In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 255 Lian Ming resists China
"Bago, what do you mean, are we going to join forces with Ming Dynasty again?"

Dorgon was not stupid, so he naturally understood what Huang Taiji meant and tried to ask.

"Yes, we joined forces with the Chinese army to fight against the Ming Dynasty last year. That was because the Chinese army was still weak and not enough to threaten us. On the other hand, the Ming Dynasty was quite strong. Now that the situation has reversed, we naturally have to join forces with the Ming Dynasty. Prevent the Chinese army from continuing to grow bigger."

Huang Taiji nodded and sighed secretly in his heart. Although he had anticipated that he might need to help the Ming Dynasty resist Lin Rui in the future when they formed the alliance, he never expected that this day would come so quickly. Both the Qing Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty were caught off guard.

His original plan was to take advantage of the war between the Chinese army and the Ming army to quickly annex North Korea, and then train the navy while watching the battle. If the Ming army gained the upper hand, he would continue to form an alliance with the Chinese army and use waterways to harass the Ming Dynasty. Along the coast, if the Chinese army has the upper hand, they will take the opportunity to annex Mobei.

Who would have thought that the Ming Dynasty would be so strong on the outside and powerful on the inside. After only half a year of fighting, they would be unable to hold it back, and they had just broken through Hanyang, the capital of North Korea.

If we continue to annex North Korea step by step, I am afraid that by the time the Qing Dynasty takes over North Korea, Lin Rui will have already conquered Beijing, destroyed the Ming Dynasty, and completely occupied the entire north.

Even if the Qing Dynasty controlled North Korea at that time, it would probably not be able to compete with the Chinese army. And when Lin Rui unified the entire Han people, the Qing Dynasty would really have no chance at all and could only wait for death.

So even if he didn't want North Korea, he would never watch Lin Rui destroy the Ming Dynasty and replace it.

"But now that we are going to attack North Korea, we simply can't spare many troops to go to the Ming Dynasty to fight. Besides, with Emperor Chongzhen's temperament, he may not agree to form an alliance with us, right?"

Dorgon frowned.

He didn't have much resistance to forming an alliance with the Ming Dynasty. After all, he hated Lin Rui more than the Ming Dynasty. He also knew that once Lin Rui destroyed the Ming Dynasty and replaced him, he would definitely come to destroy the Qing Dynasty immediately.

But he was really reluctant to return to North Korea and give up. After all, he had already conquered Hanyang, the capital of North Korea. In the next year at most, he would be sure to capture the entire territory of North Korea, and then slowly sort out the resisters.

"I'm afraid it won't work to form an alliance directly, but I, the Qing Dynasty, can take the title of emperor and become a vassal. I believe that Chongzhen will not refuse anymore."

Huang Taiji gritted his teeth and said, obviously really anxious.

"What? Brother Bata, this, this is too frustrating. We were originally helping the Ming Dynasty to resist the Chinese army, but now there is no benefit at all, and we have to claim the title of emperor..."

Dorgon stood up in shock, his face turned black.

"Fourteenth brother, you have to remember that a man can bend and stretch, but these are just false names. If the Ming Dynasty falls this time, the final outcome of our Qing Dynasty will probably not be much better. What's the use of an emperor's title?
As long as we can defeat Lin Rui and eliminate the Chinese army, we, the Qing Dynasty, will still have the opportunity to take over the Central Plains. On that day, all the Han people will surrender at the feet of our Jurchens, kneel in front of you, and shout long live, They will call you the most wise and mighty emperor! "

The more Huang Taiji talked, the more excited he became. At the end of the sentence, his eyes shone with light, and then dimmed again. Obviously, he knew that he could not wait for that day.

"Bago, my brother has learned a lesson."

Dorgon also clenched his fists, thinking about the future scene after unifying the Han people, his face could not help but turn red with excitement.

"Well, it's good that you understand. As for North Korea, we don't have to rush to withdraw our troops. According to the latest information just returned, I analyze that Lin Rui will probably not be in a hurry to attack the capital this year. He should wait until the spring of next year. If we continue to use troops, we still have more than half a year to conquer North Korea."

After Huang Taiji finished speaking, he was secretly glad that Lin Rui did not rush to expand the victory and take advantage of the situation to attack Beijing. Instead, he chose to stabilize the rear first. Otherwise, the consequences would be really disastrous. Even if he wanted to send troops to rescue the Ming Dynasty, it would be too late.

"But Brother, although the Koreans are all weak and incompetent people, they still have a population of 2000 million and a large territory. Even if they are leaderless now, it will be difficult to completely conquer them in half a year..."

Although Dorgon was a little arrogant and did not take North Korea seriously, he was not an arrogant and ignorant person. Naturally, he knew that it would be much more difficult to completely conquer the entire North Korea than to break their country.

At least now the North Korean navy has fled to Jeju Island, leaving them with no choice.

"According to the original plan, there is definitely not enough time, but if we choose to win over and support a group of obedient North Korean dignitaries, it should be possible to use both soft and hard tactics."

Huang Taiji slowly said that originally they planned to kill all the powerful people in North Korea, grant the entire North Korea to the princes and nobles of the Eight Banners, and grant part of the land to the Han soldiers, so that they could assist the Eight Banners generals in managing all parts of North Korea.

And all ordinary people in North Korea must also shave their hair and change their clothes. In this way, within a few years, North Korea will be completely owned by the Qing Dynasty.

