"Zukoffa, tell me, can we let Dorgon go now?"

The situation of the Northern Expedition was very good, and of course Emperor Hongxing's mood was too good, and when he asked about Zu Kefa, the smile on his face couldn't be suppressed.

Zukofado can read words? He has been in the enemy camp for a few years, and his other skills may not be improved, but his ability to look at people's faces is rising steadily!

"Your Majesty, of course we can't let Dorgon go!" Zu Kefa gritted his teeth and said, "How can you let this thief go? How many of us he killed! Before, Dongyu had the upper hand, and our Daming endured the humiliation and negotiated peace with him, but now our Daming soldiers have the advantage, and the defeat of Dongyu is a matter of the past few years, how can we let him go?

Your Majesty, my ancestor Kefa is also a military general, and I also want to go into battle to kill prisoners, please ask the emperor to give me a decree and let me serve in the Wu Guoyong Army! ”

Zhu Cihong just smiled, noncommittal, and set his eyes on Li Yan again.

"Your Majesty," Li Yan said with a smile, "the only prefectures south of the Yellow River in Henan Province that the Tartars actually control are Kaifeng Prefecture, Guide Prefecture, and Ruzhou Prefecture, as well as several counties in Henan Prefecture and several counties in Nanyang Prefecture. If you want to use this bit of land to exchange our Dengzhou Mansion, Laizhou Mansion, Qingzhou Mansion and the southern part of Jinan Mansion, the abacus is too fine.

Moreover, Shandong is a coastal province, surrounded by the sea on three sides, our naval army comes and goes freely, and the castles along the coast are impregnable and will not be occupied by the Tartars at all. Now that Gao Zongrong is making good progress in Jinzhou, he will be able to take down the Lushun Kou.

With the two seaside fortresses of Lushun and Dengzhou Water City, the entrance to the Bohai Sea is in our hands, and we can come and go at any time along the coast of North Korea. With such a good territory, how can we give it to Dongyu? Even if we can't defeat Beijing City this time, relying on the sea routes of Dengzhou and Lushun to spend years and months with them, sooner or later we will be able to drag Dongyu down! ”

During this time, because the northern expedition of the north and south roads was progressing smoothly, Huai'an Xing was filled with an optimistic atmosphere here, and most people believed that victory was just around the corner.

However, Li Yan, the left army division, is more cautious and is still making long-term plans - in his opinion, landing at Dagukou and directly attacking Beijing or something is really a bit rash. What if I lose? How did the landing army come back?

Now that the Ming Dynasty has the advantage in the overall situation, it is quite obvious, so it should not be overly aggressive on the local battlefield. Steady and steady, slowly and slowly depleting the vitality of the East is the best policy.

Li Yan continued: "Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, we are now stepping on the soft underbelly of the Eastern Captives to march into the army. The north road is a thousand-mile sea frontier in eastern and western Liaoning, and we can land everywhere. And if the army of Tartars wants to keep up with us, they will have to break their legs!

The Southern Route Army is mainly based on the car battalion, advancing along the canal waterway, and can set up a moon formation at any time to resist the enemy's cavalry, and there are boats loaded with artillery and baggage on the canal, and they march in coordination. There's nothing you can do about them! ”

He paused, his tone suddenly softened again.

"It's just that it's mid-autumn now, and in two or three months, the Northland will be covered with ice and snow. At that time, the coastal areas of eastern and western Liaodong will not be able to land on the shore. And the canals in Shandong will also be frozen, our ships will not be navigable, and it will be difficult to transfer baggage and artillery. Relying only on the car battalions of the Shandong armies, it is estimated that they will not be able to stop the iron cavalry of the Eastern Prisoners. Therefore, the minister estimated that after the winter, the eastern captives would launch a counterattack. ”

Zhu Cihong turned his gaze to the four ministers Zu Kefa again, "Kefa, tell me about it...... Where will the Tartars strike back? ”

Zu Kefa had already pondered it for Dolgon - when it came to understanding the Qing army, he was far above Li Yan. And his military talent is not bad, if it weren't for the new tactics of Morris formation and artillery, infantry, and cavalry, his ability to command and fight battles is stronger than Wu Sanfu and Wu Guoyong, not to mention this halfway monk Li Yan and Li Xiaolian.

