Saving the Ming Dynasty: I can exchange bodies with Chongzhen

Chapter 149: The Manchu princes and nobles divide up the widow of Huang Taiji
On June 28, 80,000 troops of the Ming Dynasty attacked Mongolia south of the desert.

Standing on the imperial city, Zhu Changgan looked at the soldiers of the three armies with flags flying like the sea, and an inexplicable confidence arose in his heart, the confidence to save the Ming Dynasty and overcome everything.

He drew his sword, looked up and shouted, "Attack!"

"I will not return until I conquer Mo Nan!"

"I will not return until I conquer Mo Nan!"

"kill!"

"God bless the Ming Dynasty! God bless the Ming Dynasty! God bless the Ming Dynasty..."

The overwhelming shouts were deafening. The commander-in-chief of the three armies was still Cao Huachun, and his deputy commanders were Li Banghua and Qin Liangyu.

Huang Degong led the Yongwei Camp, Zhang Shize led the Beijing Camp, Ma Xianglin led the White Spear Soldiers, and Qi Zhenzong led the Qi Family Army.

The armored army reflected the cold light under the sunlight, dazzling the eyes like waves. Following closely behind was the artillery that had been improved again by the Arms Department, which was pulled behind by the carriage and moved forward quickly.

Then there are ammunition, food and fodder...

In addition to Qi's army, the three major camps have actually expanded their numbers significantly during the nearly one month of rest.

However, Sun Yingyuan drew more than 8,000 soldiers from various units, plus his own newly trained soldiers, a total of 20,000 soldiers, and followed Sun Chuanting south.

All in all, Zhu Changgan actually had 100,000 soldiers and horses in his hands.

On the one hand, the quality of the army is more important than its quantity.

In addition to the troops, there is a bigger problem that the production capacity of the Armory has not been raised. Blind expansion has brought huge pressure on logistics, so he temporarily stopped the expansion.

Instead, send these people out and let them improve their combat effectiveness through actual combat.

In this battle, he targeted the Mongolian tribes south of the desert.

When Chongzhen first ascended the throne, the Mongolians south of the desert were mainly the Khorchin and Chahar tribes.

In the eighth year of Chongzhen, which was the year before last, Lin Danhan of the Chahar tribe died.

Huang Taiji captured Lin Danhan's wife and daughters, and divided Lin Danhan's eight widows with other princes and beiles. These eight beautiful girls still had their own rhymes and represented different Mongolian tribes. Getting them meant their wealth and tribes, and he could expand his own power.

Two of them, the first wife Namu Zhong, and the most beautiful Batemaki were taken into Huang Taiji's harem. The second wife Siqintu was married to Cheerbei, the commander of the Han army of the Zhenglan Banner. Jirgalang forcibly took away the third wife Sutai. The whereabouts of the fifth and sixth wives were unknown. The seventh wife married Huang Taiji's brother Abatai, and the eighth wife Tesna was abducted by Hauge.

By the ninth year of Chongzhen, which was last year, 16 feudal lords from 49 tribes in southern Mongolia jointly elected Huang Taiji as emperor, and southern Mongolia was incorporated into the territory of the Later Jin.

Now the Ming Dynasty has to deal with these Mongolian tribes in the south of the desert. It is precisely because of their existence that the northern part of the Ming Dynasty was turned into the "Maginot Line" by the Qing Dynasty.

Apart from the Ji-Liao-Guan-Ning line which could still resist the Qing Dynasty's advance, important cities such as Miyun, Shanxi, and Datong were like decorations, otherwise Huang Taiji would not have invaded the pass again and again.

Before sending troops, Zhu Changgan discussed the matter with Sun Chengzong, Yang Sichang and others from the Grand Council.

Among these tribes were the Khorchin, Zhaluut, Bahrain, Naiman, Aohan, Kharchin, Tumed, Alukhorchin, Ongniud, and Asut, with a total military force of about 10.

Eighty thousand soldiers are enough to fight against one hundred thousand!

……

two days later,

When the news of Hauge's death reached the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Changgan was stunned.

"He's such a loser. I told him everything, but he's still so useless."

He thought that Hauge might not be his opponent, but he didn't expect that Hauge would even lose his life?

With Hauge's death, the 19-day battle for the throne finally came to an end.

When Dorgon ascended the throne, Daishan's second son, Shuotuo, was deposed from the royal family and sentenced to death for killing the king and conspiring with Adari to support Dorgon.

Although it is not known what benefits Dorgon promised Daishan and the two yellow banners, the fact that the eight banner leaders unanimously supported Dorgon as emperor shows that there must be something that cannot be revealed to outsiders.

In addition, Jirgalang, Dorgon, Dodo and others divided up Huang Taiji's widows, namely Zhezhe, Hailanzhu, Namu Zhong, Batmazhen and Bumbutai.

Among them, Dorgon chose Zhezhe and Bumbutai, the aunt and nephew, Jirgalang chose Namu Zhong and Batma Xi, and Dodo took Hailanzhu as his own.

