Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 101 Chapter 101, Zhu Cihong marched into Jizhou, Prince Zheng reprimanded Fang Qiu
The day after Wu Sangui set off, Zhu Cihong also set off with the army.

From the perspective of time, Shanhaiguan has actually been attacked by the Qing army for at least two or three days, plus the time it takes to travel from the capital to Shanhaiguan, the situation at Shanhaiguan is already quite dangerous.

As a pass, Shanhaiguan is indeed quite steep, but it is not like the famous Hangu Pass and Tongguan in history that can be controlled by one man, not to mention that both Hangu Pass and Tongguan have been breached in history. record, not to mention Shanhaiguan.

Li Guozhen is the nominal commander of this army, but after experiencing so many things, Li Guozhen is also smart, and he came to ask Zhu Cihong for advice as soon as he set off.

"His Royal Highness, where do you think we should be stationed?"

Chongzhen gave Li Guozhen the task of being flexible and trying to coordinate both Shanhaiguan and the capital at the same time, but he did not specify a specific position.

Li Guozhen was also a bachelor, so he directly handed over the decision-making power to Zhu Cihong.

For Li Guozhen's behavior, Zhu Cihong is naturally very satisfied: "Uncle Xiangcheng, you are the commander of this army, and I don't understand these military matters, so this matter is up to you to make up your mind." .”

It's not that Zhu Cihong is humble, but that he does have shortcomings in this regard.

Let Zhu Cihong charge forward according to the system's instructions, it must be no problem.But tasks like this kind of army marching, setting up camps and choosing sites were all done by ancient generals. How could Zhu Cihong, a modern person, understand this?

Li Guozhen became anxious when he heard it, and thought it was Zhu Cihong who was testing him, so he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, I have really been convinced of His Highness's level of command, please give me some thin noodles, and give me some pointers."

Li Guozhen felt that His Royal Highness was obviously being polite.

A person who was able to defeat Li Zicheng in two major reversals in a row actually said that he didn't understand military affairs. Who would believe you when you said this.

Looking at Li Guozhen's appearance, Zhu Cihong guessed Li Guozhen's mental activities to some extent, but he was also speechless.

These days, no one believes the truth?
Zhu Cixiang thought for a while, took out the map, looked at it, and then spoke.

"Let's stay here in Jizhou, what do you think?"

Jizhou is a small city between the capital and Shanhaiguan. Judging from the map, Jizhou happens to be near the midpoint between the two places, and the distance to support the two places is almost the same.

In addition, it is relatively close to Miyun, Zunhua and other places in the northern border of the Ming Dynasty. Once the Manchu troops invaded by detour from these places, the Ming army could also quickly arrive and intercept them.

After listening to Zhu Cihuang's words, Li Guozhen couldn't wait to agree: "What Your Highness said is very true, so it's settled!"

Zhu Cihong: "..."

After a while, Li Guozhen began to ask humbly again: "His Royal Highness, do you think that Jiannu will invade in large scale this time?"

Zhu Cihong had already thought about this point, shook his head and said, "Probably not."

As His Royal Highness, Zhu Cihong has access to many secrets and information that are unknown to the Ming Dynasty.

Through these materials, Zhu Cihong is basically sure that the current mentality of the Manchu Qing ruling class is actually relatively conservative. They just want to be a Liao Kingdom 2.0. If possible, it would be nice to go south to occupy the Central Plains and become a Jin Kingdom 2.0.

But annexing the entire Ming Dynasty?With the current territory of the Qing Dynasty, they really wouldn't be so arrogant.

In the five years of Shunzhi in history, that is, in 1649, there was a census in the Qing Dynasty. The result was that the total number of males in the Eight Banners Manchuria and Eight Banners Mongolia was 84115, and the number of Aha and coated slaves under the jurisdiction of Manchuria and Mongolia was 212967. The rest of the Han, Korean, Savage Jurchen and other ethnic groups were ruled by about 170 million to 180 million people, and the total population was only 200 million.

And what about Daming in the south?Although there are different opinions, all historians agree that the population at the end of Ming Dynasty should have exceeded [-] million.

With a population of 200 million versus [-] million, even if it were someone else, they wouldn't dare to dream of it.

It is also because the city of Beijing was conquered by Li Zicheng in history, and the Qing Dynasty felt that the Ming Dynasty had perished, so the idea of ​​competing in the Central Plains arose, and they entered the customs with all their strength.

But now the Ming Dynasty is not dead, and the leader of the Qing Dynasty is the conservative Jierhalang.Zhu Cihong was sure that the Manchu Qing could not have too many ideas, and this time sending troops was just another response to Li Zicheng, wanting to continue to weaken Daming.

Li Guozhen also heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Zhu Cihong's words, and said: "Now our Ming Dynasty has been poisoned by Li Zicheng in the Central Plains too much, and we really can't stand a big war. It would be great if Jiannu would not invade in large numbers."

Zhu Cilang smiled and said: "Although Jiannu will not invade with all their strength, there is still a battle to be fought. Uncle Xiangcheng, you should train your subordinates well these days and prepare for the battle."

