But what Obai didn't expect was that Dorgon also didn't sleep all night!
In fact, Dorgon has been suffering from insomnia for more than a year. Yes, he has never had a good night's sleep since the last time he failed to enter the customs. He was troubled internally and externally, and no one could sleep well in dire straits!
For him, staying up late has become the norm.
Now he dare not leave Jinzhou City, nor does he want to leave Jinzhou City. The only thing he can do is to hijack some of the flag owners, ministers and generals and hide in Jinzhou City to remotely control the political battles in Shenyang City and the confrontation with the Ming army.
Now, he was facing overwhelming odds and the Ming court was pressing harder and harder. He was so forced that he couldn't breathe. He had no choice but to capture Tashan Fort and push the Ming army back to Ningyuan.
In this way, he had a chance to breathe.
Just get through this winter!
In the dead of night, Dorgon always liked to stand in the yard and look up at the sky, whether it was the stars or the dark clouds, and he developed a habit over time.
The snowflakes falling from the sky made him overjoyed!
Come on, the bigger the rain, the better, especially if it snows so hard that the mountains are blocked.
But he also knew that it was just winter and it was unlikely that the mountains would be blocked by heavy snow, but it could create a favorable opportunity to attack Tashan Fort.
Tashan Fort is just a military fort. Is it difficult to defeat it?
In previous years, Dorgon wouldn't have even cared about it and would have casually sent one of his warriors to lead thousands of troops and pull out a few cannons to win. But now, he used all his strength.
Go all out!
Because he knows how important it is to break Tashan Fort, and he also knows how important it is to change the situation after breaking Tashan Fort. In addition, he also knows that the Ming army today is no longer the Ming army in the past. The Eight Banners Army
It’s not the Eight Banners Army of previous years.
So this time he can only succeed without failing!
The battle plan for Tashan Fort has been formulated, and the troops, horses, equipment, and generals have been put in place. They are just waiting for a powerful opportunity.
This snowy day was a favorable opportunity. Although Dorgon did not send an order to Azig in Songshan to send troops tomorrow, he could predict that Obai and Hong Chengchou would not miss this good opportunity.
So this night, he, who was already insomniac, couldn't sleep anymore. First he was worrying about gains and losses, and then he was restless.
Why do you feel like this? Is it a bad omen?
Dorgon originally didn't believe this, but as the territory of the Qing Dynasty grew larger and larger, there were more and more Han people within the territory, Han ministers in the court, and Han generals under his command. Under his influence, he began to believe this more and more.
Is there any flaw? Dorgon stood by the table and carefully touched the battle map. From time to time, he walked to the sand table next to him and pondered for a long time. He and the generals had already deduced it no less than ten times, even if Ningyuan had soldiers and horses.
It doesn't take much effort to come for reinforcements, but Tashan Fort will eventually be breached by him.
No, this uneasiness does not come from here, something must have gone wrong somewhere else.
This made him more and more irritable and restless, and he was still not sleepy at all until dawn, so he put on his big cloak and took a walk in the mansion. However, at this time, the soldiers came in a hurry to report: "Your Majesty, someone from North Korea is coming!"
Dorgon suddenly felt bad and hurried back to the hall, where he saw a group of people kneeling on the ground.
Yes, not one person, but a group of thirteen people.
They were Duduo's soldiers. They managed to escape when they were ambushed in North Korea. There were more than 20 people who escaped at that time. They ran away like lost dogs. Some were seriously injured, died and got separated along the way. Only 13 people returned to Jinzhou.
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"North Korea rebelled and Prince Yu was captured..."
Dorgon's world suddenly turned around and he almost fell down. There was a bang and the tea cup in his hand was crushed by him, causing blood to flow. The guard on duty next to him, Yin Erden, quickly moved forward to bandage him. He kicked him over with his back and stood up.
When he wanted to drink heavily, his forehead suddenly became filled with blood and he fell down.
When he woke up, Fan Wencheng, Interior Minister Ye Bilong and others were all around him.
"You traitor Li Zhu, aren't you afraid of being destroyed if you commit rebellion this time?" As Yi Bilong was yelling, Dorgon stood up slowly and gritted his teeth: "I will not be a human until North Korea is destroyed!"
"Your Majesty, something is fishy." Fan Wencheng was the only one present who was relatively calm, and everyone's eyes were focused on him: "How could Li Ju have the courage to do this, and how could he have the ability to annihilate Prince Yu's three thousand soldiers!
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Everyone was startled at first, and then fell silent.
They thought it was a North Korean rabbit that bit someone in a hurry, but no matter how anxious the rabbit was, it would not dare to bite a tiger or a wolf, and it could kill the tiger and wolf! So they immediately thought of a possibility.
Ming Ting!
The mastermind behind the scenes is Ming Ting!
Ming Ting intervened in this matter, and even had a premeditated plan and was waiting for his death.
Being able to calculate so accurately and being so well prepared, no one else in the entire Ming court could think of anyone except the great eunuch who had this ability.
This handwriting and method are so familiar!
Dorgon’s eyes were red and bloodshot, looking at the thirteen people kneeling outside the door with frost-covered faces: "The Ming army ambushed you?"
