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Chapter One Thousand and Eighty-Five

Dorgon calculated and said to Ajig: "I don't know what Ajigbele is thinking now, but according to our current forces, we may only be able to take a defensive stance, that is, admit defeat, and try to form a state of confrontation with the Goryeo army and the Ming army. Of course, the point of confrontation cannot be chosen in Pyongyang. Pyongyang is located on the plain, and there is almost no danger to defend around except this city. If we only guard Pyongyang, the enemy can completely turn passive into activeness. As long as they have a cavalry attacking our rear, Pyongyang will become an isolated city. If all the land behind is recaptured by them, we will be trapped in Pyongyang sooner or later, and there will be no domestic army to rescue us. The Khan does not have any extra mobile power at hand, so we can only save ourselves. The soldiers are now trapped and have no horses to defend one piece of land. If they can defend one piece of land, we will be more land."

Ajige seemed to understand Dorgon's meaning, but he seemed not to understand. He looked at Dorgon as if he asked for help. Dorgon cleared his throat and explained further: "Ajigebeile should know that although I led the troops of the white flag to stay in the rear to fight, I have incorporated more than 10,000 Korean troops. After these days of operation, the actual force has actually reached nearly 15,000, which is the force of two flags. We can completely apply to the Khan to give the organization of the two flags of these 5,000 Korean soldiers and call them the Eight Banners of the Goryeo. In the future, we will form the organization of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Eight Banners, the Eight Banners of the Han Army, the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Eight Banners, and the Eight Banners of the Goryeo. If we can use the minion army to serve the Great Jin Kingdom well, we will definitely achieve good results.

"After saying that, Dorgon glanced at Zu Dashou and Geng Zhongming intentionally or unintentionally, and found that their faces were filled with unconcealed embarrassment. Dorgon's proposal meant that they were completely abandoned, or in other words, the current situation was the Eight Banners of the Han army was not the only choice. Dorgon's military force could use, and there might be the Eight Banners of the Goryeo, and there might be the Eight Banners of the Mongols in the future. If the Eight Banners of the Han army performed poorly, it might be possible that the Eight Banners of the Han army would be at the bottom in the future. This is something that Zu Dashou and Geng Zhongming and others would not want to see. Their surrender to Huang Taiji was nothing more than to gain the status and benefits that could not be obtained in the Ming Dynasty. If they were left under the Goryeo and Mongols, what was the point of surrendering to Huang Taiji?

Dorgon didn't care about Zu Dashou and Geng Zhongming's feelings. In his eyes, the useless person was waste. There was no need to negotiate terms with waste, and waste was not qualified to negotiate terms with him. Ajige understood Dorgon's meaning this time. Dorgon's intention was very obvious. As long as his army could maintain a shock to the Goryeo army of the two banners in the rear, let them serve him, and watch the land and cities in the rear, his attention could be placed on the front line. The front line could not be placed on Pyongyang. A buffer zone must be established between Pyongyang and Wangjing. Of course, Kaesong had been destroyed by his own army. It was obviously not a wise decision to place the middle point in Kaesong. If they could also take advantage of the natural danger of the Han River, divide the Han River as the boundary, and divide and govern it with the Ming army, it would probably be the best result at present.

Dorgon meant this. Although the Han River was a sad place for the Jin soldiers, no one could guarantee whether the Han River would become a sad place for the Ming army. As long as they could form a confrontation with the Ming army across the river, the result would not be too bad for them. There are nearly one million people in the northern part of Goryeo. As long as these people can be controlled, it should not be a problem to form a complete Eight Banners of Goryeo. At that time, there will be tens of thousands of troops, and these people can become the forces used by the Great Jin Kingdom. Now we are gathering the troops at hand to return to the front line of the Han River, and at the same time we actively send envoys to communicate with the Goryeo court to see the Goryeo court.

What do you think? After all, although the Ming army is on the same front as the Goryeo army, they are also the army of two countries. Liu Yi is also a leader who does not show off his rabbit or show off his eagle. No matter whether he was sent by the Ming court to support Goryeo, he would not retreat without getting a lot of benefits in Goryeo. In other words, Liu Yi's new army will not be dispatched for vain, and it is even more impossible for him to help the Goryeo royal family recover land for no reason. If Li Ne wants to mobilize the new army to the Northern Expedition, he may have to give them enough benefits. Liu Yi cannot sacrifice the interests of his new army for a small role like Li Ne, so that the new army soldiers and the Jin soldiers will fight bloody battles on the front line.

