From the beginning of winter until the cold of spring, the dignitaries of the Qing Dynasty loved to come to the hot spring in Gaizhou to rest and relax.
In the hot spring, the thirty-two-year-old Dorgon was soaking in a hot spring.
Recalling the scene of almost a war in Shengjing Chongzheng Hall half a year ago, Dorgon felt a lingering fear.
In August last year, Huang Taiji passed away, and Dorgon only wanted to compete with Hauge for the throne.
However, he did not expect Dai Shan to cause trouble.
In the court, Ao Bai was holding the hilt of his sword and speaking rudely to him.
The battle for the throne almost cost Dorgon his life.
After many disputes and compromises, in the end, the ninth son of Huang Taiji, Fu Lin, ascended the throne. He and Jierhalang became regents.
It seemed like the problem had been solved, but there were still many uncertainties.
Dorgon wanted to use the hot spring water to relax and think.
After drinking a glass of wine, Dorgon muttered to himself,""Prince Su, humph, I will deal with you sooner or later!”
At this moment, Cao Shixuan, Dorgon's enforcer, arrived in front of him.
"Your Highness, according to your instructions, this servant has invited Mister Fan and Hong Chengchou. Do you want them to wait for you in the courtyard?”
"No need. Let them take off their clothes and bathe with me.”
"Your Highness, isn't this against the rules?"
"What are the rules? When I read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei could eat and sleep with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Why? Can't I?"
Cao Shixuan had no choice but to tell this order to Hong Chengchou and Mr. Fan.
When the two of them heard this order, they smiled knowingly. This Mr. Fan was Fan Wencheng.
Then, the two of them took off their clothes and walked towards the hot spring.
Fan Wencheng said to Cao Shixuan," Old Cao, bring some wine. If there's no wine in this hot spring, wouldn't it mean that the begonia has no fragrance?"”
The two of them were naked as they entered the hot spring.
"Your Highness, you are in such a good mood to leave Shengjing at this time and hide here for peace.”
"Haha, Heng Jiu, you don't know, right? When the Great Ancestor was in power, he also liked the hot spring water very much. He said that the hot spring could cure all illnesses and nourish the spirit.
When his highness was still studying, he had followed Taizu and enjoyed this hot spring.”
The two Han were very relaxed and casual in front of Dorgon, which was not surprising.
Fan Wencheng had been serving the Qing army since Nurhachi took Fushun. It had been more than twenty years since then, and he had come up with many strange plans for the Qing army.
Ever since Hong Chengchou surrendered, he was Huang Taiji's honored guest.
He was good at military affairs and was a good friend of many brothers.
Both of them sensed that Dorgon would have great achievements in the future, so they walked closer.
"According to the scouts, Chongzhen defeated Li Zicheng's 200,000-strong army with 3,000 armored soldiers overnight outside Beijing.”
Fan Wencheng's eyes were closed as if he was enjoying the hot spring water. He didn't hear Dorgon's words.
"Your Highness, we already know about this."
I really can't believe that there would be such a powerful cavalry army in the Ming army.”
" I also heard," Dorgon continued,""The person leading the troops is called Guan Shou. This person cut Liu Zongmin into two with a single slash.
Do you know who Guan Shou is? What was the origin of this armored cavalry?”
Hong Chengchou was deep in thought while Fan Wencheng closed his eyes and continued enjoying himself.
"Why don't the two of you know?”
If it were any other environment, Dorgon's words would have made the two blush.
However, now that they were meeting each other openly, there were no longer so many taboos.
Fan Wencheng let out a long breath and said,""Could it be the Guanning Cavalry?"
Hong Chengchou didn't say anything, but his silence and questioning eyes showed his attitude.
"It shouldn't be the Guanning Cavalry," Dorgon said."Over the years, I've fought with the Guanning Cavalry no less than 20 times.
This cavalry was very different from the Guanning Cavalry.”
"How is it different?"
"Only one. This chain horse is the cavalry style of my ancestors.”
The chain horses that Dorgon mentioned were the way Tie Futu connected the warhorses with chains.
That year, Tie Futu was led by Wanyan Zongbi to sweep across the Central Plains. It was only when he encountered the Yue family army that he suffered his first defeat.
Fan Wencheng didn't seem to be interested in the armored cavalry or Guan Shou. To him, these weren't the main points.
"Your Highness, the Central Plains is currently in chaos.
Last autumn, Liaodong suffered a severe drought, and the grain harvest was reduced by 30%. Not only Liaodong, but North Korea also had no food.
We should take advantage of the time when the Ming Dynasty has no time to take care of Liaodong to send troops to the Central Plains to plunder the population and food.
Only in this way could wangye improve further.”
Hearing Fan Wencheng's words, Dorgon said.
"Mister Fan is right. Our Qing Dynasty is in urgent need of provisions, but where can we get them?
Wu Sangui guarded Shanhaiguan, and the army was difficult to move. With only a few thousand cavalry, it would be difficult for them to gain much.”
Fan Wencheng smiled and said,"It's not convenient for us to fight. We can let someone who's convenient fight."”
"Oh? Who is convenient?"
At this moment, Cao Shixuan brought over a wine jar and a tall horse cup.
This tall horse goblet was actually the goblet of the future.
The reason why there was a " leg " was to make it easier for the rider to grab it when pouring wine and water.
After pouring three glasses of wine, Fan Wencheng raised his glass.
"Wangye, look at this wine cup, is it convenient?”
Fan Wencheng's question enlightened Dorgon.
"Sir, are you talking about Mongolia?"
It turned out that this goblet was originally used by the Mongolians who lived on horseback.
"Not bad!" Fan Wencheng continued,"Now, since Li Zicheng took Ningwu, Xuanfu and Datong have surrendered.
This Great Ming's Xuan Great Defense Line was already useless.
"We can attack Datong with the Mongolian army. Perhaps Jin Yang will fall into your hands.”
Dorgon lowered his head and meditated for a while."Mr. Fan is right.
However, if Li Zicheng returns to Shaanxi from Xuanda, won't we meet the main force of the Dashun Army?”
Fan Wencheng smiled and looked at Hong Chengchou.
Hong Chengchou drank a cup of wine and said as if he had made up his mind.
"If Li Zicheng conquers Beijing and returns with a full load, he will definitely return to Shaanxi through Xuan University.
If he couldn't take it down, his subordinates and the Ming army that had surrendered along the way would definitely not let him off.
And of course, he would not be satisfied. He would definitely go south, and his target should be Jinan, then Xuzhou, and finally Yingtian.”
"Haha, Heng Jiu is wise! This Li Zicheng would definitely want to attack Ying Tian from the south.
Even if he couldn't take it down, he would still put on a posture of attacking Ying Tian.
If they could take it, it would be good, but if they couldn't, they could still plunder Xuzhou or even Suzhou and Hangzhou before heading west along the Yangtze River.
He would meet up with Zhang Xianzhong from Sichuan. At that time, it was unknown who would win!”
"Your Highness, if Qin loses its deer and Chu and Han chase it away, I am not fighting with the Ming Dynasty, but with the raiders.”
Hearing Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou's discussion, Dorgon was enlightened.
With a splash, he actually stood up from the hot spring.
"Listening to you is better than reading ten years of books! As for what to do next, please teach me!”
Fan Wencheng smiled and said,"Aiya! Your highness, quickly sit down. Haha, your highness is indeed majestic, majestic! Haha."
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