Chapter 1092 Zhang Xianzhong Took the Bait

How many reinforcements to dispatch depends on how many enemies are active in the old Qing Dynasty. If there are fewer reinforcements, it will not help, and if there are too many, it will affect the frontal battlefield.

However, Dorgon just couldn't be sure of the number of enemy troops who attacked the old Qing Dynasty.

Shengjing came to report, only saying that the enemy army was haunted. In one day, at most three cities were attacked. It is impossible to count the number of enemy troops. It is conservatively estimated that it is more than 50,000.

"And they are all elite troops." The officials left behind in Shengjing vowed.

Although they haven't seen Shenwuwei, it doesn't prevent them from exaggerating Shenwuwei, otherwise, wouldn't it appear that they are incompetent? !

Besides, it is indeed impossible to count, and it is not a blind exaggeration.

"Fifty thousand elite?"

If Dichen was with Dorgon, he would be able to see through this lie. With the strength of the Southern Allied Forces, especially the Alien Legion, it is impossible to send 50,000 people to the north.

But Dorgon could not make such a judgment.

According to common sense, in less than a day, to take down Shanhaiguan, wipe out the 8,000 defenders of Shanhaiguan, and create such a big commotion in the old Qing Dynasty, 50,000 elites are not too many.

"This is troublesome!"

Based on the calculation of 50,000 enemy troops, it is conservatively estimated that 150,000 troops will be dispatched to take back Shanhaiguan and go deep into the old land to defeat the enemy.

There were only 50,000 Qing troops staying in Yanjing, and not all of them could go north.

In other words, at least 130,000 troops had to be dispatched to the north, leaving only 370,000 troops on the main battlefield. Compared with the 330,000 troops of the two southern coalition forces, they no longer have a clear advantage.

With such a force, it is simply wishful thinking to defeat the Southern Allied Forces. Dorgon is not arrogant. It must be extraordinary for the Alien Legion of the opposing camp to defeat the Duduo tribe.

After much deliberation, Dorgon could only take a compromise.

From the two armies, 70,000 troops were drawn from each to go north, and they joined the 40,000 troops left behind in Yanjing to form an army of 180,000, and went north to attack Shanhaiguan.

With an absolute numerical advantage, the vast army strives to solve the "back garden trouble" within a week.

As for the main battlefield, the two Qing armies stopped going south for the time being, rested on the spot, and made plans after the North Route Army recaptured Shanhaiguan.

Dorgon is still very confident if he sticks to the spot.

Strictly speaking, there was nothing wrong with Dorgon's arrangement. When Dichen heard the news, his heart trembled inexplicably, and he felt a little uneasy.

Di Chen always felt that things would not be so simple.

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Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The 140,000 Qing troops had already returned to Yanjing, and after joining the 40,000 troops left behind in Yanjing, they went north to Shanhaiguan. If all goes well, they will be able to arrive near the pass early the next morning.

The Nanming camp was in charge of guarding Shanhaiguan, which was the Royal Fleet, including 15,000 musketeers and 12,000 sword and shield soldiers.

There are more than a hundred P1 artillery pieces to assist the army in defending the checkpoint.

With such a defensive lineup, even if the Qing army dispatched 180,000 people, Shanhaiguan could hold out for more than three days. It can be seen from this that in this battle, Ouyang Shuo used the resources of the Nanming camp to the extreme.

Even so, according to the current progress, it will only take a little longer for the Qing army to complete the combat mission set by Dorgon, which will be a week longer than expected.

Fundamentally speaking, it does not affect the overall situation.

The problem is that the next development of the situation is simply a nightmare for the Qing army. In less than a week, the original good situation has plummeted, and a 180-degree reversal has come.

The accident happened in a direction ignored by Dorgon - Daxi Kingdom.

According to Dorgon's judgment, as long as the Qing army does not take the initiative to attack, Daxi Kingdom will definitely be content with the status quo and stay in Shaanxi and Shanxi honestly for a generation.

This is a very correct judgment.

The premise is that there is no secret letter written by Ouyang Shuo to Zhang Xianzhong.

"Human greed knows no bounds."

The capture of Xi'an, the complete annihilation of the rest of the Dashun Army, the occupation of the entire Shaanxi province, and the imminent capture of the entire territory of Shanxi, was already a remarkable victory for Zhang Xianzhong and for the Daxi Kingdom.

Enough for them to show off for a lifetime.

Fortunately, Zhang Xianzhong had an ambition to "unify the world", so he fell into Ouyang Shuo's hook again. Ouyang Shuo's strategy is actually very simple, it's worthless to say it.

He just said to Zhang Xianzhong: "Yanjing City will attract a military vacancy, and the city's defenses are unprecedentedly weak. If you really want to dominate the world, you must take Yanjing. And this rare vacancy is the only chance for Daxi Kingdom. If you miss it, you can only live in a corner.”

Zhang Xianzhong was trusted, so he was naturally skeptical. Based on his life experience and experience, it is impossible to imagine that there are still people in this world who only do good deeds and do not expect anything in return.

The southern allied forces tried their best to contain the Qing army on the main battlefield, and captured Shanhaiguan to attract the Qing army who stayed behind in Yanjing. They managed to create a gap, but let Daxi Kingdom reap the fruits?

"It doesn't make sense!"

Although Zhang Xianzhong was skeptical, he was still fooled in the end. This kind of good thing of "pie in the sky" is originally "it is better to believe that there is something than nothing".

On the surface, Zhang Xianzhong did not answer Ouyang Shuo directly, but secretly, he had already quietly assembled the Great Western Army and deployed it near the capital.

Once Yanjing is really empty, Zhang Xianzhong will not hesitate.

As Ouyang Shuo said, no matter in terms of influence or other considerations, capturing Yanjing has irreplaceable significance and value for a regime that aims to dominate the world.

Zhang Xianzhong couldn't resist this kind of temptation.

On the thirty-ninth day of the battle, shortly after the 180,000 Qing troops left Yanjing, the 120,000 Western troops suddenly entered the capital and headed straight for Yanjing.

As one of the most famous leaders of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xianzhong never lacked the courage to gamble at critical moments. As long as Yanjing can be won, Zhang Xianzhong is not afraid of blocking the national fortune of Daxi Kingdom.

Faced with twelve times as many enemy troops, Yanjing, even if it is a mighty city in the world, is in immediate distress.

After the 120,000 Western Army arrived on the outskirts of Yanjing, they did not rest at all, and launched a fierce attack overnight, making sure to take down this majestic city in the shortest possible time.

Zhang Xianzhong was full of confidence.

When Dorgon received the distress letter from Feige sent by Yanjing, his heart skipped a beat immediately, his face changed drastically for the first time, and he was no longer as calm as usual.

"So, is this the real hole card of the enemy?"

The actions of the Southern Allied Forces were completely beyond Dorgon's expectations and completely disrupted his previous arrangements. In other words, throughout the whole process, Dorgon was led by the nose by Ouyang Shuo.

A series of battle plans formulated by Ouyang Shuo are interlocking. Every step seems casual and not too murderous. Together, they can shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty.