1038 The last batch of grain
"This is the reward from the emperor!" Ajige looked at his two younger brothers with the same father and mother and said coldly, "There are a lot of money and property, eighteen people died of illness on the road, and seventy-eight were killed in an attempt to escape. The rest were all in the military camp. Just check it!"
Hearing his words so rudely, Duoduo also had a cold face and said with a little ridicule: "I am afraid that you will not dare to disobey the emperor's strict order!"
When Ajige heard this, he suddenly became angry. Just as he was about to speak, Dorgon spoke and said, "We can trust it, there will be no problem."
He is now the Crown Prince. After hearing this, Ajige heard that although he had a bad relationship with these two younger brothers, he did not have another attack. He just said with a cold face: "The emperor is strict orders, I will return the day after tomorrow. It is best not to have less food required!"
After saying that, he didn't care about his two younger brothers' reactions and turned around and walked out, seemingly not wanting to stay with his two younger brothers for a moment.
Seeing him walking out of the hall, Duoduo suddenly said "slap" and said viciously: "Why did the Emperor's Mother give birth to such a beast? Huang Taiji forced the Emperor's Mother to death. He was fine, but he went to hug Huang Taiji's thighs and was very happy to be a dog!"
After hearing this, Dorgon said with a cold face: "That's because Huang Taiji is smart!"
After saying that, he threw the imperial edict in his hand on the table in front of him, and sat there looking at the boxes of property in front of him and pondered.
"Brother, you won't really send so much food to Huang Taiji, right?" Duoduo couldn't help but ask in surprise, "I can't do this to give food to my enemies. I think it's just to take this opportunity to lose all the prestige of Huang Taiji, and it's better to get off the throne as soon as possible! Besides, we don't have much food! Those foods were obtained by the children of our two banners fighting in Japan!"
Dorgon did not answer immediately. After a long silence, he stood up, walked out of the case, came to boxes of property, and looked at it one by one.
When Duoduo saw this, he couldn't help but wonder. He followed Dorgon and didn't know what he was going to do. After waiting for a while, he finally couldn't help asking, "Brother, you are talking!"
"Do you think this property is a bit too much?" Dorgon stood in the last property box, picked up a string of jewelry, and turned his head to ask Duoduo while playing.
When Duoduo heard this, he was a little stunned, then a burst of anger surged, and he couldn't help but speak louder, "Brother, why don't you act just because of these wealth?"
When Dorgon heard this, he curled his lips and smiled disdainfully. He looked down at the string of jewelry in his hand, threw it back into the box of goods, and then turned around and looked at Duoduo and said, "Even if the old and weak are placed in Liaodong, Liaodong can't stand it before the autumn harvest this year. Isn't so much wealth just that Huang Taiji is anxious?"
When Duoduo heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little gloating. However, before he could say anything, Dorgon turned around and walked towards his seat, and said in a low voice: "Although Huang Taiji is our enemy, Liaodong is the root of my Qing Dynasty. If Liaodong is in trouble, even if we occupy North Korea and get involved in Japan, we will still be rootless duckweed. The Ming Dynasty is now powerful. If Liaodong is gone, it will definitely continue to attack North Korea, and our situation will not be good! Therefore, saving Liaodong is also saving ourselves. Do you understand this?"
At the end, he stopped in front of the seat, turned to look at Duoduo who was following him, and asked Duoduo earnestly.
Duoduo heard this and was stunned when he heard it. However, there was a clear look of unwillingness on his face.
When Dorgon saw this, he sat back on his seat, picked up the imperial edict and looked at it, then frowned and said, "Ming has been holding on to our Qing Dynasty for shortage of food and supplies. Therefore, I estimate that before the autumn harvest this year, the Ming army will definitely launch a major offensive. Our Qing army soldiers are all good at fighting, but they have been suppressed by the Ming Dynasty because of shortage of food. This time, no matter what, they still have to support Liaodong."
Speaking of this, he felt that Duoduo was still a little confused, so he continued to explain to him without waiting for Duoduo to speak: "Liaodong has indeed reached the end of his life! Huang Taiji was completely fishing for the Jurchens in the north. He robbed all the supplies and plundered all the materials that could be plundered. It can be said that it should have swept the entire Qing Dynasty. Otherwise, there would not have been so many Jurchens sent to Korea. In other words, Huang Taiji used all the methods he could use, and without our support, he could not hold on!"
