Chapter 818: The gains outweigh the losses

At the same time that Emperor Chongzhen was urging the Minister of Military Aircraft, the Ministry of War Shangshu and other important ministers of the court in the city of Beijing, and intensively promoted the reorganization plan of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, Huang Taiji, the Tiancong Khan of the Dajin Kingdom, and the rest of his subordinates, finally returned to the territory of Liaodong after a long journey.

Since that day, Ganglin, a rising star in the Jixian Courtyard of the Jin Kingdom, rushed into the city of Naturalization under the escort of Wu Nag with the news of the burning of Hetuara and the attack on the back road of Liaodong, Huang Taiji has fallen into an unprecedented anxiety.

Until he broke out of the Naturalization City with the rest of his army, this anxiety was not alleviated in the slightest, but became more and more anxious with the passage of time.

The news that the hinterland of Dajin was attacked by the Ming army in Dongjiang Town made him realize that he had made a series of strategic judgments between Ming and Jin, and he had made the mistake of wishful thinking and underestimating the enemy.

Huang Taiji originally thought that he was familiar with the history books of the Han people, familiar with the classics of the Han people, and had a very good understanding of the Ming Dynasty in the south.

But now, he suddenly discovered that the real Southern Dynasty was not what he had always believed, nor was it what Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanme, Bao Chengxian, Sun Degong and other Ming Dynasty generals repeatedly promised him.

It was this, not the news itself that the hinterland of Dajin Kingdom was attacked by the Ming army, that made him sleepless and terrified.

Especially the failure of this attack on the Ming Dynasty, it was really a loss to steal chickens and rice, and it was definitely worth the loss, which made him regret his previous series of decisions.

If he hadn't rushed to attack the Ming Dynasty after taking Monan, at least this time he would have been a great success in his westward expedition.

In other words, after entering the hinterland of Xuanda in the Ming Dynasty under the internal response of killing Hukou Jin Shang, he did not rush to attack the heavily guarded Juyong Pass, but was satisfied with the plundering of the land of Xuanda, so his line was still a great success.

If this is the case, even if the Ming army of Dongjiang Town, Denglai Town, or Liaodong Town launched an attack on the rear road of Dajin Kingdom together, the situation they faced would not be as passive as it is now.

In the final analysis, during the entire retreat, Huang Taiji was full of worries, and the question was no longer how much loss the Jurchen Eight Banners of the Dajin Kingdom had suffered, but how he should consolidate his position and re-establish his authority after he returned to Liaodong and returned to the Khan Palace in Shenyang City.

As for the death of Duoduo, the owner of the white flag, of course, it is a great event for the Jurchen Eight Banners of the Later Jin Kingdom, after all, there are only eight flag owners in the Jurchen Eight Banners of the Later Jin Kingdom.

However, for Huang Taiji, he didn't take it to heart.

Just as Azig, the eldest of the three Dolgon brothers, died in Korea that day, Dord's death was not entirely a bad thing for Hwang Tae-gil.

Back then, he took advantage of Azig's death in North Korea, not only succeeded in sending Amin, who had always been disobedient to him, to a high-wall confinement, but also united with Dabel Daishan to take Azig's red flag, and arranged Yue Tuo, who had always obeyed his orders, to the position of the flag owner of the red flag, turning a bad thing into a "good thing".

Now Dordor is dead, and has no heirs, that is, no heirs.

Dorgon, the only brother of Dord's mother, was already the lord of one banner, and it was impossible for him to carry both banners at the same time.

And if Huang Taiji is willing, he can also use the death of Duoduo and the loss of Fuzhou to hold Dolgon responsible.

Therefore, the death of Duoduo alone is still a good thing for Huang Taiji.

Even the fact that the old city of Hetuara was burned down by Shang Kexi's department in Dongjiang Town can be used as a reason to blame the great Belle Daishan.

However, Huang Taiji, as the Great Khan of the Later Jin State, or as the self-proclaimed Emperor Tiancong of the Later Jin State, things are not so simple.

If he returns victorious from this expedition to the Southern Dynasty, then everything is okay.

His authority in the post-Jin country will not only not be affected in the slightest way, but will also be further consolidated and strengthened.

However, all the plans before leading the army to leave Shenyang for the expedition to Monan have now all failed.

Lin Dan Khan of Chahar was indeed driven away by himself, but Monan Mongolia did not fall into the hands of the Houjin State because of this.

On the contrary, he drove away Lin Dan Khan, but he cheapened the Southern Dynasty in vain.

On the way to evacuate Monan and go north to Mobei, Huang Taiji hated and regretted whenever he thought of this.

In particular, whenever he thought of the henchmen and Jurchen soldiers who died in battle and wounded on the way to the Southern Dynasty, Huang Taiji felt painful.

During the long journey home, Huang Taiji grieved again and again in front of the left and right, either crying or crying silently.

