On the fifth day after Zhao Chengdong evacuated the city of the three surnames, Wu Bahai arrived here with more than 600 people, looking at the battlefield outside the city of the three surnames that had not been cleaned up, Wu Bahai suddenly fell into silence.

After Wu Bahai communicated with the guards of Sanxing City, he knew that he could not pursue the enemy army and recapture the captured tribes with his own men and horses. Even the three surnamed cities did not have so many supplies for their troops to pursue the enemy.

Faced with the situation in front of him, Wu Bahai felt angry, but also a little happy. The reason why he was angry was because the Jurchens had never encountered such a defeat since the founding of the country, and the morale of the three surnamed cities was destroyed.

Fortunately for him, after the introduction of the defenders of the city with the three surnames, he learned that the combat power of this team mixed with the Shengjurchen and the Ming army was extraordinary, with both the advantages of the Ming army's firearms and the barbarism and ferocity of the Shengjurchen in hand-to-hand combat. Even if he and Xinghai change places, they will suffer a big loss.

In the end, he still accepted the advice of the defenders of the three surnamed cities, and the main force stayed in the three surnamed cities and did not move forward, but only sent some small teams to investigate the retreat of the Ming army. As for the battle situation here, he could only write a document as soon as possible and report to Shenyang, waiting for the decision of the Shenyang court.

Two weeks later, the Jurchen nobles in Shenyang received a battle report from Wu Bahai. Although the news of the invasion of the Jurchens had reached Shenyang, the Houjin Khanting, who was preparing for the expedition to Mobei, did not pay attention to this news, and most of the Jurchen relatives felt that these Jurchens were just asking for their own death, and they would soon be repelled by the local garrison.

As for Huang Taiji, he had no time to care about this matter, how to transfer the guards of each banner, arrange the route of the expeditionary force's attack, and arrange the supply of logistics, all of which had already made him haggard, where would he still have the energy to take care of these small things.

At this time, the internal friction caused by the internal discord of the four major Baylors has begun to gradually affect the post-Jin national politics. In the past, such border affairs would have been taken over by other Grand Baylors. Instead of indifferently waiting for Huang Taiji's instructions, he allowed the local garrison to spontaneously counterattack.

However, no one expected that the Ming army, which had just occupied the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River the year before last, would have the ability to defeat the three surnamed cities only two years later. Although the Ming army used the power of the local natives, this was even more dangerous.

Around this attack of the Ming army, the Jurchen nobles were basically divided into two factions, one faction was led by Zhenglan Banner Mang Gurtai, advocating to simply abandon the city of the three surnames, retreat the border defense in the north to the line of Alchuka and Ningguta, and move all the tribes between the city of the three surnames to Boli behind this line of defense.

In addition, Jilin City was established in the Jurchen Ula Department of Haixi in the upper reaches of the Songhua River, and the shipyards built by the Ming people were restored in the area from Linjiangmen to the mouth of the Wende River on the banks of the Songhua River, and the Eight Banners sailors were trained to deal with Alchuka and Ningguta.

Yue Tuo and other Jurchen relatives of the Young Zhuang faction were dissatisfied with the conservative plan proposed by Mang Gurtai and others, and Yue Tuo publicly declared: "Since the Mandate of Heaven Khan raised his army, the Eight Banners of the Later Jin Dynasty have been invincible, and what we have relied on has never been to defend but to take the initiative to attack.

In order to prevent the Mongols and our Jurchens, the Ming State built the Great Wall and fortified fortresses in the north, but what is the point? Since the Ming gave up offensive tactics, Mongolia has broken through the pass several times in the past 200 years, and the city of Beijing has been besieged several times. After my Heavenly Mandate Khan sacrificed to the heavens and raised troops, the border walls of the fortified city built by the Ming State in Liaodong almost did not have any effect. Even a fortified city like Shenyang has become the capital of our country, so it can be seen that it is a joke to rely on a strong defensive line to resist the enemy's attack.

What's more, the land of Liaodong is fertile for thousands of miles, and my Jurchen population is only more than 1 million, if we divide troops everywhere to guard, even if we fill in all the Jurchens, we will not be able to encircle the frontier of the Houjin Kingdom. So in the future, won't we and the Ming Kingdom have to attack and defend and transpose? With the infinite manpower of the Ming Kingdom, how long can our country defend? ”

Last year, Anguli failed to attack Temple Street, and Huang Taiji and others were able to hide it. But this year, the Ming army has been killed in the border town of Houjin, and there are many people who have seen the Ming army, so the battle of the three surnames soon spread within the Eight Banners. The controversy between the Yuetuo and Mang Gurtai factions over the northern defense line was also widely circulated in Shenyang.

Seeing that the impact of this incident was getting bigger and bigger, Huang Taiji had to convene a court meeting specifically for this purpose to decide how to deal with the invasion of the Ming army in Heilongjiang.

At the beginning of the court meeting, Mang Gurtai said in a preemptive voice: "The north of the city of the three surnames is a bitter cold place, and there is nothing to be found here except for some fur. Originally, Father Khan built a city here only to monitor the movements of the indigenous tribes in the Heilongjiang River valley and the tribes further north.

Shenyang to the city of the three surnames, nearly 2,000 miles away, the road is either wilderness or dense forest, if you do not follow the Songhua River to the south, there is almost no way to go. The tribes near the city of the three surnames all make a living from fishing and hunting, and if a large army is stationed here, it is difficult to ensure the supply of military rations, and if it is transferred from the rear, the cost is so high that I am afraid that our country will be unable to afford it.

