"No, quite the opposite."

"The nail in Dagukou must be pulled out."

"Otherwise, once Chongzhen launches the Northern Expedition of the Great Army, this nail inserted in the mouth of Dagu will become a sharp knife stabbed in the heart of our Qing Dynasty, which is really a deadly move."

"Therefore, the nail of Dagukou must be removed."

After a pause, Hong Chengchou said again: "It's just that we can't fight anymore now, now that the Beihai has thawed, the Ming Naval Division can drive straight into the Weihe River and even the trench outside the Ming Army's platform at high tide, plus the advantage of its firearms, if my Qing soldiers continue to attack, they can only work in vain, wasting valuable manpower, material and military resources." ”

"What Mr. Heng Jiu said is extremely true, it is really not appropriate to attack again at this time." Hou Fangyu echoed.

"It is necessary to wait for the midwinter season in October, when the Beihai and Weihe rivers are frozen, and then attack Dagukou."

"And at that time, the strong attack needed to be attacked with soil, that is, digging tunnels directly from the ground to the Ming army's platform and even Dagukou, and then blowing it up with gunpowder, which could destroy the Ming army at Dagukou."

"Now?" Dorgon asked, "Do you ignore it?" ”

Hong Chengchou said: "It is definitely not okay to ignore it, the Ming army will not stay honestly in Dagukou, our army is here, and the Ming army has some scruples and does not dare to come out, but as soon as our army withdraws, the Ming army will inevitably go around plundering the population and destroying farming, not to mention Tianjin Wei at that time, and even the farming outside Beijing will be seriously damaged." ”

Dolgon said: "So you still have to follow the example of the old Khan and the previous emperor and dig a trench to block the mouth of Dagu?" ”

"Yes, because the results in Dalinghe, Jinzhou, Songshan, Xuzhou and other places have fully proved that digging trenches and blockading them is the most effective method of warfare, and the cost is also small." Hong Chengchou paused, and said, "But there is a first-class difficulty at the moment, the Ming army's naval division can go up the Weihe River to the Tianjin Triangle, if the Weihe River cannot be blocked, then the blockade of Dagukou is impossible to talk about, because the Ming army can easily bypass the blockade trench we have worked so hard to dig with the help of the naval division." ”

"But there's nothing to worry about." Hou Fangyu waved his hand and said, "Yesterday there was such a big tide at the mouth of the Wei River, if there is no accident, there will inevitably be a big low tide today and tomorrow, and the water level will become extremely low. ”

"Oh, yes, if it weren't for the reminder of the court, I would have almost forgotten about it."

Hong Chengchou hurriedly said: "Master, just wait for the tide to recede, then quickly order the Eight Banners Han Army to seize the key places on both sides of the Wei River, and build a fort, as long as the fort is built, the Ming army water division will not be able to enter the Wei River, so that my Qing soldiers can also implement a long-term blockade and siege of Dagukou." ”

Dolgon immediately ordered Cao Eryu to check.

If you want to say that you are lucky, it is still Cao Eryu, the dog minion, who has the best luck.

At that time, there were more than a dozen people on the top of the well, except for Dolgon and Fulin, who were protected and not injured, the others were more or less injured, but Cao Eryu, the dog minion, was unharmed.

Cao Eryu immediately took a few Bayalas to the beach to inspect the water situation.

Less than half an hour later, Cao Eryu came back in a hurry.

"Master, the tide has receded, and the estuaries of the Wei River are exposed."

When Dolgon heard this, he called in the Gushan Ezhen of the Eight Banners Han Army, including Kadahun, Jixiha, and Shi Tingzhu, and asked them to hurry to the banks of the Wei River to select key places to build forts and set up cannons.

He also specially told Shi Tingzhu to be vigilant and prevent the Ming army from raiding.

……

Actually, Dorgon was really worried.

The Ming army at Dagukou was no longer capable of launching any surprise attacks.

In a situation like last night, it was barely okay to suddenly come while Jiannu's position was in chaos, and when Jiannu regained his position and was prepared, he would be looking for death if he carried out a surprise attack.

For the point of taking the initiative to attack, Chongzhen also gave a death order - it is strictly forbidden to take the initiative.

Xu Yingwei didn't even see the shadow of a Jiannu in Gaizhou, and he didn't dare to take the initiative to attack, but could only build a defensive platform along the east bank of the Liao River a little bit to the north.

Yan Yingyuan was even less likely to take the initiative.

In particular, more than 3,000 people were killed and wounded after a whole day of fierce fighting yesterday.

Now there are more than 1,000 people intact in the entire Dagukou.

After receiving the sentry's report, Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu climbed the towering watchtower as soon as possible.

Standing on the top of the watchtower and looking northwest, I soon saw Jiannu who were busy building fortifications on both sides of the Wei River, and saw that this posture should be building a fort.

Hold up the binoculars to see better.

