Emperor Ming Dynasty

escape.

Run away desperately.

When Nikan fell into a state of anxiety, Luck Dehun knew that this war was doomed.

The proud cavalry and archery has been beaten to pieces, and the Qing army has no advantage at all.

In this case, preserving strength is already the best choice.

After throwing away most of the Mongolian Eight Banners, Luck Dehun took nearly [-] elite Eight Banners to break through directly.

As the saying goes, when the Shengmen exists, the impact at all costs is enough to get a way out.

Therefore, Luck Dehun survived.

It's just that the price is a bit tragic.

"After this battle, I'm afraid that the Mongolian Eight Banners have lost their morality."

Luck Dehun looked back, and there were still nearly [-] elite disciples of the Eight Banners.

He didn't care to sigh, and rushed to Fengjing Mansion impatiently.

"His Majesty--"

In Fengjing City, Shunzhi was practicing calligraphy with a pen and a book, concentrating on it.

The eunuchs and maids at the side did not dare to breathe, for fear of offending the emperor.

Suddenly, Tang Ruowang came out of breath. He held on to the door frame and pushed everyone away.

As the emperor's good teacher and close friend, Tang Ruowang not only helped Shunzhi cure his illness and rescued many princes and princesses, but also provided great help when he was in charge.

More importantly, his identity is from Xiyi, so he is not a threat by nature.

Even Shunzhi was not afraid of causing harm to the harem, if not forced by the rules, he would have wanted him to stay in the harem.

Therefore, Tang Ruowang's prestige in the harem is extremely high, second only to the emperor and the empress dowager.

"Any news?"

Shunzhi put down his pen and asked impatiently, his forehead was covered with fine sweat and his eyes were deeply darkened.

"Failed."

Tang Ruowang looked at this disciple and sighed.

"Defeated? How is it possible?"

Shunzhi was shocked, the brush in his hand froze on the paper, and he raised his head.

Incredible.

impossible.

Impossible.

It is really uncomfortable to collect elite soldiers from all over the country and get such a result.

In addition to the defeat, the entire Fengjing Mansion will be lost, and they will lose the land they have been operating for more than ten years.

Do you want to live such a turbulent life?

At that time, as the emperor, what safety is there?

I don't know how long it took, but he forcibly collected his thoughts: "Master Tang, let the cabinet ministers come over!"

"By the way, how much is the army coming back?"

"The Mongolian Eight Banners were almost wiped out, only 2 people escaped, and there are still about [-] people left in the Manchu Eight Banners."

Tang Ruowang said softly: "The coach, King Luck Dehun, is back, and King Nikan was killed..."

Lost a general.

Shunzhi felt that his heart was being pulled.

Among the new generation, Nikan is one of the best military talents. If he falls, it will be more uncomfortable than losing tens of thousands of Mongolian Eight Banners.

However, fortunately, the Meng Eight Banners suffered enough deaths and injuries so that the imperial court could continue to control the Fengjing Mansion without being overthrown.

Soon, all the cabinet members were present.

Following the death of Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou, now the chief assistant is Manchu Sony, then Ning Wanwo, Mengren Shuotun, and Deng Changchun (Han Junqi).

Theoretically speaking, there are no Han people in the cabinet, only the Han army flag.

After pro-government, Shunzhi completely abandoned Xifu, Gang Lin and others trusted by Dorgon, thus appointing people he trusted.

As for the so-called meeting of kings and ministers who discussed politics before, it was also abandoned, and the cabinet became the center of the court.

However, there is one more person in the cabinet at this time—Luck Dehun.

"Your Majesty, our army has been defeated..."

Luc Dehun briefly described the battle, and then said impatiently: "Now that the Fengjing Mansion is in danger, the imperial court should be prepared."

"Hey!" Sony had a helpless face, and it really made him uncomfortable to take over this mess.

Faced with this desperate situation, he glanced at Emperor Shunzhi, then at his colleagues, and said: "The only way to deal with the present is to give up Fengjing Mansion, preserve the vitality of the court, and plan for the future."

"West of the lake is still safe. Our main force can withdraw to this place. When there are changes in the future, we can return to the territory."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The 10,000+ army was defeated, and the Mongolian Eight Banners, which were supposed to be funded, were completely lost. Even if some herdsmen were forced to be recruited as soldiers, it would only take some time.

Rather than wasting time, it is better to migrate away as soon as possible.

Even if the Ming army occupied Fengjing Mansion, they would not be able to hoard more troops, so they will come back after they leave.

