Historically, in September of the first year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji sent a large army to attack Dongjiang Town, with the intention of destroying or weakening the strength of Dongjiang Town.

Because only after destroying or severely attacking Dongjiang Town, he can rest assured that he can conquer the Har Department in the west, destroy Lin Dan Khan, and then unify the entire Saibei land, and then either force the Ming Dynasty to draw the Great Wall with him to rule, or continue to attack the Ming Dynasty.

It's a pity that although his calculation was very good, the abacus did not start.

The Jianyu army sent to attack Dongjiang Town was finally defeated because of the defection of Liu Xingzuo's brothers.

The plan to eliminate Dongjiang Town was unsuccessful, but Huang Taiji had another plan.

That is to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty.

And one of the conditions he put forward was that the Ming Dynasty would kill Mao Wenlong in order to show sincerity.

It happened that the Jiliao Governor at that time was Yuan Chonghuan, and Yuan Chonghuan knew the strength of the Later Jin State and knew that the Ming army was not the opponent of the Later Jin State in Liaodong.

He knew that he had personally promised Emperor Chongzhen the matter of Pingliao for five years, and if he relied on fighting with a knife and a gun, he would not be able to do it at all.

There is only one way to do this, and that is through peace.

Therefore, the matter of Huang Taiji sending people to submit a letter to negotiate peace is actually in the hands of Yuan Chonghuan.

Thus, the private correspondence and messenger exchanges between Yuan Chonghuan and Huang Taiji began.

Yuan Chonghuan's peace conditions were that the Later Jin State should return Liaoyang, Shenyang and other places and withdraw from the border wall of Liaodong, that is, to restore the situation of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong before the Battle of Salhu.

Because in his opinion, this is Pingliao.

But Huang Taiji's feedback to him was that these conditions were negotiable, but if Yuan Chonghuan was really sincere, he would kill Mao Wenlong in Dongjiang Town first.

Because Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Town is in the backyard of the Later Jin Kingdom, if the Ming Dynasty keeps this place and refuses to let it out, it means that the Jin Kingdom's plan to fall after the fall of the Ming Dynasty has not really given up.

Regarding Huang Taiji's seemingly reasonable but actually ill-intentioned request, Yuan Chonghuan actually agreed.

He naively thought that after he got rid of Mao Wenlong, the Houjin Kingdom would really negotiate peace with him, and then he would be able to recover the land of Liaodong without a single soldier.

And Mao Wenlong, who happened to be at this time, was indeed arrogant and domineering, not only did he have no courtesy to the court envoys, but also disrespected Yuan Chonghuan, the Jiliao Governor, and only knew how to ask for food, and completely disobeyed the orders of the Governor's Office, and was in a de facto independent state.

Needless to say, the rest of the story.

In the name of negotiating salary, Yuan Chonghuan personally went to Shuangdao near Lushunkou and made an appointment with Mao Wenlong.

The twin islands are located at the boundary between the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, and also happen to be at the boundary between Jiliao and the Dongjiang River.

For Yuan Chonghuan of Ningyuan and Mao Wenlong of Phi Dao, this place has the same sea route as both sides.

The meeting here already shows the depth of the estrangement between the two of them.

Just on Shuangdao, Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, Mao Wenlong heard that it was Emperor Chongzhen who wanted to kill him, and in despair, he did not resist, so he was killed.

As a result, after Huang Taiji heard that Yuan Chonghuan had killed Mao Wenlong, he not only did not honor the peace terms he had said before, but also did not continue to negotiate peace with Yuan Chonghuan, but immediately made a strong effort and prepared to make a detour to Mongolia to the south to conquer the Ming Dynasty.

Mao Wenlong was killed at the end of July, Huang Taiji led a large army to the west in early September, allied with the Eastern Mongolian tribes in Horqin, and marched south to Karaqin in October.

Knowing that Yuan Chonghuan, who was in charge of Huangtaiji, he could only be dumb and bitter about eating Coptis chinensis, which not only harmed Mao Wenlong, harmed the Ming Dynasty, but also harmed himself.

Just a few months after killing Mao Wenlong, he was captured and imprisoned by Emperor Chongzhen, and after repelling Jianyu in the spring of the following year, he was executed by Ling Chi for collaborating with the enemy and treason.

And the Ming Dynasty has also been in decline since then.

Huang Taiji's fake peace, how powerful it is, can be seen from this.

This time, Huang Taiji, as he had done in history, was ready to implement his fake plan again under the advice and advice of Fan Wencheng and other traitors.

After saying that he was ready to "sincerely negotiate peace" with the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji did not give other people in the big tent a chance to speak out against it.

When Mang Gurtai, Yue Tuo and the others were stunned, Huang Taiji stepped out of his seat, helped the two owners of the Fan family up, one on the left and one on the right, took the hands of the two and personally sent out the big tent.

Then he explained to the minister Darkhan and others around him, and personally led the soldiers and horses of the Zhenghuang Banner to escort the Fan family caravan to the west.

By the time Huang Taiji personally sent off the Fan family's caravan and returned to his gold-roofed tent, the tent was already boiling, and Hanchen Fan Wencheng, who he relied on as his confidant, once again knelt in his original position in the big tent with a blue nose and swollen face and bleeding mouth and nose.

