Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 134

Obviously, the emperor had previously defeated the [-] bandit army that attacked Baoding, captured Zhending City where Li's bandit army was hoarding food and grass, and forced Li's bandit army to leave the capital. Or, perhaps, the emperor's single cavalry Surrendering Guguan, these achievements gave most people some confidence.

If the emperor encounters Li's army again, maybe they will have more confidence in the emperor.

However, Jianlu's great victory over the imperial court had been accumulated for so many years, and it was not comparable to the emperor's confidence in winning against the bandits this time.

If the emperor simply defeated Li's army with less and defeated more with less, or simply eliminated Li's army, then people would have more confidence.But the army of Li thieves is still there, so this prestige is far less than the deterrence of Jianlu!
However, these people who were frightened by Jianlu did not know that at this time, the commander of Jianlu, their regent Dorgon, although he had captured many cities in the Ming Dynasty, was still very shocked and regretful. .

It can be said that Liaodong Jianlu was fully prepared for this entry into the customs.Not only was the military strength the highest ever, but before departure, it was also very different from before.

When Fan Wencheng met with Dorgon, he clearly pointed out that this entry was a battle for the world, so he strongly suggested: "There has never been a bloodthirsty person who conquered the world in ancient times... If we unite the Xia region (i.e. Huaxia) , it must be the people of Yi'an..."

Later, Hong Chengchou also gave similar advice, so Dorgon once again reiterated before breaking through: "Anyone who resists will be killed, no people will be massacred, no houses will be burned, no property will be looted... the army and the people will not commit any crimes... …”

It has to be said that Jianlu's strategic goals are clear and his actions are decisive.If in the original history, they entered the pass like this, they would chase Li Zicheng's army and fight fiercely while sparing others. Of course, in addition, Li Zicheng has always adopted the policy of chasing stolen goods and paying them, which resulted in the establishment of the captives being very smooth. Di killed Li Zicheng with a stick and quickly took control of the northern territory.

But in this plane, when they entered the pass, all places implemented the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness, and held the city firmly.This is not only because the court has reminded them several times that they are mentally prepared, but also because of the impact of Jianlu's burning, killing and looting when he entered the customs before. Who believes that Jianlu will not massacre people, burn houses, and loot property? ?
Fortunately, Jianlu held his breath and entered the pass with his ambition to conquer the world.With full preparation, they conquered all the city passes with weaker defenses in one fell swoop.Therefore, due to resistance, Jianlu still massacred the city as a deterrent.

Dorgon could actually endure the casualties these cities brought to Jianlu.What he couldn't bear was that after entering the pass, he discovered that the situation inside the pass was far beyond his expectation.

After capturing Yongping Mansion in one fell swoop, Jianlu was also a human being and had to rest and fight again.All the leaders gathered in the lobby of Yongping Prefecture's Yamen, which now became the center of the Manchu Regent's army to discuss matters.

Seeing Dorgon's face stern, he glanced at everyone below and said: "It is not as we thought in the pass. Li Zicheng's bandit army has been overwhelming and swept across the Ming Dynasty's official army. Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty actually showed his spirit and said that the current emperor He was even able to lead troops on an expedition and drove away Li Zicheng's bandit army! Now it is reported that he is providing disaster relief in Jinzhong. He will surely come quickly after hearing the news. Since his military strength can drive away Li Zicheng's bandit army, he should not be underestimated. !”

Before everyone below had a chance to speak, he said seriously: "In addition, the information currently known is clear that Wu Sangui pretended to surrender. In this way, our Qing Dynasty's plan to control Shanhaiguan will be in vain. Be on guard against Wu Sangui entering Guan Qinwang."

"The situation inside the pass is like this. You can tell me what you have to say!" When Dorgon said this, his brows were already furrowed and he said, "This is a war, continue to fight for the world, or, for the time being, withdraw from the pass and continue to sit on the mountain. Watching a tiger fight?"

Having said this, he stopped talking and waited for what the people below would say.

Aixinjueluo Hauge, who failed in his bid for the throne, was the first to speak: "What else is there to say? Naturally, I have to retreat quickly. Is it possible that we go to attack the strong city of the capital?"

