Chapter 189, Invitation Before the Battle
189. Invite before the battle
And the Qing army, which had experienced a tragic battle, understood what a real battle was, with two million troops and one million on the other side, but after a day of the battle, they actually suffered 500,000 casualties. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info and the casualties on the other side are probably less than 50,000, or even lower.
The Qing army originally came all the way with high morale, but was beaten up severely, this mood can be imagined, and the Qing army did not dare to continue to consume the alliance with the four countries, as long as they retreated all the way down.
Huang Taiji sat in the carriage, drinking sullen wine with an angry face, looking at his anger that erupted at any time, no one dared to come forward to disturb him.
"Brother Huang, why are you so frustrated, we just lost a game, so why bother." Then Dorgon opened the curtain of the carriage and stepped into it, filling himself with a glass of wine.
"If you lose a game, do you think we still have a chance to win, ah!" Huang Taiji directly threw down the wine glass and asked angrily.
"Brother Huang is too worried, why should he be so anxious, the odds of winning are indeed gone, since the outcome has been decided, why not consider thinking about the future?" Dolgon brought a new wine glass for the Emperor Taiji and poured it for him.
"What can happen in the future, the alliance is dissolved, and we will become lost dogs, and the future will not be safe." The emperor raised his glass, drank it in one gulp, and said with a long sigh.
"Not necessarily. Brother Huang may wish to come over with his ears and listen to me carefully. Dolgon's face was full of smiles, and there was a glint in his eyes.
"Hahaha, the emperor is not at a loss to his own family, there is really a set, since this is the case, they are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust." The wine glass in Huang Taiji's hand was crushed open, and there was a trace of cold killing intent in his eyes. ā
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"Your Majesty, we have already reached the territory of Hebei, if there is no accident, we can reach the capital in ten days, and the troops will be in the city." Qinglong walked to the camp with a happy face and reported the results to everyone.
Since the last war, the vitality of the Qing court has been greatly damaged, and officials from all over the country have also seen that the general trend of the Qing court has gone, and the Four-Nation Coalition Army has fallen to the wind wherever it goes.
"Okay, yes, it looks like I'll be able to celebrate in less than a month, hahaha." Zhu Yuanzhang also laughed heartily.
"However, Your Majesty, there has been a little accident recently." Qinglong also said hesitantly.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also stunned, and glanced at Qinglong reproachfully: "Say, what can make you so annoyed." ā
Qinglong hurriedly knelt down and said: "Huang Taiji ordered that Chen Jialuo, the chief helmsman of the Red Flower Society, be the king of Zhenxi and Hunan, Wan Yunlong, the chief helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Society, be the king of Zhennan and take Fujian as the fief, and Liu Song, the head of the White Lotus Sect, be the king of Zhenbei and take Hubei as the fief, and even seal dozens of vassal kings of all sizes to completely divide the Central Plains. ā
"What, Huang Taiji, what is he going to do?" Everyone was also puzzled, could it be that this Huang Taiji was too stimulated and crazy?
But I have to say that this is a good move, there are so many feudal kings who are divided, I am afraid that these thieves are not willing to attack the court one by one, and they must have managed their own territory, and even fought for the territory. even respected the current Qing court on the bright side, and called it a minister.
In this way, it is also possible to withdraw the troops that encircle and suppress these anti-thieves, and gather all their strength to defend against the attack of the four-nation alliance. Moreover, those thieves who accepted the imperial seal of the Qing court would not easily let the Four-Nation Alliance pass through their respective defense areas, for example, there were several large and small vassal kings in Hebei. It will cause a lot of trouble to the Four-Nation Alliance.
"What exactly does Huang Taiji want to do? Could it be that he thinks that with these debris, he can stop us? Zhu Yuanzhang was also puzzled, he didn't care about these miscellaneous anti-thieves in his eyes, but he was just curious about Huang Taiji's approach.
"Could it be that you want to buy time? With the help of these thieves, delay time, so that more fortifications can be built, can it be delayed for three years? Zhao Kuangyin also said suspiciously.
Liu Ji, on the other hand, was gently swaying the feather fan on the side, and his fingers were rhythmically tapping on the table, as if he was thinking about something.
(Liu Ji: "I can't say it again, otherwise readers will say that this is a bit too much")
And this Hebei originally turned into a vassal king, and one by one they were even more arrogant, and they also wanted to pass through Hebei's four-nation alliance and wanted to use their mantis arms as a car, but under the sharp knife of the four-nation alliance, they all turned into ghosts and went to hell to continue to dream of their own vassal kings.
The army marched all the way for nearly twenty days before arriving in the capital, and I have to say that these ragtag armies like maggots on tarsal bones have indeed caused a lot of trouble to the Four-Nation Alliance.
What kind of destruction of the bridge, poisoning, night attack and harassment, it is even more exhaustive, and these indiscriminate means are like playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong in the hands of the ancestors of Jinyiwei. went directly to the door, and the chickens and dogs were not left, which calmed these miscellaneous dreams of promotion and fortune.
The Four-Nation Coalition fought all the way out of Hebei and reached Tianjin, the last gateway to the city of Beijing. At this moment, the city wall of Tianjin City has risen several zhang in white, and all kinds of tools to defend the city, rolling stones and wood, and rejecting horses are all available, and they have already made sufficient preparations.
"Huang Taiji, an old friend is here, why don't you close the door and see no guests." Qinglong, as the number one dogleg, exerted his full provocative means, and directly rode his horse to the city gate, and shouted loudly and provocatively.
"Hmph, Zhu Yuanzhang, how is it, do you still like the gift I prepared for you?" Huang Taiji didn't pay attention to Qinglong, and stood directly on the head of the city and shouted to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Huang Taiji, are you poor in donkey skills? Such inferior means can be used, and you are the master of an alliance. Zhu Yuanzhang also said with contempt to Huang Taiji. actually gave up the majesty of the dynasty and knighted those thieves, what a cowardly emperor can make.
"Are these the methods you have worked so hard to hold back what we are preparing? I just don't know if it's worth it? Hum. Zhao Kuangyin looked at the piles of weapons placed on the head of the city, and the corners of his mouth also said disdainfully, playing with weapons The Song Dynasty is your ancestor.
Suddenly, Huang Taiji jumped over the city, went directly down the city wall, and walked to the center of the two armies, next to Huang Taiji was Dolgon, who laid a carpet on the ground, took out a low table and put it on the carpet, and even took out a pot of wine and a few wine glasses and put it on the table.
"Zhu Yuanzhang, dare to come over and talk about it." Huang Taiji sat directly on the stall, poured himself a glass of wine, and greeted Zhu Yuanzhang and the others from afar with the wine glass.
"Why don't you dare?" Zhu Yuanzhang and the others glanced around, and also readily agreed.
"Your Majesty, I'll go with you." Liu Ji made a gesture to the side imperceptibly, and then said to Zhu Yuanzhang with a calm face.
"Okay, I'll go with you." Zhu Yuanzhang saw Liu Ji's eyes, and also nodded in agreement.