"Don't think about it if you can't figure it out." Jierhalang said angrily, "He is still useful. Don't provoke him, otherwise I won't be able to protect you."
"He's just a Han Chinese!" The Bajala frowned.
He couldn't understand why a Han man could ride on the head of their Manchu people. Even if he had the title of Ning Yuanbo, he never took it seriously.
In his eyes, the titles given to the Han people were given by His Majesty in order to win over the Han people. Otherwise, why would the Han people be given only one title, a small earl?
Ji Erhalang looked at the other party expressionlessly and said: "He, a Han, holds the Guan Ning Army. If you also have such a force as the Guan Ning Army, His Majesty may have made you a Duke."
Ba Yala grinned after hearing this.
He liked the Duke, but if Zu Dashou had such a force as the Guan Ning Army, he felt that he would have to be the leader of several banners to have so many soldiers.
"Brother Ninth, have you rested?"
As the words fell, Dorgon walked in from outside the tent with Duduo.
Jierhalang looked over, with a slight smile on his face and said: "Dorgon, Duduo, why are you here? Sit down quickly."
He warmly greeted the two of them to sit down.
This time he sent troops, in addition to his Zhenglan Banner, there were also some troops from the two White Banners.
"On the way here, I saw that Zu Dashou had just left. What tasks does Brother Ninth have to entrust to him?" Dorgon asked, and at the same time he walked to the seat next to him and sat down.
Duduo sat on the seat next to Dorgon.
Jierhalang's face darkened and he said, "Don't mention it. Uncle Ning Yuan came to my king and asked to rest for two days before continuing on the road, saying that the Han army needs to rest."
"It turns out that I came here for this matter." Dorgon said, "To be honest with Brother Ninth, my fifteenth brother came here this time. I also hope that Brother Ninth can give the army a rest. The people below are really too tired and they all ran away. You are complaining in front of me, the master."
Duduo, who was sitting next to him, also said: "Brother Ninth, it's really not possible to travel in such a hurry. You are the commander-in-chief of the army and your Majesty's personally appointed Prince Zheng. You can't just watch the servants below collapse from exhaustion!"
Jierhalang frowned when he heard the purpose of the two people's visit.
Uncle Ning Yuan, Zu Dashou, could easily shirk it, but facing these two brothers who were both banner masters, it was definitely not possible to just find a reason to shirk him.
And facing Zu Dashou's Guan Ning Army, he needed to join forces with these two brothers who were also the banner leaders of the Eight Banners Army.
"Can't you just hold on?" Jirhalang asked.
Dorgon shook his head and said: "Not to mention the servants below, even the subordinates can hardly stand it after traveling for such a long time."
"Brother Ninth, I think it's better to stop and rest for a day or two before continuing on the road. There have been a lot of stragglers in the past few days. Among them, the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the Han Army have the most stragglers." Duduo said.
Jierhalang thought for a while and said: "I also know that it is hard for the slaves below to travel like this, but you two are the flag owners of the two white flags. You should know that the tiger bandits are not that easy to deal with. Once we dare not gather in the tiger bandit gathering, The soldiers rushed to Qingcheng before, but this time all our hard work was in vain."
"A day or two of rest won't delay anything." Duduo said disapprovingly.
On the contrary, Dorgon looked thoughtful.
Jierhalang did not answer Duo Duo's words, but looked at Duo Duo.
He knew that for these two brothers, Dorgon usually made the decision, and Dodo always obeyed Dorgon's words.
"Brother Ninth, can you guarantee that our sneak attack on Qingcheng will be successful?" Dorgon asked.
Hearing this, Jierhalang smiled bitterly and said: "How can we guarantee this kind of thing? I am not a roundworm in the belly of a tiger thief. How can I know when they will gather their troops? If I really have this ability, I will definitely try my best to find opportunities to let the army rest." .”
"How sure are you? How sure can you be? This Ninth Brother can always guess something!" Dorgon asked again.
Ji'erhalang thought for a while and said: "It's hard to say, but before we set off for the expedition, His Majesty tried his best to cover up and clear up our rear. But the army has been walking on the grassland for so long, so the news must have spread. I just don't know. Has it spread to the tiger thief?"
"I still insist on letting the army rest for two days, even one day." Dorgon said.
Ji Erhalang frowned and said: "If the tiger thieves make preparations in Qingcheng because we rest for a day or two, we will probably return without success this time. At the same time, you two want to make more preparations." If you want to become a prince, you have to wait for the opportunity."
Although Dorgon and Duduo were both banner lords, they were not crowned kings.
One reason is that the two of them are young, and the other reason is that the two of them do not have enough merit, especially in several battles with the Tiger Flag, and they were defeated, and the king was unable to convince the crowd.
On the contrary, it was the princes of Jierhalang and Daishan, because the two of them had followed their fathers in fighting since they were young. It can be said that they conquered many of the Qing Dynasty's territories, and their contributions were enough to be crowned kings.
Duduo looked at Dorgon.
What Jilharang just said made his heart move.
Jierhalang and Daishan were able to be crowned kings. He believed that he was of the same generation as them, and they were both leaders of the same banner. They were also the two white flags that were more powerful among the Eight Banners, so they were naturally qualified to be crowned kings.
"The prince is indeed attractive, but if the army is on its way like this, even if it barely reaches Qingcheng, it will still have enough physical strength to fight. I'm afraid it won't be able to win Qingcheng." Dorgon was not knocked unconscious by a prince's hat. Still awake.
Jilharang said: "You can rest near Qingcheng, so that you can always know the news about the tiger thieves sending troops to Qingcheng, and it will not delay the task assigned by the Great Khan this time. But if you stop and rest now, then It's still a long way to go down to Qingcheng, and there will probably be people clamoring for rest, but if the army arrives one day late, there will be one more day of danger."
If he wanted to ensure that the army continued on its way, he knew that he must gain the support of the two brothers in front of him, especially the support of Dorgon.
"Where is Zu Dashou? Brother Ninth, what did you tell him?" Dorgon asked about Zu Dashou's situation.
Jierhalang had no intention of hiding anything and said directly: "If we capture Qingcheng, I promise to share 30% of his benefits."
"Thirty percent is too much! It's a lot to give him an achievement. A Han slave dares to ask for so much. He really thinks of himself as a master." Duduo said with a dissatisfied look on his face.
Neither of the two white flags received 30% of the benefits, but Jierhalang gave 30% of the benefits to Zu Dashou, which made Duduo extremely unhappy.
Jierhalang, who heard this, explained: "Thirty percent may seem like a lot, but Zu Dashou and the number of Han troops he brought are also quite large. What's more, we haven't captured Qingcheng yet, and we need the support of the Han army in the subsequent battles." .”
