When Tang Tong led his headquarters to march towards a piece of stone, Wu Sangui had already quietly returned to Shanhaiguan.He sent a detailed investigation in Beijing to inquire that Liu Zongmin tortured and plundered Beijing officials, arrested his father Wu Xiang, and heard that he was also beaten.Everyone in Jingshi is in danger at the moment, and there is already chaos.Wu Sangui was unwilling to surrender to Li Zicheng from the bottom of his heart, but he was forced to surrender due to the situation.Liu Zongmin arrested his father and gave him a reason not to go to Beijing.He immediately wrote to Li Zicheng, hoping to release his father so that he could enter Beijing with confidence.In fact, talking about arresting his father is just a reason for him to shirk.Li Zicheng marched to Beijing, and Chongzhen ordered him to withdraw to the Guannei Shoushan Customs and move the main force to the Beijing Division.The withdrawal from Quang Ninh is true, but it is also a drag.Later, on the grounds that it would take time to settle the people and military families who had been evacuated from Guangningwei, they stayed in Shanhaiguan.There was really no reason to delay before coming out of Shanhaiguan.From Shanhaiguan to Jingshi, he walked for three days and did not walk half of the way.When Yuan Chonghuan heard in Shanhaiguan that Huang Taiji was attacking Jingshi, he could rush to Jingshi in only one day, and he couldn't go for three days.Chongzhen is also strange, Yuan Chonghuan really came to help, he killed others.Wu Sangui was half-hearted, he named him Ping Xibo, I really don't know what he thought in his head, whether he let the donkey kick it.In fact, Wu Sangui had an idea, his soldiers and territory were more important than the emperor, and he couldn't take his army and send it to the tiger's mouth.Li Zicheng occupied Beijing and asked him to come to Beijing to meet him, and it was strange that he was willing to go.Last year, in the Battle of Songjin, his uncle Zu Dashou was forced to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and Huang Taiji forced Zu Dashou to write a letter to persuade Wu Sangui to surrender.Wu Sangui's reply was very general and vague, neither saying surrender nor not surrendering.At that time, he had already seen that Chongzhen would not support it for long, and he would adopt a strategy of left and right.The goal is to keep his army and territory.But when Huang Taiji attacked his territory, he did not hesitate to meet the battle and repel the Qing army, also to keep the territory.In this troubled world, you are the master with soldiers and territory, and you have the final say.Going to Beijing is tantamount to throwing yourself into the net.He wouldn't have taken this step unless he had to.Since he can't beat Li Zicheng and refuses to surrender, isn't that a way to kill himself Wu Sangui is willing to kill himself, he is dragging it.The reason for this delay is that Dolgon outside the gate has not yet agreed to his conditions.He had already written to Dolgon, hoping that he would "enter from the middle and west", and he would attack Beijing from the east, attack from three sides, drive Li Zicheng out of Beijing, restore the old capital, and he could become the minister of Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty.The emperors are dead, what's the use of you fighting Li Zicheng again Wu Sangui doesn't see it that way.The emperor died and could set up another one, the descendants of Taizu were all over the world, and it was not easy to find one to be the emperor at that time, he was the Duke of Zhou, the Duke of Zhao, and the Huo Guang of the Western Han Dynasty.If Chongzhen is alive, where does he have the hope of being the Duke of Zhou and Zhaogong, so Chongzhen's death is a must.As for the Manchu Qing Dynasty helping him, so what benefits he can get, he only mentions "splitting the soil for reward" in the future, and does not say it explicitly, that is, it depends on the development of the situation in the future.If he can support the new Son of Heaven and enter the Central Plains strongly, the Qing Dynasty is at a disadvantage, I am afraid that he will not do it to "rip the soil".If the Manchu Qing Dynasty is strong, then slowly negotiate the conditions, and give less if you can.This is Wu Sangui's little abacus.How clever Dolgon is, how can he not see through this little caution and tell him directly, either you surrender to me and I will help you, or you will not talk.It's just to force him.Dolgon could also see that Li Zicheng was close at hand, and Wu Sangui couldn't hold on for long.Wu Sangui is not stupid, don't you help me, I surrender Li Zicheng will not do it, so you will not get any benefits Therefore, Wu Sangui came out