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The Emperor Taiji sat high on the first place, and on the palace were the banner lords such as Dolgon, Duoduo, Haug, Azig, and Turg, as well as many princes and ministers.

Dolgon was the first to come out and said, "Great Khan, according to detailed investigations, Xiao Ye has already led the Yong'an army to the south in March, and this is a God-given opportunity for me to have a big gold. ”

As he spoke, Dolgon's eyes showed a hint of murderous intent.

Azig clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Good! Datong is empty, it seems that it is time to plunder Datong! ”

Hauge glanced at Dolgon and snorted coldly: "I'm afraid it's hard to distinguish between the truth and the falsehood of what this meticulous work has said that has infiltrated Datong!" ”

Speaking of this, Huang Taiji also looked at Dolgon, nodded and said: "This Datong Town is run by Xiao Yi like an iron bucket, don't say that my Dajin is fine, I'm afraid that even the so-called Jinyi Wei of the Ming Dynasty can't find out the truth." ”

Hearing this, Dolgon smiled lightly and said: "There is no need for Ben Belle to send people to Datong, in the territory of the Southern Dynasties, the matter of Xiao Yi being promoted to the chief soldier of Shanxi and swearing to the south has already been rumored, and there will be no falsehood after Ben Baylor's investigation in many ways." ”

Hearing this, Azig was stunned: "What? Then Xiao Yi actually made it to the Shanxi General Army? ”

Haoge sneered and mocked: "It's okay now, in the past, when Xiao was just a small guerrilla, no one cared about it, but now it has become a general trend, and now it is still far from my army, how can I get rid of it?" ”

"Hahaha."

Dolgon laughed, looked at Hauge, and said loudly: "Now it is too hasty to say that Xiao has become a general trend, after the Yong'an army goes south, the remaining Ming army in Datong Town is not a bag for my Jurchen iron hoof?" ”

Hauge glared at Dolgon and snorted coldly: "Then how can you go to Datong, can't you go on another expedition?" ”

Dolgon didn't say much when he heard this, but just glanced at Huang Taiji with his mouth cocked.

Huang Taiji heard Haoge's words, thought about it carefully, and suddenly smiled: "What my son said is very good, now that the Yong'an army is marching south, the border towns of the Ming Dynasty are empty, and I will take this opportunity to annex the rest of Chahar, which is the destiny of my Dajin!" ”

Hearing Huang Taiji's words, Haoge was stunned: "This... Father Khan!? ”

The rest of the princes and ministers kept whispering, Fan Wencheng smiled silently on the side, and Dolgon hit the railroad while it was hot: "Expedition to Chahar, this is the destiny of my Dajin!" ”

No matter how controversial the rest of the people were, Huang Taiji still pushed aside the public opinion and waved his hand.

So, in the first half of April of the fourth year of Chongzhen, when Xiao Yizheng led the Yongan army to suppress the thieves, Houjin was not unwilling to be lonely, and Huang Taiji personally led tens of thousands of troops of the Eight Banners to make a second expedition to Chahar.

Turning their eyes to Shanxi, in April, the officers and troops of the West Road took the Yong'an Army as the first, and they were especially brave and brave, and they pursued non-stop day and night, and the good news was presented to the Beijing division every day, and the soldiers and civilians said that there was a sign of Zhongxing.

By the end of April, there were no larger peasant armies in Fenzhou, Lingshi, and Yangqu.

On a certain day in mid-July of the seventh year of Chongzhen, the official army camp outside Lingshi City shouted horse neighing, and in the tent, Zhang Fuzhen, the governor of the three provinces, was discussing with the generals in the tent, and Xiao Yi and the main generals such as the Yong'an Army were naturally there.

Zhang Fuzhen especially liked the sand table in Xiao Yi's account after seeing it, and even ordered someone to learn the sand table production method of the Yong'an Army, and ordered a pair to be purchased in each general's camp.

After the sand table was placed, He Renlong, You Shilu and other generals all felt that the deliberations were much faster than before, and the various battlefield situations were obvious, and it was very convenient to coordinate the overall situation.

Zhang Fuzhen glanced at Xiao Yi, who was sitting on the side, and smiled: "What does Xiao Shuai think?" ”

After Zhang Fuzhen finished speaking, everyone focused their eyes on Xiao Yi's side, He Renlong laughed and said, "Xiao Dashuai will talk about your high opinion, I want to hear it very much!" ”

You Shilu also hugged his fists and said with a smile: "Xiao Shuai, please wait for the stage!" ”

Xiao Yi saw everyone's respectful eyes, and there was no hesitation at the moment, he smiled and hugged his fists and said: "Since all colleagues are like this, then Ben Shuai will not shirk it." ”

As he spoke, Xiao Yi took a few steps forward and talked eloquently.

