Chapter 284 Preparing for War

"I haven't settled it yet, but I delivered it to my door."

Ying Yi read Wu Sangui's handwritten letter sent from Shanhaiguan, handed it to Yan Ermei who was standing aside, and said: "Three months later, after Abatai was destroyed, the Donglu troops came to attack again. Yongqing, what do you think?"

Yan Ermei said: "The student heard that Donglu also has talents, so he figured out the situation and wants to compete with you."

Ying Yi laughed loudly: "What you said is true. The Donglu have repeatedly defeated the Ming court, and it is not without reason. The slave chiefs Huang Taiji and Dorgon are both capable. The Meng Yuan took over first, so the Donglu may not be unintentional. What's more, there are many traitors. It is inevitable to gather firewood and burn ambition."

As he spoke, Ying Yi's voice changed: "But I think the Donglu didn't know about our front, or maybe they knew it and deceived themselves and others with their invincible lies. They want to compete with me. It seems that Abatai's destruction will not be the same. Don't let Donglu tremble in fear."

He also said: "Wu Sangui's letter said that Huang Taiji was dead. I had no informants in Liaodong, so I didn't know it. I think Dorgon must be the leader of the Eastern captives today. Although this person has conflicts with Huang Taiji, his thoughts are not the same as those of the slave chief. Huang Taiji has a clear path and great ambitions. He is unwilling to settle for a corner and wants to conquer China. Although Abatai's death has damaged his bones and muscles, it has not touched his roots. Donglu still has something to rely on and is afraid that I can gain a foothold, so he wants to take advantage of me. If my footing is not stable, my upward momentum will be interrupted.”

He clasped his hands behind his back: "I destroyed Abatai but did not go eastward. I was afraid that I might have taught the Donglu to misunderstand me. They thought I was no better than him. I wanted to stabilize it first, clear up Hebei, and then use my hands to settle things with him, but I didn't Thinking of Donglu, he struck first."

There is indeed some confusion in it.

It stands to reason that after Ying Yi destroyed Abatai, even if he did not directly send troops to Liaodong, he would still take some actions, but after a few months, there was no movement. Even Wu Sangui failed to surrender.

The previous death of Abatai must have shocked Donglu. However, there was no movement afterward, so maybe Ying Yi could do nothing more than that. He might have thought that Ying Yi had used all his strength to destroy Abatai and had no spare power to launch an attack for the time being. This also gave Dorgon some confidence.

Yan Ermei was convinced and said: "Students heard that when Abatai was destroyed, some Tatars escaped. Did Dorgon not know the situation of the war at that time?"

Ying Yi shook his head: "I don't know. Or maybe I know, but I have to do this. I have always hated the Tatars, so the Tatars will not come this time. When I figure out the situation and send troops to attack, they will be killed." Their clan. Kill their men, capture their females, and exterminate their clan in retaliation for harming the people. I don’t want any prisoners of Abatai’s 40,000 troops, and they all built the capital, fearing that the Eastern captives would notice. So. We must strike first to gain the upper hand. Because the further we go, the more Donglu will be unable to defeat us based on our Chinese state’s background.”

"It seems that Dorgon is also a sensible person." Yan Ermei couldn't help but say.

Ying Yi smiled and said: "You know what you know, what's the use of it? If he comes, I will fight him. I am too lazy to wait for that little time. After destroying the Donglu, he will march west to Sichuan and south to Jiangnan with the power to shock the world. , Unification of the world is just around the corner.”

Yan Ermei said: "Your Majesty is a wise man."

Ying Yi waved his hand: "Instruct the military department and the logistics department to prepare food and supplies. Order Qian Yue to keep an eye on Horqin, and Zheng Jiu to keep an eye on Tumote. The Donglu will use all their strength to attack this time. The Horqin tribe of the Tartars is Donglu is an iron man, and Tumote must also be on guard."

Yan Ermei bowed and said, "I obey your order."

He added: "Tell Zhu Bingkun that if Wu Sangui wants to surrender, just accept it. If he can make some achievements this time, why not give him a title?"

