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Part One: Penghu Storm Chapter 578 Shanhaiguan, Shanhaiguan!

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    Wu Sangui's body lay quietly on the ground, and the sword that had once made people angry after hearing it fell quietly to the side.

    Wu Sangui is dead. Wu Sangui, who once made the situation change and became an invincible opponent on the battlefield, is dead.

    Ding Yunyi looked at the corpse on the ground calmly, feeling some emotion in his heart.  In fact, if I had been able to reach out and give him a hand before, maybe he wouldn't have ended up like this.

    But he didn¡¯t do it himself.

    Why?  Is it because the image of Wu Sangui has been deeply ingrained in my heart, or is it because of something else?  Ding Yunyi himself couldn't explain clearly.

    "Cut off Wu Sangui's head and hang it outside the military camp!" Ding Yunyi said calmly: "This is the end of the traitor!"

    This is the fate of a traitor!

    This is a warning to all people in the world, never to be a traitor in your life!

    And this Ding Yunyi¡¯s eyes have already fallen on Shanhaiguan!

    There is the last pass of the war!

    The destruction of Wu Sangui and Guan Ning's army also clearly fell into the eyes of the Manchus. They never thought that the all-powerful Guan Ning's army would perish in such a way.

    What¡¯s even more unexpected is that Ding Yunyi really didn¡¯t let Wu Sangui go!

    Wu Sangui¡¯s head is still looking at Shanhaiguan with wide eyes.  .  .  .  .  .

    Dorgon closed his eyes, and after a while he opened them. He sighed longly, and another piece of available power was gone.

    The strength of the Qing army was weakened bit by bit.  .  .  .  .

    Ding Yunyi!  Ding Yunyi!

    At this time, Dorgon was thinking about this name.  .  .  .  .  .  Seeing that the strategy of "exterminating the Ming Dynasty" was about to succeed, the result was that everything was turned upside down.  The one who won the final victory was actually the Ming Dynasty.

    Final victory?  Yes, final victory!  In fact, by this time, Dorgon's heart had already vaguely felt this ominous feeling.

    If you only rely on a Shanhaiguan Pass, it will be difficult for you to hold on. Now you can only look forward to two things:

    First, Qing troops from all over the country heard the news and attacked Shengjing and sent reinforcements to Shanhaiguan. Perhaps this could change the current situation; second, a miracle happened.

    But things like miracles are too illusory.  .  .  .  .  .

    On April 20, more than 90% of the troops of the Huben Guards arrived on the battlefield, and all the artillery arrived at Shanhaiguan.  This means the final battle is about to begin!

    At the same time in the afternoon, bad news reached Dorgon¡¯s ears:

    Nikan and Tunqi, who launched a feint attack in the direction of Shengjing, were met with an active attack by the Ming army. More than 3,000 people were annihilated, and more than 2,000 were captured or missing. Nikan and Tunqi were in embarrassment with less than 5,000 people.  He fled back to Shanhaiguan.

    At the same time, the Manchu troops in various places were massively attacked by the Ming army who landed.

    Now, the only ones who can save themselves are the troops in Shanhaiguan!

    On April 21, Ding Yunyi, who had completed all preparations, finally decided not to wait any longer and began the general attack on Shanhaiguan!

    The number of artillery pieces that make people tremble with fear is neatly arranged outside Shanhaiguan.  Densely packed Tiger Guard soldiers appeared outside Shanhaiguan, and those war flags of the Ming Dynasty were flying outside Shanhaiguan!

    Ding Yunyi, who was riding on the horse, knew clearly.  This will be the last war!

    "Let's begin!" Ding Yunyi calmly issued this order.

    When this order came out, overwhelming artillery shells fell towards Shanhaiguan, and the "rumbling" sound of the artillery completely drowned everything.

    The final decisive battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu and Qing Dynasties has begun!

    This is the most glorious battle of the Ming Dynasty, and this is the most glorious battle of the Han people!

    The endless artillery fire declared the determination of the Ming Dynasty, and the cannonballs that eclipsed the sky and the earth told all the Manchus in Shanhaiguan: The end is today!

    This is the punishment of Ming Dynasty!

    The majestic Xiongguan once blocked the Qing army from entering the pass, but it started from the day Wu Sangui dedicated Shanhaiguan.  This majestic pass changed his destiny.

