"Congratulations, Your Majesty! What a joy! What a joy!"
"...How happy are you?"
Since the defeat of the capital, many soldiers died along the way, and the people in the city behind suffered disaster, Huang Taiji's mood has not been good.
In addition, the battle lost a large number of artillery and coated aha, but the gains were very little. They only obtained some food and slaves. In comparison, it was far lower than expected.
If the price of grain in the pass had not soared, and the grain shipped to the Qing Dynasty had reached as high as ten taels of silver per stone, Huang Taiji would not have chosen to send troops to Jinzhou around the first month.
Instead of feeding so many armored soldiers in vain, it is better to put them into the battle of siege and reinforcement. If they can be defeated in the field, or even severely damaged the barbarian army, it can be regarded as winning back the city.
As for the great joy...
Huang Taiji thought that except for Man Ming's desire to negotiate peace with the Qing Dynasty, the sudden death of the demon boy, and the willingness of Zu Dashou who guarded Jinzhou to surrender again, there seemed to be nothing that could be considered a great joy!
You can't have 10 million taels of silver falling from the sky, right?
Falling objects have always been meteorites and iron meteorites, but I have never heard of meteorites!
"Your Majesty, Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Manming Ningyuan, sent a letter of surrender and is willing to lead his troops to surrender to the Emperor!"
"Oh? Hiss..."
This is really surprising. Isn't this Wu Sangui Zu Dashou's nephew?
Why do you suddenly want to submit to the Qing Dynasty?
There was no movement at all from Zu Dashou's side. Wu Sangui suddenly jumped out. Could there be a scam here?
Could it be that the ancestor's birthday was too face-saving to talk about his return, so he dragged his nephew Wu Sangui to bridge the gap?
Since he suffered a big loss when attacking the capital, Huang Taiji was also afraid of being poisoned, so he asked his chamberlain to open the letter, put it on the chopping board, and then read it himself.
After briefly browsing it, Huang Taiji thought about it again and felt that the content of the letter was somewhat interesting. Maybe Wu Sangui really planned to surrender to him.
Wu Sangui made three main acts of sincerity. First, he was willing to change his banner, shave his hair and renew his braids.
Second, he was willing to open the city to welcome the king's division and accept the Qing king's division to be stationed in Ningyuan City.
Third, he was willing to cooperate with the Qing Dynasty's military operations.
At the same time, Wu Sangui also made three requests.
First, after surrendering, he will be crowned king, and his treatment will be the same as that of the Sanshun king.
Secondly, the troops cannot be dispersed and must be commanded according to the original organization.
Thirdly, since most of the families of the officers and soldiers were from the Liao Dynasty, and there was a large area of land around them that needed to be cultivated, our troops were still stationed in Ningyuan and it was inconvenient to switch to other places.
Even if Huangtai Jixuan understood, this was a warlord who refused to obey orders.
What Yuan Chonghuan, Mao Wenlong, and even Zu Dashou failed to do back then were actually accomplished by the young Wu Sangui.
That old thief Sun Chengzong said back then that Liaodong must be defended and Liao people must be used to defend Liao soil!
After his death, he never expected that the Liao people would keep the Liao land in the arms of the Qing Dynasty...
If the Qing army could capture Ningyuan City without any bloodshed, wouldn't it mean that the seemingly unbreakable Guan-Ningjin defense line would be cut in half?
Jinzhou City was reduced to a veritable isolated city. If the Ming army in Shanhaiguan wanted to rush north for reinforcements, they would be blocked or even annihilated by the Qing army in Ningyuan!
wonderful!
Wonderful~!
After seeing the map, Huang Taiji was very happy. No matter whether it was true or false, he had to contact it first to find out the truth. If the other party sincerely surrendered, wouldn't his dream come true?
What a great joy indeed!
God help me to be clear!
Ha ha ha ha……
Huang Taiji did not bring back the civil servants and generals who had retired from the court. He enjoyed the surprise alone and thought about countermeasures. It would not be too late to discuss it the next day.
Wu Sangui mentioned the reason for surrender, which is also reasonable.
First, the new governor of western Liaoning, Wang Zaijin, took power arbitrarily after taking office and required all people outside Shanhaiguan to move into the pass and settle there.
