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Fan Wencheng thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, the slave thinks that at present, for my Qing Dynasty, the superior policy is nothing more than one word. ”

"What word?"

"Drag!"

"How do you drag it?" Dolgon's tone was cold, obviously he didn't have much hope for this, he had contacted the envoy of Qin, and the attitude of Qin's state was so strong at that time, and now they are all preparing for the Northern Expedition, how can they be dragged down with some small tricks.

Fan Wencheng said: "Your Majesty, the slave originally thought that Qin Mu was busy clearing the south and would not be in a hurry to attack the north, but now it seems that Qin Mu is planning to go north first and then south. At present, the Mongol tribes are in harmony with each other, the Han people under the rule of the Qing Dynasty are unwilling to shave their hair and make it easy to obey, the Eight Banners Brigade has suffered heavy losses, morale is low, there is a shortage of food and grass in the army, and the people are hungry.

Therefore, now the only way to do this is to procrastinate, at least for two or three months, and then fight a decisive battle with the Qin army after the summer grain is harvested. If you want to hold Qin Mu back, the slave thinks that you can start from several aspects:

One is to be close and choose a princess to marry Qin Mu. The second is to be a minister. The king, the eldest husband can bend and stretch, and now that the situation is unfavorable, the Qing Dynasty may wish to temporarily declare himself a vassal to the Qin State in exchange for a respite.

If the above two are not good, you can also cut the land, the king, due to the war for many years, the north of the Central Plains has few people, the Qing Dynasty occupies a large area of land, but in fact it is unable to farm, in order to exchange for time, the minister thought that it would not be possible to cede some states and counties whose strategic position is not important to the Qin State. ”

For Dolgon, it is not a problem to be friendly, professed, and cede land, he is not one of the pedantic gentlemen of the Han people, who specializes in the kind of things that want to die to save face and suffer crimes.

For the Qing Dynasty, time is life now, and in exchange for time, everything else can be ignored. The problem is that Dolgon doesn't think that Qin Mu can be dragged down by using the tricks of making peace, being a vassal, and cutting land.

He glanced at Fan Wencheng, and when he saw Fan Wencheng's expression was different, his heart couldn't help but move. So he said lightly: "This king is tired, let's discuss this matter for the time being, you go back first and think about countermeasures, and then we will discuss it in the afternoon." ”

Feng Quan, Chen Mingxia, Guarjia. Ganglin, Hesheri. Xifu, Feng Guozhu and the others looked at each other, no one expected that Dolgon would stop halfway, the matter was imminent, and a result was discussed after discussion, why did they disperse?

Dolgon ignored them anymore, got up and left the hall by himself, and Feng Quan and the others had no choice but to leave.

When Dorgon returned to his study. Soon people summoned Fan Wencheng alone. After Fan Wencheng entered the door, he closed the door of the study.

Dolgon immediately said, "Master Fan, what can I say now." ”

Fan Wencheng fell to the ground and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, now for the Qing Dynasty, it is really a matter of life and death, I don't know if the king thinks so?" ”

"This king knows in his heart, if you have anything to say, just say it."

"Your Majesty, Qin Mu has just conquered Fujian. There is still a mess in Yunnan that has not been cleaned up, and now the Northern Expedition is going to be carried out immediately, and the preparations will definitely not be very sufficient. Under these circumstances, the minions expected that there must be many people within the Qin State who opposed the hasty Northern Expedition. Especially if they can get what they want without the Northern Expedition. There will definitely be more people who oppose the Northern Expedition, and it will not be difficult to hold back the Qin army at that time. ”

"Harmony, land separation, courtesy? Do you think this will work? ”

"Back to the king, these alone won't work."

Dolgon's tone turned cold: "Then what do you mean?" ”

"The king is familiar with history books, and he must know about the king of Lu Daoyue."

Dorgon was stunned. He was a wise man, and he vaguely guessed what Fan Wencheng meant, and his two eyes shot at Fan Wencheng like a sword. Frightened, Fan Wencheng hurriedly bowed down and pleaded guilty: "The slave is guilty. Ask the king to punish the sin. ”

Dolgon's face changed, and he slammed his fist on the desk and asked in a cold voice, "Fan Wencheng, are you sure that this move can really drag Qin Mu back?" ”

"The ministers dare not say that they are very sure, the rise of the Qin State is too fast, and most of the people used by Qin Mu are fresh faces, and the ministers do not know much about his cabinet and the important members of the six ministries;

In addition, Qin Mujun and his ministers did not act according to common sense, such as letting women enter the army as nurses, etc., which is really incomprehensible. Therefore, it was difficult for the minister to determine for a moment how the minister of Qin would react to this strategy.

