Dashun Yongchang

Shun Jun's words sounded a little unreasonable to these tyrants, but after the villagers defected, these tyrants had lost the capital to fight against the Marshal's Mansion, and even the servants around them were unwilling to accompany the Patriarch to die, so they He had no choice but to accept the judgment of the Marshal's Mansion.

On the evening of the [-]th, Ma Bao and Wu Guogui, who were chasing the fleeing troops of the Qing army, sent people to report that the Qing army fleeing from Kaocheng was surrounded and annihilated in the area between Yuan Polou and Liuzhuang, and the false Zhishun Wang Shang Kexi committed suicide Many Manchu and Han generals, including the Manchu general Mel Zhangjing Kuruk and the Han military officer Xu Erxian, were shot to death.

Luo Luohong, the owner of the inlaid red flag, was captured alive.

Li Zicheng is not familiar with Luo Luohong's name, but for

He is very familiar with Shang Kexi's name. To be able to kill one of the Sanshun kings here, at least one of Manchu's arms was lost.Compared with those Manchus, the traitors who are determined to work for the Manchus are actually more threatening. After all, these people have a deep understanding of the culture of their own nation and know how to rule the country, but the Manchus are only outsiders after all. But it is impossible to rule the Han people whose number exceeds a hundred times its own population.

No matter how the Manchus of later generations put gold on their ancestors' faces and said that the Manchus opened up territories for China, they dare not mention the "Manchuria is not China" emphasized by the Manchus when they ruled China and what Cixi said "Measure the material power of China, and unite the country's favor."The combination of these two sentences means the same thing. There is no difference between the Manchus living in China and the British colonization of India. In order to maintain the existence of the Manchu Qing, the rulers of the Manchu Qing even did not hesitate to rule China with the foreign powers.

Some filial sons and grandsons of the Qing Dynasty advocated that there would be no new China without the Qing Dynasty. In essence, they are insulting the Han people and other ethnic minorities as slaves to be conquered, denying that the New China is the oppressed people of all ethnic groups in China and overthrowing the oppressors of all ethnic groups. And the country of the people established by compradors and great powers.If the jurisprudence of the territory of New China comes from the massacre of Han Chinese, Mongols, Tibetans, Uighurs, and other ethnic groups by the Manchus, then isn’t this country a big prison for all ethnic groups?

When these filial sons and grandsons of the Manchu Qing sought the legitimacy of the Manchu Qing rule, they were also burying the people's attributes of the new China, and once again killed those people's heroes who died for the establishment of the new China, because their sacrifices became meaningless. Instead, it has become a tool for a group of reactionary rulers to oppress the people.

When these filial sons and grandsons of the Manchu Qing praised the Manchu massacre of various ethnic groups, what did the Japanese massacre of the Chinese count in their eyes?Aixinjueluo Puyi once recognized the emperor as his ancestor. According to this logic, the massacre of the Chinese by the Japanese is hardly a manifestation of national unity?

While praising the massacre of the Chinese by the Manchus, while accusing Japan of massacring the Chinese, this unprincipled moral standard shows that the Manchus have neither morality nor class, national and ethnic attributes, they are a group of slaves.For them, it doesn't really matter who kills the Chinese, who rules China is the most important thing.

Those who advocated that the Manchu Qing Dynasty belonged to China would never risk their lives to defend this China, because their lives were used to praise the ruler and oppress the people, not to sacrifice.According to their theory, there has never been any foreign invasion, only the change of rulers, so any country or nation can rule China, and opposing such rule is destroying national unity.

But for others, especially those former generals of the Ming army, the capture of Luo Luohong, the bannerman inlaid with a red flag, is more shocking than Shang Kexi's death.This is not an ordinary Aixinjueluo, but one of the Eight Banners.Although the banner owner was just an unknown young man, he also broke the historical record of the battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Manchus.

At noon on the eighth day of January, Li Zicheng received another good news, this time it was sent by Liu Zongmin.Last night, Liu Zongmin personally led a team to launch a night attack on the reinforcement camp of the Qing army from Suizhou to Kaocheng, killing the general Jin Yuhe, deputy general Chang Ding, general Chen Guocai, Manchu Niulu Zhang Jingzatu, Halhan, etc., and beheaded 960 people. More than 2000 people were captured.

