"Your Majesty said this. I am really ashamed of myself. I think back when our Qing soldiers captured Lushunkou, I relied on the Qing Emperor to strategize and win a thousand-mile victory, and secondly, I relied on Duke Keqin to personally lead the army and command it well. Although I have contributed a little,

, but compared with the masters, they are really not worth mentioning——"

"Um?"

As soon as Kong Youde started talking, he was immediately interrupted by Dorgon.

Dorgon didn't want to hear these high-sounding words from him, so his face that originally had a gentle smile turned cold at this moment.

Seeing this, Kong Youde quickly stood up and bowed and said: "Well, I think what Prince Zhishun said is very reasonable. The terrain south of Jinzhou is rugged and the roads are narrow, which is not suitable for large numbers of cavalry to attack and fight.

"In particular, Lushunkou is surrounded by mountains and the sea, and the terrain is dangerous, making it easier to defend and harder to attack. Instead of laboring on expeditions and attacking by force, my masters might as well divert the tigers away from the mountains and lure the enemies of Jinzhou and Lushun to the Fuzhou area, and complete their work.

One battle!"

When Kong Youde said this, Dorgon's expression improved a little and he couldn't help but nod.

But on the other side, after hearing what Kong Youde said, Abatai couldn't control his temper again, and started scolding the obedient king Kong Youde with his beard and eyes wide open.

"King Gongshun, according to what you say, if the enemy at Lushunkou in Jinzhou City does not come out to fight me, will our tens of thousands of Qing troops have to wait under Fuzhou City for a long time?!"

After saying these words, Abatai was still puzzled and snorted coldly, and then said: "Back then, Yue Tuo could achieve great success if he attacked Lushun with more than 10,000 troops with red flags. But today, we have 40,000 Qing soldiers."

Why can't we attack and seize it by force?! Isn't the general Prince Rui who was ordered to be inferior to Yue Tuo?! You slave, please tell me, what's the truth about this?!"

Abata did not dare to yell at Dorgon, but he vented his anger on the head of the obedient King Kong Youde.

"this--"

Faced with Abatai's angry accusation, the obedient Wang Kong Youde panicked a little. He threw off his horse-hooved sleeves and immediately knelt on the ground, stammering and unable to speak.

People like Kong Youde and Shang Kexi, although they are also the princes of Huangtai Ji, they have no status in front of Dorgon, Abatai, Azige and others.

It would be better if Huang Taiji were present. Huang Taiji respected them more and often warned other clans, princes, princes, princes, Beile and Beizi to respect them.

But right now, Huang Taiji is in such a state that no one seems to be able to last long.

As a result, the position of Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and others became awkward and difficult.

For example, none of them dare to offend any of the big bosses in front of them. The feeling of being squeezed in the middle is extremely unbearable.

"Say, Kong Youde, go on! If what you say makes sense, not only is the Qing Emperor in Shengjing City your patron, Kong Youde, I, Dorgon, am also your patron!"

Dorgon originally had the idea of ​​winning over Abatai, but now that Abatai is fascinated by Prince Raoyu given to him by Huang Taiji, it seems that he no longer cares about being squeezed and suppressed by Huang Taiji in the past.

If that's the case, let's take a look again.

At the moment, Dorgon didn't care what Abatai thought, and directly supported and emboldened the obedient king Kong Youde, asking him to speak out.

Seeing this, Kong Youde had no choice but to bite the bullet and tell his reasons.

"The main reason why I suggest you, my masters, to take a long-term approach is because the situation here today is very different from what it was six years ago.

"Before the storming of Lushun six years ago, Fuzhou City and Jinzhou City were both in the hands of our Qing soldiers. At that time, I had cities where we could garrison troops and collect grain, and the enemy did not have a strong navy to harass the coast. Our Qing soldiers and grain stores

There are no worries about the road or retreat.

"But this is not the case today. Yang Zhen's troops not only occupied Fuzhou City and Jinzhou City, but also had a large number of warships and naval forces. Yang Zhen's son was able to cross the Liao Sea and establish a foothold here because of his

Has a large naval fleet.

"If our Qing soldiers bypass Fuzhou City and go all the way south from Jinzhou City, they will set up a large army food road and ignore the rear road. Once they are heavy in front and light in the back, top-heavy and light-footed, and encounter an opponent like Yang Zhen,

If we are ambushed by Yang Zhen's troops, our army will be in danger!"

In previous battles that took place in western Liaoning, such as the siege of Songshan City, Kong Youde's heavy artillery team participated.

The sharpness of the firearms of Yang Zhen's troops left a deep impression on Kong Youde, a so-called Manchu firearms commander who had become a monk halfway.

Thinking again about the terrain south of Jinzhou, and thinking about the fate of Duduo, Turge and Shi Tingzhu in the valleys of the mountains of western Liaoning, Kong Youde became even more frightened.

Moreover, when Kong Youde and others led Yue Tuo's army to capture Lushunkou, it was not at all based on Huang Taiji's decisive victory at Thousand Miles or Yue Tuo's skillful command. The real reason was that Kong Youde and others knew the truth inside Lushunkou.

They knew that although Huang Long was the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang, he could not command the Dongjiang troops at that time.

They knew that the people and horses in Port Arthur were short of food, pay and ammunition, and there were not many available troops. There were only two to three thousand men in total, and many of them were old and weak.

In this way, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming led Yue Tuo's army to advance by land and water. In the end, it was only a group of internal agents who rebelled in despair because they ran out of ammunition and food, and finally broke through the city.

