North of Juzhou City, near Shuhe River.
Duoduo finally met Dorgon who was defeated at Wenyu River.
"Fifteenth brother!"
"Brother Fourteen!"
Dorgon and Dodo were the fourteenth and fifteenth sons of Nurhaci respectively, and they addressed each other according to their ranking.
As soon as the two brothers met, they hugged each other and burst into tears.
Especially Dorgon, the sadness of defeat and the longing for his relatives made him extremely uncomfortable.
Now that I finally got to see my brother, I couldn't stop my tears from flowing.
"Fourteenth brother, you..." After the hug, Duoduo realized something was wrong.
Although I knew that Dorgon was defeated at the Wenyu River, I didn't expect it to be such a tragic defeat.
Before he entered the Pass, he had 20,000 soldiers under his command.
Looking around now, there are only a thousand or so soldiers on the hillside.
How tragic it is!
"Ah!" Dorgon wiped his tears with his hand and sighed, "Don't mention it. We fell into the trap of the Ming army. Only one out of ten soldiers under your brother's command survived. The Zhengbai Banner is completely destroyed."
Duoduo's mouth curled up inadvertently, and then he comforted him: "Don't be discouraged, Fourteenth Brother, victory and defeat are common in the military, as long as you return to Shengjing, you can make a comeback!"
"Alas, this is the only way." Dorgon sighed again.
"By the way, where is my twelfth brother?" Duoduo looked around, looking for Ajige.
Ajige was the number one person under the Xiangbai Army, and he was also his half-brother, so he was very concerned about him.
Dorgon looked gloomy: "I don't know where he is either. Maybe he was captured or died in battle."
Duoduo took a half step back, somewhat incredulous.
How could Ajige die?
It shouldn't be like this!
He conquered Korea, fought Mongolia, and attacked the Ming court.
He participated in more than a hundred battles, big and small, and his military achievements were truly glorious!
Such a powerful person, just disappeared like that?
"Fourteenth brother, are you...lying to me?" Duoduo took another half step back.
"Fifteenth brother, is there any need for me to lie to you when I am in this state? I have an unshirkable responsibility for this defeat. I am afraid I will not live long after returning to Shengjing." Dorgon shed tears of regret again.
"Stop talking, stop talking!" Duoduo fell to the ground.
The two brothers were sad for a long time before they calmed down.
"Fifteenth brother, how many soldiers did you bring with you this time?"
"Seventy thousand! Forty thousand from the Eight Banners, and thirty thousand from the Outer Mongols."
"Where is Jirgalang? Didn't I ask you to borrow troops from him? Where are his troops?" Dorgon asked.
"No." Duoduo shook his head. "I attacked Juyongguan for a long time but failed. I returned to the grassland from Dushikou in anger. Then I entered the pass from Qiangziling and headed south."
"During this period, I exchanged letters with Jirgalang, who claimed that the Ming navy was invading southern Liaoning. With Wu Sangui's Guanning Army in front and the Ming navy behind, Jirgalang did not dare to divide his troops. I had no choice but to bring all the Fengning reserve troops and enter the pass together!"
Dorgon frowned and kept the latest information in mind.
Taking advantage of this time, Duoduo looked around with his clairvoyance.
As the inspection time got longer, his expression became more and more ugly.
"Ebilun..."
"Died for the country!"
"Oh!" Duoduo sighed helplessly and sat on the ground, not knowing what to say.
The result of failure is so painful!
"Where is Fan Wencheng?" Duoduo finally found an outlet to vent.
As a court official of the Qing Dynasty and an adviser to Dorgon, Fan Wencheng bears an unshirkable responsibility for the defeat.
Dorgon knew what Duoduo was going to do, so he patted him on the shoulder and advised: "Mr. Fan's plan is fine, I underestimated the enemy!"
"He has no responsibility at all?" Duoduo said gritting his teeth.
He already had a personal grudge with Fan Wencheng, so he might as well take advantage of the opportunity to add fuel to the fire and chop off his head.
Dorgon snorted heavily: "He is certainly responsible, but the main responsibility for the defeat is not his. I will take the responsibility alone."
Duoduo frowned fiercely and stopped talking.
Because he suddenly realized that he didn't need to do that.
If nothing unexpected happens, Dorgon will be stripped of his title as the leader of the Plain White Banner and the title of prince after returning to Shengjing.
After he lost power, he couldn't protect Fan Wencheng even if he wanted to.
At that time, Fan Wencheng will become a lamb to be slaughtered.
The two brothers chatted for a while and then got down to business.
Duoduo dismissed his attendants and asked Dorgon with a serious face: "Fourteenth brother, what are your plans next?"
The Zhengbai Banner was almost wiped out, and he thought they should return to Shengjing as soon as possible to recuperate.
Wait until you have gathered your strength before making a move on the Central Plains.
"Rob the money, rob the food, rob the civilians, and kill the Ming army!" Dorgon said gritting his teeth.
The Eight Banners soldiers suffered heavy losses when they entered the pass this time, and they had to rob enough things to make up for the losses.
No.
No matter how much we give, it cannot make up for the lives lost; it can only comfort the sad hearts of their families.
"So... where should I attack?"
"Qingzhou, Yanzhou!" Dorgon reached out and took out the map, and pointed heavily at these two places with his fingers.
"The Ming army killed my Eight Banners soldiers, so I will kill the princes of the Ming court. Prince Heng is in Qingzhou, and Prince Lu is in Yanzhou. I want you to massacre these two cities!"
Duoduo was no stranger to things like city massacres, because they had done it so many times that they could even describe it as being very familiar with it!
Massacre in a city can save food and shock people, and sometimes it is the best option for them!
Duoduo nodded and looked at the map, then said, "We are currently in the area of Juzhou and Linyi. Qingzhou is in the north, and we can capture it on the way back."
"Yanzhou is in the west, so we can consider it."
“Then let’s attack Yanzhou first!” Dorgon clenched his right fist and slammed it heavily on the ground.
After smashing the ground, he noticed that something was wrong with Duoduo's eyes, and hurriedly added: "Fifteenth brother, you and I are brothers! I only have this one request, I hope you can make it happen!"
Dorgon realized that Duoduo was no longer the same Duoduo as before.
Between an order and a request, Dorgon chose the latter.
Duoduo's mouth corners raised again, "Fourteenth brother is too polite, you and I brothers share honor and disgrace! Wherever Fourteenth brother points, I will hit there."
"Then I'm relieved!" Dorgon breathed a sigh of relief, "I suggest that the army rest for another five days, and then march westward through the Mengshan Mountains."
"Attack Fei County first, then Sishui County, and finally the outskirts of Yanzhou Prefecture! Kill the King of Lu, massacre the Yanzhou Prefecture, and avenge the dead Eight Banners soldiers!"
"Wait!" Duoduo pointed to Qufu in the east of Yanzhou and asked, "Why don't we attack Qufu?"
Dorgon rolled his eyes at Duoduo and asked, "There is a Confucius Mansion in Qufu, we can't afford to offend it."
"Ha." Duoduo sneered: "An iron-willed man teaches people to be loyal, Shixiu surrenders to the Duke of Yansheng. Our Eight Banners Iron Cavalry is invincible in the world, the Confucius Mansion is nothing!"
Dorgon shook his head and said, "Although the Duke of Yansheng is a piece of shit, he is also a good tool! Only with his surrender letter can we win the hearts of scholars all over the world."
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