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Chapter 344 It is not suitable to fight with trapped beasts

When celebrating the victory at the Luoyang Military and Civilian Gala, Zhu Yousong was not dazzled by the victory in front of him, and began to consider the issue of using troops against Kaifeng. This was the third major event for Zhu Yousong after he entered Luoyang.

Although Prince Azige of the Qing court, Prince Yu Duoduo, Wu Sangui and other five kings were finished, the strength of the Qing army should not be underestimated. The eastern battlefield of Henan, that is, Duoduo’s remaining troops, still had [-] to [-] Tartars in Kaifeng The whole area (the Kaifeng Mansion in the Ming Dynasty had a vast area under its jurisdiction, including the present Zhengzhou and Kaifeng), was at war with the Ming army commanded by Lu Jiude, Huang Degong, and Chen Qianfu.

At this time, Liu Zhaoji, Zheng Hongkui, Ma Bao and others will offer advice and suggestions to Zhu Yousong. They said that soldiers are expensive and fast. Taking advantage of the high morale of the Ming army and sufficient food and grass, copying the flanks of these Tartars is the best opportunity. , there are Lu Jiude, Huang Degong, and Chen Qianfu in the east and southeast with their 10,000+ army to cooperate with King Qin. These Tartars cannot escape. Please send troops immediately to destroy the remnants of these Tartars.

Zhu Yousong shook his head with a smile, "Your words are wrong, and you also know that the strength of the [-] Qing army should not be underestimated. If I send troops to encircle and wipe out the [-] Tartars at this time, and let them be attacked by the enemy, it will be difficult for them on the surface. The government drove them into a dead end, but in fact it was not. This is called the struggle of trapped beasts, and Sun Zhixie made it clear that several counties in Henan, such as Weihui, Kaifeng, Zhengzhou, Xuchang, etc., were all in the hands of the Tartars. Moreover, the leading generals of these [-] Tartars are not simple. There is Kong Youde, the king of obedience, Man Dahai, one of the four great Baylors in the early Qing Dynasty, who is the grandson of Nurhachi, and Tong Yangjia, a big traitor. All of them are used to fighting, and they are extremely brave. If they are in a hurry, they will jump over the wall and fight to the end. We are short of ammunition in the firearms battalion. Fighting tough battles is not good for us, and the casualties are too great. If we continue to fight like this, we will be unlucky in the end. It must be the common people in these places."

"Your Majesty is far-sighted and concerned about the country and the people. I can't wait." All the generals nodded, but what about the tens of thousands of Tartars?We can't let them go, or let them go for nothing, right?
Zhu Yousong continued: "I have already planned that we might as well fight this battle in this way. First cut off the Tartars' retreat, and the [-] Qing army will become a tree without roots and water without a source, and then we will kill Aji. The news that Ge, Duoduo and other four kings were defeated and their entire army was annihilated spread out. The [-] Tartars must be panic-stricken and all of them are in danger. The Tartars are bound to lose their morale in the army, and when I send troops again, I can wipe them all out in one fell swoop."

All the generals were overjoyed and clapped their hands and praised, but Zheng Damu was puzzled and said: "Your Majesty has learned a lot from strategizing, and I admire you, but His Majesty never allows the Tartars to surrender, but this time he tempted them to surrender uncharacteristically. I'm afraid they won't be fooled, or Some Tartars sincerely came to surrender, how should His Majesty deal with it?"

Zhu Yousong smiled slightly, and secretly thought that Zheng Damu was still young, and he was a real person. This was my plan. These tartars who should be killed are worse than robbers. Do we still need to treat them with benevolence, righteousness and morality?Regardless of whether they surrender or not, it's time for a spoonful!
But Zhu Yousong said: "Damu, if they really want to surrender, I will allow them to surrender, at this time and at that time, but Ai Qing doesn't understand these Tartars too much, these barbarians outside the customs are barbaric , extremely fierce, killing people like hemp, eating people without spitting out bones, they will not surrender easily, and it happens that I will kill them all."

Zhu Yousong persuaded the generals, and immediately sent generals Ma Bao and Zu Keyong to lead 1 troops to attack Huaiqing (in today's Qinyang area of ​​Henan Province). There are not many Qing troops here, but it is the strategic supply line of Duoduo's troops. It was also the only way for them to withdraw their troops. Zhu Yousong ordered the second general to take Huai'an within five days.

Zhu Yousong took the rest of the generals and more than 2 troops to garrison Luoyang, and did not move. Every day, Li Quan sent scouts and Jin Yiwei to spread the news of the Ming army's victory in Luoyang, that is, the defeat of the kings Azige and Duoduo. .

Zhengzhou Qing army camp.

There are [-] Qing troops stationed here, the chief general is the Tartar Man Dahai, and the deputy general is the traitor Tong Yangjia.Mentioning Man Dahai is also prestigious and pardoned among the Tartars, because he is the son of Prince Li Lie Daishan.Daishan is a very remarkable figure among the Eight Banners. He is the second son of Nurhachi, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and one of the four great Baylors in the early Qing. , together with Nikan and Boluo, was called one of the three rulers of the early Qing Dynasty.

Before leaving, Prince Yu Duoduo left 2 horses for the second general, so that they would not seek meritorious deeds, but seek no faults, as long as they guarded the front lines of Zhengzhou and Xuchang. The troops of Lu Jiude and Huang Degong went to war, and the four places formed a line, so there was no need to attack the Ming army, just waiting for the news of their victory in Luoyang.

Man Dahai and Tong Yangjia followed orders. At this time, Zhuoluo and Lanbai were guarding Xuchang, also with 1 horses. They supported each other with 2 horses. They mainly dealt with Chen Qianfu's tens of thousands of Ming troops in Suizhou.

Man Dahai and Tong Yangjia are discussing how to capture Suizhou these days. Suizhou is now the Shangqiu area of ​​Henan Province. The army will surely win, and it will still be their business to attack Suizhou by that time. Everything can be established without warning, so these two generals of the Qing army are planning a war in this regard.

Just at this time, a soldier came in to report: "Lord Baylor, something is wrong, the battle of Luoyang was defeated, and the four princes were wiped out..."

"what……"

Man Dahai and Tong Yangjia couldn't believe their ears after listening to the words of the soldiers. The four princes, 10,000+ elites of the Eight Banners were defeated again, and this time they lost even worse than Wu Sangui and Oboi. They lost everything. Annihilated?

Man Dahai and Tong Yangjia stood there dumbfounded as if they had received an electric shock. Neither of them spoke for a long time, and there was almost no expression on their faces. Of course they knew that the four kings were wiped out and lost their heads. What it means and how serious the consequences are.

Let’s not talk about the fact that these two groups of people have no leader, and the Qing court suffered heavy losses. Zhu Yousong and the Ming army must march eastward from Luoyang, and their 2 horses will be in a desperate situation. It’s not just them, including King Kong Youde The troops are also doomed.

In an instant, the two of them felt as if they were stepping on a tall building, and the confidence they had in Azig, Duoduo and others just now was gone.

"Lord Belle, it's really impossible, we have to fight the false emperor to the death!" Tong Yangjia also felt that the end was coming.

Man Dahai's big face was as heavy as iron, and his eyeballs were red. He wished he could fight Zhu Yousong now, clenching his teeth, "That's the only way to do it, pass on Baylor's order, Immediately point out King Shun and Zoro to discuss matters in the camp of Bembele."

(End of this chapter)