Although startled by his father's sudden roar, Elley quickly regained his composure and said, "Your Majesty is a wise and merciful lord, and as long as we follow the rules, we will not be wronged." What's more, if the imperial court really suspects his father's betrayal, will his father be fine if he stays in Ulaanbaatar? ”

Amin replied without thinking: "If the imperial court calls Gonchuk back, then I will naturally go back to confront him, and now that the imperial court has no movement against Gunchuk, why should I go back to defend myself?" As long as I am still in the army, the imperial court will naturally throw a rat trap.

What I regretted most in Shenyang that day was that I left the army and returned to Shenyang, which gave Huang Taiji an opportunity. Otherwise, in order to take into account the overall situation, Huang Taiji would not have dared to have so many charges against me that day and put me under house arrest.

Since I suffered a loss once, how can I be a loser again this time. The emperor is wise and benevolent, but these officials and doctors of the Ming Dynasty can never believe it. I'm staying here, not going there. Unless the imperial court disposes of Gonchuk first, and then give me justice..."

Erli's face changed, and he hesitated for a moment, before he lowered his voice and said: "I'm afraid my father is wrong again, that day in Shenyang, I received a lot of kindness from my grandfather under the blue flag, so I will naturally support my father to do anything."

But in Ulaanbaatar, the composition of the army is complex, and there are people from all walks of life. The son thought that he was afraid that his father would not be able to instruct them to rebel against the court. We now put down everything and go south, and show the court that we have no intention of self-reliance and defection, even if Governor Yuan wants to ask for credit, he will not be able to frame us.

The more we delegate power at this moment, the more the imperial court will not dispose of us at will in order not to let the soldiers of the Eight Banners of Loyalty and Righteousness lose confidence, and then things will naturally come to light one day. But if we now want to defend ourselves, the more the soldiers will suspect that we have other purposes. When the imperial court comes down with an edict, these soldiers will take our father and son to invite merit. ”

Amin obviously didn't think that Erli's analysis was correct, he snorted coldly and said, "You are right, the source of the army in Ulaanbaatar is complicated now, but most of the loyal Eight Banners troops stationed in Ulaanbaatar are from the Blue Banner.

Sabigan, Ang Ala, and Erke are the old commanders of these Zhenglan Banner soldiers, and they were all close associates of Mang Gurtai before. I have always been close to Mang Gurtai, and they know it. Now that Manggultai is gone, they have all taken refuge in me.

As long as these three people are by my side, Ulaanbaatar is my final say, and the imperial court has issued an edict, I want to see who dares to take it. ”

Elley smiled bitterly before he said, "Father, have you forgotten?" You escaped that day by leaving three beyles. If Sabikand, Ang Ala, and Erke were really the confidants of Sambele, how could they really come to you?

If the three of them just want to gain their father's trust so that they can get their father's support, now that you are not trusted by the imperial court, how can they follow you all the way to the dark? ”

Amin's face suddenly became gloomy, and he stared into Elley's eyes and said, "Did you hear something outside?" Did any of the three betray me? ”

Erli avoided his father's gaze, looked out the window and said helplessly: "This should not be regarded as a betrayal, it is not your father who swore allegiance after they surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, but Your Majesty." Also, if I'm not miscalculated, Dudu has probably taken over the army in Ulaanbaatar. I've prepared the train back to Fengzhen, and I'm ready to leave in an hour, and I hope that you can take the train by yourself, father, and that's a good thing for everyone..."

Amin seemed to realize that something was wrong, and he got up and followed Elley's gaze to look out the window. It was found that the army that had been training in the square was now gone, and the weapons depot and the * depot to the north were erected in front of the horses, and at least two companies of troops were stationed there.

Looking at the costumes of these two companies, he knew that they should be Du Du's direct troops. This made Amin's face turn pale, he turned his head to look at his son and said viciously: "So, you deliberately ran back, not to confirm whether I colluded with Huang Taiji, but to arrest me?" Whose order is it, exactly? Is it Yuan Chonghuan or the emperor? ”

Erli lowered his head and said extremely uncomfortable: "It is the meaning of Governor Yuan, the Governor thinks that although the mutual testimony between my father and Gunchuktaiji has yet to be confirmed, before the order of the General Staff is issued, both of you should avoid suspicion and return to Fengzhen to wait for the investigation of the military court." I felt that the Governor was not right, so I asked to come and persuade my father to return south on his own initiative, instead of being taken away by the officers of the Military Investigation Bureau. ”

"You, you—" Amin angrily raised his right hand to fan it, but at the last moment he held back. Now there is such a son by his side, and no one can help him run outside.

"Are you sure Yuan Chonghuan didn't let you come back to trick me into going back? Both of us father and son have gone to Fengzhen, will we both be imprisoned? Amin held back his anger and asked.

Elley shook his head and said, "The trial officers of the military tribunal are three randomly selected people, and even the Governor has no right to interfere. The written record of the judgment will be handed over to Dali Temple for review. Therefore, as long as you don't commit any treasonous acts, even the Governor can't frame you..."

