The Ming Dynasty actually spent a lot of money to rebuild Dongjiang Town, which shows that their strategic focus is not currently at war with the Qing Dynasty. Otherwise, they can attack directly from Ningyuan and Jinzhou.
In order to confirm this, while Dorgon was preparing, he was also pressing for follow-up news.
The results turned out to be true. As the news gradually came to him, he basically understood it.
The Ming cavalry that suddenly appeared on the Liaodong Peninsula was under Wu Sangui and numbered about three to four thousand. They landed from Jinzhouwei and destroyed everything outside the city of Fuzhou. After capturing Jinzhou, they withdrew to the sea.
. If nothing else happens, we should go and occupy the island.
In this news, there was one thing that surprised Dorgon. According to rumors, Jinzhou was captured by Kong Youde.
He lobbied the Jinzhou Guards for several days and finally persuaded the Jinzhou Guards to surrender. He then killed all the Jianzhou Jurchens and let go those from other clans.
This news remains to be further confirmed.
However, Dorgon could guess that it was probably true.
Before the change, the Qing army would definitely not surrender. However, first there was the defeat of Jizhou, and then there was the defeat of Ningyuan. The Qing Dynasty suffered heavy losses, and almost every family in the Qing Dynasty wore mourning.
As long as the Jinzhou Guard creates signs of a large-scale attack by the Ming army, there is no point in holding on. And Kong Youde has shown his own experience that it is not unimaginable to surrender under coercion and inducement!
It is estimated that after the surrender, Kong Youde learned about Turge's escape back to Liaodong. In order to show his loyalty to the Ming generals, he killed the Jianzhou Jurchens and released people of other ethnic groups to show that he truly surrendered!
"You're an ignorant white-eyed wolf!" After thinking about this, Dorgon just cursed harshly.
He was a little lucky in his heart. He listened to the suggestions of Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou and moved all the Eight Banners of the Han Army to the north. Otherwise, in this situation, with people in panic, who knows how many white-eyed wolves there would be inside?
He remembered that when Mao Wenlong was still there, those Han people fled to Dongjiang Town in a steady stream. They brought news along with them, so that Mao Wenlong's beggar army could avoid the main force of the Qing army and go to the hinterland of Liaodong to cause trouble.
At this time, also because of expectations, Dorgon was not so sad about the losses of Fuzhou and Jinzhou. Even because of the occurrence of this incident, he believed that the difficulty of moving the Qing Dynasty's center of gravity to the north would be
It's much lower.
After the news was further clarified under the express delivery, he immediately discussed the next step and communicated with Daishan first.
Just listen to what he said to Dai Shan: "Now there are three to four thousand cavalry in Dongjiang Town of the Ming Dynasty. Compared with Mao Wenlong's time, they are more mobile and have stronger combat effectiveness. It will be more difficult to deal with them!"
"Then just as before, send the North Korean navy over and conquer Pidao again!" Dai Shan replied immediately after hearing this.
But after hearing this, Dorgon shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's useless! Since the Ming Dynasty dared to rebuild Dongjiang Town, they would not fail to guard against this move. Their navy must be powerful and can protect Pi Island.
You will do this only if it is safe.”
After a pause, he reminded Dai Shan: "Furthermore, we have always believed that no navy in the Ming Dynasty could cross the sea. But not only did they do it, they even brought in cavalry. The strength of the Ming Dynasty's navy,
It’s beyond our imagination!”
After hearing this, Daishan was troubled and said: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Dorgon pondered for a moment, and then answered him: "After the Ming army rebuilt Dongjiang Town, Jinzhouwei, Sinuiju and other places must be the locations of their activities, which will have a great impact on our contact with North Korea, whether it is from North Korea
Migrating people or transporting materials may be harassed by this Ming cavalry. If the number of troops is small, it is equivalent to giving military glory to the Ming cavalry! If this Ming cavalry is not annihilated, North Korea will attack us in the Qing Dynasty.
Say, it’s just tasteless!”
Dai Shan had a headache when he heard this. Why didn't he know this? The cavalry in Dongjiang Town today is Wu Sangui's Guan Ning cavalry. Their combat effectiveness is far more powerful than that of Mao Wenlong's time.
For a moment, he couldn't think of any way to annihilate this Dongjiang Town cavalry army, so he asked again: "Then what do you think we should do?"
This time, Dorgon stared at Daishan and simply replied with two words: "Japan!"
"What?" When Dai Shan heard this, he was a little confused about the relationship between Japan and Dongjiang Town, so he confirmed.
However, with his cunning and cunning nature, he immediately thought of what Dorgon probably meant.
Sure enough, Dorgon said to him: "To rebuild Dongjiang Town with the elite of the Ming Kingdom, I think we must win over the Japanese. There are three reasons!"
Without waiting for Daishan to ask questions, he started to explain directly.
"First, the reconstruction of Dongjiang Town will make North Korea useless to the Qing Dynasty. No matter what we do to North Korea, we may be harassed by the Dongjiang Ming Army, which is very troublesome."
"Second, looking back, we can further confirm that the navy of the Ming Dynasty should be powerful, at least stronger than the North Korean navy, so they dared to rebuild Dongjiang Town. The navy of the Japanese country was strong enough to defeat the Ming navy in North Korea.