"They speak Chinese, and some also speak Korean, but it's not that the Ming army didn't know, maybe they were pirates..." Before he could finish his words, Dorgon drew his sword and chopped him down. The rest of the crowd was so frightened that they kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Ergon rubbed the blood on the corpse and said indifferently: "Have you ever gone to Shenyang to report it?"
"No, we escaped from North Korea and went straight here..."
Dorgon took a long breath and nodded slightly: "Take them down to rest, and reward them generously." Then he glanced at the corpse again: "Bury them generously. If anyone leaks anything, they will be buried together."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward, I don't dare." The remaining twelve people kowtowed as if they were pounding garlic.
"Mr. Fan, this matter is a little tricky." Dorgon held the knife and sat down slumped, as if his whole soul had been sucked out.
"If North Korea is lost, supplies will be cut off, which is really difficult." Fan Wencheng sighed: "What's more, it's not just a simple matter of cutting off supplies. The consequences are very complicated and unbearable."
"Is it possible that God is going to destroy our Qing Dynasty!" Dorgon raised his head weakly and shouted.
"If North Korea betrays its trust and surrenders to the Ming court, it will be very disadvantageous for the Qing Dynasty, but it will be an opportunity for the prince." Fan Wencheng suddenly said this, which made Dorgon startled: "Please give me your words, Mr. Fan."
Fan Wencheng let out a long sigh: "Although we fight fiercely in our home, we are always consistent with others."
Dorgon narrowed his eyes and remained silent for a while: "Mr. Fan wants to tell the court about this matter."
"It is up to the prince to decide whether to report or not." Fan Wencheng handed over his hand. At this moment, Turge, the personal guard outside the door, came to report: "Your Majesty, Songshan came to report that there was a Ming army attacking when the troops were launching. There is fear of changes, so we will postpone it for now."
Send troops".
Dorgon waved his hand, and Turge said again: "It is said that the Ming army is coming towards Jinzhou..." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Dorgon's roar: "A Ming army is not a heavenly soldier or a heavenly general.
They are coming, you just go and annihilate them! Are you a loser or a coward? Are you scared out of your wits by a Ming army?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I will immediately lead my troops to wipe out the Ming army." After Turge said this, he immediately left.
"I invite you to fight." Ta Zhan, the internal minister, stood up. Dorgon waved his hand impatiently, and Ta Zhan turned around and left.
"This Obai's courage has become more and more timid, and a Ming army scared him back." Buyan, another internal minister, snorted, and Dorgon angrily said: "This is not called timidity, this is called caution.
The Ming army has so many tricks and tricks that it is impossible to guard against them. If you are not careful, you will fall into the trap. You must know that attacking Tashan is very important... Hey, if you think you can do it, go ahead!"
Buyan immediately did not dare to speak out.
"It's okay for Tashan to wait for a few days. What matters now is Prince Yu's side." Fan Wencheng coughed lightly: "North Korea risked being destroyed and did such a sinful thing. It must have been approved by the Ming court.
Why do they have so much confidence? But they don’t dare to do anything about it, so they think they have to use Prince Yu and the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue as hostages to negotiate terms with us!"
"Negotiate terms? Hahaha, what qualifications does that traitor Li Zhu have to negotiate terms with me? If he betrays me at the last minute and traps me in the quagmire, I must destroy North Korea and kill all nine of his tribes to relieve the hatred in my heart!"
"Prince" Fan Wencheng sighed: "It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. It's not too late to kill him now. It's not that we don't have the ability to kill him, but we can't, or we can't get away, and the Ming court will definitely intervene."
Bang, Dorgon punched hard, the muscles on his face kept trembling, and he took a long breath after a while: "What conditions does Mr. Fan think he will offer?"
"Broken the covenant of alliance, released their crown prince, the prince, his ministers and their families, and even captured soldiers and soldiers!"
"What a beautiful idea!" Dorgon said fiercely.
"But the prince has to agree, unless..." Fan Wencheng stared at Dorgon and said word by word: "Break the Tashan Fort and push the Ming army back to Ningyuan!"
Dorgon narrowed his eyes and said in silence for a while: "Where is the safety of Prince Yu?"
"They will definitely not dare to touch Prince Yu for a while, unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Unless Jinzhou is captured by the Ming army, we will be defeated and return to Shenyang." Fan Wencheng said expressionlessly: "If the prediction goes well, North Korea will soon send people to come over and propose conditions. The prince only needs to deal with them, neither agreeing nor rejecting! As long as
As long as the situation remains unchanged, they will not dare to act recklessly. If we break Tashan, maybe they will obediently send Prince Yu back."
Dorgon nodded slightly: "But during this period, our supplies..."
Fan Wencheng sighed, there was really nothing he could do about it, his food income was not abundant, he failed to steal chickens at the customs and lost rice, and North Korea could not blackmail him, so he had to tighten his belt to survive this winter.
Seeing the embarrassment on Fan Wencheng's face, Dorgon could only sigh: "We will discuss this matter later. Now we have to discuss how to tell the court about this matter... Once they know about it, the reaction will be huge, and then
To deal with the pressure on this king... "While he was talking, he suddenly heard a lot of noise outside. Dorgon was furious: "Go out and see who is making the noise, but I will kill them all..."
Bang, bang, bang, several gunshots rang out. Everyone in the hall was startled, and they stood up and walked outside to look around.