What a great idea to set up a military engine room!

This is somewhat similar to the Tui'en Decree proposed by the master's father Yan on behalf of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The main trouble faced by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was that the vassal kings were too powerful and had threatened the central power, so the lord father Yan thought of a clever trick and proposed that the feudal kingdoms of the feudal kings in various places should be inherited by the eldest son, the second son and the third son.

Dolgon's establishment of the military engine room is similar to the Tui En Order.

Because under the framework of the Eight Banners, only the prince who is the owner of the flag has the right to participate in the political discussion, and the other county kings of each banner, Beile and Beizi, have no right to participate in the political discussion.

However, the establishment of the military engine room has changed this situation.

Because after the establishment of the military engine room, not only the flag owner, but also the other county kings, Baylor and Beizi of each banner are the military aircraft ministers of the military engine room, and they all have the power to discuss politics, and their power is basically the same regardless of the rank of the title, which is undoubtedly a great thing for the county kings of each banner Baylor and Beizi.

Sure enough, as soon as Dolgon's words came out, the atmosphere in the big tent suddenly changed.

Except for a few banner owners such as Luo Luohun and Gur Ma Hui, most of the rest of the county kings, Beile and Beizi were all shocked, which is a great thing!

At this point, Dolgon gained widespread support at the Eight Banners.

I have to say that Dolgon is indeed a good hand at playing politics.

Another powerful feature of the military aircraft room is the final decision.

Nominally, the military aircraft room is still a collective decision-making, but in fact it is not.

Because there are many people, it will inevitably be mixed, and it will be difficult to produce effective decision-making.

At this time, the emperor or regent will become the decisive being.

This means that the emperor or regent has the final say.

Now Dolgon is really in power, and he has done what Huang Taiji has not done.

In another time and space, not only Fulin, but even Kang Mazi failed to solve this big problem.

It was not until Yongzheng succeeded to the throne for many years that the political tumor of the Eight Banners was finally eradicated.

"Even if the military aircraft room is officially established from today, then the first military aircraft priority discussed today is who should replace the flag owner of the Zhenghong Banner?"

With that, Dolgon gave Gurmahun another look.

Although Gurma Hui was depressed, he still stood up and said: "The minister thinks that Bal Chuhui is smart and resolute, and it is more appropriate for him to take over the position of the banner lord of the Red Banner?" ”

Although Bal Chuhui's two brothers and several cousins were dissatisfied, they were helpless about it.

Because the meaning of Gurmahun is the meaning of Dolgon, and this is to reward Balchuhun for his merits.

However, the king of the banner counties, Beile and Beizi, were all supported by the brush, and the power of Dolgon's military engine room began to appear, and Balchuhui successfully inherited the red flag.

However, the title of Prince Li was inherited by Man Dahai, the only surviving of Dai Shan's seven sons, and at the same time, the nickname given to Dai Shan was also determined, a strong character.

"Now let's talk about the second important task of the military aircraft, which is to recapture the Dagu mouth......"

As a result, before Dolgon could finish speaking, Azig hurriedly said again: "Old Fourteen, you, the second brother, and Zilharang have all suffered defeats, and now it's my turn." ”

Dolgon's face instantly darkened, and his heart said that he could not slap his face?

Originally, Dolgon had already achieved his political intentions with the help of Yan Yingyuan's knife, and he was ready to let Azig go, but Azig didn't know whether he was alive or dead, so he had to hit the muzzle of the gun himself.

"Okay, Prince Su's courage is commendable, then let's give it a try."

After a pause, Dorgon continued: "However, if I say ugly things before, if I don't win, I will also be punished, but how to punish will be decided by the ministers of the military engine room. ”

"Yes." Azig pursed his lips and said, "But I can't be defeated." ”

Dolgon's face grew more and more embarrassed, and he could tell that Azig really thought so.

In fact, Azig did think that he himself had become the first marshal of the Qing Dynasty, Hauge was dead, Zilharang was sent to Ningguta and the armored people as slaves, and Luo Luohun was still young and had little experience in leading troops, and as far as the eye could see, Dolgon and Duoduo could be compared to him.

However, after Dolgon entered the pass, he rarely led his troops into battle.

Duoduo's words always lost the battle, and the battle of Xuzhou was even more miserable.

Therefore, Azig felt that no matter how he ranked, he was now the first marshal of the Great Qing Dynasty.

After a pause, Azig said again: "Old Fourteen, but I also have a condition, I have to transfer my 20 Niu Lu back from Xuzhou, the Green Battalion and the Eight Banners Han Army can't fight a tough battle." ”

"It's not negotiable." Dorgon flatly refused.

"However, the 10 Niu Lu of Zhenghongqi can be temporarily transferred to you."

