March 1, 1644

As recorded in history, Li Zicheng first pacified the people in the city after entering Beijing, and then indulged the soldiers to loot the homes of ministers, princes and nobles in order to supplement military salaries, and used the confiscated gold and silver treasures as military salaries.

Then he sent hundreds of people to Shanhaiguan to persuade him to surrender, in fact, Wu Sangui had already intended to surrender, and the main reason why he did not take the initiative to go was that he had the most effective force in the Ming Dynasty at present, the Guanning Army.

The combat effectiveness of this army can be said to be no less than that of the Eight Banners Army, otherwise later, Wu Sangui's troops would not have been able to fight from north to south, and he was named the king of Pingxi.

is such an army commander, how could he, like other general soldiers, rashly choose to surrender, even if he wants to surrender, he must meet his own heart's requirements.

However, Li Zicheng, who was carried away by the victory, didn't know which tendon was wrong, so he actually sent someone to arrest Wu Sangui's family and kill them, which made Wu Sangui very angry, and the people who persuaded him to surrender directly sent people to ambush Li Zicheng's people before they arrived.

In the face of this situation, of course Li Zicheng would not sit idly by, originally just wanted to deter Wu Sangui and let him surrender, but he didn't expect the other party to be so stubborn, and even prepared to fight with him.

History writes that the main reason for the war between Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng is because of Chen Yuanyuan, but the real reason is actually that Li Zicheng killed Wu Sangui's family, so the two sides met each other, and finally Wu Sangui led the Houjin army into the customs.

This history is actually deliberately embellished to increase the visibility.

But now there will definitely be a big war between the two sides, and the final outcome of this battle is that Li Zicheng will fail, and finally die on the way back, the dragon chair has died before it is hot, compared to Zhang Xianzhong, who is the same as him. Then you have to be much smarter, stay in Sichuan honestly and don't come out.

Li Zicheng's army of hundreds of thousands came to attack, and although Wu Sangui's Guan Ning army was brave, it could not fight against so many people, and in order to deal with Li Zicheng, he made contact with Dolgon. Dolgon, who has been following the development of events in the Central Plains, has also recently been in contact with Wu Sangui.

Dolgon, who originally had great ambitions for the Central Plains of Luding, knew that it was impossible for Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui to be together, so he sent someone to contact, hoping that the two sides would cooperate to repel Li Zicheng, and then Jin entered the Central Plains, and the reward for Wu Sangui was also very high.

Wu Sangui originally surrendered to sincerity, coupled with the high-ranking officials given by Dolgon. Wu Sangui finally made a choice when Li Zicheng came to attack, and Jin's army came in to resist after the switch was released.

Dolgon is a veteran of the battle formation, and with the combat effectiveness of the Guanning Army and the formation of the Eight Banners, it is naturally extraordinary, not comparable to Li Zicheng's army, which completely relies on the number of peasants, and can even be said to completely abuse him several times.

Together, the combat effectiveness of the two most elite troops is naturally on a higher level, and the trajectory of history is so strikingly similar. No matter how much you change, a lot of things will follow the same track.

Li walked away from success or failure. Dolgon led a large army into Beijing quickly, and Shunzhi held an enthronement ceremony in that century-old imperial city, and everything developed according to history.

This made the Ming officials in the south not come back to their senses, and the emperor was replaced, and then the south began to stage a farce of competing for the throne, King Lu. The Tang kings, waiting to ascend the throne under their own supporters, inherited the unification, and each declared himself orthodox.

Their envoys traveled to cities that had not yet fallen, and began to recruit officials from all over the country. In an important place like Liangguang, Shen Youlong is also an old minister, so he is naturally the object of all parties' efforts, and they have invited them to their own places to take up their posts and discuss the great strategy of expelling the Tartars.

Of course, they didn't forget to scold Wu Sangui, a traitor, while soliciting, he was a traitor, he was ashamed of the emperor's grace, and he was ashamed of the emperor, but no matter how he scolded, people were alive and well, and there was nothing to do, and Houjin was even more courteous to him, even if the two sides had conflicts before, it didn't matter.

From this point, it can be seen that Dolgon is a person who takes into account the overall situation and has the demeanor of a king, and it can be said that Wu Sangui is very important for the Later Jin to rule the Central Plains.

It is impossible for Houjin's Eight Banners Army to hold such a large area of the country, and there are still hundreds of thousands of remnants of strength in the south, these armies are not very good in combat effectiveness, but they can at least compete with the Eight Banners for a while, and the Eight Banners only have a total of more than 100,000 people, how long does it take.

Therefore, the use of Han people to rule the Han talent is the key, the generals of the Later Jin Dynasty like to watch the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and the war is basically fought with the Three Kingdoms, and it is natural to think of some allusions in it when dealing with government affairs, among which Zhuge Liang's seven captures and seven verticals are Dolgon's favorite.

Although he didn't do this to Wu Sangui, at least he was generous, abandoned his previous suspicions, and important Wu Sangui asked him to lead the troops.

Of course, Wu Sangui also had to submit a certificate of surrender for the new master, and when Houjin entered the customs, his Guan Ning army could free up his hands and continue to start the expedition.

The southern factions are still fighting over who is orthodox, and Houjin, who has entered the Central Plains, is already speeding up the control of the north and preparing to start dominating the world with lightning speed.

Several emperors who had ascended the throne successively sent people to persuade Shen Youlong to join his side, at this time his new army had not yet been fully established and formed a combat effectiveness, but at least in the territory of Liangguang, Shen Youlong was still very powerful, and had the support of local officials and gentry.

If he can join, it can be said that he can quickly make his side stronger, Shen Youlong's influence in the Jiangnan generation is very large, and he has contacts with the Australians, everyone knows that he can get money from the Australians, and the new court is the time when it needs money.

With this relationship, it is even more necessary to win over Shen Youlong, but Zhang Tianwen's advice to him is to wait and see, once he joins either side, it will not be too beneficial for him, after all, he is not the first supporter, and it is impossible to become a discursor of power.

With Zhang Tianwen's reminder, Shen Youlong naturally has a certain immunity to these, and privately the Australians revealed to him that Guiwang Zhu Youlang is actually a good choice, and if he wants to continue to maintain his current position, he must find a new supporter, an emperor who completely supports himself to give him the greatest benefits.

Although Shen Youlong didn't pay attention to interests, he was very concerned about leaving his name in history, and this was a good opportunity, so he had to seize it, and when several forces sent representatives to talk to him, he also sent his cronies to King Gui's residence to negotiate with him. (To be continued.) )