Jining, Provisional Governor Xingyuan.

Father Li said to Wang Pu with a solemn expression: "Master Hou, more than 100 mules and horses suffering from horse plague have been snatched away by the Tartars, and from today onwards, the mules and horses in the city can no longer continue to drink the water in the canal, they have to drink well water like people!" In addition, the roots of the walls of the four cities should also be sprinkled with chalk, otherwise small animals such as rats and otters will spread the horse plague back to the city, and the thousands of mules and horses in the city will not be spared. ”

Wang Pu nodded, and asked worriedly, "Dad, horse plague won't have an impact on people, right?" ”

Wang Pu can't help but worry, if the horse plague will be transmitted to people, it will be a bad thing, and the Jiannu and Tartars will certainly not be spared, even if the soldiers of the Central Army hiding in the city are afraid, and once the plague is out of control, it will cause irreparable disasters in the five northern provinces, and the gains outweigh the losses.

"Not really." Daddy Li affirmed, "The structure of horses and humans is different, and it is impossible for horse plague to be transmitted to humans." ”

"That's good." Wang Pu finally put his mind at ease and instructed Lu Liudao, "Lu Liu, from today onwards, martial law will be imposed in the whole city, and all the mules and horses in the baggage battalion and artillery battalion will be changed to drink well water, and they can no longer eat the hay cut outside the city, but will eat fine ones, and the roots of the walls of the four cities will be sprinkled with lime." In addition, just in case, all officers and soldiers of the army are strictly forbidden to drink canal river water and raw water, and all food must be cooked before eating. ”

"Yes."

Lu Liujiao saluted Wang Pu, and then turned around.

When Father Li also left, and only Wang Pu and the daughters were left in the tent, Wang Pu turned his gaze to Liu Qingyan and asked, "What news is there over there in Henan?" ”

Liu Qingyan glanced at Wang Pu charmingly, and said angrily: "Don't worry, don't mention how nervous your old lover is, her 40,000 cavalry has already secretly crossed the Yellow River and assembled in the area of Zhangde Mansion to stand by, just wait for your order, these 40,000 cavalry will immediately wave their division eastward, and they will be able to kill Liaocheng within three days and cut off the retreat of Jiannu and the Tartar cavalry." ”

"Ahem......" Wang Pu coughed a little embarrassed, and changed the topic, "Is there any news from Tang Sheng and Shi Lang?" ”

Liu Qingyan said in a charming voice: "The slave family just wanted to report to you, Tang Sheng just released a carrier pigeon, his mixed battalion has already captured Zhigu City without blood, and now he has divided into two ways with Shi Lang's soldiers, and has gone to Yanjing by land and water." ”

"Hmm." Wang Pu bowed his head lightly and said, "I hope that Tang Sheng can capture Yanjing without blood like the capture of Zhigu, especially don't let the Forbidden City suffer from military disasters, the Forbidden City represents the highest architectural achievement of our Ming Dynasty, and is a cultural treasure of our Chinese civilization, it would be a pity if it was destroyed by military disasters." ”

Liu Ru on the side said: "Dolgon is not in Yanjing, if there is no Dolgon order, until the last moment, the Jiannu master who stays in Yanjing may not dare to take the initiative to burn the Forbidden City, the slave family thinks that as long as General Tang Sheng can enter Yanjing City in the shortest possible time, and does not give the Jiannu in the city too much time to react, the chance of preserving the Forbidden City is still very great." ”

"I hope so." Wang Pu nodded and said to Liu Rushi, "If so, now you can convene the staff officers of the headquarters to discuss the follow-up battle plan after the Battle of Jining, and then discuss whether it is possible to take advantage of the situation to march west to recover Shanxi?" Or even cross the Shanhai Pass to recover Liaodong? ”

"Yes." Liu Ru replied in a coquettish voice, "The slave family will go to the staff headquarters." ”

"Whew." Wang Pu let out a long sigh of relief, lay down in the chair, and said with some melancholy, "The battle of Jining is almost over, but there is a lot of work to be done next, a thousand things, a thousand things...... I really hope that tomorrow will be peaceful in the world, so that the people of the five northern provinces can live a good life again, over the years, the people of the five northern provinces have suffered enough, born in troubled times, it is really not easy to live. ”

Liu Qingyan twisted her waist and walked behind Wang Pu, and used her soft and plump delicate body to stick to Wang Pu from behind, her slender jade fingers had already poked into Wang Pu's hairline, gently massaging Wang Pu's scalp, and persuaded softly, "Hou Ye, don't be too yourself, you have done a good job, if it weren't for Hou Ye in the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that the country has already perished, the Ming Dynasty is really going to die, I am afraid that the Han people in the whole world will suffer, and Jiannu are all beasts who kill people without blinking." ”

Wang Pu tilted his head back, leaned on Liu Qingyan's plump breasts, and comfortably enjoyed the finger massage service of this demon girl, this demon girl is a vixen, but whenever she teases a man or charms a man's ability, she always learns it, Wang Pu just told her a few times, and the head massage level of this demon girl has caught up with the professional level of later generations.

