Now that the Little Ice Age has not ended, the entire Northeast entered winter in September, followed by a long cold winter that lasted until February of next year.
Therefore, even if the Ming army learned that there were changes in the north, they could not change the situation at all, and it was even difficult to move.
Relying on the two yellow flags, Emperor Shunzhi successfully captured Azig and trapped him directly in the palace, unable to move.
It was precisely because of this that he was able to take charge.
As soon as they came into contact with court affairs, the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty impeached Hauge one after another.
In words, he abandoned thousands of Han Banners to stay in Shengjing, causing the Han Army and Eight Banners to suffer heavy losses and were forced to become prisoners.
When Hauge heard this, he wanted to argue, but he was powerless. He could not get rid of this stain.
Only the Zhenglan Banner supports him. The two white banners belong to Dorgon's forces. They despise Hauge the most and immediately support the emperor.
Therefore, Shunzhi took advantage of the situation and removed Hauge from his post, demoted him from prince to Baylor, and imprisoned him in the mansion.
As a result, the most threatening Haug and Azig were all imprisoned. Except for the veteran Jierhalang, Shunzhi could be said to have monopolized power and completely secured his position.
At this time, in the northwest region, Gao Yigong was also good at taking advantage of the weather, preparing to attack Hami City in one fell swoop with tens of thousands of light cavalry.
Unexpectedly, the Hami people were also of Mongolian origin. There were scouts everywhere and there were countless herders. The sneak attack leaked the news.
We had no choice but to attack the city.
Outside the city of Hami, camps were everywhere in a short period of time, which was frightening.
The clouds in the sky were extremely low, so low that one worried that they would fall onto the attic roofs of Hami City.
The small snowflakes in the sky were blown away by the wind, like catkins in late spring or paper money at a funeral, which added a bit of sadness.
Battle climbed onto the tower and quickly returned to the hall, his face extremely ugly.
He is a descendant of the King of Hami. Although the Yarkand people occupied the city of Hami, they were still Mongols. They had a city but it was difficult to manage it and they could only rely on tribes.
That's why Bat'er was able to take control of Hami and guard the easternmost territory of Yarkant.
"Down!"
As soon as they returned to the meeting hall, all the nobles started shouting.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You didn't even fight, so why did you surrender?"
Battelle cursed angrily: "The Khanate still has tens of thousands of troops in Turpan. If we surrender, what will we do in the future?"
"City Lord? Can we defeat the Ming army?"
"We have to fight!" Battle shook his head: "I'll see how he attacks the city in this ice and snow."
In this way, Hami City continued to choose to defend.
Gao Yigong sneered and looked at the low Hami city wall: "My infantry is here, what does the small Hami city mean?"
"Siege the city——"
"Bah!" The wooden ladder suddenly pressed against the wooden piles on the wall. A Hami sergeant hurriedly went up to lift it. Unexpectedly, there was a "swish" sound and an arrow hit his face. The soldier went to lift the ladder with his weight in front.
, as soon as his body became soft, he fell down from the wall.
At this time, a row of Hami army soldiers stepped forward with their bows in hand and heard the cry of "let go".
"Crackling..." The Ming troops gathered under the wall suddenly screamed, but they still climbed the cold ladder.
At the city gate, a huge shield car came slowly to cover the impact of the car on the city gate.
"Boom——"
Once, twice, three times, and more than ten times later, the decaying city gate was smashed open.
When had the Mongols seen such a formation?
They are also not good at defending the city. How could they expect that the lowered city gate would be breached? The Western Region has not seen this kind of siege style for many years?
This Han-style siege method became popular again in the Western Regions.
After the city gate was opened, a row of musketeers came forward in response to military orders, picked up their firearms and fired at the dark city gate again, causing smoke to rise.
Arrows flew around the head, clanging on the helmets and shoulder pads, and occasionally injured people.
At this moment, the entire Hami city had been lost.
The shield bearers who followed behind immediately explored the way forward and quickly captured the entire street to cover the cavalry attack.
"Escape-" Battelle had no choice but to lead the remaining several thousand troops and flee.
Unfortunately, he forgot that tens of thousands of Qingqi outside the city had been watching this for a long time.
As soon as he left the city, he was immediately surrounded and his entire army was almost wiped out. He had no choice but to surrender.
With the capture of Hami City, the income of the entire Hami region has greatly improved. The moment they obtained their household registration, everyone was happy.
Gao Yigong laughed loudly: "It is indeed Hami City. With a population of 100,000, it can become a city."
"Hami Mansion has been established today."
However, after entering the city, Gao Yigong's biggest problem was encountering the domed Peace Temple.
"It's really different! No wonder the Yarkand Kingdom is being squeezed out."
Gao Yigong was a little confused.
He still knew the purpose of the imperial court.
He used Buddhism to break up people's hearts and thus contributed to the rule of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, whether in Mongolia or Gansu, Gao Yigong strongly supported Buddhism and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
As for the Peace Sect, he is not familiar with it!
"No matter what, I will surround the temple and prevent anyone from trespassing."
Gao Yigong made a conservative plan.
Actions like this will have immediate results.
With the good-natured protection of the Ming army, the resistance in Hami was extremely weak. Under the leadership of several mullahs, they surrendered to the Ming army.
Mongolians and merchants also surrendered one after another and expressed their willingness to join the Ming Dynasty.
With Hami as the center, more than 10 tribes and castles nearby, large and small, surrendered one after another.
Gao Yigong was so happy that he even prepared to go to the temple to offer incense and prepare large incense candles.
However, once the scriptures have said it, I must stop thinking this way, lest it be self-defeating.
The Peace Sect at this time was different from that of later generations.
Even in a certain sense, in feudal society, the Peace Sect played a positive role in boosting combat effectiveness.
In a sense, religion is a tool to maintain rule, and the Peace Church is no exception. It is not as conservative as later generations thought, and is even more open than Catholicism in some aspects.
For example, the Ottoman Empire, although it was a pacifist country, had never excluded or massacred pagans like Western Europe.
In contrast, the Ottoman Empire allowed others to maintain their faith as long as they paid an extra tax.
It was this open attitude that allowed the Ottoman Empire to thrive for hundreds of years and maintain a huge territory spanning Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Therefore, as soon as the Peace Sect met Gao Yigong, they immediately showed an attitude of surrender, as long as the Ming Dynasty supported its development.
Even if you don’t support it, don’t persecute it.
However, when Gao Yigong learned that they were willing to surrender, they could even go to Beijing to see the emperor if conditions allowed.
You are faster than Buddhism, can you help people get used to it?