Chapter Seventy-Three: Brothers

"Dolgon, when did you arrive?" Surprised and delighted, Dodor stood up, only to see a sturdy young man standing at the door of the tent, none other than Dorgon. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"It's been a while, and I just heard you two talking!" Dolgon walked straight into the tent, poured himself a glass of wine and drank it all: "After I received the military order of the Great Khan, I rushed over to meet you, I didn't expect that you have been defeated by Liu Cheng, I don't want too many people to know that I have arrived, so I didn't let Goshha pass the message." ”

"It's a pity!" Azig sighed: "If you arrive, maybe we will win, now the two yellow flags have been wiped out by Liu Cheng, even if you add your positive white flag, you can't beat Liu Cheng." ”

Dordo remembered what Dolgon had just said, and asked a little unconvinced: "Dolgon, why do you say that I can't protect myself, obviously I have merit this time!" ”

"Humph!" Dolgon sneered: "Meritorious? Isn't it a matter of the Great Khan's words? You say you're good at fart? Let me ask you, Liu Cheng concentrated the main force on the side of Azig, and there must be no troops on your side, why didn't you break the enemy army first? ”

"Yes, yes!" When Azig heard this, his spirits perked up, and he hurriedly said: "What Lao Fourteen said is right, why didn't you defeat Liu Cheng's right wing first?" ”

"Azig, shut up!" Duoduo glared at his brother hatefully: "Liu Cheng's soldiers are not so easy to deal with, besides, I shot and injured him, just give me a while, it's all because Azig is incompetent!" ”

Seeing that Azig and Duoduo were about to quarrel again, Dolgon sneered: "You said that you shot Liu Chengcheng and injured Liu Cheng?" Okay, let's leave this matter aside for now, I heard you just say that you kept the pontoon? ”

"That's right!" Duoduo raised his head arrogantly: "If it weren't for me, all four pontoon bridges would have been burned by those Tartars, and everyone would have been finished." This can't be my guilt, right? ”

"Of course, it's not your fault to keep the pontoon bridge, but what did you do after the Great Khan and them crossed the river?"

"Of course the pontoon bridge was burned, otherwise wouldn't the pursuers have followed and killed?"

"There were still a lot of our soldiers and horses on the other side of the river at that time, right?"

"Yes, the two yellow flags of the Chinese army, as well as the remnants of the right wing, are basically on the other side of the river." Speaking of this, Duoduo suddenly realized, and hurriedly shouted: "You can't say that, the right flank has long been broken up by the Western Army, even the two yellow flags of the Chinese army have been crushed to death by the enemy, and they can't move at all, if I don't burn the bridge at that time, it will definitely not be them, but Liu Cheng's soldiers and horses, and it will be all over at that time!" ”

"Dodor is right!" At this time, Azig said good things for Duoduo: "You didn't see the situation at that time, the morale of the army was scattered, if you don't burn the bridge, not only will the two yellow flags not be able to keep it, but even we won't want to escape!" ”

"I believe what you say is true, but do you believe it? Do the other relatives who stayed in Shengjing believe it? Do the families of soldiers who died in battle and were captured believe it? Dolgon sneered: "Tens of thousands of troops went out together, and everyone else died cleanly, just your white flag and all beards and tails went back alive, what would you think?" What would you do if you were a Great Khan? Old fifteen, in my opinion, Azig may be able to save his life, you are probably dead! ”

Hearing Dorgon's words, Duoduo was already covered in cold sweat and couldn't say a word. As Dolgon said, since the Houjin army, there has never been such a fiasco, except for Duoduo's white flag to withdraw and cross the river first, the rest of the army has suffered extremely heavy losses, especially the two yellow flags led by Huang Taiji himself, because it is a full flag mobilization, except for the guards who protect Huang Taiji himself, almost all the troops were wiped out. Such a fiasco, after Jin's strict military law at that time, he must come up with a scapegoat after returning to Shengjing, Azig can also say that he was besieged by Liu Cheng's heavy troops because he was invincible, but Duoduo retreated first before the enemy, resulting in the annihilation of friendly troops, even if he is Huang Taiji's own brother and Nurhachi's own son, the best outcome is to deprive him of all power titles and be imprisoned for life.

