When Li Zi succeeded or failed and returned to the capital, Yang Rusong kept the troops in the outer city ready, which could be said to be a prudent move. However, when the Dashun army withdrew from the capital, Yang Rusong not only did not take advantage of the opportunity to occupy the inner city and the imperial city, but insisted on closing the outer city tightly.
The city gate, this was obviously intentional.
The reason for doing this is of course that Wu Shigong and Wu Sangui have a personal grudge.
The outer city was so tightly defended that no one could be sent out to inquire about the news. Therefore, even when the Dashun army was defeated and the inner city was in flames, people in the outer city did not dare to leave the city. They did not know whether the Dashun army was captured by the Qing army.
Defeated jointly with Guan Ning Cavalry.
Previously, the outer city was attacked by the main force of the Dashun Army, but the Dashun Army was defeated by Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Cavalry. Therefore, Yang Rusong could conclude through simple addition and subtraction that the combat effectiveness of Guan Ning's Cavalry was
Stronger than Li Zicheng's Dashun Army.
Therefore, Yang Rusong did not even occupy the inner city and the imperial city, but wanted to hold on to the outer city. Otherwise, the small number of troops in the outer city scattered in such a large capital would be like a bowl of water sprinkled into the desert.
, on the contrary, it cannot stop the "amazingly powerful" Guan Ning cavalry. So it is better to defend the outer city now.
Yang Rusong's idea was also very simple. He wanted to protect Wu Shigong's family members such as Xue Chenglin first, then control the prince Zhu Cixiang and others, and finally protect the people living in the outer city.
So now Yang Rusong will never let Wu Sangui enter the outer city. If Guan Ning's cavalry enters the city and fights with the Runing army, the "much inferior" Runing army will definitely not be able to protect so many Wu Shigong's family members, or even
Even Xue Chenglin's life would be in danger.
Therefore, Yang Rusong simply closed the city gates for the reason of "preventing bandits outside the city." If Wu Sangui's Guan Ning cavalry wanted to enter the outer city in the future, Yang Rusong would defend the city and wait for the Runing army led by Wu Shigong.
The arrival of the main force.
Of course, Yang Rusong and the others also knew that rumors were rife in the outer city. Many officials and even some of the original Ming army gathered around Prince Zhu Cixiang. The outer city was also obviously divided into two factions.
However, in order to prevent the conflicts in the city from intensifying, Yang Rusong ordered his troops to avoid the residence of Prince Zhu Cixi to prevent any friction. And Yang Rusong even arranged for elite troops to guard Xue Chenglin and the others.
Anyway, now Yang Rusong has figured it out: If the prince can be controlled by the Runing Army, that would be the best. But even if it is not possible, it doesn't matter. When the main force of the Runing Army comes to the capital, they will definitely fight with Wu Sangui
Guan Ning's cavalry duel. After the outcome is known, the role of the crown prince Zhu Cixi will be insignificant. After all, the current crown prince has not yet sat on the dragon throne. And the crown prince who is no longer in the throne is just that.
Bar!
Therefore, Yang Rusong was prepared to send Prince Zhu Cixiang and the officials and troops close to the prince out of the outer city if the situation went bad. He would simply be a good person and leave it to Wu Sangui to make arrangements. Anyway, everything is now based on Xue Chenglin's safety. The prince can be used to drag him up.
Some time, then it would be better to spend some time!
But no one expected that this tense atmosphere only lasted for half a day. When a group of officials and internal officials gathered in the eastern suburbs to greet them, the ones who arrived proudly turned out to be the Eight Banners Soldiers of the Qing Army in Hu uniforms and braided hair. In the blink of an eye,
In the meantime, the Qing troops had already entered the inner city and covered the city walls. Many people were stunned and couldn't believe what was happening in front of them.
Fortunately, the gates of the outer city were still closed. Under Yang Rusong's urgent order, the soldiers and civilians in the city mobilized urgently again to prevent the Qing army from attacking the outer city. The two factions that were faintly divided in the outer city immediately began to attack.
They united under the threat of the Qing army.
"Your Majesty! The imperial city has arrived, please dismount!" Several shameless officials and internal officials were about to welcome Huang Taiji into the palace.
Huang Taiji walked across the Jinshui Bridge and looked at the towering Chengtian Gate (**). He smiled excitedly and said: "I finally made it here."
A group of Qing army generals surrounded Huang Taiji and walked into the Huangji Hall (Taihe Hall). Huang Taiji walked onto the dragon chair in the center and sat down on the dragon chair. And the Manchu nobles and generals headed by Dorgon
They immediately knelt down to salute and shouted three times: "Long live!"
After the salute was completed, Huang Taiji helped everyone up and continued: "Now that Beijing has been occupied, the capital of the Qing Dynasty will also be moved here. However, the military situation is critical, so you still need to work hard!"
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"Ajige, Duduo, you two, together with King Ping Xi, are still chasing the bandits who fled west."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
"Dorgon! You lead the army to attack the outer city. There is a Ming army resisting in the outer city. We must capture it with all our strength. I heard that the crown prince and several princes of the Ming Dynasty are also in the outer city. You must capture them and see them alive.
, If you want to see your corpse, you must not let him go."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
"Abatai! You lead the army to Tongzhou and pacify the Ming army stationed there. There is a large amount of food and grass in Tongzhou city to supply the capital. You must be careful not to let the Ming army burn. It is best to force them to surrender.
If they surrender, you can give them a good future. After Tongzhou is captured, you can come back and join Prince Rui to attack the outer city."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
"Mr. Fan! You arrange manpower to appease the people in the city, put out the fire, and make the city settle down as soon as possible."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
"Mr. Hong! You have to visit the officials of the previous dynasty and try your best to get them to submit to me, the Qing Dynasty."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
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Huang Taiji issued a series of running orders, and finally the arrangements were almost completed. When he was about to wave everyone away, he didn't expect that several Qing soldiers hurriedly ran into the hall.
As soon as the Qing soldiers entered the palace, they immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty! The spies in Baoding discovered a large number of Ming troops."
"Ah!" A cry of exclamation suddenly sounded in the hall.
"Is it the Ming army we met in Xuzhou?" Huang Taiji immediately leaned down and asked eagerly.
"Yes! And there are a lot more people than in Xuzhou. Judging from the dust, there are at least one hundred thousand."
"They came so fast!" Huang Taiji straightened his waist and said with a smile. But his eyes couldn't help showing some helplessness, "All previous orders are invalid! According to my decree, gather the entire army and march south to Baoding.
Decisive battle. I will fight in person!"
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At this time, Huang Taiji felt weak all over, and he tried hard to stand up on his own. When Obai, who was guarding behind him, saw that something was wrong, he wanted to step forward to help him.
Unexpectedly, Huang Taiji pushed Obei away. He used all his strength and finally stood up tremblingly. But by this time, his eyes were already black and he could no longer see anything.
And Huang Taiji's whole body's consciousness seemed to leave his body bit by bit. When he lost consciousness at the last moment, waves of panicked screams came from his ears - "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" (To be continued)