Duoduo was silent after hearing this. But it could still be seen from his eyebrows that he still felt unwilling to accept it, but he was not as strong as before.
When Dorgon saw this, he looked serious and asked cautiously: "Do you want to watch the Ming army capture Liaoyang, Shenyang, and dig up the tombs of Emperor Ama and Emperor Ma? Do you really have the heart to see these things?"
Speaking of this, he stared at Duoduo's eyes and then asked: "Or, do you think we can defeat the Ming army by leading troops back to Liaodong now?"
After asking these questions, Duoduo finally stopped insisting and kicked a box of goods on the side of him hard, then said hatefully: "What do you say, then what should I do!"
Seeing that Dodo finally figured it out, Dorgon showed a hint of relief on his face. His younger brother could still take into account the overall situation. However, his face soon became serious again and murmured to himself: "However, although Ajige brought three thousand troops to come, two thousand of them were from the Eight Banners of the Han army. I was still a little worried about escorting the food back. These foods were saved by us, and once there was a loss, there was no place to make up for them. The situation in Liaodong would inevitably become critical!"
When Duoduo heard this, he frowned and said, "What should I do? Let Huang Taiji send more people here?"
After hearing this, Dorgon still looked worried: "As soon as the number of troops escorted is larger, the food on the way will be consumed more, and there will be even less food that can be delivered to Liaodong."
After hearing this, Duoduo said helplessly: "What should I do?"
For a moment, Dorgon didn't know how to deal with it well. The reason was that there was too little food!
The next day, Ajige broke in to urge grain. He had to do so. Before leaving, Huang Taiji asked him to explain the current situation carefully. The meaning was similar to Dorgon's analysis, and he also robbed it in the north. There was really no other way to convert grain. If Ajige could not transport the grain back, Liaodong would be in danger.
So, Dorgon threw the issues he considered to Ajige and said, "I have asked someone to prepare food, but it's just a matter of safety on the way, what should I do?"
When Ajige heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. The Ming army in Anshan Post Fort was under great pressure on Liaoyang. Huang Taiji had drawn a thousand elite troops to come over, which was the maximum. If it were the past, Ajige wouldn't be worried. But now, the offensive and defensive momentum of the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty has been easier, and there have been many incidents of food being robbed by the Ming army. Even if Ajige is reckless, he has to be cautious.
But no matter what, the food must be transported to Liaodong. After the discussion of the three, a plan was finally decided.
Two days later, Li Deming, who was lurking outside Seoul, saw from a distance that the Qing Dynasty set out with a large amount of grain. So he immediately reported the news through the chat group: "Your Majesty, the Qing Dynasty set out with a lot of grain and food, but it was still the banner of Ajige, and the number of people was about 3,000."
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately spread the news to Haizhou. Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Denglai, who was in charge here, immediately dispatched two thousand cavalry troops and led the troops to set out. No matter what, the Qing Dynasty could not be transported to Liaodong.
However, what he didn't expect was that four days later, Qian Fugui sent a private chat, which was provided by Haoge: "Your Majesty, the North Korean Malay newspaper said that the food and grass had been transported out. In order to prevent the Ming army from robbing grain, the three thousand troops who were originally escorted by Ajige, the eight banners of the Han army had already been replaced by one thousand Korean Jurchen elites, led by Duoduo. In Shenyang, another thousand Jurchen elites would be sent to pick them up. After meeting, Duoduo will lead the army back to Seoul."
The second private chat was sent soon and further explained: "The army escorting food and grass will be composed of two thousand Jurchen elites and one thousand Han army and eight banners along the way. Among them, two thousand Jurchen elites are mainly guarding against the Ming army's robbery of grain, while the one thousand Han army and eight banners transport food and grass, so that the Jurchen elites can accumulate energy. At the same time, there is real war, which can also be used."
Emperor Chongzhen was shocked when he saw these two messages. Unexpectedly, the Qing Dynasty was so cunning this time that he used the Jurchen elite to pretend to be the Eight Banners of the Han army. Lu Xiangsheng only brought two thousand cavalry out to rob the grain. If this really starts, even if he can win, the Ming army will suffer heavy losses. This is something he doesn't want to see.
