The Tartars on the North Bank were already in trouble, and Huang Taiji was even more ill, which caused him to temporarily suppress Doer even if he wanted to peel off his skin and cramps.

After all, once he fell, no one except Dorgon could take on the big responsibility and take charge of the overall situation.

At this time, Huang Taiji was lying on the couch with a pale face in the big tent, while Doerg was kneeling aside to explain his experience of going south.

Wu Keshan next to him nodded from time to time and interjected a few words.

Obviously, Wu Keshan, the Mongolian leader, escaped back. He said that this guy was really lucky. Because the floating bridge was burned, it was not far from the river, so he fell into the water and was sent by Dorgon to row a boat to rescue him in time.

After listening to the report of the two, Huang Taiji was speechless for a long time. Although the losses were all Mongolian cavalry and Han soldiers this time, the real Eight Banner elites could be ignored, but the cost of paying such a large amount was too different from what he originally thought.

So I really can't accept it for a while.

When he first divided his troops to move south, he considered that he would suffer heavy losses, so he only sent the elite troops of the 5,000 Eight Banners to move south, and the rest were Mongolian cavalry and Han soldiers.

I just hope that Doergun can kill a lot in Kaifeng Prefecture and grab some food back. The best situation is to fight against the Third First Legion and suffer both losses. This will be worth it even if the army goes south is completely fought.

Who would have thought that the entire 150,000 army failed to do anything, but only came back for more than 20,000 Mongolian cavalry, except for the Korqin tribe, all the others were explained on the South Bank.

Although Wu Sangui's 20,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry was added, and the cavalry on the north bank was still about 100,000 and the infantry was nearly 200,000, he knew that their chances of winning were already very small.

Because the army had only one and a half months of food and supplies, it was undoubtedly a death sentence to split the troops to move south. It was not advisable to continue to attack the Second Legion. He wanted to fight to the decisive battle, but the Qin army was willing to do so.

From the news from Nan'an in the past few days, he knew that Qin Yu would probably not cross the river in a short time.

"Hong Aiqing, the situation is already very unfavorable to our army. I wonder what good ideas do you have?"

Huang Taiji had actually planned to withdraw his troops. In the end, if he was really unable to do anything, he would retreat to the northeast, but he was really unwilling to accept it, so he looked at Hong Chengchou, hoping that he could think of another way.

As the saying goes, a good woman cannot cook without rice, and Hong Chengchou cannot produce food out of thin air. The whole north has long been corrupt and cannot be scraped. The journey of transporting food from the Northeast is long and the consumption is huge, so where is there any good solution?

But what is a counselor?

That is, there must be a way under any circumstances. So after pondering for a long time, he slowly said: "Your Majesty, the strategy of dividing troops to the south has failed, and the two armies are in a stalemate. Qin Yu obviously wants to rely on his strong national strength to drag our army to the voluntary withdrawal and win without fighting. This is the highest level of military strategy, and he will defeat others without fighting. Therefore, unless you use external forces, you may have to retreat one way."

"Oh? With the help of external forces?" Huang Taiji's eyes lit up. Under the eunuch's service, he forced himself to hold his mount, and everyone seemed to be a little more energetic.

After all, he also knew that once he chose to withdraw his troops, he would probably have to retreat to the Northeast. Not only would the Eight Banners no longer have the chance to enter the Central Plains, but no one could even predict the final outcome.

Because the Qin Dynasty is not as good as the Ming Dynasty, he is familiar with the history of the Han people, and naturally understands what any newly established Han dynasty means to the surrounding ethnic groups and small countries once it is unified and completely stands firm.

So even if there is a slight chance, he is willing to bet on the national destiny of the Eight Banners and fight to the death with the other party instead of retreating.

