Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 365 Chapter 365, Dorgon retreated resolutely, and Badali had no choice but to come back
Grassland, the main camp of the Qing army.

Dorgon stared at the grassland map in front of him, and after a long time, he sighed helplessly.

"This damned Zhu Cihong..."

For Dorgon, this war has become a huge quagmire.

The main force of the [-] Qing army trudged through this quagmire, trying to catch Zhu Cihong's partial division.

Of course Dorgon knew that Zhu Cihong's Musketeers were powerful, but he was not stupid, and had already made corresponding battle preparations.

In Dorgon's view, although muskets are indeed a more advanced weapon,

But Zhu Cihong was like an extremely flexible loach, and he refused to let Dorgon do what he wanted, and never gave him a chance for a decisive battle.

This feeling made Dorgon very upset, very upset.

As time passed day by day, a thought quietly emerged in Dorgon's mind.

"Should the troops be withdrawn?"

Dorgon shook his head subconsciously, dispelling the thought.

How is it possible to withdraw troops?He only needs one chance to defeat the Ming army on this grassland, kill Zhu Cihong, the prince who is likely to bring the Ming country a prosperous period for decades, and completely end the fate of the Ming country's rejuvenation.

But the question is, can there be a Armageddon?
The supply of the Manchu Qing has become more and more tense, and the complaints from the Horqin Ministry have become more and more obvious.

If this continues, the outcome of the war can only end with the Qing army being forced to retreat due to insufficient supplies.

So, still retreat?

Just when Dorgon was still hesitating, a secret letter was delivered by Kuai Ma.

After reading the letter, Dorgon's face changed drastically.

"Come here, call Prince Azig and Badali to me!"

After a pause, Dorgon continued to issue orders.

"See Azig first, and then see Badali!"

Soon, Azig appeared in front of Dorgon.

"Prince Rui, what happened?"

Although Azige is Dorgon's elder brother, after this period of encounters, he dare not be presumptuous in front of Dorgon at all.

Dorgon's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "There has been an accident in Shengjing. According to the news just received, Jierhalang has lifted all the military power of Duoduo and put him under house arrest in the mansion!"

Azige was taken aback: "That old dog Jierharang, dare to do such a thing?"

Dorgon sneered and said, "This time, I also made a mistake!"

The anger in Dorgon's heart is hard to express at the moment.

In his opinion, Jierhalang has always been a man who looks forward and backward in his actions, and has more success than failure, so he leads the army with confidence and does not worry about what kind of moth Jierharang will do behind him.

But he never expected that Jierhalang would really dare to arrest Duo Duo, and would tear himself apart with Dorgon!

Azige's face was gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "Perhaps, it's time for us to return to Shengjing. Duoduo has lost power. If Jierhalang continues to mess around, I'm afraid we will even return to Shengjing in a few days." not going!"

Dorgon understood what Azig meant.

Since Jierhalang dared to arrest even Duoduo, it would be no problem to deal with other ministers and generals of Duoergon's faction.

There is even a worst-case scenario, that is, Jierhalang directly kills everyone in Dorgon's faction, including confidantes, wives and children, and clansmen, etc.!
Dorgon didn't hesitate too much, and said calmly: "It is indeed time to withdraw."

Most of the Qing army are generals from Dorgon's faction. If they know that Jierhalang has put Duduo under house arrest and seized the military power in Shengjing, they will definitely worry about the wives and small clansmen in Shengjing. Mind fighting?
So at this point, whether Dorgon is willing or not, withdrawal has become inevitable.

Dorgon said: "Let Badali come in!"

Soon, Badali, the leader of the Horqin tribe who was waiting outside the tent, walked in and saluted the two Dorgon brothers: "I've seen Prince Rui and Prince Ying."

Dorgon looked at Badali, and said calmly: "I came to you today to tell you something. The main force of the Ming army has approached Shengjing under the leadership of the British Duke Zhang Shize. I am now following the emperor's order." , we must immediately return to the teacher to rescue Shengjing!"

Badali was struck by lightning: "Prince Rui, do you want to retreat? Prince Rui, this is absolutely impossible! If you really lead the main forces of the Qing Dynasty to retreat, this grassland will really become the Ming people's world! "

Badali tried hard to persuade him, saying all kinds of good things, just to prevent Dorgon from withdrawing his army.

The situation that any fool can understand is that without the support of the main forces of the Qing Dynasty, how could Horqin be the opponent of the Ming-Chahar coalition forces?
Facing Badali's persuasion, Dorgon remained expressionless.

Now that the backyard of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is on fire, Dorgon is in a hurry to go back to put out the fire and kill Jierhalang by the way. How can he have time to talk to Badali here?
The Monan Grassland is gone, and they can find a way to fight back in the future, but if the foundation of Shengjing is gone, Dorgon will be completely finished.

Dorgon said coldly: "This matter has been settled, there is no room for turning around. Why, do you want me to disobey His Majesty's order?"

These words directly choked Badari.

Dorgon said slowly: "Badali, your Horqin cavalry is very flexible. This time, you will be in charge of the rear to protect the rear of the army. By the way, just in case, I will send the Prince of England to lead a team Wan Jing Rui assists you, you must complete the task, do you understand?"

Badali subconsciously glanced at Azig, Prince of England, who was beside Dorgon. He was not a fool. How could he not know that Dorgon sent Azig to assist in name, but in fact to monitor Badali? Let the Horqin Department run away early?
Badali gritted his teeth and said, "Prince Rui, please rest assured that our Horqin Department will definitely complete the order!"

Now that things have happened, Badali has no choice but to follow the Man Qing all the way to the dark.

The next day, the main force of the Manchu Qing Dynasty quickly broke out of camp and retreated towards the south at an extremely fast speed.

This sudden retreat order undoubtedly caused some doubts and dissatisfaction within the Qing army, but under Dorgon's iron-fisted military management, no one dared to raise questions.

On the prairie, one hundred thousand Qing troops retreated in a hurry, with smoke and dust billowing.

Dorgon sat in his handsome car and watched this scene without any happy expression on his face.

"Zhu Cixi will not miss this opportunity." Dorgon said to his confidants.

Sure enough, on the evening of the second day after the departure of the Qing army, the Horqin Department, which was in charge of guarding the rear, sent an alarm.

"Multiple batches of scouts from the Ming army have appeared and began to engage in small-scale battles with our army. It is suspected that the main force of the Ming army is behind!"

(End of this chapter)