In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 268 Lessons from the Northern Song Dynasty

Although Dorgon and his army rushed slowly, it was already early March when they returned to Shengjing. The spring plowing had basically ended, and Wu Keshan and his [-] Horqin cavalry had also arrived long ago.

The Horqin tribe also suffered heavy losses from the last sneak attack by the Mobei tribe. Although they can still pull out [-] warriors, Wu Keshan does not dare to take away most of the warriors like before.

"Myna, how's the situation?"

"Ahem, according to the latest news, the Chinese army has begun to gather troops at Zijingguan, and the Mongolian troops in Hetao are also gathering. Ahem, it seems that Lin Rui really wants to break through Beijing this year."

At this time, Huang Taiji was bedridden. Under Zhezhe's service, he coughed and introduced to Dorgon.

"What about the Ming army? Have you reached an agreement with them?" Dorgon felt extremely complicated when seeing Bago in such a state.

Huang Taiji breathed for a while before shaking his head and said: "Lu Xiangsheng and Chongzhen are both very determined. I'm afraid we won't be able to enter through Shanhaiguan. Moreover, Lu Xiangsheng also proposed that our Qing army go directly to attack Hetao and contain it. The cavalry of the Chinese army are responsible for transporting grain and grass to Gubeikou of Miyun."

"Huh, that's unreasonable. Even if we are not allowed to go to Shanhaiguan, we are not allowed to go to Beijing to participate in the war. I think Lu Xiangsheng clearly doesn't trust us. Even if I contain all the Chinese cavalry in Hetao, they can defeat the Chinese army. Infantry?"

Dorgon immediately snorted in displeasure. It didn't matter whether they could leave Shanhaiguan or not, but it would make sense for them to go to Beijing to participate in the war. Otherwise, even if the Hetao was captured, the Chinese army had captured the city of Beijing. Is it possible that they could still survive? Can you hold the loop?
Or directly break into the Great Wall and go to Datong?

What's more, those Mongolian cavalry are not vegetarians. It is simply impossible to eliminate them on the grassland. Killing the old and weak, and grabbing some cattle and sheep have no meaning at all to the Qing Dynasty today.

"Yes, Fourteenth Brother, going to Hetao won't change anything. I have already sternly refused. Our Qing Dynasty must enter the pass to participate in the war. Only in this way can we join forces to defeat the Chinese army and take over the Central Plains!"

Huang Taiji nodded. As the saying goes, troops are unpredictable and water is unpredictable. As long as Duo Ergun brings the warriors of the Qing Dynasty to Beijing, he will have the opportunity to draw chestnuts from the fire and annihilate the Chinese and Ming armies in one fell swoop, and then take advantage of the situation to sweep across the entire northern part of the Ming Dynasty. Stay in Zhongyuan.

After all, the Qing Dynasty still had [-] warriors who had experienced hundreds of battles. The [-] elite cavalry were enough to change the situation on the entire battlefield at a critical moment, turn the tide, and determine the fate of the three parties.

"Bago, shall I take away all the warriors this time?" Dorgon tried to ask.

"Take them all with you. There is nothing left in Liaodong. Bring all the Han soldiers and Korean servants with you."

Huang Taiji waved his hand, and the Qing Dynasty now only had the [-] to [-] children and teenagers that had been exchanged for it. It was enough to guard Liaoyang and the two cities.

"Okay then, I'll keep five hundred warriors and two thousand Han soldiers."

"Well, you guys need to rest for three days and then set off. Go to Miyun first. If you delay any longer, I'm afraid it will be too late. I will take advantage of this time to continue talking to Ming Dynasty. I believe they can see the current situation clearly. If we don’t let our Qing warriors enter the border and join the war, they will have no chance!”

"Bago, please take care of yourself. No matter what happens this time, I will bring Fulin back from the Ming Dynasty. If Father Khan bless me, the Qing Dynasty can take over the Central Plains this time, and I will definitely pass the throne to Fulin in the future."

Dorgon also emotionally held Huang Taiji's hand and promised.