It was Dorgon's decision to assemble the men of the Qing Dynasty who were under seventy and over ten years old to form such a large formation. As a result, they had to exit just after entering the pass. Dorgon's power would definitely be affected. Influence.When the time comes, if nothing else matters, who among the younger generation will obey such a regent?
Hauge liked this very much and was the first to express his opinion.

Ever since Dorgon became the regent, he has been watching him very closely and not giving him a chance to make meritorious deeds, so it is always okay to cause trouble, right?

Dorgon ignored his words and looked at Daishan, obviously paying more attention to Daishan's words.

Daishan also frowned, hesitant and did not speak immediately.

However, his seventh son, Mandahai, who held the title of Duke of Fuguo and was in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was the first to speak: "Your Highness, what else is there to say? Since the bird emperor is not hiding in the capital, it is just right. Find him and destroy him!"

Abatai, the king of Dororaoyu, was the seventh son of the wild boar Pinurhachi. He led the army to invade the pass from the 15th to the 16th year of Chongzhen, and finally returned home with a full load.

He fought all the way to Yanzhou Prefecture in Shandong Province and captured Zhu Yipai, the king of Minglu, and the kings of Leling, Yangxin, Dongyuan, Anqiu, and Ziyang. He conquered a total of 88 cities, forced the surrender of six cities, and captured 92 people and livestock. , plundered 2000 taels of gold and 220 million taels of silver.

Having such an experience, he also said at this time: "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty's personal expedition is just a joke. He is just fighting those rogue armies. They have always been indifferent to the outcome. Just like this time, they are not letting it go. Li Zicheng’s bandit army can come and go freely! I am willing to lead my troops to find the Ming Emperor for a decisive battle. I will surely capture the Ming Emperor and take him to Shengjing for a sheep-raising ceremony!"

After saying that, he couldn't help but laugh.

Back then, Song Huizong and others were captured by the Jin Kingdom and escorted back to Liaodong. Then they held a sheep-leading ceremony, which required the captives to be naked and wear sheepskins, with ropes tied around their necks, and be led like sheep, which also meant that they were like sheep. Like sheep, they are ready to be slaughtered.This kind of ceremony is naturally very insulting to the captive, especially when the captive is the emperor of the Central Plains.

The Jianlu people have always regarded themselves as Jurchens and considered Jin as their ancestor. Naturally, they also wanted to restore the glory of their ancestors.

Therefore, after hearing what he said, almost all the Jianlu burst into laughter.Those traitors, whether they understood this allusion or not, saw them laughing like this, and they laughed too.Only Hong Chengchou, who was originally a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty, felt a little embarrassed, but everyone else was laughing, and it would have been too awkward for him not to laugh, so he laughed too.

After laughing, Abatai said to Dorgon, who was the only one who was not smiling: "It's only been about a year, so how can the army led by the Ming Emperor be stronger than our Qing army? Not to mention, It seems that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was just a cobbled-together army at the beginning of February!"

He was the commander-in-chief who led the troops of the Qing Dynasty into the Pass recently, so he naturally had the most say on the combat power of the Ming army.

After hearing this, Dorgon finally gave up his worries and said: "In this way, the army will rest first and wait for all the people to gather before fighting with the Ming Emperor."

Originally, he was the regent of the Qing Dynasty, and he had to consider the overall situation. If he lost too much by entering the customs, he would not be able to bear it.Therefore, upon entering the customs, they found that the situation was not what they expected, and there were not many bargains to be found, so they hesitated to exit the customs first.

But now Dorgon also admits that Abate's words are reasonable, and he feels relieved.

When entering the customs, the troops were divided into three groups. One group was led by Azig, Prince of Heshuoying, and led by Shanxi merchant Fan Yongdou, who broke through Zhangjiakou to collect supplies for the army; the other group was led by Prince Duduo of Heshuoyu and led by Miyun. After breaking through the pass and sweeping through Huairou, Shunyi and Changping, he can join Azige's troops and wait for an opportunity to attack Jizhou in the east.

The main force of the army led by Dorgon himself broke through the Xifengkou, swept the two important military towns of Jizhou Town and Zunhua, and attacked Qian'an and Yongping in the east, preparing to connect with Shanhaiguan. .

