Juyong Pass, the key pass of the Beijing division to Shanxi, the Datong army is located here not only blocking the road of the Qing army's westward advance, but also pointing a knife at the Beijing division, Dolgon has long been willing to seize the pass, but he is afraid of the strong enemy and does not dare to do it easily, calm down and wait for the opportunity, an incident that happened in June finally forced him to make up his mind.

Wu Weihua, the former Ming Dynasty, had the heart to make meritorious contributions to the new dynasty, boasting that his deceased brother Wu Weiying had a deep friendship with Datong Li Yu, and he could lobby Datong to agree to peace talks, and in addition, Datong officialdom also had his friends, and it was not a problem to pull a few people to surrender. Of course, Dolgon didn't believe his nonsense, but it was good to be able to recruit Datong officials, even if it was a minor official, it was of great significance, so he sent some blank notices to send him to Datong. In fact, Wu Weihua also understood that Li Yu would not pay attention to him at all, and it was even more difficult to recruit Datong officials, so he hit the officials sent to Datong by the Ming court, and when he arrived in Xuanhua, he went to persuade Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of Xuanfu. Zhu Zhifeng didn't express his position, but he found Bai Xianzhi, the military affairs of the Admiral, and Cai Ruxun, the prefect of Xuanhua, Wu Weihua was even happier, and took out the nonsense of telling the body, returning to the Qing Dynasty and adding a level, and bringing the people to take refuge can also raise the Eight Banners to enjoy wealth forever, and the four of them talked about speculation and had a meal together. After being full of wine and food, Cai Ruxun told Wu Weihua very pityingly, you should go west to the Xuanfu and then play this game, in that case, the law department will be sentenced to a maximum of 300 lashes, but Xuanfu is a war zone that applies military law, and you have sedition, human and physical evidence, so you have to behead.

Wu Weihua's head was taken back to Beijing by his entourage, Dolgon was angry, and summoned the kings to the Wuying Palace, murderously shouting to crusade against Datong, but the old and young masters of Manchuria responded with silence - the regent is not authentic, saying that he would go home with a vote to enter the customs, but he will move the capital when he enters the Beijing Division, and he also sent someone to pick up everyone's family, Liaodong is his hometown, there are houses and land, why do you have to enter the customs, he still does not let everyone get rich, it is strictly forbidden for soldiers to rob, and he is not allowed to enter the people's homes, and the army camps can only bury pots and cook by the side of the road, and enter and exit the city gate with his flag, Everyone came to do good things for him, and now they are making trouble with Datong, can you beat Prince Rui than Prince Jin?

"What kind of war are you fighting, there are too many Han people, too few Manchurians, we didn't kill when we first got Liaodong, but we were killed a lot by Nikan, it is better to kill a lot, leave the prince to guard Beijing, and the army will return to Shengjing with population and property, so there will be no trouble." Azig has always opposed the move of the capital to Beijing, and at this time the same old tune was repeated.

"The first emperor once said that if you get Beijing, you should immediately move to the capital in order to forge ahead, Azig, do you dare to disobey the words of the first emperor?" Dolgon was a little angry, Azig had no interest, he used to boast that he was the first general of Zhushen, but now he was weak when he mentioned Erlu, and he shouted loudly after glancing at everyone, "If you abandon the Beijing division and return to the east, won't you give up all your efforts, Datong is a big trouble, and now you have killed our envoy, and you are ashamed and humiliated, this revenge must be avenged, and this king will decide to crusade against Datong." ”

Azig didn't dare to be angry, the old fourteen became more and more shameless, the first emperor looked forward to making peace with the Ming Kingdom every day, and the ghost knows where he heard such a sentence.

The prince Baylor pretended to be stupid and refused to express his position, and Dolgon was impatient, and he couldn't explain the reason with these foolish fools, or the Hanchen were the smartest, and waved his hand to summon the important ministers of all ministries to the palace to discuss together.

