Dashun Yongchang

When there is no strong external pressure and the generals in the army start to slack off, it will be difficult to maintain discipline in the army.For example, after the invasion of Beijing, everyone in the Dashun Army felt that they had defeated their greatest enemy, so they immediately became disorganized.The upper ranks, such as Liu Zongmin, were busy torturing officials, such as Niu Jinxing, eager to win over civilian officials who surrendered to build their own power, the middle ranks were in a hurry to find wives or concubines for themselves, and the bottom ranks of soldiers were looking for opportunities to reap benefits.

Therefore, Song Xiance believed that it was actually a good thing for Li Zicheng to place personnel in the various armies to supervise the army. At least in the future, the Shun army would no longer be in such a mess after entering Beijing.

Seeing that everyone had nothing else to say, Li Zicheng ordered Zhang Nai to temporarily take charge of the examination department, and then formally establish this department after returning to Beijing.Then he concluded: "Secondly, just now everyone said that the soldiers should be ordered to hand over their belongings, but the morale of the soldiers should not be hurt, and I think it is correct.

I just hope that the soldiers will not be distracted from protecting their personal property during the war, and I don’t want to take it from them, so I decided to set up a military treasury, let the soldiers of all armies deposit their private property in the public treasury, and then send it back for free Shaanxi.

From now on, as long as the soldiers fight hard in the army, their property will be handed over to the state for protection.They can wait to receive it themselves when they retire in the future, or they can write to their family members and go to the official treasury to collect it with their personal seal.In this way, the problem of soldiers' private possession of property can be solved, and there is no need to make the soldiers feel resentful. "

Regarding this point, the generals had no opinion, but they felt that the idea they just put forward seemed not so specific, but Li Zicheng's conclusion was quite practical.Based on their experience, the generals below should not object to this. As long as Li Zicheng is not greedy for their property, even if the property in the military treasury is lost, they only need to keep the proof. Compensation to them is much safer than hiding tens or hundreds of taels of silver by your side.

So soon Li Zicheng talked about the third point, "...the war cannot be launched for a while, but the armies also need to warm up, let them get nervous again, and stop being so lax.

Of course, I don’t intend to punish the soldiers with strict discipline. As some people said just now, the soldiers followed me from Xiangyang to Xi’an, and then from Xi’an to Shanxi, Datong, Xuanfu, and Beijing. This time the battle was indeed long. A little bit.I just relaxed in Beijing, and immediately imposed military regulations. Many soldiers may obey orders, but they may not be happy in their hearts.

They are all people who have fought with me for a long time. I think that the army is not really turning a blind eye to my orders, but that they have relaxed after a long period of fighting and cannot adapt to the discipline when returning to war for a while.Therefore, I thought it would be better to take advantage of the free time before the battle and let the soldiers of the battalion conduct a small competition.

There are three types of individual comparisons: throwing, running, and archery; group comparisons are two types: formation and tug-of-war.Tomorrow, the competition will be held in the small camps first, and No. 1 will be selected; the top three will be selected in the big camp competition the next day; the top three will be selected in the army competition in the next day.There are rewards for winners at all levels. The No.1 in the whole army will be promoted to the first rank, and will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver and a gold medal; the second and third places will each be awarded 50 taels of silver and 20 taels of silver and will be awarded a silver medal.

Winners of gold and silver medals will not kneel down when they see me, and can report directly to me if they have something to do, and they can discuss military and state affairs, and they will be exempted from responsibility..."

Except for the fact that Li Zicheng wants to build a meritorious service, which made some generals a little uncomfortable, there are no disputes about the other several items.The most important point of this military meeting is to reverse the goal before the Eastern Expedition. The goal of the previous Eastern Expedition was to kill Wu Sangui and the Gaodi Ministry who had surrendered and then rebelled, and seize Shanhaiguan.

But now after the military discussion is over, the generals above the title of general of each battalion have unified their thinking. The main target of this battle is Jiannu. If Jiannu really joins forces with Wu Sangui and Gaodi, then the army will retreat temporarily , to avoid the edge of the coalition forces, waiting for a more favorable opportunity to fight.

At the same time, Li Zicheng also expressed a worry to these generals, that is, those Ming troops who surrendered to Dashun may very likely betray Dashun like Wu Sangui and Gao Di after seeing them withdraw from Shanhaiguan A strong coalition army, so the Dashun army must be prepared to abandon Beijing, and cannot pin their hopes on the Ming army who surrendered to Dashun will fight to the death for Dashun.