Unexpectedly, Wu Sangui of Shanhaiguan pretended to surrender, so he could not get through Shanhaiguan.The current deployment is for the three armies to gather under the capital city and wait for a battle with the Ming Emperor.

Of these three routes, the Zhangjiakou route was actually the worst for Jianlu.Because this is an important town in Xuanfu, the Ming Dynasty set up the Wandu Division here. It was just a prefecture, and it governed the front, left and right guards of Xuanfu, Wanquan left and right guards, Huai'an guard, Baoan guard, Yuzhou guard, Yongning Guard, Huailai Guard and Kaiping Guard have a total of 11 guards, and there are also 7 thousand-household units.Apart from Liaodong Dusi, it is the only place in the country that has provincial military units but no administrative units.

Generally speaking, the military here will be one of the strongest in the country.There is definitely not much benefit in entering the customs and fighting here.

For this reason, even if Fan Yongdou repeatedly explained that Xuan Mansion was actually a powerful place but a powerful one, there were not many imperial troops at all, and few slave chiefs were willing to choose this place.However, Azig is an exception. Among the slave chiefs, he always likes to charge into battle the most, which is the so-called fierce general type.

According to records, he was more than ten feet long and had a large waist and abdomen. In other words, he was tall and powerful.He liked to charge into battle. According to records, when he charged into battle, he hit his horse several times until it was injured and died.

Once when they faced the elite firegun troops led by the fierce general Man Gui of the Ming army, and they were still arrayed along the city wall, all the slave chiefs thought they were unassailable. However, Azig disagreed and led his troops to charge forward, which resulted in a huge defeat for the Ming army.

With Azige's temperament, he naturally chose the Xuanfu route of march.

When Dorgon held a military meeting, Azig on the Xuanfu side was already standing on the top of Xuanfu City.The Tatar soldiers, full of money rats, are swarming into Xuanfu City.

In front of Azig, Fan Yongdou was introducing him to a wise man next to him: "Your Majesty, this is the villain's companion. He was lucky enough to escape the arrest of the imperial army before. This time he can bring his The people inside and outside should work together to help our Qing Dynasty capture Wang Dengku in Xuanfu City."

After Wang Dengku heard this, he quickly said to this rude Jurchen: "The villain has met the prince before when he went to Shengjing to do business, but the prince may not remember the villain. This time, the prince led the troops to rescue, and the villain came back. When the sun shines, a little credit is really insignificant!”

When Azig heard what they said, he laughed loudly and said: "Fan Yongdou is willing to donate all the supplies he has to the Qing Dynasty for military use. You are similar to Fan Yongdou, should you donate it too?"

When Wang Dengku heard this, he was stunned for a moment. He was hoping that the Qing army would save him from suffering, but he turned out to be thinking about his money just like the court?

While he was thinking about it, he suddenly felt his sleeve being pulled. When he turned around, he saw Fan Yongdou winking at him, signaling him to agree quickly.

"Why, don't you want to?"

Wang Dengku immediately heard Azig's voice turn cold again, so he quickly turned to look at him, nodded repeatedly: "No, no, no, I am willing. I am willing to donate all my family assets to the Qing Dynasty for military use!"

When Azig heard this statement, his expression softened again.

When he led his troops to attack Zhangjiakou, he found out that it was not the local military leaders of the Ming Dynasty who had robbed the eight major Shanxi merchants' wealth, but the emperor himself who had robbed it and used all the supplies. Bian's expectations of getting a lot of supplies were dashed, which made him unhappy.

Fortunately, the eight major Shanxi merchants had a lot of wealth, so it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty court to confiscate all their properties.Now if Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku donate their uncaptured property, they can somewhat make up for his losses.

While he was thinking about it, he saw Shen Zhixiang, the Duke of Xushun who had followed him through the barrier, escorting several Ming officials to the top of the city.

"Your Highness, this is Zhu Mintai, the governor of Xuanfu in the Ming Dynasty, and Shen Yixiao, the prefect of Xuanfu..." Shen Zhixiang introduced several officials who were escorted over, and then shouted, "Kneel down!"

Because of Wang Dengku's internal and external cooperation, Xuanfu City fell too quickly, so that they were all captured.However, in the face of Jianlu's scolding, none of Zhu Mintai and others were willing to kneel down.

