Since the Jianlu moved inland, the strength of the Dongjiang Army has been transferred to the Bohai Bay. Troops were stationed on Guanglu Island, Lushun, Changsheng Island, etc.
After receiving the military order from Duke Xingguo, all the troops began to assemble and march toward Gaizhou in a mighty manner.
When Li Laiheng and others led the troops to Gaizhou, Jianlu Tanma also reported the news to Haizhou City.
"What?" Duduo was surprised when he heard this and confirmed, "The troops of the Dongjiang Army landed and occupied Gaizhou?"
Gaizhou was abandoned by Jianlu on his own initiative. Before leaving, Gaizhou was naturally burned down.
After receiving reconfirmation from Tan Ma, Duduo immediately became excited. He turned to Azig and said, "How dare they come ashore so openly and so close to us? How about sending troops to destroy the Dongjiang Army?"
Azig was obviously much more stable. After hearing this, he quickly reminded: "No, absolutely must not! The Dongjiang Army suddenly acted like this, there must be a deceit behind it. If we send troops, we may be ambushed!" "
"Can't we just be careful!" Duduo said with disapproval upon hearing this, "Who in this wilderness can destroy us?"
"It's better to be more cautious!" After hearing this, Azig shook his head and said, "Let me tell you, if the Dongjiang Army suddenly lands on a large scale at this time, it is probably for our crops. Even if we don't Go, I think they will all call!"
Duduo is not a brainless person. Hearing his words and thinking about it for a moment, he can figure out the truth.
Otherwise, the Dongjiang Army would have landed early or late, and would have landed on such a large scale when the crops were about to mature. The purpose was obviously clear.
While he was thinking, Azig frowned and said: "And I have a feeling that the Dongjiang Army's troops have no advantage at all against our Haizhou troops. The Ming Army never fought such a war. Therefore, it is very likely that the Shanhaiguan Army The Ming army on the side will also make moves, so we have to guard against this!"
In recent years, the Ming army has concentrated its superior forces. At a certain point, its combat power formed an absolute advantage over the Qing army, and it was defeated with thunderous force.
After hearing this, Duduo nodded in agreement with Azig's analysis. However, he was not surprised but overjoyed, and immediately said to Azig: "Well, it's just the right time, let's use the grain fields near Haizhou as bait, and fight the Ming army decisively! As long as these Ming dogs are destroyed, our situation in Liaodong will be better in the future." It can get better!”
It's all because these two Ming armies are like two tigers, hiding in the woods and jumping out to hurt people at any time, so that the Qing Dynasty has been having a hard time in the past few years.
Zhang Mingwei was worried that the Jianlu army would not fight decisively, but would fight guerrillas. Compared to the Jianlu army, they were not the same. They were afraid that the Ming army would give them a sudden blow from time to time, just like the previous tactics, and they couldn't stand it!
"Based on the previous battles, the army at Shanhaiguan in the Ming Dynasty can dispatch at most about 50,000 troops!" Azig was not so optimistic, and continued to analyze with a frown, "It was led by the powerful official of the Ming Dynasty, Duke Xingguo. It is estimated that he can muster all the troops. Now that the Dongjiang Army has landed in Gaizhou so abnormally, if I guessed correctly, it is probably that Duke Xingguo has come again. In this way, the strength of the Ming Army is likely to increase. It will be 50,000 plus this Dongjiang Army, which will form an absolute advantage over our Haizhou in terms of military strength!"
Fortunately, they moved inland. Otherwise, if the coast had not been abandoned, Gaizhou, Fuzhou and other places would have fallen immediately due to such a large-scale Ming army attack!
Now because it is too far from the seaside, the movements of the Ming army can be known immediately here, so they are not afraid of being attacked by the Ming army!
At this time, Azig even remembered Dorgon’s policy!
"It's just in time!" Duduo said to Azig immediately after hearing Azig's analysis, "We immediately reported the news to Shengjing. It happened that the emperor had already prepared and could send reinforcements from Anshan Yibao and Liaoyang in time. Let me tell you, Brother Huang has actually wanted to destroy the Dongjiang Army and the Ming Army in Shanhaiguan for a long time!"
For a long time, the Ming army had fought against Jianlu through sneak attacks. Although they had won successive victories, it had indeed severely damaged the morale of Jianlu. However, a considerable number of Jianlu believed that if the Ming army dared to fight the Qing army openly, the Qing army would definitely not lose.
Of course, if it were in the past, they would not think so, but would think that the Qing Dynasty would definitely beat the shit out of the Ming army!
Although Azig was not as radical as Duduo, he was not so cowardly that he did not dare to fight with the Ming army with open swords and guns.
Unless there was an upright decisive battle between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming army, and the Ming army won a complete victory with almost the same strength, this would make them afraid. However, such a war has never happened before!
