Hearing the news that Yan Shenggong ran away, Dorgon almost burst into tears... He finally saw hope of getting out of the trap!
He is great at fighting, but Zhu Cixiang is definitely great at setting traps!
He is now trapped by Zhu Cixiang in Shandong and Qufu Konglin. Theoretically, there is no hope of getting out of the trap. Even if he can defeat Zhu Cixiang several times on the battlefield, he will not be able to get out of the trap and can only be eliminated.
And instead of cutting off 10% or 20%, at least the territory in Shandong and Henan plus Wu Sangui must be cut off. Moreover, Zhu Cixiang will not give up Luliang Mountain or Lushunkou... and will be rude. He accepted Dongguo Gege as a supplement.
If the killing is to this level, the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty will be able to live in peace, and Dorgon will grit his teeth and agree. Isn't this situation much stronger than the Liao Kingdom in the old confrontation between Song and Liao?
Moreover, Beizhili and most of Shanxi were finally saved!
In addition, Dorgon can also relocate part of the population in Henan and Shandong outside the customs. In this way, the Qing Dynasty could have a population of at least 10 million. For a country like the Qing Dynasty with a small population and a lot of land, population is productivity and wealth.
But Dorgon also knew that Zhu Cihong would not be in peace for a few years after he got the advantage. Once he digested the territory of Shandong and Henan, he would soon launch the third Northern Expedition... By then Dorgon would be the last emperor. Emperor Ama!
But Kong Yinzhi's abandonment of the city gave Dorgon hope of getting out of his trap!
It may not really be possible to solve the problem, but there is hope.
Suk Saha and Fan Wencheng could not restrain their excitement. They also know the importance of Qufu - Qufu is a strong fortress that the Qing Dynasty fought for three years but failed to conquer!
Once Qufu was captured, the Qing Dynasty controlled most of Yanzhou Prefecture, and could also cut off the land transportation lines between the southeastern part of the Ming Dynasty and Shandong.
The situation of the Qing Dynasty in Shandong will be greatly improved!
After leaving some troops to control the Qufu Grand Fort, the Qing army could temporarily withdraw from the east bank of the canal and divert its troops to Henan Prefecture in order to defeat Zhang Xianzhong and then push the front back to Guanzhong.
In this way, the Qing Dynasty can intimidate Wu Sangui from the east, and Wu Sangui, a despicable villain, will not dare to rebel...
Of course, all of the above is the big picture. For the soldiers of the Nine Banners of the Qing Dynasty who followed Dorgon to Shandong, the treasures in Qufu City and underground were what they wanted most.
The theme of "Confucius and Lin fighting against each other" that Zhu Cixiang hyped up is a theme that can be self-realized!
Because this incident not only deceived the scholar-bureaucrats in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty, but also made many officers and soldiers of the Qing army believe that there was treasure underground in Qufu... Since there is treasure, what's wrong with digging out a little and sharing it with everyone?
It has been a while since everyone followed Dorgon on the expedition, and the war is still far from over. What's worse is that this time the battle with the Ming army was basically useless.
What was lost was not only human lives, but also countless wealth!
The current Qing army implements land military service, which relies on the income from land granting to support military service expenses. There are Baoyi and tenant farmers in the Laoba Banner. They do not farm their own land, so they can go on expeditions for a long time.
But Zhengluqi has no coats and no tenants, so it can only be half soldiers and half farmers. Once the war continues without end and no spoils can be obtained, this kind of "real estate soldiers" who are half soldiers and half farmers will definitely go bankrupt.
This is part of the reason why the historical government-armed system could not continue.
Moreover, the Qing army's Zhengluqi soldiers suffered losses in this war, not only because of the delay in farming. Many of the Zhengluqi soldiers' farms were burned down by the Ming army!
If we don't let them fight back, by this time next year, they will be almost dead without having to win or die.
Zhenglvqi is so poor, can Laobaqi still have a way to survive? How many times can they defeat Zhu Cixiang with just a few people like them?
Seeing that Dorgon knew the surprise, Suk Saha quickly reminded him: "Huang Ama, send troops to chase... Don't let Yan Shenggong escape! He must be bringing The gold and silver treasures escaped!"
