Li Daoxuan had finally gotten what he wanted.
He had finally made the Ming and Qing armies irreconcilable.
In addition to this battle, a total of five thousand heads of the Qing army were hung on the walls of Ningyuan. What was even more insane was that they had chopped Dorgon's brother alive. With the current blood feud between the two sides, even if the Qing army took the initiative to surrender, let alone others, Tang Yu and the rest of the people in Ningyuan would probably not have the courage to do so. They were all smart people. Even if Dorgon didn't care, the relatives and friends of the 5,000-plus Qing soldiers would probably care too. The Eight Banners Army was a nest of relatives. As a surrendered general, who knew if any of the relatives of the Qing soldiers who died in Ningyuan would find an opportunity to stab him in the back and send his entire family to the execution ground?
Wu Sangui and his gang were fine.
But the problem was that Li Daoxuan and those who didn't dare to surrender to the Qing army were still blocking Ningyuan!
What if they were in the south?
Capture the emperor and surrender?
Kill the Emperor from the front and back with the Qing army?
This, this would go down in history, especially since the Emperor was so good to them. He had conferred them with official titles and even granted Wu Sangui the title of King in the future. They were not uncultured bandits. They still had to consider some issues of reputation. More importantly, the Ming Dynasty had not yet fallen. At this time, the Ming Dynasty still had more than half of the land south of the Yellow River. Who knew what would happen in the future? Many of their families were still under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. For example, Wang Yongji was from Gaoyou. No matter how it was calculated, killing the emperor would kill all nine families. It could be said that they absolutely could not do it.
If the emperor had left, it would have been fine!
But the problem was that he still had to live and die with the soldiers and civilians!
Heavens!
You can leave!
We don't want to live and die with you!
At this time, countless loyal officials and generals at Shanhaiguan were probably shouting in their hearts, and even they did the same. From Wang Yongji to the common gentry, followed by countless loyal subjects, for the safety of the Emperor, they began to submit memorials to the throne. There were also trembling old men who went to Ningyuan to wait at the watchtower, or they kowtowed under the wall of Weiyuan Gate, asking the Emperor to put the country first and quickly board the ship south to Nanjing to preside over the overall situation!
If we die, so be it. This Great Ming can't do without the Emperor!
Or rather, we can't surrender if you don't leave!
Of course, everything was futile.
The Emperor really cherished the people too much. No matter what, he would not abandon the people.
" I am incompetent. I have caused the world to be like this, the country to be covered in dust, and the ancestral temple to be destroyed. I have already let down the people and the ancestors. If I abandon my subjects and flee again when the Tartars are pressing down on my territory, how can I face Taizu in the underworld? My Ming Dynasty's Son of Heaven guards the country gate, and the king dies for the country. At this moment, I can only live and die with the people. Even if my blood is spilled on the battlefield, I am not worthy of this life. If anyone tries to persuade me by going to Nanjing again, they will be framing me for being unkind and unjust!”
Li Daoxuan stood on the gate tower of Weiyuan Sect and shouted passionately.
The group of civil and military officials, gentry, and elders kneeling below were all dumbfounded. On the other hand, the soldiers were quite touched, and many of them had tears in their eyes. After all, the Emperor could indeed escape easily at this time. Huang Fei's dozens of large warships were waiting on the sea. Neither the Qing army nor Li Zicheng had the ability to intercept them on the water. It would only take a few days to set off from here to Dengzhou, but the Emperor still refused to leave. He would rather stay with them in Ningyuan to fight the Qing army. This could already be described as great.
"Your Majesty!"
Wang Yongji knelt there and cried.
At the same time, he winked at Wu Sangui and the others who were standing beside Li Daoxuan. He probably wanted Wu Sangui to take some extreme measures and simply force the Emperor into Huang Fei's boat. Anyway, they were doing this out of loyalty.
Wu Sangui pretended not to see anything.
He wanted to, but the problem was that he didn't have the ability. With the Emperor's fighting strength, he could throw a few hundred kilograms of things hundreds of feet away. Who could control him?
"Your Majesty!"
Seeing that Wu Sangui didn't respond, Wang Yongji was completely desperate. He once again lay on the ground and howled. He knew that this time he could only brace himself for a bloody battle.
Not only would they have to fight a bloody battle in Ningyuan, but they would also have to fight a bloody battle at Shanhaiguan at the same time. This was because Li Zicheng's army had already left Beijing. In fact, a former Ming army under Tang Tong had already fought a battle with the defenders west of Shanhaiguan. It was just a small battle, but this also meant that the real battle was not far away. In other words, including the strong men who had been forcefully pulled in, the 90,000 Ming army would have to face no less than 300,000 enemies in two directions.
This included 80,000 Eight Banners elites.
Moreover, Li Zicheng had at least 60,000 to 70,000 elite soldiers who were also battle-hardened.
Wang Yongji could not help but cry. He knew that he might really die this time. Moreover, he could not run away by himself. If that happened, his reputation would be ruined. Their system was indeed sometimes very shameless, but there were also some taboos that he could not cross even if he died. This time, all his paths had been blocked. The only thing left was to be kidnapped by the Emperor and walk towards destruction together with him.
He took a deep breath.
"I will live and die with Your Majesty!"
he said solemnly.
