Not all soldiers and horses will follow Prince An Yue Le to Xi'an.
Most of the Eight Banners soldiers still want to return to Beijing, to the home they have longed for.
Therefore, when Yue Le opened the road to Xi'an, the Eight Banners disciples continued to fall behind. In the end, there were only more than 1,300 people who followed Yue Le and wanted to go to Xi'an with Yue Le to prepare for the establishment of a "provisional government to lead the Qing Dynasty". .
The armor of these people was very messy. Some threw away their armor in order to run faster, and some did not. The Eight Banners soldiers who did not throw away their armor were colorful, and they were of various colors. Mixed together, it added a sense of chaos to the defeated army. a feeling of.
And those Eight Banners disciples who fled back to Beijing City spread the news to the dignitaries in Beijing City.
"What, the entire army was wiped out?!"
The emperor's brother, Prince Gong, Aisin Gioro Chang Ning, who was appointed by Kang Mazi, who had already gone to Tianjin to "inspect", be the governor of all military affairs in Beijing and the regent. His eyes darkened and he almost fell off the city wall.
Although Chang Ning behaved differently than ordinary people, he was still a teenager after all. He was entrusted with an important task and had no idea what to do.
The real person in charge of Beijing City, King Leerjin of Shuncheng County, was frightened. After carefully asking what happened, he immediately said angrily: "The world knows that Prince An, Yue Le, is a senior general in the clan, comparable to Ao Bai and Wu Sangui for his military exploits." Wow! How could he do such a thing? On the twenty-fifth day, the army was quickly defeated by the Ming thieves, and they were defeated so cleanly!"
Le'erjin, the king of Shuncheng County, couldn't figure it out.
Yue Le was a man of true talent and learning. Leerjin had heard his grandfather boast about Yue Le, Prince An, but Leerjin never expected that Yue Le would be defeated, and he would be defeated so quickly and so ruthlessly. , even afraid of crime, led thousands of banners, and fled Shaanxi and Gansu in defeat!
There are two main reasons for Yue Le's failure.
One is that the children of the Eight Banners are no longer as brave as they used to be. Although they are still somewhat useful, they cannot fight head-on.
The other is that the Ming army did not play according to the routine. Yue Le thought he had seized the opportunity when the Ming army was exhausted from consecutive battles, and wanted to use the bad soldiers in his hands to perform a wave of miraculous operations, but he did not expect that the Ming army The army also has follow-up reinforcements...
But it doesn’t matter.
Now Yue Le is completely different in Leerjin's heart. Leerjin took a deep breath and said quickly: "Immediately send someone to Tianjin to inform the emperor of this matter, and ask the emperor to call on the green camp across the country, King Qin!"
There is nothing we can do.
This kind of information cannot actually be disclosed.
Once revealed, it might trigger a shock in San Francisco.
But now this is the case.
If you don't reveal it, you can't hide it.
And the most important thing is that if the emperor does not get the news in advance, the Qing Dynasty and Manchuria will be in danger!
Leerjin is not one of those Eight Banners soldiers who grew up in a greenhouse. He knows very well what the Eight Banners did to the Han people when they entered the country.
Now it is the turn of the Han people to enter the customs, so what will happen? Leerjin shuddered and couldn't even think about it.
As for the problem of San Francisco...
Leerjin took a deep breath, and then opened his mouth and said: "Invite Prince Pingxi, An Dagong and Geng Zhaozhong!"
The Ming Dynasty was resurrected, and Wu Sangui would definitely react.
But the reaction to this is very ambiguous.
The Qing court could not predict the thoughts of San Francisco headed by Wu Sangui.
Therefore, Leer Jincai thought of finding the hostages left in Beijing by San Francisco.
The prince of Pingxi, Wu Yingxiong.
My answer is Duke Shang, the son of Shang Kexi. He is a good friend of Emperor Shunzhi. Emperor Shunzhi named him my answer.
As for Geng Zhaozhong... This level is a little lower. He is Geng Jingzhong's younger brother, and he is not as valuable as the first two hostages.
