Chapter 436: News Leaks
Jiang He's emaciated face showed a gloomy cold light, and he turned to the black-clothed man beside him: "Shicai didn't show any flaws, right?" β
The black-clothed man next to him bowed down and said, "Lord Qiyu, the humble duties have been arranged, and those patrolling soldiers have also made arrangements, and they will not be revealed." β
"That's good!" Jiang He nodded with satisfaction, and then instructed: "This is what the Hou Ye ordered, we must do it properly, otherwise what is the use of the Hou Ye allocating so much money to us every year, everyone might as well disband and go home and pick up the child as soon as possible." β
"Yes, my lord taught me a lesson." The man in black bowed down again and said with some resentment, "We have a mountain division, which one of us has done things for the Hou Ye and Mrs. over the years, but it is not like those people in the Chuan Division, who have been established for so long but have never seen them do anything that impresses us." β
"Shut up, you can also criticize the matter of Kawaji." Jiang He turned around and whispered.
The man in black shrank his head and didn't say anything, but there was no panic on his face, because he knew that Jiang He was just saying this casually, although Youshan Division and Youchuan Division were two sharp blades in Yue Yang's hands, and one was internal and the other was external, there was not much conflict on weekdays, but there were also people who didn't like each other.
Jiang He looked at the disapproving subordinate and sighed secretly in his heart, unlike this subordinate, Jiang He could get too much more information than him, compared to the famous Yamaji, Arikawaji was too low-key, but this was by no means a reason to look down on him. At least Jiang He knew that the office funds that Youchuan Division could receive every year were several times that of Shansi, and from this point it could be seen that in the eyes of Yue Yang and Hai Lanzhu, Shansi and Youchuan Division were more important.
Looking at the pitch-black Shengjing City in front of him, Jiang He said in a voice that only he could hear: "I hope that after Shengjing is defeated, the Hou Ye can also assign Liaodong to Youshan Division to manage." β
The heavy rain fell from the sky, turning the originally dry land into a muddy swamp, and the people who ran out of the Ming army camp ran to Shengjing City with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and desperately opened their throats and shouted in Manchu, "Come on, quickly put down the hanging basket and pull me up, I have something urgent to report to the emperor!" Come on. Pull me up! β
I have to say that the guards of the full people are still very tight, and soon after the sound sounded, a hanging basket was put down on the city wall and people were pulled up.
Half an hour later, Dolgon, who had already fallen asleep, was woken up by the eunuch on duty at night. Anyone who is woken up while sleeping soundly will not be in a good mood, but Dolgon did not immediately scold, but sat quietly on the edge of the bed and looked at the eunuch on duty, he knew that if there was nothing big, even if he borrowed ten leopard galls from this eunuch, he would not dare to wake himself up in the middle of the night.
Looking at Dolgon, whose face was sinking like water, the eunuch on duty trembled and said: "Your Majesty, our spies lurking in the Ming army rushed back overnight, and he said that he had something important to face Emperor Chen in person. β
"Bring him in!" There was a chill in Dolgon's voice, which could have frozen to death in the dark of night.
I don't know how long it took. In a rush of footsteps, several sturdy eunuchs brought a man in black covered in mud to Dolgon's dormitory, and the man in black wept bitterly when he saw Dolgon, choked up and said, "Your Majesty, something is wrong, let's ...... Our people in the Qing Dynasty are going to be taken away by the Ming army! β
Dorgon shouted on the spot, "What the hell is going on...... You say be careful! β
"Huh...... That is true...... The original minion ......"
The stall snorted and tearfully explained the matter in detail, and Dolgon did not reflect for a while after hearing this, but said in a daze on the spot: "So now there are no more people within a hundred miles of my Qing Dynasty?" β
The stall choked and shook his head: "It's really gone, the minions heard that those Ming troops gathered all my people, men, women, and children, and divided them into two roads." One way to Shanxi and the other road to Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong and other places by sea and land, anyone who does not go are all beheaded, and the people dare not speak out! β
"Poof......
As soon as the spies' words fell, Dorgon immediately spurted out a mouthful of red-black blood. The whole person fell backwards into the sky.
"Your Majesty...... Emperor...... What's wrong with you...... Don't scare the minions......"
"Come on...... Are all the minions out there dead? Quickly pass on the ...... of the Imperial Doctor"
Just as Dolgon's eyes were dark, he faintly heard the sound of hurried footsteps and the panicked shouts of the eunuch on duty.
