In Shengjing, Zu Dashou went out, carrying a cage and a bird, just like in the past, looking for people to have fun.
There was no way, because he had a history of escaping, so Jianlu did not feel comfortable letting him out to lead the army. He had been living in Shengjing, and there were many Jianlu spies around him.
The reason why he was raised like this before was because his nephew was Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan. Many of the Guan Ning troops in the Shanhaiguan direction have a close or distant relationship with him. Treating him preferentially was just to show favor to Guan Ningjun and win over Guan Ningjun.
However, the situation has changed suddenly in the past few years, and today's Guan Ning Army is no longer the original Guan Ning Army. Therefore, Zu Dashou's status is declining day by day.
Originally, when there were meetings, he would be invited to listen, and Huang Taiji and others would act like polite corporals. Even if he doesn't fart, he still has the right posture.
However, now, he is not notified at all when there are meetings, and his salary has been gradually lowered, just like raising an idle person.
Zu Dashou was also happy like this. He went to find people to have fun every day. At least on the surface, he seemed to be happy and had no intention of running away.
However, in fact, Zu Dashou not only secretly sent people to pass the news, but also thought about escaping all the time.
On this day, as he was going out, he suddenly heard the rumble of horse hooves outside the city. Based on his experience, he could tell immediately that it was the arrival of a large number of cavalry.
"What's going on?" Zu Dashou thought, then he changed his mind and went to a busy teahouse to drink tea and listen to the news.
Just like in Guan Nei, every place has a group of idlers who love gossip and want to appear to be well-informed.
The teahouse chosen by Zu Dashou is such a place that loves to show off.
"Do you know what's going on outside? Why are there so many Mongolian cavalry? Is there going to be another war with the Ming Dynasty?"
"I'm sure, with such a big movement, there must be a war. If not with the Ming Dynasty, who else can we fight with? The Sauron people in the north have already been conquered by our Qing Dynasty!"
"Even if we haven't conquered it, we still can't fight the Sauron people. Our Qing Dynasty's northern expedition to the Sauron people has never asked the Mongols to participate!"
"But if we want to fight the Ming Dynasty, how should we fight? You won't attack Shanhaiguan, right? That is the first pass in the world. The Ming army is heavily guarded and has its back to the pass. How can it defeat it?"
"..."
While Zu Dashou was listening, he was also thinking in his mind. Intuitively, he rejected the speculation he heard.
How could the two regents now gather the Mongols to attack Shanhaiguan if their heads were not caught in the door?
While he was guessing, he heard someone starting to show off.
"You don't know, don't you know, the Mongols are all sent out with one man and two horses, just to attack the Dongjiang Army from a thousand miles away!"
"What? How is this possible to fight against the Dongjiang Army? Can the Mongolian horses float on water?"
"You haven't even heard about this news? Didn't Prince Heshuosu already go on an expedition? He just wants to lure the Dongjiang Army to the shore. Then the Mongols will change their horses without changing men, attack North Korea directly, and block the Dongjiang Army on the shore. Isn't this right? It’s over!”
"High, this move is high, then the Dongjiang Army must not have thought that the Mongols would participate in the war, right?"
"That's for sure. All the Mongolian tribes have sent people. They are all elite guards of their leaders. Let's see how the Dongjiang Army can run away this time!"
"..."
Hearing this, Zu Dashou couldn't help but worry.
Having dealt with these people for most of his life, he naturally knew how dangerous the Dongjiang Army was.
The various Mongolian tribes in the Jianlu Alliance are actually similar, and have some standing armies. These are the elites of the various Mongolian tribes. The equipment is well-equipped and there is no need to graze. Unlike those ordinary herdsmen, not to mention armor, even arrows may not be made of iron.
These standing armies of the eastern Mongolian tribes jointly dispatched troops, estimated to be tens of thousands. If they change horses without changing men, they can really cover a long distance in one day and night. This method of combat is the most difficult to guard against.
Because it is impossible to detect that far within the normal night search range. And even if it were detected, it would probably be too late to report back, let alone react.
Of course, the cost of such a big move is also very high. If there is not enough motivation, although those Mongolian tribes are allies with Jianlu, they will not exert such great effort.
Thinking of this, Zu Dashou immediately thought that this was probably related to the previous visit to Shengjing by envoys from various Mongolian tribes!
However, because he was not involved in the court, all the information he could know was obtained through inquiries like this, and further details were not known.
"This time, the Dongjiang Army is in danger!" Zu Dashou thought in his heart and frowned.
He knew that after spending such a high price, Jianlu's side must be confident that they could lure the Dongjiang Army to the shore.
If possible, of course he wanted to notify the Dongjiang Army.
However, as a battle-hardened general, he certainly knew that under this background, Jianlu would definitely make great efforts to block the news in the east. It would definitely be very difficult to send a message east.
