Judging from the current situation, Dorgon is quite passive. The internal and external difficulties are enough to make him overwhelmed. It is a great blessing to be able to block the Ming court's pressing step by step, but why would he want to turn against the guest and take the initiative?
Regarding the attack on Tashan Fort, all the generals had different thoughts at first, some were opposed, some were supportive, and some were hesitant, but in the end they all came to a unified opinion, from thinking it was nonsense to thinking it was very feasible.
The reasons are gradually becoming more and more abundant. First of all, they can move the internal contradictions outward. They need a victory to boost their morale and show it to the court in Shenyang. Secondly, once Tashan Fort is broken, the Ming court's front will be compressed to two hundred. Ningyuan inside and outside is a very good thing for Jinzhou. At least until the spring of next year, Jinzhou will have nothing to worry about! I can breathe more.
And in the end, the sword was pointed at the great eunuch Chang Yu. The intelligence determined that he was in Tashan Fort. As long as Tashan Fort was broken, he could be captured or killed, and he would have no worries in the future!
So everyone unanimously decided to start.
Immediately Dorgon ordered his generals, with Azige as the commander-in-chief, Aobai as the vanguard general, and Hong Chengchou as his companion. They brought more than 8,000 infantry, cavalry, artillery and horses to attack Tashan Fort.
"Nothing happened?"
When Ji Jike and Ma Ke returned to Tashan Fort, Tu Yuan came to ask questions. He was surprised and quite disappointed to learn that the Qing army could not retreat. This was too cowardly.
"Maybe it's too cold, or maybe we went too early and they didn't get up." Marco chuckled while removing his armor. Tu Yuan actually believed it: "I should have known this, let's bring the cannon and blast him." A piece of shit."
Li Muxian stroked his beard and smiled: "The governor's behavior is more and more unpredictable as time goes by. The Tatars just suffered a big loss yesterday, so they are being cautious today. Don't say that if you bring troops approaching, you are going to another city." He didn't dare to urinate at the door, for fear of being a trick."
"I also thought that Tatars are really afraid of the cold and love to sleep." Tu Yuan touched his head and looked a little embarrassed. Everyone laughed, and Ma Ke picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "But to be honest, I just want to have a comfortable sleep in this cold day." It's human nature, if he hadn't been collecting the bodies of his brothers, I would have wanted to stay in the house and be comfortable."
Li Muchian sighed: "Some people just like to suffer."
Everyone knew what he meant, and some shook their heads and smiled bitterly, or looked calm.
When no one spoke, Marco said again: "Then brothers..."
"I didn't go to the city or enter the house, but I did my duty," Li Muxian said calmly, and Tu Yuan curled his lips: "It's just for us to see if we don't get enough."
"Then what do you want?" Li Muxian glanced sideways at him. Tu Yuan stood up and walked to the door. He looked up at the sky, which was cold and gloomy.
"Whether it's for us to see or not, I want to see it."
Li Muchian frowned: "It's getting late, don't make a big fuss."
Tu Yuan turned around and smiled without saying a word, looking at Ma Ke.
Ma Ke lowered his head to drink tea. He knew that Chang Yu and his subordinates had a grudge against the two Zu brothers, or did not trust them, and always wanted to find trouble or test them. But based on his own observations in the past few months, everyone in the Zu family was in awe of Zu Dashou. If anything goes beyond the norm, he will be reprimanded or even punished. He doesn't know whether Zu Zerun and others can be trusted, but he trusts Zu Dashou.
But in front of Chang Yu's men, he couldn't say anything, let alone guarantee anything.
So he didn't intend to participate, pretending not to see or hear.
Soon Zu Zerun and Zuk Kefa were called over. They were not idle since they were told to temporarily take over the military power early in the morning. Whether it was doing their job or showing off to others, there were too many things to do in the fort anyway. Busy work.
"Today, I went to the foot of Songshan Mountain with General Ma to call for formation. The Tatars were uncharacteristically stationary. They seemed to have a plot. Do you know the inside story?" Ji Jike went straight in. Although Zu Zerun and his brothers are temporarily taking over the military power in the fort, they can't control the East Factory. They were on top of the guards, and since the two of them had no military positions, they were not as good as Ji Jike and others in terms of official status.
The two men shook their heads quickly: "I don't know what the Tatars have planned."
Ji Jike frowned and said nothing, and Tu Yuan banged the table: "There is an order in the army to explore three times a day, but you are not allowed to go through the motions. You have to find something useful to be considered capable, otherwise you will just go outside and sneak around." I'll come back after a lap, so prevaricating would be a waste of time."
