However, the more ferocious it is, the more Dolgon likes it. If you can catch the people of this tribe and use them for the Qing Dynasty, then you will be able to have an advantage when you are at war with the Ming State in the future, in other words, this is a very good source of soldiers.

Thinking so, Dorgon sent an order to gather his men and horses to investigate the north again, to see if he could catch the people of this tribe.

But at this time, a messenger galloped in, and Shengjing's holy decree arrived.

When Dolgon heard this, he felt very strange that the Ming Kingdom had invaded the Qing Dynasty on a large scale.

Although he lost a battle, he knew it in his heart. The overall strength of the Qing Dynasty was not fundamentally damaged, not to mention the allies of the tribes of the Mongolian steppes in the east. If the war of annihilation is really obtained, the Qing Dynasty and the allied forces can have at least 200,000 troops, and a considerable part of them are elite armies, which have been fighting for many years.

How many troops does the Ming Kingdom have to mobilize to win this war? If there are fewer troops attacking Liaodong, it will not work at all, and if there are too many, what will happen to the logistics? What about grain and grass supplies?

In the previous battle of Sarhu, why the Ming army wanted to attack with five people, it was because the people and horses could not gather too many people along the way, and they had to go separately. And if you want to eliminate the 200,000 Ming army of the Qing Dynasty, the number must be at least equal, 200,000. Liaodong is so barren, can the Ming army come with so many soldiers and horses?

Although he doubted, the decree had arrived, and it could not be false. So, he hurriedly asked about the details of Liaodong.

Under this question, he learned that after he left, it was Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao in the Ming Kingdom, who began to do things, wanting to coerce and lure the Mongolian tribes of the steppe, and wanting to disintegrate the allied forces of the Qing Dynasty. Unexpectedly, when the Qing Dynasty pulled out all the cavalry and threw them into the grassland, the Ming army invaded Liaodong on a large scale.

Conspiracy, this is definitely a conspiracy! As soon as Dorgon heard this, he heard a strong smell of conspiracy.

From beginning to end, the Ming Kingdom should have been plotting against Liaodong. This is a strategy to divert the tiger from the mountain, why can't they see through it, and they still think that the plan will be calculated, and the Qing Dynasty will die in their hands sooner or later!

At this time, Dolgon, as a bystander, found that he could see very clearly, and for this reason, he came to the conclusion that the tiger was diverted from the mountain. At the same time, he was very worried that if the Ming Kingdom wanted to implement this plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, he must know when the tiger would leave. Now it seems that someone must have leaked the secret.

Who this person is, you must find out! Dorgon had a bad feeling in his heart. This person is one of the few people at the highest level of the Qing Dynasty! Otherwise, this matter is so cautious, if someone hadn't reported the news to the Ming army, it would definitely not have been so timely, right? It's impossible, just by chance!

Thinking so, he hid this matter in his heart, first led the troops back to rescue, and won the Ming army.

…………

Emperor Chongzhen was in Shanhaiguan, drinking tea, looking at the various messages fed back by the eavesdropping system. There was news from Daishan, Dolgon, and Azig, as well as news from the middle and low-level Jianyu such as Turg, Yingordai, and Xilin Jueluo. It can be said that Emperor Chongzhen basically knew everything about Jianyu's military operations.

On this day, he saw from the eavesdropping system that the Jianlu and Mongolian cavalry on the steppe had entered Liaodong, and more than 30,000 of them rushed directly to Jinzhou, wanting to cut off the retreat of the combined forces of the Yongwei Battalion and the Panshi Battalion; The other 30,000 cavalry troops were divided into multiple roads and semi-encircled to pounce on Li Dingguo's cavalry in the hinterland of Liaodong, which was turning over the river and the sea; There were also about 20,000 cavalry troops, who rushed directly to Jinzhou.

Jianyu's shot this time is really generous. With so many cavalry troops, if they really fight a decisive battle with Jianyu this time, they will definitely suffer a big loss. You must know that the mobility of the cavalry determines that in the field of warfare, it is often to occupy the initiative, if you can't fight, you will retreat, you can't catch up, if you can fight, you can't escape, you can kill your entire army until you are annihilated.

It is also because of the large number of cavalry troops in Jianyu and the fact that they have these allies of the Mongol tribes, so the Guanning army can basically only rely on the fortified city for defense, which is also for this reason.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at these news, and sneered in his heart: "You guys continue to be busy, it's time for me to play, first cut off those Mongolian accomplices!" ”

As for the fact that there are no eavesdropping seeds on the steppe for the time being to steal the enemy's news, it doesn't matter much. There are so many Mongolian cavalry troops entering the pass, how many guards can they leave in the tribe. There are more than 15,000 cavalry in the hussar battalion and the Beijing cavalry army, and they are killing all the way, and which tribe can stop them?

