Shandong, Linyi, Jianzhou temporary camp.

Dolgon was looking at the strategic map in front of him, while Duoduo was roasting meat, and Yue Tuo of the Eastern Route Army also sent Du Du to discuss the battle with Dolgon.

"Prince Rui, Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting have been blocked in front of us for more than a month, and now they are running out of ammunition and food, as long as we increase our attack, they will definitely not be able to resist, and when Linyi is broken, the whole Shandong will be a flat river for us, and the whole Shandong will be our place to eat."

Du Du looked at Dolgon and said, after listening to Du Du's words, Duo Duo put down the roast leg of lamb in his hand and said: "Brother, I think Du Du is reasonable, isn't it just Lu Xiangsheng, you ordered me to lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to charge, even if I can't take it in one fell swoop, you can let him know that we know the strength of our army, and a Han general dares to block the progress of our army." ”

Hearing this, Dolgon didn't speak, but stared at Gao Tang on the map and said: "Lu Xiangsheng is a great enemy, but there is still Yang Sichang's army here, if we attack Lu Xiangsheng's army, I am afraid that Yang Sichang will come out to pick up the cheap, and it will be a great danger to our army at that time." ”

As soon as Dolgon said this, Duoduo said: "Can't it, Yang Sichang and Lu Xiangsheng are mortal enemies, Lu Xiangsheng is in danger, Yang Sichang will go to the rescue?" ”

Hearing this, Dolgon groaned and looked at Dordo and said, "If Hauge leads the army to be besieged by the Han Chinese, you are on the side, will you go to the rescue?" ”

Hearing this, Duoduo was silent, Hauge and Duoduo, Dolgon is also a hostile relationship, it can be compared to Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang, what does Dolgon mean by this, and then ask Duoduo what will happen if he encounters a similar situation?

Duoduo suddenly fell into deep thought, and said for a long time: "We and Hauge are internal problems, if the Han people come to attack, I will save him, and then we will fight to the death, that is our own problem, and it has nothing to do with the Han people." ”

Hearing this, Dolgon nodded and said: "That's right, let's be like Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang with Haoge, we know that this is an internal problem, doesn't Yang Sichang know?" ”

Facts have proved that Yang Sichang really doesn't know, because according to historical records, the Manchu army came to attack, Lu Xiangsheng and the army fought a decisive battle in Julu Jiazhuang, and Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian's troops were on the side, and as a result, during the whole battle, Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian were standing by and watching, until the news came that Lu Xiangsheng died on the battlefield, and when he heard the news of Lu Xiangsheng's death, Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian began to dispatch troops.

It can be said that during the whole process, Yang Sichang watched Lu Xiangsheng die in Julu and was indifferent.

Manchurian and foolish Duoduo all know the truth that the rabbit dies and the fox is sad, and the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, but Yang Sichang doesn't know, maybe he doesn't know, but he doesn't want to know, in his eyes, political enemies are always more hateful than foreign enemies.

It can be said that they were played clearly by these short-term Chinese scholars, they never knew what the national righteousness was, of course, the current Dolgon didn't know, so he seemed very hesitant when arranging the troops, Yang Sichang's army was on the side, and he had to guard against Yang Sichang's backstabbing.

So Dorgon didn't have the determination to take a gamble.

Du Du said on the side at this time: "Prince Rui, Yang Sichang is scheming but not brave, he definitely has no determination to make a desperate bet, so Prince Rui, I think we can send a partial army to watch Yang Sichang, there is not even a lot of people in the partial army, just make a show, and the rest of the people are all sent to the front line to fight Lu Xiangsheng to the death." ”

Hearing this, Dolgon shook his head and said: "Lu Xiangsheng is not as easy to handle as you think, he has a good relationship with Lantian Li Chaosheng, you have all seen it, during this period of fighting, his firearms are endless, especially the grenade that can explode when thrown, it is even more powerful, if it were not supported by these firearms in Lantian, we would have taken Lu Xiangsheng a long time ago." ”

"And now that we have been confronting Lu Xiangsheng for so long, I am afraid that something will happen in it, if Lantian secretly supports Lu Xiangsheng with a batch of firearms, we will charge blindly, I am afraid that we will fall into the trap of the enemy, and we will be the ones who will suffer heavy casualties at that time."

Dolgon's words made several people have solemn faces, Jianzhou entered the Central Plains, and the root of the teeth did not put Daming in their eyes, but Lantian in the northwest border of Daming is indeed a boulder in their hearts, they are afraid that the lion lying in Lantian in the northwest will suddenly stand up, and they will be unlucky at that time.

