The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Chang Yu and Song Luoyu were chatting in a low voice in the courtyard of the palace in the dead of night. Qiao Sanxiu, who was napping at the door, stretched out and got up to help the little eunuch make a pot of tea again. Then he sat next to him and listened to the two talking. He thought it was so late. Aren't you still sleepy? I'm thinking about Kuang Ren, Chen Suole and others, why they haven't come back yet, or tonight...
At the same time, more than ten Qing troops on horseback rushed in from a few miles north of the city, and were quickly intercepted by Ming scouts. Just as they were about to fight, the Qing troops said something, left a letter, and left.
The scout did not dare to neglect, and soon the letter was sent to Qingzhou City. Soon the Dongchang Fanzi on duty rode straight to Prince Heng's Mansion, and the servants guarding the gate did not dare to stop him and allowed him to go straight in.
At the door of the other courtyard, Qiao Sanxiu let Na Fanzi in and whispered in front of Chang Yu for a while. Chang Yu accepted the letter with a hum, read ten lines at a glance, raised his eyebrows, turned to Qiao Sanxiu and said: "Go and get it." General Lee shouted."
"Mr. Factory, something big is going to happen?" Song Luoyu's eyes were shining and she was a little excited. Chang Yu rolled his eyes at her and said, "It's none of your business. Go back to bed quickly."
Song Luoyu shook his head: "I am on duty tonight."
"You're a piece of shit," Chang Yu scolded, and Song Luoyu said sternly, "Have you forgotten that this humble position is also your personal attendant?" Chang Yu was startled, he had really forgotten!
"Those big gentlemen all went out to play and stayed up all night. They have to fill their humble positions and be on duty. Mr. Jin Gui, the factory owner, must not make any mistakes," Song Luoyu said hehely.
Come on, Chang Yu realized that every time he talked to her, he would be put off, and he quickly waved his hand. At that moment, Li Yan was also pushed out by his guards, and he said with a worried look on his face: "But what big trouble happened?"
"We can't talk about the trouble, but something happened." Chang Yu said and handed the letter to Li Yan.
The letter was written by Dorgon himself to the young eunuch. The content was simple and direct, and he wanted to make a deal with him. The Qing army would withdraw its troops and the Ming court would release Azig, and the Ming army would not stop him, otherwise they would bear the consequences.
The consequences of this are very serious. If the Ming court does not release Azig, he will be attacked by cities and villages on the way out of the pass, and will ravage the Ming Dynasty villages and fortresses to the greatest extent possible. If Azigqi is released, the journey will be smooth and he will break camp and leave as quickly as possible.
On the other hand, if the Ming army were to block it, they would fight back at all costs, even if they discarded the looted materials, they would fight to the end. Twenty thousand cavalry would rampage through Ming territory and wreak havoc. He did not believe that the Ming army could stop him.
After reading this, Li Yan frowned deeply: "A delaying tactic, an extremely vicious delaying tactic!"
Chang Yu smiled bitterly and said nothing.
Dorgon's move was indeed cruel, and it also hit Chang Yu's weakness!
First of all, Chang Yu never thought of releasing Azig. Secondly, the two armies were facing each other and they were not afraid to fight and kill him according to their own methods. Moreover, at this time, the Ming army had the upper hand in terms of strength and morale.
But now Dorgon is obviously cowarded. He doesn't want to fight but threatens the young eunuch nakedly with the people of Ming Dynasty, and it is the kind of threat that has no offline. For example, he will kill all the captured people of Ming Dynasty, for example, he will run around everywhere. Disaster everywhere.
You asked Chang Yu if he was afraid?
Afraid!
If Dorgon really jumped over the wall and used 20,000 cavalry to cause harm regardless of the cost, it would cause heavy damage to the Ming Dynasty. Just imagine that at this time, the towns north of the Huaihe River in the Ming Dynasty, except for Qingzhou City and Tianjin at this time, almost no heavy troops were guarded. 20,000 cavalry The cavalry of the Qing army are fierce, coming and going like the wind. If they are determined to cause harm, you can't stop them, you can't catch them, you can't stop them. They burn and kill everywhere and do evil. How many people of the Ming Dynasty will suffer, and how many families will be torn apart.
