Emperor Chongzhen frowned and said nothing. He knew that Chang Yu was using the Tatar siege to build momentum to force the nobles to donate money. However, it is always bad to make people panic. However, once the Tatars leave, they will loot everywhere, and they will not be able to pursue them.
It may not be possible to defeat him if he catches up, and Chang Yu mobilized troops from the south to form an encirclement, but it was not yet in place. He had to deliberately provoke Dorgon and keep him hanging near the capital, waiting for all the troops to be in place before taking action.
"I want to beat him up and cripple him, but why don't I just let him show off his power outside the city and insult him in all kinds of ways? I heard that he is still killing people outside the city today... Hey, I can't wait to go out of the city myself and kill these inhumane bastards!"
"A little impatience will mess up a big plan. Look at his arrogance for a few days. I will not be lenient when the time comes to close the net." Chang Yu sighed: "It's not that I let him do whatever he wants, but that he is really incompetent and the capital camp in the city is unbearable."
Da Yong, there are only the fourth battalion of Dongchang who can fight. It is okay for a few troops to go out of the city to stab the enemy, but if you want to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, you must not do it. Otherwise, without the emperor's words, I would have gone out of the city to capture Dorgon alive. Now I can only
He deliberately angered the Tatars and hung him here until Huang succeeded. Zhou Yuji had his troops in place, but he could also train his troops by the way, otherwise the capital camp would be ruined."
"Is the capital camp really that unbearable?" Chongzhen frowned, and Chang Yu nodded slightly: "It's even worse than the emperor expected. Simply put, the soldiers in the capital area are incapable of fighting at this time."
"Ma Ke, and Tang Tong can't do it either. Didn't Tang Tong fight side by side with you out of seclusion? He... can't do it either?" Chongzhen felt chilled and even couldn't help but tremble.
Chang Yu shook his head: "I heard that Ma Ke is good at fighting, but I have never seen him. However, he has few soldiers and horses. Yesterday he was rewarded and returned to Changping. I only hope that he can defend Changping without losing anything. It will be a blessing. I don't expect him to lead.
The soldiers came to help. As for the general of Tang Dynasty, he was indeed a loyal and brave general. He worked hard and never complained. In terms of combat effectiveness, he was better than the inner province troops, but slightly inferior to the Tatar cavalry. More importantly, this incident happened suddenly, and he and his ministers had never had any problems.
Communication, unaware of the minister's plan, he was forced into Pinggu County at this time, and he may not dare to come out, but he might as well stay in Pinggu, waiting to close the net to assist, and join forces with Marco to block the Tatars' retreat."
Chang Yu made some comments and was very clear. Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "If Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji's troops fight against the Tatars, what are the chances of winning?" Chang Yu was silent for a while: "The combat power is insufficient, but the bloody spirit is sufficient. Zhou and Huang two people
They are the magic needle of the Ming Dynasty that suppresses the sea. At present, apart from Wu Sangui's men outside the pass, they are the only ones who can compete with the Tatars."
Emperor Chongzhen tilted his head and glanced at Chang Yu: "Aren't you the sea-suppressing needle of the Ming Dynasty?"
Chang Yu grinned: "What kind of magic needle can I be? I am just a servant of the royal family. The Ming Dynasty still needs these loyal and brave generals who will go through fire and water. I hope the emperor will treat them well. There are very few who are willing to contribute at the moment."
Chongzhen grunted: "I don't know how many people in the government and the public are waiting for my old Zhu family to be destroyed..." He wanted to say no, but finally changed the subject: "I just asked you how sure you are, as you said.
The two Huangs are still not strong enough to fight. Should we urgently order Wu Sangui to enter the pass and return to the army..."
"No, I still have some strength after traveling thousands of miles." Chang Yu refused decisively: "Your Majesty, marching and fighting often rely not on military strength and combat power, but on blood, which is the so-called morale. When soldiers can work together as one,
When one is ready to die, it is not surprising that the weak defeats the strong with a small number of enemies, not to mention that when ministers fight, they rarely fight head-on, but mostly use deceit."
Chongzhen laughed when he heard this: "I have heard a lot of your tricks, and I am really happy."
The sky was getting dark, and the monarch and his ministers were chatting on the top of the mountain despite the cold wind. Smoke was everywhere in the city, and the lights of the Qing army camp in the north could be dimly seen outside the city. Wang Chenen stood aside and saw Chongzhen sweeping away the haze. He smiled heartily and felt relieved.
He looked at the young eunuch and admired him in his heart. He was young but talented. His nominal position in the palace was slightly lower than his own, but in fact he was far inferior to him in terms of reputation and status in both the government and the public.