After the last battle of Naturalization City, the Tartars had tried to attack Lantian County countless times over the years, but they were all defeated by the Lantian army, and after so many years of fighting, the Tartars found that Lantian was so strong that they couldn't attack it.

But fortunately, the Ming Dynasty gave strength, such a lion, they actually directly sealed it in the northwest without it, this is like a martial arts master, self-abandoning martial arts, so the Tartars are not welcome, and they drive straight in.

And even so, Da Ming didn't have any idea of letting Lantian enter the Central Plains to fight the Tartars, but just summoned those general soldiers from all over the country who couldn't get on the stage to resist him.

This makes the Tartars very comfortable, how can these Ming officers and soldiers who are rotten to the bones be their opponents, so they can drive straight into Shandong for a long time.

But here they met Lu Xiangsheng, Lu Xiangsheng is a more tricky enemy encountered by the Tartars, although they are also Ming officials, but they have a relationship with Lantian County, and they have a good personal relationship with Li Chaosheng of Lantian County, and even got Lantian firearms, such a person is very dangerous for the Tartars, because no one knows whether they have new firearms supported by Li Chaosheng in their hands, and they don't even know how many.

For such a person, Dorgon is cautious and cautious, and must not be careless.

Therefore, Du Du's idea, Dolgon did not dare to agree, because he did not know what kind of hole cards Lu Xiangsheng had in his hand.

Dolgon hesitated, but Du Du said at this time: "Prince Rui, I know the concerns in your heart, but it is not a way for us to go down with Lu Xiangsheng here, the army goes deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains, which is already dangerous, if we are trapped here, when the Ming army is mobilized, we will become dumpling fillings." ”

"Dumpling filling?"

Duoduo looked at Du Du for a moment, and Du Du said, "It's wrapped inside." ”

Duoduo understood in seconds: "You still have a lot of witty words." ”

After saying this, Dodor looked at Dorgon and said, "Brother, you have to make up your mind about this matter early. ”

Hearing this, Dolgon looked at the map, his eyes gradually deepened, Dolgon was right, he had to make up his mind early, Dolgon thought, looked at the map, and said for a long time: "Fight, go out, fight a battle, strive for, and annihilate Lu Xiangsheng in a battle." ”

Hearing this, Duoduo and Du Du both stood up and said, "Come on." ”

"I'm going to integrate the soldiers."

"I'll go back and talk to Yue Tuo."

As the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of chaotic footsteps outside, followed by someone shouting, "Report ......"

Immediately after, I saw a person running in quickly and said, "Report to the prince, Lord Fan Wencheng of Xifengkou is urgent." ”

Hearing the urgent report from Xifengkou, Dolgon stretched out his hand and said, "Bring it." ”

Soon the guards brought a letter with fire paint, and before Dolgon got the oil lamp, he carefully looked at the security mark on it, as well as the military code that only they knew internally, and found that everything was fine, so he slowly opened the letter.

This step is very important to check the authenticity, you must know that in this era of letters, a fake piece of military intelligence can change the situation on the entire battlefield, so it must be carefully checked, and the slightest mistake will not work.

When I opened the letter, I first confirmed the handwriting, yes, it was indeed Fan Wencheng's letter, and the entire letter was written in cinnabar, and it was red.

This is also a kind of anti-counterfeiting mark, most people think that the letters are written with pen and ink, but Dolgon and Fan Wencheng agreed that their letters will be written in cinnabar, which can circumvent the impersonation of information.

At the same time, there are strict rules on the format of the letters, and there are some code words mixed in them, and if there is a slight error, it will be treated as a fake letter.

After many comparisons, after confirming that the letter was true, Dolgon was directly shocked by the content of the letter, because the letter actually read: Lord Wang, there has been a major change in Xifengkou, the Lantian army sent troops from Guihua City to attack my rear supply base, and the deputy commander Lao Aji who stayed behind asked for rescue, and I sent Ao Bai to lead five thousand elite cavalry to rescue, but accidentally fell into an ambush in Lantian halfway, and the whole army was annihilated......

Seeing this, Dolgon's body couldn't help but shake, the logistics were cut off, and Ao Bai died, which was a huge blow to the army, if this matter was spread, the soldiers knew that the rear was unstable, and the army would definitely be discouraged.

Dolgon was a little caught off guard by this fight, and what frightened Dolgon even more was that Lantian actually joined the war, which was definitely the worst news for the Qing Dynasty.

