Chapter 318 Lifeline
disappointment!
When this "touch" on both sides of the Qing River outside Gaizhou City ended without any danger, Zhu Guoqiang was just a little disappointed, but when he learned the news, he was extremely disappointed.
"Oh, I'm losing a lot!"
After the messenger left, Huang Taiji couldn't help complaining.
"In the past, I just knew that the Fourteenth could tolerate it, but I never thought that Prince De could tolerate it too. If he could seize the opportunity to hurt Fourteenth in Qinghe..."
Perhaps, I can send troops from Phoenix City and cut off his retreat. By then, the Qing Dynasty would still be the same as the Qing Dynasty in the past!
Actually, I planned so too at the beginning, otherwise why should I endure humiliation so much?
But what disappointed Huang Taiji was that not only did the Fourteenth did not take action, but even Prince De did not take action.
Your family may be the ones who can endure the humiliation under your crotch... Looking at the emperor who shook his head and sighed, Fan Wencheng was thinking so much.
Even if it is included in history books, there are not many people who can tolerate it like you Aixin Jueluo family. If your father can tolerate it, you can tolerate it too, and your brothers are... Hey, you are such a great man in the world!
"Mr. Fan, why did you think the Fourteenth stop the army?"
Huang Taiji said with some disappointment.
"That idiot Ajige lost almost five thousand soldiers... He should at least fight with Zhu Ciying!"
The only news that made Huang Taiji feel better is probably this news. At least Dorgon lost thousands of soldiers, even if those people were soldiers of the Qing Dynasty,... they were soldiers of Dorgon!
Dorgon's strength has been weakened, so it is better than him to grow stronger!
Fan Wencheng, who was originally thinking a lot, quickly answered after listening to the emperor's questions.
"Emperor, Prince Rui's command is only more than 30,000 soldiers and horses. Even if he can make the grassland make Chahar and others surrender to him, at most there are only 50,000 soldiers and horses. In terms of soldiers and horses, it is still similar to the emperor. Prince Rui's ambitions will definitely not satisfy such a few soldiers. Therefore, in my opinion, Prince Rui will definitely join Chahar's north to annex the three tribes of Khalkha in the northern desert, referring to Chahar and other tribes to accept them into the Eight Banners of Mongolia, so..."
Fan Wencheng's words made Huang Taiji nodded with conscientiousness. Didn't he know that the Khalkha Mongols? As early as five years ago, the Tushetu Khan, Zasaktu Khan, and Chechen Khan of the three Khalkha tribes established contact with the Qing Dynasty and wrote a letter to communicate with the Later Jin Dynasty. In the third year of Chongde, the three Khalkha tribes "send envoys to pay tribute" and each tributes "one white camel and eight white horses, which is called the tribute of nine white whites".
However, they did not completely surrender, just like North Korea, but it was just a superficial surrender, but it is certain that Dorgon would not miss the opportunity to annex them. After all, this is the only choice to strengthen himself.
Fourteen!
I'm afraid your patience is also for this!
"If he tasted it as he wished, he would get at least 300,000 households and 100,000 Mongolian troops!"
In fact, Huang Taiji, the three Khalkha tribes, has also been coveting for a long time. The only thing that made him worry was that the three tribes were too strong and had too many people. If they were eaten in one bite, would it shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. It seems to be a bit conservative now.
If he had incorporated Mongolia into the Qing Dynasty earlier, he might not have had as many problems as he is now. That is, he would have had the opportunity to enter the Central Plains now.
But what's the use of regretting now?
After thinking about it, he said again.
"However, I think he should first send troops north to conquer the Jurchens in Heilongjiang, Ussuri River and other places. There are no less than 30,000 or 40,000 Jurchens in these places. With Dorgon's character, he will try his best to conquer them, and then enter the grassland and conquer three families... two to three years..."
He looked up at the paper window, and then Huang Taiji sighed.
"If we count this way, our time is still a little nervous!"
Turning his head to look at Fan Wencheng, Huang Taiji asked.
"If the plan goes well, do you think we may use North Korea for me?"
Just like Mongolia is like Dorgon, North Korea is also extremely important to Huang Taiji.