Seeing this good news, Li Zicheng was immediately overjoyed and said to the staff around him: "Okay, Jiexuan fought really well in this battle. The Qing army in Suizhou suffered such heavy losses, and their morale must be greatly depressed. This will affect our army's future battle plan." is favorable.

Well, give Liu Zongmin an order to congratulate them on their big victory last night, and report the meritorious personnel as soon as possible.There is also a warning to Jiexuan, forbidding him to go into battle in person next time, against a partial division of the Qing army, if he hurts one of my generals, what a blow to the morale of our army.

I don't want him to do this kind of behavior again.Well, not only Jiexuan, but also the General Staff Headquarters has issued an order, stipulating that chief officers above the division level are not allowed to go into battle in person..."

Seeing that Li Zicheng had almost finished speaking, Zuo Yan asked from the side: "The banner owner Luo Luohong with the red flag has been sent to the test city. Do you want to meet him, Your Majesty?"

After thinking for a while, Li Zicheng said: "I don't have much time to waste on him. In this way, give him a choice first. Lock him up alone, and then find someone to send a bowl of porridge and a dagger to him, and have a look at it at night." What did he choose? If he died, he chopped off his head and sent it to the Qing army in Suizhou, and if he didn't die, invite him here and have dinner with me tonight."

Although Zuo Xi felt that Li Zicheng's decision was a little reckless, it was a pity that he finally captured the leader of the Eight Banners and let him die like this.But when Li Zicheng turned his gaze and asked him what else he needed to do, Zuo Yi agreed, and then retreated to handle the affairs that Li Zicheng had asked him to do.

On the afternoon of the [-]th, after receiving the latest order from Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin who was stationed at Luogang was somewhat taken aback by Li Zicheng's attitude towards his battle. He strongly supported the order to attack Suizhou, and he also believed that the Qing army in Suizhou should be attacked as soon as possible. After the news of Jin Yuhe's encirclement and annihilation was sent back, it would definitely shake the Qing army in Suizhou, which would benefit the Qing army in Suizhou. Their attack on the Qing army in Suizhou.

Therefore, that night, he summoned the main generals such as the second division of the newly formed army and the guard cavalry, and after conveying Li Zicheng's latest military order to them, he said: "According to your majesty's order, we will launch an attack on the Qing army in Suizhou next." Offensive. After we launched a surprise attack on the Jinyuhe Department of the Qing Army in the early hours of this morning, although the main force of the Department was wiped out by our army, a few people fled back. Now the Qing Army Camp in Suizhou must have received news of the defeat .

Jin Yuhe was ambushed by our army, and they must have guessed that the Qing army in Kaocheng was also in danger.As a result, the Qing army in Suizhou will inevitably fall into short-term chaos. We must seize this opportunity to surprise them. We called everyone here to ask you, how do you think we should carry out this surprise operation? "

The terrain around Suizhou has long been surveyed by the General Staff, and sent to Liu Zongmin's army to make a sand table, so now everyone can see the topography of Suizhou City and its surroundings shown on the sand table placed on the table in front of them.

Li Tong, the commander of the third division, said first when he saw this: "The old city of Suizhou has become a pool of water, and the new city of Suizhou is built on a mound with higher terrain.

In addition to the Sui River and the Waste Yellow River on the east and west sides of Suizhou New City, there is an earthen mountain twelve miles northwest of the city, called Mount Heng. This mountain extends from northwest to southeast and is about 20 miles long. pulse.

Apart from these two rivers and one mountain, there is no other special geography outside the city of Suizhou.It is winter now, and the river is frozen, so the defensive function of these two waters has been weakened to the minimum. Therefore, the most favorable terrain outside Suizhou City is the earth mountain range in the northwest.

As long as we seize control of this earth mountain and cooperate with the terrain of Suizhou New City, the Qing army will be completely in a low-lying place.When I attack it, I am condescending, but when it attacks me, I need to attack from above. Therefore, if we want to encircle and wipe out the Qing army in Suizhou, we must first capture this mountain.

General Quan has just said that the Qing army in Suizhou was wiped out because of the Qing army in Kaocheng and those who sent reinforcements, and they will inevitably fall into chaos. Naturally, we should take the opportunity to go straight to Mount Heng. After taking this earth mountain, we can consider encircling and annihilating Ju The main force of the Qing army in Suizhou in the low-lying area.As long as the main force of Azig does not come back in time, we can once again encircle and wipe out the Qing army in Suizhou just like we encircled and wiped out the Qing army in Kaocheng. Then it will be easier for us to deal with the main force of Azig ..."

