Dordor fell ill, and it is not known whether he was frightened that day, or infected by the wound on his left hand that Mao Xiang had pierced with a dagger, and fell ill when he returned to the camp outside the city.

And for three days in a row, the fever did not go away.

But it scared the few Lang Zhong who accompanied the army enough.

If there was a good one in Dodor, none of them would want to live.

Thankfully, after three days in a coma, Dordor finally woke up.

"Master, you're finally awake." Seeing Duoduo waking up, Fan Chengmo cried with joy.

"Dog minion, what are you crying about?" Duoduo subconsciously wanted to sit up, but he was only halfway up when he sat back on the soft couch with a dark look in front of him, and he found that his whole body was sore, weak, and painful.

"Master, you are so lying down, don't move." Fan Chengmo hurriedly persuaded.

With a wave of his hand, Dodor asked, "This king asks you, what time is it?" ”

Fan Chengmo hurriedly said: "Back to the master, today is the second day of the fifth month of the second year of Shunzhi. ”

"What, it's the second day of May?" Duoduo was taken aback, "This king has been in a coma for three days?" ”

"Well, master, you have been in a coma for three days and nights." Fan Chengmo said, "Thanks to the master, you have a great fortune, and if you are replaced by someone else's fever, you will die early in so many days." ”

"Quick, let He Luo come over with them."

Duoduo no longer bothered to listen to Fan Chengmo's flattery.

In a short time, He Luohui, Tunqi, and Mele Zhangjing and Jiala Ezhen of each banner entered the camp one after another.

Seeing that Duoduo had woken up, Tun Qi and other Eight Banner nobles were relieved, and He Luohui was still very enthusiastic, but Duoduo always felt that there was a layer of gloom hidden in his eyes.

Duoduo asked, "Has the fire in the west city of Shanyang been extinguished?" ”

"Back to the master, it was just extinguished this afternoon." He Luohui said with a flattering face, "But the slave has already personally led people to climb up to the top of the city to inspect it, and there is still nothing left to extinguish, and the heat is so hot that it can't stand." ”

Hearing this, Duoduo sighed lightly and said, "This is also expected, this monstrous fire, to say the least, will take three or two days to completely extinguish the charcoal fire. ”

He Luo said: "The master wants to take the silver from the Shanyang Treasury?" ”

Duoduo snorted and said, "We have suffered such a big loss in Shanyang, we can't afford not to lose any benefits, right?" If you can take away this million taels of silver, you can make up for it at best. ”

Now Duoduo also knows that this loss of face is a loss of certainty.

Since you can't save face, you have to fight for the lining as much as possible.

So he had to take the one million taels of silver that Yan Yingyuan used as bait.

However, as soon as Duoduo's words fell, Tun Qi sighed lightly and said, "Lord Wang, I'm afraid there is no time." ”

"Running out of time?" Duoduo turned his head to stare at Tunqi and asked with an unkind expression, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Tun Qi said helplessly: "In the past three days that the prince has been unconscious, the weather in Huai'an Mansion has been much warmer, and the slave went to the canal to check just now and found that the ice has become much thinner." ”

"When we came to Huai'an two months ago, the ice in the canal was more than two feet thick."

"But now......" said Tun Qi again, "it's less than a foot thick." ”

"Less than a foot?" Duoduo's Tong Kong suddenly shrank slightly, as a Jurchen, who grew up in the ice and snow between the white mountains and black, Duoduo knew very well what the ice less than half a foot thick meant.

To make matters worse, now that we are in spring, the ice in spring will not only become thinner, but also brittle, and the same thickness of ice will be much less resilient in spring than in winter.

A foot of ice is certainly no problem for people and horses to pass.

But the thousand-pound Hongyi cannon ice is not as safe as before.

If there is a breach in the middle, it will directly collapse the ice and sink to the bottom of the canal.

Tun Qi said: "This is still the ice layer of the canal, the water of the canal almost does not flow, so it melts slowly, and the ice layer of the Huai River in the north is only thinner, and it may not be able to bear the weight of the red-coated cannon." ”

While he was talking, a baya with a blue flag hurried in.

"Lord Wang." Bayala knelt down on one knee and punched Duoduo, and reported, "The slave has just returned from the Huai River, and the ice thickness of the Huai River is less than half a foot. ”

Hearing this, Duoduo's face completely collapsed.

The half-foot-thick ice can barely withstand the red-coated cannon, and no matter how thin it is, it will definitely not be able to withstand it.

This means that if he doesn't leave Shanyang County as soon as possible, the 60,000 horses under his command can still get out, but the twenty red-clothed cannons brought by Shang Kexi can only be thrown here.

This is obviously something that Dorgon cannot tolerate, having already lost so many men and horses in Shanyang, if he throws away these twenty precious red-coated cannons, even Dorgon will not be able to protect him.