At the same time, during the siege of Lushunkou, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and Yue Tuo's troops suffered heavy casualties. After they broke the city, they massacred the city in order to vent their anger.

Kong Youde didn't want to say more about these things in front of Shang Kexi, because many of Shang Kexi's family members died in that massacre.

Judging from the fall of Lushunkou, King Zhishun Shang Kexi and King Gongshun Kong Youde had an enmity between them.

"So, in my humble opinion, now that the situation between the enemy and us has changed, the tactics used by our Qing soldiers to seize Lushunkou will also change accordingly. It sounds simple and neat to use heavy troops to capture Lushun, but it is very complicated.

It is possible to put the army in danger."

"Well, then, according to your opinion, the Qing Dynasty soldiers should use what kind of tactics?"

Originally, Dorgon was unwilling to go south rashly, but he also had other ideas, such as the idea of ​​supporting troops to respect himself, or even the idea of ​​supporting the invaders to respect themselves.

In his opinion, Huang Taiji asked him to lead his troops south to conquer Jinhai Town because he was afraid of him and wanted to send him away far away.

Secondly, he also wants to find his own faults and take the opportunity to deal with himself, such as depriving himself of his title, or even taking away his Niulu, etc.

Huang Taiji is completely capable of such a thing. Just look at the fate of Erbeile Amin and Third Beile Mang Gurtai.

Since Huang Taiji's purpose in calling him to conquer Jinhai Town was impure, why should he take advantage of Huang Taiji's fire?

What if the old saying of the Han people is true, that is, the cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys are cooked, the birds are gone, and the good bow is hidden?

What if I fight to the death with Yang Zhen’s Jinhaizhen, killing both sides, and then spends all my efforts to destroy Jinhaizhen, but then Huang Taiji finds a reason to take care of him?

Instead of doing this, it would be better to just take advantage of the situation, gather troops outside, and wait and see the changes in the situation in Shengjing City!

Dorgon agreed with Jierhalang's suggestion and planned to besiege the city first to provide reinforcements, and then attack the city one after another as a last resort. This was mainly based on this consideration.

Therefore, in fact, he did not really think that it was too dangerous to lead his troops directly south to Jinzhou City or Lushunkou.

But now, after listening to the opinions of Shang Kexi and Kong Youde, Dorgon suddenly realized that it was not advisable to bypass Fuzhou City and go straight south to oversee the army.

Because of some of the words said by the respectful king Kong Youde, he suddenly thought of beating up his younger brother Duduo, who had been dependent on him since childhood, and then thought of Shi Tingzhu who was ambushed with a large number of artillery and baggage, so he couldn't help but ask Kong Youde what he should do.

Kong Youde saw that Dorgon had listened to his words, and after thinking about what Dorgon said just now that could support him, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Your Majesty, Yang Zhen's vision is still a little short-sighted after all. If he gives up Fuzhou City, then we have no choice but to send troops south to Jinzhou. The food road will be lengthened, which will be beneficial to the enemy. But now

Now he has not given up on Fuzhou City. If Fuzhou is besieged next, he will definitely send troops to help.

"Master, you can go out and besiege Fuzhou City. While setting up an ambush outside Fuzhou to await reinforcements, you can also choose a location to build warships on the coast of Gaizhou or Fuzhou. In this way, within half a year, the situation in Liaonan will definitely become

Only with this change can the forces of Jinhai Town be eradicated!"

At this point, Kong Youde finally finished speaking, and the other kings present, whether they were in favor or opposed, were all silent.

"Well, very good, very good. We must consider everything that King Gong said. In this case, I have made up my mind. Aba Tai, King of Raoyu County, listens to the order. At dawn tomorrow, you will lead the six thousand people of my banner to go ahead.

Go south and eradicate all the strongholds in Jinhai Town north of Fuzhou City to clear the way for the entire army to march into Fuzhou!"

After listening to Kong Youde's words, Dorgon finally made up his mind and immediately issued the first order to go south.

Abatai, the king of Raoyu County, was very angry after hearing Dorgon's order, but the current Manchu Tatar military law was very strict. The commander-in-chief had given the order, and anyone who disobeyed it would be a serious crime.

At that moment, he snorted coldly, stood up, bowed to Dorgon and clasped his fists, as if he had received the order, then turned around and left the meeting site angrily.

Dorgon, who had already made up his mind, did not take it seriously, and issued one order after another.

First, Prince Azig of the United Kingdom was ordered to lead the troops of his banner and the troops of King Zhishun Shang Kexi as the back route, stationed in the Xiongyue City area, responsible for rear coastal defense, protecting the transshipment of grain and grass, and at the same time choosing a place to build a factory and build warships as soon as possible.

Then, Dorgon used the men and horses of Prince Zheng's Ji'erharang banner and the chariots, artillery and horses of Wang Kong Youde's subordinates, and combined them with his Zhengbai banner men and horses as the middle route. Led by himself, he decided to rest in Xiongyue City for three days and then go south to Fuzhou to besiege the city.

On the morning of February 17, the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, the Manchu Tatar army, which had just arrived near Xiongyue City, quickly adjusted its deployment and began to take action.

Although Abatai, King of Raoyu County, was quite dissatisfied with Dorgon's overly cautious decision, Dorgon was the commander-in-chief of this campaign to suppress Jinhai Town, the so-called general under orders, and he had to obey Dorgon's orders.

Therefore, when he got up early in the morning, he sent an order to break out of the camp, taking with him the eight Niu Lu under his own command and the other twelve Zhenglan Banner Niu Lu that Huang Taiji gave him to command, plus some soldiers, a total of more than 6,000 people.
Chapter completed!