But it doesn't matter, the reason why they are coming now is to ask them to send people back to win over San Francisco's feelings.
Although Leerjin felt that it was absolutely impossible for the three vassals to reconcile with Ming Ting.
After all, these three vassal kings were the chief traitors. In terms of hatefulness in the hearts of the Han people, Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng could not be compared with these three vassals.
Especially Wu Sangui.
This guy not only opened Shanhaiguan, but also strangled the last Yongli Emperor of Nanming to death.
For Wu Sangui, this is really strange.
He didn't even know how to respect himself when raising a bandit, so now he became a bandit and was guarded by the Qing Dynasty day and night.
Leerjin felt that if there was no such thing as the resurrection of the Ming thief, it would probably be Wu Sangui who started the war with the Qing Dynasty.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Wu Sangui to be accepted by the Ming court.
But if this is the case, will Wu Sangui still be loyal to the Qing Dynasty? In Leerjin's view, Wu Sangui would most likely rebel directly, beat the loser with a stick, carve up the south with San Francisco, and then fight the Ming thieves decisively.
Therefore, Leerjin felt that the current plan was to stabilize the San Francisco and not allow them to attack the Qing Dynasty from the south, otherwise the Qing Dynasty would be in real danger!
Taking a deep breath, Leerjin looked at the regent Chang Ning who was temporarily pushed out to die with a wry smile, and couldn't help but said: "Prince Gong, please go to the capital to summon our Eight Banners disciples and Bao Yi. Get ready to defend the city! The Ming thieves defeated our Eight Banners in Zunhua, and they will be able to reach the city of Beijing in two days at the latest and half a day at the fastest. If we are unprepared, the city of Beijing will be given to the Ming thieves for nothing!"
Chang Ning, who was already a little helpless, immediately nodded heavily when he heard this, then walked out of the hall, and quickly ordered the Eight Banners disciples to prepare for a new round of recruitment.
Not long after, Leerjin heard the voice of the guard outside the door.
"Prince Pingxi, Prince Pingnan and Geng Zhaozhong of Jingfan have arrived!"
Hearing such a voice, Leerjin immediately changed his expression, put on a smile, and took the initiative to greet the minister outside the door:
"My consort, my father-in-law, and my nephew Zhaozhong, I haven't seen each other for many years. I really want to bring trouble to my king!"
The hostages of San Francisco looked at Leerjin, Prince of Shuncheng County. They didn't know what kind of medicine this guy was selling in his gourd, so they could only greet him with the same smile.
"King Shuncheng, I miss you too!"
…
Chang Ning walked out of the palace worriedly. Just as he was about to go find some imperial envoys to recruit soldiers, he heard the sound of mourning coming from everywhere in the inner city.
Soul flags were hung in every house, white paper was everywhere, and the smell of burning paper nearly enveloped the entire city of Beijing.
Chang Ning was stunned when he saw this situation and couldn't help but feel his scalp numb. As soon as he left the palace, he saw many yellow tapes blocking his palace.
"My lord, what's going on? Why did we lose?! Since entering the customs, our Eight Banners have never lost like this!"
"Where is Yue Le?! Why hasn't Yue Le come back? Where did he die?!"
"His Prince An's Mansion has soldiers watching, why not kill his whole family?!"
"Kill Yue Le's whole family! Our children, husbands, and sons are throwing their heads and blood outside, but why doesn't anything happen to Yue Le?! Kill him, kill him!"
"..."
Suddenly, the crowd was excited.
Chang Ning is also in a dilemma.
Kill Yue Le's whole family?
It's impossible. At most, one Yue Le can be killed.
But Yue Le has now gone to Chang'an to find Jia Han to recover, and Shaanxi and Gansu are likely to be controlled by Yue Le.
Why?
Because Yue Le and Jia Hanfu are sons and daughters! Jia Hanfu's daughter married Yue Le's son Seleng'e. They were related by marriage!
