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In the Manchu and Qing military camps outside Osaka City, Dorgon braved the severe cold and watched Osaka City from the camp observation tower. He was really not in a good mood.

His original idea was to conquer Osaka in one go after conquering Kobe. In this way, the area south of Honshu would be the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing army would be able to push forward to the Nagoya area.

This terrain gave him the feeling that the southern part of Honshu was similar to Liaodong, and the area beyond Nagoya was Shanhaiguan. If he could cross this mountain range, he could attack the Japanese capital, which would be equivalent to entering the customs.

Compared to others, Dorgon's mind is obviously smarter. He knew that southern Honshu, including Kyushu and Shikoku, used to be the area of ​​the Tokugawa shogunate, so it didn't matter how he fought. However, if it is the land that the Qing Dynasty depends on for survival, it cannot be attacked and must be managed well. And the earlier this kind of operation is carried out, the better.

However, Osaka is like a nail stuck here. At least for now, the Qing Dynasty is no longer capable of attacking.

The reason is mainly because the Qing army attacked cities, especially those that were strong and had no internal response. They usually expelled Japanese civilians to consume the defenders' equipment and undermine the morale of the defenders, so that the losses of the Qing Dynasty could be minimized. But as a result, the Battle of Kobe was so depleted that the number of Japanese in the surrounding area was already very limited, which was far from enough to consume the equipment of the Osaka defenders. Of course, this is also related to Osaka's ability to supply supplies by sea.

What troubles Dorgon the most is actually not that Osaka will not be able to win for a while. What worried him most was the Qing Dynasty's own problems.

After successive battles, the Qing Dynasty suffered a lot of casualties, with at least a thousand casualties. Originally, the Qing Dynasty only had more than 10,000 troops, but now it has about 10,000. More importantly, among the approximately 10,000 Qing troops, there were approximately 4,000 of the two yellow flags held in Hauge's hands. And he only has four thousand troops in his hands. There should be more than 2,000 troops in Duduo's hands on the Shikoku side. But being trapped in Shikoku, I don’t know what the situation is, so I have to rescue him as soon as possible!

On the other hand, because Azig was killed, as the Qing emperor, he naturally wanted revenge, so he changed his previous plan and implemented an extermination policy against the Japanese under the Tokugawa Shogunate. But who would have thought that Hauge actually changed his temper. He became a villain and became a bad guy, while Hauge was trying to be a good guy. He actually selected strong Japanese people and gave them a way to survive, forming a Japanese military flag. The scale of There are almost four thousand.

Today's Dorgon is still the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty after all, so the Catholic Army, an allied force, still listens to his command and is with him. Judging from the strength of the troops, at least from the military camp stationed outside Osaka Castle, it is still huge. But he couldn't guarantee that if there was a conflict with Haug in the future, it was hard to say which side this allied force would be on.

This problem has been bothering Dorgon for many days. For this reason, he even secretly recalled Ying Erdai, who was leading the troops to fight, to discuss the matter in secret.

"Your Majesty, the general believes that the most important thing is to rescue the master. By merging them together, we won't be afraid of Prince Su's disapproval!" Ying Erdai said with a serious face.

Dorgon listened and nodded. He had been thinking about this for a long time and had been preparing for it.

Seeing him nodding, Ying Erdai continued: "The last general thinks that since Prince Su has prepared the Japanese military flag, he should be the one to take charge of the subsequent war. It is best to make him unable to do this. Reason for rejection, otherwise he would probably shirk it. It’s just that I was incompetent, and for a while, I didn’t think of any reason why I couldn’t refuse. "

Dorgon was a little disappointed after hearing this. It is undeniable that what Ying Erdai said is indeed to the point, but the key is that in the past few days, he, Dorgon, has already considered it, and even went one step further and already had preliminary ideas.

I originally thought that Ying Erdai was a famous general under his command, not the kind of reckless man who only knew how to fight, and he might be able to tell some things that he had overlooked. But now it seems that I still let myself down.

Alas, talent, the Qing Dynasty is short of talent! Dorgon sighed in his heart, but on the surface, he did not show any disappointment, but nodded to show that he understood.

Dorgon no longer placed hope on Ying Erdai. After asking some other questions, he asked him to retreat and considered the matter alone.

After two days of hard thinking, let alone let Dorgon find a way to immediately convene a high-level meeting of the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and it is also the twelfth lunar month of winter in the country of Japan, which is extremely cold. The Tokugawa shogunate's troops were huddled in several major cities, and the remaining Allied forces of the Qing Dynasty were unable to defeat them. The two sides seemed to be still facing off, but in fact they had entered a state of truce.

Therefore, once Dorgon's decree arrived, the Manchu generals had no reason not to go, including Hauge.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Dorgon's attitude seemed much kinder when he saw all the Qing generals. Even if he saw Hauge looking at him with a provocative look, he didn't seem to feel anything. He smiled and said: "In the blink of an eye, the New Year will be here. At the beginning of the year, our Qing Dynasty only controlled Kyushu, but now, not only Kyushu, but also Shikoku and southern Honshu are our Qing Dynasty's."

Hearing this, the Manchu generals in the tent all smiled. These people are all considered warriors, and they open up new territories. This is the most glorious achievement of a warrior.

However, Dorgon immediately changed the subject and said without a smile on his face: "However, our Qing forces are limited after all. Now the territory we control has reached an extreme. Dear friends, you should be able to see that our Qing forces are facing The Tokugawa shogunate is no longer unstoppable..."

Hearing this, these Manchu generals also lost their smiles. In the past, the biggest shortcoming of the Qing Dynasty was the lack of food, so that the Ming army drove them to the Japanese country. Today, the Qing Dynasty's biggest shortcoming is its lack of military strength. These people have a deep understanding of this.

Looking at their expressions, Dorgon continued: "Everyone should know that in wars, especially in field battles, we cannot rely on our Qing allies. We still need our Qing warriors to defeat Tokugawa. The army of the shogunate. Therefore, I thought that if we, the Qing Dynasty, want to continue to expand our territory and defeat the Tokugawa shogunate, we must concentrate all the troops of our Qing Dynasty. For this reason, the troops of Prince Yu of the Shikoku must be transferred back to the main state. Join the war.”

"It's nice to say that you can adjust it back across the sea, right?" Hauge was a little unhappy with Dorgon's talk and couldn't help but say sarcastically.

Little did he know that Dorgon was actually digging a hole for him.

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