After all, Duolgun was a step too late. Looking at the deserted city and the abandoned villages and castles in the surrounding areas, he gritted his teeth angrily.
At this time, Fan Wencheng came back and was even more angry when he learned that Wu Sangui had rejected his offer.
Then he looked at the middle-aged scribe beside him.
"Mr. Hong, now that Wu Sangui has retreated to Shanhaiguan, it will be difficult to attack by force. Do you think I should continue to send more people to recruit surrender, or should I march directly?"
The middle-aged scribe is about fifty years old, with an elegant face, calm demeanor, and the demeanor of a distinguished scholar.
It was Hong Chengchou, the Ming Dynasty governor who was captured and surrendered in the Battle of Songjin.
After the surrender, he was treated as a guest by Huang Taiji. After Huang Taiji's death, he was also highly regarded by Duo Ergun. He did not hesitate to treat him as a teacher and always took him with him to consult Zan.
It can be said that the reason why Dorgun was able to quickly seize power was inseparable from Hong Chengchou's suggestions.
At this moment, after listening to Duo Ergun's inquiry, he thought for a moment, touched his beard, and said in a deep voice: "Wu Sangui is not like ordinary generals. He has great ambitions, is quite intelligent, and knows how to judge the situation. If the Ming Dynasty is not destroyed, I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade him to surrender.
However, Shanhaiguan is tall, solid, and unusually majestic. Now it is guarded by Wu Sangui and has tens of thousands of strong soldiers under his command. It is not advisable to attack by force."
"Surrendering is not possible, and a forced attack is undesirable. Is it possible that hundreds of thousands of warriors from the Qing Dynasty are hesitant at Shanhaiguan? My grand plan for hegemony is blocked by this small Shanhaiguan?"
Dorgun said in a hateful voice.
The unwillingness and frustration in my heart cannot be expressed in words.
We already had the strength to seize the Central Plains early in the morning, but the Liaodong Corridor has been unable to be opened. This resulted in the army only being able to plunder once they entered the customs before retreating.
Now there is only one Shanhaiguan left in the entire Liaodong Corridor. It is really hateful and irritating to see that the Han people's beautiful country is about to be completely opened to them, but it is firmly guarded by Wu Sangui.
"Prince Regent, please be patient. The Ming Dynasty may not be able to escape this time. For the sake of his own glory, wealth and ambition, Wu Sangui will definitely lead his Guan Ning cavalry to Qin Wang. The remaining generals are no more than his third or fourth brothers. The two
All men are brave and foolhardy, and cannot be put to good use.
The prince only needs to send a strong general and his cavalry to take a detour to Xifengkou. When Wu Sangui arrives in the capital and struggles with the intruders, he can have spies in the city spread the rumor that Wu Sangui has been defeated and killed.
By then, when our armies are attacking from both front and back, the soldiers and civilians in the city will definitely be in panic and chaos, with no fighting spirit. If we promise to surrender again, even if brother Wu Sangui doesn't surrender, someone will tie him up and open the door to surrender."
"Haha, good! Mr. Hong really has a plan. In this way, the Shanhaiguan Pass will be broken, and our Qing cavalry can go straight in for a long time. We will have no worries and dominate the world. It is just around the corner!"
After hearing this, Duo Ergun laughed excitedly and praised him repeatedly.
He seemed to have seen the warriors of the Qing Dynasty galloping across the Central Plains, conquering cities one after another, and all the wealth and beauties in the south of the Yangtze River belonged to the Qing Dynasty.
"Congratulations Prince Regent!"
Fan Wencheng on the side quickly knelt down and said.
But I lamented in my heart that once the emperor and his courtiers were once the emperor, now the regent was questioning this old dog Hong Chengchou about everything. He was a great scholar, but he was reduced to a messenger delivering messages to recruit surrender. This feeling is really not worthy of outsiders.
"Congratulations to the Prince Regent!"