After leaving Li Zicheng's big tent, although the faces of the generals of the battalions were a little heavy, they were not worried.They followed Li Zicheng for so long, except when he entered Beijing, Li Zicheng seemed a little confused, and Li Zicheng was steadfast at other times.And at today's military meeting, the firm Li Zicheng seemed to be back, so they naturally wouldn't worry about the future.

Millions of Ming officials and troops were defeated by them, so what are fifty or sixty thousand slaves?As long as Li Zicheng does not lose confidence, everyone will not be shaken.

At the end of the meeting, Li Zicheng heard that Wu Xiang came to see him, and wanted Li Laiheng to bring him into the big tent, but he heard the strong wind outside, so he couldn't help but walked out of the big tent to take a look.I saw the wind coming from the southeast, bringing up a large amount of dust, and the world was dyed yellow by the dust for a while, and the sun was not visible.

"Damn, there are sandstorms in this era." Li Zicheng spit out a mouthful of dust, quickly hid in the big tent, and then said to Li Laiheng: "Notify all battalions to guard the gates, and no one is allowed to move around except for orders and patrolling troops. No fire is allowed, and other things will be done after the wind dies down. By the way, let someone bring Wu Xiang up."

Li Laiheng agreed, took a sweat towel that Li Zicheng gave him, covered his mouth and nose and walked out.A moment later, a man covered in dust was brought to Li Zicheng's camp.Li Zicheng asked someone to fill up some water stored in the tent for him to wash his face, and then he sat on a chair and said to him: "Old General Wu is here at this time, but did he bring me any good news?"

Wu Xiang only dared to sit half of her buttocks on the seat that Li Zicheng gave her, and then replied respectfully: "My son was greatly moved when he heard that His Majesty held a funeral ceremony for Emperor Lie. I'm going to come personally to offer sacrifices to Emperor Lie.

Regarding His Majesty's kindness, my son said this: the reason why he returned to Shanhaiguan with the army was because he couldn't bear to betray Emperor Lie.

My son is ashamed to accept the title of king, but if His Majesty is willing to return the land of Hebei to Daming so that the Daming Ancestral Temple can inherit the incense, then my son is willing to accept His Majesty's order and join Dashun to fight against the northern soldiers .

It's just that the northern soldiers are strong, and our army's morale is weak. In the past, it was impossible to fight the northern soldiers in Liaodong.If His Majesty can go out and fight the Northern soldiers, then my son is willing to join His Majesty's tail.If your Majesty cannot leave the customs, please also express your Majesty's strategy on how to resist the northern soldiers. "

Li Zicheng stared at Wu Xiang and said, "Little General Wu asked me to lead my troops to fight Jiannu, and he was behind to cheer for our army? Then, is Xiao General Wu planning to let go of Shanhaiguan and let our army enter?"

Wu Xiang felt his forehead start to sweat, he carefully wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and said in a shy voice: "My son is willing, but I am afraid that other people in Guancheng still need to be persuaded. I'm afraid it will be difficult for His Majesty's army to enter Shanhaiguan. However, there are only a thousand people guarding the Nine Gates now..."

"Wu Xiang." Li Zicheng suddenly called out to him, interrupted his words, then leaned sideways on the armrest of the chair, and said slowly to him: "Do you father and son think I am a fool? The one at the Jiumen Gate How can you pass a large group of people in a broken place? Or, do you father and son want to divide our army into two parts, and then attack our army with Jiannu?"

Frightened, Wu Xiang immediately slipped from the chair and fell to the ground, kneeling skillfully and defending herself to Li Zicheng: "I really don't have such an idea. How dare I do such a rebellious thing when my family is still in His Majesty's hands.

Besides, His Majesty has already occupied Shenjing, and there is no longer His Majesty's opponent in the world. If it were not for the great kindness of Emperor Gu Nianlie, my son would not dare to be hostile to His Majesty.Although the Northern soldiers are strong, they are not Chinese after all. Seeing that they have only plundered the population for several times, and have no intention of staying permanently, it can be seen that the Northern Dynasty has no intention of going south to compete with His Majesty.

