Entering the Pass this time was to take over the world. Dorgon adopted the suggestions of Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng and strictly restrained military discipline without breaking any rules.
As for the march route, they adopted Hong Chengchou's advice and planned to break through the border wall from Jizhou and Miyun to avoid forcing troops to attack the fortified city of Shanhaiguan.
On April 15, when the Qing army arrived in Wenghou, they unexpectedly encountered Wu Sangui's envoy, Lieutenant General Yang Shen, guerrilla Guo Yunlong, carrying a letter asking for help.
"I want to see what kind of medicine Wu Sangui sells in this gourd?"
Dorgon was a tiger-backed man, wearing armor and an unshaven beard. When he smiled, the entire military tent seemed to shake.
Although Yang Kun and Guo Yunlong are worthy of their backs, they are still somewhat fearful.
The rest of the Manchu generals were even more eye-catching and murderous.
On the side, Hong Chengchou was wearing a robe, standing sideways, with a serious face.
"Sangui received great favor from the country and sympathized with the victims of the people. He refused to guard the side gate and wanted to mobilize an army to investigate the crime in order to comfort people's hearts. But the east of Jingdong is small and the troops have not been gathered, so he cried for help...
Then my repayment to the Northern Dynasty will be nothing more than wealth and silk, and I will tear the earth apart with ashes, and I dare not break my promise."
"Mr. Hong, take a look!"
Dorgon said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" Hong Chengchou agreed, picked up the letter and read it. After a long time, he smiled and said:
"General Wu is willing to sacrifice Shanhaiguan to resist the intruders and avenge the regicide."
At this time, the generals in the army tent started discussing.
The discussion was very heated, but everyone still had the same thoughts:
If you can go through Shanhaiguan, who is willing to take a detour?
"Then let's fight!"
Dorgon sneered, his face full of excitement: "Tell your commander-in-chief that as long as you present Shanhaiguan, I will not only help him defeat Li Zicheng, but also make him a vassal king and rule for generations to come."
So, Hong Chengchou on the side drafted a reply, and the general meaning was all contained in the letter.
After getting the letter, Wu Sangui felt at ease.
On the morning of April 13, the Dashun Army marched from Beijing to Shanhaiguan.
When he arrived at Sanhe County, he met an envoy sent by Wu Sangui. He lied that he was still willing to surrender and asked for a delay.
At this critical moment, Li Zicheng responded confidently.
In his opinion, if the army is approaching and Wu Sangui's parents, wife and concubines are all in the army, he must surrender.
He chose to slow down and sent people to negotiate.
So, on the 21st, Wu Sangui sent troops to fight. Li Zicheng realized it later and became angry: "You dare to play with me, you deserve to die."
So, all the troops came out to suppress Shanhaiguan.
That night, the Qing army gathered on the front line fifteen miles outside Shanhaiguan and witnessed the battle between the two armies.
At this time, the Shun army had high morale and was able to survive a hundred battles. It had a great psychological advantage over the Wu army in Shanhaiguan.
In addition, Wu Sangui's Guan Ning cavalry were not good at defending the city, resulting in heavy losses for their own side and a lack of fighting spirit.
At this time, Wu Sangui was reluctant to suffer damage to his army and had no more cards to play. He rode all night and went straight into the Qing army's camp.
I saw him kneeling on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Wu Sangui is willing to surrender to the Qing Dynasty."
"Get up quickly!"
With a smile on his face, Dorgon looked quite pleased with himself and said casually: "Serve Wu Commander-in-Chief some tea."
"You are the first to enter the customs this time!"
At this, Wu Sangui was even more helpless. He bowed his head in agreement and sat down with half his buttocks: "Prince Regent, if the Qing army is unwilling to help me defend the city, I am not willing to return to Shanhaiguan to supervise the war."
"Presumably, after Li Zicheng captured Shanhaiguan, he would definitely go all out to capture Liaodong and threaten the Qing Dynasty."
Hearing this, Dorgon's expression condensed, and he frowned and said, "General Wu, you are too willful!"
"Sangui has no choice but to make this decision."
