In the spring of the fourteenth year of the Apocalypse, as soon as the earth warmed up, Zhu Youxiao immediately issued an edict ordering Lu Xiangsheng, a scholar of Wuyingdian University and a scholar of the military department, to return to Beijing to discuss the war against the Manchu Qing. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the same time, Yang Sichang, the left attendant of the military department, had already begun to draft and mobilize the Praetorian Guards, which were scattered in various places for recruitment and expansion training, and various armies gathered outside the pass.

Moreover, in addition to the Praetorian Guard, the North Sea Fleet also began to be transferred out of Jinmen, and its main forces were transferred to the Lushun and Dandong lines, ready to transport the Praetorian Guards and all kinds of baggage to Guanwai by sea.

In addition, Zhu Youxiao also issued an order to Sun Chuanting, who had been promoted to the trilateral system, and Wang Zaijin, the governor of Jiliao, to strengthen the defense of the nine sides, and be ready to deal with the dishonest actions of the Mongol Lin Dan Khan when the Ming Dynasty dealt with Jiannu.

The Ordnance Department and the Royal Industries Company were ordered to continue to increase production of steam-powered chariots and horse-drawn carriages, as well as new firing rifles.

In short, according to Zhu Youxiao's requirements, after completing the battle, it is necessary to completely solve the Jiannu forces this time, and there must be no mistakes in the number of soldiers and the number of military quartermasters.

Jinyiwei also strengthened the intelligence activities of the Jiannu forces, and increased the frequency of transmitting all the intelligence information of the Jiannu back to the Ming Dynasty, so that the imperial court military department could determine the best time to launch the war.

After Huang Taiji returned to Shengjing, he was jealous of Zhu Youxiao for taking away his beloved woman, and he also increased the speed of armaments, and almost the entire bannermen and serfs in Jiannu were mobilized, and his army was expanded again, and even equipped with a firearms force of 10,000 people.

Through this mission, Huang Taiji also felt that the war between himself and the Ming Dynasty would be inevitable and would happen in the near future.

It's just that the strategic situation has changed, the former Jiannu has changed from a strategic offensive to a strategic defense, and the Ming Dynasty, which entered the strategic defense due to the defeat of the Battle of Salhu, has turned into a strategic offensive at this time.

However, Huang Taiji did not lose his determination to fight with the Ming Dynasty because of the change in the strategic situation.

On the contrary, now his desire to fight a decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty is even stronger, not only because his hatred for Zhu Youxiao has deepened, nor just because his desire for the Lord of the Central Plains has deepened, but if he wants to continue to gain the support of the major forces within Jiannu, he must prove the legitimacy of his rule through foreign wars.

In addition, Huang Taiji didn't think that the current Da Ming was stronger than before, and he would definitely lose.

In Huang Taiji's view, his father Nurhachi raised troops with thirteen armors, and finally was able to defeat the Ming Dynasty and even conquer dozens of cities in Liaodong, but now he has hundreds of thousands of male soldiers, is it possible that he can't fight with the Ming Dynasty?

Although these 200,000 li, many of them are the remnants of the Mongol forces collected from the Horqin and Khalkha tribes and the Tumut tribes in the past, as well as the Han Chinese population looted during the occupation of Liaodong in the past.

But Huang Taiji thinks that after such a long period of training, his Manchurian, Mongolian and Han Three Banners are not afraid to fight with the Ming Dynasty!

What's more, there are also Mongolian Lin Dan Khan and Rakshasa as foreign aid, and the main force on his side is still cavalry, which is highly mobile and can still carry out roundabout operations at any time.

Zhu Youxiao naturally also knew that Jiannu was in this fashion and still had the strength to fight a war, and Huang Taiji and Dolgon, as outstanding figures in history, may really have unusual talents in military command, so he had to be well prepared this time and mobilize the strength of the whole country to launch a war against Jiannu.

"Your Majesty, now the Jiannu forces are mainly concentrated in the two important towns of Shengjing and Hetuala, however, its Qing Dynasty manufacturing office and grain and grass are mainly hoarded in Hetuala, in a sense, Hetu Ala is more important than Shengjing City, although I recapture Shengjing is the most meaningful thing for my Ming Dynasty politically, but from the perspective of destroying the Jiannu forces, the first occupation of Hetuala will be more damaging to the Jiannu, which can destroy the materials that the Jiannu have been recuperating for several years, and the Jiannu forces will become a tree without roots and water without roots."

Lu Xiangsheng explained to Zhu Youxiao on the map how it was more advantageous to attack Jiannu at present, and Yang Sichang on the side also proposed: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that what Lu Ge Lao said is very true, but we can come up with a plan to attack the west, we can first gather part of the troops in the area of Guangning City, make it look like we want troops to surround Shengjing, and at the same time transport most of the troops to North Korea by sea, use North Korea as a springboard to directly attack Hetuala, and take Huang Taiji by surprise!" ”

Now because of the arrival of Zhu Youxiao, the time-traveler, the political fate of Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang has changed, and they have been directly replaced, Lu Xiangsheng has become a cabinet elder, and Yang Sichang is an official of the Ministry of War.