But the minister thinks that there is really no better way to do it at present, so he will give it a try. And after sending the envoy, we can still publicize this matter more, and if Qin Mu forcibly raises troops to the north at that time, it will be unjust. As the saying goes, if the righteous have more help, and the unrighteous have little help, if Qin Muru forcibly let the people of the Central Plains fall into the flames of war, he is afraid that the Han people may not support him anymore. ”

Dolgon thought about it a lot, and then shook his head and said: "Fan Wencheng, have you thought about it, now I can still rely on the Qing Dynasty, I'm afraid that the only one I can rely on is the Horqin Ministry, if you really act according to your strategy, I'm afraid that the Horqin Ministry will also deviate from Germany." ”

"This minion has also thought about it, but if he doesn't, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to convince the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State of the sincerity of our dynasty. The servants expected that as long as the king invited Prince Zhuoliketu to come, he would talk about it from the bottom of his heart, and he believed that with the wisdom of Prince Liketu, he would know which was more important. ”

Dorgon let out a long breath and said, "King Rongben thinks"

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In Daqin, the whole country is preparing intensively for the great cause of the Northern Expedition, which can be described as a race against time.

In Yangzhou, there are 230 ships gathered on the wharf, most of which are large armed merchant ships of the Zheng family, which can not only transport people and goods, but also have a certain naval combat ability.

In addition, there were 50 large and small warships led by Liu Zhongqin, including 10 gunboats, and a total of 40 Cangshan ships, bluff ships, eagle ships, and sand ships.

The 10,000 expeditionary forces, with Ning Yuan as the commander and Che Bai as the deputy general, are boarding ships one after another, and 200 of them are armed merchant ships with 50 soldiers and 10 war horses each. The remaining 30 ships were mainly carrying grain, grass and weapons.

Although he had not yet formally made contact with North Korea, Qin Mu asked Ning Yuan to go to the coastal waters of North Korea first, and then contact North Korea to cooperate with the landing and expel the Qing troops stationed in North Korea.

If North Korea refuses to cooperate, the Northern Expedition has already begun, and the main force of the Qing army is attracted to Huaibei, Ning Yuan can change his plan, "replenish" grain and grass along the Korean coast, and then enter the Bohai Sea, land from Tianjin, and directly threaten Yanjing.

If Yanjing can't do anything, you can also change your strategy and land on the empty Liaodong Peninsula. In short, the Manchus must not be allowed to concentrate all their energies on the south, so that they will be attacked on both sides and smoke everywhere.

Outside Fengyang City, Li Chen was leading tens of thousands of troops, running along the edge of the woods, and the yellow dust almost covered the woods.

The soldiers gritted their teeth and held on, and each platoon commander had to pay attention to the soldiers under him while running, and if he found that anyone was about to be unable to support it, he immediately ordered the other soldiers of his army to share the burden;

In short, not a single soldier under his command should be left behind, which is the most basic requirement.

If the soldiers under his command fall behind, the commander must first be punished, and the commander, the general flag, the general, will not be able to escape.

This is the tradition of the Qin army, which attaches great importance to unity and cooperation. In addition, the ability to fight at night and the ability to maneuver are the focus of the Qin army's hard training.

Li Chen, as Qin Mu's descendant and favorite general, finally had the opportunity to lead the troops to the front line, and the training of his subordinate soldiers was more strict. He inherited Qin Mu's style, eating, living and practicing with the soldiers every day, with clear rewards and punishments, so he was very loved by his soldiers.

Now there are rumors in the army that King Qin is about to launch the Northern Expedition, and everyone is itching.

General Cai Liu couldn't help but chase a few steps, chased to Li Chen's side and asked, "General, everyone is rumoring that King Qin is about to go on a northern expedition, is it true?" ”

Li Chen replied: "When you train, you have to concentrate. ”

"General, his subordinates are very attentive, you see, one step less than others, general, just talk about it."

"Hurry up and train, in short, it's not far from the Northern Expedition."

"Really? Haha"

The Northern Expedition had to mobilize two or three hundred thousand troops, and it was necessary to mobilize a large amount of grain and grass materials in advance, and it was impossible to hide such a big move from the Qing army, so the Northern Expedition was not a military secret, and Li Chen did not hide it;

It's just that when the time comes, where is the focus and where to launch first, these are the things that need to be kept secret.

The soldiers were confirmed by Li Chen, and for a while there was a large cheer;

Unlike the previous Ming army, which was frightened of the Eight Banners, under the great victories again and again, the Qin army had an absolute advantage in his heart.

Not only was the Qin army no longer afraid of the Eight Banners, but they also took this as a good opportunity for themselves to gain military exploits. When they heard that there was really going to be a northern expedition, most of the soldiers were very excited.

At this time, a horse from the direction of Fengyang City came galloping, and shouted to Li Chen from afar: "General, General Li, there is a Manchu envoy on the north bank of the Huai River who asks to cross the river and go to the capital to meet the King of Qin."

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