When Li Zhaoji stepped on the cold sea water on April 1 of the 11th year of Hongguang, he landed on Juehua Island and announced his return.

In the distant city of Shengjing, the Manchus held a meeting in the Yongfu Palace. They were fortunate that the attack launched by the Oriental Trading Company was not so sudden.

Because the scale of this offensive was too large, it included two army field troops, guards troops, a division of the Marine Corps, and 3,000 people under Chen Ping's command.

Since the beginning of the year, a large number of troops have been assembled and stationed in the vicinity of Jeju from Jeju, and supplies have also been stored on a large scale at the front, as close to the front as possible.

Therefore, from the beginning of the 11th year of Hongguang, the Manchus were aware of the attack, and when the naval fleet of the Oriental Trading Company launched the first landing on March 15 and took control of Juehua Island, the Manchu side already knew that a decisive battle was imperative, and this was a war related to the life and death of the Manchus.

"Come on, give a seat to Bolo and Yue Le." In Yongfu Palace, the council of ministers of the king had just begun, and Emperor Shunzhi took the initiative to order.

In the past ten years, the Council of Ministers has undergone a large-scale restructuring, and not only the clan, the various banners, and the ministers of the interior can participate, but also some Han ministers, not only Wu Sangui and Kong Youde, who are powerful vassal kings, but also Wenchen led by Hong Chengchou and Qian Qianyi.

But according to the rules, only those above the county king will be given seats, and the rest, even if it is Qian Qianyi, an old man, must stand.

Prince Zheng Jierharang came from Seoul, and Abatai came from Fuzhou, and among the kings, only Azig was on guard on the front line in western Liaoxi and could not be separated.

In the early years, the kings from the Daishan lineage of Prince Li occupied the most in the upper echelons, and later the three Dolgon brothers rose halfway, but now, after the kings seated in the Council of Ministers, Abatai and his two sons, Bolo and Yue Le, occupy a large position, although the father and son are now only one county king.

Abatai's face was full of smiles, and he felt extremely honored. The reason why the brothers Bolo and Yue Le are so valued is because everything that is happening now is in the planning of the two brothers.

As early as after the end of the First Peninsula War, Bolo and Yue Le told Dolgon that if the Eastern Trading Company fought a decisive battle with the Qing Dynasty, the battlefield would inevitably fall on the Western Liaoning Corridor.

They persuaded the court to support them, and now it seems that it was all worth it. The Bolo brothers were able to guess, not blindly, but they came to a conclusion after investigating the entire coastline of the Qing Dynasty with the support of Zheng Zhilong.

The coastline of the Qing Dynasty started from Ningyuan, went all the way east, made a big bend in Liaodong Bay, then encircled the entire Liaodong Peninsula, and then entered the dynasty from the mouth of the Yalu River, and Xian reached the mouth of the Han River.

The other stretch of coastline stretches north on the east coast of the peninsula. Obviously, there is no need to attack the coastline on the east side of the peninsula, and the coast is full of towering mountain ranges, even in the interior of the peninsula, it is a sparsely populated place, and neither the terrain nor resources are suitable for large-scale operations, let alone the outer northeast.

On the coastline of the Yellow Sea, the Liaodong Peninsula has been relocated to the sea, and the peninsula is too far away from the core area of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Launching an attack there, even if it is won, it will have to pass through a large area of uninhabited and rugged mountains before it can completely enter the Liaohe Loop, which is not suitable for a large army to attack.

And from the mouth of the Xiaoling River to Gaizhou, it is the closest coastline from the core area of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but it is still not suitable, there are several major rivers such as the Daling River and the Liao River to inject, forming a large area of tidal flats at the mouth of the sea, it is easy to let the big ships run aground everywhere, and there is no place to call it a good port, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty stationed troops in Niuzhuang, built fortresses, and entered along the mouth of the Liao River is obviously not good.

It was precisely that most of the coastline was not suitable for landing, so the Bolo brothers judged that the enemy would choose Liaoxi for an attack.

