Spring goes and autumn comes, and summer goes and freezes.

In a blink of an eye, it was the end of 1645, and the new year was about to come.

In 1645, the situation in the world was turbulent and changed several times.

By the end of the year, it is still not peaceful.

On the Qiantang River front, the Liang army and the Zheng army fought against each other. The Qing army in the north invaded Henan, and Li Zicheng attacked Shanxi, and the situation was very chaotic.

However, as Gao Huan stopped and stopped attacking Zheng Zhilong, the Qing army in the north saw that the Red Horse Army returned to the rescue, the Qing army could not escape, and as the year approached, they finally retreated back to Hebei.

When Li Zicheng saw that the Qing army retreated, he also withdrew his troops and stopped the battle.

In 1645, most of the forces in the world participated in this battle, and the battle between the two groups of Lianheng and Zong finally came to an end temporarily.

In this battle, Gao Huan, who made the most profits, was naturally Gao Huan, and Li Zicheng also took a little advantage.

The Lianheng Alliance undoubtedly won the war.

Although the Qing army was in Henan and caused considerable losses to the Liang State, Zuo Zhen was beaten up, Zuo Liangyu died in anger, and Zheng Zhilong also lost northern Zhejiang. The entire Union Alliance was greatly damaged.

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Beijing City is covered with snow.

Compared to last year's New Year, Beijing City is much deserted this year.

It is the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the little New Year of the lunar calendar, but there are few sounds of firecrackers in the city.

This year, for the Qing Dynasty, it can be said that the year was unfavorable. Since the Nurhaci cavalry also came, the Eight Banners have not suffered such losses.

Within one year, the Eight Banners lost nearly 60,000 people, and directly reduced their staff by 30%. It can be said that they have severely damaged their vitality. It is difficult to return to the peak without ten years.

At the end of this year, the Qing Dynasty finally established the Union Alliance, which was severely damaged by Gao Huan, and Gao Huan's power further grew, which made the Eight Banners nobles feel worried.

At this time, in Beijing, the Imperial Palace, the five Qing kings gathered together, summarizing the gains and losses of this year and making arrangements for the coming year.

After Dorgon was captured by Gao Huan and the Zhengbai Banner was almost destroyed, Dorgon's faction suffered heavy damage in Beijing.

Although Dorgon's faction and Dodo and Ajige served as the governor, neither of them had the wisdom of Dorgon and had been gradually marginalized.

It must be said that Dorgon's faction fell, and the Qing Dynasty regime should be dominated by Dorgon's rival, Haoge and Jirgalang, but the result was Daishan and the two Red Flag nobles who obtained great power.

This is similar to history, both of them seemingly inconsistent with the two red flags, and they smiled and said to the end.

At this time, the five great political kings, headed by Daishan, sat upright in the middle hall, and the other four sat on both sides. The eunuch poured tea for several people, lit a stove, and left the hall and closed the door.

Dai Shan took a sip of tea and said in a deep voice: "Gao Manzi defeated Zuo Zhen, and that trash Zuo Liangyu died of illness. Now the Zuo Army has lost its strength, and Zheng Zhilong's horse stance and men are very embarrassing. If you want to use the barbarians from the south to restrain Gao Manzi, you may not be able to do it."

Duoduo snorted coldly, "Zuo Liangyu is a waste. He has hundreds of thousands of troops. He has not insisted for a month and was defeated by Gao Huan. If the court hopes that they can restrain Gao Manzi, it would be a big mistake. I think that they can keep their territory and not be eaten by Gao Huan, it is just a big help from me in the Qing Dynasty."

Dai Shan nodded, "The King of Yu is right! It is still up to me, the Eight Banners Warriors, to curb Gao Barbarians, and you cannot count on Zuo and Zheng!"

At this time, Jierhalang snorted coldly and said, "Contain? How to curb? In the battle between Shuanggou, our Qing Dynasty not only lost nearly 60,000 elite troops, but also allowed Gao Manzi to obtain tens of thousands of war horses. Although Gao Manzi stopped fighting, it will take less than two or three years to get Gao Manzi's cavalry. At that time, our only advantage will be gone. How can we deal with Gao Manzi?"

After hearing Jirgalang's words, Dodo and Ajig's face immediately became dark. The two sides had arguing about this matter for too many times. Every time Dodo and Ajig had a quarrel, but as long as Jirgalang mentioned, the two of them had a violent temper and couldn't help but argue.

Seeing this, Dai Shan hurriedly said, "What King Zheng said makes sense. This Gao Man will become increasingly difficult to curb later, so the Eight Banners' children must work together, otherwise there will be no hope."

After hearing Dai Shan's words, the few people all lowered their faces, but they did not start arguing.

At this time, Dai Shan said: "The generals come to block the water and the soil. Gao Barbarians stop the army and stop the war, and it is not because he wants to stop. I think he will definitely rely on Jiangnan's financial resources next year to expand his army madly in order to fight again. My Qing Dynasty will also deal with moves and strengthen his strength, otherwise the gap with Gao Barbarians will only grow bigger and bigger."

After hearing Dai Shan said this, the four of them showed a hint of worry on their faces.

At this time, Haoge asked, "King Li, what countermeasures are there?"

The four of them looked at Dai Shan together, Dai Shan felt the eyes of the Taoist people and said in a deep voice: "I have three ideas. First, the trade in grain and horses with the south should continue and expand the scale. Zheng Zhilong is under great pressure now facing Gao Manzi, so he must be eager to increase his military strength. If the trade in grain and horses, he can improve the combat power of the Zheng army, and when we obtain food, we can alleviate internal problems."

Haoge couldn't help but nodded: "I agree with this. During the Ming Dynasty, the food in Beijing was welcomed by the grain from the south. Now that the transportation of the canal is interrupted, our food is not enough to eat, and we have to share it with the Mongolians. The gap is too big."

Jirhalang, Dodo and Ajige also nodded, and Ajige said, "I agree with it. If we let the Mongols take action, we can make a fortune from it."

At this time, Dai Shan continued: "The second thing is to restore Hebei and Hedong. It is not a long-term solution to rely on Zheng Zhilong for food. Our Qing Dynasty must increase the grain production. We also need to plant sweet potatoes and corn grown by Gaomanzi. In addition, it is difficult to catch banner slaves now, so let the flags not beat people to death at any time. Do you understand?"

Jiergalang said: "Previously, Hebei and Shanxi were severely damaged due to war and severe destruction, and the barbarians fled in large numbers. Now there are many lands, few people. If we can catch more flag slaves, we can have more lands and we can collect more food!"

Dai Shan said: "That's the reason, but now there is Gao Manzi in the south and a thief in the west. Now that the two are allied, where can you go to catch the flag slave?"

After a moment of silence in the hall, Duoduo said, "What is the third strategy of King Li?"

Dai Shan said in a deep voice: "This year, our Qing Dynasty suffered nearly 60,000 Eight Banners Warriors, of which nearly 20,000 True Manchus. This loss is too great, and it is absolutely difficult to recover for a while. I plan to expand the Mongolian Eight Banners and Han Eight Banners and gradually restore military strength!"

Jirgalang frowned, "This year, my Qing Dynasty suffered a tragic defeat. The Mongols and Han people all have opinions on us. If they expand the organization, will our authority decline further?"

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In Beijing, the five kings of the Qing Dynasty discussed state affairs and planned next year's events.

Although it is highly likely that there will be no war in the year, an arms race to prepare for war has obviously begun.

At this time, in Nanjing, the civil and military officials of Liang also arrived one after another to participate in the New Year's proposal and prepare to formulate the national policy for Liang's next year.

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