[199] Dorgon is coming

The pace of the expedition to the north was unusually smooth, and every day after the pioneers set out, three or three Saurons would come to receive the reward with their heads combed with the tail of the money rat. However, the pioneers of the Liaohetao encountered great resistance, and these resistance came from the Horqin Department in the upper reaches of the Western Liaohe River.

There were two major chieftains of the Horqin tribe, one was Ming'an, the leader of Horqin, who was now the leader of the Ulut Mongol banner, and the other was Tushetu Khan Oba. Ming'an is still loyal to Jiannu, while Oba has his own little calculations in his heart after hearing that Jiannu destroyed the country

After Dolgon led more than 40,000 Jiannu into the Mongolian Abahai tribe, the power of the Abahai tribe increased greatly, and in order to further strengthen the alliance with the Abahai tribe, Dolgon even went to his sister-in-law, the daughter of the Jaw Zignoyan, the great concubine of Yijing, Borzigitna Muzhong, as his wife. And appeared as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, asking all the Mongol Khans and Taiji to follow under his banner and kill back to Jianzhou

However, in the eyes of the Mongols, the victor is heroic and the loser is rebellious. Now that Jiannu has been defeated and the country has been destroyed, how can it be revived? This Dolgon regarded himself as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and went to the Mongolian steppe to show off his might, and Oba was already dissatisfied in his heart, and even had the intention of annexation. Therefore, after Balmenggan returned from Jianzhou, he added fuel and vinegar to describe the strength of the Ming army, and explained that the court general canonized the three kings and six Taiji in the Mongolian steppe and made good friends with them. However, at present, most of the Khans, Taiji, and Beile of the Mongolian tribes are still grateful for the kindness of Huang Taiji, so although Oba is moved, he does not dare to act rashly.

In March of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of Liaodong pioneers entered the Liaohe Loop and clashed with the Horqin Mongols there, and both sides suffered casualties. So Dolgon took advantage of the topic and made a big fuss, explaining that the army had to deal not only with Jianzhou, but also with Mongolia. If the Mongol tribes did not unite with themselves and fight against the Ming Dynasty together, I am afraid that within two years, the Mongols would not even have pasture for grazing

The Mongol khans also sensed the crisis, so they gathered under Dolgon's tent to discuss countermeasures. Dolgon faced the Mongol Khans and said: "The main force of the Ming army is all in Liaodong, as long as we work together, we can kill the Liaohetao and eliminate the main force of the Ming army in Liaodong, and the Ming Dynasty is at our fingertips." ”

"Kill the Hetao~" Ming An raised his arms and shouted

"Ahem~" Oba said slowly: "I thought we could follow the previous practice, break into Beijing from the Xifengkou generation, and loot on a large scale, if the Ming Emperor transferred the army from Liaodong, we would intercept it halfway." According to the Han people, this is called encircling Wei to save Zhao and wait for work. ”

Dorgon shook his head and said, "How can this be? If we lose the flank of Liaodong, if the southern barbarians take advantage of our attack on Beijing and kill them from the east to the grassland, then will the people of the Khans and the Baylors, as well as the cattle and sheep, be gone? ”

Oba said that he wanted it, but he secretly muttered in his heart, kill Liaodong? It's not for you Jianzhou people to fight the world, but it's the blood of our Mongolians that is shed

In fact, Dolgon was also a little involuntarily, and after hearing that the army had broken through Hetuala, burned and razed Hetuara to the ground, they all strongly demanded to fight back to Liaodong. The ordinary soldiers of the two white flags and the two red flags were even more homesick, and some people sneaked back to Liaodong, but they met the pioneers on the way, and their heads were cut off and exchanged for rewards

However, in the end, Oba still agreed to send troops to attack Liaodong for three reasons, the first is that in the Liaohetao generation, there are often lone Mongolian herdsmen who disappear inexplicably, and cattle, sheep and horses are stolen. Sometimes, even the Mongols who went in groups would disappear en masse, or they would be retrieved in embarrassment, saying that they had been attacked by the Han Chinese. Later, when Oba investigated, he learned that he was killed by the Han pioneers in exchange for rewards; The second reason is the trade embargo imposed by Song Youliang in Liaodong. Originally, since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Tianzhuangtai, Shuangtaizi, Zhenwubao, Xiningbao and other places near the Liaohetao have become distribution centers for grain, oil, salt and native products. The Mongols, especially the Horqin Department, benefited a lot from this, and now that Song Youliang has closed these border markets, they have to go all the way to Zhangjiakou to smuggle, and it is very inconvenient to go back and forth; The third reason is the problem of famine, in the face of the Xiaoice River Lake that affects the world, the northern provinces of Daming south of the Great Wall are still tossed to death, not to mention the Mongolian steppe located further north and the climate is already cold? The price of grain in the Mongolian steppe has skyrocketed, and the price of rice and wheat is often priceless. Hungry people are everywhere, and every house is like a suspense. There was no overnight food, and unlike in history, there was a generous Liaodong governor who sold them grain to help them survive the famine, and by the way, let them have grain to resell to Jiannu to earn high profits, and the Mongolian tribes who were forced to use their own brains

The last point is that they learned from Fan Yongdou, who fled to Mongolia, that Li Zicheng occupied the northwest and was heading for Shaanxi, and the Ming army Xuanda generation was too busy to take care of themselves, and it was impossible to attack them from the rear, which reassured the Mongolian khans.