The Hanchen of the Great Qing Kingdom was very busy during this time, in order to welcome the new master to move the capital to Beijing, they sent a few small money to drive the people of the north city to the south city, and the forced relocation made a bad reputation, and it was too late to get off the thief ship, so they simply went to the black, and the master told to bite whoever he wanted.

"Lord Rui, the lower officials agree to crusade against Datong," Feng Quan, a scholar of the Inner Court and a member of the Inner Court, said with tears in his eyes, "I entered the customs of the Qing Dynasty, drove the thief Kou to avenge the revenge of the monarch's father, buried the soul of Emperor Anming, and applied virtue to relieve the suffering of the people, respected the name and religion to inherit the orthodoxy of China, and the whole world was grateful and wept, Nanjing Puppet Dynasty, Datong thief Kou also, how can the power of the grasshopper shake the will of heaven, I am the Qing Dynasty is just destroying the ugly class to unify the country and build the foundation of the world, long live the Qing Dynasty, long live the Qing Dynasty!" ”

"Lord Rui, how can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch, Datong Li Yu is lawless, instigating the freedom, equality, and benevolence of the rebellious people, and he has long been angry and resentful, and the minister is willing to go straight to Datong for the front drive and kill this thief." Zhang Cunren, the undertaker of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was a general of the Guanning Army, and he had a grudge against Datong, and then he shook his fist and shouted.

"I am the Qing Dynasty Ding Zhengshuo, the emperor is smart and benevolent, the wise prince is talented, and he is in line with the will of heaven and the people, and the great harmony will bring about its own destruction."

"Datong rebels against heaven and morality, and induces foolish people to be mercenary and unconventional, Lord Rui, you are kind, save the deceived people!"

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Hanchen scrambled to show his loyalty, and shouted for the destruction of Li Yu, and Dolgon was very excited—what a reasonable servant, except for his unclean hands and feet, everything else is good. Suddenly, someone vomited on the ground with a wow, and Duoduo stood up embarrassedly and said, "I'll go to Izuku first for the past two days", and several young nobles immediately followed him to the toilet.

"Li Yu is a traitor, the so-called 'freedom, equality, benevolence' is nonsense, there is no monarch, there is no respect, the common people will not make a fuss, the wise eyes of the prince are like torches, and he has long concluded that this thief intends to cause trouble in China, and if he does not kill the traitor, the people will be uneasy!" Ning Wan stepped forward and shouted-these new Hanchens don't understand the rules, and they have to be ranked by seniority, how can they squeeze him, an old minion, to the back.

"Bastard minion, don't look at what you are, let me tell you again, Erlu is Lao Zhushen, a person trained by the master." Azig suddenly rushed up and slapped Ning Wan, joking, if Li Yu is a traitor, then he Azig will become a defeated subordinate of the Han people, and will he still have the face to go out to meet people in the future?

Sonny had been translating Chinese for the kings Baylor, when Pi Xiaorou interjected: "These minions are cheap and cheap, and if they don't teach them often, they will be confused." ”

"Azig, Sony, get out!" Dolgon was so angry that he slapped the case angrily, and after comforting me a few words, he pointed to Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng, who were whispering, and asked, "Mr. Hong, Mr. Fan, do you two have anything to say?" ”

"It's better to fight than to fight, Datong's strength is far from being comparable to the previous Ming Dynasty, the war is protracted, and the puppet dynasty is newly established in Nanjing, Jiangnan has all the money and grain, how can Zhili have no grain? The lower officials thought that I wanted to dominate the world in the Qing Dynasty, and promised to lure and Datong with profits, first take Jiangnan and then Shanxi, so it is more secure. "Hong Chengchou is now a scholar of the Inner Courtyard and a scholar of the Ministry of War, participating in state affairs, and the Ming Dynasty has died, so he is desperate to plan for the Qing Dynasty.

