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"What's the matter?" Nurhachi asked.

Do you want to do this?He almost never makes mistakes in his work, and there is no opportunity to take advantage of it. Now that he knows what will happen in the future, isn't taking all the credit from him the best way to hit him?

"What's wrong?" Nurhachi asked again.

"Father Khan..." Dorgon took a deep breath and adjusted his breathing, "Father Khan, pay attention to your body and don't be too tired."

Forget it, stealing the fruit of others is too indecent.

Nurhachi smiled gratifiedly: "Very good, your mother taught me well. If you want to fight with me in the future, you should also learn more from your brothers. Fighting is not just about brute force, it also needs to use your brain. Just like your starlings , I set up a plan for Zhengming, and he will be able to come up with countermeasures, which is what I need most."

Dorgon asked in surprise: "The starling has already proposed an attack?"

"Not bad, and quite doable."

His speed is so fast, fortunately he didn't pretend to be smart.Dorgon broke out in a cold sweat with shock, and couldn't help but smile wryly.It turned out that there was still no chance to suppress him, and he was still invulnerable.

"Okay, you are all my good sons, study hard!"

At the beginning of April, Nurhachi adopted Huang Taiji's suggestion and set the attack target as Fushun.The name Fushun is said to have been given by Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and it means "to caress the frontier and guide the barbarians along the border."

There is a horse market in Fushun for the Jurchens to trade with the Han people, so Huang Taiji proposed that when Fushun opened the horse market, let the generals and a group of elite soldiers mix into the city as an internal response. Nurhachi has always advocated the use of troops to obtain strategies For your money, this tactic is greatly appreciated.

On April [-]th, Nurhachi formally declared the "seven great hatreds" to the heavenly division, and sent troops to conquer. He personally led the troops, and Dabeile Daishan and Sibeile Huang Taiji accompanied the conquest.

It is said to be the "seven major hatreds", but in fact most of them are trivial matters. The most serious one is about the 11th year of Wanli, when Li Chengliang, the general soldier of Liaodong, killed Nurhachi's grandfather and father by mistake.But it has been compensated later, and now it is mentioned again that writing the call to action is just to find an excuse to use force, and there is only one reason for so many excuses, which is survival.

To be a hunter, one has to be more cunning and fiercer than the prey, that's all.

On the day of the expedition, the blue sky was thousands of miles away, the Eight Banners Army's various banners covered the sky, and [-] soldiers were assembled on standby.They are all strong and strong, brave and sturdy, with expectant expressions.Those who stayed behind in Hetuala sent the army out of the city, looking forward to their triumphant return.

Perhaps everyone present would not have expected how much impact this battle would have on the future. Perhaps what they had to consider more was whether the captured spoils could help them tide over the difficulties if they could win, including Nurhachi, including Huang Taiji.

But Dorgon knew that although Fushun was small, it was the Qing army's first shot into the Central Plains. Perhaps this battle was not large in scale, but it was of great significance.

He squeezed back and forth in the crowd, pushed aside those who blocked him, and got to the front of the team.He looked for Huang Taiji's figure among the soldiers on the expedition, and he found it far away.

Huang Taiji, the owner of the Zhengbai Banner, was wearing a white armor and sitting on a horse, talking and laughing with Dai Shan.

It was Daishan who saw him first: "Dorgon, come to see off the brothers?"

Dorgon nodded to Daishan, and then looked at Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji got off his horse and bent down: "Come to see me?"

Dorgon looked up at Huang Taiji, didn't think much about it, just squeezed to the front with all his might, but didn't know what to say.

Huang Taiji smiled and said, "Do you want to say something to me?"

"say what?"

"Like, be careful or something."

"Mynah has been on the battlefield for a long time, and of course he has rich experience in battle."

"Then, how many military achievements?"

"I heard that you went into battle to kill the enemy and never flinched."

Huang Taiji rubbed his head: "You're getting better at talking, and I don't know who taught you. In other words, it's better to grab more things and come back."

Dorgon was astonished. Although it was true, he never expected him to say it so bluntly. Even Father Khan would use the "seven major hatreds" as an excuse, but he didn't hide it.

Daishan urged him not far away: "Old Ba, let's go."

"I'm leaving." Huang Taiji rode on his horse. Under the sun, he looked heroic. He smiled and said to Dorgon, "Wait for me to come back."

The army set off and marched westward to Fushun.The troops were divided into two groups, the left wing took four banners from Dongzhou and Magendan, and the right wing was led by Nurhachi to directly attack Fushun, with Huang Taiji as the vanguard.

The army went away, and everyone went home.

Dorgon sat alone on the hillside looking west, the soft grass exuded a fresh fragrance, he lay down on his back, the blue sky was cloudless.

Suddenly recalling the events of leading the Eight Banners Army into the pass and attacking the capital, thinking about it now is like a dream.

He groped around his waist and took out the finger. He squinted his eyes and looked at it in the sun. The finger was warm and still carried the body temperature, and it glowed milky yellow under the light.Going back to the past for more than two years, the days passed by without any disturbance, and he began to doubt more and more, what is the purpose of his new life.

Close your eyes, pinch the wrench in the palm of your hand, feel your own breathing, the rustling of the wind blowing the grass is clearly audible.