    The artillerymen of Huben Guard will not have any hesitation because of the history of this magnificent pass. In their eyes, there is only one kind of person in the pass:

    enemy!

    Shanhaiguan was trembling under the bombardment of artillery fire, and the Manchus were also trembling under the bombardment of artillery fire.  .  .  .  .  .

    They have no tomorrow and no future. The only thing they are praying for now is that the shells should not land directly in their bodies.Flowers bloom on both sides.  But now it seems that this requirement has become extremely extravagant.

    The generals of the Qing army tried their best to direct the soldiers to defend, but the problem before them was:

    How to defend?

    Are you going to use your flesh and blood to block those terrible cannonballs?  This is simply a fantasy.

    Dorgon has no idea now.  No matter how brave he was, no matter how resourceful he was, facing the Ming army's roaring artillery shells, the only thing he could do was to wait.

    The endless waiting that tortures the soul.  .  .  .  .  .

    Dorgon is waiting, Duduo is waiting, and all the Manchu generals are waiting.  .  .  .  .  .

    And Ding Yunyi was also waiting there calmly.  .  .  .  .  .

    Victory is already firmly in his own hands, and no force can take the victory away from his hands.  He is about to sacrifice his fate of destruction to the Manchus with both hands!

    This is a belief that will never change!

    He looked at the generals around him. The generals were extremely determined. Like his King Wu Lie, they were also full of faith in victory, and this faith was gained from countless battles.

    There was a "boom" explosion, and it could be clearly seen from the telescope that a cannonball accurately landed among a group of Qing soldiers on the tower, and then countless stumps and broken arms rushed into the sky.

    What a spectacular sight this is!

    Every time a cannonball accurately hits the target, it always attracts cheers from the Tiger Guards.  Every time the Manchus suffered tragic casualties after being devastated by artillery fire, they always aroused loud cheers from the Tiger Guards!

    This is a magnificent scene that they will never forget!

    The city wall of Shanhaiguan is much stronger than that of Beijing or Shengjing.  But it is by no means indestructible, especially under the terrifying artillery attack of the Tiger Guards.

    Persistent bombardment can blast several gaps in the city wall of Shanhaiguan in two days at most.

    Ding Yunyi has already issued a death order. There is no need to care about how many shells are used or the cost. They have only one purpose:

    Use the most powerful artillery fire to minimize casualties during siege!

    The life of every soldier is precious, and the life of every soldier is wealth. Ding Yunyi will not allow any more serious casualties when victory is imminent.

    ¡°When a force has an absolute advantage in artillery fire, and the enemy it faces is a force that is still completely in the cold weapon era, Ding Yunyi has the confidence to say such a thing.

    Dorgon no longer had the confidence to say the word victory.  .  .  .  .  .

    The shouting and yelling of the generals nearby made him upset.  The constant casualties made him terrified. He couldn't imagine that the power of artillery fire could be so huge!

    Did Guan Ning¡¯s army collapse under such an artillery attack?  If this is really the case, what about your own troops?  Will the morale of the military collapse under such an attack?

    Dorgon sighed deeply.

    The shelling on the first day brought the heaviest casualties to the Qing army in Shanhaiguan, and many city walls were severely damaged, forcing the Qing army to devote themselves to repairing the city walls at night.

    Duduo found Dorgon. After a long time, he slowly said: "Brother Fourteen, I'm afraid I can't hold on."

    Dorgon was startled, did Duduo even say such a thing?

    In his impression.  My fifteenth brother is brave and good at fighting. No matter what setbacks he encounters, he will never give up.  But what happened today?  Why are you acting so depressed?

    "Old Fifteen, are you scared?" Dorgon asked.

    "No, I'm not afraid!" Duduo gritted his teeth: "Brother Fourteen, bad news is coming every day. Opposite us is a Ming army of more than 200,000 people. Behind us are those  The Ming army is chasing us everywhere! What about our people? They are still waiting for us. But now we are trapped here. And what I saw with my own eyes today is that the Ming army's artillery is really terrifying.  Our artillery is simply vulnerable. If we let them continue like this, those damn Ming troops will be able to break through this place in two days. What will we do if we are dead? But we are full of people.  Fate cannot be ruined here

    Dorgon was silent for a moment: "Old Fifteen, what do you want to do?"

