In May, the Ming Dynasty signed an alliance with Sonam Qunpei and Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen in Lhasa, and the 50,000-strong army led by Yao Yuanjun officially entered Tibet with the help of Sonam Qunpei and was stationed near Lhasa.

"The Lanzhou Governor's Mansion has decided when to crusade against Zangba Khan?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"The plan of Governor Zhao and Admiral Yao is to enter Houzang after the beginning of spring next year. And this year, Governor Zhao and Admiral Yao first gradually recovered Qianzang, stabilized Qianzang, and allowed the army to adapt to the local climate. Yuan Chonghuan replied.

"This matter will be handed over to Yao Yuanjun to be responsible, and I and the Dadu Governor's Mansion should not ask too much." Zhu Youxiao said.

"No."

"How are you preparing for the Northern Expedition?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Everything is ready, on the sixth day of the sixth month of June, the army will swear to the Northern Expedition, and this war minister is expected to take about three months." Yuan Chonghuan said.

"According to Dongchang's report, there are already Russians in Heilongjiang, and I ask the Shenyang Governor's Office to pay attention to the movements of the Russians during the Northern Expedition, and if I find Russians, I don't want a single mouth." Zhu Youxiao said. At this time, the Russians appeared in the Ming Dynasty, and all they could do was burn, kill, and loot.

"No."

……

Returning from the Governor's Palace, Wang Liqian brought news of Dolgon.

"Your Majesty, Dolgon has reached an agreement with Xu Xinsu, agreeing to charter a ship to cross the Americas for 500,000 taels of silver." Wang Liqian said softly.

"Dolgon didn't suspect Xu Xinsu, did he?" Zhu Youxiao couldn't help asking.

"Xu Xinsu said there is no problem." Wang Liqian replied.

"Dolgon is treacherous, and this matter must be guarded against." Zhu Youxiao said.

"The ministers will send people to keep an eye on it, but where will they transfer ships to transport them?" Wang Liqian asked.

"With the ship of the shipping company, this matter must be kept absolutely confidential, if anyone dares to leak the slightest rumor, don't blame me for being ruthless." Zhu Youxiao said.

"No."

"If Dolgon really decides to withdraw, then there is almost no suspense in this battle, and the next thing to face is the Russians." Zhu Youxiao said.

"In the nineteenth year of the Apocalypse, the Russians built a new Shiversk in Sipol, which was just on our way north, and the defenders were about 500 people." Wang Liqian said.

"If we can easily defeat Dolgon, then we can make the army continue north, take Shiversk, and cut off the Russians from continuing eastward." Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said.

"Shiversk is a wooden city with three heavy guns." Wang Liqian said.

"It seems that Dongchang has made great progress in intelligence gathering." Zhu Youxiao said with satisfaction.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise!" Wang Liqian said.

"The decree is that after the victory of the Northern Expedition, immediately divide 3,000 troops to take Shiversk, and at the same time build ten wooden cities in the new territory, and each wooden city will be stationed with the strength of a regiment." Zhu Youxiao said.

Most of the castles built by the Russians in Siberia today are wooden cities with very few garrisons, which has a lot to do with the fact that Siberia is too far from Moscow.

"No."

"How many castles have the Russians built in Sipol in recent years?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"The upper ten, of which Yakutsk is the largest, is the stronghold of the Russians in the east and south, and it is said that the Russians who appeared in Heilongjiang came from Yakutsk." Wang Liqian said.

"After the Manchus crossed east, the Russians will set up the empire's biggest enemy in the north, Dongchang will add or subtract infiltration, get more information, within three years, the Ming and the Russians will have a big war, this battle will determine the ownership of Xipol." Zhu Youxiao said.

"No."

……

On the sixth day of the sixth month of June, the army of 50,000 people led by Xiong Anwen and the army of 50,000 people led by Man Gui of Shenyang Province, a total of 100,000 troops, set out from Heilongjiang to attack the Manchu Dynasty. The current Manchu stronghold was located in what would later be called Okhotsk, and Zhu Youxiao named this place Weiqing City, and Zhu Youxiao decided that all the cities of Xibol would be named after the famous city in Chinese history.

On the eighth day of the sixth month, Dolgon received the news that the Ming army had sent troops.

"The 100,000-strong army of the Ming thieves has set off on the sixth day of the first month, and it is expected to arrive here in about ten days." Dorgon said.

"How's it going to get in touch with the ship?" Bomu Bogol asked in a panic.

"There's no news from my side for the time being." Badali shook his head and said.

Seeing Bomu Bogol's panicked appearance, Dorgon was greatly disappointed, "In this case, we can only fight to the death." ”

"The 100,000 army of the Ming thieves is menacing, and our army can use no more than 50,000 people, how can we fight to the death?" Bomu Bogol said.

"In the past, there was a big gap between our army's firearms and the Ming thieves, but now our army's firearms are almost the same as those of the Ming army, how can we not fight?" Dorgon retorted.

"Lord Wang, the thieves are now equipped with apocalypse guns on a large scale, and the last time we bought them from the Russians, they were all flintlock guns, and the Russians' firearms are not good! I suggest that we continue to retreat north. Bomu Bogol said.

"If we retreat further north, we will have to retreat to the far north, and then we will all freeze to death there without the Ming thief sending troops." Dorgon said angrily.

"Lord Wang, you can do it, my Sauron Department has decided to retreat north." Bomu Bogol said.

"Everyone, don't argue, I've already contacted the ship, but the other party needs 500,000 taels of silver." Seeing that the war had not even begun, the three tribes had already split, and he decided to announce the news to stabilize the Sauron tribe.

"What the prince said is true?" Bomu Bogol said excitedly.

Fjäryango glanced at Dolgon, Dorgon was expressionless, and Fjäyango said understandingly, "Of course it's true." ”

"Where is the ship now?" Badali asked.

"Near Bear Blind Island, if we pay now, we can get here in five days." Feiyango said.

"I have the least number of people in the Sauron tribe, and I will pay 100,000 taels." Bomu Bogol said.

"I'll give fifteen taels." Badali said.

"Ships can only carry up to 30,000 people at a time, and we have nearly half a million people." Feiyango said.

"Then ......," was interrupted by Dolgon, as soon as Bomu Bogol spoke, "let the women and children go first, and the rest of the men will retreat north along the coast, and carry our men as far as possible." I, Bomu Bogol, and Badali stayed behind to break the rear, and delayed the thief. ”

Hearing Dolgon's words, although Bomu Bogol was extremely dissatisfied, Dolgon himself stayed, and he couldn't say anything.

This line of vitality made the three stand together again. Although things were out of Dorgon's control, he once again used the opportunity to reunite the three divisions, and the three made a series of arrangements for the resistance to the Ming army.

(End of chapter)