Tao Min knew that he could not afford to fight a war of attrition, and that the new Korean army, which had been trained so hard, must not be thrown in Beijing in vain. It is necessary to inflict heavy losses on the Ming army in order not to come up with this five-way plan to attack the Ming in vain, and it is even more likely to reach an armistice agreement with Chongzhen.

Tao Min gradually had an idea in his heart, although Beijing had fought several battles with the Ming army, but they were all attacked by the Qing Dynasty and defended by the Ming army, and there was never a time when the Ming army took the initiative to attack. Tao Min wanted to gamble once, so he bet that the Ming army would not dare to take the initiative.

As long as 20,000 Qing troops were used to encircle Beijing, the remaining 50,000 could form an encirclement. Didn't the 10,000 people of the Yulin Army follow Tao Gong all the time, then use Tao Gong as a bait to lure these 10,000 people over. If the 1st Independent Division can be defeated at once, then Yulin Bay may not be able to recover within a few years.

But how can they be lured over, and where to set up an ambush, Xu Lang and Lin Zhaolong will not be easily fooled, Tao Min's gaze shifted to the map again.

Tao Min thought for a while, and suddenly shouted: "Come on, bring a pen and paper." ”

Tao Min quickly finished writing a letter: "It must be delivered to Lord Belle, go immediately, and be sure to deliver it today." ”

Tao Min knew that in two days at most, Tao Gong would rush to Beijing City, and the encirclement must be arranged before he arrived.

The messenger departed with the letter, but Tao Min did not stop, and immediately went to see Dorgon.

"Sir, do you mean that we will abandon Beijing and stop the Yulin army?" Dorgon hesitated. Because Tao Min didn't know, but Dolgon knew that Yue Tuo had already infiltrated Beijing, and if he gave up attacking Beijing at this time, then Yue Tuo might not go very well.

"Don't worry, we don't have to give up on Beijing." Tao Min explained, "But if the Yulin army is not inflicted heavy losses, and more than 10,000 people enter Beijing, then the power of the Ming army will increase greatly." ”

Tao Min said this and added: "Don't worry, the new Korean army can take the lead." ”

"Sir is overthinking." Dolgon disguised himself, "Sir's loyalty to the emperor and this king are clear. ”

"Lord Wang." Tao Min was ruthless, "The prince is very talented, and he is young and high. Now he is the third of the six kings, and he is in charge of the ministry alone, and he is still the master of the white flag. The Qing Dynasty has always been virtuous but not long-standing. ”

"Sir, don't talk nonsense." Dorgon scolded, but didn't say much.

Tao Min's words actually spoke of Dolgon's thoughts, but Dolgon didn't know that Huang Taiji would die suddenly in Shengjing six years later, so he never dared to think about it. But since he went to Mongolia with Tao Min, Dolgon's impression of Tao Min is still quite good, especially Tao Min's many views are very advanced, and Dolgon really believes that Tao Min has the ability to pinch and calculate.

"Sir." Dolgon wanted to speak and stopped, Dolgon actually wanted Tao Min to calculate, how much time the imperial brother Huang Taiji still had, but he couldn't ask this.

Tao Min also saw Dolgon's thoughts, and smiled slightly: "Lord, there will be great changes in six years." ”

"What do you mean, sir?" Dorgon asked, surprised.

"Heaven must not be divulged."

Tao Gong received a letter from his brother, and the speed of the troops' march slowed down significantly.

"Herald." Tao Gong rode steadily on his horse, "The army stopped advancing and stationed on the spot. ”

Ji Tonghai rushed over from behind: "Lord Belle, why are you stationed here." Today we have only walked twenty miles, and this place is not safe to defend, and it is not suitable for stationing. ”

"Ben Baylor is tired." Tao Gong didn't have any plans to tell Ji Tonghai about Tao Min, "In the past few days, I have been busy on the road, and I have to watch out for the enemy army, and the soldiers are very tired, so I will camp here tonight." ”

Ji Tonghai didn't ask again, but secretly doubted in his heart: "I'm about to arrive in Beijing, why do you slow down, is there something wrong in Beijing?" ”

"Report sir." A scout ran in front of Lin Zhaolong and Xu Lang, "Ten miles ahead of the Tartars, camp out. ”

"Huh? What's going on. Lin Zhaolong turned his head to look at Xu Lang, "No, it's only fifty or sixty miles away from Beijing, and Tao Gong has only walked less than twenty miles today, why are you camping now." ”

"I don't know." Xu Lang returned a military salute to the scout, "Let's go and investigate." ”

"Herald." Lin Zhaolong shouted, "All departments stop advancing, and the cavalry regiments withdraw to strengthen vigilance. ”

Lin Zhaolong gathered all the regimental officers together, and no one figured out why Tao Gong would suddenly not leave.

"Sir." Andreas said, "The subordinates took the cavalry regiment and rushed at them to see what they meant. ”

"Nope." Lin Zhaolong vetoed, "We don't bring artillery, you can't break through their phalanx, and you will suffer a lot." ”

"Sir." Ye Zhan said again, "Otherwise, my subordinates will advance forward with my regiment, and my subordinates will be worried about the Tartars. ”

"No, either." Xu Lang waved his hand and didn't explain, "Zhaolong, is there any news from Beijing?" ”

"Not yet, the latest news was two days ago."

Xu Lang thought for a while: "Senior Staff Officer, what do you think?" ”

Gao Chen replied: "My subordinates think that since the Tartars don't move, we won't move either. Immediately sent someone to Beijing, but the Tartar suddenly stopped, it should be that something happened in Beijing. We only have more than 10,000 people, and there are 60,000 or 70,000 Tartars in Beijing. ”

"Your analysis is good, and I think so too." Xu Lang said, "Tao Min is likely to send heavy troops to stop us first." We're going to go for help, and so will they. Zhaolong, I'll write a letter and send it to Zhang Hai immediately, we need to know about Tao Min and Dolgon's movements. ”

"Okay." Lin Zhaolong asked again, "Then what should we do now with our independent first division?" ”

"It's okay for Tao Gong to stop." Xu Lang smiled, "It just happens to make time for us, wait for Zhao Qi's heavy artillery regiment." ”

For an entire afternoon, the armies on both sides did not move, and messengers and scouts on both sides shuttled back and forth delivering news.

In the evening, Lin Zhaolong finally received a message from Zhang Hai: "Xu Lang, there is an abnormal movement in Beijing's Tartars, and 30,000 Tartars are missing. ”

Xu Lang stood in front of the map and didn't turn around: "30,000 people, plus Tao Gong's total of 50,000, want to eat our independent division in one bite." ”

Gao Chen asked on the side, "Chief of Staff, where will the Tartars set up an ambush?" ”

"I haven't figured it out either." Xu Lang patted Gao Chen, "I'll leave this question to you, find out where the Tartars set up an ambush." ”

After Xu Lang finished speaking, he pulled Lin Zhaolong aside: "Zhaolong, Tao Min's purpose of wanting to eat us is already very clear, how do you want to deal with it." ”