Although Dorgon, or Jianlu, even in the past, felt that it would definitely be a good thing if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty could be captured or killed. However, in the past, Jianlu's side definitely did not realize like Dorgon did today that the most key figure in the sudden rise of the Ming Dynasty was actually Emperor Chongzhen.
With this understanding, the degree of emphasis will be different.
If in the past, Dorgon thought that only by losing 20,000 Qing troops could he keep the Ming emperor in Liaodong, he might have hesitated; if he had lost half of the Qing troops, he probably wouldn't If you don't, it will feel like it's not worth it. Even if there were no examples of Ming Yingzong, he would still feel that it was not worthwhile, because it would be a thorn in the side of the Qing Dynasty.
However, at this time, Dorgon realized that if Emperor Chongzhen was removed, the Ming Dynasty would stop turning around. Without the wise and powerful emperor and only the young emperor, the Ming Dynasty would probably be in ruins. It will be like before, and it will fall into the political situation of party struggle, and there is a high probability that it will be the same as before.
In this way, even if the Qing Dynasty lost half of its men and horses, Dorgon would still think it was a good deal because of the devastation. Otherwise, based on the current style of play of the Ming Dynasty emperor, the future of the Qing Dynasty is really desperate!
This means that the dilemma of the Qing Dynasty was not actually the shortage of food and grass, but the emergence of a wise and powerful emperor in the Ming Dynasty!
The problem of grain and grass shortage in the Qing Dynasty was solved, but as long as Emperor Chongzhen was around, the Qing Dynasty would inevitably fall into more troubles. However, if Emperor Chongzhen is solved, then even if there is a shortage of food and grass now, the worst is to eat grass and survive the winter, the future of the Qing Dynasty will be bright. The Ming Dynasty did not have a wise and powerful emperor, so the Qing Dynasty had many ways to deal with the Ming Dynasty's monarchs, ministers and generals.
Dorgon told Bumbutai this point of view, and Bumbutai immediately agreed and affirmed: "What my uncle and the regent said makes sense, you can kill a snake by hitting it seven inches. That's right, that's it." !”
She actually has a deep understanding of this.
Previously, there was actually a conflict of interest between her and Hai Lanzhu. Hai Lanzhu's rise and son threatened her. At first, she thought about dealing with Hai Lanzhu, but she got half the result with twice the effort, and even encountered danger. Later, she changed her mind and killed Huang Taiji, which was to beat the snake seven inches away, giving her her current status as the Queen Mother.
At this time, they reached a consensus, and Dorgon decided that to carry out nationwide mobilization, he would have to fight a war with the Ming Emperor, and the Ming Emperor should stay in Liaodong.
In war, money and food come first.
Dorgon then decreed that, except for the grain fields in the Liaohe Plain, all other grain fields should be harvested in advance, and all men between the ages of fifteen and under fifty in the country were recruited to prepare to send troops to Haizhou. Of course, this would take time, so he issued another decree, asking Duoduo, Yue Tuo and Haoge to try their best to deal with the Ming Emperor, hold him back, and wait for him to arrive with the national military strength before conducting a general meeting. decisive battle.
Suddenly, on the land of Liaodong, the war machine was fully activated. Men from Jianlu were everywhere, armed with bows, arrows, swords and guns, and their own coats, rushing to join them. The wheat is harvested before it turns golden, and then sent to the army as rations.
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On the Liaohe Plain, Kong Youde originally thought that the autumn harvest was approaching, and Kong Youde was very worried.
The Liaohe Plain is far away in the hinterland of Liaodong. If the Ming army could come to respond, Shengjing would probably be defeated. But, is this possible?
Of course, there is another way, which is from the grassland. However, the grassland is endless as far as the eye can see. Even if we can come here, we can't help the more than 20,000 Ming people here without alerting the Jianlu, right? As a result, if the Jianlu cavalry pursues them, they will have no place to hide. It can be seen that this is also unrealistic. So, how on earth would the Ming Emperor deal with so many people?
He couldn't think of a way, so that sometimes, Kong Youde even judged a gentleman with a villain's heart, wondering whether he would lead them to burn all the food and give Jianlu a fatal blow. However, the Ming Dynasty did not come to respond and did not admit its defeat?
Is this situation possible? Will it happen?
Kong Youde believed that if it were the officials of the Ming Dynasty he knew, it might be possible to do it. However, the Ming Emperor's style has changed a lot over the years. At least judging from what he has heard over the years, he should be able to keep his word.