I saw a team of Jiannu with their chests and backs exposed, and threw the rammer high in the air through the thick hemp rope, and pulled it down hard, and the two of them hugged the thick rammer and smashed it heavily to the ground, until a long time later, they heard a sound of expansion.

If Chongzhen were here, he would soon be able to roughly calculate the distance by the lag time of the sound.

Yan Yingyuan didn't know what the speed of sound was, but he still visually measured the approximate distance of the fort.

"About two thousand steps apart." Chen Mingyu also estimated that "it is beyond the range of the 4-inch gun." ”

"Jiannu was obviously carefully chosen." Yan Yingyuan nodded and said, "They built these two forts, probably to prevent our army's naval division Shuowei River from going up to Tianjinwei and even Tongzhou and Beijing. ”

After a pause, he said: "Next, it is estimated that we will dig a trench to blockade and besiege us for a long time." ”

"It's a pity." Chen Mingyu said with some regret, "The tide has receded too low this time, otherwise there is a sailor, and Jiannu would not have thought about repairing the fort at all." ”

"Jiannu can still repair the fort if he wants to, and even the sailor can't stop them."

Yan Yingyuan waved his hand and said: "After all, the Hongyi cannon of the Navy Division is not enough to compare with Jiannu's Hongyi cannon in terms of caliber and range, so Jiannu can build the fort a little farther away first, and then use the cover of these forts to repair the fort in a closer place, and sooner or later it will always be possible to repair the fort to the current position." ”

Chen Mingyu said with a dark face: "Even if it can only be delayed for a few days, it is a hundred times better than not doing anything." ”

"Gongchen, you're wrong." Yan Yingyuan waved his hand and said, "Who said we didn't do anything?" As long as we stay here, it is equivalent to a sharp knife against the throat of Jiannu, and Jiannu has to leave enough troops and firearms at the mouth of Dagu, which is a great consumption of Jiannu's national strength. ”

Chen Mingyu nodded and said, "I'm afraid that Jiannu won't give up." ”

"Jiannu will definitely not give up, but there is nothing they can do until winter." Speaking of this, Yan Yingyuan said again, "As for the winter, I'm afraid it's a different situation." ”

"Yes." Chen Mingyu said with relief, "Maybe the Holy Lord will raise an army to the Northern Expedition at that time." ”

"The Holy Northern Expedition shouldn't be so fast." Yan Yingyuan said, "But it is entirely possible to increase troops to Dagukou before winter, after all, it seems that it is much less expensive to hold on to the city and wait for Jiannu to attack than to attack." ”

"Reasonable." Chen Mingyu said again, "Calculating the time, the Holy Lord should have received the news, right?" ”

"Then it depends on where the Holy One is." Yan Yingyuan said, "If the saint is in Xuzhou, I am afraid that he has already received news from us, if he is in Nanjing, I am afraid he will have to wait for two days, if he is in Sichuan, he will have to wait for a few more days." ”

……

Chongzhen was still in Xuzhou at this time.

Eventually, Dordor withdrew his troops and returned north.

With infinite melancholy and unwillingness, Duoduo finally withdrew.

It is determined that Jiannu has really withdrawn his troops and returned to the north, and Chongzhen is also preparing to return south.

Then when I walked outside Xuzhou City, I happened to meet Chen Zilong and his wife who returned to the north.

"Chen Zilong, the minister and the agricultural department will give Chen Zilong in the matter, and ask the saint Jin'an." Chen Zilong bowed to Chongzhen and fell to the ground.

A little behind Chen Zilong's right, Liu Ru is also Ying Ying bowed down: "The people's woman Liu Ru is to ask the saint Jin'an." ”

"Xian Kangli, please get up." Chongzhen said to Chen Zilong with a smile, "Chen Zilong, I am in such a hurry to recall you back to Xuzhou, you shouldn't blame me for being unkind, right?" ”

"The saint is serious, how can the minister have such a ridiculous idea."

Chen Zilong hurriedly said: "What's more, the minister doesn't plan to stay in Nanjing for longer. ”

Liu Ru hung her head when she got up, and she didn't know what she was thinking in her heart.

However, Chongzhen didn't bother to think about this, he couldn't let Qian Qianyi go lightly because of Liu Ruyi's fame, a profiteer like Qian Qianyi who didn't know how to advance or retreat and didn't know how to restrain himself, it was not enough for the people to be angry if he didn't kill him.

More importantly, not killing money is not enough to maintain order in the business world.

Of course, the killing mentioned here is not killing heads, Chongzhen actually hates killing heads.

Rather than falling to the ground, Chongzhen prefers to squeeze the bones of these profiteers or moths out of oil.

This is true for dealing with nobles such as Wei Guogong and Qianguogong, this is true for dealing with Jingjiang Wang, Chu Wang and other clans, and the same is true for Changshu Qian family, Songjiang Xu family and Rugao Mao family and other profiteers.

Chongzhen did not have the slightest mercy on the impostor.