When Dorgon awoke, he saw several palace ladies busy at his bedside, and his concubine Borzigit sitting on the edge of the bed wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Dorgon whispered, "What time is it?" How long have I been in a coma? β
Borzigit's face was overjoyed when he saw Dolgon wake up: "Your Majesty, you are awake, and the concubine will immediately send the imperial doctor to come over and check your pulse." She was about to get up, but Dolgon grabbed her hand.
Dolgon said anxiously, "There is no hurry to pass on the matter of the Imperial Doctor. You answer my question first. β
Listening to Dolgon's words, Borzigit's tears immediately fell, and she wanted to complain, but seeing her husband's anxious expression, she still said truthfully: "You have not been in a coma for too long, only a few hours, and now it is the time to eat (morning breakfast). β
"And what about the spy who reported last night?"
"The emperor didn't speak, and the concubines didn't dare to make decisions on their own, so they let the chief eunuch imprison him without contact with outsiders!"
"That's good." Hearing this, Dolgon breathed a sigh of relief, and then muttered: "It's not too late, you immediately pass on my will, and the fifteenth brother and all the princes and ministers enter the palace to see me." β
Borzigit hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, but your body is ......"
Dolgon waved his hand impatiently: "I can't care so much, let them come over immediately!" β
"Okay!"
Borzigit, who had been married to Dorgon for many years, understood her husband's temper very well, so she had to reluctantly stand up and go out to call someone, and soon Dodor and the ministers all walked in.
When the ministers came in, they were all surprised to see Dolgon lying on the bed, Dolgon was only twenty-eight years old this year, it was the prime of life, and the ministers usually saw that he also attached importance to an energetic appearance, but now Dolgon's cheeks were sunken and sallow, and he looked like a patient in a serious illness.
Dorgon rushed over first, knelt down in front of Dolgon's bed, and said loudly, "Your Majesty." What's wrong with you? What the hell is going on, and how did you end up like this? β
Everyone looked at Dorgon with a look of surprise in their eyes. Since the events of the previous night had not been spread under the strict orders of the Borzigit clan, everyone only knew that Dolgon was sick, but they did not know how sick he was and why he was sick, and now everyone was shocked to see Dolgon's appearance.
It's just that although everyone was surprised, many people had different thoughts. Relatives and ministers like Dordor who were eager for Dolgon were naturally anxious, but people like Hauge and Aobai who were already disagreeing were secretly happy.
"Your Majesty, what happened, my brother didn't see you all night. How did it come to this? There was a mixture of worry and anger in Dodor's words.
Dolgon smiled bitterly: "Fifteenth brother, you are still so anxious. That's it, I'll sue you. β
Dolgon, who was lying on the bed, told everyone the truth of the matter, and everyone was stunned after hearing it, everyone couldn't imagine that the Ming army would come up with such a desperate plan, they were digging up people's roots!
Looking at the stunned crowd, Dolgon smiled bitterly, "It's happened, you better think about how to deal with it." β
The crowd didn't speak, and it took a long time for Hauge to mutter, "How can they do this." How dare those bright dogs do this! β
None of the people took Hauge's words, and Duoduo even gave him a big wink. I don't know if this guy is really pretending to be stupid or pretending not to know, has this kind of thing been done less in the Qing Dynasty over the years? Over the years, they have been full of people, and I don't know how many Han people have been captured from the Guan, at least hundreds of thousands. Now the Ming army is just using the tricks they have used truthfully.
After a while, Dai Shan, who was already gray-haired, said while groaning: "Your Majesty, this move of the Ming army can not be described as evil, and now there are still many families of the Eight Banners soldiers outside the city in Shengjing City. If they knew that the surroundings of Shengjing had been swept away by the Ming army, and all their families had been captured, I am afraid that the army's morale would be shaken immediately. Therefore, no one must say anything about this matter, and whoever dares to leak half a sentence will immediately punish the Nine Clans! β
Speaking of which. A murderous aura kept echoing in the room, and everyone nodded in awe. They all know that if this matter leaks out, I am afraid that the Ming army will not have to attack the city, and the soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners will scatter a small half, and if this is the case, this Shengjing may be really dangerous.
It's just that as soon as Dai Shan's words were finished, a voice asked: "Prince Li, we naturally won't say it, but what if the Ming army is preaching it everywhere outside the city?" β
"Then someone has to believe it!" The killing intent in Dai Shan's words became stronger and stronger, and he almost gritted his teeth and said: "If anyone disturbs the morale of the army, there will be no forgiveness!" β
The atmosphere in the house was very depressing, just before today, these important ministers of the Great Qing Kingdom were still laughing at the Ming army outside the city as a coward, there were 100,000 troops but they only dared to dig trenches outside the city, pull back horses and set up obstacles, and even had the courage to attack the city. But just one night passed, and things turned out to take a big turn, it turned out that the Ming army did not dare to attack, but their goal was not only Shengjing City, they were going to uproot the Manchurians. If all the people outside the gate were relocated to the gate, even if Shengjing City could be saved in the end, would it still make sense? Can the more than 200,000 Manchurians in the city alone maintain the huge territory of the Qing Dynasty?
