In the big tent, Dorgon was silent for a long time after listening to Wang Xigan's story about the Battle of Shanhaiguan, and then he said, "Kong Youde defeated Zheng Hongkui before. How could they be defeated this time? Did they not try their best?"
Wang Xigun pondered: "I can't say for sure, but according to the news from the spy, Kong Youde and Zheng Hongkui fought fiercely for nearly three hours, and they evacuated only after Prince Yu was defeated!"
After Dorgon heard this, he was silent for a while, frowned and said, "Prince Yu has more than 10,000 people, and he is supported by 3,000 elite troops led by King Wuying."
"Coupled with Wu Guogui who infiltrated the Ming army, even if they couldn't take Shanhaiguan, they shouldn't have been so defeated. Is there something else going on here?"
Wang Xigan glanced at Dorgon with a complicated expression, and said hesitantly: "Master, I have repeatedly asked the person who sent the message. According to what he said, there is indeed an ambush in Shanhaiguan, but the number is not large."
"The main reason is that they were too cunning. They lured us into the city and burned many of our warriors to death with fire attacks. In addition, the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty were weak, but the Ming soldiers were very ferocious after they gained power!"
"In particular, one of the Ming soldiers named Wang Fuzhi was very brave. He killed several of our generals, and finally broke through Prince Yu's defense with Zu Zerun, which led to the defeat of this battle... "
Dorgon heard that the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty were timid in fighting, and he couldn't help but regretful when he was angry.
It turns out that after the last battle of Beidaihe, although Duduo did not fall out with Dorgon, there was already a rift between the brothers.
Later, with the help of some well-intentioned people, the relationship between their brothers became even worse.
So when he went on an expedition this time, Duduo used the defeat of Xiangbai Banner in the last battle and the plague as an excuse, claiming that the damage was serious and he was unable to send troops.
Later, Azig persuaded him from the side, and Duduo reluctantly agreed, but then proposed to divide his troops to attack Shanhaiguan.
Although Dodo's method was inconsistent with Dorgon's strategy, he saw that Dodo was determined to do so, and he also felt that although this move was risky, the probability of success was extremely high, so he agreed to Dodo's suggestion.
However, he was worried that after Duduo entered the customs, his strength and reputation would rise sharply.
In order to avoid the situation where the tail was too big to lose, he did not want Duduo to command too many elite troops, so when analyzing the battle situation, he said that Jinzhou was powerful and intended to block Duduo's request for troops.
Unexpectedly, Duduo was also very stubborn and said that all he needed to do was bring thousands of soldiers with white flags.
Although Dorgon was happy, he didn't want to give up the truth, so he added thousands more Han Eight Banners to Duduo.
Later, after he surrounded Wu Sangui at the Daling River, in order to weaken Shanhaiguan's strength, he asked someone to write to Gao Di in Wu Sangui's handwriting. He even gained military exploits, but because the area was too large, there was a slight shortage of troops and horses. Gaudi came to support.
At the same time, he ordered the spies in the city to publicize Wu Sangui's achievements and the crisis in the capital to induce Gao Di to leave seclusion.
After capturing Wu Sangui and others, he immediately sent Azig to lead the Jurchen and Guan Ning cavalry to assist.
His move seemed to be aiding Dodo, but in fact it was more to let Azig share some of his military exploits and prevent Dodo from becoming dominant.
But what he didn't expect was that Duduo and Azig not only failed to capture Shanhaiguan, but returned defeated, which made him quite upset.
Wang Xigan on the side saw the worried look on Dorgon's face and comforted him: "Master, you don't have to worry too much. Although the two princes are defeated, there is no fear for their lives!"
"And there is also news from Fan Yongdou that he has set up a clever plan to make Zu Zerun defeated and return."
"In addition, he also stated that there will be chaos in Tingnan, so Master, please prepare in advance!"
Dorgon heard this and said strangely: "Why did Fan Yongdou go to Shanhaiguan?"
Wang Xigun shook his head and said: "He did not go to Shanhaiguan. The news came from his son Fan Sanba."
"I heard that after Zu Dashou rebelled, Fan Sanba secretly rushed to Shanhaiguan. Later, Wu Guogui was captured. He met Wu Guogui through connections and obtained the command of the Anyu Camp from the other party..."
After listening to Wang Xigun's story, Dorgon pondered: "Send a message to Fan Sanba and tell him not to worry about his ancestor's birthday, as long as they work hard for our Qing Dynasty,
There will be benefits for them in the future! "
"In addition, you can send a message to Shi Tingzhu in Jinzhou, asking him to watch the birthday of the ancestor, and at the same time, ask Tu Lai to lead the troops of Zhenghuang Banner to Ningyuan at night to join me!"
