Chapter 713: Manchu Anger and Compromise (4)
In three days, the news of the invasion of the Ming army flew into Isfahan, the capital of the Qing Empire, like snowflakes.
"Newspaper"
"A large number of Ming troops suddenly appeared on the border!" This news directly interrupted the second discussion between Dolgon and the generals of the Eight Banners, and Dolgon had to postpone the final decision because he had to figure out the intentions of the Ming army.
However, just one day later, Dolgon's face was completely covered with a chill and a sinister aura.
"Newspaper"
"The Ming army's 20,000 iron cavalry invaded my Braha grassland, and more than ten tribes of all sizes were destroyed!"
"Newspaper"
"The 20,000 iron cavalry of the Ming army fought with the 60,000 Braha Banner cavalry stationed in the Braha grassland, and the Braha Banner was defeated by the Ming army, with nearly 50,000 dead and wounded!"
"Newspaper"
"The Ming army captives tens of thousands of herdsmen, hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses"
From the invasion of the 20,000 Ming army iron cavalry into the Bulha grassland, to the defeat of the Bulha Banner and the 2,000 Eight Banners stationed in the Bulha grassland, and then to the Ming army's captive of a large number of people, cattle and sheep to return to the Ming Dynasty, in just three days, so many things happened that caught Dolgon and the generals of the Eight Banners off guard.
"Hateful! The Ming army deceived people too much, didn't they say that they would give five days, and they actually raided my Daqing Blaha grassland without warning, causing heavy losses to my Daqing, this is bullying my Daqing, and it cannot be tolerated! A Manchurian general said angrily.
"I'll just say, the Ming thief, you must not compromise!" Ao Bai said.
"The honor of the Eight Banners cannot be discarded, the dignity of the Qing Dynasty must be maintained, and we must fight with the Ming army!"
"That's right! I, the Qing Dynasty, should do all the armies and fight with the Ming army! ”
Almost all the generals of the Eight Banners were excited, shouting war endlessly, although they all knew that the strength of the Qing Dynasty was not as good as that of the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty bullied them so much that they could not bear it.
For many years, since the rise of Nurhachi Khan, they have suffered humiliation, and the Eight Banners have played their own glory, and now they cannot abandon the glory because of fear.
At this moment, even a few Manchurians such as Jihar and Daishan of the Lord and He could not speak.
Dolgon, on the other hand, was already blue with anger, and his eyes were full of madness.
At this time, a Scout of Burha's came again.
"Newspaper"
"The Ming army sent a letter before leaving the Braha steppe!"
Dolgon reached out and took the letter, and looked at it at a glance, and the more Dolgon looked at it, the angrier he became, and when he read it, his fist clenched.
"Da Ming! It's too much of a deception! It's too much of a deception! Dorgon roared, the madness in his expression even stronger.
"Regent, what does Akito's letter say?" A Manchurian general asked.
With a wave of his hand, Dolgon handed the letter that was almost tattered in his hand to Aobai, and Dai Shan and other Manchurian generals watched.
The letter was passed down by many Manchu generals.
"Ah, it's too much of a deception!"
Everyone who read the letter was so angry that they wanted to kill.
The content of the letter is actually very simple, mainly explaining that the Manchus failed to give a reply to the Ming within five days of returning to the Qing State, so that the Ming Iron Cavalry had to enter the Braha Grassland, give the Qing State a warning, and once again give the Qing State four days, if within three days, the Qing State still does not reply, the Ming Iron Cavalry will once again enter the Qing State to sweep.
From the letters, Dolgon and all the Manchu generals knew that the so-called five-day time of the Ming Dynasty was calculated from the moment when Jihar returned from the Ming Dynasty and entered the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and Isfahan was nearly three days away from the border between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, which means that when Jihar arrived in Isfahan, there were actually only two days left before the five days given by the Ming Dynasty.
And two days, the time to rush from Isfahan to the border between Daming and Daqing is not enough, that is to say, even if they immediately reply at that time and send people to Daming, it is already too late, and it is inevitable that the Ming army will enter Daqing.
In other words, the Ming Dynasty never intended to give the Qing Dynasty time to think, and from the beginning to the end, he planned to enter the Qing Dynasty and insult the Qing Dynasty.