It also required that the number of troops stationed in Ningyuan City should not exceed 5,000, and the number of troops stationed in Jinzhou City should not exceed 10,000. This move was obviously intended to suppress the Wu and Zu families.
Secondly, after Wu Sangui said that he categorically refused such an unreasonable request, he was plotted by Wang Zaijin and only delivered food and wages according to the five thousand defenders in the city.
Much like Yuan Chonghuan's suppression of Mao Wenlong's troops back then, he did not receive any food or salary before the Chinese New Year. Wu Sangui could only endure it again and again, and today, it has become unbearable.
Thirdly, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty had requested that Wu Sangui's troops and his family members evacuate to Jifu and be stationed there. Wu Sangui could not bear the thought of his father and fellow villagers leaving their hometown, and the implication seemed to be that he was afraid of being plotted and killed by the crown prince.
"It is difficult to move to the homeland" is undoubtedly a good excuse. It can not only eliminate the risk of being severely punished by the Ming court, but also obtain quite favorable conditions for oneself when surrendering.
Wu Sangui was afraid that Wang Zaijin was eager to get rid of the thorn in his side, and worried that his superiors would send troops to Ningyuan after the spring to besiege his troops, so he wrote a letter willing to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
According to the letter, there are still 15,000 defenders in Ningyuan City. If they can cooperate with the Qing army and the two armies fight side by side, they will naturally be able to defeat no less than 40,000 Ming troops in Jin's hands.
Huang Taiji didn't believe that Wu Sangui had so many soldiers and horses. Either he deliberately exaggerated the truth, or he included the old, weak, sick and disabled.
Back then, my father and his troops were defeated here. There were really tens of thousands of troops defending the city. Why should we fear the 40,000 enemy troops at Shanhaiguan?
What's more, Shanhaiguan is so important. How dare Wang Zaijin go out with all his troops and besiege the city of Ningyuan?
If Shanhaiguan was successfully attacked by the Qing army, wouldn't it be a repeat of Guan Yu's careless loss of Jingzhou?
As a result, Huang Taiji believed that Wu Sangui was probably asking for help rather than sincerely surrendering.
If Ning Yuancheng is worry-free, then the situation is different...
But as long as Wu Sangui really agrees to allow Master Wang to station in Ningyuan City as he said in the letter, then great things will happen!
Ningyuan is really too important. As long as he can get this strategic town, Huang Taiji fully agrees to reward Wu Sangui as a prince!
Kong Youde brought a bunch of remnant soldiers and defeated generals with him, and he became the obedient king of the Qing Dynasty simply because he had the skill of forging cannons.
Shen Zhixiang's situation was not as good as that of King Sanshun, but he also became Duke Xushun of the Qing Dynasty.
Wu Sangui was able to give Ningyuan to the Qing Dynasty, along with a large area of surrounding land, and more importantly, he also cut off the land passage between Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan. For this achievement, a prince is not a high reward!
"Huang Ama, I would like to lead my troops to station in Ningyuan!"
At the court meeting the next day, after all the ministers had read the contents of the letter, Hauge recommended himself. After the defeat in the capital, Hauge was eager to find an opportunity to atone for his crimes and avoid being discussed behind his back about how he was not worthy of being reused.
"Your Majesty, Prince Su has the important responsibility of cooperating with Prince Rui (Dorgon). I think it would be better to choose someone else!"
University scholar Ganglin spoke out to stop Hauge's plan. Although Wu Sangui was not yet thirty, he was determined not to be a reckless man like Hauge and let the eldest brother risk his life. Even the emperor would not agree.
"Anping Baylor (Du Du) has always been responsible for the attack on Ningjin, and he is also in charge of the Ministry of Rites. If he is stationed in Ningyuan this time, it will be regarded as our Qing Dynasty treating the surrendered generals with courtesy!"
Xifu also understood what Gang Lin meant. He must not let Hauge make a mistake. It was inconvenient for the emperor to say such things, so they, as ministers, had to speak up.
The civil servants and generals in the palace knew very well how capable Hauge was. Besides, there was no question of whether Wu Sangui was sincere in surrendering. It would be safer to send Du Du, who was quite powerful in the city.
