Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 835 Huang Taiji Please Surrender: The Barbarian King of a Small Country Begs to Surrender to Daming

Clouds follow dragons, tigers follow wind.

The cold wind howled, but for the defenders of Shenyang City, their hearts were colder than the wind.

Because at this time, the Ming Dynasty flags have been set up outside Shenyang City, and at the same time, four camps have risen outside the four gates of Shenyang. Standing on the top of Shenyang City, you can see the ravines outside the Ming Army Camp. And the artillery in that battalion.

It is self-evident what the Ming army's action means, so the defenders of Shenyang City feel disheartened. They are now trapped in the isolated city, while the Ming army outside is constantly receiving supplies and reinforcements. Is there any need to argue about who wins and who loses?
What's more, there are not many usable weapons in Shenyang City.

The war bows and crossbows in the arsenal are rotten and rusted, the arrowheads and crossbows are even tattered by moths, the swords are rusted and fragile, and the armor is so thin that it is not as good as sackcloth.
Even the cannons on the top of the city are just empty shells, and they might blow up the guns if fired.

How could such a city of Shenyang be defended?

When the Ming army appeared in Shenyang City, the defenders of Shenyang City began to close the gates tightly and could not defend themselves.

Even if the Ming army began to set up camp, even if some people in the city shouted to go out and fight the Ming army, the Manchu generals guarding the city would still stick to the city gate, ignoring their yelling and wild words.

Just kidding, fighting the Ming army?

The equipment and armaments are broken and rotten, so what can they use to fight the Ming army?

The generals of the Qing Dynasty were not fools either, they would rather stick to the city gate, maybe they could be safe for two more days, otherwise they went out of the city and fought desperately with the Ming army, without the protection of the city wall, it would be equivalent to giving up their lives and Shenyang City To the Ming army.

The Eight Banners soldiers are also unwilling to go out of the city to fight desperately. With continuous failures and relatives and friends dying on the battlefield, the Eight Banners soldiers today are not the barbarians who heard that they could go to fight Caogu, but a group of savage soldiers. The old man who had a family with a house and food, they died, what about the family and so much land, money and food?
The soldiers of the Eight Banners were unwilling to work hard, reluctant to part with their wealth, wives and children, and the generals of the Eight Banners were even more unwilling to work hard. Now Manqing is a broken ship that is about to sink, and the cabin is already full of water. The wrecked ship just fell apart.

Who would want to be buried with Man Qing at this time?

If they can still stand here one by one, and wait for the Ming army to attack the city, they will shout twice and fire twice, then they will be worthy of the emperor.

When the powerful and rich people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty began to consider the way out, the broken ship of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was completely hopeless.

However, it was too late for the Qing dignitaries to think about the future, because the Han ministers who had taken refuge in them had long planned to sell them to please another new master.

Back then they were able to abandon their ancestral bloodlines and seek refuge with the Manchu Tartars for the sake of power and wealth, and now they can also abandon the Manchus and seek refuge with Zhang Haogu for their own lives.

These smart people know how to judge the situation best, as long as there is an opportunity, they will never let it go.

So that night when the Ming army set up camp outside Shenyang, a guy in a black cloak appeared in Zhang Haogu's camp.

"Cao Min has seen Prime Minister Zhang."

Zhang Haogu looked at the person coming, and said casually: "I heard that you want to see this pavilion?"

Seeing Zhang Haogu's indifferent appearance, the visitor hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhang, the Caomin came here for you, Mr. Zhang."

"For this pavilion? Don't you mean to help this pavilion win Shenyang City?"

Zhang Haogu smiled disdainfully: "I'm not afraid to tell you, now there are 20 of my Ming elite outside the city, this is just the beginning, there are 30, [-] in the future!"

"I have a million soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, and a thousand good generals. Even with bombardment, I can level the city of Shenyang. What kind of help does this pavilion need from you?"

Hearing Zhang Haogu's unceremonious words, the visitor swallowed his saliva. He wanted to refute, but he didn't know where to start.

Yes, the Ming Dynasty has been victorious in all these years, and the Ming army gallops on the battlefield. The three towns of Town and Grassland, the four towns of the New Army plus the Liaodong soldiers, definitely exceed 30, and these are all elites.

Even if there is still a need to guard all sides, the [-] Ming troops outside Shenyang City at present cannot be resisted by the Qing Dynasty!

