Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1101 Two Lines
Hauge never agreed to this request. After all, he still wanted to be the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. He planned to defeat Dorgon, lead his army back to Liaodong, depose Fulin after returning to Shengjing, and ascend the throne as the eldest son of the previous emperor.

This can be said to be the obsession in Hauge's heart. He still thought so at the beginning of the war, but the facts gave him a cruel blow. Now, let alone defeating Dorgon, even keeping it has become a luxury. Once Dorgon's footsteps cannot be stopped, then everything will be over.

If Jing Wuer had said this to Hauge before, Hauge would either have evaded the issue or become furious. But now the situation was stronger than the person, and with the facts before him, Hauge had to reconsider this request. He also knew that once he agreed, he would have no way out, and the so-called Qing Dynasty would no longer exist.

In the end, Hauge still did not give an answer as before, and Jing Wuer was not surprised. After all, such a big event plus Hauge's different identity made it difficult to make a decision.

But it didn't matter, Jing Wuer could wait, and it wouldn't hurt to wait a few more days. And as time went by, it was not him but Hauge who faced the pressure. Hauge wasn't in a hurry, so why should he be so anxious?

A few days later, Dorgon's army approached Pyongyang. The main force headed straight for Pyongyang, while the detachment commanded by Duoduo swept the area east of Pyongyang to ensure the stability of the rear.

Dorgon made a gesture of attacking Pyongyang, and the detachment under the command of Duoduo disappeared after dealing with the Korean army in the area east of Pyongyang. Hauge, who was skilled in warfare, knew that Dorgon was using the old method of the Eight Banners to attack the Ming army, that is, the tactic of "encircling a point and attacking the reinforcements". Once the army from Seoul came to rescue Pyongyang, this detachment would appear at a certain place at the right time, directly cut off the enemy's retreat, and join forces with Dorgon's main force to annihilate the enemy.

Previously, Hauge planned to let Jingwuer go out of the city to fight in the field, in order to prevent this situation from happening. Unfortunately, the negotiations failed. Jingwuer refused to leave the city at all, and put forward the conditions before the Ming Dynasty to force Hauge to submit. Hauge had no choice but to abandon this plan, withdraw troops to garrison Pyongyang, and send an order to Seoul, instructing the troops there to only garrison Seoul and prevent sneak attacks, and not to rescue Pyongyang without authorization.

After Dorgon besieged Pyongyang, he waited for a few days and saw that the army in Seoul showed no sign of rescue, so he ordered an attack on Pyongyang.

As Hauge judged, Dorgon did not have much supplies, especially food and grass. Compared with Hauge, Dorgon could not afford to delay. Although after reaching Pyongyang, Dorgon ordered his troops to collect food and grass from the Korean people while sweeping and pacifying the areas around Pyongyang to make up for the shortage. However, Korea was already poor, and because of the previous resistance of the domestic rebels, the Korean people had long been running out of food. Although Dorgon collected some food and grass to supplement it, the amount could not meet the needs of the army at all.

In order to win a quick victory, Dorgon ordered a fierce attack on Pyongyang. The artillery equipped by his Han army flags bombarded Pyongyang fiercely, and at the same time, they captured a large number of Korean civilians as they marched southward, organized these Korean civilians, and drove them to attack the city like ants with swords and weapons.

For a time, the cries of grief were deafening outside the city, and countless Korean people, in rags and unarmed, attacked Pyongyang under the command of Dorgon.

Seeing this scene, the Korean army in Pyongyang was dumbfounded, their faces were pale and their hands were shaking, not knowing what to do. If Hauge had not decisively sent his eight banners to force the Koreans to take ruthless action, Pyongyang might have been conquered by Dorgon on the first day.

In just a few days, the moat of Pyongyang was filled up, and the solid city walls were crumbling under the constant attack of artillery. The city was filled with countless corpses of Korean civilians, and countless Korean civilians were still climbing and rushing under the fire arrows like zombies.

After experiencing the brutal war, the Koreans on both sides understood what the outcome would be. The defenders knew that if Pyongyang was captured, they would inevitably be massacred by Dorgon. The attackers also knew that if they failed to capture Pyongyang, Dorgon would use more lives to fill it. Only if they captured Pyongyang one day earlier, they might be lucky enough to survive.

On the tenth day, the battle became even more brutal, and the walls of Pyongyang were in danger. Seeing that the situation was not right, Hauge could only send his elite Eight Banners to hold the defense. But this was only temporary. As more and more people died, the piles of corpses outside the city became higher and higher. In addition, when attacking the city, Dorgon required each Korean to carry a bag of soil to build the city. For this reason, the piles of corpses and soil gradually extended from outside the city, and the highest point was almost level with the top of the city.

According to Hauge's budget, Pyongyang can no longer be defended. It will fall in half a month at the shortest and more than a month at the longest.

At this time, Hauge no longer had any hope of defeating Dorgon and regaining the throne, and his heart was filled with hatred towards Dorgon.

"Destroy it! Destroy it! Destroy everything! What I can't get, you Dorgon will never get!" Hauge cursed with gritted teeth. The words that Jingwuer had said to him before suddenly popped up in his mind. With a conflicted expression, he concentrated on thinking for a long time, and finally made up his mind and asked someone to invite Jingwuer.

When the battle in Pyongyang was about to begin, neither Hauge nor Dorgon had expected that the Ming army, which had been silent all this time, would suddenly launch an attack. On that day, the three armies of the Ming army in Liaodong, Shandong, and Chahar launched attacks at the same time at the agreed time.

