Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 355 Chapter 355, Dorgon reprimanded his brother, Zhu Cihong's AB plan
On the vast prairie, an army is heading north in an orderly manner. It can be seen from the banner that this is the main force commanded by Prince Man Qingrui.

Looking at the prairie in front of him, Dorgon couldn't help expressing emotion.

"The grassland is indeed a good place, but it's a pity that this place is not a place where my Qing people can set foot."

The Jurchens have always made a living by fishing and hunting among the white mountains and black waters. The nomadic life on the prairie is like another world to the Jurchens.

Beside Dorgon, Azige couldn't help but said: "It's true, the warriors of the Qing Dynasty can kill people on horseback, but it is absolutely impossible to only kill people on horseback."

Dorgon laughed and glanced at Azig next to him.

Nurhaci's concubine Abahai had three sons in total, Azige (No.12 son) was the eldest, then Dorgon (No.14 son), and finally Duoduo (No.15 son) .

Although Azig is the eldest, firstly, he is not the eldest son, and secondly, his talents are not as good as Dorgon. Therefore, Dorgon, the second among Abahai's three sons, has always been the leader.

Dorgon was actually very clear in his heart that Azige was very dissatisfied with this situation, and if given the opportunity, Azige would replace Dorgon without hesitation.

But fortunately, the two brothers still have a common enemy now, that is Jierhalang.

The existence of foreign enemies is the guarantee for the maintenance of brotherhood and family relationship. I have to say that this is very ironic.

Dorgon said slowly: "According to the latest information from the Horqin Department, the main force of the Ming army led by Zhu Cihong should be only one or two hundred miles away from us. What do you think, brother?"

Azig said nonchalantly: "How else can we see it? Of course we should catch up and destroy them! However, most of us are infantry, and their speed is still far behind the Ming army. This is a problem. .”

The Eight Banners of the Qing Army were able to fight against the Ming Dynasty for a long time because of their strong infantry combat effectiveness, but the infantry combat effectiveness was actually a demerit on terrain like the grassland.

An obvious problem is that if Zhu Cihong didn't want to fight head-on with the Qing army, he could just pat his ass and ride a horse and run away.

Dorgon frowned slightly, and said: "This is the necessity of the Horqin cavalry. Badali said that he is leading the cavalry of the Ming army around. The Ming army is biting like a vicious dog. Hold on to his ass, when the time comes when our two armies join forces, we will naturally be able to turn against the enemy."

Azig snorted, with a smile on his face that was older than Dorgon, and said: "If the prince of the Ming Dynasty can be killed here, the whole world will definitely be shaken. We two brothers The time has come when a person can truly become famous all over the world.”

Dorgon smiled and said, "It's three people."

Azig chuckled and said no more.

Dorgon looked at Azig and said coldly: "Brother, I know you are dissatisfied with your brother (Dodor) because he chose me instead of you. But I hope that at least in front of me, you can Let’s cover up this dissatisfaction.”

"Otherwise, I won't persuade you so nicely next time."

Azig looked at Dorgon's cold eyes and couldn't help but shudder. He lowered his head and said, "I understand, I won't do it next time."

Dorgon curled his lips and said nothing.

Although the two brothers walked side by side, they more or less showed the taste of sharing the same bed and different dreams.

……

"Dorgon is here? Pretty soon?"

Later that day, Zhu Cihong received intelligence from scouts.

Li Dingguo's expression was a little dignified, and he said: "Your Highness, this Dorgon is really here, we have to cheer up."

Zhu Cihong looked at Li Dingguo and said with a smile, "Why, you don't have confidence?"

Li Dingguo couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said seriously: "Your Highness is joking, how could I be afraid of these slave-building Tatars? What I am worried about is just that the main force of the slave-building Tatars will come out in full force. Will this put too much pressure on us?"

Zhu Cihong narrowed his eyes, and suddenly asked Li Dingguo a question: "Where are the livestock we robbed these days?"

Li Dingguo froze for a moment, and then said: "According to His Highness's order, we found a clean water source to stay in, and those Chahar tribes are responsible for guarding it."

These days, under the leadership of Abu Nai and other guides, Zhu Cihong has been chasing the Horqin tribe.

Originally, Zhu Cilang thought that he should be able to catch up with the Horqin people very quickly, after all, there are coordinates.