Last time, the four Eight Banners Han Army of Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were buried in Henan Mansion plus more than 100 red-clothed cannons, and finally Dolgon gave him a carry, this time in Shanyang County, in addition to the loss of soldiers, if he loses 20 red-clothed cannons, then even Dolgon will not be able to hold on, and then he can only do things according to the rules.

Thinking of this, Duoduo did not hesitate any longer, and said in a deep voice: "Pass the order, the army will immediately pull out the camp and return to Xuzhou!" ”

Although He Luohui, Tunqi and other Eight Banner nobles were unwilling, they also knew that this was the best choice, and if they continued to stalemate under Shanyang City, it was likely to lead to an even more tragic defeat.

……

The order was conveyed by Duoduo, and the army of Jiannu soon began to pack their bags.

Fan Chengmo also started to get busy, but Duoduo beckoned and said, "Fan Chengmo, come over here." ”

Fan Chengmo hurriedly put down the packing at hand, walked up to Duoduo and asked, "Master, what do you command?" ”

Duoduo thought for a moment and asked, "What happened to that dog slave in Hou Fangyu?" Did you survive in the end? ”

Fan Chengmo replied: "Back to the master, this dog's life is quite hard, and it actually survived the most dangerous three days, if nothing else, it should be able to survive in the end." ”

As he spoke, Fan Chengmo observed Duoduo's face.

Noticing that there was still hatred in Duoduo's eyes, he continued, "But the minion's hand trembled when he stabbed it, so this dog thing should be worse than those eunuchs who are normally castrated." ”

Duoduo immediately sighed lightly and asked, "What kind of miserable method?" ”

"Leaking urine." Fan Chengmo said with a smile, "So I'm afraid that the smell of urine on this dog thing will never be washed off anymore, even if you enter Prince Rui's mansion, you can only do the most lowly physical work, and you will never get ahead." ”

"Yes, you did a good job this time." Duoduo said happily, "When I return to Beijing, this king will be rewarded." ”

"Thank you, master, slave thank master, Hongen." Fan Chengmo was so excited that he immediately turned over and knelt on the ground and kowtowed, at first his request was only not to be whipped, but he didn't think that he would be rewarded and respected by his master.

At this moment, Fan Chengmo finally understood why his father asked him to endure before entering Prince Yu's mansion.

Because only patience can keep the clouds open and the fog disperse, if he was on an errand in Prince Yu's mansion with resistance, he was afraid that he would have let his master kill him a long time ago.

Duoduo is now really starting to reuse Fan Chengmo.

Because Duoduo found out that Fan Chengmo inherited Fan Wencheng's brain, he was smart.

Duoduo handed the secret letter he had just written to Fan Chengmo and instructed: "You take this letter, bring three fast horses, change horses along the way, and even if you are tired to death, you must send this letter to Prince Rui's mansion within three days." ”

Within three days? Fan Chengmo's expression suddenly froze, and Huai'an was at least 1,500 miles away from Beijing.

Isn't this a five-hundred-mile rush? After this run, even if he is not tired to death, he is afraid that he will have to shed his skin.

But as a minion, Fan Chengmo had no choice at all, so he responded with a sigh and solemnly accepted the letter.

Seeing Fan Chengmo riding a fast horse and disappearing from view, Duoduo let out a long sigh, the battle of Shanyang was fought like this bird, and the losses were countless and the gains were few, it was no longer that he could hold it.

Therefore, it is necessary to discuss with Dolgon first, and wait for Dolgon to think of countermeasures before deciding what to do next, and if the siege of Xuzhou is to continue, then transfer food.

And if you want to retreat, where should you retreat?

It's definitely not okay to go back like this.

Inevitably, you have to go to Henan or Shandong.

……

Three days passed quickly, and the time came to the fifth day of the fifth month of May.

Early in the morning, Dolgon invited Ning Wanme, Fan Wencheng, and Hong Chengchou to the Dongnuan Pavilion of Prince Rui's Mansion for discussion.

The three of us also had public offices in the Qing court, but now they have almost become Dolgon's private recruits, and then again, the three of them are happy about it in their hearts.

"Three gentlemen, please see."

"Tumut Mongols just sent it."

Dorgon handed me an official letter.

[Note: The division of Chahar Mongolia, Korqin Mongolia, Tumut Mongolia, and Khalkha Mongolia in this book is not divided by tribe, but by region]

Ning finished reading the official letter at a glance and handed it to Fan Wencheng.

After Fan Wencheng read it, he handed it to Hong Chengchou who was next.