Barchuhun frowned when he heard this, but he didn't say anything.

After all, the cannibal mouth is short, and he relied on Dolgon's support to become the banner owner of the Red Banner, and now the flag owner's chair has not yet sat down and turned against Dolgon, which is not a wise move.

Seeing that he couldn't transfer his 20 cattle records, Azig was a little unhappy.

At that moment, Azig said again: "Then it's okay to transfer 50 Hongyi cannons and 20,000 coats from Beijing, right?" If you want to hollow out the slope protection around the Dagu mouth, you can't do it without 20,000 coatings. ”

"Yes, but 20,000 is less, and 40,000 is adjusted."

Dolgon's political goals had been achieved, and he didn't want to waste any more time.

The fighting in the past few days has fully proved that only the most stupid and stupid methods can be used to fight Dagukou.

This stupid method is to hollow out the slope protection on the periphery of the Ming army's platform, and then set up a red-coated cannon to directly bombard the platform.

As long as the rammed earth parapet walls and wooden fences of the Ming army were exposed to the muzzles of the red-coated cannons, they were simply vulnerable, and it only took a few rounds of artillery bombardment to easily destroy the guns.

Once the two platforms on the west and south sides were destroyed, Dagukou became a lonely village.

Dolgon didn't expect Azig to use this stupid method, it seems that he really underestimated him, and immediately readily agreed to Azig's request, and added an additional 20,000 coats.

……

A few days passed, and the time came to the end of March.

A warm and humid air flow swept through the North Bay area last night, and when he walked out of the bunker in the morning, Yan Yingyuan could clearly feel that the temperature was rising, and even felt the warmth.

The wind blowing was not as harsh as before.

Looking back at the ice surface of the North Sea in the distance, the water is also sparkling in the sun, and it begins to melt at an accelerated rate.

"The weather is finally warming." Chen Mingyu stretched his waist and said with some joy, "Look at this posture, it won't be long before the sailor can go to Dagukou." ”

As long as the sailor can reach the open sea of Dagukou, Dagukou will be stable.

"Jiannu will not wait for the North Sea to thaw." Yan Yingyuan shook his head and asked, "By the way, hasn't Jiannu moved much these days?" ”

"There hasn't been any movement, just yesterday came a few thousand real slaves from Zhenghongqi."

"Strange, this is really strange, when did Jiannu become so honest?"

While speaking, Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu had already climbed up the wooden ladder to the watchtower.

Raising the binoculars to look, I saw that there was a camp of Jiannu on the west, south and southwest sides of the Ming army's platform, and the distance was about five or six miles, just outside the range of the Hongyi cannon.

In the open space of five or six miles, there are four folded line trenches distributed longitudinally.

This was dug by the Green Battalion before, but by this time it was filled with seawater and frozen.

Yan Yingyuan's vision swept back and forth between the four trenches, and after a moment, his gaze froze.

"Gongchen, have you seen it? How many longitudinal wet marks were there on the ground between those trenches and on either side? ”

"Is there one?" Chen Mingyu then turned the telescope's field of view to the four longitudinal trenches, and then he really found that there were longitudinal wet marks, as if water was poured on the ground.

"Wanheng, there are really wet marks, as if they have been watered."

"Gongchen, do you remember the yellow mud shoots dug up at the beginning of spring every year?"

"Of course I remember, our Jiangyin's yellow mud bamboo shoots are the most tender and delicious."

"Then do you remember how to find the yellow mud shoots that have not yet broken the ground?"

"Why don't you remember, it needs to be sunny, and if you go into the mountain early in the morning and see that there are wet marks on the ground, there will be yellow mud shoots when you dig it......" Speaking of this, Chen Mingyu said again, "Wan Heng, you mean that there are tunnels under these wet marks?" ”

"Most of them are digging tunnels." Yan Yingyuan sneered, "No wonder I haven't seen any movement these days, it turns out that I am secretly digging a tunnel, which is really insidious." ”

If Dolgon heard this, he would probably scold his mother, are you insidious?

"Gongchen, you go in person, and order the left and right battalions to dig another circle of dark ditches outside the existing trenches, this circle of dark ditches does not need to be too wide, one step wide is enough, but it must be deep enough."

"After digging, the seawater will be brought in, and the whole circle of culverts will be filled."

"In this way, just wait for the tunnel of Jiannu to dig through the culvert, and the sea water will pour in."

"Yes, I'll give the order." Chen Ming rushed down the watchtower.

Yan Yingyuan put down the binoculars, and there was also a hint of worry between his eyebrows.

Judging from Jiannu's reaction in the past few days, it is obvious that he has given up the brainless attack.