"The slaves don't dare to agree, it is natural to take Jiangnan first and then to Shanshan, but Datong is mercenary and insatiable, and it is by no means a small profit to impress, and Juyong is in his hands, and he will not give up easily, so it is the best policy to fight and then make peace." Fan Wencheng bowed and said.

"The two gentlemen are right, and this king remembers." Dolgon nodded with satisfaction, this is what Lao Cheng Mouguo said.

This battle must be fought, and to seize Juyong Pass to hurt Datong, and then negotiate peace with it, and then fight and then make peace is more appropriate, but the siege war consumption is too great, the main force of the Eight Banners can not be easily pressed, Wu Sangui is entering to suppress the thieves and can not come back, Changping line only Ye Chen, Zhang Cunren's 5,000 banner soldiers, 15,000 Han soldiers, I am afraid that the troops are insufficient, Shandong is like a bamboo, except for the Datong control of Deng, Lai, Qing, Yi four prefectures, the other provinces are basically pacified, and Nanjing's letter reveals the intention of seeking peace, obviously no enterprising, can put Bahana, 5,000 banner soldiers and 15,000 Han soldiers under Shi Tingzhu's command were transferred from Shandong to Juyong Pass - Dolgon made up his mind and ordered Ye Chen and Zhang Cunren to immediately send troops to Juyong Pass.

Juyong Pass has been in the hands of the Datong army for three months, Zhou Yuji has continuously strengthened the city wall, increased the number of guns, and made this place like an iron wall, and the troops guarding the pass are also sufficient, there are all the four towns of Bu, the second town of the gun, and an artillery battalion, as well as three thousand Yanqing militia, the defense line has been extended to the south pass, and the mountain pass has also built camps and fortresses, dug wide and deep trenches, laid a large number of mines, and erected artillery on the hills on both sides.

The Qing army rushed to the south entrance with murderous spirits, the first attack was hit by a stick, the green battalion soldiers who hit the vanguard drilled into the mine array, after a burst of lightning and thunder under their feet, they were blown down a large area, and then the guns of the forts at the south entrance were fired together, the green battalion soldiers were stunned, almost to commit the old problems of the Ming army, Ye Chen, Zhang Cunren saw that the situation was not good, and quickly rushed up with the Eight Banners to reinforce it, the other party was not afraid to rush out of the gate to counterattack, the two sides fought a melee, and the Qing army was actually beaten back five miles.

Ye Chen and Zhang Cunren are both fierce generals on the battlefield, and they immediately changed their playing style when they felt that the situation was unfavorable, and sent elites over the mountains and mountains to detour to the rear of the south entrance, but the other party also had the same plan. When the plan failed, Ye Chen played a new trick, personally led hundreds of soldiers to sneak attack the hill on the flank of Nankou in the dark, but stepped on a mine to alarm the other party, and was immediately driven down the mountain by a cannon shot, and more than 100 people were damaged. Several battles were helpless against the other party, Ye Chen and Zhang Cunren had nothing to do, so they simply stuck to the camp and waited for reinforcements, and the Nankou battlefield was lifeless, until Bahana and Shi Tingzhu came in the dust, and the Qing army had some confidence.

Shi Tingzhu is a native of Jianzhou, Guangning took refuge in the old Khan during the Great War, once served as the Guangning garrison of the Ming army, and was very familiar with the Ming and Qing armies, but he had never fought with Fengzhou, and he thought that the Datong cavalry was indeed strong, but the infantry was only slightly better than the Ming army.

"The Datong army guarding the pass is by no less than 10,000, there are three or four thousand people in Nankou alone, we have 20,000 soldiers, but most of them are green battalion Han soldiers, and they will be able to fight a good battle, and they will be soft when they encounter a tough battle, these people can't count on it, in the final analysis, they still have insufficient troops." Ye Chen explained.

"The firearms of Datong are powerful, and the guns are very dense and accurate, especially their mines, which explode a large area, and there are few dead people, but when they hit it, they are drenched in blood and pain, and the brothers go to the battlefield and their legs are weak." Ye Chen rubbed the scars on his face, and his heart palpitated.