Since that was the case, there was nothing more to say. Huang Fei's navy warships escorted Song Quan and Feng Yuanyang to the south to deliver the imperial edict. Both of them came from aristocratic families. Feng Yuanyang's younger brother, Feng Yuanbiao, was a core member of the Donglin Party, a former Minister of War and a close friend of Shi Kefa. There was no need to talk about Song Quan. The two of them, one in the north and one in the south, were both aristocratic families and celebrities. They had the ability to ensure that the various ministers in Nanjing would accept this outcome. Chongzhen's son was in Li Zicheng's hands, and he was prepared to fight a bloody battle in Ningyuan. Therefore, he had to choose a successor from the imperial clan.
Although choosing Long Wu wasn't quite in line with the rules, after all, he was two generations older than Chongzhen, but at this time, he was the only one in the Ming Dynasty imperial clan who could barely meet Li Daoxuan's requirements.
As for those ministers…
They didn't care who was the Emperor. As long as they were still in control of the government, it didn't matter to them who was the Emperor. With Li Daoxuan's imperial edict and Song Quan and Feng Yuanyang's connections, it shouldn't be too much of a problem for them to push Longwu to the position of Country Supervisor. As for the rest, it would depend on Longwu's own ability. Anyway, Li Daoxuan was ready. Even if he failed at Shanhaiguan in Ningyuan, he wouldn't go to Nanjing to entangle with those bastards. It would be more comfortable for him to go alone and pull an armed force. He didn't need to play tricks with a group of loyal officials and good generals like now to push them into the fire pit!
Li Daoxuan sighed as he watched Feng Yuanyang's warship disappear into the waves of the Bohai Sea.
"Wang Qing, should I contact that Chuang Ni?”
Then, he said.
Wang Yongji, who was looking at the fleet of warships reluctantly, was stunned. He immediately woke up and looked at Li Daoxuan in disbelief, then said in a low voice,"Your Majesty is wise. At this time, there is indeed no harm in pretending to be polite with them.”
"I'll leave this matter to you!"
Li Daoxuan said.
"Your Majesty!"
Wang Yongji said.
If they went to war with the Qing army, then their relationship with Li Zicheng would be very subtle. Shanhaiguan was only a small problem for Li Zicheng in the hands of the Ming army, but in the hands of the Qing army, it was really fatal. He could not let Dorgon benefit from it. He would be happy to see Li Daoxuan and Dorgon suffer heavy losses. At that time, he might be able to kill these two people who were considered enemies together.
Of course, it was not that simple.
This was because Li Zicheng had another option, which was to control the situation himself. That was to say, while the Qing army attacked Ningyuan, he would seize Shanhaiguan as quickly as possible and then watch the show comfortably from Shanhaiguan. However, he would definitely not be stupid enough to attack Ningyuan with the Qing army. This could be said to be absolute. In other words, both sides still had to fight, and it had to be a real bloody battle. Perhaps Li Zicheng would use all the troops he could mobilize.
But…
It wouldn't last long.
Li Zicheng was not stupid enough to fight to the death with the Ming army at Shanhaiguan Pass because he had more important things to do. How much territory and how many rich people were waiting to be taken over? How could he fight to the death at Shanhaiguan Pass where he could not get a tael of silver? He was willing to let his generals and soldiers refuse! Thus, his attack would be fierce, but it would probably only be a single wave. Once he suffered too many losses at Shanhaiguan Pass, he would quickly retreat and watch as Dorgon and Li Daoxuan fought to the death.
However, no matter what, they had to fight. The premise of everything was that they had to fight a bloody battle that the enemy feared.
"Your Majesty, it's not just the rebellion, the Tartars are the same.”
Wang Yongji said carefully.
"Minister Wang is right!"
Li Daoxuan said with a smile.
Indeed, it was the same for Dorgon.
He was in the same situation as Li Zicheng in this bureau.
If Dorgon had suffered heavy losses at Ningyuan City, or even more than he could handle, then Dorgon would not have fought him to the death. After all, Li Daoxuan had Li Zicheng behind him. If he and Dorgon were to suffer heavy losses, then Li Zicheng would not have minded killing Dorgon.
Therefore, it seemed that Shanhai Pass was not necessarily a hopeless situation.
Although he had to face two enemies, as long as he showed the ability to break either of his legs, then the two enemies would not fight him to the end. They actually had no time to play with him. Li Zicheng wanted to continue to attack the local tycoons to expand his territory in the south. Although Li Daoxuan's situation was special, it would be a joke to say that he could counterattack Beijing. If he had that ability, he would not have been chased out of Beijing. Dorgon wanted to go south and seize the opportunity to seize the country. If he didn't block the road, who would have the time to waste with him here? However, this was not the only way to go south. It was just the nearest one. His strength was not enough to threaten anyone's safety. Even if the Qing army ignored him, it was not a big deal. What if he could attack Jinzhou and reach Shenyang?
"This doesn't seem like a dead game!”
Li Daoxuan said with a smile.
"Your Majesty is wise, but we still have to fight.”
Wang Yongji also said with a smile.
"I will guard Ningyuan, and you will guard Shanhaiguan. We will work together to overcome this crisis.”
Li Daoxuan said.
"Then, we'll mobilize troops from the south and take back Beijing from the north and south!”
Wang Yongji said.
"Everyone, please go to Yuntai Pavilion!"
Li Daoxuan said.
Then, the monarch and his subjects looked at each other and smiled. Everything was said without a word.
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