate.

"Prince Zheng, the Chaoyang Gate has been breached by the Ming army!" Zhezhe got up in a panic, no longer reserved in the past, and shouted at Jierhalang: "What should we do? The Ming army has come in!"

Zhezhe will never forget what Cao Yue did after breaking through Shengjing last time. It was a disgrace to her as the empress of the Qing Dynasty, and a shame to the whole Qing Dynasty.If the palace is captured by Cao Yue again this time, what will be the fate of these women?

A few years ago, she was still young, and she was still the empress of the Qing Dynasty, so she was very attractive to Cao Yue.But in the past two years, she felt that her appearance was not the same as before, and she had aged a lot. If Cao Yue was not interested in her body, would he kill her with one knife?Or humiliate her to the utmost to understand the morale of the soldiers and civilians of the Qing Dynasty?Thinking of the possible insult, Zhe Zhe was terrified.

"What? The Chaoyang Gate was breached by the Ming army?" Hearing what Zhezhe said, Ji Erhalang was terrified. He raised his head and said in disbelief, "How is it possible? The slaves have already strengthened the Chaoyang Gate." The Ming army arrived in less than two hours, so how could Chaoyang Gate be breached so quickly?"

At this moment, another palace official hurried in to report the news of Chaoyang Gate's fall.Only then did Jierhalang confirm that Chaoyangmen had really fallen into the hands of the Ming army.

At this time, Jierhalang felt a little hopeless. He felt that he had no other choice. He kowtowed and said: "The two queen mothers, the servants will immediately organize troops to retake the Chaoyang Gate, and wipe out the Ming army who attacked the city at any cost. Attack the inner city. Don't worry about the two empress dowagers, these are only the vanguard of the Ming army, and there are not many of them. With the strength of the Qing army in Beijing, they will definitely be wiped out."

Saying that, without waiting for Zhezhe and Bumbutai to agree, he got up and ran out of the hall.

Soon, Jierharang's furious scolding sound came from outside the hall, followed by the sound of chaotic footsteps approaching and going away.

In the hall, Zhezhe and Bumbutai's aunt and nephew were left again.

For some reason, Bumbutai has calmed down now.The things Cao Yue said in the two letters, and the face of the daughter who resembled Cao Yue came to her mind, and she was a little dazed.

"Yu'er, the Ming army has invaded Beijing, what are we going to do?" Zhezhe asked Bumbutai with a crying voice.

"Auntie, my niece thinks that even if Prince Zheng personally leads troops to counterattack, he won't be able to take back Chaoyang Gate!" Bumbutai gritted his teeth and said to Zhezhe, "Since the Ming army was able to break through in such a short time, The Chaoyang Gate is guarded by heavy soldiers, which means that they have a lot of troops, and their combat effectiveness is very strong. Otherwise, tens of thousands of Qing warriors would not be able to defend Chaoyang Gate. Since the Ming army captured Chaoyang Gate, they will definitely be able to hold it there , and can continue to attack inside. Prince Rui's hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated by the Ming army, which was only half the number of the Qing army. Since the Ming army has invaded Beijing, it is doomed that Beijing cannot be defended."

Bumbutai's firm words made Zhezhe's frightened face pale even more, "Yu'er, what shall we do? Escape from Beijing immediately and return to the outside of the customs?"

"Auntie, it's too late for us to escape. The Ming army attacked the city of Beijing so quickly, where else can we escape?" Bumbutai sighed with a miserable look on his face, "Perhaps Prince Rui's hundreds of thousands of troops , have all been annihilated by Cao Yue, otherwise the Ming army would not be allowed to appear in the city of Beijing. My Qing Dynasty, it is over!"

Bumbutai's words directly caused Zhezhe to soften his body and collapse on the ground.

"Auntie, I can't save the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty is about to perish." Bumbutai squatted down, helped Zhezhe up, and said in a low voice: "No, let's surrender to Cao Yue!"

"What?" Zhezhe trembled as if being stabbed by a needle, raised his head in disbelief, and looked at Bumbutai.

(End of this chapter)