But Zhu Youxiao had to admit that these two people were one of the few handsome talents who could be used in the late Ming Dynasty in this era, and Zhu Youxiao didn't know if the abilities of these two people could be compared with Huang Taiji and Dolgon, the two outstanding figures in the Tartars.

But in Zhu Youxiao's opinion, even if they may really be worse than Huang Taiji and Dolgon, after receiving the advanced military theoretical knowledge training provided by them, coupled with the emergence of new military branches, they should be able to have a wiser vision than Huang Taiji and Dolgon.

Moreover, in addition to paying attention to the right time and place, there are also people, and the current Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang are not the Yang Sichang and Lu Xiangsheng in the original history, there is basically no contradiction between the two, but on the contrary, it is the Huang Taiji and Dolgon who built slaves that have contradictions and suspicions, so this is also a favorable side for the Ming Dynasty.

What's more, the current fact is that even if they are not as good as Huang Taiji and Dolgon in terms of military talent, the current military strength of the Ming Dynasty alone can completely crush the 200,000 army of Jiannu.

Jiannu's real strength was his Eight Banners cavalry, but the experience of the Praetorian Guard after fighting with the Mongolian cavalry of the Horqin and Khalkha tribes, as well as the Cossack cavalry, showed that the current Praetorian Guard's infantry and artillery coordination, as well as the blessing of the flying battalion and chemical weapons, were completely free from any cavalry force.

Therefore, in Zhu Youxiao's view, there is absolute confidence that this battle will be won, and the key now is only how to completely eradicate the Jiannu forces and prevent them from breaking through, and then they will resurge.

"This proposal is good, but Huang Taiji and Dolgon are not simple people, have the two Aiqing ever thought about it, if these two guys are not fooled, they even give us a plan to figure out how to do it", although Zhu Youxiao is not as talented as these historical figures in military strategy, but under the influence of his ears and eyes, coupled with the understanding of these historical figures through the history of later generations, he can also see different places.

"What Your Majesty said is very true, if Huang Taiji can really break our motives, or no matter how the battle changes, he insists on protecting his Hetuala, then it is nothing, it is just a battle in Hetuara that has turned from a light battle to a vicious battle, and it is just so that our army can take advantage of this to annihilate its main force in one fell swoop, saving trouble."

When Yang Sichang said this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but laugh secretly, this is exactly in the face of absolute strength, and any conspiracy is useless.

"On the whole, no matter what Huang Taiji and others think, the focus of our march is on Hetuala, the Second Army of the Praetorian Cavalry and the Third Army of the Infantry and Artillery Mixed with the Third Army go out of Shanhaiguan, go from Monan to Guangning City, march in the direction of Shengjing, and then take a detour in the area of Shiyazi to take a shortcut and go straight to Hetuala; The 1st and 4th Armies of the Praetorian Infantry were transported by the North Sea Fleet to the areas of Tieshan, Phi Dao, Xuanzhou, and Yiju, and the soldiers were directed at Hetuala! ”

Yang Sichang took one last look at Zhu Youxiao and Lu Xiangsheng, then picked up the wooden pole in his hand and pointed to several geographical coordinates in the sand table.

Zhu Youxiao had to admit that this Yang Sichang was indeed a very good staff officer, with an amazing memory, and a very strong ability to understand and co-ordinate, and he could quickly sort out the matters discussed immediately into the final combat plan, although he was different from Sun Chuanting, the right attendant of the military department, and Lu Xiangsheng, the secretary of the military department, who led troops all the year round, although he was a civil minister, he was the commander of one side, and he had rich experience in actual combat, but he was able to do not be rigid or rigid in his combat thinking, and he was also organized.

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The army began to move north one after another, and the baggage, grain and grass, as well as the temporary field medical ambulance team trained by the Royal Academy of Medicine, also began to rush to the Guanwai one after another.

At this time, outside the pass, there were already war clouds, and Wang Zaijin of Liaodong immediately summoned the major commanders under his command, began to recover the troops in Tuntian, conducted pre-war training, and strengthened the defense of border towns, so as to be ready to guard the rear at any time, so that the Praetorian Guard, who undertook the main task of the war, had no worries.

Sun Chuanting also transferred troops from Taiyuan, Yuncheng, and Xi'an to the Datong area one after another, and strictly defended the Mongol Lin Dan Khan.

Not only the border towns, but also the royal capital such as the Royal Industrial Company and the Royal Weaving Bureau also began to reduce or directly cancel trade with Jiannu, and many orders were directly reversed.

