Dashun Yongchang

Duduo led the army to arrive at Guangji Liangqian at noon on May [-]st, but he was not in a hurry to launch an attack. He peacefully formed a formation opposite the Shun army, as if waiting for the Shun army to be impatient to attack him. , but the Shun army stationed on the high ground has no intention of actively attacking at all.

But after the Qing army's cannons arrived on May [-], Duoduo immediately built artillery positions in the northwest region. Nearly forty red-clothed cannons were placed together, which seemed to be intended to shake up the Pingshun army's positions in one fell swoop.

Liu Zongmin and other Shunjun generals who stood on the embankment watching the movements of the Qing army couldn't help nodding their heads in praise when they saw Duduo deploying troops under their noses these days.

Baijiuhe said to Liu Zongmin and his colleagues: "Under such a disadvantage, Duoduo can still arrange troops in front of our formation in a leisurely manner, and the army can still obey orders. Even my division may not be able to do it." .”

Lu Yingbiao also said: "Your Majesty said that Duoduo is a handsome man among the Manchus. I didn't believe it before, but his performance this time can indeed be called a handsome man in an army."

Only Liu Zongmin said nonchalantly: "Even if Duoduo is capable and goes to the battlefield we chose to fight with us, he has already lost half of it first. It can be seen that the so-called famous generals are still a little watery..."

Chapter 612 Battle Four

Although Doduo's pre-war preparations were slow and steady, but once he turned to attack, he became quite fierce. This kind of rapid transition to the rhythm of war is also the talent of a general who has experienced many battles. If you can grasp it, if you are a novice, you will not be able to control such a large-scale army attack.

Although the Shun army was full of formations in the Guangji Liang area, it still took seven or eight days longer to prepare than the Qing army. In addition, the Shun army had already begun to make professional and specialized adjustments to the army organization, which made the Shun army The fort building is still pretty good.

In front of the Shun army's camp, the Shun army built two waist-high barbed wire barriers, a ditch six feet deep and eight feet wide, and a breast wall 4 feet high and one foot thick built with soil piled up two feet behind the ditch.The side of the trench facing the enemy is a vertical wall, and the side facing the Shun army has a certain slope, so that the Shun army can directly attack the enemy in the trench, and it is more troublesome for the Qing army to retreat after attacking.

On May [-], the cannons set up by the Qing army in the northwest depression launched an attack on the Shun army camp, which opened the prelude to the Qing army's offensive.According to Duoduo's tactics in the past, this bombardment must at least open a gap in the Shun army's camp, causing chaos in a part of the Shun army. Shunjun gave up the camp and fled, and then entered the chase to completely defeat Shunjun.

But Doduo knew very well that he didn't have so much time to use cannons to break the morale of the Shun army before attacking, because Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui's troops were rushing towards Dongchang Mansion. , then there is no need to fight this war.

His only way to survive is to defeat the main force of the Shun army before the arrival of these Shun army reinforcements, stimulate the morale of the Qing army, return to the division to frighten Wu Sangui, and then make peace with Li Zicheng before he has the opportunity to bring the army back to the capital to clean up. endgame.This is also a route he finally came up with after repeatedly deliberating on the situation in Texas.

Because of time constraints, there may only be two or three days to attack at full strength, so after firing cannons for a long time, Duoduo ordered the left and right wings to charge towards the Shunjun camp. The right-wing troops attacked in the direction of the Shunjun camp that had been bombarded by artillery, and tore a hole, then there was some hope for this war.

Dorobelenikan, as the commander of the right-wing army, urged Kabush Xiangarayi Ambangnu Mountain and Erosechen to attack the Shun army camp with Manchu cavalry. Forty red cannons fired all morning, and each cannon fired about eleven or twelve shells, that is, nearly four to five hundred shells were fired into the Shun army camp.

To be honest, this number is not a small number. If it is an old-style wooden fence camp, then so many solid shells can smash a gap, even if the Qing army gunners can only aim in one general direction.

