Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 306 The Cunning Wu Sangui
Zu Keyong left 10 troops to garrison the capital, and Lin Yi personally commanded 10 troops to send to Shanhaiguan.

Lin Yi led the 10 troops, most of whom were elite divisions, including standard battalion, invincible battalion, musket battalion, guard battalion, women's battalion, artillery battalion, logistics supply battalion, etc.There are infantry and cavalry, and the arms are complete.

These are his direct line troops accounted for 7.

In addition, there are 3 Fengyang soldiers and Henan soldiers, Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, and Yuan Shu, the general soldier of Henan, went out with the army.

Before leaving, Jiang Riguang, Shi Kefa, and Lu Daqi temporarily handed over all the government affairs in the capital to Jiang Riguang, Shi Kefa, and Lu Daqi. To describe it in words, as for Lu Daqi, it is synonymous with uprightness, and the military affairs of the capital were handed over to Zu Keyong.

On the day when Lin Yi's team left the capital, Prince Zhu Cihong took all the officials headed by Jiang Riguang, Shi Kefa and Lu Daqi out of the city to see them off in person.

Under the banner of Daming, 10 horses left the capital and headed for Shanhaiguan...

Shanhaiguan is worthy of being the most majestic pass in the world, lying on the shore of the Bohai Sea, the Great Wall is like a giant dragon, and Shanhaiguan is like the dragon's head.

There are two pass cities here, one is Shanhaiguan, and the other is a piece of stone pass city that belongs to Shanhaiguan.The two pass cities are about forty miles apart, a piece of stone pass city, so named because there is a pile of rocks outside the pass.

A piece of Shiguan City and Shanhaiguan City echo each other, and the two pass cities are guarded. This generation of the Great Wall is as indestructible as a copper wall and an iron wall.

Now stationed in this pass city is Ping Xibo Wu Sangui who was sealed by Chongzhen during his lifetime.

However, as early as more than a month ago, Wu Sangui also received the prince's edict. It was Li Zicheng who had just invaded Beijing and Emperor Chongzhen had just hanged himself. This edict was of course drafted according to Lin Yi's intention.

In the imperial edict, the prince told him that although the capital was breached by thieves and Emperor Chongzhen was martyred, the prince was still there, Lin Yi’s army of more than 10 was still there, and the kings of Ming Dynasty and a group of loyal soldiers were still there. With the Geng Geng old ministers here, the Ming Dynasty will never subjugate the country, so Wu Sangui hurriedly led his troops to Qin Wang.

Wu Sangui fell down on the table after reading the edict, and said with a sneer, "What is the prince's edict? It was manipulated by the surname Lin. What does a 15-year-old brat know! He still wants to use the prince to coerce the world, Think beautifully!"

"Uncle, what are you going to do?" General Ma Bao said.

Ma Bao is just 20 years old this year. He is Wu Sangui's confidant and his capable general.According to the original historical development, Wu Sangui surrendered to Dorgon after he became angry with the crown, brought the Manchu Tartars into the country, and then served as a pawn for the Manchu Tartars, chasing down the remnants of the Dashun Army and Ming Dynasty and resisting the Qing Dynasty. Power, Ma Bao later became his son-in-law. In the era of Emperor Kangxi, Ma Bao assisted Wu Sangui in rebelling against Kangxi, and raised the banner of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty. It was called the San Francisco Rebellion in history. The original Ma Bao was Wu Sangui's military marshal, and now Ma Bao is still a young man in his early 20s, but his outstanding military talent and high-strength martial arts have already won Wu Sangui's favor.

Wu Sangui rolled his eyes, and said: "Reply to the prince immediately, saying that we responded to the prince's call, but we couldn't get troops and horses to serve the king, because the Tartars outside the pass were eyeing the king. Let's fight Li Zicheng, consume each other, and lose and suffer a lot, then we will send troops again and wipe out both of them."

"Uncle is really too tall." Ma Bao said and ordered someone to bring a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Wu Sangui took the pen in his hand, thought for a while, and wrote back a letter to the prince.

But not long after this letter was sent, Wu Sangui's wishful thinking came to nothing.Because he got the report soon, Li Zicheng personally commanded an army of 10, with Niu Jinxing as the military adviser and Liu Zongmin as the front, [-] Dashun troops came to Shanhaiguan.

Wu Sangui was startled for a moment, then he gritted his teeth: "Well done, Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin, revenge for killing your father and taking away your wife are irreconcilable. This time, I, Wu Sangui, want to settle a settlement with you!"

Thinking of his concubine Chen Yuanyuan, Wu Sangui couldn't help feeling angry, and split the table in half with his sword.

