H2> Huang Taiji suddenly appeared on the front line of Ningjin, and it was not only Hauge who was surprised, but also Dolgon, Azig and others were surprised by his action. Even Dai Shan, Ji Erharang, Suo Hai, Fan Wencheng and other important ministers also came to the temporary imperial tent with apprehension.

Since entering the big tent, Duoduo's eyes have been secretly rolling around Huang Taiji's body. Shengjing is more than 500 miles away from the Ningjin line, and a few days ago, there was still Huang Taiji's will to be sent to the front to promise, but I didn't expect that today, Huang Taiji actually appeared here. It seems that he is galloping in the starry night regardless of a qiē, otherwise where did he come from such a speed.

Huang Taiji's figure has lost a lot of weight, his face is also a little sallow, and his expression is tired. This made Duoduo's heart secretly happy, and he couldn't help but look at his two brothers, only to find that Azig also had a trace of joy projected in his eyes, but Dolgon's face was indifferent, and he couldn't see what he was thinking in his heart.

In front of him, Hong Chengchou's troops pressed the border, plus the defenders of the Ningjin line, the Ming Dynasty army had 130,000 people, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty squeezed the Mongolian reinforcements, and there were only less than 100,000 troops at present.

Hong Chengchou came to Ningjin since he fought, and put on a stubborn posture to guard the soldiers Songshan and Ning Jin's horns facing each other, so that the Qing army was helpless, and if the onslaught continued, in addition to increasing casualties, there was really no hope of victory.

As an old minister who has gone through two dynasties and the youngest son of Nurhachi's brother Shulhaqi, Zilharang was sent to the palace since he was a child and grew up with Huang Taiji, and the relationship between the two is very close. At this time, naturally he couldn't stay out of the matter, so before Huang Taiji could speak, Zierharang was the first to stand up and advocate retreating. His views were also supported by some generals.

This time, the Ming army was menacing, and there was a famous general Hong Chengchou who suppressed thieves to personally lead the troops, and they were all elite divisions of various departments of the border army. What's more, in the past two years, there has been an emergency of grain outside the customs, and many of the channels for transporting grain from inside the customs have been cut off; if we blindly persist, we will not only face huge casualties, but also a huge risk of running out of grain.

However, Fan Wencheng, a scholar of the Inner Secretariat, put forward diametrically opposed opinions, he believed that the battle of Ningjin was related to the national fortunes of the Ming and Qing dynasties, especially the strategic decision of whether the Manchu Qing Dynasty could unify the Guanwai, and at this critical moment it was absolutely impossible to talk about withdrawing the troops, once it retreated, the Ming army was bound to take advantage of the situation to advance northward, and at that time, the military superiority accumulated by the Manchu emperors and the Qing emperors outside the Guanwai would be lost.

However, because Fan Wencheng was a Han official, although he was deeply trusted by Huang Taiji, in the eyes of many Eight Banner nobles, he was still just a lackey raised by the Manchu Dynasty. Therefore, as soon as his admonition came out, many people among the nobles of the Eight Banners immediately clamored.

Huang Taiji looked coldly at Dai Shan and Dolgon, who had not spoken out, "Prince Li, Prince Rui, what do you two think?" ”

Dai Shan hesitated for a moment and bowed, "The minister respectfully asks the emperor to judge!" ”

Huang Taiji pursed his lips, not asking him, but staring at Dorgon's body. Dolgon stepped out of the queue and bowed to Huang Taiji, "The minister agrees with Bachelor Fan's opinion, and now we must not withdraw our troops lightly!" ”

"Oh?" Huang Taiji raised his eyebrows, "You talk carefully!" ”

Although the Ming army is powerful, it is far less than the combat power of the year, although the Ming soldiers are the elite of the border towns, but over the years, the food and salary are scarce, the ordnance is dilapidated, although there are firearms to help, but the ammunition is extremely scarce. Therefore, it is far less brave than my Eight Banners. In addition, although the Ming army has eight towns of general soldiers, but among them the brave warriors are nothing more than Cao Bianjiao and a few others, the others are all corpses vegetarian people, the war is imminent, still singing and dancing, even when Hong Chengchou first arrived outside the pass, he is still brocade clothes and jade food, drinking and having fun every day, so the generals can fight to the death? Besides, I was short of food in the Qing Dynasty, but the Ming army was even worse. The Ming Dynasty has been plagued by natural disasters for many years, and even the Jiangnan area last year and this year is also a year of famine. The younger brother said in vain, as long as we besiege Ning Jin for a period of time, the Ming Dynasty will probably be unable to hold on first, and only food and ordnance can drag them down! ”

"As long as their military morale is in chaos, the Ming court will inevitably strictly order Hong Chengchou to fight a decisive battle with me, and then it will be a good opportunity for my Qing Dynasty. As long as the light cavalry is sent to cut off the grain route of the Ming army, no matter how capable Hong Chengchou is, it is only in the palm of my Qing Dynasty! ”

"What if there is a change in North Korea and Phi Dao?" Huang Taiji then asked.

"There are 20,000 troops stationed in Yizhou, although they can't make progress, but they are more than enough for self-protection!"

"But what if the Denglai Marines come to support Matsuyama?" Huang Taiji asked with blazing eyes.

