Wu Sangui's body lay quietly on the ground, and the sword that had once made people angry after hearing it fell quietly to the side.
Wu Sangui is dead. Wu Sangui, who once made the situation change and was invincible on the battlefield, is dead.
Ding Yunyi looked at the corpse on the ground calmly, feeling some emotion in his heart. In fact, if he could have reached out to help him before, maybe he would not have ended up like this.
But he didn't do it himself.
Why? Is it because the image of Wu Sangui has been deeply ingrained in his heart, or is it because of something else? Ding Yunyi himself can’t tell clearly.
"Cut off Wu Sangui's head and hang it outside the military camp!" Ding Yunyi said calmly: "This is the fate of a traitor!"
This is the fate of traitors!
This is a warning to all people in the world, never to be a traitor in your life!
And this Ding Yunyi's eyes have already fallen on Shanhaiguan!
There is the last pass of the war!
The destruction of Wu Sangui and Guan Ning's army also clearly fell into the eyes of the Manchus. They never thought that the all-powerful Guan Ning's army would perish in such a way.
What was even more unexpected was that Ding Yunyi actually did not let Wu Sangui go!
Wu Sangui’s head is still looking at Shanhaiguan with wide eyes...
Dorgon closed his eyes, and after a while he opened them. He let out a long sigh, and another piece of available power was gone.
The power of the Qing army was weakened little by little...
Ding Yunyi! Ding Yunyi!
At this time, Dorgon was thinking about this name... Seeing that the strategy of "exterminating the Ming Dynasty" was about to succeed, the result was that everything was turned upside down. The Ming Dynasty would win the final victory.
The final victory? Yes, the final victory! In fact, by this time, Dorgon had already felt an unknown feeling in his heart.
If you only rely on a Shanhaiguan Pass, it will be difficult for you to hold on. Now you can only look forward to two things:
First, Qing troops from various places heard the news and attacked Shengjing and sent reinforcements to Shanhaiguan. Perhaps this could change the current situation; second, a miracle happened.
But miracles are so elusive...
On April 20, more than 90% of the troops of the Huben Guards arrived on the battlefield, and all the artillery arrived at Shanhaiguan. This means that the final battle is about to begin!
At the same time in the afternoon, bad news reached Dorgon’s ears:
Nikan and Tunqi, who launched a feint attack in the direction of Shengjing, were instead attacked by the Ming army. More than 3,000 people were annihilated, and more than 2,000 were captured and disappeared. Nikan, Tunqi and less than 5,000 people were in embarrassment.
He fled back to Shanhaiguan.
At the same time, the Manchu troops in various places were heavily attacked by the Ming army who landed.
Now, the only ones who can save themselves are the troops in Shanhaiguan!
On April 21, Ding Yunyi, who had completed all preparations, finally decided not to wait any longer and began the general attack on Shanhaiguan!
A terrifying and trembling number of artillery pieces were neatly arranged outside Shanhaiguan. Densely packed Tiger Guard soldiers appeared outside Shanhaiguan, and those war flags of the Ming Dynasty were flying outside Shanhaiguan!
Ding Yunyi, who was riding on the horse, knew clearly that this would be the last battle!
"Let's begin!" Ding Yunyi gave the order calmly.
When this order came out, overwhelming artillery shells fell towards Shanhaiguan, and the "rumbling" sound of the artillery completely drowned everything.
The final decisive battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty has begun!
This is the most glorious battle of the Ming Dynasty, and this is the most glorious battle of the Han people!
The endless artillery fire declared the determination of the Ming Dynasty, and the cannonballs that eclipsed the sky and the earth told all the Manchus in Shanhaiguan: The end is today!
This is the punishment of Ming Dynasty!
The majestic pass once blocked the Qing army from entering the pass. But from the day Wu Sangui dedicated Shanhaiguan, this majestic pass changed his destiny.
The artillerymen of Huben Guard will not have any hesitation because of the history of this magnificent pass. In their eyes, there is only one kind of person in the pass:
enemy!
