In the big tent of the Jingbei Army, Yang Zhan had already arrived first, Zhang Huangyan opened the curtain and came in, and first accused: "It's a step late, the two of you have been waiting for a long time." ”

Yang Zhan said with a smile: "Master Zhang doesn't have to be formal, we just came." ”

Zhang Huangyan walked into the tent slowly, a trace of doubt rose in his heart, could it be that the three main generals were summoned so early, was there something important?

Xia Wanchun took out a dense scroll from his sleeve, handed it forward and said, "Cangshui Gong, look at this." ”

Zhang Huangyan knew that it was a secret letter from the hidden elephant camp as soon as he saw the material, and if the hidden elephant camp said that it was responsible for transmitting the secret scroll, most of it was a letter written by the emperor himself, and it needed to be kept secret. Thinking of this, Zhang Huangyan's heart tightened, there must be something big to happen.

Unfolded and looked at the content, it really did not disappoint him, it was enough to break the earth, and the center of the imperial court decided to send troops to Mobei to conquer Dzungaria after discussion. This is really a big move, before he arrived in Mobei, he didn't know about the desert, maybe he wouldn't be so shocked. Dzungaria is no ordinary little khanate, and the Uliang Province faces pressure from them every day, and when sending troops to fight the Rakshasas, they have to carefully defend the Dzungars in the west.

"Will the Liaodong front line give up the attack?"

"General Yan has already played the Son of Heaven, bluntly saying that Liaodong is icy and snowy to the north, and it is not suitable for a large army to attack, and the important town, population and army of the Rakshasa people are in the west, as long as they take the western part of the Rakshasa country, they will be finished."

Zhang Huangyan frowned and said: "Although Dzungaria is eyeing it, after all, there has been no suspicion, is it a bit to attack for this reason..."

It turned out that Hou Xuanyan's letter clearly stated that he would send troops on the grounds of colluding with the Rakshasa people in a vain attempt to flank the Jingbei Army.

"Isn't this a trumped-up charge?" Zhang Huangyan said in a low voice.

As soon as Yang Zhan heard this, he had a sense of disrespect for Hou Xuanyan, these Beijing officials have been staying by His Majesty's side, and they are really spoiled by the emperor's good temper. Yang Zhan, the big officials of the frontier, didn't dare to say such things at will, and they were sued by someone with a heart, and they were disgusted for half a year. After all, the Beijing officials had no military power and no local finances, and no one believed them when they rebelled.

Yang Zhan said in a deep voice: "Lord Zhang said cautiously, the border of the Chen soldiers in Dzungaria is a provocation. Besides, we must not put the safety of the entire army of millions on the Dzungars, if they take the opportunity to attack our flank, it will be too late to regret it. ”

The entire Dzungar Khanate, including its large and small tribes, is very aggressive, and it cannot be ruled out that they will take the opportunity to go south. The Manchu Qing Dynasty in later generations was beaten from Kang Mazi to the Ten Perfect Old Men. During this period, they once took Lhasa and controlled the whole of Tibet, and they were a force that should not be underestimated.

Zhang Huangyan knew that he had made a mistake, since it was a decision made by the center of the imperial court, he naturally considered it more comprehensively than himself. And putting aside personal morality, it is indeed a good idea to conquer Dzungaria first, so as to go straight to the heart of the Rakshasa and save the bloody battle in the bitter cold land of thousands of miles of ice in the north.

Seeing that there was a consensus of opinions, Xia Wanchun said: "Then we will be ready, by March and April, the Dzungar Khanate has just come out of winter, the grain and stored meat are almost exhausted, and the pasture for the war horses should not be much left, which is the perfect time for us to attack."

Yang Zhan suddenly raised his voice and said, "I have an idea, you can listen to it and see if it's okay." ”

"Duke Shu, please speak."

Yang Zhan coughed lightly and said, "We will inform the Dzungar people that we are going to use the Dao Rakshasa to attack after they agree. If you don't agree, won't there be a reason to crusade? ”

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After an awkward silence, Yang Zhan said curtly: "The soldiers are treacherous, and being able to reduce the casualties of the soldiers is the greatest responsibility of those of us as generals. After all, they all have a family behind them, and in our eyes, they are all ordinary soldiers, one of millions of people, but in their respective families, this is the backbone of the pillars. ”

The two nodded silently, fighting is never a high-glory errand, if it is a dignified duel, it is a battle between husband and wife.

The border general must have a certain decision-making power, and there is no need to report this matter to the imperial court, Xia Wanchun sent his own envoy.

As soon as he came, he began to discuss the excuse now, and he seemed very sincere, if he notified him when the matter was near, the Dzungars were not stupid, and they would definitely think that there was a deception.

And this can also be used as a reason to send more scouts to spy on Dzungaria's intelligence.

Anyway, even if they don't agree, they won't veto it all at once, and there will definitely be a long-term process of arguing.

Yan Yingyuan, the marshal of the expedition to Liao, led his troops into Shanhaiguan, marched to Jingbei through Datong, and the procession that stretched for several kilometers attracted people to stop and watch along the way.

After the evacuation from Manchuria, in order to prevent the people here from resenting dissent, Yan Yingyuan left 20,000 people stationed in Shenyang, and seconded 5,000 soldiers and horses from Korea and Japan to enter the Siberian snowfields and the expedition of the Rakshasa to fight wits and courage.

Li Dejiu, who had just established the country, and Tokugawa Iemitsu, who had complete control of Japan, readily agreed, and in fact Japan and Korea were ahead of the Central Plains Dynasty for a long time. Later, the Manchu Qing sent troops several times, all of which borrowed troops from Korea and used their pikes to deal with Tsarist Russia. Japan is more developed than Korea because it is an island country and its national strength is weak, and it has been influenced by countries such as the Netherlands and Portugal for a long time.

Of course, their technology is much more backward than that of the Chinese, and a lot of equipment is supported by the Dengzhou Naval Division. These Japanese soldiers and Korean soldiers were no less ferocious than the Rakshasas, and the battle between them was really a good match, and as long as the prisoners were caught, the cruelty was like a game, and the cruelty was rising.

The advantage of the Japanese soldiers and Korean soldiers was that Manchuria gave them enough support, whether it was food, grass, weapons, or even warm clothing, there was never a shortage of them.

After the pacification of Manchuria, there was also a large influx of Han Chinese, and the arable land here was fertile, known as the black soil, and the grain mines were very rich. In addition, in order to rebuild Manchuria, many factories were recruited, and many people simply set up branches here, and a large number of workers were retained. The families of these people crossed the Shanhaiguan Pass, came to defect, and settled here.

The Denglai sailor also set up a large distribution on Juehua Island, which is located on the edge of Ningyuan City, which was once slaughtered by Nurhachi, and there are still many bones in the dug land, but this is indeed a good place for garrisons. According to the old system of the Ming Dynasty, Liaoning belonged to the Shandong Political Division, so it was justified that the Denglai Naval Division would establish an army here. Only east of Shenyang is Manchuria in the traditional sense.

In short, north of Shanhaiguan, there were countless Han people who migrated and settled, and slowly flourished.

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