Liu Wenbing was stunned when he heard the majestic voice, and then walked out quickly.
When he came outside the tent, he found that his personal guards had disappeared. Only Zhu Yuanzhang, who was in military uniform and accompanied by Zhang Dabiao, looked at him with a smile on his face.
When Liu Wenbing saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he hurriedly came forward and kowtowed: "I didn't know that your majesty was coming, so please forgive me!"
Jiang Yingkui, who followed him out, saw this and hurriedly knelt down to salute.
Zhu Yuanzhang helped Liu Wenbing up with his own hands, and after signaling Jiang Yingkui to stand up, he said: "Dong An Guo, you are tired!"
When Liu Wenbing heard this, he even said he didn't dare, and immediately invited Zhu Yuanzhang into the big tent.
After Zhu Yuanzhang sat down, he said: "Your Majesty, but Dorgon has led his army here?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "No, according to Wang Shoulin's information, Dorgon almost caused a rebellion among the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty because he advocated punishing Kong Youde and others."
"Later, Bumbutai came forward to mediate, and Dorgon took the initiative to propose that Zu Dashou guard Jinzhou, which eased the crisis."
"However, after this incident, Dorgon's momentum has been greatly reduced. In addition, Bumbutai secretly added fuel to the flames, causing some of Dorgon's generals to write a letter to impeach him. Now he is dealing with Mubumutai and others in Shenyang."
"His brothers Azig and Duduo wanted to lead the army to the expedition, but because they were worried that he would be alone, and the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty were still ready to move, they only organized the army and had not set off yet..."
After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's story, Liu Wenbing finally let go of his original worries.
Then he frowned and said: "Your Majesty, Dorgon is at a disadvantage now. When Hauge leads his army this time, he will try his best to achieve some military exploits and overpower Dorgon in the court."
"Now Master Shen is having a hard time dealing with the Jurchens. If we add the rebels from Baoding, I'm afraid that the soldiers from the capital may not be able to stop these two groups of troops."
"Since Dorgon has been tied up, he will not come in the short term. Please ask your majesty to go to suppress the rebellion!"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Liu Wenbing and said in a deep voice: "If we send you there, how many troops and horses will you need and how many days will it take you to return?"
Liu Wenbing thought about it silently and bowed: "I will only take Jiang Yingkui's three thousand people there. If everything goes well, we can return within ten days!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he shook his head and said: "No, if you go, you may not be able to come back in a month!"
After he finished speaking, seeing Liu Wenbing frowning and saying nothing, he continued: "We know that you are talking about ten days. You want to go to the capital first to help Shen Zhanran defeat Hauge, and then join forces with him to defeat the invading enemies of Baoding. .”
"Because the rebels are now scattered, although your cavalry is strong, without the help of Shen Zhanran's troops, you will not be able to defeat the rebels in a short time."
"But you have forgotten that although Jiang Yingkui has three thousand cavalry, only one thousand are elite. If he fights with the rebels, he may still have a slight advantage, but if he competes with the Jurchens who grew up on horseback, he will definitely lose. .”
"So once you start a war with the Jurchens, even if you win the first battle, you will end up in a situation where you can only hold on to the city. Without Shen Zhanran's help, it will be impossible for you to repel the rebels within ten days!"
Liu Wenbing saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had revealed his worries and thoughts. He was silent for a while and then said: "Your majesty, please punish me for not thinking carefully about things."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "You don't need to apologize. I know you have also considered this. You are just worried that the capital will be damaged and the world will be shocked, so you want to take the risk."
"In fact, even if the capital city suffers a loss, as long as we are here, the Ming Dynasty will be safe. And even if your trip succeeds by chance, it will be difficult to deal with Li Guo's troops. You will still be riding a tiger and it will be difficult to get off!"
Liu Wenbing looked surprised and said: "Has Ping Xigong been defeated?"
He said, shaking his head again and again: "Impossible, I just received the news not long ago that although Ping Xigong was defeated, he still had tens of thousands of men under his command, and was still capable of fighting, so he should not be defeated so soon! "
Seeing his panic, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "Gong Yonggu has not been defeated yet, but we have deprived him of his title. I think there will be news that he has defected to the rebels soon!"
Hearing this, Liu Wenbing glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, and when he saw that the other party was not angry, he whispered: "Ping Xigong is loyal to Your Majesty. Even if he is deprived of his title, he will not surrender to the rebels!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "We know that he would rather die in battle than surrender, so we deprived him of his title so that he would have a chance of survival."
"Otherwise, he will be caught between the rebels and Zuo Liangyu, and he will undoubtedly die. However, although he is pretending to surrender this time, the rebels will definitely exaggerate and dampen the fighting spirit of our soldiers..."
"And we suspect that Dorgon has not moved for a long time, and he should be waiting for the opportunity. If you are in a deadlock, once something happens in Liaodong, it will be difficult to send reinforcements, and there may be worries about the collapse of the whole line..."
Liu Wenbing listened to Zhu Yuanzhang's story and realized that he had almost made a big mistake before, and he was sweating like rain.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw the slump on his face and was worried that he would lose his fighting spirit, so he changed the subject and said: "Dong An, on the way here just now, we saw Zhu Chenggong in a hurry, but have you arranged errands for him?"
Liu Wenbing was stunned for a moment before telling the story of Gao Di's departure.
After listening to his story, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he wanted to create conflicts so as to balance them. After nodding secretly, he said in a deep voice: "What do you think of Gao Di's release from seclusion?"
Liu Wenbing muttered: "Now that Wu Sangui has conquered Daling River and other places, there should be no major wars in Liaodong in the short term. Gao Di is out of seclusion at this moment and has nothing to accomplish!"
"But he chose to leave seclusion at this time. He was probably afraid that the imperial court would dispatch him to encircle and suppress the Jurchens, so he made an excuse to leave seclusion to escape."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "Although your analysis is reasonable, as far as we know, Gao Di is not very courageous, otherwise he would not be easily manipulated by Wu Sangui. Now he dares to leave the confinement without authorization. I am afraid there is something inside."
Liu Wenbing pondered for a while and then asked tentatively: "I heard before that there are many female spies in Shanhaiguan. Could it be that Dorgon's army sneaked in and wanted to lure Gao Di out of the city so that he could take the opportunity to seize Shanhaiguan?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "This possibility cannot be ruled out, but now Wu Sangui, Zheng Hongkui and others have occupied land three to four hundred miles outside the pass. If Dorgon comes with an army, it is impossible to hide it from them..."
At this moment, Wang Shoulin hurriedly walked in and reported: "Your Majesty, the spies outside the customs have just sent news that Dorgon has set off from Shenyang and is expected to arrive at Daling River in about three days!"
"In addition, Master Shen lost the first battle and has retreated more than thirty miles. Now he is relying on some small towns to fight back. I'm afraid he won't be able to last long."
After hearing the report, Liu Wenbing pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Your Majesty, since Dorgon has just sent out troops, and there are Wu Sangui, Zheng Hongkui and others blocking the way, there should be no threat to Shanhaiguan in the short term."
"I want to lead my army to Jizhou, assist Lord Li in defeating Aobai, and then return to Shanhaiguan to aid. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he did not answer, but frowned and looked at the march map in the tent.
Some people died, but not completely...