The Green Camp in Shaanxi and Gansu can be said to be the most capable Green Camp. After all, the Northwest Army has been particularly tough since ancient times. When we lead the Qing Dynasty, the Green Camp will naturally be the same.
Once Yue Le's family is killed, there will be no guarantee that Yue Le will rebel in Xi'an.
When the time comes, one will be cleared in Xi'an, one will be cleared in Tianjin, and the three vassals in the south will be cleared in five equal parts.
In addition, there is a wolf-like Ming thief in the north, Chang Ning can't figure out how to play this game.
He was just a teenager, so why did the burden of bringing him up fall on him?
Chang Ning was numb.
"Young and old men, please listen to me and don't worry about Yue Le's matter for now. I have already reported it to the emperor immediately and wait for the emperor's decision."
Chang Ning shouted loudly: "The Ming thieves are outside the city, let's..."
But just as Chang Ning was shouting, there was an old Baqi man in his fifties or sixties who heard something was wrong, and then shouted: "Wait a minute, what do you mean by rushing to report to the emperor? The emperor is not in Beijing?! "
"Ah, the emperor ran away?"
"I asked why those princes and ministers have disappeared these days. I thought they were discussing how to defeat the thief, but they ran away! Damn it, why didn't you inform me before you ran away? I am also Baylor after all. My ancestor is King of the county!"
"How could this be possible? I have to run away and go home quickly to pack my things!"
"Don't rob me, I am General Fengguo!"
"Get out of here, uncle. I'm still Gushan Beizi. Get out of here!"
"..."
In an instant, the place was once again in chaos.
Changning people are numb again.
Yes.
Kang Mazi visited Tianjin and took away some officials and the Empress Dowager. However, since he was in tandem with the expedition team, the princes in Beijing did not realize that the emperor had taken the opportunity to "visit" Tianjin. They thought that the emperor was with them. Life and death, wealth and honor together.
After hearing that the emperor's family had all run away, the men in Beijing immediately wanted to go home, pack up their belongings, and prepare to run away.
At this moment, a roar sounded from not far away, immediately disturbing Mr. Beijing in the city of Beijing.
You can see the beacon smoke burning in the distance in Beijing!
"Prince Regent, something serious has happened!"
A young eunuch hurried over and shouted at the top of his voice: "The thieves are here. Prince Shuncheng wants you to come back quickly to discuss matters!"
When Chang Ning heard this, he immediately became furious and shouted loudly at the same time:
"Why are you running, the thieves are coming! If you don't want to die, hurry up and let your disciples pack up the armor to report and defend the city! The Green Camp and Eight Banners from all over the country will come to Qin Wang soon! We are in Beijing under our feet, and the Emperor will not give up on us of!"
…
What arrived in Beijing was not a large force of the Ming army, but a vanguard cavalry group of only seven or eight hundred people who came to explore the road.
However, just these seven or eight hundred cavalrymen who rushed to the gates of Beijing made the Eight Banners disciples in the city feel like they were facing a formidable enemy, and the red cannons blasted a group of them.
Although he missed a hit, it still improved his morale a little.
After plundering the entire city of Beijing, they gathered another 18,000 bannermen and went to the battlefield.
Half of them are white-haired soldiers, the first batch of Eight Banners disciples after entering the customs.
The young and strong Eight Banners soldiers back then are now gray-haired, but they have sufficient experience and still have some skills in warfare. They may not be able to play a more powerful role than the young Eight Banners soldiers.
In addition to the old man, young boys aged eleven or twelve were also assigned to defend the city.
In addition, the Han soldiers, regardless of their experience, all went up the city wall. In this way, an additional 50,000 to 60,000 people were gathered to defend the city. Chang Ning even started to capture strong men in the outer city and captured Beijing people to go up the city wall. Defend the city.
There is no way, there is no one left.
However, under the command of King Leerjin of Shuncheng County, the gates of Beijing were tightly closed and not a single Eight Banner would be let go. His eyes were very firm.
After all, if you hold on firmly, there will be a solution.
