Tang Tong had never thought of trying to persuade Dorgun to surrender. If there were two people in this world that Tang Tong had to kill, one was the traitor Wu Sangui, and the other was Dorgun. These two people had committed too many sins in history. Wu Sangui had been killed by Tang Tong for many years, and now Dorgun's doomsday had also come.

There were several small-scale battles between the two sides, all of which ended with the complete annihilation of the Jiannu army. This made Dorgun increasingly aware that he was no match for Tang Tong. The era when the Jiannu cavalry dominated the world was over. Dorgun was also a man of strong will. Even in a desperate situation, he would fight to the death. Not to mention that he still had 30,000 Jiannu cavalry in his hands. Even if he was alone, Dorgun was not the kind of person who was willing to be inferior to others.

The sound of horse hooves echoed in the street. Dorgun was riding on a tall horse, looking at his troops thoughtfully. In front of him were the elite cavalry of the Jiannu army. It was not known how many of them could survive in the future, but Dorgun had to fight. Dorgun sighed. He was not the kind of person who took human life seriously. In his eyes, his life was the only life in the world, and other people were just chess pieces in his hands.

Dorgun couldn't help but sigh for the fate of his subordinates, because without these people, his life would be in the hands of others. Others didn't know what Dorgun was thinking, and even if they knew, they didn't dare to say anything at this time. Dorgun was very strict with his subordinates, but at the same time, he was also very generous when rewarding his subordinates.

This generosity is built on the suffering of others. Where did Dorgun get so many things to reward his men? All the things were looted. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to loot things now because the Jiannu people's territory is getting smaller and smaller, because those Han people who can escape have escaped, and because places like Korea are controlled by others and are not within Dorgun's reach.

A group of people came to the top of the city wall. The news of repeated defeats in recent days made the morale of Dorgun's men low, which was rare among the Jiannu people. Many Jiannu veterans, when standing on the top of the city wall, could not help but recall the glorious days of the Jiannu. At that time, the Jiannu had a saying, "The Jurchens are absolutely invincible if they are not satisfied." In those days, even if there were only a dozen Jiannu people, they dared to rush towards the enemy. But now, no one dared to do so.

In the face of that fire, let alone a dozen people, even tens of thousands would be gone without returning. Many brave warriors who could fight their way in and out of tens of thousands of Ming troops had no resistance in front of the Tang army. Like other ordinary people, even the best warriors would fall down when rows of gunshots rang out.

The Jiannu soldiers defending the city were somewhat encouraged when they saw Dorgun coming to patrol the city. Although they had lost hope of winning, they were still very afraid of Dorgun in their hearts, so they did not dare to be careless in front of Dorgun. Dorgun glanced at the soldiers on the top of the city wall and felt a little satisfied. No matter what, at this time, these soldiers could still stand straight, which was worthy of his strict training.

A soldier came galloping from a distance. Dorgun looked up and saw that it was one of his own rangers, whom he had sent out to gather information. He saw the man riding his horse quickly through the city gate and running towards Dorgun after entering the city.

"Report, Great Khan, this is a letter from the Khorchin people to the Great Khan." The man put a letter in front of Dorgun. Since the death of Huang Taiji, Dorgun also called himself the Great Khan. In Dorgun's mind, Haoge was ambitious but incompetent, and was not suitable to be the leader of the Jiannu people. Therefore, Dorgun felt that only he could lead the Jiannu people. Only he, Dorgun, could lead the Jiannu people to prosperity and realize the ideals that his father Nurhaci had not realized.

Dorgun took the letter and read it. The words on it felt very familiar. It made Dorgun's mind wander. It was as if something he had long forgotten had come to mind. Dorgun opened the letter and saw the name that signed it. That name was very familiar to Dorgun. Or rather, it was the Dorgun of ten years ago who was very familiar to Dorgun.

"It's you, Dayu'er!" Dorgun murmured. A flicker of youthful warmth flashed in his eyes. That figure from ten years ago flooded Dorgun's memories like a flood. That figure was the only one in this world who had ever left a mark on his heart.

Dorgun didn't read the letter. The warmth in his eyes faded, replaced by waves of unspeakable pain. It was hard to describe the feeling of this pain. A little sour, a little hot, a little dark and soul-destroying. He wanted to forget, but he couldn't. He wanted to remember, but it was vague. There was always a veil between them. Always standing on the other side of the fog.

