But Ajige and Tong Yanghe forgot a little. Even the army of more than 100,000 had completely lost confidence in this southern expedition, not to mention the troops of Duoduo and Haoge who were defeated repeatedly.

If the Qing army in Jiangnan still had a glimmer of hope for victory before Suzhou Prefecture was lost, but although the Qing army still had nearly 100,000 soldiers in terms of force, it was more than ten thousand more than when Dodo's southern expedition set out from Guide Prefecture, its morale was completely defeated and it would not be able to recover unless it was retreated to Jiangbei and undergo a long rest.

Although according to Duoduo and Haoge's idea, the Qing army was withdrawing back to Jiangbei in an orderly manner, many Qing army officers were now plundering warships and sending gold, silver, and family to Jiangbei. No matter how Duoduo and Haoge repeatedly made their orders, they could not control the spontaneous actions of the soldiers, and even some Eight Banners officers and soldiers participated.

Duoduo was naturally furious about these officers who repeatedly disobeyed the orders: "I have repeatedly told them that we should not run wildly. Now the Jinhua thieves' team has reached outside Nanjing. Everyone must follow my orders so that the soldiers, gold, silver, jade, silk, and beauty will cross the river, otherwise Jiangning Prefecture and Changzhou Prefecture will be used by Jinhua thieves!"

What Duoduo wanted to cross the river was not only the 100,000 Qing troops and the gold, silver, jade and silk they harvested, and the family of the beauty, but also prepared to transport all the spoils across the Yangtze River and burn everything with strategic value before retreating.

But Kong Youde below smiled bitterly: "Prince Yu, you're really thinking too much. Now the Jinhua thieves' cavalry team will occasionally fight outside Nanjing. We are fighting against the enemy. In this case, we still want to retreat with the entire army. How could it be so easy!"

Duoduo also knew that the Qing army in Jiangnan was almost fighting against the enemy now, and if there was a slight mistake, the entire army would be gone. However, Haoge was particularly stubborn: "When the Jinhua thieves crossed the Qianjiang River, weren't they fighting against the enemy? Since the Jinhua thieves could turn defeat into victory, our Qing soldiers could do it!"

Kong Youde was just a Han man after all, and when encountering such principled problems, he could only shut up. However, Li Lutai, who escaped from Suzhou Prefecture, stood up and fully supported Kong Youde: "King Su, it would be boring to say this? If our 100,000 people were destroyed in Jiangnan, how can you and I face His Majesty Nurhaci!"

Although Li Lutai also has Han blood, he is a completely Manchurian Han and was adopted by Nurhaci. Therefore, Haoge was refuted by him and said nothing, and Duoduo was also shocked by the number "100,000 troops": "If the 100,000 troops are destroyed in Jiangnan, he will be indifferent to the late emperor. Li Lutai, how do you think we should retreat north as soon as possible!"

Now Duoduo and Haoge no longer expect to defeat Liu Yongxi on the battlefield, but hope to use some evil ways to deal with Liu Yongxi. The most typical example is Emperor Hongguang who was repaid the seized time.

However, since the Yue Ming army could not be defeated on the battlefield, these evil ways were naturally meaningless. Emperor Hongguang was sent back and was arranged by Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang as "sacrificing his country on the battlefield". Later, Emperor Hongguang, who was "sacrificing his country", was also used by Zhang Guowei waste and became a weapon to gather the hearts of the people in Jiangnan.

Therefore, Duoduo's current idea is to take away as much spoils as possible while retreating from the entire army. If he still has time and energy, he would destroy the war potential between Jiangning Prefecture and Changzhou Prefecture completely. However, he did not trust Kong Youde, the first to make suggestions, but instead handed the problem to Li Lutai, who he trusted more.

Li Rutai broke out from Suzhou City not long ago. Although he sold all the new affiliated army, Kong Youde, and Geng Zhongming's troops, it did not affect the trust of the Manchu nobles in him: "In fact, it is completely impossible to retreat in this way, let alone burn the Nanjing city completely. If Jinhua thieves are anxious and red-eyed, it may be detrimental to our army!"

In the past, the Qing army had an absolute advantage, so they had no scruples to kill and set fire. However, now the Ming army of Yue had an advantage, and the Qing army felt that they were afraid of throwing rats everywhere and did not dare to use many common methods, especially now that the Ming army has approached Nanjing, even murderous demons like Duoduo and Haoge have become easier to talk about.

Therefore, Duoduo and Haoge could hear Li Lutai's words: "How should Mr. Li think the aftermath should be cured?"

Li Lutai said without hesitation: "The actual plan of King Yu is very comprehensive, but even if it is done perfectly, it will not be of much benefit to our army. Is there any real benefit to sending gold, silver, jade and silk and beautiful families across the river? The key to actual success or failure lies in how many Eight Banners soldiers, Mongolian elites, and Sanshun Kings cross the river and head north. As for Qian Qianyi, even if he brought one hundred, what is the significance of the success or failure of the country?"

In fact, Li Rutai did this when breaking through Suzhou. However, when he broke through, he even deliberately sacrificed Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's subordinates, and only brought the Eight Banners soldiers out of the city to break through. Now he is planning to copy it in Nanjing.

