Wang Shuo's army crossed the Yellow River and was intimidating.Zilharang struggled to support, but he was no opponent.In the Qinzheng Palace, he asked the ministers to protect the Shunzhi Emperor and the Empress Dowager Da Yu'er to retreat to Liaodong, and he himself led the remnants of the army, preparing to fight to the death in the Beijing Division and the Northwest Army.Fan Wencheng dissuaded: "The regent doesn't have to be like this.It is better for us to give up the Guannai, preserve our strength, retreat into Liaodong together, and block Wang Shuo's advance by virtue of the terrain of mountains and rivers. ”Zilharang shook his head and said: "The terrain of Liaodong is flat, there is no strong city to rely on, and the enemy's weapons are sharp.Our army is in the Central Plains, and with the strong city, it is still unable to resist Wang Shuo, and retreats into Liaodong, and I am afraid that it will not be able to defend it. ”Da Yu'er interjected: "Then there is no need for the regent to sacrifice his life."
Didn't you say that if Shengjing doesn't defend it, we can still retreat to Hetuala, and if Hetuala doesn't defend it, we can continue to go north.The world is big, he Wang Shuo can still catch up with us in the sky, and it can't be "Jierharang replied: "What the Queen Mother said is true, the world is vast, if he Wang Shuo wants to destroy my Qing Dynasty, it is a dream These days, the minister has repeatedly thought, whether it is a country or a nation, if you want to gain a foothold in this world, you must have your own bloody nature and blindly give in, and exchange space for time, you will lose your bloody and bloody country and nation, and you will not be able to unite as one, and you will not say anything to the outside world, and you will also make foreigners despise and look down on him."
If we always avoid Wang Shuo, not only will Wang Shuo look down on us, but all the clans outside the border will also despise me.Even if Wang Shuo can't destroy us, the other races outside the border can also wipe out us without blood, and we will inevitably be chaotic internally, and those who have lost hope will inevitably go elsewhere.Without the attack of outsiders, we ourselves will be torn apart, therefore, if we want to survive in the future, we must not lose the blood of my Qing Dynasty, and would rather die standing than bend the knee to live this bloody nature, please start with the ministers, and guard Beijing, not a soldier, until the last breath, blood spilled on the battlefield, Wang Shuo will not think about taking a step forward, and the ministers must use their own blood to let Wang Shuo know that my Qing Dynasty will always be an excellent nation that cannot be bullied, and let those foreign races outside the customs know that as long as there is one person in my Qing Dynasty, It should never be underestimated, and let our generals and juniors know that it is my Jurchen clansmen, so we should take my Ji'er Harang as an example and fight for the Qing Dynasty in the end, only in this way can we pry the sharpness of Wang Shuo's army, and only then can Wang Shuo have scruples, or dare not go out to fight with me.It can also make other clans dare not underestimate my Qing Dynasty so that we can make our Qing Dynasty forever united, and no one can never defeat the will of the ministers.Don't let me spill my blood here, don't let down my officers and soldiers who swear to die," Zilharang's impassioned words were full of strength, hope for the future, and despair at the same time.He wanted to use the most cruel means of the war, fighting to the death, to defeat the Northwest Army at the same time, telling Wang Shuo that the Qing Dynasty was by no means the Ming Dynasty, would never surrender, and would not perish Before Wang Shuo launched the battle to cross the river, Zierharang had ordered that all the people north of the Yellow River, Henan, Hebei and Shandong should be expelled to the vicinity of Beijing, and all grain and grass materials, those that could be taken away, and those who could not be taken away would be burned, and not a single grass or tree would be left to the Northwest Army.At this moment, determined to return to Liaodong, he dispatched an army to move all the people and materials to Liaodong, and at the same time ordered Gushan Ezhen Yechen, who was guarding Liaodong, to send troops to respond.At this time, north of the Yellow River, the land of the Central Plains was already desolate, and there was no longer a trace of vitality.Everywhere the houses collapsed, except for the fire guns and trenches dug by the Qing army, there were no other buildings.The people of the Central Plains, except for a few who were close to the mountains and could flee to the deep mountains and old forests for refuge, most of them were captured and plundered by the Qing army.Those who refused to leave, the Qing army was unceremonious, and they all cut off their heads on the spot, warning those who did not obey.The people of the Central Plains, who had just settled near Gyeonggi, were driven by the Qing army to flee to Liaodong at this time.The main roads leading from Beijing to Guanwai were crowded with people carrying their burdens and carrying their children and burdens to the north, and the corpses of people with different heads could be seen everywhere.On both sides of the road, every few zhang away, there was a small group of Qing army guards, holding sticks and leather whips in their hands, driving the people to hurry, and there were cries and wails everywhere, which was unbearable.After the Shunzhi Emperor and the Empress Dowager Da Yu'er drove out of the city, Jierharang drove all the people in the inner and outer cities, both Manchu and Han, out.His army had quickened its retreat, gradually retreating into the inner and outer parts of Beijing in batches.The battle for the defense of Juyong Pass in the west had begun, and the Qing army suffered heavy casualties under artillery bombardment.Zilharang ordered the 100,000 Qing troops who had retreated to Beijing to support Juyong Pass.Man Dahai was supported by a new force, held the pass, and adopted the tactics of a sea of people to prevent Li Guo and Gao Yigong from taking a step forward.The attack corps of Xin Sizhong and Wang Jianguo on the east road in the south had already converged with the attack corps of Bai Wang and Li Da on the middle road, crossed Zhending, and rushed towards the front line of Zhuozhou and Bazhou.Zilharang withdrew all the 300,000 infantry troops into the city of Beijing, and the remaining 200,000 cavalry troops were divided into two divisions, led by the young generals Gushan Ezhen Borhu and Gushan Beizi Eyidu, who had just grown up in the war, and fought guerrilla attacks in the south of Gyeonggi.His intention was to have two men each lead 100,000 cavalry troops, and when the enemy army approached, look for gaps or weak links in the enemy's encirclement, lead the cavalry to break out, enter the rear of the other side, and use guerrilla tactics to constantly harass the enemy army, so that the enemy army could not attack the city of Beijing with all its might.The east sent to intercept Zheng Chenggong's advance from Tianjin, and after Zilharang completed the defense deployment of Beijing, he threw off Zheng Chenggong and went directly to the north, returning to Liaodong from Shanhaiguan and joining up with Yechen's department.The 100,000 Zhenghuang Banner and Eight Banner Cavalry led by Ao Bai is already the last elite of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it must be preserved as the seed of a comeback in the future.When Ao Bai left Zhending to go north to intercept Zheng Chenggong, Jierharang had already told him all his future plans, and he knew exactly what he should do.Zilharang's final plan, as Ao Bai had said at the cabinet meeting, was to withdraw the administrative center to Liaodong and use Beijing as the defense center, and at the same time resist Wang Shuo's attack, and send troops deep into the enemy's rear to harass him.Therefore, Ao Bai fully understood Jilharang's intentions, and he had to block Zheng Chenggong, who was advancing eastward, before Jilharang completed Beijing's defensive deployment, so as to win defense time for Jilharang.100,000 Manchu cavalry, near Langfang, met Zheng Chenggong's 200,000 cavalry
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