Win the Ding 1617

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On March [-]th, although the weather was still cold, the Ming army in Guangning City was still struggling to hold on, and the weather had shown signs of warming. The icicles under the eaves had begun to melt slowly in the afternoon sun.

Huang Taiji knew that time had begun to turn in his enemy's camp.Therefore, he must make full use of the remaining value of Jinzhou's surrender.

The imperial court was ordered to make preparations immediately, and decided to go to the hall to salute tomorrow, thanking God.On the [-]th day, when the brochure was set up and the leaders were preached, Huang Taiji led Prince Daishan, Doro Rao Yubeile Abatai, the son of the Joseon Dynasty, the Maharaja and all the civil and military officials, out of Fujinmen to the Qingyan Temple. The side of the temple was temporarily converted into a temple of Tangzi.Outside the gate of the hall, the Han ministers, the heirs of the Joseon Dynasty, the majesty and their attendants, as well as the general civil and military officials of the Manchu nationality, were not allowed to enter.This is the place where the ancient customs and primitive religion of the Manchu people are preserved most strongly. Because the Han people and ordinary subjects are not allowed to go in and have a look, it is considered to be the most mysterious place in the religious life of Manchuria.

In fact, there are only two buildings where Huang Taiji led a few Manchu relatives and nobles to enter. A square building is on the north side, called the Temple of Sacrifice, facing south, it is the place where the emperor rested when offering sacrifices to the temple, and stores all kinds of sacrifices to the gods. Planting dharma objects; another building is in the south, facing north, round, called Yuandian, which is the so-called Tangzi.The sacrificial hall is in the Yuandian, and there are neither clay idols nor wall pictures of gods like Qingning Palace.In the south courtyard of the Circular Hall, there is a stone seat with a god pole in the middle, followed by six rows of stone seats, which are used for offering sacrifices by princes, kings, and Baylor.

Huang Taiji stopped for a while at the Temple of Sacrifice.The ceremony of offering sacrifices to the hall began.Conch shells and horns from Manchuria and Mongolia sounded in unison, and those musical instruments brought in from the Han people were kept in reserve.Huang Taiji entered the Won Hall amidst the sound of conch shells and painted horns. He was praised by the praise officer, and he knelt three times and kowtowed nine times facing south.Although the use of praise to the official salute and three kneeling and nine kowtows are all influenced by the Han culture, facing the south to worship the gods maintains the special custom of the Manchurian tribe in Changbai Mountain.Not only is it different from the Han people, but it is also different from the customs of the general Jurchen people. (Thus, those who say that the Manchurian tribe is the descendant of the Jurchens can take a rest. In terms of recognizing their ancestors, the Wild Boarskin family has a fight with their old landlords, the Koreans.)

After he saluted, four male shamans danced while wearing god hats, god clothes, and a week of brass waist bells around their waists.While singing ancient congratulatory speeches in Manchurian, at the same time, they may play the sanxian, clap the magic board, or hold up the knife to draw. A string of small bells rings on the back of the knife, which is very lively and the rhythm is not chaotic.

Huang Taiji is going to perform a good show today for the Ming army in Guangning City, let Wang Tingchen, Cao Bianjiao and others watch, your prince Shaofu and Zuo Dudu.Dashou, the ancestor of Jinzhou General Soldier, and the ancestors of the core families in the Liaoxi Jiangmen Group have all surrendered to me.Enjoy the official positions, titles, glory and wealth I have bestowed on them, land slaves, what are you waiting for in the small city of Guangning?

After the respectful salutes were completed, all the princes and princes Baylor and relatives and ministers followed Huang Taiji out of the Circular Hall and came to the Temple of Sacrifice.Among the princes and ministers who sacrificed to the hall with Huang Taiji, the three brothers Dorgon were not present.

the day before yesterday.Dorgon sent someone to send an urgent report, saying that under the cover of ten gunboats, the 4 troops of Wu Sangui, the general of Ningyuan, re-occupied Diayu Mountain, and deployed to Baitai Mountain and Hongluo Mountain, intending to attack Tashan again. .

