Even with the help of the Emperor Dust Department, Dolgon still has to consider a question: "In the face of the counterattack of the Ming Dynasty's camp, should the Qing army take the initiative to meet it, or choose a suitable place for a decisive battle." ”

It's just as hard.

If you take the initiative to attack, because the Ming Dynasty army adopted multi-point offensive tactics, the Qing army must follow the division of troops, which increases a lot of war risks for no reason.

No matter which way Gain was defeated, it was not something that the Qing army could bear.

If you choose Armageddon, it will be a bit of a desperate meaning, so it is a good choice. The question is, after the Qing army has chosen the decisive battle venue, will the Ming army come obediently?

Naturally not.

The northern territory is vast, and the Ming army can bypass the target city and continue northward to take Yanjing. If that were the case, the Qing army would be put in an awkward position, in a dilemma.

"It doesn't work, it doesn't work."

Dolgon was really in trouble, and what made him even more troubled was that as the news of the Qing army's defeat in Jianye spread, the northern border was already unstable, and skirmishes began to break out in various places.

It's not hard to see why.

Historically, in the process of unifying the world, in addition to fighting against the Dashun Army, the Southern Ming Army and the Great Western Army, there was also a force that played an important role in it, that is, the civil resistance force.

The famous Jiading Three Massacres is a typical example, even after the slaughter of the city, the people of Jiading are still fearless, but whenever there is an opportunity, they will raise the banner of resistance without hesitation.

This is the embodiment of the Han family.

Even after the Qing Dynasty dominated the world, the flame of "anti-Qing and Mingming" among the people has not been extinguished.

Seeing that the Qing army was frustrated in Jianye, the southern coalition army began a large-scale counteroffensive, how not to let the hearts of the Han people in the northern border be hot, and rekindle the raging flame of resistance against the Qing Dynasty.

Especially under the rule of the former Dashun regime, the tide of resistance rose one after another.

If the Qing army is frustrated in the battle with the Ming army, I am afraid that it will immediately detonate the entire northern land and completely shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty's rule.

It is not an exaggeration to use "stormy" to describe the Qing Dynasty.

And as the actual helmsman of the giant ship of the Qing Dynasty, the pressure was all on Dorgon's shoulders.

After thinking about it, Dolgon finally made a bold decision, that is, to give up resistance, let the Ming army drive straight in, and directly fight the enemy army in Yanjing City.

"It's called putting oneself to death and then being born."

After all other possibilities have been ruled out, this is the only option that works.

At present, the Qing army has neither the ability to fight more, nor the ability to suppress local rebellions while fighting against the Ming army, so it is better to give up all of them and make a desperate bet.

In the first battle of Yanjing, if the Qing army was defeated, naturally everything would be stopped, and the skills were not as good as others, so there was nothing to say. But once the Qing army wins, it can sweep the world again with the momentum of a great victory.

If the Qing army can sweep the Central Plains once, it can sweep the second time.

The key is to defeat the menacing southern coalition army in his eyes and completely crush the hope of the Han family.

I have to say that Dolgon was able to dominate in that era, and it did have its advantages. This person not only has a unique vision, but can firmly grasp the key point to turn the tide of battle in a desperate situation; is even more daring, convinced of his own judgment, daring to give up the fat in his hands, and has a heroic spirit of taking the world as a chess game.

One can imagine what kind of waves this decision will set off in the imperial court, and how much pressure Dolgon will have to endure to make those Manchurian nobles who have just tasted the sweetness give up the fat they have just eaten.

Even so, Dorgon would still persevere.

Guy chose to fight in Yanjing, and he had other considerations.

Don't look at the momentum of the current Southern Coalition Army, the internal intricacies are actually even more complicated than the Qing Army, the Inhuman Army, the Four Towns of Jiangbei, the rest of the Dashun Army and the Great Western Army are entangled with each other.

When they have a common enemy and a common goal, under the dispatch of the Inhuman Legion, they can indeed form a joint force to fight against the Qing army together.

But what if that goal is lost?

When the vast territory in the north is placed in front of them so defenselessly and completely undefended, Zhang Xianzhong and them will not be selfish? Definitely.

If others don't say it, Zhang Xianzhong, one of the leaders of the rebel army, will definitely be tempted to grab the territory.

If Zhang Xianzhong moves, the rest of the Dashun army will definitely follow in Zhang Xianzhong's footsteps, disobey the order, and frantically occupy territory, trying to recover the territory of Dashun.

These two forces were the backbone of the overthrow of Ming rule, and how could they be indifferent to the northern territories. Maybe before the Armageddon could come, they would fight each other.

It is even said that even the four towns in Jiangbei may be involved in it at that time.

As the saying goes: "If you lose your deer, the world will chase it." ”

From the moment Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself, the Ming Dynasty was no longer orthodox in the world. The Southern Ming regime was only a nascent regime, and it did not represent the Ming Dynasty, and it had long become the consensus of the people of the world.

When Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, captured Yanjing and established the Great Shun Kingdom, he already regarded himself as the orthodoxy of the world.

Otherwise, after the Qing army entered the customs, the Dashun army would not have been grinding all the way, and the retreat was very indecisive, which was very different from their previous performance when they overthrew the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, the Dashun army crisscrossed the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty, coming and going like the wind, without dragging mud and water.

The same goes for Zhang Xianzhong.

After the establishment of the Great Western Kingdom, the mentality of the leader of the rebel army changed dramatically. Before the founding of the country, he was just a "rogue" in the Ming Dynasty, and naturally had no scruples.

After the founding of the country, he Zhang Xianzhong is the master of this land.

Since he is the master, he naturally has the responsibility to defend the territory, so when the Qing army conquered the Great Western Kingdom, Zhang Xianzhong would not hesitate to choose to fight back and not give up an inch of land.

This is the difference between mentality and status.

If the Qing Dynasty took the initiative to abandon the northern territories, then whether it was the Great Western Army or the rest of the Great Shun Army, what reason did they have not to take the opportunity to bring it under their rule?!

Even Emperor Hongguang, who is in charge of Jianye, is afraid that he will not be indifferent.

"When that happens, it's going to be a lot of fun!" As long as he thought of that scene, Dolgon couldn't help but smile.

I have to say that Dorgon's move of "retreating into advance" is indeed a stroke of genius.

In this way, the Qing army can not only unite the army into one, but also occupy the right time and place with the help of Yanjing's fortified city and artillery. Even better, it can also be used to divide the Southern coalition and cause it to collapse without a fight.

When the Southern Coalition Army turned against each other, it was the time for the Qing army to attack.

The whole plan is interlocking, and it makes people's hearts extremely thorough, worthy of Dorgon!

At this time, Dolgon looked far away to the south and muttered to himself: "Speaking of which, there are really some expectations! ”