"Prince Yu! Prince Yu! We, we are defeated! ”

Looking at the end of the line of sight, like a surging black tide, the Qing army that was surging towards the formation, and a Bakashi soldier who was playing a green Luo umbrella for Duoduo next to him, couldn't help but cry out loudly.

In fact, why do you need to say that for the current battle situation, Duoduo, who has a painful and twisted face, can see it more clearly than anyone else.

What a complete fiasco!

At this point in the battle, I am afraid that Sun Wu will be reborn and Zhuge will be reborn, and he will not be able to recover the defeat.

Duoduo swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, slowly lowered the clairglass, his eyes full of confusion, and finally muttered an order.

"Spread the king's military order, Mingjin will collect the troops and stick to the formation."

"Huh!"

Hearing the sound of tinkling gold in the distance, he led a group of guards and ran away at the forefront of the escape, and the bitterness in his heart was indescribable.

This well-prepared, superior troops, and fully mobilized battle, none of them could defeat these Tang troops, they could not take this small Zhenyuan Fort, and even the circle of trenches outside could not be occupied, but they lost their armor and returned defeated.

With a sour heart, he subconsciously glanced back, and could clearly see that the well-equipped Tang cavalry was like black lightning, harvesting the lives of the Qing infantry who fled in fear on the flat grass.

He even saw that a close Tang cavalryman, after catching up with a Qing infantry whose helmet had run away, ostentatiously lifted the reins, his mount hissed, and his front hooves were raised high.

A cold light flashed, and the head of the Qing infantryman, like a trick, with a surging straight column of blood, soared from his neck. The head, with two small ugly braids, made a short arc in the air, and rolled into the tender green grass, and was no longer visible.

The Tang cavalryman, before he had time to see the headless corpse fall, made a whistle, lifted the reins, and rode after another Qing army rout who was wailing and fleeing.

Seeing these Qing troops under his command, these elite soldiers and horses of the Qing Empire who have been in battle for a long time, are slaughtered like broken lambs, Shuo Tuo has never been sad, and his heart is as painful as crushing a thousand boulders, and his eyes are almost full of tears.

Shuoto didn't look any further, led a group of guards, fled back to his own camp in a hurry, and more than ten paces away from Duoduo, he rolled his saddle and dismounted, weeping and worshipping.

"Prince Yu, our army, our army ......"

Shuoto said no, twisting his head to the side. Duoduo, who had not been looking at him squarely, his face became more and more distorted and painful, as if every muscle was twitching slightly.

He waved his hand with difficulty, signaling that Shuoto didn't need to say more.

Shuoto retreated in shame, and Duoduo stood in the drizzle, like a piece of blue-black rotten wood, and no one knew what he was thinking now.

The cavalry of the Tang Army, who were frantically pursuing, pursued until they were more than 100 steps away from the Qing army's main formation, and then pulled their horses and walked back, no longer continuing the pursuit.

They brandished bloody swords and spears in their hands, laughed loudly and whistled, and expressed the joy of a great victory, and many Tang cavalrymen, with a severed head of the Qing army on their horses or spears in their hands, were waving and swaggering as best they could. Such an approach can be regarded as the humiliation and contempt of the Qing army.

Seeing all this, Duoduo clenched his teeth, his fists clenched, and the humiliation in his heart was indescribable.

"Passing on the order of the king, Shuotuo led the cavalry to open the way, and the whole army withdrew to Zhen'anbao." Dodor let out a long sigh and finished the sentence weakly.

"Hey, the minion obeys." 、

At this point, the battle is finally over.

In the end, of the more than 30,000 Qing troops who attacked and fought, only more than 16,000 fled back to their own positions, and the rest of the Qing army's soldiers and horses, more than 5,800 surrendered, and more than 10,000 Qing soldiers were killed on the battlefield, while the number of dead and wounded in the Tang army was only more than 1,800.

The Tang army won a complete victory, and the Qing army was completely defeated.

After the rout was gradually gathered, the cavalry led by Shuotuo opened the way, and the rear of the Qing army was covered by soldiers and horses alternately, and the banner retreated to Zhen'anbao.

Speaking of which, the reason why so many people in the Qing army were able to escape back was that the Qing army's main formation was not too far from the front line, so that the distance for the Tang cavalry to pursue and kill was limited, so that they could finally escape.

