Saving the Ming Dynasty: I can exchange bodies with Chongzhen

Chapter 250 Liaoyang City is broken!

Sony was born in the Zhenghuang Banner and has been loyal to the Qing Dynasty since the time of Nurhaci. He is proficient in three languages, Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese, and can be considered a well-rounded talent with both civil and military abilities.

Xifu, Sony's uncle, was a man of great learning. When Nurhaci unified the Jurchen tribes, Xifu brought his family to join the Qing Dynasty.

During the reign of Nurhaci, Sony's father Shuo Se and uncle Xifu were proficient in Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese languages, so they were entrusted with important tasks. During the reign of Huang Taiji, they were allowed to serve in the Wenguan and were given the honorific title of "Bashk", which showed the high respect for their knowledge.

Afterwards, Sony himself was awarded the position of first-class guard, but he was not only a civil official, but also a military general.

During the Battle of Ningyuan in the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, Sony accompanied Nurhaci to observe the movements of the Ming army.

The following year, Huang Taiji conquered Khalkha and he was sent to Khorchin to question Tushetu Khan's son-in-law Oba why he did not send troops.

Sony showed no sign of weakness in the face of a powerful opponent, and conveyed Huang Taiji's wishes in a clever way, causing Oba to finally surrender and apologize, not daring to break his promise.

From then on, he became famous.

After that, Sony made many military achievements in subsequent battles and rescued Hauge. Because of his outstanding military achievements and Hauge's recommendation, he was promoted to Jiala Zhangjing and officially became a prominent figure in the Qing Dynasty.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for a person like him to be poached, but after Hauge's death, he lived a very unhappy life and was targeted by Dorgon everywhere.

In order to eliminate dissidents, Dorgon asked his cronies to suppress Sony and others repeatedly.

Not only was he punished by being dismissed from his official position and having his Jiala Zhangjing taken back, he was also falsely accused of treason, his property was confiscated, his title was taken away, and he was ultimately exiled to Zhaoling Mausoleum to guard the tomb.

He looked at other princes and nobles, but no one offered a helping hand.

It happened that during this period, Hauge had a concubine named Borjigit Dulema, who was actually a sister of Dorgon's wife. In other words, Hauge's wife was actually Dorgon's sister-in-law, and she contacted him.

He hoped that Sony and Oboi could help Fu Shou, the son born to Hauge, to become the leader of the Zhenglan Banner. Since Hauge's death, the Zhenglan Banner had been taken away by Dorgon's cronies.

Dorgon often asked about Dulema's well-being, and even seemed to be very fond of Fushou, the son she had with Hauge.

But only Borjigit Dulema knew how cold Dorgon's gaze was. If she was not afraid that Dorgon would kill her child, why would she remarry Dorgon and become his concubine?

But even so, Dorgon seemed to have no intention of letting Fu Shou go. Every time he asked her to sleep with him, he would make extremely B-style requests. Unable to bear the humiliation, the Ming Dynasty's spies found her.

in fact,

All the operations had begun long before Dorgon sent troops to besiege Jinzhou. Before that, Dorgon had strong control over the Qing court, so everything was under the surface.

It looked calm.

But now that the Battle of Ningjin was lost, Jirgalang had defected, Yuetuo had his own army, and Dudu and other beiles demanded that the flag owners be allowed to discuss state affairs.

All of this shows that Dorgon’s control over the Qing Dynasty had been weakened to an extremely serious extent, so all of this finally broke out.

……

The Qing Dynasty moved its capital three times, the first of which was the city of Feala.

There was an earthen fortress in a mountain valley in Jianzhou. Later, it grew and became stronger, so Nurhaci moved the capital to Liaoyang.

Dongjing City was built on the banks of Taizi River in Liaoyang, but Nurhaci found that after entering Liaoyang, the contradictions between the Eight Banners soldiers and the Han people intensified extremely, and the local people would take up weapons and organize riots at any time.

The Eight Banners soldiers suppressed the Han people time and time again, but the effect was not obvious. It was impossible for Nurhaci to kill all the Han people, as that would mean there would be no one to work for them.

So they invited a fortune teller, who said that the feng shui of this place was incompatible. Shengjing and Shenyang were connected by Hunhe River and Tianzhu Mountain, which were the dragon veins of the mountain and the water.

The place was in great feng shui and most suitable for his grand ambitions, so Nurhaci moved the capital again despite opposition from his ministers.

As the Qing Dynasty moved its capital, most of the Eight Banners troops in Liaoyang left, and the activities to suppress the Han people weakened. Even though the Qing Dynasty ruled Liaoyang for so many years, the riots of the Han people increased instead of decreased.

This also provided a good environment and breeding ground for the intelligence personnel of the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei.