This is also the method and strategy that nomadic tribes in the steppe have always adopted to annex other ethnic groups and tribes.Although it is simple and crude, it is the most effective, because as long as all the upper class people of a nation who have knowledge and inheritance are killed, the remaining ignorant ordinary people at the bottom cannot make any big waves, at most one or two generations. They will forget their own nation and completely integrate into the new nation.

But now in order to get out of North Korea as soon as possible and deal with the war that may come next year, Huang Taiji has to change his strategy and choose to proceed step by step.

That is to only occupy the vicinity of the capital, and each Tao supports a group of local dignitaries to govern and manage. They only need to be responsible for providing food and women to the Qing Dynasty every year, and there is no need to shave their heads and change clothes.

In this way, only [-] cavalry and [-] Han soldiers were stationed in Hanyang, and an army of [-] to [-] Korean servants could be cultivated. In this way, North Korea could be quickly conquered and escaped, and the food supplies and labor needed by the Qing Dynasty could be obtained.

"Bago, this is feasible. I am confident that North Korea will be solved within half a year. However, North Korea's navy may not be easy to deal with. The navy commander is from the Li family and is unlikely to surrender easily.

And Jeju Island is isolated overseas. If this hidden danger is not eliminated, after our main force withdraws from North Korea, they will definitely continue to launch harassment from the sea. "

Dorgon also had a huge headache when he thought of North Korea's navy. If he didn't try to get rid of it, once they attack and incite in every direction, the whole of North Korea might be full of rebels.

How could Huang Taiji not think of the problem that Dorgon could think of? He frowned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he said again: "Well, you can send people to recruit surrender first, as long as the naval commander is willing If he surrenders to the Qing Dynasty and surrenders his warships, the entire Gyeonggi Province will be granted to him. Hanyang City can also be given to him, and our Qing Dynasty troops can be stationed in Kaesong.

If he does not agree, then send someone to contact the Japanese. As long as they can destroy the North Korean navy and capture Jeju Island, we, the Qing Dynasty, can allocate Jeolla Road in southern North Korea to them. "

Huang Taiji knew that even if they now captured a large area near Hanyang, the capital of North Korea, they would not be able to build warships, train navy, destroy North Korean navy, and capture Jeju Island in a short time, so We can only use the power of the Japanese to eliminate the hidden danger of the Korean Navy.

"Bago, it is said that those Japanese are greedy and aggressive. Once they are introduced to North Korea, I am worried that they may end up getting burned!"

Dorgon was a little worried. Apparently he had been in North Korea for several months and had some understanding of the Japanese.

"Don't worry, we don't really want to give Jeolla Province to the Japanese. We are just using this to force the North Korean Navy. When the Japanese Navy goes to attack Jeju Island, the North Korean Navy will be desperate and will naturally agree to our conditions."

Huang Taiji waved his hand. The Japanese were ambitious and had attacked North Korea during the Wanli period. Naturally, he would not lead the wolf into the house. Otherwise, once they took over Jeolla Road and gained a foothold, the hidden danger would probably be greater than that of the North Korean Navy. Nowadays, it is The Qing Dynasty had absolutely no energy to compete with the Japanese for territory in Korea.

"Well, Bago, there is no further delay. I will leave to return to North Korea tomorrow. Bago must take care of himself!"

Although Dorgon felt that it would be better not to provoke the Japanese for the time being, if the North Korean navy refused to surrender, there was really no other way, so he could only nod, stood up and said goodbye.

The next day, after Dorgon left, Huang Taiji sent Fan Wencheng to Jinzhou to contact his ancestor Dashou and ask him to submit the credentials of the Qing Dynasty to Chongzhen.

Zu Dashou naturally also knew the news of the Ming army's defeat. While sending the credentials to the capital, he copied another copy and secretly sent it to the Xuan Mansion.

When Chongzhen received the letter of credence from Jiannu, he was also quite surprised. After reading the content, a faint smile appeared on his face for the first time since the defeat of the Ming army in Xuanfu.

Looking at the ministers below, his tone also became more energetic for the first time, and he said: "Dear sirs, I wonder if you have any thoughts about the slave chief Taiji who is willing to give up the title of fake emperor and submit to the Ming Dynasty. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, our great Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette and has always governed the world with benevolence and virtue. Now, under the inspiration of my great Ming power, Taiji, the slave chief, can repent and regret his past mistakes. With the foolish opinion of a humble minister, Your Majesty He should be given a chance to change his ways and canonize Huang Taiji as the Duke of Liao!"

"Your Majesty, I second your proposal!"

The Minister of Rites was the first to stand up and speak, and then other ministers and ministers also stood up and seconded the proposal, all in favor of accepting Jiannu's surrender.

After all, everyone is not blind, and anyone can see what Chongzhen means by his expression.

What's more, the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil. Once the Chinese army comes to attack, I am afraid that the building will collapse right before our eyes. Now the Jiannu in Liaodong not only expressed their willingness to send troops to resist the Chinese army, but Huang Taiji is also willing to take the initiative to take the imperial title. Like the Ming Dynasty, he has a much better attitude. How upright is he? He even expressed that he can come to Beijing to see the emperor in person. It can be said that he has all the dignity and respect. If he still doesn't agree, when will he wait?

"Ok!"

Seeing that all the officials were in favor of the appeasement, Chongzhen breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Then he found that Lu Xiangsheng did not come forward. He frowned slightly and had to ask again: "Lu Aiqing, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)