But for the defensive facilities built by the Shun army using barbed wire, trenches and low earth walls, unless several consecutive shells landed on the same part, it would be impossible to cause any damage.As for the shells falling on people, this is a question of metaphysics.Generally speaking, as long as a solid bunker is found, it is difficult for solid bullets to cause any damage to soldiers. Of course, there are also unlucky people who are hit by shells, and even gods cannot save them.

Although the red-clothed cannons on his side did not seem to cause much damage to the Shun army camp, seeing the situation where the Shun army was completely bombarded by our side and unable to fight back still boosted the morale of the Qing army a lot.

Nu Shan and Erosechen each charged forward with 300 vests. Since the barbed wire fence of the Shun army was not high, they could completely cross it with the help of the horses' run-up momentum. Therefore, the Qing army's vests did not dismount in front of the first barbed wire fence, but They rode their horses across the past, but before the second barbed wire fence, they had to dismount to destroy it.

At this time, the infantry of the Qing army also approached the first barbed wire fence, and began to hold down the wire with sandbags or wooden boards so that people could climb over it.The many battles with the Shun army made the Qing army gradually familiar with the Shun army's defense method. It is much easier to use sandbags or wooden boards to press down on the wire to pass people than to destroy the obstacles composed of these barbed wires.

At this time, the muskets of the Shun army started to fire. The soldiers of the Qing army who were constructing the passage on the first barbed wire only got nervous for a moment, then gritted their teeth and continued their work. pushed up.

This kind of defensive artifact used by the Manchus to deal with the Ming army outside the pass, even Nurhachi would not have fought against the Ming army if he did not have a chariot.Of course, this is Nurhachi's evaluation of the Liaodong Ming army in the early stage, because in the early Liaodong Ming army and the Manchu field battles, the arrows shot by the Manchu bows and arrows rained down, and they still could not shake their army formation.

In the Battle of Daling River, Huang Taiji did not wait for the slow-moving chariot to arrive, and directly charged. As a result, the left-wing army led by himself never broke through the firepower of the Ming army, and finally the right-wing Qing army broke through the Ming army's position in front of them. Wu Xiang led the troops to escape, which led to the collapse of the Ming army. It can be seen how important the chariot was to the Qing army, which had no artillery in the early days.

Afterwards, King Sanshun returned to the Manchus and brought with him the casting and use technology of the red-clothed cannons. The Manchus then began to get rid of the chariots and began to use the red-clothed cannons to shoot and disrupt the Ming army camp, and then marched out to disperse the Ming army. new tactics.But now, the Manchus have picked up the chariot tactics again, because the firearms of the Shun army are much more powerful than the Ming army, and neither double armor nor triple armor can stop them.

This kind of chariot is made of pine boards several inches thick, with iron sheets and cowhide on it, so that it can withstand most of the small firearms of the Ming army, allowing the Manchus to calmly follow behind the chariot and approach the Ming army. The army then launched an attack.

A caravan can cover about 20 people. The right wing of the Qing army dispatched 30 cars this time, that is, 600 elite soldiers hid behind the caravan, and behind them more than 20 steps away was an infantry phalanx with shotguns in their hands. Row or 10 rows, each phalanx is exactly one battalion, about 5 phalanxes are arranged horizontally, on both sides and rear of the phalanx are spearmen and sword and shield soldiers, and on both sides later are vest teams.Such an attack would require about 6 or 6 troops.

From the point of view of the Shun army's defense line, the Qing army's movements were quite slow. When these Qing army vests got off their horses and destroyed the barbed wire fence, it was time for the Shun army to start shooting.The first barbed wire fence is about 100 meters away from the parapet of the Shun Army, the second barbed wire fence is about 60 meters away, and the trench is about 6-10 meters away.

The distance of the first barbed wire is actually the effective range of the matchlock guns equipped by the Shun army, and the second barbed wire is the best range. When the Qing army is between the two barbed wires, it is considered to be within the shooting range of the Shun army musketeers. Inside.

