For Fan Wencheng, Dolgon still attaches great importance to it. In recent years, Fan Wencheng has given him a lot of constructive ideas, and these ideas have also helped Dolgon achieve a lot, just like the act of treating the Han people well and winning the hearts of the people some time ago, which made Dolgon taste the "sweetness", and the support given to them by the gentry and people in Beijing was beyond imagination.

"The minion really didn't expect that Cao Yue would lead the Northern Expedition at this time. The minions didn't expect that the current remnants of the Ming would have the strength to go on the Northern Expedition!" After Fan Wencheng self-examined, he said again: "Master, now the troops of the Qing Dynasty on the front line of Beijing are seriously insufficient, and the troops in Shandong are even more seriously short, if you don't send reinforcements, then Jinan Mansion and Tianjin Wei will soon fall into the hands of the Ming army." The combat strength of the Ming army's naval division is far stronger than that of our Qing army, which can be seen from the fact that Cao Yue led the naval division to snatch Chongzhen's body from Li Zicheng's siege of Beijing, rescued Empress Zhou and Chongzhen's sons, and Liu Zongmin's troops who wanted to intercept were severely damaged. If Jinan Mansion and Tianjin Wei were recaptured by the Ming army, then Beijing would be in danger, and the Ming army's naval division could drive directly outside Beijing. ”

Tianjin Wei was occupied by Li Zicheng's peasant army shortly after Cao Yue led the naval division warships to evacuate, and the defenders thought that they had been abandoned by the Ming court after Cao Yue led the naval fleet to leave, and chose to surrender without a fight when the Liukou attacked. After Jiannu attacked, they surrendered to Jiannu. Today, Tianjin Wei, like Jinan Prefecture, is occupied by Jiannu, where 3,000 Jurchen Eight Cavalry are stationed, as well as the Mongolian Eight Banners and a Han army, as well as the surrendered Ming army. If it had been placed in the past, there would have been nearly 50,000 guards in these places, including nearly 10,000 Jurchen elite horsemen, and Dolgon and Fan Wencheng had no worries about the guards there. But after being defeated by Cao Yue several times and tasting the power of the Ming army's firearms, Dolgon no longer dared to underestimate the enemy.

Jinan and Tianjinwei were the gateways to Beijing, and if these two places were captured by the Ming army, the road to Beijing would be opened. The Qing Dynasty, which had just moved its capital to Beijing, might not be able to gain a foothold in Beijing and would have to retreat to Shengjing, and the situation would even be even more dangerous. "Master, the slave thinks that he must supervise and send more troops to defend Jinan Mansion and Tianjin Wei, if the troops are insufficient, he can only recall Prince Yu's men and horses back."

After a pause, Fan Wencheng said with a little trepidation: "But the regent." The slave felt that forcing my Qing Dynasty to recall Prince Yu's army was the most important purpose of Cao Yue's hasty northern expedition. ”

Fan Wencheng's words made Dolgon shocked. It's not that he hasn't thought about this problem, but he doesn't think very firmly that he thinks that Li Zicheng destroyed the Ming Dynasty and forced Emperor Chongzhen to death. Most people support the fall of the Liukou, the Qing army pursues the Liukou, and everyone in the world will recognize and support it, the Ming Dynasty. It must be hated by the convection to the bone. But Fan Wencheng's words made Dolgon change his mind, but he didn't say anything immediately, but let Fan Wencheng continue.

Fan Wencheng saw the change in Dolgon's face. He knew that what he had just said had touched the regent of the Great Qing Dynasty, so he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and continued: "Cao Yue doesn't want to let the Liukou be destroyed. The servant felt that he led the army to rush the Northern Expedition at this time, and he must have wanted to force the regent to transfer Prince Yu's men and horses back to Beijing to give Liukou a chance to revive. If there are rogues to contain our Qing army, the remnants of the Ming Dynasty and the small * court should not worry about being attacked by our Qing army with all their might. If Li Zicheng's men and horses have a chance to survive, then after they regain their strength, they will definitely fight back wildly, and they will never give up with my Daqing, and this is exactly what Cao Yue thinks. ”