Thinking about these things, Kong Youde felt very hesitant and helpless, and even wanted to ask Chen Shaozong again, otherwise he would be too worried.
However, after Chen Shaozong came out, he disappeared again. Even if Kong Youde deliberately visited the fields many times, no trace of Chen Shaozong was found again.
While disappointed, Kong Youde also encountered trouble. He did not expect that when the autumn harvest was approaching, Azig would lead an army to the Liaohe Plain. Although there were not many troops, this was beyond his expectation. And he was sure that this was beyond the expectations of the Governor of Baoding or the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In this way, although it is still possible to burn the grain fields, it is impossible for him to escape with his own family, not to mention running away with more than 20,000 Ming people!
The seriousness of the situation made Kong Youde restless for a few days, and finally he hurried back to Tieling and went to discuss it with his confidant butler Kong Yong'an. He ignored it and wanted to send Kong Yong'an to contact him.
But he didn't expect that Kong Yongan would be happy when he came to see him. After confirming that there was no one inside and outside the study, he happily said to him with a sad face: "Master, what good news!"
"What's the good news?" When Kong Youde heard this, he immediately became energetic and asked quickly.
Kong Yong'an came close to him and whispered: "The reason why Azig led the army has been found out. It is the royal army who is launching a war. According to the previous agreement, he started to divert Jianlu's attention..."
Before he finished speaking, Kong Youde showed a look of disappointment, sighed and interrupted him: "What's the use of this? Has Jianlu's attention been diverted? They sent Azig here, what should we do? ?”
"Master, don't worry!" Kong Yong'an didn't care after hearing this, and continued to whisper with a joyful expression, "The latest news just came, saying that the emperor is also leading the army to attack Haizhou. Dorgon issued an order , mobilize troops across the country, and all men from fifteen to fifty years old must go out. Not only the Jianlu from Tieling will leave, but Azige will also lead the army back. It is estimated that Shengjing’s decree is also very important. We’ll get to the prince soon and there will be relevant news!”
Upon hearing this, Kong Youde couldn't help but said with great joy: "Such a big movement? It really attracted Jianlu's attention!"
Just when he said this, he suddenly froze again. After a while, he came back to his senses and asked nervously: "How many troops does the emperor bring to attack Haizhou? Is there any danger?"
"It is said that there are more than 50,000 cavalry!" Kong Yong'an heard Kong Youde's question, and he was immediately worried, "Is this matter too much? Although Jianlu's attention has been diverted, All Jianlu have been mobilized, and there must be a hundred thousand soldiers and horses. Is it important, Your Majesty?"
"This..." Kong Youde became anxious upon hearing this. He couldn't help but sit still anymore. He stood up and said with a frown, "Why didn't the emperor bring more troops when he went to Liaodong? What if the emperor wanted to attract Jianlu's troops?" Pay attention, but ended up trapped here, wouldn’t I, Kong Youde, have become a sinner for us Han people?”
Previously, he was worried that the Ming Dynasty would not be able to attract Jianlu's attention, and he would not be able to escape; but at this time, he was worried that the Ming Emperor would attract too much attention, and that he would be in danger.
After all, he has led troops to fight all year round. Although he has seen the elites of the Ming army, the Jianlu army is not bad either. Fighting on the mainland, it was still 100,000 versus 50,000. He didn't think the Ming Emperor would have a high chance of winning.
When I was anxious, I suddenly heard a voice calling from outside: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, a decree from the court has arrived!"
After Kong Youde heard this, he had no choice but to put aside his worries and go to receive the order first.
He was running back and forth between Tieling and Liaohe Plain, so he received the order a little late.
This order was what Kong Yongan had learned about, saying that Azige was going to lead his troops back, and that the Liaohe Plain would be handed over to Kong Youde, and that Kong Youde must do a good job in the autumn harvest of grain, and there must be no mistakes!
In this regard, Kong Youde naturally gave repeated guarantees on the surface. However, as soon as the imperial envoy left, he became sad again.
After clarifying this situation, I became more worried than before. How to respond is one question. The most important thing is whether the Ming Emperor can retreat safely. This is another question!
Thinking about this, Kong Youde is worried!
However, Emperor Chongzhen himself was not at all anxious about Dorgon's decision to fight for the whole country. On the contrary, the reason why he delayed his attack on Haizhou was not to attract more Jianlu troops!