Shanhaiguan was trembling under the bombardment of artillery fire, and the Manchus were also trembling under the bombardment of artillery fire...
They have no tomorrow and no future. The only thing they are praying for now is that cannonballs will not bloom directly around them. But now it seems that this request has become extremely extravagant.
The generals of the Qing army tried their best to direct the soldiers to defend, but the problem before them was:
How to defend?
Is it possible to use flesh and blood to block those terrible cannonballs? This is simply a fantasy.
Dorgon had no idea, and now, no matter how brave he was, no matter how resourceful he was, facing the Ming army's roaring shells, the only thing he could do was to wait.
The endless waiting that tortures the soul...
Dorgon is waiting, Duduo is waiting, all the Manchu generals are waiting...
And Ding Yunyi was also waiting there calmly...
Victory is already firmly in his hands, and no force can take victory away from his hands. He is about to dedicate his fate of destruction to the Manchus with both hands!
This is a belief that will never change!
He looked at the generals around him. The generals were extremely determined. Like his King Wu Lie, they were also full of faith in victory, and this faith was gained from countless battles.
There was a "boom" explosion, and it could be clearly seen from the telescope that a cannonball accurately landed among a group of Qing soldiers on the tower, and then countless stumps and broken arms rushed into the sky.
What a spectacular sight this is!
Every time an artillery shell hits the target accurately, it always arouses cheers from the Tiger Guard soldiers. Every time the Manchus suffer tragic casualties after being destroyed by artillery fire, it always arouses loud cheers from the Tiger Guard soldiers!
This is a magnificent scene they will never forget!
The city wall of Shanhaiguan is far stronger than that of Beijing or Shengjing. But it is by no means indestructible, especially under the terrifying artillery attack of the Huben Guards.
Persistent bombardment can blast several gaps in the city wall of Shanhaiguan in two days at most.
Ding Yunyi has already issued a death order. There is no need to care about how many shells are used or the cost. They have only one purpose:
Use the most powerful artillery fire to minimize casualties during siege!
The life of every soldier is precious, and the life of every soldier is wealth. Ding Yunyi will not allow any more serious casualties when victory is imminent.
When a force with an absolute advantage in artillery fire faced an enemy that was still completely in the cold weapon era, Ding Yunyi had the confidence to say such a thing.
Dorgon no longer has the confidence to say the word victory...
The shouting and yelling of the generals on the side made him upset. The constant casualties made him frightened. He couldn't imagine that the power of artillery fire could be so huge before!
Did Guan Ning's army lose its morale under such an artillery attack? If this is really the case, what about its own troops? Will it also lose its morale under such an attack?
Dorgon sighed deeply.
The shelling on the first day brought the heaviest casualties to the Qing army in Shanhaiguan, and many city walls were severely damaged, forcing the Qing army to devote themselves to repairing the city walls at night.
Duduo found Dorgon. After a long time, he slowly said: "Brother Fourteen, I'm afraid we can't hold on."
Dorgon was startled, did Duduo actually say such a thing?
In his impression, his fifteenth brother was brave and good at fighting, and would never admit defeat no matter what setbacks he encountered. But what happened today? Why did he look so depressed?
"Old Fifteen, are you scared?" Dorgon asked.
"No, I'm not afraid!" Duduo gritted his teeth: "Brother Fourteen, bad news is coming every day. Opposite us is a Ming army of more than 200,000 people. Behind us are those
The Ming army is chasing and suppressing them everywhere! What should our people do? They are still waiting for us. But now we are trapped here. And what I saw with my own eyes today is that the Ming army’s artillery is really terrifying.
Our artillery is simply vulnerable. If we let them keep firing like this, those nasty Ming troops will be able to break through this place in less than two days. What will we do then? It doesn't matter if we people die, but we are full of people.
Fate cannot be ruined here..."
Dorgon was silent for a moment: "Lao Shiwu, what do you want to do?"
