Chapter 17: Hauge's Scheme

Ningyuan Xiyingzishan Village is a small village under the rule of Ning Yuan. The years of war between the Ming and Qing dynasties have made this place dilapidated for a long time. The people of the village died, and those who fled. What had been a small and lively village suddenly seemed lonely. At night, there are still a few wolf chirps from time to time.

It's just that these days, this dilapidated little mountain village has begun to be lively again, and the bright torches at night are not in sight, and dozens of flying horses are constantly swinging around. Bands of guards armed with spears shuttled back and forth, creaking in the snow, as if to announce the unquiet here.

"Everybody cheers me up. Don't let the Ming Dynasty people on the other side take advantage of the loophole. Turg clenched his hands together and shouted loudly. As a native of Liaodong, although he has long been accustomed to the cold of Liaodong. But this year's abnormal weather also made him, a native of Liaodong, feel a little cold.

"Someone, stop now. If we don't stop and let us shoot arrows. Suddenly, a white figure appeared in the snow and hurried towards the camp. The sentry on the tower had already seen it from afar, and shouted loudly.

"What people. As soon as he heard the warning, Turg hurriedly ran over with his people. I saw two goshkha carrying a man covered in scars walking over. There was also a feather arrow stuck in the man's back, and blood was constantly flowing out of the wound, I don't know if it was because of excessive bleeding or cold, the man's face looked unusually white.

"Han?" Looking at the man's Han dress, Turge's face was a little more suspicious. Such a Han man came here on such a cold day.

"Quick, take me to King Gongshun. The man whispered as he leaned on Goshha's shoulder.

"What?" asked Turg, who didn't hear clearly.

"Obey the king、、、、、、 be obedient to the king、、、、、 "The man said, I fainted immediately."

"Quick, take him to see Kong Youde. "Turg can be heard clearly. It's just that Kong Youde is the prince. But he Turg never took it seriously.

In the Haug camp, two Goshkha stood straight outside the tent. Ignore the moans coming from inside. Kong Youde braved the wind and snow, and hurriedly rushed towards the Chinese army camp with a secret letter in his hand. One end was about to drill into the big tent, and Goshha on both sides directly stretched out their hands to block the way.

"Get out of the way. "I have something urgent to tell Prince Su. "The anxiety in Kong Youde's heart, maybe only he knows, he has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, since he had no choice but to surrender to the Tartars, except for the title of a deferential king, the Tartars have not paid attention to themselves at all. In the eyes of those Tartars, he, a Han man, has always been inferior. There was no hope of returning to China, and if he wanted to gain a foothold in the Qing Dynasty, he had to find a backer - and he chose the eldest son of the crown prince, Hauge. Now his chance to be loyal to his master has finally come. "I have something important to tell Prince Su, have you delayed the start of the sin? No matter what Kong Youde did, Goshha just refused to let him in, and there was no way to get out, Kong Youde could only shout outside the tent.

"What to shout, what to shout. Hauge had already heard it in the tent, and his face was displeased, and the interest he had just come to was ruined by this kid at once. Immediately after Hauge, several women with heavy makeup flew out of the tent. "Little lady, wait for me. Hauge smirked.

"Lord, lord. Kong Youde had no choice but to shout again.

"What's it called, this king is not dead yet!" After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the big tent, and Kong Youde hurriedly followed behind him and walked in.

Hauge sat down on the ground as soon as he entered the tent, stretched his waist lazily and asked, "What is it worth your shouting?" ”

"Happy event, happy event, prince. Kong Youde couldn't hold back his excitement.

"Where is the joy?" "Ever since Hauge led his troops to this ghost place where chickens don't lay eggs and birds don't, he has been on fire. Hauge, of course, knew his father's affection. But which prince of their Manchurians did not start by military merits, and the conquest of the Ming Dynasty was a great opportunity to establish military exploits, as long as they won the battle, their prestige in the Eight Banners would rise all of a sudden. For him, the eldest son of the emperor, such an opportunity was something he dreamed of. But the father and the emperor gave it directly to the Dorgon brothers, and sent him to such a place to contain him. This made Hauge feel uncomfortable.

"Great joy, my lord. Kong Youde approached Hauge as he spoke, took out a handwritten letter from his hand, and handed it over. "Lord Wang, this is a letter sent by my brother Liu Zhipai's cronies. He wants to dedicate the Beacon Hill camp to His Majesty. ”

"What? Beacon Hill Camp. Hauge sat up as soon as he stood, snatched the letter and swept it away. "Haha. Good, good, good," Hauge said three good words in a row after reading the letter. He knew too well what this mountain camp was. As long as the Beacon Hill camp is served. Then the defenders in Ningyuan City will be in chaos without a fight, and maybe they will be able to capture Ningyuan City when the time comes, which is a great achievement.

