The weather was very hot on this day, Yang Lin sat in the lobby while fanning the wind with a pu fan while discussing the Northern Expedition with people, just five days ago, it was reported that Haoge, the prince of Manchu Qingsu, was killed by Dolgon, and two days ago it was reported that Wang Guangxing, the general soldier of Xiangyang of the Barbarian Qing Dynasty, announced an uprising against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, the remnants of the righteous army He Zhen and Liu Tichun are still near Xing'an, and now they are taking advantage of the defeat of the Manchu Qing army to recover Hanzhong.

On the one hand, people checked the news, and on the other hand, they convened the generals to discuss the matter, and everyone heard that the culprit Hauge became a scapegoat and was killed by Dolgon, and one by one they even said quickly.

After the defeat of the four (Sichuan) retreats to Hanzhong, Haoge and Belenikan and the Han army that led hundreds of remnants to flee back to Hanzhong with the blue flag Gushan Ezhen Li Guohan and the chief soldier of the green battalion Li Guoying sighed all day long, and everyone was even more confused about the future.

The Volunteers are now in a shaky momentum, and after pacifying the remnants of the Tartars in Sichuan Province, they are bound to attack Hanzhong and relieve the Qing army of the threat to the Ming army in the four (Sichuan) territories.

With the strength of the Qing army in Hanzhong, it was difficult to stop it, and the plan for now was to report to the Manchu court and to Dolgon, so as to send a large army to defend it and eliminate the threat of the volunteers.

At Dolgon's mansion in Beijing, everyone rejoiced when they first received the news that the Qing army had won a great victory and defeated hundreds of thousands of Western troops in one fell swoop.

The Manchu generals did not read, and most of them commented on "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

I haven't been happy for two days, bad news came one after another, everyone was dumbfounded, I couldn't imagine that Xishu was actually talented, and there was a character comparable to Zhuge Wuhou, which made the Manchu magnates who were familiar with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" cry out one by one.

Luo Luohun, the king of Yanxi County, the commander of the Yellow Flag Protector Army, the Barbarian Dynasty is the Blue Banner Gushan Ezhen Tun Qi Tower, the Red Flag Gushan Ezhen Du Class, the Mongolian Gushan Ezhen Malaxi, the Han Army is the Blue Flag Gushan Ezhen Bayan, the Han Army is inlaid with the Red Flag Gushan Ezhen Wu Shoujin and other eight banner generals were captured and killed, and the news that almost the entire army of 100,000 Zhengchuan was wiped out overnight, the shock of the capital can be imagined.

In addition to the shock, there were rumors in Beijing, some said that Yang Lin was the Marquis of Zhuge Wuhou alive, and used the Bagua Array to trap the 100,000 Qing troops in Si (Sichuan), and then concentrated the army to eliminate them one by one.

Some people think that Haoge was arrogant and domineering, divided his troops and marched forward, and attacked in four directions after defeating Zhang Xianzhong's troops, so that they were broken by the Ming army, resulting in the destruction of the 100,000 army overnight.

Everyone quickly found a way to deal with it from the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and from the historical classics, and many people thought that the strategic point of Jinhanzhong should be abandoned, and the Qing army needed to withdraw from Hanzhong like Sima Yi did that day to block the volunteers from going north out of Qishan and into Guanzhong.

Some people feel that they should be like the Jin Wushu at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, cultivate modern Qin Hui, kill Xuan (Yang Lin) to negotiate peace, and divide the five southern provinces into the Southern Ming Dynasty (Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guixiang), so as to form a division between the north and the south.

Everyone couldn't cry or laugh, and Dolgon was even more unwilling, a "Saying Yue Biography" has a history of blood and tears passed down by word of mouth for hundreds of years, not to mention that the children of the Han family hated Qin Hui who presided over the collegial meeting, shouting and shouting and killing, just saying that the current situation is different from the Southern Song Dynasty of the Jin State at that time.

Now the Southern Ming Dynasty controls the entire territory of Yunnan, Guizhou, Guichuan and most of Hunan, and its power is far inferior to that of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Faced with a chaotic situation, Dolgon quickly decided to deal with it, which was to point the finger at his old enemy Hauge, and it was the fault of the other party that made all mistakes.

