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If something may develop in a bad direction, it will develop in the worst direction.

Dorgon didn't think he would be defeated like a servant.

Because he didn't care about the will of the court, in his opinion, everything was in his own control.

As long as he is still alive and breathing, Erqi is his most loyal reliance.

As for the existence of the two flags, Ajige did not dare to move the Xuzhou army.

With these two armies on the side, what can the Northern Expedition Army do?

It was nothing more than a stalemate between the two sides and could not be beaten, and finally it was just a matter of harmony according to the court's intentions.

If Chen Zhiyuan can really point out He Gao and Tongzhou, it would be an unexpected surprise.

Dorgon did not have too many expectations for Chen Zhiyuan to defeat Hegao and Tongzhou, and what he wanted was Chen Zhiyuan's attitude.

Because he wanted to entrust his affairs to Chen Zhiyuan, what Dorgon feared most was not that the court did not accept Chen Zhiyuan's identity as a Han Chinese, but that Chen Zhiyuan and Wu Zheng had a close relationship.

In this era when bloodline determines everything, it was impossible for Chen Zhiyuan to be chosen by Dorgon.

The biggest reason for being selected was that Chen Zhiyuan married Dong'e, which allowed Chen Zhiyuan to take over the two banners with justification.

In fact, Chen Zhiyuan is not tolerated in the court, which forces Chen Zhiyuan to be able to rely on himself and cannot integrate into the little emperor's side.

This allows some time to be left in the middle for Dorbo to grow up slowly.

Of course, Dorgon was also worried about Chen Zhiyuan. He still made arrangements for Chen Zhiyuan, forcing Chen Zhiyuan to attack He Gao and Tongzhou. The most important thing was to break Chen Zhiyuan's back. In fact, the most important thing was not this reason, but to force Wu Zheng and Chen Zhiyuan to tear the crack. The crack was never repaired and would only get bigger and bigger.

This prompted Chen Zhiyuan to rely on Dorbo closely, because the reputation is just right, which makes Dorbo rely on.

Dorgon was scheming and had almost no omissions.

But he could not predict the complexity of the hearts of the world and cannot be controlled by theory.

Overnight, Xinghua was recovered by Chi Erhan and Zu Dabi's coalition forces, Liuhe was restored, Hezhou was restored, Chuzhou was in a hurry, and the balance of the battle situation in Yangzhou was instantly broken. The most serious thing was that at this time, Wu Zheng captured the sudden relocation, and the troops were aimed directly at Pizhou. The loss of Haizhou made the door to the Northern Expedition open.

Dorgon pleated blood again. This time, he was not angry, but anxious!

Fortunately, Dorgon did not fall into a coma. If he was unconscious and the army could not be dispatched, it would be a disaster.

Dorgon insisted on his illness and led his troops to Xuzhou, setting up three blocking nets for Wu Zheng. The first one was Pizhou City, the middle one was Luliang Mountain, and the last one was Xuzhou City.

At the same time, Dorgon urgently ordered Ajige to lead his troops back to defense, and sent Ganglin and Qi Chongge to lead his iron-armored cavalry to go there. If Ajige dared to resist the order and refused to obey the order, he would immediately detain him and forcefully take over the Xuzhou army.

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Theoretically speaking, the strength of the two sides is still quite different at this time.

As long as Ajige's flag army and 80,000 Xuzhou's army were ordered to rush back to Xuzhou and meet with Dorgon, then the 120,000 army would be an invincible existence. This would definitely not be easily shaken by the Wu Zheng two guards, who had almost exhausted ammunition and food.

The Qing army still had nearly 20,000 people in Yangzhou Prefecture. Although it had been surrounded by the Northern Expedition Army on the south and north sides, it was not without the power to fight.

In other words, the First Northern Expedition Army was unable to go north in a large number of ways to reinforce Huai'an in a short period of time.

Unfortunately, this is not the case. If Dorgon was healthy, it would not be difficult to implement orders, but now, his orders are not good, especially for Ajige.

Two days after he got the order, Ajige rolled Dorgon's order into a ball, sneered and ignited from the candlelight, and returned to Xuzhou. Let's make his dream of spring and autumn.

However, when Ajige saw Ganglin and Qi Chongge led Dorgon's thousand iron armored cavalry to arrive, he became cowardly.

Ajige personally left the city, greeted Ganglin and Qi Chongge respectfully, and agreed immediately, and ordered to retreat on the same day.

But when Ganglin and Qi Chongge left Huaiyuan, the Xuzhou army began to "play" and said that it was still inaccurate to play, and it should be camping and picnics.

I walked forty or fifty miles a day, camped three times, and made four times of meals. God knew that the people of Huaiyuan would probably have been plundered for such luxurious food.

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Dorgon, who learned of the return, breathed a sigh of relief.

He had already ordered the army to escort Dorbo, and Dongo retreated to the rear.

Good news came one after another. First, Pizhou, the most critical, was defended. According to the war report, it was a great victory.

Then, Shen Zhiyuan's new army had already captured Hegao and was advancing towards Tongzhou. Hegao's six hundred defenders had only a little resistance and surrendered in an hour. According to the battle report, it was also a great victory.

Although Haizhou was captured, the Northern Expedition Army did not continue to attack the north, as it seemed that it was ammunition and food supplies were exhausted.

The continuous good news made Dorgon instantly feel like he was dominating the battlefield back then.

This feeling of being close to illusion made Dorgon make an absolutely wrong decision, sending his own iron-armored cavalry to Pizhou to launch an assault on Wu Zheng's troops who were attacking Pizhou.

It must be said that Dorgon's order was theoretically correct. Wu Zheng's troops attacked Pizhou had a small number of troops, only 8,000 people, and lacked ammunition. The Qing army itself had the advantage of military strength, but was stunned by the battle of Qinghe.

Now that Pizhou has withstood the Northern Expedition Army's siege, it is indeed true that we sent iron-armored cavalry to harvest it.

This can not only clear the periphery, but also boost morale, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

But there are also problems. First, Dorgon has no adjustable troops except this guard cavalry. His two flags have been deployed in Pizhou and Luliang Mountain. The key is that the number of the two flags has been lost by Chen Jin's command error in Qinghe, and his morale is poor.

Their ability to block Wu Zheng's attack in Pizhou was not to lie about military merits, but Wu Zheng did not order a strong attack. Considering that Wu Zheng was short of ammunition and exhausted, he only launched several feint attacks.

Secondly, Dorgon thought he had reversed the initiative on the battlefield and sent out his only adjustable troops. His consideration was that since Ganglin and Qi Chongge returned, Ajige had led his army to return north, then, no matter what, he would definitely reach Xuzhou in two days. In two days, even if Pizhou was lost, six thousand pigs were guarding the defense line of Luliang Mountain, and Wu Zheng could not reach the city of Xuzhou.

Dorgon’s idea was right, but it was wrong.

I don’t know if he was too confident or if his condition affected his brain fever, but at this time, I firmly believed that Ajige could obey his orders and return to Xuzhou.
Chapter completed!