When the guard saw the situation in the tent, he was slightly startled, then quickly stepped forward, knelt in front of Dorgon, and respectfully presented a letter, saying: "Master, a secret letter from Lord Wang!"
Upon hearing this, Dorgon did not immediately go to receive the letter, but looked at Wang Fuzhi again.
Seeing that Mrs. Wang's face was calm and there was no change in her expression, he reached out to take the letter and read it quickly.
Wang Xigun said in the letter that he led his army and chased them to a place about thirty miles away from Shanhaiguan. He did not see Gao Di's soldiers and horses. Instead, he saw many Ming soldiers transporting equipment.
He was worried that if he moved forward, his whereabouts would be exposed. At the same time, he felt that Gaudi's marching speed could not be so fast, so he turned back to search.
It's just that he searched for a long time, but there was no trace.
Just when he felt helpless and climbed up to look far away, he accidentally discovered Gao Di's soldiers and horses in a hidden valley eighty or ninety miles away from Shanhaiguan, and also discovered something strange.
That is, Gaudi was defeated and fled, and logically speaking, his morale should be very low.
But these five or six thousand remnant soldiers showed no sign of decline, and their fighting spirit was very high, as if they had won the battle.
Furthermore, although the outside of the camp is a bit chaotic, the layout inside is quite particular. Not only is the advance and retreat measured, but it also takes advantage of the mountainous terrain.
Especially the several camps in the middle are very tightly defended.
Wang Xigan felt that something was wrong, so he sent someone in disguise to check it out. Unexpectedly, he was almost discovered by the other party when he reached the second floor.
In desperation, he had to capture a few peripheral soldiers for torture.
But those people only knew that after they were attacked by a Jurchen army, Gaudi suddenly ordered to be stationed here. As for why he did this, and who was in the middle camp, they did not know.
Seeing this, Wang Xigun suspected that Duduo was imprisoned.
He wanted to attack by force, but he was afraid of killing Duduo.
Just when Wang Xigun was hesitating, he unexpectedly met Zu Zerun disguised as an Orion.
Zu Zerun told him that Duduo was indeed captured by Ming soldiers and was imprisoned in Gao Di's camp, but he could not rescue him rashly.
Because Chongzhen knew that his troops were outnumbered and it was difficult to resist Dorgon's attack, he decided to use Duoduo as bait to lure them to come to the rescue.
If they came in small numbers, Chongzhen would use the terrain to annihilate them all.
If there are many people coming, Chongzhen will quietly move Duduo, and when they attack the camp, he will ignite gunpowder and blow them up to pieces.
Therefore, if we want to save Duduo, we must send a large army to come.
Moreover, one must grasp the right measures and take action while Duduo is being transferred, in order to have the possibility of success.
At the same time, Zu Zerun also told Wang Xigan that he had sent people to ask Dorgon for help and asked him to wait for the arrival of the army before taking action.
After hearing Zu Zerun's story, Wang Xigan felt a little suspicious, but he did not dare to act rashly. He just pretended to be grateful and kept Zu Zerun in the army, and then sent someone to deliver the news.
After Dorgon read the secret letter, he knew that Duduo must have been captured by the Ming soldiers.
But he didn't quite believe Zu Zerun, especially Wang Fuzhi who came to report the news.
Because it all happened so coincidental and so reasonable.
You must know that although Fan Sanba's strategy was clever, it was not without flaws, but he still successfully forced Zu Zerun to rebel.
Then he just received the news of Fan Sanba's success, and Wang Fuzhi broke into his camp.
Just when he was suspicious, Wang Xigun's secret letter arrived in time, confirming everything Wang Fuzhi said.
All of this is really too much of a coincidence.
Based on his many years of experience in combat and politics, Dorgon knew that there were too many uncontrollable factors, whether on the battlefield or in the court, and situations often occurred unexpectedly, disrupting the normal rhythm.
If something happens that is too reasonable, it is often a trap by the other party.