He immediately ordered General Ma Bao to lead 1 troops to garrison a pass city, and Wu Sangui personally commanded 4 troops to garrison Shanhaiguan.

A few days later, Li Zicheng's commanding Dashun army arrived under the two pass cities. The 10 Dashun troops lined up for tens of miles in black. Outside the stone pass city and Shanhaiguan pass city, there were all Dashun troops. of people.

There are also 200 red-clothed cannons, and a position has been found outside Guancheng, and the soldiers under his command began to deploy red-clothed cannons.

However, Li Zicheng did not attack the city, but brought Liu Zongmin, Niu Jinxing and others to the bottom of Guancheng, and asked Wu Sangui to answer.

Half an hour later, Wu Sangui really appeared on the top of the city, accompanied by General Ma Bao and other subordinates.

Li Zicheng, who has only one eye, persuaded Wu Sangui to surrender. As long as he is willing to submit to Dashun, he can talk about anything. all his conditions.

Li Zicheng said it very politely, saying that there was some misunderstanding between them, and he praised Wu Sangui to the sky.

Unexpectedly, Wu San sneered, saying that Wu Sangui didn't want anything, he could surrender if he wanted, as long as Li Zicheng gave him Gao Guiying and Liu Zongmin's wife, he would surrender to Dashun unconditionally.

Now Li Zicheng is very annoyed, he can ask for anything but Wu Sangui wants his wife Gao Guiying, so what can he do?Gao Guiying is now the empress, and Li Zicheng is now the emperor of Dashun, so no matter what, they can't give up the empress.

This is Liu Zongmin screaming strangely, and immediately sent an order to attack the city.

The Dashun army rushed towards Guancheng like a tide, and the cannons in red also opened fire.

Wu Sangui ordered his soldiers to fight back, with muskets, bows and arrows, and cannons in red.

The two sides fought for three days and three nights, causing casualties to each other.

Although Li Zicheng has many troops, Wu Sangui's troops are only half of Li Zicheng's, but he defends the dangerous city, and a piece of stone echoes Shanhaiguan in the distance.

Li Zicheng's men were unable to attack for a long time, wounded soldiers and generals, and Liu Zongmin was also wounded by an arrow, so Li Zicheng had to retreat for the time being.

After Liu Zongmin's arrow was taken out and the wound was bandaged, Li Zicheng, Niu Jinxing and Liu Zongmin were discussing with Liu Zongmin how to break through the Shanghai Customs. At this time, the bad news came. The entire army was annihilated, and Lin Yi used a trick to deceive the city, and the Ming army broke through the city of Beijing overnight.

When Li Zicheng heard this, he almost fell off his horse. Niu Jinxing and Liu Zongmin were also frightened and did not speak for a long time.

In any case, they couldn't believe that the city of Beijing was lost so quickly?Gao Guiying, Li Yan, Li Guo, Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi, all of them are brave and good at fighting, both civil and military. There are also military advisers Song Xiance and Li Yan, who are resourceful and resourceful. They have more than 20 men. Why can't they deal with Lin Yi? The capital is also lost?
Li Zicheng thought of Gao Guiying and Dou Meiyi, Liu Zongmin also thought of Chen Yuanyuan and his wife Huang, and the two decided to retreat.

Niu Jinxing also agreed to the plan to withdraw troops, but now Shanhaiguan could not be taken down, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were lost, and the city of Beijing was lost again. This battle was not going well.

But at this moment, Wu Sangui sent someone to deliver a letter, and Li Zicheng was taken aback when he opened the letter.

The letter was written by Wu Sangui himself. In the letter, Wu Sangui said that Lin Yi was a traitor of Daming, who held the prince hostage and gave orders indiscriminately. He needed the help of Li Zicheng to clear the king's side. He hoped to cooperate with Li Zicheng and let Li Zicheng help him. The affairs of the family are cancelled.

Li Zicheng read the letter three times, and handed it to Niu Jinxing and Liu Zongmin. After reading it, these two people were also a little dumbfounded. Wu Sangui's attitude changed immediately, which caught them off guard and confused them.

They asked the sender, and the sender told them that their uncle Wu Sangui had a long-standing enmity with Lin Yi. This time, if Dashun could join forces with him to deal with Lin Yi, they would give up a piece of Shiguan City to show their sincerity. All grievances and grievances were written off and never mentioned again.

After discussing with Li Zicheng, Niu Jinxing, and Liu Zongmin, they felt that this matter was feasible, and they repeatedly negotiated with Wu Sangui. After the two sides reached an agreement, Wu Sangui ordered Ma Bao's men to withdraw, and Li Zicheng led the Dashun army into a piece of Shiguan City.

(End of this chapter)