After a day at Ninggu Pagoda, it has been calculated that there are only three thousand soldiers capable of fighting, including the surrendered Han people; there are still five thousand more troops that can be used to defend the city. This
It included those strong women.
The entire population of Ninggu Tower is only a little over ten thousand. The remaining ones are really unavailable.
After finishing the count, Hauge looked at the Ming army in the distance on the top of the city with a particularly ugly face. He had seen through the Ming Dynasty's strategy of using false troops. If there was such a steady stream of troops, it would be impossible for the Ming army to do so.
Not offensive.
Only the Ming army only had more than 10,000 troops, and they were all cavalry and not good at attacking cities. Therefore, despite the crude defense of Ninggu Pagoda, the Ming army did not attack the city.
However, the Ming army will definitely send a message back to the rear. When more troops, or infantry, arrive, an attack on the city will be inevitable.
In other words, there was not much time left for him to break out. Moreover, he had to break out under the siege of the cavalry, which meant that a large number of people could not escape.
Thinking like this, Hauge decided to do the one thing he longed for first before talking about it.
After landing at the top of the city, Hauge immediately ordered all generals, including the head of Minzhuang, to go to the Yamen to discuss matters.
But when Xia Chengde and others rushed to the Yamen, they found that each other had panda eyes. It was obvious that they had not slept well all night.
Now, although Prince Heshuoyu has ordered a meeting, they really don't have confidence in the city defense of Ninggu Pagoda. How can they defend it?
There are only so few people left in the Qing Dynasty, they are just grasshoppers after autumn! Thinking like this, they all entered the lobby with worries, waiting for the discussion.
However, what they never expected was that Hauge's appearance left them a little stunned.
I saw that Hauge did not wear a helmet or armor, but appeared in the lobby wearing a dragon robe.
At this moment, everyone was a little dumbfounded and didn't know what Hauge was selling in his gourd.
medicine?
Hauge didn't care about them. After sitting on the main seat, he said to them: "I estimate that Shengjing has been captured by the Ming army. The little emperor Fulin must be doomed. As the saying goes, a country cannot live without a king for a day, so
, I decided to ascend the throne immediately and become the third emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
I really don’t know how long I have been thinking about becoming this emperor!
Even if he is going to die, he has to become the emperor before he dies!
At least here at Ninggu Pagoda, Hauge wants to become emperor, and no one can stop him. The only regent Dorgon who has some weight and is qualified to make irresponsible remarks on this has been clicked by him.
However, after he finished speaking, these people were all stunned there, with no reaction at all, which made Hauge very unhappy!
So, he slapped the table in front of him with his hand, making a loud "snap"
Being awakened by this voice, Zukfa and others saw Hauge's gloomy face and seemed to be going crazy.
Even the regent dared to kill this guy. If he dared to say "no" now, he would probably draw his sword again.
Thinking like this, Zukefa and the others didn't care, and immediately shouted "Long Live the Mountain".
However, an old man among the Jianlu people, who was holding a yellow flag, was unwilling to follow the masses and raised a question: "The situation in Shengjing is unknown now. It may not have fallen yet. The Qing Emperor is still there. His Highness wants to ascend the throne on his own at this time. Really.
There’s something wrong with that!”
As expected by Zukefa and others, Hauge was the kind of arrogant and unreasonable person. Seeing that the old man disagreed, he directly pointed his finger and shouted: "Push him out and chop him down!"
When his bodyguard heard this, without saying a word, he rushed over like a wolf and dragged the old man out.
After a while, a bloody head was carried in by Hauge's personal guards.
At this time, no one dared to object to Hauge becoming king and emperor.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Hearing this dreamed-up voice, Hauge's mood obviously improved, and he immediately said to them: "This is an extraordinary period, and my enthronement ceremony will be simple. From now on, I hope that all the ministers will follow me and take care of themselves."
The Battle of the Ancient Tower.'
After a pause, he comforted him again: "Emperor Taizu raised an army with thirteen armors and conquered a huge country. Now our conditions are much better than those back then. Moreover, I have extensive experience in fighting in the south and in the north. I am by no means the Ming Dynasty."
This is comparable to an emperor who has never left the Forbidden City. We will definitely win this battle!"
Xia Chengde and others were speechless after hearing this.
On the surface, it seems that what Haug said is indeed reasonable, but in fact, if the person present is really as optimistic as Haug, he will really be kicked in the head by a donkey.
Even if Nurhachi was reborn, facing the more than 10,000 Ming cavalry outside the city, not to mention thirteen sets of armor, even one hundred and thirty sets, or one thousand, three hundred sets of armor, it would be impossible to win!