"In the current situation, the thieves on the west side are already unsustainable, and the thieves of more than ten battalions such as the fifth battalion of Gezuo, the sacrifice thief, and the thief are the top priority, but my army is far away, and I am powerless to prevent it from escaping from Shanxi..."

“... This commander thought that the governor could send an order to Cao Junmen and ask him to lead the officers and troops of the East Road to intercept the attack, and it was expected that with the bravery of Cao's army and the calmness of Deputy General Li, even if he could not stop the thieves from advancing south, he could still inflict considerable casualties on him, so as to wait for later..."

Xiao Yi said, Zhang Fuzhen and the others all nodded again and again, but before they finished speaking, a rush of footsteps came from outside the tent, and the family opened the curtain and entered the tent, looking anxious and clenching their fists.

"Border Town Emergency!"

After receiving this urgent report, the smile on Zhang Fuzhen's face suddenly froze.

For some reason, looking at the urgent report in his hand, Zhang Fuzhen's sense of unease became stronger and stronger.

...

The big tent patrol that was still in a hot atmosphere just now cooled down, and after reading this urgent report, Zhang Fuzhen's face was pale, but he couldn't say anything.

It turned out that in the middle of April, the Houjin invaded the west again.

Originally, last year, the Chahar Ministry was embarrassed by the Houjin, and the people were scattered, and there were many people who belonged to the Houjin, and now it is even more difficult to continue.

The most fertile Hetao region was lost, and it is not an exaggeration to describe the Chahar tribe as poor at this time, and at one time it reached the point of killing horses and eating.

For the Mongols, who have always regarded horses as their lives, it can be seen that they have reached the point of exhaustion.

At this time, the Houjin army attacked, the Chahar Department was naturally difficult to resist, and the rout was faster and more complete than last year, in April, the two wings of the Chahar Department of the general officer Tashhai, Huluke Zhaisang took the lead in surrendering to the Houjin, and then five leaders such as Bada Xi Zhaisang brought more than 1,000 households to join one after another.

Lin Dan Khan only led thousands of troops to flee Qinghai, and on the way, Lin Dan Khan was still planning to contact the various troops to counterattack Houjin after arriving in Qinghai.

But the day is not a holiday, in April, Lin Dan Khan accidentally contracted a vicious disease, and died of illness in the early May of the seventh year of Chongzhen.

Since the beginning of the Mongol Yuan, the last generation of the Mongol Great Khan ended his sad life in this way.

After the death of Lin Dan Khan, his son Ezhe inherited the throne of the Great Khan of Mongolia, but he was only an empty Great Khan, and Ezhe was far from the eloquent Lin Dan Khan.

Not only did he have no military exploits, but he also had no iron-fisted means, but he was also defeated by Xiao Yi under an absolute advantage, and he couldn't command the various departments at all, so he didn't need Houjin to attack, and the rest of the Mongolian tribes continued to break away from Ezhe to join the Jurchens, and even Chahar was no longer stable.

Seeing this situation, the purpose of Huang Taiji's expedition was achieved, and the Chahar without Lin Dan Khan was no longer a threat to the Houjin, although he no longer pursued the rest of the Chahar, but he did not withdraw his troops.

On the contrary, in the first half of July, with the victorious army from Xuanfu into the border, after the great plunder, Dolgon, Yue, Sakhalian, and Haoge each led 10,000 Jurchen iron cavalry, and the troops were divided into four ways to attack Datong.

Hearing this news, Xiao Yimeng remembered that there was such an incident in Chongzhen's seven-year history, and he could no longer sit on the stool at the moment, and the idea of encircling and suppressing the peasant army just now suddenly disappeared.

Xiao also wondered why the cooperation between the peasant army and the Houjin was so meticulous every time, once the peasant army was in danger, the Houjin would often come to the entrance again, so that the Ming court was unable to divide the army.

Xiao Yi naturally also knows the truth that both ends cannot be taken into account, and now the peasant army has not yet been formed, and it is a good opportunity to wave the army south to exterminate it, but the Houjin army is entering Datong at this time.

This must have been another shock to the court, but it was even more urgent for Xiao Yi, just in an instant, Xiao Yi had already made up his mind to return to the division to rescue Datong no matter what.

Huang E and the families of all the soldiers of the Yong'an Army are in Datong, and Datong is the foundation of Xiao Yi.