Shandong's first line of defense completely collapsed in just two days, and more than 100,000 troops were defeated.

When the news reached Tai'an in the second line of defense and Jinan City, where Hong Chengchou was located, Hong Chengchou was shocked, Shang Kexi, the commander-in-chief of the second line of defense in Tai'an, was shocked, and all the Qing troops were shocked, followed by panic.

The recommendation speed of the Ming army was too fast, the offensive was too fierce, and the first line of defense was broken in two days, almost the first line of defense did not play any role, and the Ming army was like a non-stop march, and it passed through Jiningcheng and Yanzhou in two days.

In Jinan City, Hong Chengchou sat paralyzed on a chair.

"How is it possible, how can it be defeated so quickly, Kong Youde should not lose the first line of defense in less than two days even if he is a pig!" Hong Chengchou's face turned pale.

Although he wanted to blame Kong Youde, it was a pity that Kong Youde had been killed by the Ming army, and the responsibility for Jining's defeat could only be borne by him, Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou couldn't accept all this, and his face kept changing.

"No, this world should belong to the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty is the destiny of heaven!" Hong Chengchou gritted his teeth and said.

Since he took refuge in the Manchurians, he has no way out, a body of honor and disgrace is all tied to the Manchurians, the Manchurians are defeated, then he Hong Chengchou will never have a good end, and will always bear the infamy, the stench for 10,000 years, only the Manchurians won the world, he Hong Chengchou is the founder of the country, the winner is the king, the loser is the coward, only the Manchu people rule the world, he has the hope of leaving a name in history.

"Go back to the regent, Hong Chengchou swears to defend Shandong to the death!" Hong Chengchou said to a general.

The collapse of Jining's defense line can't be hidden from Dolgon and Manchu, what he can do is to show Dolgon his determination and let Dolgon give him another chance.

Hurry up, Jinan City is only a day's journey from Beijing City, and the next day Dolgon received news from Shandong.

The first line of defense collapsed, the army of more than 100,000 was routed, and the Ming army was almost unharmed.

"Hong Chengchou, this waste!" Dolgon said angrily, before leaving, Hong Chengchou kept saying that it would not be a problem to hold Shandong for two months and kill and injure a large number of Ming troops, but the Ming army only entered Shandong in only two days to break through the first Jining defense line, and the Qing Dynasty lost more than 100,000 troops, how could Dolgon not hate, if Hong Chengchou was in front of him, he would be eager to kick Hong Chengchou's old bones to the ground!

"So far, I can only continue to believe in Hong Chengchou!" Dorgon gritted his teeth.

After all, apart from Hong Chengchou, I don't know who else can be above Hong Chengchou.

"Perhaps, I greatly underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Ming army." Dolgon was reluctant to believe this, and he was more than 50% sure that the Qing would win, but now he didn't even have 20%.

At the same time, the spies reported that there was also a Ming Yinglong army that had been staying in Quanzhou, since the Ming Emperor had also included that army in the Northern Expedition, it must have been impossible to have no action in Quanzhou, and it was likely that Liaodong would be attacked from the sea and copy the back road of the Qing Dynasty.

Dolgon's mind was full of thoughts, and while he tried his best to fight a decisive battle, he also had to find another way for the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty could not be destroyed at the hands of his Dolgon.

Tai'an, as the commander-in-chief of the second line of defense, Shang Kexi personally guarded Tai'an.

Like Kong Youde, who had died in Jining City, Shang Kexi commanded an army of more than 100,000 troops.

"The Ming army is so powerful, I regret not being at the beginning!" The rapid rout of Jining's first generation of defense and Kong Youde's death gave Shang Kexi a great shock, which filled his heart with panic and fear, and he was afraid that he would soon follow in Kong Youde's footsteps.

Shang Kexi has regretted it, after the battle of Xuzhou, he was frightened by the changes in the Ming Dynasty, he had contacted the Ming Dynasty, expressed his willingness to return to the Ming Dynasty, and also got the secret permission of the Ming Emperor, but it didn't take long for him to regret it, and he did not contact the Ming Dynasty again until today, presumably the Ming Emperor was already disappointed in him, and now if he is talking about taking refuge, it is too late.

