At that moment, Li? said with a bitter face: "King Ding, isn't this good?"

"I also know that this is not good, but isn't there really no way to do it?" Zhu Cijiong continued to sing.

Seeing that the temperature was almost done, Xu Yingwei sang blushed at the right time: "Master Linping, I have a way. It is better to let the five thousand Korean troops stay in Shengjing and help us defend the city. In this way, King Ding and his three thousand elite troops can escort you back to Pyongyang to make trouble."

"Yes, let the Korean army stay and help defend the city."

Li? agreed immediately because in his eyes, the combat effectiveness of the Korean army was incomparable to the combat effectiveness of the Ming army. Just now, Li? But he saw it with his own eyes that if it were the Korean army, he would definitely not have this ability, so he hoped to be protected by the Ming army.

"Okay." Zhu Cijiong agreed reluctantly.

Li? He immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Now the position of the prince is stable.

At that moment, Li? asked Zhu Cijiong again: "King Ding, when will we set out to Seoul?"

Zhu Cijiong said: "I can do it at any time, but you need to settle the Korean army there. Otherwise, the morale of the Korean army will be unstable, which will affect Shengjing's defense operations."

Li? hurriedly said, "I'll go make arrangements now."

...

A few days later, the time came to early October in the 20th year of Chongzhen (1647).

The first snowfall of this winter has fallen from the capital, which is more than a foot thick. All the buildings and fields inside and outside the capital are covered with silver makeup.

"Liaodong urgently reported!"

"Liaodong urgently reported!"

"Liaodong urgently reported!"

Accompanied by the shrill sound of long howls and the sound of horse hooves, a cavalry rushed towards Chaoyangmen like lightning. Seeing this, the Han army of the Eight Banners guarding Chaoyangmen quickly made way.

The Crown Crew rushed through the city gate like a whirlwind and rushed to Chaoyangmen Street.

Fortunately, it is cold now and there are not many pedestrians on the streets.

Otherwise, you would have to hit pedestrians at such a fast speed.

After entering Chaoyang Gate, the messenger did not continue to go to the imperial city, but turned to Prince Rui's mansion to the south.

When he came to the gate of Prince Rui's mansion, Xinmao's mount fell to the ground with a long neigh, and the exhausted Xinmao also fell heavily from the horse's back.

"Liaodong urgently reported!"

"Shengjing, Shengjing is lost."

The messenger struggled to sit up and untied his burden.

However, before he finished speaking, his eyes fainted.

When Cao Eryu came back from work, he immediately ordered the prince's mansion to carry the messenger down and ask him to feed the ginger soup. He himself rushed straight to the Donghunting Pavilion with a hurry.

At this time, in the Donghunting Pavilion of the royal palace, Dorgon was summoning Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wan and other confidants to discuss matters.

"Everyone." Dorgon's eyes flashed over Hong Chengchou's face and said in a deep voice, "The Shanxi merchants have found out about the news about the canal. In the past six months, the Ming court has not transported materials on a large scale to Huai'an or Xuzhou through the canal, so it is indeed a bluff."

Hong Chengchou stroked his chin and beard, thinking that it was true.

Dorgon said again: "There is another news."

Hong Chengchou and others looked at each other in one go.

After a moment of saliva, Dorgon continued: "The 20,000 Ming troops who came to Dagukou were led by Chongzhen himself. If there was no accident in the middle, Chongzhen should have almost arrived at the sea outside Dagukou!"

"What happened?" Hong Chengchou and others' faces changed drastically, which was really unexpected.

After a while, Fan Wencheng said excitedly: "Master, this is a good opportunity."

"No," Ning Wan said, "If you can kill Chongzhen, Nan Ming will be fine."

Hong Chengchou was still a little suspicious: "Master, is this news reliable? Is Chongzhen really the troops led?"

Hou Fangyu, who was in the last place, said quietly: "I remember that at the emergency moment of the Xuzhou War, Chongzhen once personally led the Shizi Camp to help Yunlong Mountain. It seems that this dog emperor still likes to take risks, so it is not impossible to lead troops to help Dagukou in person."

After a pause, Hou Fangyu said again: "It is the first day of October. The sea surface of the Beihai has begun to freeze. At most, about half a month will be frozen. If Chongzhen really comes to Dagukou, he will not leave Dagukou until the Beihai thaws in April next year. In other words, my Qing army will have five months!"

Hearing this, Dorgon slapped Long Yan and shouted: "I have decided, I will send troops to Dagu immediately..."

However, before the last word "mouth" was released, Cao Eryu hurriedly walked into the East Nuan Pavilion.

"Master, the trouble is going on." Cao Eryu gasped before he could kneel down and beat Qian, "Shengjing is lost!"

"What?" Dorgon heard this and felt a buzzing sound in his mind. Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wan, and Hou Fangyu, the four hardcore traitors, also looked at each other.

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Shengjing is lost? How is this possible?!

The East Warehouse suddenly became silent, and the needles could be heard.

Cao Eryu took a breath and carefully handed the pond report to Dorgon.

Dorgon quickly read the Tang newspaper and silently handed the Tang newspaper to Hong Chengchou, who was closest to him. Fan Wencheng and several other hard-core traitors came over quickly.

After reading the Tang newspaper, several dogs and traitors subconsciously took a breath.