In addition, Hauge's first wife, Borjigin, was forcibly taken away by Dorgon. She was the sister of Dorgon's original wife, while Dorgon's brother Ajige took away another wife of Hauge.

It turned out that Hauge's Zhenglan Banner was also reshuffled and became part of Dorgon's army.

Looking at the information sent back by the Jinyiwei from Shengjing, Zhu Changgan couldn't help but sigh, "Your circle is really chaotic!"

The Manchu and Mongolian views on this ethical issue are completely different from those of the Central Plains. In their concepts, the idea of ​​father's wife inheriting his wife or elder brother's wife inheriting his younger brother's wife has long been deeply rooted.

Because their ancestors lived a nomadic life, the harsh and extremely fragile ecological environment of the grassland area left them with almost no ability to resist disasters. Once they encountered the dreaded white and black disasters, a nomadic people could completely disappear.

For example, in the recent snowstorm that hit Mongolia, more than 80 percent of the area was covered by heavy snow, and more than 600,000 livestock died in the severe cold and blizzard.

Two hundred years ago, it would have been a catastrophic disaster for many tribes.

So they often face only one problem, which is survival.

Compared with the infant mortality rate in the Central Plains, it is even more exaggerated. Therefore, in order to survive and reproduce, women, especially women who can give birth to offspring, have become the most scarce.

Coupled with wars, disasters, and diseases, adult men of nomadic peoples are also prone to losing their lives, and their wives and concubines have to find someone to take over if they want to survive.

After thousands of years of development, the tradition of "the son inherits the father's property" and "the younger brother inherits the elder brother's property" was formed.

Even after Nurhaci executed his eldest son Chu Ying and established Daishan as his successor, he retained the will to entrust the Queen Abahai and his three sons to Daishan.

This is also the reason why Jirgalang (nephew), Dorgon (brother), Dodo (brother), and Ajige (brother) divided up Huang Taiji's widow.

As for Daishan, he was older than Huang Taiji. In their understanding, there was no tradition of the elder brother succeeding the younger brother.

……

Shengjing,

"Long live the Emperor, long live, long live the Emperor!"

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor..."

Prince Li Daishan, Prince Zheng Jirgalang, Duoduo, Yuetuo, Prince Gongshun Kong Youde, Prince Zhishun Shang Kexi, Prince Huaishun Geng Zhongming and others held up petitions in their hands, and the beile and ministers behind them all knelt down to pay their respects and pay their respects.

Dorgon first spoke some polite words in front of the kings and ministers, saying that he would work diligently and worry about the people, carry forward the past and make the Qing Dynasty stronger... Then all the ministers stood up, and Dorgon sat on the throne, touched the golden handle on the throne, and stared at the "Imperial Seal" on the imperial desk, his heart unable to calm down for a long time.

This imperial seal was said to have been passed down from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Yuan Dynasty, and was later obtained by Ligdan Khan of the Chahar tribe. Later, when Dorgon annihilated Ligdan Khan, the seal fell into his hands, but he was forced to hand it over due to the power of Huang Taiji.

Now, only two years have passed, and it is back in his hands again.

How could Dorgon not be excited about this? What is destiny?
This is destiny.

After Haoge's death, the kings and beile had no choice but to nominate himself as emperor. After enduring for more than ten years, the clouds finally cleared and the sun finally appeared.

In order to ascend the throne, he did agree to some of the demands of Daishan and the Two Yellow Flags. He did not directly swap the yellow and white flags and purge the generals of the Two Yellow Flags like Huang Taiji did.

Instead, they exchanged the clothes of their own Zhengbai Banner and Zhenglan Banner with the two yellow banners. That is, they gave the clothes of the Zhengbai Banner and Zhenglan Banner to the other side, and gave the clothes of the two yellow banners to their original two banners.

There were no changes to its Niulu and equipment.

As a result, the leaders of the two flags of the Plain Yellow Banner still did not suffer much loss, so they were naturally willing.

As for Daishan, he could return to government affairs and be in charge of the Ministry of Revenue of the imperial court, which was equivalent to Hauge's original financial power.

It can be said that everyone is happy.

"Prince Gongshun, have you figured out the problem of the Ming court's firearms?" Dorgon did not ask any other questions but this one.

"Your Majesty, we have obtained some information from the Ming court's discs, and I believe there will be a breakthrough soon." Gongshun King Kong Youde replied with sweat on his forehead.

"Okay! I'm waiting for you to catch up with the firearms as soon as possible. The only difference between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty is the firearms. As long as the firearms can be on par with the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty will be able to enter the pass in no time."

Dorgon had been fighting with the Ming Dynasty for many years. This time, he suffered a loss, but he did not care.

Back then, when his father Nurhaci was alive, the Ming Dynasty also used the advantages of firearms to defeat the Later Jin Dynasty, but so what?
The Later Jin Dynasty continued to grow stronger and stronger, and soon caught up with the Ming Dynasty, even surpassing it in terms of combat power.

Now that he has ascended the throne, he believes that he can still replicate the glory of his father and lead the Qing Dynasty into a broader realm.