Liu Qingyan suddenly lowered her head, and her crimson cherry lips pressed against Wang Pu's ear and asked, "Master Hou, are you comfortable?" ”

Wang Pu closed his eyes and groaned, "Comfortable, so comfortable." ”

"Would you like to be more comfortable?"

Liu Qingyan's voice suddenly became more soft, and there was an undisguised teasing in the softness.

Wang Pu's heart was pounding, and he opened his eyes to look at Liu Qingyan's delicate beauty, and said with a smile: "Of course." ”

Liu Qingyan ate and laughed twice, the slender jade fingers had slid down the side of Wang Pu's neck to his strong chest, and then slid down the chest and abdomen to Wang Pu's abdomen......

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Shanxi, Liaozhou.

Wu Sangui is training his 20,000 Guanning iron cavalry in the barren wilderness, these 20,000 cavalry are all selected from the old department of Guanning Liaoxi Han Zi, originally had a good riding and shooting foundation, plus after more than a month of strict training, there is already a faint Guanning iron cavalry of the year.

Standing on the hill on a horse, watching Guan Ning's iron horse galloping across the wilderness below the mountain, coming and going like the wind, Wu Sangui couldn't help but feel agitated, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar.

Wu Sangui's brother Wu Sanfeng didn't know when he rode his horse and came up, and praised: "Third brother, I really can't believe my eyes, the invincible Guanning Iron Cavalry seems to be back again!" ”

The uncle of the Wu Sangui brothers is Zu Dashou, Zu Dashou was originally the general of Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, and with the support of Yuan Chonghuan, he poured the power of the Ming Dynasty into the country, and built a cavalry with the Han people in western Liao, known as the Guanning Iron Cavalry! This Guanning Iron Cavalry can be said to be the most powerful cavalry in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and it has made great achievements in the battle against Jiannu.

Later, Zu Dashou surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the remnants of this cavalry belonged to Wu Sangui, after Wu Sangui led the Qing soldiers into the pass, this Guanning iron cavalry was forced to turn around and fight with Li Zicheng's Dashun army, in the repeated fierce battles with the Dashun army, the only remaining remnants of the Guanning iron cavalry were finally killed and wounded.

That's why Wu Sanfeng said this, and he sighed that the Guanning Iron Cavalry seemed to be back again.

Wu Sangui stopped his whistle and said solemnly: "Big brother, this is just the beginning, in the near future, this iron horse will become even stronger, stronger than the previous Guanning iron horse, and ...... This cavalry is no longer a Guanning iron cavalry, but an iron cavalry of our Wu family! ”

Wu Sanfeng's eyes lit up, and he said in a condensed voice: "Our Wu family's iron horse? ”

"Yes, our Wu family's iron horse!" Wu Sangui said awe-inspiringly, "Jiannu is about to end, the Tartars will also suffer heavy losses, and our Wu family will soon become the king of the grassland!" ”

"Big brother, second brother......"

Wu Sangui's voice fell, a fast horse suddenly galloped from the bottom of the mountain, and the one who straddled the horse on the horse was Wu Sangui's brother Wu Sanfu, Wu Sanfu hit the horse and got on the hill, panting and said: "Second brother, eldest brother, just now there is news from the fine work, the red lady has taken 40,000 Henan cavalry north to Zhangde Mansion!" ”

"Oh?" Wu Sangui said happily, "It seems that the battle of Jining is almost over, and Jiannu and Tartar are about to end." ”

Wu Sanfeng said in a condensed voice: "Second brother, is it too early to assert that Jiannu will lose the battle of Jining now?" For the sake of prudence, according to the eldest brother, is it symbolic to send 5,000 cavalry to Zhangde, and then send fast horses to Yanjing and Liaocheng at the same time to remind Jiannu? ”

Wu Sangui thought for a while, nodded and said, "It's okay, then let's do it." ”

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Outside the city of Jining, a large camp of slaves was built.

It was already dark, and Dolgon stood motionless in front of the tent, looking up at the dark sky, his slightly thin figure seemed to be petrified, and there was no movement for a long time, and the tragic battle on the north bank of the Shagou River five days ago still lingered in Dolgon's mind.

