Ming Empire

Chapter 116 The Idea of ​​the Two Traitors

Everyone felt very heavy. Although many people including Azig, Shuotuo, Sahalian and others did not see today's battle with their own eyes, the bloody facts are there. Nearly [-] Mongols and Han troops died in Datong City. Next, even Chahan died at the hands of the Ming army.It can be said that this was the heaviest loss in a battle among the several southern expeditions of the Qing army, not one of them.

Everyone knows what kind of character Duo Duo is. This guy who rarely loses battles led his army to attack Datong twice and was defeated by Cao Yue's men. It can be seen how terrifying the fighting power of the Ming army led by Cao Yue is.

No one wants to meet such an opponent.

Although Hauge gloated, he was also deeply shocked.

Hauge's current mood can be said to be very complicated. Last time when his troops attacked Ru*feng Mountain guarded by brothers Cao Yue and Cao Bianjiao, they suffered heavy losses.At that time, after he suffered a heavy loss, he was under a lot of pressure and his status declined. He believed that he could not defeat Dorgon in the battle for the throne, which had a lot to do with his failure in this battle.

Duoduo was defeated by Cao Yue twice in a row, which was worse than his defeat, which relieved the pressure on him.It wasn't that he was incompetent, but that his opponent was too strong. Even Duo Duo, whom Dorgon had always admired the most, lost so badly. No one could point fingers at his failure last time unless Cao Yue was defeated, or Take Datong.

Of course Hauge refused to admit defeat. In the last battle of Ru*feng Mountain, he realized that the Cao brothers' troops were very powerful, and no one should underestimate them. , Earn face for yourself.

But this is not the moment, it would be better if Cao Yue is in trouble, or after his troops are hit hard, he can grab a bargain, that would be great!
Duduo's defeat again gave Haug the confidence to speak, but he knew that it would be very difficult to defeat Cao Yue now, so after standing up to accuse Duduo of his incompetence and asking Dorgon to blame Duduo , Did not stand up and say anything.

He was waiting for the opportunity to kill Duo Duo's prestige again, and by the way, Duo ErGun also lost some face.

When Dorgon asked everyone how they had plans to attack Datong City, he finally couldn't help it, stood up and said, "Prince Rui, Prince Yu crossed Haikou before the battle, and he will definitely lead his army to defeat Cao Yue and break through Datong City." The same city. Now that his vow has not been fulfilled, this prince thinks that he should continue to let Prince Yu’s army attack Datong until it is broken. Prince Rui is resourceful, and he and Prince Yu are best brothers. He will definitely help Prince Yu complete If you are willing, we will watch how your brothers conquer Datong and wipe out Cao Yue's Datong army."

Hauge knew what it meant to throw a rock into a well, and in front of so many Qing elites, he wanted to humiliate Dorgon and the Duoduo brothers in order to save his face.Dorgon's reluctance to punish Duo Duo just now made him very upset, and he was even more unwilling to gnaw on this hard bone, so he pushed this problem to Dorgon and Duo Duo brothers in front of everyone.The Zhenglan Banner he was leading was severely wounded, and today he took the opportunity to keep his troops away from the battlefield, and let Dorgon and Duoduo's troops go shopping with Cao Yue.

Hauge is a person with little strategy. Although he knows about fighting when it comes to matters of interest, he can't think of a good strategy.Today, taking advantage of Duo Duo's disastrous defeat, Ji Zhong Shengzhi said such words in order to attack Dorgon and Duo Duo brothers and preserve his own strength, but what he said was too direct, and the meaning was self-evident, and he also said that there was no peace with Dorgon so far. The mind of getting along is completely exposed in front of everyone.Now that Dorgon is powerful, he has been appointed as the "Regent". Except for Hauge who dares to confront him, no one else has the guts.

Therefore, after Hauge said this, except for a few hardcore supporters of Hauge, no one else stood up to echo him.

Moreover, what he said directly annoyed Dorgon. In front of everyone, Dorgon snorted to show his annoyance.

Hauge thought that his goal had been achieved, so he didn't say anything, and retreated to his position with a proud face.

Just after discussing the matter, Hauge had a dispute with Dorgon, and the others dared not express their opinions casually.

In the end, it was Azige who, under Dorgon's eyes, stood up and said something more profound and righteous: "Everyone, our most important problem now is how to defeat Cao Yue. The first wave of attack has failed. We are now We need to discuss a solution instead of fighting with each other. Prince Su has always been known for his bravery, and he has fought against Cao Yue. I believe you can give some advice."

Azig's brain is not very good, and it is already very good to be able to say such a thing today.But what he said annoyed Hauge, Hauge immediately stood up and said that he lost to Cao Yue at Songshan City that day, not because of improper command, but because of the powerful weapons of the Ming army.He was severely punished at that time, but now Doduo lost more than him, but he was not punished, he felt very unfair.

Of course, Azig immediately retorted, and Duoduo did not show weakness, and stood up to argue, and the big tent suddenly became a place of bickering.In the end, Dorgon couldn't bear it, slapped the desk hard, and stopped the dispute with an angry shout.Hauge and Azig, who retreated, were still dissatisfied with each other, staring angrily like two fighting cocks being forcibly pulled apart.

At this time, Ning Wanwo, a minister of the Ming Dynasty whom Dorgon relied heavily on, stood up and said, "Master, I feel that we should attack Datong with all our strength, and only by pressing all the troops can we break through Datong."

As soon as Ning finished my words, everyone turned their attention, and Dorgon also seemed to be asking questions.

With so many people staring at him, Ning Wan felt the pressure immediately, and quickly explained: "Master, this servant believes that although there will be many casualties in a large-scale attack, it is the only way to break through Datong in a short time. Our Qing army It is a lone army that goes deep and does not bring much food and grass. It is impossible to stay under Datong City for a long time. Moreover, we will eventually attack Beijing this time. If we stay under Datong City for too long, the Ming army guards in Beijing must be strengthened. , then the battle will be even more difficult to fight!"

Another vassal, Fan Wenchen, also stood up and supported Ning Wan and my proposal: "Master, this servant thinks that what Gongfu said is correct. After our red cannon arrives, we can attack the city with all our strength. Our red cannon The cannons are more powerful than those of the Ming army, as long as the red cannons arrive, they will be able to blow up the city of Datong, and when the time comes to attack with all their strength, they will be able to break through the city of Datong."

"The two gentlemen are right!" Dorgon finally nodded after thinking for a while, "Then it is decided that the army will rest for a few days and surround Datong City. Siege the city, all horses must press on!"

(End of this chapter)