Wang Xigun heard this and said with some confusion: "Master, didn't you suspect that Shi Tingzhu was involved in Zu Dashou's rebellion before? Why are you asking him to monitor Zu Dashou now?"
"Also, Tu Lai is a supporter of Hauge and has always been very hostile to you. Isn't it inappropriate for you to let him lead the army now?"
Dorgon smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, your master is not confused!"
"Although Tu Lai supported Haoge before, since Fulin came to the throne, he, Sony and others have switched to Bumbutai."
"Now that Bumubutai is sincerely helping me, I cannot waste this combat power and damage the Zhengbai flag."
"As for Shi Tingzhu, there is no need to worry. He is a smart man and is the leader of the Zhengbai Banner among the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty. Since he did not follow Zu Dashou in rebellion before, now that our military is at its peak, I don't expect him to dare to act rashly! "
"Besides, he was the one who persuaded Zu Dashou to surrender before. The two of them have a good relationship. Now that he is asked to monitor Zu Dashou, Zu Dashou won't be too disgusted..."
He said, stopped again, and frowned: "What I am really worried about is the remnants of the Yehe tribe. Previously, Delgrad failed to capture Li Guozhen, and then his brother Niyaha caused internal strife!"
"From this, it seems that they have already planned it and want to take the opportunity to weaken our Qing Dynasty..."
When Wang Xigun heard this, he said with a surprised look on his face: "No way, the Ye He tribe has been integrated into our clan for many years and has become like the same clan, so how can there be any rebellion?"
"And even if they have different intentions, on the one hand they don't have the strength to rebel, and on the other hand, the Ye He tribe is now scattered among the Eight Banners, so they can't act in a unified manner!"
Dorgon shook his head and said: "No, this is what the king is really worried about. You must know that the Eight Banners all have Ye He tribe. If they really make trouble, it will be even more troublesome."
"As for strength, they don't have it, but the Mongolian tribes do. Do you still remember Sutai, the daughter of Delgrad?"
When Wang Xigun heard this, he remembered that Sutai was originally the descendant of Lindan Khan in the Chahar tribe of Monan Mongolia. He was in charge of Wour'er, the Tumen of Hana, and had the eldest son of Lindan Khan, Ezhe.
Later, Lin Danhan was defeated and died of illness. She was desperate, so she took Ezhe and others to submit to the Jurchens and presented the jade seal passed down to them.
Not long after Su Tai surrendered, his sister died of illness. Since her sister was Jierhalang's successor, she remarried Jierhalang and became the third successor.
Although Ezhe has passed away, his brother Abu Nai is still there and has taken over the affairs of the Chahar Department.
When Wang Xigun thought of this, his expression suddenly changed. He looked at Dorgon in panic and said, "Master, Prince Zheng had been fighting for a long time without success. I thought it was because the city of Datong was too strong."
"Now it seems that Prince Zheng was instigated by Su Tai and was unable to attack for a long time!"
Dorgon heard this and said with a smile: "You are worrying too much. Although Jierhalang married Sutai, he is my cousin after all. If the Qing Dynasty loses, what good will it do to him!" "
"However, he is smart and good at keeping things secret. He must have the intention to preserve his strength this time. I..."
As he spoke, he changed the subject and said: "Wang Xigun, please pass on my king's decree to confer Wu Sangui as the King of Pingnan and ask him to come to Ningyuan with the remaining thousand Guanning cavalry. At the same time, spread the word and let the people of Vietnam know about it." The more people know about it, the better!”
"In addition, Gong Adai is ordered to pursue Li Guozhen with all his strength. It is said that this person is quite eloquent. He must not be allowed to escape to Chahar and other tribes!"
"Also, you immediately send out a thousand elite cavalry to search for the whereabouts of the two princes along the way, and be sure to bring them back safely!"
After Wang Xigan bowed in agreement, he was about to go out when he heard Dorgon's voice again: "Where are Kong Youde and others now?"
Wang Xigun said: "After hearing that they were defeated, they rushed to Jinzhou, maybe to find you for advice!"
Dorgon nodded and said, "Okay, you immediately send someone to send a message and ask them to turn around and return to Ningyuan, but the speed doesn't have to be too fast."
"In addition, ask Li Guohan of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty to speed up the march, so that he and the Xianglan Banner must enter Ningyuan City in the early morning of tomorrow."
After Wang Xigan wrote them down one by one, he quickly walked out of the tent.
Dorgon was silent for a while, then picked up his pen to mark on the march map.
Suddenly, his body trembled slightly, and then the marking pen fell from his hand.