The place where the main force of the right-wing Qing army attacked happened to be the position where the regiment led by Gao Qian was stationed. This former subordinate of Liu Zeqing was now accustomed to the life of the army now.Seeing that the Qing army got off their horses and exposed themselves to the guns of their troops, he naturally would not let go of such a shooting opportunity, but he was afraid that a salvo would scare the opponent, so he ordered to shoot in half.

There are about 900 musketeers in a regiment of the Shun Army, which has almost reached a 1:1 ratio with pikemen.On this line of defense, the musketeers were divided into three rows, and the half-firing meant that the rounds were increased to six rounds.Although this kind of firepower is not dense enough for the Qing army, it has enough sustained power and less smoke, which can keep the Musketeers' vision.

After the musketeers of the Shun Army fired, they watched their companions fall down one by one, and Shuba Yala Zhang Jingdurd, Gu Nadai and others immediately took action.They organized their subordinates to shoot at the Shun army behind the opposite parapet, and some rushed to the trench, shouting: "Rush over, rush over, rush to the front, these cowards will run away..."

These vests wore double iron armor and a layer of cotton armor on the outside. If it was the bird guns used by the Ming army, they would hardly be able to penetrate the thick armor on their bodies unless they were shot within ten steps.But in the face of the heavy-duty matchlock lead bullets used by the Shun Army, as long as they are hit right, it will be a blood hole.Facing the ferocious firepower of the Shun army, many people in the vest of the Qing army chose the tactics of charging close to hand-to-hand combat.

But obviously, in front of the well-designed positions of the Shun army, the vests of the Qing army could hardly break through the trenches. Occasionally, one or two vests managed to climb up the trenches by chance, and faced concentrated fire from several muskets.The Qing army's attempt to use elite vests to attack the camp and create chaos in the Shun army failed. This attack also announced one thing, that is, the heavy cavalry could no longer fight against the musketeers relying on simple fortifications.

No matter how hard they tried, they were unable to get close to the Shun army's line, but they exchanged the lives of several Shun army musketeers in the crossfire.But seeing that the positions vacated by these Shunjun Musketeers were quickly filled, even the most elite Baya La soldiers in the Eight Banners could not help but feel angry.

Gu Nadai and Irduqi were the first to rush into the trench, but Gu Nadai was so unlucky that he was hit by a bullet in the thigh as soon as he jumped into the trench, and he was trapped In the trenches.His two guards, Jueluohe and Suoning, had been standing in front of him, but they only helped him block a few bullets. Finally, after the two fell down, a bullet hit his forehead, and immediately Let him fall in the ditch.

Although Irduqi's luck was good, he didn't suffer any injuries after jumping into the ditch, but when he wanted to climb up the ditch, none of his subordinates could safely stand on the top of the ditch. The parapet was less than 10 meters away, and Shunjun's muskets were almost aimed at their foreheads, so naturally there would be no mistakes.

In fact, the Qing army who survived for a while in the trenches only saved themselves from the bullets of the Shun army by using their companions' bodies to block the bullets.But this kind of passive defense can't last long, because the dead can't stand on their own, and the trenches of the Shun Army are not straight, but somewhat curved, which means that the Shun Army can shoot into the trench from the flanks, and the soldiers in the trench The Qing army had no room to hide at all.

After Irduqi determined that his plan to attack Shunjun's position had failed, he wanted to retreat.But at this time, the almost vertical wall of the ditch behind him made it difficult for him to climb up by his own strength.His struggle soon attracted the attention of a gunman who followed the army, and the gunman aimed at his back spine and fired a shot. Yi Erduqi only felt that something bit the part above the tailbone, and it was very painful. Soon he lost feeling in his lower extremities and fell to the bottom of the ditch.

Chapter 613 Battle Five

The muskets of the Shun army quickly defeated the dismounted infantry tactics that the people were proud of. Although the shooting speed of the bow and arrow was faster than that of the musket, the lethality of the bow and arrow was really not as good as the heavy matchlock gun. The musket of the Shun army Although the soldiers did not wear heavy iron armor, there were still cotton armors with a layer of chain mail added, and the helmets of the Shun Army were different from the Ming Army. They were made of wrought iron instead of leather and wood to fool people.

