It was the end of the year, and the weather in Beijing had already dropped below freezing. The outside of Wuying Hall was silvery white, and the snow was half a foot thick. Therefore, there is no longer a serious dynasty. Just a few important ministers go to the Wuying Palace to discuss personal affairs in front of the little emperor Shunzhi. This is the so-called meeting of kings and ministers to discuss affairs.
Because it was not a big court meeting, the etiquette was a lot sloppy. Dorgon did not stand, but sat on a chair next to the Shunzhi children, squinting his little eyes and smiling.
"The New Year's Eve is here in a blink of an eye. The various yamen below are probably not doing much, and there are not many memorials sent to them. I have read them all, and they are nothing important...most of them are just troublemaking. Disasters and other disasters are easy to deal with. It’s nothing more than killing and starving to death! There are only two things I want to tell you.
First, when Shanxi merchants came to Beijing, Prince Yu and Prince Ying handed over a report, saying that the battle in Shanxi was thanks to Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, Huang Yunfa and Jiabus, a total of nine Shanxi merchants. . Except for Taigu Jiabusi, the other eight Shanxi merchants have been in contact with the Qing Dynasty for many years and provided us with a lot of news about the Southern Army and much-needed supplies. They have contributed a lot!
Taigu Jiabusi was also a hero. King Pingxi went south to Luoyang thanks to him for providing food, grass, military supplies, and helping to buy many cities. Prince Yu also received his help in Taiyuan. So let’s put him together with those eight...there are nine imperial merchants in total. After the New Year, let’s ask them to come to Beijing. There must be businessmen here in Beijing, otherwise it would be too inconvenient. Moreover, Tianjin still has external maritime trade to operate, and it can’t do it without merchants! If you think there's no problem, just do it. "
No wonder there is no problem! Now that Steve Jobs is here, is there still no problem? This Ninth Emperor merchant who suddenly appeared and helped Wu Sangui a lot, how could there be no problem?
However, at this time, the kings and ministers in the hall had not heard of Jabs' name, so no one felt that something was wrong.
Besides, whether it is the Eight Great Imperial Merchants or the Nine Great Imperial Merchants, they are all just minions. What does it matter if one is more or less?
Seeing that the kings and ministers didn't say anything, Dorgon continued: "The second is the direction of the troops after the New Year! Hauge and Ao worshiped Zhezi and said they would go south... Duo Duo and Wu Sangui also said they wanted to move westward. Let's discuss whether we should go south or west."
"Prince Regent, what Hauge and Obai proposed is not to go south, but to go eastward." Prince Zheng Jierhalang was the first to speak, "Only after crossing the Huaihe River can we truly go south... Hauge and Obai just wants to capture the north of the Huaihe River. Even with the layout of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the land in Huaibei must be captured."
"Well, it must be taken!" Dorgon smiled, "I didn't say not to take it! Is it appropriate to take it next spring?"
"Prince Regent," Fan Wencheng said, "I have received news that the Southern Dynasties are also working hard to carry out reforms these days. The new army to overcome difficulties has expanded to 100,000, and the Yangtze River Navy and the Beiyang Navy have also been formed. In addition, the Crown Prince of the Southern Dynasties They are still seizing land, population, and business taxes! It is said that they have obtained no less than 50 million acres of land..."
"Yes, yes!" Dorgon nodded repeatedly, "He is a ruthless character! Prince Zheng, do you think we can defeat Prince Zhu's Southern Dynasty if we don't defeat Li Zicheng and concentrate all our efforts?"
"But Li Zicheng is not easy to deal with!" The speaker was Luo Luohun, the grandson of Daishan and the flag owner of the red flag. "The battle at Shanhaiguan was very fierce, and the battle between Huaiqing and Zhending was very fierce. What a coincidence...if Wu Sangui hadn't taken their escape route, they might still be tossing along the Yellow River now!"
Dorgon chuckled: "The reason why Li Zicheng was so fierce in Shanhaiguan was because his old soldiers were all elites who had been fighting for a long time, and they were very capable. Moreover, they had just captured Beijing. They thought they had conquered the world and were high-spirited, so naturally they would not give in easily. , that’s why we are in a tough fight.
Their subsequent coincidence was because Li Zicheng had no foundation and did not dare to lose more troops and generals! Otherwise, if they just have to fight another tough battle at Shanhaiguan in Zhending Mansion, will Wu Sangui still be so obedient? Will the Zhu family's Northern Expedition end in an unexpected way? This Li Zicheng has been frightened by us and turned into a soft persimmon. So we have to take advantage of the opportunity before he can recover and completely defeat him!
But Zhu Cixiang is not afraid of us at all. He dares to tease me with marriage. Moreover, judging from his political and military training in the southeast, he is quite organized and has laid a solid foundation. This is difficult to deal with. We must defeat Li Zicheng first and then concentrate our efforts to deal with him.
In addition, Li Zicheng is now blindly seeking clever ways to avoid fighting, so he will not rule out escaping again... If he abandons Guanzhong without fighting, we will have a great chance! "
"Prince Regent, how could Li Zicheng abandon Guanzhong?" Jierhalang shook his head, "Guanzhong is his home base!"
"Haha," Dorgon sneered, "Does he also have a lair? Although he became the emperor, he still behaved like a bandit and had no business at all. So we have to seize the opportunity and take advantage of him before he starts running. He was driven away from Guanzhong!"
"Where are you going?" Jierhalang asked again.
"Huguang!" Dorgon twirled his beard, "This is a strategy to drive away tigers and swallow wolves. This is how Cao Cao in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" dealt with Liu Bei!"
Dorgon is of course a military strategist who is familiar with "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but sometimes the military tactics in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are quite useful!
"Prince Regent, who is going to drive Li Zicheng away?"
"Wu Sangui!" Dorgon said with a smile, "Wu Sangui must be the main force, and he will fight from Tongguan. At the same time, he will be supplemented by partial troops to march from the Monan grassland to attack Yulin and Yan'an."
The terrain of Shaanxi is indeed relatively dangerous for the Central Plains army. Once Tongguan and Wuguan are controlled, it will be difficult for the enemy to invade from the Central Plains.
But for the Qing Dynasty, which controlled Mongolia in Monan and Mobei, it was useless to guard Tongguan and Wuguan. They can invade from Yulin Town on the northern line and directly take Li Zicheng's retreat.
If Li Zicheng didn't dare to use his old capital to fight to the death, he would have to abandon Guanzhong, leave Wuguannan and go to Huguang.
"Wu Sangui is willing?"
Dorgon smiled and said: "Yes! Hauge and Obai have stationed an army of 50,000 people on the bank of the Yellow River. Does he dare to agree? This is the reason why the king does not allow Hauge and Obai to enter Shandong now! If they When we enter Shandong, who is going to chase Wu Sangui, the tiger?"
These several political kings and ministers were all convinced! Dorgon, the regent, is really a strategist who has mastered the essence of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". He can "drive tigers and swallow wolves" to his fullest potential.