As a time traveler, the most outstanding thing is undoubtedly the mastery of historical laws.

Such things as peace are never obtained through patience or the kindness of the enemy. They are all fought with real swords and guns on the battlefield.

Only a truly powerful army is the best guarantor of peace in Ming Dynasty!
At the same time, outside Shanhaiguan, the commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty, Prince Zheng Jierhalang, was confidently... yawning.

The war drums were beating, and many Manchu and Qing soldiers shouted and rushed towards the Shanhaiguan Pass ahead. The Ming army on the pass wall responded with dense rain of arrows and rolling stones and wood.

When Wu Sangui led the main force to leave Shanhaiguan and return to aid the capital, he was actually mentally prepared that the capital might be captured by Li Zicheng.

In that case, if Wu Sangui didn't want to fight Li Zicheng and take back the capital, the only way out was Shanhaiguan.

In order to ensure this retreat, Wu Sangui left three thousand elites in this pass.

As for Jierhalang, he had 5 soldiers and horses when he first set off from Shengjing. Along the way, the troops of the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of Han gradually joined together. Now his total number of soldiers and horses is more than 6, nearly [-] million people level.

But don't underestimate this number. You must know that when Dorgon marched into Shanhaiguan and fought Li Zicheng in history, the Qing Dynasty's overwhelming army would only have 10 people.

So half of the Qing elites are now in the hands of Jierhalang. Although it is not the power of the whole country, it still makes Jierhalang feel good.

While drinking, he said with a smile to many generals around him: "Everyone, come here, let's have a few more drinks!"

As he spoke, Jierharang poured the wine in the glass into his mouth again, then opened his mouth to let out a breath of alcohol, and laughed loudly.

Jierhalang was very happy, but other generals of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties may not be so happy.

A young general of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was a little dissatisfied and said: "Prince Zheng, we have been lingering in this Shanhaiguan for so many days now, and the main force of the Ming army has not arrived yet, why don't we go all out to capture it?" This place? Let me tell you, as long as you take out those cannons and bombard it for a few days, this Shanhaiguan Pass will already be ours."

To be able to question Jierhalang face to face like this, there is no need to think that he must have his confidence. The name of this Manchu general is Aixinjueluo Mandahai. He is the grandson of Nurhachi and the seventh son of Daishan, Prince of Qing One of his sons, one of the members of the council of kings and ministers, is regarded as the most powerful successor to the owner of the red flag in the future.

After hearing Man Dahai's questioning, Ji Erhalang was not angry, but said with a smile: "Man Dahai, let me ask you, why did we suddenly send troops to the Ming Dynasty this time, do you know? "

Man Dahai said without thinking: "Of course I know, isn't it because I want Ming Guo and Li Zicheng to continue killing each other?"

Jierhalang laughed and nodded, and said, "Exactly. That's why we can't attack this Shanhai Pass, but wait for the main force of the Ming Kingdom to come over, understand?"

Man Dahai froze for a few seconds, then said, "I don't understand."

Jierhalang sneered and said, "I don't understand this, what will you use to inherit the red flag in the future?"

Man Dahai was furious when he heard the words, and said: "Prince Zheng, if you have something to say, just say it, what are you doing with those Han people's gossiping!"

Jierhalang shook his head and said: "Forget it, since your father treated me well back then, I'll help him teach you today."

Under the watchful eyes of many Manchu and Qing generals, Jierhalang stood up, pointed to Shanhaiguan in the south, and said, "This is the gate of the capital of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the people of the Ming Dynasty are not stupid, they will definitely send troops to guard this place. In this way If this is the case, Ming's attack on Li Zicheng will inevitably weaken, and Li Zicheng will have a way out, and he can continue to make trouble for Ming.

But if it is just to let Li Zicheng have a way out, it is actually not enough.According to what I know, there are at least 8 soldiers and horses in the Ming Dynasty. What about Li Zicheng?There were only [-] to [-] remnants and defeated generals, and the strength of their two sides was completely out of proportion.

So this time, we not only have to attract Ming's troops, but also find ways to annihilate part of Ming's power, so that Ming and Li Zicheng can regain a balance of power and let them continue to fight! "

When Man Dahai heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Then we just pretend to attack Shanhaiguan every day, can we wipe out the power of the Ming Kingdom?"

Ji Erhalang looked at Man Dahai and laughed loudly: "What an idiot! Let me tell you, the old man is not just reckless. What is the biggest weakness of the Ming Dynasty now? That is their lack of supplies! That's why they were so eager to attack Li Zicheng, hoping to obtain more supplies through their victory over Li Zicheng and open up the supply line with Jiangnan.

Now that we delay their attack on Li Zicheng, it is tantamount to magnifying their supply problem, understand?Without a source of supplies, what if the [-] Ming army appeared in Shanhaiguan?After a while, they will naturally collapse due to lack of food. "

Jierhalang's eyes sparkled, and he said with great confidence: "At that time, we will send out our troops and kill the people of the Ming Kingdom! Before that, you should wait for me until these Ming people are still alive and hungry." Just die!"

(End of this chapter)