When Chongzhen set up such a trap, he probably wanted to take advantage of the opportunity when he divided his troops to rescue Duduo, seize Ningyuan City, and cut off their way back north.
Dole
When Gun thought of this, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Just as he was thinking about how to time the trick, another doubt came to his mind.
That is, whenever you use tactics, you should benefit yourself at the expense of others.
But now not only Wang Fuzhi's life and death is in his control, but even Zu Zerun has fallen into Wang Xigun's hands. If the other party was using a plan, and the calculation was so detailed and accurate, how could he send so many heads to him? In hand?
Although there is talk of death, it is a well-deserved death, and one should not act rashly like this.
What's more, Zu Zerun took refuge in the Ming court and wanted to take the opportunity to restore the glory of his ancestral family. How could he be willing to sacrifice like this in vain?
Because of the doubts in his heart, Dorgon pretended to see through everything and deceitfully said: "Wang Fuzhi, I heard that you killed several of my generals on the battlefield. I thought you were a general!"
"I didn't expect you to implement such a clumsy trick to lure the enemy. It really makes me a little disappointed..."
As Dorgon spoke, he secretly observed Wang Fuzhi's expression.
He saw that Wang Euzhi had been silent before, but when he heard about the "tactic to lure the enemy", a flash of anger flashed in his eyes, and he became more suspicious.
However, Wang Huzhi remained silent, making it impossible for him to make further judgments based on his words and deeds.
At this time, he remembered that Wang Euzhi's previous words and deeds were quite similar to the plot in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, so he decided to imitate the intimidation plot to see if he could get the other party to speak.
So he shouted loudly: "Where are all the personal guards? Why don't I, the king, drag this girl out and kill her!"
This was originally a probing move, but as soon as he finished speaking, Wang Euzhi burst into laughter.
Dorgon was secretly happy when he saw Wang Husband take the bait, and took the opportunity to shout: "Why are you laughing? Could it be that I have wronged you?"
Wang Euzhi glanced at him contemptuously and said angrily: "Wang is so ignorant that he is humiliated today!"
"If you want to kill, then kill, why bother to be pretentious!"
After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the tent without waiting for the guards to come forward to capture him.
Dorgon originally thought that Wang Fuzhi was showing off and wanted to take the initiative, but he didn't expect that the other party walked out of the tent.
Seeing this situation, although he wanted to redeem himself, he couldn't open his mouth.
At this moment, Wu Guogui's surprised voice suddenly came from outside the tent: "Wang Fuzhi, why are you here?"
Then I heard another cold snort from Wang Huizhi, and then came Azig's scolding and Wu Guogui's explanation.
Dorgon in the tent heard the sound and listened carefully. Then he realized that after Wang Euzhi was captured, his men were unhappy, so they joined forces with Zu Zerun to rob the prison at night.
Wu Guogui was also in prison at the time, so he was also rescued.
But when they broke out later, they got separated.
Because Wang Fuzhi knew about the military deployment in Shanhaiguan, Wu Guogui asked people from Anyu Camp to search for him after escaping, but they were not found. Instead, he accidentally got the news that Duduo had been captured.
In order to prevent Dorgon from falling into the trap, he was supposed to rush to Jinzhou to report the news.
They happened to meet Azig halfway and learned that Dorgon had lurked in Ningyuan, so they hurried over. Unexpectedly, they met Wang Fuzhi here...
Dorgon became more suspicious after listening to their stories.
At this time, Azig walked in with Wu Guogui and Wang Fuzhi.
After Azig entered the tent, he shouted before saluting: "Prince Regent, you know that my fifteenth brother has been captured, right? We need to send troops to rescue him as soon as possible!"
Dorgon was a little happy because Azige and Wu Guogui arrived in time and resolved his passive situation.
At this moment, seeing that Azig intercepted Wang Fuzhi without his consent and brought him into the tent, without bowing after entering, and with implicit blame in his words, he couldn't help but frown.
