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"Didn't the city of Yangzhou be breached three months ago? It took only twenty days for the Nanmanzi to fight back. How could it be so strong? It was even harder to break open than when it was new for the first time!
You Han trash, why didn't you think about repairing the city defense when it was your turn to guard, and the Southern barbarians took it back so easily! "

On the morning of the [-]th day of the first lunar month in the first year of Longwu, when the reinforcements from the Qing army from the north organized the artillery that had just arrived for the first time, they tried to bombard the city wall of Yangzhou again, imitating the tactics three months ago to break through Yangzhou city again.

Not long after the blast, they realized that the current Yangzhou city wall is much more difficult to blast than the first time.
Although it has only been less than a month since the Ming army recaptured Yangzhou, the reinforcement and renovation of the city during these 20 days have been many times stronger than last year's messy state.

Berenikan, who is currently admiring the command of the Huainan Jiangbei Qing army, was a little annoyed when he saw the effect of this attack. He scolded the Han generals under his command and complained that they were careless in their work.

In contrast, Azig's Man Dahai, who had just been transferred from the Henan battlefield, was already quite accustomed to this kind of emergency reinforcement of the city defense, obviously he had seen a lot in Henan.

Facing his cousin's irascibility, he didn't care much in his heart, and even insinuated that his cousin was rare and strange, but the tone on the surface didn't reveal it:

"Really? It seems that the soldiers and horses I sent to Huainan by the Qing Dynasty encountered too weak enemies, which led to the smooth progress at the beginning. Now that they are being reinforced by Zhu Shuren's Huguang Ming Army King Qin, I am afraid that they will encounter them everywhere." hard nails.

The rumors spread by the Nanmanzi in the past two days may not all be aimed at shaking our army's morale. It is really possible that Uncle Fifteen suffered... a setback. "

Nikan is the third son of Chu Ying, the eldest son of Nuerhachi, and Man Dahai is the seventh son of Daishan, the second son of Nuerhachi, so they are cousins, and Nikan is 11 years older than Mandahai.

After Dorgon came to power, he deployed the Southern Expedition this time, sending all the eldest brother's sons to Duoduo and the second brother's sons to Azig.

Naturally, there is also a little competition between the two factions, and they want to compete.But it's not a major conflict, just an ordinary factional dispute.

Man Dahai originally wanted to say "Uncle Fifteen is probably really dead", but he had to leave some room, he didn't want to say those unlucky words that would cause people to be disgusted, so he changed it to "frustration".

Nikan was ridiculed by his cousin, so he naturally retorted:
"Really? It turns out that Prince Ying's progress in Hubei and Henan was slow. A Nanyang city could not be captured for three months, and Nanmanzi's Hanshui defense line could not even be touched. It is all because the Huguang Ming army's city defense plan is more complete? Then we should really learn from it, please be sure to introduce some lessons."

"You..." Man Dahai is also young and energetic. After all, people in their twenties are a little annoyed for a while, but they can't get angry, so they just drop a sentence

"Anyway, I think that if Uncle Fifteen really had an accident, there would be no need to attack Yangzhou again. If there are enough red barbarian cannons to keep bringing in the fortified city that has been transformed like this, it would be impossible to capture it.

Now if you want to attack the city, you have to take Guazhou Ferry in the south of the city first, and cut off the Ming army in the south of the Yangtze River to transport reinforcements and ammunition to the city through the Yangtze River waterway!The current situation is completely different from before Zhu Shuren came here in person!The Huguang Ming army is several times stronger than the Nanzhili Ming army!Continuous foreign aid has no meaning in attacking! "

When the Qing army came to attack Yangzhou for the first time, they did not cut off the waterway for the reinforcement of the Ming army at all in advance.

In Duduo's opinion at the time, it would be the best if the Ming army would take the initiative to cross the river and send it to Jiangbei to be killed by the Qing army. It's free, and it will be easier to follow up.

The Ming army in Nanzhili, which had not been built by Zhu Shuren, was a pile of garbage in the eyes of the Qing army at that time.

Now that the situation is changing too fast, there are naturally many discomforts, which makes the Qing army very painful and needs to be adjusted again.

Nikan and Man Dahai didn't argue for a while, but the artillery of the Qing Army who had been preparing for firepower on the Yangzhou siege position in front of them was bleeding every moment.

