When Yuan Chonghuan heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "The emperor's holy candle shines, with such a wise holy master, the people we serve can finally breathe a sigh of relief." ”

The emperor said again. The imperial historian said bluntly that Chen Zheng was an ancestral system, and he could not be deposed or blocked at will, so -" Ji Qingwen deliberately prolonged his tone and paused.

"So what?" Yuan Chonghuan hurriedly asked.

"Therefore, the emperor gave me the right to play directly, allowing me to skip the military department and the cabinet in the situation of the general, and directly present the performance to the emperor." Ji Qingwen pretended to be very flat and said.

Yuan Chonghuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and his expression couldn't help but become nervous: "Since Lord Ji has so much power, could it be that he is a prison sent by the emperor?" ”

"Overseers? Hahaha! Ji Qingwen said with a smile, "I'm not here to spy on Inspector Yuan, so I can't talk about the word 'prison'." We are a cooperative relationship, and there is only one unified purpose, and that is to drive the Jurchens out of the gates. You're right? Inspector Yuan. ”

Yuan Chonghuan didn't seem to know the Ji Qingwen in front of him, raised his eyes and looked at him a few times, and this time he said, "Then what do you claim?" ”

"What can I claim?" Ji Qingwen replied, "Inspector Yuan led the army to fight, and I was convinced, so I was naturally willing to follow Inspector Yuan's orders. However, the Inspector is now obstinate, unwilling to reveal his next plan, and will inevitably fall into the notoriety of being stubborn and not listening to advice. Not only will the generals under the command of the Governor understand some opinions, but even the emperor will inevitably ......"

Halfway through speaking, Ji Qingwen suddenly "hummed" and sneered twice: "The emperor's methods, I'm afraid Inspector Yuan knows much better than me." ”

When Yuan Chonghuan heard this, he finally became a little uneasy, and asked tentatively: "According to your meaning, do you want me to inform the generals of the next step, and you will use the right to perform to the emperor?" ”

"yes, that's what it means."

"No way!" Yuan Chonghuan blurted out, but immediately changed his words, "It is naturally a matter of course to report to the emperor. But the Manchurian Emperor Taiji was more cunning and cunning than his father Nurhachi, and maybe he planted spies in our army. I will report the battle plan today, and if it is not good, it will be put back on the book case of Huang Taiji tomorrow. ”

Ji Qingwen thought about it, and felt that Yuan Chonghuan's proposition was also somewhat reasonable, so he also compromised half a step and said: "In this case, then ask Inspector Yuan to reveal some of the battle plan to me, I will write the chapter on the spot, and then send the Jinyi guard to command the servant Li Yuanyin, and send it directly to the Forbidden City." I guarantee that no fourth person will know about this matter except for you, me, and the emperor. ”

Yuan Chonghuan also lowered his head and thought about it for a while, and finally asked Ji Qingwen to sit down next to the bookcase, and slowly said his battle plan.

It turned out that Yuan Chonghuan felt that Huang Taiji entered the customs from Xifengkou in the northwest this time, although the action was clean and beautiful, the overall plan was too risky, once the Ming army raided the key points of Xifengkou, it could block all the elites of the Jurchen Eight Banners in the pass, thus forming a trend of closing the door and beating dogs.

Therefore, as long as it is run properly, it will be able to wipe out all the main forces of the Eight Banners, thus fundamentally removing the threat of the Liaodong Jurchens - from this aspect, the entry of the Eight Banners of Manchuria is not a major crisis, but a once-in-a-lifetime fighter!

However, in order to achieve such a combat purpose, the first thing is to lure the enemy deep and lure the main force of the Eight Banners under Huang Taiji in the direction of the capital, so as to cause the emptiness of the two joints of Zunhua and Xifengkou, and then send out a surprise army to attack these two places, so as to block Huang Taiji's retreat.

In order to achieve such a strategic goal, it is absolutely impossible to confront Huang Taiji head-on now-

If he wins, after suffering losses, Huang Taiji will retreat and retreat directly outside the border; If it loses, then the Liaodong Iron Cavalry under Yuan Chonghuan will lose its combat effectiveness, let alone attack Zunhua and Xifengkou, whether or not they can keep the safety of the Jingshi is between what is possible and indispensable.

When Ji Qingwen heard Yuan Chonghuan talk about this, he knew that this Yuan Inspector was painstakingly and lonely, and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to complete his work in one battle and annihilate the main force of the Eight Banners of Manchuria in one fell swoop.

