Aspiration

Chapter 200 Exchange a palace for peace
Li Laiheng switched with Li Yan again, and Li Yan went south to defend Duduo and Azig.The poor pair of brothers were compressed by Li Laiheng in a long and narrow area with no depth at all. They knew that the reason why Li Laiheng didn't come to deal with them was because Li Laiheng hadn't planned to face Nanming yet.

They became a mask in Li Laiheng's hands.

When this mask will be taken off is up to Li Laiheng to decide.Doduo and Azig were sadly guarded in the Xiangyang area.

Li Laiheng's army is advancing northward, and the 30 army is definitely not just attacking Beijing.It doesn't take 30 to attack Beijing. With 6 or 30 horses wandering around outside Beijing, Dorgon must have fled to Shenyang with his men and the little emperor in a panic.Therefore, when Li Laiheng led [-] people northward, everyone knew that Li Laiheng was going all the way to the northeast this time.

Li Laiheng not only wants to recover the Northeast, he also wants to make North Korea and Mongolia surrender.He has this strength now, the firearms battalion brought by Li Laiheng has more than 5 people, and these 5 people are enough to defeat any army.

Li Laiheng has an army of new weapons, which are equipped with "guns".

Making guns is not complicated. Therefore, during the days of the truce, Li Laiheng told the craftsmen the principle of "guns". Many of the craftsmen were very talented. With the blueprints drawn by Li Laiheng, they quickly produced the first batch A real gun.Of course, any technology is developed on the basis of the overall technological level, so the first batch of guns is equivalent to the level of "Made in Hanyang".At that time, it was a great thing to have guns of the "made in Hanyang" level. If such an army appeared in the world, it should be invincible.

Li Laiheng's striker reached the outskirts of Beijing and basically encountered no resistance.The report Li Laiheng received was that there was not a single Qing soldier in Beijing.

Sure enough, Dorgon had already recognized the situation. He knew that he could not win Li Laiheng, and he was going to fight Li Laiheng outside the pass.

Li Laiheng did not enter the city that day, but only sent [-] soldiers into the city to maintain order, especially in the Forbidden City, where he sent his own soldiers to protect the palace.

I don't know why, but the unexpected thing is that the Forbidden City is perfectly preserved, no one robs, and most of the national treasures in the Forbidden City are properly preserved.Later, a letter was found on Emperor Shunzhi's desk, written to Li Laiheng in the name of Emperor Shunzhi.The general idea is that the emperors of the Qing Empire admired Li Laiheng very much, and knew that Li Laiheng must be the lord of China. In order to express their respect for Li Laiheng, they left the entire palace and all the precious things in it to Marshal Li Laiheng. Since then, the war has ceased, and it will be repaired forever.

Duo ErGun wanted to use a palace in exchange for peace, for Duo ErGun, this is really no way.

Li Laiheng looked at the letter, smiled, and said to his soldiers, it's a pity that this is a state matter, not a family matter.Dorgon is so pitiful, he really can't bear to chase and beat him.

In order to regain the Northeast, in order to conquer Mongolia and North Korea, Li Laiheng had to continue to march.He sent a special envoy and sent a letter to Dorgon after leaving the customs, to the effect that you, Dorgon, can keep all the property in the Beijing Palace, and I thank you on behalf of the Chinese nation.However, regaining the Northeast and conquering Mongolia is a major national event and a major issue of the nation. The national event cannot be ruined because of your small favor from Dorgon. Therefore, the army will not stop going north. I hope Dorgon will forgive you.In addition, this time, the Generalissimo intends to recover every inch of land that should belong to the Chinese nation. Therefore, Dorgon, please recognize the situation and surrender as soon as possible.If Dorgon can stop fighting, the Grand Marshal can let him guard several provinces in the Northeast.

Naturally, such words can only be said now, and Dorgon will not shed tears until he sees the coffin. It is impossible for Dorgon to surrender.

It is Li Laiheng's established policy to send troops outside the customs.This time, Li Laiheng led an army of 30. Except for the 25 left in Beijing, the other [-] all left the customs.The Qing soldiers outside the pass have been operating for decades. He is both a soldier and a civilian in the Eight Banners. The civilians are soldiers, and the soldiers are civilians. His strength can be imagined.Therefore, although Dorgon retreated, it by no means meant that the Qing Dynasty lost its strength.

Li Laiheng planned to use three months to conquer several northeastern provinces, as well as Mongolia and Korea.North Korea is easy to manage, as long as they surrender, there is no need for occupation, at least not yet considering expanding China's territory to a larger area.Therefore, Li Laiheng stayed in Beijing for three days and then left the customs.

The Manchurian soldiers retreated completely. They even gave up important strategic locations such as Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou, and Yingkou, and shrunk their troops to the south of Shenyang.This is an important strategic retraction gesture.In other words, Dorgon has completely surrendered, as long as he belongs to his part.

However, Li Laiheng doesn't think so. The territory in his mind is the territory of China in the 21st century, at least it should be this big. This is his bottom line.

Dorgon organized a solid line of defense in Heishan, Liaozhong, and Liaoyang.This line of defense is connected with the Hun River by a trench.According to the experience of the Qing soldiers, this line of defense should be very strong, and Dorgon used most of his troops in this area.

Ten days later, Li Laiheng came to the forward position of the Montenegrin defense line and said to Gu Ying, this time your miners will be useful again.Shouldn't this trench be an obstacle to your progress?
Gu Ying said, how can it be?The miners only need a cup of tea to fill up this small ditch.

Indeed, although this ditch is said to be two feet deep and more than one foot wide, it is no problem in front of the fortified division who was born as a miner.Dorgon is very superstitious about this trench, because three years ago, when Ming Dynasty Minister Hong Chengchou led 13 elite soldiers to rescue Jinzhou, Dorgon had used this tactic, and he also used the trench to deal with Hong Chengchou.At that time, the trenches played a huge role, and the main force of the Ming Dynasty was basically exhausted in one battle.

This time, can he stop Li Laiheng from going north?
Li Laiheng was not in a hurry to launch an offensive. He sent a letter to Dorgon again, telling him, you, Dorgon, are also a hero. Your elite soldiers can do a lot to conquer the world, and you are also part of China. It is really not a blessing for us to kill each other, so I hope the general will weigh it again.If the general is willing to cooperate, when the Chinese Empire is established in the future, meritorious ministers such as you, Dorgon, can be named princes and kings.

Dorgon looked at the letter and smiled coldly, thinking, you, Li Laiheng, came to my door, how could I be afraid of you?In the customs, my Dorgon's battle line is too long, there is a reason for my defeat, now I have harvested all the battle lines, how dare you brag?Besides, if, as you said, I, Dorgon, were wiped out, there would be nothing I could do about it. If the country my father conquered was lost in my hands, would I, Dorgon, still be able to survive?

Li Laiheng also knew that a big war was inevitable.In the early morning of the next day, his army moved forward five miles and stopped three miles away from the trench.

The war is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)