The city of Beijing is so strong that it can be said to be impregnable. It is a first-class city in the world. As long as it is defended, the Ming thieves will have to besiege it for at least several months before they can capture it.
This time is enough to wait for King Qin’s army!
Leerjin, Prince of Shuncheng County, took a deep breath and believed in his heart.
But just like that, after two or three days in a row, the number of Ming thieves was increasing, but they never launched an attack. This made Suncheng County King Leerjin puzzled. He just thought that the Ming thieves wanted to To besiege the city, Lerjin couldn't help but shake his head, feeling that the Ming thieves were really wishful thinking.
On several occasions during the journey, the Ming thieves asked the prisoners and surrendered soldiers to shout and persuade them to surrender under the walls of Beijing. However, Leerjin shot and suppressed them with thunderous force, calming the restless hearts in the city.
However, a seed of surrender still took root and sprouted in Beijing. Leerjin could only kill every one he met and try to maintain the status quo as much as possible.
"The city of Beijing is rich in supplies. We will have no worries about our supplies for at least two years. This thief wants to besiege the city and is seeking his own death."
Leerjin thought like this in his heart.
But on the fourth day, Leerjin saw many strange artillery pieces appearing in the Ming thief army formation, and... there were also some cannonballs that looked much larger.
"What is that?"
Leerjin, who was wearing armor and standing on the city wall, looked at the artillery in the distance and couldn't help but wonder: "These Ming thieves are crazy. The shooting range is completely insufficient at such a long distance. How can they hit the city of Beijing? Besides, Beijing The city walls are strong, but what can a mere cannon do?"
"The Ming army doesn't know how to fight!"
Just when Leerjin was laughing, he suddenly heard a "bang" sound not far away, which seemed to be the sound of artillery firing. Leerjin was surprised for a while, and then he took a closer look, only to find that the huge The cannonballs are being fired towards the city wall of Beijing!
The range of this cannonball is nearly one-third farther than the red cannon they defended the city!
"Hurry and hide!"
Leerjin was shocked and tried to avoid it, but after the shell hit the city wall, it exploded in an instant, and then the entire city wall was caught in such a series of explosions!
Leerjin was so frightened that he quickly wanted to get off the city wall, but he was also glad that he was not affected by the shells.
Just when he was awake, he suddenly heard a sound breaking through the air. Leerjin looked up in shock, only to see a cannonball flying straight towards him. Leerjin's face changed in an instant!
"not good!"
…
Tianjin city can be reached in two days by horseback.
In fact, Kang Mazi had just arrived in Tianjin for a day and a half, and after summoning Tianjin's officials, large and small, to determine Tianjin's current troops and horses, he received a battle report from Beijing.
"What?!"
The moment he opened the battle report, Kang Mazi went numb and was so angry that he almost exploded: "Yue Le was defeated?"
"How could he lose? How could he lose? How dare he lose?!"
Kangxi roared and threw the battle report on the ground: "He wants to go to Xi'an?! What is he going to do? Why doesn't he lead troops back to Beijing to defend? Is it possible that the Ming thief is so powerful, are you afraid of beating him?! This is me A senior general of the Qing Dynasty’s clan?!”
After roaring, Kangxi pointed to the messenger who came to deliver the message and asked: "How is Beijing City doing now?!"
"Your Majesty, this is the battle report from two days ago. I really don't know what Beijing is like now."
The messenger kowtowed and said: "The Prince of Shuncheng County summoned the Crown Prince of San Francisco to talk about the affairs of San Francisco. At the same time, he summoned the disciples of the Eight Banners. When I left the city, I saw a lot of Ming thieves and cavalry. Fortunately, I was skilled in bow and horse. After twenty or thirty brothers died, I risked my life to spread the news..."
Hearing what the messenger said, Kangxi understood more or less.
Ming thieves have surrounded Beijing!
