"Brother Fourteen, your method is indeed superb, but if we fail to capture Shanhaiguan and are cut off from our return by the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't we become turtles in a urn?"
After Duduo was pleasantly surprised, he was a little worried again.
Dorgon sneered: "Fifteenth brother, who told you to attack Shanhaiguan directly!"
Duduo was stunned when he heard this, then looked at the march map again, shook his head and said: "If we don't attack Shanhaiguan, how could..."
Duduo said, suddenly stopped, then a ray of light flashed in his eyes, and he said excitedly: "If we pretend to attack the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen will definitely ask Wu Sangui to return reinforcements."
"We will attack him halfway and defeat Wu Sangui, then send our troops north to capture Shanhaiguan. In this way, our Jurchen soldiers will be able to move forward unimpeded."
Dorgon nodded approvingly and said, "Yes, fifteenth brother, you have really made a lot of progress!"
Duduo smiled modestly, then frowned and said, "Brother Fourteen, if this is the case, this battle will take at least five days. If other troops from the Ming Dynasty come to help, we are still in danger of destruction!"
"Also, if Chongzhen does not mobilize Wu Sangui, but instead mobilizes soldiers from Datong, wouldn't we have made Hauge's wedding dress?"
Dorgon shook his head and said, "Fifteenth brother, you are worrying too much."
"Chongzhen just defeated Li Zicheng in Shanxi. He was already exhausted and unable to fight any more. Otherwise, he would not have given up Taiyuan and other places to Zuo Liangyu."
"So although Datong has many soldiers and horses, it is already at the end of its strength. Otherwise Gong Yonggu would not have used the plague method to deal with Hauge. It would be good if he could defend Datong. It would be impossible to return to the capital to aid."
"And Zuo Liangyu is still fighting fiercely with Yuan Zongdi in Henan, and Li Zicheng in Chang'an is also ready to make a move. He has too much time to take care of himself."
"Although Zuo Liangyu still has troops in Wuchang, the north-south passage has not yet been opened, and he will not be able to go north for a while."
"In addition, I deliberately gave up the first batch of red cannons to Zuo Liangyu, which enabled Zuo Xianmei to defeat Bai Wang in Wuchang and now have the ability to march north."
"Given Chongzhen's suspicious character, he should be trying to weaken Zuo Liangyu's power now, and he must not be allowed to enter the capital."
After listening to Dorgon's story, Duduo said with a surprised look on his face: "Brother Fourteen, when did you know so much about the situation in the Central Plains?"
Dorgon smiled and said, "You think Brother Fourteen spent more than two million taels of silver just for these twenty-odd red cannons?"
Duduo was stunned and said with some confusion: "Fan Beidou only did salt and iron business with us before. How come he can get the red cannon now?" Chinese website
Dorgon said in a deep voice: "It is said that he has now established a connection with wealthy businessmen in the south, and his business has expanded a lot. If we cannot enter the customs this time, I am afraid that the future will not be easy."
Hearing this, Duduo immediately said angrily: "Fan Beidou has benefited a lot from us over the years, how dare he betray us?"
Dorgon smiled bitterly and said: "Fifteenth brother, the relationship between the Central Plains people is not as simple as on the battlefield, especially the Southerners. I heard that there are many twists and turns. If you deal with them in the future, you must be careful. "
When Duduo heard the word "Southern", he suddenly frowned and said, "Brother Fourteen, did you just miss a troop?"
Dorgon said: "Are you talking about King Qin's southern troops this time?"
Duduo nodded and said: "Yes, Liu Wenbing defeated Kong Youde's navy in Korea, and there are signs of dividing his troops to attack Shengjing, but it is not ruled out that he will divide his troops to return for reinforcements!"
Dorgon shook his head and said: "He is unable to return reinforcements. In fact, before Kong Youde sent troops, I knew that he would be defeated. And only if he loses can Liu Wenbing be contained, which will be beneficial to our plan."
Duduo said with a puzzled look on his face: "Brother Fourteen, the reason why we were able to capture Pi Island and relieve our worries was because of Kong Youde and others."
"Now that he is defeated, the Ming Dynasty may capture Pi Island. Then we will have trouble in the rear and it will be difficult to go south. How do you say it will be beneficial to us?"
Dorgon looked at Duduo with his deep eyes for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "Kong Youde and others have indeed accomplished a lot of military exploits since they came back, but their ambitions are getting bigger and bigger."
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They are nominally loyal to me, but secretly have contacts with Hauge, and have also accepted rewards from Bumbutai. If such opportunistic people are allowed to become powerful, it will definitely be detrimental to us. "
"Now that he is defeated and his strength is damaged, he will not dare to be as half-hearted as before. Moreover, although he was defeated this time, the nearly ten thousand people left are elites. In addition, he is not mediocre. In order to win back face, he will definitely Fight back with all your might."
"And Liu Wenbing only has 20,000 to 30,000 men. He has to guard against Kong Youde's counterattack and also attack Shengjing. He has no way to return to the capital to help, so you can rest assured."
After listening to Dorgon's story, Duduo's eyes were full of admiration, and then he said with some worry: "We are almost all out now. When Liu Wenbing attacks Shengjing, the woman will definitely ask us to come back for reinforcements. Will our plan be affected?" Will it be hindered?"
When Dorgon heard Duduo say "that woman", his eyes were full of contempt, he couldn't help but frown, and said in a deep voice: "Don't underestimate your imperial sister-in-law, she actually has plans for this."
Hearing this, Duduo snorted dissatisfiedly and said, "What arrangements could she have made? If you hadn't supported her, she still wouldn't know..."
"Dodo!"
Dorgon shouted and cut off Doduo's words. After a moment of silence, he said, "Do you know why it's so gratifying that she only punished you this time when the food and grass were burned, but didn't deal with it?"
Duduo sneered: "What can she do? Isn't she thinking that we are a threat to her son's throne and wants to weaken..."
He stopped again and said with some confusion: "You mean she wants to use Shang Kexi's power to fight against Liu Wenbing?"
"But Shang Kexi only has a few thousand men in his hands. How can he stop Liu Wenbing's army?"
Dorgon sneered: "Why should she resist?"
"Shang Kexi is just a suspicious soldier. The value of his existence is to prevent Liu Wenbing from attacking with all his strength."
"You must know that Liu Wenbing divided his troops and came here, with a maximum of 20,000 people. If he divides his troops for defense again, it is gratifying, how many people can attack Shengjing?"
"And if I'm not wrong, she may have sent her family's troops to Shengjing quietly. If Liu Wenbing couldn't see through this, he might die in Shengjing."
A ray of panic flashed across Duduo's eyes, and then he said with some confusion: "Didn't Jierhalang and Fan Wencheng go to Mongolia as envoys to ask all Mongolian ethnic groups to go to Datong to assist Hauge?"
"Moreover, the leading troops of Horqin and Chahar have transported food to Datong and said that the follow-up troops are about to arrive. How can they lurk to Shengjing?"
Dorgon shook his head and said: "Fifteenth brother, since you know that Bumbutai is guarding against our brothers, don't you think she won't guard against Haug? How can you let the various Mongolian tribes help Hauge attack Datong?"
"What's more, although we conquered Monan Mongolia, they have not surrendered in their hearts. In addition, Moxi and Mobei Mongolia are ready to make a move. How can Monan Mongolia send troops to help us at this time?"
Hearing this, Duduo's face couldn't help but darken.