If the news is sent to Shanhaiguan and the Dongjiang Army is notified by Shanhaiguan, the corpses of the Dongjiang Army will probably be completely decomposed.
In this regard, Zu Dashou was helpless. He was too willing but not strong enough to help.
Not to mention, he has sent his close men twice in a row to Shanhaiguan to report the news. Now he has no reliable people left under him.
Thinking like this, Zu Dashou felt a little bad and didn't want to stay any longer, so he went back to his house.
In and around Shengjing City, with the arrival of the Mongolian cavalry, martial law also began. Moreover, the army in the city was also mobilized.
In short, Jianlu really went to war this time.
Outside the city, there are Mongolian cavalry arriving one after another. They should be from tribes that are far away and have arrived a little late.
Three days later, in the early morning, the rumble of horse hooves suddenly sounded and gradually faded away.
Zu Dashou heard it clearly in his house, and he understood very well that this was the Mongolian cavalry setting off outside the city.
Sure enough, the martial law in Shengjing City was subsequently lifted.
Seeing this, Zu Dashou sneaked out to drink tea and inquire about the news.
But this time when he went out, he obviously found that the situation on the street was different. It seems that Jianlu mobilized his troops and dispatched them together with the Mongolian cavalry. Therefore, the defense in Shengjing City seems to have been relaxed a lot.
In the teahouse, the situation at hand was naturally a hot topic.
"This time, as long as the Dongjiang Army is defeated, our Qing Dynasty will have no worries!"
"Yes, the late emperor spent many years of hard work to disintegrate the Dongjiang Army. Now the regent can decide the Dongjiang Army in one battle. It's so powerful!"
"You can't say that. Without the foundation laid by the late emperor, what would be the Qing Dynasty today?"
"Why can't you say that? The ability of His Royal Highness the Regent, Prince Rui, is obvious to all."
"..."
After listening to it for a while, Zu Dashou felt it was boring and started to have daily arguments again, repeating the same old tune.
However, he also heard that Dorgon should be leading this war against the Dongjiang Army.
Back at the house, Zu Dashou began to think about this matter quietly.
There is no doubt that the imperial court is stronger than before. Therefore, even if the Dongjiang Army is wiped out by Jianlu, as long as there are naval forces, the Dongjiang Army can be rebuilt later. Jianlu's plan is still futile. It would only take a year or two at most to allow Jianlu to have no worries.
Poor those Mongolian tribes, they still look at the imperial court with the same old eyes, and they still get so close to Jianlu. It's really a horse kicking their brains.
Not to mention anything else, just the fact that the imperial officers and soldiers have been paid their military salaries on time is enough to prove that the current imperial officers and soldiers are not Wu Xia Amen!
The previous Ningyuan War is the best example.
Thinking of this, Zu Dashou couldn't help but his eyes lit up: Yes, isn't the imperial court in the direction of Guan Ning's army, and there are about 20,000 cavalry?
Nowadays, the elites of the Mongolian tribes have gone to North Korea to fight against the Dongjiang Army, and their families are empty. If the imperial cavalry troops leave the country...
With a "pop" sound, Zu Dashou slapped his thigh violently, making a sound, but he didn't feel any pain at all.
He looked excited and continued thinking: "If this news is sent back to the pass and the army is dispatched to sweep across the eastern Mongolian grasslands, the Mongolian tribes who have allied with Jianlu will definitely be greatly damaged. And their strength is greatly damaged, which is also It means that Jianlu’s strength is greatly damaged!”
"This credit is a big credit!" Zu Dashou thought and couldn't sit still.
However, he no longer had anyone reliable to deliver the message.
The safest way is for him to take the risk himself.
Either escape back to Ming Dynasty, or be captured by Jianlu. But Jianlu probably won't be so easy to get along with anymore, and he will probably be killed.
After thinking about it for a long time, Zu Dashou remembered the current situation. All the prisoners were focused on North Korea's upcoming encirclement and suppression of the Dongjiang Army.
And more importantly, his performance over the years also made Jianlu relax his vigilance, and he did have a chance to escape.
The reason why he didn't run before was because he wasn't sure, and he didn't want to take risks when he had his subordinates and confidants at his disposal.
But now, there are no more confidants, so escaping back with such important news is a great achievement.
After repeated considerations, Zu Dashou made a decision: escape!
He has already had the experience of successfully escaping back to the Ming Dynasty once, and he is from Liaodong himself and is very familiar with Liaodong. After making a decision and then taking action, preparations began immediately.
At this time, Dorgon was not thinking about the demoted Zu Dashou at all, but was thinking about several other Han officials.
About half a year had passed, and no news came back from the three groups of people he sent to the pass, which made him very annoyed.
The lack of information within the pass was what Dorgon believed to be the biggest disadvantage in the defeat against the Ming army.
Shang Kexi, Geng Jimao, Xia Chengde, what on earth are you doing?