A voice sounded in Dolgon's mind: "Wang Pu is as strong as Si, the Central Army of the Ming Dynasty is as strong as Si, the Qing Army has no hope of Dingding the Central Plains, it is better to retreat outside the pass as soon as possible, or there is still a chance to confront the Ming Dynasty across the pass, it is really necessary to wait until the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and the Manchurians are afraid of the disaster of extinction." ”

Another voice immediately began to retort: "No, you must not just retreat outside the border, the efforts of two generations of my father and brother, decades of conquest and killing, how can it just be gone?" Hold on, you must hold on, as long as you can trap Wang Pu to death in Jining, as long as you can trap the central army in Jining City, the Ming Dynasty will be finished, and the Qing army will still have a chance to ......"

Dolgon's brow furrowed, and the two voices were clashing in his head, and it was hard to tell the winner.

Duoduo suddenly appeared behind Dorgon in the darkness and asked in a quiet voice, "Brother Fourteen, what are you thinking?" ”

Dolgon didn't look back, nor did he answer many pairs, and suddenly asked, "Fifteenth brother, do you think we still have a chance to defeat the Ming army?" Should it be withdrawn? ”

Duoduo was silent, and only after a long time did he whisper: "Fourteenth brother, do you want the younger brother to tell the truth?" ”

Dorgon hummed softly in an imperceptible voice.

Duoduo said: "Speaking from the heart, the chances of my Qing army winning the battle of Jining are very small, however, the result of withdrawing to Guanwai may not be better, the younger brother thinks that instead of retreating outside the Guanwai in order to survive, it is better to stay and gamble, if you win the Qing Dynasty, you will win the country, and the result of losing the bet will not necessarily be worse." ”

"Fourteenth brother, you have really grown up."

Dolgon suddenly turned around, stretched out his hand to caress Duoduo's shoulder, and said in an inexplicable tone, "If one day the Qing army really can't stand in the pass and is forced to retreat outside the pass, you must take responsibility and preserve the vitality of our Jurchens!" No matter what, you can't let the Jurchens go extinct! ”

Duoduo was shocked when he heard this, and said in a lost voice: "Fourteenth brother, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Nothing." Dolgon quickly changed the topic and said indifferently, "It's late at night, fifteenth brother, you can also go and rest." ”

"Brother Fourteen." Duoduo said in a condensed voice, "Anyway, we still have more than 50,000 warriors of the Eight Banners in the Qing Dynasty, and there are more than 100,000 Mongolian cavalry to drive, and the Ming army has been trapped in Jining City by us, I don't know what the outcome of this battle will be, Brother Fourteen, don't be discouraged." ”

"Huh." Dorgon smiled and said, "Fifteenth brother, you are too worried, do you think I look like a discouraged Jurchen man?" ”

Dorgon looked at Dorgon for a long time, shook his head, and said, "Not really." ”

After speaking, the brothers raised their arms and laughed, and the hearty laughter penetrated the night sky, and it stopped for a long time, but Duoduo did not notice that Dorgon's smile was a little bitter, and the eyes in his eyes also showed a little resoluteness and absoluteness, as if he had made some kind of difficult decision, and the whole person seemed unusually calm.

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The Mongolian battalion, Prince Tushetu made a tent.

After listening to the witch doctor's report, Prince Tushetu jumped up and shouted, "What did you say? Firefox is dead? ”

The witch doctor trembled and said in a trembling voice: "Lord Wang, the fire fox may ...... It may be that old age and weakness, coupled with the lack of adaptation to water and soil, and the decay of the grass with a little frost, so ...... So...... The slave is incompetent, he failed to save the fire fox for the prince, the slave deserves death, and the crime deserves death......"

"...... Sonor"

In the piercing sound of gold and iron, Prince Tushetu had already drawn his saber, and with blood-red eyes, he pressed towards the witch doctor kneeling in the tent step by step.

The witch doctor was shocked, and immediately changed his words: "The prince spares his life, the prince spares his life, which ......"

Prince Tushetu was not moved at all, the treasure knife in his hand was like a lightning-like bayonet, and it could only pierce the chest of the witch doctor with a pop, the witch doctor screamed, his eyes bulged out violently, and then he held the handle of the treasure knife with both hands, and a trace of red blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and then he cut it straight on the carpet.

The captain of the guard who followed the witch doctor into the tent said with a solemn expression: "Lord Wang, not only is the fire fox dead, but the more than 100 war horses that were sick at the same time as the fire fox are also sick and dead, and the more than 100 mules and horses that were snatched from the Nanming barbarians a few days ago are also sick and dead, and there are more war horses sweating all over their bodies and refusing to eat forage, so the slaves think this matter is a little strange." ”

Prince Tushetu said in horror: "What do you mean? ”

The captain of the guard said: "Lord Wang, the slave thinks that this is likely to be horse plague!" ”

"." Prince Tushetu's face changed greatly, and he said sharply, "How can it be horse plague, there has been no outbreak of horse plague in the desert for more than 100 years, where did the horse plague come from?" ”

(To be continued)