Chapter 49 Shanhaiguan Drama
Li Zicheng of Chen Bingshan Customs had to wake up after realizing that his authority had been shaken.
Even if you can indulge in drunkenness, wine pools and meat forests after conquering Beijing, you won't be able to enjoy this if you die!
All his generals had the same idea.
Even if it was only a few days, the days of wanton extravagance and debauchery, as well as the mountains of gold and silver plucked from the hands of those dog officials, were really impossible to part with.
Therefore, Wu Sangui, who was hanging over Beijing, had to make good arrangements before they could continue to enjoy themselves and continue their campaign southward.
As for building slaves.
It is clearly written in the Arrow Book that if Wu Sangui is persecuted too much, he will be forced to surrender to the slaves.
Otherwise, if Jiannu was singled out, Li Zicheng would not pay much attention to Jiannu now.
Although this idea is a bit arrogant, it can be said that after receiving a huge number of the Ming Dynasty's surrendered troops, and during this period of time, it received and gathered the Ming Dynasty's military preparations.
Li Zicheng's forces at hand have expanded abnormally.
Li Zicheng had great power, but his momentum became increasingly empty.
Not only did the army harm the local people and cities, but because of its chaotic military situation, droughts, locust plagues, plagues, and plagues occurred frequently in the Central Plains during the Little Ice Age.
Even if the country is in danger of being destroyed and the family is in danger, and the Central Plains has turned into a ghost due to natural and man-made disasters, the Shanxi merchants still do not forget to eat inside and outside and take risks to transport grain to the Qing Dynasty.
When he arrived at Shanhaiguan in April, Dorgon, who was asked for help by Wu Sangui, originally thought that Shanhaiguan was within reach and that he would be able to take control of the Central Plains after stepping through it, so he came with many Baylor generals.
It is estimated that at this time, the plague has begun to spread among his army.
Both the Manchu and Chuang armies wanted to win him over to their side. After two months, both sides' chips reached the level of breaking the earth and sealing the king. This chip fully met the highest expectations of Wu Sangui and his generals.
The reason I came here to ask for help was to recruit him and then beat him up together.
Later, he was sold by Zheng Zhilong. On the way to escape, he flipped through books desperately in an attempt to find a way to make a comeback from the desperate situation.
However, due to excessive payment, these troops were extremely scattered and difficult to command, and Li Zichen's control over his generals also declined a lot.
But after arriving in front of Shanhaiguan, Dorgon found that things seemed to be a little different from what he thought.
The front is tight and the rear is tight, but under the butcher's knife of military power, some of the devoured resources eventually come to the front.
Then you kidnap your brother and son who are exercising imperial power.
But to be cautious, he had to move his position back five miles. At the same time, he began to seek ways to bypass Shanhaiguan in order to obtain intelligence about the invading army, and at the same time, he was looking for suitable plunder targets.
And Wu Sangui.
The most prominent one is that it has more than 3,500 large and small artillery pieces, divided into several artillery positions. Among them, the one closest to Shanhaiguan can be seen clearly just by standing on the wall of the pass.
Therefore, the army has caused great harm to the people in the area currently occupied.
It's normal for Emperor Longwu, who came to power ahead of schedule, to dislike Wu Sangui.
Surrendering the Manchus to the Qing Dynasty was a disgrace to others.
We used to be mortal enemies. You asked me for help!
Isn't this equivalent to surrendering?
Hope is great!
It doesn’t matter whether he has dates or not, just hit a pole first.
But what's going on with this situation now?
Sure enough, he shouldn’t have been King Guisuqin in the first place!
The Manchu Qing Dynasty was about to be unable to resist. The feudal slavery society established by squeezing serfs had very low productivity. In addition, this was not the season of high autumn and horse fat. If troops were raised at this time, every moment would be a loss.
We are also ministers of the Ming Dynasty!
The purpose of calling Jian Nu here is to let Jian Nu break in the thieves and then pick up the leaks himself.
