As the saying goes, the sea embraces all rivers. As the emperor of the West, Zhang Xianzhong naturally has to have the strength of the emperor. Whether it is Empress Gao, Tian Jianxiu, Gao Yigong, Li Guo, Yuan Zongdi, these former generals of the Dashun Army will be well placed as long as they come over.

After the Daxi Army and the Dashun Army merged, or after the Daxi Army annexed the Dashun Army, not only did there be no army in Huguang that was the opponent of the Daxi Army, but the whole world would be a battlefield where the Daxi Army galloped and went smoothly!

Zhang Xianzhong naturally became happier and happier when he thought about this. Although Zhang Kewang was very afraid of Zhang Xianzhong, he had to remind Zhang Xianzhong: "Father, Empress Gao, Tian Jianxiu, Gao Yigong, Li Guo and other Dashuncan were poisoned and worked hard for the false Ming Dynasty. He would rather suffer both defeats with our Daxi Kings than join them. If he did not teach them a lesson, I am afraid that Jingzhou would not change his mind!"

Of course, there is another reason that Zhang Kewang could not say, that is, it is not only the Daxi court that did not complete the transformation, but also the Daxi Army failed to complete the huge transformation from a bandit to an official army. The methods of siege are very primitive and limited in number. Although the Daxi Army has an absolute advantage, there are not many ways to encounter the Zhongzhen Camp that is defending, and there is no way to encounter the Zhongzhen Camp that is defending.

But Zhang Xianzhong did not think that the Dashun Army could cause much trouble: "I hope, don't worry about this. I have already brought the Imperial Guard and your four children up. Queen Gao and Tian Jianxiu, Li Guo and others dare to continue making trouble, don't blame me for being rude!"

He really felt that as long as he took action in Huguang, there would be no problem that could not be solved.

But for the Regent Dorgon, he now feels that there are too many problems in the world that cannot be solved.

Although Ajige is Dorgon's brother, Dorgon wanted to transfer 30,000 elite soldiers from Ajige, but Ajige only took out 10,000 shrimp soldiers and crabs to deal with Dorgon in the future. Everyone thought that Ajige could do this enough to talk about brotherhood.

But this is just one of several problems that Dorgon could not solve. In the past, Dorgon was the regent, and no one dared to fight Dorgon in public. Even Emperor Shunzhi was a tool used by Dorgon to dictatorship.

However, because the defeat of the Duoduo and Haogennan in the expedition last year was so miserable, all the resentment was concentrated on Dorgon. There were even many Eight Banners soldiers of the Manchurian Banners who had died of father, brother and son who scolded Dorgon as the regent in person, but Dorgon could not do anything to them.

After all, in their eyes, Dodo, although Haoge was directly responsible for defeat, he used his own selfishness to make Dodo, and Dorgon, who was in the southern expedition of Haoge, had to bear the greatest responsibility. The sudden report from Haizhou made Dorgon furious: "I knew that Zuo Menggeng was unreliable. This was simply against the sky. They were forcing our Qing Dynasty to fight south!"

Dai Shan next to him looked bad, but he still reminded Dorgon: "The Regent should make a decision early. If Zuo Menggeng, Dong Yuan, Geng Jimao and the Zhang brothers suffered a setback this time, the situation would be unimaginable, and it would be a good thing for these Han people to ask for battle so actively now!"

Dorgon was still ashamed, but after sighing, he said, "These Hans are betting that we can't afford to lose. The Qing Dynasty really cannot afford to lose. These 20,000 Han troops are all elite troops of the Qing Dynasty. You can't just leave it in Huai'an Prefecture!"

Duoduo had been beaten countless times by the Ming army of Yue, so he had already developed a stress response: "Regent, since the Qing Dynasty cannot afford to lose, it is better to wait and see first. This southern expedition is of great importance, so we should be more cautious!"

Dorgon also knew some of the truth about Duoduo, but the problem was that the Qing Dynasty could not afford to lose: "Zuo Menggeng, Dong Yuan, Geng Jimao and the Zhang brothers together had 20,000 people. These more than 20,000 Han troops were the elite troops of our Qing Dynasty. Now they were all in their efforts to fight against Wang Zhiren to decide the outcome. If our army refused to send troops and Zhang Boyi from the flanks sent troops to intercept the enemy, the 20,000 troops would definitely be left in Huai'an Prefecture."

Dorgon never expected that Zuo Menggeng, Dong Yuan, Geng Jimao and Zhang brothers would be more enthusiastic about the cause of southern expedition than the princes of the Qing Dynasty and Beile. But that's the case. Without even asking the Qing court, they directly launched a battle-level offensive and put all the 20,000 troops in their hands into it.

Since these Han generals have invested all the 20,000 elite troops of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty and Dorgon have to follow up and even bet on all the bets. Otherwise, the 20,000 Han troops invested in the early stage will definitely be compensated. But the problem is that the reason why these Han generals did this is that the Qing Dynasty can no longer afford to lose.

When Duoduo heard this, he frowned. He really didn't expect that Zuo Menggeng, Dong Yuan, Geng Jimao and the Zhang brothers could have such great determination and energy, and they did this to put Dorgon on the fire.

If Dorgon did not send troops to help, the regent who sat on the 20,000 Han troops were missing, would probably be even more unstable, so Duoduo could only ask: "What is the situation in Huai'an Prefecture now?"