……

Just as the Ming army had surrounded Liaoyang City, the troops of the Zhenglan Banner mutinied.

Baiyintu was on high alert to suppress part of the troops of the Zhenglan Banner and the Two Yellow Banners, and at the same time he sent heavy troops to guard Liaoyang City to prevent a sneak attack by the Ming army. But before he could wipe out the Zhenglan Banner, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked into the city, only to see thick smoke and shouts of killing that hit the ears of the Manchu Tartars like a storm.

"Kill the Tartars!"

"Kill the Tartars..."

Amid the shouts of those who cared, the deafening sound made the entire Liaoyang City boil.

Groups of Han people were holding swords, guns, clubs, dung forks, and hoes, shouting: "Kill! Drive the Tartars out!"

The Han people in Liaoyang City quickly gathered and rushed towards the Qing troops like a torrent.

"Drive out the Tartars and restore our Ming Dynasty."

Thousands of voices spoke at the same time, shaking the sky.

The three groups of people, the Zhenglan Banner, the Han people of Liaoyang City, and the Manchu Tartars, suddenly collided with each other and fought each other.

As the battle inside broke out, a firework appeared above Liaoyang City.

"Siege!"

Boom boom boom~~
Hundreds of artillery pieces roared at the same time, smashing into the walls of Liaoyang City. The new type of artillery shells were more powerful than before, and just one round was enough to destroy the entire city.

The Ming army’s artillery will explode a second time, and with the primer, more ironware can be filled in.

Therefore, the soldiers sent by Baiyintu in Liaoyang City were stunned.

These Manchu Tartars were completely thrown into disarray and hid in corners, not daring to come out.

"Stop it, stop it... We can't retreat!" Baiyintu was extremely angry and cursed at the top of his lungs.

He understood the importance of Liaoyang better than anyone else. If Liaoyang could not be defended, Shengjing would be behind him, and the emperor would certainly not forgive him.

But he is now facing a three-front battle.

The Zhenglan Banner, part of the Two Yellow Banners, and the Han people in Liaoyang City, and the Ming army outside the city.

He found a messenger and said, "Quick, go to Shengjing and ask the emperor to send more troops to support us."

Under such heavy pressure, he really couldn't bear it anymore.

"All the bannermen, all the personal guards, charge forward." Baiyintu gritted his teeth and led his bannermen and personal guards to charge in.

But just as he started to move, he suddenly heard a voice behind him.

Boom~
A section of the Liaoyang city wall collapsed.

An extremely brave and famous general rushed in from outside with a big sword in his hand. With a wave of his hand and a swing of his sword, several Qing soldiers around him could not resist and were beaten to pieces.

It's like entering a deserted place.

Wherever he went, the Qing troops were unable to resist, for fear of being beheaded by this Ming general.

"Tartars, grandpa is here!"

The man who came was Li Dingguo, nicknamed Little Wei Chi. The sword in his hand was so powerful that it was like a thousand horses galloping, smashing the heads of the Qing soldiers one by one. His bravery was so fierce that the Qing soldiers died if they touched him, and were injured if they were hit.

Baiyintu called on his personal guards to go forward, but no one could stop Li Dingguo. They rushed forward recklessly, in and out of the Qing troops seven times.

When he was in high spirits, he shouted, "You Tartar dogs, I'm here, come here!"

Blood was dripping from the big knife in his hand, and the Qing soldiers surrounding him retreated in fear.

Baiyintu's eyes were swollen, and he pointed at Li Dingguo and shouted angrily: "Is there no one among my Qing soldiers who can stand up? Where is the Baturu of my Qing?"

"My Lord, Baturu of the Qing Dynasty has been killed by the Ming army."

A Baoyi said angrily and tremblingly.

Following his direction, a Qing soldier was being dragged to the ground by several Ming soldiers with hook-and-sickle spears. At this moment, the man had been hacked to death and his head had been chopped off.

"Liaoyang cannot be lost. Even if we lose our lives here, we must fight to the death." Baiyintu gritted his teeth, mounted his horse, and whipped the horse hard with the back of his knife as he rushed towards Li Dingguo.

……

The Ming army was strong in men and horses, with high morale, and with the support of the Zhenglan Banner and Han people in the city, they quickly conquered the inner city and rushed into the city.

Outside the city of Liaoyang, Li Banghua, Chongzhen and several other generals of the central army were watching the battle situation through binoculars and constantly adjusting their tactical arrangements.

Chongzhen just listened to them talking and said nothing.

The longer he was in contact, the more he discovered his limitations as an emperor.

Now I can truly understand what it means to "a general in the field may not obey military orders" and what it means to "trust those you employ, and do not employ those you doubt."

