A few days later, 300,000 Dashun troops set out from Jinzhou and Guangning Sanwei, and approached the Taizi River in a mighty way, and the troops pointed directly at Haizhouwei, which is now Haicheng.

The cold wind was blowing, blowing people's faces painfully, seriously hindering the marching speed of the army, and at the same time for the convenience of the Dashun army, the wide river surface was thick with ice, even if it was heavy equipment such as Hongyi cannons, when passing through the river, the ice still did not have the slightest movement, unbreakable, as if walking on the ground.

The army is moving forward slowly, everyone is wrapped tightly, and the white mist is constantly exhaled, it is under such extremely harsh conditions, there is such a group of heroines, not afraid of the cold, with this perseverance and hard-working spirit, not losing to that group of rough old men.

The red lady rode on a horse, accompanied by Li Yan's side, from time to time with hot air, looked at the bleak and lonely surroundings, and said in a trembling voice: "Husband, the destruction of the Qing Dynasty is inevitable, and the imperial court will win, now it seems that it is only a matter of time sooner or later, husband, should you consider it now, once Shengjing is captured and Jiannu is defeated, it is bound to continue to fight north, and at that time, it is time to decide which teams will continue the northern expedition and pursue the Tartars; Which troops marched eastward to conquer Korea. ”

"Ma'am, do you still want to do this?"

Li Yan asked rhetorically, his eyes flickered, he looked around, his face was full of meaning, he didn't seem to feel the coldness of Liaodong, and continued: "Although the emperor didn't say it explicitly, the meaning is already very clear, this battle of Liao, in addition to merging Korea into the territory of the Great Shun Dynasty, is not only to completely solve the trouble of Liaodong, destroy Jiannu, and prepare for the migration of the people, but also to let the soldiers of Shanxi, Shandong and Beizhili take revenge. ”

Hearing this, the red lady's heart moved, and she had some kind of guess, and she couldn't help but think about it, and Li Yan's next words just verified a certain guess in her heart.

"Let's not talk about it, seven or eight out of ten of the soldiers of our army are from the three provinces, that is, the emperor's will is already very obvious, let the soldiers kill, if it is not necessary, there is no need to take prisoners......"

After all, a woman is a woman, no matter how resolute she is, no matter how iron-blooded, there will always be a soft-hearted place in her heart.

"But, husband, isn't that too cruel? After all, those women and children ......"

Without waiting for the red lady to finish speaking, at this time, Wu Sangui rode up and interrupted her speech.

"This is wrong, the Hu people are different from the Han people, they are almost all soldiers, regardless of women, the elderly and children, they can fight on horses, and they can fight when they pick up arms, only in terms of ferocity, they are not inferior to those Hu men."

These words seemed to arouse Wu Sangui's memories, thinking of some fighting scenes, his expression became solemn, mixed with a little complicated color, like hatred, like admiration.

"In the previous dynasty, many officials and soldiers fell under the butcher's knives of the ordinary people who built slaves, that is, the so-called women, children and the elderly, who should not have been involved in the war and deserved sympathy. However, it is such a group of people, and they are not soft at all when they kill people, so the last general agrees with the emperor's will very much, so let the soldiers go crazy... Avenge their loved ones and friends! ”

As he spoke, Wu Sangui became excited, his heart was very hot, and his eyes were even brighter, which was bloodthirsty cruelty to the enemy.

The red lady opened her mouth, as if she wanted to refute it with a thousand words, but she was blocked by Wu Sangui's hatred, and she didn't know how to say it?

It seemed that in order to hide his embarrassment, or out of kindness, he didn't want Wu Sangui to be carried away by hatred, so he changed the topic and said: "That... Husband, in this way, you have already figured out who should be sent to lead the troops eastward into Korea, and who will continue the Northern Expedition? ”

Although he only nodded slightly, it was better than any verbal response, and Li Yan further added: "Since the holy will has been decided, there is a desire to let the soldiers of the three provinces take revenge, and the army that marched east into Korea is, of course, the Qin army and the Guanning Iron Cavalry, and all the others continue to pursue Jiannu until they are completely destroyed." ”

While speaking, Li Yan looked in the direction of the Tianxiong Army, and then looked at some of the troops he led, the families, friends and neighbors of these soldiers were almost all slaughtered by Jiannu, which was an inseparable blood feud.

The red lady was silent, and Wu Sangui's words pointed out her embarrassing situation, and she should not sympathize with Tartar the most.

"At the beginning of the establishment of the Loyal Battalion, most of them were mainly the people of Shanxi, and later the people of Beizhili joined one after another, regardless of men and women, it can be said that the soldiers of the Loyal Battalion and the slaves are in the same fire, and the hatred is as deep as the sea."

Speaking of this, Wu Sangui paused, looked sideways at the women's unit not far away, and then continued: "If they know that you, as the commander, sympathize with the enemy's wife and children, I don't know what it would be like?" ”

The red lady's hands clenched for a moment, and then she relaxed again, and did not respond to Wu Sangui's cold words.

Obviously, as one of the commanders of the loyal battalion, except for Gao Guiying, who is already the queen, no one knows better than her red lady, and most of the soldiers have no relatives, especially those female members.

Moreover, the reason why those women's troops participated in this expedition to Liaodong desperately, not afraid of all kinds of harsh environments and threats of death, was all due to a perseverance, and this perseverance came from hatred.

Therefore, when she thought of this, the red lady felt guilty and blamed herself for being too kind.

Shengjing, which is today's Shenyang.

In Shengjing City, in the palace, and in the warm house, Huang Taiji was dressed in loose clothes, lying there quietly, with a sick face, coughing a few times from time to time, and the whole person had a feeling of weakness.

At this moment, Fan Wencheng stood aside, bowed slightly, and said worriedly: "Please give it to the emperor, according to the whistle Malai newspaper and the news gathered from all parties, the Dashun Dynasty has increased its troops by 150,000 in Liaodong, and now there are 300,000 elites, and they are approaching Haizhou. ”

"Moreover, judging from the battles in the past year, in terms of the combat effectiveness shown by the Dashun army, I am afraid that the army of the imperial court will not be able to hold out for long, and it will not be able to stop the northern expedition of the Dashun army, the emperor, it is better to send reinforcements quickly."

Ahem, ahem...

Huang Taiji coughed violently, and after calming down a little, he responded with some respite: "I also want to rush to the aid of Haizhou and send reinforcements, but Wen Cheng, you also know that as the imperial court gradually loses some cities in Liaodong, the Dashun army is getting stronger and stronger, and the Chahar Department of Mongolia is ready to move again, and the Horqin Department may not be able to suppress it for long." ”

"Your Majesty, what do you mean...?" Fan Wencheng's heart trembled, sank straight down, and couldn't help asking.

"The meaning is very simple, it is impossible to send reinforcements, Geng Jingzhong, Shang Kexi and Kong Youde's Han Eight Banner troops, I am going to transfer them to the border line west of Liaodong and Jianzhou, to prevent Mongolian tribes like Chahar Lindan Khan from sneaking up on the flank of our army."