So in April of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, more than 40 Mongolian tribes plus Dolgon's 25,000 Jiannu army formed a 130,000 coalition army, claiming that 300,000 gathered in the central banner of the left wing of Horqin, and slaughtered to Liaodong. The coalition forces moved south along the Liao River, aiming directly at Xin'an Pass

"Fourteenth Brother ~ The news that the Manchurian and Mongolian coalition forces are attacking Xin'an in the south is how do you think he will react if it reaches the ears of Song Youliang's little barbarian?" Azig asked Dolgon, smug on his face.

Dolgon smiled and replied: "It is certain that the barbarian court is now overwhelmed by the two battlefields of Li Zicheng in Shaanxi and Zhang Xianzhong in the southwest, and the main army is pinned down in these two battlefields. If you want money or money, you can't afford food, you can't provide reinforcements to Song Youliang's little barbarian, he only has more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, how can he compete with our 130,000 army? ”

"Dead Barbarian~" Azig pulled out a dagger from his sleeve, "This is a boning sharp knife that I let the best swordsmith make, I can take Song Manzi alive, I will hang him with my own hands~~ Avenge Duoduo!" Avenge Sheng Jing's father! ”

"That's natural, it's not just you~~ I'm going to cut him hundreds of times with my own hands!" Dolgon smiled and agreed, "Not only for Dordor, but also for ~~~" Dolgon said secretly in his heart, but also for Da Yu'er. He said in a deep voice, "But we can't take the enemy lightly. Although our army has a large number of troops, they are temporarily gathered, and there are many people with ill intentions among them. Song Youliang's little barbarian is very cunning, and it is very likely that he will try to sow discord! ”

The 130,000 Jiannu-Mongol coalition army stretched for more than 20 miles. Along the way, the grassland changes color, and the momentum is immense.

It is impossible for such a huge army to move without leaking the news, and some pioneers have already reported the news to Liaodong. Song Youliang immediately ordered all the pioneers outside the Liaohetao and the border wall to return to the border wall, concentrate their troops in the Kaiyuan and Tieling areas, and prepare to meet the Jianmeng coalition army

Xin'an Pass was built in Chenghua five years, is an important pass of Liaodong Town North Road of the Ming Great Wall, and is located in the double floor platform of 4 kilometers west of Qingyunbao Township, Kaiyuan County, Liaoning Province. The double floor platform is the site of the east gate of Xin'an Guancheng. The whole building of Seki is composed of two hollow enemy platforms and a brick coupon hole sandwiched in between.

On March 28, the Jianmeng coalition army arrived at Xin'an 30 miles west of the Guan, and Ming'an, as the vanguard, sent an envoy to the Guannai, demanding that the defenders surrender. Zhou Guoqing, the Ming general guarding Xin'an Pass, didn't even read the envoy's letter, and threw it directly into the pit to make a butt wiping paper, and then shaved off the Mongolian envoy's beard and beat it back with a stick. The Mongols believed that the beard was a symbol of strength and that shaving it was a great insult, so Ming'an directly urged the army to attack Xin'an Pass

On March 29, the sky was sunny and cloudy, neither hot nor cold, and in the morning, the early spring sun was very comfortable on the body, and it was easy to make people sleepy. Ang Hong, the eldest son of Ming'an, the vanguard of the coalition army, led 10,000 troops to Gushugang, less than ten miles west of Xin'an Pass, and camped along the Liao River to rest. At the same time, another scout was sent to closely monitor the movements of Xin'an Guancheng. I saw that the flags on the wall of Xin'an Pass were dense, the soldiers of the Ming Army stood solemnly, the weapons defending the city were arranged in an orderly manner, the smoke of the beacon towers on both sides was billowing out, and the smoke was curling in the wall, which was obvious. The Ming army was ready to defend the city. Aung Hong, who was light on horseback, lacked siege weapons. did not dare to attack at will, but also quickly bury the pot to cook, feed the horses, raise enough physical strength to wait for the main force to join the division, and at the same time send the army to the front of the camp in case the Ming army suddenly went out of the pass to raid

At 3:45 a.m., the main force of the Mongol alliance led by Dolgon, Tushetu Khan Oba, Chechen Khan Shuolei, and Zasaktu Khan Subadi arrived at Gushugang and joined the army of Anghong. After the meeting, the Jiannu-Mongol army camped along the river, stretching for nearly 20 miles, the head of the Liao River was like ants, the banner was like a forest, and the sound of horses was neighing. The sound spread for ten miles, and the momentum was incomparably huge. On the other hand, in Xin'an Pass, it is indeed unusually calm, and you can even clearly hear the Ming army singing in unison

All the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty should keep in mind

Three disciplines and eight points of attention

First, all actions are under command

Winning is in unison

Second, they do not take a single needle and thread from the people

The people support and like me

Third, all seizures must be returned to the public

Efforts should be made to ease the burden on the people

We must do the three major disciplines

Don't forget the eight points of attention

First, speak with a friendly attitude

Love the people, and don't be arrogant

Second, the purchase and sale price should be fair

Public buying and selling are not allowed to be overbearing

Thirdly, borrowed something that was used

Don't lose it when you return it in person

Fourthly, if something is damaged

The compensation according to the price is not half a cent

Fifth, it is forbidden to hit or insult people

Bad habits and problems are resolutely overcome

Sixth, love the people's crops

Marching operations are noted everywhere

Seventh, it is forbidden to molest women

The habit of splashing is resolutely eliminated

Eighth, it is forbidden to mistreat captives

No beating, scolding, no searching of your pockets

Everyone should be conscious of discipline

Supervise each other and don't violate it

The military laws of the Ming Dynasty should be clearly written

The Ming soldiers love the people everywhere

The military and the people unite and love as one

Let's see who in the world can fight against me

Anghong was closest to the Ming army Guancheng, but he didn't understand Chinese, he scratched his ears, "What kind of song is this, it's very ugly~"