The night breeze was blowing. On the southwest bank of the Haihe River, Dorgon stood with his hands behind his back and looked at the opposite bank. He could vaguely see the firelight beating more than ten miles to the northeast. That was the Tianjin Acropolis!
A piece of fat was right next to his mouth. He could see it and touch it but couldn't eat it. This made him extremely regretful and deeply regretful!
Normally, there would be no reason to be barred from entering, but now it is not possible, even if the Ming army of Tianjin Guard opens the city gate to greet him, he will have to pay an extremely heavy price once he is chased by the young eunuch's men and horses to block the northwest gap!
This damn little eunuch! Dole Gun was filled with hatred.
"Brother Fourteen, if we besiege the city, will the Ming army in Tianjin Guard open their doors and surrender?" Duduo got out of the river, taking a bath after a long journey and feeling extremely comfortable.
Dorgon snorted: "I didn't see them being so frightened when we went for a walk under the city. If the city is really besieged, there is a high probability that it will surrender!"
"What the hell, what a pity, what a pity! The damn bitch bitten so hard!" Duduo scolded angrily.
But the day before yesterday, Dorgon broke through the siege of Li Yan in Xianghe and ran southward, vowing to keep the Ming army behind him far away. Just in case, he sent a large army to the rear to protect the baggage, and personally led five thousand vanguards to explore the road ahead.
Although it was known from Li Yan's desperate efforts to block the road that there were no Ming troops ahead, Dorgon still dared to be careless at this time and led the vanguard of five thousand cavalry to the foot of Wuqing City in half a day.
Opening the door and surrendering may save one's life. If stubbornness persists, no chickens or dogs will be left behind after the city is destroyed! Faced with the power of the Qing army's 5,000-strong siege, Wuqing County chose to surrender.
This was expected by Dorgon, but it was also a bit unexpected. If the soldiers and civilians in the city would rather die than surrender, he might not actually attack the city. After all, he knew that the Ming army had sent troops to follow, so he did not dare to delay too much here.
But since everyone had opened the door and surrendered, how could he keep them out? Dorgon also kept his promise and only killed the old and weak in the city. He took the remaining young and strong women abducted, set fire to the city and whipped him southward.
The main force in the rear will receive the baggage. Dorgon ordered that they could move slowly but not stay. Then he led the vanguard south and headed straight for Tianjin Wei. Along the way, he encountered numerous rivers. He looked for shoals or broken rivers to cross the river, but he was worried that it would not be easy for the baggage from the rear to cross the river.
It will delay the journey.
At noon, the troops arrived at Tianjin Guards. Although the Ming Dynasty was weakening day by day, it was a garrison after all. The city where troops were garrisoned was not comparable to ordinary cities. Although they did not know the strength of the troops in the city, they responded very quickly. Although they could see their panic and fear.
At that time, some young generals eagerly proposed to break through the city and eat this piece of fat. However, the veteran generals who had passed the customs in previous years hesitated because they knew that there was a wide and deep Haihe River a few miles south of the city that half surrounded Tianjin and wanted to cross the river.
Unless you have wings.
If they entered the pass in previous years, the Ming army would have stayed far away and had time to attack the city, and then turn around and cross the river southward. But this time is different from the past. The Ming army looked like it was crazy and bit back fiercely.
According to the report from Tanma, the Ming army had tens of thousands of infantry following closely behind them for dozens of miles, but the main force of the cavalry was not seen. Where did it go? Are they crippled and resting behind, or hiding in the dark? Suddenly it seems like
Jump out from the front like in Xianghe?
Don’t let the small lose the big!
Dorgon did not dare to take risks. He was unwilling to gamble with the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers. In the battle with the Ming army in the past month, he almost did not take advantage. Although the battle at Xianghe the day before yesterday showed the momentum of the Qing cavalry and jumped out
The encirclement was broken, but in fact the losses were considerable. What was even more annoying was that the Ming army actually captured Azig!
After a consensus, everyone decided not to take risks, so the Tianjin Guards were spared. The Qing army found a ford at the intersection of the Haihe River and the Inland River more than ten miles west of the city to cross the river south, and then set up camp to rest and wait for the main force in the rear.
"Brother Fourteen, the Ming army captured Lao Twelve and should have sent him to the capital at this time. Does that mean the Ming Dynasty will come to us soon to negotiate peace?" Duduo wiped off the water stains on his body and put on his clothes with a relaxed expression.
asked.
