Wu Sangui returned to his mansion, he and Fang Guangchen had a long secret discussion, and when the day was about to dawn, he finally wrote a letter, sending his henchmen out of the city and going to Huanxi Ridge, where the Qing army was entrenched. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the fifth day of the first month of April, Huanxi Ridge, Weiyuan Fort.

There is an arched mountain range four or five miles east of Shanhaiguan, if the stick mallet type, there are five or six zhang high, the slope is wide and flat, and it is three or four miles long. This mountain ridge has repeatedly appeared in the chronicles and poems of the times, it is Huanxi Mountain, and at the same time there is also a name: Sorrow Mountain.

One ridge and two names, the mood is opposed, which title to use, only depends on which direction the traveler goes, whether it is entering or exiting.

Those who enter the customs, Wangshan Customs is close at hand, and their hearts are happy, and they are called Huanxiling.

Those who leave the customs are sad in their hearts, and they don't know when they will return to their hometown, which is called Sorrowful Ridge.

Huanxi Ridge gentle slope curve, there is Mengjiang Temple under the ridge, and the official road passes, has been connected to the gate, Weiyuan Fort is on the ridge. The castle is not big, the circumference is only seventy steps, the south is the city gate, the city height is three zhang, the lower is based on the boulder, and there is a platform to stomp from the four corners.

This fort is commonly known as the whimpering city, also known as Weiyuantai, is an outpost city outside the Shanhaiguan City, and there is a general leader in the city in peacetime.

At this time, Weiyuan Fort has been occupied by the Qing army, and the defenders of the castle are all bright helmets and bright armor, with flying tiger back flags behind them, and elite Gebush soldiers with carved otter tails on the helmets, they belong to the personal guards of the Qing emperor.

The defense official hall is not large, and at this time it is even more crowded with the monarchs and ministers of the Qing State, in addition to Dolgon and Duoduo, there are Kabush Xian Galaangbang Wu Bai, the officials of the six ministries of the government, Shi Ning Wanme of Wenguan University, Fan Wencheng and others.

At this time, the Han, Mongolian, Chao, and Japanese Zhugu Mountains that belonged to the two yellow flags also gathered in the hall.

After Dolgon ascended the throne and became emperor, he changed the two white flags that originally belonged to him to two yellow flags, just as Huang Taiji originally managed the positive white flag, and after ascending the throne, he changed it to the positive yellow flag. The original subordinate Han Army with two white flags, Mongolia and other flags were the same color, but the Eight Banners of Korea and the Eight Banners of Japan were formed after Dolgon ascended the throne, and there was no need to change.

In addition, there were also the hardcore allies of the Qing State in the hall, such as the prince of Heshuo Tushetu of the Korqin Department, the prince of Heshuo Zhuo Liketu, Wu Keshan, the prince of Dorobatulu County, Manzhu Xili, the king of Doroza Saktu County, and Butaqi, the king of Doroza Saktu County.

In this campaign, Horqin's subordinates invested a lot of money, and a total of 20,000 bannermen were dispatched, including 5,000 armored soldiers, who followed Dolgon. As for the rest of the Mongolian tribes, they followed the Abatai and Zilharang roads, and many tribes gathered, with about 10,000 bannermen and 3,000 armored soldiers.

After the death of Yue Tuo, the Red Banner of Manchuria was originally managed by Da Beile Daishan, and this expedition has been officially handed over to Luo Luohuan, the son of Yue Tuo. Together with Du Du, the owner of the Manchurian Red Banner Banner, he led the two red flags of Han, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan, as well as a total of 50,000 people, including the army's clothing, and was closely encircling Yizhou.

There is also the original Manchuria Zhenglan Banner owner is Haoge, Haoge died in the battle of Songjin, his eldest son Qi Zheng'er was only ten years old at this time, the affairs of the flag are controlled by the important ministers in the Zhenglan Banner, plus there is a virtuous and respectable, Zheng Prince Zierharang who holds the blue flag, although Dolgon is greedy, but he does not dare to annex.

This time, the Manchurian Zhenglan Banner was also with the original Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner owner Ashan, who changed from two yellow flags to two white flags, and the main Baiyin Diagram of the Yellow Flag was to lead some of the Han, Mongolian, Korean, Japanese and other flag armies to monitor Jinzhou and Ningyuan, and did not gather in the defensive official hall at this time.

