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Chapter 258 Tartars Are Tartars, Traitors Are Traitors

Boluo and Nikan were ordered to lead 1645 Qing troops from Henan to Jiujiang in the second year of Shunye, that is, at the end of February 2. At this time, the earth returned to spring and the ice and snow melted, just in time for the troops to go to battle.

Zuo Menggeng led the crowd to bring [-] Tartar soldiers from the two princes into Jiujiang Mansion as if they were welcoming their ancestors. After waiting for two months, it can be said that the Qing court agreed to the news that they were traitors. At this moment, he really wanted to shout to the sky, the sky has eyes!

Although the [-] Tartar soldiers are not many, they are pure Tartars. The Eight Banners Army has earned its prestige, invincible and invincible. Allow Xiaocao to say that for the time being) Who wouldn't be terrified?As the saying goes, soldiers are not many but fine.

In addition, Nikan and Boluo personally led the troops to supervise the division. These two were prominent among the nobles of the Qing Dynasty. They were both the grandsons of Nurhachi, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. , are all the sons of Gushan and Dorobeile who have been entrusted by the emperor. This move shows that the Qing court attaches great importance to and recognizes Zuo Menggeng's team.

Therefore, Zuo Menggeng and the others were so grateful that they shaved their own hair. Their long hair became a mouse tail to show their loyalty. They also knelt down to the two princes when they met. Two years ago, when his father Zuo Liangyu returned to the West Nor was he so respectful.

In fact, there are three reasons why Dorgon placed such a heavy bet and treated Zuo Menggeng as a decent meal. First, Zuo Menggeng has more than 40 troops under his command and controls vast areas of Wuhan and Jiujiang. , To take over so many Han troops and such a large territory at once, a fool would do the same.

The second is the current battlefield in Henan. Prince Yu Duoduo is not satisfied. It is also because the traitors Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Sun Zhixie and others are particularly hardworking to please their masters. Therefore, the [-] army won several battles one after another and defeated Yuan Shu and Zheng Longfang, the general soldiers of Henan Province, regained Huaiqing, Weihui and other places, and approached Kaizhou (today's Zhengzhou and Kaifeng area) and Guide (Shangqiu area).

The third is to learn from Zuo Menggeng and the others that Zhu Yousong's imperial conquest is now at Hukou, and now Dorgon has to pay attention to this false emperor in their eyes.And this is also in line with his usual tactics of conquering the Han people, using a two-pronged approach and using troops from east and west.Therefore, Dorgon paid so much money to Zuo Menggeng.

Nikan and Boluo pursed their lips, said a few polite words to Zuo Menggeng and others, and praised Zuo Menggeng and others for their act of understanding current affairs and taking the initiative to become their obedient citizens of the Qing Dynasty. Then Nikan and Boluohao sat down politely. After taking the main seat, Zuo Menggeng had no choice but to sit in the guest seat. As for Huang Shu, Ma Shixiu, and Xu Yongzhi, who didn't even have a seat, they had to stand bowed.

In order to please the new master, Zuo Menggeng also specially snatched some beautiful beauties nearby, and gave ten of them to the two princes each. After the two princes, Nikan and Boluo accepted it with a smile, they said, since we will all be Aixinjue from now on Luo's soldiers are gone, it's not enough for you to shave your hair, you must all shave your hair and change clothes.

Zuo Menggeng is obsequious, and all the generals under his command agree. They are all traitors. Do you still care about this?One order fell like a mountain, regardless of the skin and hair left by the ancestors. In a few days, more than 40 troops all became the Tartar army with rattails and Qing army uniforms, but there were also those who were unwilling to shave their hair and wear clothes easily. , there are not a few deserters, these are ignored.

The Han people have become Tartars, but this is just a formality. Traitors are always traitors, and it is impossible for Tartars to treat them as real Tartars. Or a traitor, to show the distinction between master and servant and honor and inferiority.

Nikan and Boluo enjoyed the hospitality of Zuo Menggeng and others first, and a few days later, they began to raise their accounts to discuss the matter of conquering Zhu Yousong.

