"This, this -"

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming did not expect that Dorgon would be the first to ask for their opinions, and they hesitated at the moment not knowing how to answer.

If we say that we should lead the army to withdraw and escort Huang Taiji back to Shengjing first, then what should we do with Prince Duduo of Yu who is detained in Songshan City?

But if they said that they should lead the army to continue attacking the city and break Songshan first, they would never dare to say it.

If Huang Taiji returns to the west, that's fine. But if Huang Taiji wakes up again in a few days, they will be doomed if they find out that they have this attitude.

The two of them groaned for a long time, and Kong Youde suddenly had an idea, kowtowed and said: "Prince Rui, the emperor suddenly fainted, and the servant is confused. The next movement of the army will follow the arrangements of the master!"

Geng Zhongming heard Kong Youde's words and immediately said: "Yes, that's right. The slaves are already confused and are willing to listen to the master's arrangements!"

Prince Rui Dorgon saw that the two princes Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were so naughty and knew that it would be even harder for them to express their attitude in public. He snorted coldly and ignored them. Instead, he turned to others and said

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"My army should fight or withdraw. What do you think?"

Prince Rui asked a question, and when he saw that no one else answered, he looked at the faces of everyone present, forcing them to express their opinions on the spot.

The first person he focused on was the son-in-law of Prince Li Daishan, Zhenghongqi Manchuria Gushan Ezhen and Shuo Efudu Lei.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Du Lei remembered Kong, Geng and Xi Ni's answers, so he kowtowed and said, "My slave is in a state of confusion. Everything is arranged by the Master!"

When Dorgon heard this, he looked at him with disdain. Do you think he passed the test? He turned to see Zhenglan Banner Manchuria Gushan Ezhen He Luohui.

Naturally, He Luohui had nothing to hesitate. He immediately said: "Your Majesty, the emperor is unconscious? Where will our army go? It should be decided by the masters! Prince Rui is the only Heshuo in front of Songjin Army who is among the eight points at the moment.

Prince, where will our army go? Prince Rui can make the decision with just one word, so why bother asking others for everything?!"

The Manchu Tatar army gathering outside Songshan City today mainly consists of Zhenghuang Banner, Xianghuang Banner, Zhengbai Banner, Xiangbai Banner, Zhenghong Banner and Zhenglan Banner.

Needless to say, two white flags? It is now completely controlled by the two brothers Dorgon and Azig.

Now the red flags and blue flags of Gushan Ezhen have all bowed their heads and obeyed orders, leaving only two yellow flags.

Gushan Ezhen Tan Tai of Zhenghuang Banner has died in the battle.

As for Gushan'e Zhenye Keshu, who was wearing a yellow flag, he was seriously injured when the warlord attacked the city during the day? At this time, he had been sent to Xiaoling Hebei camp to recuperate.

Is Prince Su Hauge gone? Huang Taiji fainted again at this time, and now he is leaderless.

Azig's scolding just now made Sony, Tu Lai and others dare to be angry but not dare to speak.

The atmosphere in the big tent was extremely tense for a moment.

At this moment, Peng Gu, a member of the imperial family, suddenly stood up, bowed to Dorgon and said: "The situation in front of the army is special now, why should Prince Rui worry about criticism anymore?! Even if Prince Rui has overstepped his bounds, I think he must have done something wrong."

After the emperor wakes up, he should be able to understand!"

At this point, the Duke of Fu Guo said an ancient poem, lifted his robe and knelt down, bowed again and said: "Prince Rui, please make a decision quickly!"

Although Piangu belongs to a side clan, he is from a clan after all. The words spoken at this moment have different weight compared to those of other slaves.

After he said this, the people in the big tent who were affiliated with the two white flags, the Zhenglan flag, and the Zhenghong flag knelt down in large numbers, and they all said:

"Prince Rui, please make a decision quickly!"

At this time, the figures from Lianghuangqi were speechless and hesitantly knelt down on one knee towards Dorgon and said:

"I am willing to listen to Prince Rui's instructions!"

"You have misunderstood my king's intentions. Although Duduo is my brother and has been close to me since childhood, how can I not be able to distinguish my priorities at this moment?"

Having said this, Prince Rui Dorgon sighed and said: "The emperor is the foundation of the country. The emperor fainted and the foundation of the country was shaken. When Prince Li passed away and Prince Su passed away, when the news came out, chaos was bound to happen. At this time, it is not possible

How long do we have to wait to withdraw our troops?!"

After Prince Rui Dorgon finished speaking, Prince Azige of Wuying County who was standing aside immediately opened his eyes in disbelief and said to him eagerly:

"Just withdraw the troops and return to Shengjing?! Old Fourteenth, what do you mean by this?! This opportunity cannot be missed, the time will never come again, you have to think clearly!"

As soon as Azig said these words, the ministers of the two yellow flags stood up immediately and glared at Azig and the Dorgon brothers. Others in the big tent lay on the ground, silent and afraid to show their anger.

There was something in Azig's words, and the meaning was very obvious. Almost everyone present knew what it meant.

At the moment, everyone is waiting for Dorgon's decision, and maybe a sword fight is right in front of them.

