Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 91 91, Prince Zheng was very shocked, and Dorgon lamented that it was too late
Qing Dynasty, Shengjing Imperial Palace.

In the Grand Palace, a meeting is being held.

A Qing official read a battle report aloud under everyone's gaze.

"Five days ago, the Ming army and Li Zicheng's army had a decisive battle on the north bank of the Lugou River outside Gu'an. Li Zicheng's army forcibly crossed the Lugou River, and the Ming army fought back desperately. defeat.

Taking advantage of the victory, the Ming army marched and occupied Gu'an City. The total number of beheaded prisoners is estimated to exceed [-]. Li Zicheng's remnant troops have already withdrawn to Baoding, and the Ming army is in pursuit. "

After hearing the battle report, all the Qing ministers present were all moved.

Jierhalang patted the armrest of the seat, and said in disbelief: "How is this possible? The Ming army is only 10,000. How can they defeat Li Zicheng's [-]+ men?"

What Jierhalang said was exactly what other ministers of the Qing Dynasty thought.

Why?
Why did Daming win?

Dorgon said coldly: "Prince Zheng's words are not correct. It is also a common thing in history books to win more with less."

Dorgon now wants to slap Jierharang in the face.

I told you to go south early, but you didn’t go south. Now it’s all right, the Ming army defeated Li Zicheng, and he recovered from the dying state. What do you do?
Idiots, pure idiots!

Jierhalang took a look at Dorgon and snorted: "Prince Rui, what you said is wrong. Winning more with less is something we can do in Qing Dynasty. For those rotten troops of Ming Dynasty, Why do you win more with less?"

Dorgon chuckled and said, "Then how do you explain this matter now?"

Jierhalang paused for a moment, then said: "I can only say that the Ming Kingdom really deserves to die!"

It seems a little strange to say this sentence from Jierhalang's mouth, but if you consider the situation of the confrontation between the Ming and Qing Dynasties at this time, it is not too strange.

At this time, the high-ranking officials of the Qing Dynasty, despite their superficial clamor to go south to destroy the Ming Dynasty, actually their real intention was to be like the Liao Kingdom hundreds of years ago, recreating the confrontation between the Liao and Song Dynasties.

Jierhalang is the biggest supporter of this kind of thinking, which is why Dorgon's going south was repeatedly opposed by Jierhalang and others, that is, Ming was unwilling to negotiate peace with the Qing, otherwise Jierhalang would inevitably It is necessary to vigorously promote peace talks.

Not every high-ranking person in the Qing Dynasty is as ambitious as Dorgon. The older generation of founding nobles of the Qing Dynasty like Jierharang were born in the deep mountains and old forests of the Northeast, and lived an incomparably sinister and hard life. Life is already a paradise for them, and there is absolutely no need to go any further.

Only the younger generation like Dorgon and Haoge really yearn for war and want to surpass their parents by making contributions.

Dorgon sneered and said, "You shouldn't die? Prince Zheng, if you say something like this at this time, it shows that you don't know how to fight at all!"

Jierhalang was furious, and said: "Prince Rui, your words are too much. I followed Taizu from Chahar to Khalkha, from North Korea to Ming, you said I don't know how to fight?"

Dorgon said lightly: "You just fought too many battles. Who wouldn't charge like a reckless man? A real commander is one who can see the key to a real war. Just like you, you can't see through the country at all. The key to being able to win once."

Jierhalang laughed back angrily: "Then I want to ask, who is the key to Ming's victory?"

Dorgon said with a confident expression, "Of course it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cihong."

After Dorgon finished speaking, Jierharang couldn't help but laughed, "Zhu Cihong? Are you talking about the 15-year-old yellow-mouthed prince of the Ming Dynasty?"

Dorgon said solemnly: "Exactly. This person has reversed the situation several times at critical moments, not only helping Ming to defend the city of Beijing, but also helping Ming to defeat Li Zicheng's main force in this decisive battle. Daqing's confidant is in serious trouble!"

Jierhalang laughed loudly, and the laughter resounded throughout the hall, making Dorgon's expression very ugly.

After a long while, Jierhalang restrained his laughter and said, "I'm sorry Prince Rui, the joke you said was so funny, I couldn't hold back."

Dorgon narrowed his eyes, and there was obvious anger in his eyes: "Prince Zheng, don't speak too much!"

Jierhalang snorted and said, "Excessive? Then I want to ask you, if Zhu Cihong, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, is really so strong, why didn't he do anything in the previous 15 years?

You must wait until Li Zicheng has already beaten the city of Beijing, and Ming Guo is about to be beaten to death by Li Zicheng before he stands up. Do you think this is reasonable? "

Ji Erhalang's rhetorical questions made Dorgon unable to answer all of a sudden, and after a while he said: "That's because he was too young..."