"Hahaha, God help me."

In the official hall, Emperor Dolgon of the Qing State was laughing, and Gao Hongzhong, the criminal department in charge of the Barbarian City, kept coming from the news of Mingdu. After hearing that Li Chuang captured Mingjing, he couldn't help but be temperamental in just a few days, tortured the official gentry, broke the house, and now not only the official gentry were disappointed, but the people of the capital also hated him.

Dolgon was first surprised, and then excited beyond words, originally thought that after Li Zicheng occupied the capital, another powerful dynasty in the Central Plains was born, and the Qing Dynasty often had existential worries, and now it seems that this worry has gone. The so-called Dashun is no longer the primary object of concern of the Great Qing Dynasty.

After finishing the university, I stood next to him, and I also smiled dumbly: "After all, the thief's ear, what is this the atmosphere of the new dynasty?" The thief is so self-defeating! ”

There was even bitter hatred flashing in his eyes: "Poisoning and plundering the gentry can be described as madness, this thief is like this, and he is also the great enemy of life and death in my Qing Dynasty!" You must not let go in the coming day, one will kill the other! ”

Everyone in the hall nodded, with a relative's expression, they are now considered the official gentry and landlord class, they dare not imagine, if Li Chuang is powerful, what will happen to them in the future? They couldn't imagine what it would be like to be tortured and chased after money.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Chuang and others were chased and killed by the Qing soldiers in history, and there was no way to go to the sky, and there was no way to go to the ground. Other Ming Dynasty officials have descended, how to reuse, or how to reuse.

Only their fate has been calculated in cold reception and refrigeration, and most of them are still unable to protect their lives. For example, Tian Jianxiu, Zhang Nai, Wu Ruyi and others, they surrendered the Qing army, and soon after they were ordered to be beheaded by Ergon, and even their subordinates were killed cleanly.

In the end, there was no way, and their remnants had to unite with Nanming, but they had no intention of planting willows and willows.

Fan Wencheng had been thinking about something, and at this time he had some worry in his eyes, and he said: "Weichen has offered three strategies before, one is to carve up the world with Shunguo, and even unite with thieves to fight against Wang Dou if necessary. Now it seems that the reputation of the thief has stinked, not only the Ming officials and gentry hate it, but the people hate it to the bone, and I can't be contaminated with it in the Qing Dynasty, so as not to ruin my reputation in the Qing Dynasty! ”

Dolgon was stunned for a moment, and then nodded, Fan Wencheng offered three strategies earlier, and the third strategy of "seizing Liaoxi, Austria aiding the thieves" has basically succeeded, if they hadn't dragged Yang Guozhu and Wu Sangui to them, Li Chuang and others would not have won the Jingshi so easily.

Therefore, Dolgon has become more and more important to Fan Wencheng, and Dolgon attaches great importance to his strategic views.

For Fan Wencheng's words, everyone in the hall also agreed, although the Qing State did not have a good reputation in the Ming Dynasty, but with the fight for it, there was still a way to make some officials, businessmen and gentry turn to their side. If they unite with the thieves, it will really ruin the reputation of their Great Qing Kingdom, which is something that the Qing Kingdom is afraid to avoid.

Fan Wencheng continued: "The news of the Barbarian City has come, the prince of the Ming Kingdom has fled into Xuanfu Town, Wang Dou has the prince in his hand, and the righteousness is added, if I join forces with the thieves to attack, it will increase the evil feelings of the Ming Kingdom, which should be something that my Qing Dynasty tries to avoid!" ”

Dolgon frowned, and he pondered, "Why did Master Fan teach me? ”

Fan Wencheng said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the micro-ministers think about it carefully, and the only way to do the snipe and clam before the micro-ministers fights and the fishermen gain the money." After I enter the customs in the Great Qing Dynasty, if I encounter a thief, I still don't have a bad relationship with him. Sit back and watch him fight with the king, and when they are both defeated, it is better to destroy the two thieves in one fell swoop. ”

Ning finished squinting at the high-spirited Fan Wencheng, and then he said lightly: "I'm afraid that the thieves' hearts have been lost, and although there are many soldiers and horses, they are no longer Wang Dou's opponents." When Wang Dou exterminated the thieves in one fell swoop, I was going to face the Jingbian army in the Qing Dynasty! ”

Everyone in the hall was stunned, and according to the current situation, this situation was very likely to happen.