"Abandon Shanhaiguan!" Duduo gritted his teeth and said, "We don't have to bury ourselves in Shanhaiguan. We can go out and fight the Ming army who occupied Shengjing!"
"Old Fifteen, why don't I want to fight the Ming army? Why don't I want to rescue the emperor and the queen mother?" Dorgon sighed and said: "But have you ever thought about it, if we give up Shanhaiguan...
It's like forcing yourself into a desperate situation. If you are intercepted in front and pursued by soldiers behind you, then you will be doomed!"
Duduo suddenly lowered his voice: "Then there is another way..."
"What?" Dorgon didn't know what he wanted to say.
Duduo took a long breath: "Our Shengjing has been destroyed, and the emperor has fallen into the hands of the enemy. Now the morale of the military is seriously unstable. There is only one way to stabilize the morale and restore morale...
"
He said word by word: "Brother Fourteen, please inherit the throne!"
Dorgon stayed there for a moment, inheriting the throne? Let himself be the emperor? At this time? Yes, he did want to compete for the throne in the past, but later his heart was suppressed.
Duduo continued in a low voice: "Brother Fourteen, this seat was originally yours, but you didn't sit down for the sake of the overall situation. Now that the emperor is in the hands of the enemy, the life and death of our Qing Dynasty is at stake. Do you still want to shirk it at this time?
?"
Dorgon did not dare to make this determination no matter what. The stakes in this matter were too great. If he made a mistake, he would become the biggest traitor of the Qing Dynasty...
"Everyone come in!" Duduo suddenly raised his voice.
A large number of Manchu and Han generals suddenly opened the door and came in. Dorgon was surprised: "What do you want to do?"
"Please ask the auxiliary king to ascend the throne!" the generals said loudly together.
At this moment, Dorgon understood. They had already discussed this, and it was just that his fifteenth brother would take the lead and force him to proclaim himself emperor at the critical moment of life and death in Shanhaiguan.
"No, I will never proclaim myself emperor!" Dorgon said loudly: "While the emperor is still alive, I will never be an unfaithful and unjust minister!"
"Please ask the Auxiliary King to ascend the throne!" Duduo seemed to have not heard his words at all: "The country cannot be without a king for a day! If the Auxiliary King can proclaim himself emperor, then the officers and soldiers of our three armies will definitely cheer and fight to the end, and our Qing Dynasty can also be revived.
prestige!"
"Please ask the Auxiliary King to ascend the throne!" Nikan also came up and said: "We are all willing to support the Auxiliary King and proclaim himself emperor! Our Qing Dynasty cannot be without a master, and we are all willing to have the Auxiliary King act as our leader!"
"Please assist the king to ascend the throne!" All the generals shouted loudly.
Dorgon's heart was moved. He was once a strong contender for the throne, but for the sake of the fate of the Qing Dynasty, he did not ascend the throne. Now such an opportunity was placed in front of him again.
Although we only have Shanhaiguan in our hands now, once we become emperor, the morale of the army will definitely be boosted, and it may not be impossible for them to fight against the Ming army.
The throne is placed in front of them, how many people are not moved?
"Please assist the King to ascend the throne!" the urgent voice sounded again.
"You, you are trying to harm me for being unkind and unjust!" Dorgon stamped his foot.
The Manchu generals were stunned for a moment, and then cheers suddenly broke out.
The auxiliary king agreed, the auxiliary king agreed, and the Qing Dynasty had its master again!
On the night of April 21st, with the support of his subordinates, Prince Dorgon of Manchu Qingrui hurriedly ascended the throne in Shanhaiguan. The next year was designated as the "First Year of Wei Zheng".
There was no enthronement ceremony. Dorgon, who "proclaimed himself emperor", simply accepted the worship of his subordinates.
This is more of a farce, or it can be said that these Manchu generals thought of a desperate struggle in a state of complete despair.
When the next day came, the Ming army's powerful artillery fire became a "congratulatory gift" for Dorgon's "enthronement".
"Oh, Dorgon has proclaimed himself emperor?" When he heard the news, Ding Yunyi couldn't help but be startled, and then smiled: "The Manchus are on the verge of despair, this is their last life-saving straw!"
