After hearing Dorgon's plan, Man Dahai began to hesitate.
It takes great courage to burn your boats.
Although Man Dahai is courageous, he is not that brave.
After waiting for a long time, Man Dahai still did not express his opinion.
Dorgon was a little anxious.
He urged, "Don't hesitate any longer! The Qing Dynasty has reached a critical moment of life and death. Continuing to hesitate will only harm you, me, the emperor, and the Qing Dynasty!"
Man Dahai was about to express his opinion when he suddenly realized a problem.
He asked Dorgon in return: "Uncle Wang, you are the general appointed by the emperor himself. You have the final say on how to use the troops. You don't need to discuss it with me! As long as you give the order, I will act according to it!"
"I don't need to discuss other matters with you," Dorgon said earnestly, "but not this one!"
"Why?"
"Because...I want to give you the task of defending the city!"
The task of defending the city...leave it to me?
Man Dahai's eyes went dark and he almost fainted.
In fact, he had a bad feeling just now, but he didn't think too much about it.
After all, his identity is Prince Li of the Qing Dynasty.
He is both a royal relative and a court noble.
Even if he had to queue up to die for the Ming army, it would not be his turn for a while.
I never expected...
Dorgon actually wanted him to cut in line!
Is there still justice? Is there still law?
"This...this..." Man Dahai was extremely unwilling in his heart, but he just couldn't think of a reason.
say what?
Say you are afraid of death?
joke!
The warriors of the Qing Dynasty have always been fearless and brave, otherwise they would not have defeated the Ming border troops several times and occupied Liaodong.
Saying that you are not suitable for defending the city?
Even more ridiculous!
He is a prince of the Qing Dynasty.
If he said that he was not suitable for defending the city, it would be tantamount to admitting that he was incapable, and it would also mean that the title of prince was watered down.
The chain reaction would be devastating.
The Qing Dynasty is now facing a life-and-death crisis. As a first-class prince, he should move forward enthusiastically instead of retreating.
"Man Dahai!" Dorgon walked up to Man Dahai and patted him on the shoulder: "As a prince of the Qing Dynasty, you don't have even this much awareness, do you?"
"Uncle Wang...I..." Man Dahai stuttered, not knowing how to respond.
"How about this," Dorgon gave Man Dahai another option, "I will defend the city!"
"What about me?" Man Dahai asked.
Dorgon said solemnly: "You go north to the grassland, bypass Liaoze and go to Guangning. When you get there, you can use force or strategy to get rid of Li Dingguo!"
"Me? Um..." Man Dahai couldn't help but take a half step back. His face turned pale instantly and his eyeballs kept moving up and down and left and right in his sockets.
He now had only one idea.
I want to curse!
It's outrageous, it's simply an impossible task.
After Li Dingguo entered Liao, he first killed Nikan in battle, and then marched straight to the city of Shengjing.
During the retreat, He Luohui and Kong Youde were killed one after another.
The abilities he displayed could only be described as terrifying.
Asking him to get rid of Li Dingguo is just like the Nine-headed Insect asking Benboba to get rid of Tang Monk and his disciples in Journey to the West.
Dorgon is the Nine-headed Insect, and he is the Benbo Tyrant.
If Man Dahai had the ability to get rid of Li Dingguo, he would have taken Dorgon's position long ago, and it would not be Dorgon's turn to give orders to him.
"What do you think?" Dorgon asked, "Do you choose to get rid of Li Dingguo, or do you choose to defend the city?"
"I...I..." Man Dahai hesitated for a long time and finally said helplessly: "I choose to defend the city."
"Okay! In that case, let Mr. Fan tell us the specific plan!" Dorgon's tense nerves finally relaxed.
If Man Dahai chose to deal with Li Dingguo, it would be difficult for him to refuse.
Fortunately, Man Dahai chose to defend the city.
Fan Wencheng coughed lightly and said, "My two princes, please remember that there are two keys to winning this battle. One is that Prince Li must defend the city and tie down a large number of the main forces of the Ming army."
"Another reason is that Prince Rui doesn't have to fight to the death with Li Dingguo, but can focus on killing people. As long as a large number of his soldiers are killed or injured, the strength of the Ming army in Liaodong can be weakened, laying the foundation for the subsequent reversal of the war situation..."
"Wait," Fan Wencheng was about to continue speaking when he was interrupted by Man Dahai.
"Your Majesty, please speak!"
"You just said that Prince Rui doesn't have to fight to the death with Li Dingguo?" Man Dahai asked.
"Yes," Fan Wencheng nodded.
"This is not right!" Man Dahai first looked at Dorgon, then at Fan Wencheng.
Then his eyes kept wandering between the two of them.
"What's wrong?" Fan Wencheng asked.
"Prince Rui said that Li Dingguo must be eliminated, but you said there is no need to fight Li Dingguo to the death. Who has the final say?" Man Dahai asked dissatisfiedly.
"Prince Rui wants to kill Li Dingguo. I don't think it's necessary to fight him to the death. We should not stick to the old rules, but adapt to the situation!" Fan Wencheng replied.
"You...you guys..." Man Dahai finally realized that he had been fooled by Dorgon and Fan Wencheng.
But he has made his choice and cannot change it temporarily.
I can only continue listening.
In the following time, Fan Wencheng explained the plan in detail.
At the end, Fan Wencheng told Man Dahai: "Liaoyang can be lost, but the longer we hold on, the better it will be for the Qing Dynasty. The same is true for Shenyang. But Prince Li must remember one premise: whether defending Liaoyang or Shenyang, we cannot lose too many troops."
"Otherwise... the future is worrying."
"Yes." Man Dahai nodded after listening and asked, "What about the supplies?"
"Before the autumn harvest, the Qing Dynasty lost a lot of land. The crops that should have become the Ming Dynasty's food and fodder were delivered to the Ming army. This is simply adding insult to injury for the Qing Dynasty. Without a source of supplies, the Qing Dynasty will not be able to hold on until the beginning of next spring!"
"Don't worry about the supplies, Your Highness. I have already made the plans." Fan Wencheng said experiencedly.
"Tell me about it!"
“It’s still mainly smuggling, supplemented by self-sufficiency.”
"Smuggling?" Man Dahai snorted coldly, "Khorchin Mongolia is our ally. After the Ming army captured Guangning, they immediately attacked our ally. Korea is also our ally. After the Ming army's navy completely recovers southern Liaoning, they will definitely send troops to Korea."
"Let's not talk about the attitude of the Koreans towards the Ming court. Even if they are willing to resist the Ming army with all their strength, how long can they resist with the fighting power of the Korean soldiers? A month is not enough, right?"
Fan Wencheng smiled bitterly in his heart.
One month?
This is too much of a compliment to the North Koreans.
It’s a miracle to be able to resist for half a month!
Man Dahai continued, "When the Ming army attacks Korea, the port of Haeju in Hwanghae Province will no longer be able to carry out smuggling. How should we respond then?"
Fan Wencheng looked at Dorgon, and after getting his consent, he slowly said: "We can borrow troops to deal with the Ming army's navy."
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