Early morning on October 13th, the first year of Shunzhi reign in the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, far to the north, more than 30,000 Qing troops led by Duduo, Kong Youde, and Shang Kexi had broken through Pingxing Pass and swept through Fanzhi and Daizhou with lightning speed, like a flood that broke a dike.

Towards Li Zicheng's rear area, Taiyuan Prefecture.

However, Wu Sangui's troops on the front line of Guguan Jingxing were still slowly building strongholds and fighting a stupid battle. They had no intention of competing with Duduo for the lead.

However, the 30,000 Guan Ning army that Wu Sangui brought to the Jingxing front line did not suffer from low morale because of the lack of support from the Ming court, as Li Zicheng imagined.

Li Zicheng didn't know that in the past, half of the salary paid to Guan Ning's army by the Ming court could be washed away before leaving Beijing! Very little money could really fall into the hands of the lower-level soldiers. The main income of the officers and soldiers of Guan Ning's army was actually

They come from lands outside the customs and are rewards from battles.

Rewards must be given, otherwise the soldiers will not fight hard and the superior officers will not be able to bear it!

The land outside the customs is the most real source of income. Although it is the so-called Little Ice Age, wheat can still be grown here in western Liaoning. No one dares to occupy the land in Ningyuan, and no one has to pay taxes.

, all of which were divided among the soldiers of the Ning Army. And the wheat produced did not need to be supplied as military rations, it was all theirs!

After the Qing Dynasty replaced the Ming Dynasty and became the new master of the Guan Ning Army, although there was no more money to pay, the land they occupied in western Liaoning actually increased. The original land occupied by the Guan Ning Army was from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan Zhongzuo.

.Further east are Jinzhou and Guangning controlled by the Qing army.

Now that almost all Manchus have entered the customs, the population outside the customs has suddenly become sparse, and many fertile fields have been left uncultivated. The Jinzhou and Guangning areas were already sparsely populated due to the tug-of-war between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and now there are even fewer people.

Ning Jun went to occupy it.

If the Qing Dynasty did not transfer Wu Sangui's troops into the Guan, but allowed them to cultivate and multiply in the fertile lands of Guangning and Ningyuan for more than 20 years, by the time Emperor Kangxi thought of cutting down the vassal, the 40,000 Guan Ning army would

The number of people who have multiplied and multiplied each household is probably more than the total number of Eight Banners disciples who have entered Beijing as citizens. By then, the San Francisco Rebellion will turn into Wu Sangui's entry into the country!

However, Dorgon would not allow the Wu family army to safely give birth to children and reproduce in western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning. Since he allowed the entire clan of the Eight Banners to enter the customs after settling in Beijing (there were also some people left outside the customs, but not many), he would not

Let a Han military group fill the population vacancy outside the Pass.

Moreover, Wu Sangui is also a trump card in Dorgon's hand that can be used greatly!

As Wu Sanfeng and Wu Sangui analyzed that day, what Dorgon, the regent, was most worried about was actually a group of Eight Banners nobles headed by Hauge.

Dorgon's current status, to put it bluntly, is to hold the emperor hostage to command the princes! It is somewhat similar to Zhu Cixiang.

However, Zhu Cixi is the prince, so he can ascend the throne and become the emperor. And Dorgon is the emperor's uncle, so it is basically impossible for him to seize the throne of Shunzhi. The emperor has so many sons! Moreover, the old Khan King Nurhaci also has many sons, why should Dorgon

Usurping the throne?

Therefore, among the Eight Banners relatives, there were many who were dissatisfied, and the most powerful among them was Huang Taiji's eldest son, Hauge.

If Dorgon were to make a "blacklist", the number one would not be Wu Sangui, nor Zhu Cihong, but definitely Hauge! And after Hauge, there would be Azig, Jilharang, Nikan, etc.

There are a lot of people like Daishan, Abatai, etc. They all have to die before it can be Zhu Cihong's turn. And it's hard to say whether Wu Sangui can be listed.

Because Dorgon could not let these Manchu princes develop and grow, and to control their development, he could only make good use of the traitor Wu Sangui.

In addition, Dorgon cannot ignore the special relationship between Wu Sangui and Zhu Cihong. Therefore, while making good use of Wu Sangui, he must also give Wu Sangui a new home as soon as possible.