All the generals laughed.
"Okay, okay!" Ding Yunyi said with a smile: "Cai Jiuzhou and the others were still chasing and suppressing the Manchus everywhere. The Manchus' determination to resist was still quite strong. Now that Dorgon has ascended the throne, he has done us a big favor. Let's
All the artillery fire was fierce, Dorgon can be regarded as our leveling friend, he finally became the emperor for once, how could we not show any expression?"
Amid the laughter, the Tiger Guards' artillery fire became almost crazy.
The accession to the throne only stimulated the Qing army's determination to resist in a short period of time. However, as the Ming army's artillery fire intensified, the confidence that had finally been gathered disappeared in an instant.
No matter what kind of confidence and morale you have, it cannot be restored by whoever becomes the emperor...
When the cannonballs fell heavily on the city wall, Dorgon suddenly felt that he was a little too reckless in proclaiming the emperor? If Shanhaiguan was breached within a few days, wouldn't he, the emperor, become a laughing stock?
He may even become the shortest-lived emperor in history!
Dorgon was worried, but generals like Duduo shouted loudly as if they were on full strength, commanding batches of Qing troops to go up to the tower to fight.
Or to be more precise, it's not called fighting, but working as a city wall repairman.
Monk Geng Zhongming was delighted and shared Dorgon's worries. What they worried about was not when the Ming army would be able to break the city, but that in their opinion Dorgon's proclaiming himself emperor was too hasty.
Where can anyone claim to be emperor at this time?
The last pass may not be able to be defended, but now he is proclaimed emperor? And although Emperor Shunzhi fell into the hands of the Ming army, at least he is still alive. At this time, proclaiming himself emperor is not justified, and not only cannot he get the sincere support of the Manchu people
, but it will arouse the resentment of many Manchus.
When Dodo found them, they wanted to express their doubts, but when they thought of Dodo's character, they swallowed the words that were on their lips again.
Now it's time to think not about the Manchus, but about ourselves.
Shanhaiguan cannot be defended, and Shengjing has been lost. Once the Ming army enters Shanhaiguan in large numbers, the Eight Banners will fight to the death, but what should we do?
Wu Sangui's head is still hanging in the Ming army's military camp!
Amidst the sound of cannons, Monk Geng Zhongming quietly retreated to a corner. The expressions on their faces clearly showed their concerns about the situation.
Geng Zhongming pointed to the inside and outside of the city wall that was under fire: "What should we do?"
"Will you end up like Wu Sangui?" Shang Kexi asked back.
"I don't want my head to be hung outside the military camp." Geng Zhongming shrank his neck in fear: "If I had known this, it would have been better not to surrender to the Manchus in the first place."
"I think so too." Shang Kexi sighed and said, "But it's too late to say anything now."
Geng Zhongming slowly lowered his voice: "Who does Ding Yunyi hate the most? It's not us, but the Manchus. We have no grievances with him in the past, and we have no grudges recently. We might as well surrender to him!"
Shang Kexi took a breath of air and surrendered to Ding Yunyi? Wu Sangui was just killed by Ding Yunyi!
He hesitated and said: "Will Ding Yunyi agree?"
"Ding Yunyi wants Shanhaiguan and Dorgon's head. He won't look at us people." Geng Zhongming gritted his teeth and said: "If we can find a way to open the city gate, then the Tiger Guards
We will be able to enter the city smoothly, and we will be able to accomplish something extraordinary by then..."
"What if Ding Yunyi seizes Shanhaiguan and breaks his promise?" Shang Kexi was still a little worried.
Geng Zhongming shook his head: "I heard that Ding Yunyi promised a thousand pieces of gold, and he was the King Wu Lie of the Ming Dynasty. How could he break his promise to us and be ridiculed by the world?"
At this moment, a cannonball hit the city wall with a bang, making Shang Kexi shiver involuntarily.
Several gaps have been made in the city wall under the continuous bombardment!