"Your Majesty, although the energy of the rebel army is mainly focused on Sichuan, it should still be able to gather more than 200,000 troops in the northwest and Shanxi. If the rebel army is willing to go out to Tongguan to attack, our army will send cavalry to detour to Henan Prefecture to assist. The two armies will unite and have a great chance of winning." Hong Chengchou said slowly.

"Well, if the King of Chuang is willing to join forces, I can send another 50,000 cavalry to the south, but I am worried that he will not agree!" Huang Taiji nodded, and then he was a little worried.

"Don't worry, the King of Rebellion may not have agreed to join forces in the past, but now it's hard to say. After all, my lips are gone and my teeth are cold. Once our army retreats to the Northeast, the Qin army will probably turn around and deal with him immediately. By then, the rebellion army has not yet taken over Sichuan and is attacked from both sides. The ending can be imagined."

"Okay! As long as he, Li Chuang, agrees to join forces, and after defeating the Qin army, I can share the world equally with him, with Xuzhou as the boundary in the east and Xiangyang as the boundary in the west. Except for the Central Plains, all Jiangnan belongs to him."

Huang Taiji slapped his thigh and obviously took the initiative.

The envoy was sent to Chang'an that day.

At this time, the King of Chuang really couldn't sit still in Chang'an.

The Qin army surrounded and annihilated more than 100,000 cavalry from the Tatars in Kaifeng Prefecture, and almost wiped out the entire army. Not only did it scare Huang Taiji, but it also scared Li Zicheng and a group of generals of rebels.

After all, as long as you are not a fool, you know that once the Qin army defeats the Eight Banners, its next goal is to rush troops westward and attack the northwest.

Therefore, when the envoy suggested that if he did not agree to join forces, the Eight Banners had to retreat to the Northeast, and Li Zicheng could no longer sit still.

Originally, he planned to wait for both sides to fight for a loss, and he was taking advantage of the fisherman. Who would have thought that in more than a month of war, the two sides had not fought a serious battle, and the strength of the Qin army was not damaged at all, so the Eight Banners would not be able to hold on. This was far beyond his expectations.

"You Eight Banners still have more than 100,000 cavalry and nearly 200,000 infantry, especially the real Eight Banners cavalry, have almost not been damaged. Could it be that Huang Taiji is really willing to retreat to the Northeast like this?"

Looking at the envoy under the hall, the King of Chuang said in a deep voice, obviously a little doubting whether Huang Taiji was urging him.

"To be honest, although our Eight Banners have lost some cavalry, they still have the power to fight with the Qin army. However, the Qin army has never been able to avoid the battle, and our army's food and grass are almost exhausted. Therefore, even if the emperor is unwilling to give up, he has to choose to withdraw his troops!"

The person who went on this mission was still Fan Wencheng, and he did not hide it, but said the truth.

"oh?"

The King of Chuang nodded in wondering if he said that Huang Taiji could not defeat the Qin army and had to withdraw his troops, he would not believe it, but if he said that the food and supplies were insufficient and he was forced to withdraw his troops, he would believe it instead.

After all, now he has also realized the importance of food and grass. The last time he was 300,000 troops, he didn't know how he was defeated in the end because of poor food and grass.

This time, the Eight Banners gathered 500,000 cavalry and 600,000 cavalry and infantrymen, and people ate horses every day. After a long time, no one could bear it. The situation of the Later Jin Dynasty was there, which was not much better than them.

Thinking of this, King Chuang had already made up his mind and asked: "Would Huang Taiji really be willing to send 50,000 cavalry to Luoyang to join forces?"

"Yes, the King of Rebellion is absolutely true, but the food and grass are still provided by your army!"

"Okay! I agree to join forces."

The King of Chuang stood up and said with a hammer.

Although many of the civil and military officials on both sides resisted joining forces with the Tartars, they also knew that in the current situation, the best choice was to join forces with the Tartars and defeat the Qin army first.

Otherwise, if the Tartars really retreated from the pass, according to the combat power of the Qin army, they would never be able to stop it alone.
Chapter completed!