The Ministry of Household Affairs has also officially issued stricter restrictions, not only prohibiting the sale of salt, iron, and firearms, but also grain, cloth, and even tea, which can promote the digestion of meat eaters.

In addition, the Ministry of Household Affairs also issued a notice that all major private and private merchants should stop all trading with outside the customs within two months, and once this time has passed, martial law will be imposed at the Shanhaiguan and other major customs and customs, and any commercial activities will be prohibited at that time, and the imperial court will not be responsible for any losses caused.

Before the end of the war, the blow had already been there, and the Ming side stopped trade with the outside of the Guan, which caused the treasury revenue to decline, but Jiannu directly entered the harsh winter period ahead of schedule.

Many commodities began to be unsalable, but the Engel coefficient was greatly increased, and the price of Jiannu's grain rose sharply, if it weren't for Huang Taiji's foresight, hoarding a large amount of grain and reclaiming a lot of wasteland, otherwise the Ming Dynasty's activity of stopping trade would have made him fail directly.

"This battle has to be fought, this is a war where either you die or I live, Zhu Youxiao never thought of letting us live at all, if I want to gain a foothold in this world, I can only use the swords and arrows in our hands to plunder, whether he is a tiger and leopard jackal or a behemoth beast, only by defeating him, can we have a chance to live!"

Huang Taiji's eyes radiated with hatred and anger, burning with unyielding fighting spirit, and he tried his best to encourage the banners to continue to obey his command.

And Baylor, the banner owner, also understood that the current situation was in a situation where it was imperative, so he did not contradict Huang Taiji anymore, and all said that it was all under the command of Huang Taiji, and they were all actively discussing with Huang Taiji how to deal with the upcoming attack of the Ming Dynasty.

"Long live the lord, according to the slave view, this Ming court is only afraid that the first to fight is Shengjingcheng, in the eyes of the Ming dog people, the loss of Shengjing City, which was originally called Shenyang, has always been their shame, it is said that now Zhu Youxiao deliberately demagogic words have emphasized the shame of Shenyang occupied countless times, many officers of the Ming Praetorian Guard have taken the recovery of Shenyang as their own responsibility, and many literati have also mentioned Shenyang countless times in their articles, so I am afraid that this time the Ming army will hit Shengjing first."

After Zilharang said, Dolgon stood up, shook his head and said: "Prince Zheng don't underestimate the person named Zhu Youxiao, this person may not have seen how powerful the means are a few years ago, although he can also stabilize the dynasty but in the end the foresight is not enough, but now for some reason it seems to be reborn, or what opportunity he gets, he has pulled back the Ming Dynasty from a declining empire that is difficult to return to, and the people are not able to make a living, and revitalized, and now he has occupied Mo Nan, recovered Ha Miwei, and also pacified the people of Zheng Zhilong, a giant who has not been settled for many years;

Therefore, in the eyes of the minion, Zhu Youxiao will never know that our really important stronghold is Hetuala, not to mention that he also has the pervasive Jinyi Guard, so if he wants to fight, I am afraid that he will directly hit my Hetuala as he did back then. ”

Although Dolgon's high evaluation of Zhu Youxiao made Huang Taiji very unhappy in his heart, he had to admit that Dolgon was right, and he didn't dare to take Zhu Youxiao lightly, not to mention, even if Zhu Youxiao didn't understand the truth, Lu Xiangsheng and that person named Yang Sichang were not simple people.

"As for how to deal with it, it seems that I still follow the strategy of the first emperor, let him come a few ways, I will only go all the way!

No matter whether this Zhu Youxiao wants to beat me Shengjing City first or beat me Hetuala first, we can't sit still, don't forget, what kind of soldiers are we, we are iron horses, iron horses that dominate the world, there is no need to stay here and fight with these Ming dogs whose firearms are more powerful.

Spread my will, except for the Han Eight Banner infantry left behind in the two cities of Shengjing and Hetuala, the rest of the armies immediately assembled to attack Xilin Gol in Monan, I heard that since the one named Yang Tinglin came, Xilin Gol has become a bumper harvest land, and there are too many cattle and sheep to count, so it is just right to give us a tooth sacrifice, after the tooth sacrifice, go directly to find an opportunity to look for an opportunity or enter the pass along the Xuanhua or Datong line, he Zhu Youxiao wants to beat me outside the pass, I want to continue to fight him in the pass! ”

Huang Taiji stood up after speaking, and said: "For the two cities of Shengjing City and Hetuala, if you lose it, you will lose it, and I have admitted defeat because of the loss of a city and a pond, as for the hoarding things, now that the war has been victorious, even if the hoarding is useless, it is better to ask his people for food directly, and then wait for them to occupy Hetuara or Shengjing City and then attack from the flank and disturb the destruction of the annihilation!" ”