The camp of the Central Army, Wang Pu's account.

Liu Ru studied the sand table for a long time, and suddenly said: "Master Hou, is there a way to break through the two Jiannu camps outside the city and force all the Jiannu into Liaocheng?" As long as the whole army of Jiannu retreats into Liaocheng, our army will be able to completely block the four gates with the help of sharp muskets and the assistance of naval warships, so that hundreds of thousands of Jiannu will be unable to fly! ”

"It can't be." Wang Pu said with a smile, "Dolgon is not a newcomer to the battlefield, this guy is also experienced in a hundred battles, and he will never make such a low-level mistake, the reason why he let hundreds of thousands of Jiannu troops be stationed in Liaocheng and the two large camps outside the city is to be a horn for each other, one is attacked, and the other two can send troops to respond." ”

"Ugh." Liu Ru sighed in disappointment and said in a low voice, "Speaking of which, it's really not easy to defeat Jiannu. ”

"Don't even think about it." Wang Pu shook his head and smiled bitterly, "This is an army of more than 100,000 Jiannu, how can it be so easy to deal with?" ”

While the two were talking, Liu Qingyan, the demon girl, walked in with a beautiful spring breeze, and asked in a coquettish voice: "Master Hou, are you looking for a slave?" ”

"Hmm."

Wang Pu beckoned, motioned for Liu Qingyan to come to his side, and asked, "Sister Yan, has the red lady returned to Kaifeng?" ”

Liu Qingyan glanced at Wang Pu charmingly, and said in a charming voice: "I was about to tell you, the red lady has already returned to Kaifeng." ”

"Okay." Wang Pu's eyes showed excitement, and he said, "Immediately inform Monk Zhang with a flying pigeon message, ask the red lady to lead the Henan army north to Zhangde to attack Yanjing, and then use the halls to spread the news, just say that Jiannu was defeated in the battle of Liaocheng, and has been beaten by my Ming Central Army to no longer be able to parry, and it is a matter of time before the whole army is destroyed." ”

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Liaocheng, Dolgon's residence.

Dolgon is convening Duoduo, He Luohui, Bolo and other Eight Banner Bannermen, Beile, Beizi, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wan, and I, two dogs, to discuss the matter.

The current situation is very bad for Jiannu, if you can't destroy the sailors of the Ming army, you can't block the canal channel, you can't block the canal channel, you can't block the canal channel, there is no way to annihilate Wang Pu's tens of thousands of elites, the battle of Liaocheng can only drag on like this, but the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable the situation will be.

The Ming army relied on the canal, relied on the water division, and backed by the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, so there was no need to worry about food and salary, and it would be no problem to drag it out for a few years!

But Jiannu can't do it, Jiannu itself is not a nation engaged in agricultural production, relying on the food supply of the Korean province alone is far from enough, and the food snatched from the mouths of the people in Beizhi is only enough to last for a few months, what should we do after the food is eaten up? Don't gnaw on the bark and grass roots!

There are also hundreds of thousands of war horses of the Mongolian cavalry, and the daily consumption of forage alone is an astronomical amount, and Jiannu can't afford it at all!

Also, the Ming army has no worries, but Jiannu is in danger! Not to mention that the thieves in Shaanxi may raise troops to counterattack at any time, Jiang Pai in Datong, Wang Chengyin and Tang Tong in Xuanfu alone are enough for Jiannu to be afraid, and even Wu Sangui, who is guarding Shanxi, cannot reassure Dolgon.

Dolgon originally thought that with the absolute superiority of the army, he would definitely be able to end the battle of Liaocheng in a short time, after all, this time an unprecedented 250,000 people were gathered, while Wang Pu's Ming army was only 40,000 or 50,000 people, but the reality was cruel, as soon as the two armies fought, Dolgon found that he seriously underestimated the strength of the Ming army.

Will you continue to confront the Ming army in Liaocheng, or will you return to Yanjing?

This was a dilemma for Dolgon.

"Brother Fourteen, go back to Yanjing." Duoduo thought for a moment and said, "You can't go on with the Ming army like this anymore. ”

"No." Fan Wencheng hurriedly said, "Master Yu, have you thought about the consequences of returning to Yanjing?" ”

Dodor frowned, "It can't be worse than staying here, right?" ”

Fan Wencheng hurriedly said: "If you stay here, things may take a turn for the better, and if you return to Yanjing, the big thing will be over." ”

Duoduo's eyes were cold, and he said, "You are alarmist. ”

Dorgon glared at Duoduo and said to Fan Wencheng, "Mr. Wencheng, tell me what you think. ”

Fan Wencheng took a deep breath, sorted out the thoughts in his head, and said in a condensed voice: "Master, the battle of Liaocheng is a matter of great importance, not only determining the rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty and the Southern Ming Dynasty, but also the fate of the troops surrendered in the former Ming Dynasty. ”

