Chapter 1091

The sudden fall of Shanhaiguan gave the Qing Dynasty a sap.

"how so?"

They just reluctantly gave up a large area of ​​northern territory, but suddenly lost the only hub leading to the old land.

When the matter developed to this point, a minister finally questioned Dorgon's battle plan, "Giving up the city voluntarily, causing a large number of people's lives to be ignored, just to stir up civil strife in the southern coalition forces, is it worth it?"

"Is the price too high?"

Shanhaiguan can be regarded as the last line of defense in the hearts of the Manchurians. Shanhaiguan is here, and they have a bottom line in their hearts. Even if they lose the competition in the Central Plains, they can return to the old place and make a comeback.

Once Shanhaiguan was lost, the Qing Dynasty would have no way out.

Therefore, the fall of Shanhaiguan had a major psychological impact on the Qing Dynasty.

Dorgon learned of the fall of Shanhaiguan during the march, and his subconscious reaction was that the advantages of this incident outweighed the disadvantages, and it could well build up the morale of the Qing army.

An army with no retreat can often burst out with power that amazes the world.

Before the expedition, many soldiers of the Qing army did not understand the practice of shrinking Yanjing. When the northern territories fell one by one, there was a lot of resentment in the army.

Even if the expedition, morale is not ideal.

The fall of Shanhaiguan was undoubtedly an opportunity. But the development of subsequent events was far beyond Dorgon's expectations, making all his calculations come to naught.

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On the thirty-third day of the battle, Shenwuwei successfully advanced into the old Qing Dynasty.

Shenwuwei's actions in the old place of the Qing Dynasty were as fast as the wind, but also elusive, appearing in the north of Shengjing at one time, and at the west of Shengjing at another time, like a shadowless fox.

The damage it caused was also quite terrifying.

The special operations forces of the special operations forces like Shenwuwei can easily sneak into the city by using special operations equipment such as hooks and claws in the face of the weak city in the old Qing Dynasty.

It is even said that Shenwuwei can sneak into the city secretly through clever makeup skills.

Once the Shenwuwei enters the city, they will destroy the vital points, whether they set the treasury on fire, behead the high officials, or massacre the nobles, no matter which one is fatal.

For a while, people in the old land of the Qing Dynasty were panicked.

Sanqian Shenwuwei is like a group of cold-hearted ghosts, floating in the vast old land of the Qing Dynasty, holding the death scythe, wantonly harvesting lives and spreading fear.

"Quick, report to Yanjing!"

When the surrounding cities suffered successive disasters, the left-behind officials in Shengjing could no longer hold on and asked the Yanjing court for help.

Since the Qing Dynasty moved the capital to Yanjing, the left-behind officials in Shengjing were basically unsuccessful people, or people who were not trusted by Dorgon. They said they stayed behind, but they were actually marginalized.

Even so, Shengjing's position is still unshakable.

Not for anything else, just because Shengjing is home to the elders of the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. Although they no longer intervene in specific court affairs, every old man is a figure who stomps his feet and shakes the Qing Dynasty three times.

From this, one can imagine how the Manchu and Qing courts would react to receiving the urgent report from Shengjing.

The fall of Shanhaiguan has caused waves in the imperial court. Shengjing's distress letter is like adding fuel to the fire, pushing the original dissatisfaction with Dorgon caused by the fall of Shanhaiguan to a new peak.

The court was shaken.

In this wave of opposition to Dorgon, there are many heavyweight officials. The faction of royalists who maintained the orthodoxy of Emperor Shunzhi even took the opportunity to launch an attack, and pointed their finger at Dorgon, who was in full swing.

For a time, Dorgon, who was in the limelight the most, became the target of public criticism.

To make matters worse, not only did Dorgon himself lead his troops to march, but his trusted ministers like Azig and others also went out with the army and were not in the court.

In the face of increasingly fierce accusations, no heavyweight minister stood up to speak for Dorgon. Even if he was really Dorgon's confidant, he chose to protect himself at this time, and did not become a leader.

The liquidation of Dorgon in history seems to be staged in advance.

Fortunately, Emperor Shunzhi was still young after all, and he was not yet in power, so he had no intention of really eradicating Dorgon's faction. Even so, a little punishment is necessary.

The imperial court ordered that the expeditionary army immediately stop going south.

Rescuing Shengjing is naturally more important than conquering the Southern Allied Forces and recovering Shanhaiguan.

Dorgon received the imperial order, his face was extremely gloomy. He realized that all of this might be a trap by the enemy, with the purpose of preventing the Qing army from going south.

As for the criticism of him in the court, it was enough to arouse Dorgon's vigilance. Although Emperor Shunzhi appointed him as regent, he was never willing to become a puppet emperor.

When the little emperor grows up, it's time to show his fangs.

These are not the most important, the most important thing is, in the face of the court's will, where should the Qing army go?

As the saying goes: "The general is outside, and the emperor's order is not acceptable." Immediately, the generals of the Eight Banners suggested to Dorgon to continue going south regardless of the imperial court's order. When the southern coalition forces were defeated, all attacks would disappear invisible.

"My lord, the enemy's small conspiracy shows that they are guilty and dare not fight directly with our army. The more this is the case, the less we can be fooled." The general with sharp eyes said.

Dorgon was also a little moved when he heard this.

But disobeying the imperial decree is not a trivial matter after all, and the number and high status of the courtiers who attacked Dorgon this time are rare.

Even if he is as strong as Dorgon, if he doesn't deal with it properly, the ship may capsize in the gutter.

If he disobeyed the imperial decree and committed crimes against the wind, it would undoubtedly give words to those who criticized him and confirm his "disloyal and disobedient" heart of Dorgon. If things really got to that point, even if Dorgon led his troops to defeat the Southern Allied Forces and win a big victory, he would not be able to wash away his charges and would not escape the situation of destruction.

An emperor, even if he is not yet in power, he can tolerate defeat in a war, but he can never tolerate a courtier challenging his authority and overriding the imperial power.

This is a very taboo thing.

Even if this point is not taken into consideration, only from the military point of view, the fall of Shanhaiguan Pass and the old land of the Qing Dynasty fell into the flames of war, these two events will greatly affect the morale of the army.

For one thing, no one knows the number of enemy troops active in the old land of the Qing Dynasty. If it is a large army, they can go south through Shanhaiguan and take Yanjing directly.

Yanjing has only 50,000 troops left behind, which is quite dangerous.

The old nest is unstable, how can the soldiers in the front fight with peace of mind, especially the Mongolian Eight Banners Army and the Manchu Eight Banners Army who are the backbone, more than 90% are the children of Yanjing.

In Yanjing, they have their wives and children.

If Yanjing is unstable, the morale of the army will be unstable.

"no!"

Dorgon endured the temptation of "resisting the order and not obeying it". Although the enemy's conspiracy is simple and clear, Dorgon has no way to crack it, so he can only obey obediently.

"It's the Holy Majesty's will, and it also involves the safety of Shengjing. We can't just sit idly by. The order will be passed on, and the whole army will temporarily stop going south and rest on the spot."

Dorgon is going to evaluate how many troops should be transferred back to help.