Of course, this is only one reason, the Bolo brothers believe that when Li Zhaoji launches an attack, it will be the time when he is sure to annex the Manchus, and only by occupying Liaoxi first can the Manchus be isolated from Dashun, so as to avoid the reason why the Oriental trading company fought hard and Dashun picked peaches.

"Kyaw Island has been lost, and the scouts found that at least forty ships were in and out of it, and the proportion of schooners was increasing, and although they carried little cargo, they were good at sailing against the wind, and could therefore undertake the task of transporting from Tamsui, Jeju, and Lushun to Kyaw Hwa Island. And there are also a lot of war horses on the island, there are tens of thousands, so there is no need to discuss whether it is the enemy's suspicious strategy, this is a full-scale attack. Azig is on top of Ningyuan, and the current situation is not bad, and the Dongfan thieves will definitely wait for the main force to arrive, and land after the rest and marshalling is completed. Therefore, the first topic to be discussed today is whether we should fight against the landing and keep the enemy out of the country, or let the enemy land in an upright and upright showdown. When Dolgon saw Bolo and the others sitting down, he immediately said.

The ministers of the parliament looked at each other, but no one expressed their position. There are two questions: Can anti-landing operations be able to keep the enemy out of the country?

Let the enemy land and fight in a dignified manner, will you be sure to win? Duoduo smiled, squinted at Bolo and Yue Le, and said, "Boluo, Yue Le, the emperor has given you such a big face, you can say it first." The two of them had already prepared, and after Bolo got up, he faced Shunzhi and said: "If you go back to the emperor, Weichen thinks that you must have both, and you must not let the Dongfan thieves land easily, and if you have the opportunity, you should use it to land and give them as much damage as possible." But in the end, the thieves had to be let ashore. Obviously, Bolo was a faction that supported the decisive battle, but Shunzhi obviously didn't think so, he said: "Bolo, if Dongfan goes ashore, what should I do if I am invincible?" Bolo got up, and at this time Sony had already led people to hang up the map, and Bolo said: "We, like the East Bandits, have never experienced such a large-scale landing and anti-landing battle. Therefore, whether it can prevent the Dongfan thieves from landing, Weichen is not sure. Weichen believes that once the Dongfan thieves think that they will not be able to land in the Liaoxi Corridor, they will start fighting on another battlefield, and changing the battlefield will be unfavorable to the Qing Dynasty. If it is said that the Qing Dynasty can defeat the eastern thieves, it can only be fought in a decisive battle in western Liao. Yue Le also echoed and said: "This time the thieves from the east came to attack, and they did not inform the thieves in advance, and the army of thieves has already gone south to prepare to attack Ming." According to Weichen's view, the attack of the Dongfan thieves at this time is a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and it is a plan to help Ming and not evil. If the thieves can't go ashore, but the army has moved, how can they easily return the army? I'm afraid that it will not move to southern Liaoning, land in Lushun or even Gaizhou, and then attack north. In this case, how can the thieves sit idly by? If it still goes south to attack the Ming Dynasty, it is fine, but if it sends an army to the east and enters Liaoxi, won't it be my Qing Dynasty to suffer the enemy again? Take a step back, the eastern thieves do not echo with the thieves, but turn to the war, Xian, with its current strength, it can gather nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses to go north, how can I deal with it? At that time, the dynasty and the fresh will all belong to the eastern thieves, and the Qing Dynasty will only delay its demise for a few years. If the Qing Dynasty wants to survive, it must win a decisive battle, at least remain undefeated, and let the Dongfan thieves know that our Qing Dynasty's military might is inviolable, so that they can coexist and prosper with our Qing Dynasty. Dolgon nodded slightly, and said, "Yue Le's words make sense, if you don't hurt the Dongfan thieves, they will always be with us." Over the years, the Eastern Thieves have been so arrogant, which is the reason why our Qing Dynasty has not yet won. "With Dorgon's support, the others no longer have an opinion, and although Shunzhi is an adult and nominally pro-government, Dolgon's authority has not been weakened, but has become the regent of the imperial father.