In the confrontation, the Qing army basically lost its combat effectiveness after being hit by a single bullet, but even if the Shun army was hit by two or three arrows, as long as they did not hit the vital points or the hands, they could still continue to fight after simple treatment.Loading gunpowder and firing a matchlock requires much less effort than drawing a bow.

After undergoing rigorous training and deploying a large number of non-commissioned officers, the musketeers of the Shun Army had no worse discipline than these elite Manchus, and they were also able to withstand the bows and arrows of the Qing army and start shooting each other.

This kind of close-range shooting is actually mainly maintained by discipline rather than courage. When soldiers can resist the first round of shooting without collapsing, they will start to enter a state of numbness, and they will regard the arrows falling down by the people around them as Unlucky, after firing a shot, he stepped back to reload the ammunition, and got a round of respite.

At this time, what the soldiers care about is not whether they have shot the enemy, but whether they can retreat from the first row to reload ammunition and survive this round of confrontation.Under the supervision of the non-commissioned officer, as long as the soldiers are still afraid of the military discipline maintained by the non-commissioned officer, they will accept this repeated cycle: shooting-retreat-loading-forward, until there is an external force to break this cycle.

The discipline of the veterans of the Qing army is indeed good. Under the constraints of the Eight Banners military regulations formulated by Huang Taiji, these veterans who have fought hard in actual combat, even if their morale is low, can still start this kind of face-to-face confrontation with the Shun army. But it can only last for three rounds.

After three rounds of shooting, these Qing army vests have already begun to try to hide behind the horses. The Qing army who lost their front line will suffer even more in the shooting, because they can't feel the support of their comrades around them.This kind of confrontation is actually similar to group activities. Once the individual consciousness in the group starts to awaken, you will feel that you are fighting against the entire group on the opposite side. How can you win?

This is the same as the British navy, which invented line-to-line shooting. The British, who relied on pirates as the foundation of their navy, always suffered a disadvantage against the Dutch, because pirates always like to wait and see the situation to preserve their strength. Will actively retreat.So the British naval generals invented the battle line tactics. During the battle, no one is allowed to run around. Everyone advances and retreats together in a line, so that they can monitor each other.

The role of the large number of non-commissioned officers in the Shun army was not to let them show their bravery, but to supervise the soldiers to maintain their positions in the battle line.To put it simply, the role of these non-commissioned officers is not to defeat the enemy, but to prevent the soldiers on their side from collapsing suddenly. Their existence in the team is actually for one purpose, to tell the soldiers around them that the organization is still there, and everyone is still alive. within a group.

The discipline of the Qing army has not risen to this level of awareness. After all, Huang Taiji, who was the most disciplined in military affairs, is no longer around.Dorgon, the Manchu generals, paid attention to the combat effectiveness of the army, and did not pay as much attention to the establishment of the army's system as Huang Taiji. Coupled with the selfishness of the Dorgon brothers, they tried to establish personal prestige in the army. The system construction of the Eight Banners began to go backwards.

The so-called degeneration of the Eight Banners army after entering the customs is essentially a decline in system construction.The Eight Banners Army, which had already transformed into a modern army, began to retreat to the era of small groups of Manchu force, or even the banner master's force.

To put it simply, there was a fault in the training of grassroots officers in the Manchus. During the Huang Taiji period, the training of junior officers had given way to the faction system and hereditary system.Like Huang Taiji's period, the scene of low-level soldiers rising through meritorious service is rare after entering the customs.Young and well-established high-school students command the army by name, and then go to the bottom to work hard, and all the credit goes to the top. This is the status quo of the Manchus.

The most obvious thing is that Shuosai, the king of Chengze County, whom Dorgon strongly admires, has been named as the deputy of the ten kings since he was 14 years old. Now he has become a benchmark figure for the younger generation of Manchurians.His credit obviously came from the life of the soldiers below, but Dorgon put all these credits on him in order to elevate the status of Huang Taiji's son.