Dodor said in a deep voice, "What do you mean?" ”

Fan Wencheng said: "If we withdraw our troops from Liaocheng, Wang Pu's army will definitely catch up along the canal and chase all the way to the bottom of Yanjing City, as long as the banner of the Southern Ming army appears outside Yanjing City, Jiang Pin, Wu Sangui, these former Ming generals will think that our army has been defeated, they will definitely raise troops to rebel, so that our army will face a desperate situation on all sides!" ”

"They dare!" "If they dare to rebel, this king will lead his army to destroy them." ”

A wry smile flashed across Fan Wencheng's face, if the Qing Dynasty had the ability to exterminate Jiang Jian and them, they would not have been allowed to get away with it until today, in fact, Fan Wencheng still had a sentence that he hadn't said, Jiannu really wanted to withdraw his troops from Liaocheng, and he couldn't even go back to Guanwai, which was a real disaster for Jiannu.

A flag owner suddenly said: "Since this is the case, then first transport all the valuable things in Yanjing City back to Shengjing, and then burn Yanjing City, anyway, our foundation is outside the Guan, of course it is good to occupy Beizhi and Shanxi provinces, if you can't occupy it, it's nothing, and then you will come in in a few years?" ”

"!" Dolgon said angrily, "This king has already told you, since the day you stepped into Yanjing City, the capital of our Qing Dynasty has been moved to Yanjing, you all remember to this king, Yanjing is the new capital of our Qing Dynasty, and we must not give up easily until the end!" ”

"Wow!"

Seeing Dolgon's murderous appearance, the banner owners, Baylor, and Beizi of the banners all snorted, and no one dared to mention the matter outside the customs again.

Dolgon looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Wen Cheng is right, the battle of Liaocheng is related to the rise and fall of the Great Qing Dynasty, we have no way out, we can only win this battle and not lose, now everyone is thinking about it, is there any way to defeat the Nanming barbarians on the other side?" ”

Almost all of them bowed their heads.

Only Fan Wencheng pondered for a moment and said, "Master, there is only one way to turn defeat into victory." ”

There was a hint of urgency in Dolgon's eyes, and he asked urgently, "What way?" ”

Fan Wencheng said: "The party struggle of the Ming Dynasty is very fierce, although the prince Zhu Cihong fled to Nanjing after the death of Chongzhen, the party struggle at the end of the Ming Dynasty is bound to continue, and the slave thinks that it is difficult to defeat Wang Pu militarily, we might as well start from the political point of view and defeat him through Wang Pu's political enemies!" ”

Dolgon frowned and said, "But we don't know much about Nanming, how do we start?" ”

Fan Wencheng flicked his sleeves and said solemnly: "Master, the slave wants to go to Nanjing in person." ”

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Kaifeng, the residence of the Red Lady.

The Red Lady is counting the money and grain in the treasury, and this autumn the Red Lady launched the "Juntian Exemption" campaign more resolute than ever, and even many landlords and rich people who had already taken refuge in Li Zicheng were brutally suppressed, but the money and grain that came up from the clean-up were still very limited.

After all, Li Zicheng has been plagued in Henan for many years, and even if there are a few fish left that slip through the net, there is not much oil and water to catch.

The red lady's good-looking eyebrows frowned unconsciously, although she had reduced the 100,000 Henan army that had been pulled up with great difficulty to 40,000 according to Wang Pu's meaning, but it was these 40,000 troops, and the supply of food and salary was not an easy task! If you don't know the price of firewood and rice, the red lady now finally knows that it is not easy to be a commander of the three armed forces.

The only thing that can make the red lady feel relieved is that Wang Pu has promised to support the Henan Righteous Army, of course the Red Lady knows why Wang Pu will support the Henan Righteous Army, and when she thinks of these red women, her heart is sweet, and the pair of cold eyes immediately revealed the tenderness of the veins.

Li Hu, who stepped into the warehouse, happened to see the coquettish appearance of the red lady with affection, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded, speaking of which, he hadn't seen this kind of expression on the red lady's face for a long time, it seemed that it was ...... Since returning from Datong, the red lady has never shown such tenderness on her face.

"Sister-in-law......"

Li Hu whispered in a faux puff and looked at the affectionate red lady in a daze.

The red lady trembled lightly when she heard this, lest Li Hu see the tenderness on her face, so she quickly turned her face away, and in an instant, her tone had returned to her previous coldness, and she said in a deep voice: "Huzi, why are you here?" ”

Li Hu looked at the beautiful back of the red lady with a little dejection, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said in a low voice: "The younger brother accidentally bought a pair of jade bracelets from the market, which looks quite good, and I thought that my sister-in-law might like it, so I sent it to you." ”

Li Hu has been with Li Yan for a long time, of course he knows that the Red Lady is not as cold as she seems on the surface, she is actually a woman, she will show the tenderness of a child, and she likes jewelry bracelets the same, but the Red Lady hides her gentleness very deeply, and only the man she wishes to enjoy her tenderness.

