Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Under Lu Mou's dispatch, after Beining divided its troops, Lu Mou personally took charge of Beining and supervised the third army's violent attack on the city.

Zhao Youhu sent his lieutenant general with five thousand Guanning to climb Lu Mountain and go to Yixian County to join He Wenzhao's first battalion of defenders, preparing to block the Qing troops returning from the Great Wall battlefield. He took the remaining 15,000 Guanning cavalry and roared to the bank of the Liao River.

Facing the mighty Liaohe River, Zhao Youhu stopped and summoned the deputy commander-in-chief Wu Yuanzheng.

Wu Yuanzheng is Wu Sangui's nephew, but he is an upright young man. He did not participate in the power struggle between Wu Sangui and Zhao Youhu to take over Guan Ning's military power.

Not only that, he and Zhao Youhu have an excellent relationship, and they can be said to be close friends in life and death. It is precisely because of this that Zhao Youhu will give him a difficult and important task this time.

"Expedition brothers, I have never set foot on the land of Liaodong, and I deeply regret this. In this melee between the two sides, based on the actual situation, I changed the regent's original battle plan. Fortunately, the regent trusted me and agreed to this plan. . But I still want to take this opportunity to lead some brothers to cross the Liao River and take a look under the Manchu capital. If I can mobilize the Qing troops to return reinforcements, I will eventually destroy the Manchu and Qing food routes to the front line. The strategic goal set at the beginning.”

They are all hot-blooded young people. Wu Yuanzheng smiled: "Brother is right. The worst thing is to cut off the food supply and cut off the frontline food routes. I see how those millions of Qing soldiers will fight. At the same time, the regent trusts us and saves us from crossing the Liao River. Taking Beining counts as victory, but if we really do that, then if we don't stand in front of the world, are we just sitting back?

The regent just arranged for us to stop the reinforcements here and wait here for the Manchu reinforcements. How passive and lonely we are. I agree with my brother's idea. Instead of waiting here to block the attack, it is better to take the initiative to go to Liaodong and shake things up so that the poor Manchu garrison can't even think about reinforcing Beining. At the same time, we can also implement the strategy of consuming the enemy's national strength that our regent has always admired. I listen to my brother. I will lead a group of troops to Liaodong now, cut off the grain road, drag Dorgon's pitiful troops elsewhere, and smash their pots and jars by the way. "

"Stop it. What I just said is that I deeply regret that I have never been to Liaodong. Don't you understand what I mean? This time I will go. I will leave you on the bank of the Liaohe River to take care of the pontoon and don't break me. retreat."

"My brother is wrong. I agree with my plan, but I can't implement it myself. Firstly, you have to sit here and direct, and secondly, you have to take care of the overall situation."

"Aren't you talking a little far?"

Wu Yuanzheng said with a smile: "Actually, there is a major reason why I say this. For this reason, you can't go."

"Stop talking nonsense, just say you can't meet this requirement."

"Okay, let's make an agreement. If I die in Liaodong, I will ask my brother to bring my head back to Liaoxi on time and return my life to you."

"Not far, not far. I think back when the regent raised an army and fought against all the invincible enemies in the world, he sacrificed himself on the battlefield. The highest official position was only the rank of regimental commander.

What is your current rank? What is your current rank as the chief military officer of the group army? If you cross the Liaohe River this time and something goes wrong, for example, brother, if I cannot hold the Liaohe River Floating Bridge, my brother will die in the battle in Liaodong. Then you will take the official position that has made the greatest sacrifice since our regent started the army. It doesn't matter if you sacrifice, aren't you a slap in the face of our invincible warrior, the regent who is admired by the world? Doesn't it mean that our regent's face does not need to be protected by all of us, but is used for beating? "

"This is too harsh. If not, it would be my brother who planned the battle to win Qianli. You can make people give up and still be obedient to you. I am really convinced."

"What reasons do you have? If you can convince me, then you can go."

