Chapter 772: Dealing with the Rebels with Traitors

It's just that the current Qing Dynasty is in the critical stage of recuperation and recovery, and such a rare process is easily interrupted by a small Haoge. So, do you have to act patiently and sit idly by and watch this rebellious Hauge tribes?

Of course not!

The rebellion of the Haoge tribe in southern Liaoning is equivalent to a huge sore on the body of the Qing Dynasty, which is constantly bleeding pus and blood, and the damage it brings to the Qing Dynasty is far more serious than the fire in the backyard. If this rotten sore is not cut off in time, and it is allowed to become inflamed and fester, it is certain that it may not wait for Li Xiao's Tang army to start a formal attack, and the Qing Dynasty will already be infected and die of ulceration.

So, can I immediately send a large army to destroy this rampant Haug tribe?

This idea, only in the flash of Dolgon's mind, was quickly rejected by himself.

The army going out on the expedition is by no means child's play, and the supply of money and food is an astronomical amount. Although the number of soldiers and horses of the Haoge Department is not large, it has the Fuzhou City built near the sea as a basis, and can get the strong support of the Tang Army's naval division at any time, and it is not easy to defeat them in one fell swoop.

Moreover, even if he mobilized a large army, made a strong conquest, did not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of his soldiers, and desperately captured the Fuzhou City, could he win in one fell swoop, and there would be no more troubles?

Of course not.

With the help of the Tang Army's sailors, it is not easy to wipe out the Haoge tribes. It is very likely that when they found the city difficult to defend, they withdrew from the west gate of Fuzhou and fled with the whole army on the ships of the Tang Army's naval divisions, in which case, they paid huge sacrifices and countless lives, and finally only got a ruined empty city.

In addition to this, there are more depressing things.

That is, even if the army that was deployed by itself tried hard to take this empty city and Fuzhou, it cost a lot of money and food every day, and it was difficult to hold on to the local area for a long time, and finally had to withdraw to the various stations. In this way, the Fuzhou City has returned to its previous state, and the Tang Army's sailors and Haoge troops can take the opportunity to seize it again. Then this battle for Fuzhou will probably only go on endlessly.

Such a result is simply a nightmare that you can't wake up from!

Dolgon's thoughts came and went, and his mind was very irritable.

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally decided to meet his lover Bumu Butai first and listen to what the current Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty thinks about this matter.

After Dolgon had eaten dinner in a hurry, he took advantage of the dim night, braved the biting cold wind, stepped on a light snow, and went to the Yanqing Palace where Bumu Butai lived.

After arriving at Yanqing Palace, Bumu Butai had just calmed the little emperor Shunzhi to sleep, and was about to rest, when he suddenly heard the regent Dolgon asking to see him, she was slightly stunned, and immediately ordered him to enter the palace to meet him.

Dolgon, who had a melancholy face, silently handed several letters of the recitals played by local officials in southern Liaoning to his old lover to watch.

After reading these letters, Bumu Butai also had a dignified face.

She threw down the concerto, held a delicate handkerchief, and walked slowly to the window, silently gazing at the night scene outside the window.

At this time, the snow has stopped for a day, and the cold moon is clear, covering the Qiongyu everywhere, and there is an indescribable cold and loneliness.

Her heart is also gloomy.

Alas, Fan Wencheng's plan, which he had high hopes for, originally expected that the Emperor Chongxing and the Tang King Li Xiao could get a dog-eat-dog hair, and even the monarchs and ministers fought with each other, but they didn't expect that the Chongxing Emperor would be cleaned up by Li Xiao so quickly, and there was no room to fight back. Subsequently, Li Xiao re-established the new emperor, and now he is under Jiuxi, quasi-called lonely, and his power is more stable than before.

The biggest beneficiary of Fan Wencheng's clever plan is Li Xiao, the sworn enemy of the Qing Dynasty, which is really a huge irony.

As soon as Li Xiao's internal affairs are stable, he naturally wants to use the Qing Dynasty, which is the initiator behind the scenes, to show revenge and punishment.

Unexpectedly, this cunning guy would come up with such a vicious strategy, send the soldiers and horses of the Haoge Department who surrendered to him to Fuzhou, use the Manchurians to control the Manchurians, and kill the Manchurians with the Manchurians, how vicious the intentions are!

Although I have not personally seen the scene of Haoge leading his troops to do evil, it is enough to imagine how rampant and abhorrent this guy and those former Qing soldiers and horses who defected from the Qing Dynasty are in the land of southern Liaoning, and how cruel and hateful they are to behead the heads of the Qing soldiers and civilians everywhere.