Dorgon did not tell lies this time. No matter how hard Dorgon worked in the past two years, he could not get Dayu'er and other women pregnant. This also made him realize that there was indeed something wrong with his body. In addition, Dayu'er's After pleading hard, Dorgon had the idea of ​​​​taking Fulin back for training.

"Fourteenth Brother, my fate of the Qing Dynasty is in your hands today. I hope you can keep a clear mind at all times, especially when you enter the border and join the war, ahem..."

Huang Taiji also said solemnly, and then coughed violently again.

Although he said this, he was still not worried about Dorgon in his heart, worried that he would not be a match for Lu Xiangsheng and Lin Rui. Unfortunately, his body no longer allowed him to go in person. "Myna..."

Faced with Dorgon's concern, Huang Taiji just waved his hand.

Three days later, Dorgon marched westward with 15 cavalry, [-] Han soldiers, and [-] Korean servants, a total of [-] troops.

Three days were enough time to rush from Shengjing to Beijing. After receiving the news from Huang Taiji again, Abatai rushed to the palace to see Chongzhen as soon as possible.

Chongzhen only sent an edict to Lu Xiangsheng to discuss it alone. Obviously, he now placed all his hopes on Lu Xiangsheng, and at the same time, he relied on unprecedented trust.

"Lu Aiqing, Abatai just came to see him and brought a reply from the Duke of Liao. They have agreed to detour to the Liaohe grassland, and the army has set off today. There are [-] cavalry and [-] infantry. However, Huang Taiji refused to attack. Hetao, but insisted on coming to Beijing to participate in the war, and said that if we refused, they would have no choice but to turn to the Chinese army, what do you think Aiqing should do?"

Emperor Chongzhen said slowly.

In fact, he was in favor of letting Jiannu enter the Pass to participate in the war. After all, Jiannu entered the Pass not once or twice. As long as he could defeat the Chinese army, he was not worried that it would be easier to invite gods than to send them away.

"Your Majesty, that Huang Taiji is just bluffing. They will never fall to the Lin bandits. As long as we persist, they will definitely choose to attack the Hetao in the end."

"But Lu Aiqing, if both sides join forces and fight the rebels, wouldn't the chance of victory be greater?"

Seeing that Lu Xiangsheng still persisted, Chongzhen frowned.

"Your Majesty, although the odds of winning are higher, the risk is greater. Back then, the Northern Song Dynasty united with the Jin people to defeat the Liao Kingdom, but in the end they were burned, allowing the Jin people to take the opportunity to become bigger, destroy the Northern Song Dynasty, and occupy the entire north. We have learned from this lesson You must be on guard, Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Lu Xiangsheng explained with a solemn expression, and bowed to the end after speaking.

Although he was not sure of defeating the Chinese army, Lu Xiangsheng was still unwilling to let Jiannu join the alliance from the bottom of his heart.

Because once the slaves came to join the war, no one could predict or control the final outcome.

If Jian Nu takes advantage in the end, I am afraid that the thousands of miles of land and mountains of the Han people will fall into the hands of foreigners, and both he and your majesty will become sinners for the ages. How will they meet the martyrs of the Ming Dynasty after death?

Therefore, he would rather fight to the death with the Chinese army, lose in the end, and destroy the Ming Dynasty, than create a chance for Jiannu.

Chongzhen also fell silent, and became entangled in his heart. After a long while, he waved his hands and said: "Lu Aiqing is worrying too much. My Ming Dynasty is not the Northern Song Dynasty, and I am not the Hui Qin Erzong. The situation in the Northern Song Dynasty will never happen. , not to mention that Jiannu has never besieged the capital."

"Your Majesty, one moment and another, now we have lost two of the nine frontiers of the Ming Dynasty, and the border troops in each town have been completely lost, and people's hearts are floating..."

Lu Xiangsheng still refused to give up and wanted to persuade him again, but Chongzhen interrupted directly with some displeasure: "Okay, my dear, there is no need to say more, I have made up my mind."

"It's Your Majesty."

Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to say helplessly.

(End of this chapter)