"So, Erchen understands." Zhu Cijiong said, "Wu Sangui and they broke through the bottom line of the generals, while Hong Chengchou and Zhang Jinyan broke through the bottom line of Wenchen, so they have to be suppressed." ”

"There's still a difference." Chongzhen said, "A military general like Wu Sangui must be executed, but a second minister like Hong Chengchou can still take a better punishment method." ”

】

Zhu Cijiong said thoughtfully: "Let them go to repair the railway?" ”

"Yes, let them build the railroad." Chongzhen said with a smile, "First, we can't waste human resources, and secondly, for ministers like Hong Chengchou, letting them live and watching the Ming Dynasty's country flourish is actually a hundred times more uncomfortable than killing them, and it can make other ministers take warning." ”

"That's right, seeing Hong Chengchou and them living in remorse every day, when someone wants to betray Daming in the future, I'm afraid they will have to think twice." Zhu Cijiong turned the topic to the formation of cavalry.

"Father, after suppressing Wu Sangui, is it necessary to form a cavalry corps?"

"Yes, when the time comes, the remaining 90,000 new troops will be directly pulled to Horqin, plus the 10,000 cavalry towns, and four cavalry towns will be officially formed, and the mountain artillery and rifled rifles produced later will be given priority to equip the cavalry."

After destroying Jiannu, the next step must be to use troops against northern Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningbo and Mobei.

There is no need for cavalry in northern Sichuan and Shaanxi, but for the vast areas west of the Mobei grassland and the Hexi Corridor, cavalry must be used, and it must be large-scale cavalry.

In view of this, it was necessary to build a large cavalry corps as soon as possible.

But fortunately, all Da Ming needed was dragoons, which was much easier.

"Father, my son has a request." Zhu Cijiong suddenly became a little twisted.

Chongzhen said: "Don't you just want to be the commander of the cavalry corps?" Father's permission. ”

Although Hu Guozhu has grown a lot and has become more low-key, if Zhu Cijiong can pick up the burden, it will definitely make Zhu Cijiong more at ease as the coach.

Fight tiger brothers, go into battle father and son soldiers.

Anyway, Zhu Cijiong is a prince.

The most important thing is that Zhu Cijiong's ability is far better than Hu Guozhu.

"Really?" Zhu Cijiong was overjoyed and said, "Father, you must know that you have no jokes. ”

"When did my father break his promise?" Chongzhen scolded with a smile, "You are calling it a blackmail to the monarch's father." ”

Zhu Cijiong smiled and said: "No matter, anyway, the father and emperor, you have already approved the invitation of your son, and you are not allowed to cheat." ”

Seeing Chongzhen and Zhu Cijiong talking and laughing, Gao Qiqian, Lu Jiude and other accompanying eunuchs were also full of joy, and said that the relationship between Lord Long Live and King Ding is really good, so it is really good for the father and son to be filial.

As he spoke, the majestic Guancheng of Shanhaiguan was already in sight.

Because the Ming army secretly marched along the southern foot of Yanshan, and then turned south after arriving at the entrance of Yiyuan, the first thing to see was not Xiluo City and Gongchen Gate in the west, but directly saw the north gate of Guancheng, that is, Weiyuan Gate.

The Weiyuan Gate is more than five zhang high, and the city walls on both sides of the city gate are also three zhang and six feet high.

So from a distance, it looks like a giant beast standing between the mountains and the sea.

The momentum is indeed very majestic, no wonder it is praised by the world as the first level in the world.

……

"Ming Army?"

Looking at the Ming army driving over the mountains outside the north moat, Wu Sangui's expression was complicated.

The Ming army in front of him made Wu Sangui both familiar and unfamiliar, and what made him feel familiar was the costume of this army, which was still based on bright red.

The soldiers' jackets were red, their cotton armor was red, and their flags were red.

What made Wu Sangui feel strange was the equipment of this Ming army, the equipment of the Ming army in his memory was very messy, there were all kinds of knives, all kinds of spears, all kinds of shields, and vehicles, and most of them were tattered, and many vehicles would fall apart on the way while walking.

However, the Ming army in front of him is using all firearms.

There seems to be no other weapon except for the self-generated firearms.

As a result, Wu Sangui had a huge question uncontrollably?

Can such a Ming army, which is only equipped with self-generated firearms, really defeat the Qing soldiers?

Wu Sangui even had the illusion that if there was a cavalry, it only took one charge to crush the Ming army outside the Weiyuan Gate, and then it could be pursued all over the mountains.

Fang Guangchen also had the same confusion as Wu Sangui.

Can such a Ming army really defeat the Qing soldiers?

……

"Stop, let's camp here." Chongzhen said.

"If you go any further, you're going to be within range of the Redcoat Cannon."

Through the binoculars, Chongzhen had already seen the Hongyi cannon at the head of the city.

It's the old Hongyi cannon from before, but it's still no problem to hit seven or eight hundred steps.

The military order was passed down, and the Ming army immediately began to set up camp, mainly digging trenches, which had almost become a necessary subject for the Ming army to garrison.

Then, two mountain artillery brigades began to assemble mountain guns.

Soon, 180 2.5-inch mountain guns were assembled, and they were lined up in two rows outside the Weiyuan Gate, and the muzzle of the black hole pointed obliquely at the Weiyuan Gate at a 45-degree oblique angle.

……

"What's that? A redcoat cannon? ”

"The red-coated cannon of the Ming army can still be disassembled?"