Li Tong's words won the approval of everyone in the room. In fact, the terrain of Suizhou is here. As long as you look at the sand table, you will pay attention to the two high points of Suizhou City and Northwest Tushan. The importance of these two highlands for controlling the surrounding area.

Chapter 379 The Great War Prologue One

The Qing army outside the city of Suizhou was divided into two battalions, the Northwest and the Southwest. The Northwest Camp was built around Qianming Temple. With a breath of air, the buildings in the temple still look majestic.

Only after the Qing army occupied this place, the originally neat courtyard became a messy stable. Even the ancient trees in the temple were cut down a lot and were used by soldiers for heating.Although there are lush forests on Mount Heng, which was originally a grand sight in Suizhou, the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty did not have the idea of ​​wasting their energy to protect the scenery of Ganming Temple, so they always cut down nearby trees as fuelwood, so in the past the towering ancient trees Qianming Temple suffered disaster.

However, the commander-in-chief of the Qing army had no intention of interfering with his subordinates. After all, the camp must have a wide view. So many trees really hindered the defense of the Qing army camp, especially Chen Yongfu who was stationed in Suizhou City was not a man who only knew how to defend. The general, at the beginning of the siege, also selected a few elites to attack the Qianming Temple camp at night, which caused the Qing army to suffer a lot. Therefore, in order to prevent the night attack of the Shun army, the commander of the Qing army ordered to cut down the Qianming Temple. The surrounding trees, except for a few ancient trees from the Tang Dynasty in the temple, were spared because of the monks' begging.

On the afternoon of January [-], Jin Yu and the defeated soldiers who fled back brought back news of the defeat of the attacked soldiers.The Han Army's Zhenghuang Banner Maile Zhangjing Jin Yuhe was lost in the army, and dozens of generals under it also died or surrendered. The troops that went to Kaocheng for reinforcements were almost wiped out. The shock of the generals of the Qing army.

Jin Yuhe was the former general of Kaiyuan Qian of the Ming Dynasty. He surrendered to the Manchus as early as the 17th year of Wanli. It can be said that he is the oldest group of people in the old Han army. People trust.In a sense, Jin Yu and this kind of old Han army can already be regarded as the real capital of the Manchus.

The main generals of Suizhou of the Qing army, Gushan Beizi Man Dahai and Bo Hetuo, immediately called the generals to discuss after receiving the bad news. The soldiers who fled back from the defeat described how they were attacked by the Shun army last night.

He Jinzhong, the commander-in-chief, was the first to react, and said to the two Gushan Beizi: "The Shun army can mobilize so many cavalry to attack the Jinyuhe army at night. There is such spare power to stop Jin Yuhe's army. You two beauties, I'm afraid we have to make preparations for retreat and ask the general for help."

However, He Jinzhong's claim was immediately opposed by the Manchu generals. The bodyguards Chamahai and Jialazhang Jingzheerte pointed out successively, "Whether the Kaocheng army was wiped out has not yet been determined, and it is now asserted that the Kaocheng army was wiped out by the Shun army. Didn’t it mean that the army of Kaocheng was cut off? What’s the difference between this and the Ming army abandoning the army of Dalinghe?”

"The army of Kaocheng not only includes Shang Kexi and the newly descended Han army, but also Luo Luohong, the leader of the banner with a red flag. Are we going to throw Luo Luohong to the Shun army? This has never happened since Tianming Khan raised his troops. Failure, this is probably not a responsibility we can take on."

The speeches of the two Manchu generals blocked the opinion of wanting to evacuate Suizhou. Indeed, retreating at this time would be throwing Luo Luohong to the Shun army, and even Man Dahai could not bear this responsibility.

Although the struggle within the Eight Banners is cruel, the Manchus are still extremely united in front of the Han people. This is to suppress the ambitious people among the Han people. The Manchus themselves know this fact. If the Manchus were unable to show unity to the outside world, then it would be impossible to suppress the Han people.

If the news is that Luo Luohong has died in battle, then there is no need for everyone to think about Luo Luohong's problem at this time, but now his life and death are just a guess, so giving up the rescue of Luo Luohong has become a political decision , This is not something that the generals here can decide, at least Azig has to make the decision himself.