Shuo Sai's body is full of credit, so it naturally means that a lot of credit at the bottom has been taken by the top. Since the soldiers below can't get ahead, what are they doing?Everyone began to hug each other to keep warm and concentrate on making money.

Compared with the retreat of the Qing army in army building, the Shun army has been improving all the time. The formation of the new army, the military academy training system, and the selection system for non-commissioned officers are gradually transforming the Shun army from a feudal army to a modern one. national army.

When the two armies collided again, the actions of the two sides in the past few years naturally began to show on the battlefield.As a result, the most elite part of the Manchus could no longer bear the will to compete with an ordinary army in the Shun army.

Although Nu Shan, who directed the vest attack, felt that the scene in front of him was nonsense, he was powerless to stop the subordinates who began to scatter to avoid the Shunjun's shooting.Fortunately, at this time, the chariot was finally pushed up. Nu Shan could only let his subordinates get out of the way of attack, and then retreated to the back of the chariot and continued to shoot at Shunjun.

Facts have proved that against the heavy bullets of the Shun Army, the chariots are still effective. Even if they penetrate the cowhide and iron sheets, the lead bullets still cannot penetrate the dense thick pine boards.Realizing that they were safe behind the carts, the Qing infantry finally became active again, pushing the heavy carts towards the second barbed wire fence.

At this time, Liu Zongmin, who was standing on the long embankment, saw this scene, but curled his lips and ordered to the adjutant beside him: "Is he the only one who has red cannons? Let our cannons also sound and aim at the front of the western position." The Qing infantry phalanx, give them a taste of our cannon..."

Liu Zongmin brought 140 cannons this time. Although they were not the nearly three-meter-long cannons in red, they were new-style short cannons that were more suitable for field operations. They fired two types of shells, 6 catties and 9 catties, with a range of about two miles. .This is probably the first time that the Shun army used large groups of artillery to participate in combat in the field. Previously, the cannons of the Shun army were mainly used in various battalions, or mainly used for defensive operations on fortresses.

It is not that the Eight Banners Army has never faced the situation of the Ming army firing salvos. Whether it is the Ming army that Nurhachi faced when he raised his troops, or the Ming Dynasty that was about to end during the Songjin War, the most common tactics used by the Ming army against the Eight Banners army are, Dig heavy trenches in front of the position, set up fence antlers, and then fire guns when approaching.

After Duoduo entered the pass, he once chatted with Hong Chengchou and talked about the dangers of the Songjin battle. He said, "The ancestor Dashou shot me at the top of Jinzhou City, and the supervisor shot me at Songshan, making me The army had no place to stand in the middle, and there were many casualties. Fortunately, the soldiers did not care about their own lives, and finally defeated the Ming army."

However, the artillery tactics of the Shun army are different from those of the Ming army. The Ming army likes to concentrate those small-caliber artillery to salvo the enemy in front, and disperse the large-caliber artillery for defense.But this time, the cluster artillery used by the Shun army was the same as that of the Qing army. It used large-caliber artillery together, but the Qing army mainly used it to shoot at the camp, while the Shun army focused on the moving army. on target.

Dorobel Nikan, who was located in the rear of the Qing army's offensive troops, was observing the progress of the front-line chariots, and suddenly saw a group of black spots appearing in the sky on the left front. Before he realized what these things were, These black spots that seemed to be flying slowly had smashed into the phalanx of the Qing army behind the chariot.

Soon, dozens of blank marks appeared on the originally neat phalanx, and then the phalanx of the Qing army stopped, and then a group of black spots flew over.This blow finally woke up the Qing soldiers in the phalanx, and they started howling one by one. Some of them dropped their weapons and tried to escape, while others stood there blankly, at a loss.

