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Chapter 502 Dorgon's Fear of Lantian

Shandong, Linyi, Jianzhou temporary camp.

Dorgon was looking at the strategic map in front of him, while Duoduo was grilling meat, and Yue Tuo of the East Army also sent Du Du to discuss the battle situation with Dorgon.

"Prince Rui, Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting have been stuck in front of us for more than a month. Now they are out of ammunition and food. As long as we intensify our attack, they will definitely be unable to resist. When Linyi is broken, the whole of Shandong will be against us. In other words, the whole of Shandong will be a place for us to enjoy food.”

Du Du looked at Dorgon and said, after hearing Du Du's words, Du Duo put down the roast leg of lamb in his hand and said: "Brother, I think Du Du's words are justified, isn't it just Lu Xiangsheng, you ordered me to bring the soldiers and horses of the headquarters If we charge forward, even if we can't win in one fell swoop, we can let him know how powerful our army is, and a mere Han general dares to stop our army from advancing."

After hearing this, Dorgon did not speak, but stared at Gaotang on the map and said: "Lu Xiangsheng is a great enemy, but there is still Yang Sichang's army here. If we attack Lu Xiangsheng's army by force, I am afraid that Yang Sichang will come out to take advantage of it." Ah, it will be a great harm to our army at that time."

When Dorgon said this, Duoduo said: "Impossible, Yang Sichang and Lu Xiangsheng are mortal enemies, if Lu Xiangsheng is in danger, Yang Sichang will go to the rescue?"

After hearing this, Dorgon pondered for a while and looked at Duo Duo, saying, "If Hauge's army is besieged by the Han people, you will be on the sidelines, will you go to the rescue?"

After hearing this, Duo Duo was silent. Hauge, Duo Duo, and Dorgon are also hostile relationships. It can be compared to Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang. What Duo Ergun means is, what will happen to Duo Duo in a similar situation?
Duoduo fell into deep thought immediately, and said for a long time: "We and Hauge are internal problems. If the Han people come to attack, I will save him. After that, we will fight to death. That is our own problem. The Han people have nothing to do."

After hearing this, Dorgon nodded and said: "That's right, we and Hauge are like Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang, we know that this is an internal problem, doesn't it mean that Yang Sichang doesn't know?"

Facts have proved that Yang Sichang really didn't know, because according to historical records, when the Manchu army invaded, Lu Xiangsheng and the army fought a decisive battle in Jiazhuang, Julu, with Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian's troops on the side. As a result, during the whole battle, Yang Sichang, Gao Qiqian Qi Qian was standing on the sidelines until news came that Lu Xiangsheng had died in battle. After hearing the news of Lu Xiangsheng's death, Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian began to dispatch troops.

It can be said that Yang Sichang watched Lu Xiangsheng die in Julu without moving his eyes during the whole process.

Duoduo, a Manchu fool, knows the reason why a rabbit dies and a fox grieves, but Yang Sichang doesn't know it. Maybe it's not that he doesn't know, but he doesn't want to know. In his eyes, political enemies are always more hateful than foreign enemies.

It can be said that these short-term Chinese scholar-bureaucrats played it very clearly. They never knew what the righteousness of the country is. Of course, Dorgon doesn't know it now, so when he was arranging troops, he , seemed very hesitant, with Yang Sichang's army at his side, he also had to guard against Yang Sichang's backstab.

So Dorgon has no determination to put all his eggs in one basket.

Du Du said from the side at this time: "Prince Rui, Yang Sichang is a man of plan but no courage, he absolutely does not have the determination to put all his eggs in one basket, so Prince Rui, I think we can send a partial army to look at Yang Sichang. There is no need to release many people, just put on a show, and the rest of the people will be sent to the front to fight Lu Xiangsheng to the death."

After hearing this, Dorgon shook his head and said: "Lu Xiangsheng is not as easy to deal with as you think. He has a good relationship with Li Chaosheng in Lantian, and you have all seen it. During the battle during this period, his firearms emerged one after another. , especially the grenade that can explode when thrown, it is even more powerful, without the support of firearms like Lantian, we would have taken Lu Xiangsheng long ago."

"And now that we have been confronting Lu Xiangsheng for so long, I am afraid that something will happen. If Lan Tian secretly supports Lu Xiangsheng with a batch of firearms, we will charge blindly. I am afraid that we will fall into the enemy's trap, and we will be the ones who will suffer heavy casualties."

