The rangers kept sending back information about the Tartar cavalry, and even the composition of these cavalry was clear: the Han army had 24,000 men in the Eight Banners, the Mongol Eight Banners had 23,000 men, and the real Tartars should be between 27,000 and 20,000.

To Li Zicheng's surprise, although the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty were not as good as the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of Manchu, they were mainly firearms, not only the tiger squat cannons equipped by the Ming army, but even many red-coated cannons!

With the current level of Tartar casting, it is impossible to make guns, and these firearms must have been captured in the cities of Liaodong! In Li Zicheng's heart, he not only sympathized with the soldiers of the Han Eight Banners, but also cursed the corrupt Ming court.

But Li Zicheng can be sure that there is still a big gap between the firearms of the Tartars, the rifles of the Mandate of Heaven and the mountain artillery.

When Dolgon's cavalry arrived in Jinzhou, the trenches of the Mandate of Heaven in the east and north of the city had been completed, except for a very small number of soldiers who were left to garrison and inspect in the trenches, and the rest of the soldiers retreated to the city to rest.

Before the war, there was a gloom outside Ningyuan City, and the people who rushed to Ningyuan City were also temporarily resettled in Wencheng and Tuhe counties.

In order to paralyze Dolgon, Li Zicheng ordered all battalions and regiments to put away the Kyushu military flag, and on the head of Ningyuan City, the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty was still hung, as well as the big "Wu" character identification flag.

The Ming Dynasty has perished, but Wu Sangui and the Liao soldiers in his hands still belong to the Ming Dynasty, and the dragon flag fluttering on the head of the city, although it seems helpless, is also a clear proof that Wu Sangui temporarily maintains his independence.

On the 17th, the Tartar army finally arrived in Ningyuan and set up camp on the slope of eight miles outside the eastern city.

Li Zi was at the head of the city, and through the binoculars, he once again saw the mighty and majestic nomadic cavalry, but unfortunately, these cavalry could not be used by me......

Dolgon took his personal guards and drove forward for three or four miles, sitting on horseback, he did not pay attention to the soldiers who were setting up camp, but set his eyes on the head of Ningyuan's city, this position is too close to Ningyuan City, it is not a safe distance, but Wu Sangui is not an enemy.

If the talks were successful, he and his Liao soldiers would become part of the Qing Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty, which had lost the protection of Shanhaiguan, which is now Huaxia, could only let the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty gallop in Hebei......

After occupying the land of Hebei, it will become the permanent land of the Qing Dynasty, and Dolgon secretly made up his mind that he must not cause killing, as Fan Wencheng said, he must make the Han officials and people attach themselves.

The key is Wu Sangui, as long as Wu Sangui is willing to take refuge in the Qing Dynasty! Dolgon regretted a little, he knew that it was the current situation, he should have brought Wu Sangui's own uncle Zu Dashou, with Zu Dashou here, and even let Zu Dashou as a messenger, Wu Sangui would be more at ease.

Dolgon glanced at the Daming Dragon Banner fluttering on the head of Ningyuan City with a gloomy gaze, then turned his horse's head, returned to the camp, summoned Chi Qilong, who was with the army, and asked him to send an envoy to Ningyuan City.

After Chi Qilong entered the city, he was summoned by Wu Sangui as soon as possible.

Wu Sangui summoned Chi Qilong in his big tent, because he was familiar with the Chinese language, and did not arrange for a translator.

Chi Qilong saluted Wu Sangui, and then said: "General Wu, the regent has come to the city, when will the general open the city gate and welcome the regent into the city?" ”

Wu Sangui laughed and said, "Mr. Chi, the general also wants to welcome the regent into the city, seeing the regent camping outside the city, the general is not a taste in his heart......"

Chi Qilong was stunned, "In that case, why didn't General Wu go out of the city to greet the regent?" ”

Wu Sangui secretly scolded, this is a late dragon...... A tartar is a tartar, and the brain just won't turn around, if Ben will go out of the city to meet Dolgon, he will hand over his net worth and life to him, in case Dolgon does not abide by the previous agreement, Ben will basically lose his wife and soldiers?

He thought about it secretly, this worry should be justified, after all, there had been a long battle with the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, and many people were killed and wounded on both sides, whether it was a soldier or a general, the grudge was quite deep.

Dolgon's mere promise to dispel his concerns completely? I don't know if this Chi Qilong is really stupid or pretending to be stupid!

He glanced at Chi Qilong opposite, and said very carefully: "Mr. Chi, you said, what the regent said, does he still remember?" ”

Chi Qilong was stunned for a moment, only then did he understand Wu Sangui's thoughts, he wanted to take refuge in the Qing Dynasty, but also worried about being calculated by the regent, he patted his chest and said: "General Wu rest assured, the regent has a noble status, and he is full of words, how can he forget what he said?" General Wu should not be worried about the regent's forgetfulness, but worried about whether the regent's ideas can be accepted by the emperors and courtiers of the Qing Dynasty......"

Wu Sangui smiled, and finally understood what Ben Jiang meant, in fact, it doesn't matter whether Chi Qilong completely understands it, as long as he understands that Ben Jiang is worried.

At this time, as long as Ben is not allowed to venture out of the city, it is pretending, and he must pretend to be a ......

Chi Qilong thought for a moment, and also thought that Wu Sangui's worries were not superfluous, and seeing that Wu Sangui's face was cloudy, he hurriedly said: "How can General Wu believe it...... before he was willing to go out of the city to meet the regent......"

Wu Sangui showed a weird smile on his face, hesitated for a moment, and said lightly: "Well, don't be in a hurry for the time being...... It's not bad for two days!"