My son just wanted to use the northern soldiers to resist His Majesty's might, and absolutely did not intend to fight His Majesty to the death.Even if my son is willing, Bei Bing will not.There were tens of thousands of real Manchu soldiers in the Northern Dynasties. How could they fight for jade with His Majesty just because of my son's few words?Therefore, if His Majesty leads a large army out of the customs, the northern soldiers must retreat, instead of coming up to a decisive battle with His Majesty, letting their family die in vain..."

Looking at the crying Wu Xiang, Li Zicheng felt that the other party might really not know what his son was planning, and of course his son didn't even know how Manren was planning.Therefore, Wu Sangui wanted to plot against him, but the Manchu plotted against him behind the scenes.

Next, Wu Xiang honestly told Li Zicheng some words that his son had said to him, and revealed some words of officials and soldiers in the city, which made Li Zicheng gain a lot.

Just at this time, the strong wind outside had almost stopped. When Li Laiheng came in to report the loss of the barracks to Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng said to him: "Has the gallows at the gate of the barracks been finished? Let Zongbing Tang go on the road when it is done. Wu Old general, you also know Tang Zongbing, so go with me to see him off..."

Chapter 23 Trapped Beast

When the sky was getting dark, Wu Sangui who was waiting in the mansion finally waited for his father to come back.Faced with his son who asked Li Zicheng for an answer as soon as he came back, and didn't care about what he met in the Dashun barracks, Wu Xiang felt bored for some reason.

To be honest, Wu Xiang, who has been on the battlefield, has seen many dead people, but soldiers and servants are not considered human beings in his eyes. Colleagues who died on the battlefield were unlucky, and scholar-bureaucrats were punished by the king's law because they offended the emperor. , so he will not have any sympathy in his heart.But seeing Tang Tong's death today, he felt very uncomfortable.

Is there a more embarrassing way to die than Tang Tong?Although Li Zicheng simply hanged him and did not insult his body, Li Zicheng declared that his crime was not betraying himself, but betraying China. He should be cast aside by the Chinese people and a traitor to China.To put it simply, such a crime does not eliminate Tang Tong physically, but completely eliminates Tang Tong in terms of social relations.

In the past, whether they voted for Dashun or Daqing, at least they could use the saying "a good bird chooses a tree to live on, and a good minister chooses a master to do things" to justify themselves.But now that Li Zicheng did this, taking refuge in a foreign tribe was more unforgivable than betraying the emperor himself. Thinking of his own situation, Wu Xiang shuddered.

It is nothing to betray the emperor, because no emperor is immortal, so after the emperor dies, he can still gain the sympathy of the world after all.But if the concept of betraying China is spread, the Wu family will be treated the same as Qin Hui, even if the dynasty changes, they will not be able to stand up.

Therefore, today he felt special sympathy for Tang Tong's death.But when he came back, he met Wu Sangui who didn't care about his feelings. Wu Xiang was filled with an inexplicable anger.However, he looked around at the servants who were respectful to Wu Sangui, and he still endured his anger and simply said to his son: "Emperor Yongchang said that he can't trust you. Since you refuse to hand over Shanhaiguan, then in order to show that you have not taken refuge in the Northern Dynasty, you can The northern soldiers should not be stationed in Shanhaiguan.

If this can be achieved, then if the Northern soldiers attack Shanhaiguan, the Dashun Army will be willing to back up our army.Or, you can also trick the northern soldiers into fighting the Dashun army through Jiumenkou, and then send troops to help the northern soldiers when they are exhausted.No matter which one you do, his promise is effective.

That's all, I'm very tired today, I'm going to rest first, don't bother me if you have nothing to do. "

"Send the child to father." Wu Sangui clasped his fists behind Wu Xiang and saluted. When he straightened up, he realized that his father had gone away as if no one else was there. He couldn't help saying in surprise: "What's wrong with my father? When the intruder came back, he was not so depressed. Did he hit a wall at the intruder today?"

A family member who escorted Wu Xiang to the camp stood up and replied to Wu Sangui: "When the old soldier passed by, it was just in time for Li Zicheng to order Tang Tong to be hanged. The humble officer seemed to be quite sad when he saw the execution. .”

Wu Sangui thought about it for a while, and he couldn't remember the relationship between Tang Tong and his family, so he shook his head indifferently and said, "Forget it, let father rest for a few days. Everyone else, let's go, you and I will be happy." Go to the study and tell me what you saw in the camp."

The servant who had just stood up to answer the question agreed, and followed Wu Sangui towards the study. This man who was about the same age as Wu Sangui was actually Wu Sangui's confidant, Hu Xinshui.