After recovering the stolen goods, the so-called Dashun is no longer the fierce rival of the Qing Dynasty, but Wang Dou is this person......

He is determined, he has the ability, and more importantly, Wang Dou has always been hostile to the Qing Dynasty, and he can't wait to destroy it as soon as possible, the contradiction between the two is irreconcilable, either you die, or I live.

Fan Wencheng smiled and said, "It's not unreasonable for Bachelor Ning to worry, so I must come to the aid of the thieves in the Qing Dynasty, but I can't be in the tracks." The thief is in Mingdu at this time, so what kind of character is Wang Dou, how can he not seize the fighter? I expect to send troops soon! Xuanfu Town is not far from Jingshi, maybe the thieves will react after Wang Dou forced the Ming Capital, and they will definitely fight near Jingshi! ”

He said: "It is because our Qing soldiers must rush to Mingjing, rely on the battlefield, and wait and see what happens. That Wang Dou is extremely wary of my Qing Dynasty, even when he fights with thieves, how can he not divide his heavy troops to take precautions? In this way, his soldiers and horses are weak, and the thieves will definitely be able to kill and lose both, and I will be free to choose where to attack! ”

Everyone pondered, Ning Wan I reacted very quickly, and quickly grasped a loophole in Fan Wencheng's words, and he said gloomily: "What if the thieves also divide their troops to protect themselves?" ”

Everyone was stunned, it is possible to finish my words, if the thieves also divided their troops to protect the Qing Dynasty, then the two forces were replaced by the previous situation.

Fan Wencheng said: "I can secretly speak cleverly and kindly to appease the thieves, saying that my Qing Dynasty and Wang Dou are incompatible, and this time I came to help Dashun to destroy Wang Dou." Looking at the situation of the thieves, I don't know anything about the Qing Dynasty, or I only regard it as an ordinary barbarian, and the thieves have been deployed before, and even want to transfer Yang Guozhu and Wu Sangui people into Beijing, which can be seen only by Tang Tong's defense of the second pass. ”

Ning Wan sneered: "Clever words and kind words? It's groveling and begging for care, right? I have been in Liaodong in the Qing Dynasty, and I have been invincible since Emperor Wu, when do I need to be inferior to the thieves? ”

His words resonated with many people in the hall, especially those Manchurians, who all aimed at Fan Wencheng with unkind eyes, and Duoduo sitting on the side felt even more violent.

Dolgon didn't care, he waved his hand and said, "As long as you can get benefits, it is beneficial to me to the Qing Dynasty, what is a humble word?" I think that when I wanted to negotiate peace with the Ming State in the Qing Dynasty, I was willing to consider even calling the minister a tribute. A great husband can bend and stretch, and so does the country. ”

Fan Wencheng sang: "Your Majesty, I have a king in the Qing Dynasty, and the country is blessed." ”

Everyone in the hall didn't say anything anymore, compared to the Central Plains country, they really didn't value these things, they were rampant when they were strong, and they were humble when they were weak, which was their true portrayal of survival.

Fan Wencheng finally said: "This is Weichen's plan to secretly aid the thieves, and it will not let the people of the Ming Kingdom catch the handle, and it can also make the thieves and the king lose both, and finally let me benefit from the fishermen of the Qing Dynasty." ”

Everyone in the hall pondered, there is no problem with Fan Wencheng's strategy, although Wang Dou is strong, he is known as the number one rival of the Qing Dynasty, but it is impossible to be strong enough to fight two with one against two, and deal with the thieves and the Qing Dynasty at the same time. Although after the Battle of Jinzhou, the Barbarian City spent countless manpower and material resources, and finally found that Wang Dou expanded his army, and the number of soldiers and horses seemed to have increased to fifty or sixty thousand.

