To the east of Shanhaiguan, Weiyuan Fort.
Dorgon's palace tent is now located outside Shanhaiguan, at the castle Weiyuan Fort at the foot of Huanxi Mountain. His army of more than 100,000 people and eight banners set up camp around Huanxi Ridge. The four-color battle flags of the Manchurian soldiers were spread out in the wind, and they could not be seen to the side at a glance. Tents, bonfires, cooking smoke, and the neighing of war horses one after another... all these seem to tell the people at Shanhaiguan that the invincible Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers have arrived!
If you don't want to die, then hurry up, shave your head, become pure, and switch to welcome the King's Master!
Although the soldiers are powerful, there is another group of Dashun Tian soldiers on the other side of Shanhaiguan who come to kill the soldiers guarding the pass. But Dorgon, who was staying in Weiyuan Fort, was a little depressed because he had just received a piece of bad news from Zu Zepu who came up from Shanhaiguan.
It turns out that the Ming Dynasty was not destroyed yet!
Because Emperor Chongzhen and Prince Zhu Cixiang are still alive and well!
Not only is he alive, but he still has 20,000 elite soldiers and 200 warships, and he also defeated the pursuers of the bandits at Tianjin Guard.
In addition, it was not Emperor Chongzhen who led the Ming Dynasty to break out of the siege and defeat the bandit pursuers in Tianjin, but Zhu Cixiang, the prince of Fujun!
In other words, the Ming court has changed its actual controller. The "Ming Jun" Chongzhen was sidelined, and a cunning and unfilial prince took the real power.
What makes Dorgon even more troubled is that there is an additional Ming Dynasty king Ding in Shanhaiguan!
From the beginning, the two traitors Wu Sangui and Wang Yongji hid behind the thirteen-year-old Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong and negotiated with Manchuria in his name.
Zu Zepu, who arrived at Weiyuan Fort today with gifts, still came to discuss borrowing troops with Dorgon with a letter of credence written in the name of King Ding. This is a bit embarrassing for Dorgon.
It turned out that Dorgon had already discussed it with Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou on the way to Shanhaiguan. Wu Sangui must be forced to land, and he is also preparing to make Wu Sangui King of Pingxi.
But now Wu Sangui, the traitor, does not admit that he is the boss of the Ming army in Shanhaiguan, but uses a child as a shield. This made Dorgon very embarrassed. He could confer Wu Sangui, but he could not confer the title of Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong.
Moreover, it is also a problem that Chongzhen and the Ming Dynasty are both in Dagukou - people like Ding Wang, Wu Sangui, Wang Yongji, and Gao Di can float away at any time.
Death is the only way to go through the ages! Because there are many people who are afraid of death and become traitors, if they can go to Jiangnan and continue to live and drink, who will become a traitor to the Qing Dynasty?
Especially that Wu Sangui, her sister is now the concubine of Prince Fujun of the Ming Dynasty, and will be the empress of the Ming Dynasty in the future. He only needs to take three to two thousand servants to go south, and he is afraid that he will lose his glory and wealth?
Therefore, Dorgon could not push those at Shanhaiguan into panic. Otherwise, if they all ran away, the troops at Shanhaiguan might surrender to Li Zicheng, and Dorgon's death would be close by then - not by Li Zicheng, but by the gang of princes, Baylor, and Beizi from the upper echelons of the Qing Dynasty. Get up and kill.
Because everyone supported him to become the regent with monopoly power, and pointed him to lead everyone into the customs to evacuate the city of Beijing. As a result, people were blocked in Shanhaiguan and unable to enter. Can he still survive when he goes back?
Dorgon suddenly became depressed when he thought that for such a wise regent, Wu Sangui and Wang Yongji might be tricked to death by the traitors.
When I was depressed, two old traitors, Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou, had already arrived together.
Different from Dorgon's depression, the two old traitors were beaming with joy. I wonder if they came to see Dorgon's jokes?
The regent of the Qing Dynasty was so angry when he saw them that they stopped attacking each other - it was their idea to go to the entrance of Shanhaiguan!
In this situation, it is too late to detour to the northern foot of Yanshan Mountain. It is really hateful!
"I would like to congratulate the Regent and congratulate the Qing Dynasty!"
"The great victory is imminent. I would like to congratulate the regent."
The two old traitors did not look at the face of the regent. They bowed and saluted and said congratulations when they got on. It’s as if the Qing Dynasty has decided to dominate Beijing!
"What's there to congratulate?" Dorgon said angrily, "There is a King Ding at Shanhaiguan... There is also the Ming Dynasty court at Dagukou in Tianjin. Wu Sangui and Wang Yongji still refuse to shave their heads and surrender. Qing, I just want to borrow troops to help suppress it."