Soon he almost became the eldest son of the Manchu Emperor, and Haoge, the prince of Manchu Su, was escorted back to the capital, and after entering the Guangyang Gate, he was imprisoned and awaiting his release.

Hearing that his brother was imprisoned again, the little Manchu emperor Shunzhi's eyes were cloudy, looking at the ministers who were like mourning and examining, holding his uncle Dorgon's big hand, and said angrily: "If the imperial father regent wants to kill his brother, then, then please kill me first." ”

Dolgon was so angry that after repeated attempts to enlighten him to no avail, he had Haug brought into the main hall and interrogated him personally.

Hauge, who knew that he had little chance of survival, wept bitterly in the main hall, accusing the ministers of dividing his troops and admitting many mistakes in strategic command one by one, looking at the regent Dolgon, who looked more and more relaxed, and cried: "Uncle Regent, Hauge's death is not a pity.

Before he died, Hauge had a few heartfelt words: I hope to talk to the emperor, to the emperor's uncle, the regent, and the ministers, not to vomit or be unhappy, not to say that I will not be blind to death. ”

With a stiff face, the frail Dolgon raised his arm to signal to the other party, but it was okay.

After months of preparation, Hauge, who knew that he was going to die, was not so sad, and immediately talked about the rebel army and the defeat of the day on this hall.

It is true that the annihilation of the entire army of the expedition to Sichuan this time was mainly due to improper command and mishandling, such as dividing troops and rushing forward, sending various troops to pursue the Liukou everywhere and plundering the township.

For example, the terrain of Si (Sichuan) was not considered enough, and it was not expected that the local people would rob and kill the Qing army that divided their troops according to the cottage, so half a month after the start of the war, the contact between soldiers and horses was almost interrupted, and everyone failed to get the news in time to lead the troops to withdraw.

In addition to these, the most important thing is that although the number of volunteers is small, the power of firearms in their hands is far higher than that of the Han army flag.

The volunteers were good at using the terrain to build trenches and other fortifications.

The soldiers of the Volunteer Army were not afraid of death, facing the Manchu group infantry charge, cavalry charge, if other troops might have been crushed at a touch, but these people resisted desperately one by one.

The soldiers of the Volunteers were well trained, and even in the face of cavalry charges, they rarely collapsed, and everyone often gathered together in groups of three or five to constantly fight back.

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Listening to Hauge in the main hall, all talking about these trivial things, his uncle regent Duoduo couldn't sit still, after leading his troops to capture the Southern Ming Dynasty, after returning to Beijing, he was named his uncle regent, and now he is the second most powerful person in the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

It is undeniable that the Volunteer Army is the strongest army in the world, but so what, the Volunteer Army is less than 30,000 people, and the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners that entered Sichuan this time exceeded 10,000 people (Manchuria is blue flag, Manchuria is inlaid with red flags, Manchuria is inlaid with yellow flags, Bayala camp is inlaid, and Mongolia is eight banners), the Han army has five thousand eight banners, and the green battalion has 50,000 soldiers and horses.

After the defeat of Zhang Xianzhong, if he goes all out to attack the volunteers who are close at hand, although the victory is difficult to decide, at least the Zhengchuan army can retreat.

Dodor spoke of his melancholy that Haug was caught in the midst of a great conspiracy of the Volunteers.

Probably before the war, Yang Lin analyzed Haoge, just like Zhuge Wuhou's clever calculations.

Knowing that Haoge had a domineering personality and knowing that the Manchu generals were proud of the enemy, he quickly made adjustments after the Qing army easily defeated the Great Western Army, and took advantage of the opportunity of the Qing army to attack everywhere to defeat the main force of the Qing army into Sichuan in one fell swoop, block the passage into Sichuan, and finally close the door and beat the dog.

Otherwise, why did the powerful Volunteer Army repeatedly want to marry with the declining Great Western Army to supply grain and grass?

After the defeat of the Great Western Army, why did Yang Lin, who was hundreds of miles away, not react strongly, led his troops to approach the Qing army, gathered the remnants of the Great West and fought to the death with the Great Qing Dynasty, but sent troops to guard the camp everywhere, and then waited for Haoge to fall into this huge pocket.

