Wu Xiang and his third son Wu Sanfu really thought so.
They now want to peel off their son (second brother) and cramp him.
Otherwise, before you defect, you can ask your soldiers to come to Beijing to pick you up in advance. Why don't you just defect without picking them up?
The boss Wu Sanfeng resigned from the Qing Dynasty early, while the second Wu Sangui was a top franchisee who joined the Qing Dynasty and was directly crowned the king.
They all went to enjoy their happiness, and the two of them were left in Beijing, trembling under the butcher's knife of the Emperor of Heaven.
Treason, treason!
Wu Xiang's beard trembled with anger.
If he really survives this time, he will definitely lead the three thousand servants who stayed in Beijing, jump on horseback and carry guns, and kill him ruthlessly!
As for surrendering to the Qing Dynasty? If Emperor Chongzhen was still in power, Wu Xiang would definitely surrender.
But Wu Xiang was an old man who had seen Emperor Hongwu, Emperor Yongle and Emperor Jiajing with his own eyes, so he naturally understood that the Ming Dynasty could send a steady stream of heavenly soldiers. No matter how Jianu could fight, could he still defeat the previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty?
They have no ancestors showing up.
If possible, Wu Xiang would resolutely choose to kill his relatives for justice and cut off Wu Sangui's head to express his loyalty!
Zhu Houcong sat on the dragon chair and looked at the father and son.
Although Wu Xiang is old, he still looks powerful and his eyes are shining.
Wu Sanfu, as Wu Sangui's third brother, is also big and round. At a glance, he can tell that he is a fierce general who can charge into battle, but... after all, he is a family member of the traitor Wu Sangui.
Zhu Houcong held a pair of jade pearls in his hand and looked at Wu Sanfu and Wu Xiang. After pondering for a moment, he opened his mouth and said: "That's right, don't your Wu family still have 3,000 servants who are good at fighting? I'm afraid Guan Ning's front line will not retreat." The Yiding cavalry, please join the cavalry of our dynasty and the Hongwu dynasty. You two will immediately go to the tent of General Yu in Fubo Camp to take orders."
"yes!"
Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu breathed a sigh of relief, quickly accepted the order, and then retreated into the array of military attachés. They only dared to stay in the last row, and tried their best to lower their heads, not wanting to attract any attention.
For this pair of father and son, although they are Wu Sangui's father and brother, Wu Sangui can decisively rebel. It can only be said that he has already anticipated the outcome, and Wu Xiang is considered a little loyal minister. After all, two months ago, he also At the beginning of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen summoned Wu Xiang to talk and asked about the number of soldiers and food and wages. He told Chongzhen that the old Wu family had three thousand brave servants who were composed of Wu Xiang's children, his brothers, relatives, etc., who could help defend the city.
Although historically this Yi-Ding cavalry was not used at all, the city of Beijing was destroyed, and Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu and his son were killed by Li Zicheng, they at least told Emperor Chongzhen very frankly. Under the circumstances, Wu Sangui's father and brother can be believed.
Moreover, even if the two of them were up to something evil, it would be useless now.
The Yiding cavalry will be broken up and incorporated into the cavalry of the Hongwu Dynasty and Jiajing Dynasty, and Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu will also stay in the Fubo camp. They are Zhu Houcong's elite. In this way, it means that the father and son are really planning something evil. , there is nothing we can do.
It was also time for Zhu Youjian to speak about the food and grass in the capital and the military pay of various ministries.
It can be said that Zhu Youjian's national treasury is full now, and more than 70 million taels of silver are enough to spend. Without any hesitation, he directly pays all the troops the owed military pay at once, and also pays one more year.
The military pay was distributed by the Jinyiwei, mainly Luo An, the Jinyiwei commander in the Jiajing Dynasty, and Wang Guoxing, the new Jinyiwei commander in the Chongzhen Dynasty, assisted Luo An.
Ever since Luo An knew that his descendants were so shameless, he had always kept a straight face and became much more ruthless.
"Retreat!"
Following the eunuch Wang Chengen's shout, he retired from the court this morning, and Zhu Houcong also stood up, ready to leave like a crane.
But at this moment, Lu Bing hurried to Zhu Houcong's side in small steps and bowed to Zhu Houcong: "Your Majesty, Wu Xiang wants to see you."
"What's wrong with him?"
