Seeing that no one was willing to take on the difficult position of grain escort officer, Duoduo suddenly said, "Everyone, I have a suitable candidate."
"Oh?" Jirgalang narrowed his eyes and said, "Prince Yu, please speak."
Under the gazes of more than a dozen people, Duoduo said seriously: "I recommend Prince Rui to be the grain escort officer!"
Everyone was stunned at first, and then had different reactions.
Daishan was the first to stand up and object: "No, absolutely not!"
"Dorgon is a guilty person. Letting him go to Korea to prepare military supplies is already a special favor. We must not give him the actual job of a grain escort officer."
"Besides, I don't trust Dorgon. If he leads his troops and loses a battle, he will only lose his own troops. But if there is a problem with food and grass, all the Eight Banners troops on the expedition to Mongolia will be in danger."
"Prince Li's words make sense. I agree." Jirgalang immediately expressed his attitude.
"I second the proposal." Luo Luohun, the grandson of Daishan, followed suit and expressed his opinion.
In the blink of an eye, three of the Eight Banners leaders clearly expressed their opposition.
The key to political consultation is that the minority should obey the majority.
Duoduo is in charge of two flags alone, and he needs to win the support of at least one other flag owner to maintain the deadlock.
In this way, Fulin, who held the two banners of the Plain Yellow and Bordered Yellow, gained the decision-making power!
Thinking of this, he turned his attention to Hauge.
Hauge was hesitating.
Before the meeting, Duoduo privately told him about bringing Dorgon back to power.
According to common sense, he would never agree.
But Duoduo put forward a point of view: fishing in troubled waters.
After Dorgon lost power, Daishan became the new regent.
Jirgalang was also the faithful and loyal uncle who assisted in governing the country.
While these two people were fighting openly and secretly, they were also suppressing others to prevent others from replacing their positions.
If this trend continues, Hauge and his Zhenglan Banner will never have a chance to rise again.
But Tudor gave him hope.
According to Duoduo, they wanted to let Dorgon return to the court to disrupt the situation, and they would take advantage of the chaos to rob and fish in troubled waters.
"Aren't you afraid that Dorgon will come back and take your position?" Hauge laughed.
"It's his ability to snatch it away. I am inferior to him and I admit defeat!" Duoduo replied with a smile.
Recalling the previous conversation, Hauge looked at Jirgalang and Daishan again, and gradually came to a conclusion in his mind.
Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Haoge said to Little Fulin: "Your Majesty, since the various banners are unwilling to serve as grain transport officers, why not give Prince Rui a chance to atone for his crime."
"After all...he is a prince of the Qing Dynasty!"
Hauge's words shocked everyone present.
Especially Daishan and Jirgalang.
Their first reaction was that Hauge was crazy!
You have to know that when fighting for the throne, Hauge and Dorgon had the fiercest quarrel and the most strained relationship!
Now, Hauge is actually speaking for Dorgon.
What exactly happened?
"Your Majesty, you can't do that," Jirgalang immediately stepped forward and said, "If you reinstate Dorgon, I'm afraid it will disappoint the families of the soldiers who died in the battle."
"Yes, Your Majesty. Dorgon's invasion of the Pass caused the Qing Dynasty to suffer an unprecedented defeat. It is enough for the Eight Banners to be defeated once. We cannot be defeated again. Please think twice, Your Majesty." Daishan echoed again.
The pressure suddenly came to Xiao Fulin.
Seeing this, Sony stepped forward and asked, "I have something I want to ask the two princes."
"Please speak." Jirgalang and Daishan answered at the same time.
Sony took a deep breath and said, "Now that we have formulated a plan to send troops to Mongolia, the most urgent task is to prepare food and grass and determine the candidates for food transport officers. If you two can find suitable candidates, there is no need to discuss this matter."
"But the reality is that you are not only unwilling to escort the grain, but also hinder others from serving as grain transport officers. Isn't this embarrassing for the emperor?"
Jirgalang and Daishan remained silent at the same time.
Sony walked up to the two and whispered, "You two don't need to worry too much about this. Throughout history, how many people have made merit by transporting grain? Without merit, there is no way to get a promotion, right?"
Jirgalang and Daishan looked at each other. Although they were somewhat unwilling, they had no choice but to agree.
After all, none of them wanted to take on the task of transporting grain.
After some discussion, Dorgon's matter was finally settled.
"Immediately recall Prince Rui from Korea to Shengjing to be in charge of transporting food and fodder. The rest of the troops must assemble immediately and be ready to march to the grassland at any time."
As military orders were issued one after another, the entire Liaodong suddenly became busy.
Dorgon, who was far away in Korea, was ecstatic when he heard the news.
I thought he would disappear for a few years, but I didn't expect him to make a comeback so soon.
After recruiting 10,000 soldiers from Korea, Dorgon returned to Shengjing with his troops and food.
On the day of entering the city, news came from the grassland: the Ming army had set out.
"The Ming army marched northward into the grassland from Xuanfu and Datong respectively. Two thousand vanguards inflicted heavy losses on the three thousand cavalrymen of the Chahar tribe." In the Chongzheng Hall, Oboi was reading the newspaper.
"The three thousand cavalrymen of the Chahar tribe suffered a heavy defeat?" Duoduo was the first to frown: "Who is the general leading the Ming army?"
"It's the surrendered bandit general He Jin! He has some elite bandits in his hands, and these people are very powerful." Aobai said.
"In this case, we should be careful." Daishan's expression was solemn.
"Yes, we must be careful!" Jirgalang also expressed his opinion.
"I think we should immediately send troops westward to catch the Ming army off guard!" Fan Wencheng said, "Since ancient times, speed has been the most important thing in war! The Ming army doesn't know that we are about to join the battle. Sending troops now can catch them by surprise."
"If we're lucky, we can wipe out several elite troops!"
"Mr. Fan has a plan?" Aobai's eyes began to light up.
He knew that Fan Wencheng was capable, and if he could seize this opportunity and make great contributions, his meteoric rise would be just around the corner.
Fan Wencheng nodded: "I think the troops should be divided into four groups this time."
"Wars are fought for money and food. The Ming army entered the grasslands on the one hand to put pressure on the Mongols, and on the other hand to seize cattle, sheep and other supplies."
"Our troops disguised themselves as old, weak and sick Mongolians and went to the grassland to lure the enemy deep into our territory. We went all the way behind the Ming army and cut off their retreat."
"The Ming army will undoubtedly be defeated if they are attacked from both sides."
"Repeatedly doing this can wipe out a large number of Ming troops."
"The third group will go outside Shanhaiguan and make an offensive posture to contain the Guanning cavalry and prevent them from going to the grassland to participate in the battle."
"The last group will lie in ambush on the grassland and wait for the main force of the Ming army to arrive before engaging in battle."
"The grassland is the world of cavalry. The Ming cavalry is weak and vulnerable. Our army will win!"
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