In Shanhaiguan, a group of Guanning generals gathered at the same place. Wu Sangui summoned them to discuss the surrender.

Of course, he did not say that he would surrender to the Qing Dynasty. All the generals of the Guanning Army thought they wanted to surrender to Li Zicheng.

They all saw Zhang Ruoqi when he came. Li Zicheng took advantage of his actions and treated Wu Sangui with great courtesy. The conditions given were extremely generous.

However, everyone wants to be ashamed. The Ming Dynasty is still there. The elite soldiers who were supported by the Ming Dynasty's financial resources and turned around and surrendered to the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng, which made many people feel ashamed.

However, the capital has changed hands, and the magic weapon is named Li. At least in this northern part, Li Zicheng's great success is like the rising sun and rising in the east, and it is unstoppable.

No matter how you look at the destruction of the rule of the Ming Dynasty in the north, it has become a foregone conclusion. Li Zicheng's Dashun Dynasty would take over the Zhu Dynasty and become the new master of the rivers and mountains in the north. Only by relying on this new regime can they have a way out for Guanning Army.

Otherwise, after the autumn, their Guanning army would be exhausted from food and would be defeated without fighting.

Moreover, judging from Li Zicheng's treatment of Wu Sangui, they value their Guanning Army very much, and no one has to act as a lie. In the future, the army will be stationed there to defend the Eastern Captains for the New Dynasty.

And Wu Sangui has rewards, and they will not lose them. For these military men, isn’t this what everyone pursues?

As long as they work for the new dynasty, they will get all their pursuits, and they will feel happy when they think about it. In addition, they will not talk about their future, and the lives and property of the family will be guaranteed, which is the best of both worlds.

No one knew that Wu Sangui had already surrendered to the Qing Dynasty after careful consideration, but he could not explain it clearly. Because he was concerned about whether his subordinates' ideas could be consistent with him, especially when the current political situation was fierce and turmoil, people were in chaos and could not understand their true plans. Therefore, he had to test the ideological trends of his subordinates first. He deliberately asked the generals: "The capital was lost, and the late emperor came to Tianjin and would go south soon, and Shanhaiguan had become an isolated island. Sangui received the favor of the country and should die to serve the country. However, where should tens of thousands of soldiers go? What will they do now?"

The generals and officials were speechless and no one answered. Otherwise, they might be recorded in history, which would be too bad. Although their military men did not care about the final conclusion of history like literati, no one was willing to take risks.

When you become a new dynasty, Wu Sangui takes a greater advantage, so naturally you will start with Wu Sangui. The atmosphere suddenly becomes tense. Wu Sangui asks three times in a row, but no one dares to express his opinion. Then he looked around the face of each general with a compelling look, and said in a heavy tone: "The new dynasty is great, Tang Tong, Jiang Guan, Wang Chengyun and others all surrender, and I alone cannot stand on my own." At this point, I raised my voice and asked firmly: "Now the Dashun Angel has arrived. Are you beheading me? Should I be welcome?"

Wu Sangui's aggressive questioning made the generals shocked, as if he woke up from a dream, and he made a sound: "Today's life and death are the only way to death!"

It means that Wu Sangui's will is the only way to listen to it.

Wu Sangui was overjoyed and then announced his decision: to formally receive the envoys and surrender to the peasant army.

To cut off the hope of Guanning Army's submission to Li Zicheng, this statement cannot be said from Wu Sangui, but can only come from Zhang Ruoqi. At the same time, he also invited Wang Yongji, the governor of Shuntian, to attend.

After the latter fell into Changping, he did not flee back to the capital, but ran directly to Shanhaiguan. This is the same as Li Jiantai, the Right Assistant of the Ministry of Personnel, did not flee back to the capital after the fall of Taiyuan, but ran straight to Baoding.

Shanhaiguan was decorated with lights and the general's mansion was full of joy. The middle door opened wide to greet Zhang Ruoqi who had gone out for a walk and then returned.

Then Zhang Ruoqi, the master who many Liaodong generals knew, opened his mouth and released a big bomb in the hall.

In general, it is just a matter of being a false one. Li Zicheng is still a benevolent and righteous army now, but he has not tortured and recovered the stolen goods, and he has been wantonly confiscated and plundered the people and plundered them.

Zhang Ruoqi's words were reasonable if it was the bandit version of Li Zicheng, or the historical version of Li Zicheng, but it could not be used to talk about Li Zicheng now.

The Guanning Army generals in the hall were all confused. What's going on?

Is Zhang Ruoqi's fever and a swelling? Or is Wu Sangui not joining Li Zicheng?

Who doesn't know that Zhang Ruoqi and Wu Sangui have been in the General's Mansion for many days before. What he said now can only be Wu Sangui's proposal.

The latter did not say a word, but only gave a wink at Wang Yongji, who was sitting on the side.

The latter made his debut and released a big bomb - using the division to help him fight.

Whose "teacher" should I borrow? Naturally, it was the Qing Dynasty.

"It is better to ask the Northern Army (i.e., the Qing Army) to enter the pass and wipe out the 'Li bandits' together, and if the matter is successful, it will be rewarded."

The news swept across Shanhaiguan quickly, and Zhang Leshu's mouth was wide open. If Wu Sangui surrendered to Li Zicheng, he would understand. But the birdman actually wanted to surrender to the Qing Tartars?

He also used his troops to help him fight. To put it nicely, isn’t it just a layer of fig leaf for himself?

In Chinese history, there have indeed been cases in which one of the parties introduced foreign vassal forces to eventually reverse the outcome of the war. For example, the Tang Dynasty used the Uighur forces to quell the Anshi Rebellion and recovered Chang'an Luoyang; Shi Jingtang led the Khitan forces to help the war and defeated the Later Tang Dynasty. But who are the main characters of these two? That is not Wu Sangui, who is a mere border general.

