Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 409
"Hey, dangerous chess!"

Azige has a complicated heart. He, Duduo and Dorgon are three brothers, all born to Nurhachi's favorite concubine Abahai. He is the oldest and Duduo is the youngest.

When Huang Taiji was around, he tried his best to provoke the relationship between the three brothers. Dorgon and Duoduo always acted as one, while Azige acted as if there was a gap between the two. It wasn't that he really treated the two brothers If you have an opinion, you should show it to Huang Taiji.

At that time, Huang Taiji accepted Azige's position as the banner owner and gave it to Dorgon. From then on, Azige hated Dorgon to the bone, but when Huang Taiji died, Azige and Duoduo immediately urged Dorgon ascended the throne as emperor.

It is enough to prove that the three Azig brothers played a good show back then and deceived Huang Taiji, a cunning politician.

Azige was at odds with the two brothers, so Huang Taiji was not worried that the three brothers would become one, and would not suppress them too much, while Duo Duo and Dorgon showed closeness, which made Huang Taiji be wary. Don't dare to target these two brothers too much.

It has to be said that the three brothers Azige, Dorgon, and Duo Duo had deep scheming, and they were outstanding among the princes of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. Dorgon was able to take power because of strategy, not strength. Not as good as Huang Taiji's eldest son Hauge.

But this time Dorgon made a risky move.

Duoduo was defeated in Yangzhou and lost [-] Banners. Among them, the Han Eight Banners and the Mongolian Eight Banners were not enough, but the soldiers of the Man Eight Banners also exceeded [-]. The impact was too great at this time.

Since Nurhachi raised his army, although he looked at the scenery and seemed to be victorious in all battles, the continuous battles were really an unbearable burden for this small nation.

After entering the customs, in the mouth of the Eight Banners, there are only 5 people who are full of the Eight Banners. Even with the coating in the full Eight Banners, the total number of people is only 20. The so-called 20 entered the customs from the dragon.

According to [-] Ding, [-] was lost at a time. How can this be tolerated? The major Baylors, princes, and banner owners in the Eight Banners all have reasons to oppose Duoduo.

Azige knew that he and Duoduo led the army outside, which represented Dorgon's strength. The more victories they fought, the greater Dorgon's power, and the more defeats they fought, the more Dorgon was affected. The greater the pressure.

You must know that since the rise of the Eight Banners, commanding troops to fight wars has become a fat vacancy. It is the position that the real power figures of the Eight Banners are vying for. stronger.

Therefore, letting his two brothers lead the army, Dorgon was already under tremendous pressure. Who knew that Duoduo was defeated, so Dorgon had to make a dangerous move.

Since Duo Duo lost [-] Eight Banners soldiers, he must win a sufficiently brilliant victory for a long time, so as to keep Duo Duo's position in the Eight Banners and stabilize Dorgon's power.

So Dorgon asked Duoduo to mobilize the Ming army to attack Yangzhou again, cut off the way for the Ming army to return to Nanjing, and then ordered Azig to capture Nanjing along the Yangtze River from west to east.

Only by capturing the city of Nanjing will it be enough to keep Dodo's victory, and the more role Dodo plays in this process, the more right to speak afterwards.

But for Duoduo to intercept the Ming army, he must face a series of huge dangers, such as being attacked by the Ming army from north to south, being surrounded by a deep siege, fighting alone, etc., but the three brothers had no choice at this time.

Therefore, Azig forcibly left the army in Jiujiang City regardless of the exhaustion of the soldiers and the high level of war weariness. If Duoduo was not defeated for the first time in Yangzhou, Azig's army would have been transferred back to the north to rest. .

But to keep these soldiers here, Azig is also under great pressure, after all, the Eight Banners are not a rope.In the era of Nurhachi, the Eight Banners were often based on banners. Whether it was military affairs or expeditions, their respective banners often acted together. At that time, it could be said that the Eight Banners were just eight relatively independent tribes.

In the era of Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji tried his best to build the Eight Banners into a dynastic army. The Eight Banners were dispatched together, and then led by a commander, and finally divided up the spoils according to their merits. However, Huang Taiji has never been able to change the composition of power in the Eight Banners. The power of the Eight Banners is still in the hands of the banner owners and princes.

Therefore, Azig forced the army to help Doduo stabilize his power. The opposition voices of his subordinates were actually very loud. He had to bear a lot of pressure and take a lot of risks.

After everyone saw Duduo's body this time, many commanding officers found various excuses to avoid the battle, hoping to go back to rest. I have to say that there is also such a reason for the power struggle.

That's why Azig came up with the idea of ​​begging for the corpse, in order to stop the mouths of Ezhen and Baylor who commanded the army. If the Ming army refused to give Prince Yu's body, this shameful humiliation would belong to the entire Eight Banners. Erzhen and Baylor lost all excuses.

But is it possible for the Ming army to return Duduo's body? Azig never believes that the Ming army has such a stomach. After many years, they finally killed a prince of the Qing Dynasty. How could they be willing to return it? They will definitely do it like this enough articles.

"Hey, I can't make the decision for this old man, I have to let my adults decide! Come back in three days."

Song Kun would never agree to return Duoduo's body to the Qing army in his heart, but he would never let go of the opportunity to procrastinate, so he told the Qing army envoys below to ask him to come back in three days.