However, after all, he only has 50,000 or 60,000 horses, even if he adds some Tunding auxiliaries, it is still like the existence of the clothed minions in the Qing Dynasty, and the combat power is difficult to say. And the combined strength of the two sides of Qingshun reached 700,000 people, saying that Wang Dou could deal with the two sides of Qingshun at the same time, Dolgon and the others would not believe anything.

Even for Ning Wan's worries, many people don't think so, they share this worry, but just out of case.

Most people still think that the thieves will fight with the king to lose both, and their own side will spy on them from afar, and in the end it will be good to come out and pick up the cheap.

Seeing everyone's calculations and calculations, at this time, General Pingnan and Prince Yu Duoduo were quite impatient, he stood up suddenly, and shouted: "Why bother so much? My Qing soldiers will take the Ming capital directly, exterminate the thieves, and get the thieves' captives to capture the wealth of their children, and then deal with Wang Dou! ”

"No!"

Everyone in the hall said in unison, and Dolgon frowned even more: "Liukou has been using troops for a long time, and he can't be despised by the Han soldiers in the past, and he even went down to Mingjing in the second day, what kind of combat power is this?" Although they are chasing stolen goods and helping them in Mingdu, they are all popular with the people, who knows if their combat power has been lost? Don't wait for the army to be rash, and this soldier should not be lightly attacked. ”

He looked at the people in the hall and said with a serious expression: "I will also strictly advise the kings, Belle, Beizi, dukes and ministers, etc., if you deal with the upper thieves, you must be vigilant, and you must not neglect the enemy." According to what Master Fan said, if you don't fight with the thieves, you should not fight, so as not to lose your troops and fight for nothing. ”

He said cautiously: "The wealth is small, the survival of the country is big, if both sides lose, it will be taken advantage of by Wang Dou." I have this family background in the Qing Dynasty, and I can't afford to lose it, so I must be foolproof! ”

He said: "Of course, if the thieves are arrogant, let them know that I am powerful!" ”

Compared with Huang Taiji, Dolgon is a little less eloquent, a little more ruthless and cautious, in history, after he received Wu Sangui's letter for help, he was worried that it was a trap, even if the main force arrived outside Shanhaiguan, he had been standing still, and sat back and watched Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng tear apart.

In the end, after repeated observations, I found that this was indeed not a trap, and I could roughly see Li Zicheng's strength, and Wu Sangui was very urgent, and the conditions were also from surrendering through mutiny, getting everything he wanted, and then he was satisfied and ordered the main force to attack.

Li Zicheng was also stupid, he didn't know that Dolgon had been stationed in Huanxi Ridge a few miles away for many days, and Tang Tong had fought with the Manchurian soldiers beforehand, and was defeated, and Li Zicheng didn't pay attention to it. The Manchurian soldiers lived up to Dorgon's expectations, and defeated the main force of the Shun army, which seemed to be invincible, in one go.

Although Li Zicheng brought only 60,000 or 70,000 people to Shanhaiguan at that time, most of them were his most elite old battalion soldiers, but they were vulnerable in front of the Qing army and held out for less than a quarter of an hour. Dolgon finally breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the hunt to be pursued.

Judging from this incident, it can be seen that Dolgon's caution and greed, so before the information is known, Dolgon is highly vigilant about fighting the Great Shun army.

Duoduo is also a little worried in his heart, although the Ming Dynasty has gone down in the second day, there are Ming Dynasty people's hearts have been lost, the number of qi has been exhausted, and the Ming people are looking forward to changing the dynasty. But the army went down to the capital on the second day, and this kind of combat effectiveness still made Duoduo a little frightened, after all, their Qing soldiers had also entered the customs many times, and they knew that the Ming Guojing division was good or not.

However, he was still unconvinced: "Calculate it, what if Wang Dou and the thieves join forces to deal with my Daqing?" ”

Everyone was stunned, no one expected this possibility, but Fan Wencheng smiled, he smiled and said: "Prince Yu doesn't have to worry, this is absolutely impossible!" ”

He said: "If Wang Dou joins forces with the thieves, he will lose his righteousness, and the whole Ming Kingdom will beg for it. He hates me deeply in the Qing Dynasty, and it is impossible for him to unite with my Qing Dynasty, so in the tripartite calculation, he is just a lonely person. ”

Dodor was silent, he only spoke casually, knowing that it was impossible.

