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Zu Dashou didn't take the strange small group of cavalry that appeared near the army seriously at all, but Jierhalang was in a heavy mood, which was completely different from Zu Dashou's relaxed attitude.
"How's it going? Is the tiger bandit's small group of cavalry still around?" Jierhalang asked one of Baya La's personal guards with the blue flag.
The guard said: "If I get back to my master, the enemy's small group of cavalry is still there."
"Can it be solved?" Jierhalang asked.
The guard said: "As soon as the people we sent approached, the enemy immediately fled. When our people retreated, they immediately followed. The commander sent out the day before yesterday has been driving this small group of cavalry around the army for the past two days, but Not very effective.”
"I know." Jirhalang sighed.
The small group of cavalry sent by the enemy neither approached nor strayed far away. They just followed the army, obviously trying to find out the situation of the army, but he had no idea what to do.
The other party is less flexible, and the terrain on the grassland makes it possible to see far away at a glance.
His tens of thousands of troops didn't need to get too close to see clearly.
"Brother Ninth, Brother Ninth!"
Just when Jilharang was distracted by the small group of enemy cavalry near the army, Dorgon walked in from the outside, along with Duoduo, his younger brother.
After Jierhalang saw Dorgon, he asked: "How come my fourteenth brother has time to come to my place? Have the two white flags been settled?"
"The matter of the two white flags is being handled by the subordinates below. Duduo and I don't have to keep an eye on it." Dorgon explained, and then said, "I came to see Ninth Brother this time to ask Ninth Brother, How to deal with the small groups of enemy cavalry that have appeared in recent days? We can't always let them follow the big army, otherwise, we will be marching under the noses of tiger thieves."
Hearing this, Jierhalang sighed again and said: "I know all what the fourteenth brother said, but there is no way. Although the number of enemy cavalry is not large, the victory is flexibility. I sent part of the Mongolian cavalry. I couldn’t catch anyone even when I went out.”
"Then there's no other way? Let the other party keep monitoring us?" Dorgon frowned.
Anyone who knows a little bit about military affairs can see that this is very detrimental to the Qing army.
Jirhalang shook his head.
He really had nothing to do against the small group of enemy cavalry nearby, and he was also very puzzled as to why every time he sent out troops to pursue, this small group of enemy cavalry could always avoid it immediately, as if he had clairvoyance. Same.
And with the help of the special terrain like the grassland, he couldn't find a suitable place to send troops and horses to ambush in advance.
"This can't go on like this! It's too bad for us. No matter how difficult it is, we have to find a way to solve it." Dorgon looked at Jierhalang and said.
As the second generation of Daijin who grew up, he had Daishan and Amin who were good at fighting, and he had studied with Tianming Khan for a long time. He already had his own unique sense of military.
Jierhalang asked: "Does Fourteenth Brother have any better way?"
"There is a way that may solve the current trouble." Dorgon said.
Jierhalang's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he asked hurriedly: "Fourteenth brother, please tell me any good way to deal with this small group of enemy knights. In the past few days, I have been worried to death because of this small group of enemy knights." .”
"Ignore them." Dorgon said.
Jierhalang was stunned and said hesitantly: "This small group of enemy cavalry must be sent by tiger thieves to monitor us. If we ignore them, they will see us all the way marching."
Dorgon's words made him very disappointed, and he had the idea that he could not do anything with his words.
I have fought so many big and small battles, so I shouldn't believe that a young man like Dorgon, who has not yet fully grown up, has any better ideas.
However, Dorgon saw all the changes on Jilharang's face.
He is indeed not old, but in some aspects he is no worse than his older brothers. Especially after Azig's death, he learned too many things.
"Brother Ninth's worry is not unreasonable. The key is, Brother Ninth, do you have a way to deal with this enemy cavalry that appears near the army?" Dorgon asked Xiang Jierhalang.
Jierhalang shook his head with a gloomy expression and said: "I sent the cavalry out several times to try to deal with this small group of enemy cavalry, but I still couldn't catch it."
"I guess that the small group of enemy cavalry that appeared near the army is most likely composed of Mongolians. The Mongolians' riding skills are unmatched, and they have one man and two horses. It is impossible for us to catch them. Rather than Instead of working hard on arresting people, it is better to think of another way to solve the problem," Dorgon said.
"How can we solve the problem without arresting people?" Jierhalang looked puzzled.
The problem lies with this small group of enemy cavalry. He can't think of any other way to deal with this small group of enemy cavalry without arresting people.
Dorgon asked: "May I ask Brother Ninth, what are we going to do with our army?"
"Go to Qingcheng." Jierhalang said, "steal the tiger thieves' wealth in Qingcheng and break the Qing Dynasty's long-term invincibility against the tiger thieves."
Dorgon said: "Brother Ninth, I don't know very well. Since we are going to Qingcheng, why bother to compete with this small group of enemy cavalry and delay important things."
"This is no small matter. With this small group of enemies riding around, we will fall in the eyes of the tiger thieves wherever we go. Once the tiger thieves gather a large army, they are likely to set up an ambush in front of our marching route, making us Big defeat." Jirhalang said.
After hearing this, Dorgon smiled and said: "Brother Ninth, you also said that if the tiger thief wants to set up an ambush in front of our marching route, he must gather the army in advance. But Brother Ninth, have you ever thought about it? Our marching speed is fast enough and we can reach Qingcheng before the tiger thieves gather their army, so we don’t have to worry about the tiger thieves discovering the army’s marching route.”
"Wait, I understand what you mean." Jierhalang said thoughtfully, "Brother Fourteen, what you mean is that we don't need to worry about this small group of enemy cavalry nearby. We just need to get there first. Qingcheng launches an attack."
Dorgon nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Ninth, this is quite clear."
"Well, you old fourteen, you can wake up the dreamer with one word. If the attack on Qingcheng is successful this time, you should be the first to take the lead." The gloom on Jilharang's face was swept away.
Dorgon's words made him feel better.
"Brother Ninth, don't be too busy and too happy. We wasted a lot of time on the road. No one can guarantee how many troops the tiger bandits have gathered at this moment. Once we can't evacuate from Qingcheng quickly, we will probably be Tiger thieves are besieging the Qingcheng area." Dorgon poured a basin of cold water down.
