At the beginning of February of the tenth year of Chenghua, Shanhaiguan.

At this time, the flags inside and outside Shanhaiguan were waving and the war drums were noisy, Liu Juntao ordered the mobilization of the three divisions of the Tiance Army, the Yingyang Army, and the Yue Cavalry Army, as well as the first army, the second army, the third army, the fourth army, and the fifth army of the Ming Praetorian Guard assembled in Shanhaiguan, with nearly 100,000 troops!

On this expedition, Liu Juntao ordered Zhang Xiaojun, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, to be the main general, Yan Hu, the chief military officer of Taiyuan Town, and Chen Ziping, the chief military officer of Zezhou Town, to be the deputy generals, and to make every effort to recruit and suppress the three guards of Jianzhou.

In order to prevent the resurgence of the three guards of Jianzhou and rush to the eternal tragedy of the Jiashen national disaster at the end of the Ming Dynasty in later generations, Liu Juntao directly issued a kill order: this time the Ming army attacked, and the chickens and dogs were not left behind, and all the three guards of Jianzhou, subordinates, livestock, officials, and slaves were all killed!

After this order was issued, it immediately caused an uproar in the government and the opposition.

At this time, Liu Juntao had already made public the various actions of the Jianzhou Sanwei, and the government and the opposition were also very indignant at the actions of the Jianzhou Sanwei, but Liu Juntao's cruel order still made people look sideways.

Emperor Chenghua was also quite puzzled, and when Liu Juntao led his army to conquer the Warat Department, the Tatar Department and the Western Regions, he did not issue such an order.

Zhang Xiaojun, Yan Hu, and Chen Ziping were also very puzzled, but the three of them obeyed Liu Juntao's words, thinking that as long as the order issued by Liu Juntao was strictly implemented, there was no room for negotiation.

Regarding the doubts of the central government, Liu Juntao did not explain too much, but just said: Don't raise tigers to deal with the past.

It is impossible for Liu Juntao to compare the incident of the wild boar Pinurhachi more than a hundred years later, and he can only explain it in this way.

Seeing Liu Juntao's resolute attitude, Emperor Chenghua didn't think much about it, directly stood on Liu Juntao's side, and added a holy decree to the army that had been assembled at Shanhaiguan.

“…… Jiannu is capricious, repeatedly violates the power of heaven, and now the soldiers are pressing the border, Wang Shi should hang the people and kill the crimes, clean up the thieves, be sure to smash their nests, and eliminate their species! ……”

Emperor Chenghua's sentence of its nest and its kind basically determined the final fate of the three guards of Jianzhou.

At this time, Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu and Chen Ziping were hoarding grain and grass in Shanhaiguan, and after discussion, the three decided to send troops north after ten days, passing through Guangning Tun Qianwei, Ning Yuanwei, and Guangning Right Tunwei, turning east at Xiping Fort, and arriving at Haizhou Wei through Xining Fort.

The three of them decided to use Haizhou Wei as the transit place for grain and grass in the rear, and left the First Army of the Praetorian Guard to garrison and transport grain and grass for the army.

Then, the main army attacked in three ways:

The left army was dominated by the Eagle Yang Army, accompanied by the Second Janissary Army, from Haizhou Wei through Liaoyang City, Shenyang City, Tieling, and Anle Prefecture out of the border wall; The army on the right was dominated by the Vietnamese cavalry, accompanied by the third army of the Praetorian Guard, and went out of the border wall from Haizhou Wei through Lianshan Pass, Samaji Fort, and a wall fort to the east; The middle army is the main force of the whole army, mainly the trapping army, accompanied by the fourth army of the Janissary Guard and the fifth army of the Praetorian Guard.

According to the plan of Zhang Xiaojun, Yan Hu and Chen Ziping, the three-way army attacked together, and at the same time killed the three guards of Jianzhou from the north, west and south, so that the three guards of Jianzhou could not take care of each other, and strive to fight a battle!

When this plan was presented to Liu Juntao, Liu Juntao immediately remembered the battle of Salhu in the later generations, when the Ming army was also divided into four ways to attack, and was finally broken by the wild boar Pinurhachi.

But Liu Juntao still approved the plan, and the reason is that it is not what it used to be.

At the time of the Battle of Salhu, the Ming army was already "impoverished", not only the combat strength was worrisome, but there was no cooperation between the various departments at all, and the logistics supply could not keep up, and even the military equipment was extremely scarce, and there was no advantage in the troops, so the defeat of the Houjin soldiers in the face of the soldiers was inevitable.

And this time, Liu Juntao mobilized an army of 100,000, including 30,000 or 40,000 strong Tiance troops, the army has sufficient food and logistics, and the combat power of the soldiers and horses is even stronger to the point of no defeat and high morale.

You must know that in the face of absolute strength, any scheme is a joke!

When Liu Juntao's reply was sent to Shanhaiguan, Zhang Xiaojun, Yan Hu, and Chen Ziping had already made all the preparations before the expedition, and after nearly ten days of adequate preparations, the morale of the 100,000 Ming army was high, and the grain and grass were sufficient, Zhang Xiaojun immediately ordered the army to go north tomorrow.

Divide into two ends, one branch for each.

The news of the Ming Empire's dispatch of troops has spread all over the world, and Aixinjue Luo Dongshan, who is the governor of Jianzhou's right guard, was surprised, and his heart was suddenly shrouded in fear.

Li Manzhu, the commander of Jianzhou Wei, couldn't sit still, and hurriedly sent someone to summon Aixin Jueluo Dongshan to come to discuss the matter.

