Hearing that Dolgon invited powerful reinforcements all the way, all the princes and Baylors present were relieved, it was really the Jinhua thieves' combat effectiveness was too terrifying, and they didn't know how to deal with the new round of offensive launched by the Chengtian Dynasty without strong reinforcements.

In the past, when Huang Taiji was in power, a major war of the Qing Dynasty generally only killed a few hundred or even dozens of people, if the number of dead broke a thousand, it was basically the configuration of the war to destroy the country, even if it was Songshan, Tongguan, and a piece of stone, the number of Qing army casualties was limited.

But after the war with the Jinhua thieves, the situation has completely changed, it is very normal to lose thousands of people in a big battle, if it is not handled properly, it is a big war that loses tens of thousands of people, the battle of Hangzhou, the battle of Huzhou, the battle of Liyang, the battle of Suzhou, the battle of Nanjing, even an ordinary battle has hundreds of casualties.

If the fight continues like this, the family wealth that Huang Taiji saved for the Great Qing Kingdom may be wiped out, so Duoduo was the first to ask: "Where did the powerful reinforcements come from?" You can't let a cat or a dog deal with the Jinhua thief! ”

Although he didn't believe that Dolgon would conjure up an extremely powerful reinforcement all the way, but if there was such a reinforcement, the situation might be different, and Dolgon asked very clearly: "You all know Zuo Mengeng, right?" ”

Zuo Mengeng is Zuo Liangyu's son, after Zuo Liangyu's death, Zuo Mengeng was responsible for commanding Zuo Liangyu's entire army, but Zuo Mengeng was very angry and was defeated by Huang Degong, and then surrendered to the Qing in Jiujiang and was compiled into the Eight Banners Niulu.

But when the prince and Baylor who were present heard that Dolgon's so-called "powerful reinforcements" were only Zuo Mengeng's subordinates, they immediately felt very disappointed, and someone immediately asked: "How many cattle is Zuo Mengeng?" This can't be called a powerful reinforcement! ”

After Zuo Mengeng surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Dolgon, Azig, and Duoduo adopted the tactics of separating soldiers and generals, and the high-level leaders of Zuo Liangyu's department, including Zuo Mengeng, were transferred to Beijing to compile Niulu, and the main force of Zuo Liangyu's department fought in Huguang and Jiangxi under the dispatch of Azig and Duoduo, and now Zuo Mengeng's subordinates only have more than a dozen Han army Niulu that has just been compiled.

Although these dozen or so Niu Lu are all deliberately compiled by the Qing Dynasty using the strategy of mixing sand, many of them are old people from Liaodong, both in loyalty and combat effectiveness are better than the general green battalion soldiers and the new annexed army, but such Niu Lu combat effectiveness is not even comparable to the Han Army Niu Lu compiled before entering the customs, not to mention that the opposite side is the Yue Ming army that can often win when encountering the Manchurian Eight Banners.

And Dolgon had already thought of everyone's reaction, so he reassured everyone as soon as possible: "Zuo Mengeng has a total of eighteen Niu Lu, which was originally subordinate to each banner, but in order to deal with the Jinhua thief, I think it is used intensively with the Niu Lu led by Dong Yuan. ”

As soon as the name Dong Yuan was mentioned, the princes and Baylor understood, and they all felt that this seemed to be a good idea.

After all, the name Dong Yuan sounds a little unfamiliar to outsiders, but all the princes and Baylor not only know this name, but also know that his other name is Tong Yangjia.

That's right, Dong Yuan's real name is Tong Yangjia, he is from the Liaoyang Tong family, he is the senior spy of the Qing State lurking in the Ming State, when the Liaoning Tong clan colluded with the Nurhachi rebellion, he entered the customs in the name of "avoiding trouble" and put himself in Zuo Liangyu's army under the pseudonym Dong Yuan for many years, not only step by step and won Zuo Liangyu's trust, but also achieved the position of deputy general soldier in charge of salt.

But since he is a senior spy of the Qing Dynasty, he will naturally not forget his mission, and constantly transmit confidential information to Nurhachi and Huang Taiji, and last year Tong Yangjia made a great effort in the overthrow of the Hongguang Dynasty, when the Manchurian nobles had decided to let Tong Yangjia recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors to restore his Manchu identity, and even prepared to let him serve as a provincial governor.

It's just that no one thought that after the overthrow of the Hongguang Dynasty, it would provoke Liu Yongxi, who was countless times more powerful, and now all the princes and Baylors feel that they should have known that this was the case, and they should have accepted King Fu to deal with Liu Yongxi, and Tong Yangjia's matter of recognizing his ancestors and returning to his ancestors can only be temporarily over, after all, Dong Yuan's Han identity will definitely play a greater role.

And the fact is also the same, everyone thinks that although Zuo Mengeng has eighteen cattle records in his hands, it is still useless, but the situation of Zuo Mengeng and Tong Yangjia's joint venture is completely different.

No matter from which point of view, Zuo Mengeng can only be regarded as an outsider for the time being.

He was not only defeated by the Qing army but even defeated by Huang Degong, which was absolutely useless, and it may not be very reliable for him to lead these eighteen Niu Lu, but the situation was different after he and Tong Yangjia's five Niu Lu were compiled.