Dorgon raised his eyebrows slightly: "That depends on what the court officials and Emperor Ming in the Ming court think." He said with a smile: "Maybe Lao Twelve has been rescued now, Ming court is afraid that Bai Huanxi
One game".
Duduo chuckled and said, "Those people really have this ability?"
Dorgon looked up at the night sky and sighed: "Raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while. The Qing Dynasty has been operating in the Ming Dynasty for many years. No one dares to underestimate the great ability and potential of the Qing Dynasty. In addition, at this time, the troops in the capital are empty. It is a good time to take advantage of it."
On the occasion of emptiness".
"What if I miss?" Duduo asked again.
Dorgon laughed and said: "Then just ignore it and pretend not to know. We will just concentrate on sending our troops south to plunder everywhere. If the Ming Dynasty mentions it, it means they can't stand it anymore. Let's wait and see.
If it's okay, then accept it, but if he never mentions it, we'll discuss it again when we return."
"That's it!" Duduo slapped his thigh: "Let's let go and grab it with all our strength. At this time, the Ming court is still plagued by thieves. Not to mention that the thieves just almost broke into the capital. I heard that there is also a fierce commotion in the south of the Yangtze River.
It will definitely not last long and will take the initiative to negotiate peace with us."
Dorgon nodded: "Hebei has just been invaded by thieves and has little oil and water. Shanxi is even more barren. Only Shandong is impressive. Qingzhou Prefecture is much fatter than Tianjin Wei." After saying this, he looked at Tianjin Acropolis and smiled.
Duduo also laughed: "Speaking of it, we are too unreasonable. Shandong has been raped several times." Dorgon said: "Isn't it good? Let's kill one prince at a time, first King De of Jinan, and then King Lu of Yanzhou
, this time it’s the turn of King Heng of Qingzhou.”
"It's really hard to be the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty." Duduo gloated: "We have rounded up the ones in Shandong, Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi were almost taken over by Li Zicheng, and a few in the south were given to Huo Huo by Zhang Xianzhong, tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk
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"Who calls them fat? Don't the Han people have a saying that it is the crime of holding a bi?" Dorgon sneered again and again: "Take this as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams!"
Duduo looked indifferent: "The Ming army is all in the north and they are exhausted. There is no one blocking the way in front. Brother Fourteen, don't worry."
"It's best like this!" Dorgon hummed and narrowed his eyes: "I just want to go back early. I don't feel so good about entering the customs this time."
I have never encountered such fierce resistance after entering the customs several times. How can it feel good? Duduo also muttered mentally.
The "general" carriage was bumpy, but it did not affect Chang Yu and Li Muxian's chess game. The two set up a game in the carriage and started fighting.
Dorgon probably didn't expect that while he was resting in Haihe, the young eunuch who had been missing had to break camp and go south overnight, just walking slowly to let the soldiers and horses gradually regain their strength.
Although Chang Yu was very resourceful, his chess skills were not as good as those of Li Muxian. After losing all three games, he gave up the game and said, "No wonder people call you stupid. You can save some face for our family."
Li Muxian laughed loudly: "I thought so too, but my strength doesn't allow it." Chang Yu rolled his eyes: "I said you were fat and breathless. I don't know who was pretending to be a ghost the day before yesterday. You will die. I was so scared that our family didn't sleep all night.
good".
Li Muchian smiled even more happily: "The factory director was afraid but believed the explanation. Ping Dao said that although he missed the target, he was not far away. Li Yan was seriously injured and almost died, Azige was captured... Both of them are generals."
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"Besides, our family is so scared not because we believe your tricks, but because we care about you. You idiots always speak with specious words and leave a way out. I knew you would say this." Chang Yu stepped back and said: "
How can you calculate when we will catch up with Dorgon?"
Li Muxian pretended to count: "Come on, the Tatars are running around now because they are afraid of being overtaken by us in the Tianjin Wei territory. Once they cross the Haihe River, they will start plundering again. If their progress is delayed, we will catch up.
If the materials are correct, the fastest will be in Cangzhou, and the slowest will be in Shandong."
Chang Yu chuckled: "If this is a clever plan, then our family can do it too. Come on, I won't listen to you fool, our family is going to bed, so go ahead."
Li Muxian looked at the sleeping little Taoist boy in his arms a little reluctantly: "Chunfeng fell asleep."
"He can stay, you have to go down, otherwise we won't be able to stretch our legs!" Chang Yu saw through his mind at a glance, and Li Muchian had no choice but to get off the horse and ride on the horse. After all, there were only two carriages in the entire march, and one was owned by Chang Yu.
Take one and leave it to Li Yan.
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