This is exactly the headache problem of Dorgon: "Now, it is naturally the upper hand. Wang Zhiren only has eleven camps, but our army has 20,000 people and they are all elite troops!"

Although Wang Zhiren was the governor of Huai'an and the Marquis of Wuning, the commander of Wang Zhiren was only one infantry brigade of eight battalions and one and three battalions of Fubiao. Even if the several battalions were under their command, there were only ten thousand soldiers. The brothers Zuo Menggeng, Dong Yuan, Geng Jimao, Zhang Tianlu, and Zhang Tianfu were all using all their strength in the southern expedition this time, and directly invested nearly 20,000 troops to launch a surprise attack, which naturally gained the upper hand by relying on their military strength.

According to Zuo Menggeng's report, the Qing army had defeated the six camps under Wang Zhiren's troops. Although this must be an exaggeration, the Han army in Haizhou must have gained the upper hand this time, which is also the reason why Dorgon was preparing to launch a large-scale southern expedition.

Duoduo felt that it was Zhang Tianlu's idea to take the initiative to fight south, so he could only say carefully: "It is best to see the southern expedition this time. Just take Xuzhou as long as you can. At most, Fengyang and Huaian are won. Don't cross the river again!"

He was psychologically shattered by the Ming army of Yue, but the more Duoduo said this, Dorgon became more and more confident: "Don't worry, King Yu, I personally commanded the Southern Expedition this time, and there will be no mistakes!"

Although Dorgon has been pampering since entering Beijing, Dorgon is still Dorgon after all. He feels that the failure of the Southern Expedition last year was entirely due to the messenger of Dodo and Haoge. This year, he will never have any problems in commanding himself.

Moreover, the victory of Zuo Menggeng, Dong Yuan, Geng Jimao and Zhang brothers in Huai'an Prefecture also gave Dorgon great confidence.

In fact, the generals of the Chengtian Dynasty were second-rate or even third-rate generals in the Ming Dynasty in the past. Wang Zhiren, the general of Dinghai and his troops, were already many generals and troops in the Chengtian Dynasty. Zhang Boyi was just a small figure in the Taikang Marquis' Mansion in the first year of Shunzhi and had no experience in leading troops to fight.

The reason why Duoduo and Haoge returned to the southern expedition was, on the one hand, that the Ming army of Yue always had the advantage of military strength, and on the other hand, they were not suitable for combat in the water network area in Jiangnan, but the main reason was that they killed the master's tutor.

Xuzhou is the most suitable battlefield for the large corps to launch. Dai Shan, Duoduo, and Haoge arbitrarily abandoned Xuzhou and retreated to Shandong. Although it was another fatal military mistake made by the Qing Dynasty, it also gave Dorgon an excellent fighter opportunity.

Zuo Menggeng, Dong Yuan and the 20,000 Han army of the Zhang brothers and Wang Zhiren's eleven battalions had an absolute advantage, but Zhang Boyi of Xuzhou only had fifteen battalions in his hands. He led the Qing Dynasty to fight south. Can't even take down Zhang Boyi's fifteen battalions?

As long as Zhang Boyi's fifteen camps and Wang Zhiren's eleven camps were solved, the situation in the Jianghuai River would undergo a fundamental turning point, and the Qing army would definitely be able to advance straight forward!

Therefore, Dorgon issued his order without hesitation: "This southern expedition is already the last chance of the Qing Dynasty. Anyone who dares to hesitate or retreat without permission will be killed without mercy. Even if it is the prince, Beile is no exception!"

His eyes pointed at the two defeated generals who fled back from Jiangnan. Haoge had already gasped. He knew that Dorgon would definitely attack him, but since he had a ghost in his heart, he could only shout loudly: "Just do it according to the regent's wishes. Whoever dares to hesitate to retreat without authorization in the Southern Expedition will do it in military affairs!"

But Dorgon said viciously: "The King of Yu and King Su will be the pioneers in this battle in Xuzhou!"

The prince present, Beile couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard Dorgon say this. The problem they were most worried about was that Dorgon asked them to act as cannon fodder against the Ming army of Yue.

Now, the two defeated soldiers, Haoge and Duoduo, will have a much more balanced mentality as vanguards, but someone still glanced at Duoduo and Haoge fiercely, feeling that the Qing Dynasty was messed up by King Yu and King Su.

For Zhang Boyi, he had never expected Zhang Tianlu to move so quickly. He had just met with Zuo Menggeng, Dong Yuan and Geng Jimao's troops and launched a large-scale offensive against Wang Zhiren's troops in Huai'an Prefecture. He and Wang Zhiren had previously devoted their main energy to solving Li Yuchun in Sizhou.

The current situation can be said to be gains and losses. With the assistance of Zhang Huangyan and Wang Puxiang, Li Yuchun persisted in Sizhou for two days and finally couldn't hold on to surrender to the Ming army of Yue. However, his generals were faster and directly tied up Li Yuchun to surrender. After solving Li Yuchun, it can be said that he solved the problem of the Ming army's confidant in the Jianghuai battlefield.

But on the other hand, Wang Zhiren and the Huai'an defenders were suddenly caught off guard by Zuo Menggeng, Dong Yuan and Zhang Tianlu. Not only did hundreds of officers and soldiers suffer casualties, but the entire Muyang County was even thrown to the Eight Banners of the Han Army.
Chapter completed!