Wu Sangui's army approached the city and surrounded the capital. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Wu army had 100,000 soldiers and horses, 200,000 auxiliary soldiers and 200,000 people, plus 20,000 troops and 50,000 auxiliary soldiers and soldiers used by Li Dingguo to protect Emperor Yongli, a total of 370,000 horses, known as 1.5 million. Spring ploughing has begun, and the hundreds of thousands of Minzhuang who were previously recruited to arrange suspicious soldiers have been disbanded, but Wu Sangui still has 100,000 auxiliary soldiers and 100,000 Minzhuang in his hands. In addition to the 40,000 auxiliary soldiers and 80,000 people who were specially used to transport food, in fact, there were only 80,000 auxiliary soldiers and people who could be used to cooperate with the siege. Li Dingguo's 50,000 auxiliary soldiers were only able to stay and attack the city, and the rest were responsible for transportation.

The Qing army in the city had 20,000 soldiers from the two white flags who stayed behind to defend the city, 70,000 soldiers from the green battalion army, and 80,000 soldiers from the Eight Banners.

In order to hold the capital and delay the retreating Kangxi, Bo Guoduo, who stayed in the capital, spread rumors that the Wu army would slaughter the city after breaking the city, and promised various benefits to the Han people in the outer city, such as carrying the flag, living in the inner city, sealing the official title, and all kinds of benefits that would not be imagined on weekdays.

Liu Lao Liu is such a common person. He was originally a local resident outside Zhengyangmen, the outer city of the capital, his ancestors were from the capital for generations, and in the Ming Dynasty, Liu Laoliu's ancestors lived in the inner city of the capital. Later, the army invaded the capital, and Emperor Chongzhen was martyred in the coal mountain, and the people of the capital also suffered and were plundered by the army. Later, Wu Sangui led the Qing army into the customs, and the capital fell into the hands of the Manchus. Although there were no more thieves and robbers, all the Han people in the inner city were driven out and could only live in the outer city outside Zhengyangmen.

The Qing court's control over the inner city was extremely strict, not only could the Han people not live in the inner city, but even the outgoing Han officials were not allowed to live in the inner city.

The only people who are eligible to live permanently in the inner city are the banner people and the coats, and ordinary merchants are allowed to enter the city to do business, but they must leave the city before dark.

Of course, there are many wealthy businessmen who have spent money and obtained the right to live in the capital, but their status is not as good as Baoyi.

And Liu Lao Liu is just an ordinary guy in the cheap roast duck shop, who can obtain the right of residence in the inner city without the identity of a flag man, nor can he spend money to buy the right of residence in the inner city like a businessman.

Today, Liu Laoliu stands on the wall of the inner city, with a bird's-eye view of the city, and can see the tall and mighty Forbidden City, as well as the magnificent buildings in the inner city. Looking at the rows of courtyard houses in the inner city that were originally inhabited by Han residents, Liu Laoliu sighed in his heart that it was originally the place where his ancestors lived, but it was later occupied by the banner people, and now it is back in his hands.

Liu Laoliu signed up for Minzhuang to assist the Qing army in defending the city, and the prince Bo Guoduo sent Liu Laoliu a courtyard house. However, the prince also said that Liu Laoliu's family could not live in it, because the food in the city was limited, and the women and children had to go out of the city to live in the countryside. However, Liu Lao Liu didn't care about this, because the prince promised that when he drove away the Wu thief, he would be able to take the whole family into the city and live in his own courtyard.

"The capital is impregnable, if the thieves want to attack it, I am afraid that they will shed all their blood in the capital, and they will not want to shake the capital!" Wang Ye Bo Guoduo cheered up the soldiers and civilians defending the city, "As long as the capital is defended and the thieves retreat, you can take your family into the city!" ”

However, Bo Guoduo did not plan to defend to the end, he had already received Kangxi's secret order, as long as he could hold Wu Sangui, when the Qiongzhou army came to the capital, the Qing army could surrender to the Qiongzhou army.

Bo Guoduo couldn't figure it out, he thought that maybe the reputation of the Qiongzhou army was better, and it would not kill prisoners; Perhaps it was because the Qiongzhou army was too well armed and the Qing army couldn't hold it at all. In short, the Qing army would not surrender to Wu Sangui, but it could consider surrendering to the Qiongzhou army. But he didn't know that in fact, Kangxi had already sent someone to negotiate with the Qiongzhou army.

The world is about to be in chaos, the once powerful Qing Empire has been downgraded to the Qing Kingdom at this time, and has become one of the many warlords, it doesn't matter, Kangxi just wants to save his life.

"The thieves are coming! There are so many people in Wu Rebellion! Suddenly someone shouted at the head of the city.

The outer city of the capital only extends out from the south, and the east, west and north sides are the walls of the inner city. Liu Laoliu stood at the head of the city to the west, and could see the Wu army approaching the city in the distance.

Outside the city, Wu Sangui, who was no longer young, personally commanded the Wu army's auxiliaries and Minzhuang to dig trenches and build camps one mile away from the city wall.

Wu Sangui stood on the construction site, looking at the tall and majestic, gray brick city wall of the capital city a mile away, and only felt that his adrenal hormone secretion accelerated. Wu Sangui couldn't hold back his excitement, pointed to the capital and said: "I think back then, it was the old man who opened the Shanhaiguan Pass, let the Tartars steal the Central Plains, and let the Qinggou live in this city!" All these things of the Tartar are given by the old man! Now the old man wants to get all this back! ”

Wang Shirong, who was standing on the side, saluted and said: "Great handsome, the city wall of this capital is extremely strong, the moat is more than ten zhang wide, and the water depth is more than one zhang, so strong city, I am afraid it is second only to Xiangyang Jiancheng!" The students got the news that the army of Nanwang had captured Shandong and was heading north along the canal to Cangzhou! With the speed of the king of the south, I am afraid that it will not take two months to reach the capital! If our army is unable to conquer the capital by then, and their men come, what will we do? ”

Wu Sangui said: "We must conquer the capital within two months!" Can't let the old man's grandson-in-law take advantage! ”

Wang Shirong nodded and said: "Great marshal, the army of the Southern King is well-armed, the soldiers are strong and strong, compared with them, the only advantage we have is that we arrive in Beijing first!" If they are allowed to come to the capital and the two armies enter the capital together, I am afraid that we will have no advantage at all! At that time, the handsome man can only send people under the fence! ”

Wu Sangui said: "There are still many women and children around the capital, the old and weak, and the Qinggou drove them out of the city just to save food in the city!" These women and children are old and weak, and we can take them all in! It's not appropriate for them to storm the city, but we can let them craft siege weapons, help build barracks, and deliver food! ”

"Handsome and clever! This is what I will do! Gao Dejie bowed.

At this moment, someone suddenly came from the north to report: "Report the big handsome!" There are clear dogs in the city to deliver letters! Now the person has been brought. ”

The Wu soldier came to Wu Sangui with the Qing army messenger, and several personal soldiers immediately stepped forward, and the messenger took out a letter from his sleeve. The soldiers took the letter and handed it to Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui opened the letter, only glanced at it, and suddenly his eyes turned black and he spit out a mouthful of blood.