The meeting couldn't continue when it got here, because if you can't escape and retreat, then it almost means to stand by in place. No matter how capable Man Dahai and Bo Hetuo are, it's just a few more words about the defense measures of the camp And strengthen the vigilance and reconnaissance in the direction of Kaocheng.The next step is to hand over the decision of going or staying to Azig, and wait for the commander of the army hundreds of miles away to make a suitable decision.

The only thing that made Man Dahai and Bohetuo feel lucky was that they had already sent a messenger to Azig yesterday to ask him to return to the army, so when Azig received the messenger sent this time, at least he would not be in a hurry.After the meeting, Bo and Tuo also ordered to set up two mobile posts on the official road leading to Kaocheng to prevent the Shun army from raiding them.

Although the meeting did not come to a satisfactory conclusion for Man Dahai, after the meeting, Man Dahai has decided to withdraw the siege of Suizhou City, concentrate his troops in the two camps in the northwest and southwest, and prepare for withdrawal. ready.Bo Hetuo supported Man Dahai on this issue, and he also had a premonition of the crisis. Although limited by political pressure, he could not publicly advocate the withdrawal of troops, but it did not prevent him from making preparations for withdrawal.

As the representative of the Han generals, He Jinzhong, the commander-in-chief himself, advocated retreat, so he quickly reached a tacit agreement with the two beizi. The siege of the city began to strengthen the defense measures against the Southwest Camp.

Although the Qing army's dispatch of troops outside the city attracted the attention of the Shun army in the city, but limited by the darkness, Chen Yongfu still suppressed the idea of ​​going out of the city to attack. At such a moment, he felt that he should be more cautious. The Qing army cannot be allowed to find the flaws of the defenders in the city, otherwise the loss outweighs the gain.

Under the cover of the night, Jialong'a and Shuoma each took half a Manchu soldier from Niulu and [-] Han soldiers under the orders of Bo Hetuo, and headed for the city along the official road leading to Kaocheng and Ningling. The vigilance in these two directions has been strengthened.Previously, the Qing army mainly arranged sentries in the direction of Ningling, and there were only a few sentries in the direction of Kaocheng. For the sake of safety, I don't think there will be a large number of enemy troops attacking in this direction.

This time, the sentry in the direction of Kaocheng was also placed ten miles away from Suizhou City.After Jialong and Shuoma left the camp for about two miles, they said goodbye to Shuoma at a three-way intersection. Jialong, who was heading towards Kaocheng, looked at the shady night around him, and said to Shuoma with some emotion: "If I can't go back, remember to tell me, Ama, that the inside of the pass is probably not a place to stay for a long time. Let him find a chance to send one or two younger brothers back outside the pass. The outside of the pass is where we are full of people."

Shuoma looked at this friend, suddenly burst into an evil fire, and said to him fiercely: "If you can't go back, do you think I can go back? If you want to say it, you can say it yourself. I don't have much time to spare..."

After saying that, Shuoma pulled the reins of his mount and turned towards the side road, and soon a group of people followed.Seeing Shuoma and his troops disappear into the night, leaving only dots of flames, Jialong could only sigh, and continued walking along the road with his subordinates. Traveling in the cold night is not What a good job, but in comparison, Jialong's heart felt even colder.

The life and death of the Qing army in Kaocheng and the defeat of Jin Yuhebu really cast a big shadow on these young Manchus. After all, they are different from their parents, not struggling from adversity under the oppression of two behemoths from.

When Nurhachi rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty he was facing was an undefeated empire that had just completed the three major Wanli expeditions. The Japanese who had been destroyed in the Korean peninsula campaign were broken by the Liaodong Ming army, and Jianzhou Jurchen What he was facing was the Li family in Liaodong who had controlled Liaodong for decades. Nurhachi was just a house slave launched by the Li family to unify the Jurchen ministries at that time.

On the other side of the grassland, Lin Danhan of the Golden Family dreamed of restoring the glory of Genghis Khan, not only to unify the grassland, but also to force Ming Dynasty to recognize its right to inherit Dayuan.Compared with these two behemoths, Jianzhou Jurchen is nothing more than a local tyrant in Liaodong.

Precisely because the Manchu tribes who followed Nurhachi knew who their enemies were, the Manchus at that time did not feel ashamed of losing to the Ming and Mongols. Struggling to find a way out of the future.If he failed, he would hide in the deep mountains and old forests of Liaodong, waiting for the next recovery.