Not only was Azig transferred from Guangning to the front line of Jinzhou.It is even more requested that the 1 horses of the 1 Eight Banners Mongolia Niulu and the [-] horses of Outer Fan Mongolia that are resting between Guangning and Jinzhou at this time should be assigned to their brothers' command.

In desperation, Huang Taiji had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree to Dorgon's request.

The Ming army defenders on the top of the city watched the cumbersome and complicated ritual performance below the city with a mentality of watching the excitement.

No camp is pure and pure.Just a few days ago, when Huang Taiji ordered people to organize the ceremony, a Mongolian army from outside the vassal state who was in charge of besieging the city secretly shot several arrows at the top of the city.In fact, there is no need to be so cautious at all, almost every day Huang Taiji's men would shoot arrows into the city to persuade them to surrender.However, these arrow books have different meanings.

It was Li Peiting who spent a lot of money to buy the generals of the Mongolian army. As long as he shoots arrows into Guangning City, he will have twenty matchlock guns and ten sets of good armor.

The letter was written to Hong Chengchou in the name of Uncle Ning Yuan Li Shouhan.In the letter, I briefly recalled the scene when Shou Han met Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng in the capital, some details that only three people knew.Use these to dispel Hong Chengchou's doubts about the authenticity of this letter.In the letter, he told Hong Chengchou and the generals of the Guangning garrison, "Ben Bo has ordered the mobilization of the entire Southern Guangdong Army. In a few days, 40 people will go north to hunt the Liao bandits in Guangning with the princes. At the same time, the troops stationed in various places The navy has already weighed anchor and set sail to the north, with thousands of cannons of all sizes and tens of thousands of elite soldiers. Wu Changbo and Shi Lang's act of burning Liaoyang will also be reproduced in the left ear of Liao! The word is written to the little dog Li Huayu, in Shandong, Denglai and other places, Tens of thousands of young and strong will be recruited to form an army, and they will also go north with the boat division for driving."

Uncle Ning Yuan's army is coming!Moreover, not only the navy and 40 troops from the south, but also tens of thousands of horses from Shandong and Denglai, this heavy hand is enough for Huang Taiji to drink a pot!

After Hong Chengchou circulated these arrow books with Ma Ke, Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen and others, everyone smiled happily.

"Generals, a few days ago when Cao Zhenyan was bragging around the city, the governor told the soldiers that with Li Weiru's temperament, how could he swallow such a bad breath?! How is it today? The army came across the sea, Even Huang Taiji, the slave chieftain, might not be able to withstand the onslaught of 10 horses and thousands of cannons!"

"Exactly! It will be March and April soon, and the spring famine is coming! More than a hundred thousand slaves and thieves are stationed here. Where can they find so much food, rice, and fodder?" Ma Ke also twirled his beard proudly, and Listening to Hong Chengchou's words, he sang together with Master Supervisor.

All the generals agreed.

After conveying the content of the letter to the whole army, all the armies immediately rejoiced.

There was a sound of drums and horns.Then came the music of the emperor going to court from behind Yiwulu Mountain.Along with the music, the officials of Manchu and Han, the Mongolian prince in Shengjing, the son of the Joseon Dynasty and the two brothers of the maharaja as hostages, as well as several attendants of the son.They all followed the horse team to the front of Guangning City, saluted the Qing emperor Huang Taiji who was sitting in the tent hall, and then returned to the usual place. Stand in two rows.

