Sultry air enveloped Xuzhou City in central Henan Province, and there was not even a draft in the backyard of the state government office. The willow branches in the courtyard have not moved for most of the day.
On the willow tree, the sound of cicadas kept chirping. The noise made Prince Hauge of the Qing Dynasty a little upset. The sultry climate in Xuzhou in summer made Hauge, who was accustomed to the cool temperatures outside the Northeast Pass, very uncomfortable. Hauge, who was lying on a bamboo couch under a willow tree in the yard, shirtless, exposing his black hair, holding a cattail leaf fan in his hand and fanning himself, now a little missed the cool climate of his hometown outside Guanhai. Already......
But thinking about it, even if he was asked to pack his things and go back to his hometown, he would not do it.
Because he has now helped his younger brother Fulin capture the core territory of the Central Plains. If he can conquer the Central Plains and conquer the world, he also knows it. After all, he has also read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", one of the three famous works, otherwise he would not have placed his old camp in Henan in Xuzhou. Isn't this Xuzhou Xuchang, Cao Cao's hometown?
In Hauge's view, Luoyang was too remote, Kaifeng's capital city was washed away by floods, and Suiyang was evacuated by Huang Degong, and its location was also relatively remote. Only Xuzhou, which belongs to Kaifeng Prefecture, is still prosperous and the location is relatively positive, almost in the Central Plains.
It is easier to occupy Xuzhou and conquer east and west, and it is also easy to collect grain and taxes. Using this place as a base, sooner or later we can capture the entire Central Plains!
Therefore, in Hauge's own opinion, this layout is still very clever. The only thing that made him a little dissatisfied was that the summer in Xuzhou was too hot for him, and there was no place nearby to escape the heat.
Just when Hauge found a shade to escape from the hottest weather in the afternoon, Obai's bleating sound suddenly came from outside the yard.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...there is another good news from Shandong!"
Another good news from Shandong!
Hauge got angry when he heard Ao Bai shouting about Shandong! What's so great, isn't it just that he wiped out 40,000 to 50,000 Nikan regiments? He's not an elite person, but he brags about it every day... Doesn't it bother him?
Moreover, there were also many casualties in Duduo, probably over 10,000, among which nearly 1,000 in Eight Banners Manchuria died! It is also said that he died of illness due to overwork and acclimatization. Who is to blame?
Is the body of the Eight Banners Real Manchurian that weak? After a trip to Shandong, Xiao Qian died of illness in just a few days... Duduo brought a total of 12,300 real Manchuria to Shandong. If he wanted to die in this way, he would die in less than two years. !
The real Manchurians who share the two white flags with them all have tofu-like bodies? If that's the case, why don't you just go back to your hometown and eat something good and wait until you die?
Besides, how come so few people in Haug’s real Manchuria are infected with the disease? The number of real Manchus under his command is similar to that of Duduo's. Only twenty or thirty people could die from illness in one or two months. This is a normal number!
It's just a miserable victory... a miserable victory is also a victory! But Dorgon, a rebellious minister and traitor, still brags every day, and even gave Duduo the title of Prince Heshuo. It is said that Duduo will be made an auxiliary prince, and he will be on the same side as Jierhalang!
Why? He is the eldest son of the late emperor, half a step away from becoming the emperor. Now there is no prince Heshuo or an assistant prince, only Duduo has them!
This guy Duduo is even more hateful. He reports a bullshit victory every two days! To boast about conquering the next county seat... is really shameless to the extreme.
Just when Hauge was about to open his mouth to chase people away, he saw an Obai who looked like he was fished out of the water running in. He wiped his sweat and saluted Hauge: "Your Majesty, my slave Obai wishes to greet you."
"Oh, Obai, you look so hot, you feel like you fell into the water!" Hauge shook his head repeatedly, "It's such a big deal, why are you in such a hurry?"
"There is no need to hurry!" Obai stamped his feet, "Dorobelnik can take over Xuzhou City!"
"What?" Haug suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, "What did you say?"
"Dorobeleni can take Xuzhou!"
"Xuzhou? How is it possible?" Hauge couldn't sit still and stood up suddenly, "How many people do Duduo have at hand? With such a tight army, how can he still have the energy to take over Xuzhou?"
Obai handed the Tang newspaper with both hands and said in his mouth: "Your Majesty, the victory report said that Dorobellani was worthy of the order of the Prince of Yu. He led three thousand Eight Banners troops to plunder the area between Pei and Feng, together with more than ten thousand people from the Gaojie Division of the Southern Army. Encountered it and defeated it in one battle, then Gao Jie abandoned Xuzhou and headed east to Haizhou, and He Luohui then invaded Xuzhou!"
"Nikan is indeed brave, much better than Duduo!" Hauge praised, then took the Tang newspaper from Obai's hand and read it carefully.