Thinking so, Emperor Chongzhen issued an order to assemble the cavalry. However, what he didn't expect was that when the royal driver personally marched and left the capital division, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not advise and stop him, but in this Shanhaiguan, Hong Chengchou came out to stop him.

I only heard Hong Chengchou say to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this expedition to the grassland lies in a quick word, and it is necessary to attack their lair before Jianyu and the Mongolian cavalry return to the grassland." In this way, the cavalry is afraid that it is rare to have a time to rest. Weichen thought that it was better to let the general soldiers from all walks of life go to war, and His Majesty would be able to hear the triumphant news when he sat in Shanhaiguan. ”

As soon as they heard this, all the general soldiers and supervisors in the hall came back to their senses, and immediately followed the admonition. You know, this time is different from the last battle of Naturalization City. When the pure cavalry army goes to war, it is to grab time, and the last time, it was the hussar camp day and night, and Emperor Chongzhen was not much tired.

"Your Majesty, the last general and others can go to war, and they will definitely be able to destroy those Tartar camps!"

"The main force of the Tartar cavalry has arrived in Liaodong, Your Majesty is waiting for the good news of the last general and others!"

"Your Majesty's dragon body is important, in case you are tired, the slaves and maids will forget to die!"

“……”

Seeing that they had been admonished, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but shake his head, stretched out his hands and pressed them to calm them down.

When Hong Chengchou saw it, he understood that Emperor Chongzhen still insisted, and couldn't help gritting his teeth, and the hall was quiet just now, so he preemptively played before Emperor Chongzhen spoke: "Your Majesty, Weichen asks for an order, and Weichen will lead the army to conquer the grassland!" ”

This expedition to the grassland is something that everyone can imagine how tired they will be. Therefore, before, Hong Chengchou never thought that he was going to go by himself.

Although it is true that he is a civilian official who leads troops, he is a civilian official after all, and he wants to march day and night like a military general, and fight thousands of miles, to be honest, he really can't do it. But at this time, if the emperor insists on going, then as a courtier, he naturally has to worry about the king, and he has to go if he doesn't go.

When the generals saw it, they didn't speak. In any case, the conquest of the grassland is indeed very bitter. Governor Hong is a civil official, and if he approves of his going, I am afraid it will not be appropriate. However, since he proposed it, the army has a governor in charge, and the emperor should rest assured, and he can sit in Shanhaiguan.

And those prison guards have no scruples. In their eyes, the emperor is their heaven, and everyone else, nothing. Therefore, they have chimed in.

"Your Majesty, Governor Hong is right, and it is enough for him to be in charge!"

"The slave maid thought that Governor Hong led the army to fight and had rich experience in the battlefield, so he could indeed do it. The slave seconded! ”

“……”

Hearing that they were all talking, Emperor Chongzhen still shook his head, stretched out his hand to signal them to be quiet, and then asked lightly: "Who can master the fighter better than me, when to attack and when to retreat?" ”

When they heard this, everyone couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

It's not because the identity of the emperor is there, and he doesn't dare to fight with the emperor. But the past wars have proved again and again that the emperor's ability to master the fighter plane is absolutely the best in the world. Even Hong Chengchou himself had to admit it.

But despite this, Hong Chengchou still opened his mouth and said: "But Your Majesty's dragon body ......"

This time, before he could finish speaking, Emperor Chongzhen interrupted and said solemnly: "I know my body. Fighting the grassland, I will definitely be tired, but the soldiers I brought out from the Beijing division thought about bringing all the soldiers back. Although I can enter the Martyrs' Shrine after dying in battle, I think even more that my Ming soldiers can go back alive and reunite with their families alive. Share the glory brought by the exploits with your family......"

Hearing this, everyone in the hall, especially those generals, as well as the captain of the Jinyi Guard, etc., were all in awe, and they poured out of respect and emotion from the bottom of their hearts.

It is said that those in higher positions regard ordinary people as ants and the lives of ordinary soldiers as numbers, so they don't care too much at all.

However, today's emperor not only attaches great importance to disaster prevention and relief, people-oriented, and even on the battlefield, in order to let the Ming martial artist survive from the battlefield, he would rather be tired of himself, how many emperors can there be since ancient times?