"Brother Fourteen!" Duoduo grabbed Dolgon's arm: "I know that you have the most options, hurry up and think of a way to get rid of your guilt, you really can't blame me for this defeat!" If I don't grab the pontoon bridge first, when Liu Cheng turns his left wing around, everyone will die! ”

"It's not that I won't help you!" Dorgon pulled his arm out of Dorgon's hand: "I am also a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and I can't protect myself, do you think the starling will let me go this time?" ”

"You?" Azig was stunned when he heard this: "Old Fourteen, what is strange about this?" You didn't go to war at all, where did you get the crime? ”

"Haven't you heard of 'beheading if you miss the deadline'?" Dolgon sneered, "Don't you know how powerful our starling's mouth is? ”

"Old Fourteen, you also think too badly of Starling, right?" Azig smiled disappreciatively: "If it is according to you, none of our three brothers can escape, but this battle was lost so badly, and the three of us were cleaned up, who would deal with Ming Guo for him?" ”

"Azig!" Dolgon sneered: "Think about it, after this battle, the two yellow flags were lost, but my white flag and the white flag of the old fifteen are all good." The starling has a blue flag in his hand, and he let Abatai catch it, don't clean up the three of us, do you say the starling is sitting in that position? ”

Both Azig and Duoduo's brows furrowed, the difference being that Azig just opened his mouth stupidly, not knowing what to say; Duoduo gritted his teeth and creaked. Only Dolgon sat down, grabbed an empty cup casually, and said with a smile: "Why, I have run so far and not moistened my throat with wine?" ”

Dordor glared at his brother and pushed the jug hard, the tin jug sliding into Dorgon's hand. Dorgon, undenied any sign of Dord's apparent rudeness, poured himself the wine and smacked his lips as if he had no idea that the wine had become sour.

"Stop drinking!" Duoduo finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Brother Fourteen, you already have a way to behave like this, don't go around in circles, say it!" ”

Azig hurriedly said: "Yes, Old Fourteen, you have had the most methods since you were a child, you say it quickly, we will all listen to you!" ”

"Method? I have the method, but I'm afraid you won't dare to use it? Dorgon laughed.

"It's all at this time, what else dare to use it?" Duoduo sneered: "Brother Fourteen, you can't watch the Great Khan's knife stand on our necks, right?" ”

"It's simple, just kill him!"

"Kill the Great Khan?" Azig's face changed drastically: "This, how can this be?" ”

"What's not to do?" Dorgon sneered, "Didn't you just say that? The two yellow flags are finished, there is only a little guard by his side, and the white flags of Duoduo are basically there. When I came, I didn't let outsiders see it, so if I had a heart or not, wouldn't it be harder to kill him than to kill a chicken? ”

"What about Shengjing?" Azig asked.

"There are a total of eight flags, remove the two yellow flags that have been wiped out, there are still six flags, I and the old fifteen have two white flags, and then tell Abatai that as long as he partners with us, the blue flag is his, this is more than half, Daishan is old, and there is no son, as long as we don't embarrass him, he will not come out, the remaining two flags are already few, and no one picks the head, so he will naturally accept the fait accompli."

Azig and Dodor glanced at each other, and Dorgon was able to say such a thing, and he was careful to hide his whereabouts, it was certainly not a temporary idea, but I was afraid that he had already planned to do so. Azig thought for a moment and replied, "Old Fourteen, you're just afraid that you have already had this plan, right?" ”

"Not bad!" Dolgon laughed and said, "But why didn't the starling be wary of the three of us brothers? Otherwise, when Old Khan died, why did he force our mother to be martyred? Aren't you afraid that we will be too old to control, so we will force our mother to remove our wings first? ”

There was a sudden silence in the tent, and the incident that Dolgon had just mentioned had been a taboo topic at the top of Houjin. When Nurha's bones were not cold, Huang Taiji united with the other three Belles to force his father's widow Abahai to commit suicide and be buried, making the three brothers Azig, Dolgon, and Duoduo, who were still young at the time, become the ones who lost their mothers. It is naturally impossible for the three of them to forget this matter, but they must not mention it, otherwise it will lead to death. At this time, Dolgon said it openly, which can only mean one thing - he has decided to attack Huang Taiji.

"When do you think you should start?" Duoduo's voice was a little cold, Azig opened his mouth, but he didn't speak, he had very few troops in his hands, and since Duoduo had opened his mouth, he was no longer qualified to object.