    "Abandon Shanhaiguan!" Duduo gritted his teeth and said, "We don't have to bury ourselves in the mountains.Customs, we can go out and fight the Ming troops who occupied Shengjing!  "

    "Old fifteen, why don't I want to fight the Ming army? Why don't I want to rescue the emperor and the queen mother?" Dorgon sighed and said: "But have you ever thought about it, if we give up Shanhaiguan. Then  It's like forcing yourself into a desperate situation. If you are blocked in front and pursued by soldiers, then you will be in a desperate situation! "

    Duduo suddenly lowered his voice: "Then there is another way"

    "What?" Dorgon didn't know what he wanted to say.

    Duduo took a long breath: "Our Shengjing has been destroyed, and the emperor has also fallen into the hands of the enemy. Now the morale of the military is seriously unstable. There is only one way to stabilize the morale and restore morale  "

    He said word by word: "Please ask Brother Fourteen to inherit the throne!"

    Dorgon stayed there for a while and inherited the throne?  Make yourself the emperor?  At this time?  Yes, I did want to compete for the throne in the past, but later my heart was suppressed.

    Duduo continued in a low voice: "Brother Fourteen, this seat was originally yours, but you didn't sit down for the sake of the overall situation. Now that the emperor is in the hands of the enemy, the life and death of our Qing Dynasty is at stake. Do you still want to shirk it at this time?  ?"

    Dorgon did not dare to make this determination no matter what. The stakes in this matter were too great. If he made a mistake, he would become the biggest traitor of the Qing Dynasty.  .  .  .  .  .

    "Everyone come in!" Duduo suddenly raised his voice.

    A large number of Manchu and Han generals suddenly opened the door and came in. Dorgon was surprised: "What do you want to do?"

    "Please enthrone the auxiliary king!" the generals said loudly.

    At this moment Dorgon understood immediately.  They had already discussed this, and it was just that their fifteenth brother would take the lead and force themselves to proclaim themselves emperor at the critical moment of life and death in Shanhaiguan.

    "No, I will never proclaim myself emperor!" Dorgon said loudly: "While the emperor is still alive, I will never be an unfaithful and unjust minister!"

    "Please ask the Auxiliary King to ascend the throne!" Duduo seemed to have not heard his words at all: "The country cannot be without a king for a day! If the Auxiliary King can proclaim himself emperor, then the officers and soldiers of our three armies will definitely cheer and fight to the end, and our Qing Dynasty can also be revived  prestige!"

    "Please ask the Auxiliary King to ascend the throne!" Nikan also came up and said: "We are all willing to support the Auxiliary King and proclaim himself emperor! Our Qing Dynasty cannot be without a master, and we are all willing to have the Auxiliary King act as our leader!"

    "Please enthrone the auxiliary king!" all the generals said loudly.

    Dorgon's heart was moved.  He was once a strong contender for the throne, but for the sake of the fate of the Qing Dynasty, he did not ascend the throne.  And now such an opportunity was placed in front of him again.

    Although we only have Shanhaiguan in our hands now, once we become emperor, the morale of the army will definitely be boosted, and it may not be impossible to fight the Ming army.

    How many people are not moved by the fact that the throne is placed in front of them?

    "Please assist the king to ascend the throne!" The urgent voice sounded again.

    "You, you are trying to harm me for being unkind and unjust!" Dorgon stamped his foot.

    These generals of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were stunned for a moment, and cheers suddenly broke out.

    The Auxiliary King agreed, the Auxiliary King agreed, and the Qing Dynasty had its master again!

    The night of April 21st.  With the support of his subordinates, Prince Dorgon of Manchu Qingrui hastily ascended the throne in Shanhaiguan.  Next year is regarded as the "first year of Wei Zheng".

    There was no enthronement ceremony. Dorgon, who "proclaimed himself emperor", simply accepted the worship of his subordinates.

    This is more of a farce, or it is the dying struggle method that these Manchu generals thought of in a state of complete despair.

    When the next day came, the Ming army's powerful artillery fire became Dorgon's "congratulatory gift" for his "enthronement".