In the Qing army camp in the north of the city, Dorgon ordered the troops in the south of the city to withdraw to the camp to rest and recuperate. Today was really bad. They wanted to demonstrate around the city but ended up in disgrace and lost face.
Looking at the lanterns on the imperial capital city from a distance, Dorgon was itching with hatred. The little eunuchs carried out treacherous tricks one after another, playing tricks on themselves. Not only did they lose face, but they also injured many soldiers.
The soldiers who went out to plunder had little harvest, and the people more than ten miles around the capital had either fled into the city to escape or fled to other places, leaving only ten houses empty and little harvest.
"My lord, as I see from my humble position, I will break camp and leave tomorrow. Although the troops in the capital are empty, there is nothing to be gained. It is better to go south or east as soon as possible. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time." Kong Youde, the most skilled among the three kings, proposed, and all the generals agreed.
Duduo looked at his beard and said: "The Ming Dynasty has not been as good as before. Years of natural and man-made disasters have led to poverty. We come here to harvest every few years. We have plundered the north of the Yellow River, and the harvest is not as good as the previous year."
, only the capital city in front of me, I said with a smile, if I can break it, I can defeat one against ten, or against a hundred!"
This is a good statement, and the generals agree with it, but it is embarrassing that although they want to eat the meat, they cannot eat it, because they do not have the ability to kill it at this time!
How could Dorgon not know that the south of the Yangtze River is rich but cannot be crossed, the north is barren but accessible, and ant legs are also meat. If you have some these days, it is good to eat them. Why are you choosing? The capital city cannot be conquered. Decide tomorrow
Leave.
But where to go? The generals discussed that to go west to Shanxi, we have to pass through Juyong Pass and other hundreds of miles of high mountains. Directly south there are heavy troops of the Ming Dynasty. After much deliberation, we should take the old road, sweep eastward along the capital to reach Tangshan and go south to Tianjin.
Entering Hebei and heading south to Shandong...
After some deliberation, Dorgon ordered the entire army to rest and reorganize, and leave the camp to go east tomorrow. He also sent an order to Azig and Nikan to set off tomorrow, and they would not be more than thirty miles behind.
The night was beginning to fall, which was not sultry at all. On top of Dongbianmen City, Chang Yu squinted and looked into the distance. It was so dark that he couldn't reach two miles away. He was worried whether Panjiayao had also been poisoned by the Qing army. The people in the village
Have all the people escaped? The palace treasures buried there before would not be discovered by the Qing army... It's a bit ridiculous to think about it. Originally, they traveled across time to take the palace treasures and bury them in case the city was destroyed and the national treasure was in trouble.
But when...
"Have General Zhou's men and horses been in place?" Chang Yu looked at the torches shaking in the distance outside the city and knew they were spies from the Qing army, so he asked Hu Ling next to him.
"Back to the governor, the Tatars are blocking the way outside the city. We can't get through with our manpower," Hu Ling said softly.
Chang Yu said "oh" and said nothing. After riding to the north of the city and looking around, he said to Wang Jiayan and Tang Potian: "You two each choose a death squad of a thousand people. The Beijing camp and personal guards will either be famous all over the world or be notorious."
Let’s fight tonight.”
"Suicide Squad?" Wang Jiayan looked horrified, and Chang Yu nodded heavily: "Yes, the kind that treats death as if it's home and never comes back!"
Both of them gritted their teeth and remained silent!
"One hundred taels per person, regardless of life or death! The family members of those who died in the war will be raised by the imperial court." Chang Yu spoke calmly, while Tu Yuanze said loudly: "Lord Governor, there is no weakling in Black Tiger Camp who is not afraid of death. Leave this job to us." Commander of the Fourth Battalion
Everyone clamored for a fight.
"It's not like the Beijing camp is full of people who are greedy for life and afraid of death." Wang Jiayan shouted angrily and walked away. Tang Potian looked at Chang Yu and said, "If I really die in battle, remember to support my mother. Also, I represent
It’s not the palace guards, but the emperor’s twenty-six personal guards!”
Chang Yu stroked his shoulder: "It's a deal, I will fight side by side with you, live and die together!"
The night was getting darker, and the people were living in peace under the lights of thousands of houses. Although the Tatar soldiers outside the city were besieging the city, and people were panicked, the whole family reunited and had a good time. Who knew that the young eunuch in the city had sent troops to form a death squad to attack the Qing army at night?
camp.
The people in the city burned incense and worshiped Buddha, begging the Tatar soldiers to leave quickly, but the young eunuch tried his best to anger the Qing army and prevent them from leaving, and even risked leaving the city.
Where did those peaceful years come from? It’s just that someone is carrying the burden for you. (To be continued)