In Daxing, fifty miles away due south of the imperial capital, tens of thousands of Ming troops gathered here. Tens of thousands of people arrived one after another in a few days. The two emperor's personal guards, Jinwu Guard and Tengxiang Guard, who first arrived, were less than 20,000 cavalry. When they heard that the Qing army had arrived outside Beijing, they rested on the spot. Half a day later, Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji each arrived with thousands of cavalry under their command. At this time, their strength was nearly 30,000.
Thirty thousand Tatar cavalry entered the pass. The imperial court was shocked and did not hesitate to let go of the big fish. It urgently ordered Chang Yu to mobilize troops back to King Qin of Beijing. The cavalry under his command went to Daxing first and was ordered to rest. Half a day later, Wu Weiying led the cavalry of the Shenji Battalion. He also arrived and hurriedly asked about the situation in the capital. Zhou Yuji frowned and said nothing, while Huang Degong didn't know what to say. If the Marquis went to inquire about it, it was obvious that neither of them looked down on Wu Weiying.
For the rest of the month, the troops and horses of various ministries were constantly rushing to attack and fight. The men and horses were already exhausted and could not be reused. If they rashly entered the capital and encountered the Qing army, they would lose their lives in vain. They were preparing to rest and prepare their troops and wait for the order to enter the capital. However, at this moment, Chang Yu sent someone to convey the order. Zhou Yuji led his troops east to Tongzhou to ambush the banks of the Grand Canal, and Li Yan's troops followed him east to Sanshui (today's Sanhe City). Huang Degong rested on the spot and awaited orders.
This military order left Zhou and Huang confused and confused. The Tatar soldiers were about to attack the imperial capital. Why didn't they go to rescue the siege and instead ran away? Having fought for a long time, he knows that if he uses his troops well, he must have a backup plan.
The military order asked Zhou Yuji to lead the infantry as the main force. The two main cavalry forces, Jinwu Guard and Tengxiang Guard, were left in Daxing and temporarily returned to Huang Degong for deployment. The rest followed Zhou Yuji eastward, and Li Yan's fastest cavalry was still thirty miles away. , Zhou Yuji sent someone to deliver a letter and turned around directly to Tongzhou in the northeast. Shi Kefa, a little old man who was not afraid of Dian, came at this time.
Although Shi Kefa was not as good at marching and fighting as Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong and other generals, his brains were much better than them. When he heard that Chang Yu was dividing his troops to go east, he guessed after a little thought that the little eunuch wanted to open his pockets, and then put the Qing troops into his pockets. In a hurry.
Everyone suddenly realized that this little old man still has two brushes.
The situation was urgent and no one dared to neglect. Zhou Yuji randomly led his cavalry to go ahead and ordered the main force in the rear to follow. Huang Degong, Wu Weiying and Shi Kefa were waiting for orders in Daxing.
After seeing off Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong drank wine instead of water all day long, sometimes laughing and sometimes yelling, sometimes scolding Li Zicheng, sometimes scolding Tatars, and sometimes even Chang Yu. His subordinates were so frightened that they covered his mouth in a hurry. Dongchang Fanzi and Jinyiwei were all over the place. In the military, you are causing trouble.
Shi Kefa was mature and stable, so he would not be as lawless and arrogant as Huang Degong, but he frowned all day long, held a cup and drank deeply, sighing, the country's misfortune... Huang Degong heard more and asked him to drink together. At first, Shi Kefa was still with him After a few drinks to keep the fun going, this guy hooked up with the eldest brother and the younger brother yelled that Shi Kefa drank too much and didn't show respect to him and wanted to beat him up. Shi Kefa then walked around when he saw him.
At dawn, the red sun slowly rises, and thousands of rays of light shine down on the earth, sweeping away the dampness of several days of rain, and it turns out to be a rare good weather with clear sky and thousands of miles. However, the people in the capital are still covered with gloomy clouds and mist, and the Tatars do not leave for a day. They became restless.
Rumors spread throughout the city early in the morning that late last night the Tatars unexpectedly attacked outside the city. While pretending to attack Desheng Gate, they secretly sent thousands of soldiers and horses to cross the river from Anding Gate to take advantage of the chaos to board the city. Dong Dong, who was patrolling the city at that time, The small governor of the factory led his troops out of the city to kill the enemy. Of the 3,000 men, only a few hundred people survived. Even the governor was seriously injured.
It was so tragic that everyone who heard it was shocked. The little eunuch who was the God of War was seriously injured! Then, can the capital still be defended...
