To be honest, Emperor Chongzhen's imperial expedition this time was actually under a lot of pressure. The reason is just as others feared, this battle is not easy to fight.

All along, he didn't have a special clue, so he used the strategy of scaring the snake with grass, first let the snake run out of the grass, and then see if he could catch the snake.

It is also for this reason that Emperor Chongzhen's personal expedition this time came with great fanfare, and it was no longer secretly like before.

Of course, in addition to the reason for startling the snake, there is also a very important reason that made Emperor Chongzhen give up stealth like before.

Because this time on the grassland, it was mainly the Jianyu army. The leader was the more famous Zilharang in the Manchu army. Jianyu is also very skilled in using spy methods, and Zilharang must be very proficient. At least half of their wars were won by this means. What's more, the cause of this war was the collusion of Chai Shihua, the rebel general of the Ming Dynasty.

If you sneak like before, this time you will come out with the Rock Battalion, and it will not be as easy to sneak as the cavalry. And at such a long border line, Jianyu's traitors will definitely be able to hear the news. Rather than this, it is better to startle the snake.

No, Emperor Chongzhen has learned in detail about the situation in Naturalization City through the Grade A eavesdropping seeds on Ying Erdai and Xilin Jueluo.

The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will win all battles, this is really not wrong.

Emperor Chongzhen only knew about the situation in Guihua City, and he had the idea of dealing with Jianlu and the Mongol Tatars in his heart.

In Yulin, an important town, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has always been an important border town for the defense of the grassland. Therefore, here, you can find relevant information on the grassland, such as a general map of the grassland. All of them are.

After reading the information of the Grade A eavesdropping seed on Xilin Jueluo's body, Emperor Chongzhen drew a route that Zilharang thought was foolproof. After verifying it again, he sealed the map with the route and a copy of his will, and asked the accompanying Jinyi guard to command Tongzhi Wu Zhong, select reliable people, and immediately secretly send them to Datong Mansion and hand them over to Wu Sangui, the commander in chief.

And Emperor Chongzhen himself, as if he didn't know that the Naturalization City side was eager for him to lead his troops to attack the Naturalization City, one after another, passed on, with great fanfare, was to attack the Naturalization City.

Yulin Town has become very lively, and the elites from all walks of life are gathering in Yulin Town. And the night from Yulin Town to the grassland is not collected, and it is also in and out of the place non-stop. There are also grain and grass materials transferred from neighboring provinces, which are also transported to Yulin Town one by one.

No matter who it is, even if it is an ordinary person who has never fought a war, or a passer-by or something, seeing that the emperor is sitting in Yulin, there is such a big movement of the border armies from all walks of life, and the transportation of grain and grass materials is non-stop, they all know that the emperor is going to send troops to attack Guihua City.

However, there is one situation that is strange, at least in the eyes of the parties.

Those who received the emperor's decree from the armies of the various frontiers would receive a sentence from the angel of the decree: "The selection of elites must be cautious, and everything should be arranged properly, and there should be no accidents." It is better to arrive in Yulin Town later. Don't rush to Yulin just because the emperor is there. ”

Generally speaking, when the emperor is here, the generals in the armies on all sides will never dare to slack off, and they will definitely dispatch elites to rush over as soon as they receive the order. However, the will of no longer the will seems to ask them to concentrate on arranging local affairs before going to Yulin. The point of this matter seems to be biased!

However, after the dictation was explained, the generals of the border armies did not dare to disobey it, so they could only arrange everything as much as possible, checked and checked, and rushed to Yulin when they felt that there was no problem.

In this way, those who don't know the oracle seem to be right, and the Emperor of the Metropolitan Dao is really right, and he will only go out with peace of mind after arranging the defense after he leads the army to the expedition. It can be seen from this that the emperor is absolutely going out to crusade against the Jianzhu of the Naturalization City. It's just that if you are so cautious, it seems that the speed of gathering troops is slow. At the same time, I also feel that the assembly efficiency of the Ming army is really a bit low.

Many people have expressed concern about this situation.

Although the emperor has shown his wise and martial side several times before; But what about this time? In this way, although the security of the rear will be guaranteed after the army goes out, the most important thing is not the matter of the army going out to win the battle? That's the point!

