The reason why Lin Dan Khan just went and came again is because he tasted the sweetness from this operation, he went east twice in less than two months, the second eastward march was not as well prepared as the first time, but the harvest was much greater than the first time, and on the way back, Lin Dan Khan was carefully pondering the reason. After careful analysis, Lin Dan Khan understood that the reason was that the Ming army was pinning down the Jurchens during the second eastward advance, although Huang Taiji later chased after him across the Daling River, and pursued all the way to cause some damage to the Mongol soldiers, but most of the looted livestock population had been escorted back.

If there is one or two, there must be three, Lin Dan Khan thinks that Huang Taiji chased for more than half a month and suddenly stopped chasing, not because he was kind or lacking in combat effectiveness, but it was likely that the Ming army attacked the Jurchens' nest again. Although not everyone will say this to take advantage of your illness to kill you, it is definitely a trick that everyone who leads the army will use, although the Mongolian soldiers are also very tired now, but Lin Dan Khan knows the truth of seeking wealth and danger.

Lin Dan Khan led his troops to get rid of the Jurchen pursuit and returned to the west, on the edge of the desert at the end of the Xilamulun River, he selected 5,000 people and horses not to move, and the others went back first to wait for news ♀, 5,000 people rested and waited by the desert for ten days, it is estimated that Huang Taiji has left and immediately went east to kill a horse gun, and the unprepared Ao Han Department and Naiman Department came to a pot end, "Once it is to rob people and livestock, people cry and cry and scream, this time it is to rob things and kill people, especially those who are determined to submit to the Jurchens. If he can't be used by me, he can't be used by the enemy, and he generally has a strange and strong hatred for the mutineers.

When Huang Taiji got the news, Lin Dan Khan had once again set foot on the way home, of course, with the pleasure of revenge and the looted property, he didn't know that his behavior made the Ao Han and Naiman tribes firm in their betrayal of him, and he didn't know that Huang Taiji decided the order of the battle. Since the three conquests that began in October last year, it is said that Lin Dan Khan's Han Department has gained a lot, and the three eastward marches have robbed thunderbolts and countless people, but the losses of Lin Dan Khan can also be calculated carefully, and there are still people who reported to him in the first eastward march, but after three eastward expeditions, it is estimated that no one has a good impression of him, and the loss of the people's hearts is greater than the gain of property.

The Ming Dynasty had gains and losses, the gain was that the defense line advanced from Ningyuan to Jinzhou, and the newly built Yizhou Pass and Dalinghe Fort made Jinzhou and Yizhou the hinterland of the Ming army, and also occupied a piece of land in the southeast of Liaodong, but lost more than 30,000 people and Phi Island. Huang Taiji was considered to have suffered losses from all sides in the north and south, but he also had two major gains, one was that the thorn-like Phi Dao was robbed by him, and the other was that Korea surrendered to him and severed relations with the Ming Dynasty.

All three parties have their own gains and losses, but the real gains and losses are only known to each party, and a new balance has been reached. In order to stabilize the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji sent people to Jinzhou to negotiate with the Ming army, saying that at the end of last year, Tianqi had asked Xiong Tingbi to send him a letter, saying that it could be restored to the Great Wall in the Hongwu period. Huang Taiji's meaning is that it is somewhat unacceptable for the Jurchens to retreat to the east of Liubao and north of 30,000 Wei, so that Shenyang, Liaoyang and other old nests will have to withdraw, but the specific details can be negotiated slowly.

Huang Dao Zhou Zheng in Jinzhou City was discussing with Yuan Chonghuan how to distinguish the area of responsibility for attack and defense in the future, and he was very surprised to receive Huang Taiji's request for negotiation. Huang Daozhou said on the spot that he could not make the decision on how to talk about where to talk, because someone said a while ago that the person leading the troops was a traitor if he negotiated with the enemy in private, and he had to ask the Military Affairs Yuan for instructions or even ask for instructions, and the only thing he could do was to temporarily refrain from launching military operations and wait for further instructions from his superiors.

However, he said that after Amin returned to Shenyang, he immediately sent people to Pyongyang to contact the Korean state, asking the Korean king to write a clear thing and make a ceremony at the appointed time to confirm that the DPRK would become a vassal of Daejin in the future, and it was best to scold the Ming Dynasty a few words. Mang Gurtai and Amin went from Shenyang to Xipingbao, and when they returned, one of them rode back on a horse, and the other was escorted back to be punished. Those who don't know the inside story are upset for Mang Gurtai, in their opinion, Amin's crime is even greater, after all, more than 20,000 people died, and those who know the inside story all nodded secretly, and they all learned a hand is to leave some hole cards to protect themselves at critical moments.

It's a pity that Amin's letter written by North Korea did not have the desired effect, and when the Great Beldaishan was trying to figure out how to convict Mang Gurtai, Amin quietly came to the door and asked to accept the punishment together. Amin wanted Daishan to punish him and Mang Gurtai together, not because he found out in his conscience, but because the North Korean side repented and did not admit that he had sincerely written such a national letter. The North Korean side replied that at that time, the Jurchen soldiers were pressing the border, and the whole country was panicking, and that writing such a letter was an expedient measure, and that it should not be true, and that North Korea had always been a subject country of the Ming Dynasty and had nothing to do with Dajin.

