Among the eight banner lords, only Daishan, Dorgon and Mandahai are left, plus the little emperor Shunzhi...
The nobles of the Eight Banners also suffered heavy casualties.
Even nearly half of the ministers who discussed government affairs were dead. At this moment, the Manchu and Qing Dynasty meetings were full of new faces, and many young people were temporarily promoted.
The little emperor is sitting on the throne, with the big jade behind the curtain.
Da Yuer's voice slowly came out: "Serial wars, repeated defeats, Liaodong and Liaoxi, we lost cities and territory. Whose fault is this?"
Nurhachi's nephew Xihan came out and glared at Dorgon: "Hauge encouraged us to send troops to fight, and Dorgon agreed immediately. The two of them, regardless of the objections of everyone, insisted on sending a large army into the pass. If the Eight Banners warriors are not drawn, If we leave, how can Liaonan be lost? If the Eight Banners warriors are not taken away, how can the Battle of Yaozhou be defeated? Emperor Taizu said, let him come in any way, and I will go all the way. Dorgon and Hauge, however, have to The army was divided into two groups, and the Eight Banners Army was divided to garrison each city. Doesn’t this violate Taizu’s teachings? Hauge is dead but Dorgon is still alive, so Dorgon should be punished for his serious crime!”
Dorgon had no expression on his face. He had been under house arrest for more than a month and knew that today it was time to announce the outcome of the case.
The minister of political affairs, Suk Saha, came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, I want to impeach Dorgon. The first crime is to falsely call the emperor father the regent, and call your majesty the little emperor; the second crime is that when he was still in Beijing, every day When the army went out for battle, he forced the civil and military ministers to kneel down in order to see him off. The third crime was that when Dorgon went to court in Beijing, he did not get off the sedan chair until he passed the Meridian Gate. The fourth crime was that Dorgon used ceremonial guards, rituals, music, and bodyguards. All according to the regulations of the emperor..."
"Shut up!"
Dorgon was furious and shouted at Suk Saha: "Even if I did these things, you shouldn't report them!"
Suksaha held his head high and said: "Everyone can find and punish traitors and traitors. I am just doing my duty as a minister."
There was silence in the court hall, except for the two people arguing.
Suk Saha was Dorgon's confidant and was promoted by Dorgon. Now it was he who gave Dorgon a fatal blow.
Dayu'er asked Daishan: "Prince Li, how should we deal with these many crimes?"
Daishan bowed his head and said, "It's up to the Queen Mother to decide."
Dayu'er asked again: "Do you have any suggestions from the inner ministers?"
Leng Sengji came out and said: "The title should be taken away, demoted to a commoner, and the family property and cattle records should be confiscated."
This man was from the Yehenala clan. He had been serving as the head of the bodyguard of Emperor Shunzhi, and was promoted to minister and earl by Dayu'er. What he said represented Dayu'er's wishes.
As soon as Leng Sengji finished speaking, the civil and military officials in the court echoed his words.
As a result, Dorgon was demoted to a commoner and had all his property and cattle confiscated.
After dealing with Dorgon, Daishan said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, the top priority is to reorganize the Eight Banners and quickly build armor and weapons."
"Prince Li is right." Da Yu'er expressed his appreciation.
Today, only Daishan's Zhenghong Banner has not suffered much damage. Although Mandahai is still alive, there are not many soldiers left in Xianghong Banner. This father and son can be regarded as a major force second only to the imperial power.
Dorgon brought back many defeated soldiers and bannermen. Since they were confiscated, of course they must be returned to the emperor's rule.
Dai Shan was ordered to preside over the reorganization of the Eight Banners. After reorganization, he managed to organize 23,000 men, which was probably the strength of the previous three banners. However, there were only half of the soldiers with complete armor and complete weapons, and the food was almost exhausted. .
The city of Liaoyang was still in the hands of the Qing Dynasty, but the villages and towns outside the city were all controlled by the peasant uprising army.
Thousands of Tatars were trapped in the city and did not dare to go out. Once they left the town to suppress the peasant army, the Datong Army would appear at any time, and Liaoyang City was captured in minutes.
Peasant uprisings also began in villages and towns around Shenyang.
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Liaoyang.
Just after the rainy season, Li Zheng came with his troops, and a large number of peasant soldiers volunteered to help as civilian husbands.
The chief general of the city guard in Liaoyang is Hu Sai, the youngest son of Daishan. He is only eighteen years old. He started fighting with the army at the age of fifteen and has now been named the Duke of Zhenguo.
Although Husai was panicked, he arranged the city defense in an orderly manner.
It's just that the army rations are too small. By plundering the people in the city, we can only eat for two more months. If we can't get the army rations after two months, we will have to eat people by then.
There is plenty of food outside the city. The wheat has begun to ear and will bloom and pollinate in a few days.
Those wheat originally belonged to the Manchu and Han landlords, but now they have become the spoils of war for the Datong Army. The Datong Army has sent people to reorganize the peasant army into peasant soldiers. At the same time, it has also established peasant associations in the countryside to allocate land to farmers.
After the wheat in the fields is harvested, 40% will be handed over to the Datong Army, and 60% will be uniformly distributed to the farmers by the Datong Army.
The moat outside the city was finally filled in.
On a section of the city wall, Zhuriktu said: "Father, we have to find a way to dedicate the city. I heard that all our tribesmen were captured by the Han army. The Jurchens don't even have food, so how can they win?"
"I'm ready for you to sneak out of the city tonight." Shanba said.
Shanba is the leader of the remnant tribe of the Uliangha Mongols. He surrendered to Houjin more than ten years ago and was named the Duke of Zhenguo ten years ago. Their tribal territory was in Fuxin City a few hundred years later, while Wang Tingchen and Hauge's The cavalry battle also broke out nearby.
