"The soldiers and horses of the imperial court are finally back——"
Dozens of people looked slightly embarrassed, with their families and families in tow, and tears filled their eyes.
The leader stood with his hands on his back and his head held high. He was wearing a shabby royal robe and his skin was rough.
"Who are you?"
"I am the younger brother of the current King Shen, King Lingshou Zhu Hui?——"
"Zhu Hui??"
You Shiwei was stunned. He looked at the 17-18-year-old young man in front of him and still didn't believe it: "Do you want evidence?"
"This is a silver book and a silver treasure, please take a look!"
Zhu Hui has suffered a lot, and is completely gone from the arrogance of the past.
Instead, he showed his approachable side and handed over the items very diligently, as if he were a servant.
You Shiwei was stunned, he was a little doubtful.
"Ever since King Shen was kidnapped and ran away, the entire Shen Fan clan has been dying and running away. I was lucky enough to live in a teahouse and survive."
Speaking of this, the young King Lingshou actually showed a trace of nostalgia.
Hearing this, people understood that he only survived by working as a waiter.
But then, every move he made was in line with the feudal king, and his temperament was even more extraordinary.
"I can't make the decision either!"
You Shiwei shook his head, his face changed and he said: "Your Majesty, please join the army and don't wander around. Wait until I defeat Taiyuan City and then report it to the Holy One for inspection by the Ministry of Rites."
"good!"
King Lingshou led his family members who were like refugees and marched into the army.
Although You Shiwei didn't dare to be negligent, he was even more afraid to be bold.
Not only did he send people to restrain the family near the influence and not allow them to go out, but he also guarded them at all levels to prevent anything from happening.
"Do you suspect that something is wrong with him?"
The deputy general on the side said doubtfully.
"Hmph, where is such a coincidence?"
You Shiwei sneered and said: "There are three vassals in Shanxi, Jin, Dai, and Shen. The Jin vassal is in Taiyuan, which is very close. The Dai vassal is in Datong, which is too far and difficult to reach. Only the Shen vassal is in Luzhou, and the road is not far or close... …”
"If Haosheng keeps an eye on it, even if it's true, it's just another palace on Wangfu Street."
You Shiwei couldn't help but have doubts. During a war, no one would dare to directly attack the army. Wouldn't it be better after victory?
At dusk, Liu Tingjie, who went to Xinzhou, came back with the head of Taiyuan general Li Haoxian.
At this time, Wan Lian also returned with thousands of stones of food and grass.
"This man is from the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, he is stubborn and stubborn!"
Liu Tingjie explained.
"The Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, if you die, you will die!"
You Shiwei nodded, looked at Wan Lian who had returned home with a full load, and said happily: "You have made great achievements."
"The gentry in Taiyuan Prefecture were very resentful towards the Manchus, but they didn't dare to send it openly, so I went to each house to get it, which wasted time."
You Shiwei also talked about this Lingshou King, and both of them were equally curious.
The next day, Li Haoxian's head was erected high, and a large number of Qing army flags were thrown to the ground, making the entire Taiyuan city panicked.
The appearance of large-scale prisoners destroyed the last confidence of the Qing army.
Two days later, there was a mutiny and the city gates of Taiyuan were opened wide.
You Shiwei led his army and marched into Taiyuan City in a mighty manner, shocking Shanxi.
Soon, after learning the news, Liu Qian couldn't wait to go south, hoping to occupy a place in Taiyuan City.
You Shiwei only rewarded him with ten thousand taels of silver and asked him to go back to Datong directly.
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"Bah! This is a disgrace to me." Looking at several large boxes of silver, Liu Qian cursed angrily, then turned back with his troops and occupied Xinzhou.
Jiang Yu, who was far away in Datong, also received the news at this time and became furious.
He was extremely angry about You Shiwei's peach-picking measures, but after calming down, he had to order Liu Qian to be returned and wrote a letter asking for rescue in gentle words.
It turned out that Dorobelenikan had already led an army of ten thousand men, galloping through the starry night, sweeping across the entire Monan.
In just a few days, they conquered Hunyuan Prefecture and recruited Ying Prefecture to surrender, which was as fast as lightning.
In the north, the Chahar tribe obeyed and went south to attack the front line of the Great Wall.
For Jiang Yu, how to expand the harvest is no longer important. The most important thing now is to protect Datong City.
Only then did he realize how weak his foundation was.
The Ming army's rescue was crucial.
However, after receiving the distress letter, You Shiwei did not pay too much attention to it. Instead, he continued to send troops and horses to sweep across several prefectures south of Taiyuan, recruit rebels, and provide enough food and fodder.
Liu Tingjie was silent, but Wan Lian hesitated for a few days and finally asked:
"Master Hou, Datong is the gateway to northern Shanxi. If something goes wrong, Shanxi will not be protected."
"No matter what Jiang Quan does, he can't make fun of Datong."
"You do not understand."
You Shiwei raised his eyes and glanced at him, smiled, and then said in a deep voice:
"The Qing army is all cavalry and has no red artillery. How can they attack the city? Datong is stronger than Taiyuan. I believe Mr. Jiang."
"As for me waiting-"
"As long as we station troops at Yanmen Pass, Jiannu will not dare to move rashly, and Datong will naturally be as stable as a mountain."
With such a decisive conclusion, Wan Lian had to admit that this was indeed a good idea.
Therefore, after Nikan arrived at the gate of Datong City with great momentum, he immediately stopped and was in a dilemma.
Not to mention that he didn't have artillery, Datong simply couldn't take it. Even if he tried his best, he was still afraid of a sneak attack by the Ming army on one side.
The situation became awkward.
At this time, Chen Yongfu from Luoyang, after hearing about Shanxi, decisively sent a memorial to Nanjing, and then couldn't wait to cross the Yellow River and arrive at Weihui Sanfu.
That is, Weihui Prefecture, Zhangde Prefecture, and Huaiqing Prefecture are approaching Beizhili.
The southwest and southwest sides were threatened, and the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's environment deteriorated again.
At this time, Dorgon couldn't sit still at all and thought of conquering in person.
At this time, Beijing was in an uproar, and the Eight Banners nobles were divided into two. They persuaded them to stay, incited them to go on a personal expedition, and each took half.
Dorgon couldn't help but hesitate.
Since the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the regent Dorgon, who held the highest power in the Qing court, had not personally led an army on an expedition.
The reasons were, firstly, that after entering Beijing, he was overwhelmed with numerous affairs, and it was difficult for him to be distracted; secondly, there was an ongoing power struggle within the Manchu aristocracy; and thirdly, his poor health.
In ancient times, as a ruler, his children were the best evidence of his health.
For example, the two emperors Zhengde and Tianqi were sick since childhood and had to die. Guangxu and Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty were also representatives.
Dorgon has only had one daughter for so many years, so naturally he has had physical problems for a long time.
"It would be great if Dodo was here!"
Dorgon sighed, his thoughts turning over and over again.
Sitting in Beijing, besides him, only Duduo could make him feel at ease.
Unfortunately, he was killed by the thief Zhu Yixi and died young.
"I ordered Prince Azig of the United Kingdom to be the General of Zhenxi, restore the title of Prince Haugesu to the rank of deputy general, and carry the red artillery to Datong."
At this critical moment, Dorgon once again stood on the side of reason and let Hauge lead the battle.