This prince of Qiansu of the Qing Dynasty who was almost beheaded by himself and Dolgon, and the whole family was killed by the Qing court, and he himself was very lucky to be rescued by Li Xiao's subordinates from the court adventure, you can imagine how much he hated the Qing Dynasty in his heart, and how ruthless and cruel he would be to kill the land of southern Liaoning.

This cold and cruel world is really karma, and the cycle is not happy.

A bitter cold wind whirred through the window, blowing Bumu Butai shivering violently.

She sighed softly and turned her back to Dorgon and asked slowly, "Regent, in your opinion, how should you deal with this matter?" ”

Seeing that Bu Mu Butai didn't dare to express his position, but first came to ask himself a rhetorical question, Dolgon was stunned for a moment, and immediately replied: "Da Yu'er, according to the king's opinion, it is nothing more than to be patient for the time being, or immediately send a large army to Fuzhou to conquer it, but these two plans have shortcomings and have their own troubles. From the king's point of view, none of them are good ideas. Therefore, this king thought about it, and it was really difficult to make up his mind, so he came to see the Queen Mother overnight, and wanted to hear what the Queen Mother thought about this matter? ”

When Bumu Butai heard this, she sighed in her heart, she slowly turned around, and a wry smile appeared on her face: "Regent, then Li Xiao's plan is very poisonous." He is equivalent to a poisonous spike in the body of the Qing Dynasty, if this matter is not resolved, I am afraid that southern Liaoning will be eroded, and then it will endanger my Qing Dynasty itself, so this patience is useless, and it is absolutely not feasible. ”

"And to immediately mobilize an army and go to Fuzhou to conquer Haoge, but there is a suspicion of killing chickens. Not to mention the Fuzhou Linhai, the Haoge Department has a powerful Tang Army naval division to rely on, and it is impossible to be wiped out by our army lightly. Even if our Qing officers and troops did not care about the cost, they were not afraid of sacrifice, and forced their subordinates to attack the city, and at the cost of the lives of thousands of soldiers, to take this Fuzhou city, it was also because of the insufficient supply of grain and straw, and it was difficult to defend it for a long time. ”

When Bumu Butai said this, he couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that Li Xiao, the king of Tang, also considered that if he sent the Haoge Department to my Fuzhou, it would definitely put my army in such an embarrassing situation, so I finally made such a decision." ”

Dorgon was silent, his brow furrowed, and he paced back and forth in the room with a worried expression.

Seeing that the regent of the Qing Dynasty looked helpless, a trace of inexplicable loss flashed in Bumu Butai's heart.

However, she said something cold and unexpected.

"Humph! Then Tang King Li Xiao, do you think that if he has such a strategy, I will not be able to deal with it in the Qing Dynasty? Then he also underestimated me too much. ”

"Oh? Da Yu'er, what is your best plan? Dorgon stopped walking back and forth.

"Regent, haven't you thought about using others the way you want to govern others?" Bumu Butai's voice sounded faintly.

"Oh? Treat others again? The Queen Mother meant ......" Dolgon had clearly not yet reacted.

Bumu Butai smiled faintly and said in a deep voice: "Regent, in my Great Qing Dynasty, the Manchurian soldiers and horses and the Mongolian soldiers and horses are the foundation of my Great Qing Dynasty. But Tang King Li Xiao can use Haoge to disgust and contain my Qing Dynasty, how can I not use the way of others to govern others? Why can't my Qing Dynasty send the three Han armies of Gongshun Wang Kong Youde, Zhishun Wang Shang Kexi, and Huaishun Wang Geng Zhongming to Liaonan to deal with Haoge? This Han army, such as the king of Sanshun, was originally in a hurry, although he was named king by the first emperor, but his loyalty is only unpredictable. It's just that now that our country is employing people, in the opinion of the palace, it is the most feasible strategy to let the king of Sanshun lead his Han army to the southern part of Liaoning to deal with the Haoge tribes. ”

Seeing that Dolgon listened attentively, Bumu Butai continued: "If, as Li Xiao did with Haoge, we give these Sanshun kings their own lands in the southern Liaoning area, let them defend their own territories and protect their own borders, in order to fight against the Haoge tribes, I believe that they will definitely fight with Haoge very hard for their own interests, in this way, the actions of the Haoge tribes will be greatly contained, and their strength will continue to be consumed, and the final outcome may be in the southern Liaoning area, forming a long-term stalemate with the Sanshun king." If this state of affairs is maintained for a long time, the lives and economic development of the people in southern Liaoning will indeed be greatly affected, but the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, the areas of central Liaoning and Shengjing, will not be threatened by the invasion and captivity of the Haoge tribes, and they can still continue to recuperate. When the Liaozhong region recovers, and the number of Manchuria and Mongolian soldiers returns to the size of the first emperor, we can take advantage of the situation to go south and work with the king of Sanshun to wipe out the Haoge tribes in one fell swoop, and completely solve the current situation that we have to deal with for the time being. ”

After Bumu Butai said this, Dorgon nodded his head in agreement.

"Da Yu'er's plan is very good, as long as you can give enough benefits to the Sanshun King, I believe they will become my loyal watchdogs in the Qing Dynasty." Dolgon smiled: "Haoge has only three thousand soldiers and horses, and it is indeed difficult to take too much advantage if you want to forcibly compete with these three Shun kings. No matter how capable he is, he can at most maintain a stalemate situation. And we can also tell the king of Sanshun, like Li Xiao, that they can also go to Fuzhou occupied by Haoge to plunder, and the heads of the Tang soldiers captured can also be counted according to the money. In short, to make them feel that they are in the southern Liaoning area, not only have land to occupy, but also profitable, after such an operation, those three people with interests will definitely move their hearts, and they will also serve me loyally in the Qing Dynasty. ”

The two discussed and then began to discuss the specific distribution plan.

In the end, the two decided to send the strongest combat effectiveness and the most powerful troops to the Gongshun Wang Kong Youde Department in the Zhuanghe area, which is closest to Fuzhou. The king of Zhishun, who was inferior to Kong Youde in terms of combat effectiveness and strength, was stationed in the area of Gaizhouwei. Geng Zhongming, the king of Huaishun, who had the worst combat effectiveness and troops, was stationed in the Xiuyan area, which was the farthest away from Fuzhou.

The three kings' stations were triangular and could be used as horns to defend each other, and Dolgon and Bumubutai believed that such a deployment of troops would be enough to resist the raids and invasions of the Haoge tribe in southern Liao, and ensure that the flames of war would not spread to the land of Liaozhong.

As for the grain, grass and military salaries of these three kings, they were all supplied as before when they settled in, but all kinds of output from their stations could be owned by them, so as to ensure that they had enough motivation to defend their borders. And if they have to behead the Tang army, or even make meritorious contributions, the imperial court will also reward them without hesitation, and they will definitely give them rich rewards.

The matter was settled, and the next day at the court meeting, the regent Dolgon announced on the spot that it was arranged for Kong Youde, the king of Gongshun, Shang Kexi, the king of Zhishun, and Geng Zhongming, the king of Huaishun, to take all the soldiers and horses of his subordinates to the designated places in southern Liaoning to garrison.

Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming, who heard this decree, couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately kowtowed and thanked them.

These three famous traitors, since they joined the Qing court, although their names are high and noble, they do not have a separate fief and scope commensurate with them, and can only be mixed with other troops of the Qing Dynasty, and they are bullied and abused by Manchurian soldiers or Mongolian soldiers everywhere.

Therefore, this time I went to Liaonan, although there was a risk of fighting against Haoge, but in comparison, I finally had my own independent territory. The profits under it and the gains from the battle can also belong to oneself, and it would be too stupid not to agree to such good conditions.

So, the three of them knelt down together, expressed their loyalty to Dolgon, and said that this time, they must shed the last drop of blood for the Qing Dynasty, and they will fight against the Haoge who rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, and they will not die.

Three days later, the king of Sanshun finished packing, all of them were happy to drive on the road, and the soldiers and horses of the three roads went to Zhuanghe, Gaizhou, and Xiuyan respectively according to the setting of Dolgon.

Soon, the news of the entry of Sanshun's soldiers and horses into southern Liaoning was also detected by the sentinels of the Haoge Department, so they hurriedly reported it to the Manchurian commander Haoge.

Hauge, who heard the news, was taken aback.

As for the Qing court's eventual reaction, it would have a showdown with itself, and even send a large army to attack Fuzhou with all its might, Haoge was actually prepared in his heart. It's just that he really didn't expect that the final decision of the Qing court was to send these three famous traitors to fight against him, which was really beyond his imagination.

Hao Ge was stunned for a moment, and immediately called Ao Bai and Yang Shan to the room to discuss the matter urgently.

"Grandma's! What the hell did Dolgon do, he didn't send a large army to come, but sent these three little Luo Luo to Liaonan to do something? Ao Bai touched his head, puzzled.

"Humph! What's so hard about this to understand. Dolgon's gang just wants to use those lowly Han troops to resist our army's offensive. He used these inferior traitor troops to fight against us, and dragged us firmly in southern Liaoning, unable to continue to penetrate deep into the Liaozhong area, so as to preserve the essence of the Qing Dynasty. This dog entered, he was such a small abacus, and he played shrewdly. Yang Shan scolded hatefully on the side.