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Chapter 54 Zu Dashou: Sangui, your nephew... You have killed your uncle.

At this moment, Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Liaodong, hurried up the city wall. When he saw the banners of the Qing cavalry, his face turned pale.

Seeing Wei Guogong Xu Da and Yongchang Hou Lanyu both looking casual, Wu Sangui reminded:
"Wei Guogong, Yongchang Hou, those people are the Manchu Eight Banners, plus the Mongolian Eight Banners and Han Chinese Eight Banners who came here one after another."

"The Manchus are about to go to war this time."

Sapphire leaned against the city wall and said nonchalantly:

"General Wu, no matter what the Eight Banners are, this Marquis will let them come and go."

Wei Guogong Xu Da looked at the Manchu camp in the distance and fell silent.

……

Night falls.

Dozens of people quietly walked out of the Manchu camp and came to Shanhai Pass, near a section of the city wall that was sparsely guarded.

"Cuckoo"

I saw the leader put his hands to his mouth, imitating the song of a bird, and called a few times in a low voice.

A few seconds later, someone poked his head out on the city wall and shouted in a low voice:
"Under the city is General Zu?"

Zu Dashou raised his head, looked at Shanhaiguan in front of him by the moonlight, and said with a wry smile:

"Yes, it's me."

The lieutenant turned his head cautiously to look behind him, turned his head, and threw the letter in his hand down the city wall.

After Zu Dashou picked up the letter, he read it over and over again. After confirming that it was Wu Sangui's reply, he took a deep look at Shanhaiguan.

He turned around and left with his men.

……

at the same time.

The deputy general wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, turned around, and said flatteringly:
"General, the last general is loyal to Daming and has never thought of joining the Qing Dynasty. It was Wu Sangui, that traitor who forced the last general to deliver letters for him."

I saw Yongchang Hou Lanyu eating the roast leg of lamb, and said casually:

"Ben Hou said that he would not kill you if he made you commit crimes and meritorious deeds. It doesn't matter if Wu Sangui wasn't fooled."

"I really don't know what Emperor Chongzhen thinks. His uncle has defected to the Qing Dynasty, so he dares to let Wu Sangui, a nephew, guard Shanhaiguan?"

The lieutenant stood aside with a forced smile, echoing again and again.

……

After Zu Dashou returned to the Manchu camp, he walked into the camp of the Chinese army, bowed and kowtowed, and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty, this is my nephew's reply."

The white-haired Huang Taiji took the letter, opened it for a look, and said thoughtfully:

"General Zu, your nephew said that he will open the city gate tonight according to the plan. How credible do you think?"

"These days, the spies I sent into Daming brought back a lot of bad news."

"The defeat of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong was too sudden. Moreover, that little emperor actually killed so many corrupt officials in Shuntian Mansion."

Zu Dashou twitched the corner of his mouth and said:
"Your Majesty, this is the only chance we have for the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Now that the Ming Dynasty has just subsided the internal troubles, the treasury is empty, and the army is exhausted, we can break through in one fell swoop."

"If this opportunity is missed, Manqing will have to wait for Daming to call."

Huang Taiji knocked on the armrest of the dragon chair and said:
"I'll think about it carefully, you go down first."

Zu Dashou bowed and saluted, turned around and bumped into Fan Wencheng, nodded and left.

……

Inside the Eight Banners camp of the Han people.

Hong Chengchou wiped his armor lightly. Suddenly, Zu Dashou came in with two jugs of spirits.

After sitting down by himself, he grabbed a jug of strong wine, took a swig, and said:
"Have you heard? Your Majesty, he... finally looks like an emperor."

"Both Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong lost."

Hong Chengchou froze for a moment, and immediately put the armor aside, picked up the spirits, and said:
"We have no way out. Your Majesty's temperament, you are not clear, you are too suspicious."

"We have surrendered to Manqing, if we go back, His Majesty will definitely get rid of us."

Zu Dashou thought of Zhu Youjian's suspicion, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he said nothing.

……

late at night.

Both inside and outside Shanhaiguan were quiet, only a few patrolling guards walked up and down the city wall.

In fact, since the Battle of Songjin, more than [-] troops died in battle, and the commander-in-chief Wang Tingchen and others were defeated and executed.

Governor Hong Chengchou of Jiliao, Zu Dashou, and Zu Dale returned to the Qing Dynasty.

The defenders guarding Shanhaiguan have long since lost their fighting spirit.

……

At some point, the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of Han people, with a total of nearly [-] troops, quietly left the camp under the leadership of the generals.

Wearing armor, Huang Taiji rode on a tall horse, looked at Shanhaiguan, which looked like an empty city under the night sky, and said confidently:

"Mr. Fan, this time I, the Qing Dynasty, will definitely be able to rule the Central Plains like Yuan Ting!"

Fan Wencheng clapped his hands and smiled lightly, echoing:
"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty is over and the people's hearts are not attached. It is a great time to change the dynasty!"

"The most wonderful thing is that the little emperor sent the [-] troops of Zhang Xianzhong, who had just pacified Li Zicheng, to Shanhaiguan, with the intention of stopping us."

"But it happened that Wu Sangui completely surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. The right time, place and people are all in the Qing Dynasty. This battle must be won!"

……

A few moments later, Zu Dashou led tens of thousands of Han people to the Shanhaiguan Pass. According to the code agreed in advance, he was just about to imitate the singing of birds.

Suddenly, a soldier wearing a helmet and unable to see his face poked his head out and asked:

"Guanxia is Zu Dashou? General Zu?"

Zu Dashou heard that this person's voice was not the lieutenant general, nor Wu Sangui, he suddenly became suspicious and asked:
"Who are you?"

While speaking, Zu Dashou ordered the army to retreat slowly in a low voice.

In the next second, a sneer sounded:
"Benhou...Sapphire!"

"After this battle, this Marquis might be able to call himself the Duke of the Kingdom!"

"put"

In the next second, countless torches were lit, and the city wall was full of Ming soldiers in sharp armor.

Immediately afterwards, the deafening artillery sounded.

"boom boom"

With just one round of artillery, the tens of thousands of troops led by Zu Dashou suffered a lot of damage, and quickly counterattacked with firecrackers, but with little effect.

At the same time, after Hong Chengchou saw the movement in Shanhaiguan, a look of entanglement flashed in his eyes, and he ordered:
"Come here... use artillery!"

It was not that the Manchu Qing had no artillery. In other words, the Ming army had been defeated repeatedly, and the Manchu Qing captured countless artillery pieces.

It's just that the tens of thousands of Han people and the Eight Banners led by Zu Dashou didn't bring artillery in order to cooperate with Wu Sangui and ambush the [-] exhausted reinforcements.

……

Inside Shanhaiguan.

in the military camp.

The sound of artillery resounding through the night sky awakened Wu Sangui who was sleeping soundly.

Suddenly, Chang Sen lifted the curtain and broke into the camp, holding a brazier in one hand and biting a hare that was about to roast.

Seeing Wu Sangui's shocked expression, Chang Sen put down the brazier, sat there majestically, roasted the hare, and said:
"Wu Sangui, on the first night we came to Shanhaiguan, we captured your deputy general."

"If I were you, I would just stay here honestly. Maybe Emperor Chongzhen is in a good mood and can let your nine clans go."

Wu Sangui, who had already grasped the weapon, went cold all over, remembering seeing the Manchu Eight Banners coming today, he said in horror:
"Your goals are Huang Taiji and the Manchu Eight Banners!"

(End of this chapter)