Fan Wencheng was also busy making suggestions and said: "We captured a lot of armor and jackets of the Confederate Army in the previous battle. Now we can find some people to pretend to be the Confederate Army and go to the city. As soon as Yan Shenggong leaves, the people in Qufu City will definitely be in chaos. If there is someone When the southern army arrives, the people in the city will probably open the city to welcome them!"
Zuo Maotai just sighed.
What is this thing called? He is a Jinshi from Shandong. Because of a difference of ideas, no, it should be a difference of two ideas, he first surrendered to Li Zicheng, and then surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. He became a third minister... and now he has to dig Confucius's grave!
He thought for a while and then bravely said to Dorgon: "Huang Ama, as far as I know, there is no good treasure under Kong Lin..."
When Dorgon heard this, he was a little surprised: "Zuo Maotai, how do you know there are no treasures in Confucius's tomb? Could it be that your family..."
His words were not complete, and the remaining half of the sentence was: Did your Zuo family dig Confucius's grave?
"No, no..." Zuo Maotai said at a loss for words, "Huang Ama, this Confucius was an ancient man two thousand years ago. At that time, the whole world was poor and there were no good things. And Confucius was alive during his lifetime. I am not very ambitious and don’t have much wealth..."
Looking at Zuo Maotai's stammering explanation, Dorgon smiled, waved his hand and said, "Of course Kong Lin can't be dug, I still have Zun Kong!"
If you don’t dig Confucius’ grave, you can still dig other people’s graves! There were so many people in the Kong family working for the bureaucratic landlord class, and all of them were buried in glory...
"Beat the drum and gather the generals!" Dorgon said, "Let's go to Qufu!"
"Cha!" Suk Saha responded loudly, and happily went to arrange for his subordinates to pass the order.
...
"Long live Emperor Ama! Long live! Long live..."
Waves of cheers and shouts spread like a tsunami in the icy air, sweeping across the flat land on the north bank of the Dawen River and hitting the slopes of Yunmeng Mountain and Horseshoe Mountain. Jun was startled.
Zhu Cixiang, who was inspecting the camp, was also surprised. What is going on? Is Donglu really going to fight for his life?
Zhu Cixiang could afford to lose strategically, but he did not dare to slack off in tactics. After leading his troops to Yunmeng Mountain and Horseshoe Mountain, he ordered his two divisions to cut down trees, build fortifications, and prepare to rely on the terrain. Fight a defensive war.
Now that the fortifications have just been repaired, Donglu is about to attack?
Zhu Cixiang and Yan Yingyuan, who served as deputy military advisor behind him (acting for Li Yan and Wu Guoyong) looked at each other, both of them a little unbelievable.
Zhu Cixiang reacted immediately and strode towards the watchtower on the top of the mountain. Yan Yingyuan and the imperial guards following Emperor Zhu also reacted and followed Emperor Zhu towards the watchtower.
A group of people filed under the watchtower, and many generals and soldiers under Zhu Cixiang also came over. When they saw Zhu Cixiang, they knelt down and saluted. Zhu Cixiang waved his hand and shouted "no courtesy", then waved to Yan Yingyuan, as well as the two division commanders Hao Yaoqi and Wang Zhou, and the four of them climbed up to the high platform of the watchtower together.
On the high platform, Zhu Cihong took the telescope handed over by Yan Yingyuan and looked south. In sight, the Qing army camp with a frontal width of more than 20 miles lay in front of them. The military camp that was supposed to be very quiet was now in a state of excitement, as if the camp had been blown up. However, the order in the boiling Qing army camp was still good. From a distance, it could be seen that the Qing army's tents were collected one by one and loaded on carts. Groups of neatly arranged cavalry were dispatched for the first time, heading south. . There were also some scattered riders appearing on the white wilderness on the north bank of the Dawen River, and several warning lines were deployed.
"The Qing army is going south?" Zhu Cixiang was stunned, already knowing what had happened, "Qufu, damn, this bastard Kong Yinzhi abandoned the city and ran away!"
"Your Majesty," Hao Yaoqi asked, "the morale of the Tatars is very high. Are they going to Qufu to dig up artifacts and make a fortune?"
This Hao Yaoqi is quite professional and knows "clear weapons". Emperor Zhu thought to himself: I'm afraid he has been a local master, right?
Zhu Cixiang sighed, "That's right...Kong Yinzhi can only die to atone for his sins this time!"
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