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Text Chapter 219: Settle new and old accounts together

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    "Boom" The roar of the artillery was particularly harsh in the silent night sky, and the sound of more than a hundred artillery fires was even more earth-shattering.  On the south bank of the Yellow River, while the artillery was firing, the sound of horse hooves, the squeak of the wheel and the deliberately suppressed breathing merged into a symphony. The drama lasted for nearly an hour but then died down.

    Soldier Ding Jia carried the gun and yawned, "I said, little plum, how many times is this? Why are the prince and generals training us like this when they have nothing to do! It's not really a war, so why can't we let us have a good rest for a few days!"  "

    Soldier Ding Yi also yawned, "Why do you think the prince gives us two taels of meat every meal? How many hours did we sleep during the day! Didn't you see the other side? Every time we move there, the chickens and dogs will fly.  ! After the commotion, we went back to sleep. I guess they won¡¯t have to sleep tonight. The bastard Tatars have to torment them like this." The two of them said and followed the group back to the camp to rest.

    "As Soldier Ding Yi said, after such a torment on the south bank, the north bank will not dare to neglect it. God knows if the Ming army is coming to kill them, so be careful about sailing the ten thousand year ship!"  But in this way, people who were separated by three or five were either tossing during the day or at night. As a result, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were in a state of overwhelming force, and the men and horses were very tired.

    This was the seventh time in the past few days that Doni hurried out of the camp. As the eldest son of Duduo, he had never been so cowardly as the Duke of Xin County. But now the situation is stronger than others. What grievances he has?  I can swallow it in my stomach.

    Li Chengdong appeared neatly behind Duoni. Since Duduo's death, Li Chengdong has been close to Dorgon. With the help of Dorgon's big tree, he has climbed to the position of Zhongyongbo, the commander of the Han army.  , Unfortunately, he was not very lucky. Just when he was about to be promoted to a higher level, Dorgon was finished, and then the situation began to take a turn for the worse. Emperor Shunzhi quickly took over the power with the help of his mother and the important officials of the Two Yellow Banners. Although Shunzhi was  The regent Dorgon held a grand funeral, which was well done on the surface, but Li Chengdong could see that Shunzhi was not a good person like his uncle, so he rushed to let Doni and his former cronies of Dorgon's line this time.  Coming to the front line to take the lead, you can see that Shunzhi is killing people with a borrowed knife. He wants to use Nanming's power to eliminate Dorgon's forces. This is extremely vicious. Thinking of this, Li Chengdong can't help but despise Hu Maozhen. This Hu Maozhen is so cunning and shameless.  A few days after Ergon's death, Emperor Shunzhi was given a crackdown, stating Dorgon's ten major crimes. In addition, Jierhalang, who was unwilling to be left alone, also used the knife behind his back. The two of them were promoted quickly. It's a pity that he and  The nephew and his cronies were pushed to the front lines and used as cannon fodder.  Li Chengdong would never have imagined that Hu Maozhen's actions were entirely in compliance with Emperor Hongguang's instructions. Emperor Hongguang, who knew history, certainly knew Shunzhi's hatred for Dorgon. As for Jierharang, he just took a ride.

    "Your Majesty, this is the Ming army's strategy to tire out their troops. When we slack off, we may not be able to cross the river. According to the general's wishes, we should take the initiative to attack. Only by seizing the initiative can we win the battle.  Maybe." Li Chengdong was familiar with military literature, and he also believed that Duny could see the Ming army's strategy.

    Duan Nian sighed, "The general doesn't know that the commander leading the army this time is Zhuo Butai! Once we take the initiative to attack, Zhuo Butai will definitely cut off our food and grass. Maybe he hopes that we take the initiative to attack! In this way, he will have  It's an excuse to deal with us. It seems that the fate of this king is not far from that of Azig. He died not in the hands of his enemies but in the hands of his own people!" Donnie thought of the domineering Azig and couldn't help but think of his own fate. Azig  He held a large number of troops and wanted to replace the regent Dorgon. Unfortunately, he missed a move and was betrayed by Wu Sangui and separated.  True to those words, if the tree falls and the hozens scatter, Dorgon's line is completely finished. Shunzhi must have given Zhuobutai a secret order, and if he makes one wrong move, he will have his head chopped off.

    Li Chengdong felt sad. He had learned a lot in the past few years in the Qing Dynasty, especially when he saw Dorgon's methods of attacking the enemy. He was beyond his reach. It was a pity that Dorgon died early because of his jealousy. "Prince  , The general believes that preserving strength is fundamental. I have more than 15,000 troops in my own hands, and the prince still has 20,000 troops. As long as we are careful, Zhuo Butai will not dare to touch us easily even if he wants to come. The general thinks it is clear.  Sooner or later, our army will have to cross the river when our army is tired and slack. Instead of doing that, we should take a detour and stay away from Zhuobutai no matter what. We asked ourselves to move to Fengqiu. I don't know what the prince thinks."