Li Shutai's suggestion was obviously listened to Duoduo: "That's right, people like Qian Shangshu want as much as they want. How could I treat him as a treasure and have to take him to Beijing? Gold, silver, jade and silk, and beautiful families are actually meaningless. The most important thing is that the elite troops of the King can retreat with all the troops!"

Before this, Duoduo, Haoge's idea was not only to retreat from the 100,000 troops, but also to take away all valuable existences. If they cannot be taken away, they will be destroyed. But now Duoduo, Haoge has realized that they should not think too much under the military front of the Yue Ming army, but the question has returned to the starting point: "Bad gold, silver, jade, silk, and beautiful people in Qinhuai can be left to the Jinhua thieves, but how can the elite troops of the King's army retreat?"

However, Li Shutai did not directly answer Duoduo's question, but paused for a while before saying, "I went to find Miss Ruan Lizhen and asked her to express our kindness to the Jinhua thief, and Miss Lizhen was also very cooperative!"

Duoduo's face became extremely ugly, but he still controlled his emotions well: "Is there any reply from Zhejiang?"

Li Lutai is of Han ancestry after all, so it is naturally extremely effective to do this: "King Yu, although we have many channels to communicate with Zhejiang, the only one that is really useful is Miss Lizhen!"

This was very helpless for the Qing army in Jiangnan. Since the Battle of Hangzhou, Jiaxi and Huzhou, the Qing army has attempted to contact the Ming Dynasty through multiple channels. However, so far, the only channel for smooth communication with Zhejiang is Ruan Lizhen. But the problem is that the Qing army has been losing money on the battlefield less and less chips, and the questions raised are often meaningless if it is passed on to the past.

Duoduo gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Li did this beautifully and made great contributions to the country!"

He cursed Liu Yongxi in his heart, but now he can only hope to reach an agreement with Ruan Lizhen, and Li Rutai gave a clear reply: "The King of Yue has replied that as long as King Yu and King Su are always restrained, and Lizhen stays in Nanjing, he also lets his soldiers keep restrained!"

The Qing generals present were relieved when they heard the answer, and Haoge interrupted and said, "The matter is done well, we agree. By the way, if Ruan Lizhen has any requests, we can agree!"

Li Ruantai immediately laughed: "Miss Ruan Lizhen really has a request. Since the King of Yue asked her to stay in Nanjing, she felt that the war was in chaos and she was a weak woman, and she was unable to defend herself and wanted to recruit several personal guards!"

Haoge did not take the conditions proposed by Ruan Lizhen to heart: "We agreed to all the conditions proposed by Miss Lizhen."

King Yu Duoduo felt that the conditions proposed by Ruan Lizhen were a bit incredible, but he also felt that he could not find any fault.

Now the imperial meeting of the Ming Dynasty in Yue Ming Dynasty also specifically mentioned the conditions proposed by the Qing army through Ruan Lizhen: "Now Jianlu means that we should try our best to keep restrained. They will try to restrain themselves during the retreat north and leave us with sufficient mercy!"

However, as soon as Zhu Dadian mentioned the conditions proposed by the Qing army, the newly promoted Beigu Bo Zhou Zhisheng couldn't wait to say: "Empress, Your Majesty the King of Yue, you can't let the tiger return to the mountain. Now there are still 100,000 Jianlu in Jiangnan. If Jianlu retreats in full force, he will probably suffer endless troubles!"

Xing Shengping, the boss of Tianmen, also felt that Zhou Zhisheng was right: "What Beigu Bo said is extremely true. In this situation, you must never let the tiger return to the mountain!"

The other generals present were unwilling to miss such an opportunity to make achievements. Liu Yongxi laughed: "I understand what everyone means, but I have discussed it with the Empress. We cannot let the tiger return to the mountain, but what is the problem is that the real tiger is?"

Zhou Zhisheng already understood: "Your Highness is the real enemy?"

Liu Yongxi replied very clearly: "The Eight Banners Power Brigade is a real tiger, the Mongolian army and Kong Youde of the outer vassals can also be regarded as a real tiger, and the rest of the Han army, no matter what their origin is, they are fake tigers!"

Among the Han army, there was originally a difference between joining the Green Camp soldiers in the first year of Shunzhi and joining the New Army in the second year of Shunzhi. The Green Camp soldiers who joined the north in the first year of Shunzhi were significantly stronger in the combat effectiveness of the New Army in the south of the Jiangnan Army. However, since Ajigexi retreated, there was no difference in the eyes of the Ming army in the eyes of the two, as Liu Yongxi said, they were all fake tigers.

Zhou Zhisheng already understood what Liu Yongxi meant: "Your Highness means to fight a real tiger. I agree with this. As long as the real enemy is defeated, how dare there be 100,000 green camp soldiers, it will be easy to get rid of!"

Jin Sheng, the Governor of Huining Chitai, the Minister of Military Affairs of the Ministry of War, applauded this decision: "Your Highness is wise, is your highness ready to take it first?"
Chapter completed!