As the dusk fell, light rain fell from the sky. The people in Binzhou City on the north bank of the Yellow River were terrified. Since yesterday, they had seen a large group of people crossing the river. They took a closer look and gasped. They turned out to be the baggage of people and animals captured by the Tatars.
For miles, as far as the eye could see, the common people were strung together in groups and walking arduously. On one side, there were fierce Tatars, whipping their whips and scolding them to speed up their pace.
There were so many people, animals, carriages and horses that it took more than a day to cross the river. At the end of the day, the people secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the Tatars were just passing by and did not attack.
The soldiers and horses crossed the Yellow River to the south, which even made Cheng Ming, who was sitting in the city, frown.
When the Qing army went south, Binzhou was lucky enough to escape disaster. Will it happen on the way back north this time? Everyone is worried.
Dorgon dismounted his horse and rested under a tree to hide from the rain on the south bank of the Yellow River. He looked at the baggage crossing the river, his brows furrowed and relaxed for a while, no one knew what he was thinking.
"Your Majesty, all the baggage can be crossed across the river before Haishi (9 p.m.)." The vanguard general Mandahai came to report.
Dorgon nodded, walked to the ferry and took a look. The generals followed closely behind him. Shang Ke exhaled with joy: "If we cross the Hebei Province and go up a flat river, if the distance is tighter, we can reach the capital in ten days."
Everyone agreed, and Shang Kexi said again: "There is Prince Yu behind you. Let's set up another front here. We can hold it off for only ten days. Then we can gallop off and let the Ming army chase us. We can catch up to the capital with our baggage."
We have already left the border, and we don’t have to drag down 20,000 cavalry anymore. Let’s see how the Ming army can stop them!”
"I hope so," Dorgon said with a rare smile: "It's just that the Ming Dynasty has mobilized troops and horses in Gyeonggi to intercept him at this time. The little eunuch has always been flawless in his work, and he must be prepared for both sides when negotiating peace."
"However, the Ming Dynasty still has troops and horses in the capital at this time. Even if there are, they are very few and there is nothing to be afraid of!" Shang Kexi shrugged with a relaxed expression.
Dorgon glanced at him and said: "King Zhishun can be regarded as a veteran of the battlefield, how can he underestimate the enemy so much? Don't forget that when the little eunuch chased from the capital, there were nearly 100,000 infantry, cavalry and horses, and in Qingzhou
There were only 30,000 to 40,000 cavalrymen participating in the battle. Do you know where his infantry went?"
Unexpectedly, Shang Kexi still looked calm and calm: "Your Majesty, there are only a hundred thousand infantry, so what is there to be afraid of?"
Dorgon was startled for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "That said, things are different now. Boats capsizing in the gutter are no longer the only thing that happens once or twice. Be careful and sail the boat for ten thousand years!"
"Your Majesty taught me a lesson," Shang Kexi put away his disapproving look and bowed.
Dorgon was about to say something again, but suddenly a horse came running up and shouted: "Report to the prince, Prince Yu is urgent." He got off his horse and took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Dorgon.
There was a soldier beside him who raised the torch. Dorgon opened it and looked at it. His face gradually changed color and then he started to tremble all over. With a sudden sound, he crumpled the letter in his hand and threw it away. He pulled out the steel knife from his waist and rushed
When he came to the team crossing the river, he raised his knife and slashed wildly. In an instant, he killed three Ming civilians, and the rest fled in panic.
"Your Majesty," everyone saw him losing his composure and shouted hurriedly. They were all secretly shocked that the rear might have been defeated.
"The castrated dog bullies people too much!" Dorgon gasped and looked at the blood slowly dripping from the steel knife in his hand: "I swear that I will not be a human unless I kill this animal!"
Everyone hurriedly came forward to comfort him and asked what happened. Shang Kexi picked up the paper ball on the ground, which had been beaten by the rain.
It was wet but the handwriting was visible. After reading ten lines at a glance, I started to tremble with anger!
The rain was pouring down, and the Qing troops on the riverside were looking for trees to take shelter from the rain. It was their own fault. When they went south, they burned down the villages on both sides of the Yellow River. Now they don't even have a place to stay and take shelter from the rain.