Around the tent hall, rope nets were erected to prevent the flow of arrows.Outside the rope net, armed with tiger spears, Eight Banners long spears, sabers hanging from their waists, and firecrackers slanted on their backs, the Kabush virtuous soldiers were lined up in two rows and lined up in the direction of Guangning City. go far.Outside the rope net, there are Jinzhou surrenders headed by Ming Dynasty Prince Shaofu, Zuo Dudu, and Jinzhou General Soldier Zu Dashou. Bute.Datong general Wang Pu, Shanxi general Li Fuming, deputy generals Gao Xun, Zu Zeyuan and others bowed their heads and waited to be summoned.At this time, the yamen of the Honglu Temple in the Qing Dynasty had not yet been established, and a Han official from the Ministry of Rites announced loudly to the ministers of the Daqing Gate: "Zu Dashou and other civil and military ministers will meet!"

Zu Dashou kowtowed and played loudly: "The guilty minister Zu Dashou would like to play! I have committed several crimes and deserved to die: I was besieged by your Majesty in the Daling River in previous years. I ran out of army food and cannibalized people. I was about to starve to death. There was nothing I could do. I had no choice but to beg for surrender from the emperor. Emperor Meng did not kill, but raised his ministers. He ordered his ministers to recruit their wives, brothers, and clans to surrender and send them to Jinzhou. After arriving in Jinzhou, the ministers not only betrayed Hong En, but also fought against the army many times. Now they are besieged in Jinzhou again, and the food is exhausted. , forced and helpless. I just left the city and surrendered. The minister has committed a serious crime and deserves to die!"

Immediately, the officials of the Ministry of Rites issued the emperor's oral order: "What Zu Dashou said makes sense. You betrayed me, one is for your lord, and the other is for your wife and clan. But I will never kill you after I get you. I have had this intention for a long time. I often say to the ministers in the inner court: "Zu Dashou must not be killed, and he will still bow his head when he is besieged later. As long as he is willing to surrender, I will always stay alive." You have already regretted what happened before, so forget it."

Zu Zeyuan, the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty, also knelt outside the gate of the Qing Dynasty and said: "The guilty minister Zu Zeyuan wrote to His Majesty the Emperor: the minister was also sent back from the Daling River by the Emperor Meng. The crime of the minister is the same as that of Zu Dashou, and he should be punished. die!"

Huang Taiji ordered the officials of the Ministry of Rites to send an order: "Zu Zeyuan, you are an ignorant person. The reason why you didn't come and surrender after I let you go is because you watched your general Zu Dashou do things. In the past, I went to inspect Xing Shan, not only did you refuse to open the door to welcome the surrender, but even knowing that it was me, you deliberately shot me with cannons. Isn’t it a great debt of gratitude? How many people can you hurt by your cannonballs? Not to mention that your Xingshan city is small and there are not many soldiers. Let’s just talk about Hong Chengchou, who brought 13 horses and repeatedly shot cannons. How many people were injured? Humph!... I am so indebted to you, that’s why I brought up this matter. , don’t think about the old crimes, and investigate them later. You are not only treated like this alone? Even if you are honored by your ancestor’s birthday, you are still kept, and you are a villain, so why kill you! You are just young and strong, From now on, whenever you encounter a battle formation, just work hard for me."

Zu Zeyuan and his uncle Zu Dale wept with gratitude, and said at the same time: "The emperor's words are very true!"

Immediately afterwards, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, and Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town, knelt down to explain their crimes and their sincerity in surrendering to the Qing Dynasty.These two commanders originally planned to sell Wu Biao and the Model Brigade, and then use the heads and blood of their comrades to pave a way back to Ningyuan.But after entering the city, Dorgon forcibly disarmed and gathered the soldiers and horses in one place.In desperation, he had no choice but to go north with Zu Dashou, father, son and brother to meet Huang Taiji.

However, there are many acquaintances of these two people in Huang Taiji's army.It is the shopkeepers of the Eight Shanxi Merchants in Liaodong.Many of them are from the same clan as Wang Pu, and they have their own names when it comes to their seniority.Under the hard persuasion of these people, Wang Pu and Li Fuming made up their minds to surrender!