Don't they know what equipment and morale the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are now, and what is going on in Shenyang City?
If Zhang Haogu really planned to flatten Shenyang City with artillery fire, then no one would be able to stop it. The Ming army has this ability, and it is really possible to do so!

Thinking of tens of thousands of cannons constantly firing shells, countless shells falling all over the sky, and Shenyang city being smashed with potholes as if smashed by a meteor shower, the visitor couldn't help but shudder.

It's terrible, who can survive such a blow? !

"Is there anything else you want to tell this pavilion?" Zhang Haogu asked.

The person who came quickly said: "Master Zhang, Shenyang City can't stop the imperial army. We all know this. We don't want to resist the imperial army. We just want to find a way out for ourselves. If Shenyang City can surrender without a fight , wouldn’t it be able to live everyone, this is a good deed.”

Zhang Haogu nodded: "What you said is much more sincere. Indeed, if Shenyang City can surrender without a fight, many people will die less, but why does this pavilion insist on cooperating with you?"

The visitor laughed: "Because the master of the grass-roots people controls the south gate, the master only hopes to protect his family and his floating wealth, and does not expect anything else."

Zhang Haogu also smiled: "This pavilion knows the reason for your visit, go back, tell your master, show your sincerity to this pavilion."

Not long after this person left, another person wearing a black cloak came in soon: "I have seen Mr. Zhang, Mr. Wei asked the little man to say hello to Mr. Zhang."

"Master Wei, Wei Gongchao?" Zhang Haogu asked.

The man said with a smile: "Exactly, the master said that he endured humiliation in Manqing these years for today. The master is willing to dedicate Shenyang City to Zhang Xiangye, and only hopes that Zhang Xiangye will let the master's family go."

Zhang Haogu said "Oh": "You are Wei Gongchao's housekeeper, right?"

The man said: "It's a villain. Those who have dealt with the imperial court these years are also villains."

Nodding his head, Zhang Haogu said: "In these years, Wei Gongchao has indeed helped the court a lot, but now Shenyang is on the verge of collapse, and it is only a matter of time before our army breaks through Shenyang. Do you know how many people have treated your family in these years? The master and the others hate it to the bone, wishing to deal with it quickly?"

"At the moment Wei Gongchao wants the pavilion to let him go, so show some sincerity."

The housekeeper of Wei Gongchao had just left, and another servant of the Manchu nobles came to the door.

Zhang Haogu looked at this old man with a rat-tailed money and gave him a thousand dollars. He said his master's request, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly. Today is really a good day.

This time I saw people until the middle of the night.

There were quite a few people who came to see Zhang Haogu that night, and each family acted alone, for fear of being known by others.

Beile Beizi and even the county kings of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, those literati and ministers who took refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, as well as the wealthy businessmen and generals below, there were all kinds of people, which opened Zhang Haogu's horizons.

After sending the last person away, Zhang Haogu stretched his waist, and looked at Huang Zongxi who was beside him: "It's so exciting, what do you think about what you saw and heard tonight?"

Huang Zongxi was full of emotions: "It is said that there must be evil spirits in the country when it is about to perish. It is really worth seeing once. This Huang Taiji is still alive. These years, he wished to sell Shenyang City to live himself. The students can be described as an eye-opener. .”

"What else?" Zhang Haogu asked again.

Huang Zongxi thought for a while and said: "The people who came to see Duke Ming were all princes, nobles, powerful officials and generals of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. They were the first to jump off the ship and even step on the back. I really don't know what to say."

Zhang Haogu laughed and said: "It's not surprising, it's not surprising. They are rich and powerful. They are used to having servants to wait on them. They live a life of wealth. Each family has fertile land and thousands of hectares of land, and there are groups of servants. They are the Emperor of the Earth. It's so good. Life, who is willing to give up and give up? Is the Manchu Dynasty going to die? It has too little impact on these people. Their slaves and money are enough for them to spend a few lifetimes, so they sell Manqing so quickly. After all In the eyes of these people, the principles of family, country, and world are nothing more than their own motivation, and they all want to preserve their little things."

Huang Zongxi thought about it and said, "This is the reason why every time there are more dogs slaughtered in righteousness, reading is often the reason for the heartless people? The more you read, the more knowledge you have, and the better you live, the more you can't live without it." That's all. It doesn't matter who replaces whom, as long as their power and wealth can be guaranteed, they don't mind changing the emperor or the world."