"What happened to Yue Le? In the battle of Chengde, Ezha and Shangshan were killed, and Zhengbai Banner and Xiangbai Banner were wiped out; and in the battle of Zunhua, they were defeated again. They didn't even dare to defend the city and ran away! Is it possible that this Yue Le is really a spy of the Ming thief?"
The Empress Dowager Da Yu'er on the side frowned and spoke lightly, unable to distinguish between joy, anger, sorrow and joy.
Obviously, although the Empress Dowager was very good at fighting in the palace, she still didn't quite understand the degree of corruption among the Eight Banners disciples.
Kangxi immediately looked at Dayu'er and asked respectfully: "Mother Huang, what should I do now?"
Kang Mazi is very numb now. It can be said that Kang Mazi has returned home, and the numbness has arrived.
Now, he can be said to be 'eternal'.
One month.
I have only been in charge for a month, and so many things have happened!
Shouldn't I kill Oboi? Although Obai is hateful, he is indeed a fierce general. If Obai was allowed to lead his troops to fight against the Ming thieves, wouldn't the ending be like this?
Kangxi regrets it now, it can be said that he regrets it extremely.
The country is in crisis and I miss the Grand Master.
"It doesn't matter, the city of Beijing is strong and the Ming thieves are not so easy to defeat."
Dayu'er shook his head and then said: "When I write a letter and send it to Mongolia, I will order the Mongolian cavalry to attack and harass the rear of the Ming thieves. Although the Mongolian cavalry has been reduced over the years, there are still 30,000 to 40,000 fighting troops, plus The soldiers and horses of Qinwang from all over the country have gathered together, and the emperor will go on a personal expedition with the green battalion soldiers from Shandong and Hebei. It will not be a big problem to relieve the siege of Beijing, and it will not be a big problem to recover the lost territory of Zhili."
"But Shanhaiguan and outside the customs, it is estimated that they cannot be taken back."
Hearing Da Yu'er's words, Kangxi could only nod heavily.
This time, my hometown has been occupied.
After saying that, Dayu'er sighed quietly and said: "The behavior of the Ming thieves is very similar to that when we entered the pass. The situation has really changed. In the past, we in Manchuria were barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. Now they are barefoot in the Ming Dynasty." I’m not afraid of wearing shoes anymore.”
Although Da Yuer is Mongolian, it does not affect her calling herself Manchurian.
When Kangxi heard this, he could only do this, but his eyes were very firm and he said: "Don't worry, Madam Huang, I am not Zhu Youjian, he is a traitor, nor is he Emperor Taizong or regent!"
Da Yu'er nodded happily, and when he was about to say something, he saw Wang Yuxi, the commander-in-chief of Tianjin, rushing from outside the palace, without even having time to wait for the eunuch to report, which made Kangxi's face darken.
When Kangxi was about to scold Wang Yuxi loudly for not understanding the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers, he saw Wang Yuxi hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty, it's not good!"
"A large navy fleet appeared from the north at Dagukou. It was suspected to be from outside the customs. It was flying a bright Chinese flag and was firing at the port. It spoke with a Fujian accent and said that their Dengzhou navy was going to invade Tianjin. , cut off the connection between Zhili, Shandong and Beijing, and persuade them to surrender!"
"The guns of the defenders at Dagukou are not as sharp as the ship-borne guns. I estimate that by this time, the Ming thieves have already landed!"
Kangxi: "Ah?"
Outside the customs, where did the navy come from? !
Are they really going to recreate the route they used to enter the customs and the navy invaded Shandong and Tianjin? !
Kang Mazi people are numb again.
At this moment, Dayu'er made a decisive decision and commanded: "Hurry up and organize a counterattack. Don't let the Ming thieves come ashore!"
"Kill a Ming thief, and you will be rewarded with two taels of silver! Kill a Ming thief on the guard, and you will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver, and raise the flag! If you kill a Ming thief, you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, and you will enter the Zhenghuang Banner! If you can kill the Ming thief, the admiral of the Navy, you will be rewarded With ten thousand taels of silver, the Han army raised the flag to seal Baylor!"
(End of chapter)