What's more, Hebei and Henan had just been severely damaged by the raids by the rebels. If they were plowed again by the Qing army, it would be difficult to recover for more than ten years.
So Li Yan said this was an extremely vicious delaying tactic.
Chang Yu, who has always been resourceful, is at a loss what to do.
To be precise, he didn't want to pay such a high price and couldn't be the master.
"Factory Supervisor, do you want to report to the court immediately?" Li Yan asked in a low voice.
Chang Yu lay on the chair and looked at the starry sky, speechless for a long time.
Li Yan knew that he was unwilling to give up, and when he was about to fight, he was suddenly poured cold water on him. Just like the day before when Dorgon's siege was about to succeed and he had to withdraw his troops, he felt the same. He was unwilling to do anything.
Because we cannot bet on this game with the lives of countless Ming people.
"Luo Yu calls for pens and ink!" Chang Yu said after a while. Song Luoyu hurriedly went to the room to get pens and ink, and then went outside the hospital to call a few Dongchang fans.
Chang Yu picked up the pen and thought about it for a while before handing it to Li Yan: "My handwriting is ugly, please help General Li."
Li Yan did not shirk, took the pen and dipped it in ink, while Chang Yu wrote while talking.
The letter was written to Dorgon, and it was concise and concise: If the matter is of great importance, please report it to the court for a decision. You will receive a reply within five days. During this period, you are not allowed to use the sword without authorization, otherwise you will retaliate with tooth for tooth and blood for blood!
Chang Yu then sent someone to deliver the letter to the Qing army's camp, and ordered Fanzi to ride eight hundred miles overnight to return to Beijing to inform Emperor Chongzhen of the matter.
It was extremely late at night, but Chang Yu didn't feel sleepy at all. The so-called impermanence of things in the world meant that he was like this right now. One second he was holding the initiative and preparing to feast on the Qing army, but in the blink of an eye he was about to be manipulated by others.
Yesterday evening, he had killed more than a thousand enemies and returned victoriously. A few hours later, Dorgon took back the initiative. His bottomless plan to wipe out the family was very successful. Within the time limit for the court's reply, he could head north without hesitation. Worrying about the Ming army's obstruction, it doesn't matter whether to send troops to raid the surrounding areas to hide others' eyes.
In the Qing army camp, Dorgon showed a long-lost smile when he saw Chang Yu's reply. He even praised Geng Zhongming's plan for being extremely clever, and the dark clouds that had been weighing on his head for many days suddenly became lighter.
"Then we can't attack Linzi and Xincheng tomorrow?" a general under his command asked.
"Of course we will fight. If we are frightened by his few words, what will happen to the Qing Dynasty's face?" Nikan shouted, and some people agreed. Dorgon was silent, and Duduo stood up and swept away everyone: "This is not a time for fierce fighting, so you should get out of seclusion as soon as possible. Since the eunuch has temporarily reached an agreement with us, please don't cause trouble anymore. That person can't be provoked." !”
Everyone was deeply aware of this. When the news reached Kong Youde's ears on the sick bed, this guy was trembling. Damn, if I had known this, why would I have injured myself and cost thousands of lives to perform this act? But then I thought of winning. Dorgon's favor felt worth it again.
At three o'clock in the morning, Huang Degong, Tu Yuan and more than a dozen people came out of a brothel to admire the moon. They stood on the street looking up at the scorching sun with a still expression on their faces and frowned. Should they go back to the palace or take a stroll again?
There are many rules in the palace, so everyone unanimously voted to take a walk in the city. After being here for so long, fighting and killing every day, they still haven’t had a good look at Qingzhou City.
So a group of big guys walked shoulder to shoulder along the street. At this time, people's livelihood in the city had returned to normal and shops had opened.