As soon as this question came out, a gasp suddenly sounded in the tent. The Battle of Hebei left a deep impression on the Eight Banners, not to mention the huge losses of the soldiers, and the death of generals such as Abatai, Tan Tai and Ma Guangyuan alone brought irreparable losses to the Manchus. This is an indelible stain on the history of Dolgon's many years of warfare, and at this time, Huang Taiji mentioned it, but it was a wake-up call for the Eight Banners. Zhu Ping'an of Shandong has developed rapidly in recent years, and it has restored Yuan Keli's coercive state outside the Guanwai, and a large-scale naval division set out from Denglai and can appear on the sea east of Jinzhou within a few days, which is a great threat to the war in Jinzhou.

"Brother Chen, I think this is unlikely!" Dolgon didn't hesitate and replied immediately.

"Why?"

"Now the Liukou Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are getting more and more popular, Zhang Xianzhong conquered Xiangyang, killed the king of Xiang, not to mention, but also took away a large number of food and equipment accumulated by Yang Sichang. Li Zicheng crisscrossed the mountains, Shaanxi and Henan, and his command had mastered more than 200,000 troops, and the Ming court officials and troops were exhausted, and now they are even more cowering in Tongguan to defend it. The younger brother got the news that the Ming court had sent Shandong soldiers and horses to suppress the thieves, and Zhu Ping'an had escorted the grain into Beijing. In this state, how can Zhu Ping'an transfer troops to the north? ”

"Again!" Dolgon continued: "Zhu Ping'an has gradually become stronger, which has aroused the jealousy of some factions in the Ming court, although there is Zhou Yanru behind the back, but it has always been a taboo for the Ming court to become a military general, and in the absence of an edict, Zhu Ping'an should not send troops to Jinzhou without authorization!" With that, Dorgon raised his head and looked at the Emperor Taiji sitting upright with a clear and thorough look.

Although Huang Taiji was a little disappointed in his heart, he did not show any expression on his face. This old fourteen is indeed loved and hated, his military talent is undoubtedly second to none in the Eight Banners, and the feats he has established are now unmatched in the Eight Banners. But the better he is, the stronger Huang Taiji's jealousy of him becomes. In particular, he is twenty years younger than Huang Taiji.

The reason why he suddenly came to the Ningjin front line was because of the importance of this battle to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and on the other hand, Huang Taiji really did not want to let Dolgon be the commander of this battle from the bottom of his heart.

Therefore, when Concubine Chen's condition stabilized, Huang Taiji made the decision to gallop to the front line in the starry night.

"But!" But Dorgon didn't say it all. "The younger brother observed Zhu Ping'an, he was bold and treacherous with soldiers, and he dared to behead Wang Pu as soon as he arrived in Hebei that day, so this person acted with common sense. The younger brother of the emperor, it is better to pay more attention to this person and the movements of Shandong! ”

What Dolgon said was not leaky, but Huang Taiji couldn't make a mistake, so he could only pretend to praise two sentences. Hauge next to him couldn't interject, so he could only hold back with hatred.

The military discussion lasted until midnight, and Huang Taiji determined the final strategy. He personally led an army to be stationed between Songshan and Xingshan, and sent troops to rescue Jinzhou with flood control, while the rest of the troops continued to besiege Jinzhou for a good opportunity.

After the generals dispersed, Huang Taiji left Haoge and Fan Wencheng behind.

Haoge looked at Huang Taiji's sallow and haggard face with some concern, "Is Huang Amma's body better?" ”

Although he had survived this long military discussion, Huang Taiji's face was a little ruddy, and his spirit was still good, so he smiled bitterly twice, "Concubine Chen's body is getting better, and I naturally have nothing to do." What worries me now is not the war in Jinzhou! ”

Haoge knelt down in front of Huang Taiji, "It's all the incompetence of the sons, and the war has not progressed until now." ”

"Slow down!" Huang Taiji raised his hand and motioned for Hauge to stand up and reply. "I understand your thoughts, I want to end this war as much as possible, but what I lack in Manchuria is people, and you will lose the seeds of the two yellow flags in Jinzhou, what foundation will you have in the future?"

"Left, center, and right, you and Prince Zheng are both trustworthy people. The Dorgon brothers led the Chinese army on their own, and there was no way around it. Now that I have come, you will all slow down the war a little, and besiege Jinzhou. He Hong Chengchou wanted to think about it, but the Ming court might not think so, and the next thing is our opportunity. ”

Hao Ge agreed, and Huang Taiji looked at Fan Wencheng again, "How was that matter investigated?" ”

"Back to the emperor, I already have eyebrows!" Fan Wencheng replied respectfully. "The slave and the two scholars of Xifu and Ganglin were ordered to investigate the matter thoroughly, and found that during the months of besieging Jinzhou, the prince of my Eight Banners had many actions. Not only did he stay far away from the city, but he also sent his subordinates and soldiers home in the name of injury and illness, all in order to preserve his own strength. As a result, the siege was not strict, so that the Ming army could calmly transport grain and grass into Jinzhou City. ”

"Humph!" Huang Taiji snorted coldly, and his face suddenly fell. "Who are they?"

Fan Wencheng's forehead was already covered with cold sweat, but he could only answer based on the truth: "Belle Duoduo, Du Du, etc., as well as Yangshan, Turai and others, and the other is Shuotuo and others of the Two Red Flags, ......!" ”

Hauge was shocked when he heard this, and Yang Shan and Turai were his subordinates, and he was about to open his mouth to plead guilty. Huang Taiji raised his hand, "Okay, it's all registered." No one is allowed to reveal this matter, I have my own decision! ”R1152