This internal strife in the Ming Dynasty was the last opportunity for the Zhou State to weaken the Ming Dynasty and strengthen its own strength before the decisive battle.This has become the consensus of the whole Zhou country.After Wu Sangui learned that the grain and grass from Bashu had been put in place, he decided at will to send troops out of Tongguan and collect Henan.The land of Henan, in the middle of the world, is called the Central Plains.For generations, it has been a battleground for soldiers, and it will definitely become the focus of contention between the Zhou State and the Ming Dynasty in the future.If the Ming army wants to capture Guanzhong, it must go down to Henan first, and the Zhou State has Henan in hand, so there is a barrier in Guanzhong.In addition, the Zhou army could also go east out of the Tiger Prison, attack Shangqiu and Xuzhou, go south to Xiangyang, and enter Huguang to occupy the strategic initiative.It can be said that whoever occupies Henan will have the first opportunity in the decisive battle in the future.If it weren't for the Nanjing Rebellion, Zhao Ming would have sent troops to seize Henan.Now, Henan is a place where Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, Le Kedehun, Mandahai and other remnants of the Qing Dynasty soldiers and horses, a total of more than 100,000 people are entrenched.After Wu Sangui returned to Guanzhong, he immediately met with the Manchu prince Bolehe, who had fled into the Zhou state, persuaded him to serve the Zhou state, and sent Bolehe to Luoyang to lobby the remnant Qing forces to defect to the Zhou state.However, the Qing army in Luoyang was still a little hesitant about this and did not give Wu Sangui a clear answer.Since the last time Wu Sangui attacked Shaanzhou and defeated Geng Zhongming, the Qing army in Henan has maintained a good relationship with the Zhou army, but Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi were not convinced by Wu Sangui.Wu Sangui can be the king of Zhou, the two of them are a little unbalanced in their hearts, relying on the fact that there are still 100,000 troops, that is, ignoring the people sent by Zhao Ming to surrender, and not responding to Wu Sangui's appeasement, and putting soldiers and horses, Chen soldiers on the front line of Shaanzhou, guarding the Zhou army, and wanting to continue to maintain independence.Tongguan, the Zhou army wearing black armor, came out of the gate in a mighty way.The Zhou army carrying muskets on the road, the guns were undulating, the artillery teams pushing the gun carts were in a row, and there were tens of thousands of horse troops, and the horses' hooves clattered eastward.At this time, Wu Sangui was wearing gold armor, riding on a war horse, and a person beside him, and said gratefully: "The Emperor Taishang is righteous in Nanjing, and he wants to get rid of the national thieves, and he has been looking forward to King Zhou sending troops. ”Wu Sangui said with a smile: "After the Lone King subdued Luoyang and incorporated the remnants of the Qing army, he immediately led the army south to reinforce the Emperor Taishang, and joined forces with the Emperor Taishang to break the Zhao thief!"
”He nodded hurriedly, "In this way, King Zhou is the great hero of Kuang Fu Daming Sheji!"
”Then he added: "But Zhao Thief has already returned to the division, and I ask Your Highness not to delay in Henan for too long!"
”At the beginning of the coup d'état in Nanjing, this envoy set out from Nanjing, came to Guanzhong, and waited for Wu Sangui for several months.At this time, he didn't know that the new situation in Nanjing, if he knew that the grain and grass in Nanjing City were burned, then he would definitely be even more anxious.Wu Sangui bowed slightly, "Gu has already sent Zuo Xiang to Luoyang, Xiao will use the benefits to persuade the remnants of Qing to surrender!"
”Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou and others had already discussed, and took advantage of Zhao Ming's busy quelling civil strife to eat Luoyang.However, there are still more than 100,000 Qing troops in Luoyang, and the Zhou army wants to eat hard, but it is estimated that they have not eaten yet, and Zhao Ming in the south has already solved Zhu Yihai, so Hong Chengchou suggested that for the remnants of the Qing forces, the main thing should be to recruit, and the fight should be supplemented.When the Zhou army swept out of Tongguan, Hong Chengchou had already taken the lead and went to Luoyang to persuade the king of Liangshun.The Zhou army drove out of Tongguan and approached Luoyang, and at the same time, Jiang Xiang also sent troops to the south and threatened Luoyang from the north.This made the Qing army in Luoyang immediately feel the huge pressure.The Qing Dynasty has just been hammered by the Ming Dynasty, and the northern provinces have been beaten to the point that only half of Henan remains, and now Wu Sangui has come to take advantage of the fire to rob, which makes people feel particularly angry.At this time, outside Luoyang City, a group of cavalry galloped and reined in the reins of the horse at the west gate of Luoyang."