With such a low assembly efficiency, the principle of war of the speed of soldiers has been lost, and the Jianjiao outside the border must know about it and respond to it. The grassland is not as good as Liaodong, this army is out of the customs, and Jianyu must have run away a long time ago, hiding in the vast grassland, hiding in the shadows to harass the sneak attack army. You can think of this way with your feet! In this case, how else can the emperor deal with it?

The more I thought about it, the more worried the generals and officials on the side of the Ming army became. At the beginning, they thought that the emperor should have his own plans, and with the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, it was impossible not to see this. However, after waiting for many days, I didn't see Emperor Chongzhen issue a new decree, but he was still unhurriedly assembling and preparing.

Finally, they waited. I remembered that after the emperor ascended the throne, he had a long time, and he did not show wisdom and martial arts. Could it be, is the emperor returning to mediocrity?

There have been many such examples in history. For example, the Later Tang Emperor Li Cunqiao led the army to fight, which was invincible and invincible, but later, it was the end of the rebellion of all relatives and the destruction of the country. Could it be, the current emperor is the second Li Cunqiao, right?

Thinking like this, these courtiers were really anxious, and began to look for various opportunities to advise Emperor Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers are very fast, and if they are assembled so slowly, the news will inevitably leak, and it will be unfavorable to fight with the army!"

"Your Majesty, despite this deployment, you are not afraid of a sneak attack on the Guannai. However, the army lost its suddenness when it went out to the grassland, and the captives had to be prepared, if they avoided the battle, how could the army deal with it, and the grain and grass materials would always run out one day, so what should I do? ”

"The minister implores the emperor to think twice, now that he has no chance of winning by attacking Guihua City, he also asks His Majesty to cancel this war."

“……”

For these exhortations, Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be careless, and seemed to ignore them, but he was really annoyed by the persuasion, so he dealt with things at will.

"I still use Qing and others to teach me to fight? Don't worry, I have my own clever plan! ”

"The speed of the soldier is just the soldier's words, and you can't believe everything. I did the opposite, and the result must have been unexpected, this is my method of warfare, isn't it wonderful? ”

"Since I led my troops to fight, how have I ever lost a battle, are you so unconfident that I will lead the army to fight?"

"Enough, needless to say, I know everything in my heart!"

“……”

Emperor Chongzhen became more and more impatient with the advice of his courtiers, and even had a tendency to get angry, which made many civil and military generals a little disappointed.

But hearing that the emperor was so confident, they could only look at it again. As a result, Emperor Chongzhen simply hid and disappeared from them, but Yu's military strategy did not change at all.

As a result, many people have become worried about Emperor Chongzhen's performance again, feeling that something is going to happen to the emperor this time! Could it really be that in response to that sentence, the general will inevitably die in battle? Or is it that people will be blindly confident after being smart for a long time? Just like Zhuge Liang, there is the defeat of the street pavilion?

While they were worried, the news from the Ming army's side also spread to the Guihua City side through Jianyu Xizuo and Tanma.

When Azig heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "The Ming Dog Emperor is nothing more than that, you really regard him as a wise and martial emperor, what a joke!" ”

When he said this, he said it to Ingordai.

Ying Erdai was a little suspicious when he heard it, and felt that the performance of the Ming Emperor this time was completely different from the performance of the Ming Emperor in his impression. Therefore, he ignored Azig's ridicule, turned to look at Zilharang, and said solemnly: "Your Highness, could it be that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom is playing some conspiracy?" ”

After finishing speaking, he remembered Azig's ridicule, and immediately explained: "Not to mention that the emperor of the country destroyed the Hetao Tumut tribe in one battle, just he killed more than 10,000 people and horses of Prince Rui in one battle, this is definitely not done by luck. And the last general has seen him with his own eyes, he is definitely a very wise emperor, and the eyes that penetrate people's hearts are still fresh in the memory of the last general. This emperor of the Ming Kingdom is by no means a mediocre person! ”

"Haha, was you scared when you were captured by the Ming Kingdom once?" When Azig heard this, he sneered unscrupulously, "Don't talk about the useless ones before, you can tell me, what kind of moths can the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom produce on this grassland?" When the army is attacked, the vast grassland, you can see through what he wants to do at a glance, and how can he destroy us? ”

Although Azig was right, Zilharang was cautious by nature, but he was still a little worried in his heart, just as Yingordai said. After pondering for a moment, he said solemnly: "Ling Tanma and other meticulous works in the pass, do not slack off, keep an eye on the movements of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, and if there is any change, immediately report it!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness!" Ying Erdai listened to it and thought to himself that the emperor was wise, and it was indeed good to have Prince Zheng to lead the army. Otherwise, if Azig came to lead the army, he would have been deceived by the appearance of the Ming Emperor, and he would definitely have affected the army.