When Wu Sangui first led the army, with the support of his father and uncle, he selected some young and brave soldiers as his deployment, and divided them into left and right battalions.With guerrilla Hu Xinshui as the commander of the left battalion, Xia Longshan as the commander of the right battalion, and sworn brothers with the two.It was also by relying on this team that after Chongzhen imprisoned Wu Xiang, he was able to stabilize his father's subordinates, and finally Chongzhen had to promote him to take over his father's position as commander-in-chief.

Xia Longshan is good at leading the army, and Hu Xinshui is able to manage common affairs, both are indispensable confidantes around Wu Sangui.This time he asked his father to go to the camp to check Li Zicheng's intentions, but he was still not at ease, so he asked Hu Xinshui to pretend to be a servant and follow his father.

When Wu Sangui brought Hu Xinshui to his study, someone was already in the study.Wu Sangui glanced at it and was not surprised. There was only one person who came and went in and out of his study so casually, and that was Fang Guangchen, his good friend when he was young, and Fang Yizao, the former governor of Liaodong. Don't surrender to Dashun, borrow troops from the Northern Dynasty to restore Ming Dynasty.

Wu Sangui and Fang Guangchen greeted each other, then sat down together and listened to Hu Xinshui's story about what they had seen and heard during the camp.After listening, Wu Sangui asked Fang Guangchen, "Ting Xian, what do you think of this intruder?"

Fang Guangchen frowned and said: "Li thief put down the enthronement ceremony and came aggressively. According to reason, he should launch an attack immediately. Now is the time when the crops are not harvested, and the surrounding grain has almost been transported into Shanhaiguan. Li thief wants to start from 600 Tongzhou, which is many miles away, transported grain to support an army of more than [-], and the food consumed by it was thousands of stones a day. It must be beneficial to me, not to the other. Thief Li is also an old man. Would you make such an unwise mistake?"

Wu Sangui saw the other side, "I heard from Xinshui about the situation of the barracks. It seems that the morale of the barbarians is high, and the military discipline is better than our army. If we go out to fight in the field, I am afraid that our army has no chance of winning. But the barbarians I didn't see any cannons in the camp, only some ordinary siege equipment, if the thieves came to attack me, our army would have a little more chance of winning. Could it be that Li Zicheng wanted to lure me out of the city?"

Following Wu Sangui's train of thought, Fang Guangchen thought for a while, took a folding fan and tapped on the palm of his left hand, and said, "Uncle, you are right to think so. If it is a normal battle, and there is Daming behind our army to rely on, the generals will be cowardly." Even if they are not enemies, they can try their best to defend the city. Both Dalinghe and Jinzhou surrendered after being besieged for several months.

But today the Ming Dynasty is dead, our army is guarding the isolated city, Li Bandit has fallen to the capital, and the north belongs to him. If Li Bandit is defeated, he can only retreat and regroup his troops.If it weren't for the news that you, the eldest uncle, suppressed the inside with your strong troops, and there was news that the northern soldiers came to help outside, the army might not have the heart to defend to the death.

However, if the northern soldiers did not arrive for a long time, panic among the soldiers and civilians in the city would still slowly grow.In addition, thief Li held a funeral for Emperor Lie the day before yesterday, and the crown prince personally offered sacrifices in front of the battle, so the righteousness of our army is gone.Although Bandit Li stopped his troops and did not attack, the fear of the soldiers and civilians in the city has not diminished. I am worried that if this continues, sooner or later there will be people in the city who want to surrender to Bandit Li. "

Wu Sangui pondered for a long time, nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, the key lies in the Beibing. If the Beibing arrives, the hearts of the soldiers and the people in the city will settle down. If the Beibing doesn't arrive late, they may feel that I am deceiving them .”

In fact, both of them avoided an important point, that is, Wu Sangui was not Zu Dashou after all, and he did not have the reputation and qualifications to make these Guan Ning troops follow him to guard the city.Zu Dashou was able to stick to the Daling River and Jinzhou, and had to surrender until the food was exhausted, relying on the long-term reputation of his ancestors in the Liaodong Army, while Wu Sangui only had a comment from Emperor Chongzhen, "A filial son must be a loyal minister." .

