Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 1019 Preparation
The news that Mang Gurtai fled with the Zhenglan Banner was like a meteorite crashing into a calm lake, stirring up monstrous waves.Banner people were already in a state of panic. As soon as the news of Zhenglan Qi's escape came out, they immediately exploded. A group of nobles rushed into the palace and asked Daishan angrily: "What's the matter with Zhenglan Qi? Why did you escape from Shenglan Qi?" Jing? Is there something important that we are hiding from us?"

Dai Shan tried to calm down, and said coldly: "Zhenglan Banner is not effective in fighting on the front line, and has perfunctory and delayed the emperor's orders. The place where the tower is bitterly cold, as a punishment, Mang Gurtai is only carrying out the emperor's order, how could he!"

Those nobles are not so easy to fool: "Didn't you say that the Eight Banners are going south and winning every victory? Why does such a thing happen?"

Dai Shan said: "Winning every time does not mean that the battle will never be defeated. Mang Gurtai has been dissatisfied with the emperor for more than a day or two. Is it unusual to make the emperor angry and send the whole family into exile? Don't wait. If you are suspicious, go back quickly to appease your family. If you spread rumors everywhere, you will be killed without mercy!"

Among these nobles, Daishan was still very dignified. When he got angry, those nobles didn't dare to fart any more, and left the palace in despair.But it doesn't mean that everything will be fine. Don't forget, those nobles followed Nurhachi and Huang Taiji to this position. They are all human beings. How can they be so easy to fool?Besides, even if they don't understand military affairs, can they still understand Huang Taiji's character?That fat old man looks friendly with a smile on his face, but his hands are dark!Can Amin fight?As a result, at the end of the Battle of Breach, he was allowed to stay in the pass to guard the four cities in the pass. After being driven back by the Ming army, he was immediately put under house arrest by him until he died!Even Mang Gurtai, the number one fierce general in Manchuria, almost let Huang Taiji do it. If Mang Gurtai really dared to disobey orders on the front line, and perfunctorily procrastinated not to carry out Huang Taiji's orders, Huang Taiji would give him It is not impossible to make a decisive decision, how could he be allowed to return to Shenyang and take away all the members of Zhenglan Banner!Everyone got together and analyzed briefly and reached a consensus: This situation is probably not good...

The atmosphere in Shenyang became depressing and weird. Everyone was worried and always felt that something big was about to happen.Even Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Chen who were in the deep palace felt bad. Xingye came to Daishan Mansion and asked straight to the point: "Prince Li, tell me the truth, how is the situation?"

Dai Shan looked at the two with serious thoughts, and sighed: "I'm afraid it's not good..."

Concubine Chen asked nervously: "Is there still no news from the emperor?"

Dai Shan shook his head: "The Ming army has blocked Shanhaiguan Pass, and we have completely cut off communication with the pass. We have released carrier pigeons several times and never returned. This has never happened before!"

Concubine Zhuang's complexion turned pale: "The fourth brother..."

Dai Shan smiled wryly: "To tell you the truth, the Zhenglan flag of the fourth child no longer exists!"

The two beauties stood up suddenly in fright: "What did you say!?"

Dai Shan said: "The fourth son said that his Zhenglan Banner encountered the main force of the Ming army when he went south to Daming Road. After a fierce battle, there was not much Zhenglan Banner left. He managed to escape after hardships... The fourth child is straight-tempered and has a good face, he will never tell such a lie. He told me that there are not many people in his Zhenglanqi, and the Ming army will soon It will come to Liaodong, and he must take the rest of Zhenglan Banner and flee far away, leaving a bit of flesh and blood for Zhenglan Banner!"

Concubine Chen's complexion became pale: "Is the Zhenglan Banner no longer in existence? Then what happened to the Emperor?" Her voice began to tremble.

Concubine Zhuang's complexion was also pale, but she is worthy of being the mother of the Qing Dynasty. If the original timeline is followed, after Huang Taiji's death, she will firmly raise the young Fulin. The rebellious founding heroes worked hard to keep Fulin's position, and finally got rid of Hauge and Dorgon, which can be regarded as an outstanding contribution to the stability of the early Qing Dynasty.Such a female hero is naturally much stronger than Concubine Chen, her tone is still calm: "How is the situation on the emperor's side?"

Dai Shan shook his head: "I'm afraid even the fourth brother can't explain the situation on the emperor's side! He just said that the hundreds of thousands of Ming soldiers launched a counterattack in five ways. The situation is extremely unfavorable to our Qing Dynasty, that's all!" Speaking of this, he sighed deeply, and said: "Since my father raised the army, my Eight Banners force has crossed white mountains and black waters, has gone through thousands of fierce battles, and faced desperate situations several times, but has never been in such a bad situation! Two ladies, I'm afraid that you will leave Shengjing for a while and go to another place to take refuge!"

Concubine Zhuang smiled sadly: "Leave Shengjing and take refuge elsewhere? If the Ming army really wants to attack Liaodong and the emperor is gone, where can we escape?"

Daishan was saddened.Yes, if the 10,000+ Eight Banners led by Huang Taiji and Dorgon are gone, and the 10,000+ Guan Ning Army who acted as the leading party are also finished, where can the bannermen escape?I'm afraid even if they want to escape back to the deep mountains and old forests to become savages, it's an extravagant hope!

