"Aren't you trapped in Cangzhou? Why are you back?"
Sony's return surprised all the top management of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
Dorgon just finished asking, and then his expression changed.
"Are you here to persuade me to surrender?"
Sony quickly fell to the ground and told the truth.
After listening to Zuo Mengeng's warning, the top management of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were very angry.
"Where does his arrogance come from? Will he be able to defeat me, the Qing Dynasty?"
"Now that the outcome is not decided, he is so rampant. Naturally, the arrogant army will be defeated."
Listening to the shouts of everyone, Dorgon felt dizzy. He waved his hand to silence the noise.
"Queen Mother, I leave it to you to decide how to behave in the future."
Having just moved into the capital, it is very likely that he will have to leave again. Dorgon did not dare to make a decision on such a big matter, so he asked Empress Xiaozhuang about it.
Xiaozhuang was even more depressed.
Finally, his son became the emperor, finally entered the Central Plains, and finally lived in the Forbidden City.
As a result, I haven’t gotten to know this place yet, so I will probably leave.
Isn't this a joke?
"Our Qing Dynasty has strong soldiers and strong generals, so are we really no match for Zuo Mengeng?"
Although everyone blushed when asked, they could only tell the truth in the face of life and death.
Jilharang stood up.
"What the Queen Mother doesn't know is that there are three hundred thousand enemies in front of us. Even if we mobilize all the soldiers and horses near the capital and even Shanxi, it will be far worse. Besides, those things that just surrendered , no one is sure how loyal they are. If they suddenly rebel, it will kill everyone."
This is where the Manchus are most helpless.
Only when the empire actually launches will they be able to find out how many troops the National Defense Force has.
An urgent report was sent from Henan and Huguang. The strength of the Central Plains strategic cluster of the National Defense Forces should be around 300,000.
The central strategic cluster in the Gyeonggi region also has about 300,000 people.
This is already an army of 600,000, which is three times more than the Qing army.
What made the Qing Dynasty most powerless was that the combat effectiveness of the National Defense Forces was far superior to that of the Qing army. Therefore, even if the National Defense Forces were divided into multiple groups and the battlefield was spread out, the Qing army could no longer execute the tactics of the past.
Not only was it impossible to execute, the Qing army itself had to carefully concentrate its forces to avoid being defeated individually by the National Defense Forces.
That's what war is all about.
No matter what strategy, deployment, timing, location, people, or luck, in the final analysis, it is always strength that really affects the outcome.
Now the strength of the National Defense Force far exceeds that of the Qing Army, so no matter how we fight, it is right.
Empress Xiaozhuang didn't know much about fighting, but she couldn't help but tremble when she heard that the National Defense Forces in front of her exceeded 300,000.
She had learned that since Azig and Duduo went on the expedition, the total number of Qing troops in the Gyeonggi area only amounted to more than 40,000 people.
More than 10,000 people were killed on the Cangzhou and Guangning front lines in this battle, and the rest were in the hands of Hauge to defend the Gu'an and Wuqing front lines.
As for whether it can be defended...
Everyone knows in their hearts that they simply cannot hold on.
Once Hauge was defeated, there would be no obstruction in front of the capital and they could only allow the National Defense Forces to rush to the city.
By then, if they don't leave, then all the top management of the Manchu Qing Dynasty will be prisoners.
"How long will it take for Prince Ying and Prince Yu to come back?"
Another sad question.
Dorgon frowned.
"They cannot go directly north through the Central Plains. They need to detour through Shaanxi and pass through Shanxi before they can come back. They are afraid that the Chinese army will advance too fast and cut off their return route."
Everyone was horrified by this prediction.
In the hands of Azig and Duduo, all the wealth of the Qing Dynasty was in their hands. If it is really gone, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will be gone too.
"Everyone, let's talk about it, do you want to leave or not?"
After understanding the situation, Xiaozhuang began to feel relaxed and handed over the decision-making power to the ministers.
Jilharang was very decisive.
"If you want to leave, leave immediately and take it easy, otherwise there will be too many things to throw away."
Daishan looked at the splendid Forbidden City and felt itchy in his heart.
"What should we do with the capital? Do we really want to leave it to Zuo Mengeng?"
Only Dorgon can make a decision on this kind of thing.
"I heard that when Li Zicheng withdrew from here, Shandong once said that as long as Li Zicheng did not damage the capital, Shandong would not take action. It turned out to be the case. It is enough to show that Zuo Menggeng is a man of his word."
He was telling everyone in disguise that they could abide by Zuo Mengeng's warning.
In this way, at least even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty is completely defeated in the future, the tribe can be preserved.
Speaking of this, Sony has more say.
"The Queen Wu of Zuo Menggeng is the daughter of Wang Shizhong, and she is also a Manchu. I also heard that Mang Gurtai also became a high-ranking official there, and even married a wife and had children."
These words made many people loose.
It seems that the empire can still treat the Manchus fairly.
Seeing this, Dorgon made a decision on the spot.
"Then tell everyone, hurry up and pack up. We will set off the day after tomorrow at the latest."
However, that night, bad news came from Liaodong.
Sikut, who was guarding Shanhaiguan, informed the National Defense Forces of the news that they had landed on Huludao and besieged Jinzhou.
All the top management of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties exploded.
"Li Shutai only has 10,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, so he cannot stop us. Once Jinzhou is lost, our way back will be cut off."
Man Dahai still held on to the illusion of eventuality.
"Sikut has already led his troops to the rescue. With Jinzhou Jiancheng, Li Shutai is very capable and can hold on for at least three or four months. As long as we speed up, we might be able to attack from both sides with Jinzhou. If we can have a fight. If we win the battle, we can also let Zuo Menggen throw the rat weapon into the trap, and then we can talk about it."
Dorgon was very moved after hearing this.
Now, the dream of occupying the Central Plains has been completely shattered.
It is not yet known whether the lone troops of Azig and Duduo can be withdrawn.
If we can win a big victory in Liaodong, it would be best to capture some prisoners so that we can exchange them with the empire and even defend the territory of Liaodong.
Just as he was about to give the order to set off immediately to rescue the Jinzhou battlefield, Hauge's messenger arrived.
"Prince Su said that we must not go through Shanhaiguan. Otherwise, the enemies in the south will take advantage of the situation and kill us, and western Liaoning will be our burial place."
Dorgon was shocked and realized that he had been negligent.
He knows very well the terrain of the Western Liaoning Corridor.
Once inside, there is no room for change. Either rush through the defense line of the National Defense Forces in Jinzhou and return to Liaoyang and Shenyang; or defend Shanhaiguan to prevent the National Defense Forces from behind from catching up.
But what the situation is in Jinzhou is currently unknown.
And Shanhaiguan absolutely cannot stop the National Defense Forces.
After all, Shanhaiguan is designed to face the north, not the south.
In case Jinzhou has been captured by the National Defense Forces, Shanhaiguan cannot be defended. By that time, all the senior Manchu and Qing officials were surrounded in the Liaoxi Corridor, and the situation was over.