But now these young Manchus have lived in Shengjing, Liaoyang and other cities since they were young, and they can't adapt to life in the mountains and forests at all.For them, returning to Shengjing and Liaoyang is already the bottom line. If they can't even keep Shengjing and Liaoyang, then the Qing Dynasty will not exist, because the Qing Dynasty in the hearts of the people revolves around Shengjing and Liaoyang. If there were no such cities in the country established by the cities, what else could the Qing Dynasty rely on as a bond to unite the Manchus and various ethnic groups in Liaodong into one country?

Therefore, Jialong'a is quite pessimistic about the current situation. If the Manchus, who have always been invincible, are defeated by the Han people, will the Han troops who surrendered continue to surrender to the Manchus?If the Han people cannot be deterred, with the population of the Han people, even if ten are exchanged for one, it will be difficult for the Manchus to go back to the white mountains and black waters.

When Jialong'a moved forward in depression, Luo Luohong was brought to Li Zicheng in the county office of Kaocheng.This is a quiet room in the county government office. There is a table of banquets in the room. After Luo Luohong was brought, Li Zicheng also walked over from the next room.

After Li Zicheng walked to the table, he pointed to a chair beside him with a peaceful expression and said, "Sit down. It's not convenient to organize banquets during the war, so I let someone cook a few simple dishes. Let's sit down and chat while eating, see Let's see if everyone can talk about the results, it will be a good thing for you and your subordinates, and it will save me a lot of trouble."

Standing there, Luo Luohong only hesitated for a few breaths, and then gave in to Li Zicheng. In fact, since he refused to commit suicide with Shang Kexi, he knew how strong his desire to survive was.Therefore, facing Shunjun's temptation, he chose life almost without hesitation, and left the dagger where it was.

Chapter 380 The Great War Prologue II

Facing Li Zicheng's inquiry, Luo Luohong bowed to Li Zicheng and said, "The guilty minister Aixinjueluo Luo Luohong pays his respects to His Majesty Yongchang."

Listening to Luo Luohong's well-spoken Chinese, Li Zicheng smiled and said: "It's good to be able to speak Chinese. This doesn't hinder us from sitting down and communicating."

Luo Luohong respectfully sat on the chair designated by Li Zicheng. In the past, he never thought that he would sit in the position of a prisoner. It was only at this time that he began to understand why those Han officials succumbed to the Manchus. , because nothing is more precious than being alive.Only by living can we enjoy the glory and wealth, and the dead can enjoy nothing.

Although he is only a layman about the affairs of the battlefield, he has seen a lot about the struggle between people.Aixinjueluo has never been soft on killing Aixinjueluo, so why should he give up his life for Aixinjueluo?Unless Li Zicheng really doesn't give him a way out and forces him to defend Aixinjueluo's honor with his life.

When killing Jueluo Bahana, Li Zicheng did not relent, because the death of a Bahana can inspire Shunjun's belief in victory.But for Luo Luohong, even though he didn't know much about this young owner of the banner inlaid with a red flag, it seemed a pity to kill him just like that.Killing the first Aixinjueluo can stimulate the morale of the soldiers and civilians, but killing the second actually does not have such a great motivational effect.

Therefore, if this young Aixinjueluo is sensible, then a living Aixinjueluo can always bring more benefits to Dashun.Therefore, Li Zicheng had no intention of driving Luo Luohong into a desperate situation all of a sudden, and asked him about some important secrets of the Qing army. He really only asked some trivial things about his parents, such as the environment in which Luo Luohong grew up, whether he had gone to school, and whether he usually went to school. What do people like to do, and what activities do other Manchurians of his age like to do.

For Luo Luohong, this kind of problem is completely above the bottom line of his heart, and it gradually makes him relax his guard. If he can use such a worthless thing in exchange for his own survival, then Luo Luohong feels that he will spend a day and a night talking about it. No problem.

But for Li Zicheng, the so-called military secrets are not as good as the collection of information on the daily life of the Manchus.Because whether it is the later generations or the current Ming people, they hardly know much about the Manchus.Even if Daming and the Manchus have been fighting for decades, the people of Ming Dynasty know the Manchus as "the Manchus are invincible", and this sentence may have been deliberately spread by the Manchus.