Emergency military situation, open the city gate quickly!"
The cavalry reined in and shouted.The defenders at the head of the city, seeing that there were only a few horsemen, immediately opened the city gate.The cavalry Pegasus entered the city, threw the customs clearance document to the defenders of the city gate, and galloped to the Luoyang Palace.In the city of Luoyang, there are now a large number of Manchurian nobles such as Geng Zhongming, King of Huaishun, Shang Kexi, King of Zhishun, Doni, Prince of Yu, Man Dahai, Prince of Xun, and Le Ke Dehun, the king of the county.At this time, in the mansion of Geng Zhongming, the king of Huaishun, everyone gathered.Geng Zhongming said with a calm face: "Shaanzhou urgently, Wu Sangui has already led his division out of the customs, whether it is war or peace, it is better for everyone to come out with a charter now." ”When Man Dahai heard this, he said resentfully: "Now Wu Sangui also dares to come and bully the Qing Dynasty!"
”Shang Kexi said coldly: "Prince Xun, don't mention anything about the Qing Dynasty now, it's time to recognize the reality!"
”"King Zhishun, what do you mean by that!"
Lucked couldn't help but say angrily.Shang Ke was happy to see this and softened his tone, "What this king means is that this time is not as good as in the past, if you still hold on to the previous mentality, then everyone will have to end up together." ”In Luoyang City, in fact, Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi did not resist too much to surrender to Wu Sangui.After all, they are all Han Chinese, and they are old acquaintances, and if they go over, the treatment will not be too bad.The Manchurian remnants in the city still have some scruples about surrendering to Wu Sangui.After all, now he is still a prince and a county king, and he has taken refuge in the Zhou Kingdom, can he still be called the king?
Moreover, in the Qing Dynasty, they were masters, and in the Zhou State, they would become courtiers and even slaves.This gap made them unacceptable for a while.In the main hall, there was silence for a while, and half a sound was full of Haidao: "This king didn't mean that.In today's situation, this king also knows that the Qing Dynasty has long been different from what it used to be.It's just that Wu Sangui can't let us surrender, so we will surrender obediently.In this way, even if we surrender to Wu Sangui, how can we have a good life. ”Geng Zhongming said in a deep voice: "Now in the corner of Luoyang, it will definitely be difficult to compete with the Ming Dynasty and the Zhou State.We are sandwiched between two major forces, and only one side will succumb, this is the consensus!
”The Manchu people pondered for a moment and nodded."
Then the crux of the matter is which side will give in and what kind of conditions will it strive for."
Geng Zhongming said.After speaking, Geng Zhongming glanced at Shang Kexi, and said to Man Dahai and the others: "What this king and King Zhishun mean is to surrender to Wu Sangui.What do you mean, let's talk about it!
”Man Dahai groaned for a while, "Surrender, this king does not object, but there needs to be a good condition, at least like Jiang Xiang, we Henan still maintain a certain degree of independence, and the appointment of officials and taxes are all taken care of by us."
Wu Sangui must not meddle in our internal affairs!
”"Not bad!
We are full of people, we don't listen to the announcement, we can't be slaves!
”Luckedhun said.Geng Zhongming frowned slightly, "With such conditions, I'm afraid Wu Sangui won't agree." ”Man Dahai said: "Could it be that King Huaishun and King Gongshun don't want to be the same as Jiang Xiang, but want to give up Luoyang!"
”As soon as these words came out, Geng Zhongming's face sank, and he made up his mind half-loudly: "Okay!"
Then talk to Wu Sangui like this!
If you don't agree, let Wu Sangui see our strength and let Zhou Guo pay a good price!
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