After the court session, Dorgon returned to Guansui Palace, where he arranged Murmutai to stay. As soon as they met, they hugged each other.

Murmutai means "bottle" in Mongolian. Many people probably know her other name, Concubine Zhuang (also known as Dayuer).

After Huang Taiji became seriously ill, Dayuer had to consider the safety of her own life and the baby in her belly. Even if she was pregnant, she had to make plans early, so the two of them got together.

Before, at Huang Taiji's bedside, although Zhezhe, Murmutai, and Hailanzhu, the aunt and niece, made solemn promises, in fact, except for Hailanzhu, the other two already had their own plans.

Unfortunately, Zhezhe's only way out was Haoge. Now that Haoge is dead, as the queen of Huang Taiji, due to her status, it is impossible for her to pass the throne to other kings, so she can only give herself to Dorgon.

But she was old and over 40 years old, so it was naturally impossible for her to be favored by Dorgon.

"Come here!" Dorgon ascended the throne and snatched away Fourth Brother's woman Dayu'er. He was very proud at the moment. He laughed wantonly and said, "I just want you to give me a son... Hahahaha... What if Fourth Brother knows? It's still in my hands. It's just that he can't see you give birth to a son for me."

Dayuer's face flushed, making her look even more charming, which aroused Dorgon's attention even more.

In less than a cup of tea, urgent news came from outside. Dorgon hurriedly finished his business and left, but Dayuer's face turned pale, and her posture was no longer as light as before.

She drove the maid out, checked for a while, and then suddenly sighed: "Fortunately, the child is fine..."

Then, she lay prone on the bed, and cries of suppressed pain seemed to be vomited out from the depths of her soul, spreading throughout the empty hall, weaving layer upon layer of sorrow.

This is the struggle for imperial power. In order to survive, she has to do it with gritted teeth.

"Just bear with it a few more times, and then you can ask the imperial physician to come over."

Not many people knew about this. As for the original imperial physician, she had already sent someone to get rid of him.

By then, Dorgon would only think that the child was his own, and the problem of being born a month earlier could be solved by simply explaining it as a premature birth. Of course, you still need to be cautious in this process.

……

Dorgon returned to Chongzheng Hall because of urgent military intelligence.

"It's the three major camps of the Ming court again..." Dorgon frowned as he looked at the military newspaper which said that the three major camps of the Ming court led 80,000 people to the north to march to the Mongolia south of the desert.

Last time it was 70,000 people, and now in just one month, it has grown to 80,000 people.

The Ming court had a population of over 100 million, while the Qing dynasty had a population of only 300,000 or 400,000. Dorgon was jealous of this.

Daishan, Jirgalang, Yuetuo, Dudu and other kings and beiles all remained silent, waiting for Dorgon's instructions.

"Your Majesty, the Ming court is sending troops to southern Mongolia. Please send troops as soon as possible." Mongolian general Gulusixiabu requested anxiously.

"Please, Your Majesty, send troops as soon as possible!"

Others are not in a hurry, but these Mongols have to be anxious!

Huang Taiji sent troops to the south of the desert three times. In the eighth year of Chongzhen, he formally established the Eight Banners of Mongolia and selected 16 Mongolian men from 16953 tribes. These people could be said to be the strongest fighting force among the Mongolian tribes in the south of the desert.

But now these able-bodied men are in the Qing Dynasty instead of in the south of the desert. The 80,000 Manchus and Mongols could not stop the three major camps of the Ming court, so how could the old, weak and sick people in the south of the desert resist?

Dorgon turned his head and looked at the people in the hall with a gloomy face. "The Mongolian Autonomous Region is the territory of the Qing Dynasty. Khorchin, Jalut, Bahrain, Naiman, Aohan and others are also the people of the Qing Dynasty. How can we just stand by and watch when the Ming Dynasty violates the border?"

"Who can help me wipe out these 80,000 people in the Ming court?"

"..."

Silence. There was a long silence in the hall.

Dorgon looked at a person, "Yue Tuo?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Tuo immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I also want to do my best to share your worries, but the Red Banner suffered heavy losses, and its equipment is far inferior to the three major camps of the Ming court..."

Dorgon interrupted him, "You are short of soldiers and horses. I will give you soldiers. As for your equipment, I will let King Gongshun follow you with the artillery unit. The last time we entered the pass, our disadvantage was in firearms."

"This time, I will mobilize the firearms troops to follow closely. I will let the warriors use firearms and bows and arrows to tell the Ming court that the might of our Qing Dynasty is like a violent storm and is unstoppable."

At this moment, Duoduo also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to attack Ming!"

Seeing Duoduo's words, the kings and princes in the hall knelt down and said, "We are willing to lead the army to attack Ming!"

After all, everyone was afraid that Dorgon would cross the river and then destroy the bridge, and their troops would be exhausted after they arrived. Wasn't this how Huang Taiji dealt with the four great beiles?

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ps: My brother-in-law has to leave home for work tomorrow, so I'm a little late today! Thank you for your support!
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