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Su Tiancheng and Hong Chengchou arrived at the suburbs of Shenyang at the same time.

Su Tiancheng led [-] soldiers, and Hong Chengchou led [-] soldiers. The arrival of these [-] soldiers was like a shot in the arm. Lu Xiangsheng, who was fighting fiercely with the Houjin Tartars, suddenly became full of confidence. Of course, when Hong Chengchou came, Lu Xiangsheng It is still necessary to be humble, and suggested that Hong Chengchou lead the battle against Shenyang, but the emperor did not adopt this opinion, and still asked Lu Xiangsheng to continue to command the battle, but Hong Chengchou participated in the decision-making of major events.

The power of confidence is boundless. When the emperor came to Shenyang, the soldiers of the Jiangning camp felt as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and the attack became even more frenzied. That is, the day after the emperor arrived in the suburbs of Shenyang, the outer city of Shenyang was completely captured. Unable to resist, the Hou Jin Tartars were forced to retreat into the inner city.

The discussion on how to attack the inner city finally started.

On the outskirts of Shenyang, the Jiangning camp barracks.

All officers above the commander of the Jiangning battalion and guards were concentrated in the central army account. This discussion was chaired by Hong Chengchou.

Lu Xiangsheng was the first to put forward his opinion, and he was deeply touched.

"Your Majesty, Lord Hong, all of you, I think that artillery is still needed to attack the inner city of Shenyang. For such a long time, I commanded the battle to attack the outer city of Shenyang. The Jiangning Battalion paid a heavy price, with more than 2 casualties. Although it is said that tens of thousands of Houjin Tartars were wiped out and the outer city was occupied, the defense of the inner city is more stringent. According to preliminary estimates, there are still more than 5 Houjin Tartars stationed in the inner city. These Houjin The Tartars are the last force that Hou Jin can rely on, if he adopts a strong attack tactic, it will definitely cause more casualties."

When Lu Xiangsheng said this, he paused for a moment.

"The emperor once said that if too many civilians were massacred because of the war, it might lead to a crusade in the history books. However, I believe that the inner city is mainly concentrated in Manchu nobles, including Huang Taiji and others. There are very few Han people, and because Shenyang outsiders During the battle in the city, the Houjin Tartars strictly cleaned up the inner city, and the Han people were basically driven out. Under such circumstances, the Houjin Tartars would definitely be unable to resist if they used artillery to attack, and the Jiangning Battalion could reduce a lot of casualties. . . ”

While Lu Xiangsheng was still in the process of stating his reasons, many officers nodded.

Just as Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, Ma Xianglin followed suit.

"Your Majesty, Lord Hong, this subordinate agrees with the commander-in-chief's suggestion. This subordinate personally commanded the battle to attack the outer city, and caused heavy casualties to the soldiers. He deeply blames himself. After the battle is over, this subordinate asks for punishment. If the attack In the inner city, artillery cannot be used, and it is bound to cause heavy casualties."

. . .

Discussions are ongoing.Almost all were in favor of artillery.

If the cannons were really used, the inner city would not be able to keep at all. With more than a thousand cannons firing at the inner city, no matter what it was, it would be difficult to preserve it, not to mention that the post-gold tartars in the inner city would have no place to escape.Apart from being attacked by artillery, I can't think of any good way to avoid it, including Huang Taiji.

It's not that Su Tiancheng disagrees with the use of artillery, but he thinks that this method of bombing, which is close to massacring the city, is always somewhat inappropriate. After all, the Houjin Tartars have become the end of their strength and there is no hope.

Hong Chengchou, who presided over the meeting, also agreed with the use of artillery in his heart, but instead of expressing his opinion for the time being, he looked at the emperor. Such an important matter was ultimately finalized by the emperor.

Su Tiancheng looked at the crowd, and finally spoke.

"Lord Lu is the commander-in-chief of this battle. Many of you have directly participated in the battle and fighting. Normally, I should agree with your opinions. After all, you commanded the battle and have the real right to speak. How should we attack? Should we use artillery?" , Your opinions should prevail, but I still have other opinions."

"The battle situation in Haizhou, Fushun and other places, I will talk about it here. Master Hong led the army, captured Haizhou, Yaozhou, Liaoyang and other places, and wiped out all the Houjin Tartars. Sun Chuanting and He Renlong led 5000 The army captured Fushun, wiped out the [-] post-Gold Tartars stationed in Fushun, beheaded Commander Sony, and more importantly, Hauge committed suicide. Surrounded by the enemy, it was impossible to escape. Sun Chuanting wrote a memorial that he did not need reinforcements from the army, and he was confident that he would completely wipe out the reinforcements led by Tan Tai. In the process of reinforcing Fushun, we also suffered casualties, and it is almost impossible to persevere."

"The battle on the grassland is basically over. The Horqin tribe, the largest tribe, has surrendered after suffering a devastating blow. Some small tribes who have fled in all directions can no longer form an effective force. Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong have already filed a memorial. Set up a government office in the residence of the Horqin tribe."