"Well! What you two beloved ministers said makes sense. Then please ask Anping Baylor to lead the troops on a trip. Don't make peace this time. Treat Wu Sangui and his subordinates with courtesy, and don't intensify conflicts!"
Huang Taiji also felt that his eldest son was completely unsuitable for this important task. Even if he could enter the city, he might have to argue with Wu Sangui. In serious cases, the two armies might fight.
"I sincerely obey the emperor's instructions!"
Naturally, Du Du would not be as impulsive and reckless as Hauge, acting as if someone owed him tens of thousands of taels of silver when he left the house.
If the emperor had not previously asked all the ministries to attack the capital, the troops would hardly have suffered such heavy losses.
"Your Majesty, if you agree to grant Wu Sangui the title of king, you still need to ask the Emperor to give him a royal title. Then, if his troops are organized into an army, do they need to give him a military title?"
It’s not convenient for me to interrupt after Ning Wan just now. After all, it’s about the eldest brother. Now I can find an opportunity to speak.
"Well, what I say makes sense, dear friends, you can express your opinions directly!"
Huang Taiji felt that this was a problem and must be solved as soon as possible, so he wrote it down on the imperial edict carried by Du Du so that he could read it to Wu Sangui.
"Reporting to your Majesty, I have heard that at a young age, Wu Sangui has the courage to defeat ten thousand men. He is very brave in leading his army to attack. I would rather call him the 'Yongshun King' and the troops under his command can also be called 'Heavenly King'." Brave Army'!"
Fan Wencheng is very good at this. If he doesn't have the opportunity to be an official, he can still test people's characters, name people, draw lots, tell fortunes in the countryside. In short, he can basically make a living by making money with characters.
"Hmph! No matter how brave he is, he is still inferior to me, the Qing Dynasty Batulu. He is nothing more than a barbarian and a weakling, just to highlight his bravery!"
Hauge was of course dissatisfied with Fan Wencheng's bragging about a barbarian, and immediately refuted it. In the Qing Dynasty, how could he praise a surrendered general for his bravery?
You are really brave and you still need to surrender to the Qing Dynasty?
His general was defeated, that's all!
"Don't surrender to a general with such a meager salary. If you continue to be so presumptuous, Hauge, don't lead troops in battles in the future. Stay at home and study!"
Fortunately, Hauge was not sent there, otherwise it would be unthinkable.
There was no need to wait to retire, Huang Taiji reprimanded him directly.
Even though there is some truth in what Hauge said, returning generals must be treated with courtesy.
Otherwise, who would surrender to the Qing Dynasty in the future if they were severely suppressed everywhere?
Even if you are a surrendered general, you will be unable to bear it and become rebellious!
"...I know my mistake, please forgive me!"
As soon as he heard that he was going to be banned from studying, Hauge wilted. This was the thing he feared the most.
Studying is secondary, the important thing is that as long as the emperor is in the palace, he must recite a paragraph and listen to it.
Hauge knew that he was not the material for studying, so how could he memorize it?
So he quickly admitted his mistake, said nothing, and just wanted to fight when he had the chance.
If Du Du is willing to go, then let him go. I don't care about this kind of thing at all!
"King Yongshun! Tianyongjun! Yes! Yes, yes, it sounds nice, catchy, and wonderful! You are a great talent, so let's use these two names!"
Huang Taiji said the two titles to himself again, and they sounded no worse than King Sanshun, Tianyou Army and Tianyou Army, so he agreed.
After King Zhishun Shang Kexi was poisoned, his health deteriorated and he thought his time was running out.
I didn’t expect that I would get another brave and shun king Wu Sangui. God is really helping me!
The clever devil boy wants to destroy our Qing Dynasty?
What a wishful thinking!
Even if it takes ten thousand years, the Qing Dynasty will not be destroyed!
"At that time, Lao Anping Beile will bring the twenty thousand taels of silver, two hundred pieces of brocade, two hundred sets of furs, two hundred kilograms of old ginseng that I gave to King Yongshun, and two hundred pigs and sheep each to reward the army!"
Although the days of the Qing Dynasty were relatively difficult for the time being, what should be expressed at this time still had to be expressed.
The reward should not be too shabby, otherwise Wu Sangui will look down on him and think that the Qing Dynasty is no longer good.
