Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty when the emperor

Chapter 334
The frequent news of the defeat in the Henan battlefield made the regent Dorgon unable to sit still. Is the false emperor Zhu Yousong really so powerful?With only a few tens of thousands of troops, can they defeat the 10,000 + Eight Banners elites of the Qing Dynasty in a row?Nikan, Boluo, Obai, Ye Bilong and other princes and generals of the Qing army were killed one after another. What Dorgon couldn't tolerate was that Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou were suspected of sentencing the country.

In a rage, Dorgon arrested Wu Sangui, Zu Dashou and their two families to behead them. The big traitor Fan Wencheng suggested that the two armies were employing people in front of the battle. Zu Dashou's troops were elite Guanning cavalry. Hezu Dashou led his troops to the front line to kill the enemy and make meritorious service to verify the authenticity. If the two really had two intentions, it would not be too late to order Azig and Duoduo to kill them, so as not to kill the hero by mistake.

Dorgon thought this plan was feasible, and just at this time Azige and Duoduo's memorial arrived again. Dorgon opened Zhu Yousong's peace document and looked at it, and his eyes immediately widened, "The false emperor wants to fight against me. Use the Yangtze River to govern?"

The consternation and bewilderment of the four kings on the front line, Dorgon, the regent of the Qing Dynasty, also felt the same.

Originally, the appetites of these Tartars were not that great, because they had a limited population and limited territory. Although the Jianzhou outside the pass and the grassland outside the Great Wall were vast, they were insignificant compared to the territory of Ming Dynasty.

From Qing Taizu Nurhachi to Qing Taizong Huang Taiji, to the regent Dorgon who almost sat on the seat of God Wang Bao, although these generations of Tartars were ambitious, they unified the state and established Jin, conquered Mongolia and the imperial court. The Great Qing Dynasty was first built, and later repeatedly violated the Central Plains, and now the capital has been moved to Beijing, and the ambitions are expanding like a flooded embankment.

However, they only occupied some land, plundered some livestock and food, and made the Han people slaves. Even Dorgon never thought that one day they, the Yi people, could conquer the Han people and dominate the Central Plains.

Because the population of the Tartars is too small, after entering the customs, these miscellaneous brands and the Eight Banners together only have 20 horses, unlike the Han people who have a large business, with hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops at every turn.

In addition, in this unimaginably vast land, there are still several forces that should not be underestimated. The most representative ones are Dashun King Li Zicheng, Daxi King Zhang Xianzhong, and the pseudo-emperor Zhu Yousong of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Other small groups of bandits, there are those who occupy the mountains as kings, and those who dominate one side are not in the minority. These can be ignored. As far as these three forces are concerned, all of them are natural enemies of the Qing Dynasty. With 10,000+ or ​​even millions of troops, how easy is it to unify the Central Plains?

In particular, Zhu Yousong, the puppet emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty who they dismissed, repeatedly defeated the elite of the Qing army. Almost all the main forces of the Qing Dynasty were fighting against Nanming. Two groups of troops, nearly 20 Eight Banners elites, including princes and unacquainted princes, a total of eight princes and princes were sent to the frontline battlefield to fight against Remnant Ming.

But this cannot be regarded as a war for the Tartars to unify the Central Plains, at least not for now, at best it can only be regarded as a battle to protect the imperial capital of the Qing Dynasty and consolidate the achievements of entering the customs.Because the current Eight Banners Iron Cavalry is no longer invincible, invincible, and invincible. It has not been the case since the failure of the Tongguan War. Song had it in his hands, not to mention more generals who died in battle. If the tens of thousands of Qing army elites were counted including the traitor army, it would be hundreds of thousands. Under the attack of Zhu Yousong's tens of thousands of troops, just a few The moon disappeared.

These can not help but make Dorgon exclaim and stomach ache, not only the regent, but the current Qing Dynasty is shaking, and undoubtedly regards the false emperor Zhu Yousong of the Southern Ming Dynasty as the number one enemy, and Dorgon even thought of going out in person.

However, at this time, Zhu Yousong took the initiative to seek peace and planned to make an alliance under the city. The condition is, of course, that Ming's army retreats thousands of miles, and the two countries rule along the Yangtze River.

This is something that has never happened in the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years. Not to mention that Zhu Yousong has won many battles all the way, and the Qing army is retreating steadily. For the Tumubao, Daming did not cede land and retreat in exchange for a temporary peace, which must have surprised Dorgon.

After winning the battle, he took the initiative to seek peace and retreated thousands of miles. He couldn't figure out whether Zhu Yousong's brain was flooded or there was some conspiracy, but what conspiracy needed to be supported at this price?Dorgon read Zhu Yousong's peace document several times, but couldn't figure it out.

It was Prince Azig of England and Prince Yu Duo Duo who solved Dorgon's doubts. It turned out that the false emperor had run out of ammunition and food. Haha, the false emperor was in a desperate situation. , the supply can’t keep up, there is no teacher who is diligent, and if the fight continues, you will only be caught without a fight, and you will perish yourself. This is called joy in this life and sorrow.

Dorgon is happy, in that case, can this be signed on the peace treaty?Of course not, the two princes Nikan and Boluo died in vain, and tens of thousands of Tartars including Oboi and Ebilong died in vain?Returning Wu Sangui, the matter of Zu Dashou has not yet come to light, isn't it more beneficial to the Qing Dynasty to capture or kill Zhu Yousong than to let them retreat a thousand miles?Although there is a great temptation to rule the Yangtze River, the Jinxiu River and Mountains, which are millions of square kilometers north of the Yangtze River, are half as inferior compared to the north and south of the Yangtze River. Of course Dorgon knows numbers and will calculate this account.

Therefore, Dorgon categorically refused the peace talks, held a meeting of the former imperial ministers in the name of Shunzhi, and made the matter public in front of all civil and military officials. The expression of being the only one in the world, as if Nanming had been destroyed, and the Tartars had unified the Central Plains, never had such excitement.

After discussing with Fan Wencheng, Dorgon and Fan Wencheng quickly drew up a decree in the name of Shunzhi, and sent an imperial envoy to the front line of the Luoyang battlefield to deliver the decree, clearly telling Prince Aji and Duoduo, Prince Yu, to refuse peace talks, and it will not be easy for the dragon to be trapped Don't fall into the false emperor's treacherous tricks, quickly fire into the Ming army camp, capture or kill the false emperor Zhu Yousong alive, and take Jiangnan in one go.

When Azige and Duoduo received the decree, it was a few days later, so it has been more than ten days since they sent the report to the capital to return the decree.

These days, the Qing army stood still, and the Ming camp was of course quieter, and the two sides did not agree to stop the battle.It took too long for Azig and Doduo, who were looking forward to the decree like the stars and the moon, but they finally got the decree they expected. They felt that the emperor was too wise, and the regent was too wise!
Only the big traitor Sun Zhixie was resentful, because Dorgon did not adopt his strategy this time, first signed the peace treaty, deceived the Ming army to retreat to Jiangnan, and then used troops against Jiangnan, but directly used troops against Zhu Yousong , Refuse peace talks, and carry on the war to the end.

Prince Azig of England and Prince Duo of Yu were in high spirits, and ordered the Eight Banners Army, which had been prepared for a long time, to fire first and then attack the battalion.
Unexpectedly, this move just fell into the trap.

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