    Doni nodded, "That's good, but I'm afraid Zhuo Butai won't agree! I think he is determined to use us as cannon fodder, so I'll go tell him that tonight it seems that it's the Ming army again."  It's a tired strategy, general, go back and rest!"

    Li Chengdong sighed in his heart when he saw Doni's lonely back. As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Dorgon's team will definitely be hit when Dorgon defeats them. And Doni is Dudo's son, and his younger brother Dorbo is also  Dorgon's adopted son bore the brunt of the blow.

    Sixty thousand Manchu troops were stationed in the original area.??, Emperor Shunzhi appointed Zhuo Butai as the commander-in-chief, Tazhan as the deputy commander-in-chief, and Xinjun Prince Doni Li Chengdong and others as the vanguard. From this arrangement, it can be seen that Shunzhi deliberately weakened the strength of Dorgon's line, because the two  The coaches are all direct confidants of Huang Taiji, the Yellow Flag, and are naturally loyal to Shunzhi, while the vanguard are the men and horses of the Two White Flags, and their intentions are self-evident.

    Li Chengdong returned to the temporary residence in Yuanyang City and found his adopted son Li Yuanyin, nephew Li Benzhen, He Dacheng, Wang Zhigang and others all there, "Why are you all here?"

    Li Yuanyin sighed, "Dad, the opponent is simply a tactic of exhaustion. Why doesn't the commander allow us to take the initiative?" Li Yuanyin is the child adopted by Li Chengdong five years ago. Li Chengdong is very good to this adopted son, even better than his nephew Li Benzhen.  Of course, the adopted son also lived up to expectations. He was already a captain of the military governor at the age of less than 20.

    "It's not that you don't know that the emperor is trying to settle old accounts with Dorgon's old department. This time we fell behind Hu Maozhen. That guy was very quick to adapt to the wind this time." Li Chengdong took a sip of water, "Time  It¡¯s getting late, everyone should go back and have a rest, I¡¯m sure the Ming army will cross the river in large numbers tomorrow!¡±

    Li Chengdong had just sent away his cronies when his subordinates reported that Yuan Pengnian was visiting.  Yuan Pengnian was also an old minister of the Ming Dynasty who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. He had a very good relationship with Li Chengdong. As soon as he came in, he saw a worried look on Li Chengdong's face, "The general is unhappy, but because of that Zhuo Butai?"

    Li Chengdong naturally did not need to hide anything in front of his good friends, so he poured out his worries, "Sir, this time he was sent by the emperor to supervise the army's food and fodder affairs. He will definitely know some of Zhuo Butai's plans. Can you tell Tingyu some, so that Tingyu can  Take action early.¡±

    Yuan Pengnian secretly laughed in his heart, I came just for you. Thinking of Hu Maozhen¡¯s explanation when he left Beijing, Yuan Pengnian thought that he could not let the Tiandihui plan fail. Even if it could not achieve big results, it would still have to be a sideline.  It turned out that Yuan Pengnian was a key member of the Beijing Tiandi Society and a confidant of Hu Maozhen.

    "Since Tingyu said this, I might as well give you the truth. The emperor is determined to weaken the strength of the two white flags this time so that the emperor can take them into his hands. Tell Tingyu the truth, Dolbo has been gifted by the emperor.  After being poisoned with poisonous wine and Wu Sangui betraying Azig, the main force of Dorgon's group no longer exists. Beijing has almost been cleared of it. When I came this time, I vaguely judged that the emperor wanted to get Dorgon.  He Tingyu operated." Yuan Pengnian saw Li Chengdong's change of expression and felt proud, "But Zhuo Butai will definitely not do it himself. After all, the Ming army Chen Bing in Henan is the most taboo about internal fighting when fighting. Zhuo Butai wants to come  I want to use the soldiers from Henan to get rid of Ting Yu and others so that he can reap the benefits. This is you and me, I dare not tell anyone else!"

    Li Chengdong felt relieved and secretly said that what he had expected was exactly right, "Ting Yu is very grateful that my brother can tell Ting Yu this. This is also the case in most power struggles. I can only blame Ting Yu for not knowing politics and being so passive."

    Yuan Pengnian coughed and said, "Tingyu knew he was going to die, so why didn't he find a way out on his own? How could a good man sigh like this?"

    "Brother also knows that since the emperor took office, he has taken the initiative to attack the direct lineage of Dorgon. We Han people who have taken refuge in Dorgon cannot reassure the emperor." Li Chengdong poured a cup of tea for Yuan Pengnian, "I don't  If Hu Maozhen deliberately befriends people from the Eight Banners, the Emperor will never let us go."

    Yuan Pengnian smiled and said, "General, what you said is wrong! How can a seven-foot man have no way out? It's just that Tingyu couldn't think of this way out. There is a poem from Dongpo, who doesn't know the true face of Mount Lu. It's just because he is in this mountain! Brother  It's inconvenient to stay for a long time, so I'll take my leave." Yuan Pengnian said something that left Li Chengdong confused and left.