After reading it, Jiang Chengchou frowned and said, "Didn't Brother Lin Danhan die a long time ago?" ”

Fan Wencheng also echoed: "Yes, wasn't Sangar poisoned by Lin Dan Khan a long time ago? ”

"Not poisoned." Ning Wan shook his head and said, "But it is true that Mao Suwu was exiled. ”

Fan Wencheng shook his head and said, "What's the difference between being exiled to a barren land like Mao Suwu and killing him?" The slave thought that this Sangar was mostly a pseudo-obedient and casually found a cat and a dog to pretend. ”

Dolgon tapped his finger lightly on the kang and said, "Judging from the reaction of Tumut Zhutaiji, this Sangar does not look like a fake, otherwise Shanba Taiji would not be in such a hurry. ”

"Then it's going to be a bit of a problem." Hong Chengchou frowned.

Fan Wencheng also echoed: "Yes, Prince Ying did a bit too much in Tumut before. ”

Ning Wan and I groaned: "The pseudo-shun actually found Lin Dan Khan's younger brother Sangar, and re-erected Lin Dan Khan's Sulu ingot, which shows that the upper echelons of the pseudo-shun are not all incompetent. ”

"This person's name is Gao Yigong." Dolgon said, "The commander of the puppet Shunhou battalion, with 70,000 troops stationed in Yulin, the last time the British prince's army was blocked in northern Shaanxi by this person, oh yes, there is also a deputy general Li Yan in the rear battalion, who is also a powerful person, and it is this person who fought Bahana and Ye Chen in Shanxi last autumn. ”

Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice: "Master, this matter needs to be paid enough attention, and the Pseudo-Shun Yuan is not to worry, but if the Pseudo-Shun succeeds in playing the banner of Lin Dan Khan, and brings the Tumut Mongols and even the Chahar Mongol tribes under its banner, it is enough to pose a fatal threat to the Horqin Mongols and even Beijing." ”

Dorgon groaned, "Do you think the False Shun can have such abilities? ”

Fan Wencheng said solemnly: "Master, I would rather believe that there is something, not believe that there is nothing, there is a cloud in the memory of etiquette, everything is foreseen, and if it is not prepared, if I do not guard against it, once the pseudo-Shun and Sangar really form a climate in Monan, it will be too late to regret it, and then the difficulty of the picture will be greatly increased." ”

"The question is how to prevent it?" Dorgon frowned and said, "Do you want to send troops to destroy them?" Or eviction? ”

Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice: "Either transfer a banner of Manchurian powerhouse to guard the Tumut River, or release Ezhe back to Tumut, otherwise the dragons of the Tumut tribes will not be coerced by Sangar without a leader." ”

Dolgon's brows became more and more frowned, the two things Hong Chengchou said, now it is impossible to do one, the Qing court has no ability to dispatch a banner of Manchurian power to defend the Tumut River, and it is impossible to release Ezhe back to Tumut, because Ezhe is the son of Lin Dan Khan, what if Ezhe returns to Tumut and stands on his own?

Just when Dolgon was hesitating, Cao Eryu entered the inner chamber and said, "Master, Huai'an Mansion is urgent." ”

"Huai'an Mansion?" Hearing this, Dolgon's spirits suddenly perked up, and he couldn't help but say, "Has Huai'an Mansion finally been taken down?" Counting the time, it should almost be taken down. ”

Hong Chengchou and the three of them also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Because all the bad news has been coming back for a while,

It's time for some good news to boost morale.

Only Cao Eryu looked embarrassed, looking like he wanted to say something.

How sharp Dolgon's eyes were, and he instantly noticed Cao Eryu's abnormality.

"How?" Dolgon's face fell, "Huai'an Mansion didn't take it down?" ”

"Master, let's ask for yourself." Cao Eryu turned around and waved his hand and said, "Let's bring people in." ”

When even two bannermen came in with a dusty messenger in their arms, just one glance, Fan Wencheng exclaimed: "Second brother?!" ”

"Daddy." Fan Chengmo couldn't move anymore.

first gave Fan Wencheng a smile that was more ugly than crying, and then said to Dolgon: "There is a secret letter from the master." ”

Cao Eryu immediately stepped forward and took out a secret letter from Fan Chengmo's arms, and handed it to Dolgon with both hands.

There were not many words in this secret letter, and Dolgon read it quickly, but after reading it, his face instantly turned black to the bottom of the pot, and the temperature in the warm pavilion also dropped by eight degrees.

Ning Quanquan and the three of them looked at each other, could it be said that Huai'an Mansion was defeated?

It is said that it can't be done, with Prince Yu's 70,000 army, even if he can't take Huai'an Mansion, it is absolutely impossible to lose the battle, not to mention that he later transferred twenty red-clothed cannons that are still gratifying, what's going on?

"This is a problem." After a long moment, Dorgon let out a long sigh.

After a slight pause, he said, "This is really a dilemma. ”