After some discussion, Duduo and Azig decided to send more detective horses to get the news, and on the other hand, they would send the already known news and their analysis to Shengjing at a 800-mile speed.
As for Anshan Yibao and Liaoyang, because Dorgon had made arrangements in advance, the troops here immediately began to move forward. The troops from Anshan Post Headed to Haizhou, while those from Liaoyang rushed to Anshan Post to prepare for the battle.
The distance from Haizhou to Shenyang was more than 200 miles. With a rush of 800 miles, we arrived there in one day and night.
At this time, Dorgon just returned from inspecting farming in various places. He was shocked when he heard the news, but at the same time, for some reason, a stone fell in his heart.
It was already dusk when the news was received, but the Chongzheng Palace was brightly lit, and Prince Baylor on the Shengjing side was all present.
The young emperor Shunzhi had already gone to bed, and Dorgon and others did not bother to engage in those frivolous etiquette, and did not notify him at all. However, when Bumbutai heard the news, he still woke up the little emperor and hurried to Chongzheng Hall to listen.
Dorgon's power was getting stronger day by day, and she was worried. In her opinion, at least this courtesy is indispensable, so that they can always remember that there is an emperor here, not just a regent.
Thinking about this, she was also very dissatisfied with the other regent, Daishan. I feel that Daishan is too weak and doesn't care about anything, leaving the Dorgon family alone.
At this moment, Bumubutai thought of Hong Chengchou. It's just a pity that her brother Hong has been captured by Mingguo, and no one can help her.
In this situation, Bumubutai was just a woman who grew up in the harem after all. Her vision could only see this far, and she had no idea that the Qing Dynasty had actually reached a more critical situation.
Dorgon had this realization, and he said to others in the hall: "I agree with the analysis in this report. This war will probably be fought by Duke Xingguo in person. And Duke Xingguo will come in person." Once they arrive, the main force of the Ming army from Shanhaiguan will definitely arrive. This means that the strength of the Ming army is likely to be as many as 60,000 to 70,000. Just relying on the previously deployed troops, the Qing side will have no advantage!"
After a pause, he felt that the matter was of great importance and it was better to make it clearer, so he immediately added: "If this battle is defeated, then our Qing Dynasty will lose too many troops, and it will be very difficult later. If the Qing Dynasty loses If the troops retreat from Haizhou, the Ming army will be able to target Anshan Post and then threaten Liaoyang and Shengjing."
After saying this, Dorgon said solemnly: "What do you think about whether we should fight a decisive battle with the Ming army?"
With such a large-scale Ming army attacking, the food near Haizhou will definitely not be saved. Therefore, he didn't even mention it. And with the dangerous pass of Anshan Posthouse, if a large number of troops are accumulated, the grain fields in Liaoyang and Shengjing will definitely be harvested.
As soon as he finished speaking, the other regent Daishan, who had always been confused and basically silent, immediately made an excuse and said: "The Ming army has always come with bad intentions and good ones never come. We must guard against this. !”
Sure enough, Jiang was old and hot. Regardless of anything else, Daishan could see at a glance that this battle was not going to be easy.
In this regard, Dorgon nodded and agreed with Daishan. But before he could speak, he heard Hauge shouting: "Are we, the Qing Dynasty, just cowards? When the Ming army comes, we don't dare to fight? Now isn't it just right? They have gathered the main force and are here. It's like Just like the Battle of Songjin, the main force of the Ming army was wiped out. From now on, we in Liaodong will have peace in the world!"
This time, Dorgon did not criticize Hauge, because he actually thought so too.
Generally speaking, if the main force of the Ming army comes to attack, in Dorgon's view, it must be dealt with cautiously, but there is no need to let the Qing Dynasty flee after hearing the news.
If he really wanted to do this, his prestige as the regent would be impossible. It is obvious that Hauge's faction will not be willing. There is also the Daishan faction. Many people are already disappointed with Daishan, such as his grandchildren, who will not support him.
In fact, Zhang Mingwei did not know the internal details of Jianlu very well, so he did not know this yet. Just relying on Dorgon's prestige, he could not twist the entire Jianlu into one rope, withdraw when he was told, and fight guerrilla warfare when he was told.
Because in that case, Jianlu's losses would be heavy. Few Jianlu could be so cruel as to abandon Liaoyang and Shengjing. Unless they really realize that they can't defeat the Ming army, and if they want to fight the Ming army, they will definitely lose miserably, and that's why this is possible.
Of course, Zhang Mingwei considered it from the perspective of just in case, which was also a sign of thorough consideration. The intention is also very obvious, which is to eliminate more Jianlu in one fell swoop before the Jianlu realize that the combat strength of both sides has actually changed fundamentally.
Only in this way can the Jianlu realize that when they cannot fight head-on with the imperial army, they will have much fewer troops to fight guerrillas.
Under this situation, the meeting held by Dorgon, Daishan and others, under the careful control of the two of them, the meeting also came to a final result.