Of course, Emperor Chongzhen did not expect to be able to defeat more than 100,000 Jianlu troops in one go, but with the golden finger of the eavesdropping system, there would be no problem in retreating. And Jianlu is now using the whole country's troops to fight, which means that all the food and grass supplies that Jianlu has retained can be used up in this battle. In addition, Kong Youde's side burned the food that Jianlu relied on for the winter. It can be said that Jianlu could starve to death without paying the blood of Ming soldiers. If they fight again next year, it is estimated that Jianlu may not have anything to worry about.
Therefore, he sent a secret order to Lu Xiangsheng, informed him of the situation, and asked him to prepare for defense in case the Jianlu troops were superior in strength and divided their forces to attack Gaizhou.
As for Yaozhou Post, Emperor Chongzhen did not keep any troops, so if the rebels wanted to seize it, they could just take it.
In addition, Emperor Chongzhen learned from the Class-A eavesdropping seeds on Dorgon's body the general situation of the mobilization of rebels in various places, and then learned from the Class-A eavesdropping seeds on Azig that he had led his troops and was about to arrive in Shengjing. Two homing pigeons were released, which were for Wu Sangui.
After doing this, Emperor Chongzhen turned his attention to the Haizhou war in front of him.
Previously, the strategy was to encircle three formations. However, Haizhou Jianlu did not escape. Instead, because Jianlu who could contact Anshan Posthouse knew the news that reinforcements were about to arrive, his morale became even higher. .
The first army to come to the rescue was naturally Yue Tuo's troops from Liaoyang. After listening to the messenger's report, Duduo couldn't help but said with great joy: "Okay, this time, we must keep the Ming Dog Emperor in Liaodong!"
After finishing speaking, he immediately said to the messenger: "The Dog Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is now at the gate of Haizhou City. He has an army of nearly 50,000. The food and materials he brings must be limited and require constant transportation from the rear. It is a pity that the king does not have enough troops now to capture his troops." There is no way out. Therefore, report to your master that he can first send three thousand cavalry troops to bypass Haizhou, attack Yaozhou Post, and seize its food and grass. If not, it will be destroyed. Remember this!"
Duduo always believed that the Ming army captured Yaozhou Station and occupied it all the time because they wanted to use Yaozhou Station as a transfer station for the army's food and supplies. After all, Yaozhouyi is right in the middle of Haizhou and Gaizhou, and it happens to be a day's journey for the Ming Dynasty's truck camp to transport supplies. In other words, when the Ming Dynasty's truck camp transported grain and supplies, starting from Gaizhou, they could stay overnight at Yaozhou Station and arrive in Haizhou the next day, which was the most suitable place to store grain and grass.
Therefore, he gave Yue Tuo such a suggestion. He felt that the Ming army was now on Haizhou side, and Yaozhou post was definitely not heavily guarded. If three thousand cavalry troops attacked unexpectedly, there should be no problem. This can also be proved by his observation of the movements of the Ming army outside the city in the past few days. Basically, the strength of the Ming army has arrived in Haizhou.
However, he didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen knew his thoughts clearly. However, one thing that is regrettable is that on Yue Tuo's side, he has not eavesdropped on the seeds, so he has no way of knowing what Yue Tuo did.
But it didn't matter, Emperor Chongzhen was not military blind. Now that he knew about this possibility, he immediately convened a military meeting, regarded this situation as an assumption, and began to discuss the possibility of Yue Tuo.
Upon hearing this, all the generals of the Ming Dynasty felt that since the emperor had raised this possibility, it was definitely possible. So, they discussed it one after another.
In the past few days, the wilderness of Haizhou has become the world of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the Ming army has learned about the terrain in this area and reported it to them. They are making a sand table of the Haizhou area.
These general soldiers discussed on the sand table for a while and then presented their conclusions to the emperor. He lurked outside the Anshan Posthouse all night, observing the movements of the captives. If Jianlu really sent his cavalry to attack Yaozhou Station in a detour, they would send troops here to deal with the cavalry attack. Anyway, Jianlu wanted to take a detour. It would not be too late to set off after getting the situation here. He even thought about the ambush location. It was the place where Duduo chose to ambush before, because that place was the gateway to Haizhou. The main road of Yaozhouyi is also a suitable place for ambush.
After making this decision, we just wait for the news!
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