When Li Zicheng arrived in Liaoyang City, Li Xin had just entered the city, and the battle in the city was over, but the search for the remnants of the Tianyou soldiers was entering the final stage.

There was at least one soldier from a hundred households at the gate of the southern city, and when they saw Li Zicheng, they knelt down on the ground one after another, "Your Majesty!"

"Let's all be flat!" Li Zicheng waved his hand, "How long has General Li been in the city?" ”

"Back to the emperor, General Li entered the city not long ago, and this time he will only reach the center of the street at most."

Li Zicheng nodded, as soon as he walked to the city, Li Xin came back, "Your Majesty, the remnants of the Heavenly Blessing soldiers in the city have not been completely cleared, and it is not safe now......"

"What are you afraid of," Li Zicheng pointed around him, "I have so many personal soldiers, and I will be afraid of the remnants of the Heavenly Blessing soldiers in the city?" Hey, didn't you say that many God blessed soldiers turned against the water? ”

"Back to the emperor, there are a lot of Tianyou soldiers who oppose the water, but they can't be fully trusted now," Li Xin said: "Besides, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and some of the descendants and guards have not been arrested......

"What about Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming?"

Li Xin lowered his head and said: "Kong Youde was shot by the Tianyou soldiers at the head of the city, but after our people entered the city, they didn't see that soldier, and no one asked us for credit, so the minister suspects that he is from the Han Qing Dynasty!"

"Han Qing Ministry?" Li Zicheng smiled lightly, "Not long after the Han Qing Ministry came to Liaoyang, did they rebel against the Tianyou soldiers so quickly?" They're bold enough!"

"Unless that soldier dies in battle, there is only one explanation," Li Xin was a little depressed, the first merit of winning Liaoyang was actually taken away by the Han Qing Dynasty, "Kong Youde's family, Geng Zhongming and his family have been cut down and eradicated!"

"Why?" Li Zicheng frowned, "Their family has lost its threat to the Heavenly Mandate Army!"

"Your Majesty, if their family members don't die, it's hard to guarantee that there will be no dead friends to assist the young master and continue to fight against the Heavenly Mandate Army."

What kind of logic is this? Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are just princes of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and they are not the lords of the lonely party at all, after they die, how many dead people will follow them? Even if there is, the number of people will not be too large, and after a long time, there will be no hope, and people's hearts will be scattered.

The biggest possibility is that you still fancy the wealth of the two prefectures, right?

"Li Aiqing, Gongshun Wang and Huaishun Wangfu, how much grain did you find?"

"Your Majesty, Your Minister......"

Li Zicheng waved his hand, the soldiers have been on the expedition for a long time, and they always have some outlets for catharsis, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are desperate for the Qing Dynasty, their families can be regarded as enemies, and it is not too much to kill, "Li Aiqing might as well tell the truth." ”

"Back to the emperor, according to the brothers' reports, there is not much money, less than 10,000 taels in total, but there is a lot of food, and the preliminary estimate is 5,000 stone ......."

"Five thousand stones?" Li Zicheng chuckled, "It's not much, it's only enough food for 100,000 soldiers in the third battalion for five or six days." ”

Li Xin knew that the city of Liaoyang was broken, and the emperor should establish a prefecture and county, "Your Majesty, what should I do if I surrender my troops?" ”

"Screening first, the old and frail soldiers, after education, will be dismissed as citizens, and the rest of the soldiers will join the White Wolf Battalion," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "I heard that in this siege, the red-coated artillery played a huge role?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, when bombarding the city walls, the red-coated cannon seems to be more effective than the howitzer......"

Li Zicheng nodded, "Li Aiqing, after taking Liaoyang, what do you think next?" ”

"This ...... The minister ...... "Li Xin was just trying to see if he could take Liaoyang as quickly as possible, as for after taking Liaoyang, he really didn't think so much, whether to attack Shengjing City and completely drive the Manchus out of the border wall, the emperor has never said clearly.

"It's not too late to think about it!" Li Zicheng stretched out his hand and kept going, "Let's go, let's go to the Gongshun Mansion first." ”

Gongshun's palace was in shambles, full of corpses and blood, and the soldiers were cleaning up.

Li Zicheng stepped on the blood and found a clean room, "Li Aiqing, do you have any plans now?" ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers still have some questions," Li Xin said: "The Mandate of Heaven army has captured Haizhou and Liaoyang in succession, and the entire southern Liaoning has almost surrendered to Huaxia, why has there been no movement in Shengjing?" ”

"Haha," Li Zicheng laughed, "Li Aiqing forgot, our northern expedition this time, there are tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry!"

"Tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry?" Li Xin was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said: "Your Majesty, is it the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry that contain Dolgon?" Where are they now? ”

Li Zicheng smiled indifferently, "They should have been close to the side wall west of Shengjing City at this time, right?" ”

"Liaohe?" Li Xin was shocked, hurriedly unfolded the marching map, put his hand on the map, and said: "Your Majesty, the left flank of the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry is the Mongolian Horqin Division, and they are the most loyal allies of the Manchu Qing Dynasty......

"Have you ever heard of Li Aiqing, 'Husband and wife are birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster comes', let alone the Manchu Qing Dynasty and Horqin?" Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said: "I let the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry, first send a small group of cavalry to continue to test, Gao Yigong and Wang Junzhuo, for the time being, will not attack Horqin, nor will they cross the side wall, as long as they maintain pressure on Shengjing." ”

"The Emperor's ......"

"The tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry are the most elite grassland cavalry in China, they have never left the grassland, they have their own way of survival, even if they can't win, they can retreat safely," Li Zicheng waved his hand and said: "Li Aiqing estimates, how many cavalry can Dolgon concentrate in Shengjing?" ”

"100,000, right?"