"The army will rest for a few days first, and I will write a letter to Lord Rui immediately." Shi Tingzhu nodded, among the four people, he was born in the Bahana clan and had no combat experience, Ye Chen and Zhang Cunren had been in war for a long time, but their qualifications were slightly inferior, according to the past practice, he was naturally the boss here.

Three days later, the Qing army swore in Nankou, and Shi Tingzhu read out Dolgon's edict: The Qing soldiers must take the lead bravely, drive thieves in Shanxi, welcome the emperor in Beijing, and the emperor's grace is vast, and the whole army will be paid for one month, and the military salary will be issued for two months after conquering Juyong Pass. Zhang Cunren then announced the implementation of the battalion and army joint sitting method, the officer will be killed if the officer retreats and the army is defeated, and the soldier will be killed if the officer dies.

The morale of the Qing army was greatly boosted, the tide rushed to the south entrance, and the battlefield that had been silent for a long time boiled again - the green battalion Han army was willing to sell their lives when they took the money, and the selection team was dressed in heavy armor and wrapped in felt as the front, and the others followed closely with swords and spears, attacking forward with guns and arrows as dense as raindrops, and there were eight banner soldiers behind the back, and these guys even dared to fight hand-to-hand. The two sides fought fiercely for three days, each suffered heavy casualties, the Datong army was outnumbered, the outer ditches and fortresses of the south entrance were lost one after another, and the whole army was forced to retreat into the camp to defend it.

Nankou was tight, and Ren Shouzhong, the deputy commander of Busi Town, hurried over, and when he saw Lu Guangzu, the former commander of the association, he opened his mouth and asked: "Old Lu, how are the casualties of the former association?" Can you still hold the south exit? ”

"Evil sect, I have been in the Ming army for 20 years, and I have never seen them play so hard and lose Lao Tzu and three adults, but I can fight for a few more days, and give me a battalion to reinforce, and recapture the forts in front, I can hold the south entrance." Lu Guangzu pointed to the green battalion soldiers in front of him, who were wearing Ming army uniforms but waving the banner of the Qing army.

Ren Shouzhong didn't answer, raised his clairvoyance and observed the front for a while, and then said decisively: "Don't fight, Zhou Zhen has an order, the former association will withdraw to Guancheng, you set fire to it, and burn the camp to me." ”

In the evening, the Datong military camp suddenly caught fire, the fire took advantage of the wind to burn the mountain pass into a sea of fire, the Qing army knew that the opponent was going to retreat, but could not pursue forward, until the fire weakened at night, only cleared a road through the mountain pass, however, the road leading to the city was seriously damaged, the siege equipment and Hongyi artillery could not be transported, the Qing army marched while paving the road, and arrived at the pass exhausted at dawn.

Juyong Pass is the northwest barrier of the Beijing Division, the Guancheng is strong and tall, the mountains on both sides are steep, the front is rugged and narrow, it is difficult to deploy troops, the Qing army is concerned about the fear of the Xiongxiong, but Shi Tingzhu is very decisive, and ordered to attack the city immediately - this is simply to use the green battalion soldiers as cannon fodder, there are countless guns on the city, and a large number of mines are buried under the pass, and the green battalion soldiers are beaten back before they get close to the wall.

"A hard attack will definitely not work, with Hongyi artillery bombardment, sooner or later a gap can be made," Shi Tingzhu knew in his heart, glanced at the disbelieving looks of the generals, lowered his voice and said, "It is impossible for the Datong army to send a large number of troops to the side wall to garrison, find a surrendered army who is familiar with the road to lead the way, bypass the gate to cut off their rear road, and the front and rear flanking attacks will definitely be able to fall in one fell swoop." ”

Zhang Cunren immediately nodded: "Good way, Ye Chen and I have troops under Yeeonggi, and this matter will be handed over to us." ”

Early the next morning, Shi Tingzhu and Bahana transferred the four Hongyi cannons carried by the army to the pass to bombard the city gate, and Ye Chen and Zhang Cunren quietly led 5,000 Qing soldiers to make a detour in the direction of Badaling at the north entrance of Juyong Pass.

