Zhu Yixi is well aware of the sudden nature of war, and it is important to be prepared but not prepared.
Therefore, in early April, he sent envoys to secretly leave Shanhaiguan and send a signal to the Manchus for peace talks.
"Talk, I want to see how Ming Ting wants to talk."
Dorgon gasped and agreed.
Mingshi does not include lakes, but refers directly to five conditions:
First, remove the imperial title, grant the title of King of Manchuria, and pay homage to the Ming Emperor as a minister.
Second, give up the Liaoxi Corridor west of Jinzhou and hand over all the castle land.
Third, hand over the traitors who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty since Chongzhen...
Fourth, the Chahar tribe should be recognized as a vassal of the Ming Dynasty and should not go beyond bullying.
Fifth, thousands of war horses and tens of thousands of furs are paid as tribute every year...
As soon as these conditions came out, everything exploded.
A large number of Han officials cried bitterly and went to the Regent's Palace, demanding that peace talks be stopped and that the Qing Dynasty would never be a slave.
Eight Banners Guiwei also has different opinions and has not made a decision on this matter.
In the past, this condition would not have been ignored.
It is a pity that now, in the battle of Chahar, surrounding Chahanhot City, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties could not attack for a long time, and half a month was wasted.
This made the Eight Banners realize that it was impossible to restore the combat strength to the level before entering the customs by simply relying on additional numbers.
The Ming army was also very different from before. It had an astonishing will and tenacious combat effectiveness that could not be compared to the same.
"Absurd, ridiculous-"
When the fourteen-year-old Emperor Shunzhi heard these conditions, he was absolutely furious and furious:
"These conditions are shameful and ridiculous. Are we worse than the weak Song Dynasty? I don't believe that the Ming court will remain indifferent once the Eight Hundred Thousand Banners are moved."
After venting his emotions, Shunzhi calmed down and ordered: "Publish the fact that I just lost my temper."
"Yes!" the eunuch responded hurriedly.
At this time, the nobles of the Eight Banners immediately united and refused to agree to the peace terms.
Dorgon could not withstand the public anger, so he could only send out the envoys to calm people's hearts.
However, as soon as this move came out, people got a glimpse of the reality.
…
North Korea, outside Uiju City, by the Yalu River.
"The weather is fine today, cloudless. Crossing the river——"
Riding on the horse, Wu Sangui held his head high and his chest high.
The Yalu River ahead was as majestic as the Yellow River. In his opinion, its waves were even comparable to the Yangtze River.
The Yalu River, which is hundreds of paces wide, is now lonely on both sides, and the endless mountains and forests tell the story of the loneliness of this place.
After the Manchus and Qing Dynasties went south to Korea twice, all the Koreans who had longed to go north were taken into slavery, and the Jurchens who were fishing and hunting were also forced to join the army. The prosperous two sides of the Taiwan Strait became a wilderness.
Behind Wu Sangui, tens of thousands of army flags covered the sky and sun, the horses neighed, and the soldiers screamed in surprise. It looked like the troops were strong.
This is the Ming Dynasty allied force of 20,000 Beijing troops and 30,000 Korean soldiers.
"Commander, there is no bridge on this river. When will the navy arrive?"
Li Chengdong rubbed his arms. The cold wind in the river made people shiver after blowing for a long time.
"Not urgent--"
Wu Sangui said in a deep voice: "The sea is unstable. At this time we have to wait a little longer."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a ship's sail from a distance, and then countless ships came in an endless stream, cutting through the current and heading towards this place.
Two hours later, a large number of ships built a dozen wooden bridges on the river. Although they were shaking a little, they were generally safe.
"Crossing the bridge——"
Wu Sangui shouted, and the whole army thundered.
The soldiers, brave and high-spirited, crossed the Yalu River from Uiju in North Korea and arrived at Zhongjiang City.
The castle garrisoned by hundreds of people collapsed at the first touch, and fell directly after a moment.
"Going up along the Chongjiang River, there are Zhenjiang Fort, Tang Station, and then our habitat, Phoenix City."
Wu Sangui originally wanted to find some maps, but there was no such thing in this small fortress. He could only ask some slave soldiers about the situation to get an idea.
He pointed at the Phoenix City and said: "The city here is high and the pond is deep. It was originally the right guard of Dingliao. After we capture it, we can put the baggage here and let the Korean soldiers and horses guard it."
"What about you?"
Li Yingren was anxious. Hey, when I came to Liaodong, I had to lead Korean soldiers to defend the city. My military exploits were not impressive at all.
"Judging from the old maps of the imperial court, we are going to march west, gather with the army in Liaoyang, and conquer Liaodong Town together."
Wu Sangui said in a deep voice: "The North Korean army is not just defending the city. If the battle ahead goes well, you will also be able to pick up the defense along the way and follow me to the battle."
"good--"
…
On the other side, after finishing arrangements for crossing the river, the Beihai Navy was busy again, moving the Beijing camp in Tianjin into the mouth of the Liaohe River.
Because there were so many people in the Beijing camp, the Beihai Navy could only recruit local merchant ships, which took a total of two trips to fully operate.
But at this moment, the gates of Shanhaiguan were wide open.
Li Jizu led 10,000 men from the Jingying camp and 10,000 Guan Ning troops, holding banners in a mighty manner and marching towards Zhongqiansuo City not far away.
During the Tianqi period, Western Liaoning built a large number of castles around Guangning and Jinzhou, with a total of 125 castles.
There are so many castles, and the garrison strength is less than 100,000, which is completely impossible to protect.
Later, the reason why it fell during the Chongzhen period was because troops were transferred into the Pass to suppress banditry, which gave the Manchu Qing an opportunity to sweep through the Western Liaoning Corridor.
"Give me a blast——"
Li Jizu stood on horseback, looking at the fortified Zhongqiansuo Castle in the distance and said with disdain.
Soon, more than a dozen red-coated cannons roared endlessly, covering the entire small Zhongqiansuo City.
The sound of the cannon directly silenced the entire western Liaoning.
In less than half a day, the small Zhongzenso Castle fell.
Gaolingyi, Qiantunweicheng, Liangshuihe Station, Pingchuan Yingbao, and Zhonghousuo City fell one by one.
It is only more than two hundred miles away from the famous Ningyuan City, and there are only a dozen forts in between.
Mengge, the defender of Ningyuan City, was shocked and urgently mobilized the Eight Banners to defend the city and wait for reinforcements.
Soon, under the flames of war, the news reached Shengjing.
"How dare you pretend to be——"
The cabinet, Fan Wencheng and other bachelors were shocked. Is this going to start a war?
Due to the seclusion and the punishment of Shanxi merchants, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had no information about the customs and naturally did not know about the preparations for the war that lasted for several months.
Several people did not dare to neglect and reported it directly to the regent.
Although Dorgon lingered on his sick bed for a long time, his prestige was too high and he still kept his word in the court.
Meetings of kings and ministers to discuss government affairs are also held at appropriate times.
At this moment, the Phoenix City guard paid his respects to Chu Ka and urgently sent out a military report, saying that there was an invasion of Ming Dynasty.
At this time, the meeting of kings and ministers discussing government affairs became completely noisy.
Even Hauge and Azier, with their generous personalities, settled down and obeyed Dorgon's command.
Half lying on the couch, Dorgon's round face was now a little spiky and pale. From a distance, his beard was a little white.
"The false ambition has been planned for a long time. The so-called peace talks are just a cover-up."