Hong Chengchou, who had a bit of a deer-headed rat-like eye, understood Dorgon's thoughts, and immediately laughed: "You have to eat one meal at a time, and you have to fight one battle at a time.
The Qing Dynasty's top priorities are three: first, capture Shanhaiguan; second, destroy Li Zicheng's elite old camp; third, control the Ming Dynasty's Guan Ning Army.
It doesn't matter whether Wu Sangui and Wang Yongji shave their hair and become a Qingqing people... and forcing them to become Qingqing people now is not the best option. "
"How do you say this?" Dorgon asked.
Hong Chengchou said: "If Wu Sangui and Wang Yongji shave their heads, the emperor and the prince of the Ming Dynasty in Dagukou will have no hope... If they have no hope, they will float southward. Let them arrive in Nanjing, and everyone will It will be difficult for the Qing Dynasty to capture them again. In particular, the Prince of Fujun is quite talented, and he may be able to rectify the situation and manage half of the country. Will the Qing Dynasty just settle for the Northern Dynasty? "
What? Is there a Northern Dynasty that is not satisfied? In a situation where half of the Northern Dynasty is occupied, this regent would be extremely happy...
Dorgon rolled his eyelids and thought to himself: You Hong Chengchou is more evil than me! Do you still want to rule the world?
"Then if Wu Sangui and Wang Yongji don't shave their heads, Chongzhen and his son will stay in Dagokou and never leave?" Dorgon asked again in a deep voice.
Hong Chengchou twirled his beard and said with a smile: "I am sure that I can use some strategy to deceive Chongzhen and his son to come to Beijing... When the time comes, as long as the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers rob and kill them on the way, they can be captured in one fell swoop. When the time comes, The regent only needs to confer princely titles on Chongzhen and his son, keep them in Beijing, and let them continue to enjoy wealth and honor, and then they can spread the word throughout the Ming Dynasty."
In fact, it was just a cliché to say that the prince had kept him in captivity - Chongzhen was Hong Chengchou's old master. If Hong Chengchou said that he wanted to kill Chongzhen, it would not be kind enough. So it has to be said that they are kept in captivity. If they are raised and raised, they will be buried in glory. It is also destiny...
"How to lie?" Dorgon asked.
Hong Chengchou said: "This matter is not difficult... As long as we are defeated and rebelled, we will not enter Beijing for a while. At the same time, we will send an envoy to Dagukou to agree on annual coins and rewards with Chongzhen and his son."
Chongzhen and his son Wen Tianbing only wanted gold, silver and wealth but no land in the pass. They would definitely return to Beijing, at least to Tianjin. "
"Will Chongzhen and his son be fooled?" Dorgon asked again.
"Definitely, uh, it should... be possible!" Hong Chengchou suddenly felt uncertain. If it was Chongzhen who was squinting at Dagukou now, he would be 100% sure, but now it was Zhu Cixang who "prisoned his father and killed his brother (killed with a borrowed knife)", it was really hard to say.
"What about the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under Wu Sangui?" Dorgon asked hesitantly, "If they return to the hands of Chongzhen and his son, can our Qing soldiers capture Chongzhen and his son?"
Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "Guan Ningjun's family members are all in Shanhaiguan. Once Shanhaiguan is in our hands, Guan Ningjun's family members will be under our control.
Moreover, in the battle of Shanhaiguan, Guan Ning's army must be consumed by the rogue bandits first, and then the powerful Eight Banners force will be dispatched after both are injured. The prince thinks Wu Sangui dares to use his exhausted and depleted troops to fight against the heavenly troops? When the heavenly soldiers enter the pass, the prince can send Wu Sangui to lead more than 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 eight-banner soldiers to pursue the rogue bandits and prevent Wu Sangui's troops from entering Beijing... The infantry left by Wu Sangui in Shanhaiguan is not only leaderless; There are 80,000 heavenly soldiers guarding you, why don't you just let the prince control you?
When Chongzhen and his son were acquired by the Qing Dynasty, wouldn't Wu Sangui be used by the prince? "
Dorgon narrowed his little eyes and thought about it carefully, and finally laughed loudly: "Wonderful! How wonderful! Mr. Hong is indeed my Zhuge Kongming of the Qing Dynasty!"
At this moment, an announcement came from outside the tent hall: "Report to the Prince Regent, another messenger has been sent from Shanhaiguan, saying that the rogue army has left the Hongwadian camp and is heading to the Shihetan beach in the west of Shanhaiguan. The war is about to break out! "