On the Liaodong battlefield, Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui's Liao army and Guanning cavalry totaled 30,000 people, plus Lu Xiangsheng, Zuo Liangyu and Cao Wenzhao's more than 30,000 people, totaling nearly 70,000 people as the main force on the front battlefield marched to the front line. All the troops first assembled in Jinzhou, and then went straight to Dujiatun and Xipingbao along the Xiaoling River, Daling River and Shisanyi line, swept the surrounding areas, and then attacked in the direction of Panshan.

Because of the Ming Dynasty's defensive-offensive tactics and blockade policy in recent years, although the northern area of ​​the Liaoxi Corridor was occupied by the Jiannu, the Eight Banners did not station many troops in these areas, and there were only a few hundred people in several places combined.

The Ming army, which had been silent for several years, suddenly launched an attack, which was something the Jiannu could not imagine. You have to know that in the more than 20 years since the Battle of Sarhu, the Ming Dynasty had only launched very few offensives, while Mao Wenlong on Pi Island had launched many more offensives than those on Liaodong. Basically, every time a war broke out in Liaodong, the Jiannu had the initiative, and the Ming Dynasty was basically on the defensive.

Moreover, the idea that the Ming army was not good at field battles was deeply rooted in the minds of the Jiannu. These Ming troops were fine for defending the city, but in a field battle, a few thousand Ming troops were no match for the hundreds of elite Eight Banners. How could they be so bold as to take the initiative to attack?

Therefore, the Jiannu side never thought that the Ming army would take the initiative to start a war. In addition, Dorgon and Hauge were fighting fiercely in Korea. Dorgon transferred most of the main forces in Liaodong to the Korean battlefield, and only made some ordinary arrangements on the Liaodong side.

For this reason, when the Ming army attacked, the Jiannu in several strongholds had no time to react. By the time they came to their senses, the Ming army had already reached their doorstep. They then hastily organized a resistance and sent requests for help to the rear, informing them of the Ming army's attack.

But it was too late. This time, the Ming army had already made a well-planned plan to catch the enemy by surprise. Although the Eight Banners soldiers stationed at the strongholds were not bad in combat effectiveness and their resistance was extremely tenacious, under the powerful military force and advanced firearms of the Ming army, such a small force was simply a mantis trying to stop a chariot. In less than a few days, many strongholds were broken one by one by the Ming army. The Eight Banners soldiers stationed there were either killed in battle or captured. After sweeping these areas, the entire Liaodong Corridor fell into the hands of the Ming army. The Ming army had no more worries and began to attack Panshan.

Panshan is an important fortress of the Liaoxi Corridor in the hinterland of Liaodong. It can also be said that it blocks the passage from the Liaoxi Corridor to the Liaodong hinterland. The Jiannu would not underestimate this place. There are nearly a thousand elite Eight Banners and Han Army Banners stationed here. Moreover, the defense line of Panshan has been repaired many times and is extremely stable.

After arriving at Panshan, the Ming army did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, they stabilized their position and captured the high ground in the east and west directions of Panshan to control the surrounding area of ​​Panshan and set up a pincer attack on Panshan. Then the Ming army attacked Panshan with firearms as the main force, while the Guanning Iron Cavalry, Liaodong and the New Army prevented possible cavalry raids by the Eight Banners soldiers in Panshan.

The battle was extremely fierce from the beginning. The current Ming army was different from the past. The Ming army's combat effectiveness was indeed not good before due to various reasons such as military pay and training, but now the Ming army has no such worries. Its combat effectiveness has increased several times. Relying on the sharpness of firearms, the Eight Banners soldiers in Panshan were suffering. Moreover, when the Eight Banners soldiers in Panshan risked their lives to fight and intended to destroy the Ming army's artillery with cavalry, the Guanning Iron Cavalry, Liao Army, New Army and other units that had been on high alert for a long time were dispatched instantly. The two sides fought fiercely and repelled the attack of each other.

Seeing that Panshan was about to be lost, the garrison commander hurriedly asked for help from Shengjing. At this time, Bumbutai in Shengjing was shocked when she received the news, and hurriedly summoned the nobles and ministers of the Eight Banners to discuss the matter in the capacity of the Empress Dowager. After much discussion, no one could come up with a good solution, and finally came to a conclusion.

The result was that on the one hand, the Eight Banners of Panshan were required to continue to defend Panshan and block the attack of the Ming army. On the other hand, troops were sent from Shengjing, led by General Sony, to reinforce Panshan and assist in the defense to ensure that the Ming army would not break through Panshan.

In addition, the news should be delivered to Korea as soon as possible to inform the emperor's uncle, the regent Dorgon, to immediately end the civil war between Korea and Hauge and lead the main force back to Liaodong to respond to the attack launched by the Ming army.

At the same time, at the suggestion of Jirgalang, Bumbutai, as the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty, issued an edict in the name of the Emperor to the Khorchin tribe of Mongolia in the northwest, asking the Khorchin tribe to send Mongolian cavalry to reinforce as soon as possible to jointly deal with the Ming army.

After the orders and decrees were issued, Bumbutai finally felt relieved. In her opinion, although she didn't know why the Ming army suddenly attacked, the Qing Dynasty didn't need to be afraid of the Ming army. As long as they could stop the Ming army's fierce attack and wait for Dorgon and the cavalry of her mother's family, Khorchin, to arrive, it would only be a matter of time before they could defeat the Ming army.

As for Hauge, they can be put aside for the time being. After dealing with the Ming army, the Qing Dynasty can take advantage of the situation to counterattack. It would be great if they could once again attack the heartland of the Ming Dynasty. By then, they can get countless supplies from the Ming Dynasty. With these, the Qing Dynasty will have no worries. Whether they continue to fight Hauge or enter the pass to attack the Ming Dynasty again, the initiative is in their hands.

(End of this chapter)