Chapter 417: It's all bad news
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Dolgon stationed millions of troops outside the Shanhai Pass, eager to try. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Wu Sangui Town guarded the mountain customs hesitantly.
That night, for the sake of safety, Wu Sangui refused Zu Dashou's request to enter the customs, and Zu Dashou had no choice but to set up camp outside the pass, and refused all contact with Wu Sangui according to Dolgon's instructions. Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, Wu Sangui sent several capable people out of the customs and quietly inquired about the situation of Zu Dashou.
I don't know if I don't know, I'm shocked when I explore! Behind Zu Dashou, there is a black oppressive piece of ambush on both sides of the road, more than ten miles of Mianyang! "Not good! Zu Dashou has rebelled! He brought the Qing army here! ”
"Yes! Looking at this formation, it is estimated that there are no less than one million! It seems that Shanhaiguan is about to be in trouble! ”
"I'm here to investigate, you hurry back and tell King Zhongxiao, let him make plans early!"
After a while of discussion between the two spies, one of them stayed behind to continue to observe the enemy's situation, and the other returned to the customs to report Zu Dashou.
Those who went back had just entered the customs, but those who stayed behind were arrested. Zu Dashou didn't notice it, but Tudor, who couldn't sleep at night, caught Wu Sangui's spies squarely.
This spy is also considered to have backbone, and he has just been arrested and has not been tried, so he laughed loudly, "Barbarian Tartar, don't want to take my Central Plains!" As he spoke, he bit his tongue and committed suicide! Unexpectedly, there were such patriots in Wu Sangui's camp, and when Zu Dashou saw it, he couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart.
"Does he have an accomplice?" Dorgon asked.
"Prince Yu, there was no one else when his subordinates found him, presumably it was the outer post of Shanhaiguan." Dodor replied.
Dolgon nodded, but said, "Not necessarily, Wu Sangui has been suspicious for a long time to let General Zu enter the customs, and it is unknown that this is a spy sent by him." Let's be careful and not careless! ”
"Yes!" Duoduo and Zu Dashou responded one after another.
Since it is temporarily impossible to enter the customs, and the army of millions cannot be consumed, Dolgon ordered the army to camp on the spot! Let's rest for the night and wait until dawn.
Unexpectedly, on the fifth watch, Zu Dashou's army suddenly stirred!
Someone rioted! But it was soon suppressed by Zu Dashou and Duoduo, and all the hundreds of people who participated in the riot were beheaded!
It turned out that these soldiers who still had the blood of the Ming Dynasty saw the bold words of the spy of the Ming army before his death, and they were greatly encouraged, and they knew that the 50,000 army of Qinglong had not been whereabouts, and thought that it would make a comeback, so they were unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty as traitors, so they were convenient for the early morning riot, but the motive of the riot was too reckless, and only a hundred people wanted to attack the Qing army commander camp and kill the leader of the Qing army, Dorgon, which was obviously whimsical. Before these hundred heroes could get close to Dolgon's camp, they were flanked back and forth by Duoduo and Zu Dashou, and after a battle of trapped beasts, they were all sacrificed!
Originally, the spies reported, Wu Sangui was still a little suspicious, but now that he heard the riots outside the Guan, he fought by himself, and he was sure that there was no doubt that there was a Qing army, otherwise Zu Dashou's own soldiers would not oppose themselves!
"Uncle has cleared it!" Wu Sangui slapped the chair angrily, feeling extremely conflicted.
Although he was also ready to surrender, he was still very surprised when Zu Dashou surrendered, after all, Daming's hat had been worn for so many years, and he still had a little backbone.
"The army of millions is pressing the border, please make a decision as soon as possible!" The subordinates persuaded one after another, but no one dared to mention half a sentence of surrender!
"Today's soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will collect a day for the Ming Dynasty!" Wu Sangui gritted his teeth and said, "Eight hundred miles to expeditious, report to the capital quickly, the Qing army is coming, please send a large army to support Shanhaiguan!" ”
"Order!"
Wu Sangui did not dare to slack off, and urgently reported the military situation in Shanhaiguan to Beijing overnight.
However, in addition to reporting the dangerous situation in Shanhaiguan, this border emergency report also brought a heavy blow to Beijing! Ningyuan City was broken, coach Zhu Qing and 100,000 Ningyuan soldiers were martyred!
This big bad news reached the main hall half an hour after Chongzhen started the early dynasty! Before the news came, there was still talk and laughter in the court, because Bai Hu, Xuanwu, Bai Ying and others had already led the Kaifeng army to stay outside Beijing, which meant that they would soon be able to go out to support Ning Yuan!
But when Chongzhen issued an order to appoint Baihu, Xuanwu, Li Zicheng, Huzi and others as generals, he led an army of one million to conquer the army and prepare to march. Outside the long hall, a messenger hurriedly ran in, and the messenger staggered in two steps and three steps, very panicked. The messenger ran and shouted, "Report! Shanhaiguan Express! ”
The messenger's panicked shouts made everyone in the hall feel a sense of foreboding.
