As the so-called sea embraces all rivers, in this matter, Zhang Xianzhong, as the emperor of Daxi, naturally has the belly of the son of heaven, whether it is Empress Gao or Tian Jianxiu, Gao Yigong, Li Guo, Yuan Zongdi, these old generals of the Dashun army will be well placed as long as they are attached.

And after the merger of the Great Western Army and the Great Shun Army, or after the Great Western Army annexed the Great Shun Army, not only is there no army in the entire Huguang that is the opponent of the Great Western Army, I am afraid that the whole world will be a battlefield where the Great Western Army gallops freely!

Zhang Xianzhong thought of this, naturally the more he talked, the happier he became, although Zhang Kewang was very afraid of Zhang Xianzhong, but when he heard this, he had to remind Zhang Xianzhong: "Father, Empress Gao and Tian Jianxiu, Gao Yigong, Li Guo and other remnants of Dashun have been poisoned and are deeply dedicated to the pseudo-Ming, and would rather lose both with my Daxi Wangshi than surrender to him, and if he doesn't teach them a lesson, I'm afraid Jingzhou will not change his mind!" ”

Of course, there is another reason that Zhang Kewang can't say, that is, it is not only the Daxi Imperial Court that has not completed the transformation, but the Daxi Army has also failed to complete the huge transformation from thieves to official troops, and the siege methods are very primitive and limited.

But Zhang Xianzhong didn't think that the Dashun Army could make many waves: "Hopefully, don't worry, I have already brought the Royal Forest Army and your four children up, Queen Gao, Tian Jianxiu, and Li Guo dare to mess around again, don't blame me for being polite!" ”

He really felt that as long as he went out in Huguang himself, there was no problem that could not be solved.

As for the regent Dorgon, now he feels that there are too many problems in this world that cannot be solved.

Although Azig is Dolgon's half-brother, Dolgon wants to transfer 30,000 elite soldiers from Azig, but Azig only takes out 10,000 shrimp soldiers and crabs to deal with Dolgon in the future, and everyone thinks that Azig can do this enough to talk about brotherhood.

But this is only one of several problems that Dolgon could not solve, in the past Dolgon was a regent on high ground, and no one dared to confront Dolgon in public, even the Shunzhi Emperor was a tool used by Dolgon for dictatorship.

However, due to the defeat of Duoduo and Haugnan last year, all the grievances were concentrated on Dolgon, and even many Manchurian Eight Banners soldiers who had killed their father, brother and son scolded Dolgon as the regent in person, but Dolgon could not do anything to them.

After all, in their eyes, although Duoduo and Hauge are directly responsible for the defeat, but Dolgon, who selfishly made Duoduo and Hauge go south, has to bear the greatest responsibility, and now this report suddenly came from Haizhou made Dolgon jump like thunder: "I know that Zuo Mengeng is unreliable, this is simply going against the sky, they are forcing us to go south in the Qing Dynasty!" ”

Dai Shan's face next to him was not good-looking, but he still reminded Dolgon: "The regent has to make a decision early, if Zuo Mengeng, Dong Yuan, Geng Jimao and the Zhang brothers are frustrated in this southern expedition, the situation will be unimaginable, and it is also a good thing that these Han generals are so active in asking for war now!" ”

Dolgon's face was still pale, but after a long sigh, he said: "These Han generals can't afford to gamble on us, the Great Qing Kingdom really can't afford to lose, these 20,000 Han troops are the elite divisions of the Great Qing Kingdom, and they can't just fold in Huai'an Mansion!" ”

Duoduo had been beaten countless times by the Yue Ming army, so he had already formed a stress reaction: "Regent, since the Great Qing Kingdom can't afford to lose, it's better to wait and see first, this southern expedition is very important, we should be cautious!" ”

Dolgon also knew that there was some truth in what Duoduo said, but the problem was that the Great Qing Kingdom really couldn't afford to lose: "Zuo Mengeng, Dong Yuan, Geng Jimao and the Zhang brothers together have 20,000 people, and more than 20,000 Han troops are the elite division of my Great Qing Kingdom, and now they are going all out to Huai'an to fight with Wang Zhiren, if our army refuses to send troops, and Xuzhou Zhang Boyi sends troops from the flank to volley, these 20,000 soldiers and horses will definitely be folded in Huai'an Mansion." ”

Dolgon never thought that Zuo Mengeng, Dong Yuan, Geng Jimao and the Zhang brothers would be more enthusiastic about the cause of the southern expedition than the prince and Baylor of the Great Qing Kingdom, but this is the case, they directly launched a battle-level offensive without even consulting the Qing court, and put all the 20,000 soldiers and horses in their hands into it.

Since these Han generals have invested all the 20,000 elite troops of the Great Qing Kingdom, then the Great Qing Kingdom and Dolgon have to follow up and even bet all the bets, otherwise the 20,000 Han troops invested in the early stage will definitely be lost, but the problem is that the reason why these Han generals do this is to bet that the Great Qing Kingdom cannot afford to lose now.

And Duoduo frowned when he heard this, he really didn't expect that Zuo Mengeng, Dong Yuan, Geng Jimao and the Zhang brothers and the like could have such great determination and energy, and they did this to roast Dolgon on the fire.

