Wu Zhao was Wu Sangui's family general who had followed him through life and death for more than ten years. He deeply trusted him and went north to deliver the message with three others.
Within half an hour, he had been questioned back and forth several times, first together with the other three, and then separately one by one, with all kinds of threats and threats being made during this period.
The remaining three people only said that they were ordered to protect Wu Zhao and came to deliver the message. They asked where the rebel army was at this time and shook their heads. They asked Gao Di if he rebelled? Nod hard, it’s just the past few days! If you ask about other things, you will be ignorant.
Wu Zhao was brought into the commander's tent to pay homage to Dorgon according to the Ming Dynasty, but he was kicked by the tiger guard in front of the tent and made him kneel down. This made the generals in the tent laugh and had no choice but to kneel down and pay homage.
Dorgon and the generals heard the news in turn, and Wu Zhao answered them one by one, and finally said: "If the commander-in-chief doesn't believe it, you can send someone to find out the truth."
The Manchu Qing Dynasty had coveted the Ming Dynasty for decades. During this period, they invaded several times. There were many spies and spies hidden in the Ming Dynasty. Many merchants were even bribed to collect intelligence in the Ming Dynasty. Among them, the eight imperial merchants in the early Qing Dynasty were the most important.
It's just that the mountains are high and the rivers are far away, and the intelligence can't be transmitted so fast and timely. The Ming Dynasty border starts from Shanhaiguan in the east and ends at Jiayuguan in the west for two thousand kilometers. It is the Great Wall Pass, deep in the mountains and old forests. If it is closed, it will be difficult to send out the information in time.
It is also impossible to climb over Duanye Great Wall casually. There are deep mountains and old forests everywhere. If you climb over, you may not be able to walk out, and if you walk out, you don’t know what year or month it is.
What's more, Zhangjiakou, the largest intelligence gate, has been closed by Dongchang at this time, but even if it is not closed, the distance is so far that it will take half a month to return.
Shanhaiguan is relatively close to here, but Gaodi's rebellion will inevitably close the customs, and the same information cannot be sent out, so it is not possible to let spies check for a while.
The opportunity was fleeting and he didn't have to wait that long!
The authenticity of the information cannot be confirmed for the time being, so let's counter-prove that if Wu Sangui is a fraud, what are his intentions?
Ningyuan was a small place, an isolated city outside the pass, and there was no danger to defend it. With only 20,000 soldiers and horses, the troops were exhausted and lacked combat readiness. They were no match for the Qing army. Wu Sangui would not lead him there to fight to the death with the Qing army.
Dorgon and the generals could not figure out the reason or motive for Wu Sangui's deception.
At this time, Wu Zhao said again: Previously, the Ming Dynasty had detected that the Qing army was gathering troops and bandits to besiege Taiyuan. The great victory came to nothing, but before they could take a breath, the intruders changed their route from the Central Plains to the north and approached the capital from the south. Wu Sangui was summoned to withdraw into the pass, but at this time there was no way to retreat...
Dorgon and others were secretly happy when they heard this. During the bandits' Eastern Campaign, they had heard about it when Chongzhen ordered Wu Sangui to abandon Ningyuan and withdraw to the pass. At that time, they were secretly happy that they had gained another city out of thin air and expanded their territory by another two hundred miles. …
In other words, no matter whether the matter is true or false, Ning Yuancheng can easily get it without even having to do it himself. Ming Ting gave up on his own and got a big advantage in vain, so why not do it.
If what Wu Sangui said is true, he can then make new conditions by sending troops to help him quell the Gaodi rebellion. If he enters the pass and helps the Ming Dynasty quell the rebels, the benefits will be... simply unimaginable!
Wealth and silk touch people's hearts, and empire is even more impressive.
With such a huge benefit at hand, all the generals were excited and clamored to immediately send troops to Ningyuan to negotiate with Wu Sangui, so that when they could help him suppress Gaodi's rebellion, they could take the opportunity to enter the pass, and even directly use it for their own use. The more I thought about it, the more excited I became.
However, Dorgon has always been cautious in his actions, especially when marching and fighting. Pie-in-the-sky things usually have traps hidden behind them. Although he can't think of Wu Sangui's motive and reason for cheating, he also knows that Mingting is indeed in deep trouble now. The quagmire can collapse at any time, but be careful to make the ship last forever.
After discussing with the generals in the tent, a decision was made.
First, immediately send scouts to verify that the Qing army's southernmost force is only a step away from Huludao and Ningyuan City. Even the heroes outside the pass have some connection with them. If Gautier rebels, The commotion is certainly not small, and news must come out.
Second, the fighter opportunity is fleeting, so a fine cavalry team should be sent as the vanguard to Ningyuan to negotiate with Wu Sangui, and the army will arrive soon after.
Dorgon was determined to change the original route and turn around to Ben Ningyuan. After collecting this cheap treasure, he entered the customs through Shanhaiguan.
But who will send these pioneers?
All the generals asked for orders one after another, among them Hauge and Luo Luohun were the most important!
Dorgon fell into deep thought. Ningyuan City is small, but it is of great significance. If it is included in the bag, the Ming Dynasty will lose all its territory outside the Pass, and the territory of the Qing Dynasty will be further expanded. More importantly, his father Nurhaci was defeated here twice. Whoever takes it first will be a great achievement and of great significance. It is no wonder that the generals are vying for the first place.
But Hauge is his mortal enemy, the son of Luo Luohunyue, and the grandson of Daishan. Daishan supports Emperor Fulin of Shunzhi and can be considered his political enemy. Ningyuan City is of great significance. How can such a good thing be given away? , but if you don’t allow it, your suppression will be too obvious.
"Brother Twelve, allow me three thousand troops and horses, and let Wu Sangui give up Ningyuan City." Dorgon's old brother Duduo came out to ask for battle.
Dorgon frowned. Duduo fought bravely and fiercely and had great achievements in battle, but he was a foolhardy, rude and cruel person. Since Wu Sangui was a beggar, the chance of starting a war in Ningyuan was extremely small. He went to negotiate this time to use his brains. Yes, with his little IQ, let alone Wu Sangui who could dig a hole to bury him, even Hauge and Yue Jing could prevent him from finding Bei.
While thinking, his eyes swept around the tent and stopped on the taciturn Abatai: "Lao Qi and you Nikan will go together."
Abatai is a veteran, fifty-five years old this year. He has fought with his father Nurhachi since he was a child, and has made great achievements in battle. However, because of his mother's low status, he has been excluded from the core of the highest power for a long time. The remaining battles never affected him.
But he was also born in a side house and was not valued by other brothers. This became even worse after Huang Taiji ascended the throne. For example, some of Abatai's sons and nephews were named county princes and princes, but he was still a Baylor, so he was extremely dissatisfied with Huang Taiji. , thus supporting Dorgon on the issue of succession, and was finally promoted to the county king on the eve of the dispatch of troops.
As for Nikan, he is also famous among the younger generation of generals. His father, Chu Ying, is the eldest son of Nurhaci and is also the prince. Chu Ying was sued by the four great Baylors and the fifth ministers and sentenced to death. At that time, the one who waved the flag among the brothers was the great Baylor Daishan, so The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Using Abate and Nikan to balance Haug and Luo Luohun is perfect.
The regent ordered that each banner lead 2,000 cavalrymen, a total of 8,000 troops, with Abatai as the commander-in-chief, and rush to Ningyuan within three days. The remaining bannermen and horses rested overnight and changed their route to Ningyuan in the morning!
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