The generals of the Qing army in the rear beheaded dozens of soldiers who fled to the rear in a row, and just now the tide of fleeing was stopped. When the generals beside him anxiously asked Nikan what to do, the soldiers of the Shun army The artillery fired again.This time, no matter how the Qing army generals in the rear line killed people, they couldn't stop the Qing army from retreating. Those chariots that looked extremely solid were like toys under the impact of shells, and they fell apart in a blink of an eye.

Seeing the defeated soldiers rushing towards the formation, Nikan knew that he could not give orders at this time, so he could only turn his horse's head and run away to avoid being pulled off by the rebel army.The Qing army's first attack was repulsed in this way. After the Qing army retreated, the Shun army began to order to clean up the corpses in the trenches, and by the way, make up for the wounded Qing soldiers who were not dead.

Doduo, who stood in front of the camp and watched the battle, also had a telescope in his hand, so he could clearly see how his side failed.Due to the high terrain where the Shun Army was located, the Qing Army's previous reconnaissance did not find that the Shun Army had set up such a large-scale artillery position on the high ground. Duoduo admitted that he was still too impatient, and should have tested it first before attacking.

However, he thought about it, even if he found out that the Shun army had so many cannons, he would still order an attack in the end, because he was the one who had to attack in this war.Therefore, when he decided to go south and start a war with the Shun army, the outcome of this war was already doomed.

Nikan, who had returned with the defeated soldiers, ran to him to plead guilty. Duoduo stood with his hands behind his back and looked at the Shunjun camp in the distance without making a sound. After coming over for a long time, he shook his head and said, "The defeat in this battle is not your problem. , I am the one who is guilty, it is Hauge. The destiny no longer favors Manren."

Nikan waited for the mandarin relatives and noble generals to dare not answer, and it took a while for Boluo to say: "Maybe we organize troops to attack again?"

Duoduo could hear that Boluo's words were full of uncertainty, and the generals on the side didn't voice their support at all, which showed that everyone was not sure about taking down the camp of the Shun Army.After a while of silence, he said: "Come here first today, and let the troops go back to the camp to rest. I have to think about it and fight again tomorrow..."

After finishing speaking, Duoduo left everyone behind, turned around and walked into the camp, the generals outside the camp looked at each other for a while, not knowing what to say.

Chapter 614 Negotiation One

After returning to his tent, Nikan thought for a long time, and after dinner that day, he ran to see Duoduo in the dark night.When Duo Duo called him into the tent, he found that Boluo was already standing in the big tent.

Seeing Nikan's arrival, Boluo looked a little embarrassed, and quickly looked away. At this time, Doduo, who was sitting at the top, had already asked Nikan: "Did you come to find me? Say something to me?"

This question pulled Nikan's mind away from Boluo, and he bowed his hands solemnly to Dodo and said, "Ten Kings, this battle can no longer be fought. I'm here to tell the Ten Kings about this."

Doduo leaned on the grand master's chair, propped his chin on one hand, looked at Nikan, and then at Boluo at the side, and then said: "You all have a good understanding, and you all came to persuade me not to hit me. Well then, Nikan Tell me, why can't you fight?"

Nikan also didn't look at Boluo next to him, but just looked at Doduo and said firmly: "Because our army can't break through the camp of the Shun army, if we continue to fight, it will just let the soldiers below die in vain. As long as the Shun army Hold the camp and win when the reinforcements from all sides arrive, I really can't think of a reason why the Shun army would not want to take the initiative to attack our camp."

After a long silence, Duoduo said: "If Hauge hadn't held back, it wouldn't be difficult to break through the camp of the Shun army. It's nothing more than using cannons."

Nikan replied honestly, "But now we don't have this chance. If we force the fight, we will only lose our bargaining power in the end."

Duoduo was stunned for a moment, before he said, "Are you here to persuade me to make peace with the Shun Army?"

Nikan wondered: "At this time, if the Shun army is not making peace, can the ten kings leave the army and run back to the pass? Without the army by his side, how could Hauge let the ten kings go?"