He turned his back on Emperor Chongzhen and did not go to rescue Beijing, which has already made this sentence lose a lot of color, and the prince held a sacrifice outside the city, and he refused to venture out of the city to worship. It can be said that the halo of "filial son and loyal minister" on him has disappeared no deposit.Right now, everyone is counting on the northern soldiers in his mouth to come to the rescue, so they obey him.

If Bei Bing didn't come, maybe everyone would hate him to the bone and want to eat his flesh.After all, everyone has already decided to surrender to Dashun and become ministers of the new dynasty.If he hadn't listened to the news from Beijing and wanted to give it a go under Fang Guangchen's persuasion, how could he have put everyone in such a dangerous situation.The only ones who could work for him were the 3000 family members of the Wu family and the ancestor's family, and the others didn't benefit much from him.

Thinking of this, Wu Sangui also had to face up to the crisis he was facing, and asked his friend and aide, "Then what should we do now? Is Li Zicheng's promise sincere? How should the Northern Dynasty deal with it?"

Fang Guangchen immediately said: "Whether Li Thief is sincere or not, I am afraid that you have already been hated by Li Thief if you surrendered and rebelled. Today Li Thief hanged Tang Tong, why not give you a warning.

What's more, the kingship and territory promised by Thief Li will only be fulfilled after the battle is over.If Li Thief defeated the Northern Army, Uncle, would you still dare to ask Li Thief to fulfill his promise?Conversely, if Bei Bing defeated Li Thief, what would his promise be worth? "

Wu Sangui repeatedly nodded in agreement, and asked: "Are we really going to welcome the northern soldiers into the pass?"

Fang Guangchen shook his head again and said, "We are borrowing troops to restore our civilization, not surrendering to the Northern Dynasty. If the Northern soldiers are stationed in Shanhaiguan first, it will not lead the wolf into the house. At that time, there will be people listening to you in this pass?"

Wu Sangui was also unwilling to put his own life in the hands of others, but he also said worriedly: "If the northern soldiers do not enter Shanhaiguan, it will indeed be beneficial to our army. But with the arrogance of the Northern Dynasty, I am afraid they will not agree with us." At that time, if the northern soldiers become angry and attack me together with the Dashun army, then we will be aliens inside and out."

Fang Guangchen was silent for a while, and he didn't know how to solve the predicament in front of him. It would be better for Li Zicheng to go to war as soon as he arrived, then they would not have many choices, and there was no need to think about whether to let the northern soldiers enter the city.In the absence of the Dashun Army's attack, the soldiers and civilians in the pass would probably not support letting the northern soldiers enter the pass. If there was a dispute, the city would be in chaos first.

At this time, Hu Xinshui, who had been silent all the time, couldn't help but suggest: "Why don't we push this problem to the Northern Dynasty to solve it? We just need to hand over Emperor Yongchang's request to the Nine Kings, and then we will know what the Nine Kings do. Are you really helping me, or do you want to take the opportunity to occupy Shanhaiguan? If the Beibing is only to occupy Shanhaiguan, then I think it is better to consider Emperor Yongchang's suggestion.

We have been fighting the Northern Dynasty for so long, and people outside the pass know that the northern soldiers are far more tyrannical than thieves. Let them enter the pass city, and I am afraid that we will still be pushed to the front to fight against the Dashun army. "

Both Wu Sangui and Fang Guangchen could not speak for a long time. After a long time, Fang Guangchen nodded and said: "Xin Shui's words are reasonable. If the Northern Dynasty enters the customs, I am afraid they will not allow us to sit on the wall and watch."

Wu Sangui gritted his teeth and said: "Ting Xian, you write a letter for me to find out what the Nine Kings mean. I can't wear it with the thief for a day, but if this city can't be let out, it's better not to let it out. Otherwise , I am the fish..."

Chapter 24 Haug's Anxiety

On April 4, Dorgon sent sentry scouts to observe the movement of Shanhaiguan and Tulai returned to the camp at dusk. At this time, the main force of the Qing army was still 22 miles away from Shanhaiguan.

To Dorgon's disappointment, the Dashun Army still did not fight against Wu Sangui and Gao Di's troops in Shanhaiguan. Obviously, the news brought back by Sun Youbai was confirmed to be true, and the Dashun Army had indeed abandoned Jiumenkou.

Unlike Sun Youbai who was quietly brought before Dorgon this morning, as the backbone of the Xianghuang Banner, Tulai was known by the kings and Beizi when he arrived at the camp, and they rushed to the Chinese army to listen to the latest news Tulai brought back.