This "Nikan" is Nurhaci's grandson, and his father is Nurhaci's eldest son Chu Ying. Chu Ying was Nurhachi's heir in his early years, but because he was competing for power with the four great Baylors and the five ministers, he was framed by them, imprisoned by Nurhaci, and finally executed.
And because Huang Taiji is one of the Four Belles, he is considered one of Nikan's father-killing enemies! Later, Nikan and his brother Du Du both worked hard for Huang Taiji, conquered east and west, and made great contributions. However, they were always suppressed because of this obstacle, and Du Du died in depression because of it.
So after Huang Taiji's death, Nikan became very close to the three Dorgon brothers. After the Battle of Tuhe, Dorgon sent Nikan to Shandong to help Dodo.
And Nikan seemed to have a good idea. Not long after he arrived under Duduo, he won several consecutive victories on the "West Bank of the Canal" battlefield. In early July, they broke into Xuzhou and defeated Gao Jie's 10,000 men with 3,000 men. They also took down Xuzhou, which "militaries must fight for"...
"Your Majesty," Obai saw Hauge frowning deeply and didn't know what he was thinking, so he reminded him, "Huang Degong from Shangqiu is probably going to run away..."
It doesn't matter if Huang Degong runs away, but Shangqiu cannot fall into Duduo's hands! Otherwise, where would Prince Su Hauge’s face be?
"Hurry up!" Hauge suddenly jumped up from the bamboo couch, "Hurry up and gather the generals, beat the drum, I am going to send troops to Bozhou!"
"Bozhou? Isn't it Shangqiu?"
Hauge snorted: "It's too late... Duduo is currently stationing troops in Jining, and is using troops in the southwest of Yanzhou. How far is it from Shangqiu? Will he allow me to seize Shangqiu calmly?"
Oboi thought so too!
As soon as Gao Jie of Xuzhou ran away, Huang Degong of Shangqiu was attacked on three sides. Why didn't he run away and wait for death? Moreover, Gao Jie was heading east to Haizhou, so the Suishui River south of Xuzhou was unguarded.
Huang Degong had to fill this gap and move his troops to the line from Suzhou to Suining, backed by Hongze Lake, to defend Huai'an Prefecture - Xuzhou, which could be flooded at any time on the banks of the Yellow River, could be lost, but Huai'an, the important salt industry town on the south bank of the Huai River, could be lost. The mansion must be guarded by Nanming!
Obai thought for a while and asked: "Your Majesty, shall we choose Bozhou?"
If you look at the map, Bozhou is a protrusion inserted into Henan. After the fall of Guide Mansion, it was surrounded on three sides by territory controlled by the Qing army.
"Of course Bozhou won't agree!" Hauge snorted, "But we can't underestimate the enemy and rush in... After all, Fengyang Mansion is where the imperial mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty is located, and it is also a barrier to protect the Yangtze River. The so-called defense of the river must Defending Huaihe, Fengyang Mansion is not easy to defeat, we must be more cautious."
"Your Majesty," said Obai, knowing that there was a battle to be fought, he became more energetic, "Let me take the lead!"
Hauge shook his head: "Let Shang Kexi and Bai Guangen send troops to Yimen Town... You will be late to send troops. You must advance cautiously and slowly, and slowly push towards Bozhou."
Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi and other Sanshun kings are now fighting in Henan with Hauge. The army of the three of them also expanded after entering Henan, and became a mixed Banner-Han army with the Eight Banners and Han Army as the backbone, the newly attached Green Camp soldiers as cannon fodder, and a small number of real Manchurians as supervision. The number of troops ranges from 10,000 to 15,000.
Bai Guangen, who originally surrendered to Li Zicheng, surrendered to Hauge in Ruzhou and became a third minister. He personally carried the yellow flag and had more than 10,000 soldiers under his command (he was brought to Henan by Li Guo and was thrown into Ruzhou as cannon fodder). Army, so more than 10,000 people) were all organized into the Green Camp.
This time Hauge took out a gratifying 15,000 people and Bai Guangen's 10,000 people to attack Yimen Town, an important place south of Bozhou. In fact, it was an extremely cautious approach. If anything goes wrong, I won't feel bad if some traitors die. If everything goes well, then Obai will lead thousands of elite soldiers with yellow flags and red flags to capture Bozhou for meat.
Hauge himself led more than 10,000 people from Zhenglan Banner and Zhenghuang Banner, as well as 15,000 people from Kong Youde, to station in Suizhou as backup for Ao Bai, Shang Kexi, Bai Guangen and others.
Geng Zhongming will stay in Xuzhou with Lei Xing, the Qing governor of Henan, to monitor the Dashun army in Nanyang.
Hauge took a breath: "If we have the chance, we will cross the Huaihe River and go to Fengyang Mansion, the central capital of Nanmanzi, and let Dorgon and Duoduo see how powerful we are!"
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