Death for a confidant! For some reason, at this time, these people in the hall, especially these generals, thought of this sentence in their minds!

“…… Therefore, I have made up my mind, and you don't need to say it anymore! When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he said categorically.

This time, all the generals did not persuade, but clasped their fists in unison and responded: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

When Hong Chengchou saw this scene, he knew that at this moment, the emperor really wanted these generals to die, and these generals would definitely not frown. It's not the kind of verbal talk that goes up the knife mountain and goes down to the sea of fire.

And the reason why Emperor Chongzhen rejected Hong Chengchou's suggestion was only because he was not at ease. There is a reason for the existence of the eavesdropping system, only if he personally leads the army to go out, can he grasp the dynamics of the eighty or ninety thousand cavalry in the Guannai in real time, know when they will return to the grassland, what route to take, etc., so as to ensure the safe return of the Ming cavalry to the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, when he saw the words and deeds of these generals, he knew that he had an unexpected gain, and he was very happy in his heart.

If it is said that he has just crossed over, even if Emperor Chongzhen has the heart, he is afraid that he is powerless. But he has been traveling for five years, during this period, he did not indulge in the harem, but usually paid attention to exercise, combined work and rest, and often led troops to go to battle, and his nutrition kept up, this body is definitely first-class.

Tired is sure, but he feels he can persevere. In this case, he himself is the best choice for the commander of the grassland this time.

After the military meeting, all the commanders went back to prepare, and they were scheduled to leave for the next morning.

Needless to say, after the commanders returned, they would naturally tell their subordinates about the situation of the military discussion. As a result, the soldiers of the hussar battalion and the Beijing cavalry all knew the emperor's intentions, and knew that the emperor himself worked tirelessly, just wanting to bring them all back to the capital safely.

It can be said that this cavalry army, if someone wants to rebel, or plots against Emperor Chongzhen, believe it or not, as long as there is a hint of this, everyone will fight with him first!

Not only them, but also the original garrison of Shanhaiguan, they were also proud of having such a good emperor after hearing the emperor's attitude towards them in the military council.

When Emperor Chongzhen led the army to the next day and appeared in front of the whole army, the shout of "Long live my emperor, long live, long live" was louder than any time before!

Emperor Chongzhen understood why he was very happy that the morale of the army was so high, and immediately made a decree, more than 15,000 cavalry troops, majestic and high-spirited, stepped out of the Great Wall and rushed to the boundless grassland.

Among the eastern Mongol tribes, the closest to Liaodong belonged to the Kulun and Horqin tribes. Among them, the Horqin people are further northeast, and the Kulun people are a little closer to Ningjin.

Therefore, after Emperor Chongzhen led the army to the grassland, he immediately galloped to the approximate location of the Kulun tribe. According to the information gathered before, there are also river directions, etc., and there are approximate nomadic locations of these tribes. It is also thanks to the fact that the Jianyu divided the territory for them, and it was strictly forbidden for them to cross the line, so it was easier to find.

The Kulun tribe is not large in size compared to the Horqin and Ao Han tribes. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen made further arrangements, he led more than 5,000 cavalry in the Beijing camp to encircle and suppress the camp of the Kulun tribe, and tens of thousands of cavalry soldiers of the hussar battalion were ordered to continue to travel north day and night, rushing to the pastureland of the Horqin tribe.

It is undeniable that the soldiers of the hussar battalion will be more tired, and after completing the attack, they will make a large circle, and attack the Naiman pastures from the east and south directions within the agreed approximate date, and finally merge to attack the Ao Han tribe in the southwest of the Naman.

Of course, this time the war is already the limit for attacking these four tribes, and there are other tribes, so you can only count it first.

Emperor Chongzhen's will, the iron hooves of the Ming Dynasty, stepping on the grassland, the dragon flag rolled, the horse neighed, and the sword qi was like frost......

The little strength left behind by the various tribes may be able to deal with Jin Guofeng's tired army. However, the elite hussar battalion and the Beijing cavalry army, when they were taken by surprise and swept across the steppe like a storm, had no resistance at all.

In fact, most of the troops left behind by the various ethnic groups were in the north to defend the Jin Guofeng tribe that fled to the north, and for other directions, they didn't think that there would be enemies at all. Therefore, under the strategy of Emperor Chongzhen, it was very easy to fight.

Every time a camp is laid, all the young and strong are headed, and the heads are stacked into a Jingguan, and the words "blood debt and blood repayment" are written, which is not nonsense.

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