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Shenyang, political conference.

The only leaders of the Eight Banners were Daishan, Dorgon and Mandahai, plus a young emperor Shunzhi.

The nobles of the Eight Banners also suffered heavy casualties.

Even the ministers of political affairs were nearly half dead. At the current Manchu Qing Dynasty meeting, the scene was full of new faces, and many young people were temporarily promoted.

The little emperor is sitting on the throne, and the big jade is hanging behind the curtain.

Da Yuer's voice slowly came out: "Serial wars, repeated defeats, Liaodong and Liaoxi, we lost cities and territory. Whose fault is this?"

Nurhachi's nephew Xihan came out and glared at Dorgon: "Hauge encouraged us to send troops to fight, and Dorgon agreed immediately. The two of them, regardless of the objections of everyone, insisted on sending a large army into the pass. If the Eight Banners warriors are not drawn, Go, how could Liaonan be lost? If the Eight Banners warriors were not taken away, how could the Battle of Yaozhou be defeated? Emperor Taizu said, let him come in any way, and I will go all the way. Dorgon and Hauge, however, have to The army was divided into two groups, and the Eight Banners Army was divided to garrison each city. Doesn’t this violate Taizu’s teachings? Hauge is dead but Dorgon is still alive, so Dorgon should be punished for his serious crime!”

Dorgon had no expression on his face. He had been under house arrest for more than a month and knew that today it was time to announce the outcome of the case.

The minister of political affairs, Suk Saha, came out: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, I want to impeach Dorgon. The first crime is to falsely call the emperor father the regent, and call the emperor the little emperor; the second crime is that when he was still in Beijing, every day When the army went out for battle, he forced the civil and military ministers to kneel down in order to see him off; the third crime was that when Dorgon went to court in Beijing, he did not get off the sedan chair until he passed the Meridian Gate; the fourth crime was that Dorgon used ceremonial guards, ritual music, and bodyguards. All according to the regulations of the emperor..."

"Shut up!"

Dorgon was furious and shouted at Suk Saha: "Even if I did these things, you shouldn't report them!"

Suksaha held his head high and said, "Everyone can punish traitors and traitors. I am just doing my duty as a minister."

There was silence in the court hall, except for the two people arguing.

Suk Saha was Dorgon's confidant and was promoted by Dorgon. Now it was he who gave Dorgon a fatal blow.

Dayu'er asked Daishan: "Prince Li, how should we deal with these many crimes?"

Daishan bowed his head and said, "It's up to the Queen Mother to decide."

Dayu'er asked again: "Do you have any suggestions from the inner ministers?"

Leng Sengji came out and said: "The title should be taken away, demoted to a commoner, and the family property and cattle records should be confiscated."

This man was from the Yehenala clan. He had been serving as the head of the bodyguard of Emperor Shunzhi, and was promoted to minister and earl by Dayu'er. What he said represented Dayu'er's wishes.

As soon as Leng Sengji finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the court agreed.

At this point, Dorgon was demoted to a commoner and all his property and cattle were confiscated.

After dealing with Dorgon, Daishan said: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, the top priority is to reorganize the Eight Banners and quickly build armor and weapons."

"Prince Li is right." Da Yu'er expressed his appreciation.

Today, only Daishan's Zhenghongqi has not suffered much loss. Although Mandahai is still alive, there are not many soldiers left in Xianghongqi. This father and son are considered a powerful force second only to the imperial power.

Dorgon brought back many defeated soldiers and bannermen. Since they were confiscated, of course they must be ruled by the emperor.

Daishan was ordered to preside over the reorganization of the Eight Banners. They were reorganized and reorganized, and they barely managed to organize 23,000 people, which was probably the strength of the previous three banners. But there were only half of the soldiers with complete armor and weapons, and they were almost out of food.

The city of Liaoyang was still in the hands of the Qing Dynasty, but the villages and towns outside the city were all controlled by the peasant uprising army.

Thousands of Tatars were trapped in the city and did not dare to leave. Once they leave the town to suppress the peasant army, the Datong Army will appear at any time, and Liaoyang City will be captured in minutes.

Peasant uprisings also began in villages and towns surrounding Shenyang.

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Liaoyang.

Just after the rainy season, Li Zheng came with his troops, and a large number of peasant soldiers volunteered to help as civilian husbands.

The chief general of the city guard in Liaoyang is Hu Sai, the youngest son of Daishan. He is only eighteen years old. He started fighting with the army at the age of fifteen and has now been named the Duke of Zhenguo.

Although Husai was panicked, he arranged the city defense in an orderly manner.

It's just that the army rations are too small, and by plundering the people in the city, they can only eat for two more months. If they still cannot get military ration supplements after two months, they will have no choice but to eat people by then.

There is a lot of food outside the city. The wheat has begun to ear and will bloom and pollinate in a few days.

The wheat originally belonged to the Manchu and Han landlords, but now it has become the spoils of war for the Datong army. The Datong Army has sent people to reorganize the peasant army into peasant soldiers. At the same time, it has also formed peasant associations in the countryside to register farmers and allocate land.

After the wheat in the fields is harvested, 40% will be handed over to the Datong Army, and 60% will be uniformly distributed to the farmers by the Datong Army.

The moat outside the city was finally filled in.

On a section of the city wall, Zhuriktu said: "Father, we have to find a way to dedicate the city. I heard that all our tribesmen were captured by the Han army. The Jurchens don't even have food, so how can they win?"

"I'm ready for you to sneak out of the city tonight." Shanba said.