Li Zicheng first gave him a marquis, saying that he would make him king immediately after proclaiming himself emperor, and also sent him several months of military pay, which was full of sincerity.
If you are unable to enter the customs in the end, you might as well take this opportunity to plunder some more people and wealth.
But why is there no reply to the letter sent to the south? We are still the Ming Dynasty’s Ping Xibo after all!
"That's about it. Your Majesty in the south has also read the letter sent by Ping Xibo, but has no intention of replying to it. According to the prince, His Majesty in the south has a strong opinion of Ping Xibo."
In short, for Dorgon, the immediate temptation is great and the risk is also great.
Who cares?
When he was young, he was a typical hot-blooded and dull-headed young man. After being imprisoned for more than ten years, he managed to become more honest.
But!
Therefore, the Chuang army who was in Shanhaiguan at this time was quite trying to block out the sun.
You've asked me for help, haven't you?
Crack the soil for reward?
Then, he remembered his original intention.
The Chuang army, which was supposed to besiege Shanhaiguan with great force, now set up camp on the other side of Shanhaiguan, watching with eager eyes. It is said that the artillery positions were built right under Shanhaiguan's nose, and neither side actually fired a single shot.
In short, Li Zicheng's momentum seems to be strong.
What do you rely on to be able to carry it till now?
The seemingly powerful warrior is secretly weak beyond imagination.
For these two people, Zhu Youjian knows them better than Zheng Zhilong in a sense.
Instead, there was a constant exchange of letters and gifts.
But considering that those who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and were granted the title of prince are now living quite well. With these lessons learned, the weight of the princes of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is much higher than that of the princes under King Chuang.
But no matter what, this unyielding spirit is very important when fighting against the wind.
The main thing is to enter the customs.
"He did a pretty good job."
In the original history, less than half a month after he ascended the throne, he had to go on a personal expedition, which shows that he was so stubborn that he could not be locked up in a prison.
And what about Wu Sangui?
He is happy and troubled now.
Now it really looks like a million-strong army.
And even if he followed the path arranged by Zhu Youjian, Emperor Longwu would only change from a puppet to a half-puppet, and he would not be able to perform much.
And on the Jiannu side.
The rear seems to be very stable, nothing much to say.
Zhu Youjian sighed in admiration from the bottom of his heart, and then began to digest the intelligence obtained from Jin Yiwei, and removed their judgment as the intelligence acquirer from it, leaving objective information.
After hearing what Jin Yiwei said, Zhu Youjian, who was riding a horse slowly, nodded noncommittally.
All of a sudden, the two sides were even.
Are you trying to take over the imperial power?
This also caused the effectiveness of the series of plans and strategies promulgated by Li Zicheng when he was in Beijing to improve the stability of the occupied areas in compliance with the Arrow Book after arriving at Shanhaiguan.
However, although its military strength was rapidly declining, it was still reluctantly united by external threats such as the Manchus and Wu Sangui.
Just based on the information I got from Jin Yiwei, Zhu Yujian did a pretty good job.
Relying on Zheng Hongkui's men, Jin Yiwei and Zheng Chenggong, they gradually gained their own voices in the court and the local government.
When we entered Beijing, we said we had an army of one million. In fact, the elite old battalion plus the second echelon of soldiers amounted to just over 100,000 at best.
And successfully controlled Zheng Zhilong's power, which gradually began to turn into infighting within the Zheng family.
In the midst of worries, Wu Sangui first asked the Manchus for food, and then asked King Chuang for money. Given his status and situation, he was not afraid that they would not give him money.
If it weren't for Wu Sangui also trying hard to send him letters, many of which expressed the intention of joining his troops to beat Li Zicheng, and also had no intention of attacking the Qing army, otherwise Dorgon would have thought that Wu Sangui had already voted for Li Zicheng.
This is also the reason why Zhu Youjian chose to let him ascend the throne.
At this time, he was very leisurely, thinking that he could choose anyone, and even thought of contacting Nan Ming and placing three bets.
I just don't know if he understands it or not.
Two other people.
It's almost urgent.
Chapter completed!