I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

Xuzhou, prefect yamen.

Dorgon closed his eyes and lay on the bed. He was ill and had a mild cold.

A little bit of cold is a trivial matter, but what is serious is his heart disease.

His close relative Duoduo was killed, hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out, tens of thousands of people were killed or captured, and almost all the territory south of the Huai River was out of control...

This one thing, any one of them alone is enough to make him so depressed that he vomits blood.

But now, all these bad things have come together, and his spirit has suffered a great blow, just like when Da Yuer was taken away by Huang Taiji.

This kind of frustration is extremely painful for a man.

For a man with a high self-esteem, the level of pain will be even deeper.

As long as you can't think about it a little bit, if you can't pass this hurdle, the whole person may be abolished because of this.

Just like Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Yang, Yang Guang was also wise and wise in the early stage. He was full of energy and made many great achievements.

This made Yang Guang think that he was invincible and extremely proud.

However, the failure of several expeditions in North Korea made him feel a great sense of frustration, and thus completely decadent. The world is in chaos, and he never thought to solve the problem, day by day.

When I was a child, it was too smooth, and it is easy for people who have not experienced setbacks.

His subordinates were extremely worried about Dorgon's current situation, but no one dared to persuade him.

In case Dorgon is angered, there is a possibility of moving his head every minute.

"Oh, how can I do this? There are still many things that the Regent needs to decide."

Mao Wenci sighed, and everyone else sighed after hearing the words.

In this battle, they lost too much.

Moreover, what they need to do most now is to clean up the mess, but Dorgon has fallen into decadence again.

The only thing they can do is sit down and discuss the next steps together.

"These soldiers are temporarily out of combat power, and they have to rest for at least a month. If the Wu army continues to attack during this time, it will be troublesome."

Zir Harang of Zhenglan Qi said.

"Even after this period of time, most of our weapons have been lost, and it is very difficult to compete with Wu Jun. Unless we have a year or two to develop and produce more weapons."

Prince Yu Shuosai said a long-term concern. After this battle, they all knew the strength gap between their side and the Wu army. There is no longer the arrogance of the past, thinking that he can compete with Wu Jun.

From ancient times to the present, the most pragmatic are the soldiers, who dare not look down on others like the literati. They need a very rational assessment of their own and the enemy's strength in order to make the right decision.

"Actually, it is not hopeless to fight for a year or two."

Mao Wenci spoke suddenly. At first, everyone didn't know why, but after they came back to their senses, they understood what Mao Wenci meant.

When they went for peace talks, Wu Changqing made a request that as long as Empress Xiaozhuangwen got married, they could talk.

It can be seen from this that Empress Xiaozhuangwen's weight in Wu Changqing's heart.

If Empress Xiaozhuangwen can make some sacrifices now, it is no problem to buy a year or two for the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, this is very humiliating for Da Qing. A group of big men seek peace by sacrificing a woman.

In the eyes of Shuosai, Zierhalang and others, it is not a big deal to send a woman to the past for the benefit of the regime. Even if this woman is the mother of the current emperor, it doesn't matter.

The actual benefits are the most important. If there is no more court or even the throne, what's the point of retaining that little face.

They all hope that Empress Xiaozhuangwen can sacrifice herself, but they also know that Dorgon will not agree with a high probability.

This is where they are helpless, and they don't even dare to come up with this strategy.

Some people even had some dissatisfaction with Dorgon because of this.

At this time, a battle report was handed over.

"News, there is good news."

said a low-ranking civil servant.

Everyone didn't look very good after hearing this. At this time, there is still good news.

Mao Wenci took the battle report, and after reading it, his brows slightly stretched.

"What's the situation?"

Suze asked.

"The Wu army retreated on a large scale, leaving only a part of the army in Huai'an, and the rest began to retreat to the south. Because their backyard was on fire, King Zhu of Lu attacked Jiaxing and Suzhou and other places occupied by Wu Changqing with the sea.

It seems that the conflict between them broke out. As a result, Wu Changqing didn't have the energy to fight north for the time being. "

Mao Wenci said with a smile, this is indeed a rare good news for them.

Zier Harang heard the words and took the battle report and looked like he wanted to confirm the news.

"In this way, we have some breathing time. It would be better if Zhu Yihai could be more aggressive and restrain Wu Changqing for more time."

Shuo Sai said that in his opinion, Zhu Yihai could only delay for a while, and it was impossible to defeat Wu Changqing.

"I'm going to tell the Regent the news, and I hope he can cheer up. There are so many things we need to deal with next."

Not long after Zirharang went in to see Dorgon, another messenger led the battle.

The report arrives.

However, this report came from the north.

It turned out that Liu Guangqi, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi, had already raised his troops to rebel and controlled most of Shanxi, and even Datong had already fallen.

This battle report made the good news just now vanished in an instant, and even Datong has fallen, so Beijing is going to be bad.

Datong is only a few hundred miles away from Beijing.

Although Liu Guangqi's troops are not many, who knows if he will be like Li Zicheng, wrapping up some peasant troops and relying on numbers to besiege Beijing.

The matter was urgent, and Shuo Sai hurriedly entered Dorgon's room.

In the room, Dorgon had just read the battle report of Wu Jun's retreat, and felt a little better.

However, as soon as Shuosai came in, he shouted: "The regent is not good. Liu Guangqi, the chief soldier of Shanxi, has rebelled. The army has already attacked Datong. Beijing is in danger. Let's go back to Beijing."

puff......

When Dorgon heard the words, a mouthful of blood was sprayed on Zier Harang.

Although Dorgon knew that with the reduction of his Eight Banners troops, some of those careerists in various places would definitely be unable to resist. However, he did not expect Liu Guangqi to be so fast.

According to this time, this guy turned out to be the one who launched the rebellion before they had a decisive battle with Wu Jun.

"Prince Regent, it's not too late, let me bring a team back to pacify the chaos."

Shusey said.

If Beijing falls, their logistics will be cut off. If even Shanhaiguan fell together, they would really be doomed.

It is precisely because of the importance of Beijing that Shuosai is so anxious that even Dorgon vomited blood too lazy to pay attention.

"You bring 20,000 people back quickly, and you must behead the villain Liu Guangqi for me."

Dorgon said while coughing.