At this time, Zhenyuan Fort, the loud military songs and slogans overlapped, through the drizzle resounded in the sky, these Tang Army officers and soldiers who successfully defended Zhenyuan Fort and won a great victory, everyone rejoiced, and the joy was overflowing.

However, the coach Duan Shidi didn't smile too much, and in his heart, he was deeply saddened by the Tang soldiers who died bravely.

Ruthless may not be really heroic.

Rest in peace, brothers, and may your faithful souls find eternal peace in a wonderful paradise.

With a serious face, he calmly ordered his subordinates to immediately treat the wounded of the Tang Army and quickly clean up the battlefield.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the Tang army took all the Qing prisoners and divided them into separate rooms in Zhenyuan Fort, and all the corpses of the Qing soldiers outside the fort were cremated, and then scattered into the wilderness. After being cremated, the ashes of the Tang Army were put into an urn and temporarily placed in the fort, ready to be transported back to Jintang City for burial when they were withdrawn.

The spring rain continued, and it was almost dusk, and the sky gradually darkened.

At this time, the entire battlefield has been cleaned up. The corpses, flags, weapons, etc. have all been cleaned up, and even the carts left by the Qing army have been dismantled and transported into the fort. As far as the eye could see, the dark green wilderness in the twilight was as silent as ever. It was as if the brutal and bloody battle just now had never happened here at all. In the vast wilderness, there is only the hovering wild wind, echoing sadly in the air.

The news of the Qing army's disastrous defeat outside Zhenyuan Fort could no longer be hidden, and it galloped towards the capital through various channels like a bird that could fly.

Three days later, in the evening, Dorgon was the first to receive news of Dord's defeat in his own house.

After hearing the report, he was so shocked that he fell heavily on his chair like a piece of rotten wood.

No, 50,000 elites went out to fight, and they couldn't even take a small Zhenyuan Fort, but they were completely defeated by the Tang army guarding the fort, more than 10,000 people were killed, and thousands of soldiers and horses surrendered to the Tang army.

Of course, this is also a huge shame that he, the right regent, cannot wash away and cannot hide.

Almost instantly, Dorgon thought of the smug and snickering expressions of the people such as Hauge, Daishan, and Zilharang, and how they would sarcastically mock and ridicule themselves in the court.

Perhaps, his own prestige will plummet after this defeat, and he will never reach his previous heights again.

What's even more tragic is that perhaps from now on, their position in the court will gradually be overwhelmed by Haoge, and those courtiers who are as shrewd as monkeys will also see the wind and rudder and begin to bet their future on Hauge, Prince of Su.

All this is absolutely unacceptable to oneself!

Dolgon stood up and walked up and down the hall like a trapped beast for a long time.

He knew that perhaps, now he could only go to her.

This she is naturally the mother of Emperor Shunzhi, the Empress Dowager Bumu Butai.

Dolgon left the house overnight and hurried to the Yanqing Palace where the Queen Mother lived.

Seeing his favorite lover, he walked into the bedroom with a sad face, and Bumu Butai, who was originally happy and even full of girlish soft smiles, suddenly froze on his face.

"Dolgon, what's wrong with you, isn't it, is it ......?"

Dorgon let out a long sigh, took her into his arms, and rubbed her delicate cheeks back and forth with his beard, but the sorrow on his face was even worse.

"Da Yu'er, I, I ......," Dolgon couldn't go on.

At this time, Bumu Butai calmed down, her deep pool-like eyes looked at her beloved man, and then said softly: "Dolgon, isn't it this time that our army has been defeated again......

Dorgon, feeling remorseful, let go of the hand that held her, and then murmured to her a brief account of Dordor's defeat.

In the Lingqing Palace, there is a death-like silence.

"Da Yu'er, I'm sorry, it's the incompetence of this king, it's me who has lived up to your expectations, it's my wrong decision that made tens of thousands of Qing soldiers die under the blade of the Tang Army, buried in the wilderness and wilderness of western Liaoxi, I knew it was so, I ...... at the beginning"

Eventually, it was Dolgon who broke the silence and whispered to Bumubutai like a errant child.

"Okay, don't say it anymore, you just regret it and suffer now, what can you do." Bumubutai interrupted him with a long sigh, then sat up from Dolgon's arms and walked slowly to the window.

The spring moon was shining, the soft white moonlight was all over the courtyard, and the evening breeze was blowing, caressing her soft and thick sideburns. It's just that this quiet and peaceful scene reflects the gloomy and cold of her face more and more.

