In the next half month, two military reports were delivered to Dolgon's camp again, so that Dolgon was finally no longer in a dilemma.

One is a military newspaper sent from the DPRK.

Duoduo and Aobai led their armies to attack Korea, but they were sniped by the Xuanjia Army and the Korean Army on the Yalu River, and they were unable to break through.

In desperation, Duoduo could only ask the local Liao people in Dandong to go to the upper and lower reaches of the Yalu River to inspect the upper and lower reaches of the Yalu River, looking for a place where the river bank was narrow and could be crossed.

The Yalu River is hundreds of miles long, and indeed some places to cross the river are only ten zhang wide, and the river is frozen, so the cavalry can easily cross it. However, Dordor did not dare to force a large army across the river from the ice, because if the ice broke on the way, the consequences would be unimaginable. Therefore, the number of soldiers and horses that can cross the river in a short period of time is limited, and they can only cross the river in small teams.

Fighting on the home turf of the Korean state, the North Korean army knows very well where large troops can cross the river openly and honestly, and where small troops can make a surprise attack. Preparations were also made before the war, and the early warning measures in various provinces and provinces were very successful.

As soon as Aobai's small troops of 2 or 3,000 crossed the river, the Korean army arrived with a large number of Xuanjia iron cavalry. Although Ao Bai is a brave man, but the combat strength of the cavalry on both sides is almost the same, and the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry has a numerical advantage. Only five or six hundred people were able to escape across the river with him, and the loss of more than 2,000 was a big defeat.

Duoduo tried to cross the river and attack but in exchange for a disastrous result, where did he dare to continue to send a small army to cross the river to die. After consulting with Aobai, who went to the battlefield in person, he put forward two suggestions:

Either regardless of the back road, the large army directly forced to cross the river and fought a decisive battle with the Xuanjia Army and the Korean Army. The risk of this choice is that once the river is crossed, there will be no turning back, and if the ice on the way back is cut off and the offensive ahead is thwarted, the situation of these tens of thousands of troops will be extremely dangerous.

Either choose to withdraw the troops, the Korean state is not really attached to the country in the first place, the country is small and the people are poor, rush over to kill, there is nothing to rob, there is no way to rob, in vain to consume military strength, it is also a loss-making business. Unless all the people of Korea can be slaughtered, the Xuanjia Army may still land in Korea again.

Duoduo sent the military report of the defeat of the Korean attack, as well as the two plans discussed with Aobai, to Dolgon, who made the choice.

There was also a military report that frightened Dolgon even more, and an alarm came from the direction of Golden State and Yingzhou. Countless Xuanjia troops landed in Jinzhou and Yingzhou and attacked the prefectures and counties that had no defense forces in the rear of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

This attack was far from being comparable to Mao Wenlong's previous petty fights, and the Xuanjia Army that landed was by no means Mao Wenlong's guerrillas who fought a dozen sneak attacks.

Han Baqi was defeated and collapsed, and it is still reasonable. However, there were still no less than 500 Manchurian Eight Banner soldiers stationed in Jinzhou and Yingzhou, and the two cities still fell overnight.

The Xuanjia army easily occupied the cities of Jinzhou and Yingzhou, and did not rob silver or women in the city, but picked out people to kill, leaving no men, women, and children. The two cities were already ten rooms and nine empty. In just a few days, it is conservatively estimated that more than 30,000 Manchurians died.

After receiving the urgent military report, Sonny and other important ministers stationed in Shengjing sent a request for reinforcements to Dolgon, and sent 4,000 soldiers stationed in Shengjing with Zhenghuang and Yellow banners to Haizhou to snipe the aggressive offensive of the Xuanjia Army.

The soldiers and horses of the Second Banner and the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry fought again in Haizhou.

Dolgon has been suppressing the combat power of the Zhenghuang and Yellow Banners over the years, as well as equipment, and the soldiers and horses sent by Sony are considered medium in the Eight Banners of the Manchu Dynasty. However, the Xuanjia Army was the strongest special combat army with 5,000 iron cavalry and 3,000 combat power, and the two sides fought fiercely for a day and a night.

Shi Lang and Hao Shaoqi did not go to attack the city, but only caught the full people in the banners near Haizhou and killed them.

Two military newspapers were placed in front of Dolgon, and Dolgon's delusional idea of getting a vote in Korea and then withdrawing to Shengjing also failed. And the Xuanjia army, which was killed for the sake of killing in the hinterland of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, was more like a sharp blade, and it hurt more than to cut Dolgon with one knife at a time.

If you delay any longer, the consequences will be unimaginable!