Hearing Dorgon's words, several people's faces were solemn. Jianzhou invaded the Central Plains, and Yagen didn't pay attention to Daming, but Lantian in the northwest border of Daming was indeed a huge rock in their hearts. The lion in Lantian in the northwest suddenly stood up, and they would be in bad luck then.

After the last battle of Guihua City, the Tartars tried to attack Lantian County countless times over the years, but they were all defeated by the Lantian Army. After so many years of fighting, the Tartars discovered that Lantian was already strong enough The point where they can't attack by force.

But fortunately, the Ming court was so powerful that they sealed such a male lion in the Northwest for no use. It was like a martial arts master abolishing his martial arts.

And even so, Daming didn't have any idea of ​​letting Lantian enter the Central Plains to fight against the Tartars. He just called up those general soldiers who couldn't get on the stage from all over the country to resist him.

This made the Tartars very comfortable. How could these rotten Ming officers and soldiers be their opponents, so they could drive straight in and hit Shandong directly.

But here they met Lu Xiangsheng. Lu Xiangsheng was a difficult enemy for the Tatars. Although he was an official of the Ming Dynasty, he had connections with Lantian. Lantian's firearms, such a person, is very dangerous to the Tartars, because no one knows whether they have the new firearms supported by Li Chaosheng, or even how many.

For such a person, Dorgon is cautious and careful, so don't be careless.

Therefore, Dorgon disagreed with Du Du's idea, because he didn't know what kind of cards Lu Xiangsheng had in his hand.

Dorgon was hesitant, but Du Du said at this time: "Prince Rui, I know your worries, but it's not an option for us to fight with Lu Xiangsheng here. It is already dangerous for the army to go deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains. Here, when the Ming army is mobilized, we will become dumpling stuffing."

"Dumpling stuffing?"

Doduo looked at Du Du in a daze, and Du Du said, "It's wrapped inside."

Duoduo understood in seconds: "You still have a lot of witty words."

After saying this, Duo Duo looked at Dorgon and said, "Brother, you should make up your mind early on this matter."

After hearing this, Dorgon looked at the map, his eyes gradually deepened. Duo Duo was right, you should make up your mind early, Dorgon thought, looked at the map, and said for a long time: "Fight, go all out, fight a war, Do your best to annihilate Lu Xiangsheng in one battle."

After hearing this, Duo Duo and Du Du both stood up and said, "That's it."

"I'm going to integrate the soldiers and horses."

"I'll go back and tell Yue Tuo."

While the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside, followed by someone shouting, "Report..."

Immediately afterwards, I saw a person running in quickly and said: "Report to the prince, Mr. Fan Wencheng at Xifengkou for an urgent report."

Hearing the urgent report from Xifengkou, Dorgon stretched out his hand and said, "Bring it."

Soon the guards brought a waxed letter. Before Dorgon got the oil lamp, he carefully looked at the anti-counterfeiting marks on it and the military code that only they knew inside, and found that everything was fine. Open letter.

It is very important to check the authenticity of this step. You must know that in this era of letters, a piece of fake military information can change the situation of the entire battlefield, so you must check it carefully, even if there is a slight mistake.

When opening the letter, the first thing is to confirm the handwriting, yes, it is indeed Fan Wencheng's letter, and the whole letter is written in cinnabar, glowing red.

This is also a kind of anti-counterfeiting mark. Most people think that letters are written with ink and brush, but Dorgon and Fan Wencheng agreed that their letters should be written with cinnabar, which can avoid the counterfeiting of intelligence.

At the same time, the format of the letter is also strictly regulated, and some code words are mixed in it. If there is any mistake, it will be treated as a fake letter sent back as a detailed work.

After many comparisons, Dorgon confirmed that the letter was genuine, and was immediately shocked by the contents of the letter, because it actually read: My lord, there has been a major change at Xifengkou, and the Lantian Army has dispatched troops from Guihua City , attacked my rear supply base, the left behind deputy commander Lao Aji asked for rescue, I sent Aobai to lead five thousand cavalry to rescue, accidentally fell into an ambush in Lantian on the way, and the whole army was wiped out...

Seeing this, Dorgon couldn't help shaking his body. The logistics were cut off, and Aobai died. This is a huge blow to the army. If this matter is spread, the soldiers will know that the rear is unstable, and they will definitely have the morale of the army. Slack.

Dorgon was caught off guard, and what made Dorgon even more terrified was that Lan Tian actually joined the war, which was definitely the worst news for Qing Dynasty.

