In the end, Di Chen decided to give it a try.
But as soon as Abatai entered the city, he pointed at Di Chen's nose and scolded, "Bastard slave, why didn't you come to help us when you saw our army suffering a setback?"
Of course, Abatai's words were extremely unreasonable.
It was Duo Duo who personally ordered Di Chen to guard Yangzhou. The battle of Jianye happened at night, and Yangzhou was hundreds of miles away from Jianye. Even if Di Chen wanted to help, it would be too late.
Abatai was venting his frustration on Di Chen.
Di Chen also had a temper. Di Chen was polite to Duo Duo, but he didn't have a good expression in front of Abatai. He said in a deep voice, "Watch your mouth."
"How dare you talk back to me?!" Abatai was also furious.
If Di Chen swallowed his anger, Abatai might just let it go and let it go after venting his anger. But Di Chen's attitude completely angered Abatai.
Ever since the Qing army entered the pass, no Han dared to speak to them like this.
Abatai said subconsciously, "Someone, drag this dog slave away and give him 30 lashes!"
"Yes, Sir!"
Abatai's bodyguards were about to step forward to arrest Di Chen.
"Who dares?!"
Lian Po, who was standing behind Di Chen, let out an angry roar. "Shua!" Immediately, groups of Great Zhou Imperial Army rushed in. In the blink of an eye, Abatai and his bodyguards were surrounded.
Both sides immediately pulled out their swords.
Abatai's expression changed when he saw this. Only now did he remember that there were 100,000 mutants stationed in Yangzhou City. On the other hand, there were only 50,000 soldiers left in the Qing army.
If they really fought, the Qing army would be completely defeated.
But if he just let it go like this, Abatai would lose face. He was in a dilemma, and his face turned red. Compared to Duo Duo, Abatai was too immature and impulsive.
From beginning to end, Di Chen was very calm and expressionless.
Seeing Abatai's embarrassed expression, Di Chen said, "Remember, I'm here to cooperate with your army, not to be your slave. As long as I want, none of you can leave Yangzhou City today. "
"What do you want?" Abatai was still stubborn.
Di Chen laughed and shook his head, "It's not what I want, but what the enemy wants. The Ming army is about to attack, and we are still fighting among ourselves. What is the point? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at? "
Seeing this, Abate hurriedly walked down the stairs and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Retreat!"
Di Chen said concisely, "We can't defend Yangzhou City. We have to report it to the Regent."
"Alright!"
Abatai nodded, the resentment in his heart did not really dissipate.
After reaching an agreement, the Emperor Dust Tribe and the Abatai Tribe didn't stay any longer and left Yangzhou dejectedly. Di Chen couldn't be blamed for being anxious. Once Guo Ziyi's troops blocked their way to the north, they wouldn't be able to leave even if they wanted to.
…
As the Qing army retreated from Yangzhou City, the second phase of the campaign began.
Li Jing was steady. After leading his troops to Yangzhou City, he was not in a hurry to head north. Instead, he worked with Guo Ziyi's troops to completely wipe out the Jianghuai River Valley, recover the lost land, and protect the safety of Jianye.
Only by taking down Jianghuai would the Ming army have the capital and foundation to fight the Qing army.
On the 13th day of the campaign, Emperor Zhang Xianzhong finally confirmed that the Southern Ming army had not only recovered Yangzhou City, but also wiped out the Jianghuai River Valley and the main force of the Qing army.
The two sides agreed, "In three days, we will officially march north."
…
In Yanjing.
The defeat of the Duoduo Tribe was a wake-up call to Dorgon.
Different from history, after the Great Shun army was wiped out, the Qing army still had 400,000 troops stationed in the north, in addition to the 100,000 troops of the Duoduo Tribe and the 50,000 troops of the Abatai Tribe.
The composition of the Qing army was relatively complicated.
The most elite troops were the Eight Banners Army, which could be divided into the Eight Banners of Manchu, the Eight Banners of Mongolia, and the Eight Banners of Han. The Eight Banners of Manchu were mainly Manchu cavalry, which had about 50,000 people. The Eight Banners of Mongolia were Mongolian cavalry, which also had about 50,000 people.
As for the Eight Banners of Han, it included Wu Sangui's troops and the former Ming army that surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
The last part was the puppet army and prisoners of war that the Qing army had captured in the north, including the Great Shun army.
Other than the Eight Banners of Manchu and the Eight Banners of Mongolia, the rest of the 300,000 troops all had their own hidden dangers. Therefore, Dorgon did not arrange for this army to move south, but stayed in the north to reorganize.
But now, he could not care so much.
Dorgon could see things clearly. He knew that the Qing army, with less than 150,000 elites, controlled the entire situation. It was like walking on thin ice.
If the war went well, everything would be fine, and the foundation of the Qing Dynasty would become more and more stable.
But if the war did not go well, and the enemy found out about the weakness of the Qing army, it would cause a chain reaction that would destroy the entire Qing Dynasty.
The destruction of the Duoduo Tribe was likely to be such a fuse.
The Duoduo Tribe was the absolute main force of the Qing army. Out of the 100,000 troops, 50,000 were Eight Banners of Manchu cavalry.
It was such an elite division that was badly battered outside Jianye City and was defeated by the Southern Ming Mutants, completely exposing the weakness of the Qing army.
Compared to the 100,000 troops that died in battle, this was the most fatal.
"This is difficult!"
For a moment, Dorgon was at a loss.
At first, Dorgon was worried that the Di Chen Tribe would abandon the Qing Dynasty first, which would be fatal.
The strength of the Mutants had been fully proved in the battle of Jianye. At this time, the 100,000 troops under Di Chen Tribe's command became more and more precious.
Fortunately, the next news made Dorgon quietly sigh in relief.
The Di Chen Tribe did not give up on the Qing Dynasty. After being humiliated by Abatai, they still made a rational judgment and decisively gave up Yangzhou City and led their troops north.
After receiving the news, Dorgon specially asked for an imperial edict to praise the Di Chen Tribe and give them rewards.
Abatai was severely reprimanded. Dorgon was very angry. "Abatai, this idiot, almost made a mistake. Why was it Duoduo who died that night, not this idiot?"
Dorgon was ready to seize Abatai's leadership, which could be regarded as a comfort to Di Chen.
This was the advantage of dealing with smart people.
Di Chen's "good intentions" finally paid off. Taking advantage of Dorgon's good intentions, Di Chen made a small request. He asked for a personal token and a letter from Emperor Shunzhi.
With these two things, when the battle was over, no matter which Qing Dynasty emperor entered the capital, he would owe Di Chen a big favor.
In this way, some things would be easier to operate.
At this point, no matter what the final result of the battle was, Di Chen had already achieved his goal. This also meant that before the battle began, he was already in an invincible position.
This kind of forbearance and calculation was indeed admirable.
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