weaving

Chapter 757 The Prince Was Only 14 Years Old That Year
Prince Heshuorui Dorgon, as the half-brother of the slave chieftain Huang Taiji, the No. 14 of the old slave Nurhachi, is only 29 years old this year. He is the same age as Wu Sangui and only four years older than Zhang Cheng .

Dorgon was vigilant and decisive, and dared to do things. When he was young, he went out to fight with Huang Taiji, the slave chieftain. He participated in the conquest of Chahar tribe in Mongolia and North Korea.

In the first year of Chongzhen, Dorgon followed the Dorote Tribe of Harmony in the conquest of Harmony. Dorgon, who was only 17 years old at the time, made great contributions in the war, showing his extraordinary talent of both wisdom and courage. Huang Taiji, the slave chieftain, gave him A beautiful title, Mergen Daiqing, even with the knighthood, he was called Morgan Daiqingbeile. Later, he was promoted to the title of king, and people also called him King Murgen.

In the 11th year of Chongzhen, he and Bei Le Yuetuo led the Qing army to ride over Qiangziling and the side wall of Qingshan Pass, and went deep into Jifu of the Ming Dynasty. They fought against the Ming army in Julu and killed the governor of Xuanda Lu Xiangsheng and the participating general Zhang Yan. Defeat Yang Guozhu of the Xuanfu, and the Ming army of Shanxi Tiger Dawei, and then attack Jinan and capture King De, the clan of the Ming Dynasty.

In the spring of the 12th year of Chongzhen, when he and Yue Tuo led the plundered Qing army through the north of Daming Jibei, when they were about to exit the Great Wall from Qingshan Pass, they were repeatedly attacked by the Ming army and suffered heavy losses. Yuetuo.

Thinking of Zhang Cheng, he couldn't help recalling the event in the 11th year of Chongzhen, when he was shot by that little thief at the city of Dingzhou in the Southern Dynasty. The cavalry also seemed to be stronger.

"It seems that this son should not be underestimated, we must pay more attention to it, find a gap and get rid of it as soon as possible, so as not to become a disaster for the Qing Dynasty in the future!"

At this moment, Dorgon had just finished participating in the military meeting, and he was very dissatisfied with the results of today's battle. Although the Ming army relied on the absolute superiority in numbers and the advantages of artillery, such battle losses were indeed unacceptable.

Even if Yang Guozhu, the general of the Xuanfu of the Southern Dynasty, was beheaded before the battle, two Gu Shan Ezhen were killed in battle, and nearly [-] armored soldiers were killed or injured.

If there is another war like this, I will have to retreat to Yizhou. At that time, the plan to encircle the brocade will also fail completely. How will the great emperor who is far away in Shengjing deal with him?
…………

Dorgon is such a person, he has great hidden ambitions, far from being comparable to other kings Baylor among the slaves.

He is very obedient to Huang Taiji, the slave chief. He knows Huang Taiji's methods. He is fearful and loyal in his heart.

When he was 22 years old, Huang Taiji once asked Ji Yu the ministers: "Now our country wants to conquer North Korea, the Ming Dynasty, and Chahar. Three major things, which one do you think should be done first?"

Dorgon replied without hesitation: "King Han, in my opinion, it is right to conquer the Ming Kingdom first. Sooner or later, I will follow King Han into the pass and restore the glory of the Jin Dynasty. This is the fundamental plan."

Huang Taiji asked him with a smile: "How can we conquer Ming?"

He replied with confidence: "First of all, we should rectify our troops and horses, and attack the capital of the Ming Dynasty by detour when the millet is ripe, surround its city, intercept its reinforcements, destroy its various fortresses, plunder its people, Wealth and grain.

In this way, even if it is impossible to conquer the world of Ming Kingdom immediately, it can consume a lot of national strength and use our strength to conquer the world of Ming Kingdom in one fell swoop in the future and restore the glory of Dajin Kingdom in the past. "

Dorgon's advice was appreciated and adopted by Huang Taiji. Since then, he has made many detours and raided various places in the Ming Dynasty, often plundering a large amount of Dingkou, grain, and wealth, which in turn strengthened the strength of the Qing Dynasty.

Just like this time, he was ordered to preside over the overall situation of the war between Song and Jin, and he wanted to defeat Hong Chengchou's aid to Jin with his own strength, seize the strategic location in Liaodong, and clear the way for breaking through the Shanhaiguan defense line and advancing into the Central Plains.

If he single-handedly commanded the people to establish this immortal feat, then his prestige in the Qing Dynasty would be greatly increased, and there might be a chance...

But the cruelty of reality ruthlessly shattered his dream. He never expected that Daming would mobilize nearly 20 troops to aid Jin, and he never expected that Hong Chengchou would launch such a large-scale attack as soon as he arrived in Songshan.

Now, he can only wait for the decision of Huang Taiji, the slave chief in Shengjing City. If he just sends troops to reinforce him, Dorgon still has a chance to make meritorious deeds. If Huang Taiji's relatives come, he can only serve as a foil!
…………

Today, he fought with the Ming army at Xishimen for more than half a day, and repelled Zu Dashou's troops in the south of Jinzhou city. After the army retreated, he felt tired.