Just when Huang Taiji went out to see off Fan Wenkui and others, the reckless and impulsive Mang Gurtai blamed Fan Wencheng's decision to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as Huang Taiji left the big tent, the angry Mang Gurtai stepped forward to ask Fan Wencheng what his intentions were, and then there was a big ear scraper, which made Fan Wencheng's mouth and nose bleed.

Although he Fan Wencheng is deeply respected by Huang Taiji, in the eyes of the Jurchen nobles, he is still just a minion, and beating him in public is just commonplace.

And Fan Wencheng also has the consciousness of being a slave, although he is very angry in his heart, he doesn't dare to dodge, let alone fight back, he just silently thinks that one day in the future, he will borrow Huang Taiji's hand to kill this reckless Gurtai.

After Huang Taiji returned to the big tent, he saw the chaos in the tent, and his heart was very unhappy, so he sat down on his main seat, looked at Fan Wencheng's appearance, and then looked at Mang Gurtai, who was still angry, and knew what was going on at the moment, endured his anger, and said to Mang Gurtai:

"Mang Gurtai, as the third Belle of the Great Jin Dynasty, you dare to openly beat my courtiers behind my big tent, you are simply arrogant and rude!"

After saying this, looking at Mang Gurtai, who was still angry at Fan Wencheng and refused to give in to himself, Huang Taiji continued: "I read that you are a meritorious person in the Northern Expedition, this time I will let it go, dare to have a next time, I will treat you for the crime of disrespect!" ”

After saying this, Huang Taiji looked at the prince Baylor in the tent, and then said: "You don't know what to do, but you know that Fan Jian's proposal and strategy are a plan to kill people with a knife?"

Speaking of this, Huang Taiji saw that Yue Tuo and the others seemed to have an understanding, and said: "I have said many times that cutting down the Ming Kingdom is like cutting down a big tree, first cut it from both sides, and its main trunk is its own servant.

"The purpose of the previous expedition was to lead a large army to conquer Korea, and then to lead an army to the west to drive out Lin Dan Khan of the Chahar Department.

"Now the sinner Amin has lost his conquest of Dongjiang, which not only has damaged his troops, but also greatly increased the strength of the Mao Ming army in Dongjiang Town, and the tributary road of Korea has been cut off, and the favorable situation of conquering Korea has been lost.

"You know how to attack the Ming Kingdom, and how can I not know that the expedition to the Ming Kingdom is my long-cherished wish, and I have never forgotten it for a day.

"But the size of the Ming Kingdom is beyond the imagination of the others. To attack the Ming Kingdom, we must pay attention to strategy and resourcefulness, and it is not something that can be achieved by waiting for a strong fight. ”

Speaking of this, Huang Taiji looked at the prince Baylor present in the tent, and then said: "I have decided to submit a letter to negotiate peace, if the Ming Kingdom agrees to negotiate peace, then my Dajin Dynasty Eight Banners Army can march west this autumn with peace of mind, conquer Monan, and completely wipe out the Chahar Department first, from then on, my Dajin and Mongolia can achieve unity, and the land of Saibei is in my hands."

"Then, in the autumn and winter of next year, we will unite the Mongolian army, march eastward with heavy troops, and then go to conquer Korea, and level the Dongjiang River and Korea in one fell swoop.

"In this way, the two wings of the Ming Kingdom are lost, and my Dajin Dynasty should be able to draw the Great Wall with the Ming Kingdom and divide the world, and the descendants of future generations can cut down the Ming, and retreat is enough to protect themselves, isn't it stronger than today's situation where the enemy is surrounded and the danger is exhausted?!"

After listening to Huang Taiji's earnest words, Oba Khan, Buzhantai, Kongol, Zaisan and others all realized in vain, and they all nodded and were impressed.

Beile Yuetuo, the owner of the Red Flag Banner, who was already intelligent and abnormally intelligent, and was quite valued by Huang Taiji, said in admiration: "Your Majesty is far-sighted and wise, and the foolish people such as ministers are far inferior.

"Now that the Dongjiang River is stronger than in the past, Your Majesty will stabilize the Ming Kingdom with peace and then the west, and then cut off one by one, which is in line with the strategy of the art of war. Submit to the courtiers. ”

After Yue Tuo finished saying this, he immediately got up, then faced Huang Taiji, knelt down, and knocked his head on the ground.

This etiquette is a great etiquette for a flag owner, if it is not for the absolute surrender of willingness, as a flag owner, he will never do this.

So when Yue Tuo came like this, Huang Taiji was naturally extremely satisfied in his heart, and said in his heart, I didn't mistake you.

The other princes and Belle didn't need to say anything, they also got up immediately, came to the big tent, and behind Yue Tuo, they knelt on the ground one after another, and said: "Your Majesty is wise, and the ministers are obedient!" ”

Mang Gurtai, who had been watching Huang Taiji unhappy, looked at the performances of other people in the tent at this moment, although he was extremely unhappy in his heart, but the situation was stronger than others, so he had to stay in place, bow down and say: "Your Majesty is wise! ”

Huang Taiji looked at Mang Gurtai's reluctant look, and didn't want to worry about him at this time, so he continued the previous topic and said: "I want to negotiate peace, which is not only a plan to delay the army, but also a plan to kill people with a knife. You can wait for good news. ”