If Dolgon did not send troops to help, he would probably be even more unstable when the 20,000 Han army was wiped out, so Duo Duo could only ask, "Then what is the situation in Huai'an Mansion now?" ”

This is exactly Dolgon's headache: "Now naturally has the upper hand, Wang Zhiren only has eleven battalion heads, while our army has 20,000 people and they are all elite divisions!" ”

Although Wang Zhiren was the governor of Huai'an and the Marquis of Wuning of the Chengtian Dynasty, the army under his command was only an eight-battalion infantry brigade and a three-battalion Fubiao, even if a few battalions were added to the state and county soldiers under his command, it was only 10,000 soldiers and horses, and Zuo Mengeng, Dong Yuan, Geng Jimao, Zhang Tianlu, and Zhang Tianfu brothers in this southern expedition can be said to have used all the strength of milk, and directly invested nearly 20,000 troops to launch a surprise attack, naturally relying on the advantage of troops to gain the upper hand.

According to Zuo Mengeng's report, the Qing army has broken through the six battalions of Wang Zhiren's department, although this is certainly an exaggeration, but this time the Haizhou Han army must have the upper hand in the south, which is also the reason why Dolgon is preparing to march south.

And Duoduo felt that it was most likely Zhang Tianlu's idea for the Han army to take the initiative to invite the war to go south, so he could only say cautiously: "It's better to see a good situation in this southern expedition, just take Xuzhou, at most take Fengyang and Huai'an, don't cross the river again!" ”

He was psychologically shadowed by the Yue Ming army, but the more Duoduo said this, the more Dolgon became more and more confident: "King Yu can rest assured that I will personally command this southern expedition, and there will be absolutely no mistakes!" ”

Although Dolgon has been pampered and at the core of power since entering Beijing, Dolgon is still the same Dolgon after all, he feels that the failure of the southern expedition last year was completely due to the mess between Doldor and Hauge, and he will definitely not have any problems personally commanding this year.

Moreover, the victory of Zuo Menggeng, Dong Yuan, Geng Jimao and the Zhang brothers in Huai'an Mansion also gave Dolgon great confidence.

In fact, these generals of the Chengtian Dynasty were second-rate or even third-rate generals in the Ming Kingdom in the past, Wang Zhiren, the general soldier of Dinghai, and his troops were already the few generals and troops of the Chengtian Dynasty, and Zhang Boyi was only a small person in the Taikang Hou Mansion in the first year of Shunzhi, and he did not have any experience in leading troops to fight.

The reason why Duoduo and Haoge returned from the defeat of the southern expedition was that on the one hand, the Yue Ming army always had the advantage of troops, and on the other hand, they were not suitable for fighting in the water network area south of the Yangtze River, but the main reason was completely because they beat the old master to death with random punches.

However, Xuzhou is the most suitable battlefield for the development of large armies, and although Dai Shan, Duoduo and Haoge abandoned Xuzhou and withdrew to Shandong without authorization, it was another fatal military mistake made by the Qing Dynasty, but it also gave Dolgon an excellent fighter.

The 20,000 Han troops of Zuo Mengeng, Dong Yuan and the Zhang brothers had the absolute upper hand in the confrontation with Wang Zhiren's eleven battalion heads, but Zhang Boyi in Xuzhou only had three brigades and fifteen battalion heads in his hands.

As long as Zhang Boyi's fifteen battalion heads and Wang Zhiren's eleven battalion heads are resolved, the situation in Jianghuai will take a fundamental turn, and the Qing army will definitely be able to drive straight in!

Therefore, Dolgon did not hesitate to give his order: "This southern expedition is already the last chance for the Great Qing Kingdom, whoever dares to hesitate and retreat without permission will be killed, even if it is the prince and Baylor!" ”

His eyes pointed to Duoduo and Hauge, the two defeated generals who fled back from Jiangnan, and Hauge had already gasped, he knew that Dolgon would definitely kill him, but since he had a ghost in his heart, he could only shout loudly: "Just do what the regent wants, whoever dares to hesitate and retreat without authorization in the battle of the southern expedition will be engaged in military affairs!" ”

But Dolgon said viciously: "This battle of Xuzhou is led by King Yu and King Su!" ”

The prince and Baylor who were present couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard Dolgon say this, and their biggest concern was that Dolgon asked them to act as cannon fodder against the Yue Ming army.

Now that Hauge and Duoduo are the vanguards of the two defeated armies, their psychology is much more balanced, but there are still people who viciously glance at Duoduo and Haoge, feeling that the affairs of the Great Qing Kingdom were all messed up by King Yu and King Su.

As for Zhang Boyi, he didn't expect Zhang Tianlu's actions to be so fast, he had just joined forces with Zuo Mengeng, Dong Yuan, and Geng Jimao's troops, and as soon as he turned around, he launched a large-scale offensive against Wang Zhiren's department in Huai'an Mansion, and he and Wang Zhiren used their main energy to solve Li Yuchun in Sizhou.

The current situation can be said to be a gain and a loss, with the assistance of Zhang Huangyan and Wang Puxiang, Li Yuchun held out in Sizhou for two days and finally couldn't hold on and was ready to surrender to the Yue Ming army, but his generals were faster, and directly tied Li Yuchun out of the city to surrender, and after solving Li Yuchun, it can be said that he solved the trouble of the Yue Ming army's henchmen on the Jianghuai battlefield.

But on the other hand, Wang Zhiren and the Huai'an defenders were suddenly caught off guard by Zuo Mengeng, Dong Yuan and Zhang Tianlu, not only killed and injured hundreds of officers and soldiers, but even lost the entire Muyang County to the Eight Banners of the Han Army.

Now Wang Zhiren has asked Zhang Boyi to launch an offensive in the direction of Pizhou and flank the Eight Banners of the Han Army.