During the military discussion just now, I mentioned today's battle losses. The generals of Manchurian Eight Banners, Han Army, Outer Domain Mongolia, Tianyou Army, Tianzhu Army, and Korean Army were a little depressed, and they no longer had the same enthusiasm as before.

After all, today's battle with the Ming army was too fierce, and all the generals had more or less casualties. For example, the Tianyou Army's Gushan Ezhen Kong Youde was picked off by Yang Guozhu, and he was seriously injured.

Dorgon ordered the Geshha guards around him to invite Prince Su Hauge to come to discuss matters, and told him not to meet other people unless there was an emergency military matter.

Although Hauge is Dorgon's nephew, he is only two years younger than Dorgon.

However, although he was the eldest son of Huang Taiji, the Qing emperor, the Manchu system at this time was not as respectful as the Han people's saying of "establishing an heir with a descendant, and establishing an elder without a descendant".

In the future, after the end of the Huangtai auspicious period, it is still completely uncertain who will inherit the throne of the emperor. Therefore, Hauge does not have the status of the crown prince in front of Dorgon, but can only speak as a nephew and deputy.

Although he harbored deep jealousy and dissatisfaction with Dorgon in his heart, he always showed respect on the surface and listened to Dorgon's opinions in everything.

There were only two princes, Dorgon and Hauge, in the army tent, and he didn't hold back any more, and said straight to the point: "In today's battle, although the attack of the governor of the Southern Dynasty was repelled, and Zu Dashou was also repelled from the city, our side It is also very damaged.

In just one day, the two Gushan Mountains were damaged, King Gongsun was also injured on the battlefield, and our warriors suffered more than [-] casualties. If the governor of the Southern Dynasty led the army to attack again, it would be extremely dangerous, and it would be difficult to encircle Jinzhou again! "

Seeing that Hauge didn't say anything, Dorgon continued: "Judging from today's battlefield, the morale of the southern army is indeed higher than before, and they seem to be fighting seriously.

The generals of the Southern Dynasties, when they met my warriors in the past, sometimes they collapsed as soon as they received the battle, and sometimes they fled before they received the battle. They always avoided fighting, but this time it was different. Watch my warriors fight and fight.

Hauge, what do you mean? "

Hauge didn't reply directly, but took out an extremely exquisite dry pipe. It was a pipe pot made of cupronickel, with ebony as the rod, and a pipe mouth made of jade. There was also a silk pouch next to it.

Seeing this, the old Baoyi Luo Tuo, who was waiting at the side, hurried forward with a candle and waited for him to light the cigarette, and then took out an exquisite dry pipe, also made of white copper for the pot, ebony for the rod, and jade for the mouth , Waiting for Dorgon to light up with a cigarette.

Dorgon and Hauge, like the kings and Baylor of the Qing Dynasty, love to smoke this dry tobacco on weekdays. They smoked one puff at a time, and a light gray smoke floated from the felt tent in an instant.

Accompanied by the strong smell of tobacco, Hauge said: "What Uncle Wang said is that today I personally participated in the battle at Dongshimen, and I also feel that the Ming army this time is really not comparable to the past."

"What do you think the governor of the Southern Dynasty will do next?"

"I haven't seen it clearly yet. Uncle Wang Ye, what do you see?"

Dorgon took a puff of his pipe before saying: "In my opinion, no matter what the Southern Governor's next move is, judging from our current strength, it will be difficult to resist.

After today's battle, our army suffered heavy losses, and our soldiers and horses were stretched thin. In order to prevent the encirclement, we had to shrink our troops and horses, abandon Rufeng Mountain, Songshan Mountain and other places, and only stick to Shimen Mountain, Huangtuling and other important places. .

Today, the Rufeng Mountain, Dajia Mountain, and Songshan Ridge on Songling Mountain are all occupied by the Southern Army. If the Southern Army relies on the favorable terrain and does not advance to Jinzhou for the time being, it will only try to open up the grain transportation road by the sea, and from the sea to the small town. The line of Linghe sent food and grain to Zu Dashou in Jinzhou City.

In this way, the defense of Jinzhou will become stronger, and the Southern Army camps in the Songshan area will also be strengthened. At that time, we will be attacked by the enemy, and the situation will be even more unfavorable, and it will be difficult to hold on for a long time. "

Speaking of this, Dorgon looked at Hauge, and seeing that Hauge was just listening carefully, without any intention of interrupting, he continued: "Now, our army has been encircled for more than a year, and the morale is not as good as before. Today's fighting is fierce, and morale is getting low.

The food and grain for our army is difficult, and most of them are collected from North Korea. Now North Korea is suffering from a drought. I heard that North Korea’s Li Zhen kept complaining and pleading for a reduction in grain collection.The Yizhou area is also dry and frozen, and the output is insufficient. The war in Jinzhou must not be left unresolved for a long time.

For the current plan, only by telling His Majesty the real situation here, please send more troops, can we try our best to fight with the Southern Army, or hold a stalemate with difficulty. "

Hauge clicked his cigarette pouch and asked, "What does Uncle Wang mean to ask for help from Shengjing?"