"The sooner the better!" Dolgon lowered his voice: "The longer it takes, the more likely it is that the news of my arrival will leak out, now is a very sensitive time, Starling is a very shrewd person, if you are not careful, you will make a mistake!" ”

"Okay, then let's do it right away!" Duoduo stood up: "Just use my escorts, there are six hundred in all!" ”

"You don't need so many people, this kind of thing is more than a hindrance. It's enough for you to pick 200 trustworthy people, and I also brought more than 100 relatives with me, which is enough for the total! Dolgon stood up and said to Azig: "I'll go with the fifteenth, and you'll be here to master the white flag!" ”

The cold wind penetrated through the cracks in the tent, causing the candles to dance gently, and the words on the letterhead seemed to come to life, dancing and dancing. Huang Taiji had to put down the brush and rub his sore eyes to let him rest for a while.

"Great Khan!" Fearing that he would be pursued by Liu Cheng, who had the advantage of cavalry, Huang Taiji retreated to the northeast overnight after crossing the river, and even gave up some of his baggage and wounded, which was an extremely painful choice for the Jurchens, who were extremely poor in human and material resources.

"Well, you two wait for me a little bit, and I'll be almost done!" Huang Taiji pointed to the two cushions next to him and motioned for the two to sit down. Suppilon and Babutai glanced at each other, and both saw a hint of doubt in each other's eyes, but they didn't say anything, and sat down quietly.

Soon, Huang Taiji finished his work, he put a few pieces of written letter paper aside to dry, put them in two envelopes, and then said to Kupilon: "You will pick a few good horses and return to Shengjing, and give one letter to Daishan, and the other to Zilharang!" ”

"Yes, Great Khan!" Out of his usual habits, he didn't ask much, and walked to Huang Taiji to prepare to receive the letter. However, Huang Taiji did not hand over the letter to him immediately, but said in a deep voice: "You set off immediately, don't attract the attention of others, and hand over the letter to Daishan and Jierharang, understand?" ”

"Yes, Great Khan, I will wrap the horse's hooves in cowhide and bypass the camp with the white flag!" Suppilon became serious, he could already hear what Huang Taiji was saying - this "other person" could only be referring to Azig and Duoduo.

"Hmm!" Seeing that Ji Bilong understood what he meant, Huang Taiji nodded with satisfaction: "Without further ado, you can set off now!" ”

Before he could take the letterhead handed over by Huang Taiji, there were suddenly a few muffled sounds outside the tent, and he immediately heard the sound of the weapon slashing on the flesh, he subconsciously held the handle of the knife, looked back at Huang Taiji, and for the first time in his life, he saw a trace of panic in the eyes of his master.

"What people!" Huang Taiji's voice remained his usual majesty, and at the same time, he made a gesture to Suppilon, signaling the other party to hide behind the screen. Suppilon deftly carried out the order without making a sound.

"It's me, Old Fourteen!" Dolgon, who walked in with the voice, was half a step behind, followed by four heavily armed armorers, and Huang Taiji was keenly aware of the fresh blood stains on the armorers' robes. However, he still pretended not to find out, and a surprised and happy expression appeared on his face: "Fourteenth brother? You're here so soon! Worked hard along the way, right? Sit down and rest, I'll get you something to drink!" So saying, he went to the back of the tent, as if he were going to get something.

"No need to act, starling!" Dolgon's face was as usual: "It's all my people out there, you should know what I mean, right?" ”

Huang Taiji stopped, the original purple face suddenly turned pale, he stared at Dolgon, and Dolgon did not show weakness to look at him, after a long time Huang Taiji lowered his head, and said with a wry smile: "I also thought that there would be today, but I didn't expect it to come so soon!" ”

"I can't think of it, really!" Dolgon smiled: "Starling, if you hadn't lost so badly this time, I would never have dared to do such a thing." This is the fate of our Aixin Jueluo family, if you lose, you will die, either in the hands of the enemy, or in the hands of your own family! ”

"Good, good, good one will die if he loses!" Huang Taiji laughed miserably, his originally straight back bent down, and the whole person seemed to be more than ten years old all of a sudden: "But have you ever thought that we will kill each other and be profited by that Liu Cheng?" ”