As for the understanding of the Manchus by the people of later generations, in fact, it is mainly the understanding of the children of the Eight Banners in the late Qing Dynasty. Those dandy children who eat, drink and play all day long with hard-core crops have nothing in common with the Manchus of this era.Of course, from the conversation with Luo Luohong, Li Zicheng or someone probably saw the shadow of the Eight Banners in the late Qing Dynasty.

In this era, the Manchus kept the population of their ethnic group strictly confidential. This method of secrecy was implemented very well. Until now, no one knows the total population of the Manchus. Everyone is talking about the population and military strength of the Manchus. time, can only rely on their own guesses to estimate.But one thing everyone can be sure of is that from the time of Nurhaci to the present, the Manchus have always drawn out three of them.

Therefore, when almost everyone estimates the population of the Manchus, they infer the number of soldiers of the Manchus backwards.The Manchus are also well aware of this. In order to prevent the Han and Mongols from knowing whether their population has suffered heavy losses due to the war, the Manchus have adopted a policy of all the people against their own nation.

That is to say, as soon as Manchu males are born, they become a source of reserve soldiers. In order to limit Manchus from escaping the obligation to serve as soldiers, ordinary Manchus are hardly allowed to learn other skills except military training. Reading is okay, but With the backward education level of the whole population, there are very few people who can rely on reading to get ahead.

As a result, there is a phenomenon among the current Manchus. Manchu males hardly need to learn any skills for making a living after they are born. They either practice martial arts, read books, or play games. talent, which is not required for play.

For Manchu families, the males had to fight on the battlefield as soon as they reached adulthood, and no matter how well the Manchus could fight, it was impossible for them not to die on the battlefield, so it was the most important thing for the males to marry and reproduce early.Precisely because males may die as soon as they reach adulthood, the family is more indulgent towards males, playing as much as they can before going to the battlefield, at least there will be no regrets when they go to the battlefield.

In other words, the incompetence of the children of the Eight Banners in the late Qing Dynasty is actually the cause of the current Manchurian Eight Banners who are militarized by the whole people.Because now no one would expect that the Manchus could conquer such a large empire, rule other ethnic groups with a population more than a hundred times their own, and rule this huge empire steadily for more than two hundred years, so they only played until they became adults and joined the army The former Eight Banners children ended up eating hard-core crops and playing for a lifetime.

While Li Zicheng sorted out the context of Manchu history, Luo Luohong on the other side was a little uneasy, because the conversation throughout the night did not reflect his own value, and the prerequisite for a captive to be valued is to be valuable, which is also Manchu human values.Otherwise, the Manchus would not have to keep the heroes among the Han people, but would wantonly massacre those civilians.

He didn't know much about Li Zicheng. In fact, the whole outside the customs didn't know much about Li Zicheng, because no one expected that the behemoth of Ming Dynasty would be overthrown by a group of farmers. When Dorgon sent someone to write to Li Zicheng, he thought that A group of peasant rebels could only invade Beijing by joining forces with the Qing Dynasty. No one expected that Li Zicheng would reach Beijing from Xi'an in just a few months, and the Qing army did not even have time to send troops to contain the Ming army in Liaodong.

But after the Qing army entered the customs, those Han officials told a lot about Li Zicheng's cruelty. Therefore, in Luo Luohong's eyes, Li Zicheng should actually be cruel and ruthless, especially when he knew that Jueluo Bahana had been subdued. After the army was executed without even getting a chance to surrender, he confirmed this even more.

Luo Luohong felt that Li Zicheng's kindness towards him tonight was just an illusion, because if he was truly kind and generous, Shunjun would not have sent a dagger to him, implying that he could choose to commit suicide.

Therefore, if Li Zicheng is not interested in him, he doesn't know when he will see him again next time.Since ancient times, the King of Hades loves little ghosts, God knows what kind of treatment he will receive for a prisoner who is not watched by the high-level, Luo Luohong is aware of this, how Amin and Mang Gurtai were captured He also saw and heard what the slaves bullied in the past.

Having already decided to surrender to Li Zicheng, Luo Luohong naturally hoped to gain the attention of the other party, so as to obtain a status of courtesy, instead of being treated as an object of random bullying by the servants, who would only make his surrender a laughing stock.

