Ming Zuo

"You can't expect too much from this Ming Dynasty. How many loyal ministers and good generals have been ruined."

When Zuo Menggeng walked into the General Staff Headquarters, he heard Huang Zongxi's roar of filial piety from a distance.

Every word, every word, was spoken in his heart.

Although Lu Xiangsheng's military ability is not strong, it is by no means to the point of incompetence.

The reason why the defeated army died, in the final analysis, stems from the corruption of the Ming Dynasty and the fatuousness of the emperor.

Without Chongzhen's eagerness for quick success, why would Yang Sichang and Lu Xiangsheng take risks so frequently?
Knowing that they are invincible and going out to fight, they will end up with a bigger defeat.

The argument that Chongzhen's discoloration was caused by the "battle of the ministers" is purely non-existent.

Lu Xiangsheng is not a fool, when the platform called for him, he had a long discussion with Chongzhen and explained the battle strategy in detail.

But unfortunately, everything is ruined now.

It can be said that among the invaders against the Qing army, Daming has suffered a complete defeat.

It doesn't matter if Daming loses, the problem facing Xia Guo is that the buffer with the Qing army has disappeared.

"How about the high dive?"

"Hidden in the city of Cangzhou all the time, never coming out alive or dead. Dorgon tried several times, but the dog biting the hedgehog couldn't take advantage, so there was nothing he could do."

Hearing Liu Yiyuan's notification, Zuo Menggeng finally felt a little relieved.

Cangzhou is in the north of Shandong and is the first stop of Shandong's foreign trade.

As long as Cangzhou is not lost, Shandong will be as stable as Mount Tai.

"Will Dorgon join forces with Haoge to deal with Gao Qiqian?"

After Lu Xiangsheng's fall, what Zuo Menggeng was most worried about was the joining forces of the two Qing armies.If Gao Qiqian is eliminated, then Daming will not have any military power in the entire Gyeonggi area.

Liu Yiyuan pondered for a moment, then shook his head firmly.

"With us by our side, neither Dorgon nor Hauge dared to devote all their strength to Cangzhou City."

Everyone understands the truth.

Although the current war belongs to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Xia Guo is watching from the sidelines.

But Xia Guo and Man Qing were enemies rather than friends.

Dorgon and Hauge did not dare to fight against a third party when Xia Jun was watching.

"How about Hauge?"

Xia Jun's intelligence will never disappoint Zuo Menggeng.

"Haoge's department is still in the Julu area, but the striker has appeared in Quang Binh Mansion."

Zuo Menggeng looked at the map, feeling a little puzzled.

"Is Hauge planning to attack Hong Chengchou?"

Going south from Guangping Mansion is the area around Zhangde Mansion and Daming Mansion where Hong Chengchou was stationed.

Is this too deep for the Qing army?
It's a pity that he is not a roundworm in Hauge's stomach, and he has no idea what Hauge is planning.

Having eliminated Lu Xiangsheng and achieved a big victory, Hauge was not very happy.

After fighting for so long and destroying so many cities, the loot was very limited.If the troops are withdrawn at this point, this winter will still be sad.

Hauge kept in mind the first priority of his trip to the south.

That is to plunder Daming, make up for the losses of the Manchus, and survive the winter that has come.

However, although the Qing army progressed smoothly in the Gyeonggi area and broke countless cities, the seizures were very poor.

In the final analysis, these places have been robbed by the Qing army too many times back and forth, and they have long been unable to recover.

Coupled with natural disasters one after another, as well as oppression by landlords and the government, there is no much wealth to be found.

Hauge knew very well that if he just went back home, many people in the Manchu Qing Dynasty would die this winter, and they might even be devastated.

Those Mongolian ministries that also did not grab much will be even more resentful, and their relationship with the Manchu Qing will become more and more alienated.

What should we do?

For the first time, his eyes were aimed at Shandong.

In the Ming Dynasty, everyone knows that Shandong is rich and prosperous, and everyone yearns for Shandong.

Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty was far outside the pass, they knew it well.

If you can enter Shandong to plunder, it will be ten times stronger than Gyeonggi.

Haug had discussed this idea with Dorgon, but Dorgon's attitude was very firm.

In any case, Xia Guo cannot be provoked.

The strength of the Xia army is far from comparable to that of the Ming army.

Once the Xia army is angered and the war breaks out, the Qing army will suffer heavy losses, but the gains will not be worth the losses.

Dorgon's caution made Hauge very dissatisfied.

However, Dorgon is the coach of this expedition, and Hauge has no way to disobey the order.

The most urgent task is to grab more things from other places.

Hauge turned his eyes around, and finally looked at Henan.

In the original history, the Qing army took advantage of the trend to go south from Gyeonggi, invaded Shandong, and even broke through Jinan.But now that Xia Kingdom exists, it is impossible to go to Shandong.

Then Henan has become the best choice.

Although Henan has long been dilapidated due to repeated battles between the peasant army and the Ming army, as well as natural and man-made disasters.

But I think it should be better than the Gyeonggi area.

Hauge informed Ji Gun of his intention to go south.

This time Dorgon did not object again.

After all, there were not enough things to grab, and Dorgon, as the coach, was under the greatest pressure.

It is better to go south to attack the Ming army than to fight against the Xia army.

With Dorgon's permission, Hauge began to plan a strategy for going south.

He only called the most trusted people to his side.

"In the Korean War, this king was extremely aggrieved. That ruined place was either a mountain or a slope, which made our Qing cavalry powerless. Now that there are plains in all directions, this king intends to teach Xia Guo a lesson."

Everyone was stunned.

Unexpectedly, Hauge tossed and turned, but still wanted to attack Xia Guo.

"Master, Prince Rui has repeatedly warned you that you must not act rashly. Otherwise, you will face the emperor's guilt!"

Fan Ji was terrified.

He was afraid that Hauge would make a mess, so he took tens of thousands of Qing troops into it.

Now Man Qing's family property can't stand too much trouble.

Hauge lifted his foot and kicked him somersault.

"Dog slave, get out of here."

He ignored Fan Ji's dissuasion, with a treacherous smile on his face.

"If we fight against Xia Gou with an open formation, I'm afraid we won't be able to get it right. However, we can use our strengths in riding and shooting Tianxia Wushuang. This time we go south, and we will fight Hong Chengchou openly, and we will definitely be able to deceive Xia Guo. At that time, let's gather the elite cavalry and look for the weak points of Xia Guo. We rush in, burn and kill them, and retreat quickly, what can Xia's army do to us?"

After hearing this, the generals thought about it carefully, and found that this plan seemed feasible.

It's not that they want to fight Xia Guo.

If you just use the speed of the cavalry to rush to the territory of Xia Kingdom to burn, kill and loot.Come like wind, go like electricity, it is really possible to succeed.

Xia Jun is powerful, and there are also cavalry.But without precautions, even if you want to mobilize, it will be too late.

Besides, the cavalry of the Han people are nothing more than a show.

If it is really sent out, is it the opponent of the Eight Banners cavalry?
According to Hauge's plan, it would be very difficult to do any serious damage to Xia Guo.

But the meaning is very important.

This means that Manchu Qing has found a way to deal with Xia Guo.

Then from then on, in the confrontation with Xia Guo, he had a certain degree of initiative.

Not to mention anything else, as long as this matter is done, Hauge's status in the Qing Dynasty will be improved after he returns.