"With Duduo and I supporting you, Seventh Brother, you are not without a chance." Dorgon said.
Duduo on the side nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, seventh brother, as long as you want to fight for the right to be the leader of the blue flag, Fourteen and I will definitely support you."
As the two people finished speaking, Tanggu Gu and Tabai looked envious.
But the two of them knew that they would have no chance of competing for the position of the leader of the Zhenglan Banner.
Abata hesitated for a moment and said: "Actually, there is someone more suitable for the position of leader of the Zhenglan Banner than me. Don't forget Du Du."
The Du Du he mentioned was the nephew of several people.
And Du Du is Zhu Ying's son.
Originally, he was supposed to be the flag owner of the Xiangbai Banner, but he was moved by the old slave to the Xianghong Banner and became a minor flag owner under Yue Tuo, thereby losing his position as the flag owner of the Xiangbai Banner.
The empty white flag naturally fell into the hands of Dorgon and his brothers.
Compared with the heirs of concubines like Abatai, Du Du was considered the eldest grandson of the old slave and naturally had certain inheritance rights.
"Don't worry, Seventh Brother. It's impossible for Du Du to become the flag leader again. He won't be able to pass the Great Khan. There are not many people who have the opportunity to take over the Zhenglan Flag. Seventh Brother, you are definitely at the front." That one." Dorgon said flatteringly.
Apart from his poor background, Abate is not much worse than other people in other aspects.
At least compared to Dorgon and Duoduo, Abatai thought he was pretty good, but it was a pity that he was born in the belly of the old Khan's concubine, not the concubine's heir.
"Yes, Seventh Brother, I think what Fourteenth Brother said makes sense. You have to fight when it's time to fight. If you don't fight, how could the benefits fall on you." Tang Gugu persuaded.
Because he has no chance to become the flag owner, he hopes that Abatai can become the flag owner of Zhenglan Banner.
One of the reasons is that they are all the children of concubines and share a common background. Another reason is that the relationship between them is relatively close. Abatai has become the leader of the Zhenglan Banner, and he and Tabai may also benefit from it.
"Fourteenth brother, you didn't lie to me. Are you really willing to support me with fifteenth brother?" Abatai looked at Dorgon, then glanced at Duduo next to him.
With the support of these two people, he felt that he might not have a chance to compete for the Zhenglan flag.
Dorgon raised his glass and said, "You are my seventh brother. I don't support who you support. Is it Duoduo?"
While saying that, he also asked Dodo.
"Like Fourteen, I support Brother Seventh in taking over Zhenglan Banner." Duduo nodded in agreement.
Abate picked up the wine glass and clinked it with the wine glass in Dorgon's hand, and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try and do it."
As he spoke, he drank it all in one gulp.
Finally, a flag leader position became available. If he didn't fight for it, he might never have another chance in the future.
"I wish seventh brother success in advance." Dorgon raised his glass and drank it down in one gulp.
With a common goal, several people drank wine very happily.
In fact, everyone knows that the position of the leader of the Zhenglan Banner will only be selected from the descendants of the old Khan, and among the descendants of Huang Taiji, only Hauge is qualified to take over the position of the flag leader.
But Hauge already has a red flag, and the blue flag cannot be handed over to Hauge, so Huang Taiji has even less room for choice.
Either leave the Zhenglan Banner to Mang Gurtai's descendants, or hand it over to one of Huang Taiji's own brothers or one of his nephews.
It was precisely because of seeing this that Abate had the courage to fight for this blue flag.
In fact, Huang Taiji could no longer care about the ownership of the Zhenglan Banner leader for the time being.
At this time, most of his thoughts were on Tiger Character Banner and Ming Dynasty, calculating how Da Jin could get more benefits from it after Tiger Character Banner and Ming Dynasty went to war.
The remaining half of the thoughts were all focused on the Mongolian and Han Eight Banners.
The Mongolian and Han Eight Banners were his tool to strengthen the Jin army and contain the Jurchen Eight Banners.
Therefore, he attached great importance to the Mongolian and Han Banners. He did many things personally and never relied on others, especially the Han Banners. He even sent Han ministers who were close to him to manage them, and the leaders of the Han Banners were also close to him. The Jurchen nobles of Khan.
With such an important position as the leader of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, he only trusted the Jurchen nobles.
Just when Huang Taiji was reforming and beginning to actively prepare for war, Liu Heng of the Tiger Flag met with the coaches of the three theaters at the General's Mansion in Datong Town.
"The general has arrived!"
Following a shout from outside the room, Chen Xunping and others in the room immediately stood up from their seats, with their hands hanging down and their eyes fixed.
Liu Heng came in from outside with his guards.
When he came to the main seat at the front of the long table, he sat down, pressed his hands down at the same time, and said: "Everyone, sit down!"
Only then did Chen Xunping and others sit down in their seats.
Liu Heng turned his head and said to his guards: "Ask the attendants to take out the map and hang it up."
The attendant team belongs to Liu Heng's secretariat and specializes in assisting Liu Heng in handling government affairs.
The two attendants hung a map covering half of the Ming Dynasty, the entire Liaodong and North Korea on a wooden shelf opposite Liu Heng.
"You all look at this map. It shows the location between the Tiger Flag, the Ming Dynasty and the slave thieves." Liu Heng said, looking at the map in front of him.
Chen Xunping and others turned to look at the map.
The map is drawn large enough, and the marks on it can be easily seen clearly even from a distance. Of course, if you are short-sighted, you will not be able to see clearly.
However, several people present had good eyesight.
Liu Heng continued: "This time I have brought you three commanders of the war zone here. I think you three have some guesses in your minds, but I still have to tell you. Next, the Tiger Character Flag will be responsible for the location of the Ming Dynasty. We will launch an offensive in Northern Zhili and strive to capture the entire Northern Zhili before the end of the year."
As his words fell, the breathing of several people present became rapid.
For them, this day has been long awaited.
"I have a battle plan here. You can look at the map in front of you!" Liu Heng waved his hand.
The servants of the entourage gave each of Chen Xunping and the others a combat plan prepared in advance.
The three people read this battle plan very carefully.
The first person to read the battle plan was Chen Xunping. He closed the battle plan in his hand and said: "I have no problem with my subordinates. I promise to delay the situation in the Liaodong Peninsula and not send more troops to the slaves and thieves in western Liaoning."
"There is something wrong with my subordinates." Jia Liu from the First War Zone said, "The First War Zone not only wants to attack Yanqing, but also divides its troops and marches along the road to seize Shanhaiguan. It is difficult to hide this from Xuanfu to Shanhaiguan. Ming troops along the road, Ming Dynasty will probably know our troops’ intentions.”
(End of chapter)