"The current plan, in order to protect you, will not make you unable to raise your head in front of the ministers, so you can only drag Hauge into the water first, as you said before." Bumu Butai's voice has an indescribable cold coldness.

"However, a month ago, Hauge's gang had already spread the news that the king had made his own decision to attack Zhenyuan Fort. Now if you want to drag him into the water, I'm afraid it won't be easy to ......."

"So what, the jade of the jade, the sludge. Hauge wanted to stand on the sidelines and watch the jokes, but it was impossible. Bu Mu Butai said coldly: "He just picks himself cleanly, and the ground he stands on is clean, as long as the dirty water is splashed on him one after another, even if he doesn't admit this crime, his image will suffer greatly." After all, no one in the DPRK knew about his secret alliance with the Tang Army before. With such a dirty past in our hands, he wants to easily brush it off, how is it possible! ”

Seeing his mistress exonerating himself like this, Dolgon was secretly relieved and relieved for a while. It's just that his face still pretended to be very sad, and he deliberately sighed: "Alas, this king is incompetent, and I am really ashamed to ask the queen mother to leave me like this." ”

"Well, don't talk about it anymore. The defeat of Zhenyuan Fort, since it is irretrievable, no matter how much you regret it, what is the use? Now, in addition to dividing the guilt from the pride, the most important thing is how to deal with the follow-up. Bu Mu Butai's eyes kept looking out the window to a distant place: "According to the future opinion, the only way for the Qing Dynasty to go next is to negotiate peace with Tang Jun." “

Bumu Butai's face welled up with sadness: "Dolgon, as the regent of the Qing Dynasty, you must not be ruthless in fighting with the Tang army again. People, it is always good to recognize the reality. This Qing Dynasty foundation can't be destroyed in the hands of our mother and son, but it can't be destroyed in the hands of you, the regent of the Qing Dynasty. ”

"Da Yu'er, I understand your thoughts, but this king is worried that after this great victory, the Tang army is afraid that it will despise us more and more, and will not take me in his eyes more and more. The next negotiation and negotiation will be extremely difficult! “

Dolgon's face was painful: "According to this king, it is very likely that the Tang army is unwilling to negotiate peace, and wants to continue to attack cities and land in my Qing Dynasty, so as to consume my Qing national strength." Moreover, even if they agree to negotiate, after this great victory, I am afraid that they will open their mouths and put forward conditions that are extremely difficult for me to accept. ”

"So what, do we have another choice now? Could it be that now that the national strength of the Qing Dynasty is so weak and the morale of the army is so low, can we still confront the arrogant Tang Army again? Bumu Butai's face was full of sadness: "Dolgon, what is the current situation in the Qing Dynasty, don't you know?" In front of the dangerous and formidable enemy of the Don Army, what room for bargaining do we have! We have reached a critical juncture where we must not make any wrong decisions again! ”

She paused for a moment, and then continued: "I want to come to my Great Qing Dynasty, after the second generation of male lords, and now it has been passed into the hands of Fulin, although the country has weakened, but compared with the time of the Heavenly Mandate Khan, the current conditions are not much better. Therefore, I believe that we should not act blindly, but we should not be presumptuous. As long as I can have time to recuperate, re-accumulate national strength, regain strength, and make a comeback in the future, and revitalize the rivers and mountains, it is not known. ”

After listening to Bumu Butai's words, Dolgon felt inexplicably convinced.

Okay, this lover of his own, in the era of Huang Taiji, has been hidden in the mountains and rivers, and he is unheard. But I didn't expect that she still had such a sense of the overall situation and the ability to make decisions, which made her quite impressive today.

Such a smart and scheming woman must be firmly in her heart.

Dorgon stood up, walked behind Bumubutai, reached out from behind, wrapped his arms around her soft and slender waist, and buried his head in her delicate and smooth neck, sniffing her refreshing fragrance.

"Da Yu'er, don't worry, this king knows what to do. As you said, as long as the foundation of the Qing Dynasty can be preserved, as long as the Qing Empire can be restored to peace and recuperation, even if it may be difficult to accept the price to pay, this king will admit it. When Dolgon said this, a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Once we reach a peace agreement with the Tang Army, then the most important thing for King Ben next is to completely eradicate Hauge and his gang from the court at any cost!" Only in this way can this king truly hold the bull's ear of the Qing Dynasty, can he truly free the Qing Dynasty from the risk of internal strife, and can he truly let you two women and children completely sit on the dragon chair of the Qing Empire! ”