The Qing Dynasty now has a kind of fascination and fear of Lantian, these years of war let Dolgon know that Lantian is definitely a hard nail, at the beginning of his own battle with Lantian for Naturalization City, the two sides can be described as evenly matched, and even in terms of the combat effectiveness of the army, in the case of field battles, they still have an advantage.

But gradually, in recent years, the Lantian soldiers have improved the military literacy in Lantian, and with the improvement of the military literacy, there are also Lantian firearms, Lantian firearms are getting stronger and stronger, in the continuous temptation, Dolgon believes that now the Lantian army with the current firearms, in the case of field battles, is enough to take the Qing army.

Now that Lantian has participated in the war, it is obviously the worst outcome, Lantian is comparable to Yang Sichang in the war, and Gao Qiqian has found that leading the army to participate in the war is a big threat to Dolgon.

Behind the letter are some speculations by Fan Wencheng, basically that Lantian did not want to storm Xifengkou, so Xifengkou is safe at present, but this is only temporary, Lantian is elusive, cloudy and uncertain, and no one knows if they will suddenly change their minds.

In the end, Fan Wencheng said that he would lead the remaining Manchu warriors to defend Xifengkou to the death, and that the Lantian army wanted to take Xifengkou unless he stepped on his body.

Of course, he did not rule out the determination of Fan Wencheng, who had completely won the trust of the Manchu princes through his efforts over the years.

Fan Wencheng emphasized more than once that he was the descendant of Fan Zhongyan, and he also wanted to be the Fan Zhongyan of the Qing Dynasty.

I have to say that it is really a dog traitor who has reached a new height.

After reading the letter, Dolgon's face was extremely bad, and Duoduo on the side looked at Dolgon and said, "What's the matter, brother?" ”

Dudu also looked at Dorgon in confusion.

Dolgon didn't explain much, just handed the letter in his hand to the two, and after the two took the letter and read it, their expressions suddenly became very bad, and Du Du said with a dark face at this time: "The logistics supply area was destroyed by Lantian?" Our back road has been cut off? ”

Duoduo snorted coldly at this time: "Ao Bai is also useless, thanks to Your Majesty, he also named him the first Baturu of the Manchu Dynasty, and it is a shame to be the first Baturu at this level." ”

Hearing this, Dolgon didn't say a word, and when the two of them had almost vented their emotions, Dolgon looked at the two and said, "What do you say to do now?" ”

This sentence made the two of them embarrassed, now they are really in a dilemma for Dolgon, further, attacking Lu Xiangsheng, they are afraid that Lantian will stumble behind, and although Lu Xiangsheng is softer than Lantian, he is afraid that he will be seriously injured if he takes Lu Xiangsheng.

But if they don't attack Lu Xiangsheng, and now they are retreating, Dolgon and the others are very unwilling, they are really in a dilemma.

The three of them were silent for a long time, and Dolgon said, "What do you think, Duo? ”

Hearing this, Duoduo touched his bald head and said: "Fight, we still have 50,000 elites in our hands, kill Lu Xiangsheng first, and then return to the army to clean up this group of despicable villains in Lantian." ”

Hearing this, Dolgon did not express his opinion, and looked at Du Du, Du Du is the deputy commander of the Eastern Route Army, and his words still carry a lot of weight, Du Du frowned slightly at this time and said: "I don't think we can fight, Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting still have 20,000 capable soldiers in their hands, even if we take them, we will definitely suffer heavy damage, this time in the face of the sinister and cunning Lantian, I am afraid that we will suffer a big loss." ”

"Then we can't just withdraw like this, we haven't grabbed too many things along the way, this hinterland of Shandong hasn't entered yet, is it just a mountain of gold and silver and not taken?"

Hearing this, Du Du disagreed: "Our Manchu Qing soldiers are not as good as the Ming Dynasty, we can't consume our elite here, it may take three years for the Ming Dynasty to recover its vitality, and if we are injured, I am afraid that it will take five or six years, and we and the Ming Dynasty can not afford it." ”

Hearing this, Dolgon was silent, and for a while there was a stalemate in the tent, and at this time Dolgon needed to make a decision, Dolgon thought for a moment, and thought of the strength of Lantian, Dolgon didn't dare to gamble, but he withdrew like this, he still didn't want to, so Dolgon slapped the table and said: "We don't fight with Lu Xiangsheng, and we can't return empty-handed like this, Duoduo, Dudu, tomorrow's army will be broken into zero, and I will sweep the land of Shandong and Hebei, we won't rob gold and silver this time, we want the population, we want slaves, not much, Let's rob him of 100,000 people first. ”

"Yes."