They are all bold young people: "Okay, then you go this time. My brother will hold the retreat pontoon here for you. But we have to make an agreement, that is, don't go crazy there and never come back." It lasts for half a month. When the time is up, you must come back immediately. Otherwise, if you die there, I will also charge you with defecting. If you come back after the expiration date, I will also charge you with failing to defect. Do it.”

"The regent is here for the overall situation."

Zhao Youhu was speechless after being given such a reason and excuse.

"in those days--"

After saying this, without further ado, he mounted his horse, led 1 brothers, crossed the wide Liao River, and entered Liaodong.

Wu Yuanzheng led 1 Guanning children to cross the Liaohe River. This was the first time in more than 20 years since the fall of Beining in the year of Tianqi that the Ming Dynasty set foot on the land of Liaodong again.

Facing the vast and fertile plains, Wu Yuanzheng was filled with emotion. This was once part of the vast land of the Ming Dynasty, and it was precisely because of this vast land that reached the North Sea that the glory of the world's largest empire was achieved.

However, he was just a domestic slave. He couldn't stand the corrupt officials in the court, and he rose up to resist the extreme oppression and exploitation, so the seeds of the demise of the Ming Dynasty were sown.

Originally, things did not develop particularly badly. The rebellious domestic slave had also been captured by the Ming court. In fact, at that time, it was just a quick knife, and there were no many turning points and disasters later.

It's that Li Chengdong, who is greedy for official position and power, and plays no role in supporting bandits and self-respect.

But he misestimated his abilities.

Raising the bandits to respect themselves is a method used by countless powerful officials in dynasties. But the premise is that while you raise the bandits to respect themselves, you must have the ability to control the thieves and bandits, and you cannot let the thieves and bandits eventually kill you.

This is exactly what happened. Li Chengdong was ambitious, but his ability and ambition were seriously mismatched. The result is that the thief is self-respecting, but the thief continues to grow, out of his ability to control, and is eventually killed by the thief.

It’s okay to kill yourself, but at the same time, you almost kill this big empire.

If it hadn't been for the emergence of the regent, the troubled country of the Han people would have completely fallen to the barbarians again.

At this point, almost all knowledgeable people know it well. Especially Wu Yuanzheng, who guarded Shanhaiguan under his uncle Wu Sangui, saw this point more clearly.

Li Zicheng's millions of troops came to the city, but anyone with a little intelligence would understand that they were just a ragtag group of people who might destroy Chongzhen's court. But he can only destroy Chongzhen's court, not this old empire.

And the only one who can really destroy this old empire is the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

It is expected that Guan Ning can hold Shanhaiguan and stop the Qing Dynasty from taking over the Central Plains. Maybe others can still imagine it, but as a member of Guan Ning, Wu Yuanzheng, and even his uncle Wu Sangui, also know it well. That is absolutely impossible.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty already owned the entire Mongolia. For the Ming Empire, a Shanhaiguan Pass was no longer of much use. The long defense line of tens of thousands of miles in the entire north is almost undefended. If the Manchus wanted to take over the Central Plains, they could do so from anywhere and at any time.

The first five times the Manchus invaded the Central Plains are enough to illustrate this ending.

Therefore, at that time, Uncle Wu Sangui had no choice but to secretly communicate with the Qing Dynasty. Not only did he want to preserve this powerful army, but he also hoped that the remnants of the Ming Dynasty could gain a firm foothold in the south. He would coordinate the north and the south, and then rebuild the old mountains and rivers.

As for what Wu Sangui was thinking at the time, that was what he and his close associates said at the time.

But that disaster did not happen in the end. This old empire, under the leadership of the regent who emerged from nowhere, not only did not go to destruction, but also to resurgence.

My own Guan Ning Cavalry did not linger aggrievedly amidst the rebuke of thousands of people. Instead, like today, it returned to Liaodong for the first time in twenty-seven years and set foot on the land of the Qing Dynasty.

This step is just the starting point. Under the leadership of the regent, it is definitely not a dream to regain the entire Liaodong and allow Ming Dynasty to once again have a true world.

The destruction of the Qing Dynasty begins from this moment.

For this reason, Wu Yuanzheng and his brothers firmly believed. (End of chapter)