"That's right," Dolgon agreed with Fan Wencheng's analysis, "I really didn't expect Cao Yue to have such a mind." ”

Dolgon thought that under the banner of avenging Emperor Chongzhen, he could gain more popular support, and he believed that many officials in the Ming ****** would also approve of the Qing Dynasty's move, and some even proposed to unite with the Qing Dynasty and eliminate the Liukou. As long as there are ministers who think so, the controversy in the court is inevitable. The decision of the Northern Expedition was definitely not made by those pedantic ministers, it could only be Cao Yue.

Cao Yue had a bitter hatred for the Qing Dynasty, which Dolgon could fully understand. But Dolgon didn't expect that the strategy adopted by the court of the remnant Ming Xiao* was like this, and now he could lead the army to the north under such circumstances, and he also wanted to use the Liukou to contain the Qing army and ensure the temporary peace in the south.

At this time, Fan Wencheng continued: "Regent, Cao Yue led the army to the Northern Expedition, although it is very bad news for my Qing Dynasty. But from this point of view, Cao Yue did not fully grasp the small * court of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise they would not have to worry about our Qing army attacking southward with all its might. They hoped that our Qing army would fight to the death with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's troops and consume their strength, indicating that the remnant Ming Dynasty was still very weak and could not independently face the attack of our Qing army, so Cao Yue would make a hasty northern expedition to force the regent to slow down the attack on Li Zicheng's remnants, and transfer Prince Yu's men and horses back to rescue Beijing. They need time to recover, so they want to give the Liukou a chance to make a comeback, as long as the Liukou is not completely eliminated, then the war between our Qing Dynasty and it will continue, and as long as the Ming Dynasty holds the two natural dangers of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, they can continue to consolidate the rear without worry. ”

After listening to what Fan Wencheng said, Dolgon Huoran stood up and paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, and after a while, he stopped, turned his head and asked Fan Wencheng very seriously: "Sir, are you saying that we can't send Prince Yu's men back to Beijing to help, but let him continue to eliminate Li Zicheng's troops?" Cao Yue led the Northern Expedition just for show, the purpose was to force our army to withdraw from Shaanxi, to buy Li Zicheng time to breathe, and to give them a chance to make a comeback? His army is not strong in combat, as long as we are ready for battle, he will soon retreat? ”

Fan Wencheng nodded and said, "Master, the slave thinks it should be like this." As long as we send heavy troops to defend the fortified cities on the canal, as well as Jinan and Tianjin, and prevent the Ming army from capturing these gateways to Beijing, then everything will be worry-free. In addition, we can send people to Nanjing to lobby the ministers of the DPRK and China, and tell them that our Qing Dynasty is ready to unite with the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Liukou and avenge Emperor Chongzhen. Let them stop Cao Yue's Northern Expedition and find a way to seize Cao Yue's military power. As long as Cao Yue loses his military power, then the regent will no longer have to worry about the threat of the remnants. Hubei's Zuo Liangyu, we must step up our efforts, as long as Zuo Liangyu rebels, the remnant Ming Xiao* court will definitely take care of itself, and Cao Yue has to withdraw from the army, that is for sure. Also, if the remnants of Datong want to take this opportunity to flee south to join Cao Yue, we will also let them go, so as to eliminate the hidden dangers near Beijing. ”

"Sir's words, let this king suddenly! Cao Yue is really very strategic, and he even thought that he couldn't let the Liukou be destroyed, let Li Zicheng continue to contain my Qing army, and buy time for the remnant Ming to stabilize the rear, hmph, this king will not let him succeed," Dolgon listened, his frowning brows also stretched, and his mood was suddenly happy, "Then the king will follow Mr. 's suggestion and not transfer Prince Yu's men and horses to help." Only ordered the army around Beijing to rush to the aid of Jinan Mansion and Tianjin Wei, and the encirclement of Datong was also loosened, giving Cao Bianjiao a chance to flee south. ”

"The Lord Regent is wise!" (To be continued.) )