of Shanhaiguan with great fanfare, made a big noise, and issued a public notice, saying that he wanted to vote for Li Zicheng, that is, it was for Dolgon to see.If Wu Sangui really voted for Li Zicheng, there would be no benefit to the Manchu halal.But Dolgon will not do the stupid thing of drawing water from the well and pouring it into the river, and beat Li Zicheng away for Wu Sangui, so that Wu Sangui can support another Daming.In this regard, Dolgon looked at Wu Sangui more thoroughly than Wu Sangui looked at him.He expected that Wu Sangui at this time had not yet reached the point of exhaustion, so he would not immediately go to Li Zicheng.So, he's not very worried about that.There is another reason why Dolgon could not help Wu Sangui immediately, that is, he could not enter the Central Plains, and he could not form a unified opinion among the Manchu nobles.Most of the princes, Baylor, were still opposed to entering the Central Plains, and he needed to convince them.Therefore, Dolgon didn't plan to take Wu Sangui's stubble to Li Zicheng at all.Wu Sangui had expected Dolgon to be in a hurry, so he agreed to help him.As a result, people didn't pay attention to him at all, and he was in a dilemma.It's not time to really vote for Li Zicheng, he won't do it.If you don't vote for Li Zicheng and go back, then Dorgon will fully understand his intentions, and it will be even more difficult to negotiate in the future.was sleepy, Li Zicheng sent him a pillow.Liu Zongmin arrested his father, he was overjoyed, and finally found a reason to go back to Shanhaiguan, so he didn't hesitate at all, and immediately ran back.As for his father's side, as long as he has military power outside and has Shanhaiguan and Guanning Iron Cavalry, Li Zicheng will not dare to do anything to his father.If he enters Beijing, then he will not be able to protect his father and himself Liu Zongmin sent Tang Tong to guard a stone, and only told Li Zicheng afterwards.Now that Tang Tong has already led his troops, Li Zicheng can't say anything more.In fact, after Li Yan learned that Liu Zongmin had arrested Wu Sangui and his father Wu Xiang, he immediately went to find Li Zicheng.It is a very unwise decision to offend Wu Sangui at this time, does this not force Wu Sangui to vote for the Manchu Qing Dynasty Li Zicheng is not confused, he understands this truth.As soon as Li Yan said that, he immediately looked for Liu Zongmin and ordered him to release him quickly.He personally summoned Wu Xiang, appeased him, and asked him to write a letter to his son, persuading him not to go against the sky, and to hurry back to Beijing to meet the new emperor.Wu Xiang didn't dare to disobey Li Zicheng's intentions, and wrote a letter to Wu Sangui.The soldiers were also sent, and the letter was written, but Wu Sangui still did not move.At this time, Tang Tong sent someone to send a spy he had caught, saying that this person was carrying a letter written by Emperor Shunzhi of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to Wu Sangui.Judging from the content of the letter, Wu Sangui and Manchu Qing had colluded early in the morning and were discussing conditions.If the conditions were right, he would sacrifice Shanhaiguan as a pioneer to help the Manchus invade the Central Plains.Things are becoming more and more complicated here in Li Zicheng.Liu Zongmin still advocated and led the army to directly take Shanhaiguan and destroy Wu Sangui.By the way, bring his father with him, and kill his father first if he doesn't surrender.Bull Venus doesn't see it that way.Guanning Iron Riding is famous all over the world, and there are dangers to rely on, so I am afraid it will be difficult to get hold of it for a while.In addition, the Tartars outside the Guan, how is their combat power, they have fought with the Guanning Iron Cavalry over the years, winning more and losing less, and their strength should not be underestimated.Once these two forces merge together, they will pose a great threat to the Jingshi.Li Zicheng is relatively calm, and he agrees with Niu Jinxing's opinion.But how to resolve this crisis Niu Jinxing said: "It's better to invite the generals and divisions to discuss together."
In terms of grasping the overall situation, the military division still has its own uniqueness. ”Li Zicheng made a mistake: "A few days ago, in order to ask for money from Ming Guan, I repeatedly refused to see him, for fear of offending him, and I haven't thought about how to reconcile with him, so how to recruit him immediately" Niu Jinxing smiled faintly and said: "We are going to finish the money, and Your Majesty is just doing good things at this time."
As for asking for money, His Majesty can just excuse the unknown due to illness. ”: