Shengjing Imperial Palace, on the high platform of the innermost part of the Chongzheng Palace, there are three Taishi chairs, among which the Houjin Great Khan Emperor Taiji is sitting in the middle, on his left hand side, sitting in charge of two red flags, the Great Belle Daishan who has the merit of supporting the Emperor Taiji, and the right hand side sits on the side of the Zhenglan Flag, and also has the merit of supporting the establishment of the Beyler Mang Gurtai.

Under the high platform, Dolgon, Duoduo, Yue Tuo, Azig, Sakhalian, Dudu, Haoge and other Gan Belle, Taiji, as well as Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanme, Tong Yangxing, and other cadres stood in turn.

The Houjin officials gathered together, but the order above the court was not very solemn, and the flagmen exchanged their heads and gossiped.

This is because when the Jurchens first emerged, the rules were not as strict as after entering the customs, and the emperor Taiji still had to discuss national affairs with Daishan and Mang Gurtai, and the power of the Khan was not stable.

It's just that there are too many twists and turns in the hearts of the Han soldiers, so they are very restrained, standing like a large lobster, and they can't wait to put their faces on the ground.

Huang Taiji sat on the Taishi chair, waited for a while, and when he saw that the flagkeepers and Han members had almost arrived, he coughed slightly and said to a cadre of flag officers and Han members: "Today, I summoned the secretaries to have an important military matter to discuss. ”

"Your Majesty the Khan, please." When the flagmen saw that Huang Taiji had spoken, they stopped talking and responded.

"Yue Tuo, tell me about it." Huang Tai Chi Dao.

"Commandment." Yue Tuo first called a thousand children, and then said to the flagmen, Han Yuan: "My Xiping Fort Niu Lu really came to report, saying that the Southern Dynasty is planning to repair the Dalinghe Fort, and now this military fort is about to be repaired." ”

"What a big deal do you think it is, just build a broken military fort on the side of the Daling River, and it is separated from Xiping Fort by a hundred miles, what is there to be afraid of?" Before Yue Tuo's words fell, Mang Gurtai, who was sitting crookedly on the Taishi's chair, snorted and said disapprovingly.

"The third brother is wrong, the Southern Dynasty is building a Dalinghe Fort today, far away from us, we don't care; Tomorrow we will build a military fort in Youtun, we don't care, and in the end they will repair Guangning, eat away step by step, and repair until we come to Shengjing, at that time, what can I do? Huang Taiji asked.

"I'm afraid of birds, and when that time comes, just beat them back." Mang Gurtai had a stalk in his neck, and he didn't care.

"No, the Southern Dynasty only has a corner of Liaoxi, and it can raise a strong Liao army, if they march eastward again, restore the territory, take in the scattered Liao people, reclaim and multiply, reorganize the army and use the military, and then train more Guanning troops, what can they do? Moreover, the Southern Dynasty marched all the way east, until it reached the place of my heart, and he could go directly to Shengjing when he sent troops, and how could we live here in peace.

Moreover, if we sit back and watch the Southern Dynasties restore their territory, the morale of the Southern Dynasties will inevitably rise, and the prestige of our Dajin Army will fall. Therefore, I Dajin wants to take advantage of the weakness of the Southern Dynasty to continue to be weak and weak, and this time I Dajin will definitely not let the Southern Dynasty build the city safely. What I mean is that I send troops to attack Ming, I don't know what everyone Aiqing wants? Huang Taiji asked out loud.

"His Majesty the King Khan has always been wise, and his ministers have no objections." A group of flag officers replied in unison.

The major policy set by the master, who dares to put forward the slightest opinion as a slave.

"Very good, big brother, what do you think?" Huang Taiji was full of smiles and asked about the good way of sitting beside him, like an old monk.

Dai Shan listened to Huang Taiji's words, as if he had woken up from his sleep, and without thinking about it, he replied in a lower voice: "Everything is at the command of His Majesty the King of Khan." ”

"Very good." Huang Taiji smiled even more.

Since the success of the three-year attack on the Gyeonggi region of the Ming Dynasty by Tiancong, Huang Taiji's authority has risen a lot, and Dai Shan's reputation has dropped a lot because of his erroneous proposition of withdrawing troops, and his arrogance has also been suppressed, so since he returned from Gyeonggi in the Ming Dynasty, Dai Shan no longer dared to put his eldest brother's score in front of Huang Taiji, and behaved more and more like a personal minister.

Huang Taiji was very satisfied with this, and after he finished talking to Dai Shan, he changed his face and asked Mang Gurtai expressionlessly: "Third brother, what do you think?" ”

The corners of Mang Gurtai's mouth moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he finally held back, and finally he could only say helplessly: "You are the Great Khan, you can do whatever you want." ”

After saying that, Mang Gultai turned his head away and went away sullenly alone.

Huang Taiji listened to Mang Gurtai's words, but he was not annoyed, he sneered slightly, and then changed to a kind face, and said to the flagmen and Han members in the audience: "All Aiqing, I am determined to send troops to attack Ming, and now I have a special order Sakhalian, Dudu, and Haoge to stay in Shengjing, and the rest of the banners will go out with me." Aiqing, who is going to go on the expedition, should quickly go back to gather people and horses, first go to Shengjing to meet, and after the army marches west, then make an appointment with the Mongolian tribes to meet. ”

When he said this, he paused slightly, and then said to Dai Shan: "Big brother, the Mongolian side will be left to you to contact." Our army marched west on July 17, and on the 21st it could reach the old Liaoyang River, so that the Mongolian troops and horses would come to the Liaohe River on the 21st to join our army. ”

"Commandment." Dai Shan nodded.

"Very good." Huang Taiji nodded, and then said, "Where is Yue Tuo?" ”

"The minister is here." Yue dragged out of the class and responded.

"Send more sentinels to find out who is guarding the Daling River, who is the Southern Dynasty, and how much is the army? The inquiry is clear, and the report is known to me. "Huang Taiji Dao.

"Pierce." Yue Tuo responded.

"That's it, retreat." After Huang Taiji finished talking about business, he ordered the dispersal of the dynasty.

"The ministers are leaving." The flagmen and Han soldiers fought together, and then they each withdrew from the Chongzheng Palace.

But the reckless Gurtai didn't say a word, and ran out of the hall as if he had fled a few steps.

"Virtue." Huang Taiji looked at Mang Gurtai's back and snorted lightly in his nose.

Huang Taiji set the period of sending troops, Houjin each held the banner Baylor, Gushan Ezhen each returned to the flag to gather soldiers and horses, Chongzhen four years of July 19, 40,000 Houjin elite soldiers gathered outside Shengjing City.

On July 21, the Houjin army arrived at the Old Liao River.

Subsequently, 8 Mongolian tribes, including Horqin, Aru, Zalut, Balin, Aohan, Naiman, Karaqin, and Tumut, sent a total of 20,000 troops to meet Huang Taiji.

On July 23, Huang Taiji held a meeting of his generals in the big tent of the Chinese army to survey the strategy of cutting down the Ming.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our army has reported to the Malays. Guarding Dalinghe City is the Liao army general Zu Dashou, He Kegang, and another member of the Guannei army Liu Renyu, whose reputation is not obvious, but the soldiers who dare to transfer to Liaodong in the Southern Dynasty will not be too bad.

The elite soldiers of the Southern Dynasty are all in Dalinghe City, and if my Dajin captures Dalinghe City, he can completely destroy the elite soldiers of Liaodong of the Southern Dynasty. From then on, east of Shanhaiguan, our army could gallop at will. Huang Taiji smiled and said to the ministers.

"His Majesty the Khan is wise, please ask His Majesty the Khan to survey the strategy for the use of troops." The ministers said in unison.

"Beledeg, Yue Tuo, and Azig led 20,000 troops, passed through Yizhou and went south, and stationed between the Daling River and Jinzhou, cutting off the retreat of the defenders in the city. I took the rest of the troops and horses, went out of the white clay field, took the Guangning Avenue, and met at the foot of the Daling River City on the 28th. Can you hear clearly? ”

"By the will of His Majesty the King Khan." The ministers replied in unison.

"Very good, tomorrow it will open and go straight to the Daling River." Huang Taiji stood up and did the cloud road with pride.

"Pierce." The ministers responded in unison.

*****

In Dalinghe City, in the big tent of the Chinese army, Zu Dashou was sitting in the middle, and Liu Renyu was reporting military affairs in front of him.

"Marshal, in recent days, there have been more and more Jiannu sentinels, and our army has fought fiercely with them several times, and the casualties are comparable. Moreover, a few soldiers have recently disappeared and never reappeared, and the last general thought that they should have been captured by the Jiannu sentinels. There are all kinds of signs that the army of Jiannu is about to be killed. Liu Renyu said.

"Can't our military sentinels bring definite news?" He Kegang frowned.

"Jiannu is skilled in arches and horses, and the terrain is more familiar, so it is difficult for our army to advance an inch." Han Dong sighed mournfully.

"Cut, you seem to have been a serious sentinel." Liu Renyu was deeply dissatisfied with Han Dong's statement, but he didn't break it on his lips, he took this and said solemnly: "Jiannu went all out to intercept and kill our army's sentinels, and our army knew almost nothing about their movements. Our army is as graceful as a blind man. ”

When the generals in the tent heard this, they were all deeply beautiful and worried.

"You don't have to be discouraged, Jiannu will come sooner or later, we know in our hearts, we will come, we just need to think about how to engage in the battle, don't think about it anymore." Zu Dashou felt that the atmosphere in the big tent was different, so he spoke to boost morale.

When all the generals heard this, they all nodded slightly, but the excellent color on their faces did not decrease in the slightest.

When Zu Dashou saw it, he just shook his head secretly.

"If we are really surrounded, I don't know if the court will save us?" Zu Dabi came up with such a sentence for no reason.

"Don't think about it, let's serve the country, if the court doesn't save it, the soldiers will be cold, who is still willing to fight for the country, don't think too much." Zu Dashou reminded.

"I know, even when things come to an end, I don't feel steady, and I always wonder if the court will ...... because of our time when King Qin." Zu Dabi had to say a few more words, and he didn't want to watch out for Zu Dashou suddenly burst out and said: "Da Bi Xiu wants to talk nonsense, now that the enemy is present, how to kill the enemy is more." ”

Zu Dabi was stunned, but he didn't want to say anything.

After Zu Dashou scolded Zu Dabi, he eased his face and asked Liu Renyu: "General Liu, the enemy is now, let's discuss the strategy of dealing with the enemy, how about it?" ”

How to defend the city, there are always rules, Liu Renyu is not a Liao army, when assigning tasks, it is better to discuss.

"Since the marshal asked this, the last general has a few thoughts that I would like to hear from you." Liu Renyu replied with a smile.

"If General Liu has anything to say, just say it." Zu Dashou was slightly stunned.

"The last general suggested that the merchants who were still doing business in the city should be sent back to Jinzhou immediately, withdraw the soldiers from the neighboring Duntai, and gather all of them in Dalinghe City. Liu Renyu suggested.

"No, the forts outside the city are all important strongholds to protect Dalinghe Fort, and they are the barrier of Dalinghe Fort, if Jiannu is attacking the city, these strongholds must be uprooted first, so that Jiannu can consume the strength of Jiannu and exhaust Jiannu, and when they attack my Dalinghe Fort, it will naturally be the end of the crossbow, and our army can easily repel Jiannu."

Before Liu Renyu's words fell, Liu Tianlu, the deputy general of the Liao Army, spoke in denial.

"When our army built the fort, why didn't General Liu say anything to stop it, and now that the fort is repaired, he said that it should not be used, it is not a joke for me to wait!" Adjutant General Zu Kefa said angrily.

"No, at that time, someone Liu wanted to say it, but he was soft-spoken, I don't know if it was useful to say it, and I had to say it because of the urgency today." Liu Renyu explained.

"Then please ask General Liu to make it clear, why is the fort not used properly?" Zu Kefa asked very unceremoniously.

"The last general expected that Jiannu would come here, only besiege the city, not attack the city, and focus on reinforcements. Jiannu is invincible in the field at the moment, that is, near the left of the capital, so many Qinwang troops can't help them, and now the soldiers who rescue Dalinghe are definitely less than Qinwang's soldiers, and they must not be Jiannu's opponents.

If the reinforcements are cut off, the Daling River will become an isolated city, and when the food is eaten and used up, it will be the time when the city is broken. The Daling River is strong, and Jiannu will not attack, but the left side of the Daling River is close to Taibao, and there are few soldiers on the defensive, so Jiannu can concentrate the superior forces, break them one by one, and then collect the military rations and equipment in them to be used as military funds for the siege of the city. That's why the last general said that the fort should not be used properly and should be discarded. Liu Renyu said eloquently.

"Joke, General Liu said so, the reinforcements can't rescue Dalinghe, our army ran out of food, and it was defeated, you yourself are not in Dalinghe City, if there is no food, what should you do?" Liu Tianlu said angrily.

"Hehe, the marshal, the deputy marshal, the generals, the last general dares to come to the Daling River, naturally he is not afraid of being surrounded, and he is not afraid of running out of food, as for the reason, please come and take a look with the last general."

After Liu Renyu finished speaking, with a mysterious smile, he walked out of the big tent of the Chinese army and went towards his own tent.

"Let's see what moths he has." Zu Dashou took the lead and followed Liu Renyu, and the rest of the generals also followed.

When he arrived at Liu Renyu's own camp, Liu Renyu pointed to a large piece of objects wrapped in thick tarpaulin and piled up like a hill, and said to the Liaodong generals: "Because the last general has already prepared 200,000 stone of grain here, it is enough for Jiannu to besiege the Daling River for two years, and it is enough for our 10,000 defenders to eat for two years." ”

What the!?

As soon as Liu Renyu said this, all the Liao army generals on the field were stunned and surprised.