In this era, even if you don't detour to Mobei, the journey from Guihua City to Shenyang City is two or three thousand miles away.

This time, in order to ensure the safety on the way home, Huang Taiji took the remnants of the Zhenghuang Banner directly led, the remnants of the Yellow Banner led by Haogedai, the remnants of the Red Banner inlaid with Yue Tuo, and the remnants of the Zhenglan Banner of Mang Gurtai, as well as the Badali Taiji Division, the son of Oba of the co-owner of the Horqin Tribes, and the Beile Zaisang Department of the Left Wing of Horqin, crossed the Hanhai Sea all the way north and came to the territory of the Chechen Khan.

This stretch of distance alone is more than 1,000 miles long.

Moreover, along the way, the weather was freezing and the wind and snow were continuous, not only did the Monan Mongol tribes who followed the north from the area of Guihua City break away from the brigade one after another, and then disappeared in the wind and snow, but also a large number of wounded patients and horses among the Jurchens of various banners fell forever on the ice and snow road that crossed the Hanhai Sea to the north.

After more than a month, Huang Taiji finally arrived in the territory of the Chechen Khan, and when he got a chance to rest and recuperate, he checked the men and horses of each banner and department, and there were more than 30,000 people when he set off, and the rest was less than 20,000.

And everyone is emaciated, full of complaints, demoralized, and on the verge of collapse.

Although Huang Taiji was anxious and very worried that the situation in the hinterland of eastern Liaodong would deteriorate further, in the face of the situation under his command, he finally chose to accept the opinions of Mang Gurtai, Yue Tuo, Haoge and others, and stayed in the area of the Krulun River to rest with the consent of the Chechen Khan Shuolei in Mobei.

At this time, although the Mobei Mongolian tribes belonged to the Khalkha Mongolia, they were divided into three independent khanates, namely the Zasaktu Khan, the Tushetu Khan and the Chechen Khan.

As one of the three Khan of the Khalkha Mongols in Mobei, the Chechen Khan Shuolei is located in the easternmost part of Mobei, which is not far from the grazing land of the Horqin people.

After the Korqin people moved south and annexed the Jurchens, the Chechen Khan gradually grew stronger, but it was still far from being a match for the Jurchens who established the Later Jin State.

And because the territory of the Chechen Khan was close to the sphere of influence of the Jurchens, it was inevitable to be influenced by the Jurchens to a certain extent.

At the beginning of the second year of Chongzhen, when Huang Taiji led a large army to the north and conquered the various tribes of the savage Jurchens and the Beishan Jurchens, the Chechen Khan Shuolei saw the strength of the Jurchens.

Therefore, on the way back from Huang Taiji's victory, he accepted Huang Taiji's request for an alliance and nominally became a vassal of the Later Jin Kingdom.

Because of this, when Huang Taiji led a large army to prepare for the western expedition to Harindan Khan, in the face of Huang Taiji's order, Chechen Khan Shuoli did not dare to disobey, so he sent his eldest son Babudai Ji to lead a cavalry of 5,000 people to follow south.

However, what he never expected was that only a few months later, Huang Taiji, the emperor of the Dajin Kingdom, personally led the unprecedented and powerful cavalry army, and would actually return in despair.

This unexpected ending made Chechen Khan Shuolei's opinion of Huang Taiji, the lord of the Later Jin State, immediately change, and he also doubted the legendary so-called Jurchen dissatisfaction and invincible statement.

Subsequently, although Chechen Khan Shuolei agreed to the request of Huang Taiji and his banners to stay in his territory for a period of rest, some subtle changes naturally took place in the treatment of the Jurchen Mongols under Huang Taiji and his banners.

Chechen Khan Shuo went to Huang Taiji's big tent to greet him, and he was not so attentive, the supply of wine and food was not so timely, and his words and deeds were not as respectful as they were during the last meeting.

Originally, Shuo Lei still thought that after Huang Taiji returned from victory, he would dedicate one of his daughters to Huang Taiji in order to strengthen the relationship with the Jurchens, but at this time, of course, he immediately dispelled this idea.

And not long after, on the issue of treating Tiancong Khan Huang Taiji, Chechen Khan Shuo Lei changed his past groveling attitude, and showed that he was like a real Mobei Mongolian Great Khan, receiving another Great Khan of the Northeast Jurchen tribe who came here as a guest.

Of course, these subtle changes can't hide from Huang Taiji's eyes, but today, Huang Taiji, who is in urgent need of rest, can only pretend not to see it.

In early February of the third year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, after resting for more than half a month on the territory of the Chechen Khan on the west bank of the Khulun River, Huang Taiji finally waited for Abatai and others who led the people north.

However, the more than 15,000 Jurchens and Mongols who were led by Abatai and his son to pursue Lin Dan Khan westward were only more than 6,000 people who returned with this father and son.

Among them, it also includes the more than 1,000 Chechen Khan's cavalry that looked like beggars brought back by Babudaiji.