"Someone, quickly spread that Sonny and others have come to the big tent to discuss matters. Fast. Hauge, who was in a hurry, didn't even have his shoes on.

After a while, Sony, Turk, Tulai, Xihan, Gong Adai, Aobai, Tan Tai, and Tajan, the important ministers of the two yellow flags, appeared in Hauge's big tent.

"Hey, why are you here, you are here, we are going to discuss it now, if you have nothing to do, please step down. The sharp-eyed Ao Bai came in and saw Kong Youde in the corner at a glance. Ao Bai didn't have a good impression of this surrendered Han man at all, and he really couldn't get used to why the emperor wanted to use Han people so much.

"This 、、、、、、" Kong Youde's face was embarrassed for a while, generally speaking, the Tartars would never take the initiative to participate in the deliberations of these Hanchens, but today this credit is his own, where is Kong Youde willing to give up lightly, but he was worshiped and said that he was not going to leave or stay.

"You can't be rude, this time you have made a great contribution to the king. He could not be absent from this deliberation. Hauge saw Kong Youde's situation and said directly. The other Manchu ministers all said this when they saw the prince, so it was difficult to say anything more.

"It's late at night, you still have invited us so late, must there be something important to discuss with us?" the capable Sony asked straight to the point.

"Look. Hauge handed Liu Zhi's handwritten hand. Sony quickly took it, and everyone circulated it.

"This Liu Zhi is the brother of the obedient king, the assistant Beacon Mountain battalion, and now he wants to take refuge in our Qing Dynasty, and specially dedicated Beacon Mountain to us, and everyone does not know what to do. Hauge asked, pacing with his back to his hands.

"This 、、、、、、" The ministers looked at each other, and after a moment of silence, Sonny stood up and said, "Wechen feels that this matter still needs to be handled carefully, after all, it is too risky to run hundreds of miles behind enemy lines just by relying on a handwritten letter." Moreover, before the emperor set out on the expedition, he only asked us to drag down the Ningyuan defenders. If we go on a business trip, we can't afford it, my lord. ”

Hauge thought that these two yellow flag ministers would support him, but after listening to Sony's words, Hauge's face immediately darkened, especially when he heard Sony's instructions from his father, Hauge's heart was even more displeased, and he pointed to Turai and said, "You say." ”

Although Turai was a martial artist, he still had the eyes of people, and his heart was inclined to be worth the risk. After all, he knew exactly how big the temptation of success was. Wechen felt that the risk was worth taking. Now that Prince Rui is leading a large army to the hinterland of the country, if he returns victorious, then Prince Rui's prestige in the Eight Banners will be even further. And we are just stubbornly holding on to containment, and even if we succeed in containment, I am afraid that no one will take credit for us. What's more, as the eldest son of the emperor, the prince has made more military exploits at this time, which is also beneficial to inheriting the throne in the future. It's just that what Master Suo said is also reasonable, and we can't help but consider what to do if there is fraud in this. ”

"Don't worry, this Liu Zhi and the slave are brothers who intersect with life and death, although the ministers have returned to the Qing Dynasty, but we have always had correspondence. He has always expressed his desire to submit to our Qing Dynasty, so Wechen dares to guarantee that this time it is absolutely true, and Wechen is willing to personally lead his subordinates to take the lead for the prince. Afraid that Hauge would give up this opportunity, Kong Youde, who had not spoken, hurriedly followed up with Turaid's words.

"Good. Hauge felt a lot more comfortable after listening to Thurry's words, Thurai was right, and the credit for death was all due to Dolgon and his Hauge. Now that I am competing for a big position, this risk is still worth taking.

"The prince still thinks twice. Sonny still worriedly persuaded. He himself didn't know that this was a good opportunity to build on his exploits. It's just that years of experience have made him feel that things are definitely not that simple. It's just estimated that the current prince will definitely not listen to what he says, but as an old minister, he has to say it.

"What are you afraid of, where are those Southern Barbarians the opponents of my Qing Dynasty warriors, not to mention that now that the elites of our two yellow flags are all here, can't 40,000 people take a small Beacon Mountain?"

"Okay, this king has decided to send troops to Bijia Mountain to attack the hinterland of the Ming army. Hauge finally made a decision, and the credit was so great that he had to take a risk.

Hauge quickly swept over everyone, and all the generals straightened their waists, they knew that the prince was about to general, and even Kong Youde, who had been shrinking in the corner, straightened up.

"Ao Bai, this king ordered your department to lead 3,000 cavalry to meet Liu Zhi as the vanguard. ”

"Turai, this king orders you to lead 10,000 warriors of the Eight Banners and 10,000 Han troops to meet you. ”

"The last general commanded. The two shouted in unison.

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