After repeated testing, Dorgon finally believed that Wu Sangui was sincerely surrendering. He was also afraid of long nights and many dreams, so he couldn't help but said: "Come and shave Wu's hair."
Wu Sangui's eyes narrowed, his fists tightened and loosened, and he had no choice but to give up the struggle.
So, in less than a moment, he had pigtails and his forehead was bare.
Dorgon was very satisfied with Wu Sangui and couldn't help but said: "Your eldest son Wu Yingxiong can still get married. He and the late emperor's daughter Princess Jianning are almost as old as each other, so why not get married?"
"Thank you very much, Prince Regent, for your kindness. I will be overjoyed in the end."
Wu Sangui was convinced and hurriedly bowed his hands.
"You, the Ming army, are very different from the military uniforms of intruders. They are easily injured in a fight. Wear white cloth on your body to distinguish them!"
Wu Sangui hurriedly responded, but was extremely surprised in his heart.
He is actually so familiar with intruders.
Later, Dorgon, together with Azig, the king of Shuoying County, and Duduo, the king of Doluo County, led a strong force of 80,000 people and entered the pass through the South Water Gate, North Water Gate, and Guanzhong Gate respectively.
It was still the original plan, a preemptive and sudden attack.
On the second day, the Shun army failed to seize the pass after attacking for a whole day and night, so they resorted to field battles and deployed all their troops from Jiaoshan to Bohai Sea, setting up a long snake formation and forming a decisive battle posture.
Dorgon asked Wu Sangui to set off on the right wing and hold the battle himself.
As the Qing army suppressed the formation, Wu Sangui fought extremely fiercely, but the numerical disadvantage gradually weakened him.
At this time, strong winds rose and dust covered the sky.
The two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat. Dashun's army surrounded Wu Sangui's troops regardless of casualties. The bloody battle lasted until noon. Both sides were exhausted and suffered heavy losses.
"This is the time."
Seeing the situation, Dorgon urgently ordered Azig and Duduo each to lead 20,000 fine cavalry. They took advantage of the wind and waved the white flag to fight against Dashun's army.
Thousands of horses are galloping, flying arrows are like locusts, and the strong wind gradually subsides.
Seeing the sudden arrival of the Qing army, the exhausted Shun army was caught off guard. Their positions gradually became chaotic and they suffered heavy casualties.
The powerful cavalry of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, extremely capable, constantly attacked the Shun army's formation, like waves of ocean waves, making the front and rear of the Shun army unable to care about each other, allowing them to be washed away.
The cavalry, which he relied on for his advantage in the battle against the Ming army, was crushed and killed. Li Zicheng was stunned.
This wild battle lasted until the end of the day (after 15 o'clock).
Li Zicheng's Shun army was defeated and routed. General Liu Zongmin was wounded by an arrow. Tens of thousands of Dashun troops died in the rout.
Seeing that the defeat was certain, Li Zicheng urgently ordered the remaining troops to fight and retreat towards Yongping.
On the same day, Dorgon named Wu Sangui King of Pingxi and ordered him to be the leader to pursue and kill all the way to the capital.
When the Qing army chased Fanjiadian, Li Zicheng killed Wu Xiang to vent his anger and hung his head on a high pole to show the public.
After returning to the capital, he killed thirty-eight members of the Wu family, old and young.
They entered Beijing on March 19th and evacuated on April 30th, a total of forty-two days.
Before leaving, Li Zicheng burned the Forbidden City in Beijing and withdrew from the north with full of unwillingness.
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At this time, in the city of Nanjing, no one knew about Ma Shiying's support for Prince Fu, and they were still eager to take full power.
Qian Qianyi even rushed to Nanjing in person, and the boss met his end.
Public opinion within the Donglin Party was fierce, with more support for King Lu, and less support for King Gui and King Fu.
However, no matter how fiercely they quarreled, they did not think of going directly to Huai'an to welcome King Lu.
At this time, Ma Shiying came to Pukou with an army of 100,000 men, four generals, and distinguished generals.
His Royal Highness Prince Fu is waiting for the civil officials to greet him.