Dorgon sucked on his pipe and stopped talking, Haoge also took a puff when he saw this, and said: "Our army not only wants to encircle the brocade, but also prevent the governor of the Southern Dynasty from helping the siege of Jinzhou, but the current strength is insufficient. .”

"Clang clang clang..."

Dorgon knocked the cupronickel pipe pot that he had just finished smoking on a copper spittoon a few times, knocked out the embers in the pot, and said: "That's right, our army is now going to defend the ancestors in Jinzhou City. Dashou came out suddenly, and had to defend against the sudden attack of the governor of the Southern Dynasty. He wanted to join forces with Zu Dashou to attack inside and outside to break the siege, but the existing army of soldiers and horses was not enough.

Fortunately, the various camps of our army have been in operation for a long time, and they are very strong, and there are trenches all over the camps. Even if the southern army attacked fiercely, they could hold out for a few days. As long as His Majesty sends another army to help, we will not be able to win. At least it can hold a stalemate with the southern army. "

Hauge thought for a while, then nodded with a smile and said, "Your uncle is right. Since this is the case, I think we can only stick to it, and at the same time send people back to Shengjing to ask His Majesty to send troops for reinforcements."

"This is the best idea for now. If another [-] to [-] Qing warriors come to reinforce us, our army will have nothing to worry about if we stick to the siege, and we may even be able to defeat the southern army."

…………

Ever since he sent the military report and the letter asking for help to Shengjing, he knew that Huang Tai would very likely come to Songjin to command the battle in person, and a very secret worry suddenly arose in his heart.

He originally wanted to lie down and sleep for a while to relieve his fatigue, but because of the annoyance that he couldn't tell the outside world, he didn't feel sleepy at all.

Sitting alone in the military tent, Dorgon couldn't help recalling the punishment he received last year. Although he looked convincing on the surface, he still had endless grievances in his heart.

At that time, he and Prince Hauge of He Shuosu led the army to besiege Jinzhou, but the city of Jinzhou was still firmly guarded, and the Qing army could neither attack nor the Ming army.

After discussing with the kings and Baylor, Dorgon and Hauge finally decided to move the main force of the army back [-] miles north of Jinzhou City, near Yizhou to camp.

At the same time, it was also ordered that each banner should be led by Jia Lazhangjing, and five armored soldiers would be selected from each Niulu to go back to Shengjing in turn to visit homes and prepare armor and other things.

After Huang Taiji heard about this, he was furious, and he immediately sent Jierhalang, Prince Heshuo Zheng, to the front line of Songjin to replace Dorgon.

He also sent an edict to severely reprimand him, asking: "I originally ordered you to step into the city of Jinzhou from a distance, dig a trench and besiege Jinzhou to death. Now you don't obey my order, but camp far away from Jinzhou. We will definitely transport more food and grass into the city, when will we be able to capture Jinzhou?"

At that time, Dorgon asked the envoy who delivered the decree to reply to Huang Taiji on his behalf: "The original place where there was no grass or trees. This minister proposed to move the camp backward in order to have grass to graze horses and mules and wood as fuel. The crime is really my fault." .

Your Majesty, please punish the crime! "

After Huang Taiji got the answer, he sent someone to tell him: "I love you far more than other disciples, and the rewards are also very rich. Now, you have disobeyed my orders so much. In your opinion, how should I punish your crime? "

Dorgon was terrified, and immediately responded that what he committed was a capital crime!
After all, Huang Taiji couldn't bear it, so he sent a decree to demote Dorgon and Haoge from princes to county kings, fined them 1 taels of silver each, and also seized the two cattle records of Zhengbai Banner where Dorgon was located.

When Dorgon recalled this incident tonight, he still felt very scared.

He couldn't help guessing: In today's battle, two Gu Shan Ezhen were lost, and nearly [-] armored soldiers were killed. Although Yang Guozhu, the general of the Southern Dynasty, was killed, he didn't know what kind of punishment he would receive for such a loss of soldiers and generals!

The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became.

…………

"Is there still the sweet wine that North Korea paid tribute to?"

When the old Baoyi Luo Tuo heard that Dorgon wanted a drink, he hurriedly accompanied him and replied cautiously: "My lord, have you forgotten? In a few days it will be the anniversary of the death of the princess. Although it has been 15 years, but every day During the few days before and after this, you always refrain from drinking wine."

Dorgon's heart was moved when he heard the words, and he said: "The military has been complicated these days. If you don't mention it, I really forgot. Don't take the wine, Luo Tuo!"

Seeing Dorgon's gloomy face, Luo Tuo carefully persuaded him: "My lord was only 14 years old at that time. In the past 15 years, he has made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty. Da Fujin will be very happy in the sky, and she will die in burial." Festival.

My lord, how fast these years have passed! "

Dorgon was in a slightly downcast mood, and said: "Luo Tuo, you are not old yet, why are you becoming so talkative like an old man!"

When Luo Tuo saw this, he didn't dare to speak any more, he quickly turned around and left to rush for the food, and only Dorgon was left in the yurt waiting for the food to be served.

(End of this chapter)