As time went on, more and more gossip was released.The first thing to come back was the sad news of the destruction of the West Route Army. According to the Mongols who escaped from there, the West Route Army fought smoothly at first, but when they advanced to Yangquan, they encountered the tenacious resistance of the Ming Dynasty. After a major defeat in the city, the main forces of the Heluo New Army, Tianxiong Army, and Sichuan Army arrived and fought against the Qing Army in the Taiyuan area. As far as ink goes, Dorgon, Duoduo, and Azig are all prisoners!This news made Shenyang, which was originally full of uproar, blow up all of a sudden, almost dragging those Mongolians who brought the bad news to the streets to light sky lanterns!Since the formation of the Eight Banners, there has never been a battle where the three Baylors were captured. What do you mean by making such rumors?But those Mongols swore that what they said was true, the Ming army was really cruel, not only killed all the West Route Army, but also captured the entire Hetao Plain, and even wiped out the Junggar army in the Hexi Corridor, the Junggar Khan They were all arrested and sent to Beijing to sing the most dazzling national style for the Ming emperor!This kind of attitude of chopping off their fingers to prove that they did not lie made the banner people at a loss. It is not known whether what these Mongols said is true or not, but at least it proves one thing: the progress of the West Route Army is not going well, and it can even be said that they encountered Huge setback!

Otherwise, these Mongols wouldn't say such nonsense.

Then came the news brought back by the sporadic soldiers of the Guan Ning Army who fled back from the pass.They claimed that the Qing army that had entered the customs had been wiped out, even Huang Taiji was killed, and the Ming army was planning to capture Shanhaiguan and go to Shenyang to find the Qing army to settle the score!And from the mouths of these remnants and defeated generals, the Bannermen also heard a name that frightened them: Yang Menglong!
This guy is not dead!
Not only did he not die, but he also became a famous army commander, leading an army of hundreds of thousands in the Northern Expedition, facing the army led by Huang Taiji, and fighting the Qing army on a front that stretched for hundreds of miles!
Hearing the news of Huang Taiji's death, the bannerman was furious.What an international joke, that is their emperor, their god of war, a rare strategic genius among the bannermen, who has been invincible since he ascended the throne, and he suffered a defeat in Lushun!Such a character would die in a war that must be won, are you fucking kidding me?Which guy made the rumor, I must tear him to pieces!But apart from being furious, they were also frightened. The Battle of Lushun has made everyone realize that their emperor is not omnipotent. When facing Yang Menglong, their emperor may also be defeated and injured!
How can this be good?

In an atmosphere of panic, Abate and Pu Luo returned to Shenyang.

Like Manggurtai, these two also decisively abandoned the army when they saw the momentum was not good, and fled with only a few cronies, so they saved their lives.Similarly, just like Manggurtai, their escape was not smooth, and the sea ships they finally got were spotted by several warships of Zheng's fleet shortly after they went out to sea, and they chased them all the time. Two of them were sunk.Fortunately for Abatai, when he was about to fall into desperation, a strong wind suddenly blew up, and the warships of the Ming army had to retreat to find a place to avoid the strong wind and waves. Stay again, fleeing against the strong wind.After passing Shandong, the sea ship finally fell apart. The father and son took a few soldiers to fight against the waves. The boat that transported dung from Cangzhou to Lushun hid in a pile of dung and left the port. When it approached Lushun, it hijacked the ship and finally escaped.Now the father and son still have a stench on their bodies. Wherever they go, pedestrians all retreat one after another. It really can be called the wind and smell ten miles away, but Abate doesn't care about so much. Pu Luo went straight to Prince Li's Mansion.

The guards of the Prince's Mansion stopped them, and without saying a word, Abatai slapped them one by one, showed his identity and suppressed them, and the journey was unimpeded.However, when meeting with Daishan, he asked Pu Luo to wait outside the study and chat with Daishan alone.

In fact, seeing Abatai and his son flee back in such a state of embarrassment, Daishan's expression became extremely gloomy, and he sat silent for a long time before asking, "Is your army finished?"

Abatai looked ashamed: "The journey to the south went smoothly. With the cooperation of the gentry from the south of the Yangtze River, I successfully reached Nanjing. But then the [-] Ming troops marched by land and water. I had no choice but to withdraw. In the end, I was surrounded by them in Haizhou. Surrounded and outnumbered, we had no choice but to flee."

Dai Shan sighed: "It seems that the fourth child is right, the current situation is really not good for us!"

Abatai smiled wryly: "It's not just that it's very unfavorable, our banner people are at the critical point of life and death! Second brother, the troops entering the customs are finished, all finished! Not only us are finished, but the Guanning army, Mongols, Junggars, all of them It's all over! The Ming army will not stop here, they are preparing to go north, cutting grass and roots, we... have to plan for the future!"

Daishan said to himself: "The future? Do we have a future?"

The two chatted for a long time, until Pu Luo got impatient, they called him in.Before Pu Luo could salute, Daishan took out a leader card and handed it to him, saying: "Take it, use it to choose one of the most elite Jiala among the Zhenghong flags, plus your remaining soldiers, make up 3000 soldiers." People are okay."

Pu Luo was confused and looked at Abate.

Abatai said: "What your second uncle means is that you take this army and escort the families of the Eight Banners to move to Ninggu Tower, find a foothold, settle down, and don't let the Banner people go extinct!"

Pu Luo was taken aback: "What about you?"

Dai Shan said: "We will stay here to hold back the Ming army and buy time for you!"

(End of this chapter)