Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 270 Uncle Jin Regent
Even Zhu Cihong can now make bold statements saying that he has an army of one million.

There are hundreds of guards in the world, and there are millions of people in this alone. With the addition of Zuo Liangyu, Zheng Zhilong and others, it is not an exaggeration for Zhu Cihong to boast that he has 200 million troops.

But it is a pity that these millions of troops are either the vast majority of Yin soldiers who only exist in the account books, or the farmers who are forcibly conscripted.

But even so, there are not a few elite off-duty soldiers, no matter how you calculate them, they will not be less than Chiqing and Li Zicheng combined.

This is the war potential of the Central Plains civilization. Unfortunately, most of the time, this potential is not used where it should be used, but is wasted in endless internal internal friction.

"How dare a villain deceive the Empress Dowager and the Emperor." The Manchu soldier raised his head aggrievedly and said.

Hearing his words, Bumbutai felt a headache. How can she get through such a difficult situation as a woman.

"Go down." Dorgon seemed to see Bumbutai's pain, and waved the two Manchurian soldiers back.

Seeing this scene, Bumbutai didn't say anything. After all, Dorgon is the regent, so it's not like he doesn't even have this power.

Furthermore, now is the time of crisis for Manchuria, and she does not want to have another conflict with Dorgon.

"Queen Mother, it's time for you to come up with an idea." After the two soldiers retreated, Dorgon came to Bumbutai and asked her to come up with an idea.

"What do you mean?" Bumbutai stared at Dorgon with her sharp eyes and said.

Bumbutai's name is the empress dowager, and she is the highest-ranking person in the Qing Dynasty. It seems reasonable for Dorgon to ask Bumbutai to make up his mind.

But now that Dorgon is the regent, he is also responsible for dealing with difficult problems. The upper echelons of Mite Qing know that what Dorgon said is called asking for orders, but he is actually forcing the palace.

Now he is the person with the largest number of troops in the capital, and he is also the most popular.

Although Daishan is more respected than him, but Daishan is too old and no one wants to follow him.

On the contrary, Dorgon is young and has a bright future. After Hauge's death, there is no one among the princes of Huang Taiji who can compete with him. He may even depose Fulin to take the throne.

So now Dorgon is very popular, and many dignitaries in Anzhou are willing to follow him.

"It's not interesting. You are the queen mother. At this critical juncture, you should make up your mind." Dorgon said with a smile.

His words sounded a little threatening. After all, Dorgon is a young man here, and the man who has experienced many battles is Dorgon. Military issues should be dealt with by him.

But Dorgon asked Bumbutai a woman, which is very abnormal, not to mention that Bumbutai has no military power in his hands, and he simply ordered the army in the city not to move.

Even if she is in power, everyone obeys her orders faithfully, but a fatal problem is that Bumbutai doesn't know a little about the art of war, and doesn't even know what the city gate looks like or why it looks that way.

Asking her to command the army and come up with an idea to repel the enemy is no different from asking soldiers to line up and jump off a cliff.

Women are not naturally suitable for the battlefield, except for Qin Liangyu, Fu Hao, and Hua Mulan, a very small number of people.

"I'm a girl in this palace, who doesn't know the art of war, how can I lead the army to retreat from the enemy, I'd better ask the Regent to think of a way." Bumbutai said in a deep voice.

"I do have this idea, but I am young, not well-known, and my status is not high. How can I convince the crowd and command the whole city to fight back against the enemy?" Dorgon replied triumphantly.

Hearing Bumbutai's answer, Dorgon knew that the initiative was now in his own hands, and he could take advantage of this opportunity to seize more power from her.

Although it is now a critical moment for the survival of the Qing Dynasty, as the saying goes, wealth can be found in danger, so Dorgon does not intend to give up this opportunity.

Sure enough, under the life-and-death pressure of the Ming army's attack, Bumbutai quickly compromised with Dorgon.

"Okay, then I will make the decision on behalf of the emperor and appoint the regent as my uncle's regent. Are you satisfied?" Bumbutai's voice was terrifyingly cold, as if it could freeze someone to death.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager, thank you, Your Majesty." Seeing that his plan had succeeded, Dorgon smiled happily.

Even through a curtain, Bumbutai could see the complacent and annoying look on Dorgon's face.

But Dorgon doesn't care if he hates his current appearance, he just wants to get more power, a higher status, and even one day wear a dragon robe and become emperor.

He thought, he is the son of Nurhachi, and his ability and prestige is no worse than that of Huang Taiji, and the other sons of Huang Taiji can't even touch him, so why let Fulin, the youngest son, be the emperor.

Mite Island is a barbaric nation outside the Great Wall. They do not have the concept of superiority and inferiority that the Central Plains people have, let alone a civilized inheritance system such as eldest son inheritance.

If Manchuria had not been too deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains in recent years, Dorgon would actually have replaced Fulin as emperor.

"Please ask your uncle, the regent, to come up with a strategy to retreat from the enemy." Bumbutai emphasized the pronunciation of the words 'uncle, the regent' when he said it.

Hearing that Bumbutai wanted to think of a strategy to retreat from the enemy, Dorgon's head suddenly became dizzy. It wasn't that he didn't dare to fight, it wasn't that he was inexperienced, it was because the number of the Ming army was too large.

There are more than [-] Ming troops. It is not known whether there will be more troops and manpower to assist.

If Hauge's army hadn't been wiped out, Dorgon could find a way to make up an army of 4 people from the Manchu, Mongolian and Han tribes, which could barely fight the [-] Ming army.

But now Hauge is gone, Duoduo is gone, and Abnai has turned against him. Even if Dorgon descended to earth, he still suffers from having no soldiers to use, and it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

There is no way, this is the limitation of Manchuria's national power. They have few people and land, so they cannot bear too much blow and failure.

Unlike Ming Dynasty, who can fail again and again, as long as they can survive to the next victory, the civilization of the Central Plains will not be extinct, and the country of the Han people will return to the hands of the Han people.

But of course Dorgon can't say that there is no way now, he is a smart man.

Dorgon walked slowly and said in a deep voice, "At this moment, it is advisable to send scouts and spies to find out the actual situation of the Ming army, and find out their specific numbers, marching routes, commanders, etc."

"However, we should also make preparations for mobilization. All the private soldiers, healthy servants, and domestic slaves in the princes' mansions in the whole city will be filled into the army, and one hundred thousand silver will be allocated to make armor, and one hundred thousand silver will be made to make knives and guns. Yamen servants and helpers fill the green camp."

Dorgon's move was to concentrate all the force he could muster. He did not want to leave the capital. He felt that he still had hope for a last ditch effort.

Of course, he did this for his own selfish reasons. The more military power Dorgon holds, the higher his prestige and power will be.

(End of this chapter)