It was the eighth day of the first lunar month in the seventh year of Hongxing's reign in the Ming Dynasty. The good news on the eastern front has spread like snow to the Yunlong Mountain Palace in Xuzhou where Emperor Zhu Cixiang of the Ming Dynasty is stationed. The Battle of Hejian has been a complete victory!
In the unfavorable situation of being attacked from both sides, the Qing army on the Zhuangqiao Village-Guanyintang battlefield had to retreat in panic when they had already formed a fighting formation and started fighting with the Ming army, which was comparable in number and combat strength!
There is no retreat like this. It is a nightmare for the party who needs to escape! In particular, the Ming army chasing them moves very fast, and there are thousands and hundreds of very difficult "black gun and mule soldiers" (the combined number of musketry cavalry belonging to Shi Kefa and Huang Degong's armies is more than a thousand) who can pursue them fiercely. beat.
In order to allow more troops to withdraw to Beijing, Wu Keshan and Baiyintu had to abandon the 2000 Green Flag Infantry from Tianjin at the beginning, and took away their livestock (all self-prepared), resulting in These 2,000 people collectively surrendered to the pursuing Ming army, and also acted as a leader, leading some of the pursuing troops to take shortcuts to intercept the fleeing Qing army.
These people are all natives of Hejian Prefecture. They are very familiar with the terrain. They have local connections and can find food, livestock and civilians for the pursuing Ming army. Now the entire Beizhili only has a population of three to four million. The emptiness is scary! Therefore, there were too many open spaces for ordinary people to avoid war disasters. During the Ming and Qing wars, there were no traces of people around the battlefields and roads. That is to say, only the local snakes in Hejian Prefecture can find the hiding people to welcome Master Wang.
With the support of the leading party and the people, the Ming army's pursuit naturally became sustained and powerful. Although the Qing army had many horses available, these horses could not last long because they could not find enough feed to feed them during the run.
In the ice and snow, there are no horses, maybe no rations, and there are chasing troops behind us. If three or four thousand of the 20,000 Qing troops can run back to Beijing, it will really be a big deal...
When Shi Kefa and Huang Degong's armies were comfortably pursuing the Qing army and harvesting the results, Gao Jie also caught a big fish by detouring from Dong'an and Wuqing counties! His "black gun mule soldiers" intercepted several imperial guards who were delivering orders to Beijing in Wuqing County, and also intercepted an imperial decree conferring Aixinjueluo Fuquan as Prince Yu and in charge of the two yellow flags—— Fuquan was Shunzhi's only living son. His eldest son "Niu Niu" died after eighty-nine days. And Xuan Ye, who became Emperor Kangxi in history, is still unborn in his mother's womb.
But even if Xuan Ye was born, he probably wouldn't have the chance to become the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, because the Qing Dynasty now has Emperor Taishu Duduo! Even if Duduo dies in two days, there is still Duduo's legitimate son Duoni who can continue to be the emperor's brother, and the Kangxi reign title will probably not be given...
Although it is difficult for Shunzhi to pass the throne to his son, the position of the flag leader of the Two Yellow Banners can be passed on to his son. So Emperor Shunzhi, who felt that he might die, issued an imperial edict, made Fuquan a prince, and "handed over" the two yellow flags to him. Of course, he handed it over in name. Fuquan was only a few months old, and he was not able to do anything at all. They had nothing to do, but Bumu Butai and Meng Guqing were actually the ones who made the decision.
It's a pity that this imperial edict failed to be delivered to Beijing, and fell into Gao Jie's hands halfway - this confirmed that Emperor Shunzhi was in Tianjin!
So what's there to be polite about? I feel like surrounding him, but we can't let him escape!
Therefore, Gao Jie no longer wandered between Beijing and Tianjin. Instead, the entire army marched eastward, tightly surrounding Emperor Shunzhi in Tianjin Guards, and then sent the intercepted imperial edict to Yunlong Mountain in Xuzhou together with Shunzhi's guards.
"Ajige, come here and take a look. Is this your brother Fulin's handwriting?"
In the Yunlong Mountain Palace, Emperor Zhu was waving happily to Princess Jianning. The little sister was now dressed like a Han girl, with a dark green short shirt embroidered with a flying phoenix pattern on her upper body, and a green gauze python on her lower body. The skirt, coupled with her white clothes, beautiful appearance and lively personality, make her look even more adorable. The little girl was a little timid when she walked into Emperor Zhu's study. She probably failed yesterday's arithmetic test again and was afraid of being punished by others, right? This girl is stupid, very playful, and doesn't like reading much. Jin Dongzhu, who is responsible for teaching her, is very troubled.