Chi Qilong was anxious, the regent was still in a hurry to enter the customs to deal with the newly established Huaxia, how could he delay time in Ningyuan City? He got up and saluted, and said, "General Wu, you Han people have a saying, called the night is long and dreams are many, since General Wu sincerely submits to the Qing Dynasty, why make a fuss about such trivial matters?" ”

"A trifle?" Wu Sangui picked up the teacup and poured it violently, but put down the teacup again, his face was a little irritable, but it was inconvenient to speak.

Chi Qilong saw it in his heart, knowing that Wu Sangui's heart was still uneasy, so he nodded slightly and said, "General Wu has any ideas, as long as General Wu says it, the regent will have nothing to rely on." ”

Wu Sangui's face finally smiled, and he also got up and waved his body to Chi Qilong, "I know that the regent and Mr. Chi understand my mind and can solve the doubts in my heart!"

"General Wu......"

"Mr. Chi, this time I came to Ningyuan, and the regent held 100,000 iron horsemen...... I am a great courage, and I don't dare to disadvantage the regent," Wu Sangui hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "If the regent enters the city in person, he can give me a guarantee......

"Let the Lord Regent into the city?" Chi Qilong was stunned for a while, but he was furious, "General Wu, you are so bold!"

Wu Sangui smiled but did not answer, he knew in his heart that there were many Han strategists around Dolgon, as long as Chi Qilong brought his request back, they would definitely make a choice, it was best to let Dolgon enter the city, capture the thief and capture the king first......

Chi Qilong thought for a moment, but still shook his head, and said: "No, absolutely not, the regent is noble, so you can't take risks......"

"Mr. Chi, between me and the regent, there is any danger?" Wu Sangui's face showed a hint of suspicion, and he stayed for a moment before finally disappearing, "Just like Mr. Chi, entering Ningyuan City, is there any danger?" ”

"The regent is different from Zaixia......" Chi Qilong was worried that Wu Sangui would be suspicious, if he gave birth to him, the regent would be to blame, so he arched his hand and said: "This matter is very important, and the choice must be made by the regent himself!" He saluted Wu Sangui, "I'll report back to the regent first, and everything will be decided by the regent!"

As soon as Chi Qilong left, Wu Sangui immediately asked to see Li Zicheng, "Your Majesty, will Dolgon enter the city alone?" ”

"I'm afraid it's difficult," Li Zicheng smiled indifferently: "Dolgon is the regent, just for the sake of Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, as well as the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in your hands, he will not be in danger, even if Dolgon is willing, his subordinates, I'm afraid they will not agree." ”

"Ah......" Wu Sangui said: "Your Majesty, then won't all our strength be in vain?" ”

"In vain?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "For the sake of Ningyuan City and Shanhaiguan, Dolgon will definitely take some actions, such as bringing some cavalry to follow, even if he will not come in person, he will also appoint trustworthy generals to come, as long as they relax their vigilance, we will have a chance, at least let Dolgon lose some men and horses!"

"Your Majesty, what are you going to do now?"

"You don't have to do anything, just wait," Li Zicheng bowed slightly, and said: "Since Dolgon has taken the road of Liaoxi, he must hope that you will take refuge in the Qing Dynasty, rest assured, Dolgon is more anxious than us!"

Chi Qilong returned to the camp and reported Wu Sangui's concerns to Dolgon.

Dolgon pondered for a moment and said, "How can Wu Sangui be willing to believe in the sincerity of this king?" ”

Wu Sangui said......"

"What did Wu Sangui say? Mr. Chi doesn't need to hesitate, just say it," Dolgon held the horsewhip in his right hand and tapped it lightly on his left hand, as if he was about to whip someone at any time, "Don't hide it, Mr. Wu Sangui is very important to us, otherwise, this king will not give him the title of 'King of Pingxi'." ”

"Back to the emperor, Wu Sangui said that he hoped that the emperor would enter the city and promise him in person that he would dare to believe it......"

"Wu Sangui is so bold!" Dorgon struck his left hand with his horse, "Do you want this king to deign to visit him?" ”

"The emperor is angry!" Chi Qilong hurriedly said: "The minister also scolded Wu Sangui, but Wu Sangui also made sense," Seeing that Dolgon was looking at him, he hurriedly said: "Wu Sangui said that there are 100,000 cavalry Chen soldiers in the Qing Dynasty under the city of Ningyuan, who dares to be disrespectful to the regent?" ”

Dolgon frowned slightly, and said, "Mr. Chi thinks that this king should go into the city to see Wu Sangui?" ”

"Corporal Lixian, in order to buy the hearts of the Han people," Chi Qilong turned around and glanced in the direction of Ningyuan City, and said: "However, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of Wu Sangui in Ningyuan City, and once the regent enters the city, he cannot guarantee safety, so the minister opposes the regent's danger......"

"Oh? Mr. Chi thinks that it is a very dangerous thing for this king to enter the city? Dolgon pointed to the dragon flag on the head of the city with his hand and said with a smile: "In addition to taking refuge in my Great Qing, is there any way out for Wu Sangui?" ”

"This ......" Chi Qilong said: "Back to the regent, is it possible for Wu Sangui to take refuge in the new Huaxia Kingdom?" ”

"This ......" Dolgon was taken aback, and then remembered his main goal of going south, Dolgon was just a sesame seed picked up halfway through, and Huaxia was the target of the south-watermelon, he pondered for a while, and said: "Let Azig take five thousand cavalry and go to the city to see, this is the king's greatest sincerity!"