Although a bit embarrassing, it is the most time-saving and labor-saving method.

This is why Fan Wencheng asked for a way out.

"It will not be easy for the Ming army to take root even if the Han army flag and the Manchu army flag are all removed, and there are still a lot of food and supplies."

Ning Wan and I added: "In addition, we have to stay behind and monitor the actions of the Ming army at any time."

"Let's go then!"

Shunzhi was very helpless.

He looked at Luck Dehun with crossed eyebrows: "How long will it take for the Ming army to arrive?"

"If you don't get lost, it will take about three days."

"You lead an army of [-], try your best to block its pace, and give us time, five days, at least five days."

Shunzhi said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Luckard replied in a deep voice. As a defeated general, he had no bargaining power at all.

Immediately, a large number of Manchu Eight Banners, Han Eight Banners, and some loyal Mongolian Eight Banners, nearly [-] families, boarded a boat and were sent to the west of the lake.

As for those princes and nobles, they had migrated away long before the decisive battle.

Thanks to the military structure of the Eight Banners, the migration was carried out in an orderly manner, and no one dared to resist.

There are also some Mongolian Eight Banners who were sent to the north to create the illusion of fleeing north. If possible, they can also feel the confluence of the lake and the west.

At this time, the Ming army has gained a lot.

After a day and a night of gathering, the Ming army dissipated their fatigue and got all the gains.

Chen Dong also continued to inspect the barracks to appease the soldiers.

In a war, pre-war preparations are the most tense, and if you are not careful, you can cause the camp to scream and cause chaos.

But at the same time, the post-war period is also important.

Because there is a breath in people's hearts, once it is removed, it will be difficult to gather again, so it is necessary to gather the morale of the army.

Even trying to boost morale to face the continuing war.

When he returned to the big tent with his legs sore and weak, several staff officers approached him, each holding a ledger in his hand.

"Yesterday, our army killed 310 people, seriously injured 320 people, lost more than [-] horses, and lost [-] scimitars..."

On the battlefield, even if you use a steel knife, it will be rolled in the process of slashing people continuously, and you have to discard it.

War horses are naturally like this. They are naturally more delicate than humans, and their heat dissipation system is extremely poor. After several hours of fighting, they are very easy to get injured.

Once the war horse is injured, even if it is saved, it can only be retired and become a draft horse.

Therefore, when an abnormal battle ends, unless the enemy is defeated with less, or the enemy is easily defeated, they will fall into a state of anxiety, and the loss of casualties will be huge, and they will often be unable to make ends meet.

For the grassland tribes, an ordinary scimitar may be the biggest inheritance of their family, and it will be gone when they die.

This also made the death rate of the prairie cavalry extremely low, and they would retreat immediately if they couldn't do anything.

"Reimbursed nearly [-]%?"

Chen Dong rubbed his temples.

This battle cost more than imagined.

Especially the war horses, with so many casualties, it is hard to bear the distress.

You must know that an ordinary war horse costs nearly a hundred yuan.

Only these 200 horses are [-] million silver dollars, and there are still several years of manpower, material resources, and time costs.

Counting on the simplest robes, more than a hundred thousand people are stained with blood, and it is inevitable that they will be damaged, especially in the fierce fighting, they will not last long at all.

The robes, shoes, pants, socks, shirts, etc. of 10 people are equivalent to several 10 silver dollars.

It is conservatively estimated that in this war involving 600 people, Daming directly lost nearly [-] million silver dollars.

Of course, if you count the continuous grain transportation projects in the past two years without counting losses, this number will double or triple.

"How was it captured?"

"General, about [-] cavalry were captured, [-] to [-] were killed, and about [-] escaped."

"As for war horses, there are about [-] heads, countless cattle and sheep, hundreds of thousands of stones of food and grass, and all the weapons and armor are worthless..."

Hearing these words, Chen Dong heaved a sigh of relief.

In Daming, there are many people who can fight, but those who fight at a loss will not be loved, but will be hated by the people in the Ministry of War.

Those civil servants are likely to affect his future with their words in front of the emperor.

With so many war horses, it is enough to make up for the loss.

Moreover, if you go to Fengjing Mansion, you may directly make a lot of money.

"How many people are there in Fengjing Mansion?"

A staff officer said: "The group of Tartars don't know the details, but they generally understand that there are three cities in the entire Fengjing Prefecture and a large number of castles. The preliminary estimate is no less than 30."