Just when he was about to fall asleep, his chest suddenly felt heavy, something pressed on him, and when he opened his eyes, it turned out to be Dodo.

"Brother, why are you hiding here alone?" He blinked his bright eyes, as long as he was there, there would be an active atmosphere.

"I'm resting, come down, and die again."

"Don't!" Dodo twisted as he said, "Father Khan left us, it's so boring." During these days, he thought about going to the battlefield with him every day.

"Fushun is very close, Father Khan and the others will be back soon, maybe half a month at most."

"Why do you know everything, brother, you are amazing!" Duoduo looked at Dorgon with admiring eyes.

"That's what I said casually."

"I like my brother the most. I think my brother is the most powerful person in the world. Oh, except Father Khan."

Dorgon smiled comfortably, and the younger brother really didn't hurt in vain: "Come down quickly, how long do you have to sit?"

Duo Duo really used his chest as a bench, looking at Dorgon from top to bottom, when he saw Dorgon clenched a fist in one hand, as if he was holding something, he broke it curiously: "Your hand What's in it?"

His hand is very strong, and the finger was taken away in an instant, Dorgon said urgently: "Don't move!"

Duoduo raised his hand high to prevent him from snatching it: "Mynah gave you this, I took it away!"

"It's useless if you ask for it, give it back to me."

"You're useless, I hate starlings the most, you're not allowed to take his things!" Duoduo wrinkled his nose.

Dorgon was startled: "Hate him? Why?"

"Because..." Duoduo was stopped by the question, touched the corners of his eyes, and his eyes rolled around, "Because you are always with him and not with me."

"Stop messing around." Dorgon stretched out his arms to catch him.

Doduo jumped up and ran away. He was as nimble as a little leopard, and he burrowed into the woods as soon as he turned his head.

"Duo Duo!" Dorgon was overwhelmed and followed in.

After a few steps, he caught up with Duo Duo. After all, he was one year older than Duo Duo. He grabbed his wrist and wanted to grab his fingers. Unexpectedly, he twisted hard and pushed Dorgon desperately. As soon as he shook his hand, he saw a The yellow line flashed, and the wrenching finger flew out, falling into the mountain stream.

Dorgon was startled, and a chill rushed straight into his brain. He lay down on the rock and looked down. The mountain stream was deep and dark, and he disappeared as soon as he fell down.

Dodo panicked, looked at the mountain stream, then at Dorgon who was staying there, and said timidly, "Brother?"

Dorgon's face was cold, and the cold and fierce eyes in that moment made Duo Duo take a big step back in fright.

"No, isn't it just a finger pull?" Duoduo stammered.

Dorgon ignored him, turned around and left.

"Brother, don't be angry." Duoduo followed step by step, not daring to get too close.

Dorgon didn't speak, and continued to walk forward.

Duoduo was also annoyed, and said angrily: "Is it because my starling gave it to you, so you are so precious?"

In fact, Dorgon couldn't explain why he was so annoyed. Since Huang Taiji gave it to him, every time he thought about something, he would unconsciously take it out to play with. The smooth and delicate touch still stayed on his fingertips, soft and moist, maybe just To remind myself to remember something. "Some things must be remembered, you don't understand." Dorgon said coldly, and left angrily.

Duo Duo stood on the spot, trying to catch up, but couldn't move any further, and stared blankly at Dorgon's lonely figure going further and further away.

It was night, and Nurhachi's army was stationed in the Gule Mountain area.

In the middle of the night, there was a torrential rain. The rain seemed to be pouring down from the sky, making people breathless.

Huang Taiji stood by the tent door, listening to the sound of the rain outside the tent, thoughtful.

"Sibaile has something on his mind?" It was Minister Erdeni who spoke.

Huang Taiji said lightly: "I just suddenly thought of Big Brother Chu Ying. Do you still remember that when Big Brother Chu Ying was here, he always opposed the rebellion against the Ming Dynasty."

Erdeni looked out in panic, then lowered his voice and said, "Sibeiler, don't say this again, it will be bad if someone hears it."

The matter of Nurhachi's eldest son, Chu Ying, is like a taboo, and no one dares to talk about it.

"It doesn't matter." Huang Taiji waved his hand, "Brother is too naive, he thinks that if we live in peace and contentment, God will give us an easy life, but it's just a delusion, and this is what Father Khan is most dissatisfied with."

"It's inconvenient for me to comment on the big brother's matter. He is too peaceful, which is also due to his temperament."

"There is no turning back when we open the bow. This time we raise our troops, and the confrontation with the Ming Dynasty has been made public. How we will go in the future is still unknown. Taking Fushun should not be a problem, but whether it will anger the Ming Dynasty and lead to It's hard to say that the disaster is coming, what do you think?"

"In the Ming Dynasty, the internal party struggle was fierce, the court was corrupt, and it was also wandering on the boundary between life and death. Only the strong can continue to live."

"Yes, I think Father Khan made the decision to join the army after careful consideration."

"Only by having a vision can great things be achieved. Si Baylor, you are the first person to foresee this war."

Huang Taiji suddenly smiled: "That's not necessarily the case, but there is another person who expected to start a war long ago."