On November 17, the weather was clear, but the cold wind blowing from the north of the country was still cold to the bone.

In the early morning, before the sun came out, the Jianyu army inside and outside the city of Huailai had already entered a state of preparation.

Compared with the simple, shabby, and varied Mongol servant armies, the armor and equipment of the Yellow Banner and the Red Banner were much better.

These people set out at the end of the day, and began to prepare at the end of the day, and after hurriedly eating the dried meat and hot broth, they rode horses and followed Shangguan to the designated place outside the city of Huailai to assemble.

At the end of the day, Huang Taiji, under the escort of more than 2,000 guards of the Yellow Banner Army, rode out of Huailai City, and from the front of the solemn Jianyu army and the servant army of the Mongolian tribes, he moved towards the southeast.

This was followed by the forty Niu Lu of the Zhenghuang Banner army led by Darhan, Bai Yintu and others, followed by more than 10,000 servants of various Mongolian tribes who were attached all the way to the expedition of Huangtai Jixi to Chahar, and finally the thirty-five Niu Lu of the Red Banner led by Yue Tuo, Ma Zhan, and Laosa.

A total of more than 36,000 people rushed eastward in the cold wind of the early morning.

The whole army did not carry special grain and grass baggage, and each officer and soldier only brought their own dry food for a few days.

Because Huang Taiji was not prepared to fight any protracted battle or siege battle at Juyong Pass, within a day or two, if the onslaught could not be attacked, he was ready to immediately lead the army to retreat to the east.

The more than 1 million taels of gold and silver wealth looted by the Yellow Banner since the entry of the customs this time, as well as all kinds of silk and satin, cloth and grain utensils of higher value, have also been prepared to go, and thousands of people have stayed in their arms to take care of them.

Just wait for the news of Juyong Pass to come, and you can decide whether to continue to enter the capital of the Ming Dynasty in the east, or go north to the victory pass and escape.

It was precisely because Huang Taiji arranged all this that he made up his mind to gamble like this again.

Huang Taiji led the army from the northwest to the southeast, smooth sailing, less than an hour, that is, arrived outside Yulin Fort, here with the people of the He Luo Club, did not stay too long, went straight to Badaling.

At midnight that day, Huang Taiji again led his army to the foot of Badaling.

Huang Taiji, who came here for the second time, looked at the wolf smoke on Badaling that suddenly rose into the sky like last time, and the town tower at the entrance of the valley where the military capital was located at the foot of Badaling, and his heart was already calm.

After a night of deep thought, he already understood that the young genius of Juyong Pass was to provoke him to come and attack Juyong Pass, and then use the danger of Juyong Pass to thwart his attempt and ambition.

But he decided to give it a try.

Because the young son of heaven in the Ming Dynasty is here now, he can finish his work in one battle.

After all, no matter how difficult Juyong Pass is, can it still be difficult to beat the Jingshi of the Ming Dynasty?

Going south to attack the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty is what he has planned since he inherited the throne of Khan, and now that his dream has come true, he is only one last step away, how can he give up at this time because of fear of difficulties?

In the last open area under the Badaling Mountains, Huang Taiji led the forward team, nibbling on hard beef jerky and drinking the spirits in his skin, while quietly waiting for the arrival of the army behind.

The sun hung in vain, but there was no temperature on the body.

At three o'clock, the Mongol servant armies arrived one after another.

At noon, a large number of troops with red flags, escorting the Wuzhen Chaoha battalion led by Sun Degong, Alancha and others, finally arrived in the valley west of Badaling.

On the enemy platform in Badaling, several more wolf smoke were ignited, conveying military information to the defenders of Juyong Pass.

But no artillery was fired, and no men and horses dared to go out of the city and down the mountain.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Huang Taiji asked Ergetu and Baoligen to ride horses as guides, and let the Mongol servant army follow closely and enter the capital.

He then ordered Yue Tuo, Ma Zhan, and Rausa to lead a red banner army to escort Sun Degong's Uzhen Chaoha battalion into the valley behind the Mongol servant army.

And he himself led the most elite guards of the Zhenghuang Banner with 2,000 soldiers to press the formation and walk at the end.

Pillar after pillar of wolf smoke rose in Badaling, and Emperor Chongzhen and the generals of the Ming army who were at the head of Juyong Beiguan City certainly saw it very clearly.