60,000 iron cavalry were defeated, nearly 50,000 were lost, only more than 10,000 people fled, more than 80,000 herdsmen were captured, and more than 800,000 cattle, sheep and horses were taken captive, all of which were deliberately done by the Ming army.
This is a clear bullying of their Manchu Qing, a clear bullying, how not to put them in their eyes, the Manchus once thought very highly of themselves, once almost captured the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was the object of their attack and plunder every year, and it was also the object of their ridicule and disregard in their eyes, but now, on the other hand, it is the turn of the Ming Dynasty not to put them in their eyes, and to bully them at will.
In such a blatant situation of bullying, how can you let Dolgon, the king who has always been known as a man of great talent, and let Ao Bai and other Manchurian generals, who claim to be fearless of death for the sake of glory, be able to manpower.
"Regent, the dignity of the Qing Dynasty, the honor of the Eight Banners cannot be lost, since Taizu established the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty has never been so humiliated, please Lord Regent to lead the Eight Banners, you must ask for justice from the Ming Dynasty!" The sanity of the Manchurian generals such as Ao Bai has almost been completely devoured.
"Please lead the Eight Banners of the Regent, fight with the Ming army, and wash away the shame of the Qing Dynasty with the blood of the Ming people!"
"Wash away the shame of the Qing Dynasty!"
Almost all the Manchurian generals were shouting at Dorgon to break the net with the Great Mingyu.
At this time, even if Jihar was equally angry, but he had just returned from Daming, he really knew too well how powerful Daming was at this moment, for the survival of the race, for the Qing Dynasty to have a chance to move towards glory again, Jihar felt that he should endure the anger and shame in his heart to stand up and speak, and stop the regent from making unwise decisions no matter what.
Jihar gritted his teeth and stood up and said: "The regent thinks twice, the Eight Banners can't fight hard with the Ming army, this time the Ming army only 20,000 troops defeated the 60,000 iron cavalry of the Qing Dynasty stationed in the Blaha grassland, and the Ming army's own loss is only 2,000, all of which reflect that today's Ming army is not what it used to be, and it is much stronger than it was back then, it is really not the ability of the Qing Dynasty."
Jihar hadn't finished speaking, and he was ordered to wait for the main battle generals again.
"Jihar, you cowardly soft-egg, you are not worthy of being a warrior of the Eight Banners, let alone a general of the Eight Banners, the honor and face of the Eight Banners have been lost by you, I see how you will explain to the two ancestors of Taizu and Taizong after you die" Ao Bai and many other Manchu generals who fought the main battle angrily scolded Jihar.
"That's it! Bang" Dolgon swept away the things on the table, with a black face, full of anger and said: "Yes, the dignity of the Qing Dynasty, the honor of the Eight Banners cannot be lost, at the beginning my father Khan was able to take the Eight Banners to play glory and glory, today, I Dolgon cannot go against the will of my father Khan and completely discard the dignity of the Eight Banners!" ”
The "regent" Jihar was shocked and wanted to persuade him.
Dorgon raised his hand to stop Zihar from continuing.
"The king of this book will order, the army of the Eight Banners will gather and prepare to go to battle!" Dorgon gritted his teeth and ordered.
In fact, this is not that Dolgon has completely lost his mind, in fact, Dolgon is known as a great talent, how can it not be seen that the purpose of the Ming Dynasty is to make the Qing Dynasty compromise and bow his head without any dignity.
Dolgon knew that the Ming Dynasty was strong, the current strength far exceeded that of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty could not compete with the Ming Dynasty at all, once he wanted to retain a trace of dignity to compromise with the Ming Dynasty, at this moment, even if the Ming Dynasty broke through his bottom line, after he was extremely forbearing, he was more inclined to compromise with the Ming Dynasty without any dignity for the future of the Qing Dynasty.
As long as the Qing Dynasty still exists, the honor of the Eight Banners can be lost, and he firmly believes that he will be able to bring the honor back with the Eight Banners in the future.
However, the Ming army's approach really hurt the dignity of the generals of the Eight Banners, and the crowd was excited at the moment, if he compromised in such a situation, it would be too much to hit his prestige or second, and more importantly, the morale of the Eight Banners would also be greatly hit, even if there was no dignity, but the morale of the Eight Banners must be preserved, so he chose to lead the Eight Banners to the battle.