Moreover, Dorgon had a vague feeling that this time Liu Yi sent troops, probably not the official act of the court, and it was very likely that Liu Yi's single action. According to the Ming court's temperament, their reaction could not be so fast. If this was Liu Yi's single action and no one above forced him to make any decision, Dorgon believed that this war would probably stop near the Han River. Liu Yi would not take the risk of letting the army cross the Han River and take the initiative to fight with the Jin soldiers. This is meaningless and is not in Liu Yi's interests. They can even make some concessions. Liu Yi simply wanted to achieve greater benefits in Goryeo. In essence, they were no different from the Jin Dynasty's purpose of invasion in the south. It's just that Liu Yi was just under the banner of rescuing Goryeo, and was slightly better in justice, or naturally received the support of the Goryeo royal family and the soldiers of the people. In this regard, he should be said to have lacked consideration in this action.

Dorgon turned around and whispered a few words to Dodo. Dodo immediately took the order and came back soon. The soldiers were carrying a huge map in their hands. This was the eight maps of Goryeo found in the Goryeo Pyongyang Palace. Dodo immediately ordered the soldiers to spread the map in the hall. Dorgon walked to the map and bowed and said, "Ajige Beile, all the banner masters, in my opinion, we must give up Kaicheng, but we can move the position forward, so it's better to be here." Dorgon pointed to a small dot on the map, and Ajige even stood up from his seat. The eyes of the several of them looked in the direction of Dorgon's finger, and at the same time stayed on a name, Panmunjom.

"Panmendian?" Ajige was a little surprised. There was no such place on his marching map, but it was displayed on the Goryeo Eight Map. Of course, this is because the Eight Map is more detailed, so ordinary villages and towns will be marked on the map. Dorgon nodded and said, "Yes, it is Panmendian. It is located on the bank of the Shachuan River, which is exactly the tributary of the Han River. That is, the Han River Basin is close to the forefront of our side. The terrain here is high and it is a hillside, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Our Goryeo soldiers who surrendered have already introduced the details of the information. I won't say much about it here.

In short, although this place is a small place, we can mobilize Goryeo soldiers to build forts here and become our frontier fulcrum. And we can build some forts around Xintan and Linjin River. This will become the dividing line between us and the Goryeo royal family in the south, and the dividing line between us and the Ming New Army. To the south, we belong to us to the north, although the northern part is more barren, it is better than not. What we need most at present is the population, which is labor force. The million people in the south are our best labor force and source of troops."

(Fisherman's note, for the sake of the smooth plot, Panmunjom was grafted to the late Ming Dynasty. In fact, Panmunjom was truly famous during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. At that time, the negotiation location between our army and the United Nations Army was chosen in Panmunjom. Of course, the origin of the name Panmunjom was not in ancient times, but at that time it was just a slope and an unknown small mountain village. In order to clarify the negotiation location, especially the Northern Army, in order to facilitate our army to find the negotiation location, the two sides temporarily built a negotiation base here, and then artificially named Panmunjom, which means that the first appearance of this name should have been after 1950. This place was just for the plot.)

Ajige let out a long sigh, "Dorgon Bell, I understand what you mean. To sum it up, it's just four words, and it's just a few words to rule." Dorgon immediately said: "It's precisely this, but we shouldn't have any conflict with the Ming army now. If everything develops according to my calculations, the Ming army has achieved the goal of annihilation of our living forces after this battle, and they will not pursue us relentlessly, so there is room for negotiation. Of course, we all know that the two sides will definitely end in the end, but the final battle time is far from coming, we need it

To restore vitality, Liu Yi also needs time to develop. Negotiation is the best choice for both sides. Through the introduction of the battlefield situation, I also judged that the other side must be short of cavalry. If they have a large number of cavalry, there is no need to be too many. Only five thousand cavalry will be enough. Even if Azigbele, you will protect the floating bridge, and they will chase them at the end. In the end, you will all be eliminated in Kaicheng. Even if Dodo is timely rescued, it will be useless." Azig was silent. Of course, he knew that Dorgon was telling the truth. This time, the Ming army was precisely because the main force was all infantry. Otherwise, if they had the advantage of cavalry, the floating bridge would not be able to defend at all.
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