With this in mind, when the banquet was about to end, Luo Luohong couldn't help mentioning to Li Zicheng: "If Your Majesty has anything else you want to know, I will try my best to be honest and never dare to hide anything. "

Li Zicheng shook his glass of wine slowly, looked at him sideways and said: "Actually, to me, the so-called military affairs of the Manchus are actually trivial matters. One thing. Can the Manchus be ruled by the Dashun? If the Manchus are a nation that cannot be ruled, then it is meaningless to the Dashun. Then can you answer me, can the Manchus be ruled by the Dashun? "

Luo Luohong was tongue-tied for a moment and didn't know how to answer Li Zicheng's question. After a while, he stammered and said to Li Zicheng: "Your Majesty asks this question, and the guilty minister really doesn't know how to answer it. Please forgive me."

Li Zicheng stared at him for a long time before saying, "I think it's good that you can be so frank. If all of you are as frank as you are, then maybe we can still live in one country, otherwise, I will have to Considering other ways to solve the Manchu problem, I believe that this is not a good thing for everyone..."

After all, Li Zicheng didn't ask Luo Luohong any other questions. After the banquet, he called Wan Rui and sent Luo Luohong back.On the way back to the small courtyard, when Luo Luohong was thinking about Li Zicheng's intentions when he was talking to him today, he heard Wan Rui who was walking beside him say to him: "Robele, in the next period of time, I'm afraid we will have a good relationship." We got along, I'm from the General Staff of the Marshal's Mansion, I have a lot of questions I want to ask Robelle, would you like to cooperate?"

Unintentionally correcting the other party that his surname is not Luo, Luo Luohong cautiously replied to this Consultant Wan who reported himself as his family: "I dare not call Baylor anymore, it's just a false name. Your Excellency can call the criminal minister by his name, but If you ask any questions, the guilty minister will naturally have endless words..."

Wan Rui, who was dressed in a military uniform, was still a scholar in essence, and he appreciated Luo Luohong's gentle attitude. He nodded and smiled and said, "You are willing to cooperate with my work, which is a big deal for both of us." good thing..."

Tonight is probably a long night for Luo Luohong and Wan Rui.As for Liu Zongmin's troops who were attacking Suizhou, tonight obviously passed in the blink of an eye.

When the sky was still full of stars, the [-]th Cavalry Division of the Army led by Ma Zhongxi and the [-]st Division of Hao Xiaoquan, the [-]nd Brigade of the [-]rd Division of the Army got up, cooked and prepared to pack.When it was getting dark, the two troops set out towards Suizhou as the vanguard of the army.

Although the weather in the early morning was cold, the soldiers of the Shun Army who had just won a few victories did not feel any discomfort.The army is such a group, all difficulties can be overcome in the face of victory, but in the face of continuous failures, any factor may become a reason for failure.

From Cao County to Kaocheng, and then to the ambush of the Qing army reinforcements going to Kaocheng, this series of victories completely reversed the shadow of the Shun army's failure before, and let everyone see the hope of victory. Naturally, no one would think that in such a situation It is a pain to get up early in the cold and go on the road.

Chapter 381 The Great War Prologue Three

Near noon, Jialong'a, who was leading a patrol in the northeast of the village, called his subordinates to stop by a forest, where they were going to boil water, cook, eat and have a rest.

After dismounting, Jialong'a handed over the mount to the care of the servants who followed him, and went to the edge of the woods to take a dip in the water.After solving his urgent affairs, he turned his head and looked at a field covered in white. In fact, this scene was very similar to that outside the pass, except that the snow outside the pass was thicker, and it could even drown the forest. At most, the snow cover only covers a person's calf.

Even though there were only a pile of ruins left in many villages due to the war and the flooding of the Yellow River, the plain inside the pass was still a little more lively than outside the pass. Looking at the wisps of cooking smoke rising in the distance, one knew that the seemingly endless Human ruins are actually still inhabited.If it is outside the pass, it is impossible for an abandoned village to have any more people, because it is difficult for a single family to survive the winter outside the pass. From this point of view, we know that the natural conditions inside the pass are superior to those outside the pass. This is also the reason why many Manchus are willing to accept moving their capital into customs.

Amidst the whiteness, a yellowish-brown trace extends towards the east. This is the official road connecting Suizhou and Kaocheng. Due to the continuous movement of the army, the snow on the official road has been trampled into mud. Added a scar to the snowy plain.

