Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

A few days ago, news of the Ming army approaching Beijing reached Xi'an.

Li Zicheng immediately summoned Song Xiance, Li Yan, and Gu Junen in the Cunxin Palace to discuss the strategy of defending the battle. The Ming army had already reached the city of Beijing, and Dashun could no longer stand by.

"The Ming army has attacked outside the Chaoyang Gate a few days ago."

"If Dashun doesn't send troops again, Jiannu may perish."

"As the saying goes, if the lips are dead, the teeth will be cold. If the slaves are dead, Dashun will not be able to survive alone. Therefore, we Dashun can no longer stand idly by. It is time to send troops to help Qing defeat Ming."

Li Yan sighed lightly when he heard this.

As a Confucian scholar, he was very reluctant to help Qing Faming.

In any case, both Daming and Dashun respected the Confucian ancestral temples and the clothes of the Han family, but Jiannu believed in Lamaism, and their hair style was also money rat tail, and their costumes were very different from the clothes of the Han family.

But from the standpoint of national interests, it is necessary to help the Qing Dynasty.

Because once Jiannu perished, Dashun would definitely not be the enemy of Ming Dynasty.

Song Xiance also remained silent this time, because the general trend was already obvious.

To the surprise of Song Xiance and Li Yan, Gu Junen, who had tried his best to advocate helping the Qing Dynasty before, changed his words and tried his best to persuade Li Zicheng to send troops to fight Jiannu.

"My lord, this is a godsend opportunity to seize Shanxi by taking advantage of the fire!"

"At this time, the Jiannu army has gathered around Beijing and Jinghai, and Shanxi must be extremely empty."

"Dashun sent troops to Shanxi at this time, and he could take it without any effort. After taking Shanxi, the Holy Majesty will drive the army east to go out of Guguan or Zijingguan, and hunt with Chongzhen under the city of Beijing."

"In this way, the time has come for Dashun to establish the world."

Hearing this, Li Zicheng and Song Xiance were dumbfounded.

A look of enlightenment flashed across Li Yan's eyes, he had already guessed Gu Junen's real intention.

It has to be said that Gu Junen's plan is indeed sinister and ruthless, but it is undeniable that once this plan succeeds, Jiannu and the Ming army will only suffer losses, while Dashun can reap the benefits of the fisherman.

After this battle, it is not impossible for Dashun to rule the world, it is indeed a good plan!

Li Zicheng still couldn't react, he frowned and asked, "Master You, didn't you advocate helping the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty? Why did you suddenly change your mind and change to be a slave?"

Gu Junen didn't play tricks, and directly told the whole story.

"Your Majesty, beating Jian slaves is incidental, but my real intention is to plot against Nan Ming!"

"Assassination against Nanming? How?" Li Zicheng asked, "Sneak attack from behind?"

"The sage has learned that it is a sneak attack from behind." Gu Junen said, "But this statement is not enough for outsiders."

"Your Majesty can promulgate an edict to fight against captives, saying that Dashun is determined to send troops to join forces with the Nanming Allied Forces to fight for slavery. Your Majesty can also conclude another gentleman's agreement with Chongzhen. First, the two armies of Shunming and Ming will attack Jianlao together, regardless of each other. After destroying Jiannu, choose an open place to face off, the winner will be the king, and the loser will be the minister."

"In this way, the common people of Li and Shu can be protected from swords and soldiers."

"If Kyushu and Wanfang can be perfected, then the world will be very fortunate."

Speaking of this meal, he went on to say: "The minister expects Chongzhen to dare not refuse."

"Okay! The right army division has a very clever plan!" Li Zicheng cried out as soon as he slapped the dragon case.

Li Yan and Song Xiance also responded silently, and Gai's plan was indeed impeccable.

In particular, Gu Junen suggested that Dashun take advantage of the fire to seize Shanxi, which is more than enough to confuse the world, making the world think that Dashun really intends to destroy Jiannu with the Ming army first, and then establish the monarch and ministers.

Li Zicheng said again: "Quickly call Zuo Maodi to see him."

When it comes to this point, Li Zicheng no longer hides it.

In fact, Li Zicheng knew that Zuo Maodi had been delivering information for Daming.

After summoning Zuo Maodi and ordering Zuo Maodi to deliver the news to Daming, Li Zicheng issued an edict to seek captives that afternoon, and swore to march eastward the next morning.

The Dashun Army had already assembled by the Yellow River.

On the third day after the edict was issued, Li Zicheng personally led a 15-horseback army of the middle battalion to cross the Yellow River from Yumen to the east, while Li Yan and Li Guo led a [-]-horseback army of the rear battalion to enter from Baode Prefecture. Shanxi.

At this time, Shanxi was indeed very empty, with less than [-] Lianyong stationed there.

Originally, there were 15 warriors in Shanxi, but after learning of the Northern Expedition of the Ming Army, Dorgon transferred most of the warriors in Shanxi to Beijing to strengthen defense.

The remaining [-] Lianyong were also scattered among the eight state capitals.

On average, the garrisons in each state capital are less than [-] brave.

Although these brave practitioners have a certain fighting spirit, they are seriously lacking in training, and the weapons are even more scarce. Many brave practitioners can only use wooden knives or bamboo spears as weapons.

How can such a brave man resist the Dashun army?
The Dashun armies of the north and the south were relentless all the way, and soon entered Shanxi.

In less than five days, Li Zicheng's middle battalion reached Pingyao, which was only a stone's throw away from Taiyuan. The rear battalion led by Li Guo and Li Yan marched particularly quickly, and they had already reached the territory of Hunyuan County, only a stone's throw away from Zijing Pass. Less than three hundred miles away, the Jiannu who were huddled in Beijing could almost hear the killing sounds of the soldiers of the Dashun Army.