Only the generals who are actually on the battlefield understand the situation on the battlefield. If they had done as he wished and kept pushing for the battle, even if they could have won the battle, they would not have been able to achieve what they have now.

"Supervisor, is all this part of your plan?"

Li Banghua smiled and shook his head, "It was not entirely in my plan. Most of the credit goes to Your Majesty and the Imperial Guards. I dare not compete for the credit for this no matter what."

Zhang Shize on the side sighed, "Since the Liaodong war, the situation has been completely under the consideration of His Majesty and the Military Affairs Council. This was the case in the Songjin Battle, the Liaoyang Battle, and I'm afraid the Shengjing Battle will be the same."

He was injured in the Battle of Songjin and was unable to play on the battlefield, but he still insisted on watching the battle from the central army.

Chongzhen turned his head to look at Li Banghua, but saw that Li Banghua had the same idea, and the muscles on his face twitched involuntarily.

"Commander-in-chief, have you noticed any difference between His Majesty and before?" Ma Xianglin, who was also injured, suddenly asked this question, which made Chongzhen's ears prick up.

"What's the difference?" Li Banghua snorted coldly.

Ma Xianglin didn't dare to say a word.

"The soldiers of the Loyal and Brave Army should not enter the city. Head towards Shengjing to intercept the possible reinforcements from the Qing army."

Sun Yingyuan's face suddenly turned ugly. They finally captured the city, and it was time to share the fruits, but he was asked to send his troops out to intercept the reinforcements. However, he knew he had said the wrong thing, so he could only bow his head and reply:
"I will lead the troops to intercept them right away."

Li Banghua lowered his eyebrows and glanced at him. How could the emperor comment on something at will?
All of this fell into Chongzhen's eyes. He pondered for a long time and said, "Your Majesty is indeed very different from before. Now Your Majesty is more decisive, wiser, calmer, and better at knowing people and using them."

Li Banghua, Zhang Shize and Ma Xianglin were all stunned.

"You..." Li Banghua immediately responded, "Your Majesty is wise and will not allow you to make any comments."

After he finished speaking, he quickly looked around to see if there were any Jinyiwei present.

Seeing that there was no one around, he heaved a sigh of relief, "Even with your status, there are some things you can't say casually."

Chongzhen shook his head and said calmly: "I am not afraid of your Majesty knowing this..."

But before he could finish his words, Li Banghua shouted, "Shut up, it's not your turn to make a conclusion now, get out of here."

Zhang Shize also quickly pulled him back, "We are in the army, take it easy!"

"..." Chongzhen looked at everyone looking at him with shock and anger, but more of worry. Finally, he sighed, got up and left.

……

The battle in Liaoyang City entered a fierce stage.

Bai Yintu led his soldiers and horses, wielding the sword in his hand. Every time he swung the sword, his blood boiled. Although he had been on the battlefield for a long time, the number of times he personally took action became less and less, so he had just been chopping and killing for a while.

All the muscles in his body were trembling, and the handle of the knife seemed to be about to fall out.

Suddenly... Bai Yintu's back shook violently, and a tearing sensation spread throughout his body. Then he couldn't muster any strength at all, and a layer of sweat the size of beans suddenly broke out on his forehead.

He touched back and was surprised to find it was all sticky...

blood.

He was hit by the Ming army's musket, and it was a direct penetrating wound. Blood gushed out like a spring. In just a short breath, Baiyintu felt that all his strength had been drained.

My eyelids feel heavy and my whole body feels cold.

"Lord Baylor!"

"Lord Baylor~"

Several bondservants behind him saw that their master was injured and tried their best to protect him, but it was too late. Li Dingguo had already rushed to Baiyintu on his horse.

Li Dingguo's eyes widened with anger, he swung his arms and shouted, "Get down from here~"

puff~
The sharp blade chopped on Baiyintu's back with such great force that the white bones were visible.

"Ah~"

Before Baiyintu fell off his horse, Li Dingguo's knife came again. He held down the opponent's head with his strong and powerful hand and cut off his head with one knife.

Li Dingguo held up Baiyintu's head and laughed wildly, "Tartars, your master is dead. Open your dog eyes and take a look."

"Why don't you kneel down and surrender quickly? I'll spare your life!"

The Tatars who came to rescue Baiyintu were instantly devastated. Many of them fell to their knees and breathed their last.

Ping-pong-pong... The sound of metal weapons falling to the ground was heard, and the bondservants threw their weapons on the ground.

"Please spare our lives, we are willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty."

"We are willing to surrender!"

"I surrender..."

Now that their master is dead, they will surely die even if they return to the Qing Dynasty. Rather than that, it is better for them to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

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