But the facts have proved that even if the lock monster is turned on, the Horqin people still have the ability to be local snakes.

After days of chasing, the Horqin people kept releasing all kinds of smoke bombs, trying to delay the Ming army's footsteps.

For example, they would drop a group of Chahar tribes at intervals, and these tribes were all injured, old, weak, women and children.

Then, they will also leave a large number of livestock on some necessary roads, intending to disrupt the traces of tracking.

Whenever he was about to be overtaken by the Ming army, Badalley directly broke his arm to survive, and sent a small group of troops to stop the Ming army.

These death squads can often block the Ming army for a short period of time, which is enough time for the two sides to distance themselves again.

In addition, it is commonplace to poison the passing water, set up an ambush to attack and kill a small group of Ming army scouts, etc.

These behaviors did not help the Horqin people get rid of the tracking of the Ming army, but to a certain extent delayed the progress of the Ming army.

Calculated according to the normal time, it should take two or three days for the Ming army to catch up with Horqin's troops.

But judging from the reports from the scouts, Horqin's troops will be able to rendezvous with the main force of the Qing army tomorrow evening at the most.

Zhu Cilang smiled and nodded, and said: "So the current situation is very clear, we can't stop Horqin and Jiannu from joining forces."

Hearing this, Li Dingguo couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.

Zhu Cixiang's expression remained calm, and he smiled and said, "Then let them join forces."

Li Dingguo couldn't help being stunned when he heard the words: "Huh?"

Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and patted Li Dingguo on the shoulder: "In war, unexpected things always happen. If Plan A fails, why don't we just use Plan B?"

"If the enemy doesn't join forces, then use the fighting style without joining forces. If the enemy has joined forces, use the fighting style of joining forces!"

Li Dingguo pondered for a long time, and asked: "I actually understand the truth, but I just want to ask Your Highness, what do the 'A' and 'B' in His Highness's mouth mean?"

Zhu Cihong's expression suddenly froze for two seconds, and then became serious again.

"Don't pay attention to these details. Send the order to tell the soldiers to stop advancing and turn their heads... to retreat!"

"retreat?"

When he heard this word, Li Dingguo's expression was obviously very surprised.

Not only Li Dingguo, but other Ming army generals around were also shocked when they heard the words.

Li Dingguo couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, why are we retreating?"

Zhu Cihong laughed: "Why, did someone stipulate that the palace cannot retreat temporarily?"

Li Dingguo shook his head subconsciously, and said: "But... aren't we the one who takes the initiative to attack?"

Although the other Ming army generals on the side didn't speak, it could be seen from the expressions on their faces that their thoughts were actually the same as Li Dingguo's.

Zhu Cilang's expression became serious when he heard this.

After a while, Zhu Cihong said: "Didn't I already tell you? War is changing rapidly. Originally, if our army had a chance to catch up with Horqin's troops, we would naturally try our best to annihilate them and then deal with them." The main force of slavery."

"But now that the rendezvous between the main force of slave building and Horqin's tribe has become a fact, is it possible to win the battle with these forces in the hands of the palace? This is actually uncertain."

Li Dingguo couldn't help but said: "We have Musketeers, Your Highness."

Zhu Cilang said: "The musketeers are not omnipotent, they are also subject to the constraints of the battlefield environment. Dorgon once suffered a big loss at the hands of our musketeers, could it be that this time he really came here without any preparation?" Is it? Therefore, it is also an effective tactic for us to temporarily retreat to avoid the edge."

Li Dingguo said: "Then shall we withdraw directly to Daming Pass?"

Zhu Cixiang laughed: "Of course not, we just need to take the Horqin tribe and Dorgon in circles on this grassland. They have enough supplies, so why don't we? At least in a month or two, We don't need to worry about logistics."

Li Dingguo was surprised: "Your Highness wants to deal with Jiannu on the grassland for a month or two?"

Zhu Cihong pinched his chin and said, "Not necessarily, it may take longer."

Li Dingguo: "..."

Another Ming army general couldn't help but ask: "If we continue to deal with it like this, will we definitely be able to win?"

There is no war in this world that can be won by running alone.

Zhu Cixi couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Have you forgotten that this time the Ming Dynasty is not the only one with this army?"

After Zhu Cixiang finished speaking, the bodies of everyone present were shocked at the same time.