The Qing Dynasty now has a kind of fear of Lantian. These years of wars let Dorgon know that Lantian is definitely a hard nail. When he first competed with Lantian for Guihua City, the two sides were evenly matched. In the field situation, he still has the advantage.

But gradually, in the past few years, Lantian soldiers have improved the quality of the army in Lantian, and with the improvement of the military quality, there are also Lantian firearms. Lantian firearms are becoming more and more powerful. In constant trials, Dole Dagon believes that the current firearms of the Lantian army are enough to take down the Qing army in a field battle.

Now that Lantian is participating in the war, it is obviously the worst outcome. Lantian's participation in the war is comparable to Yang Sichang and Qiqian. Conscience realizes that leading an army to participate in the war poses a greater threat to Dorgon.

At the back of the letter are some speculations by Fan Wencheng, which basically means that Lantian did not intend to attack Xifengkou by force, so Xifengkou is safe at present, but this is only temporary. I don't know if they will suddenly change their minds.

In the end, Fan Wencheng said that he would lead the remaining warriors of the Qing Dynasty to defend Xifengkou to the death. The Lantian Army would only step on his body if they wanted to take Xifengkou.

Dorgon directly ignored this sentence, expressing his determination. Of course, he did not rule out Fan Wencheng's determination. Through these years of hard work, Fan Wencheng had completely gained the trust of the princes of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.

Fan Wencheng emphasized more than once that he is a descendant of Fan Zhongyan, and he also wants to be Fan Zhongyan of the Qing Dynasty.

It has to be said that it really has reached a new height as a dog traitor.

After reading the letter, Dorgon's face was extremely pale, and Duo Duo looked at Dorgon and asked, "What's wrong, brother?"

Du Du also looked at Dorgon in confusion.

Dorgon didn't explain too much, but just handed the letter in his hand to the two of them. After the two of them took the letter and read it, their expression became very bad. Is Lantian ruined? Our retreat is cut off?"

At this time, Duoduo snorted coldly: "Oboi is also useless. Thanks to His Majesty, he was awarded the No. [-] Batulu in the Qing Dynasty. It is a shame to be the No. [-] Batulu at this level."

After hearing this, Dorgon didn't say a word. When the two of them had vented their emotions, Dorgon looked at them and said, "What do you think we should do now?"

This sentence embarrasses the two of them. Now Dorgon and the others are really in a dilemma. Going forward, if they attack Lu Xiangsheng, they are afraid that Lan Tian will stumble behind them. Moreover, although Lu Xiangsheng is a weaker person than Lan Tian, ​​it may take Lu Xiangsheng to win. The damage was severe.

But Dorgon and the others are very unwilling to attack Lu Xiangsheng and retreat now. It's really a dilemma.

The three remained silent for a long time, and Dorgon said, "What do you think, Duoduo?"

After hearing this, Duoduo touched his bald head and said, "Fight, we still have [-] elites in our hands, kill Lu Xiangsheng first, and then return to the army to deal with the despicable people like Lantian."

After hearing this, Dorgon didn't express his opinion. He looked at Du Du. Du Du is the deputy commander of the East Route Army. His words still carry a lot of weight. Du Du frowned slightly at this time and said, "I don't think we can fight, Lu Xiangsheng added Shangsun Chuanting still has [-] soldiers capable of fighting, even if we take them down, we will definitely suffer heavy losses, and when we face the insidious and cunning Lantian, I am afraid we will suffer a lot."

"Then we can't just withdraw like this. We haven't robbed too much during this journey. The hinterland of Shandong hasn't entered yet. Could it be that we just leave gold and silver mountains and don't take them?"

After hearing this, Du Du disagreed and said: "Our soldiers in the Qing Dynasty are no better than Da Ming, we can't waste our elite here, it may take three years for Da Ming to recover, and if we lose our vitality, it may take five or six years." Years, we and Daming can't afford it."

After hearing this, Duo Duo was silent, and for a while there was a stalemate in the tent. At this time, Dorgon needed to make a decision. Dorgon thought about it for a while, and thought of the strength of Lantian, Dorgon did not dare to gamble, but it was like this Withdrew in a desperate manner, he was still unwilling, so Dorgon slapped the table and said: "We won't fight Lu Xiangsheng, and we can't return empty-handed like this. Duduo, Dudu, tomorrow's army will be broken into pieces, give me Sweeping Shandong and Hebei, we will not rob gold and silver this time, we want people, we want slaves, not many, let’s rob him of 10 people first.”

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)