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After Dorgon heard the news, he immediately felt ashamed of being fooled.

"Li Zicheng broke his promise, broke his promise, a villain, a villain!"

"Not only did Li Zicheng break his promise, but he was also stupid. He was simply stupid!"

"What kind of gentleman's agreement does he really think Chongzhen will abide by? The agreement between monarch and minister?"

"He didn't even think about it. If the Qing Dynasty died, how could Chongzhen spare him?"

"Great Qing Yu Puppet Shun had the hatred of seizing the country, but Puppet Shun Yu Nanming also had the same hatred of seizing the country. He really thought that Chongzhen would make an exception for the sake of belonging to the Confucian ancestral temple and the clothes of the Han family?"

When Fan Wencheng, Ning Wan and I walked into the hanging flower gate of Prince Rui's mansion,
From far away, Dorgon's roar could be heard coming from Dongnuange.

Immediately, the two looked at each other, and sighed in unison.

If I knew this earlier, why bother?How good would it be to let go of Shanxi?
But talking about this now doesn't help the matter anymore, it can only be tricked.

When the two walked into the Dongnuang Pavilion, they saw many fragments of Jun kiln porcelain scattered on the ground.

Among them is a pair of azure-glazed flower pots that Dorgon cherished most, but at this time they also turned into fragments all over the ground, which shows how angry Dorgon is in his heart.

The most unlucky one was Cao Eryu.

There are five bright red fingerprints on the face.

It is estimated that he was slapped by the regent a lot.

It is not easy to be a slave.

"The two gentlemen are here, please sit down."

Seeing Fan Wencheng and the two of them, Dorgon immediately suppressed his anger.

There is nothing wrong with getting angry in front of a slave like Cao Eryu, but getting angry and losing your temper in front of a Hanchen like Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan will cause accidents, and spreading the word will shake the hearts of the people and the army.

Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan and I greeted Dorgon with one hand on the ground, and then dared to sit down.

Dorgon asked directly: "Have you read Li Zicheng's edict to seek captives? I wonder what the two gentlemen think about this?"

"Master, Li Zicheng is a short-sighted person who often cannot see the current situation clearly, but this time he brazenly sent troops to Shanxi and threatened to meet with Chongzhen in Beijing. There are many suspicious things in it." Fan Wencheng pointed his fingers and said in detail, " First, if Li Zicheng really wanted to attack our Qing Dynasty together, why would he use Sanggar to form a Mongolian coalition army to help our Qing Dynasty?"

"Secondly, if Li Zicheng was really a reckless man, he probably wouldn't have waited until today to send troops to Shanxi."

"Thirdly, Li Zicheng is indeed an idiot, but he has been emperor for several years, so he should know that only interests between countries are real, and everything other than interests is false."

"Fourth, Li Zicheng is indeed short-sighted, but Gu Junen, Li Yan and others under his command are quite foresighted. They should know the truth of their lips and teeth, so it is impossible not to advise Li Zicheng. In view of this, the slaves are more willing to believe in the puppet army. In addition to looting while taking advantage of the fire, the sending of troops to Shanxi this time is more about acting."

"Singing opera?" Dorgon said thoughtfully, "Who are you singing for? For me?"

"Sing it for the people of the world." Ning Wan and I continued, "But the most important thing is to sing it for Chongzhen."

Dorgon said in a deep voice: "What do you two gentlemen mean, is it true that the pseudo-submissive army's attack on the Qing Dynasty is false, and it is true to ask for clarification?"

"No." Fan Wencheng shook his head and said, "It's true to attack the Qing, and it's true to ask for the truth. If the servant guessed correctly, Li Zicheng wanted to persuade the Ming army to destroy our Qing soldiers first, and then launch a deadly attack on the Ming army from behind. hit."

Ning Wan and I went on to say: "In this way, one battle can determine the universe and the world."

This operation is the same as Dorgon's operation in the Battle of Piece of Stone.

"Li Zicheng, who is short-sighted, can have such scheming?" Dorgon was a little disbelieving.

Fan Wencheng said: "Master Mingjian, Li Zicheng naturally would not have such schemes, but his subordinates Gu Junen, Li Yan and others are very knowledgeable, and it is no problem to devise such poisonous schemes."

"Understood." Dorgon said, "Then how to break it?"

Fan Wencheng pondered for a moment and said: "Master, there is a saying in the Han Dynasty, the time is too late, otherwise it will be prosperous. The current situation can be said to be extremely bad for my Qing Dynasty, so according to the calculations of the Book of Changes, the next step is whether it should be extremely prosperous or not." , so it is not necessarily a bad thing for us to dispatch troops in a pseudo-shun."

Ning Wan and I also said: "Crisis and crisis have always been opportunities in crisis. As long as you seize the opportunity, the Qing Dynasty can immediately turn the crisis into safety and tide over the difficulties."

Dorgon asked again: "How to seize the opportunity?"

Fan Wencheng replied: "The so-called gentleman's agreement is nothing more than self-deception. The slaves never believe that Pseudo-Shun and Nanming can really achieve mutual trust and communication without any grievances. Therefore, as long as the conflict between the two countries is provoked, the two armies of Ming and Shun will be suspicious and wary of each other. Then our Qing soldiers live in the middle, but they can be as peaceful as Mount Tai and sit back and relax."

"If necessary, you can pretend to be a vassal to Nanming." Ning Wan and I also said.

"In this way, Pseudo-shun will definitely not sit idly by, and will definitely turn against Nanming."

Dorgon's eyes lit up again, and Fan Wencheng said that the situation seems to be good?At least it was far from the end of the mountain as he thought before.