As for "killing his commander and using his soldiers", Dorgon would not do such a thing and he would be ruined if he failed. Even if he succeeded in killing Wu Sangui, Wu Sanfeng and others, and controlled Guan Ning's army. What happened next

what to do?

The Wu family has many cronies in Guan Ning's army. If Dorgon kills their master, will they be loyal to Dorgon wholeheartedly? Can Dorgon use them with confidence and boldness?

What if they all defect to Haug? If Haug becomes more powerful, won't Dorgon's regent become a coward?

As for who is going to eliminate Guan Ning's army? People will die in this matter. Which banner is willing to die thousands of people to wipe out Guan Ning's army?

Therefore, moving Guan Ning's army away and making good use of it was Dorgon's only correct choice.

Dorgon did not make any mistakes on this issue. Even if he knew that there must be contact between Wu Sangui and Zhu Cixiang, he would turn a blind eye or close a blind eye. Because he knew that Wu Sangui would not fight with the powerful Eight Banners unless he jumped over the wall.

Soldiers start a war.

At this time, Wu Sangui held an autographed letter from Zhu Cixiang in his hand. Zhu Cixiang now writes three autographed letters to Wu Sangui every month, and Wu Sangui must reply to every letter!

His current position is actually clear: he only fights against bandits, not against the Ming Dynasty, nor against the Qing Dynasty.

"Haha, my husband-in-law thinks the same thing!" Then in the dim candlelight, Wu Sangui read Zhu Cixiang's letter, and then commented in a low voice. The reason why he said this was because Zhu Cixiang actually wanted to get together with Dorgon.

They all wanted Wu Sangui to deal with Li Zicheng, but the direction of the troops was slightly different. Zhu Cixiang suggested in the letter that Wu Sangui first take Henan Prefecture as his home, and then develop to Nanyang Prefecture and Xiangyang Prefecture to cut off Li Zicheng's southward passage from the Han River.

Dorgon hoped that Wu Sangui would march to Shaanxi, turn Li Zicheng's hometown into Wu Sangui's "fiefdom", and then stay in Shaanxi honestly.

After reading the letter, Wu Sangui folded the letter paper in his hand into a long strip, placed it on the flame of the candle and lit it. As soon as the letter was lit, Wu Sangui heard a series of dull roars in his ears, which scared him.

He jumped, and the half-burned letter in his hand fell to the ground.

Then he saw Liu Sheng opening the curtain of the big tent and walking in, "Your Majesty, the first battalion of A, the second battalion is under attack!"

Wu Sangui stood up abruptly, then strode out of his tent. He raised his head and looked to the southwest. He saw sparks exploding over Camps 1 and 2 in the southwest! That was someone transmitting an alarm.

rocket.

"Instruct all battalions to stay calm. Anyone who acts rashly will be killed without mercy!" Wu Sangui's face darkened, "The Yi Ding suddenly rode, wearing armor! Prepare your horses!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the hillside in the northwest corner of Wu Jun's camp suddenly lit up with light spots like a sea of ​​stars, and there was a faint sound of drums and trumpets!

Wu Sangui snorted: "Bluff!"

Liu Sheng had already followed Wu Sangui out of the tent at this time. Hearing Wu Sangui's words, he leaned into his ear and whispered: "Your Majesty, why don't you complain to Prince Ying and tell the bandits that the army has arrived?

Switch from offense to defense!”

During this period, Wu Sangui's men feigned attacks on the front line of the Guguan Great Wall and suffered some losses. It would be great if they could switch from offense to defense.

These words played into Wu Sangui's hands, and he nodded: "As for Liu Sheng, you can also bring your personal fire gun team and go to the front with me to have a look."

"It's in, it's in"

Li Zicheng murmured to himself. His brows were knitted into a ball, and his one eye was motionless, just staring at the two Wu army camps that were blazing into the sky.

The Dashun Army's Children's Battalion and Iron Man Battalion had already rushed into the two camps and set fire to tents, watchtowers, vehicles, fodder, etc., causing considerable chaos. However, the Wu Army was attacked

They were not defeated, but were still resisting desperately. Moreover, the Wu Army's camp was very firmly entrenched. In addition to the outer fence, there was also an inner perimeter, which was circled with vehicles and shields to protect the core camp.

Now the two sides are fighting in the "inner circle"!

Shouts of killing, roars, and the sound of golden drums came from the two camps.
Chapter completed!