Jirgalang had already led the soldiers of the two blue flags into the city.
Since the people of the two yellow flags had retreated to the imperial city for defense, the whole process was effortless.
Under his command, the soldiers of the two blue flags first occupied the city walls and nine gates, and then began to advance towards the imperial city.
(Shenyang City has nine gates).
In order to confuse everyone and make the dispatch of troops seem reasonable.
Jirgalang raised the slogan that Dorgon had rebelled and he was ordered to rescue him.
The soldiers were very excited when they heard the news and they wanted to attack the imperial city immediately to save Fulin from the dire situation.
After arriving outside the imperial city, Jirgalang ordered people to shout messages inside.
All they said were words like persuading Dorgon to surrender or open the city gates.
There is no Dorgon in the imperial city, only Fulin.
Sony led the defenders to respond loudly: "There is only the emperor in the city, not Dorgon!"
"It was Prince Zheng who rebelled, not Prince Rui. As long as you lay down your weapons and surrender immediately, the emperor will pardon your crimes!"
"I advise Prince Zheng not to persist in the path of rebellion!"
"The righteous will enjoy many supporters, while the unrighteous will have few. Prince Zheng should surrender as soon as possible, otherwise he will only shoot himself in the foot."
......
Under the verbal offensive of the two yellow flag soldiers, the morale of the two blue flag soldiers besieging the imperial city began to waver.
Jirgalang knew that continuing to persuade them to surrender would only be a waste of words, so he ordered an attack on the city.
When the siege equipment was being transported, scouts came again to report: a large number of Zhenghong and Xianghong Banner soldiers were found five miles west of the city.
Jirgalang was very surprised: "Man Dahai chose a side so quickly? Didn't he always remain neutral?"
Tunqi said: "Your Highness, don't pay attention to them! We have already occupied the city walls and nine gates, and the people outside the city can't attack in a short time. As long as we take over the imperial city and control the emperor, they will have no choice but to surrender."
"Well," Jirgalang nodded and asked, "Do you know where Dorgon is going?"
"According to the people in the city, they found Prince Rui near the north gate two minutes ago, but he led his men out of the city shortly afterwards."
"Are you sure you're leaving the city?" Jirgalang asked with a frown.
He felt insecure before he captured Dorgon.
"The common people only took a glance and were driven back home by Prince Rui's men. They couldn't say for sure whether they had appeared in or out of the city."
"Forget about it for now," Jirgalang took a deep breath, "Send someone to Prince Rui's mansion now and arrest all of Dorgon's family members."
"Also, take this king's handwritten order and order the two white flag soldiers outside the city to attack the two red flag soldiers."
"The two white flags have no leader and should not be able to organize a decent attack." Tunqi said worriedly.
"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether the two white flags win or lose, as long as we can create chaos outside the city!" Jirgalang said shrewdly, "The more chaos outside, the safer the city will be."
"I will arrange it right away."
"Wait," Jirgalang remembered something else, "Do you know where Haoge went?"
"It is said that he is with Prince Rui."
Jirgalang thought for a moment and said: "Let the people of the Bordered Blue Banner be responsible for defending the city wall, and transfer the people of the Plain Blue Banner to the vicinity of the Imperial City to attack it."
The people of the Zhenglan Banner had limited loyalty to him.
If they were asked to defend on the city wall, they might give up resistance after seeing Hauge outside the city.
It would be different if they were to attack the imperial city.
Once the war starts, there will be no room for retreat.
If you want to survive, you have to fight to the death.
Jirgalang had a good idea, and the generals under his command executed it very well.
but...
He did not have a counselor like Fan Wencheng, which led to loopholes in his planning process.
......
In a civilian house near the north gate, Dorgon and others held their breath and stared, avoiding a team of patrolling soldiers.
Before they walked away, Fan Wencheng whispered to the guards behind the door: "Which flag did that group of soldiers just now belong to? How many people were there?"
The guard peeked out through the crack in the door. "About four or five hundred. They are the Bordered Blue Banner."
"Don't move, just keep waiting." Fan Wencheng whispered.
Soon, the sound of horse hooves and footsteps were heard in the distance.
"It's the Zhenglan Banner, about two hundred!" The guard said in advance without waiting for Fan Wencheng to ask.
Fan Wencheng nodded and looked at Prince Su Haoge.
Dorgon also nodded and looked at Hauge.
Seeing this, the guards in the yard looked at Haoge.
Hauge began to feel uneasy as so many people were staring at him.
He subconsciously pulled up his pants and said, "You...what are you looking at me for?"
Fan Wencheng explained: "Your Majesty, you are now the leader of the Zhenglan Banner."
"What happened to the leader of the Zhenglan Banner?"
"The people outside are your subordinates. Why don't you go out and recognize them?"
"You must be joking!" Haoge shook his head vigorously. "The emperor's order for me to resume the post of leader of the Zhenglan Banner has not yet been passed down. In their minds, Jirgalang is the leader of the Banner."
"Your Highness has been the leader of the banner for decades, but the soldiers under your command have no loyalty at all?" Fan Wencheng seemed to be asking, but also seemed to be mocking.
"But..." When Haoge wanted to explain, he saw Fan Wencheng whispering something to the guards behind the door.
Two guards stood up and walked to Hauge's left and right, and the third guard suddenly pulled the gate of the courtyard.
With a loud bang.
The wooden gate hit the wall, making a harsh sound.
Hauge was horrified and subconsciously turned around and ran away.
As a result, he was held in place by two guards, one on each side.
The Zhenglan Banner soldiers passing by outside raised their weapons at the same time and looked towards the center of the yard.
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