Of course, the envoys of the Qing army would never be fooled: "Tomorrow, go long tomorrow!"

After finishing speaking, he flattered the horse and left, never wanting to haggle with Song Kun here again. The messenger was naturally Azig's confidant, knowing that the master wanted to attack the city immediately.

Song Kun knew that his delaying tactics had failed, but he was not reconciled. If there were three days, Yangzhou would be able to come back with more reinforcements. If Yangzhou could bring back 5 people, who would be afraid of these Tartars?

So Song Kun sent someone back to deliver news to Yang Chao. He told Yang Chao that the Tartars wanted the corpse and would attack the city tomorrow.

Song Kun meant that he could only delay until tomorrow, but after Yang Chao heard this, he immediately said yes, why not.

Yang Chao didn't care too much about Duduo's corpse. Although it could be used to make a fuss, he did what he had to do.

The officials saw it, the nobles saw it, and the people saw it, so it was useless to keep the corpse in their hands.

But return it to the Qing army, let the Qing army see the death of their prince, Yang Chao does not believe that this will not affect the morale of the Qing army.

Early the next morning, the envoys of the Qing army came.

"Ming army on the city, quickly return the body of my Great Qing Prince Yu, or the army will immediately attack the city!"

The messenger looked menacing.

Song Kun had a dissatisfied expression: "Listen, Tartars in the city, my lord has a kind heart, Duoduo's body has been returned to you, take care of it!"

After finishing speaking, people threw Duoduo's body down the top of the city.

Song Kun really didn't want to return this corpse. What a symbol it was. It's not easy to kill an Eight Banners leader and a prince. How could he return it.

The envoy under the city was stunned. He didn't expect that the Ming army would hand over Duoduo's body after he was killed. He came to negotiate just as a formality, and it was for other Ezhen and Baylor to see, but the Ming army actually handed it over. Let him not know what to do.

But he couldn't just ignore it, carefully put Duoduo's body on the horse, and slowly bent back.

The Qing army fell silent.

"Since the Ming army kept its promise and was willing to return the body of Prince Yu of the Qing Dynasty, my soldiers of the Qing Dynasty should also keep their promise."

Some military officers think so.

At least half of the officers agreed.

Azig was in a dilemma. He didn't expect that the Ming army would give him such a big problem. He was also relieved to have his brother's body back, but he felt sad when he saw his brother's death. I understand, asking him to give up revenge for his brother at this time is really impossible for ordinary people, but Azig is a commander in chief, a politician, not an ordinary person.

He ordered people to find the best coffin to enshrine Duoduo, intending to take it back to Beijing for cremation.

Next, he began to discuss frequently with the senior generals. He wished he could personally lead troops to Nanjing, but there were too many people who opposed him, no matter whether he used the excuse of avenging the Qing prince or taking Nanjing as an excuse. Everyone plundered for ten days as bait, and none of the people below would agree to it.

It shows that the army kept its word and returned Duoduo's body, and the Qing Dynasty should also keep its word and give up attacking the city.

It is said that the army has been fighting hard since entering the customs, from Beijing to Shanxi, from Shanxi to Shaanxi, from Shaanxi to Henan, from Henan to Huguang, from Huguang to Jiujiang, from Jiujiang to Nanjing, all the way. More than ten thousand soldiers died in battle, and they were already exhausted, and even their horses were too emaciated to ride.

Azige sighed in his heart: "Yang Chaozhen is my confidant's confidant, not only courageous but also resourceful. If the emperor of the Ming Dynasty used him early, how could he die. But if this person is not eliminated, he will become my confidant's confidant, which is ridiculous. This group of Ezhen and Baylor are all short-sighted, and they will be captured by Yang Chao in the future!"

Unexpectedly, Yang Chao returned Duoduo's corpse, which made Azige's last effort to mobilize the army's morale come to naught, and made Azige believe that this person was brave and resourceful, so he really valued such a character.

"That's all! The king is also deeply exhausted, and immediately asks for orders to go back to Beijing to rest. Ezhen and Baylor, please wait for a while."

Azig finally made this difficult decision.

Those Erzhen and Baylor showed sadness on their faces, but they all laughed in their hearts.

The three Dorgon brothers, this time they went south to control the power, but so what, Duoduo was not only defeated, but also died in the battle. This time, the three brothers will definitely fail when they go back, and their arrogance will be severely suppressed in the future.

Regarding Dorgon's desire to follow Huang Taiji's example and continue to weaken the rights of the banner owners, there are many people in the Eight Banners who are dissatisfied with the three brothers, not only the Haoge family, but all over the Eight Banners.

"However, our army may not attack, but Nanjing must be attacked!"

Azig agreed to the Eight Banners to take a break, but still insisted on fighting Nanjing.

These Erzhen and Baylor did not object this time, because they believed that as long as their elite soldiers did not mobilize, the surrendered soldiers from Azig would have no chance of taking down Nanjing City. It must not be as arrogant as before.

"Since everyone, Erzhen and Baylor agree, then order the water camp to attack Nanjing!"

When Erzhen and Baylor heard this, they were a little surprised. They didn't expect Azig to send a navy.

(End of this chapter)