Dayu'er. This woman. If there was anyone in this world who even remotely missed her, it was Dorgun. The moment he first met Dayu'er, Dorgun could not forget her. It's not as if there weren't women Dorgun had ever met who were prettier than Dayu'er. At least Hai Lanzhu was a bit prettier. But Dayu'er and Dorgun had known each other since they were very young. While they couldn't be considered childhood sweethearts, it was only after Huang Taiji took Dayu'er as his concubine that Dorgun realized his beloved had been taken away by that hateful fat man.

In the eyes of others, Huang Taiji was a man of great stature and strength. But in Dorgun's eyes, Huang Taiji was a man as fat as a pig. Dayu'er with him was, as the Han people say, a flower stuck in cow dung. Afterward, Dorgun's resentment towards Huang Taiji grew even stronger. He always dreamed of one day reclaiming Dayu'er. This desire grew stronger with the passing of time. Dorgun never dreamed that one day, a Ming general would dare to invade the Jiannu capital.

That Ming general not only turned Shengjing upside down, but also snatched away Dayu'er and other beauties from Huang Taiji's life. It had always been the Jiannu who snatched Ming beauties. No one had imagined that Ming soldiers would also invade Jiannu territory and seize their women. From then on, everything changed. The Jiannu began to decline day by day. Duoer Gun's thoughts about Dayu'er gradually turned from hope to despair. Until, Duoer Gun gradually forgot about that figure.

Dorgun let out a long sigh and picked up the letter. The letter didn't say much, but only advised Dorgun not to resist any longer. Surrender was the only way out. As an old friend, Dayuer was willing to recommend Dorgun to the newly promoted King of Tang so that he could become a general under the King of Tang and achieve unparalleled achievements.

This letter was actually just Dayuer's private thought. She wanted to help Tang Tong persuade Dorgun to surrender. On the one hand, she wanted to make a contribution in front of Tang Tong, and on the other hand, she would have an external aid in the future. Dayuer didn't know that Tang Tong had no intention of wanting Dorgun to surrender. In Tang Tong's eyes, Dorgun had to atone for his sins.

Dorgun crumpled the letter into a ball and held it tightly in his hand. Dorgun had thought about surrender many times. He knew that he was not the kind of person who was willing to be someone else's subordinate. He was reluctant to give up the power in his hands. He could not forget the glory of the Jiannu people in the past. He was even more unwilling to put his own destiny in the hands of others and let them decide who to kill or take away.

After a long time, Dorgun loosened his grip and threw the crumpled piece of letter paper to the ground. He turned around and looked at the white clouds floating in the south, which seemed like a peaceful world. In Dorgun's eyes, the last trace of emotion in his heart was blown away by the wind into the beautiful sky, but it was drifting farther and farther away from him.

"Dayuer, it seems that there is no hope for us to see each other again in this life. I hope there is an afterlife in this world. In the afterlife, I will definitely look for you again." Dorgun said silently in his heart. The world is vast and there are many things that are always not as expected. At this time, Dorgun already knew this helpless conclusion in his heart.

A group of Jiannu soldiers looked at Dorgun who was standing there silently. No one dared to make a sound to disturb him. Even though they had thousands of guesses in their hearts, no one would have thought that Dorgun, who had always been cold-blooded and murderous, would think of a woman for the last time at this moment when the enemy was at the gates.

The army under Tang Tong did not advance very fast, because the Jiannu people had no place to resist, so Tang Tong's army almost marched all the way. Occasionally there was resistance, but it was only on a small scale, and almost any small team could destroy that resistance. However, the Mongolian cavalry and Guanning cavalry under Tang Tong had already detoured to the Heilongjiang Province designated by Tang Tong. This was the rear of the Dorgon army. Although they had a small number of troops, in front of tens of thousands of troops, these Jiannu people, no matter how brave and elite they were, could only be helpless like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Dorgun's main forces were concentrated in Jilin Province. The Khan's palace established by Dorgun was located in the area of Songling River in later generations. This place was close to the Mongolian territory and not far from Khorchin. If Tang Tong wanted to attack Dorgun, the frontal troops had to cross the Songling River. At this time, Dorgun was already on full alert.

The Songjiang River was Dorgun's only reliance. The Mongolian cavalry and Guanning Iron Cavalry that had detoured back to Heilongjiang Province from other places did not have the same strong combat effectiveness as Tang Tong's regular army. Not only did Tang Tong not regard them as an offensive team, but Dorgun also did not take these tens of thousands of cavalry seriously. In Dorgun's view, these Mongolian cavalry and Guanning Iron Cavalry were no match for their Jiannu cavalry.