Moreover, in addition to the warning letter, the Ming army batteries on the front line of Badaling and Shixialing were not allowed to open fire when the enemy entered, which was also an order issued by Emperor Chongzhen.

All of this is to make the army under the command of Huang Taiji more "at ease" and "at ease" to enter the mountain valley where the military capital is located, and to come to Juyong Pass "smoothly".

In fact, the upper forehead forts of Badaling and Shixia Ridge, which stretched out like the two outstretched arms of Juyongguan, did not pose much threat to the enemy troops entering the military capital because of the angle of fire.

This point is also seen by Huang Taiji and the generals of the unified army under his command.

The valley that stretches for more than twenty miles is simply a blink of an eye for the cavalry rushing in.

In other seasons, the valley, which is a little narrow and crowded, becomes a road for horses in winter because of the freezing of the river, and suddenly it becomes very wide.

And the Wuzhen Chaoha artillery team, which is more difficult to march on weekdays, was dragged forward by the war horse on the ice, and the general cannon was also much lighter for a while.

At about noon on the afternoon of November 17 in the second year of Chongzhen, the Mongolian servant army, the vanguard of Huangtaiji's army, rode fast horses and howled with scimitars into Emperor Chongzhen's field of vision.

At this time, the left and right wings of Juyong Guanbei Guancheng, and the inner and outer city heads, were already flying flags, swords and guns, and they were ready to fight.

More than 16,000 people in the 16 battalions of the 1st Town of the Guards Army and more than 12,000 people in the five battalions in the front and rear of the 5th Army Battalion were distributed on the wall of different heights and twists and turns on the first line of Juyong Pass.

Only 3,000 battalions of cavalry, stationed in the urn city under the city, waited for the order of Yongshenglou to attack the city.

Liu Zhaoji, the deputy commander of Tiancewei, who had just returned to Beijing from Guizhou, also led his men and horses to escort the honor guard of the Ming Emperor non-stop, and rushed to the city of Beiguan in Juyongguan yesterday evening.

Now the twelve bright yellow background triangular dragon flags that symbolize the Ming Emperor Luan's driving are flying high on the Yongsheng Gate of Juyong Pass, stretching in the wind, hunting and ringing.

Huang Taiji has not yet appeared, but his order has already been passed to the front of the army.

The various units of the Mongol servant army, commanded by Dorzidarhan Jinong, one of the former Chahar Wanhu, dismounted their horses one after another in the open area two or three miles outside the military capital, divided into teams of six thousand people, and then carried a simple ladder and quickly ran in the direction of the water gate of Juyongguan.

The ten Hongyi cannons on the Jundu Gate could already cover the valley area where the enemy troops were stationed, but the Huang Degong Department of the Fifth Army Battalion, which was ordered to defend the Jundu Gate, was not launched at the end of the arrow, just waiting for more and more enemies to pour into the wide river on the right side of the Jundumen Urn City.

Because it was a death trap specially prepared by Jiang Yingzhao, the chief soldier of the Fifth Military Battalion guarding Juyong Pass.

On the wall of the city, which is less than a thousand paces long on the right side of this outer urn city, in the direction of the frozen river channel against the Wenyu River, one hundred and twenty general cannons are secretly placed.

There is no need to waste the precious Hongyi cannon at this position, just the general cannon placed at the head of the city, its range is enough to fully cover the wide channel of the Wenyu River.

If the Wenyu River does not freeze, then such a design is pure waste, even if it is a general cannon that is about to be completely eliminated, it is still an idle and waste.

But once the Wenyu River freezes, such a design becomes a weapon to kill the enemy.

At this time, Jiang Yingzhao, the chief officer of the five military camps standing beside Emperor Chongzhen on the Yongsheng Gate, watched the Mongolian soldiers who were still several miles away carrying the ladder in groups, rushing to the water gate, and Xuancheng Bowei Shitai, the commander of the five military camps, glanced at each other, and the eyes of the two were full of meaningful smiles.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen, who was standing in the crowd at the head of the city, put down the glasses in his hand and said to Deng Tianhe, the military attache of the imperial attendant standing on the side:

"Here comes the Tartars! Go and pass on my message, telling Ma Shilong and Qian Yuanyu to calm down, and if they don't come forward, they are not allowed to fire first! Go and tell them that it is enough to deal with these Mongols, musketeers and grenadiers! ”