By the end of the evening, news of Hauge's death had spread throughout the streets of Shengjing, including his side Fu Jin Shu Huli. In this situation, everyone did not notice that Haoge's three minor sons were quietly sent back to their original secluded place, and as the children of the clan who were imprisoned, they were still under the supervision of Leng Monk's infantry yamen.

The beating of the drum of the Eight Gates caused all the nobles of the Eight Banners in the city to gather in front of the Great Palace, but Duo Xi and Yue Le could only bring the news of Haoge's death and an edict of pardon issued by Emperor Shunzhi.

Zilharang held Hauge's so-called suicide note, his hands trembled, and his chest was filled with anger, the situation outside the gate had deteriorated to such a point, but Dorgon still spared no effort to eliminate dissent. Haoge, as one of the few generals outside the Guan, died in the Zongren Mansion in this way. Now, who will be relied on to resist the army of Zhu Ping'an and Cao Bianjiao approaching Shengjing step by step?

The Mongolian coalition led by the Horqin Department and the reinforcements of the Haixi Jurchens were all buried on the front line of Gushan Fort, and the current Shengjing, only more than 20,000 old and weak soldiers were guarded, do you want to watch the imperial capital of the Qing Dynasty surrender to others?

Ingordai's face was also quite embarrassed, Dolgon did these things without greeting him in advance, and the things in front of him made him quite complaining. The situation outside the gate is getting worse day by day, but at this juncture, Hauge died inexplicably. This is a conceivable blow to the Eight Banners nobles and troops left behind in Shengjing.

"There's nothing to do right now!" Zierharang maintained enough respect for Duo Xi and Yue Le who came from afar, and after soliciting their intentions, he forced himself to stand up on the soft couch, "I can only ask for help from Guannei, and the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses placed by King Su in the area of Dongchang Fort will not be able to return to help." The soldiers and horses of Badali and Dragler were completely destroyed. The gateway to the south of Shengjing suddenly opened. This king will tell the guards everywhere to clear the field and resist the Ming army, and it should be able to buy some time. The Mongol Chahar tribe needs to send another capable courtier. There are also the armor-clad people on the front line of Shinshu City in the north, all of whom are urgently transferred to Shengjing. Whether he can keep Shengjing or not, this king is not sure. As soon as it looks like providence! ”

Yue Le and Duo Xi did not oppose Zilharang's Jianyì, Duo Xi was a eunuch, and he didn't know much about important military and political affairs. Yue Le was born in Jiangmen, and he saw the situation outside the gate very thoroughly, and now there is indeed no other way except for the few countermeasures that Zilharang said.

Zhu Ping'an has taken care of both inside and outside the customs in recent years, step by step, and has sharply compressed the living space of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Even the Manchu-Mongolian Alliance, which Huang Taiji had painstakingly managed, was now on the verge of collapse. The Chahar tribe is ambitious, but in order to hold Shengjing, there is no other way to follow.

He Luohui's army was trapped on the front line of Lianshan Pass, Zhu Ping'an unknowingly stuck in his back, Li Dingguo's soldiers and horses bit He Luohui to the death, He Luohui's army could not be counted on, and in the face of Zhu Ping'an's approach, there were not many chess pieces available in the hands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

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The blue sky has no trace of impurities. There was a refreshing fragrance in the air, but the mountains under the sky were shrouded in smoke. Dense red and black armor of Korean soldiers poured like a tide towards the Qing defense line at Lianshan Pass.

The city wall has become the burial place of the Korean soldiers, and the accumulation of layers makes the entire city wall of Lianshan Pass appear to be a lot lower, and after the siege force of the North Korea, it is the Ming army camp that is as black as ink, whenever there are Korean soldiers who break down. The musketeers in the front line of the Ming army roared, and the Korean soldiers could only drop some corpses, crying and rushing back to Lianshan Pass again.

"Governor! We can't go on like this anymore! Cao Cao, the soldier of the Korean army, and the general of the army, Cai Menheng, was dripping blood in his heart, and he suddenly knelt down in front of Li Dingguo. Crying loudly. "In the past few days, our North Korean army has conquered the eight fortresses of Lianshan Pass, and the soldiers have not had half a minute of rest, so they have attacked the pass for two days, and if this continues, the 40,000 Korean elites brought by the young general will be buried under this Lianshan Pass, and please be sympathetic to the loyalty of our small North Korean country, and reserve some capable soldiers and vitality for us!"

Li Dingguo sat upright on the marching bamboo bench, with both hands on the ground, listened to Cai Menheng's words, raised a hand, stopped the scolding of his generals, and slowly stood up.

Li Dingguo is only 25 years old this year, but he has been supervising wars in Liaodong and Korea for more than three years. The subordinates brought out from Shandong back then have also changed from their original distrust to today's admiration and worship. Li Dingguo was very strict in governing the army, but after the military law, he was particularly sympathetic and caring for the soldiers. Coupled with a series of impressive achievements, he quickly gained great prestige in the army.