Boluo couldn't help interjecting: "If you make peace with the Shun army, will the Shun army make peace with us? After today's battle, the morale of our army has been completely lost. At this moment, we should leave the army with the Manchus and Mongols and go directly to Shanhaiguan. If we let Shunjun and Hauge, who is guarding the capital, fight, we still have a slight chance to turn around. If we can’t make a decision early, once the Shunjun surrounds us, the Han army may coerce us into surrendering. What chance is there of turning around?"

Nikan disagreed and said: "We hold the army in our hands, and the Shun army has to be afraid of three points. If we leave the army and run away, is there any reason for the Shun army to show mercy to us? Running from here to Shanhaiguan Easy, the question is where should we go after arriving at Shanhaiguan?

With Hauge's ability, how can he defend the city of Beijing?If we can't defend the city of Beijing, where will we have a chance to stand up?After the Shun army captured Beijing, our army was a lone army in Shanhaiguan. Would Li Zicheng let us go back to Jinzhou?Even if he let us go back to Jinzhou, almost all the people outside the pass have migrated to the pass, what do we have to support the army? "

Boluo opened his mouth, but finally he still didn't make a sound. Even if he left everyone else behind, it would take 2 to 3 people just to take away the Manchus and Mongols.Given the current situation in Liaodong, it may be impossible to support such a full-time army.And if the troops were dispersed to garrison the fields, what would they use to resist the Shun army after Li Zicheng chased them out of the pass?

At this moment, Duoduo finally said: "If I had a choice, I would actually rather die on the battlefield than be humiliated by Li Zicheng. However, I am not reconciled. If I just die like this, wouldn't Hauge You got the last laugh? Nikan, why don't you go west and see what Li Zicheng means..."

When Nikan ran to Li Zicheng's army on behalf of Duoduo, Li Zicheng's big tent had already been set up on the Majia River line of the Daming Mansion, about [-] or [-] miles away from Duoduo's army.What stood in front of him was just a partial division of the Qing army. The staff members expected to join Liu Zongmin's troops in four to five days, so the Duoduo army entered the countdown time.

Faced with the envoy sent by Duoduo, Li Zicheng's first reaction was that Duduo wanted to trap himself here by delaying the trick.So he said to Chen Yongfu: "At this time, the Qing army sent people to discuss peace with our army. I think it is probably fraudulent. They either want to ambush us, or they want to buy time to eliminate Liu Zongmin's troops."

Chen Yongfu immediately understood Li Zicheng's meaning, he clasped his fists and said, "I will send someone to scout the way ahead and speed up the march..."

When Chen Yongfu led his troops forward, Li Zicheng also summoned Nikan.After Aixinjueluo and Chu Ying, Li Zicheng was quite curious.However, after chatting with the other party for a few words, I found that this man didn't have any feelings for his father. Obviously, he recognized his identity as Aixinjueluo more.

Li Zicheng lost interest after chatting for a few words, and then came to the main topic. He sneered at Duduo's idea of ​​asking for peace and said: "If Duduo and I change positions, will he accept my peace proposal?"

Regarding Li Zicheng's rhetorical question, Nikan suddenly fell silent. They knew with their asses that they would not let Li Zicheng go. At most, after coaxing Li Zicheng to put down his weapon, it would be good to give a glass of poisoned wine to the whole body.This is Aixinjueluo's routine approach to the leaders of foreign forces who may challenge his status. Didn't the son of Lindan Khan die for no reason, which made the leaders of the Mongolian tribes full of resentment towards the Manchus?

After a long time, Nikan finally said: "Although our army is in an unfavorable situation, we still have nearly 20 troops. Your Majesty can certainly win, but I'm afraid there will be a lot of losses. If your Majesty is willing to make peace, I am willing to immediately Get out of the pass, and never dare to look inside the pass again, then the two countries will enjoy peace in the future, the people will live in peace, and your Majesty will be able to settle down the world with his heart, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Li Zicheng stared at him for a while, and then asked slowly: "I heard that there is something wrong in Beijing?"