It was almost noon after walking around to see how much money they had made. Everyone found a restaurant and ordered some food and wine to eat. Seeing that they were soldiers, the owner felt grateful for his kindness in defending the city and offered to waive the bill. Huang Degong was overjoyed and thanked him profusely, but Tu Yuan wrinkled He frowned and quietly paid the money in private.
The shop owner was puzzled.
Tu Yuan explained that he was under the direct jurisdiction of Dongchang, and Dongchang had strict orders not to eat the people for free.
The store owner was shocked, secretly thinking that Dongchang’s military management was so strict now!
The restaurant was near the north gate. Everyone had tables by the window, eating and drinking while enjoying the scenery. However, they saw soldiers and cavalry rushing back and forth on the street. Huang Degong couldn't help but wonder. Li Yan had said yesterday that nothing would happen in the next three to five days. Could there be some trouble? Then he stopped Yiqi and asked him.
But he was Chang Yu's personal soldier. He knew Huang Degong and told him that he had been ordered to sit outside the city and monitor the movements of the Qing army.
Huang Degong raised his eyebrows and asked what happened. The soldiers shook their heads and said that the young eunuch had issued several military orders early in the morning, sending dozens of spies with hundreds of people out of the city to closely monitor the Qing army camp, and ordered Zhou Yuji's troops to gather and wait. make.
It seemed that something had happened. Huang Degong and others threw down their wine bowls and ran towards the palace, wondering in their hearts that if there was a war, it would be impossible for the little eunuch to let more than ten generals have fun outside without notifying them.
But when Huang Degong and his party hurriedly returned to the palace, they learned that the young eunuch was sleeping, Li Yan was drinking tea and reading, and the Song Luoshu brothers and sisters and the princess were visiting the courtyard. The peaceful atmosphere of the whole year was completely different from the tense atmosphere outside.
So Huang Degong rushed into Li Yan's room and asked him what happened.
Li Yan closed the book and smiled slightly: "Don't be anxious, don't be impatient, just rest these days."
"Have a rest, why are Lao Zhou's men waiting for orders?" Huang Degong yelled, and Li Yan had to tell him what happened. Huang Degong was immediately confused.
"We know that he wants to escape but we can't catch him now?"
Li Yan nodded: "Yes, the Tatars are as cruel and inhumane as they say. If they really killed prisoners or were so ruthless as to abandon their baggage and send troops to burn and kill them, the price would be too high for the Ming Dynasty!"
"You son of a bitch!" Huang Degongqi yelled and asked, "Then there's nothing the little eunuch can do?"
Li Yan smiled: "You can say yes, you can also say no!"
"It's really annoying for you people to talk about what is and isn't. Just tell me if it's true or not!" Huang Degong scratched his head and cheeks anxiously, and Li Yan laughed: "Let's put it this way, you're treating someone else with his own body. Dao, if Dorgon tries to slow down the troops again, the little governor will also try to slow down the troops!"
"Speak more clearly." Huang Degong seemed to hear something.
"Whether we are chasing or blocking, we also need time to prepare, and the troops and horses also need to rest." Li Yan said and poured a cup of tea for Huang Degong. Huang Degong took it and drank it in one gulp, with a smile on his face: "Then I really have to take advantage of this opportunity." Have a good rest these days."
Really? Li Yan smiled half-heartedly: "Aren't you going to admire the moon tonight?"
Huang Degong burst into laughter and said, "I'll be the host tonight. Will General Li give me a favor?"
Li Yan quickly waved his hand: "I'm sorry for the inconvenience, Mr. Huang." Huang Degong burst out laughing. Just as Li Muxian came back, the two met and Huang Degong shouted: "Niubi, you went to a brothel last night."
Li Muxian was startled and looked around in panic: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can an outsider go to that rouge place? Don't be ridiculous!"
Shit, Huang Degong rolled his eyes: "You smell like rouge, and you're still quibbling."
ah! Yes, yes? Li Muxian lifted up his clothes and smelled it, then grabbed Huang Degong and dragged him into the house: "Mr. Huang, come on, come on, Pindao will give you a divination..."
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