However, although they thought so in their hearts, on the surface, no one dared to go against Haug's wishes. They all started to praise and flatter Haug.
"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and he will definitely win!"
"Your Majesty, the Great Sage Emperor appears and protects you. Killing the Ming army is just like slaughtering cows and sheep!"
Haug laughed loudly and felt very happy.
After listening for a while, he ordered: "Okay, you gentlemen, please go back and prepare for the battle. If you stick to it, the cold will kill those smart dogs!"
Then, watching the people in the lobby follow the order and retreat, Haug turned around and ordered his personal guards: "Pack your things quietly immediately and prepare to break out tonight!
Obviously, he had another plan. It was to make others think that he wanted to stick to Ninggu Pagoda. As a result, he suddenly ran away, which at least allowed them to delay the Ming army for a while and give him a chance.
Silly? Haha, I, Hauge, am not stupid!
However, he did not know that the morale of those retired generals had not been boosted by the presence of a Qing emperor.
No, when Xia Chengde returned to his own mansion, his son Xia Shu said with a worried look: "Dad, although winter is coming, the walls of our Ninggu Pagoda are so short. If the imperial army really wants to attack,
I'm afraid I can't keep it!'
Who can't see this?
The only question is to see how much the imperial army wants to pay to attack the city!
But at this time, Xia Chengde did not answer his son's words, but just touched his beard and thought about the problem.
Seeing him like this, Xia Shu asked curiously: "Dad, at this time, what else can you think about?'
After hearing his question, Xia Chengde looked at him and said, "In this case, if you become a hostage again, maybe our Xia family can be saved!"
"???" A question mark appeared on Xia Shu's forehead, and he immediately asked in confusion, "What hostage?
He only heard Xia Chengde explain to him: "When it gets dark, you quietly go to the Ming army camp and say that I am willing to abandon the dark side and surrender to the Ming army. I will open the city and let the imperial troops enter the city. I am even willing to personally capture the Qing emperor and present it to the imperial court."
!
If before, he had considered the fact that he dedicated Songshan City, the court would probably not let him go. But now, that Hauge, who wanted to die, actually declared himself the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. So if he captured the Qing Dynasty alive
Emperor, is this enough to atone for your sins?
In this regard, he seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and thought about giving it a try. Otherwise, there would be only the word of death waiting for him.
When Xia Shu heard this, he finally realized what it was like to let him be a hostage again.
I remember that during the Battle of Songjin, when the defeated army of the imperial court retreated into Songshan City, their food and grass were exhausted and no new reinforcements from the imperial court arrived, his father Xia Chengde asked him to secretly go to the Qing Dynasty to become a hostage, and then cooperated inside and outside to offer
They captured Songshan City and personally captured Hong Chengchou, the then governor of Jiliao, and others and handed them over to the Qing Dynasty.
Thinking of this past incident, Xia Shu also felt happy and felt that this was also a way to survive. The father and son immediately began to discuss the specific details of the matter.
On the other side, in Zu Kefa's house, he was also conspiring with his son Zu Yonglie.
"I don't know what this Hauge is thinking. He actually proclaimed himself emperor at this time. This is a good thing for us!" Zukefa said to his son, "Wait until dark and secretly go to the Ming Army."
The camp said that we are willing to serve as internal collaborators and sacrifice the Qing Emperor to make up for the merits!"
Having said this, he paused and then said: "The weight of an emperor of the Qing Dynasty is heavy enough. No matter what, he should be able to make up for his previous mistakes!"
After hearing this, his son was a little worried about Zu Dashou.
When Zukfa heard this, he immediately taught him a lesson: "Are you as stupid as you? Just say that Hauge already knew about it at that time. Your father and I snitched on him to save ourselves first, and then pretended to hunt them down in order to save ourselves."
They, otherwise, they would have been caught long ago. Let’s just say this, with the great gift of the Qing Emperor, what else can we do?”
Zu Kelie was dumbfounded when he heard this. It turns out that things can be said like this? Isn't this wrong?
But there are no faults, and there is still merit?
At this moment, he couldn't help but admire his father very much.
Similar things are happening in other traitor houses.
It was already afternoon, and the days were shorter in winter, so it quickly became dark.
On the city walls of Ninggu Pagoda, Xia Chengde, Zuk Kefa and others all pretended to be doing their best to defend the city. But when it got dark, they quietly released their sons and went
Contact the Ming Army.
And they themselves, with their trusted subordinates, aimed at Hauge, hoping to capture the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty alive.
As for the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he was secretly preparing, taking advantage of the cover of night, to use the thirty-six strategies to escape first.
In Jianlu's last stronghold, the last few people thought that they were plotting against others, and the farce was quietly going on.