In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 197: The idea of ​​​​North Korea
Under the city of Shengjing, no matter how Huang Taiji tried to persuade him to surrender, he even risked his own life and risked being bombarded by cannons, and came to the city in person with more than a dozen guards. His sincerity was not lacking.

But Shang Kexi never showed up.

Perhaps the Han soldiers on the wall were already deeply afraid of Huang Taiji, so they also hid behind the walls and did not dare to respond.

In fact, facing Huang Taiji's sincere attempt to persuade him to surrender again, Shang Kexi really wanted to open the door and surrender again. However, Lin Rui was too cruel and forced him to have no way out.

If it were just a woman who slept with Huang Taiji, Shang Kexi would be happy to know that this kind of thing would be nothing to the Jurchens, especially the magnanimous Huang Taiji, and indeed they would not pursue it.

But the revenge of killing a son cannot be forgiven even in a barbaric nation. Even if Huang Taiji forgives him now, he will definitely be settled by the Queen in the future.

Shang Kexi has no doubt about this at all.

After all, if his youngest son was beaten to death, no matter what the reason, he would definitely kill him.

What's more, when he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he had already betrayed the Ming Dynasty, and then betrayed the Qing Dynasty and joined Lin Rui. If he betrayed Lin Rui now and submitted to the Qing Dynasty again, he would be a complete villain.

As the saying goes, only three things can happen. Once he rebels again, no one will trust him again. In addition, he has the hatred of killing his son, and the Jurchens are all holding back their anger and have nowhere to vent. At this time, Kaicheng Xian How can there be a good outcome if you surrender?

Even if Emperor Huang Taiji was able to support the boat and chose to forgive him, I am afraid that other Jurchens would force Huang Taiji to kill all 3 of them to vent their anger.

If he is really desperate and has no hope, Shang Kexi may choose to take another gamble as if he accepts his fate.

But now there is sufficient food and troops in the city, and there are Lin family troops outside. Even if Shang Kexi wants to surrender to Kaicheng, others will probably kill him and continue to hold on.

Because all of these 3 people have Jurchen blood on their hands.

Officers at all levels killed the sons of Yue Tuo, Abatai, Qilharang and other Eight Banners princes, and the ones killed were all teenagers over ten years old, and some were even about to reach adulthood.

Ordinary traitor soldiers beheaded the sons of ordinary Jurchens, and some even killed two, both of whom were beheaded directly.

A total of 14 to [-] Jurchens over the age of ten and under the age of [-] were all reimbursed in their hands.

It can be said that not only did they personally cut off their own way of seeking refuge with the Jurchens again, but they also cut off the future of the Jurchens.

Therefore, the [-] traitor soldiers in the city were almost unusually united at this time. Although they were all scared to death, no one raised the idea of ​​surrender, nor did they dare to do so.

After trying to persuade them to surrender for three days, there was no movement at the top of the city. Huang Taiji seemed to have thought of something, and his heart gradually sank.

"Bago, what's there to say about this group of villains? They don't know how to praise them, so just attack them directly and kill them all when you attack them!"

Dorgon said fiercely.

His hatred for this group of traitors and accomplices was no weaker than that of the Lin family army. Everyone else was also gnashing their teeth. If they knew that their older sons were killed by these Han slaves they had driven at will, they would probably all He was so angry that he fainted.

"Fourteenth brother, a strong attack is not the best strategy. Now we have only [-] cavalry and [-] Han soldiers left in total in the Qing Dynasty. We must not only deal with the possible heavy attack by the Ming army, but also guard against the Lin family on the grassland. If the army fails to attack by force and suffers too many casualties, then our Qing Dynasty will really fall into a situation of eternal disaster!"

Huang Taiji said slowly, and after speaking, he glanced at the people in the tent.

Obviously, he also clearly felt the change in everyone's respect for him. He was no longer as awe-inspiring as before.

But now his health is deteriorating. His eldest son Hauge has also died in the battle, and his two younger sons have also been captured. They don't know whether they are alive or dead. In addition, the Qing Dynasty is in this situation now, so he no longer cares about everyone's attitude towards him. He just wants to Preserve the last foundation of the Qing Dynasty.

Dorgon obviously understood that now was not the time to fight for power with Bage. To seize power, we had to wait until the crisis was over before planning. So he nodded, his tone softened a lot, and asked Huang Taiji: "Then what does Bage think we should do now? Is it possible to be surrounded but not attacked like this?"

Everyone also looked at Huang Taiji.

Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with Huang Taiji for not guarding his home this time, which caused everyone to be separated.

But everyone also knows that only Huang Taiji can lead them through the crisis now, and no one else, including Dorgon, has that ability and insight.

"Fourteenth brother, how much food is left in the army now? How many more days can it last?"

Huang Taiji did not answer immediately, but looked at Dorgon. Apparently after so many days, Dorgon had not reported the results of the battle to him, and even Dayu'er had not yet handed it over.

"There are still more than 20 dan. Now that spring has begun, the rations for the war horses have been greatly reduced. It should be able to last for another three months."

Dorgon thought about it and replied that if the [-] children were not exchanged, it could last for half a year.

"Well, Yizhou and Guangning also have nearly 20 shi left, which is enough for us to last until winter."

Hearing that Dorgon and the others had more than 20 pieces of grain left, Huang Taiji breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said: "The top priority is to resume spring plowing as soon as possible, at least to restore part of the land, and strive to harvest again in the autumn. A batch of grain, so that we can survive this winter safely. As for Shengjing City, our Qing cavalry are invincible in the field. As long as we can block the Ming army near Jinzhou and do not recover it for the time being, the impact will not be big."

With the [-] traitor soldiers in the city, they would never dare to leave the city and take the initiative to attack.