Shanba is the leader of the remnant tribe of the Uuliangha Mongols. He surrendered to Houjin more than ten years ago and was named the Duke of Zhenguo ten years ago. Their tribal territory was in Fuxin City hundreds of years later, and the cavalry battle between Wang Tingchen and Hauge also broke out nearby.

After taking care of Hauge, Wang Tingchen smoothly pacified the Mongolian tribes there.

Shanba and his son followed Dorgon and were defeated in Yaozhou. At this time, not only did they lose their horses, but they even had only more than 200 soldiers left. There is a shortage of food in the city and their hometown is being taken away. How can they still think about helping the Tatars defend the city?

At night, Shanba quietly took out the rope, asked his subordinates to watch for the wind, and tied his son's waist to hang him down from the city.

"What are you doing?" Someone suddenly shouted.

However, the commander-in-chief, Hu Sai, was never worried about the Mongols and asked his cronies to supervise the city walls garrisoned by the Mongols at all times.

Shanba was shocked when he heard this. He drew his sword and shouted: "I don't care anymore. The warriors of Mongolia Lejin have captured Liaoyang and dedicated it to the Han army. I will take you home when the time comes!"

Zhuoliktu, who was hung off the city wall, quickly untied the rope and ran towards the moat. He was going to ask for reinforcements from the Datong Army.

Shanba led more than two hundred Mongolians and fought towards the city tower with all their strength, hoping to go down and open the city wall.

"Mongolian Lejin has rebelled!" the Manchu soldiers shouted in warning.

Ombu Chuhu'er, who was stationed at the other end of the city wall, heard the shouts and was frightened. This guy is the great-grandson of Dayan Khan. It was he who made great contributions when Zu Dashou was captured for the first time. His tribe was located next door to Shanba, which was Beipiao City hundreds of years later.

Moreover, their tribes are both considered Mongolian Ljin people.

The tribe of Chuhu'er in Ombu was also wiped out by Wang Tingchen. But before that, it was robbed by Hauge and his troops in order to collect food, weapons and armor.

Ombu Chuhu'er and his soldiers no longer wanted to stick to Liaoyang. They were looking forward to going home early to see what was going on there. The Manchu soldiers shouted "Mongolian Lejin", which finally strengthened Ombu Chuhuer's determination to rebel, and immediately led his troops to kill the nearby Qing army.

The shouts of killing were heard at the two city walls, and a group of Han army flag soldiers in the north of the city simply began to rebel.

"The Nanmanzi has entered the city! The Nanmanzi has entered the city!"

Someone suddenly shouted in the city, but it was Datong Xizuo who was lurking here and finally found an opportunity to create even greater chaos.

Husai led his soldiers to fight towards Shanba, shouting along the way: "Don't panic, don't panic, everyone guard the city wall!"

However, the defenders in the city were already frightened, and they all knew that there was not much rations left.

To the east of the city, there was an Eight Banners Army, which opened the city gate and fled. Their hometown is in the mountains outside the Great Wall of Liao Dynasty. Now they just want to return to their hometown to fish and hunt, and no longer want to fight to the death with the Datong Army.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

This is the firearms unit compiled and trained by Daishan, led by Hu Sai, who is holding on to Liaoyang City and is firing volleys at the rebellious Mongols.

Shanba, who was the first to start the uprising, was shot to death because he charged ahead.

After quelling the Shanba rebellion, Husai went to suppress Ombu Chuhuer. But the latter was very smart and did not continue to attack the Qing army. Instead, he led his troops into the streets and alleys of the city, shouting for the Nanmanzi to enter the city along the way, hoping to completely disrupt the city.

"My lord, all the gates of the east city are open, and many Eight Banners warriors are escaping!"

Hearing this, Hu Sai was stunned. Looking at the mess of the city defense, he said angrily: "We can't defend here anymore. Follow me back to Shengjing!"

The city guard, General Hu Sai, also left the city wall and fled with his soldiers.

Datong Military Camp.

Zhuriktu knelt on the ground and cried: "General, please send troops quickly, otherwise my father will die!"

Li Zheng was already dispatching troops and horses. When the Datong Army came out of the camp, Liaoyang City had long been in chaos. The dragoons quickly rushed outside the city and saw a large number of Qing troops abandoning the city and fleeing. In this case, there was no need to attack the city. They could just ride horses to chase and kill the defeated troops.

The Qing Dynasty only had more than 20,000 troops left in total, of which Liaoyang City accounted for a quarter, and the weapons and armor accounted for half.

Who could have expected that it would collapse without even fighting a single battle.

About two thousand Tatars successfully escaped, but instead of fleeing to Shenyang, they fled directly back to their hometowns.

"Father!"

Zhuriktu found his father's body and lay there crying.

Li Zheng curled his lips and said in his heart that he deserved it.

These Mongolian Lejin people had taken refuge in Houjin very early. They were responsible for every invasion and robbery, and they had countless Han blood on their hands.

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Shenyang.

Dai Shan looked at his young son who had escaped, his whole body trembling: "You, you, you... thousands of troops guarding the city, how could Liaoyang be lost so quickly?"

Husai was a man who had studied Chinese culture, and he actually knew how to use idioms: "Father, the soldiers were all frightened. Whenever there was any disturbance, they did not dare to fight, and opened the city gates one after another and fled. This is the case in Liaoyang, and I am afraid it is similar in Shengjing. . Shengjing can’t defend it, so let’s move the capital back to Hetuala.”

Move the capital?

Daishan actually thought about this problem carefully. The loss of Liaoyang City gave him a great shock.

Because the loss was so inexplicable, it was obvious that the soldiers had no fighting spirit. If the Datong Army attacks Shenyang, will it be lost inexplicably?

The next day, Dai Shan went to see Dayu'er and said, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, please move the capital!"