Zhu Houcong frowned, and the next moment he waved his hand and said, "Let him come in."
Not long after, Lu Bing took Wu Xiang into the palace. As soon as he entered the palace, Wu Xiang burst into tears. He bowed down on the spot and kowtowed to Zhu Houcong: "Your Majesty's holy grace, I will never forget it. I..."
Zhu Houcong was still thinking about going back to practice, and was too lazy to listen to Wu Xiang's personal remarks, so he immediately said: "Let's talk about business."
"I still have a small amount of 170,000 taels of silver in my family, and I would like to donate it to Your Majesty."
Wu Xiang gritted his teeth and immediately said: "Besides, the traitorous son of the old minister also has a very pretty concubine. Her surname is Chen, her real surname is Xing, her given name is Yuan, her courtesy name is Yuanyuan..."
"If I have a woman's ear, if I take a concubine, where in the world is there no woman from a good family?"
Zhu Houcong snorted coldly, and then said: "Admiral Wu, put away your petty thoughts and work for me with peace of mind. I will naturally not hold you responsible for Wu Sangui's rebellion, and it is not impossible to be granted a title of marquis or prime minister."
Hearing Zhu Houcong's words, Wu Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and immediately fell to the ground like a soft bone, shouting thankfully.
And Zhu Houcong had no interest in this famous beauty in history.
She is just a fireworks singer, who has been played by others a lot. As a cultivator of immortality, Zhu Houcong will not pay attention to such ruined flowers.
But this Chen Yuanyuan is really pitiful. Let her live and let her do whatever she wants.
After receiving Zhu Houcong's 'promise', Wu Xiang immediately kowtowed and retreated. Immediately afterwards, Xu Da showed great strength and strode to Zhu Houcong. He saluted Zhu Houcong and said: "Your Majesty, I studied the map. This Jiannu enters the Shanhaiguan Pass and at least needs to integrate his troops, which will take some time. He may not be able to use Wu Ni's Guan Ning Army, so I thought that Jiannu would attack from these directions..."
Xu Da pointed at three positions, frowned, and then said: "Your Majesty, Yongping Mansion is an important defensive position on the east side of the capital. If Jian Nu enters the pass, the main force will most likely go to Yongping Mansion, and There is a town here in Yongping Prefecture, called 'Little Luopan Town', which guards the Yongping Fortress. If an elite battalion is deployed here and takes root here, it will surely attract the Jiannu soldiers to attack!"
"At that time, our cavalry will be ambushing around the Luanhe River. They can attack from the rear and cooperate with the officers and soldiers guarding Xiaoluopan Town to annihilate the enemy here." Xu Da paused and continued, "The enemy troops entered the Shanhaiguan Pass. , we must seize the time, if Yongping Mansion becomes an iron wall, it can be defended against the Yanshan Mountains, and the artillery battalion is deployed at a high point, which will definitely cause a certain blow to Jiannu!"
After hearing Xu Da's command, Zhu Houcong looked at the map and thought it was feasible, and then said: "Order Fubo Battalion to garrison 'Little Luopan Town', and Guo Xun will lead the elite of the dynasty and Shunming Battalion, totaling 20,000 sergeants, to guard Yongping Mansion, order Shun'an Camp and Jingying Camp soldiers to garrison Beiping Mansion and coordinate with Yongping Mansion. We must not let Yongping Mansion fall into the hands of the enemy!"
Shunming and Shun'an, these two battalions were the military camps formed by the surrendered soldiers of the Shun army. They also included a large number of Chongzhen Dynasty Ming troops, with 15,000 men in each battalion, including some cavalry who surrendered.
"Order Hao Yaoqi to lead the 3,000 cavalrymen of Shunming Camp outside Xiaoluopan Town, pretending to lure the enemy. Order the cavalrymen of Hongwu and Jiajing Dynasties to prepare to attack!"
Zhu Houcong took a deep breath, and then said something that shocked Xu Da:
"I will lead the expedition in person and sit in Yongping to inspire the morale of the army!"
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It has been four days since the Manchus entered the customs.
After entering the pass, Prince Azige of the Qing Dynasty and the leader of the Xianghuang Banner and Jierhalang, the leader of the Xianglan Banner, led Zhishun King Shang Kexi, Huaishun King Geng Zhongming and 30,000 Manchu, Mongolian and Han troops as the vanguard. , preparing to occupy Yongping Prefecture and Beiping Prefecture first, and after the army has completely passed the border, it will form an overwhelming force on Beijing.