After some etiquette performances, Huang Taiji sent out a decree, and praised the newcomer for his good life.All the civil and military ministers kowtowed to thank them, then stood up, and under the guidance of officials from the Ministry of Rites, they went to the front of the tent hall and performed three kneelings and nine kowtows to the drum music.Lezhi, Huang Taiji called Zu Dashou, Zu Dale, Zu Dabi, Wang Pu, Li Fuming and other five people into the hall.After they kowtowed again, Huang Taiji ordered them to sit on the left side and gave them tea. Then, relying on an official of the Secretariat to translate, he asked Zu Dashou: "I see that you know the Lord, and you ignore the capture of the clan. As for the general Leading troops to fight to the death, or being captured before the battle, or being exhausted, and surrendering to our dynasty, they must kill their wives, otherwise they will also be enslaved. Why do you want to do this? Is this an old rule? Or is it a new method?"

Zu Dashou cried out in his heart. "How do you know the cruelty of that Emperor Chongzhen? If it weren't for the fact that the generals who led the army were prepared for this, why did they raise so many households?!" But he couldn't help answering, so he knelt down and replied: "In the past There is no such case. Today, due to the large number of civil servants and disputes between Taiwan and Taiwan, everyone tells what they have seen and heard, so this is the case." The blame was thrown on the group of civil officials who only talk about it and don't know the difficulty of the battlefield.

Huang Taiji nodded and went on to say: "It is true that there are many civil servants in the Ming Dynasty today, and they talked about everything, but in the past, were there few civil servants? The reason is only that the king is secretly concealed by the ministers. So many people were killed in vain. Like Such people who were captured in a deadly battle, and those who had to surrender, how can they kill their wives and children? Even if they are in an enemy country, it is what the court should do if they can redeem them with silver. Wives and children convicted, killed and exiled into the army? The court of the Ming Dynasty acted like this, and there are too many innocent people who were wronged and killed indiscriminately."

Speaking of which.Huang Taiji tried his best to turn around, and turned his eyes to Wang Pu and Li Fuming: "You two can repent in the Ming army. Bringing people back is a sign of loyalty. I have made a decree to Fan Yongdou and others, you must protect them Your family is safe. As for the rural property, the gold and silver are soft, and the Ming Kingdom is there, so you can go and get them at any time!"

Wang Pu and others were immediately moved by Huang Taiji's words.With tears streaming down his head, he kowtowed and said: "The emperor's edict is really the most holy and benevolent words!"

On this day, Jiang Zu Dashou and others donated many precious items, including red and white coral trees, and various counting beads made of amber, coral, and pearls.There are also bead hoops, bead flowers, agarwood, jade belts, red gold jewelry, jade pots, as well as large and small cups and plates made of jade, rhinoceros horn, glass, agate, gold, and silver, as well as various exquisite silverware; , lynx mantle, leopard, Tianma skin, etc., as well as Japanese satin, plain satin, python clothing, various yarn, Luo, silk, satin clothing materials, gold and platinum, pulu and felt blankets, red felt tents, horses, Carved saddles, precious bows and carved feathers and arrows, tiger and leopard skins, exquisite glazed lamps and bright corner lamps, all kinds of precious porcelain, all kinds of fine wood furniture, gilded armor, seedling knives inlaid with gemstones, etc.

After looking at the precious things contributed, an official issued an edict: "Everything offered by Zu Dashou and others shows loyalty. I will not accept it at all. You can take it back." The ground begged repeatedly: "The emperor will not accept anything, and the ministers are really disturbed. Please give me a little advice!" The attitude is very sincere, it seems that if Huang Taiji does not accept these things, he will reject these descendants. The road to self-renewal.But out of sympathy, Huang Taiji ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to accept one or two pieces at his discretion, and return all the rest.Then there was a reward decree, that the original land, houses and gardens of the ancestral home would not be moved, and a thousand shi of the best polished round-grained rice would be rewarded.For Wang Pu and Li Fuming, they rewarded [-] silver dollars, [-] beauties, [-] hectares of land, [-] households of slaves, and [-] shi of fine japonica rice.

All this pretentiousness was caught by the guards at the top of the city.