Withdrawing the defensive line from Sanjiao to the line between Alchuka and Ningguta can not only greatly shorten the distance between our army and the two places, but also increase the difficulty of the Ming army's attack. In addition, Alchuka has the nearby Haixi Jurchen tribes supporting grain and grass, and Ningguta has mink and ginseng production, both of which are self-sufficient fortresses.

No matter how rich the Ming Kingdom is, it will go around the sea for thousands of miles to the mouth of the Heilongjiang River, and then take the waterways of the Heilongjiang River and the Songhua River to attack my strong fortress, which is also the way to die. ”

Seeing that the Jurchen relatives and nobles in the Dazheng Hall nodded again and again, Yue Tuo unwillingly came out and said: "Sanbeile also said that my Jurchen is sparsely populated and cannot defend this thousands of miles of fertile land.

But did Sanbeile ever think that once he gave up the city of the three surnames, would the Jurchen tribes from the lower reaches of the Songhua River to the Heilongjiang and Ussuri River basins still submit to my Houjin? Without the continuous inflow of these Jurchen population, how would our country support the war losses with Mongolia and the Ming Kingdom?

In addition, the Jurchen of my Jianzhou rose outside the border wall of Liaodong, and there were only thirteen pairs of armor in the early days, and the reason why they were able to open up the territory and establish the Houjin State was that in addition to the talent of the Heavenly Mandate Khan, the trade support of the Ming State also contributed a lot. Now that the Ming people are in contact with the Jurchen tribes on the northeastern border of our country, do you know that there will be no more powerful tribes to compete with our Houjin for the land of Liaodong?

If there was no alliance between Song and Jin on the sea, how could Da Liao be so easily destroyed by Dajin? ”

Although Yue Tuo was eloquent, his worries were still too long-term after all, and it was difficult to be accepted by the Jurchen relatives. Some people even began to vaguely proclaim that only by maintaining peace with the Ming Kingdom was the best way to eliminate this long-term concern.

These Jurchen relatives believed that the living habits of the Jurchens and the Mongols were similar, but they were very different from the Han Chinese. Therefore, the Later Jin were able to make the Mongol tribes submit, but it was difficult for the Han people to truly agree with the rule of the Jurchens. In this case, the Later Jin should concentrate on dealing with the Mongols, and then divide the territory with the Ming State on the current border, and the two sides should live in peace from now on. With the population of the Jurchens, just ruling Mongolia and digesting the territory of Liaodong is already a little indigestion, so why covet the land of the Ming people again.

The expedition of Dolgon and other young Baylors put Yueto in a lonely position, and the discussion in the Great Hall began to favor the ideas of Mang Gurtai. This kind of situation is obviously not something that Huang Taiji is happy to see, but even if Yue Tuo's proposition comes from his will, it is difficult for him to stand up for Yue Tuo at this moment.

The two defeats in the Ming Kingdom greatly shook Huang Taiji's prestige in the Later Jin Dynasty, which made it difficult for him to make a strong move on some minor issues. After all, today's Houjin State is not a monarchy in which he alone has the final say, but a country with the remnants of military aristocracy.

Trying to dictate everything without eliminating his political opponents will only make his political opponents take risks and start a civil war. Huang Taiji didn't want to see such a scene, so although he was very dissatisfied in his heart, he still maintained a humble attitude and asked Da Beile Daishan, "What do you think about this matter, Da Baile?" ”

After Dai Shan weighed the situation in the lower hall, he said in a kind manner: "What Sanbeile said is more realistic, but people have no foresight, and they must have near-term worries. We can't just look at the present and ignore the future, so I think what Yuetobel said is not unreasonable, and I ask the Great Khan to see it. ”

Huang Taiji was naturally unhappy with Dai Shan's general attitude, so he asked Dai Shan again: "Da Beile has been in battle for a long time and has rich experience in battle. When he was taught a lot in front of his father Khan, didn't he come up with a plan for both? ”

Seeing that Huang Taiji refused to let go of himself, Dai Shan pondered for a moment before he said, "After all, I am old, and my brain is not as flexible as Sanbeile and Yue Tuobeile.

But since the Great Khan has asked repeatedly, then I will also make a premature suggestion. I think it is necessary to set up a city in the Urabe to support the northern border cities of our country.

In addition, there is no need to be in such a hurry to retreat from the three surname cities. It has only been three years since the Ming people arrived in the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River, and even if they wanted to integrate and win the hearts of the local tribes, it was impossible for them to do so quickly. It has been more than ten or twenty years since Father Khan conquered the Heilongjiang area, and my country has no friendship in the hearts of the local tribes?

If you want me to say, at this time, we should send a banner lord Baylor to be stationed in the city of the three surnames, and grant him the right to win the hearts of the locals and compete with the Ming people for the land in the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River. If the strategy is right, it may not be impossible to expel the Ming people from the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River and restore peace to the northeastern border city. ”

Dai Shan's idea suddenly made Huang Taiji stunned. He only thought about it quickly for a moment, and then he knew that the idea proposed by Dai Shan was indeed feasible. However, the banner lord Baylor, who can be stationed in the city of the three surnames to confront the Ming people, except for Mang Gurtai is Amin who is confined at home, the others are obviously not suitable.

It would have been nothing in the past, but it was obviously not a good idea for Huang Taiji, who is now trying to weaken the independence of the Eight Banners and wants to further centralize power. Letting those two big Baylors out of the town and the three surnames will only further cause the division of the Houjin Kingdom.

Huang Taiji's eyes darkened for a moment, and he discarded Dai Shan's suggestion and instead spoke out in support of Mang Gurtai's proposition. Retreat the tribes near the city of Sanxing, retreat the border defense northeast of Houjin to the line of Alchuka and Ningguta, and deplete the threat of the Ming army of Heilongjiang to the northeast frontier of Houjin by lengthening the front.