Without the imperial decree, why should Wu Sangui use his troops to help suppress the enemy?

But Zhang Leshu's indignation could not stop the general trend at all. He even hurriedly asked people to pack their luggage, board the ship and run towards Juehua Island.

Wu Sangui also issued a manifesto of the true scriptures, saying that Wu Sangui's husband would be willing to surrender this traitor and be scolded for generations?

...

In Shengjing, Dorgon happily entered the palace after receiving Wu Sangui's surrender letter.

The Yongfu Palace was clean, and Bumu Butai was still serving Huangtaiji during his filial piety period, so there were naturally no colorful things in the palace.

When he knew that Dorgon came to the palace to see him, he was served by the palace maids, dressed up and dressed up. His simple clothes were filled with high-quality spices. There were not many gold, silver, jewelry on his head. Except for a few larger Eastern beads, they were all made of silk and white flowers. But if he wanted to be filial, his outfit was full of colorful clothes in the back house, which was only more tempting. His big eyes did not have the sad expression that ordinary young widows often had, but they always shone with intelligent inspiration.

After Dorgon gave a simple ceremony, Bumubutai ordered him to sit down on a chair opposite him, and first asked:

"The Nine Kings entered the palace urgently, but what important state affairs are there?"

Dorgon had a relaxed expression, without any awe on his face, and said, "I am here to report the good news to the Empress Dowager."

Reporting good news? That's a good thing. "Where does this joy come from?" Bumubutai showed a hint of excited eyes. Although she was not very clear about what Dorgon was busy with these days, she heard about it.

If there is a good news on this matter, it will be a great joy.

Thinking of this, she waved her hand gently to the left and right. The four palace maids who were standing beside her did not dare to delay and immediately withdrew from the house lightly. Only Su Moer was left beside her.

"Wu Sangui sent someone to send a letter of surrender and wanted to 'leverage the troops to help suppress the enemy'. My Qing Dynasty could enter the pass without a single soldier. Isn't this a great joy?"

Bumu Butai didn't know how to describe her mood at this moment. Her authentic husband worked hard outside the pass for more than ten years and went in and out of the border several times, but he never dared to think about seizing Yanjing, that is, he knew that the Ming Dynasty still had capital.

Who would have thought that less than a year before Huang Taiji died of illness, a great opportunity was placed in front of the Qing Dynasty. My son is indeed a real dragon! If not, how could he have such great luck?

"I want to congratulate the Nine Kings." Bumubutai knew very well what the latter was thinking about.

"Hahaha..." Dorgon laughed. The Qing Dynasty was about to enter the pass. If he could really gain a firm foothold in Yanjing, his reputation as Dorgon completely suppressed Huang Taiji's legacy.

Dorgon, who was very arrogant, grabbed Bumubutai's little hand, pulled it into his arms, then picked it up and headed towards the back hall. Su Moer lowered her head and turned red, but she didn't dare to say a word. She just stood firmly outside...

After the clouds faded, Bumubutai's black hair spread on Dorgon's chest, "It's a pity that the money in Yanjing City. Even if the army defeated the thieves in one battle, the money was cheaper for them."

In the early Qing Dynasty, when Huang Taiji was still alive, someone invited troops to enter the pass and attacked Yanjing City. However, Huang Taiji refused.

This year, the situation in Zhu Ming’s northern region has suddenly become corrupt. In February, someone suggested that Li Zicheng would take the lead in entering Yanjing, and then defeat Li Zicheng in one fell swoop, thus occupying the Central Plains. This is the same idea as asking Huang Taiji to enter the pass.

However, Dorgon rejected this proposal because he felt that it would be better to let the bandits capture Yanjing City first, and then defeat the bandits, and to seize Yanjing City from the bandits.

After some reason, Bumubutai directly convinced him that it was not a sleeping consent, but it was really convinced.

It is of course a pity that the wealth in Yanjing City was obtained by Li Zicheng, but as long as the Qing Dynasty could seize the country, Yanjing City was the place where the Qing Dynasty built its capital within the pass, why worry about the wealth from all over the country not being inferior to Yanjing?

Moreover, Li Zicheng claimed that he personally led 500,000 elite troops to attack the capital, and there was still a large army behind him. According to Fan Wencheng's judgment, this was a boast. The actual force of the bandits would not be much, but if they were not afraid of 10,000, they were afraid that if they were not afraid of 10,000, they were afraid that they would be in danger? Besides, the entire northern land had been occupied by Li Zicheng, and the roads in various places were smooth. Who dares to say that Li Zicheng could not really mobilize troops to reinforce? What's more, even if there are 200,000 troops, the force should not be underestimated.

You cannot be careless against the 200,000 army. You must seize the opportunity and kill one blow.

In addition, Li Zicheng's army won consecutive battles and was full of vigor and determined to win the capital. If the two armies met under the capital, they would use 100,000 Eight Banners soldiers to fight against 200,000 strong enemies, which would be very unwise. Not to mention that their entry into the pass was an invasion, it would definitely arouse strong dissatisfaction among the Han people. Li Zicheng's entry into the capital was an internal replacement of the Han people, and the assistance was far less than that of the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, going deep into the Han area for hundreds of miles to fight a decisive battle with a strong enemy is definitely not a good strategy. You should act carefully, make sufficient preparations, and strive to defeat the enemy in one stop.

To take a step back, it means that you cannot defeat the enemy in one battle, and you must also ensure your own safety.
Chapter completed!