Chapter Twenty-Three: The Imperial Expedition
As soon as this sentence came out, not only did Huang Taiji be extremely useful, but also made Huang Taiji trust his fourteenth brother more and more, he could always say what he was inconvenient to say when he was in trouble, and maintain his majesty everywhere, just like Amin just directly took out the matter of his defeat in Jinzhou and then said, Dolgon took the lead in replying for himself, and preached with his father Khan as an example, Amin is bold and dare not say that his military talent is higher than Nurhachi's, this fourteenth brother can be of great use, Huang Taiji thought so in his heart!
"Dolgon, the first Khan was only negligent in his momentary negligence to hit the artillery of the Ming army, as long as our horses run up and rush to kill, their firearms will have no effect on us, besides, where are the immortals in the war, is it possible that you can capture Jinzhou City without spending a single soldier?" Amin said angrily.
"Qi Qi Great Khan, the younger brother learned that the new king of the Ming Dynasty had just been established, and Yuan Chonghuan was reactivated, and the city of Jinzhou was densely artillery, and the defense was now impregnable. Therefore, the younger brother thought that it was not suitable to attack Jinzhou at this time. Dorgon said cautiously.
Amin saw that his opportunity had come, and directly answered: "Dolgon, you are cowardly, if you are afraid of death, give me your brother's two white flags, and I will personally take my warriors with blue flags and two white flags to take down Jinzhou City." ”
(Here is an explanation, originally after Nurhachi's death, he handed over the two yellow flags to the three brothers Dolgon, Duoduo, and Azig, but after Huang Taiji became the Great Khan, he always thought that yellow was the orthodox Great Khan's army, so he exchanged clothes with the three Dolgon brothers, and the personnel and equipment did not change, but the original two yellow flags became two white flags, and the two white flags became two yellow flags)
"Brother Amin, it's not that the younger brother is cowardly, the hundred-legged insect dies but is not stiff, and the Ming army can't only rely on courage and momentum to attack, more often we need to use more brains, we must first ensure the maximum interests of our own side before launching an attack, otherwise, if we take Jinzhou City, we will kill and wound a large number of soldiers and obtain a small amount of supplies, in fact, it is still worth the loss."
Dolgon argued.
Amin said angrily when he heard this: "Hmph, you said that I was reckless and unscrupulous? ”
"Brother Amin, the younger brother didn't mean that."
Seeing that Amin and Dolgon were arguing, Mang Gurtai directly reprimanded: "Daring Dolgon, you dare to confront Amin Belle in public, do you want to deny my Dakin's strategic plan?" ”
Huang Taiji saw that at this time, it was no longer possible for him not to make a sound, so he coughed lightly and said: "Everyone is a little restless, I don't think the fourteenth brother has the intention of colliding with Brother Amin, I think he just has his own better strategic advice, we might as well listen to what the fourteenth brother has to say?" ”
After saying that, he looked at Dorgon with encouragement on his face.
"Qi Great Khan, the younger brother thinks that the new king of the Ming Dynasty has just been established, and we should give them a special 'gift'." Dorgon bit down the word "gift" and said.
"Oh, the fourteenth brother said to listen to what 'gift' he wants to give to the new monarch of the Ming Dynasty."
Huang Taiji instantly became interested, he has always liked this fourteenth brother, Dolgon has been both civil and military since he was a child, and has always been close to him, just because after Nurhachi's death, Dolgon's mother, the eldest concubine Abahai, is the only one who knows Nurhachi's will, and he also knows very well in his heart that Nurhachi's preferred heir is the old fourteenth, so in order to make his position more stable, he and Amin and others joined forces to force the eldest concubine Abahai to be "martyred".
Maybe it's because of the thief's weak heart, he has always tolerated all kinds of Amin who helped him ascend to the throne, and at the same time always felt that Dolgon knew the truth about Abahai's "martyrdom", and deliberately alienated Dolgon more on weekdays, but today's words from Dolgon's political hall made Huang Taiji instantly dispel his vigilance against Dolgon, it seems that this little guy is still as close to himself as before, and he already has a plan to cultivate Dolgon well.
"The Great Khan, Jinzhou, and Ningyuan are all important towns, and there is the so-called 'Ningjin Defense Line' of the Ming Army, and it is definitely not possible for us to attack strongly, so the ministers think that we might as well make a detour to Mongolia, avoid the Guanning Jin Defense Line defended by Yuan Chonghuan, raid Jizhen, and directly knock on the Ming Jingshi. If the Great Khan allows, the courtiers are willing to be the vanguard and take the lead. ”
At this time, everyone in the Chongzheng Hall gasped, including Huang Taiji, he felt that this idea was too bold, first detoured to Mongolia, raided Jizhen, and then rushed directly to the city of Daming Jingshi, if it was a careless, when the army of King Qin of Daming arrived, it would be annihilated.
Seeing that Huang Taiji was silent, Dolgon continued: "Great Khan, now there is a rumor in the Ming army that my Eight Banners soldiers are 'invincible', maybe the Ming army in these areas like Jinzhou still has the strength to fight, because they are always ready for our siege, but like Daming Jizhen, the soldiers in these places have basically not been in contact with war, and they are all used to being comfortable. ”
Dai Shan frowned and said: "Fourteenth brother, it's okay for others, if you press directly under the Daming Jingshi City, if there is a mistake, our loss will be great."
Hearing Dai Shan say this, the others nodded yes one after another.
Dolgon said confidently: "Brother Daishan, please rest assured, we only knock on the pass, and not to attack the Ming Jingshi, and now to attack the Ming Dynasty Jingshi, the timing is not right, and the second is that there is no certainty of victory, just plunder in the Gyeonggi area, as for the soldiers coming to the city, it is just a deterrent, and even if the little emperor is angry, he will definitely treat Yuan Chonghuan for a crime of 'poor defense', if Yuan Chonghuan is guilty, then this Jinzhou City will be in our pocket." ”
"Hahaha......"
"What a plan!"
"Old Fourteen, there is really yours."
Hearing Dolgon say this, the people in the Chongzheng Palace laughed one after another, and even Amin agreed with this plan after exchanging glances with Mang Gurtai briefly, at this time Huang Taiji was also very satisfied in his heart, if it was really like this, this would be a good way, and after thinking about it, he said in a deep voice: "Fourteenth brother, so you have full confidence." ”
"Great Khan, although the younger brother is sure, but after all, the qualifications are still shallow, and the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, the younger brother has the courage to implore the Great Khan to personally drive the expedition to strengthen the morale of the Eight Banners."
Dolgon was so smart, he knew in his heart that Huang Taiji agreed with his plan very much, but he didn't want to let himself take this credit in vain, and it was difficult to bring up the matter of his own expedition for the sake of face, so he said it directly, so that Huang Taiji trusted him more.