When the morning mist dissipated, Jiannu scouts discovered that the Ming army was retreating.

They immediately ran to the outside of Dorgon's tent and reported: "Report! Prince Rui, the Ming army is retreating in an orderly manner."

"Retreat?" Dorgon was very surprised. "Are you sure it's a retreat? Not a ploy to lure our army out to attack?"

"The Ming army carried a large amount of baggage when they retreated, so it didn't seem like a fake retreat," the scout replied.

Dorgon did not hesitate at all: "Hurry up and send an order to gather all the troops, and also invite Mr. Fan and Mr. Hong to come."

Speed is of the essence in war; any hesitation may lead to the loss of the opportunity.

Fan Wencheng's tent was closest to Dorgon, so he was the first to come to Dorgon.

After listening to Dorgon's retelling, he immediately suggested: "Your Highness should rush out in full force and seize the opportunity to kill them."

Dorgon was somewhat helpless: "I understand the principle, the key is how to take advantage of the situation to kill!"

"Of course the elite troops are in the front, fighting for their lives..." Fan Wencheng's voice became smaller and smaller.

He suddenly realized that Dorgon was unwilling to listen to his nonsense.

But he didn't know what to say without talking nonsense.

Just when I was feeling embarrassed, Hong Chengchou walked in from outside.

"Your Highness, are you looking for me?" Hong Chengchou went straight to Dorgon and bowed.

From the time he entered the tent to the time he finished his greeting, he didn't even look at Fan Wencheng.

This made Fan Wencheng very unhappy.

But he couldn't say it out loud, so he could only stand there and sulk.

"That's right. I have something important to discuss with you." Dorgon nodded and repeated the news from the scout.

Without waiting for Dorgon to ask, Hong Chengchou rushed to say: "Your Majesty wants to ask me whether we should hunt him down and how to hunt him down?"

"Well," Dorgon nodded, "What suggestions does Mr. Hong have?"

Hong Chengchou lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "I don't think we can send troops to chase and kill him."

"Hmm?" Dorgon was very surprised by this answer: "Why can't we send troops to hunt him down?"

Hong Chengchou said confidently: "Because the one who came to the rear was Wu Sangui."

Dorgon was even more puzzled: "The scouts didn't find out who was behind the scenes, why is Mr. Hong so sure?"

"Because I know Wang Yongji."

"What do you know about him?" Dorgon asked.

"I know him!" Hong Chengchou pretended to be profound: "Wang Yongji is not a mediocre person. He is not only good at using troops, but also very smart. The reason why the Ming army suddenly withdrew its troops is probably because they found evidence that Wu Sangui betrayed his allies. So... he will definitely let Wu Sangui cover the rear."

Just when Dorgon was about to continue questioning you, the scout came again to report: "The Ming army is retreating in an orderly manner, and the one who is at the rear is Wu Sangui."

"Haha!" Dorgon laughed: "Mr. Hong actually guessed the deployment of the Ming army directly. He is worthy of being the first counselor of the Qing Dynasty."

Hong Chengchou was very happy to hear this, but Fan Wencheng next to him looked extremely unhappy, even uglier than if his father had died.

Dorgon had two main purposes for saying these words in front of Fan Wencheng.

First, there was recognition of Hong Chengchou's performance, and second, there was dissatisfaction with Fan Wencheng's performance.

Dorgon really needed help to give him advice.

but...

He needs help at the tactical level rather than the strategic level.

Dorgon ignored Fan Wencheng's expression and continued to ask Hong Chengchou: "Wu Sangui did help us, but he was an official of the Ming court after all and did not submit to the Qing. Since he did not surrender, why not take the opportunity to hunt him down and force him to surrender?"

"Because... it's not necessary."

"Not necessary?" Hong Chengchou's words made Dorgon hesitate again.

Seeing that time was running out, Hong Chengchou decided not to keep the secret any longer and said directly: "Please ask Your Majesty to select someone who is eloquent and eloquent to go to Wu Sangui's camp and persuade him to surrender to the Qing Dynasty."

Dorgon became more and more puzzled: "Will Wu Sangui be persuaded to surrender?"

Hong Chengchou answered seriously: "If Wu Sangui realizes that he has been exposed and that Wang Yongji's withdrawal is aimed at dealing with him, how can Wu Sangui not surrender?"

"That seems to be the case!" Dorgon agreed with Hong Chengchou's suggestion.

The strategy is there, but we are stuck on who to send to implement it.

Prior to this, he had communicated with Wu Sangui through trusted soldiers.

These people all have the same advantage: loyalty, loyalty, and damn loyalty.

Now, in order to persuade Wu Sangui to surrender, the person who goes to persuade him to surrender must not only be loyal enough, but also be eloquent.

Those trusted soldiers were clearly not up to the task.

Even if there are people who are good at speaking, they cannot be sent.

Otherwise, Wu Sangui would feel that he was not respected as he deserved.

"Who should I send?" Dorgon looked around but couldn't find a suitable person.

"Your Majesty," Fan Wencheng finally adjusted his mentality at this time. He bowed deeply to Dorgon and said, "I am willing to go and lobby in person."

"No!" Dorgon refused directly: "Mr. Fan is my advisor, how can you go into danger alone?"

Hong Chengchou chuckled, clasped his fists and saluted: "I have a suitable candidate."

Dorgon looked at Hong Chengchou: "Who?"

Hong Chengchou said slowly, "Li Chengliang's grandson, Li Xianzhong's cousin Li Sizhong, I wonder what Your Majesty thinks of this?"

Dorgon thought for a moment and nodded gently: "He... is indeed a suitable candidate! Someone, tell Li Sizhong to come to see me in plain clothes."

After receiving the order, Li Sizhong set out immediately and chased in the direction of the Ming army's retreat.

At this time, Wu Sangui had already begun to retreat.

He led more than 10,000 cavalrymen and walked at the end of the team. While retreating, he kept observing the situation behind him.

"Report!" The scout came galloping over, "Sir, we caught two Jiannu spies, and they kept saying they wanted to see you."

Wu Sangui knew that Dorgon had arrived.

Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Wu Sangui whispered, "Bring them here. I want to interrogate them personally."

"yes."

Soon, Li Sizhong was brought before Wu Sangui.

"Yes...it's you?" Wu Sangui was very surprised.

He had met Li Sizhong in his early years. Although he hadn't seen him for many years, he recognized him at first sight.

Li Sizhong smiled and said, "Why? Can't I come to see you?"

"Of course," Wu Sangui pretended to be very happy: "Come here, untie him."

After being untied, Wu Sangui asked, "What are you doing here?"

Li Sizhong put away his smile and said in a serious tone: "I'm here to save your life!"