The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 198 Even I Was Lied To

Under the guidance of Zhu Cihong, the craftsmen only spent three days refitting the chariot.

Not only is it smaller in size, except for the main frame of the chariot, almost all of the places that can be replaced with bamboo and rattan are replaced with rattan and bamboo weaving.

The weight of the chariot, which was originally four or five hundred catties, was almost reduced by half, and with the two soldiers operating it, it did not exceed five hundred catties.

After refitting, the chariot not only increased its speed, but also greatly enhanced its flexibility after its weight was reduced. After some test runs, Zhu Cihong also knew that it was already the limit to get this far.

Immediately, the craftsmen were ordered to build a large number of prototypes, and at the same time build heavy tanks and transport tanks.

Heavy chariots only need to be reinforced according to the structure and appearance of light chariots, while transporting chariots is much simpler.

In order to make enough chariots and some unimportant accessories in a short period of time, Zhu Cihong outsourced all of them to military households in Datong and Xuanfu. The craftsmen in the army only made the main frame.

For example, the huge canopy can be made by military households to cut rattan on the mountain, take it home and dry it, and slowly weave it. The baffles and carriages can also be made by carpenters from all over the country.

The Ming army stayed in Xuanfu for a long time, and frantically built chariots. Naturally, they couldn't hide from the army of slaves on the banks of the Liaohe River.

At this moment in the commander's tent of the army, Dorgon's face was very ugly. He thought that the little emperor had achieved such a great achievement at such a young age, so he must be young and vigorous, and would take the initiative to lead the army out of Zhangjiakou, like Liaohe. .

Who would have thought that the little emperor would be so conservative, not at all like a young, energetic, and complacent emperor, but he had learned old Chen's prudence.

"Sir, judging by the current situation, the Ming army probably won't take the initiative to attack. What should our army do?"

"Back to the Regent, the Ming army originally had the advantage of food and grass. It is normal not to take the initiative to attack, but I didn't expect that the little emperor was so steady, so only our army took the initiative to advance first, otherwise it will drag on like this. We are the ones who suffer."

Hong Chengchou also sighed and said slowly.

In fact, he was also a little surprised that the little emperor was so conservative.

After all, as a young man, he is also an emperor. To achieve such a great achievement, he will inevitably be arrogant.

The reason why they stayed in Liaohe was that they hoped to attract the Ming army to Liaohe for a decisive battle.

In this way, the grain route of the Ming army will be thousands of miles long, not only can they take advantage of their cavalry, but they can also transport grain directly from Jinzhou.

Conversely, if they crossed the Liaohe River and continued to march westward, the Ming army would definitely intercept them north of Zhangjiakou. Relying on the Great Wall to the south, the food road would be extremely stable.

"Sir, with the little emperor's conservative nature, even if my army pushes north of Zhangjiakou, the Ming army probably won't fight our army. Most of them will choose to stick to it. Why don't we wait and see?"

Dorgon showed hesitation, thought for a while and tried to say, in fact, without full confidence, he didn't want to directly head-to-head with the Ming army.

After all, this time he brought almost all of Daqing's family wealth. Once he loses, the loss is too heavy, and Daqing may never be able to stand up again.

As for Daming, even if all of the 20 troops were buried in the grasslands, with Daming's national strength and the ability of the little emperor, it would take three to five years to recover.

The Ming Dynasty could afford to lose, but the Qing Dynasty could not afford to lose.

That's why he was reluctant to march, because the best situation is that the Ming army directly went south to attack the northwest, and the Qing took the opportunity to destroy the Tumed tribe, which not only strengthened itself, but also cut off the source of Ming's war horses, and then went south to support Li Zicheng. In this way, regardless of victory or defeat, the Qing Dynasty will remain invincible.

Even if King Chuang couldn't bear to be destroyed, there was still Zhang Xianzhong in the southwest, and the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty could go south from Hetao, looting and restraining the Ming army at the same time.

Because compared to Jizhen, Datong, and Xuanfu's three-sided defense, the defense system of the northwest border town is much weaker, and it can't stop the cavalry of the Eight Banners at all.

"Regent, if our army doesn't draw the main force of the Ming army out of the Great Wall, then King Chuang and the Eight Great Kings may not dare to take the initiative to attack. If the delay is too long, our army's food and grass will be consumed too much, and they will fall into a passive position instead. In the end, I am afraid I will have to retreat.

As soon as our army retreats, the Ming army will definitely sweep the northwest with a thunderbolt, and it will be too late! "

Hong Chengchou naturally understood what Dorgon was thinking, and it was impossible to expect King Chuang and the Eight Great Kings to act first, so he shook his head and said slowly.

Today, the daily consumption of hundreds of thousands of soldiers eating horse chews is too high, and they simply cannot fight against the Ming army.

Once those Mongolian cavalry were disbanded, it would take several months to call them up again. With these few months, King Chuang might have already finished.

"It seems that we can only go west. I hope that the Eight Great Kings and King Chuang can fight for strength and attack Henan and Shanxi."

When Dorgon saw what he said, he gave up completely and didn't hesitate anymore. After speaking, he looked at Hong Chengchou and asked, "Sir, does Qian Qianyi still refuse to submit to my Qing Dynasty?"

"Regent, Qian Qianyi is so proud and incompetent, I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade him to surrender."

Hong Chengchou shook his head helplessly. In the past two years, he has been a lobbyist countless times, but Qian Qianyi has never wavered.

"If you can't persuade him to surrender, then forget it. This king is too lazy to waste food. It just so happens that he sacrifices the flag this time!"

Dorgon obviously lost his patience, and said with a stern face.

He originally wanted to use Qian Qianyi to check and balance Hong Chengchou, so he not only went to recruit himself several times to surrender, but also served delicious food and drink, and he never neglected him. Willingly submit to him, who would have thought that old man would be so ungrateful.

Hong Chengchou didn't persuade Dorgon to continue to be a corporal. It's best for a smelly and tough Donglin Confucian like Qian Qianyi to be able to recruit.

Not only can it severely damage the morale of scholars all over the world, but it can also severely damage our prestige, but it is normal that we cannot be recruited.

But what Hong Chengchou and Doer Gun didn't expect was that when Qian Qianyi was led to the guillotine the next day, he no longer had the arrogance of the past.

This really shocked the jaws of both of them, and they both couldn't believe it as if they had seen a ghost.

Neither of them thought that Qian Qianyi was actually a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death. Looking at Qian Qianyi who was full of ugliness, Dole had a look of disdain on his face. A person is simply a great shame.

Hong Chengchou also felt that he had been humiliated and deceived, because of Qian Qianyi's performance, he felt very ashamed at one point.

In fact, it's no wonder that the two of them were deceived, because Qian Qianyi himself probably didn't know that he was so afraid of death, and he didn't reveal his true nature until he went to the guillotine.

This kind of person usually thinks that he is a hero, a hero who is not afraid of life and death, how can others see it?

So even an old fox like Hong Chengchou thinks that Qian Qianyi is as smelly and tough as Yang Lian, so it's not surprising.

Because Qian Qianyi's usual devotion to death is not pretending at all, but the truth, and he thinks so in his heart, until the last moment of death, his mind breaks down, and he can't lie to himself, let alone others.

(End of this chapter)