"What then?" Pan Xuezhong ran out of ideas.

"We have to figure out a way, how can we get Tao Min and them to withdraw to Beijing."

"There is only one way for Tao Min and them to retreat, and that is for Beijing to storm Dolgon with all its might, but it can't do it now. Even if our 20,000 fast guns team really fought to the death with Dolgon, it would be a stalemate at best. ”

"I'll think about it again." Zhang Hai said, "Xuezhong, you go and call Gao Chen, he hasn't left yet, I want to hear his opinion." ”

Gao Chen scratched his head after listening to Zhang Hai's story: "Sir, this matter is not easy to handle. ”

"I know it's not going to be easy, why don't I call you here?" Zhang Hai said with a smile, "You are a senior disciple of the Chief of the General Staff, you can help you think of a way." ”

Gao Chen thought for a long time, and said to himself, "It would be nice if there was any way to provoke Dolgon. As long as Dolgon storms Beijing, his 40,000 men must not be enough, so he can only transfer Tao Min's men back, so that our independent 1st division will be safe. ”

"But how can you provoke Dorgon?" Pan Xuezhong asked, "Do you also want to learn from your chief of staff and create some rumors for Dolgon?" ”

"You two wait first." Zhang Hai suddenly said, "Rumors? What kind of rumors can we create? What happened in Beijing that made Dorgon nervous? ”

Zhang Hai's words also reminded Pan Xuezhong: "Special envoy, Huang Taiji's special envoy." If Dolgon thinks that something is wrong with Huang Taiji's envoy in Beijing, he may be in a hurry. ”

Gao Chen didn't know about the envoy of Huang Taiji: "Two chiefs, what envoy?" ”

"You don't know about it yet." Zhang Hai told Gao Chen the news that Huang Taiji sent an envoy to negotiate with Chongzhen.

"Sir." Gao Chen asked a question, "We still don't know who the envoy is, let alone what the imperial court means, it's not good to spread rumors about this." ”

"yes, how do you make up a story about this to convince Dorgon?" Zhang Hai and Pan Xuezhong both thought silently.

"Xuezhong, do you think this will work?" Zhang Hai said, "Let's divide the work." Gao Chen, you immediately return to the 1st Independent Division, and ask Deputy Division Commander Lin to hold on as much as possible, the 1st Independent Division has a lot of artillery and rifled guns, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem to hold on. Xuezhong, you and Ge Tao will track down Huang Taiji's envoy in the fastest time, as long as you find out who it is, we can make up a story if we know who it is. ”

"I don't think it's easy." Pan Xuezhong said, "These Tartar spies are very capable, Ge Tao has followed them several times, and he doesn't even know where they live now." ”

"You can change the direction, the people of the Tartars are not easy to find, just track down the people who are high and dive, and the vigilance of those eunuchs will not be so high."

"Track down the people in the palace?" Pan Xuezhong shouted, "This method is even more unworkable, in case something goes wrong, Chongzhen will find the handle." ”

"It doesn't matter, you discuss it with Ge Tao and them first. Isn't Blue Phoenix going to tie up the ticket, let her tie it again. ”

"Zhang Hai, do you really want to use the Blue Phoenix?"

Zhang Hai waved his hand: "Let's not talk about this issue for now." Gao Chen, you go back immediately and inform Chief of Staff Xu of this plan, his clever mind can come up with a good way. At the same time, inform Deputy Division Commander Lin that I will take the fast gun team out of the city and harass Dolgon as much as possible. ”

Lin Zhaolong and Xu Lang received the news brought back by Gao Chen that the 1st Independent Division had been holding on for four or five days thirty miles away from Beijing, relying on Zhao Qi's heavy artillery regiment to block Tao Min's offensive, but the consumption of shells was also huge.

"When did Zhang Hai become smarter." After listening to Gao Chen's report, Xu Lang smiled and said, "Using the matter of the Imperial Taiji's envoy to stimulate Dolgon, this matter is easy to do, and it is not easy to do." ”

"Don't talk this nonsense, what the hell should I do?" Lin Zhaolong asked.

"Gao Chen, you still have to run." Xu Lang said, "I'll write a letter, you go back and hand it to Zhang Hai, and ask him to find someone to copy it, but it must be kept secret." Tell Zhang Hai that as long as he finds out who Huang Taiji's envoy is, add the name on the letter, and then secretly put it at the door of the doors of the ministers of the imperial court, and we can ignore the following matters. ”

Gao Chen was a little confused: "Chief of Staff, it's that simple?" ”

"Yes, it's that simple, but the name of the envoy must not be mistaken."

"My subordinates understand."

"And fast." Lin Zhaolong instructed again, "There are not many shells in the 1st Independent Division, and it won't last a few days if it continues to fight like this." ”

"My subordinates will go right away."

Gao Chen returned to Beijing with Xu Lang's letter.

Qin Songwang was wandering around Beijing with the blue phoenix. Pan Xuezhong discussed it with Ge Tao, and felt that Zhang Hai's proposal was not impossible, and he could find someone to kidnap a little eunuch next to Gao Qiqian and ask about the situation. Pan Xuezhong finally suggested that it was best to let the people of Blue Phoenix do it, because they were embarrassed. Although Ge Tao was a little worried in his heart, this proposal was made by Pan Xuezhong, and Ge Tao did not object again.

Qin Songwang and Blue Phoenix walked around the Forbidden City for almost a whole day, and they didn't wait for the eunuch beside Gao Qiqian. Qin Songwang's legs were weak when he walked: "Phoenix, let's find a place to rest, I really can't walk." ”

Lan Phoenix smiled: "Xianggong is really tired, and now it's dark, let's go find a place to eat something and rest." ”

The two of them found a wine shop, asked for something to eat, sat down and waited while eating.

After a while, it was completely dark, and a man dressed as a porter also walked into the wine shop: "Xiao Er, get me something to eat, I'm tired after a day of walking." ”

"Objectivity, wait a minute, it'll be fine right away." The shopkeeper agreed to go down and prepare to go.

The porter looked around, and casually put two fingers on the table and knocked it three times.

Blue Phoenix got up and threw a piece of silver on the table: "Shopkeeper, settle the bill." ”

Blue Phoenix and Qin Songwang walked out of the wine shop, and a resting pedestrian outside the wine shop snorted at Lan Phoenix, and Blue Phoenix pulled Qin Songwang to walk slowly in the direction of guidance.

A person dressed in a beautiful way walked over from the opposite side, and the blue phoenix greeted him and gave a salute: "This son, the daughter of the people came to the capital from other places with my father-in-law, and now I can't find an inn to live in, may I ask the prince which direction the Cloud Gate Inn is going." ”

That Xiucai hesitated for a moment, and his voice was very thin: "It's not that you misremember the name, I haven't heard that there is a Cloud Gate Inn near here." ”

"Thank you, Childe." Qin Songwang said, "Maybe we remembered it wrongly, let's look for it again." ”

Xiucai nodded, ignored the two of them, and continued to walk forward.

Blue Phoenix and Qin Songwang also walked forward for a while, and Blue Phoenix stuck a phoenix hairpin on his head: "Xianggong, I remembered the way, let's go the other way." ”