If you only reward this one king, Huang Taiji can still afford it.
If others, such as Zu Dashou, are jealous, they can just follow the script.
If the two cities of Jinzhou and Ningyuan can be captured without any effort, the many small towns north of Shanhaiguan will not be scary.
The Imperial Army of the Qing Dynasty is just around the corner to conquer Shanhaiguan. What was lost in the capital must be regained in western Liaoning!
"I obey!"
Du Du is only responsible for transportation. As for whether Wu Sangui is satisfied with the reward, that is the other party's business.
If you are not satisfied with so many good things for free, you are greedy.
But how many of the good barbarian generals are willing to surrender to the Qing Dynasty?
Fortunately, there are very few barbarian generals who are clean and self-sufficient...
"Your Majesty, I have something to do!"
"But it doesn't matter!"
"It is said that Wu Sangui's father Wu Xiang is still in the capital of Manzi. If Prince Man Ming intends to use Wu Xiang as a hostage to threaten Wu Sangui..."
Bao Chengxian said something very important. After all, it is not a good thing for father and son to be in two places, especially under the current situation.
"How do you think Aiqing should respond?"
"I feel that in order to prevent its sudden movements, we should send thousands more troops to Ningyuan!"
"What do you dear ladies think?"
"I second what Bao Chengxian said!"
"I second the proposal..."
"Well, in that case, I will transfer about 6,000 troops from the three banners of the outer vassal, including Geng Geer and Shanbu, to the commander of Anping Baylor, and give you a Jia La banner soldier to supplement!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Wu Sangui can be used, so be careful!"
"I obey!"
Originally, after the war, Du Du's troops were dead and sick, and there were only two thousand people left, which was not enough to threaten Wu Sangui.
After some additions, its jurisdiction increased to nearly ten thousand people.
Even though Wu Sangui was duplicitous, Du Du was no longer afraid.
As long as the Qing soldiers are allowed to enter the city, Wu Sangui will have no chance to rebel again.
If Wu Sangui goes against what he said in the letter and refuses the Qing army to enter the city, then it will undoubtedly be a false surrender.
"Your Majesty, my brother thinks that if Wu Sangui sincerely surrenders, it is necessary to change the battle plan. Ningyuan must be given priority and Jinzhou as the priority. My brother will lead his troops to cooperate with Anping Baylor's troops to send envoys to Ningyuan. If Wu Sangui surrenders, everyone will be happy. . On the contrary, we can ensure the smooth return of Ping Beile's troops to avoid being plotted and ambushed by the two barbarians Wu Sangui and Wang Zaijin!"
Dorgon could guess how his nephew would behave from Zu Dashou's virtue, but these two men could not be easily believed.
"...Hmm~! What the fourteenth brother said makes sense, but you should be more careful!"
Huang Taiji also felt that Dorgon's move was necessary, and he should not be too careless and let Du Du's nearly 10,000 people risk their lives. After all, Wang Zaijin and Wu Sangui's combined troops exceeded 50,000.
If these two men used fake surrender as a bait to join forces to ambush, Du Du and his men would be the only ones around, and the barbarians would use many new types of firearms. Du Du and his men would probably be unable to withstand them and suffer heavy losses from the dog barbarians.
If Dorgon's troops cover Du Du and want to advance under Ningyuan City, even if they cannot enter the city, they will not lose too many troops.
If Gou Manzi dares to fight, he can annihilate his main force in the wild, and then conquer Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan in one fell swoop!
"I ordered my fourteenth brother to lead his troops to cooperate with Anping Baylor's troops to send an envoy to Ningyuan. The two red flags and Hauge's troops were responsible for the security of the two wings. If Wu Sangui surrenders and the city is safe, the army will return the same way and use Jinzhou as bait to lay siege to the city for reinforcements. Strategy. Otherwise, we can wait for an opportunity to annihilate the main force of the Ming army outside the pass!"
"My emperor is wise!"
Regardless of whether Ningyuan City can be obtained or not, the Qing Dynasty King can use Jinzhou as bait.
I can tolerate it for a day or two, but what about more than half a year?
Huang Taiji didn’t believe that Wang Zaijin didn’t send troops to rescue Zu Dashou!