Hearing Emperor Zhu's words, Princess Jianning breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt a little disappointed... In the end, she had no choice but to salute Zhu Cixiang, walked lightly to Emperor Zhu, took an imperial edict scroll, and unfolded it. Look, there are both Manchu and Chinese characters on it. The Manchu characters are quite neatly written, but the Chinese characters are a bit messy. At first glance, it seems to be the imperial pen of Emperor Shunzhi.
Princess Jianning nodded and said: "It's the emperor's brother's handwriting... Is he going to make Fuquan the crown prince? Could it be that the emperor's uncle had an accident?"
"Haha," Zhu Cixiang smiled, "Duduo is still fine! Fulin is making arrangements for his funeral!"
Princess Jianning said in surprise: "Ah? The emperor's brother has an incurable disease?"
"No, he was besieged by Gao Jie in Tianjin Guard!"
"What should we do?" Princess Jianning looked a little worried.
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "Ajige, please quickly write a letter of persuasion to Fulin to surrender... For your sake, I will not embarrass him. As long as he is willing to surrender, I can seal him If he becomes Prince Gong, you can also give him a double salary, no, give him three salaries, and keep him rich and prosperous throughout his life."
Princess Jianning quickly made another blessing gift to Emperor Zhu, "I will thank you for your kindness on behalf of Fulin."
"We are all a family!" Zhu Cixiang smiled and waved his hand, "Write it quickly, just write it here...can you write it? Do you want to call Dongzhu to help you?"
Ajige said: "My slave can write it."
"Okay, write quickly."
Princess Jianning responded again, pulled up a chair and sat down at Emperor Zhu's desk, then picked up the paper and pen she had prepared long ago and started writing a letter.
I really know how to write. I write neatly in small regular script and the sentences are smooth and fluent, and there isn’t a single typo.
Princess Jianning seems to be a liberal arts person, but she is not good at arithmetic.
"Well written!" Zhu Cixiang said with a smile, "Ajige, please go back first... I will come to you and Dongzhu when I'm done."
Of course I am looking for them for study purposes...
After putting away the autographed letter written by Ajige, Emperor Zhu asked Li Yan and Prince Kongdai to be invited into his study.
The two of them saluted, and as soon as they sat down, Zhu Cixi got straight to the point: "It's Fulin's own handwriting... He is trapped in the Tianjin Acropolis by Gao Jie!"
"Your Majesty," Kong Dai asked, "if we capture this Mongol Khan, does that mean victory in the war?"
"No," Zhu Cixiang shook his head, "There are now two power centers in the Qing Dynasty. The emperor's uncle Duduo is more powerful. If Fulin falls into our hands, Duduo will become the co-owner.
Military advisor, is there any news about Duduo? "
"Not much," Li Yan shook his head, "Now that the Liaohai Sea is frozen and southern Liaoning is under martial law, it is difficult for us to get information from outside the customs... But one thing is certain, Duduo started collecting information a year ago army."
"Has he entered the border?" Zhu Cixiang asked.
"I don't know." Li Yan still shook his head, "Our cavalry is only small and cannot be broken up too much, so we can't search the northeast of Beizhili. In addition, everywhere in Beizhili is still covered with ice and snow. Businessmen We are all in Maodong, the villages everywhere are closed, and there are many Mongolian cavalry wandering around, making it difficult for us to move carefully."
Duduo was not a fuel-efficient lamp. After entering Shanhaiguan, he released his cavalry to sweep around the army to cover his own actions. Moreover, he deliberately avoided the battlefield in the Tianjin Wei area and marched along the southern foot of Yanshan Mountain, so the Yunlong Mountain side did not know that he had led his army into the pass.
Zhu Cixi thought for a while, "We still have to ask Shi Kefa to be more careful... Your Highness, if it is convenient for you, can you go to Governor Shi Kefa's army and serve as his adviser?"
"No problem," Prince Kong Dai asked, "Your Majesty, do you need me to take down the Tianjin Guard?"
"This..." Zhu Cixiang thought for a while, "It depends on the situation! Let's see if we can defeat Duduo's army?"