Jiannu's current strategy is either to dig a tunnel and explode it directly with gunpowder, or to dig a tunnel to extend under the slope protection, and then hollow out the outer slope protection from the bottom little by little to clear the firing boundary for the Hongyi cannon.

If you want to blow up the platform, you can divert seawater to back up to obstruct it.

But if Jiannu just wants to hollow out the slope protection, he will face a real test.

At that moment, Yan Yingyuan hurriedly got off the watchtower again, and then gathered a few scholars who remained at Dagukou.

"Jiannu has changed tactics, and we must also make corresponding adjustments, and the first priority at the moment is to strengthen the strength of the rammed earth walls on the left and right sides of the platform and Dagukou."

"I boiled all the 1,000 stone glutinous rice I carried."

"After cooking, it is all mashed and mixed with sand, clay and lime slurry to make a triad."

"Then use the sanhe soil to build a rammed earth wall for the left and right platforms, and the rammed earth wall at the mouth of Dagu should also be re-reinforced with the sanhe soil, and the wall should be made into a large inclination of 45 degrees."

"A large inclination of forty-five degrees?" Some scholars questioned it.

"With such a big inclination, Jiannu can step on the parapet wall and rush up."

"Jiannu rushed up, don't be afraid." Yan Yingyuan said, "I'm afraid of Jiannu's Hongyi cannon!" If it is not made into a large inclination, even if it is a three-way soil with glutinous rice juice, it will not be able to carry the Hongyi cannon. ”

It's the lesser of two evils.

……

The next day, the unusual behavior of the Ming army aroused the alarm of the Jiannu sentinels.

Dolgon took a few hardcore traitors to the towering well to inspect it as soon as possible.

Through the field of vision of the telescope, it can be seen that the Ming army on the mouth of Dagu and the two platforms in front of it are stirring the Sanhe soil, and then using the Sanhe soil to ram and build the parapet wall.

Then Dolgon and the others found that the parapet walls at the top of the platform and the mouth of Dagu were very steep.

"It's strange, the inclination angle of the parapet wall is so big, the Eight Banners warriors can step on the wall and rush up." Ning Wan said puzzledly, "Since Huaxia has historical records, has there ever been a city wall with such a large inclination?" ”

"But there were no red-coated cannons in ancient times." Hong Chengchou said solemnly, "This is obviously the lesser of two evils, although the city wall with a large inclination angle cannot withstand the impact of the Manchurian warriors, but it can withstand the shelling of the red-clothed cannon!" ”

"It seems that Yan Yingyuan has already seen through our intentions." Dolgon's face fell.

"It's okay if you see through it." Hou Fangyu laughed and said, "No matter how big the inclination angle of the retaining wall rammed by the Sanhe earth ramming, it can only block the red-clothed cannon for a while, as long as the Eight Banners Han Army continues to bombard it with ammunition, it will always be able to blast open the parapet wall sooner or later, or take 10,000 steps back, even if the red-clothed cannon can't open the parapet wall, it doesn't matter, you can directly order Baoyi to continue digging the tunnel, and directly dig up the Ming army's platform and even the parapet wall at the mouth of Dagu!" When the time comes, see how the Ming army will defend it? ”

Dorgon's breathe a sigh of relief.

The situation is still under control.

……

At the same time, Xu Yingwei, who was far away in Gaizhouwei, was not idle.

It took ten days for Xu Yingwei to repair the city wall of Gaizhou, and relied on the city wall to build eight large platforms, one for each of the four city gates, and one for each of the four corner towers.

This forms a two-level defense system, the first level is Gaizhou City, and the second level is the outer eight towers.

There is still a gap between the eight platforms, and Jiannu can rush directly to the city wall of Gaizhou City from the gap, but if Jiannu really does this, he will face the firepower of the Ming army from all directions, and there will be no place to hide.

When the entire defense system was formed, Xu Yingwei was obviously relieved, and now he is waiting for Jiannu to fight.

It's just that the final result is probably going to disappoint Xu Yingwei, because there will be no more Jiannu to fight Gai Zhouwei.

Dolgon had already listened to the advice of Hong Chengchou and other hardcore traitors, and was determined to concentrate all his efforts on fighting the Ming Dynasty in the Central Plains, so it was impossible to transfer troops to fight Gaizhou Wei in a short period of time.

After waiting for a few more days, he found that Jiannu still did not hit Gaizhouwei, so Xu Yingwei began to send scouts and cavalry to reconnoitre, focusing on the western Liaoning corridor and Haizhouwei in the north.

The result of the reconnaissance was that the Liaoxi Corridor was empty.

However, Haizhou Wei had thousands of Jiannu garrisons.

Xu Yingwei was a little hesitant, what is going on?