One word spread to ten, and ten spread to hundreds. Before half noon, the whole city knew it, and people were terrified and uneasy. When the common people were trembling, the noble gentry could not sit still. At this moment, Wu Mengming, the god of plague who killed a thousand swords, led the army again. Hundreds of people came to ask for donations.
The Qing army's night attack did not seem to be as expected. It was obvious that they had been coveting this big piece of meat in the capital for a long time. Even if they couldn't bite it, they wanted to take a lick. Maybe they would bite it. And the one who was killed by the common people The little eunuch who is regarded as the God of War was seriously injured. What should we do? If the city is really destroyed...
While he was debating whether to give it or not, news came again that the Qing army was besieging the city and seemed to be about to attack it. The whole city was in an uproar!
The news that the Qing army attacked the city at night and Chang Yu went out for a bloody battle was deliberately spread by someone, but it is true that Chang Yu was seriously injured, and it cannot be true that the Qing army besieged the city early in the morning.
Chang Yu was seriously injured last night. He got up late and felt that his injuries were gradually recovering. He was overjoyed when he heard that there were more than a thousand Tatars outside the city. They were all death squads of the Ming army yesterday. These heroes who sacrificed their lives for the Ming Dynasty were eventually humiliated by the enemy. , it is rare to find a whole corpse.
Chang Yu took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and sneered: "One day, Jingguan will be piled under Shenyang City."
"Superintendent, what the Tatars do will definitely disturb the morale of our army, not as good as..." Li Muxian whispered from the side. Chang Yu understood what he meant and remained silent. Tu Yuan and Jia Waixiong couldn't help but ask for a fight: "Superintendent Lord, give the order and fuck him”.
Chang Yu finally shook his head. In the battle last night, almost all the death squads died. Even the fourth battalion of Dongchang also suffered heavy casualties. The two heavy armored cavalry were still good. Black Tiger Camp and Black Wolf Camp were almost like this. Tu Yuan and Wuzhong were heartbroken. The two of them wiped away tears.
The fourth battalion of Dongchang is the soul of the Ming army. It cannot be dispersed or defeated, but it cannot be consumed excessively. Chang Yu ordered the commanders of each battalion to select elites from the Beijing camp to replenish their troops, except of course the Gongzi camp.
"Just watch them act recklessly?" Li Muxian felt that this was not good for the morale of the military, and he should take countermeasures. The most direct way was to send troops to fight, but Chang Yu just shook his head and said that he would allow it unless Li Muxian personally led the troops to fight.
"Ignore him, ignore him, ignore him, and make him feel bored. This is the best strategy. The factory supervisor's clever plan will make him feel ashamed." Li Muchian turned around and flattered him, causing Chang Yu to curl his lips: "What are you doing?" Being so afraid of death, you were so bloody when you provoked Wuzhong at the gate of the ruined temple in Zhaozhou."
Li Muchian sighed: "Don't talk about it. At that time, Pindao thought he was just a weak farmer..."
At this time, Wang Jiayan asked to see him and told him that the Tatars were constantly provoking outside the city. They were enslaving the people to cut wood and build carts, and were preparing to attack the city. It seemed that they were going to do it for real. Chang Yu said expressionlessly: "Just wait and see, the enemy is close. Then fire off cannons and shoot arrows, and leave the rest alone."
Wang Jiayan was puzzled and gritted his teeth and left.
At the Qing army camp outside the city, Dorgon washed his face and looked up at the warm sun. The weather was really nice. If he wasn't fighting, riding horses, hunting, and outings, he would be at ease. But right now, he was more interested in Beijing, the imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty. city.
He decided to lick it even if he couldn't eat it. Maybe he would get a mouthful of oil and water. If Emperor Ming was afraid of suing for peace, it would be very happy to throw away tens of thousands of taels of silver. As long as he had enough posture, he would fight. If you don't come down, you'll scare them to death.
Siege is not a trivial matter. Without artillery, other siege equipment becomes extremely important. However, it will take some time to make these equipment. While completing the work within a time limit, Dorgon ordered his ministries to continue plundering. But if he goes east, he can Go south, but don't go too far alone. The radius should not exceed thirty miles, especially the south. After all, there are Ming troops gathering over there and watching eagerly. They don't know what they want to do.
Destroy the city within three days, or leave immediately!
Dorgon clenched his fist vigorously, feeling extremely proud and confident that he would win.