As he spoke, Li Hu walked up to the red lady and untied the red lings in his hand layer by layer, and there were two jade jade bracelets inside.

Li Hu looked at the red lady with an undisguised look, and asked softly, "Sister-in-law, do you like it?" ”

The red lady's two beautiful eyebrows frowned again, and Wang Pu's voice suddenly sounded in her head: The person who often treats you with nothing to do is the one who gave me the news, and the one who framed Li Yan.

The red lady's right hand quietly caught the hilt of the sword, and the two sharp eyes had locked Li Hu.

Li Hu was devoured by thunder, and thought that his courtship had angered the red lady, and he didn't dare to face the beautiful eyes of the red lady at the moment, and put away the pair of jade bracelets with some sneer, turned around and fled, when the red lady was about to make a move, a rush of footsteps suddenly sounded from outside the warehouse, and the figure flashed, and the sturdy figure of Monk Zhang had appeared outside the door.

Seeing Monk Zhang, Li Hu snorted and walked around Monk Zhang's side.

The red lady's small hand clenching the hilt of the sword quietly loosened, whether it was Li Hu who betrayed Li Yan is still just speculation, it is unwise to rashly kill Li Hu before there is conclusive evidence, and with a gentle sigh of relief, the red lady asked, "General Zhang, is there something wrong?" ”

Monk Zhang looked around at the left and right, lowered his voice and said, "Madam, Master Hou has sent a letter." ”

"Really?" The red lady's beautiful eyes suddenly floated with a trace of indescribable joy, and she said hurriedly, "Where is the letter?" ”

"It's a flying pigeon." Monk Zhang spread his hands and said, "According to the rules of the White Lotus Sect, after receiving the flying pigeon message, the letterhead was burned, so there was only oral message. ”

The red lady sighed in disappointment and asked lazily, "What kind of message?" ”

Monk Zhang said: "Master Hou asked you to lead the army north to Zhangde to attack Yanjing, and said that the bigger the momentum, the better." ”

"Ugh." The red lady sighed, frowned and said, "I'm also worried about this, the 20,000 army has been assembled in Kaifeng and standby, and it will be able to start tomorrow, but the grain and grass needed by the army have not yet been settled, and the remaining money and grain in the treasury I have just counted, and it is only enough to last for half a month's military rations at most." ”

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Taiyuan, Shanxi, Pingxi Palace.

The weather is cold, everything is depressed, Wu Sangui is chatting with a few henchmen in the warm pavilion, recently Taiyuan is spreading a news of an explosion surname, saying that Wang Pu, the governor of the five provinces of the Ming Dynasty, has defeated Jiannu in Liaocheng, with less than 50,000 troops to defeat 300,000 Jiannu soldiers and generals, no way to fight back, and threatened to destroy Jiannu is only a matter of time.

I don't know where this news came from, which made Wu Sangui uneasy, he sent someone to investigate, but he didn't find out why, so he had to gather several of his henchmen and chatted for a long time, everyone thought it was a rumor, and they all thought that no matter how good Wang Pu's army was, it was impossible to defeat 300,000 Jiannu with 50,000!

The Guanning army fought with Jiannu outside the Guanguan for decades, and they knew best how many catties Jiannu had, although Wang Pu had created miracles in Shengjing and Datong, but it was not a decisive battle in the real sense after all, and this battle of Liaocheng Jiannu did his best, and the generals of the Guanning Army did not think that Wang Pu could win more with less.

But Wu Sangui thought more than a few henchmen and generals, and saw farther.

In Wu Sangui's view, even if this news is a rumor, it will cause great harm to Jiannu's rule in Guannai.

After all, Jiannu has not been in the customs for a long time, and the foundation in the customs is far from being stable, even if it is Wu Sangui, why don't you want to break away from Jiannu and stand on your own? If it weren't for the fear that he was the culprit who led Jiannu into the customs, and for the fear that he would be encircled and suppressed by the Han army from all walks of life immediately after breaking away from Jiannu, Wu Sangui would have announced his separation from Jiannu a long time ago.

Just when Wu Sangui was suffering from gains and losses, the house slave suddenly came in and said, "Lord Wang, Jiang Xuan, the deputy chief soldier of Datong, is here." ”

"What? Jiang Xuan!? ”

Wu Sangui's face changed slightly when he heard this, he was really afraid of anything, Wu Sangui was worried about the rule of Jiannu, and Jiang Xuan, the chief soldier of Datong, sent his third brother, Jiang Xuan, the deputy chief soldier of Datong, to Taiyuan, Jiang Xuan's intention Wu Sangui could think of it with his toes, and he must have come to contact Wu Sangui to raise troops against the Qing Dynasty.

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(To be continued)