Li Dingguo's eyes lit up and he couldn't help shouting: "The British Lord!"

Zhu Cihong laughed, nodded and said: "Yes, there is also the British Duke. My palace has held back Dorgon's main force here, so the British Duke will naturally have a chance to show his strength, isn't it?"

"As long as the logistics supplies are in place, I can stay on this grassland until it snows in winter, but can Dorgon? No matter how many troops Dorgon leaves behind, it is absolutely impossible for him to be a match for the Duke of England."

"With the talent of the British Duke, it will be a matter of time before he invades western Liaoning and even Shenyang in eastern Liaoning. By then, the offensive and defensive positions of the enemy and ourselves will change. If Dorgon wants to retreat, he will have to ask me whether I agree!"

After saying these words, Li Dingguo and the other Ming army generals present were also completely convinced.

Li Dingguo excitedly said: "Your Highness's move is to retreat and advance. It seems to be afraid of Dorgon, but in fact it firmly restrains Dorgon's main force here. chances. High, really high!"

Others also opened their mouths one after another, and praise came like a flood.

Zhu Cilang waved his hands with a smile, and turned his gaze to the south.

Now is the time for the British Duke Zhang Shize and Xiangcheng Bo Li Guozhen to prove their abilities.

But don't let Ben Gong down!
In the south, on the grassland hundreds of miles away, the main force of the Qing army finally joined forces with the Horqin Division of Tatar Mongolia.

Badali, the Prince of Horqin, couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, and saluted Dorgon respectfully: "I have seen Prince He Shuorui, and you personally led the army to help. Horqin is really grateful!"

Dorgon looked at Badali in front of him, his eyes flickering.

In all fairness, Dorgon was undoubtedly very dissatisfied with the behavior of Badali's privately allied with the Chahar Department before attacking, and then compensating the Chahar Department.

But no matter how dissatisfied, the Horqin tribe is now the largest tribe in the Tatar Mongolia. Unless Dorgon wants to turn against the Tatar Mongolia, otherwise the relationship with the Horqin tribe must be maintained.

In addition, there is another thing that should be noted. Badali is the clan brother of Da Yu'er, the concubine of the Manchu Empress Dowager Dorgon, and the Horqin tribe is Da Yu'er's natal family!

Dorgon showed a smile, put his arms around Badali's shoulders very kindly, and said with a smile: "What are you talking about, Brother Badali? My father has already said that, from now on, the world will That is, we, Manchuria and Mongolia rule together, and we are all our own people, so what is the difference between each other?"

When Badali saw this, he felt relieved.

Originally Badalley was also worried about being blamed by Dorgon for the affairs of the Chahar Ministry, but now it seems that he should be worrying too much.

Thinking of this, Badali put on more smiles, and said to Dorgon: "My sister was alone in Shengjing with the little emperor, and she was also taken care of by Prince Rui. If one day we The Horqin Tribe and the entire Tatar Mongolia must be fully supportive if we can have a kiss and increase the kiss!"

When Dorgon heard this, his eyes lit up immediately.

As mentioned earlier, the national policy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was "Manchu-Mongolian co-governance". Although the Mongolian nobles were certainly not as highly regarded as the Manchus, they were still a force that should not be underestimated.

If it can get the strong support of Tatar Mongolia because of this, it will still be of great help to Dorgon.

Dorgon also laughed, and said: "We will talk about the future, but I can also ask Badali to rest assured that this time I will definitely help the Badali brothers kill that Ming prince, so that this piece of land will be destroyed." The grassland has become a place where the Badali brothers have the final say!"

The two had already reached an exchange and tacit understanding in a few words, and they couldn't help laughing out loud at the same time.

"Let's go, let's have a drink first, Prince Rui." Badalie greeted warmly.

Dorgon pondered for a moment, but still rejected Badali's kindness: "Brother Badali, you can drink the celebration wine after defeating Zhu Cihong. Show me all the information you have about Zhu Cihong now." Let's see."

For Dorgon, drinking and having fun has never been his primary goal, what he wants is more power, the position that overlooks all beings!
To achieve this goal, Dorgon needs more victories.

Zhu Cihong is undoubtedly Dorgon's biggest stumbling block on the road to success.

Without killing Zhu Cixiang, Dorgon would not even be able to sleep well, let alone drink and have fun on the eve of such a decisive battle!
(End of this chapter)