After taking care of Hauge, Wang Tingchen smoothly pacified the Mongolian tribes there.
Shanba and his son followed Dorgon and were defeated in Yaozhou. At this time, not only did they lose their horses, but there were only more than 200 soldiers left. There was a shortage of food in the city and their hometown was taken away. How could they have the heart to help the Tatars defend the city?
At night, Shanba quietly took out the rope and asked his followers to watch for the wind, then tied his son's waist and hung him down from the city.
"What are you doing?" Someone suddenly yelled.
However, the commander-in-chief, Hu Sai, was never worried about the Mongols and asked his associates to supervise the city walls where the Mongols were stationed at all times.
Shanba was shocked when he heard this. He drew his sword and shouted: "I don't care anymore. The warriors of Mongolia Lejin have captured Liaoyang and dedicated it to the Han army. I will take you home when the time comes!"
Zhuriktu, who was hung off the city wall, quickly untied the rope and ran towards the moat. He was going to ask for reinforcements from the Datong Army.
Shanba led more than two hundred Mongolians and fought towards the city tower with all their strength, hoping to go down and open the city wall.
"Mongolian Lejin has rebelled!" the Manchu soldiers shouted in warning.
Ombu Chuhu'er, who was stationed at the other end of the city wall, was frightened when he heard the shouts. This guy is the great-grandson of Dayan Khan. It was his great contribution to the first capture of Zu Dashou. His tribe is located in Shanba Next door is Beipiao City hundreds of years later.
Moreover, their tribes are both considered Mongolian Ljin people.
The tribe of Chuhu'er in Ombu was also wiped out by Wang Tingchen. But before that, it was robbed by Hauge's troops in order to collect food, weapons and armor.
Ombu Chuhu'er and his soldiers no longer wanted to hold on to Liaoyang. They were looking forward to going home early to see what was going on there. The Manchu soldiers shouted "Mongolian Lejin", and Ombu Chuhu'er finally stood firm. Er was determined to rebel and immediately led his troops to kill the nearby Qing army.
The shouts of killing at the two city walls were so loud that a group of Han army flag soldiers in the north of the city simply began to rebel.
"The Nanmanzi has entered the city! The Nanmanzi has entered the city!"
Someone suddenly shouted in the city, but it was Datong Xizuo who was lurking here and finally found an opportunity to create even greater chaos.
Husai led his soldiers to fight towards Shanba, shouting along the way: "Don't panic, don't panic, everyone guard the city wall!"
However, the defenders in the city were already frightened, and they all knew that there was not much rations left.
To the east of the city, there was a group of Eight Banners troops. They opened the city gate and fled. Their hometown was in the mountains outside the Liao Great Wall. Now they just wanted to return to their hometown to fish and hunt, and did not want to fight to the death with the Datong Army.
"Bang bang bang bang!"
This is the firearms unit compiled and trained by Daishan, led by Hu Sai, who is holding on to Liaoyang City and is firing its guns at the rebellious Mongols.
Shanba, who was the first to start the uprising, was shot to death because he charged ahead.
After quelling the Shanba rebellion, Husai went to suppress Ombu Chuhuer. However, the latter was very smart and did not continue to attack the Qing army. Instead, he led his troops into the streets and alleys of the city, shouting along the way that the Nanbarbarians were entering the city, thinking that
Let’s not talk about it until the city is completely disrupted.
"My lord, all the gates of the east city are open, and many Eight Banners warriors are running away!"
Hearing this, Hu Sai was stunned. Looking at the mess of the city defense, he said angrily: "We can't defend here anymore. Follow me back to Shengjing!"
The city guard, General Hu Sai, actually left the city wall and fled with his soldiers.
Datong Military Camp.
Zhuriktu knelt on the ground and cried: "General, please send troops quickly, otherwise my father will die!"
Li Zheng was already dispatching troops and horses. When the Datong army came out of the camp, Liaoyang City had already been reduced to chaos. The dragoons quickly rushed outside the city and saw a large number of Qing troops abandoning the city and fleeing. In this case, there was no need to attack the city and just directly
Just ride on horseback and chase down defeated troops.
The Qing Dynasty only had more than 20,000 troops left in total, of which Liaoyang City accounted for a quarter, and the weapons and armor accounted for half.
Who could have expected that it would collapse without even fighting a single battle.
About two thousand Tatars successfully escaped, but instead of fleeing to Shenyang, they fled directly back to their hometowns.
"Father!"
Zhuriktu found his father's body and lay there crying.
Li Zheng curled his lips and said in his heart that he deserved it.
These Mongolian Lejin people had taken refuge in Houjin very early, and they were responsible for every invasion and plunder. It is unknown how much Han blood was stained on their hands.
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Shenyang.
Daishan looked at his young son who had escaped, his whole body trembling: "You, you, you... thousands of troops guarding the city, how could Liaoyang be lost so quickly?"
Hu Sai, who had studied Chinese culture, actually knew how to use idioms: "Father, the soldiers were all frightened. Whenever there was any disturbance, they did not dare to fight, and they opened the city gates and fled. Like Liaoyang, I am afraid Shengjing is similar.
.If Shengjing cannot defend it, let’s move the capital back to Hetuala.”
Move the capital?
Daishan actually thought about this problem carefully. The loss of Liaoyang City gave him a great shock.
Because the loss was so inexplicable, it was obvious that the soldiers had no fighting spirit. If the Datong Army attacked Shenyang, would they also lose it in a daze?
The next day, Dai Shan went to see Dayu'er and said: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, please move the capital!"