Dorgon's face changed for a while, and he suddenly turned to Azig and shouted: "Prince Wuying, what are you talking about?! If you talk nonsense again, you will be kicked out of the tent!"

Of course Dorgon knew what his half-brother meant, but he just wanted him to take this opportunity to usurp the throne.

But Dorgon finally backed down when he looked at Guarjiaturai and others with their eyes splitting, and at Huang Taiji who was lying unconscious on the Arhat's bed with nosebleeds.

It's not that he doesn't want to, but he is currently in Huang Taiji's big tent. Outside the big tent is the camp of two yellow flags. The armored guards surrounding it are the Bajala of the Zhenghuang flag who are loyal to Huang Taiji.

But those Zhang Zhangjing who was carrying the Yellow Banner was actually Gual Jia Tulai who was standing in the tent to protect Huang Taiji.

It can be said that the one who failed to do it well and whose heads were splashed with blood on the spot would be the Dorgon brothers.

After Dorgon scolded Azig, he suddenly held his fists, raised his hands to the sky, and said loudly: "The emperor is above, the sky is clear, Dorgon has no second thoughts about my emperor. If anyone stirs up trouble in front of me again,

If you use evil words to deceive the public, no matter who you are, you will be killed without mercy!"

When Dorgon said this, he saw Azig stamping his feet beside him angrily, then turned around and walked away, shouting angrily:

"Coward, coward!"

In a moment, Azig left the tent and left.

As soon as Azig left, the atmosphere in the big tent immediately relaxed a lot.

"The emperor's fainting must not be leaked! Immediately send an order to all the camps, saying that Prince Li was attacked last night and was seriously injured. My emperor, caring about Prince Li's injury and the hard work of the army, decided to withdraw the troops and return to Shengjing. Order

As soon as you arrive, you can break camp!”

Dorgon also knew that Songshan City probably wouldn't be able to hold on for long. Being able to command the entire army in front of Songjin Army was indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him. He had every reason and excuse to support his troops with self-respect.

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And for a moment, he also had the idea of ​​leading the army to stay in Songjin, besieging Songshan while pacifying those who were unruly, and then lead the army back to Shengjing.

If Huang Taiji has not woken up by then, he will never wake up, and it is impossible to wake up.

However, at the critical moment, Dorgon hesitated, wavered, and retreated, and finally did not dare to do this.

A long night passed, and in the early morning of October 17, the twelfth year of Chongzhen, a milky white fog enveloped the ground outside Songshan City.

Even if you stand at the top of Songshan City, you can't see how far it is.

The Songshan officers and soldiers guarding the west city had used the rolling logs and stones originally prepared to defend the city all night to hurriedly fill in the huge gap in the west wall of the city.

Although it is not a brick-wrapped wall made of rammed earth or a serious city wall made of bricks and stones, but rather a random pile of logs, rocks and horses, the gap has been finally closed.

If the Manchu Tatars charge the city with horse and infantry, at least there will be an obstacle to prevent them from going smoothly.

After blocking the city gates and repairing the city walls, the defenders in Songshan began to wait anxiously for dawn and the moment when the Manchu Tatars would bombard the city with heavy artillery.

But they waited right and left, from Mao hour to Chen hour, from Chen hour to Si hour, and the expected heavy artillery bombardment by the Tatars did not happen.

At Chen time, the sun had not yet appeared, the fog had not dissipated, and there was still no movement at the west gate, which surprised Yang Zhen.

Seeing that the hour passed, I was a little confused about what kind of medicine the Manchu Tatar puppet emperor Huangtai Gourd was selling, so he led several subordinate officers from the General Military Mansion to Ximen City.

"Commander, something is wrong with this situation! It's already Chen time, and there is still no movement at all in the Manta camp outside the city. Should we send some brothers out to get a feel for the situation in the Manta camp?"

Yang Zhen led Yang Chaojin, and Fang Guangchen and others had just climbed to the top of the city when Xia Chengde, Li Shouzhong, Jin Shijun, Deng En and others came to greet them.

These few people were ordered to lead their troops to repair the fortifications overnight and set up defenses in the west of Songshan City. They did not have any rest all night long. At this time, everyone was covered in blood and looked exhausted.

When they met Yang Zhen, they quickly reported to Yang Zhen the situation in the west of the city, led by Xia Chengde.

Yang Zhen had already ordered the city gate to be blocked, and was prepared to lead the Manchu Tatars to the east and into the sea once they broke through the city. It was also very inconvenient to send people in and out of the west gate, so he had to say:

"Wait and see. If there is still no movement from the Manchu Tatars after noon, then the Manchu Tatars will not attack today! Then we will make plans as to where we will go!"

Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to do this. Without understanding the military situation of the Manchu Tatars, this was also the safest solution at present.

In this way, the group of people waited in the city full of doubts for more than half an hour. As it approached noon, the clouds and fog finally cleared above their heads.

Li Shouzhong came to Yang Zhen and asked for his order: "Captain, I always feel that the Manchu Tat camp is too quiet and not normal. I would like to ask permission to go out of the city and have a look. Please allow me to do so!"

Yang Zhen heard what he said and was about to nod in agreement when he heard someone running towards them from the top of the Urn City outside the west gate that was being repaired, and shouting excitedly while running:
Chapter completed!