Yanjing Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Dolgon summoned Duoduo, Azig, Bolo, Sakhalian and others into the palace overnight, and when Duoduo and others arrived at the Qianqing Palace, they saw that Wu Sangui had already stood in the main hall for a long time.

Duoduo and the others glanced at Wu Sangui in amazement, and asked Dolgon, "Fourteenth brother, is there something big going on in calling us into the palace in such a hurry?" ”

Dolgon glanced at Wu Sangui and was silent.

Wu Sangui hurriedly knelt down on one knee, gave Duoduo a thousand, and said respectfully: "Your Royal Highness, as far as the servants know, the Henan thief chief Red Lady has formed a cavalry of at least 50,000 horsemen!" ”

"What did you say?"

"How is this possible?"

Dordor, Azig, Bolo, Sakhalian and others were shocked when they heard this.

Azig roared even more angrily: "Henan doesn't produce horses, where did the red lady get so many war horses?" ”

Bolo also said: "King Pingxi, are you mistaken? ”

Wu Sangui said: "There will be no mistake, this matter is true." ”

Azig said: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. ”

"Brother Twelve!" Dolgon frowned and said, "Although Henan does not produce war horses, have you forgotten Wang Pu?" Wang Pu captured hundreds of cattle, sheep and livestock from the Tumut Department, including tens of thousands of horses, and later in the battle of Datong, we also lost tens of thousands of war horses, these war horses were brought to Jiangnan by Wang Pu! ”

Duoduo said in a condensed voice: "Brother Fourteen, do you mean that the war horse for the Red Lady to form the cavalry was provided by Wang Pu?" ”

"It's just speculation." "The truth of the matter is unknown. ”

Wu Sangui said: "Master, there are only two possibilities for this matter. ”

Dorgon said, "Oh, tell me about it. ”

Wu Sangui said: "One possibility is that Wang Pu wants to transfer these war horses to Shandong, and then recruit the homeless people in Shandong to form a cavalry, because the people in Jiangnan are weak and there are no people who can ride and shoot well, Wang Pu can only go to the north to recruit soldiers if he wants to form a cavalry!" Then on the way, these horses were intercepted by the Red Lady. ”

"There is also a possibility that these war horses were given to the Red Lady by Wang Pu at all, and it is likely that the Ming army and the Henan thieves are secretly allied because of this batch of war horses, if this is the case, then the 50,000 Henan cavalry under the Red Lady must not be taken lightly."

Dorgon pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Then according to your opinion, which one is more likely to have a bigger surname?" ”

Wu Sangui said without thinking: "Although Wang Pu likes to take risks, he does things without leakage, and rarely miscalculates when people take advantage of them, so the slave thinks that the first one may not have a big surname!" It is no accident that the red lady can get 50,000 war horses from Wang Pu, and there must be an ulterior behind-the-scenes deal. ”

"So what?" Azig said disapprerovingly, "Even if the Red Lady and Wang Pu secretly collude, it's nothing, we don't pay attention to Wang Pu's hundreds of thousands of Central Army, and we still care about him 50,000 more Henan cavalry?" ”

Wu Sangui asked rhetorically: "Your Royal Highness, the problem is that we don't know if the 50,000 cavalry of the Red Lady will go to Jining to join Wang Pu's central army, in case these 50,000 cavalry do not go to Jining, but wait for the main force of our Qing army to gather in Jining and copy the rear road of our army and attack Yanjing?" And what to do? ”

"This ......"

Azig was speechless.

Dolgon also frowned for a moment, although this time he recruited 180,000 Mongolian cavalry for the first time, plus 60,000 Jiannu and Eight Banners, the total strength is 240,000, but Dolgon knows that Wang Pu is powerful, this battle is related to the life and death of Jiannu, Dolgon will never dare to take it lightly, unless he has to do it, Dolgon is never willing to leave too many troops to guard Yanjing.

In Dolgon's plan, a maximum of 5,000 Eight Banner soldiers were left, plus 10,000 Mongolian cavalry to guard Yanjing, but if the Red Lady really colluded with Wang Pu secretly, then leaving only 15,000 troops to guard Yanjing would be a bit thin!

After the fierce battle of a stone, Dolgon's impression of the rogues had already changed drastically, especially Li Yan's rogue cavalry left a deep impression on Dolgon! This red lady is Li Yan's woman, I heard that it is even more difficult than Li Yan, and these 50,000 Henan cavalry must not be taken lightly.

But the problem is that if too many troops are left to guard Yanjing, it will inevitably affect the Battle of Jining! In the past few months in Yanjing, Dolgon has also heard a lot of rumors, I heard that Wang Pu's central army has expanded to more than 100,000 people, how powerful the central army is, Dolgon knows, if there is not enough military advantage, how to win this battle?