Merit should be rewarded, and demerit should be punished.

Mao Xiang's work alone can't protect the Mao clan.

Of course, it is not possible to deprive the presumption.

The power that Mao Xiang's sons and nephews should enjoy is still there.

But the wealth of the Rugao Mao clan will be lost.

At that moment, Chongzhen said to Chen Zilong: "Chen Zilong, spring ploughing has begun, the most important thing for you now is to do a good job in the selection and breeding of sweet potatoes, grains and potatoes, and cultivate grain varieties with higher yield per mu as soon as possible." ”

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"Commandment." Chen Zilong said solemnly, "The minister will do his best to select and breed." ”

Chongzhen said to Gu Yinxi, who was accompanying him: "Block Qing, remember to have a variety of chili peppers." ”

"Commandment." Plug Yinxi replied respectfully, "The minister will let the Xuzhou town soldiers plant more peppers." ”

Chongzhen didn't explain too much to Du Yinxi, and asked Xuzhou Zhentai to grow chili peppers for what purpose.

In fact, the use of chili peppers is greater, in addition to being directly used as a biological weapon, it can also be used as a condiment for the rations of the Ming army.

It won't take too long for the Ming Dynasty to use troops against Liaodong, Mobei and even Siberia.

In such a cold and snowy place, it is unthinkable if there is no high number of white wine and chili peppers to keep out the cold.

Chongzhen took Chen Zilong and Liu Ru is husband and wife, talked and walked, and soon came to a walled fort on the side of the official road.

This is also a standard walled fort, where 300 households live in the town soldiers, because it is already the beginning of April, so the town soldiers and relatives of this walled fort have begun to plough in the spring.

I saw that the fields overgrown with green grass were full of town soldiers carrying plows and rakes or leading old oxen.

In addition to the town soldiers, there are many peasant women carrying baskets, many peasant women still have big bellies, and there are also peasant women carrying baskets on their backs, and a small baby is lying in the basket.

From time to time, the cry of a baby can be heard in the wind.

Recalling the scene when Chongzhen passed through Xuzhou in early April of the seventeenth year, it was like a century later.

At that time, Xuzhou was really lifeless, and there was not even a living person on the official road, and it was not easy to see a few refugees, most of whom looked wooden and had withered faces.

As for the cooking smoke or something, I can't see it at all.

It was only when I arrived at the county town that I was a little angry.

However, in just the past three years, Xuzhou has been very different.

The ridges of ploughland have returned, the farmer carrying the plough and rake and the old ox has returned, and the peasant woman with a baby in a basket with a big belly has also returned, full of life.

In fact, it's not just Xuzhou, Guide and Kaifeng.

The situation of Jiangna's eight prefectures and one state is even better than here.

It is completely foreseeable that there will be a wave of fertility peaks this year.

It's just that there will still be unsatisfactory places, when passing by the next walled fort, I saw a family doing a funeral from a distance, and sent someone to inquire only to know that the daughter-in-law of this family had just died in distress, one corpse and two lives.

Chongzhen sighed when he heard this, turned his head to Plug Yinxi and said: "Plug Qing, go back and tell Fu Shan, let him send a group of teachers and students from the medical school to come to Xuzhou Zhentai to open a hospital first, and don't care about anything else, but you have to ensure the safety of the mother and the child as much as possible." ”

"Thank you, Holy Lord." Plug Yinxi was overjoyed when he heard this.

He had long heard that the teachers and students of the medical school had opened a hospital in Nanjing, which treated all kinds of patients in different categories, especially the special obstetrics and gynecology department in the hospital, which specialized in treating pregnant women with dystocia, and many pregnant women survived.

Du Yinxi was thinking about how to open this mouth with Chongzhen, but he didn't expect Chongzhen to mention this stubble first.

Chongzhen said: "Du Qing, in recent years, you Xuzhou Zhentai have no combat missions, mainly farming, sweet potatoes, baogu and potatoes as much as possible, in preparation for the next step of large-scale promotion of planting across the country." ”

"The minister respectfully obtains the order." Du Yinxi waved his hand and said, "The minister will personally supervise the grain planting matters." ”

As he was talking, a fast horse suddenly galloped from the direction of Shandong, and began to shout from afar: "Dagukou urgent, Dagukou urgent!" ”

Wang Jiayan, the governor of Shandong, and Hu Xinshui, the governor of Shandong, learned that Chongzhen was in Xuzhou.

Directly sent the Tang newspaper sent by the water division from Dengzhou Wei to Xuzhou.

After reading the urgent delivery sent by the Shandong Political Envoy, Chongzhen was overjoyed.

[Report: Following the son's yang three days ago, yesterday's daughter-in-law was also yang, and I was probably also yang, but the symptoms are not obvious for the time being, but I don't know how long it can last, in addition, because I have to take care of my mother, I will definitely not be able to guarantee three changes tomorrow, and today's three chapters were written yesterday]