Chapter 433 Cannibalism
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Just when the sword was tense outside the city, in an inconspicuous house, Wu Sangui, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi and several surrendered Ming generals gathered quietly.
If it were in the past, these people would not have the opportunity to gather, and all the forces of the Manchus would stare at them, but today is different. Seeing that Dorgon and Haoge were about to fight, they were all worried. Who would still stare at these Han people?
The party was initiated by Wu Sangui. After offering Shanhaiguan, his elite Guanning cavalry died at the city of Beijing. Later, Dorgon conquered Li Zicheng, and suffered heavy losses. Sadly, neither of these two battles won, and his losses were like a meat bun to beat a dog, and he had no return.
If you have not achieved success, you will lose in vain!
If it were all that, there was no credit and hard work. The problem was that his parents and relatives were still in Beijing, and Li Xin did not kill them, but were banned. He was quite considerate in his life and support. Even though the Southern Dynasties had never sent anyone to contact Wu Sangui, Wu Sangui felt uneasy. He understood that this was Li Xin doing it for Dorgon to see.
Although Dorgon did not have any abnormalities on the surface, he had told him more than once that he would not be suspicious of it, but who knows what he thought?
Moreover, the situation in Manchu and Han was extremely tense, and from time to time, old subordinates advised him to contact Beijing secretly to see if there was a possibility of returning, which shows that the people below had begun to think about changing.
Wu Sangui felt more and more uneasy, and he gradually felt the heavy pressure from his subordinates.
After all, others were infamous and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and came to join the glory and wealth. But now, the glory and wealth are still unknown, and their lives are no longer guaranteed at any time.
Under the persuasion of his subordinates, Wu Sangui convened the meeting. He had no choice and he refused. His subordinates would kill him first and do it themselves.
The Ming Dynasty was defeated by the upper echelon, and no one could do it.
The atmosphere inside the house was extremely dull, and everyone knew the purpose of this, so there was no need to say it explicitly, just considering the pros and cons, the pros and cons, and the corresponding risks.
Fan Wencheng, Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui did not invite him, and everyone present also recognized him. After all, Fan Wencheng had been in the Qing Dynasty for decades, and no one would trust him. The eldest son was executed by Li Xin in public, which was already an irreconcilable hatred.
Hong Chengchou was even more unbearable. His whole family died at the hands of Li Xin. After the Fujian tribe learned the news, the Cang Emperor fled overseas and his whereabouts were unknown. It was impossible for these two people to surrender to Li Xin.
As for Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi, although Li Xin had a kill order, Li Xin did not mention it again after so many years. Chongzhen, Zheng Zhilong, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were pardoned one after another, which made them feel lucky.
Sometimes I think, if I was exiled by Li Xin to be a local tyrant overseas, wouldn’t it be better to be a slave to the Manchus?
"Everyone!"
Wu Sangui glanced at him and said, "Wu asked you all to come. I believe everyone knows it. I will tell you a long story short. The Qing Dynasty is at its end. No one can stop the battle between the Regent and Haoge. After this battle, the winner will also win miserably. The Qing Dynasty is in its peak and decline. No matter what, what should we do? Today, we will make a charter and ask you to speak freely."
Shang Kexi said: "Brother Changbo (Wu Sangui's name is a Biao) who means to re-refer to the Qing Dynasty and surrender to the Ming Dynasty? I am a Han Chinese. When I surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, it was actually a corrupt court and I had no place to live. If I had the opportunity to re-become a Han Chinese, I would be willing, but... the Regent may not be willing to forgive me and wait!"
Wu Sangui waved his hand and said, "I think the Regent is flexible and changeable. Take Zheng Zhilong as an example. He was beaten to death the moment before, and then the moment when Zheng Zhilong lured the Western barbarians into the ambush circle and wiped out the entire circle, he pardoned Zheng Zhilong and allowed to establish a country overseas. If we take advantage of Dorgon and Haoge's fierce battle, we incite the Han people in Chenyang, suddenly send troops to slaughter all the people, and then ask the Regent for surrender, even if it fails, we can integrate the Han people in Liaodong and establish our own country!"
Everyone was silent.
Wu Sangui knew that it was of great importance and did not urge him.
After a while, Geng Zhongming said: "Brother Ruitu (Kong Youde's name is more loyal to the Qing Dynasty than us, and his troops have not suffered too much damage. If you want to succeed, Brother Ruitu must agree."
“Ha~~”
Wu Sangui laughed: "Kong Youde is only loyal to himself. Could it be that the Qing Dynasty is so dilapidated that he can still jump into the fire pit?"
Shang Kexi nodded and said, "That's true. Brother Ruitu is helpless in surrendering to the Qing Dynasty. If he is involved, this matter will not be impossible. I am afraid that Haoge will use him as a pioneer envoy and consume his troops. Moreover, how should we contact Brother Ruitu?"
Wu Sangui pondered: "Brother Ruitu is older than you and me in terms of qualifications. I don't think he will be a gun envoy for Haoge. Besides, Brother Ruitu is very scheming. If something happens in the city, how can he not know what choice to make?"
"good!"
A general of the Ming army followed and said, "How can you be sure of the matter in the world? If you have 50% or 60% of the time, you can fight!"
"Prince, Prince!"
At this time, a confidant rushed in and gasped and said, "The fight started outside the city!"
"oh?"
Several people suddenly felt their hearts beating wildly.
Wu Sangui took a deep breath and said, "Everyone returns to their positions, prepare quickly, and use the cannon as a signal!"
Everyone bowed and dispersed.
Dorgon and Haoge outside the city were in the same state of water and fire. One wanted to strangle the threat to death, which was almost crazy. The other had to kill the three brothers Dorgon in order to save his life. Of course, perhaps in Haoge's heart, there was also great feelings and the self-awareness of the son of destiny.
No one can stop this war, and the two yellow flags were divided. Some supported Dorgon and some supported Hauge were mainly Sony and Oboi.
These people were already close to Haoge, and were extremely disappointed with Dorgon. They led their subordinates to join Haoge's camp without hesitation.
On the surface, Haoge owns the Zhenglan Banner, Daishan and Jiergalang hold two red banners, and the two yellow banners are divided into two. Haoge has Kong Youde's help, and his strength is far stronger than the three Dorgon brothers.
But the accounts are not settled in this way. Dorgon was the regent after all, and he invited Shunzhi's imperial edict, which was famous and righteous. Haoge also made an excuse to sell the country and seek honor. As for the strangeness of Huang Taiji's death, there is no real evidence. Except Haoge, who dares to say anything randomly?
In addition, the military operations in recent years have been almost presided over by Ajige. In terms of soft power, Dorgon is far greater than Haoge, and Kong Youde does not work hard, which makes Haoge clearly have an advantage in military affairs, but cannot be transformed into victory.
The casualties and injuries on both sides became increasingly fierce. At this time, no one had considered the future for the Qing Dynasty, and they were all red-eyed.
The battle lasted from early morning to afternoon, around Chenyang, there were many corpses, and there were fewer and fewer soldiers around Haoge and Jirgalang, and Dorgon was not much better. All the contradictions and resentment within the Qing Dynasty broke out completely in this battle.
This seems incredible, but in fact it is a necessary law in the history of human development. When a country develops to a certain level and the path of external expansion is blocked, it will inevitably fall into internal transformation.
In order to compete for limited resources and living space, the internal killings would be fought against each other. However, the speed of the Qing Dynasty's inversion was extremely fast with Li Xin's intervention. In just a few years, it had been through the path of others' decades or even hundreds of years.
Chapter completed!