Dolgon took the idea, and set the tone for this war, that is, a decisive battle against all odds, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty should use the posture of the Battle of Sarhu, the Battle of Songjin, and the entry of Chongzhen in the seventeenth year to meet it, and carry out an all-round and thorough mobilization of the whole country.

But as for how to deploy, today's Council of Ministers will not say clearly, there are more than 30 people here, many of whom voted from the Ming Dynasty, and there are many Han people, this is a national war, a matter of life and death, so we can only narrow down the circle again.

And Shunzhi also knew that he wanted Dolgon to come up with a plan and then enter the palace to play Chen. At the end of the council, Shunzhi left behind two brothers, Boluo and Yue Le.

"Dolgon, you said that the little emperor left Bolo and them, is there some conspiracy?" Dodor asked.

Dolgon shook his head: "What's the matter, Duoduo, this time we will fight in Liaoxi, you and I have to go, and our three brothers will join forces." If we defeat the Dongfan thieves, then I will have another hundred years of foundation in the Qing Dynasty, and when the time comes, you and I will return to the school, and it will be time to change people on the dragon chair. ”

"Have you made up your mind?" Duoduo asked.

"We love the Xinjue Luo family, and we will never be united, but we can't put the Qing Dynasty in danger, but as long as the battle in Liaoxi wins, the Qing Dynasty will be stable. There are some things, if you do it, you will not be sorry for your ancestors. Dorgon gritted his teeth.

Duoduo nodded and said, "Then you must not let outsiders know, not even a minion like Sukh Saha, and Azig should not know. ”

"I know." Dorgon replied earnestly. In the matter of supporting him as emperor, only Dorgon was sincere, because Dorgon had no son, and had already succeeded one of Dodor's sons, and Dorgon became emperor, which meant that Dodor's heirs could inherit the throne.

Yongfu Palace. After the eunuch and the palace maid retired, only Shunzhi's mother and son, the Bolo brothers and Sonny, who were trusted by the emperor, were left in the palace.

"Bolo, Yue Le, in this national war, you have to hand over to the emperor, how sure are you that you can win?" Bumu Butai was the first to say.

Bo Luo and Yue Le looked at each other, and Yue Le said, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, the two of us can't answer this question. According to the information we have received from various places, there are about 100,000 soldiers and horses in the east, but most of them are new soldiers, such as the so-called Third Army that appeared on Juehua Island, which was a newly built army at the end of last year. Shunzhi looked at Sony and said in a deep voice: "According to what I have seen, after the national war, no matter whether it is won or lost, the Qing Dynasty is in danger. Dolgon became more and more domineering, and if the war was won and the external situation was stable, he might not be usurped ........ "Bo Luo and Yue Le both bowed their heads, over the years, they have worked hard for the Qing Dynasty, but they have never participated in the battle between the emperor and Dolgon, the emperor said this, which made the two of them a little puzzled, could it be that the emperor wants to do something like a Hongmen banquet at this time.

When Shunzhi said this, he smiled helplessly: "Dolgon's matter, I don't want you to participate, whether it is his failure or his usurpation, you two are the pillars of my Qing Dynasty, and participating in it is the loss of the Qing Dynasty." I left you two to ask a question, what if the national war fails? The two brothers did not discuss this issue, Bolo fell into deep thought, Yue Le took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, as seen by Weichen, if the national war fails, the emperor will punish the national thief first, and pro-government will come." As for what to do next, if the thief is willing to accept it, we should tear the soil, pay compensation, and ensure the survival of the Qing Dynasty. If the thieves are all killed, Weichen thinks it is ........ Bo Luo quietly tugged Yue Le's hand, but Yue Le insisted: "If the thieves in the east are all killed, Weichen suggests that the emperor abdicate the throne, call Li Chuang a minister, and seek his protection, first to protect the survival of Ai Xinjueluo, and then to seek the great cause of restoring the country." ”