Although he personally led his troops to attack North Korea four years ago, forcing North Korea to become a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, North Korea only provided 10,000 pieces of fine cloth and 10,000 rice bags every year. In the past, Huang Taiji could not care about the annual tribute provided by North Korea, but now, Huang Taiji needs to raise an army of 60,000. How can so many troops rely on to support them?
Dorgon could use the grain plundered from the Ming Dynasty and the Ming people who were plundered for farming for him, but there was no Huangtaiji. The area of Phoenix City itself was not an agricultural area, and there were very few farms. How could he support so many people? In fact, when he decided to withdraw from Liaoyang, he had already turned his attention to North Korea!
And unlike the last time he just wanted to make North Korea surrender, this time he wanted to conquer North Korea! Why did he conquer North Korea? Since it was to raise soldiers and to appease the morale of the army, many of them lost their family, farm, wife and children when Prince De invaded the territory. They were snatched from North Korea now!
In fact, this is also the most critical step in the rise of the Jianzhou Jurchens - constantly snatching, annexing the weak, and then challenging the strong! Now, since the Ming army is stronger, then swallow North Korea too!
"Your Majesty, why is it difficult to use North Korea for me? It's just that shaving your hair is different from the best and wrong. After you arrive in Seoul, you will first raise an army to punish the country, and then issue a "Shaving Order" to shave your hair and change your clothes. This way, you can distinguish between the best and wrong people, and get rid of those "stubborn" people early, eliminate the troubles in the future, kill them, and then reward the soldiers with their wife and daughter. In this way, the morale of the army can be stable, and North Korea can also be used by me!"
When he stood in front of the emperor, Fan Wencheng had no discomfort at all. When the Later Jin Dynasty seized Liaodong, did he use shaving to distinguish between the superior and the contrary? He did not investigate the reasons in depth, but now it seems that it is nothing more than distinguish between the superior and the contrary by shaving. If those who do not want to shave their hair, they will no longer be troubled by the Qing Dynasty. As for their family, they will be rewarded to everyone. How good is this to do...
Not to mention, even Fan Wencheng was eager to go to North Korea with the emperor and take a few Korean concubines.
"Well, that's true..."
Nodded, then Huang Taiji pondered for a moment, and then said.
"Dorgon will never be an enemy of me for at least three to five years to conquer Heilongjiang. The only thing he needs to worry about is..."
After hearing what the emperor said, Fan Wencheng sneered.
"The emperor is worried too much. I think Prince De will not invade within three or five years. The hundreds of thousands of Aha he plundered from our Qing Dynasty always needs to be resettled. In addition, the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, so many people eat, drink and live, I don't know how much energy it will take. In a few years, he will definitely not be able to take root. Before the roots are firmly established, he will not act rashly. Emperor, I think that Manchuria is actually a Three Kingdoms, Dorgon, Prince De, and us, all we need is rest and rest and expand our strength. Whoever wants to win depends on who will first recover his vitality. However, in the opinion of me, in the end, the emperor must be the last laugh. After all, there are four million people in North Korea, and only one million are killed, and there are three million left. With these three million people driven by the emperor, why worry about the great cause!..."
Fan Wencheng's analysis made Huang Taiji nodded with consent. He was familiar with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and was very clear about the current environment. Isn't Manchuria now just a Romance of the Three Kingdoms? The key is to see who can laugh to the end.
"Oh, Dorgon..."
Writing his name, Huang Taiji snorted coldly.
"If Dorgon hadn't been ambitious and intended to usurp the throne, how could I have been expeditioning to Korea? How could I have watched Prince De take root in Jinzhou, Lushun? My Qing Dynasty has ended up like this today. In the final analysis, it was all due to his Dorgon's ambition, and we will wait until the future... Humph!"
After several sneers, Huang Taiji did not continue to say anything.
"But Fan Wencheng, do you say that if I annex North Korea this time, if North Korea asks for help from Prince De, will he send troops to help North Korea?"
"Emperor, North Korea is already a vassal of the Qing Dynasty. He wants to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty, but what kind of name does he ask for help? His only concern is whether Prince De will take the initiative to send troops to help."
Chapter completed!