Chapter 2855

Seeing that the Haihan Army's offensive did not weaken due to the prolongation of the battle, but became more and more fierce. The Qing court fought decisively in Shenyang, and their confidence in annihilating the enemy in the city became weaker and weaker. Many people began to secretly plan, what if this What happens if the battle is lost?

The man in power in the Manchu Qing Dynasty at this time was Fulin, the ninth son of Huang Taiji, the Shunzhi Emperor. He succeeded to the throne when he was six years old and is now only eighteen years old. Although he had been on the throne for more than ten years at the time of the Shenyang War, the emperor After Taiji's death, the regent Dorgon had been in control of the government, and the young emperor was only a nominal ruler.

Haihan launched the Northern Expedition precisely because Dorgon had just passed away, Prince Azige of Heshuo had attempted rebellion, civil strife broke out in the Qing court, and Shunzhi had not yet fully grasped power.

At that time, Shunzhi was still young and had not yet established his authority. His influence within the Manchu Qing Dynasty was far less than that of Huang Taiji and Dorgon. And the banner masters who actually controlled the military power would naturally not be indifferent to this little emperor. 100% convinced.

The city defense of Shenyang became increasingly tight, and the Qing army suffered heavy losses. Therefore, some people began to advise Shunzhi that they should conserve their strength, abandon Shenyang, and not use up the Qing's luck for one city.

Shunzhi himself wanted to fight to the end. After all, this was the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. In his opinion, there was not much difference between giving up Shenyang and subjugating the country. However, the number of troops and horses under his direct control was actually limited, and most of the combat operations could still only be carried out. Relying on the armed forces of the Eight Banners, if each banner is unwilling to fight again, then he cannot go to the battlefield to fight the Haihan people on his own.

So at this stage, various strange phenomena began to appear in the Qing army camp. During the battle, people passed the blame to each other, used excuses to avoid fighting, refused to save people, and even added insult to injury. This made the Qing army's combat efficiency even lower and its fighting will also weakened. Greatly affected.

Some Han civilian officials who took the compromise route also began to suggest to Shunzhi that since the war situation was critical, they should immediately start armistice peace talks with Haihan in exchange for buffer time.

The peace negotiation faction is slightly better than the city abandonment faction. They did not mention giving up Shenyang, but hope to maintain the Manchu control of Shenyang through negotiations. As for the price to pay for this, the peace negotiation faction is all Vague words and unwilling to take the initiative to mention it.

After all, throughout ancient times and modern times, if the defeated want to obtain peace through negotiation, they only have passive options such as surrendering, surrendering territory, and paying compensation. To put it very clearly, the little emperor may not be willing to accept negotiation to resolve the current crisis because of his face.

Shunzhi weighed it again and again and felt that peace talks might be the most feasible solution at this time. However, he could not trust those Han civil officials who could only talk about the negotiations. In the end, he authorized his uncle Jierharang to lead the King Pingnan, who was familiar with the situation in Haihan, was pleased. King Geng Jimao of Jingnan went to start peace talks with the Haihan army outside the city.

Haihan, who had the battlefield advantage, saw that the other party came to his door, so he naturally opened his mouth and made a series of conditions.

The first condition is that the Qing government must unconditionally surrender to Haihan, immediately disband the Eight Banners armed forces, and cease all hostile actions against Haihan.

Secondly, the Manchu and Qing dynasties needed to cede to Haihan the entire area under the jurisdiction of the former Liaodong Capital Division of the Ming Dynasty, including the Liaohe Plain. Of course, this area also included the city of Shenyang.

Finally, there are the contents involving war reparations and post-war bilateral relations, which also include the repatriation of Han people whose origins are in the Liaodong metropolitan area and the opening of the trade market to Haihan.

It would be difficult for the Qing court to accept any one of these armistice conditions, let alone stack them together. However, Haihan did not expect the other party to agree to it outright, it was just to create more bargaining chips for negotiations.

.As long as the opening for negotiation is opened, the other party's willingness to continue fighting will naturally be weakened. This time, the two sides failed to reach an agreement after seven days of talks, so they continued to fight.

The fight continued like this, with several negotiations interspersed, but the progress was still not ideal. Until the Haihan Army won several major victories on the battlefield, severely damaging the few Qing troops who still had the will to fight.

The Manchu and Qing Dynasties realized that time was running out and continued fighting would only result in the destruction of the city and the destruction of the country, so they returned to the negotiating table again.

"Jilharang was much more honest this time. Except for some details, he accepted most of the conditions we proposed. On the day when the armistice agreement was signed with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, I was lucky enough to be there to watch. Those Tatars were all like

I still clearly remember the look on my face when I ate shit!" When Sun Zhen talked about the situation at that time, he couldn't help but beam with excitement.

Chen Yixin also added: "Although the Battle of Shenyang was very difficult, it finally achieved a relatively satisfactory result, and the war in Liaodong that lasted for more than 20 years has temporarily come to an end."

Bai Kesi said: "I have seen the original armistice agreement sent back to Sanya. Although it is stamped with Shunzhi's seal, the person who actually signed it was Jierhalang. This armistice agreement is a humiliation for the Qing Dynasty. Whoever signs it will bear it.

Guo, I think the future of Jierhalang will not be easy."

Chen Yixin nodded and said: "Actually, ever since Shunzhi gave Jierhalang full responsibility for the negotiations, he has become a scapegoat. But there is nothing we can do about it. To end the war, someone has to take the responsibility, but this

A person must not be the emperor himself. Shunzhi understood this, and Jierhalang also understood this. So after the negotiation, Jierhalang voluntarily resigned from all official positions and announced his retirement. Later, there was little news about him. He died of illness last year.

He was not yet sixty years old. Shunzhi even issued an edict to suspend the court for seven days specifically for this purpose, and set up a monument in his honor to commemorate his merits, which shows that he is still grateful for the sacrifices he made."

In accordance with the armistice agreement reached by the two sides, the Qing army took the initiative to evacuate Shenyang City where the southern border defense line had been broken, but the Haihan Army did not pursue it during this period. The Qing army abided by the agreement and did not damage the housing facilities in Shenyang City, so the imperial city buildings were basically intact.

They all maintained their original appearance, but all kinds of fine gold and silver were still taken away by the Qing army.

Chen Yixin and Sun Zhen talked about the battle situation at that time. It seemed that the Haihan Army had always had the advantage. However, the Battle of Shenyang lasted for a hundred days. This was a unique long siege battle in the history of the Haihan Army. It also shows the situation of the battle at that time.

It's stuck.

Although the Haihan Army gained the upper hand and won the final victory, the participating troops also paid the price of thousands of casualties. By the standards of the Haihan Army, it could only be regarded as a tragic victory. However, the domestic situation at that time was

The propaganda focused on highlighting the significance of conquering Shenyang and forcing the Manchus to surrender, but most of them avoided mentioning the investment and losses in this battle.
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