"Your Majesty, let's send troops." Ao Bai suddenly shouted loudly, "Since those Ming dogs are going to break our roots, then let's fight with them!" β
It was still a deathly silence, no one responded to Aobai's words, and now the outside of Shengjing City has long been surrounded by the Ming army's trenches, barbed wire and other obstacles, and any army out of the city will become the target of the Ming army, and their musketeers and artillery will leisurely pull the trigger in the distance to kill the army that dares to go out of the city.
Dolgon lay on the bed, looking at the ministers with bitter faces and sighed in his heart, once upon a time, their warriors of the Qing Dynasty looked disdainful when they mentioned the Ming army, but now they don't even have the courage to go out of the city to fight, how sad it is.
However, Dorgon did not blame them for their cowardice, after all, this time was different from the past, and the Ming army they faced was no longer the cowardly and incompetent Ming army of the past, they were well-trained, high-spirited, and more importantly, their weapons were too elite. The Manchu warriors have been practicing martial arts since they were young, and it took several years or even more than ten years to train into elite and qualified warriors, but these warriors who worked hard for more than ten years to become successful in the battle with these Ming troops were beaten to the flesh and blood by others, which really made the Manchurian warriors feel frustrated, as the new leader of the Manchus, Dolgon was also keenly aware that the era of relying on personal bravery to determine the outcome of the war has passed.
It's just that he knows it, but he doesn't have the slightest way to solve this problem, this is no longer something that can be solved by courage or strategy and tactics, but a problem that has been attributed to the scientific and technological strength of one party's forces, which is unfortunately limited to limitations, and Dolgon still doesn't understand the truth at this time.
Dolgon and the others had been discussing for several hours, but no one could come up with an effective solution, and finally Dolgon had no choice but to let the people go back first.
After the ministers returned, Dolgon stretched out his hand and summoned Borzigit, who was standing beside him, and commanded in a low voice: "Prepare at once, let Dolbo and Dongor get ready, in a few days I plan to send someone to launch a charge outside the city, you and the two children must rush out, and after going out, go north...... The further you go, the better! β
"What...... Your Majesty, what's wrong with you, is Shengjing really unable to hold on? The Borzigit clan was shocked, although Shengjing City was surrounded by Ming legions these days, the Manchurians in Shengjing City never worried that Shengjing would be breached. Today's Shengjing City has been rebuilt and strengthened by the Manchu Qing Dynasty for more than ten years, and has become a fortified city with eight city gates, a circumference of more than ten miles, as high as two zhang and five feet, and four large carts can be paralleled, and there are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in the city.
Under the influence of such thoughts, the Borzigit clan never thought that there would be any problems with Shengjing, but now she was stunned for a while when she suddenly heard that Dolgon had asked him to prepare to run away with a pair of two daughters.
Looking at the stunned expression of the Borzigit clan, Dolgon smiled bitterly: "Originally, I thought that Shengjing City would be unbreakable, at least until the food was eaten, but now it seems that I still underestimated Yueyang and underestimated the Xuan army." Since Yue Yang has arrested all the people around Sheng Jing, then he must still have a vicious backhand waiting for us, and Sheng Jing seems to be unable to stand it. If Shengjing is lost, there will definitely be no good end according to the blood feud between our Manchus and Han people over the years, so in order to leave a seed for our Aixin Jueluo family, you must leave Shengjing with Dolbo and Dongguo. β
Hearing this, Borzigit was a little stunned, she grabbed Dolgon's hand and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, otherwise you can go with us, let's go back to Hetuara together, as long as we get there, it will be fine!" β
"You're so naΓ―ve." Dorgon smiled bitterly: "If I don't leave, you may still have a three-point chance to break out, but if I leave, you won't even have a half-point chance." Okay, don't say anything, go back and get ready, and I'll find an opportunity to send you out of the city in a few days. You have to remember that you don't think that Hetuara is safe, and you have to continue to go north until you can't find the Ming army. β
At this time, Dolgon took the trouble to tell Borzigit as if he was telling the future, and whether she could understand it or not, he nagged and said it. (To be continued......)