Azig on the side really didn't think so. However, Zilharang is the commander, and he issued this military order, and Azig doesn't care. Seeing that his performance was a lot easier, he almost said it directly.

Zierharang was still frowning, he couldn't understand what Emperor Ming was doing, it stands to reason that he should never be like this. It's not good, it's really going to be something. Therefore, in addition to the order to step up the investigation of the movement of the Ming army, he also passed on a new military order.

First, the Naturalization City side should speed up its actions and be prepared to evacuate at any time. All the supplies, grain and grass, everything that can be taken away will be taken away, and the Ming army must not be left with a star. With the strategy of clearing the wilderness, the Ming army could not get any supplies on the grassland.

Second, urgently order all ethnic groups in Mongolia who have not yet dispatched elites to the city of Guihua, and urge them again, and those who have not arrived before the time limit will be punished as not following the orders of the Qing Dynasty and intending to rebel, and there will be no forgiveness for exterminating the tribes.

Zilharang believed that as long as his side was ready, he could go to war at any time. In this way, there is a buffer of the grassland, even if the emperor of the Ming Kingdom has more moths, I believe it will not be able to succeed.

Therefore, his military orders were immediately carried out in the most severe way.

On the side of Naturalization City, there is a lot of movement. Grain, grass and materials are all loaded into the car and can be left at any time. Cattle, horses, sheep and the like have also been transferred to the foot of the green mountains, and they can also stay away from the Naturalization City at any time. There are also those farmlands outside the naturalized city, which are no longer cared for, and are ready to be destroyed at any time.

The army of Jianyu, including the elite of the Mongolian tribes who came by order, could not sleep and take off their armor and horses. Under such a strict battle, see what other moths the emperor of the Ming Kingdom can have. Even if he sent 20,000 Ming cavalry troops to hide from the Guannei Xizuo, or dared to raid the Naturalization City before the Guannai Xizuo sent the news, Zilharang was sure that he could make the Ming cavalry get nothing at the first time, only an empty city.

Hehe, the trick of the hussar general in the history of the Ming Kingdom is useless to the Qing Dynasty!

Zilharang had a faint guess in his heart that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom wanted to use this trick. On the surface, he slowly assembled to paralyze himself, but in fact, he used the cavalry as the vanguard to raid, and the infantry army followed. Isn't there a hussar battalion in the imperial forest army of the Ming Emperor? It can be seen that the emperor of the Ming Kingdom has an idea about the hussar general, and he will come to this set if he doesn't do it well.

As a result, the Ming army on the side of Yulin Town, and the Jianyu and Mongol coalition forces on the side of Guihua City, although there was no war. But the confrontation between the two sides has already begun.

Zilharang didn't know that after his coping methods, through the first-class eavesdropping seeds, were known by Emperor Chongzhen, he breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed that this Jierharang was really good, so he really had to do what he thought. Yes, after a while, if he starts to doubt, he can continue to add ingredients.

Thinking about this, Emperor Chongzhen secretly calculated in his heart again, Wu Sangui's side, is almost about to succeed, right?

…………

Speaking of Wu Sangui, the general soldier of the aid and suppression, when he suddenly received a secret order from Emperor Chongzhen, he couldn't help but be surprised. He couldn't figure out why the emperor could get a roadmap for Jianyu to escort the population and materials back to Liaodong, and even explained who led the army and how many troops there were. With such a detailed military situation, I'm afraid that only the top level of Jianyu can know about it, right? Could it be that there are secret agents of the emperor at the top of the Jianyu?

Wu Sangui was really shocked, and felt that this was really incredible! Looking back at this time, I feel that his uncle's approach to his ancestor's birthday is really too unwise, if his uncle can know that there are secret agents of the emperor at the top of Jianyu in the spirit of heaven, would he not have the idea of stepping on two boats and wanting to find a source between Jianyu and Daming?