At this point, Dolgon has completely lost the capital to wait and see under the garrison mountain customs, and there are only two choices in front of him, either to negotiate peace with Fang Yuan, and the two sides reach an agreement and retreat; Or just retreat in a hurry.

This expedition, Dolgon's wishful thinking, did not come to Gyeonggi to plunder. Rather, they came to take over the city of Beijing, and if possible, directly into the Central Plains.

Dolgon did not intend to rely on plundering to feed the war, so he brought with him the 200,000 stone grain accumulated over the years, thirty artillery pieces, ten mighty general cannons imitating the Hongyi cannon, and a large amount of armament materials. If you retreat in a hurry immediately, the Xuanjia iron cavalry in Shanhaiguan will inevitably chase and kill, and the cavalry of the Manchu Eight Banners can rely on mobility and safely withdraw to Shengjing. These supplies accompanying the army must not be taken away, at least not all of them.

nighttime

The lights in Dolgon's tent were bright, and the princes of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, such as Dolgon, Azig, Shuotuo, and Telhu, as well as Fan Wencheng, who accompanied the army, were discussing countermeasures overnight.

Dolgon handed over the two newly arrived military newspapers to everyone to peruse, and said in a deep voice, "The Xuanjia army is invading my rear, and our army cannot stay under the Shanhai Pass for a long time, so we must retreat immediately." Tell me how to retreat in order to avoid the pursuit of the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry. ”

Before Azig was replaced, he would inevitably be blowing nonsense, where would he put the Xuanjia Army in his eyes. But now he is like a defeated rooster, a defeated general, where does he still have the right to speak?

Shuotuo was also a little gloating, and said unhurriedly, "Your Majesty, our Red Banner army rushed back to rescue Haizhou first, and it is not too late for Your Majesty's army to think of a proper strategy and then withdraw!" ”

Telhu and Shuotuo were originally relatives of Chu Ying's family, and they also echoed, "I will also go to Haizhou to relieve the siege with a red flag." ”

As soon as Dolgon heard that the two of them had an opportunity to slip away, he said noncommittally, "Master Fan, how do you say you should retreat?!" ”

Fan Wencheng said, "Your Majesty, if you retreat in a hurry, once the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry pursues, our army will be too risky, and it will not cure the symptoms. After this battle, the Xuanjia Army has gained a firm foothold on Phi Dao, and it can invade the rear of our army at any time in the future, which is also tricky! ”

Dolgon nodded again and again after hearing this, and asked, "Bachelor Fan's idea is to negotiate peace with Fang Yuan?!" ”

Fan Wencheng said bluntly, "Yes, the only way is to negotiate peace with Fang Yuan." ”

Dolgon groaned, "Peace talks, the blood revenge that cost 10,000 Qing warriors will not be avenged?!" ”

Fan Wencheng said coldly, "No, if this blood revenge is not avenged, Your Majesty's reputation will definitely be ruined." I suggest that we force peace by war, and His Majesty and Prince Ying should stay under the Shanhai Pass, and lead the 20,000 people of Zhengbai, Bai, and Han Eight Banners to continue to confront Fang Yuan. ”

"There are 10,000 people in the two flags of Zhenghong and red, as well as 20,000 people from the Mengba Banner, who made a detour to Jizhen in the starry night, broke through the pass from Jizhen, and avenged the blood with the head of the Jijin army in Zhouyu. Then he slaughtered the two cities of Zunhua and Yongping, avenged the original slaughter of Jinzhou and Yingzhou, and increased the bargaining chips for negotiations. ”

Dolgon nodded again and again when he heard this, Fan Wencheng's plan was to kill three birds with one stone, and he was very ruthless. First, it can avenge the destruction of 10,000 Qing soldiers, and it can also avenge Fang Yuan's slaughter of Jinzhou and Yingzhou; second, to increase the bargaining chips with victory on the battlefield; Third, there is a potential risk in breaking through the customs and then breaking through the customs out, and if you are not careful, you will not be able to get out of the customs. The right and wrong who entered the customs were the descendants of Dolgon, and even behind their backs they were still talking to the gang of Huang Taiji's son Fu Lin's red and red flags. If the main force of these two banners is destroyed, it will also be good for the consolidation of Dorgon's throne. That's how Huang Taiji played Amin to death back then, and now it's just a matter of learning.

Shuotuo and Terhu looked at each other, and Dolgon looked at the two of them with a smile, "Are you two willing to break through the gate from Jizhen, slaughter Zunhua and Yongping, and avenge my Qing warriors and dead people?!" ”

Dolgon directly buttoned a big hat, and if the two of them shirked, they would inevitably be punished by Dolgon's excuse.

The two were forced to attack and defend Yingnuo, and were willing to attack Jizhen and cooperate with the negotiations of Dolgon's side.