    Li Yuanyin was just about to come and chat with his father about the situation in the past few days. He happened to hear the conversation between Yuan Pengnian and his father. He was entranced. He didn't come in until Yuan Pengnian left. He saw his father frowning and thinking, and kept talking.  Regarding Su Dongpo's poem, he took a deep breath and lowered his voice, "Dad, there is something in Uncle Yuan's words, but the child can pick up some clues."

    Li Chengdong heard this and looked at his adopted son, "Oh! Tell me about it." Li Chengdong really didn't understand the meaning of Yuan Pengnian's words. These literati just like to talk nonsense.

    "Dad, what Uncle Yuan means is for you to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and return to the Ming Dynasty." Li Yuanyin was an observer. "Uncle Yuan sent dad the latest situation in the capital because he saw that the current emperor wanted to settle old accounts from the Dorgon period, and also  It can be said that the new emperor's three main goals are to build his own team and reuse those who have been squeezed out by Dorgon. We are Dorgon's group. Once the situation reverses, we will definitely be hit.  , even if he is not killed, he will never stand up again in this life. Uncle Yuan saw this and came to visit his father. He did not know the true face of Mount Lu, just because he was in this mountain. Uncle Yuan wanted his father to escape from this small situation.  Looking at the overall situation of the world, I came to find a way out. The implication is to let dad make a new choice."

    ??Li Chengdong exclaimed, if it was true as his son said, then wouldn't Yuan Pengnian persuade him to rebel?  "Don't mention this again. It's getting late. Let's all rest!"

    Li Chengdong returned to the mansion in a depressed mood, and his heart warmed when he saw his beloved concubine Yujiao. Li Chengdong's family members were all in Beijing, and the only one who followed him to Henan was his most beloved concubine, Zhao Yujiao. Although military law prohibited taking women with the army, Zhao Yujiao  She is from Guide Prefecture in Henan Province, so there is nothing wrong with using it in the name of ancestor worship. "Madam, you haven't rested so late?" Li Chengdong felt a little distressed when he saw the beauty up late at night.

    Zhao Yujiao smiled slightly, "Master has been depressed these days, how can I sleep well." After saying that, he took off Li Chengdong's military uniform, and put his hands on Li Chengdong's shoulders to massage.

    Li Chengdong sighed and told Zhao Yujiao about Shi who had been angry during this period, but naturally he couldn't say anything about Yuan Pengnian and Li Yuanyin.

    Only then did Zhao Yujiao realize that Li Chengdong was so worried, "Master, I am a womanizer, but I also know that there are things that can and cannot be done. I believe that the master will get through the difficulties." In order to relieve Li Chengdong's psychological pressure, Zhao Yujiao,  Taking the initiative to tease, Li Chengdong faced his beautiful concubine, of course he got on his horse and started galloping happily.

    Early the next morning, when Li Chengdong came to see Doni, he found that Doni's face was very ugly, "Your Majesty, could it be that Zhuo Butai does not agree with our move?"

    Doni gritted his teeth, "He just wants to put us to death. Zhuo Butai said that the emperor is personally in charge of the government, and there are many things in the court. It is not appropriate to take the initiative to fight south. We should not stir up internal strife with foreign wars. We are only allowed to guard the front line of the Yellow River. This is obviously  Tie us down here."

    Li Chengdong was also very disappointed after hearing this. From the overall situation, the Ming army was definitely going to cross the river and march north. It was a bit inappropriate for Shunzhi to guard against the people with two white flags at this time. Li Chengdong was hesitant to tell Doni that Dorbo had been killed.  After thinking about it over and over again, he swallowed the words that came to his lips. How could he make Donnie sad again at this time!

    Li Chengdong returned to the mansion after a routine inspection. When he heard from the soldiers that Yuan Pengnian had just left, he remembered his son Li Yuanyin's analysis. Is it really possible to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and return to the Ming Dynasty?  After thinking about it, Li Chengdong shook his head and sighed. Not to mention that his wealth, life and family were all in Beijing. Even if he wanted to return to the Ming Dynasty, it would be impossible for him. After surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, he not only helped Duduo attack Bozhou, but also fought with the Ming army many times.  It is certain that people in Nanming will hate him, but returning to Ming is also a dead end!

    What Li Chengdong didn't expect was that Yuan Pengnian did not see Li Chengdong but saw Li Yuanyin. Yuan Pengnian discovered that Li Yuanyin knew the situation at hand better than Li Chengdong. It was much easier to persuade Li Yuanyin than to persuade Li Chengdong. With Yuan Pengnian's strength  His sharp tongue suddenly made Li Yuanyin's heart come alive. Of course, this was also helped by external factors. Now the people in Dorgon's line are in a bad situation. Let's not talk about righteousness. People will be punished by heaven and earth if they don't do it for themselves.  Who doesn¡¯t know the truth?

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