The white tiger greeted him and brought the embarrassed messenger in.
"As a messenger, what kind of system does it become to enter the hall in such a panic?!" Chongzhen shouted angrily.
The messenger didn't care much, so he knelt on the ground and held the letter in his hand high above his head, "Your Majesty, it's not good, Ning Yuan...... Ning Yuan is lost! The commander and 100,000 soldiers were all killed! ”
As soon as the messenger said this, the whole court was shocked! That's big bad news!
"Quick! Show it to me! Chongzhen panicked, so he urged the messenger to pass the letter up!
The white tiger didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly handed the letter to Chongzhen!
Everyone couldn't believe what the messenger had just said, and they all stared at Chongzhen and the letter in his hand!
Chongzhen looked at it and trembled, and when he saw it, he was stunned on the dragon chair without saying a word!
"Your Majesty?" Killing Wind asked tentatively.
"It's over! Ning Yuan is finished, my general Qinglong is gone, the Qing army broke the city yesterday, and it was pulled out on the same day, and it has been stationed outside the Shanhai Pass tonight! An army of millions, how can Wu Sangui's two or three hundred thousand people defend Shanhaiguan?! Once Shanhaiguan is lost! Where is Jingshi? Where is Da Ming?! "It is said that the defeat is like a mountain. Although he has not yet been completely defeated, Chongzhen seems to have seen that the last moment of the Ming Dynasty is not far away.
Taking advantage of Chongzhen's grief and indignation, Killing Feng took the letter and looked at it, and his face was also shocked! Because the letter mentioned the matter of Zu Dashou, Zhu Qing went to supervise the army, and Zu Dashou had nothing to do, which shows that the truth of this situation is very great. I think Zhu Qing was conspired by Zu Dashou, otherwise, with Zhu Qing's ability, Zu Dashou would definitely not be able to return the whole body to the Qing Dynasty, let alone kill Zhu Qing.
"Zu Dashou eats inside and out, wolf ambition!" Killing Wind said fiercely.
"It's all my fault, I should have listened to Qinglong's words in the first place, and I shouldn't have let the tiger return to the mountain! Qinglong, I hurt you! Chongzhen was also annoyed for a while.
"Zu Dashou! Lao Tzu is going to kill you and avenge your eldest brother! When Baihu heard that Zhu Qing had died in battle, he was sad and indignant in his heart, and clenched his fists and said.
"Your Majesty! The last general is willing to lead his troops to Shanhaiguan, chase down the thieves, and avenge the general! Xuanwu looked much calmer, but at this time the corners of his eyes were already red, and tears moistened the eyes of this man with a mask!
"The last general will fight together!" Suzaku also went to the front hall to ask for help.
"The last general swears to avenge the general!" Sai Shiqian and others also knelt on the ground to ask for battle!
Chongzhen saw that there were still so many people who were in love at this time, and he was relieved in his heart, but he already had another plan in mind at this time! Defend the capital! In his opinion, Zhu Qing can't hold Ningyuan with 100,000 elite soldiers, how can these people and this army that has just run in to hold Shanhaiguan with this run-in alone? How to stop the million iron horses of the Qing army? It's better to stick to the Jingshi, wait for work, and let Wu Sangui consume more of Dolgon's troops alone! However, this idea is terrifying, if the Qing army can even break through the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack Shanhaiguan, then what is the Jingshi afraid of?!
"Your Majesty! The minister thought that the white tiger and the others could be allowed to fight! Now that Wu Sangui can send the border pass to the capital, it means that Wu Sangui is still on the side of the imperial court, but if the imperial court loses his Shanhaiguan at this moment, it will not only lose the border fortress, but also chill the hearts of Wu Sangui's soldiers, this is forcing the emperor! When Chongzhen hesitated, Dongfang Wenbai, who had always taken direct advice as his own responsibility, risked death to admonish!
Dare to say such a thing above the court, all the ministers in the hall sweated for Dongfang Wenbai!
However, Dongfang Wenbai received more people's support.
"Your Majesty, the last general thinks that the idea of Lord Dongfang is feasible!" The first one to stand up was Killing Wind.
"The last general also thinks that what Lord Dongfang said is extremely true." Liu Qingfeng no longer watched from the sidelines.
"You can't easily lose Shanhaiguan, Your Majesty!" Lord Tian also admonished.
Seeing that these people have admonished one after another, the ministers also urged Chongzhen to send troops to support Shanhaiguan!
At this time, only Li Zicheng and Huzi and others in the hall did not express their position. To tell the truth, Li Zicheng was miserable enough by Zhu Qing, not only lost his right-hand man, but also collapsed his million-dollar army in just a few days! To say that Li Zicheng doesn't hate Zhu Qing in his heart, that's fake! Therefore, after hearing that Zhu Qing had an accident, Li Zicheng was a little gloating.
