With the announcement of Huang Taiji's decision to deal with Dorgon and others, the Qing Dynasty's first war of conquest against Jinhai Town has come to an end for the time being.

In this war, the Qing Dynasty dispatched a lot of princes and tens of thousands of troops. However, they wasted money, lost troops and generals, and finally returned without success.

The army led by Dorgon came with great momentum. As a result, not only did they not recover the previously lost Fuzhou, Jinzhou and Lushun, but they also set up a Xiongyue City. It was really a waste of money.

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Of course Huang Taiji was extremely dissatisfied with this, not only with Dorgon himself, but also with the conquering kings and banners.

But he was also helpless and powerless, so he could only quickly punish Dorgon and Azig, who had deep grudges against him.

As for Prince Zheng Jierhalang and King Zhishun, they are still happy, and King Kong Youde is respectful, but he can no longer punish them easily.

It stands to reason that the performance of Prince Zheng Jierharang and Prince Azig of England are similar, both sending troops without any effort.

In contrast, Prince Zheng Jierharang's troops withdrew their entire division without even fighting a single battle.

Logically speaking, Prince Azig of England was deprived of the title of Prince Heshuo, which he had just recently obtained, and was demoted back to Prince Wuying, so it is only fair that Prince Zheng Jierharang should do the same.

However, Huang Taiji did not do this. He did not want to completely push Prince Zheng Jierhalang to the side of the Dorgon brothers.

The few academicians from the three inner academies around Huang Taiji all saw Dorgon's intention to plead guilty to death for himself and the previous kings in the army.

If Huang Taiji tied Jierharang, Shang Kexiang, and Kong Youde together with Dorgon and Azig brothers, and punished them with demotions, fines of silver, and seizure of cattle records, it would be equivalent to helping many people.

Dorgon's great efforts were equivalent to forcibly turning these people into Dorgon's accomplices.

Although Huang Taiji was so angry that he almost fainted, he was not stupid at all. Under the advice of Fan Wencheng, Xifu, Gang Lin and others, he adopted the divide and rule method.

At the same time, Azige was transferred to Haizhou, Kong Youde was transferred back to Shengjing, and Jierhalang was asked to take Shang Kexi to the Yalu River to build ships.

Dorgon, who had been demoted to Prince Rui, was left alone to garrison Gaizhou City wearing the title of a general under orders. He led his Zhengbai Banner troops to stand on the front line of the Qing Dynasty's confrontation with Jinhai Town, building cities and cultivating fields.

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Dorgon and Azig were also very dissatisfied with this, and Azig especially was filled with resentment towards Huang Taiji.

You, Huang Taiji, should deal with Dorgon as you wish. Dorgon was the general under orders and the commander-in-chief of the Jinhai Town expedition. He wasted money on his troops and lost his troops. He should have been responsible in the first place. You, Huang Taiji, should just deal with him.

, why do you always implicate me!

Besides, it was Prince Zheng Jierhalang who came up with the idea of ​​siege and reinforcements. The person who suggested withdrawing the troops when the situation was not right was also Prince Zheng Jierhalang. He withdrew the entire army without defeating the enemy in one battle. Why didn't you, Huang Taiji, seize it from him?

What about the title of Prince Heshuo?

What makes Azig especially suffocating is that he is the son of the first Khan, the leader of the same banner, and Prince Heshuo. Is his status inferior to that of Shang Kexi and Kong Youde, two generals of the Ming army who were demoted?

The obedient king Kong Youde lost a large number of heavy artillery and almost all his troops. Why didn't he seize the title or fine him silver?!

King Zhishun Shang Kexi lost Xiongyue City, Lianyun Island and the craftsmen and timber of his new shipyard. Why didn't he seize the title or fine him silver?!

The shrewd Dorgon certainly knew why Huang Taiji would do this, but Azig, who was not so shrewd, couldn't figure it out. He only felt that Huang Taiji was deliberately targeting himself and his brothers.

Previously, in order to divide the Dorgon brothers, Huang Taiji deliberately created the illusion of reconciliation through Azig for Prince Heshuo, and it suddenly went bankrupt.

Azig, who was originally not very enthusiastic about Dorgon's ambitions, finally realized after this incident that he and Dorgon were like grasshoppers tied to the same rope.

Regardless of whether Azig and Dorgon have the same heart or not, in Huang Taiji's eyes, they are brothers from the same mother.

With these painful realizations, Azige, who was demoted to the king of Wuying County, took his own soldiers and horses with white flags and moved to Haizhou City to defend Haizhou City early the next morning after receiving the publicly conveyed imperial edict.

As for the gratitude that Huang Taiji had previously created by making him the leader of the white flag and promoting him to the title of Prince Heshuoying, this incident completely disappeared.

The large-scale mobilization of Manchu and Tatar soldiers and horses in the Gaizhou City area naturally could not be concealed from Hu Dabao's troops who stayed near the coast of Turu Island and served as the outpost of Jinhai Town.

In the afternoon of March 11, the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Yang Zhen, who had been staying in the Fuzhou City area, leading his army to rest and reorganizing while waiting for the situation to become clear, finally received the news sent by Hu Dabao.

Yang Zhen learned that the Manchu Tatar army in Gaizhou City was divided into three. The main force was soldiers and horses with blue flags, and they left Gaizhou City and went east. The Tatar army was mainly soldiers and horses with white flags. They left Gaizhou City.