Li Dingguo's hand waved slightly, and the noise of the generals stopped abruptly. Cai Menheng didn't dare to get up, touched the ground with his head, and listened to Li Dingguo's footsteps slowly from far to near, his heart also became tight, and the hands supporting his body trembled slightly involuntarily.

Suddenly, there was a sneer in his ears, and Cai Menheng was startled, and secretly raised his head to look up, only to see a disdainful face.

"During the period from Xuande to Orthodoxy, the Korean Xianji Province observed that Jin Zongrui defeated the Jurchens and expanded the six towns of the northern frontier, and the Korean side began to have today's territory, I can't imagine that today's siege war, but there is more blood, your country is so frightened and afraid, it is really ......, it is really ......, so that the governor does not know what to say!"

The surrounding generals burst into laughter. The fear and apprehension just now disappeared in an instant, and Cai Menheng's face turned from white to red, and he suddenly got up from the ground, "Please also ask Du Du Mo to underestimate my Korean generals, General Jin Zongrui's great military exploits in the past, I Cai Menheng is not talented, and I can't compare with it, but no matter what, I can't let my ancestors laugh at me for being afraid of death and not fighting!" ”

Cai Menheng gave a deep salute, "Please give the young general two more days, if our Korean army can't take Lianshan Pass within two days, I, Cai Menheng, am willing to present my head in front of the governor!" ”

Li Dingguo smiled slightly, "General rest assured, my Ming Dynasty will support with all the artillery fire, and the governor will also stay here and wait and see!" ”

He Changshui did not follow Zhu Ping'an to the north, and stayed by Li Dingguo's side. "Governor, why don't we help with rockets?"

Li Dingguo shook his head, "Rockets cost a lot of money, there is no need to waste them here!" These North Koreans are like a swarm of flies that smell blood, and when they see our army commander driving straight in, they have always shared some profits. Your Highness has already made a decree, and there is no need to talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality for these people who are attached to us. If you want to benefit, you have to exchange it with a knife and a gun, will there be any cake on weekdays? ”

"It's pie!" He Changshui smiled and pointed to the right way. This sentence is exactly what Zhu Ping'an likes to talk about on weekdays.

The artillery in the Ming army's camp began to roar again, and its power was many times greater than before. Within a radius of more than ten miles, the ground was shaking, and the Korean soldiers had no hope of retreating, so they could only charge forward desperately with their weapons.

Cai Menheng took off his armor, turned around and looked at the Ming army array behind him that stood like a forest and stagnated like a mountain, and couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart. Turning around, he took a single-edged scimitar from his subordinates, and the white clothes on his body swayed in the wind, adding a little tragic momentum.

"Today, there is no retreat, take Lianshan Pass, set up troops for a day, can't take it, no one wants to return to their hometown!"

After saying that, Cai Menheng's sword joined the siege sequence, and a group of guards around him used their shields to block the stray arrows and flying stones. Seeing that the main general was so desperate and took the lead, the depressed military spirit of the Korean army finally cheered up, and once again rushed to Lianshan Pass.

Lianshan Pass was built in the Ming Dynasty in the third year of Chenghua, and it is the most precipitous one among the three passes under Dongning Wei. After more than 100 years of operation of the Ming army, it has been connected with the Great Wall of Liaodong in the mountains, and the highest place of the terrain is the Motianling, which firmly guards the traffic arteries to the north.

The artillery fire of the Ming army continued, and the city was full of holes, but due to the high land tax of the main city, the artillery fire was powerless, and the Korean army and the Ming army were helpless against the main city after uprooting the fortresses around Lianshan Pass. Wu Bahai, the general of Ningguta Town, is now stationed here with more than 20,000 armored soldiers guarding the frontier.

The Eight Banners "unify the army with the flag and the people with the flag", ploughing the fields and hunting in peacetime, and wearing armor as soldiers in wartime. The main force is the flag in each flag, the flag is divided into three kinds according to identity and status, the lowest status is "Ahha", most of these people are Han and North Koreans in Liaodong, that is, the slave of the flag ding, and when they arrive on the battlefield, they are dead soldiers, that is, they are used as cannon fodder. The second type is the armored people, who are usually the soldiers of the defeated tribes that are accepted, these people come from various tribes, but their combat power is extraordinary, and they have been guarding the frontier for many years, which makes these people brave and tenacious.

The armor-clad men were dressed in different costumes, but their bodies were wrapped in thick beast fur and covered with simple and rough iron armor, which was used to resist the fragments of musket projectiles and cannonballs fired by the Ming army. Compared with them, the Korean soldiers were much weaker in battle.

The main city is built with huge mountain stones, fully able to resist the attack of the Ming army's artillery fire, the Korean soldiers finally attacked the city, hurriedly hit the city gate with rolling logs, but the armored man is tied with a rope around his waist, jumped down from the head of the city, killed into the Korean formation, a big killing and slashing, five hundred is also surprisingly bold, without the permission of He Luohui, he opened the city gate privately, led more than 3,000 armored men to kill out of the city.

Cai Menheng's troops were caught off guard, and in an instant there was a big chaos, and the soldiers were like waves crashing on the beach, and then retreated in the blink of an eye. (To be continued......)