On Chongming Island, Zhu Cihong inspected nearly 20,000 land and water personnel, who will undertake the heavy task of going north to collect Beijing.

In history, Zheng Chenggong once led 100,000 horses from Fujian to Jinling, and soon after the defeat, he led more than 20,000 people across the Taiwan Strait to recover Taiwan, which shows the strength of the Ming army at that time.

After Zhu Cihong's review, Zheng Sen said that when the grain and grass were complete, the fleet would take advantage of the monsoon to move north, and Zhu Cihong left Chongming Island satisfied.

The city of Beijing, the former capital of the Ming Dynasty and the economic, cultural and political center of the north, became the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty after it was stolen by the Manchus.

At this time, inside and outside Beijing, there were dense barracks, and the triangular yellow dragon flag representing the Qing army was flying in the camp, and all battalions of the Qing army were stepping up training, but the enthusiasm of the non-commissioned officers was obviously not high, and the officers did not have much spirit, but just coped with the orders from above.

In the city of Beijing, in the residence of the regent, Dol rolled in a large hall to summon Manchurian military nobles, as well as some important ministers.

"The regent, Boluo, the king of Ruizhong County, came to the urgent letter again, Liu Heizi occupied Xuzhou with the scriptures, and Ma Shiying, the governor of the Southern Ming Dynasty, led his troops to besiege Xuzhou City. Behind Liu Heizi is the high thief, I am afraid that the high thief will realize that the Ming army wants to take the opportunity to open the northbound passage, so as to attack Shandong first, we can't wait any longer! ”

Nikan reported in a low voice, and Dolgon, Babuhai, Gong Adai and the others all had gloomy faces.

Gong Adai said: "In this case, we might as well retreat into Shandong now." ”

Shandong is the last retreat of the Manchurian aristocracy, and there must be no loss, if the Wei army occupies Shandong, then they will all be finished.

Nikan immediately shook his head, "The Wei thieves have deployed heavy troops in the east of the river, and the men and horses outside Juyong Pass are only more than 120 miles away from the Beijing Division, and there are tens of thousands of Wei thieves in the direction of Guguan. At that time, I am afraid that I will not be able to withdraw from Beizhi at all, and I will be caught up by Wei thieves. ”

The Manchurian nobles were talking, and Feng Quan and Ding Qirui next to them did not speak, and this kind of meeting was usually discussed between the Manchurian nobles, and they could only speak when they were asked.

Generally speaking, Han Chinese are not allowed to participate in this kind of meeting, but Feng Quan and Ding Qirui are responsible for communicating with Nanming, so they can attend the meeting.

Dol's face was gloomy, and when he saw many Manchurian ministers, he didn't discuss any ideas, he looked at Feng Quan and Ding Qirui and said, "What suggestions do the two bachelors have?" ”

Ding Qirui was originally the governor of Shaanxi in the Ming Dynasty, supervising the army to suppress Li Zicheng, and later suppressed it in Henan and was dismissed from prison.

After the Manchu Qing entered the customs, he surrendered to the Manchus, but he was not reused, and it was not until the last two years, when relations between the Qing and Ming armies eased, that he was reactivated.

At this time, Ding Qirui's face was full of sorrow, as if he was worried about the Great Qing Dynasty, and he heard the current crisis of the Manchu Dynasty.

The Manchurians wanted to flee, and if they fled, the entire Qing state would collapse, leading to the collapse of the regime and affecting their flight.

After all, the Manchurians have fled, who is willing to resist the Wei army for them, they must surrender directly, and the Wei army will definitely be able to catch up easily, carrying a large number of dependents of the Qing army.

And a quiet retreat is also impossible.

The advance of the Wei army is only more than 100 miles away from Beijing, and the Qing army is almost under the nose of the Wei army, and it is difficult to hide any move from the Wei army.

In the current situation, the Qing army can be described as a dilemma, and now they can only hold on to the death, but it is not a long-term solution, once the Wei army attacks, he will still be finished.

Listening to Dolgon's words, Ding Qirui's face was full of melancholy, but he didn't give any advice, but lowered his head.

At this time, Feng Quan next to him stood up and saluted: "Regent, the minions think that the Eight Banners are going to be evacuated, so they can't let there be violent turmoil in the place, so that the army on the front line will not collapse!" ”

Dole rolled his brow, "How can this be done?" ”

The masters have all run away, and the minions can still fight to the death? Those green battalion soldiers are all slippery and cunning, how can they still work for the Qing Kingdom when the Eight Banners escaped.

Feng Quan pondered for a moment, raised his head, and said boldly: "Since the regent has decided to evacuate, it is better to hand over all the troops that cannot be taken away to Nanming." Local officials should not be withdrawn or disrupted by the system, so as not to cause turmoil and let the local government and the army return to the Ming Dynasty in a structured manner. In this way, the front-line army will not collapse and the regent will be able to evacuate safely. ”

Dolgon's eyes flashed, revealing murderous intent, staring at Feng Quan and said, "Dog minion, what about you taking refuge in Zhu Cihong?" ”

The envoy sent to negotiate actually went directly to someone else, which made Dorgon angry.

Feng Quan didn't answer this question, but knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said, "Regent, the slave is also thinking about the Qing Dynasty." Only in this way can the warriors of the Eight Banners withdraw to Liaodong, and it is better for the Ming army to accept these forces than for them to take refuge in the Wei thieves, which is beneficial to the regent! ”

Ding Qirui couldn't help but raise his head, glanced at Feng Quan, and then lowered his head again and continued to listen.

Dolgon looked at Feng Quan, who was bowing his head and buttocks, with a hideous face, and sat down again, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, this king adopts this suggestion, but this king can't give Zhu Cihong so many soldiers in vain, he has to send another batch of grain and cloth to this king." ”

If the Ming army was allowed to accept the army that Beizhili Dolgon could not take away, it would be equivalent to letting the Ming army help the Eight Banners resist the Wei army and facilitate their withdrawal.

The Manchus withdrew directly, and the army on the front line had no object of allegiance, and it would inevitably collapse, so that they would join the Ming army in formation, and perhaps be able to stop the Wei army.

These people can't be taken away anyway, and if they are taken away, they will starve to death outside the customs, so it is better to exchange more food.

After Dol finished speaking, he asked again, "When is the Ming army going north?" If it's not fast, once the autumn harvest is over, the Wei thieves may have to attack! ”

Feng Quan said: "Regent, the fleet needs the monsoon to go north, and before the autumn harvest, the Ming army will inevitably sail here." At that time, the Ming army will take over Beijing and stabilize the morale of the front-line troops, and the regent will be able to evacuate safely. ”

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After the meeting, Ding Qirui and Feng Quan walked out of the regent mansion at the same time, Ding Qirui glanced at Feng Quan meaningfully, and suddenly sighed: "Feng Lao is not righteous!" Don't tell me about such a thing, are you afraid that I will rob you of your merits! ”

Feng Quan smiled awkwardly: "Ding Lao said that this matter is confidential, how can I mention it until the critical moment." Uncle Ding Lao is the governor of Liangguang, I'm afraid he has already found a way! ”

Ding Qirui smiled, said nothing more, and said goodbye to Feng Quan.

He first went to the government office to take care of some affairs, and only returned to his house when it was dark, and invited a subordinate to discuss secretly.

It is true that Ding Qirui's uncle Ding Kuichu is still an official in the Southern Ming Dynasty, but he has a younger brother Ding Qiguang, but he is an official in the Wei State, and the experience of suppressing bandits in Henan in his early years has made him completely lose confidence in the Ming Dynasty.

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