The Qing army took advantage of the cover of night to seize a section of the border wall near Badaling without difficulty, and then the soldiers divided into two roads, one along the side wall to seize the north entrance, and the other way out of the side wall to attack Yanqing City.

The Datong army stationed at the north entrance only has a battalion of the left association of the four towns of the four towns, and a battalion of the second town of the artillery is not satisfied, the commander of the left association Sun Tianqing learned that there was a change, and immediately took two sentry posts on the side wall, and Ye Chen's two thousand Qing troops happened to meet on the narrow road, the two sides did not let each other fight together on the side wall, Sun Tianqing gradually became a little unsupported, and Zhou Zhuzi, the battalion officer of the infantry battalion, quickly came to reinforce.

"Blow the trumpet, blow the trumpet, let our men withdraw, turn the muzzle of the gun and hit me!" Zhou Zhuzi climbed a pier and shouted.

Sun Tianqing heard the sound of the horn and immediately retreated, and a red light suddenly flashed on the pier platform in front, and the Qing soldiers who followed behind were knocked down by a large number of shotguns.

"Rush up and take down that pier." Ye Chen jumped out and rushed up the stone steps with the Qing soldiers, this guy was too conspicuous, Chen Ershui, the god gun behind Zhou Zhuzi, raised the gun and hit it, and the gun pierced the armor and shot into Ye Chen's thigh, so painful that he rolled down the stone steps.

The Qing army rushed forward and released arrows, and the gunners who were reloading fell down with arrows one after another, Zhou Zhuzi was anxious, raised a barrel of gunpowder and smashed it down, and the gunpowder fell to the ground and was ignited by the gun, burning the Qing army wolf howl.

"Hit them with gunpowder and burn them." Sun Tianqing applauded and laughed, and threw down several barrels of gunpowder again, and the side wall suddenly burst into flames, and the infantry hand used the firelight to shoot down the Qing soldiers crowded on the narrow side wall one by one.

The Qing army couldn't hold it anymore, and ran back in chaos, Ye Chen endured the pain and shouted and scolded the remnants of the command to occupy a section of the side wall, and took out the firearm to confront the Datong army - the sneak attack was a complete failure, but he still had to wait for news from Zhang Cunren.

At dawn, Zhang Cunren fled back with hundreds of people, he was even more unlucky along the way, he met a Datong cavalry before he arrived in Yanqing City, the infantry was the opponent of the cavalry, and he was defeated in a daze, and it was fortunate to be able to escape back, Ye Chen screamed and fainted.

Zhang Cunren withdrew to the camp with the unconscious Ye Chen and less than 2,000 remnants, Shi Tingzhu and Banaha also sighed, there were too many artillery pieces on the city, at least five Hongyi cannons, condescending to take advantage of it, the Qing army not only bombarded the city to no avail, but was destroyed two precious Hongyi cannons, this battle could not be fought!

When the battle report arrived in Beijing, Dolgon was anxious - the Datong army suddenly went out of Niangzi Pass to capture Jingcheng and Luquan, and the soldiers pointed directly at Zhending, Wu Sangui was afraid that the back road would be lost, so he threw down the dying army and ignored it, and ran from Zhangde, Henan to Zhending.

Zhili is in danger, and Zilharang is afraid that he will refuse to move the capital on this ground, but how can the lack of troops quell the chaos? Dolgon thought hard for a long time, brought Hong Chengchou to a secret talk, and then ordered Hong Chengchou, Qi Chongge, and Ganglin to send envoys to Datong, and at the same time ordered Shi Tingzhu and others to lead the army to withdraw to Changping, and Zhending was also temporarily garrisoned by Wu Sangui.