"Without the Han army banner, Dolgon can gather up to 50,000 cavalry!"

"Fifty thousand?"

"The tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry threaten Shengjing from the flank, and Dolgon has left at least 20,000 cavalry in Shengjing, so there are at most 30,000 cavalry who can meet the third battalion!"

"Only 30,000?" Li Xin's face was overjoyed, "The emperor wants to attack Shengjing City?" ”

"This northern expedition is so close to Shengjing, no matter what, we have to try to attack once," Li Zicheng said: "However, our army has been running for a long time, the supply is relatively far, and the cavalry is in a reverse trend, so it is not suitable to fight for a long time." ”

Li Xin nodded, "Chenhui let the cavalry of the Fifth Division of Yang Kun cross the Taizi River as soon as possible, attract Dolgon to the south, and then find an opportunity to destroy the enemy." ”

"Tens of thousands of Manchu cavalry, you must eat one bite at a time," Li Zicheng thought for a moment, and suddenly said: "Li Aiqing, if the Manchu cavalry is defeated in the end, which direction will they flee?" ”

Li Xin moved, it turned out that the emperor had already prepared, and even thought of the retreat after the defeat of Dolgon, he thought for a while, and pointed to the east, "Xingjing (Hetuala), once Shengjing is lost, Dolgon will definitely go east and return to Changbai Mountain......"

Li Zicheng got up and paced two steps, "Li Aiqing, these 30,000 Manchu cavalry, I will hand them over to the third battalion." ”

"The emperor can rest assured that the ministers will definitely annihilate this cavalry," Li Xin clenched his fists and swore to himself: "As long as Dolgon dares to leave Shengjing." ”

"As long as this cavalry is annihilated, no, as long as they are defeated, they will inevitably retreat to Shengjing, and we can go straight to the city," Li Zicheng said: "Between the Taizi River and Shengjing, there is almost a flat river, Li Aiqing should be careful." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Xin led the four divisions of the third battalion to cross the Taizi River with all his might, while Li Zicheng and his own soldiers stayed in the city temporarily.

Tokyo changed back to its original name, Liaoyang.

Liaodong Town under the rule of Liaodong Dusi in the Ming Dynasty, twenty-six years later, finally really returned to the hands of the Han people, but the Ming Dynasty no longer existed, and it was replaced by a new dynasty established by Li Zicheng - Huaxia.

According to the usual practice, Li Zicheng set up Liaoyang as the mansion, Guo Moguang as the prefect of Liaoyang, and the palace of Gongshun was slightly rebuilt and became the prefect's yamen.

According to Li Zicheng's instructions, Guo Moguang promoted several meritorious soldiers of Tianyou, and temporarily recruited a group of officials from the Han people in the city, completely built the framework of the prefect, began to register the people, redivided the cultivated land, and the green seedlings on the land circulated with the land.

Li Zicheng moved the camp to the Huaishun Palace, and sorted out the surrender of the Heavenly Blessing Soldiers, temporarily leaving 2,000 soldiers into the White Wolf Battalion, and conducting drills outside the city every day in accordance with the training methods and military discipline of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

The red-coated cannons in the city were completely dismantled and handed over to the White Wolf Battalion, bringing the number of red-coated cannons in the White Wolf Battalion to thirty.

Li Zicheng had nothing to do, took He Mi to go around outside the city, and when he saw the continuous cultivated land, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, this is exactly what the Han land looks like in Guannei, where is there still the shadow of nomadism?

Could it be that the Manchus had been reborn from a nomadic people to an agrarian people?

In the history of later generations, after the Manchu Qing entered the customs and occupied Beijing, they soon established a unified regime to rule the Han people in the Central Plains under the guarantee of force, which seems to be no accident.

Authentic Manchurian, or nomadic life?

No, the Manchus have built a lot of cities, and they have taken the initiative to live a settled life, if it weren't for the Chinese Mandate of Heaven Army to fight back to Liaodong, would they have been developing in the direction of animal husbandry and settlement?

In the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs five times and plundered millions of young people from the customs, and after these young men entered Liaodong, they would bring advanced farming technology into Liaodong and promote the great development of agriculture in Liaodong.

If left unchecked, sooner or later the Manchus will develop into an agrarian nation.

From nomadism to farming, the productive forces have developed enormously, the efficiency of land use will also increase tenfold or tenfold, and the population will also increase substantially......

Forget it, now that the Mandate of Heaven army has returned to Liaodong and taken back the land and population that should belong to the Han people, all the assumptions no longer exist, and everything the Manchus have done has finally made a wedding dress for Huaxia.

If the Manchus can keep up with the pace of development of the times, for the sake of the same yellow race, the Han people can lead them to develop together, if they continue to hate the Han people, or insist on taking the path of independent development, then wait to fend for themselves......

When Li Zicheng returned to the city, it was already dusk, and he immediately summoned Guo Moguang, "In Liaoyang City, are the Han people engaged in farming?" How many more tartars? ”

Guo Moguang arched his hand and said: "Back to the emperor, in the city of Liaoyang Mansion, in addition to Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming's soldiers and family members, the people are mainly engaged in farming outside the city, and there are also a small number of people who open small shops, the scale of the shops is not large, that is, to support the family, the number of Tartars is not large, there are dozens of people, at the moment when the Mandate of Heaven army broke the city, they were panicked all day long, and those who hid in Tibet, except for those who were captured, I am afraid that they have almost run away now......"

Li Zicheng lightly tapped the desk with his hand, thought for a moment, and said, "Where is the captured Tartar?" ”

"It's in the newly established prefect's yamen prison."

"Guo Aiqing, don't make it too difficult for these Tartars," Li Zicheng said: "I don't care what method you use, you have to find a way to convert them to God!"