Amin suddenly felt very hot, but he also knew that things seemed to be irreparable. So he pulled his neckline and let himself breathe a little breath, before he made a difficult decision: "Okay, you ask someone to pack my luggage for me." By the way, let Du Du summon the officials of the adjutant general to the conference room, and I will explain a few words to them, and go south with you. ”

Elley hesitated, but nodded in agreement. However, when he was about to turn around, Amin suddenly asked again: "Then how did Governor Yuan deal with Gonchuk's side?" ”

Elley replied very quickly this time, "The location of Chahanhot is more important than Ulaanbaatar, and the Governor has decided to deal with it in person, how to deal with it, after we return to Fengzhen this time, there should be a result." ”

Amin waved at him, sat back in his chair and said, "Go, go, gather people early and explain clearly." We can also get off early. ”

Elli nodded to his father in response, then turned his head again and walked to the door, and when his hand was about to grasp the doorknob, Amin suddenly asked in a leisurely voice, "Sabikand, Ang Ala, Erke, who of the three of them betrayed me?" Without their defection, Governor Yuan would not have been so relieved to let you persuade me to go south. ”

Elley held the doorknob with one hand, turned half around, looked at his father and smiled bitterly and said, "Shouldn't Father think about whether there is anyone here who hasn't betrayed you?" To put it mildly, we are just lost dogs who have fallen to the Ming Dynasty, and who can be expected to be loyal to us at this time. If there really is such a person, I am afraid that he will not surrender to the Ming army. ”

Amin finally stopped talking, and Elley gently pulled the door and walked out quickly. After confirming that he could not control the situation in Ulaanbaatar, Amin appeared extremely cooperative. So in the unaware situation of the soldiers at the bottom, a small mutiny was quickly covered up.

As Elley accompanied his father on the train south, skirmishes erupted in both Uiju and Jinju. Compared with the Ming army in Jinzhou and Dalian, the Ming army in Yizhou obviously had a higher desire to attack. Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Qing army and the Ming army set up military villages in various mountain roads in Yiwu Lu Mountain before, and the two sides were in contact with each other.

Although the Ming army had previously won the Battle of Yizhou and successfully expelled the Manchu forces to the east of Yiwu Lushan, Shenyang never gave up its intention to recover Yizhou. After all, only by occupying Yizhou could the Manchus really threaten Jinzhou and peek into the Chengde region.

Yizhou was not only a strategic location for the Ming army, but also a strategic location for the Manchu Qing Dynasty. In contrast, the Fuzhou Wei restored by the Manchu Qing Dynasty was not so important. When the Ming army worked hard for ten years and turned the Nanshan area of Jinzhou into a fortress area, the Manchurians were not interested in meeting their heads in front of the Jinzhou fortress area.

After all, even if Shenyang occupied the entire Lushun Peninsula, it would be impossible for the Manchurians to attack the Shandong Peninsula by boat. The risk of the sea was still too frightening for an inland people like the Manchus.

If it weren't for the defense of the Yingkou trading port and the reclamation area in Hexi, the Manchus would not even want to restore the Fuzhou Wei. In Shenyang's view, the Lushun Peninsula is barren land, with six hills, half water, three parts and half fields, which is not suitable for raising people and horses. Therefore, as long as the area outside Jinzhou continues to remain in a no-man's land, the Ming army of Lushun will also close itself off within the Lushun Peninsula.

Once this Ming army dared to leave the Jinzhou region and enter the Liaodong Plain, it would lose its geographical advantage and become the target of the Manchu cavalry separation, encirclement and annihilation. Therefore, even if Shenyang restored the Fuzhou Guard, it was mainly to monitor the movements of the Ming army, and there was no need to prevent the Ming army from running out of the Jinzhou area.

Therefore, when the Jinzhou Ming Army was still showing off its might near Fuzhou City, the skirmishes on the mountain road of Yiwu Lushan had already entered a high incidence period. The main force responsible for fighting for the pass of Yiwulu Mountain is Yan Yingyuan's 33rd Infantry Division, which absorbed a part of the white pole soldiers when it was formed, and as the number one army in the southwest mountainous operations, it can be said that it is like a fish in water to fight in a mountainous environment such as Yiwulu Mountain.

The mortars issued by the Logistics Department to the 33rd Infantry Division were extremely suitable for attacking forts and shooting across the hills in such mountainous areas, so as soon as the war broke out, the Manchu troops stationed in Yiwulu Mountain suffered a lot of losses. At one point, Zilharang wanted to withdraw his army from Yiwulu Mountain, preparing to hold on to Beizhen.

However, Yue Tuo, who arrived later, vetoed Ji'er Harang's idea, and said to the Manchu generals in Beizhen City: "My Eight Banners have no precedent for retreating to the city since they became an army, once they abandon the mountain passes of Yiwulu Mountain, the Ming army can easily move the artillery over the mountain, can the walls of Beizhen withstand the bombardment of the Ming army's artillery?"

We must not increase the morale of the Ming army and give up such an important place as Yiwu Lushan so easily, otherwise once the morale of the Ming army comes, it will be even more difficult to fight the battle in the future. The Ming people are now able to occupy the wind, relying on nothing more than firearms, we can transfer the front defense of the Han army who are familiar with firearms, and then transfer the Orion experts of each Niu Lu to organize capable small troops to attack the Ming army's troops in the mountains and forests..."

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