Dodo had lost fifty Hongyi cannons before, which was the annual output of the Qing Dynasty and one-sixth of the total inventory of the Qing Dynasty. The reinforcements sent by Dorgon this time only made up a total of twenty or thirty cannons. , is already very cherished.In the second half of the morning in Yangzhou City, three more gates were reimbursed by the Ming army, which is really a loss.

Nikan saw that his attempt to attack Yangzhou in a step-by-step manner to break through the road was a bit frustrating. He was afraid of embarrassing himself in front of his cousin again, so he had to bring in the defeated generals Shang Shan and Li Chengdong who fled back earlier, and asked them what happened to Duduo before they broke through. .

The two were quickly brought up. The two escaped across the Yangtze River on the third day of the first lunar month, and spent three to five days hiding in Tibet, passing through Taixing, Haimen and other places, and returning to the area controlled by the Qing army.When Nikan summoned them for the first time, it was about the ninth day of the first lunar month, and almost ten days have passed since now.
It turned out that it was Shangshan and Li Chengdong who, in order to alleviate their guilt of being defeated and fled, made a good confession from the beginning. They didn't know whether Duoduo was dead or not. They only said that they had no clear news when they broke through. They broke through with the order to break out and ask for help.

After all, it is a credit to be ordered to break through and ask for help, but it is a great crime for the commander to die and they flee.

If Zhu Shuren could listen to Nikan and Man Dahai's cross-examination of Shang Shan and others in the camp of the commander of the Qing army at this moment, he would definitely suddenly realize the truth:
It turned out that Duoduo had been dead for 20 days, but the Qing army still wanted to rescue them. It was these two guys who did it!It was these two people who put their own life and death, honor and disgrace, and family interests above national interests, and wanted to get away with the time difference!
Of course, considering that Shang Shan and Li Chengdong are now generals of the Qing Dynasty, Zhu Shuren would be very happy to see such half-hearted people from Gu Xiao's family who don't care about the country in the enemy camp.

At this time, faced with Nikan's interrogation again and the supervision of the outsider Man Dahai, Shang Shan was certainly not stupid, and continued to insist: when they left, Duoduo was indeed not dead!
While lying, Shang Shan thought to himself: "There were only a few hundred soldiers who followed us to break through, and so many people died on the way, and ordinary soldiers didn't know about it. It's not because Li Chengdong and I are human beings. Evidence, bite to death, and die without evidence?

Although Jueluo Guoke of the Mongolian Army Banner also fled back, they broke out along the river after being directly defeated on the battlefield of the decisive battle. They left earlier than us, and the prince was indeed not dead when they left. How could they know exactly when the prince died after he became a deserter?We are the last group to break through from the lord's side, so it is impossible for someone to produce ironclad evidence to expose us! "

Shang Shan insisted on this point, and he felt that he could gain an advantage as far as possible in terms of assigning the responsibility for the defeat within the Qing army-they left late, so they could accuse those who left early for abandoning their friendly troops and fleeing alone.

If Jue Luo Guoke from Zhenghong Banner in Mongolia wanted to learn from Shang Shan and said that his escape was "ordered to break out and ask for help", Shang Shan could prove it false, because Shang Shan stayed with Duoduo for a longer time and walked farther. In the evening, he can collude with Li Chengdong to prove that Duoduo did not let Jueluo Guoke break through!He just got beat up!Not the other way around.

This is why Shang Shan and Li Chengdong have not taken any responsibility for the past ten days.

This is like when the late emperor died, the later the edict of the late emperor, the more effective the law——

You may have the last emperor's edict in your hand, but when you got the edict, did the first emperor die?

What?No?Then how do you know if the late emperor changed his mind during the last period after you left and before his death?

The edict in our hands is later than yours, and after we got it, we watched the late emperor die!So follow this last will!

During the days when Shang Shan and Li Chengdong fled to death, they pondered the logic of this every day. Naturally, they had thought through it thoroughly, and there could be no loopholes. Naturally, it is the same today.

Unfortunately, things are different today.

That afternoon, just after Nikan and Mandahai had finished their "two meetings", a guard suddenly came in from the Qing army commander's tent to report:
"Report to Baylor, just after the truce, envoys from the city of Yangzhou were sent to negotiate and persuade our army to withdraw, and they also said that they were willing to return the prince's body."

It turned out that with the truce in the evening, the defenders took advantage of the exhaustion of the attacking soldiers and sent envoys for peace talks.

From a psychological point of view, sending an envoy at this time is indeed the best choice.If they were dispatched early in the morning before the battle, the attacking party would only feel that the defending party was being cowardly, and it would be easy to boost their morale.