All the generals and surrendered generals of the Manchu Qing Dynasty also knelt down and worshiped, their faces looking very excited.
When Hong Chengchou saw this, he had no choice but to kneel down. Fortunately, he was used to kneeling now and no longer felt awkward as before.
Immediately, Duoergun asked his younger brother Duoduo to lead 20,000 Eight Banners warriors from the north to Xifengkou and wait for orders.
This time, under the instigation of Hong Chengchou, Doergun gathered almost all the troops of the Eight Banners.
It can be said that it raises the army of the whole country.
The Jurchen Eight Banners alone numbered 50,000, the Mongolian Eight Banners 60,000, the Han Eight Banners and the Korean Servant Army combined totaled 100,000, all of which were infantry and firearms, including more than 200 red cannons.
There are more than 200,000 horse-mounted firearms troops, and they are obviously ready to attack the city and move into the Central Plains.
Even without Li Zicheng to attack Beijing, the Eight Banners would be preparing to completely open up the Liaoxi Corridor this year, break through Beijing, and sweep across the entire north.
Because this was a strategy that Huang Taiji had formulated long ago, Huang Taiji had been preparing for this day for more than ten years.
Compared with Nurhachi who only knew how to kill and attack brutally, Huang Taiji was much more clever.
First of all, politically and strategically, neither Nurhachi nor Dorgon were worthy of carrying Huang Taiji's shoes.
After Huang Taiji came to power, he changed Nurhachi's policy. He first pretended to negotiate peace with the Ming court, and then treated the Han people and officials in Liaodong leniently, so that they would return to work.
Then there were the eastward expeditions to the Mongolian tribes, marriages and divisions, and their being tied to the Manchu chariots. They also conquered Korea several times, completely solving their worries and gaining granaries.
Knowing that the Ming Dynasty had a deep foundation and would be difficult to defeat, he sent troops to detour from time to time to plunder and destroy it.
It not only coordinated the rebels within the Ming Dynasty and strengthened its own strength, but also weakened the Ming Dynasty's foundation, damaged the morale of the Ming army, and deepened the relationship with Mongolia.
It can be said that it achieves multiple things with one stone.
Finally, there was a series of political reforms.
First of all, I knew that the Han people were very concerned about the name of the country Jin, so they decisively changed it to Qing Dynasty. Knowing the temperament of the Han people and officials, I got a jade seal to pass down the country and proclaimed the emperor. There was a reasonable basis, saying that it was obtained from Lin Dan Khan, so that
People can't tell the authenticity from the fake, and all the institutions are imitated by the Han Dynasty.
It must be said that this combination of boxing laid a solid foundation for the Manchu Qing Dynasty to take over the Central Plains.
It has truly achieved three points of politics and seven points of military affairs.
Therefore, it is not a coincidence that the Manchus took control of the Central Plains. Even without the assists of Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng, it would have been only a year or two late.
Because after the Battle of Songjin, the time for the Manchu Qing Dynasty to take control of the Central Plains was actually ripe. However, Huang Taiji suddenly hiccupped, which delayed it for another year.
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Capital.
At this time, Zhu Cihong had no idea that the Manchu Qing Dynasty had mobilized all its troops to invade the Central Plains.
Affected by various influences in his previous life, he also subconsciously believed that the reason why the Manchus were able to take over the Central Plains was purely a coincidence and that Li Zicheng committed suicide.
So all my energy and mind were focused on the intruders outside the city, and all I could think about was how to defeat the intruders, save the capital, and rebuild the country.
This is already the fifth day of the siege by thieves.
Yesterday Liu Fangliang from the South Road also led more than 100,000 troops to the southern suburbs of the capital, and then moved to the eastern suburbs, completely surrounding the capital.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Cixi also completely blocked the reserved Chaoyang Gate on the east side and fought to the death with the thieves.
After several days of preparation, the intruders had filled in a moat about two miles long on the north, south, and west sides. They also built various siege equipment. All the prefectures and counties around the capital also surrendered to the thieves.