The affairs of the military and the state should be discussed by princes and princes. Although this rule passed down from the Nurhachi era has changed under Huang Taiji's manipulation.Huang Taiji promoted Manchu and Han ministers to participate in the public discussion, changing the habit of discussing military and state affairs in the past that only the Aixinjueluo family could discuss military and state affairs, and these Manchu and Han ministers were more and more inclined to sweat instead of being private under the banner of the kings.

Dorgon failed to transfer the position of Khan from Huang Taiji's lineage to himself, but with the help of Huang Taiji's system of Manchu and Han ministers to contain the kings of the Eight Banners, he also seized the regency power of the Qing Dynasty and squeezed out Prince Zheng, the regent who was fighting with him for power, and Daishan who said he was neutral but leaned towards Hauge.

Dorgon knew very well that if he changed the system left by Huang Taiji, only the two white banners among the eight banners would follow him firmly, and the other banners would only be loyal to their respective banner owners.The Mongolian and Han officials either watched from the sidelines, or turned to Huang Taiji's lineage who had benevolent to them.In this way, not only will the Qing Dynasty fall apart, but it will also be difficult for him to grasp the two red flags and the two yellow flags.

But as long as the system left by Huang Taiji is maintained, the Han officials can contain the Eight Banners of Manchuria, and the Eight Banners of Manchuria can suppress the Eight Banners of Mongolia.Therefore, although Dorgon told his left and right cronies in private that only the Manchurian supremacy policy during the Taizu period was correct, but after he became the regent, he kept his mouth shut about how to restore the old Taizu system.

Therefore, although there were a lot of people pouring into the big tent, Dorgon frowned, but he still didn't say anything, just let everyone calm down and listen to the news that Tulai brought back.

Dorgon listened to Tulai's report and secretly compared Sun Youbai's remarks. He found that the news Tulai brought back was somewhat different from Sun Youbai's.Li Zicheng in the latter's mouth expressed doubts about the Qing army's southward march and tried to understand the purpose of the Qing army's southward march; while Li Zicheng's words brought back by Tu Lai seemed to have confirmed that the Qing army's southward march was to compete with Dashun. Therefore, Li Zicheng was full of vigilance and asked the commander-in-chief of the Qing army to express his position in order to decide whether the Qing Dynasty and Dashun should fight or make peace.

"One of these two people must have lied." Dorgon judged from this, he was more inclined in his heart that what Sun Youbai said was the truth, and the Li Zicheng in Sun Youbai's mouth had a kind of obsequious flattery and fear towards him, Such an image fits well with the Han Chinese in his mind. Aren’t the Han Chinese just a group of useless people who “fight internally and are amateurs”?

As for Tulai, Dorgon could understand his intentions to prevent the army from entering the customs by taking advantage of Li Zicheng's admiration and the Dashun army's wariness.After all, if the army returns to Shengjing, it will not only bankrupt the first big plan he planned since he became a regency, but also prevent him from taking advantage of the opportunity of war to further grasp the power of the Eight Banners.

But before Dorgon could figure out how to deal with Tulai, Azig couldn't help but said, "This Li Zicheng really looks like a character. I heard that Li Zicheng has gone through hundreds of battles, and at the most difficult time There are only 18 cavalry left around, so he can make a comeback and finally capture Beijing. It seems that this is not the Chongzhen who hides in the deep palace and knows nothing about the world.

Now that Li Zicheng has taken precautions, is it still necessary for us to fight him?Why don't you just follow what he said, take down Shanhaiguan this time, and then go home and wait for the changes in the pass.If those Ming people were telling the truth, and Li Zicheng forced Junfu to death, so the entire Ming Dynasty was unwilling to surrender to this traitor and was preparing to avenge Junfu, then Li Zicheng's world would not be secure.

Just like Li Zicheng's rebellion against Chongzhen, which prevented the Ming army from attacking our country with all its strength, then when Ming people from all over the country began to rebel against Li Zicheng, and we entered the pass again, wouldn't Dashun have no power to fight back? "

Dorgon glared at the elder brother fiercely. Among the three brothers, he looked down on this brainless elder brother, but he was only brave.Moreover, the mother's death that day was also inseparable from Azig's weakness. Although Dorgon used this elder brother, he excluded him from the core of his decision-making.