If you fight for a day first, and then dispatch when it hurts, there will be no such worries.If peace is sought through war, peace will exist; if peace is sought through compromise, peace will perish.

"What?" Nikan and Mandahai finally jumped up in unison.

Although they had more or less guessed that Doduo had encountered misfortune these days, they still had no way of believing it. The matter was so important that they dared not make a conclusion casually.

Until now, because of their "observer effect", Dodo collapsed from the "quantum superposition state of both death and life" to a pure dead state.

Man Dahai immediately picked up Shang Shan's collar: "Uncle Fifteen has brought so many elite soldiers, even if he is trapped in the south of the Yangtze River, can't he rely on the last cavalry to charge and plunder? How could he be killed? Shang Shan , what did you say before!"

Shang Shan is also a little bloody, but he has made up his mind countless times in the past few days, knowing that sooner or later he will be convinced of this matter, so he has no choice but to pretend to be innocent and excuse himself by the way:
"Perhaps the Ming army used some kind of conspiracy. When I left, there were indeed not many defeated soldiers around the prince, only a few thousand or tens of thousands of horses. Maybe a certain breakout was accidentally transferred...

Besides, the Ming army sent envoys today just to shake the morale of our army, it is better to kill the envoys directly, don't listen to their nonsense.If the prince really died for his country, that's all he could do. Just kill a few officials to pay homage to him. "

Man Dahai let go of his hand, and snorted coldly: "How could it be possible to kill the envoy? The envoy said that he would return the body of the fifteenth uncle. If he killed the envoy, would he give up collecting the body?"

Shang Shan: "Then don't say too much, just ask them to confirm the news of the prince's death, get back the body and then kill the emissary!"

Regarding this shameless statement, Nikan and Mandahai did not intend to stop it. In their eyes, the life and death of several Ming Dynasty envoys really did not need to be taken seriously.
The Qing Dynasty doesn't care about its reputation in the field of negotiation now. Anyway, there are only two powers left in the world, and there is nothing to play tricks on the horizontal and vertical.

However, Nikan Mandahai didn't care, and the guard who came in to report poured cold water on Shang Shan: "Master Bei, I'm afraid this theory is not appropriate... The envoys sent by the Ming people are not civil servants from their side.

Instead, during the Battle of Jiangyin half a month ago, several Mongolian cavalry officers under Jueluo Guoke who were defeated and captured on the riverside were our own..."

Shang Shan was speechless for a moment, Ming Chao actually used all his strength to send letters to the captured prisoners of war, it would be difficult for them to kill their own people.

And after hearing the other party's identity, Shang Shan's heart skipped a few beats for no reason, and he carefully confirmed: "...Which department did the Nanmanzi bring back?"

"It's the Mongolian army flag that's facing the red flag." The guard added in detail.

Shang Shan heaved a sigh of relief inwardly, but the expression on his face remained unchanged: "Fortunately...it was the friendly army that broke up before the prince's death, I don't know what happened afterwards.

But since Zhu Shuren was able to think of releasing the captives to speak, we were lucky this time. Next time, if we release a few more loyal people who have persisted with the prince longer than us, how will Li Chengdong and I respond?

Alas, in order to bear less responsibility and earn more hard work, if I tell a lie, I have to use more lies to cover it up... The strict military reward and punishment system of my Qing Dynasty is really out of date. "

Shang Shan couldn't help doubting the harsh system of the Qing Dynasty.

But to be honest, the strict military law of the Qing Dynasty was really useful when the national fortune was rising, and it was easy to motivate snowballs.But once the country's fortunes peaked and began to turn around, when it became normal for most people to lose battles, and it became normal for high-ranking generals to die for their country, if you insist on such strict military laws, you will definitely cause big trouble.

Of course, during the time of Chongzhen before, the Ming Dynasty also paid a heavy price because of their rigid reward and punishment system, which was too rigid and easy to break.Chongzhen just used the original peacetime law to get stuck and demanded the civil and military of his subordinates, with high standards and strict requirements. In the end, his subordinates couldn't do it and were afraid of being punished, and a lot of traitors came out.

It is a very difficult balance to balance the severity of rewards and punishments and to win the trust of the world. Since ancient times, few rulers have been able to understand it.

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After Nikan and Mandahai received the captured Mongolian officers who were released, they naturally asked a lot of questions.

Although those Jiala and Niu Lu were captured before Duduo's central army was defeated, they did not see the end of the Duduo army's battlefield.