"yes."

Today, Ying Yi looks at the problem even more differently than before.

If it were earlier, Ying Yi would have wanted to kill Wu Sangui quickly. Because of his preconceptions, this person's actions in history were deeply hated.

But now that he has entered Wangjue, Ying Yi looks at the problem differently.

After all, Wu Sangui has not surrendered to the Eastern captives, and has not yet constituted a traitor. Now he wants to be an internal response and help him. If he is sincere, Ying Yi will not do anything to him.

Of course, if Wu Sangui used a pretense and pretended to surrender to Donglu, he turned into a real surrender, and his real surrender turned into a fake surrender, then there would be nothing to say.

...

At the same time, Wu Sangui welcomed Hauge into Ningyuan.

Hauge believed in Wu Sangui's sincerity. He put Wu Sangui's situation into his own and felt that Wu Sangui was indeed unwilling to hand over military power. In order to maintain his military power, it was natural for him to join the Qing Dynasty.

After all, the conditions offered to Wu Sangui by the Qing Dynasty were hundreds of times higher than the unconditional conditions offered by Ying Yi.

When Huang Taiji was there, he surrendered Wu Sangui on the condition of Heshuo Beile, the leader of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, and promised not to seize Wu Sangui's military power.

This is not without richness.

After confirming that Wu Sangui sincerely surrendered, Hauge immediately led his army to Ningyuan. Wu Sangui even handed over all the defense of Ningyuan to Hauge, which made Hauge very happy.

"General Wu understands the great righteousness. I am here to write to the Emperor and will definitely fulfill the late Emperor's promise."

Haug laughed.

Wu Sangui was respectful and said: "Only a slave can win the respect of the late emperor. It is not a great honor. Ying Yi's traitor broke into my homeland and killed my relatives. I wish I could cut him into pieces! I only hope that when I win, I can kill this traitor." Give it to the slave, and the slave will kill him with his own hands!"

"oh?"

Hauge was startled and said: "The Xia thieves destroyed the Southern Dynasty. Could it be that they were acting against the will?"

The Tatars don't know much about the affairs within the Pass.

Wu Sangui gritted his teeth and said, "My father Wu Xiang has not been heard from since the rebels captured the capital!"

Hauge laughed.

He had to clasp his hands in praise for this - that Xia Thief did such a good thing, so well done. Wu Sangui, an important general in the border army, killed his family members without saying a word. Isn't this forcefully pushing Wu Sangui to come to the Qing Dynasty?

What a good opponent!

After laughing, Hauge saw that Wu Sangui looked ugly, so he stopped smiling and said seriously: "I agree to General Wu's request. When I win, I will hand over the Xia thieves to General Wu."

"Slave, thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wu Sangui showed gratitude and bowed to the end.

Hauge nodded and said: "The Xia thieves were violent and massacred after destroying the Southern Dynasty. Many people close to our Qing Dynasty in the pass were killed. Many things are unknown. General Wu is here in Ningyuan, Being closer to the pass, can we know the details of the Xia thieves? How many soldiers and horses do they have? How are they deployed?"

Wu Sangui looked troubled and said: "Your Majesty, I will ask you about this slave now. Although my slave is in Ningyuan, which is closer to the pass, after the destruction of his homeland, he was limited to this place and cannot know many things. I only know that the traitor seems to have five people." Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses should be dispersed around the capital for defense. As far as Shanhaiguan alone is concerned, the garrison strength is no more than ten thousand people."

He added, "It's already March. If I were the traitor, I would be recruiting troops aggressively. I don't know how many there are now."

Hauge knew that what Wu Sangui said was right, but he still showed a look of concern on his face and said: "General Wu, this time I send troops from the Qing Dynasty to determine the fate of the world in one fell swoop. You can spread your troops out for three days at most. I want to know Xia Thief’s military deployment.”

Before Wu Sangui could speak, Hauge stood up and said, "Step back."

Wu Sangui opened his mouth and retreated with a gloomy expression.