Chapter 54 Zu Dashou: Sangui, your nephew... has cheated my uncle to death.

Author: Luo Jiuyou

Chapter 54 Zu Dashou: Sangui, your nephew... has cheated my uncle to death.

At this moment, Liaodong General Wu Sangui hurriedly ran up the city wall, and his face turned pale when he saw the flags of the Qing cavalry.

Seeing that Xu Da Duke of Wei and Hou Lanyu of Yongchang were both careless, Wu Sangui reminded:

"Duke of Wei, Marquis of Yongchang, those people are the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, plus the Eight Banners of the Mongolian and Eight Banners of the Han people who came one after another."

"The Qing Dynasty is going to make a big fight this time."

Lan Yu leaned against the city wall and said indifferently:

"General Wu, no matter what Eight Banners he is, this marquis will let them go without a return."

Duke Xu Da of Wei looked at the Qing camp in the distance and pondered without saying a word.

...

Night falls.

Dozens of people quietly walked out of the Qing camp and came to the foot of Shanhaiguan near a sparsely guarded city wall.

"Gugugugu"

The person in the leader put his hands beside his mouth, imitating the birds' screams, and screamed a few times.

A few seconds later, someone poked his head out from the city wall and shouted in a low voice:

"Is General Zu under the city?"

Zu Dashou raised his head, looked at Shanhaiguan in front of him with the moonlight, and said with a wry smile:

"Yes, it's me."

The deputy general turned his head carefully and looked behind him, turned his head and threw the letter in his hand off the city wall.

After Zu Dashou picked up the letter, he looked over and over again, and confirmed that it was Wu Sangui's reply, and took a deep look at Shanhaiguan.

Then he turned around and left with his subordinates.

...

at the same time.

The deputy general wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, turned around, and said with a flattering face:

"General, Mo General is loyal to the Ming Dynasty and never thought of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty. They were all the traitor Wu Sangui who forced Mo General to pass on his letters."

I saw that Hou Lanyu, Yongchang, was eating roasted lamb legs and said casually:

"I said that if you ask you to commit crimes and make meritorious service, you will not be killed. It would be fine if Wu Sangui was not deceived."

"I really don't know what Emperor Chongzhen thought. My uncle has surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. He dared to let Wu Sangui, his nephew, guard Shanhaiguan?"

The deputy general stood aside with a smile and agreed repeatedly.

...

After Zu Dashou returned to the Qing Dynasty camp, he walked straight into the Zhongjun camp tent, bowed and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty, this is my nephew's reply."

Huang Taiji, who was covered in white hair, took the letter, opened it and said thoughtfully:

"General Zu, your nephew said that he will open the city gate according to the plan tonight. Do you think it is credible?"

"As these days, I sent a spy from the Ming Dynasty, but I brought back a lot of bad news."

"Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were defeated too suddenly, and the little emperor actually killed so many corrupt officials in Shuntian Mansion."

Zu Dashou pulled the corner of his mouth and said:

"Your Majesty, this is the only opportunity for our Qing Dynasty. Taking advantage of the fact that the Ming Dynasty has just calmed down internal troubles, the national treasury is empty, and the army is exhausted, and we will break through the barrier in one fell swoop."

"If you miss this opportunity, the Qing Dynasty will have to wait for the Ming Dynasty to come."

Huang Taiji knocked on the armrest of the dragon chair and said:

"I think about this matter carefully, you can go down first."

Zu Dashou bowed and bowed, turned around and happened to meet Fan Wencheng, nodded, and left.

...

Inside the tent of the Eight Banners of the Han people.

Hong Chengchou gently wiped his armor, and suddenly, Zu Dashou walked in with two pots of strong wine.

After sitting down on his own, he grabbed a pot of strong wine, drank a big gulp, and said:

"Did you hear that? His Majesty... finally looks like an emperor."

"Both Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were defeated."

Hong Chengchou's movements slightly stumbled, and then he put his armor aside, picked up the spirits, and said:

"We have no way out. You are not unclear about your Majesty's character, you are too suspicious."

"We have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. If we go back, Your Majesty will definitely get rid of us."

Zu Dashou remembered Zhu Youjian's suspicion, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, without saying anything.

...

late at night.

There was a quiet inside and outside Shanhaiguan, with only a few patrol guards walking around the city wall.

In fact, since the Battle of Songjin, more than 100,000 troops were killed in battle, and General Wang Tingchen and others were defeated and executed.

The governor of Ji Liao, Hong Chengchou, Zu Dashou, and Zu Dale returned to the Qing Dynasty.

The defenders guarding Shanhaiguan have long lost their fighting spirit.

...

At some point, the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of Han, together with nearly 100,000 troops, quietly set out for camp under the leadership of the generals.

Huang Taiji was wearing armor and riding on a tall horse. He looked at Shanhaiguan, which was like an empty city under the night sky, and said confidently:

"Mr. Fan, this time, my Qing Dynasty will definitely be able to enter the Central Plains like the Yuan court!"

Fan Wencheng chuckled his hands and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, the general situation of the Ming Dynasty is over and the people are not in favor of it. This is a great opportunity to change the dynasty!"

"The most wonderful thing is that the little emperor sent the 100,000 troops of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong to Shanhaiguan, with the intention of stopping us."

"But it happened that Wu Sangui completely surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. The right time, place and people all came to the Qing Dynasty. This battle will be won!"

...

A moment later, Zu Dashou led tens of thousands of Han Eight Banners to Shanhaiguan. According to the secret code that had been agreed in advance, he was about to learn to call birds.

Suddenly, a soldier wearing a helmet and couldn't see his face clearly poked out and asked:

"Is Guanxia Zu Dashou? General Zu?"

Zu Dashou heard that the man's voice was not a deputy general or Wu Sangui. He immediately became suspicious and asked:

"Who are you?"

While speaking, Zu Dashou whispered to order the army to retreat slowly.

The next second, a sneer sounded:

"I... Lan Yu!"

"After this battle, this marquis may be able to claim to be the Duke of the State!"

"put"

The next second, countless torches lit up, and the city walls were filled with Ming soldiers wearing sharp armor.

Immediately afterwards, the deafening sound of artillery fired.

"Boom boom boom"

With just one round of artillery, the tens of thousands of troops led by Zu Dashou were greatly damaged. He quickly used muskets to counterattack, but the results were minimal.

At the same time, when Hong Chengchou saw the movements of Shanhaiguan, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes and ordered:

"People... use artillery!"

The Qing Dynasty was not without artillery, or in other words, the Ming army was defeated repeatedly, and there were countless artillery seized by the Qing Dynasty.

However, the tens of thousands of Han people led by Zu Dashou did not bring artillery to ambush the 100,000 tired reinforcements in order to cooperate with Wu Sangui.

...

In Shanhaiguan.

In the military camp.

The sound of cannons resounding throughout the night sky immediately woke up Wu Sangui who was sleeping.

Suddenly, Chang Sen lifted the curtain and broke into the camp, holding a brazier in one hand, and biting a soon-to-beaned hare in his mouth.

Seeing Wu Sangui's face showing a look of surprise, Chang Sen put down the brazier, sat there openly, roasting a hare, and said:

"Wu Sangui, on the first night we came to Shanhaiguan, we caught your general."

"If I were you, I would stay honestly. Maybe Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood and could let your nine tribes go."

Wu Sangui, who had already held the weapon, felt cold all over. He remembered that he saw the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty coming today, and said in horror:

"Your purpose is Huang Taiji and the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty!"
Chapter completed!