Ji Erhalang interrupted Dorgon: "Young, you say young to a 15-year-old child? In my opinion, whether it is ten years old or 15 years old, it is just a kid. If he is 15 years old If he was able to save the Ming Dynasty at the age of ten, he must show something when he was ten, no, twelve or thirteen years old.

But if you think about it again, in the past 15 years, have we in the Qing Dynasty received any reports about the extraordinary talent of this prince?Among so many Ming people who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, which one of them has mentioned the merits and strengths of this prince? "

A series of rhetorical questions from Jierhalang completely left Dorgon speechless.

Seeing this, Jierhalang immediately became more proud, and said: "So, this so-called young genius prince is actually just a gimmick brought up by the Ming Kingdom to boost morale! They just want to make everyone think that the Ming Kingdom is a gimmick. A good prince was chosen, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty could have more confidence.

When it really goes on the battlefield, does anyone really think that a 15-year-old yellow-mouthed child with no hair can play any role?I'm afraid only a fool would believe it! "

When Dorgon heard this, his face became even more ugly. This Jierhalang had something to say, and he even scolded Dorgon in it.

However, Jierhalang's words were also recognized by other Qing nobles.

"Prince Zheng is right. Ming people are not good at fighting, but they are good at bragging. Everyone knows that."

"What do you say every day that the sky is in the upper kingdom, and now you are beaten by our Qing Dynasty and run away like a mouse?"

"That's right, I've visited places like Baoding and Jinan. Going there is like going home. Don't even mention that the women in the Ming Dynasty are white and tender, and they are very energetic!"

Amidst the loud laughter with a certain obscene meaning, the sense of superiority of the great nobles of the Qing Dynasty appeared on their faces.

Ji Erhalang coughed, raised his hand suddenly, and stopped everyone from speaking.

"However, some of what Prince Rui said is still reasonable. Originally, we were going to see both Ming and Li Zicheng suffer a loss. Now that Li Zicheng has suffered a big defeat, he is obviously not Ming's opponent.

If we continue to sit idly by at this time, maybe the Ming Dynasty will really destroy Li Zicheng in one go.So, I think it’s time for the Qing Dynasty to send troops to contain the Ming Dynasty. What do you think? "

This is also the national policy of the Qing Dynasty, which is to use Li Zicheng, an insider, to weaken Daming.

In the past many years, whenever Li Zicheng was at the end of his life, the Qing Dynasty would launch a wave of fierce attacks with all its strength, forcing Ming Dynasty to send elite soldiers from the Central Plains to Liaodong to fight, thereby reducing the pressure on Li Zicheng.

Today, what Jierhalang has to do is to repeat what Huang Taiji has done in the past so many years.

Therefore, Jierhalang's words were immediately approved by the ministers of the Qing Dynasty.

"It makes sense, it's time to hit Shanhaiguan."

"We also have to let Li Zicheng breathe a sigh of relief, so that he continues to fight against Ming, which is the best situation."

"That's right, I haven't been on the battlefield for a long time, and I just happened to kill some Ming generals for fun, hahaha!"

After a while, the meeting of the king and ministers who discussed politics reached a final resolution.

Prince Zheng Jierhalang will lead [-] elite troops to the south, with the goal of capturing Shanhaiguan!

The number of troops was not too large, because the main goal of the Qing Dynasty was to attract the main force of the Ming Dynasty to return to help, so as to gain space for Li Zicheng.

During this process, Dorgon said nothing, allowing Jierhalang to dominate the outcome of the entire discussion.

After the meeting, Dorgon left the Dazheng Hall calmly.

After walking a few steps, Duoduo quickly followed and said anxiously: "Brother, why didn't you fight with that old thing just now?"

What are you fighting for?Of course, it is to fight for the position of the head coach who goes south.

Didn't Dorgon always want to go south?Now that the Qing Dynasty is really going south, but Dorgon kept silent and watched Jierhalang get the position of coach, which made Duduo very incomprehensible.

Facing Duo Duo's doubts, Dorgon looked up at the sky, and just sighed: "Going south now? It's...too late!"

Duoduo asked suspiciously: "Is it because of that prince Zhu Cihong?"

Dorgon shook his head, and said lightly: "Ming is a giant, a giant that is constantly weakening. We had a chance to give him a fatal blow, but we missed it. Duo, from today onwards, Prepare to live in this city for the rest of your life!"

Looking at Dorgon going away, Duoduo couldn't help touching his head.

Shengjing is the capital of the Qing Dynasty. If you don't live here for the rest of your life, where else can you live?

(End of this chapter)