"Your Majesty," said Zu Kefa, "before the minister left Zhengzhou, he heard that Dolgon had sent Duoduo to Shengjing, and also awarded the seal of the general of Dingguo, and also set up three Angbang Zhangjing, which guarded Shengjing, Ningguta, and Shanhaiguan, and were respectively served by Kubilong, Ye Keshu, and Aobai...... Duoduo had always been Dorgon's most relied on brother and was able to fight well, while Suppilon and Aobai were among the best warriors in Manchuria. They all went to the gates, and it seemed that Dorgon was planning to fight back outside. ”

Zhu Cihong turned his head and glanced at Zhu Chunjie, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, this time he was also in the army.

"Your Majesty," Zhu Chunjie played, "what Zu Kefa played is true, and the minister has just received the news and is planning to play." ”

As he spoke, he took out a book and asked the eunuch Huang Xiaobao to take it to Emperor Zhu.

Zhu Cihong unfolded the chapter and looked at it, and sure enough, he wrote the news that Duoduo and Ao Bai were transferred to Guanwai.

In addition to these two news, the chapter also reported the situation of Nikan fighting with Zhang Xianzhong in Henan Mansion - Nikan has only more than 10,000 people, half of them are still green flags, and they actually beat Zhang Xianzhong to the brim, and now they dare not go out to Luoyang!

And the reason why Nikan was able to win a big victory, in addition to the fact that the horse team of the old Eight Banners was still sharp, was a light artillery that could cooperate with cavalry and cavalry infantry, which should be the 3-pounder field gun installed by the Ming army!

Zhu Cihong actually already knew about it!

Back at the beginning of this year, Fan. When Dimon was transferred from the governor of Batavia to the head office of the Shanghai Commercial Office of the East India Company and the special envoy of the Republic of the United Dutch Province to Daming, he informed Zhu Cihong of the export of artillery and military advisers from the English East India Company to the East Captives through Korea.

British imperialism is so hateful...... My heart will not die!

However, the Manchurians were able to play the three-pounder cannon so well, which was a bit unexpected by Zhu Cihong - in fact, it should be expected, and the Manchurians were still quite good at playing the cannon until the Kangxi period. Didn't the battle of Ulan Butong be won by Hongyi artillery? Being able to drag the Hongyi cannon to the Ulan Butong battlefield thousands of miles away from Beijing is not a bad level.

And the Manchurians of Dolgon and Duoduo have much better learning ability in military affairs than the group of Eight Banner Masters under Emperor Kangxi, who have begun to decay, and it is not surprising that they can play with cavalry and artillery.

Of course, Zhu Cihong is not afraid of a single trick of riding artillery.

What is there to be afraid of fighting artillery with the Tartars? It would have been better if Dolgon had played in line and shot...... As far as their population is concerned, they are all for nothing like the lobster soldiers!

"Strategist, take a look too." Zhu Cihong handed Zhu Chunjie's recital to Li Yan.

Li Yan looked at it and frowned slightly, "Zhang Xianzhong was defeated so badly...... Dolgon is in Zhengzhou again, and it seems that it is not unlikely that Dongyu will launch a counterattack on the Shandong side. ”

Zhu Cihong nodded: "There will definitely be a counterattack...... The question is just when? ”

"It's winter," Li Yan said, "and he won't make a move if the canal doesn't freeze...... And if the canal is not frozen, we can't beat Liaocheng! ”

He paused, "The key is Liaocheng!" ”

Liaocheng is one of the most difficult castles along the canal in Shandong Province – it's in a lake, and it's stuck right in the throat of the canal. If Liaocheng was not taken, the Ming army on the southern front would not be able to go north. And in the canal there is no freezing season...... You can't take Liaocheng.

How do you hit such a wide lake? Surfing the beach in a small boat? How many people have to die here? Moreover, the lake surrounding Liaocheng is not very big, and it is impossible to drive the naval warship into it.

Therefore, if you want to talk about the city, you have to wait for the canal to freeze in winter, and once the canal is frozen...... The Ming ships could not sail, and Dolgon's cavalry could go freely.

Zhu Cihong laughed: "That's Liaocheng...... Let's go to Liaocheng this autumn and no longer go north. Let's send reinforcements at Liaocheng Wai Point! As long as Dolgon dares to come, we will make him Hauge's second! ”

He said to Zu Kefa again: "Zu Kefa, don't go to Wu Guoyong, you go to Shaanxi...... Go meet your cousin Wu Sangui! ”

"See Wu Sangui?" Zu Kefa was stunned for a moment, "Your Majesty, what do you want the minister to say to Wu Sangui?" ”

Zhu Cihong smiled: "Of course it's a matter of defection anyway!" ”