"And it can provide an army of one hundred thousand, even if it is based on the standard of drawing one out of three on the grassland, the entire Fengjing Prefecture, including Manchu, Han, and Mongolian, is about one million."

"Millions of people." Chen Dong pondered: "Even if there are many Mongolians grazing, it is not a small number."

"It seems that the Jurchens who have reproduced for many years have recovered [-]% of their vitality."

"It really can't be tolerated any longer."

"Reorganize the army, let the vanguard advance, and aim at Fengjing City—"

The huge Fengjing Mansion, with millions of people, is a mansion, or even a province.

Moreover, it can be used for both farming and grazing, which is the perfect gift for the emperor who has always been very happy.

Without a sufficient population, this place is not worth enough.

"I hope Manqing doesn't run too much, otherwise no one will farm..."

Chen Dong murmured, his eyes became brighter and brighter.

As for himself, in order to avoid his dying struggle, it is better to leave a large army to protect the food road. As long as there is enough food, Fengjing Mansion is in his pocket.

……

At this time, Horqin Grassland.

Aobai was riding on the horse, feeling the brighter sun in the sky, as if emitting a wave of heat.

Before he knew it, he had been here for twenty days.

From the opening of the Horqin Grassland at the beginning, to the vigilance of strangers at this time, he has been exhausted.

Once he attacked the cattle and sheep obtained by the tribe, the Ming army would help.

In this way, in just a few days, many tribes who were kind to him no longer became friendly, which led to the lack of food and grass for the army.

In this way, they can only continue to attack the tribe to obtain food and grass.

There are fewer and fewer tribes that are friendly to them, and more and more hostile ones.

After going back and forth like this, no matter how dull he is, he still understands the reason.

But there is no way, they have been short of food.

It's like drinking poison to quench your thirst, you have to do it.

"General Oboi, we only have food for three days."

Heta looked at the hulking Oboi, full of regrets in his heart.

This guy continued to use his prince's prestige to consume the trust of the major tribes, and succeeded in attacking, thus obtaining military rations.

These days, only a few tribes are willing to donate some cattle and sheep, and the rest will be self-protected.

Even in order to guard against the Qing army, tribes and tribes of all sizes implemented the wolf smoke system.

Once you encounter the Qing army, you will immediately light the beacon, so that the Ming army will know its position and attack.

It can be said that the Horqin Grassland has been conquered by the Ming army, at least they are consistent in their stand against the Qing army.

"It would be nice if I stayed in Dalai Lake (Hulun Lake). I really shouldn't come here."

Heta's face was ugly.

"The current plan is to withdraw." Aobai was not a fool, he knew that he couldn't do it, so he chose to retreat.

The tens of thousands of cavalry under his command cannot be explained here.

Suddenly, a thick smoke, black and gray, ignited in the sky, straight into the sky.

"Not good, Wolf Smoke, there are enemy troops—"

Heta was shocked: "Which damn report letter——"

"Let's go—" Oboi waved his horsewhip and said angrily, "Before the Ming army arrives, I want to kill these spies."

The army hadn't been running for a few miles, when suddenly there was a sound of horseshoes coming, the sound was so loud that it seemed that there were so many grasslands.

Oboi's heart was shocked, the main force of the Ming army came?
Sure enough, not long after, [-] to [-] cavalry appeared in the sky, like a black line, stretching as far as the eye could see, and its scale was extremely large.

"Thunderbolt bang bang", the arrows in the air shot like locusts.

In less than a moment, the army surrounded their temporary camp.

You Shilu was riding a horse, looking at the group of Qing soldiers in front of him, he couldn't help sighing: "After so much trouble, I finally found your trace."

In order to find their traces, the Ming army commanded a large number of Mongolian herdsmen to wander around.

According to common sense, there are not many water sources that can supply tens of thousands of troops, but Horqin cannot be held back without water shortage. Even if one by one is checked, it will take a long time.

In the last two places, I finally found it.

Aobai frowned, his eyes were round, bloodshot eyes seemed capable of killing people.

"Rush over there!" Obai made a decisive decision, shouted, and steered his horse to turn right, all the troops galloped after him.

Obviously, this is not the time for a hard fight, and preserving strength is the kingly way.

"It's not that easy to leave."

You Shilu sneered and waved his hand.

All of a sudden, the trumpet was raised, and tens of thousands of cavalry galloped away, like a mouth full of blood, trying to engulf the Qing army.