Hearing what Azig said, he felt that his decision was really good.At this time, he didn't speak out to support his expedition plan, but stood up and retreated. Isn't this digging a hole for him?

Hauge, who was standing silently at the side, heard what Azige said, and said: "The king of Wuying County is right. Most of our elites are here. Although Li Zicheng may not be able to compete with our army, but with his The army that has fought for many years may not be comparable to the Ming army that dared not fight in the field.

Now Li Zicheng has taken precautions, and he is sitting in front of Shanhaiguan, presumably he wants to fight me decisively.Li Zicheng's army of more than [-] troops fought a desperate battle with our army, and Guan Ning's army could not be trusted. Even if we could win this battle, our army would suffer a lot of losses.People from the Eight Banners are not as good as Mongolians and Han people. If the casualties are too great, how can I, Manchuria, gain a foothold in Liaodong? "

Although it was rare for Hauge to speak to the point once, no one dared to echo him.Because just before sending out troops, Gu Shan Ezhen He Luo under him would report that Hauge and the ministers of the Two Yellow Banners Yangshan, Omoktu, Yi Chengge, and Luo Shuo would conspire against each other. As a result, Hauge was deposed and the others was beheaded.

Although Hauge saved his life, his power in the two yellow flags was wiped out, and now only the Zhenglan flag in his hand is left.For a person who can't even control his subordinates, other people are naturally unwilling to support him.

You know, just half a year ago, Hauge was still the No.1 choice for the position of Great Khan. Not only the generals of the two yellow flags supported him, but Jierhalang of the blue flag also expressed his support. The eldest son shall inherit the great authority."In such a good situation, he didn't do anything, he just wanted to be carried to the Khan position, and finally Dorgon turned the tables and made his younger brother Fulin a sweater.

With Fulin succeeding to the throne, Lianghuangqi found a new master to be loyal to him, so he naturally became indifferent to him as an outsider.The two yellow flags are loyal to Huang Taiji and the descendants of Huang Taiji who own the Khan throne. When Fulin passed Haoge to the Khan throne, the two yellow flags almost abandoned Haoge and no longer regarded him as the master of the two yellow flags.

Faced with such a situation, Hauge still did nothing, but directed Jierhalang and Dorgon to fight for power.When the battle for the throne failed, Hauge should have quickly accepted the reality and directly fought for the ruling power with Dorgon, but he was still obsessed with the Khan throne, and instead gave the regent to Jierhalang who supported him, unwilling Surrender to his younger brother.

Jierhalang was not a staunch supporter of Hauge in the first place, he just thought that Hauge, as the eldest son of Huang Taiji, had two yellow flags and a blue flag in his hand, so no matter how much the Dorgon brothers obstructed him, Hauge would still have a big chance On the sweat seat.It's just that he didn't expect that Hauge was completely different from Huang Taiji in the political struggle, he was just a baby, and he was out of the game by Dorgon in a few strokes.

Therefore, after deciding on Fulin's ascension to the throne, Jierharang wanted to restore his neutrality, but Hauge forced him to be the regent to fight Dorgon.The problem is that Jierharang is not Hauge, and there is no way for Hauge to retreat if he fails to fight for the Khan position, and as long as he returns to neutrality, Dorgon will not kill him.

So soon Jierhalang made a concession to Dorgon, asking the six departments to submit the document to Dorgon first, and then to himself, which actually gave Dorgon the power of regent.This move by Jierharang undoubtedly betrayed Hauge and saved himself.After Dorgon seized the regent power, the empress dowagers of the two palaces behind Fulin realized that something was wrong, and chose to compromise with Dorgon and cut off with Hauge.

Fulin's biological mother was Empress Dowager Bumbutai, and Bumbutai's aunt was one of Huang Taiji's Fujin, so she was revered as the lord Fujin. They all came from the Horqin tribe, the most important Mongolian ally in Manchuria, so they were originally Haug's strongest supporter.However, Haoge failed to compete for the Khan position, and Dorgon made Fulin Khan again, which meant that the alliance between the Horqin tribe and the Two Yellow Banners had not been broken, and they were naturally unwilling to continue the fight to the death with Dorgon.

After Dorgon cut off Hauge's two wings in the court and in the palace, he unceremoniously attacked Hauge's power in the Eight Banners.Yangshan, Omoketu, Yichengge, Luo Shuo and others are Hauge's confidantes in the Two Yellow Banners. Dorgon's removal of them will not only attack Hauge's power, but also give Bumbutai complete control Two yellow flags created an opportunity.With these people around, it would be impossible for Bumbutai to let the two yellow flags be completely loyal to his son Fulin.