"Everyone who knows these situations can understand that the Hou Jin Tartars have completely failed. Once the battle in Shenyang City is over, the Hou Jin Tartars will be completely wiped out."

"It's not easy. Decades have passed. From the Wanli period of the previous dynasty, the Jurchens began to rise, and then established the Qing Dynasty, but they were eventually wiped out."

"My idea is to use artillery, but don't bombard it in an all-round way for the time being. Use artillery to frighten the Houjin Tartars in the inner city. The next step is to ask the Houjin Tartars to surrender. You can send one person to deal with the situation in Haizhou, Fushun and other places. Including the fate of Hauge, Sony, etc., tell Huang Taiji everything and let him make a choice. I can conclude that Huang Taiji will definitely receive a fatal blow when he learns about this, and the fighting power of the Houjin Tartars will also be greatly weakened."

Hong Chengchou secretly sighed that the emperor is the emperor, and it takes a long time to calm down such a cruel battle. The heavy casualties of the Jiangning battalion mean that many families are plunged into grief. Know how many soldiers will die.

Opinions were quickly unified, and it was Liu Jingting and Yan Yingyuan who took on the task of messengers.

When Liu Jingting and Yan Yingyuan came to the palace, many Manchu nobles chose to remain silent.

There have been a lot of news from the inner city. Fushun City has been taken down, and the family members of these Manchu nobles have all been captured. Under such circumstances, they no longer have the courage to be tough. is afraid.

Chongzheng Hall, many Manchu nobles are here.

Liu Jingting was not polite, and talked freely, telling all the situation in Fushun, Haizhou, Liaoyang and other places, including the deaths of Hauge, Sony and others, including the sergeants led by Tan Tai being surrounded, etc. Chong The government hall was very quiet, no one spoke, they were all listening to Liu Jingting's narration, everyone understood that all of this was true, in fact, they had already obtained certain information from the rumors.

Huang Taiji's face was pale, and he almost lost the power to speak. Everything he painstakingly designed was in vain. What Liu Jingting and Yan Yingyuan said was correct. If the Jiangning camp's thousand cannons started to bombard, the inner city of Shenyang There is no possibility of holding the inner city in ruins. No matter how brave the Manchu Banners and the Han Banners are, even if the Jiangning Battalion adopts a defensive strategy, the inner city will not be able to hold on for too long. The Jin court has strong strength, but the Qing Dynasty is already in collapse and unable to support it.

Jierharang, who has participated in many negotiations, also did not speak strong words.

The situation is already like this, if you choose to resist, tens of thousands or even more than 10 people will die in the end, and the Manchus will suffer a heavy blow, or even be completely wiped out.

But if you want to declare your surrender immediately, no one will agree to such a choice. After all, there are more than 6 soldiers in the inner city.

After Liu Jingting and Yan Yingyuan entered the inner city, according to the arrangement, Lu Xiangsheng ordered the artillery to bombard the designated area.

The shells hit the house accurately, and several houses were instantly reduced to ashes, completely non-existent.

The morale of the Manchu Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners has dropped to freezing point. They all know the situation outside. The outer city is surrounded by 15 soldiers from the Jiangning Battalion. Their strength is almost three times that of theirs, and they have sharp artillery. Underneath, resistance means death. Only the inner city of Shenyang and Zhenbeiguan are left in the places occupied by the Qing Dynasty. Once the Jiangning Battalion launches a full-scale attack, these places will not be able to defend. In the end, it was a more serious blow.

A sudden incident forced Huang Taiji to make up his mind.

King Azige of Yingwu Commandery led some Manchus to assassinate Liu Jingting and Yan Yingyuan. As a result, their whereabouts were exposed, and the sergeants guarding the official post had to resist, which led to a fight among the Manchus. In the end, Azige was captured alive and taken to Chongzheng Palace.

Huang Taiji didn't know how to deal with it, but many Manchu nobles expressed great anger at Azig's behavior, thinking that such behavior insulted the dignity of the Manchu people and must be severely punished. The meaning is to beheaded.

Azig knew that he could not escape this catastrophe, and finally committed suicide in the prison.

The painful Huang Taiji finally couldn't hold on anymore, if he continued to resist, the damage would be even greater.

Huang Taiji finally agreed to surrender, an unconditional surrender.

On behalf of the Jin court, Liu Jingting and Yan Yingyuan promised not to massacre, and all post-gold tartars who were willing to surrender could save their lives, and some brave soldiers could even be incorporated into the Jiangning battalion.

On the fifth day of the seventh month of the fifth year of the Jin Dynasty, Huang Taiji officially announced that the Qing Dynasty had surrendered to the Jin Dynasty, revoked the title of the Qing Dynasty, and all the places under the jurisdiction of the Qing Dynasty belonged to the Jin Dynasty.

On the sixth day of the seventh month, Huang Taiji, wearing white plain clothes, led all the Manchu nobles, opened the gate of the inner city, stood at the gate, and welcomed the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion into the inner city. All the soldiers left the inner city and gathered in the temporary barracks of Jiangning Camp on the outskirts of Shenyang, waiting for reorganization. (To be continued..)