Fan Wencheng finally said: "So looking at the current situation, my Qing soldiers should enter the customs as soon as possible." In order to win the support of the officials of the Ming State, it is better to play the banner of exterminating the thieves and avenging the father of the monarch, so as to reduce their resistance. It would be better if a large number of Ming officials and old officials could be wooed. ”

Dolgon said with some distress: "It's a pity that I wrote a letter in advance, and everyone in Shanhaiguan is unwilling to surrender to my Qing Dynasty, and the treatment I give them is not unfavorable. Even Yang Guozhu of Jizhen, Cao Bianjiao of Yizhou and Wang Tingchen didn't even see my envoy! ”

His face was gloomy: "If you don't want to surrender, you can only kill, especially Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen in Yizhou." During the battle of Jinzhou, Wang Dou sent an army to cut off my back road from Yizhou, and I suffered a crime in the hands of Wang Dou in the Qing Dynasty, so do I have to suffer a second time? The Ministry of Rites sent people to persuade them to surrender again, and if King Cao didn't surrender again, let Du Du and them attack the city with all their might! ”

Bel Sakhalian and others, who were in charge of the Ministry of Rites, were busy.

At this time, there were 50,000 main forces of the Second Red Banner gathered under the city of Yizhou, and Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen of Yizhou had no more than 4,000 soldiers and horses. The city has not been built, although it is because of the stubborn resistance of Cao Wang and the others, and there are also factors that the Qing army did not use all its strength to encircle and fight.

Moreover, there are also a large number of soldiers and horses of the original Erhuang Banner near Jinzhou, and the strength of the army can be called superior.

If you really want to give up the capital, it is not difficult to capture the city of Yizhou.

After arranging this, Dolgon looked at Gao Hongzhong, the criminal department in charge of Barbarian City, and said, "How is your Barbarian City doing?" ”

Gao Hongzhong hurriedly came out of the ranks, and he said respectfully: "Back to the emperor, Weichen is about to report this matter." After the thieves chased the stolen goods in Mingjing, the officials and gentlemen cut their teeth, and now they all hate the thieves. According to the information of the ministers, some officials and nobles looked forward to Wang Dou and Prince Ming, but because Wang Dou implemented the policy of paying food for the gentry in Xuanfu Town, there were also many people who were dissatisfied with Wang Dou and fearful. ”

He said: "These people are looking forward to more people, Weichen got the news, and Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Liaodong who was in Shanhaiguan at this time, had other thoughts. Recently, he had frequent contact with Jinzhou, Ningyuan and other tribesmen, and according to the emperor's order, soldiers and horses were stationed along the city and did not hunt and kill their messengers...... Weichen also got the secret line information, and the matter discussed by Wu Sangui ......"

He looked at everyone in the hall and said, "Borrow Pingkou!" ”

"Borrowing Pingkou?"

Everyone in the hall had different expressions, and Dolgon was also stunned, and then the joy on his face spread uncontrollably, and he said: "Wu Sangui is trying to imitate Tang Suzong's borrowing troops to return to Fu?" Also, among the generals in Liaodong, only this person has mixed thoughts. Recovering Shenjing, the merit lies in Sheji? The thief is now Tang Seng meat, and everyone wants to take a bite, and it seems that his heart is also moved. ”

He laughed even more in the end: "He didn't move the position of prince I gave him a few days ago, but now he wants to borrow troops? God help me! Haha, this is all thanks to the thieves who chase the stolen goods and help them, and they copy the silver well. ”

At this time, the guards came to report, saying that there was a confidential messenger outside asking to see him, and brought Wu Sangui's handwritten letter.

The smile on Dolgon's face was even brighter: "Sure enough, it really said that Cao Cao arrived, Cao Cao arrived, God helped me!" ”

……

Soon, Wu Sangui's messenger came and respectfully presented Wu Sangui's handwritten letter, and Dolgon gently reassured him, instructed the messenger to be placed properly, and then carefully read the letter.