It would be nonsense to say that those Ming troops were not touched.Many officers and soldiers of the Ming army, especially the officers and soldiers of the Guanning army system secretly calculated, if they surrendered in Xiancheng, would they be like Zu Dashou and others?For Guan Ningjun, surrender and anyway, is already a very normal thing, almost like stringing relatives.Each general has relatives or friends, sworn brothers, etc. who are officials and work in the opposite camp.

However, at this time, not many people intend to surrender.It's just a small group of people making small calculations there.Most people kept laughing towards the city, insulting and ridiculing the Liao thieves in the city with foul language from all over the city.

From the point of view of the defenders at the top of the city, the group of guys below the city are already a pile of dead bones in the grave, and they are just putting their bids there to sell their heads.As long as Uncle Ning Yuan's army arrives, our hard days will be over.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, the lack of charcoal that plagued the Guangning garrison is no longer so acute, especially in the past few days, a group of soldiers from the Outer Kingdom of Mongolia have been replaced in the long trenches below the city as frontlines.This created opportunities for the subordinates of Wang Tingchen, Cao Bianjiao, and Ma Ke to make meritorious deeds. There were constant soldiers who dared to fight and die quietly went down the city at night, and came back from the long trench to chop off the heads of a few Tartars. .By the way, he pulled out a few wooden stakes and came back to light the fire.

In the distance, there was a faint sound of artillery from the direction of Jinzhou. After nightfall, the sound of the artillery became more and more clearly discernible. Looking south, besides the sound of artillery, there were bursts of fire flashing in the night sky in the direction of Jinzhou.

"Master Superintendent! Another arrow has been shot at the city!"

The content of the same arrow book made Governor Hong and Ma Ke who came over after hearing the news even more exciting.

Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan, led [-] soldiers and horses under his command, and divided them into four teams. With the support of hundreds of artillery pieces, they stormed Tashan Fort day and night, trying to tear a hole from the flank of the Liao bandits, and open up a gap with Guangxi. The connection between Ning.

The good news came one after another, making several general soldiers eager to fight.They have all seen the combat effectiveness of Wu Sangui's troops.Whether it is cavalry or infantry, they can be regarded as the best among the armies in western Liaoning.Especially when I fought side by side with Wu Biao several times, I learned a lot of tricks from the model brigade to train the new army.Whether it is attacking Tashan or burning Liaoyang, the credit is obvious to all.If he is willing to work hard to capture Tashan Fort and threaten the Liao bandits' flanks, it will not be empty talk.

Ma Ke grinned and twisted his beard and continued to speak nonsense: "In this way, we will soon prepare the funeral for the slave chief Hongtai! Wait two more days, Huang Taiji, the tartar, will have his funeral It’s up to my old horse to handle it.”

"Don't worry, my old Ma is benevolent and righteous. I will take all his wives who are beautiful, and promise to give me a few fat boys in two years. Although he had already fed wild dogs at that time, he believed that there are spirits in hell. I can rest in peace."

On the side, Wang Tingchen, the former commander-in-chief of the Tunwei, also smiled like a sawed gourd, and sang in harmony with Ma Ke: "I said, old horse, why don't you settle accounts? What's so funny about this tartar? Yes, it’s better to sell them all to Uncle Ning Yuan in exchange for money. This tartar is counted as one silver dollar, and if you sell a few, you can buy a big girl with yellow flowers. When I enter Shenyang, I will sell a few more and go back to pick the best-looking one. If you marry her ten times, that day will be beautiful!"

Amidst the laughter of several general soldiers, Hong Chengchou also shared the good news with everyone with a smile on his face, but his heart was boiling like a frying pan.

"Then Wu Changbo is just a general in Ningyuan, and the original number of soldiers under his command was no more than [-]. How come there are [-] soldiers and horses now? Alas! The country is troubled! Seeing that the Liao thieves have not been eliminated, the feudal town has risen again. What should I do?" (To be continued..)