After looking around, Jialong feels that this place is not as strong as his hometown in Liaodong after all. Although it is all plain terrain, the black soil in Liaodong is much more fertile than the loess and sand in Guanzhong. Eight acres.At this time, he suddenly felt that it might indeed be a mistake to enter the customs. Isn't it a fool to give up the fertile black soil outside the customs to grab the barren land of the Han people?

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As far as Jialong'a's family is concerned, they have farms and servants outside the customs. In fact, they can live comfortably without entering the customs. After entering the customs, they have to start the family business inside the customs from scratch.Even if the land they get inside the pass is twice as much as outside the pass, it is still a loss after careful calculation, because the land outside the pass is more fertile and productive, and there is a lot of wasteland that can be reclaimed, while the land inside the pass is not only barren, but also surrounded by The only advantage of having an owner's land is that the Han servants in the pass can easily obtain it.

If the Han people did not rise up to resist, Jialong would not think about this issue. After all, the family business of the Manchus comes from military exploits, and land management is just a sideline.But when the war can't bring benefits to the family, they naturally have to consider what is a good choice for them.

It's just that it seems a bit late to think about this issue at this time.Because Jialong didn't even know if he could go back alive. How happy they were to follow Dorgon to enter the customs at the beginning, but now they are so frustrated that they support the choice of entering the customs.

Jialong stood in a daze by the forest, until his servant came and told him that the soup and rice were ready, then he walked slowly to the fire built by his servant, and took a bowl of soup and rice from the servant.Although the Manchus have always regarded themselves as nomads and believed that their relationship with Mongolia is very close, but in terms of diet, the Manchus actually prefer the diet of the Han people.

The daily diet of the Mongolians is mainly milk, tea, and fried rice, while that of the Manchus is rice and pork. However, as long as conditions permit, Manren will still choose to eat a little rice.

Anyway, when there is no professional logistics supply system, the food of the army is always hard to describe.However, what makes the Manchus stronger than the Mongols and the Ming army is that the Manchus hired businessmen as the organizers of the army's logistics. Although the businessmen could not establish a complete logistics supply system, they were more efficient than the tribal leaders and the Ming army. The bureaucracy is much stronger, and the latter two think too much, and they don't put all their minds on how to meet the needs of the army, so they are not as good as the merchants who are dedicated to transporting supplies.

After Dorgon entered the customs, he not only invited eight Shanxi merchants from Zhangjiakou who had been trading with the Manchus for a long time to go to Beijing for awards, but also handed over more military logistics supply tasks to these merchants. With the utmost assistance, Dorgon was able to organize three armies to go out in a short period of time.

The combined number of Manchu and Han Eight Banners troops is less than 4, and the Eight Banners have their own logistics system when they go out all the year round.Eight Banners officers and soldiers marching: 975 people in a team, each with a servant, carrying weapons, food and other items not exceeding 16 catties, a team of 121 horses, eight horses for themselves and servants, and the other eight horses each carrying 1 catties , and every five mules were given one horse, carrying 107 catties.

Therefore, the Eight Banners army is not very dependent on logistics when it goes out. Of course, this refers to short-term wars.However, the Eight Banners Army and the Mongols, Ming people, and Koreans have never fought a long-term confrontation like Song and Mongolia. After defeating the main force of the enemy in a short period of time, they entered the stage of looting and sweeping, and supplies were naturally replenished.

But for the hundreds of thousands of Ming troops who had just surrendered, it was obvious that the rules of the Eight Banners could not be applied, because the soldiers of the Ming army could not even support themselves, let alone buy so many horses, servants and food.Therefore, the existence of Shanxi merchants is to provide logistical supplies for these surrendered Ming troops.

But when Jialong'a was drinking soup and rice with jerky, three miles away from them, a group of Shunjun cavalry was observing the movements of this group of Qing cavalry with binoculars.

Li Yuanyin put down the binoculars in his hand, smiled and said to his subordinates: "It's really good to use binoculars to observe the enemy's situation on the plain, we can see them, but they can't find us.

That team of Qing soldiers was only five or sixty people, and now they have dismounted to live and cook.Jianjie and Yuantai, each of you lead a small team to charge directly, and I will sweep the formation for you from behind. "

Li Yuanyin's order was quickly carried out. There is nothing easier than attacking a cavalry team that is resting. No matter how elite cavalry is, they cannot show their strength on the ground.