As an official and businessman who closely relied on the Ming Dynasty and could rely on his monopoly position to earn a large amount of capital, Ji Qingwen naturally wanted to try his best to promote Yuan Chonghuan's plan.

So he did not hesitate, and immediately wrote a letter in his crooked handwriting, explaining Yuan Chonghuan's plan, hoping that the emperor could fully support and cooperate.

After writing it, he gave it to Yuan Chonghuan for a look.

Yuan Chonghuan saw that although his writing was negligent, he also wrote one thing clearly and clearly, so he did not change it, but personally sealed the chapter and handed it back to Ji Qingwen, so that he could send Li Yuanyin to the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Ji Qingwen finished this matter, and said: "Inspector Yuan, although the emperor knows it in his heart, the generals below still have something to understand. Do you want to blow the wind to them so that you can stabilize the morale of the army? ”

Yuan Chonghuan's attitude softened a little, but his advocacy was still very resolute: "No. These people, just follow my orders strictly, and let them know what they are doing. ”

This is what happened on the ninth day of November in the second year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty.

Yuan Chonghuan did not move, and the Huang Taiji on the opposite side was also unstoppable, sending a small group of soldiers to roam around every day, and the army gathered around Zunhua City, neither moving towards the Guannai, nor exiting Xifengkou, nor trying to find an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with Yuan Chonghuan.

Two days later, Zu Dashou, the chief soldier of Jinzhou who guarded Jinzhou outside the pass, and He Kegang, the governor of the capital, were also ordered to lead the army into the pass, and joined forces with Yuan Chonghuan in Jizhou.

There are more than 5,000 soldiers and horses led by Zu Dashou, who are in the same vein as the Liaodong Iron Cavalry starting from Li Chengliang, although the character is unruly, but the experience in fighting with the Jurchens is extremely rich, and it is a vital force that can play a decisive role at a critical moment.

Therefore, with the addition of Zu Dashou and He Kegang, Yuan Chonghuan has another trump card in his hand, and his confidence in his heart is more sufficient.

For Ji Qingwen, the arrival of Zu Dashou brought him an old man who had met a few times and was quite a match.

This person is none other than Wu Sangui, the son of Wu Xiang, Zu Dashou's brother-in-law.

Wu Sangui entered Beijing in the first year of Chongzhen to take the martial arts exam, and had some fate with Ji Qingwen, and was appreciated by Emperor Chongzhen together.

After two years of training, Wu Sangui, who has just turned eighteen, is already tall and dignified, only the two soft little beards growing on his lips add a bit of immaturity to his face.

With the addition of these new forces, Yuan Chonghuan has more and more military power in his hands, but he still has no intention of taking the initiative.

The generals under him originally hoped that Zu Dashou, who had a violent and strong personality, would come forward to urge Yuan Chonghuan, but unexpectedly, Zu Dashou admired Yuan Supervisor with all his heart, no matter what decision Yuan Chonghuan made, he would implement it without any discount.

In this way, on November 14, Huang Taiji's side couldn't hold his breath first.

It's not that he has an unstable temperament, but the children of the Eight Banners brought by Huang Taiji, when they go out to fight, they only carry three days' dry food with them, and the rest of the supplies are better because the food is due to the enemy, and if it is bad, they are snatched from the occupied areas - now they have been waiting in a small Zunhua city for ten days, and the grain and grass they have looted are almost exhausted, so they will either immediately retreat outside the pass or continue to attack the Jingshi.

Huang Taiji chose the second path.

After discussing with his brothers and strategists, he decided to make a desperate bet, leaving only a small number of old, weak, sick and disabled people to bluff in Zunhua, and the rest of the main force of the whole army bypassed the heavily guarded Jizhou City and went straight to the Beijing division - it was expected that even if Yuan Chonghuan had the intention of copying his own back road, he would be a rat trap, and he did not dare not send the main force of the whole army to pursue and intercept his army.

Sure enough, as Huang Taiji expected.

After Yuan Chonghuan received the news that Huang Taiji had left Zunhua City from the front, he was overjoyed, thinking that it was time to realize his strategy of "closing the door and fighting dogs".

However, further news came and made him hesitate.

This time, Huang Taiji actually used to focus on stability, and actually mobilized all the elite and coordinated Mongolian and Han army troops of the Eight Banners, with a total of more than 100,000 people, and the whole army swooped down on the Beijing division, as if he had the intention of besieging and breaking through the capital.

This undoubtedly put Yuan Chonghuan in a dilemma, and the always decisive and conceited Jiliao Governor couldn't help but hesitate.