When Dolgon was in a dilemma, Wu Sangui suddenly whispered: "Master, the minion's Guanning Iron Cavalry can resist the 50,000 cavalry of the Red Lady, but it is ......."

Dolgon said coldly, "Speak! ”

Wu Sangui said in a low voice: "However, when chasing the thieves, the minions' Guanning iron cavalry suffered serious battle damage, although a lot of soldiers have been replenished recently, but the war horses are impossible to replenish, if the slave has 20,000 war horses, it is enough to monitor the red lady, as long as the red lady's 50,000 rogue cavalry has a move, the minion's 20,000 Guanning iron cavalry can be dispatched from Taiyuan and intercepted halfway." ”

"Wu Sangui!" Azig said angrily, "You have such a big breath, you want 20,000 war horses? ”

"Don't dare." Wu Sangui hurriedly said, "The slave just wants to share the worries of the master." ”

Dolgon thought for a moment and said in a condensed voice, "Okay, I'll give you 20,000 war horses!" ”

Azig lost his voice and said: "Old Fourteen, you ......"

Dolgon raised his hand, and then said: "Wu Sangui, you remember, in the eyes of all Han people, you are a traitor to the Han Dynasty, if you really want Wang Puguang to recover the Central Plains, you will die without a place to be buried!" And if the Qing Dynasty sits in the world, you Wu Sangui will be the founder of the country, and you will enjoy endless glory and wealth! ”

[Dolgon is the regent of his uncle, and he claims to be me]

Wu Sangui hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "The slave understands." ”

"It's good to understand." Dolgon said in a deep voice, "I give you a handwritten message, you can take it to the Tongzhou camp to drive the horses." ”

With that, Dolgon turned around and returned to the case, took a pen and wrote down an edict and handed it to Wu Sangui, who knelt down and thanked him.

When Wu Sangui walked away, Azig muttered: "Old Fourteen, Wu Sangui is ill-intentioned and unreliable." ”

Duoduo also said worriedly: "The junior brother also thinks that Wu Sangui's move is to increase the strength of his Guanning army, not to really think about the Qing Dynasty. ”

Dolgon waved his hand and said indifferently: "Twelfth brother, fourteenth brother, you are too worried, Wu Sangui already knows that Fan Wencheng was cut into a human by Wang Pu, and he has no possibility of turning back now, if he wants to live, he has to be a slave of the Qing Dynasty, and he only has one way to follow us to the dark." ”

In fact, Dolgon has another consideration, if Jiannu can win the battle of Jining, Wu Sangui will not be able to turn the sky even if he has 20,000 more horses, if Jiannu loses the battle of Jining, he can only return to the outside of the pass, and Wu Sangui will also be forced to retreat to Shanhaiguan at that time, becoming the first barrier for Jiannu to resist the Ming army.

Therefore, no matter what aspect you consider, giving Wu Sangui 20,000 war horses is only good for Jiannu, and there is no harm.

Dodor frowned and said, "But where did the horses come from?" ”

Dolgon said: "First borrow from the Khalkha Ministry, tell Prince Zhuo Creek that after winning the battle of Jining, I will return him more horses, cattle, sheep and livestock, and reward him with 500,000 Han slaves!" ”

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Outside the Donghua Gate.

Wu Sanfu took two steps to catch up with Wu Sangui, and asked in a low voice, "Second brother, will Dolgon really give us 20,000 war horses?" Could it be that they are playing tricks on us? ”

"No, it won't." Wu Sangui shook his head and said, "There are 180,000 Mongolian cavalry and nearly 300,000 mounts with the army, and Dolgon doesn't care about this mere 20,000 war horses at all. ”

"Hey, hey." Wu Sanfu said in a low voice, "But for our Guan Ning Army, these 20,000 war horses are important. ”

"That's it." Wu Sangui said in a condensed voice, "Our Wu family's net worth and surname all point to these 20,000 cavalry. ”

Wu Sanfu said again: "Second brother, who do you say will win this battle of Jining?" ”

"It's hard to say." Wu Sangui shook his head and said, "The Ming army has the advantage of firearms, but the Jiannu has the advantage of cavalry, five or five." ”

Wu Sanfu said: "But the younger brother thinks that Jiannu may lose." ”

"That's not what we should be concerned about." Wu Sangui said in a low voice, "If Jiannu wins, it should be the Ming Dynasty, let's be honest as a slave, if Jiannu loses......"