But there is no doubt about the news of Dodo's death, because they can still hear the news after entering the prisoner-of-war camp,

In the end, when Zhang Cunren and others were executed by Ling Chi, the Nanjing court also pulled out Duoduo's body for display. Execute one by one.

Therefore, after a brief cross-examination, Nikan and Man Dahai got very detailed information.

Manda Haiduo kept an eye out, trying to ask if they knew "Which specific battle did Duoduo die in, who did he order to break through the siege before he died, and who else abandoned his commander and fled first."

But these questions, the returned captives are not very clear, anyway, they can only admit that people like Jueluo Guoke really lost first.

Shang Shan listened to Man Dahai's cross-examination, and felt uneasy in his heart. He didn't feel relieved until after the question was over and there was no question from him.

In his heart, he couldn't wait to stop this matter, just check this step, and stop asking the bottom line.
Is it interesting that the faction struggle must make the defeat so clear?Wouldn't it be hard work to come back alive?You, Man Dahai, are so fond of attacking dissidents and exalting yourself that you are sick!
On the other side, Man Dahai communicated with Nikan for the last time, because Duoduo's body still needs to be brought back from the Ming army camp, and these Mongolian officers and captives are released today, so naturally they have to go back to Yangzhou City to take Nikan back. Kan is willing to accept Duduo's body and take it back.

The siege battle between the two sides had to be temporarily suspended. Before the Ming army returned the corpse, Nikan could not attack the city directly, no matter how shameless he was.

But he still felt that the series of battles of the Qing army on the East Road had lost too badly, and it was difficult to explain to Dorgon when he went back. Turn against the Ming people and sneak attack to get some benefits and earn back some face."

He didn't say this idea very straightforwardly to his own people, he just gave a vague hint at first, but it made Monk Man Dahai very upset.

Man Dahai felt that he was unnecessary, and Duoduo was confirmed dead, so what's the point of attacking Yangzhou City now?
Since the East Qing army is so incompetent, why are they still struggling? Just take the blame for the worst performance in the Southern Expedition this year, and help Azig's West Army to set off their incompetence, wouldn't it?

It is true that Azig did not play well, but compared with Duduo, he can still "rely on his peers to set off".

Shang Shan is Duoduo's subordinate, so he should support Nikan from the point of view of the faction, and should not deal with Man Dahai from the point of view of mutual merits.

However, on the issue of "preventing this war of attrition from continuing", Shang Shan had to stand on the same side as Man Dahai. The interests of Man Dahai, Shang Shan and Li Chengdong's small group can be maximized.

If the fight continues, the Ming army will release some unknown high-level prisoners like time bombs, who knows how much confusion will be caused.

Therefore, Shang Shan also had to think about how to find a way to end the battle as soon as possible, so as to stop everything here and completely cover it up.

……

On the other side, Guazhou Ferry outside Yangzhou City.

Nikan released those Mongolian captives and asked them to bring the words to be willing to collect the corpses. Naturally, Zhu Shuren asked those people to question those people carefully at the first time, and asked them to truthfully explain what Nikan said and what they asked.

Because they were originally on a diplomatic mission, the Mongolian captives didn't think that some topics were classified, so they said everything they could say.

The Ming army's staff in charge of questioning quickly sorted it out and handed it over to Zhu Shuren.

And Zhu Shuren, even relying only on this information, of course quickly found out: "What? It turns out that the Tartars have not confirmed Duoduo's death until today?
Shang Shan and Li Chengdong, on the other side, were regarded as the heroes who broke through the encirclement and called for help?There are still such shameless people in the world who put gold on themselves? "

Shang Shan and Li Chengdong's operation of turning crime into merit really surprised Zhu Shuren.He really didn't expect that someone would be able to do this, using no evidence of death to speak of himself as being so noble and unyielding.

Later, although Zhu Shuren could not deduce the details, he could easily deduce the fighting will of all parties in the enemy camp:

"Then it's easy to handle...Since they have to shirk and hide so many things from each other, Man Dahai and Nikan will probably have different opinions on the follow-up issue of war or peace.

Shangshan was originally supposed to be consistent with Nikan, but he has his own little secret, so he must have to be inconsistent...Three enemy forces, one wants to stop here, one wants to fight, and one wants to leave, this operation The space is big. "

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PS: I’m sorry that the recent strategy writing is a bit too dependent on psychological warfare, which is a bit cumbersome and not inevitable... Please understand, it may be that my own brain has been in a state of psychological warfare these days, which affects what I write. .