Azig suddenly became unhappy when he saw it.

Based on his previous temper, he would definitely let these Ming officials know how desperate the consequences would be if they didn't kneel down.But this time, he still remembered Dorgon's repeated warnings that the purpose of entering the customs this time was to fight for world supremacy, not to rob materials and people.

Therefore, Azig suppressed his temper and just shouted with a cold face: "My Qing heavenly soldiers are invincible. This time I entered the pass to be the master of the world. Surrender early and still enjoy glory and wealth..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Mintai, the governor of the Xuan Mansion, interrupted him with a "poof" and said: "How dare the Liaodong barbarians covet the Kyushu artifact!"

As soon as he heard this, Azige was furious. Just when he was about to get angry, he heard Shen Zhixiang yelling: "The emperor is stupid and unruly, and the court is dominated by treacherous ministers. As the saying goes, good birds choose trees to roost on." , a wise minister chooses his master. Look at me, I was originally just the deputy general of Pidao, but after defecting to the Qing Dynasty, I became the Duke of Xushun. You need to know, with your status, when..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhu Mintai glared angrily and cursed: "It turns out you are an open traitor, waiting for His Majesty to punish your nine tribes and make you infamy for eternity!"

When Shen Zhixiang heard this, he became furious and stopped trying to persuade him. He immediately turned to Azig and said, "Your Highness, this is a stubborn member of the Ming Dynasty. It is useless to persuade him. He should be killed to serve as a warning to others!"

Azig heard this and liked it very much. He immediately shouted: "Drag it down and chop it!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at the others and shouted coldly: "Are you still tough-talking?"

Based on his previous experience when leading troops into the customs to plunder, it is not surprising that some Ming officials were diehards, but most officials were greedy for life and afraid of death.If you want to kill chickens and scare monkeys now, other officials will definitely be frightened.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he said these words, Shen Yixiao, the prefect of Xuanfu, stepped out of the queue and said to Zhu Mintai: "I will accompany Lord Zhongzhong to death!"

After hearing this, several other civil servants followed suit and said without hesitation: "I will accompany Lord Zhongcheng to his death!"

This scene made Azig, Shen Zhixiang and others look stupid.

When did Ming officials become so courageous?
Wang Denku knew something, so he quickly said to Azig: "These are all promoted over the next level after the Ming Emperor came. Moreover, the Ming Emperor also set up the Zhonglie Hall, saying that if you are loyal to the country, you can join the Zhonglie Hall." Enjoy the incense of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the Ming Dynasty exists, the incense will continue!"

When Fan Yongdou heard this, he was suddenly surprised and said, "Why didn't I know?"

After Wang Dengku heard this, he quickly explained: "This was just announced to the world by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Of course you don't know."

When Azig heard his words, he immediately sneered and said: "Okay, do you have any spine? Just smash their bones with a hammer and see if they have any spine!"

After hearing this, several Ming officials trembled visibly, but in the end they said nothing.

After hearing this, the leader Zhu Mintai sneered: "Everyone, your Majesty will avenge us. We will wait for them on the road to hell!"

Upon hearing this, several officials became confident and said one after another: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, so he will naturally be able to avenge us."

"That's right, His Majesty is extremely brave and invincible in the world. Killing these captives is like crushing an ant!"

"..."

As they spoke, the Tatar soldiers tried to drag them down, but each of them seemed very calm and full of confidence in the emperor.

Upon hearing this, Azig shouted to stop, and then laughed at these Ming officials: "It all shows that people are shameless, and now it is true. Even your bird emperor dares to say anything about bravery in front of me. Unparalleled, invincible?"

After hearing this, Zhu Mintai sneered, pointed at Fan Yongdou, Shen Zhixiang and others and said: "Shameless people are here, don't get confused. When you see His Majesty's invincible power in the future, you will know what it means to have something outside the mountains." Mountain, there are people out there!”

Shen Yixiao also said proudly: "Your Majesty single-handedly challenged Zhang Tianlin, a bandit general, and surrendered him with just one move. In today's world, who else can do it? Who else has your Majesty's courage? Just you Liaodong barbarians, hehe……"

(End of this chapter)