"It's no wonder that the Ming army can march quickly along the southern foot of Yanshan!"

Looking at these red-clothed cannons that suddenly appeared, Wu Sangui and Fang Guangchen couldn't help but be taken aback, this matter was simply beyond the limits of their imagination.

Fang Guangchen sighed: "Lord Wang, the city can't be defended. ”

If the Ming army did not carry red-coated cannons, Shanhaiguan could still be defended.

But now that the Ming army has brought red-coated cannons, it is a matter of time before Shanhaiguan is lost, because no Guancheng in this world can withstand the bombardment of red-coated cannons.

"If we can't hold it, we have to defend it, we have no way back."

Wu Sangui said hatefully: "For today's plan, only a desperate fight may be able to win a glimmer of life." ”

There is indeed no way to retreat, the Liaoxi Corridor behind him has been completely blocked by Wang Fuzhi's Liaodong Ming Army, the south side is the vast Beihai, and the north side is the Yanshan Mountain with high mountains and dense forests, the only way to survive may be to break through from the east and west of Xiluo City, but Wu Sangui knows that it is a dead end at all, it is a trap.

Chongzhen, the dog emperor, is indeed very insidious.

He deliberately left this way of life in order to break the fighting spirit of Lian Yong in the city.

Fang Guangchen also realized this, so he said that Shanhaiguan City could no longer be defended.

But Wu Sangui was unwilling, he struggled for half his life, and he was unwilling to end here.

At that moment, Wu Sangui turned around and instructed Wu Yingxiong: "Son, go and move Lao Tzu's bedding to Weiyuan Gate, from today on, Lao Tzu will eat, drink and Lazar on Weiyuan Gate!" ”

Wu Sangui is going to live and die with Weiyuanmen.

Wu Yingxiong persuaded: "Father, it's better to be guarded by a child." ”

"You're still too tender." Wu Sangui muttered, "Quickly do what your father says." ”

Wu Yingxiong had no choice but to go down to Chengguan and go back to Xingyuan to get Wu Sangui's bedding.

Fang Guangchen seemed to be moved by Wu Sangui's determination, and said abruptly: "Lord Wang, stay in the next house and settle down first, and then come here together, and swear to live and die with Weiyuanmen." ”

"Mr. Law." Wu Sangui finished speaking, and shook his head to the ground.

Fang Guangchen sighed lightly, turned around and hurriedly went down the city pass.

……

Ming army mountain artillery position.

Jiang Tianyi asked Chongzhen: "Holy Lord, attack the city now?" ”

"There's no need for that." Chongzhen smiled and said, "The Battle of Shanhaiguan, as long as the imperial army appears outside the city, the battle is actually over. ”

"Huh? What do you mean? ”

Jiang Tianyi was confused when he heard it.

Zheng Sen and a few other scholars didn't know why.

Only Zhu Cijiong understood the meaning of Chongzhen's words.

"Father is saying that this battle is no longer fought, if nothing else, someone will tie up Wu Sangui and surrender after dark, so there is no need to waste shells."

"Impossible, right?" Jiang Tianyi was a little unconvinced.

Zheng Sen also said: "The Wu family has been operating in Shanhaiguan for many years, and their influence is deep-rooted. ”

"That was before." Chongzhen said abruptly, "However, since Jiannu entered the customs, the Wu family's power in Shanhaiguan has been uprooted by Dolgon, and then the Eight Banners were restructured, and even Wu Sangui's Guanning Army was dismantled by Dolgon. ”

Jiang Tianyi said: "But the people from the secret investigation department said that there are still 20,000 Lian Yong in Shanhaiguan? ”

"That's Lian Yong." Chongzhen said, "As soon as it gets dark, they will flee from the Gongchen Gate." ”

……

Chongzhen's words.

As soon as it got dark, the five thousand Lian Yong who were guarding Xiluo City quietly opened the Gongchen Gate.

found that Lian Yong in Xiluo City was fleeing at night, and Lian Yong, who was guarding the Ying'en Gate, was not far behind, and followed by the Ying'en Gate, scrambling to escape.

Fang Guangchen immediately came to Weiyuan Gate to report to Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui was furious after receiving the report, and immediately rushed to welcome Enmen with more than a dozen family members.

As a result, as soon as he walked near the Ying'en Gate, hundreds of Lian Yong suddenly came out of the small alley, and the more than a dozen Wu Mansion Ding who accompanied him were caught off guard, and most of them were cut down at once.

Wu Sangui reacted instantly and went to arrest Fang Guangchen.

But he didn't think that he was still half a step slower, and Fang Guangchen had already run away in advance.

"Fang Guangchen, you traitor!" Wu Sangui roared angrily, "I treat you well!" ”

"Wu Sangui, you are the traitor!" Fang Guangchen shrank his head and hid behind the wooden sign that Lian Yong raised, and said in a cruel voice, "How can the Ming Imperial Court treat you badly, don't you also rebel?" ”

"Hahaha, do you want to give the king's head as a gift?"

Wu Sangui said angrily: "Don't dream, even if you kill this king, Chongzhen will not let you go, Chongzhen has a small amount of weapons, he will definitely not let go of any rebellious ministers and thieves!" ”

"That's my business, don't bother you." Fang Guangchen shouted.

"Try to catch the ones alive, you really can't catch them, and you can do the dead, do it!"

Under the attack of hundreds of brave practitioners, Wu Sangui was quickly defeated and captured.