At this time, Nikan and Boluo were sitting side by side on the coach position, one on the left and one on the right, and the qualified generals of the Qing army were on the left, but the lineup was small, only a dozen or so, and they only lined up in one row.And the traitor team headed by Marshal Zuo Menggeng is on the right with senior qualifications. It has a huge lineup. There are hundreds of people including counselors, generals, deputy generals, generals, partial generals, and guerrillas. Row.

According to the etiquette of the Qing Dynasty, these people first kowtowed to the two princes and called them slaves. Nikan and Boluo nodded slightly, and then the elite Tartars of this motley crew sat and stood according to the regulations and orderly positions.

There is awe in the big tent, and you can hear a needle drop.It's really difficult for Zuo Menggeng and the gang of traitors. The etiquette of the Qing Dynasty is more particular than that of the Han people. In just a few days, they practiced seamlessly, neatly, and completely natural. There are so many people that none of them made a mistake.

"Young commander." Nikan looked at Zuo Menggeng, still respecting him as a young commander.

Zuo Menggeng quickly stood up, slapped the dust on his sleeves with both hands, and slapped them twice, just like the ginseng king of the Qing Dynasty in the film and television of later generations worshiping his driver. In fact, he was wearing a new Qing-style costume, and his sleeves were so clean that ants could Unable to get up even with crutches, he bowed and knelt down, and naturally loudly said: "The servant is here!"

Nikan and Boluo smiled at each other, and nodded slightly to Zuo Menggeng.

Nikan said: "The young commander has fought against the false emperor a few times, let me tell you about the situation."

"You two princes, let me tell you..." Zuo Menggeng wanted to cry when he talked about these few battles. From his father Zuo Liangyu's three-way army, to Pengze's defeat and then to Hukou River's defeat, how to lose more and lose less? Being captured, how to change generals, how the subordinates mutinied, which led to another defeat in the Jiangzhong War. Except for a little bragging about how he fought bravely and looked at death as home, and finding some objective reasons for these failures, the rest is not at all watery.

After listening to the two princes and more than a dozen generals of the Tazi army present, they were amused. Tens of thousands of horses were defeated by Zhu Yousong's tens of thousands of horses. Liangyu was actually pissed off by you guys. After a long time of trouble, these people came to vote for them because they had no other way out. They were all idiot generals, so they all showed contempt, and almost laughed out loud.

After all, Nikan and Boluo were princes, and their qualities were a little higher. They didn't show their joy on their faces. After listening to it, they affirmed Zuo Liangyu's talent, comforted Zuo Menggeng, and then prepared to conquer Hukou.

Huang Shu, Zuo Menggeng's counselor, bravely saluted and said, "Your lords, I will report my love to you."

"Well, if Mr. Huang has something to say, please tell me." Nikan glanced at this sanctimonious guy in his 40s with yellow eyes and nodded.

"We lost a few battles in a row, our morale was low, but the puppet emperor's morale was high, now I heard that there are reinforcements, the navy and army are no less than [-], and there are scum Yuan Jixian, Zu Keyong, Luo Dai, Daoxing Waiting for others, they all know the situation on our side very well, so this battle can only be won but not lost." Huang Shu also changed his address to Zhu Yousong, not daring to call him a faint king, but calling him in the same way as the Tartars. Zhu Yousong was a false emperor.

"That's natural!" Bo Luo took over the words, and said proudly, "I wonder if Mr. Huang has any clever plans?"

"I don't dare to make a good strategy. According to my slave's humble opinion, the Jiujiang side is fortified. First, they will have a decisive battle with them on the water at Poyang Lake. The reason why the last battle in the middle of the river was lost was because Zu Keyong and others were judged to have messed up. , the puppet emperor's naval raid was lucky. This time it is different. We have 6 to [-] sailors, while the puppet emperor only has [-] people. With soldiers, the false emperor can be captured with nothing."

(End of this chapter)