See the above wrote: "Sangui was negligent to the emperor of the Northern Dynasty: Sangui was promoted by my first emperor at the beginning, and he was responsible for the heavy responsibility of the Liaodong army, and the prestige of the emperor was deeply admired. However, the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period did not cross the border, because he did not dare to be named, and the friendship of the people and ministers also knew it. ”

"Sangui is now in Liaodong, and he wants to stick to the east and consolidate the Jingshi. If you don't want to go against the sky, how can you succeed with a dog stealing a rabble? But the hearts of the people in the capital are not solid, the traitorous party opens the door to pay money, the first emperor is unfortunate, and the nine temples are ashes! ”

"Today, the head of the thief wants to usurp the number, kidnapping women's wealth, the crime has been extreme, honest red eyebrows, green forests, yellow nests, Lushan and the like, heaven and man are angry, the will has left, and its defeat can be waited for!"

"Our country accumulates virtue and benevolence, and the clans of the provinces are not exhausted, such as Jin Wengong, Han Guangwu, and the rising ones are allowed to have them, and the rebels have been rebelled from far and near, and the feathers are crossed, and the mountains and rivers are as dense as the stars. Sangui received the kindness of the country, sympathized with the suffering of the people, refused to guard the side gate, and wanted to ask the teacher for his guilt, so as to comfort people's hearts! ”

"The small forces in Naijing have not been gathered, and they are crying blood for help. Our country has been in good communication with the Northern Dynasties for more than 200 years, and now it has suffered a national disaster for no reason, and the Northern Dynasties should be sympathetic, and the chaotic ministers and thieves are not suitable for the Northern Dynasties. The husband eliminates the violence and cuts the evil, saves the danger and helps the righteousness, the people are also benevolent, the rise and destruction of the great name is also, and the great merit of the power and hegemony is also! ”

"The children of the gold silk gathered by the Liukou are innumerable, and the volunteers are all owned by the emperor, which is also a great benefit. The emperor is a hero of the world at this time to destroy the withering and decaying, and it is difficult to get it again. Begging for the words of loyalty and righteousness of the lonely ministers of the dead country, quickly selecting elite soldiers, Sangui led the troops to arrive at the capital gate, exterminated the Liukou in the court, and showed the righteousness in China. ”

Dorgon saw it and showed it to everyone, especially the great scholars who accompanied him.

Ning Wan knelt down with a smile on his face, and he said, "Your Majesty, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, seize it quickly." ”

Everyone in the hall also agreed, they were worried about how to enter the customs, Wu Sangui's book, if he was really sleepy, he would have a pillow.

Fan Wencheng was thoughtful, and he asked Dolgon: "Your Majesty, do you really want to agree to Wu Sangui's borrowing of troops?" ”

Dolgon had a smile on his face, and he said: "Entering the customs is certain, but Wu Sangui can't be allowed to get it so easily, and if he enters the customs, ......"

He sneered a few times, and after careful discussion with the ministers in the hall, he said what he meant, asked Fan Wencheng to write and polish the words, and finally wrote a letter for the messenger to bring back.

The letter said: "The Great Mongolian Bogda Khan, the emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty reported to Wu Sangui that he wanted to reconcile with the Ming Dynasty, and repeatedly sent letters to the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Kingdom, regardless of the national mourning and the death of the army and civilians, and he did not answer a word. It is based on our country's several military strategies, and Gai signaled to the officials and soldiers of the Ming State that the military and the people want the king of the Ming State to be familiar with the plan and get through. ”

"If you don't come back today, only the country and the people will rest, and you will hear that the Liukou has captured the Beijing Division, and the Ming Lord has died tragically, which is outrageous, and it is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, sinking the boat and breaking the cauldron, vowing not to return, and expecting to destroy the thief and the people."

He sent a letter to the envoy, and was deeply pleased, and marched forward. Fu Bosi repays the favor of the Lord and the thief does not share the sky, and the righteousness of the loyal minister is also. Although Bo is the enemy of Liaodong and me, don't doubt it because of the past, in the past, he shot Huan Gong in the hook, and Hou Huan Gong used it as the middle father to become a hegemon. ”

"If you lead the people to return, you will be sealed with your homeland and promoted to the king of the domain, just like the old things of the Great Liao Nanjing Road. A national revenge can be avenged, and a net worth can protect future generations and enjoy wealth for generations, like the eternal ...... of rivers and mountains" (to be continued.) )