"yes, what should we do if Jiannu loses?" Wu Sanfu asked worriedly, "Surrender must be a dead end, I don't want to be cut by Wang Pu's villain, but if we don't surrender, we can only follow Jiannu to retreat outside the pass, and let the second brother be the general soldier of Ningyuan, but the Ming Dynasty will one day restore Liaodong, and in the end it will be difficult to escape death." ”

"Humph!" Wu Sangui said coldly, "I'm afraid this is what Dolgon wants, if the battle of Jining is defeated, let our Guanning army withdraw to Liaoxi, when they build a barrier of slaves, and the Ming army fight to the death, however, I am not as good as he wants, Jiannu is really going to lose the battle of Jining, hehe." ”

Wu Sanfu hurriedly said, "Second brother, what's the matter?" ”

Wu Sangui didn't answer and asked, "Third brother, do you know why the second brother asked Dolgon for 20,000 war horses?" ”

"Yes." Wu Sanfu said, "In order to contain the cavalry of the Red Lady." ”

"!" Wu Sangui said, "Lao Tzu wants 20,000 war horses, that is called being prepared, if one day Jiannu is driven out of the Central Plains, and we can't stand in Shanxi, hehe, when the time comes, I will take 30,000 cavalry to the steppe, and occupy a large piece of grassland when our Mongolian prince goes!" No matter how strong Wang Pu is, he can't chase him to the grassland, right? ”

"Huh?" Wu Sanfu lost his voice and said, "But that's the territory of the Mongols." ”

"!" Wu Sangui said disdainfully, "If Jiannu really loses the battle, with Dolgon's viciousness, how many Mongols do you think he can let return to the steppe alive?" At that time, there will be old and young women and children left on the grassland, what will the Mongolian tribes do to resist the 30,000 iron horsemen of our Wu family? Hehe, who said that only Mongolians can be the king of the steppe, Lao Tzu is a Han Chinese, and he should be the king of the steppe! ”

Wu Sanfu looked at Wu Sangui with admiration on his face, and said in a low voice: "The second brother is still powerful." ”

"Let's look at the results of the Battle of Jining first, if Jiannu wins, we will still be minions." Wu Sangui said and saw several Mongolian princes walking on the opposite side, and whispered to Wu Sanfu, "And the third child, don't tell anyone about these words, otherwise you and I will die without a place to be buried." ”

Wu Sanfu said in a condensed voice: "Second brother, don't worry, the younger brother will take care of it." ”

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Yangzhou, Jiangdu.

Gu Yanwu, the prefect of Yangzhou, was standing on the Caoyun wharf with the officials of Yangzhou Prefecture waiting for him.

Gu Yanwu became a student at the age of fourteen, joined the Fushe in the same year, of course, he was also a member of the Donglin Party, although he did not pass the Jinshi, but he was released to Yangzhou prefect by Qian Qianyi last year, and the central army went north to resist slaves is a big event, Gu Yanwu is the prefect of Yangzhou, and the central army passed through Yangzhou, so he naturally wanted to bring officials of all sizes to come to the army.

In fact, this is also what Wang Pu hopes, let Gu Yanwu bring the officials in the palace and the people of Jiangdu to the army, so that they can see the majesty of the central army, and increase some confidence in the officials, gentry, merchants, and people of Yangzhou Mansion, so that they know that as long as the central army is there, the Ming Dynasty will not die! The emperor will not die!

For a country, the military is undoubtedly the most encouraging for the people.

The same is true for a nation, a strong army can greatly enhance the sense of national identity, enhance national cohesion, and awaken the blood surname of the nation!

Since Zhu Xi did a science, the blood surname is gradually declining, why was the great Song Dynasty beaten by the northern nomads and finally perished? It is because of the emasculation of the blood surname of the Han nation and the transformation of a group of iron-clad men into a group of docile sheep!

If science is allowed to continue to run rampant, the entire Han nation will be completely reduced to the slave of Jiannu, and then fall from the top of the world into the abyss of shame, and become a lamb to be slaughtered and enslaved.

The Han nation should be inclusive, but this inclusion is by no means based on being conquered and enslaved by nomads.

Ethnic integration should and must be, but this integration should never be built on the basis of the Han nation being conquered and enslaved by nomads, but on the basis of being dominated by the Han people!

Wang Pu knew that if he wanted to change the deep-rooted slave surname in the hearts of the gentry and common people of the Han nation, it was not enough to rely on the new education of Mingyang University and the Yangming Xinxue to the altar, and the most effective way to eradicate the slave surname of the Han nation was to conquer by force, the military conquest of Chiguoguo!

As long as the Jiannu who had brought tragic disasters to themselves were slaughtered, and as long as the eight wildernesses were conquered, the Han nation would naturally sprout a strong cohesion, a strong sense of national pride, and it would naturally be believed that only the Han nation was the master of the whole world.

At that time, the spiritual castration brought by Confucianism to the Han nation will also be gone, and the Han nation will also regain the blood surname of the Qin and Han dynasties and the pride of self-improvement in their bones!

(To be continued)