As the frontline fortress of the Ming army, Tashan Fort had to go to Xingshan and Songshan every day to collect intelligence and monitor the movements of the Qing army. This was what Tu Yuan said was three detectives a day, but it was not possible every time. What can I do? It's like being quiet and unable to retreat now.
As soon as Zukofa and his brother heard Tu Yuan's words, they knew they were looking for trouble. Ji Jike and Ma Ke both snooped under his nose and found no useful information. You still complained about the incompetence of the spies.
But he knew clearly that he was looking for trouble, but he didn't dare to say anything. He only said that there was no movement from the Tatars today and would investigate later.
But Tu Yuan was obviously dissatisfied and asked to catch his tongue.
Zu Kefa then sent someone to go, but Tu Yuan said: "You will lead the team yourself and be sure to catch him."
Well, they are waiting for me here. Zu Kefa and Zu Zerun looked at each other and understood. Without saying anything, they wanted to go together, but were stopped by Li Muchian: "There must be no generals in the city. Leave one person behind. Go alone”.
So Zu Kefa went, and there were twelve riders with him.
"The tongue is not easy to catch, and it has been difficult to catch it from the beginning. It is always a deadly attack on the enemy or us, and even if it is caught, it is almost impossible to get useful information, because the spy is only responsible for investigation, and he is just a spy, and does not belong to the center of power. Some of our own secrets cannot be touched..." After Zu Kefa left, Zu Zerun stayed in the room to drink tea, saying it seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.
Li Muxian, Tu Yuan and Ji Jike had expressionless expressions, but Ma Ke nodded in agreement. He had been in Ningyuan for several months, and had stayed in Tashan Fort on and off for a long time. He had also personally led a team to conduct investigations and conducted investigations with the Tatars. They have fought together and captured each other's tongues. They really couldn't ask for anything useful. Otherwise, after so long, they still wouldn't know that it was Wu Bashi who was in Xingshan and Obai who was in Songshan. On the one hand, it was the other party. To keep the secret secret, even the spies were transferred from Jinzhou. Secondly, the spies were only responsible for spying on intelligence and did not know their own affairs.
When Zu Zerun said this, he seemed to be stating a fact. In fact, he was not expressing his dissatisfaction with Li Muxian and the others. It was almost dark, and he asked them to risk going out to catch their tongues. Don't think that I don't know your thoughts.
"What do you mean, since the tongue is useless, there is no need to catch it? Or is it unnecessary to release the scouts every day?" Ji Jike snorted coldly, and Zu Zerun quickly said he didn't dare, just to express that if the tongue is caught, he might have to No useful news.
"Capturing tongues and getting useful information are two different things. Just because it didn't work before, doesn't mean it won't be useful this time. Just because it didn't work this time doesn't mean it won't be useful in the future. You can't stop arresting just because it's useless, and you won't reveal the identity of the scout. It's necessary. We are on the front line and we need to keep track of the enemy's movements at all times. Brother Zu has been in the army for decades, so he doesn't understand this." Ji Jike's eyes were as bright as lightning, and Zu Zerun was stunned by his glare. Feeling comfortable, he quickly stood up: "What the general said is absolutely true. I don't mean this by being humble. I am just..." I explained with my mouth, but I was feeling sad in my heart. I really over-interpret it. I didn't mean it at all. You just said that I...
Marco also noticed it, so he came out to smooth things over: "This time I asked you to go out and catch the tongue. Actually, I don't expect to get any useful information. What kind of confidential information can I get from the tongue? This is to detect the enemy." Is there any unusual movement in the army? Secondly, it is just a move to confuse the enemy." He then looked at Li Muchian: "Taoist Master, is this the case?"
Li Muchian stroked his beard and smiled, picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "It's whatever the commander-in-chief says."
Zu Zerun could still understand detecting the enemy's movements, but the move to confuse the enemy... thinking that the great eunuch used his troops in a sinister way, and it was difficult to distinguish between what was true and what was false. Could it be that he was trying to be mysterious again this time? But I think it is so simple. If it is just to confuse the enemy, there is no need to let Zukefa personally lead the team out of the city. Maybe it is to kill two birds with one stone, both to confuse the enemy and to find trouble, but I also feel that it seems that it is too simple. It's not just that.
But he couldn't figure out the rest. The eunuch hadn't seen anyone since he showed up in the morning. Some said he was resting, and some said he was out, but Zu Zerun didn't know what he was doing specifically. , and dare not inquire.