Zhang Haogu asked again: "Then tell you too much, will I promise them?"

Huang Zongxi pondered for a moment and said: "The students thought that Ming Gong would agree to them, but he would not agree to them either."

"Oh?" Zhang Haogu signaled Huang Zongxi to continue.

Huang Zongxi smiled: "Students think that they can't tolerate those villains who betray their masters and seek glory. These literati and scholars have no integrity at all, and even ignore the righteousness of the family and the country, and the honor and disgrace of the world. Who would really trust such a person who relies on Man Qing for his wealth, and who can rely on Duke Ming tomorrow just to survive?"

"What's more, the students think that Duke Ming hates these traitors who betray the Han family, are shameless, unfaithful and unfilial."

Zhang Haogu couldn't help laughing and said: "Tai Chong's words, he understands me."

"Those who betray the master and seek glory, the court may let them go, but traitors and second ministers must not live, otherwise, once this head is opened, it will not be able to stop later."

"Tai Chong, just wait and see, this last battle is not a battle between us and the defenders of Shenyang City, but a battle between Huang Taiji and those who want to survive."

"Prepare the tea on the high platform for me tomorrow, and I'm going to sit and watch the theater in this pavilion."

It was night, and groups of people in black left Shenyang City and returned to Shenyang City. They returned to their masters to report the news. These important officials of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties who received the reply, regardless of whether they were Manchu or Han, showed complicated expressions. I have strengthened my determination: I must not be buried with Man Qing!
The next day, Zhang Haogu gave an order, and the Ming army, which was besieging Shenyang City from all sides, launched a round of bombardment against Shenyang City.

More than a thousand cannons fired at once, and the roar of the cannon fire resounded through the sky like thunder. The whole city of Shenyang was shaken. Countless buildings were destroyed by the shells, even the imperial palace of Huang Taiji was destroyed. Cannonballs patronize.

This round of artillery fire, the rain of fire and meteors in the sky can be regarded as making the Manchus in Shenyang City more knowledgeable, that is to say, thanks to Huang Taiji at that time, in order to take care of the Manchus and to ensure the superiority of the Eight Banners, almost all the people in the entire Shenyang City They are Manchurians, and the rare Han people are also traitors who have defected to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so Zhang Haogu can make a cannon fire announcement against Shenyang City without any scruples.

After a round of artillery fire, thick smoke rose everywhere in Shenyang City, cries and wailing sounded everywhere, and the Manchurians in Shenyang City finally felt what is called the apocalypse.

Zhang Haogu waved his hand: "Send a few people to tell them that this pavilion only gives them two days to decide whether to fight or surrender. If there is still no movement at this time in the future, then this pavilion will acquiesce that they will fight to the death and not surrender. It’s not just a simple greeting.”

Soon, several knights sent Zhang Haogu's words to Shenyang City intact, causing the Eight Banners of Manchuria in Shenyang City to panic even more.

I don’t know how many people’s family members were affected by the sudden artillery fire just now. Didn’t you see that the palace and those princes, county kings, and Baylor Beizi’s family were all hit?

Everyone is trapped in this city of Shenyang, who can escape?

At this time, we can only describe the complex state of mind of the Eight Banners Manchuria with no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth. How arrogant and arrogant they entered the houses of the Han people in Shenyang and expelled the Han people, how regretful they are now.

If they were not in Shenyang City at this time, would they be able to escape this catastrophe?

At this time, the dignitaries and ministers of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were impatient, and Huang Taiji passed out. Now there are many people talking in Shenyang City, but few can make a final decision.

Hauge and Sakhalian, the two princes who hold the inlaid white flag and the positive red flag, each have their own opinions. As for the two yellow flags, they only listen to Huang Taiji. It seems that there is nothing to command.

And Hauge and Sahalian were arguing endlessly because of whether to fight or surrender. Seeing that these two people were about to fight, for fear of being affected by their own Manchu and Han ministers, they finally received a piece of good news: Huang Taiji finally Woke up again.

After getting the news, Hauge and Sahalian stopped making trouble, and the ministers of the Manchu and Han peoples were not in a hurry, and rushed to the palace one by one to beg to see Huang Taiji.

In the end, all the big and small dignitaries and officials of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang City ran to the palace, kneeling in a dark crowd.