Everyone suddenly realized that if this was really the case, it would be terrible.

Everyone jumped out one by one to accuse Hauge of not, Hauge was put back in prison, and the kings and ministers discussed the head.

Dolgon, who was infected with wind disease, saw that Shunzhi beside him couldn't bear it, and thought about it, but let Hauge commit suicide in prison.

In this era, the Manchu Qing had just bid farewell to ignorance, far from being a civilized person, after Hauge committed suicide, Dolgon, Azig, Duoduo and others followed the Manchu customs, that is, when his father and brother died, he married his wife, and accepted Hauge's widow as his side concubine.

Everything seems to be taken for granted, just like in history Dolgon married his sister-in-law, Shunzhi's own mother, and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang as his wife.

This was originally a very natural thing at that time, but hundreds of years later, in order to prove the brutality of Dorgon, many Manchu widows and grandchildren did not deny this very natural thing in the Manchu Qing Dynasty at that time, but they deliberately denied the so-called marriage of the queen mother.

After dealing with the affairs of Haoge, the Manchu court was in a state of uproar, and the conservatives led by Zilharang believed that the Ming army was too strong, so it was better to cede the southwestern provinces and unite with the Southern Ming, just like the Jin and Southern Song dynasties in history, the Southern Ming Dynasty ruled the southwest Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guangzhou, while the Manchu Qing Dynasty ruled most of the country.

If the Manchu Qing Dynasty had not yet entered the Guan, Dolgon, Duoduo and others might have no opinion, but now that the Manchu Qing Dynasty has ruled most of the country, how can they be willing to see themselves like the Jin Kingdom in the past?

After being shocked by the annihilation of the Qing army in Sichuan, the Manchu and Mongolian magnates led by Dolgon believed that the Manchu Qing Dynasty had already occupied seven points in the world, and that they must not give up the great opportunity to dominate the whole country because of such a defeat.

And at this time, those traitors who surrendered, especially Fan Wencheng, Ning Play Me, Feng Quan and others thought that the officials in the Southern Ming officialdom were tilting against each other, just like the Yuejia army in history, Yang Lin and his volunteers might be easy in the face of the Tartar invasion, but they would not be handy in the face of cold arrows in the rear.

After arguing for a month, it was decided to send his uncle regent Duoduo and Pingxi king Wu Sangui to control Hanzhong and Shaanxi, just like Wei defended the Northern Expedition of Shu in history, so that the volunteers could not get out of the Qinling Mountains.

When the two sides were actively deploying troops, the surrounding generals and officers obviously felt the changes, and the most obvious of them was Wang Guangxing, the chief soldier of Yunyang.

The end of the Ming Dynasty was the era of the rise of the heroes, Wang Guangxing's three brothers were among the representatives, and his brother Wang Guangen and younger brother Wang Chang participated in the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty in the early years, and was later recruited by the Ming Dynasty to defend Yunyang (now Yunxian County, Hubei), and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in 1645 with Xu Qiyuan, the Yunyang Fuyuan of the Ming Dynasty.

The head of the city changed the banner of the king, and the elder brother Wang Guangen was appointed as the general soldier of Xiangyang, while Wang Guangxing was appointed as the general soldier of Yunyang.

Haoge was defeated by the fourth (Sichuan), Yunyang and Xiangyang and other places The strategic position was more prominent, and the Wang brothers were self-contained, although they surrendered to the Manchu Dynasty, but they only listened to the tune and did not listen to the seal, and maintained too much independence.

In April 1647, the Manchu court decided to change the semi-independent status of the Wang brothers, and in April 1647, the Manchu deceived Wang Guangen into Beijing, and used this as a threat to the Wang brothers to fully obey the Manchu court.

On the 29th of the month, the brothers Wang Guangxing and Wang Chang were forced to lead their subordinates to oppose the Qing Dynasty with seven or eight thousand men and occupy the Yunyang and Xiangyang areas, and then sent envoys to Huguang to contact He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, and Yang Lin, the governor of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu.