When Li Xiao heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

It should be said that what Liu Guoneng said was very similar to what he thought, but it was very similar, but Liu Guineng, the deputy mayor of Xingzhong Town, said it at this time, which strengthened Li Xiao's determination and judgment.

"National energy, you are very reasonable, and this king also sees it. In your opinion, how our army should act now is appropriate. Li Xiao asked lightly.

"Lord Li, in my opinion, the weather is bad now, and if you consider marching north, it is really too much of a hidden danger, and it can be unwise. Now that our army has firmly occupied the vast area from Haicheng to Yingkou, the most important plan now is to hold on to these places. Besides, since it is now difficult for our army to launch an attack to the north, then Dolgon's men are no longer capable of recovering lost territory in the south or attacking Shenyang in the north. So we don't have to worry about what moths he can make now. “

Liu Guoneng paused for a moment and replied: "Therefore, I think that as long as our army sticks to Yaozhou Fort in Haicheng and Yingkou now, it will firmly drive a deep nail in the Qing court. If our army wants to act, it is completely possible to hold on to it, and it is the safest way to easily wait until after the spring thaws before deciding how to act. “

After Liu Guoneng finished speaking, Tian Wei frowned and wanted to argue, but was stopped by Li Xiao waving his hand.

"Well, there's no need to fight anymore. This king agrees with the opinion of the national energy, and our army will rest in Haicheng and Yaozhou Fort, and wait until the spring thaws before attacking north. Li Xiao finally made the final decision.

A day later, Barama, who had retreated from Haicheng, and his generals and guards encountered the Duoduo tribe who had also retreated to Liaoyang on the way north to Liaoyang.

Seeing these Duoduo soldiers and horses who were in a hurry to go north, their morale and fighting spirit were all defeated, Barama couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

Alas, if you can successfully break through the blockade of Li Xiao's gang and come to Haicheng, how can I surrender the city to the Tang army so easily! When I think about it now, how sad.

Balama sighed with emotion, and thought of bypassing them and heading north, so as to return to Liaoyang without meeting Duoduo and the others. Unexpectedly, in the vast snow, the actions of their group were very conspicuous, and the cavalry of those Duoduo troops who were scouting outside had already seen them, and a whistle like a beast sounded immediately, and about hundreds of Qing cavalry immediately rounded up Barama and others.

Seeing their own soldiers rushing around, Barama and the others had no choice but to rein in their horses' hooves and obediently wait for them to round them up.

Soon, the Qing cavalry of the brigade swarmed and surrounded Barama and others.

"Stop! This is Gushan Ezhen Balama, don't be rude! One of the guards next to Barama shouted urgently.

A cavalry general, with a hideous and cold face who was spewing cold air from both men and horses, paced his horse to Barama, looked him down coldly, and then said coldly: "You, is that Balama, the defender of the sea city?" Aren't you guarding in Haicheng, why did you suddenly appear here? “

Hearing that the person's words were not good, the guards on Barama's side shouted angrily: "Who are you, how dare you speak to Lord Gushan like this?!" ”

When the cavalry general heard this, he snorted coldly: "You want to ask me?" Hmph, I want to know, you say you are the defender of Haicheng, why do you appear here again? I watched and waited, everyone was neat, and there was no scar at all, could it be that Tang Jun was merciful and let you escape? ”

After the general finished speaking, the Qing soldiers who were watching next to him couldn't help but laugh, but Barama and the others were so angry that everyone's faces were blushing, and their faces were full of irritation.

The guard next to Barama was about to scold back, but was stopped by Barama.

"You don't have to fight with them, it's useless to talk about it." Barama sighed lightly, then turned his head and whispered to the cavalry general: "This official is indeed the Zhenghongqi Gushan Ezhen Balama, as for why he is here, there is really a hardship, you can take me to see Prince Yu, I have my own words to explain to him." “

When he heard what Barama had said, the general did not say much, and then ordered his men to surround Barama and the others and bring them to the Duoduo Horse.

When he saw Dordor sitting on his horse from afar, with a gloomy look on his face, Barama couldn't help but shudder.

He had a bad premonition in his heart, but now that the time was so urgent, he couldn't think about it too much, so he had to go forward to pay homage.

Ten paces away from Duoduo, Barama rolled his saddle and dismounted, knelt on the cold snow, and said, "Slave Balama, knock on Prince Yu." “

Immediately, without waiting for Duoduo to speak, Barama poured beans into a bamboo tube, and made a detailed report to Duoduo about how he fought bravely under the siege of the Tang army, led this group of generals and guards out of the city, and finally escaped with his life.

"Prince Yu! It's not that he doesn't want to live and die with Haicheng, it's just that the Tang army's siege momentum is too fierce, and the minions are difficult to resist, so they have to fight bloody battles with the generals and fight hard to get out of the encirclement, thinking that it is a plan for the future. If Prince Yu thinks that the slave has the crime of losing the city and abandoning the land, how should he be punished, but please order that there will be no complaints. ”

Parama finally uttered the above words aloud, and then threw herself on the ground and buried her head deep in the snow, as if she was resigned to fate.

Sitting upright on his horse, Duoduo looked coldly at Barama kneeling on the ground in a condescending manner, but his mind was mixed and complicated.

Duoduo is such a wise person, he saw Barama and others dressed like this, and he had already guessed in his heart that Barama and others must have been after sacrificing the sea city to the Tang army, and Li Xiao let Barama and all the generals and guards leave the city for the purpose of winning people's hearts, and did not capture them, which was a small reward for Barama's dedication to the city.

Therefore, all these words of Barama are just deceptive words, and if he delves into them a little, he will surely expose all his fragile and flawed lies.

But is it necessary for me to do this?

Even if he was angry in public now, exposed Barama's lies, and then corrected him on the spot and punished him with a clear punishment, what good would it do for the current situation? What's more, if he had killed this Zhenghongqi Gushan Ezhen Balama on the spot, he would be completely at a standstill with Prince Dai Shan, and he would have a complete confrontation. What's more, if he kills a Gushan Ezhen without authorization, although Dolgon is his own brother, he is afraid that he will also be suspicious for no reason.

In this case, his seemingly righteous and strict approach has no effect except to add opponents and hatred to himself.

Thinking of this, Duoduo gritted his teeth with hatred, and the bitterness in his heart could hardly be expressed in words.

It's a pity, it's a pity that Balama is so humble and incompetent, and the Tang army can take Haicheng, an important town in Liaozhong, in such a bloodless way, which is simply a shame for the Qing Dynasty!

Duoduo's face was as black as iron, and he was silent for a long time before he finally said slowly: "Okay, this matter has been revealed, don't mention it again." What you want to do with Balama, wait for the regent to send it down himself, and you will return to Tokyo with the king. ”

Hearing this, a stone fell to Parama's heart, and he hurriedly replied: "Yes, the slave obeys the order!" ”

In the long wind and snow, Duoduo led his troops, and traveled north with Barama and others, returning from the north, and three days later, the whole army finally arrived in the city of Liaoyang.

Before the whole army had entered the city, Dolgon had heard the bad news, and he was so frightened that he staggered backwards and sat down in his chair as if he had been struck by a fire.

"Regent, regent......" The eunuch next to him saw that Dolgon's expression was different, and he asked in surprise.

Dorgon, who was slumped in his chair, saw the frightened expressions of the eunuchs, and only then did he realize that he had lost his temper, so he sighed again and sat up straight in the chair again.

At this time, although he tried his best to make a calm appearance on his face, in his heart, there was a bitterness like turning over the river and the sea.

Well, in just more than ten days, the Tang Army even went to Yingkou and Haicheng, two important places in central and southern Liaoning, all fell into the hands of the Tang Army, which is an absolutely major blow to himself!

Dolgon knew very well that the current Tang army, after occupying Yingkou and Haicheng, had firmly established a firm foothold in the southern region of central Liao, and it was already difficult to shake the Tang army's position in a hurry. What's more, it is snowing heavily, and in two or three days, the roads in central and southern Liaoning will be blocked by heavy snow, and I just want to send a large army to go to the expedition again, but I am afraid that I will not be able to make the trip. In today's plan, we can only wait until the spring flowers bloom, and then slowly plan for the Tang army.

In other words, now I have neither the ability to conquer the Tang Army in the south, nor the northern expedition to Shengjing, but can only be in the corner of Liaoyang, Tokyo, and cannot make any effective changes and strategies, which is simply an unspeakable nest!

A nameless rage surged from Dolgon's heart, and he picked up a fine porcelain teacup on the table, and slammed it down the white marble steps, snapping and shattering.

Seeing Dolgon's sudden anger, the eunuchs next to him were all silent.

Dolgon paced back and forth beside the tiger's chair like a trapped beast, and after a long time, at last, he stood still, his eyes full of gloom.

He knew that although he was at a loss now, he still had to punish Duoduo and Barama and others in time, otherwise, his already seriously damaged prestige would only be damaged even more.

Of course, Dorgon also understood that the situation was already like this, and that his regent was only a new throne, and did not have the slightest new merit in serving the people, so it was impossible to punish Dordor and Barama blindly, so as not to chill the hearts of the people. And further, Duoduo is his own brother, so he naturally has to be taken lightly.

And the Red Flag Gushan Ezhen Balama, although there is a strong suspicion of surrendering to the enemy, it is a crime that must be cut off. But he supported himself in this struggle for the throne, and he belonged to the type of throwing with a gun, not to mention that he was the son of Daishan, the most respected prince of Li in the Qing Dynasty, and it was impossible for Dolgon to punish him, lest people's hearts fluctuate, and he dug into his own corner and cheapened his opponent Haoge in vain.

Dolgon's thoughts were set, and he gave orders in quick succession.

"According to the decree of the king, Prince Yu Duoduo was not effective in aiding, so that the whole army lost more than half, and failed to successfully enter Haicheng, fined 8,000 taels of silver, suspended for three months, demoted to the first class, and reprimanded by another eunuch in front of him to show humiliation."

"Hey, the minion obeys."

"According to the decree of this king, although Balama fought bravely and escaped from the siege, he lost Haicheng and damaged most of the defenders, and should have been executed, but this king's aunt remembered that he was single-minded and had the merit of throwing the belt, and allowed him to atone for his sins in the future, so he was temporarily exempted from the death penalty. But from now on, the title of Gushan Ezhen was removed, and he was demoted to Jiala Ezhen, fined three thousand taels of silver, reduced to two ranks, and then reprimanded the eunuch in front of him to show humiliation. “

"Hey, the minion obeys."

It's a pity that this regent seems to be majestic, but in fact, only he knows how fragile his current foundation is. In this battle with Hauge, will he really be able to form a near-overwhelming victory against Hauge, as he had previously predicted? In Dorgon's heart, an inexplicable sadness suddenly swelled up.

Damn Haoge, his strategy of betraying the interests of the Qing court, hooking up with the enemy country, and attracting the Tang army to attack the Qing realm is really ruthless and poisonous, but it makes himself suffer a series of defeats for a while, and his strength is greatly damaged, which is really hateful.

So, even when the spring is warm and thawing, can everything really go well in his own battle against the Tang Army? In Dorgon's heart, there is actually no bottom.

Standing expressionlessly, he suddenly felt that a cold air rose from his heart, and it seemed that he was completely frozen from the inside out.

At this point, the battle of the Tang army's expedition to Liaozhong came to an end, although Dolgon and Li Xiao were still secretly gearing up, preparing to wait until the spring warms and thawed, and then fought a big fight, but now, from Shengjing to Yingkou, it is calm for the time being.

It's just that Dolgon thought that the Tang army was now stinging and could lick its wounds to recover with peace of mind, but it was impossible, because there was also a Tang army that had attacked all the way from Jintangcheng on the north road of Xuanfu, and was trekking all the way through the Mongolian steppe, and their goal was to first take down the Eastern Tumut Department that was attached to the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, the Mongolian grassland, the north wind is as strong as a knife, and the vast grassland has long been withered and yellow-spotted, and it is full of an inexplicable atmosphere of depression and slaughter.

"Report! Mayor Duan, our army has reached the Mantao area, the core area of East Tumut, and has not found the enemy army appearing, and the troops are also gone. "With the cold air of the forest, the men and horses were all panting and steaming white sentry horses, and when they left the section, they were seven or eight paces away, and they gave up their hands to report.

Duan Shidi, the chief general of the Tang Army, who led the army to the expedition, and Liu Wenxiu, the deputy mayor of the town on the side, both of them looked like they were all windy and sandy at this time, and their faces were bloody.

Now that he has reached the heart of Eastern Tumert, there are still no enemy soldiers to stop him, and there is no trace of his troops.

After thinking about it for a while, Duan Shidi twisted his thick eyebrows, and immediately shouted: "We are going deep into the enemy territory, we need to be careful in everything, you must not relax, go and explore again immediately!" ”

"Yes, under orders!"