Li Zicheng looked at Huzi, who was still standing by his side, and strengthened his belief in not sending troops.
However, I never expected that when the ministers were speaking for Xuanwu and Baihu and others, Huzi, who was speechless, suddenly knelt down on one knee!
"Your Majesty! The minister is willing to lead the army to fight together! Huzi's decision surprised Li Zicheng, he couldn't imagine how this little brother, who had always been obedient, suddenly had a different heart.
"Huzi! What are you fooling around?! Li Zicheng drank Huzi softly.
Huzi glared at him, "When you formed an alliance with my father-killing enemy, it was Qinglong who took the enemy's head for me!" I, Huzi, respect you, but I can't be a villain who will take revenge! Huzi said, and firmly hugged Chongzhen's fist!
Listening to Huzi's words, Li Zicheng stood there with an embarrassed face, he had long thought that there would be such a day, he had some concerns when he formed an alliance with Zu Dashou, but the interests made him unable to take care of brotherhood. Now that he has tasted the bitter fruit, even the tiger has abandoned him!
"Good! Qinglong praised General Huzi before his death, and now he sees the truth in adversity, General Huzi is benevolent and righteous, how can I live up to it? Quasi-play! Chongzhen readily agreed, the biggest intention of recruiting the An Chuang army was to transfer the combat effectiveness and use the Chuang army to fight the Qing army! I never thought this trick would work so quickly!
"Your Majesty, General Huzi's spirit is commendable, but after all, his injuries have not yet healed, and it is not even appropriate to fight this time, so it is better to change it slightly?" Killing Wind suddenly admonished.
"Oh? How do I swap it? Chongzhen asked.
At the end of the day before yesterday, I heard that King Chuang had a clear ambition in front of the emperor to lead the army to attack the Qing army, so as to live up to the prestige of the generalissimo! Why didn't the emperor break the king's long-cherished wish? "Killing Wind admonished.
When Li Zicheng heard this, he suddenly felt that it was not good, killing the wind was to let himself be cannon fodder! But the day before yesterday, I did express my stance in front of Chongzhen! How good is that?
"Oh? I almost forgot! That's it! General Huzi came from Tongguan, the old wound recurred, it was not conducive to the expedition, the heroic spirit of the king, I already had the heart of destroying the captive, I got your wish today. Chongzhen's eyes lit up.
"Your Majesty! The last general will be able to go on the expedition, and let King Chuang stay in the capital, your majesty! Huzi was very anxious after hearing this, although he was dissatisfied with Li Zicheng's previous approach, but after all, he was the eldest brother who brought him up, and the upright Huzi didn't want Li Zicheng to take risks on the front line for him.
"I have made up my mind, General Huzi can recuperate from his injuries with peace of mind!" Chongzhen said, and said to Li Zicheng, "King Chuang!" ”
"The last general!" Li Zicheng had no choice but to make peace.
"I order you and me to capture the generalissimo, lead an army of 200,000 to support Shanhaiguan, and kill the thieves!" Chongzhen leadership.
"The last general...... The Last General's Decree! Li Zicheng, who had no way to retreat, could only grit his teeth and accept the military order.
"White Tiger, Xuanwu, and Sai Shiqian, the three of you each led 50,000 troops to Shanhaiguan together, and cooperated with Wu Sangui, the king of loyalty and filial piety, to stop and kill the Qing army, there must be no mistake!" Chongzhen continued.
"Your Majesty! Why don't you let the last general go? Suzaku heard that there was no name among the generals who went out, and said anxiously.
"Suzaku, you are vengeful, I can understand it, but how can my palace and huge harem be unguarded for a day? If you stay in the palace, the task is no lighter than theirs! Chongzhen explained.
"But......" Suzaku just wanted to defend himself, but he was killed and shouted, "Suzaku, don't be rude." As he spoke, he turned to Chongzhen and admonished, "Your Majesty, since you let Suzaku stay in the palace, then the general will have the courage to ask for his life and go to Shanhaiguan with the army to respond!" As he spoke, he stared at Chongzhen's eyes, Chongzhen wanted to scold Killing Feng for a few words, because Killing Feng stayed in the palace, so Chongzhen could sleep soundly. But Chongzhen read the greater information from the eyes of the killing wind, so he nodded and agreed, "I am very pleased to kill the chief manager to protect the country, and I am very pleased, quasi-play!" ”
"Your Majesty? Killing the wind? Although Liu Qingfeng heard a thing or two, Killing Wind was in a wheelchair after all.
"Okay, that's it, you can discuss it yourself! At noon today, send troops to Shanhaiguan! Make no mistake! Chongzhen shouted.
"Yes!" The generals took orders.
I heard that Killing Wind is also going, Li Zicheng is much more relieved, since the court has decided, then you have to do a good job, Killing Wind will follow, at least there is a reliable person by your side! Thinking about it like this, Li Zicheng actually became a little calm, and when he picked up the war knife, his heart was stirring with long-lost strength!