"Well, what Mr. Fan said is very reasonable, then it is decided, the required iron tools are obtained from North Korea, and the craftsmen will find a way to search for a batch from the Guannai," Dolgon praised Fan Wencheng's proposal, "This matter is so decided, Mr. Fan, you should do it according to the orders of this king, anyone who needs it can talk to this king, and this king knows that you can handle this matter well." ”、

Dolgon's words made Fan Wencheng almost burst into tears, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed a few times respectfully, "Thank you for the master's trust, the slave must do his best, and after death, do his best to do things for the Qing Dynasty and for the master!"

"Mr. Fan, I have wronged you during this time, don't worry, with this king here, no one dares to do anything to you!" Dolgon patted Fan Wencheng on the shoulder to show his trust in him.

"Thank you for the regent's care, the minions are grateful!" Fan Wencheng knelt down and kowtowed again, breaking his forehead, and blood flowed.

Fan Wencheng had the face of a dog minion, which made Tong Yangxing, another dog minion on the side, feel disgusted when he looked at it. This guy just has to lick Dolgon's heels with his mouth!

But Tong Yangxuan didn't dare to show any contempt, and in order not to let Dolgon look down on him, he immediately said some of his thoughts.

After talking about firearms, Dorgon told him something he was hesitant about.

"Mr. Fan, according to the spies, now Sun Chuanting Zhen led the army west to Shaanxi and Henan, and Cao Bianjiao's men and horses in Liaodong were transferred south, Cao Yue's Datong army was also taken away, and Cao Yue himself was sent to Nanjing for training. Datong is empty, the town army is less than 10,000 people, this king asks you, do I want to take this opportunity to march south again, in order to avenge several failures? ”

As soon as he heard Dolgon talk about this, Fan Wencheng immediately cheered up, and after glancing at Dolgon's expression twice, he shook his head very firmly: "Master, the slave thinks that it is better not to go south easily when I have failed to achieve results in several southern expeditions in the Qing Dynasty." In this southern expedition, our Qing army suffered heavy losses, the Eight Banners of the Han Army and the Eight Banners of Korea were almost wiped out, and the Eight Banners of Mongolia also suffered heavy losses. The national strength of our Qing Dynasty has been greatly weakened. The slave felt that what we had to do now was to recuperate, straighten out the rear, and wait for my Qing Dynasty to recover its vitality, and then march south. ”

Fan Wencheng said, and immediately said the reason why he thought so.

After the crushing defeat of the Qing army, the deterrent effect on the neighboring tribes also decreased, the Korean and some Mongol tribes rebelled, and there was disunity within the Jurchens, which also happened after the death of Hauge. These unkind things must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise they will become more and more serious. Also, the Qing army was defeated miserably and its vitality was greatly damaged, even if the main force of the Jurchen Eight Banners was still there, but if it was to go out again, the main force of the war would definitely be the Jurchen Eight Banners, because there was no other servant army that could be used in large quantities.

If the war is unfavorable again, then the Jurchen Eight Banners will suffer a lot of losses, which can really hurt the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, in case of a really huge loss, it is difficult to recover in a short time. Therefore, Fan Wencheng advised Dolgon not to take risks again, and the most important thing to do now is to stabilize the rear, continue to control the Korean and Mongolian tribes, and suppress the rebels.

When the Ming army and Li Zicheng's peasant army were defeated, the Qing army, which had recovered part of its vitality, could go and pick a bargain.

Of course, this is a helpless move, if there are no previous two Datong fiascos, then when Sun Chuanting led the army to pacify the Liukou, it was an opportunity for the Qing army to take the opportunity to attack Liaodong and Beijing.

At the end, Fan Wencheng said: "Master, the slave does not mean that we are indifferent, we can make a feint attack on Liaodong, and not let Hong Chengchou know the actual situation of my Qing Dynasty now, and we can also get what we need from him while threatening Hong Chengchou!"

"Sir's words, let this king suddenly," Dolgon listened to what Fan Wencheng said, his frowning brows also stretched, and he praised Fan Wencheng with a slight smile: "This king will temporarily abandon the southern expedition plan according to what Mr. said, wait for the rebellion to be quelled, stabilize the rear, and form a few firearms and guns to discuss the southern expedition." I hope that at that time, Li Zicheng can make a mess of Daming!"

"Master, in fact, we can send someone to contact Li Zicheng to discuss the matter of the north-south attack!" Once again, Fan Wencheng made a bold decision.

After thinking about it for a while, Dolgon immediately agreed to Fan Wencheng's suggestion, "What Mr. said is reasonable, this king will think about it!"

When Dolgon and Fan Wencheng, Tong Yangxing and other traitor lackeys discussed follow-up strategies, Hong Chengchou of Liaodong was not idle, he was worried that Jiannu would take advantage of the large number of troops in Liaodong to be transferred into the pass, especially after the most warlike Cao Bianjiao's troops were transferred south, they would take the opportunity to attack, so he strictly ordered his soldiers to be ready to meet the next possible Jiannu invasion with the highest combat readiness.

At the same time, a large number of spies were sent to the direction of Shengjing to inquire about Jiannu's movements.

After the Battle of Songshan, Hong Chengchou had already made a lot of preparations, including reorganizing soldiers and horses, strengthening the city wall and other measures.

Hong Chengchou actually wanted to take advantage of Jiannu's several fiascos to recover Liaoyang and other cities. But he knew that with the current strength of the Ming army in Liaodong, there was no way to take the initiative to attack and recover the lost territory.

Now the town army in Liaodong can only stick to the city, and if they want to take the initiative, they are basically fools' dreams.

He once suggested that the imperial court raise soldiers, horses, grain and grass to go out of the customs and take the initiative to attack Jiannu, but was vetoed by Chongzhen. It's not that Emperor Chongzhen doesn't have this idea, he is very eager to recover the entire Liaodong and completely eliminate the threat of Jiannu, and none of the ministers in the court support Hong Chengchou's proposal, everyone thinks that before the strength of Jiannu is not greatly damaged and the rebellion of the Liukou is not pacified, Jiannu can only take a defensive position.

In the eyes of the Ming monarchs, the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty now is not Jiannu, but Li Zicheng's rogues.

They believe that Jiannu's southern invasion was just to plunder the wealth and slaves of the Ming Dynasty, and did not think of occupying the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Jiannu, who will not compete with the Ming Dynasty, is a greater threat to the Liukou who wants to stand on behalf of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, whether it is Emperor Chongzhen or the ministers of the court, the most urgent thing now is to raise a large army to pacify the Liukou and restore the Central Plains. Just after the end of the Battle of Datong, Emperor Chongzhen impatiently ordered Sun Chuanting to lead hundreds of thousands of troops into Shaanxi and Henan, preparing to fight Li Zicheng to the death.

Emperor Chongzhen even hoped that the encounter in Nanjing would train more than 100,000 elite soldiers as soon as possible, so that the Liukou Rebellion could be resolved as soon as possible. He was full of expectations for Cao Yue's training plan, so he was also very kind to Cao Yue and gave him a lot of convenience.

But while giving Cao Yue more power, he also sent many people to strictly monitor Cao Yue, including the new Nanjing town guard eunuch Wang Ning, as well as several Jinyi Wei leaders in Nanjing. It's just that Emperor Chongzhen didn't know that these people he sent to monitor had almost been bought by Cao Yue.