Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 190 Frightened Bumbutai

But Dorgon is the regent, and his martial arts are the best in the Qing court. How could he easily admit defeat? Since sneak attacks are difficult to succeed, let's face it head-on.

Anyway, the heavy infantry of the Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty was also very powerful, and they were invincible in attacking cities and land.

However, the number of Dorgon's army was too small after all. There were only six to seven thousand infantrymen, not as many as Zhou Yuantong's battalion.

Once the two sides faced each other and fired arrows at each other, Zhou Yuan and more than 3 people fired their crossbows in unison. The firepower was so strong that the arrows came in overwhelming numbers, and Dorgon's Eight Banners infantry were shot instantly and were unable to fight back.

When the two sides approached, Dorgon's infantry was not as strong as Zhou Yuan's soldiers who were waiting for work, and it didn't take long for the Eight Banners infantry to retreat.

Fortunately, these Eight Banners infantry have a lot of combat experience. Even if they were defeated, they did not run around in a panic, but retreated in a more orderly manner, so Zhou Yuantong did not pursue them. Naturally, the battle losses of the Eight Banners soldiers were relatively low. After the war, only a few hundred corpses were left.

Dorgon saw that he was unfavorable in the first battle, and knew that Zhou Yuantong was not easy to deal with, so he had to retreat to Hejianfucheng.

Although he is from outside the customs, he also knows that as long as he defends Huaiqing City, he will not be afraid that Zhou Yuan will take a detour to attack Beijing and Tianjin, because the Han army is mainly infantry, and the logistics and supplies rely on civilian husbands to carry people on their shoulders, relying on roads and safe routes. .

Once Zhou Yuantong bypassed Hejian Fucheng, Dorgon could cut off his logistics route in an instant and surround him to death between Huaiqing City and Beijing and Tianjin.

But Zhou Yuantong saw that Dorgon was huddled in the city and could not do anything about him, so he set up camp in the south of Hejianfu City.

Zhou Yuantong didn't want to devote his troops to the siege battle, it would consume too much, and his army was full of recruits, so he couldn't bear too many casualties.

If thousands of people died in a day of attacking the city, Zhou Yuantong's army would collapse on the spot.

So Zhou Yuantong confronted Dorgon under the city of Hejianfu. Dorgon did not go out of the city, and he did not go to attack the city.

But somehow, news of Dorgon's defeat in Hejian Mansion and his confrontation with Zhou Yuantong spread to the capital.

In the Palace of Compassion and Ning in the Forbidden City, behind a beaded curtain sits a young woman with a child in her arms on a finely crafted bed.

She is the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng of the Qing Dynasty, the Empress Dowager of Xiaozhuang who is famous all over the world, Borzigit, named Bumubutai, and the child in her arms is the seven-year-old Shunzhi Emperor, Fulin.

Inside the bead curtain, there was a neatly dressed maid standing on one side of the bed. She was Bumbutai's most beloved maid Lagu Su Ma.

"Lagu Su Ma, is it true that the news that the regent is in Hejian Mansion is true?" Bumbutai asked. News from Jianfu City.

Dorgon is the best prince among the sons of Nurhachi except for Huang Taiji. Since the death of Huang Taiji, he has been a strong contender for the throne. king.

Now that he was defeated by the Han people and surrounded, doesn't this mean that they can't kill the mite? If even Dorgon fails, Bumbutai really doesn't know who else can defeat the Han people.

"Master, the censor came to meet you in person, so it must not be a lie." Although Aunt Su Ma didn't believe this fact, the censor came over to tell them in person, how could there be a lie, It is impossible for important court officials to make fun of the emperor and empress dowager.

"Then, what should we do?" Bumbutai had no idea, she was just a woman, she would have a good opinion, and what she was holding in her arms was a young son who didn't even know a few big characters, which made her even more confused. Out of proportion.

When Bumbutai asked such a question, Aunt Su Ma was even more blindsided. She was just a maid from a lowly background, illiterate and ignorant of principles, so how could she come up with a feasible solution.

"Why don't we find Bachelor Fan Wencheng." Aunt Su Ma suddenly thought of Fan Wencheng.

He is the head of the civil servants of the Qing court. Although he does not have the title of chief minister of the cabinet, his actual status is higher than that of the chief minister of the cabinet of the Ming court.

In addition, he has assisted Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, and Fulin, and he is now considered a veteran of the three dynasties, with high morals and high prestige. Dorgon and Bumbutai will discuss many major decisions with him since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs.

"Okay, that's a good idea. Go find him yourself. Don't spread the news of the regent's defeat in the battlefield, so as not to fluctuate people's hearts." Bumbutai instructed.

Although Dorgon has always been eyeing Fulin's throne and wants to swallow Fulin and Bumbutai at any time, but he is the regent of Mite Qing after all, representing Mite Qing's face.

Bumbutai knew that once Dorgon had a problem, the Qing court would definitely have people's hearts fluttering, so he specifically asked Lagu Su Ma not to publicize it.

After a long time, Aunt Su Ma came in quietly with Fan Wencheng, all the way without making a sound, until he brought Fan Wencheng to Bumbutai, and Bumbutai didn't know that Fan Wencheng was here.

"My lord, Fan Wencheng kowtowed to my emperor and the empress dowager." Fan Wencheng was very polite, and he didn't stop saluting to Bu Mu Butai because of his high prestige.

He has always been very loyal to Miqing. For the great cause of Miqing, he has been fighting from the Nurhachi era to today. He is about to enter the customs and obtain the Central Plains. He has waited too long for this day.

"Come forward, Aunt Su Ma, bring a stool for Master Fan." Bumbutai beckoned Fan Wencheng to come forward.

Fan Wencheng is already standing very close to Bumbutai's bead curtain. If he moves forward, he will stick to the bead curtain. Out of etiquette, Fan Wencheng is very reluctant, but Bumbutai is enthusiastic. Beckoning, he had no choice but to follow.

He is a Han Chinese who pays attention to etiquette, differences between men and women, and superiority and inferiority. But Bumbutai is a Mongolian on the grassland, so he doesn't pay much attention to these things.

Fan Wencheng's contradictory psychology is the embodiment of the conflict between the Central Plains culture and grassland culture, but everything can be compromised in front of the imperial power, so Fan Wencheng does not rigidly follow the rules of Confucianism.

"Does the bachelor know about the regent's residence in Hejian Mansion?" Bumbutai asked tentatively.

She didn't know that Fan Wencheng was not clear about this matter. After all, she was a woman, locked in a deep palace, and she was very ignorant of outside news. Dorgon actually happened such a big thing in Hejian Mansion.

(End of this chapter)