, heading north, only the Zhengbai Banner soldiers and horses stayed in Gaizhou, and a stone fell in his heart.

At noon that day, Yang Zhen immediately summoned all the generals and deputy generals who were waiting with him near Fuzhou City to discuss matters at Yongfeng Temple where he was staying.

These days, Yang Zhen has been staying near Fuzhou City and has not left. On the one hand, it is certainly because he is worried that Dorgon will not let go and come back again after suffering a loss. On the other hand, it is also because he is seriously considering and planning.

Defense arrangements in the north of Jinhai Town.

If Dorgon refused to give up, or even if Dorgon temporarily ceased fighting, Huang Taiji refused to give up and cease the war, then he would have to stay in this area and continue to deal with the Manchu Tatar army that was moving south again.

If Dorgon truly withdrew his troops to rest after withdrawing to Gaizhou, and no longer went south for the time being, then it would be necessary for him to carefully plan the defense issues north of Jinzhou City.

Yang Zhen once had the idea of ​​​​abandoning Fuzhou City because he felt that Fuzhou City was too far to the north and the surrounding terrain was relatively open, which was not conducive to defense.

In this regard, it is better to defend Fuzhou City with all our strength than to defend Jinzhou City with all our strength, because Jinzhou City is located at the choke point of the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula.

Not only the ancient Jinfu Gaihai post road passes here, but also the road from Kuandianbao and Zhenjiangbao, passing through the east coast of the Liaodong Peninsula to Lushunkou, must also pass through Jinzhou City.

Therefore, as long as Jinzhou City is defended, the defense on the land north of Lushunkou will be foolproof.

Correspondingly, Yang Zhen is also worried that he has been controlling Fuzhou City in his own hands, and may he be a little too irritating to Huang Taiji.

After all, compared to Jinzhou City, Fuzhou City is already close to Huang Taiji's so-called Liaoshen hinterland of the Qing Dynasty. Occupying Fuzhou City for a long time will definitely make Huang Taiji regard him as a confidant.

This is very detrimental to Yang Zhen's future management of Jinhai Town, especially the comprehensive launch of the immigration reclamation plan.

Because if Yang Zhen wants to recruit immigrants, reclaim wasteland, spring plowing, and carry out large-scale construction, he must first have a relatively stable base area.

Otherwise, you are living and dying here every day, and your life is precarious. Which immigrant would be so bold as to dare to cross the sea to Jinhai Town with his family?

However, after fighting this battle, especially after destroying Abatai and capturing sixty-one heavy red cannons, as well as a large number of other small and medium-sized artillery pieces, his thoughts changed.

He suddenly realized that the so-called army full of Tatars was not as difficult to deal with as he originally thought.

The Manchu Tatars had lost such a large number of heavy red cannons and would not be able to launch another large-scale military operation against Fuzhou City in a short period of time.

As for our own side, after capturing such a large number of heavy red cannons, our ability to defend the fortified city has doubled, and the situation is definitely different from what it used to be.

The situation had changed in his favor, and Yang Zhen finally made up his mind to plan the defense of Jinhai Town North Road and East Road.

"Everyone, Hu Dabao sent someone to send a message back. The Manchu Tatar army must have really retreated! The news said that a large number of troops from the Xianglan Banner left Gaizhou and headed east. I guess it should be a Manchu Tatar army. Prince Zheng Jierhalang withdrew his troops and returned to Zhenjiang Fort at the mouth of the Yalu River where he was stationed."

In the afternoon of that day, generals from all walks of life who were still following Yang Zhen stationed in and outside Fuzhou City came upon hearing the call. Yang Zhen, who was temporarily living in a spacious monk's room in Yongfeng Temple, saw the people arriving and immediately greeted them with joy. Spoken the good news.

"Moreover, the men and horses with the white flag led by Azig also left Gaizhou City early this morning and went all the way north! Haha, now in Gaizhou City, only Dorgon's own official body is left. He just wants to raise another army and march south to attack us. He will be unable to do so within three or two months at least!"

The generals who came to discuss the matter had just sat down in the monk's room where Yang Zhen lived. When they heard the good news Yang Zhen said, they all stood up and congratulated Yang Zhen happily.

The generals who came to discuss the matter this time included almost all the leading figures under Yang Zhen, including Lu Pinqi, the commander-in-chief of the Jinhai North Road Assistant Guards, Zu Keyong, the commander-in-chief of the Jinhai East Road Assistant Guards, and Yuan Jin, the commander-in-chief of the Jinhai West Road Assistant Guards. Xu Tianchong, the commander-in-chief of the Jinhai Middle Road Assistant Guards.

In addition to these general soldiers, they also included several battalion heads of the advance army for the Eastern Expedition directly led by Yang Zhen and generals from various naval divisions, such as Deputy General Zhang Chen of the Musket Battalion and Deputy General Li Lu of the Grenadier Battalion. , Artillery Battalion Staff General Yang Shen, as well as Yu Liangtai from the South Road Naval Battalion, Hu Changhai and Gao Chengyou from the North Road Naval Battalion, and Deputy General Xu Changyong from the East Road Naval Battalion.

As for Xiangping Bo Shen Zhixiang, Zhang Degui, the commander-in-chief of the South Route Defense Force, Qiu Zhenhai, the deputy general of the South Route Navy, and others, they had already taken the captured troops and supplies southward by sea and resettled them a few days ago.
Chapter completed!