    "Oh, Dorgon has proclaimed himself emperor?" When he heard the news, Ding Yunyi couldn't help being startled, and then smiled: "The Manchus are on the verge of despair, this is their last life-saving straw!"

    All the generals laughed.

    "Okay, okay!" Ding Yunyi said with a smile: "Cai Jiuzhou and the others were still chasing and suppressing the Manchus everywhere. The Manchus were still very determined to resist. Now that Dorgon has ascended the throne, he has done us a big favor. Let  All the artillery fire was fierce, Dorgon can be regarded as our leveling friend, he finally became the emperor for once, how could we not express it? "

    Amid the laughter, the Tiger Guards' artillery fire became almost crazy.

    Ascension to the throne only stimulated the Qing army's determination to resist in a short period of time.  But as the Ming army's artillery fire intensified, the confidence that had finally been gathered suddenly disappeared.

      No matter what kind of confidence and morale you have, it cannot be restored by whoever becomes the emperor.  .  .  .  .  .

    When the cannonballs fell heavily on the city wall, Dorgon suddenly felt that it was a little too reckless to proclaim himself emperor?  If it didn't take a few days, Shanhaiguan would be breached.  Then wouldn¡¯t he, the emperor, become a laughing stock?

    He may even become the shortest-lived emperor in history!

    Dorgon was worried, but generals like Duduo shouted loudly as if they were on full strength, commanding batches of Qing troops to go up to the tower to fight.

    Or to be more precise, it¡¯s not called fighting, but working as a wall repairman there.

    Monk Geng Zhongming was glad that he was as worried as Dorgon. What they worried about was not when the Ming army would be able to break the city, but that in their opinion Dorgon's proclaiming emperor was too hasty.

    Where can anyone claim to be emperor at this time?

    You may not be able to hold the last pass, but now you are proclaiming emperor?  Moreover, although Emperor Shunzhi fell into the hands of the Ming army, at least he is still alive. It is unjust and unjust to claim the emperor's name at this time. Not only will he not be able to get the sincere support of the Manchus, but it will arouse the resentment of many Manchus.

    When Duduo found them, they wanted to express their doubts, but when they thought of Duduo's character, they swallowed back the words that had reached their lips.

    It¡¯s not time to think about the Manchus, but it¡¯s time to think about yourself.

    Shanhaiguan cannot be defended, and Shengjing has been lost. Once the Ming army enters Shanhaiguan in large numbers, the Manchu Eight Banners will fight to the end, but what should we do?

    Wu Sangui¡¯s head is still hanging in the Ming army¡¯s barracks!

    Amidst the sound of cannons, Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi quietly retreated to a corner. The expressions on their faces clearly showed their concerns about the situation.

    Geng Zhongming pointed to the inside and outside of the city wall that was under fire: "What should we do?"

    "Will you end up like Wu Sangui?" Shang Kexi asked back.

    "I don't want my head to be hung outside the military camp." Geng Zhongming shrank his neck in fear: "If I had known this, it would have been better not to surrender to the Manchus in the first place."

    "I think so too." Shang Kexi sighed and said, "But it's too late to say anything now."

    Geng Zhongming slowly lowered his voice: "Who does Ding Yunyi hate the most? It's not us, but the Manchus. We have no grievances with him in the past, and we have no grudges recently. We might as well surrender to him!"

    Shang Kexi took a breath of air and surrendered to Ding Yunyi?  Wu Sangui was just killed by Ding Yunyi!

    He hesitated and said: "Will Ding Yunyi agree?"

    "Ding Yunyi wants Shanhaiguan and Dorgon's head. He won't look at us people." Geng Zhongming gritted his teeth and said: "If we can find a way to open the city gate, then the Tiger Guards  We will be able to successfully enter the city."

    ¡°What if Ding Yunyi seizes Shanhaiguan and breaks his promise?¡± Shang Kexi is still a little worried.

    Geng Zhongming shook his head: "I heard that Ding Yunyi promised a thousand pieces of gold, and he was the King Wu Lie of the Ming Dynasty. How could he break his promise to us and be ridiculed by the world?"

    At this moment, a cannonball hit the city wall with a bang, making Shang Kexi shiver involuntarily.

    The city wall has been smashed into several gaps under the continuous bombardment!
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