Shang Kexi didn't feel good in his heart.

If you want to say why he regretted it again at the beginning, the reason is that the two holy decrees that forced King Fu and King Lu to rebel back then, limited the price of land lease, permanently abolished the privileges of the scholars, and taxed all the scholars.

Shang Kexi is a typical person who supports the heroic and powerful of the Shi clan, and he himself belongs to this category of people.

According to his opinion, after the Ming Dynasty canceled the privileges of the scholars, the status of the officials in the Ming Dynasty was greatly reduced, which not only showed that the conditions of the Manchurians were more favorable, but also because of the practice of the Ming Dynasty, countless scholars and heroes took refuge in the Manchus, and the strength of the Manchus was greatly enhanced.

Now, he regrets it again, the strength of the Ming Dynasty is stronger than he imagined, although the Manchurians have the support of countless warriors in the north, and the army of nearly two million under his command, but the hope of winning the Ming Dynasty is still greater.

Like a wall grass, Shang Ke is happy that there is a possibility of victory on that side, and his heart will be biased towards that side. Now the Ming soldiers are coming to the city, the momentum is fierce, unstoppable, the first line of defense Kong Youde lost too quickly, the same force, Tai'an is not as strong as Jining City, he deeply feels that his second line of defense can not block the Ming army for a long time, which makes him frightened, so he has the idea of contacting the Ming Dynasty and returning to the Ming Dynasty.

"The Ming army is strong, and the probability of defeat is greater, we can't sit still, we must fight!" Shang Kexi gritted his teeth and made a decision.

Now the second line of defense is in his hands, and there are not as many people around him as in the past, everything is up to him, hundreds of thousands of Qing troops are under his command, such a bargaining chip, he is confident that he can negotiate a little benefit for himself, as long as Daming agrees to his conditions, he will give up the second line of defense.

After Shang Kexi thought about it, he immediately sent his henchmen out of the city to contact the Ming army.

Just when Shang Kexi thought that there was no Manchu surveillance, he could completely use the hundreds of thousands of Qing troops in the second line of defense to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty, more than a dozen Manchus suddenly entered Tai'an, which caught Shang Kexi off guard.

The letter had already been sent to Daming, but the Manchurian people came at this time, and Shang Kexi's face turned dark.

The Manchu envoy came suddenly, and he didn't have to guess that Shang Kexi knew that he must have come to supervise the army, it seemed that Kong Youde, who was in the first line of defense, was defeated too quickly, and the Manchu people were not at ease, so they sent someone over to monitor.

"Damn!" Although he hated, Shang Kexi couldn't help but go out to greet him.

"Xiao Wang sees Lord Qin!" Shang Kexi had to bow his head to the Manchu in front of him, don't look at him as a prince, it was just in front of the same Han people, in front of the Manchus, his so-called prince was nothing.

"King Zhishun is polite, I will be ordered by the regent to come to assist King Zhishun to guard Tai'an!" The Manchurian directly explained the intention.

Originally, Dolgon did not intend to lose any Manchu children in Shandong, and only relied on 500,000 Han Banner troops to kill and exhaust the Ming army, but unfortunately the defeat of Jining made Dolgon have to change his attention and sent hundreds of Manchus to supervise the army in various parts of Shandong.

Dolgon had to do this, claiming to be eloquent, and Dolgon knew very well that the Jining defense line was defeated too quickly, which would inevitably make some Han Banner generals have a heart, let the Manchu children come to monitor, and also give a warning to those who have different intentions.

Indeed, Shang Kexi was frightened, but he had just sent the letter to contact Daming, and he was ready to send it.

While welcoming more than a dozen Manchus into the barracks, a trace of cold hatred flashed in Shang Kexi's eyes, since the Manchus didn't believe him and sent more than a dozen people over to send him to death, then he was still happy and couldn't be soft!

Shang Kexi has already decided to surrender to Ming, so he is waiting for a reply from the Ming side.

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