What a good guy, it turns out that the Tang Dynasty report was not sent by General Ye Keshu, General Shengjing, but by Prince Zasak Esen, the left wing front banner of Korqin Mongolia. What does this mean?

This means that the more than 5,000 Qing soldiers and 5,000 Korean troops who stayed in Shengjing have been completely wiped out!

This was something Hong Chengchou and the others never expected, and they also felt that it was a bit incredible.

According to information, the Ming army of the Gaizhou Guards had only 10,000. If the troops left behind in Gaizhou were removed, the Ming army could only invest 5,000 troops in Shengjing's battle. Moreover, the Ming army in Liaodong did not carry many red-clothed cannons, but Shengjing had solid city defense fortifications. Even if the moat was frozen, the Ming army could not break Shengjing so quickly, right?

It’s amazing, how did the Ming army conquered Shengjing City in a short period of time?

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Could it be that Shengjing was attacked? The Qing soldiers were killed and caught off guard?

But the question is, how did the Ming army kill Shengjing without knowing it?

You should know that Shengjing City is in the center of the Liaohe Plain, surrounded by endless large plains, and the Qing Dynasty's nights are everywhere. How did the Ming army hide in the marching?

Hong Chengchou and the others really couldn't even understand it if they wanted to break their heads.

After a while, Dorgon said quietly: "Everyone, let's talk about it."

Hong Chengchou frowned and said nothing. Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan were also pondering. Seeing this, Hou Fangyu said decisively: "Master, the loss of Shengjing is enough to affect the overall situation and must be recaptured as soon as possible."

Fan Wencheng also sighed and said, "I have a lot to do with the loss of Shengjing."

"Yes." Ning Wan said, "Shengjing is not only the location of Taizu Taizong's Mausoleum, but also the old capital of my Qing Dynasty. What is particularly important is that once Shengjing is lost, the entire Liaodong will no longer be owned by our Qing Dynasty, and Liaodong is the only land channel connecting North Korea. Once North Korea learns this news, it will inevitably rebel from the Qing Dynasty and return to the Southern Ming Dynasty. In this way, the Ming army in Liaodong can continuously obtain supplies from North Korea, and from then on, Liaodong will no longer be owned by our Qing Dynasty."

At this time, Hong Chengchou sighed and said, "Master, these are probably not the worst ones."

Dorgon's face became more and more embarrassing: "Heng Jiu, do you mean the Ten Mongolian Banners of Korqin?"

"Yes." Hong Chengchou said solemnly, "The Ten Mongolian Banners of Korqin and Shengjing City are close to Chichi. The Ming army sent troops from Shengjing. They could attack the right-wing front banner and the left-wing front banner within three days, and within ten days, they could attack the farthest right-wing Zhalaite Banner and the left-wing Orros Banner. The Qing Dynasty had no time to rescue them."

Hearing this, Fan Wen and Cheng Ningwan, I looked at each other in front of each other.

The Korqin Mongolian Ten Banners were real hardcore ally of the Qing Dynasty.

Once Korqin Mongolia is severely damaged or even falls to the Ming Dynasty, the result will be disastrous.

Only Hou Fangyu frowned and retorted: "The Ming army had only 10,000 troops in Liaodong. If we remove the defenders of Gaizhou and the troops left behind Shengjing, how many troops can we distribute to attack the various Mongolian flags of Korqin? Two thousand or three thousand? And most of them are infantry, how big a threat can it be?"

"This is exactly the problem." Hong Chengchou sighed lightly and said to Dorgon, "Master, maybe we have been hit by Chongzhen's tricks and attacked the east and the west."

"The strategy of beating east and attacking west? What does it mean?"

Dorgon's face changed drastically, and he seemed a little reluctant to believe it.

Hong Chengchou smiled wryly and said, "The Luo brothers sent a secret letter saying that Chongzhen wanted to increase troops from Dagukou by 20,000, and slaves and others also judged that Chongzhen would increase troops from Dagukou."

"Because the threat of Dagukou is too great, it is like a sharp blade in my throat to the Qing Dynasty."

"If the Ming army stationed heavy troops at Dagukou, we can force our Qing Dynasty to continue to invest heavy troops, and thus we can continuously consume our Qing Dynasty's food, pay and military equipment."

After a pause, Hong Chengchou continued: "In comparison, Gaizhou Guard is not that important. At most, it just cut off the western Liaoning Corridor, and the impact is not big."

"Is there something wrong here?" Hou Fangyu said with a frown.

Hong Chengchou said: "If the Ming army can only attack one or two points, this judgment is correct, but if the Ming army has the ability to attack one surface, it would be a big mistake."

"One side?" Hou Fangyu said in a lost voice, "For example, Liaodong?"

"Yes, for example, Liaodong." Hong Chengchou said solemnly, "If the Ming army has the ability to seize Liaodong, it can also force the Qing Dynasty to continue to invest heavy troops, and it can also continuously consume the food, pay and weapons of our Qing Dynasty, because the Qing Dynasty cannot bear the consequences of the overall loss of Liaodong and must be recaptured at all costs."

After a moment of pause, he said: "The fall of Shengjing this time is enough to prove that the Ming army is really capable of capturing the entire Liaodong. So if nothing unexpected happens, Chongzhen's 20,000 soldiers must have gone to Liaodong."
Chapter completed!