When Dai Shan heard the truth, he did not dare to conceal it, and immediately sent someone to report everything to Huang Taiji, and suggested that the titles of Amin and Mang Gurtai be reduced, the subordinates under their command should be reduced, and a certain amount of gold, silver and livestock should be fined. Huang Taiji was satisfied and immediately agreed, and praised Daishan for not shielding his brother, and then arranged for Dolgon to personally go to subjugate Korea.

After arranging these arrangements, Huang Taiji sent envoys to Jinzhou, and spread the word that if the Ming court agreed, the envoys could go to Beijing to meet the apocalypse in person, which showed that Huang Taiji attached great importance to this peace talks. If it was reluctant for Huang Taiji to send people to Jinzhou to respond to the negotiations proposed by the Ming Dynasty a while ago, then this time sending envoys should be regarded as very sincere. Huang Taiji understood that it was not enough to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty, and that North Korea must be pacified, otherwise he would not be able to deal with Lin Dan Khan with peace of mind.

Huang Daozhou saw that Huang Taiji was so active, he was a little surprised but didn't think much about it, he sent a report to explain the situation, and then asked the envoy sent by Huang Taiji to rest in Jinzhou and wait for news ♀, he was in the house thinking about whether he could get some benefits for Daming from Huang Taiji's urgent attitude, the guard said that the governor Yuan Chonghuan asked to see, Huang Daozhou thought that Yuan Chonghuan had some new ideas to send troops again, so he asked the guard to call Yuan Chonghuan in to prepare to persuade him.

Who knew that Yuan Chonghuan didn't say anything about sending troops after he came in, and the first thing he said after serving tea and sitting down was asked: "What does Lord Huang think of Wu Xiang's son Wu Sangui?" ”

Huang Daozhou thought for a while and said: "Young and courageous, he is a rare talent, is Lord Yuan ready to promote him?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan shook his head and said, "No, the lower official is going to beat him to make him mature a little." ”

Huang Daozhou asked, "Why did Lord Yuan say this?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan said: "A while ago, I asked people to dig the ditch in front of Xiping Fort wide, and prepared to divert the water of the Liao River to block the Jurchens. ”

Huang Daozhou couldn't help but smile and asked, "I think this kid is still reasonable, why would he scold you?" Did you offend him or his father in some way? ”

Huang Daozhou's words make sense, there are not many young men who laugh when they see people, and Wu Sangui is one, such a person scolds you, either you offend him and offend him ruthlessly, or you bully Wu Xiang. Huang Daozhou also knew that Yuan Chonghuan's mouth was very powerful, and no one could say anything about him, even if he offended Wu Xiang, others would not say anything more, and it would be too much to endure it, but when encountering this kind of thing, adults can endure it, and the seventeen-year-old man can't bear it, scolding you, even if you are in a hurry, you will move the knife.

Yuan Chonghuan said: "At that time, my idea was not very thoughtful, he found out and scolded it in front of everyone, he probably didn't know that I came up with this idea, and I wasn't very angry." I only think that such a good seedling can't be bad in his mouth, find a ballast to beat him and let him know to restrain it, which is also good for him and the army of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Seeing that Yuan Chonghuan made sense, Huang Daozhou nodded and asked: "It's really not good for young people to be too frivolous, they should be beaten to make him stable, what did Lord Yuan find?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan said: "There was a report from the prison army that Wu Sangui led his troops to kill, set fires, and rob things during the attack on Liaoyang, and the prison army reminded him that he ignored him, which was against the Ming army system. According to the system, the usual discipline is carried out by the supervising army, and the chief general is temporarily in full command during the battle, as long as he does not betray the enemy and kill his own people, but he must explain to the supervising army after returning. After Wu Sangui returned from Xipingbao, he did not see him explain to the supervisor of his unit, and then he went to Yizhou and just came back yesterday, what I mean is that Lord Huang will teach him a good lesson, let him know to respect his superiors and respect the system, of course, there is no need to report to the report, so as not to affect his future. ”

Huang Daozhou saw that Yuan Chonghuan really just wanted to beat Wu Sangui, and he didn't mean to fix the person, so he said, "I know, Lord Yuan, please go back." ”

Wu Sangui went to Yizhou after withdrawing from Xiping Fort, because Yizhou's current location is very critical, to the northwest can gallop to the newly repaired Yizhou Pass, to the south can support the newly expanded Dalinghe Fort, to the east is Yiwu Lushan with cavalry patrol can intercept and kill the guerrillas who came over the mountain, after the real soldiers retreated, Wu Sangui also completed the vigilance task, and now return to Jinzhou to rest for a few days, and second, to catch up with Ni Yuanlu in Dalinghe Fort.

On this day, when Wu Sangui was admiring Ni Yuanlu while looking at his new cannon, a soldier came to order him to go to Huang Daozhou's Huang Jian Army, Huang Daozhou is the supervisor of the Northeast Military Region, and now he has the most power here, and Wu Sangui couldn't help but be a little dazed when he heard that Huang Daozhou was looking for him.

Ni Yuanlu asked: "It's definitely not a good thing for the Huang Supervisor Army to find you, did you do things without consulting your department's Supervisor?" ”

Wu Sangui asked: "Are there just a few sour scholars?" Don't they just shush the soldiers and ask a good person in warm clothes? What do they do when it comes to war? ”

Ni Yuanlu said angrily: "Don't say anything, you hurry up and compensate for the good words, just treat them as me, lower your posture and don't suffer." ”