As for the Lin family army, the Qing Dynasty has no energy to harass them now, and it is expected that they will not have the energy to harass the Qing Dynasty either.

He did not believe that the man named Lin would stay in a mere valley. Even if he did not return to Daming, he would definitely go to Hetao.Such a large number of people, supplies and prisoners were enough to keep the headache surnamed Lin busy for a long time, not to mention that the Tumote Department might not allow the Lin family's army to enter the Hetao.

"But Brother Myna, how can we farm the land now that we have neither farm tools nor slaves to farm?"

Dorgon frowned. He didn't expect that at this time, Bago would still want to farm first, and he really accepted it.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I think we should wait until we retake Shengjing City and defeat the Ming army before we plant it next year. As for the food for the winter, it's not easy. It's enough to ask the North Korean leader to immediately donate 50 shi of food and transport it over." ?”

"Yes, in addition to food, we have to let them offer a group of beauties. Otherwise, if the warriors' clothes are torn in the future, no one will mend them, no one will wash them, and no one will take care of the young children."

"I think we might as well let them donate tens of thousands of men who know how to farm the land."

After Dorgon finished speaking, everyone also talked about it, and their words were all about squeezing North Korea.

Huang Taiji waved his hand to stop everyone, and then said in a deep voice: "The leader of North Korea was under the attack of our Qing Dynasty, so he had no choice but to form an alliance with me. Now that our Qing Dynasty has suffered heavy losses, don't They were told to force them to donate a lot of money, food and women, but even if they don’t have it, I’m afraid they will rebel again, so we definitely can’t count on it this year.”

"Hmph! Then let me take the warriors on another trip to see if the eggless North Korean leader still dares to refuse!"

Dorgon snorted coldly, obviously not taking North Korea seriously.

"Fourteenth brother, we must not divide our troops to attack North Korea this year. Besides, if the Qing Dynasty wants to quickly recover its strength, it is not enough to just ask them to offer some female slaves and food."

Huang Taiji waved his hand and said calmly.

"Bago, do you mean that we will directly conquer North Korea and annex it?" Dorgon's eyes lit up.

Everyone else also opened their eyes wide and looked at Huang Taiji.

"Not bad!"

In the past, he only wanted to conquer the Central Plains and occupy thousands of miles of Han people's territory, but now he looked down on North Korea. It was difficult to spend the energy and thought on occupying and managing it, so he just beat them to surrender and offered some tribute every year.

But now that Lin Jiajun, a fierce tiger, is entrenched on the grassland, and the Qing Dynasty has lost its vitality, it is probably impossible for him to take over the Central Plains in his lifetime. From now on, even if he wants to detour to the Ming Dynasty to plunder, it will be extremely difficult. Difficulties.

Therefore, the only way for the Qing Dynasty to regain its strength within three to five years was to completely annex North Korea.

After all, although North Korea is not as wealthy as the Ming Dynasty, it is at least as rich as a large and wealthy province of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, North Korea's smelting, textile, farming and other technologies are also pretty good, especially the ability to build sea-going ships.

He had never thought of taking the sea route to plunder the Ming Dynasty before, but firstly, the warriors were seasick and afraid of the sea. Secondly, the main competition in naval battles was warships and fire. After the warriors boarded the ship, they had no advantage in riding and shooting, and suffered losses. It was also uncontrollable, so I gave up the idea of ​​taking the sea route.

But now the land route is almost impassable, so the only option is to try the sea route.

"Yes, the emperor has thought deeply. As long as Shengjing is recovered and the Ming army is defeated, wouldn't it be easy to annex North Korea with the strength of our Qing Dynasty?"

Everyone also became excited, their eyes glowed green, and the previous decadent energy was gone.

After all, although Korean women are not as good as Han women, they are much better than women on the grasslands.

After Korea is conquered, each person will have dozens or hundreds of them. Are we still worried about not having wives, concubines, and children?Are you still worried that no one will take care of you?

Thinking of this, everyone's resentment towards Huang Taiji also disappeared a lot.

Dorgon naturally saw everyone's reactions in his eyes, and when he was secretly vigilant, he saw Huang Taiji look over and said: "Fourteenth brother, I heard that in this transaction with the Lin family army, Concubine Zhuang was also exchanged. ?”

"Yes, yes, Bage. It's just Yu'er, oh no, it's Concubine Zhuang. She has been bedridden due to excessive fright. This is why my brother was kindly taken care of, and he was about to announce the good news to Bage..."

Dorgon was caught off guard and quickly explained, with the cold sweat on his forehead breaking out.

After all, although Bage's prestige has been greatly lost now, his twelfth brother has died in the battle, and his fifteenth brother is far away in naturalization. There are also many people in this tent who are not willing to deal with him. If he really fell out with Bage at this time, he really wouldn't do it. How sure.

"Well, my fourteenth brother has made great achievements in the southern expedition to the Ming Dynasty. Now that the Qing Dynasty is in ruins and waiting to be revived, I have nothing to reward you. I will reward you with Concubine Zhuang today."

"what?"

Dorgon opened his mouth in shock, obviously being caught off guard again.

Others looked envious and jealous. After all, Da Yu'er was quite beautiful, and she was one of the emperor's four concubines. Plus, none of them had women now.

After reacting, Dorgon was overjoyed. He had not thought about it so much, and immediately thanked her: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will treat Concubine Zhuang well in the future, and open up and expand the territory for the Qing Dynasty for the Emperor until my death. "

"Well, Fourteenth Brother, please wake up quickly. Although I and you are kings and ministers, we are also brothers. Now that my health is deteriorating, the Qing Dynasty will depend on you from now on!"

Huang Taiji stood up and came to him, helped him up, and said with emotion on his face.

(End of this chapter)