So Emperor Chongzhen immediately passed the news to Lu Xiangsheng through Wei Mulan, asking him not to reveal his whereabouts for the time being and not to engage in the battle. Then, he immediately clicked Gao Yingyuan's icon and issued an order to Cao Bianjiao, a new military advisor who stayed in Haizhou, and ordered him to lead two thousand new army infantry to reinforce.
Before this was over, he immediately contacted Li Zhiqi, the commander of the Denglai Naval Division through Zheng Zhiwan. He asked him to take more transport ships and go to the estuary of the Yalu River. Once the robbery is successful, it is not convenient for infantry and grain to take over land, so it is best to carry it on a boat. Anyway, after Li Zhiqi returned from the southeast of the Ming Dynasty before the end of last year, he had been resting at the Port of Lushun. It was time for him to move.
According to the latest military information, after the imperial edicts were carried out one by one, the Ming army in Liaodong immediately took action. In order to cooperate with this war, Cao Wenzhao, who was in Anshan Post Fort, also increased the pressure on Liaoyang. He sent more nights every day, and sometimes the scope of activities even appeared in the suburbs of Liaoyang.
This situation made Amin, who was stationed in Liaoyang, feel very stressed, so he sent a quick horse to react to the situation to Shenyang. This time, he didn't dare to say as much as last time, but just reacted truthfully. In fact, he was thinking too much. When the Ming army really appeared under Liaoyang City, it was impossible for Huang Taiji to send troops to rescue him. The reason was very simple. There was really no food, and the only little food was saved.
However, when Huang Taiji received this situation, he was also very worried, but he had no choice but to look east every day. It can be said that he was waiting for it day and night, and it was almost a "husband-looking stone", so he hoped that North Korea's food would be transported to Liaodong early.
He agreed with Dorgon's method of escorting food. With two thousand elite Jurchens specifically protecting it, even if the Ming army really appeared, he believed that the Qing army had the power to fight. If possible, he really wanted to send more troops out, but if the number of people was too large, he was afraid that the army that escorted food would be consumed!
Like Huang Taiji, Dorgon in Seoul, North Korea, was also worried about these foods. Although he sent the food out, he also did not want any trouble with the food. Therefore, before leaving, he repeatedly reminded Duoduo and Ajige to be careful and protect the foods. Although there are basically no traces of the Ming army on the Pi Island today, or on the North Korea side, he was still a little worried, so he almost turned into a nagging old woman. Until Ajige and Duoduo were impatient, he didn't say anything more.
The best countermeasure for the Ming army to rob grain is the cavalry. In this way, they may be able to catch up when they receive the news. Otherwise, they either have no time to react or wait for the rabbit. But if they wait for the rabbit, they will not have the same Ming army as before. As they measure this way, Dorgon always feels that there should be no problem after such deployment.
There is a saying: I am bitten by a snake one day and I am afraid of a rope for ten years.
The two Qing leaders who escorted the food and grass were very careful after Dorgon's repeated instructions. Regardless of the front and back, they all sent horses to check for safety. Even Duoduo, who has always been known for his courage, insisted on letting the horses go for thirty miles.
When passing by the ambushed area he had previously been near Jinpu Town, Duoduo even insisted on sending a horse to search the surrounding area carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, he agreed to continue moving forward with the grain truck.
Ajige followed the grain truck and looked at Jin Puzhen, who was already broken walls. Seeing Duoduo so cautious, he couldn't help but mock him a little: "If I had been so cautious in the past, my Qing Dynasty wouldn't have been so embarrassed!"
The amount of food robbed was very huge. The Qing Dynasty suffered losses and the Ming army increased. This increase and decrease had a great impact on the changes in the strength of both sides of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
When Duoduo heard this, his face turned red. However, what is rare is that he did not get angry and quarrel with Ajig this time, but still seemed cautious. He asked his personal guards about horse exploration from time to time, and ignored Ajig. It was obvious that he was scared when Jin Puzhen's battle.
However, no matter how he thought about it, there was a "human-shaped radio" on the far mountain. Through the telescope, he always monitored the food protection team.
Chapter completed!