But Dorgon was there, and everyone in the handsome tent in the grove sat in a circle, all of them with pale faces and silent voices, watching the bonfire crackling outside the tent.
What made Dorgon so angry was not that he lost the war in the rear, but that Dorgon and the Ming army really made peace!
No one could have imagined that the result of the negotiation between Prince Duduo of the Qing Dynasty and the young eunuch was: to agree to his conditions, release all the hostages and leave the looted property, and no more looting and harassment along the way. In exchange, the Ming court would
Release Prince Azig when he arrives in the capital.
And what on earth could make Dodo, who had always been battling wits and courage with the young eunuch, suddenly agree to this extremely harsh peace condition?
Duduo was not willing to give in, but he had to. The letter made it very clear: The Ming court has decided to fight, and it is definitely not an empty talk at any cost, even if it means death, because for them, as long as the Qing army has 20,000
If the soldiers and horses are killed, not only Dorgon's position will be lost, but the national destiny of the Qing Dynasty will also be severely damaged. It will be difficult to recover within ten years, and it may even be counterattacked by the Ming Dynasty!
Duduo couldn't accept it, neither could Dorgon, nor the Qing Dynasty.
You have to know how much blood and lives were shed by two generations of our ancestors to fight the slaves from that bitter cold place to the powerful Qing Empire that can compete with the Ming Dynasty!
You can't destroy all this in your own hands!
So Duduo accepted it. Even though he was very dissatisfied and unwilling, for the sake of the national destiny of the Qing Dynasty, he had to accept this harsh condition!
Dorgon completely understood his mood, otherwise Duoduo's character would not have yielded to him.
And all the generals also understand his decision. The more than 20,000 elites are not only Dorgon's capital but also the backbone of the Qing Dynasty. If Dorgon's regent is crippled, the regent will be useless. That little brat Fulin is now
When he was only six years old, he could only poke holes in his urine. Without Dorgon, the court would be a mess, and all kinds of internal strife would bring about the collapse of the Qing Dynasty.
"What do you think?" Dorgon stood up and looked at the bonfire outside the tent with a long sigh. The rain outside seemed to be a bit heavier, and it kept making a popping sound when it was poured on the fire.
Everyone was silent, but by not speaking they agreed.
Duduo held a high position in the Qing Dynasty and was both wise and brave. The decision he made was almost equivalent to the decision made by Dorgon. What else can the generals say? There is no other way to do it even if they are unwilling!
Today's humiliation will be repaid several times in the future! Dordo clenched his fists and was trembling all over. This time he entered the barrier and was completely defeated!
To be precise, it was already a huge defeat before entering the customs, and entering the customs made it even worse! Thousands of elites were lost, the prince was captured, and the first fierce general was injured, and now he had to sneak away with his tail between his legs!
He originally wanted to take advantage of the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty to consolidate his position as regent, but who would have thought that he would be defeated. Even if he returned safely this time, there would be another bloody storm in Shenyang. Let's protect ourselves first.
But there is another question: how to ensure that the court will keep its word and let them out safely?
Duduo also asked the young eunuch face to face.
Chang Yu's answer was very simple but very convincing. Damingdong Police Factory has a golden name!
Everyone knows that Dongchang is the emperor's confidant organization. The young eunuch is the admiral of Dongchang, and he represents the emperor.
But to be honest, Duduo didn't trust the emperor of Ming Dynasty, but he trusted this little eunuch, even though Chang Yu was a very despicable person to him.
However, this letter was only a degree. He could not risk the lives of 20,000 Qing soldiers and the fate of the Qing Dynasty. He still needed Chang Yu to come up with a specific plan.
So after some bargaining, the two finally decided on the process. Dorgon first released more than 400 prisoners of the Ming army to show his sincerity, and then released thousands of Ming people and a considerable amount of luggage every 100 miles. When they arrived in the capital, the Ming court released Azig...
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"Let them go!" On the bank of the Yellow River, there was a drizzle. Dorgon said these two words tremblingly. The generals looked sad, but they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.