At this time, although Li Manzhu was the nominal supreme commander of the three guards of Jianzhou, his own strength and strength were far inferior to Aixinjue Luo Dongshan, so when he encountered major events, he had to ask Aixinjue Luo Dongshan, and he obeyed his words.

Li Manzhu's troops were only 10,000 soldiers and horses, of which there were only more than 1,000 cavalry, the rest were infantry, and there were no firearms. Therefore, in the face of the pressure of 100,000 elite Ming troops, Li Manzhu put all his hopes on Aixinjue Luo Dongshan.

When Aixinjue Luo Dongshan rushed to the Jianzhou Acropolis, Li Manzhu didn't care about any reserve and etiquette, and asked bluntly: "Now that the imperial court is sending troops, how should we deal with it?" ”

Before coming, Aixin Jueluo Dongshan had already made his own judgment based on the current situation, and said after a deep sigh: "With today's plan, our army must not stick to the three guards of Jianzhou, so it is self-defeating!" Our army must take the initiative to attack, face the Ming army, and concentrate our forces to win one or two victories, so that the strategic deployment of the Ming army can be disrupted, and the imperial court can have some scruples, and we will have the capital to negotiate with the imperial court! ”

At this time, whether it was Aixinjue, Luo Dongshan or Li Manzhu, they did not think that they could resist the attack of the 100,000 Ming army, at most they would make some achievements in some advantageous battlefields, but the final outcome must be defeated.

Therefore, as soon as Aixinjue Luo Dongshan's voice fell, the two quickly reached an agreement, that is, to promote peace by fighting, and try their best to make some achievements, so that the court will retreat in the face of difficulties, even if they take the initiative to apologize, or give some blood, as long as they can let Jianzhou Sanwei survive this disaster.

"That's the only way to do it!"

Li Manzhu sighed and said, Aixinjue Luo Dongshan also sighed heavily, he originally thought that the imperial court would at best issue an order to reprimand Jianzhou Sanwei first, and he would be fine if he took the initiative to admit his guilt, where would he have thought that the imperial court would not say a word of greeting, and directly dispatched an army of 100,000 to suppress the border, including 30,000 or 40,000 Tiance troops!

"The trapping army, the eagle army, and the Yue cavalry army! How can I cope with such a strong army? ”

Thinking of the 100,000 army on the road, there are three Tiance troops that are so strong that they are almost invincible, Aixinjue Luo Dongshan's heart is filled with a deep sense of despair, for the future of Jianzhou Sanwei, Aixinjue Luo Dongshan can hardly see any hope!

On the second day, Aixin Jueluo Dongshan, who stayed in the Jianzhou Acropolis, was urgently summoned to the mansion by Li Manzhu again.

When Aixinjue Luo Dongshan saw Li Manzhu every other day, he was immediately taken aback.

At this time, Li Manzhu can almost be described as a withered tree, his eyes are red, his expression is panicked, his face is bloodless, and even his tiny braids have turned white overnight!

"Something's wrong!"

Aixinjue Luo Dongshan couldn't understand, could there be anything more desperate than learning that the 100,000 Ming army was coming?

"This is the decree issued by the imperial court!"

Li Manzhu handed over a holy decree, and Aixinjue Luo Dongshan knew that it must be a reprimandal decree sent by the imperial court before the war, so he stretched out his hand to take it.

But when Aixinjue Luo Dongshan saw the holy decree, "Pound its lair, and never its species!" When I said these eight words, I was stunned, and my mind was blank.

"How could the imperial court give such a decree? That's not right! Impossible! ”

Aixin Jueluo Dongshan couldn't understand that the will issued by the imperial court this time was completely unreasonable, and it was not in line with the past practice, what was the problem?

Before Aixinjue Luo Dongshan could figure it out, Li Manzhu suddenly cried loudly: "If I knew this, I shouldn't have listened to your bewitchment, and I shouldn't have gone against the court!" Now that the whole family of Jianzhou Sanwei is about to be wiped out in the flames of war, you and I are the sinners of Jianzhou Sanwei through the ages! ”

Originally, he suddenly learned that this almost exterminating decree of the imperial court, Aixinjue Luo Dongshan was already irritable in his heart, and at this time, he was provoked by Li Manzhu's crying, and was angered by his constant complaints, Aixinjue Luo Dongshan suddenly attacked.

"Didn't you always want to occupy Liaoyang City, and you wanted to occupy the entire Liaodong? Now that the imperial court has just raised an army to fight, you will put the blame on me alone, are you playing with me as a puppet~! ”

Li Manzhu also wanted to quarrel with Aixinjue Luo Dongshan, but suddenly saw the anger on his face, and immediately deflated, just sat on the side and secretly regretted it.

At this moment, Aixinjue Luo Dongshan suddenly thought of a possibility: at this time, the imperial court issued such a will to exterminate the clan, maybe Emperor Chenghua was angry, if he could make Emperor Chenghua's anger dissipate, maybe Jianzhou Sanwei still had a glimmer of life!

Thinking of this, a trace of hideousness appeared on Aixinjue Luo Dongshan's face: "Since the commander said so, then the subordinates have something to say: now in order to protect the three guards of Jianzhou, the commander will bear the brunt of it, and he must do his best to protect the whole clan!" ”

Li Manzhu looked at Luo Dongshan, who was staring at him directly, and was suddenly startled: "You, what do you want to do!" ”

After speaking, Li Manzhu shouted, wanting to beckon the guards outside to come in, but after shouting for a long time, there was no one outside.

Aixinjue Luo Dongshan sneered and said: "You, the commander of the Jianzhou Guard, have long been an ornament, as long as I am here, who of those guards will dare to come in!" ”

As he was talking, Aixinjue Luo Dongshan pulled out his sword and pounced on it with a hideous face......