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Chapter 845 Dorgon dispatches troops (three more)

Su Ma Lagu’s betrayal dealt a great blow to these three big bosses in the Qing Dynasty. Of course, the big boss is the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, the Emperor Shunzhi who has not yet formally ruled, and the regent Dorgon, especially the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang I was ill for more than a month at once.After she recovered from her illness, this legendary woman seemed to have realized a lot of truths and changed a lot. After discussing with Dorgon immediately, she issued an imperial edict to purify her and amnesty her!
The nature of the Tartars loves to kill, and it is their pleasure to conquer other races.Nurhachi and Huang Taiji were all like this, but later they felt that killing-style conquest was not advisable. Under the advice of Ning Wan, me and Fan Wencheng, their wildness was restrained, and they gradually recognized the broad and profound culture of the Han Dynasty, and began to reuse it. In the early days of Hanchen, Nurhachi, and Huangtaiji, the Han slaves and Mongols who were looted were all killed like livestock. Later, they stopped killing and tried to use them for them.

Especially after the failure of the Qing Dynasty to enter the customs, the Ming Dynasty returned to the country. Xiaozhuang and Dorgon thought that these Han people were too difficult to conquer. It would be difficult to turn the world around with their power alone. The Qing Dynasty implemented the Huairou policy. First of all, the hair style changed. It neither used the Han Chinese's curly hairstyle nor the Manchu's money rat tail hair.Then reuse the Hanchen generals, give them generous salaries economically, eliminate political discrimination, and give them enough respect. For example, in the last dynasty, there was no distinction between the Tartar ranks and the Hanchen classes, and in addition, learn the imperial examination system of the Han people. Both the Tartars and the Han people You can "study and excel and become an official".More importantly, they began to realize the importance of developing the economy and stabilizing people's livelihood, instead of simply living on horseback, they could also start farming and trading.

Therefore, in the past few years, the Sinicization of the Qing Dynasty has been rapid, and the development has also been rapid.Mobei Mongolia and Liaodong Han people and some Koreans who fled and plundered, as well as many traitor soldiers who were brought out by them, have been almost integrated by them.

It is manifested in their recruitment and expansion of the army to prepare for war. Now the number of soldiers in the Qing Dynasty has greatly increased.Five years ago, when the Manchu Eight Banners Army entered the customs for the first time, there were only a total of more than 20 people, but now including the Mongolian Tartars and Manchurian Tartars, the number of troops has doubled, which means that the Eight Banners Army has reached More than [-] people.

In addition, they also created a new type of troops from scratch - "Green Battalion Soldiers". Because the current Li Dynasty is a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, and the green battalion has 10,000+ soldiers. These green battalion soldiers are well-trained, and their combat effectiveness is second only to the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry. They have become the backbone of the Qing Dynasty's survival.

But despite this, since the essence of the Tartars' high-handed enslavement policy has not changed, there are still many people who oppose them, which means that there are many prisoners in the prisons of the Qing Dynasty.Now Dorgon suddenly announced the amnesty of the prison, and all the prisoners of all kinds were acquitted.

These people were spared the pain of being imprisoned, and some even faced the serious crime of beheading or even exterminating their family and family. They were suddenly acquitted and freed.

But according to the meaning of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, it's not like letting them go is over.Instead, let them enlist in the army and join the army directly with a salary. Killing the enemy on the battlefield can lead to an attack, and according to the size of the military merits, they are treated the same as "students who excel in education" are treated equally, regardless of whether they are civil servants or generals.In this regard, they have learned the painful lesson of Ming Dynasty's 200 years of emphasizing civility over military affairs.

This trick is really effective. In just one month, more than 1 pardoned prisoners signed up to join the army. The formed army has a very strong combat effectiveness, not only the green battalion soldiers who have been trained for several years, but also integrated with the previous green battalion soldiers.

After the beginning of spring, in addition to government servants and privately raised government soldiers, the total strength of the regular army of the Qing Dynasty had exceeded 45, including 21 Eight Banners Army and 23 Green Battalion soldiers.

In addition, military supplies such as cannons, food and salaries have been fully prepared. The Qing army has not fought any major battles in the past four or five years. Not only has it not been damaged by the war, but its economy has also developed. There are also enough soldiers and food.

In March of Yangchun, the ice in the northern country also began to melt. Of course, Dorgon, an army of more than 40, cannot be pulled out. Except for the border guards (not only the borders of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but also borders with Western Mongolia and North Korea), there must be troops in various places to maintain the operation of the Qing Dynasty. Of course, there must be a lot of people guarding the imperial city and the capital.

Therefore, Dorgon only mobilized 26 horses, known as 30 to the outside world. These 26 people are all elite divisions, including 12 Eight Banners Army and 14 Green Battalion soldiers. It is no longer a single iron cavalry. The current Qing Dynasty is also a composite army. Of course, cavalry is the main force. Among them, there are 26 iron cavalry. These 1 cavalry are all eight cavalry, and they are also real gold and iron horses. Not only the Qing army on horseback is metal Armored clothes, and war horses also have armored clothes, that is, war horses put on iron hoofs, wear iron armor on their bodies, and put on iron masks.In addition, there are [-] ordinary cavalry, mostly green battalion soldiers, and the remaining [-] are infantry, including [-] artillery battalions and [-] logistics supply soldiers.

The generals accompanying Dorgon included Hong Chengchou, Sony, and Yue Le, as well as Mongolian fierce generals Tie Ermu and Tie Li, etc. Dorgon's cronies Xihan and Gong Adai stayed in the capital to assist Shunzhi and the Queen Mother.

After everything was ready, Dorgon killed the horse to sacrifice to the sky, nine cannons shook the sky, and more than 20 people set up their camps.Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Xiao Shunzhi personally sent out the capital. The forward force was Shengjing's garrison officer, General Yue Le, who is now commanding the third battalion of the Green Camp.

A few days later, Dorgon's troops arrived in Ningyuan City soon after replenishing in Jinzhou.Ning is only more than 100 miles away from Shanhaiguan in Daming. Dorgon in Ningyuan received a battle report saying that Daming increased troops to Shanhaiguan, and Zhu Yousong's holy driver also arrived at Shanhaiguan. It is said that the army has 30 million.

Dorgon's big gong face squeezed out a sneer, "It's Shanhaiguan again? Zhu Yousong also came, just in time, so that I won't have to go to the pass to look for him. I entered the pass five years ago. This time, the king will also enter the customs as usual!"

Dorgon rested in the city for two days, also to wait for the luggage behind. Two days later, more than 20 Dorgon supervisors left Ningyuan City, and the Qing army came to Shanhaiguan.

(End of this chapter)