Nikan was a little uncertain about how much news Li Zicheng had received, but he still said with an unchanged expression: "There is something wrong, but it's just a small problem. As long as the army is still there, what big problem can happen?"

Li Zicheng looked at Nikan's expression and said: "The regent is dead, is this a small problem?"

Nikan replied calmly: "The regent's health is not good, but the ten kings are still in good health. Since I founded the country, I don't know how many famous generals and marshals have died, but it doesn't prevent me from entering Beijing. Regent The king is dead, but the Eight Banners are still there, that's enough."

Li Zicheng chuckled and asked, "Didn't Beijing announce the cancellation of the Zhengbai Banner? Why are there still Eight Banners?"

Nikan felt the blood vessels on his forehead twitch. At this moment, he felt that Hauge deserved to die. He had already killed the regent. Is it necessary to continue the infighting?If Li Zicheng used all the soldiers from the South to kill him, why would Hauge defend the city of Beijing?

Although he felt a little dry in his mouth, he still insisted and said: "Whether it is the Eight Banners or the Seven Banners, after all, it is just a struggle among our Manchus. If His Majesty intervenes forcibly, it will only make the Manchus put down their prejudices and unite." Against His Majesty. So why does His Majesty push him too hard? Besides, even if Hauge is proud now, once the ten kings return to the capital, everything will return to normal. So, this is really just a small problem."

Seeing that Nikan was finally forced to mention Hauge's name, and it seemed that Doduo was still in control of everything, Li Zicheng shook his head and said: "If the ten kings returned to Beijing to deal with Hauge, then I can't do it even more." Make peace with him."

Nikan finally couldn't bear it any longer, looked at Li Zicheng and asked, "Does Your Majesty want to take advantage of others' danger? Since ancient times, no wise king would do such a thing."

Li Zicheng shook his head and said, "Taking advantage of other people's dangers should not be counted. The main reason is that Hauge borrowed 300 million taels from me in order to launch this coup. If I release the ten kings and go back to deal with Hauge, this account will be dead." Account paid?"

Nikan's mind froze at this moment. He looked at Li Zicheng for a long time, and finally confirmed that the other party was not joking. Now he finally understood why Hauge was able to sneak back to the capital to stage a coup and murder the regent.If he had 300 million taels in hand, Hauge would not have fled back to the capital alone, but had a support army by his side, so it was no wonder that the regent would be defeated.

He stared at Li Zicheng for a long time, and then said bitterly: "Although the two armies are fighting to the extreme, isn't it too dishonorable for His Majesty to do so?"

Li Zicheng said in surprise: "Haoge is Huang Taiji's eldest son anyway, and he doesn't seem to be sorry for the surname Aixinjueluo. He was forced by the regent to ask me to borrow money for revenge. Can't I borrow it? I just borrowed it." Qian, as for the coup d'état, I did not intervene. Isn't that fair enough?"

Nikan felt that his current situation was extremely aggrieved, and he didn't know who to complain about if he wanted to complain a few words, but the most aggrieved one should be the Regent Brothers, no wonder Wu Sangui rebelled so timely, it seems Wu Sangui must also be an insider.

Just when Nikan was in despair, a mutiny broke out in the Xuan Mansion. Man Dahai and Luck Dehun joined forces with Beizi Tunqi and Gong Adai, the Duke of Fuguo, to surround the General's Mansion in the city. He Luohui and Wu Bai surrounded a courtyard.

Gong Adai shouted into the courtyard: "Why should the Prince of Ying resist? The soldiers and civilians in the city are all loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty. They are loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, not the dead Regent. If you put down your weapons and come out to surrender, I will wait for you." I will send you back to the capital, and I will never dare to offend the prince. But if you continue to resist, if a fire breaks out during the chaos, I can't guarantee your safety..."

He Luohui in the courtyard just spat hard on the ground when he heard this, and then said to Azig beside him, "My lord, don't listen to Gong Adai, a villain like this. Promise of what? He just wants our heads to serve Hauge..."

Chapter 615 Negotiation II