After all, Tong Yangjia's public identity is still Dong Yuan, not only a Han Chinese, but also the deputy chief soldier of Guan Yan under Zuo Liangyu back then, and the eighteen Niu Lu under Zuo Mengeng are completely one of the same people in a sense, and it can be said that he is foolproof to monitor Zuo Menggeng.

Moreover, although Tong Yangjia's five Niu Lu are also Zuo Liangyu's old department, only the princes and Baylor know that at least two or three percent of these so-called "Zuo Liangyu's old department" are old Liaodong people who have followed Tong Yangjia for many years, and they are absolutely trustworthy forces in the Qing Dynasty, and their strength will inevitably multiply after the two armies join forces.

Therefore, Dai Shan felt that Dolgon's plan was very feasible: "This idea is good, but it is too thin to have only five Niu Lu under Dong Yuan's command, and he should be asked to find a way to recruit the old department to compile a few more Niu Lu!" ”

And Dolgon immediately said: "Well, after Zuo Mengeng and Dong Yuan join forces, there should be thirty Niu Lu!" ”

Even for the Qing Kingdom in its heyday, thirty Han army Niu Lu was quite a powerful force, so all the princes and Baylor felt that this was indeed a powerful reinforcement, but Duoduo had withstood countless blows from the Yue Ming army, and felt that the Han army of thirty Niu Lu alone could not solve the problem: "Thirty Han Army Niu Lu may not work, and more soldiers and horses should be added!" ”

Dolgon said confidently: "King Yu's thoughts are the same as mine, in addition to Zuo Mengeng and Dong Yuan, Geng Jimao also wants to join forces with them!" ”

Geng Jimao is Geng Zhongming's son, although Geng Zhongming died in the battle of Jiangning, and almost all the soldiers and horses were wiped out, only one hundred and eighty people escaped, but after all, Geng Zhongming left some seeds in Beijing and outside the Guan, so the Qing court let Geng Jimao inherit the hero of King Huaishun for the first time, and handed over Geng Zhongming's old department to Geng Jimao.

And since Geng Jimao has a grudge against Liu Yongxi for killing his father, he naturally behaves very actively in this matter, in addition to trying his best to contain Geng Zhongming's old department who fled back from Jiangnan, he also recruited a lot of outlaws, and now there are more than 1,000 new and old soldiers, known as 2,000 people, although the strength is a little weak, but the natural situation is definitely different from Zuo Mengeng and Dong Yuan's joint venture.

Duoduo immediately said: "After Geng Jimao joined forces with Zuo Mengeng and Dong Yuan, it is indeed a strong reinforcement all the way, but we should ask North Korea to send reinforcements to the south together!" ”

Dolgon had already considered this problem: "I have asked the Koreans to send 1,500 shotguns to accompany the army to the south, but the most powerful reinforcements are still in the south, and the kings of Yu and Su should know which way I am talking about them!" ”

Although the Yue Ming army has fought all the way to Xuzhou, there are still a lot of wandering troops scattered between the Jianghuai and Huai, and even many troops were the green battalion soldiers of the Great Qing State and the new attached army in the south of the Yangtze River.

Although most of the miscellaneous forces have changed the banner of the Yue Ming Dynasty due to the situation, they not only have a black history of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, but also the miscellaneous forces that the Yue Ming army is ready to solve at any time, so they have always kept in touch with the Qing Dynasty.

Duoduo and Hauge both felt that Dolgon was more thoughtful, so they stood up and assured everyone that there was such a thing: "It is true that the righteous army is ready to rise up on the occasion of Jianghuai, they have a deep blood feud with the Jinhua thief, and now the banner of the Jinhua thief is completely forced by the situation, but we will definitely respond to us when we go out on a large expedition." ”

The reason why this army has always kept in touch with Duoduo and Haoge is mainly because they want to continue to maintain the existing men, territory, and absolute independence, but whether it is Liu Yongxi, Wang Puxiang or Zhang Boyi, it is impossible to allow Jianghuai to have such an army of thousands of people who only nominally submit to the Celestial Empire, not to mention that this force has its own territory and is like a feudal town.

If it weren't for the fact that Jiangbei had just been pacified, there were scattered soldiers everywhere, Zhang Boyi and Wang Puxiang would definitely take action to solve this force as soon as possible, but they still demanded to take over the administrative power and reorganize this force, and this force naturally hoped to use the Qing State to maintain its independent status.

But when I heard that there was such a support army between Jianghuai, the prince and Baylor who were present were finally satisfied: "Since there are so many reinforcements, not only must we take Xuzhou, but it is best to take Fengyang, Huai'an and even Nanjing, and when the time comes, we can take the initiative in negotiating with the Jinhua thieves." ”

Although it is said that it is necessary to confront the north and south across Qinhuai and even accept the end of demarcation with the Yellow River, these Jurchen generals are still extremely belligerent in their hearts and want to take all the benefits, and they always think about destroying all opponents, and it is best to take this opportunity to retake Jiangnan.

And Dolgon understood what they really thought in their hearts, so he proposed a plan to go south again: "This year's southern expedition is different from last year's, not only will we win a big victory, but we will also accept it when we meet it!" ”

But only Dorgon knew that he was thinking that he would be able to rule the world after this battle.

Duoduo, Hauge, and Azig are not Liu Yongxi's opponents, but his Dorgon is completely different.

He Dolgon is such an invincible man in the world, and when the time comes, he wants to see how Empress Zhang and Empress Zhu of the Southern Dynasty are.

Dorgon had never been more confident.