After all, it is different from what happened in history.
Historically, after Chongzhen hanged himself and died, Li Chuang was defeated in the battle with the Manchu Qing Dynasty and fled all the way to Shaanxi. The main target of the Qing Dynasty's attack was to move westward.
But now, the Ming Dynasty has not yet perished, so their target is naturally the city of Beijing.
The army was divided. Among them, the armies led by Duduo and Haoge had gone to Shanxi and Shandong to attack the city respectively. Dorgon and his own army held the battle, hoping to fight the Ming army in Beijing.
Shang Kexi led the Han army's eight thousand soldiers and horses as the vanguard army to open the way.
For the Eight Banners of the Han Army and the Baoyi soldiers, their role in fighting was to allow the Eight Banners men to rush ahead and consume the elites of the Ming army.
After all, the Eight Banners men are very valuable. The entire Eight Banners soldiers only have 318 Niu Lu, and each Niu Lu only has about 300 people. Although these nearly 100,000 Eight Banners Niu Lu are numerous, if they all die, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will also The clan was exterminated.
Therefore, in this expedition, Dorgon could be said to have devoted all the efforts of the whole country. There were 100,000 and eight banners in total, and more than 70,000 were dispatched at one go. He planned to completely enter the Northern Dynasty and force the Ming emperor to flee Nanjing and fight with the Ming Dynasty. A pattern of confrontation between north and south was formed.
In addition, there are also 70,000 to 80,000 Han and Mongolian troops on the expedition. Although their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the Manchu Qing Dynasty now has no troops available, so it can only rely on them.
Shang Kexi sat on the horse, looking at the uninhabited land around him and the Yongping Mansion in the distance. He was in an extremely relaxed and happy mood. The money braid on his back was swaying, and he looked quite ugly.
Back then, he was framed by the villain Shen Shikui and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. After ten years of humiliation, he finally came back!
Although, he returned as King Zhishun of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
But it didn't matter. He wanted to conquer Beijing for the Manchus and go to the city in person to ask Emperor Chongzhen why he listened to the slander and why he wanted to run against Zhongliang.
Well, although he is not a loyal man now and his hands are stained with the blood of countless Han people, so what? Now that the Eight Banners have entered the Pass, who are the opponents of those decadent Han people? !
He had already seen the dragon flags of the Eight Banners fluttering on the city of Beijing.
"Your Majesty! An undercover agent in the city came to report that the gate of Yongping Mansion was closed. A large number of Ming troops stationed in Yongping Mansion three days ago. There were also a large number of horse hooves around, and it was suspected that cavalry was passing by."
At this time, the spies came to report.
The spy's voice immediately surprised Shang Kexi. After he pondered for a moment, he immediately ordered: "The entire army listens to my instructions, prepare to attack the city, and send people first to persuade them to surrender... There are no famous generals in Yongping Mansion, and the Ming army has already Few people are willing to sacrifice their lives for Emperor Chongzhen. If they can be persuaded to surrender, they can join me in Yongzhen in the future and share the glory and wealth."
"twitter!"
The Han military flag scout immediately accepted the order, and just after he left, another flying horse came to report: "Your Majesty, traces of the Ming army were found twenty miles away. The enemy general's flag has the word 'Yu' erected. The number of people is unknown. Watch The military formation should not exceed 7,000, and the army is forming up and stationed in Xiaoluopan Town!"
"Yu Zi?"
Shang Kexi thought about it for a while, but he didn't seem to think that there was another general named Yu in the Ming army. He immediately dismissed it, raised his whip, and shouted: "Brothers, take this little Luopan Town for me!"
"This is the first battle after entering the pass. After the event is completed, the regent will be rewarded with many rewards, including countless silver rewards!"
Listening to Shang Ke's gratifying voice, the Eight Banners of the Han Army and the soldiers accompanying the army were all in high spirits and gearing up.
They surrendered because they could not defeat the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers.
Now, facing the Ming army, naturally everyone is like a wolf and a tiger.
We can't defeat the Eight Banners, and we can't defeat the Ming Army?
Who hasn’t been in the Ming army? We are the best at beating our own people!
"Line up and march!"