After recuperation, Huang Taiji's health improved a lot, but he was still a little weak.

Huang Taiji, who had come to his senses, signaled for the officials to enter the hall, and soon all the officials, big and small, entered the hall and knelt on the ground and shouted: "Good luck, Your Majesty!"

"What's the point of saying these words? Now that Zhang Haogu is outside the city, if you have any thoughts or anything you want to say, just say it." Huang Taiji is now completely dismissive.

Sahalian looked at Hauge at the side, and said first: "Your Majesty, what you said is not pleasant. Now the Qing Dynasty is at the end of its rope. If you still hold the mentality of stubbornly resisting, it will only ruin my last in Manchuria." With a little manpower, the only way to preserve the future of Manchuria is to bear the burden of humiliation and endure humiliation."

Without waiting for Hauge to speak, a large number of Manchurian dignitaries quickly followed up: "Yes, Your Majesty, if we stick to it, we will die together. Of course we can die for our country, but there will be nothing left in Manchuria."

"Your majesty, let's surrender. Zhang Haogu definitely doesn't want to see Shenyang being burned into nothingness. If he surrenders now, there is still room for maneuver, and the emperor and the ladies can be preserved."

"Your Majesty, the slave does not want to surrender, but it is useless for the slave to say it alone. Now the entire Fengtian Mansion is full of panic, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and people have changed their minds, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, surrender, for the sake of the future of the Qing Dynasty, I have to surrender now!"

"Your Majesty, there's nothing you can do, let's surrender, the Eight Banners can no longer be beaten, and if we fight again, we will wipe out the last man."

"Your Majesty, surrender!"

"Let's drop!"

"Let's drop!"

Hauge was so angry that his whole body was trembling. He pointed at these people angrily and shouted: "Now you keep saying that it is for the Qing Dynasty, for the emperor, but you ask yourself, which one of you is not only for yourself!"

"A group of people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and are just trying to survive!"

"What is wrong with the Qing Dynasty? The emperor gave you high-ranking officials and generous salaries, promoted you to ranks, gave you land slaves, and gave you the status of masters. But this is how you repay the Qing Dynasty and the emperor? "

"Now that the Qing Dynasty is at stake, you don't want to serve the country, but instead persuade the emperor to surrender to Zhang Haogu. What is your intention?!"

After being yelled at by Hauge, the officials were not happy: "Are we doing it for ourselves? If it wasn't for the emperor, we would have gone to fight Zhang Haogu long ago!"

"Is it because we don't want to fight desperately right now? Are there still armors and swords in Shenyang City, or is there food? Nothing, how can we kill the enemy with bare hands?"

"In the end, it's all the fault of the emperor for trusting those Han people. Now that the Qing Dynasty has fallen into this situation, it is because of those Han people's audacity to corrupt the country!"

"Yes, if it weren't for those Han people who dared to do anything for money, why would the Qing Dynasty be like this?!"

"It's for the emperor's good that he surrendered at this time, Prince Su, are you going to completely destroy the Qing Dynasty for the sake of a dispute between emotions?!"

"That is, surrendering at this time is a good thing for the Qing Dynasty and the emperor. If you really want to resist, it will be harmful to the Qing Dynasty!"

Listening to the chirping denunciations of the ministers, and looking at Hauge's aggrieved expression, Huang Taiji finally understood what it meant to be a tiger falling into the sky, what it meant to be pushed down by the wall, and what it meant to be irreversible.

"Ugh"

With a sigh, Huang Taiji looked extremely sad.

The officials of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties couldn't help but kowtow again: "Your Majesty."

Huang Taiji looked quietly at the golden dragon in the main hall: "I agree. Go talk to Zhang Haogu, I lost, I surrendered, what else does he have in mind, just tell me, I agree."

One day later, the four gates of Shenyang City were opened wide, and the only remaining Eight Banners soldiers and horses came out of the city to surrender, throwing their weapons and armor aside and knelt on the ground, while the Eight Banners people knelt down from the blackness on both sides of the road.

Outside the south gate of Shenyang City, which was opened, Huang Taiji was naked from the upper body, draped in a sheepskin and knelt on the ground holding a tiger amulet with the seal of the Qing Dynasty.

Huang Taiji's expression was stiff, his face like a clay sculpture: "Huang Taiji, the barbarian king of a small country, begs for surrender from Ming Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)