At this time, Hauge's mind finally came to his senses.But Dorgon immediately used Faming as an excuse to command the Eight Banners to send troops south, and did not give him a chance to win over the other banners.Daishan was driven home to take care of the elderly, Jierhalang was left in Shengjing to guard his home, and Haoge was brought by Dorgon's side, but he didn't have any chance to lead the army.

Faced with such a situation, Hauge was actually quite panicked. At this time, he began to think about how his father dealt with the four Baylors back then.In the same way, he led troops south to attack Daming. If he won the Eight Banners, he would thank the commander who advocated the army's expedition.

Even if Azig didn't say anything, he still had to think about how to sabotage the Southern Expedition. Now that Azige jumped out to oppose his younger brother, Hauge would naturally not miss this opportunity and tried to persuade everyone to withdraw their troops.

Chapter 25 The Qing Army's Resolution

Naturally, Dorgon would not let the direction of the meeting go against him. He categorically refuted Haug and Azig and said: "Father Khan once said that cutting Ming is like cutting a big tree. First remove the branches and leaves, and then cut the roots." Xian Khan also said that once he got Beijing, he would move the capital immediately in order to make progress.

It can be seen that the Southern Expedition to seize China was the wish of two generations of Khans.What are you two trying to do at this time to shake the morale of the army and go against the will of the two Great Khans? "

Not waiting for Haoge and Azige to speak out to defend themselves, Dorgon looked at the people in the tent and said: "It has been 26 years since Father Khan started his army with the Seven Great Hatreds. In the past 26 years, none of us Isn't Japan at war with Mongolia and Ming Dynasty? After finally conquering Mongolia, it also cut down all the branches and leaves of the big tree of Ming Dynasty.

Now that the big tree has fallen, if we don’t enjoy the fruits of our nearly 30 years of hard work, should we let Li Zicheng pick up the cheap ones?Everyone must not forget that the population of the Ming Dynasty is in the trillions. As long as they can settle down, they will be able to build an army stronger than the Liaodong Ming Army in the past.

Don't we take advantage of this time to completely cut down this big tree, do we have to wait for it to take root again, and then come to slaughter our descendants?At that time, how can future generations not complain about our retreat today? "

He Luohui, Luo Shi, Borhui and others first responded to Dorgon's proposition, thinking that the Nine Kings had a far-reaching strategy, which was really a blessing to the Qing Dynasty, and Hogbeile's vision was myopic.

Aixinjueluo Wakda also said: "If you withdraw now, you will get nothing from this expedition. I am afraid that the soldiers will be full of resentment. Next time we want to mobilize the soldiers to go on an expedition, they will probably feel slack." No matter whether it is Taizu or Taizong, every time before sending troops, they should discuss carefully, but after sending troops, they should be firm. Today, the Nine Kings are the commanders, and the Nine Kings should be arbitrary. Only discuss how to conquer the Shun army. There is no need to talk about retreating..."

Wakda is the son of Daishan, and is also the representative of the two red flags, and the bordered blue flag stays in Shengjing. In this way, a situation of two white flags and two red flags facing the Zhenglan flag was formed in the military council, and the two yellow flags were hesitant.

Fan Wencheng, who was sitting on Dorgon's side, also expressed his position at this time and said: "Although the thieves captured the capital, Li Zicheng was not in a hurry to appease China after capturing the capital. Instead, he came to Shanhaiguan to confront the remnants of the Ming army. This shows that Li Zicheng He did not regard himself as the master of China.

Otherwise, how could China leave China alone and instead come to confront these remnants who have nowhere to go?Victory cannot add to his glory, and defeat will shake the hearts of the world.

Li Zicheng made a mistake and sent it to us, so we will not take this opportunity to defeat him and eliminate him.The servant thought that when Li Zicheng realized something was wrong and fled back to Beijing, we might not have such a good opportunity to eliminate him next time.

In the current Central Plains, the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty has died, but the orthodoxy of the Dashun has not yet been established. As long as we can defeat Li Zicheng here, the entire Central Plains will become a thing without a master. It can be said that our Qing Dynasty seized China from the intruders. To avenge the Ming Dynasty and win the righteousness of the country can be counted among the top three in all dynasties.