Master, I think the possibility is very high. This means that if you want to eliminate Dongjiang Town, you still have to rely on the Japanese navy."
"Third, if North Korea is used as bait to allow Japan and Ming to continue fighting, then our Qing Dynasty will be able to share a large part of the pressure and manage the north well. As long as there are sufficient grain and grass supplies, we can annex the Mongolian tribes and improve our country.
Qing’s strength!”
After hearing this, Daishan did not answer immediately, but frowned and thought.
grain cutting
Dorgon didn't press for this, because he knew that only if he and Daishan reached a consensus could he convince other princes.
The reason for Daishan’s previous objection was that the Qing Dynasty had just managed Korea and it was the harvest time. It would be too unfair for the Qing Dynasty to give it to the Japanese country at this time!
Second, after the Japanese occupied Korea, if they did not go to war with the Ming Dynasty, but instead watched the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty fight, and wanted to reap the benefits, that would be inviting the wolf into the house!
But now, with the Ming Dynasty rebuilding Dongjiang Town, the two reasons for Daishan are no longer valid.
No, after Dai Shan thought about it for himself, he suddenly sighed and said: "The situation is stronger than the people. It is better to introduce the Japanese country than us, the Qing Dynasty, to face the two-sided attack of the Ming Dynasty alone!"
Hearing Daishan's words, Dorgon showed a happy smile and said: "I knew that Prince Li was the one who had the best overall view of the Qing Dynasty!"
After hearing this, Daishan smiled silently, with a hint of self-deprecation, and seemed not to take it seriously.
Dorgon also smiled when he saw it, but his smile was more helpless.
Later, he asked Dai Shandao: "How should we deal with Kong Youde's matter?"
After hearing this, Daishan asked without answering, "What do you think?"
When Dorgon heard this, he did not repeat the cycle, but showed a hint of anger on his face and said: "Consolve the family and exterminate the clan to serve as a warning to others!"
At this point, he added an explanation: "If our Qing Dynasty is strong enough and has always won all battles with the Ming army, then we can do the same as the previous emperor and focus on appeasing. Only in this way can we attract more people.
The Han people are coming to surrender."
Having said this, Dorgon stopped for a moment, his expression seemed to be helpless, and after a while he said: "But now the situation has changed. If the Qing Dynasty cannot win a few games, people's hearts will be unstable. In this case
Being gentle will inevitably lead to more people betraying the Qing Dynasty, because even if they are caught, they will not pay the price, which is equivalent to encouraging them to do this!"
Previously, because I didn’t know the specific information about Kong Youde, I never dealt with it.
Now that he knows it, Dorgon plans to kill him as a warning to others. At least Kong Youde's son and daughter will die!
After hearing this, Daishan nodded and said, "It's time and momentum! What you said makes sense, and I have no objection!"
After the two of them reached a consensus, they held an enlarged meeting. Hauge was kicked out to Haizhou and replaced Jierhalang. Together with Duduo, he planned the future of the Qing Dynasty.
In the end, with Dorgon's persistence and Daishan's cooperation, a consensus was reached.
First, Jilharang led troops to Sinuiju on the Yalu River, where he garrisoned heavy troops to guard the cavalry in Dongjiang Town of the Ming Dynasty, and supported Ying Erdai's troops who had entered North Korea.
Second, Duduo was responsible for continuing to relocate the Qing population, gradually moving northward.
Third, Daishan represented the Qing Dynasty and took Hong Chengchou as an envoy to the Japanese country to negotiate an alliance between the two countries. Anyway, Daishan knew the conditions and so on, and he could flexibly control them.
However, what Dorgon didn't expect was that while he was busy here, he suddenly received news from the northern fast horse, saying that a new enemy seemed to have appeared on the Sauron tribe in the north, with blond hair and blue eyes that looked like a demon.
He is good with guns and eats people, so he is a Rakshasa.
According to the strategy that has been discussed, the north will be the focus of the Qing Dynasty in the future, and the foundation of the Qing Dynasty must not be lost.
After Dorgon thought for a long time, he summoned Duduo to take charge of Shengjing. He led the reinforcements to the north to deal with this new situation personally.
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At the same time, far away in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen certainly did not know what was happening in Liaodong at this time.
Of course, for him, the key concern is not so far away in Liaodong, but within the Pass.
It is already July of the 17th year of Chongzhen. According to Ma Shiying's secret report, since the last incident, Yingtian Mansion and Zhenjiang Mansion have completed the investigation and rectification, and other surrounding prefectures are also in progress, and the results are very significant.
, the harvest is very big.
The inventories of hidden houses and grain fields had allowed Emperor Chongzhen to see how much taxation could be increased in the future, which made him feel very good.
The only regret is that it is already the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River. Under the continuous heavy rain, the progress of rectifying the place is not satisfactory.
Floods have even occurred in some places, and local government agencies alone are not enough to provide disaster relief. Ma Shiying has ordered the mobilization of part of the army to assist local disaster relief.
Emperor Chongzhen still agreed with this point, but Wang Dehua's secret report made him a little embarrassed.