"Li Chengliang broke through Gule City twice, although he removed Atuhan's father and son, but his soldiers were also killed and wounded. www.biquge.info But my Jurchen tribe is prosperous, and after killing Atuhan's father and son, naturally other heroes will prosper again and become a threat to the Ming Kingdom. If he continues to kill like this, even if Li Chengliang has great ability, he will lose sooner or later. Speaking of this, Huang Taiji turned his head, stared into Concubine Zhuang's eyes, and asked, "Concubine Ai, what would you plan to do if you were Li Chengliang?" ”

Concubine Zhuang thought for a moment, then replied in a deep voice: "If I were Li Chengliang, I would sow discord among the Jurchen tribes, let them kill each other, mediate in the middle, and enjoy peace without a single soldier!" ”

"Good, good!" Huang Taiji slapped his hands and smiled: "Concubine Ai is really smart, don't say it's a woman, I don't think there are many relatives and nobles who can match you." It's a pity-" Speaking of this, Huang Taiji's tone suddenly changed: "You still have a weakness in this method!" ”

"Oh? Concubine Zhuang was provoked by Huang Taiji to be competitive and asked, "What weakness?" ”

"If the Jurchen tribes are killing each other, it is naturally the weak and the strong, the strong are getting stronger and stronger, and the weak are getting weaker and weaker, and in the end there will inevitably be a strongest person who will dominate the Jurchen tribes, although they can enjoy peace for a while, but in the long run, it will be worse! Are you right? ”

Concubine Zhuang thought for a while, although she was still a little unconvinced in her heart, she had to admit that what Huang Taiji said was reasonable: "Then is there a better way?" ”

"Naturally, there is, is it Li Chengliang's way?"

"Li Chengliang's method?"

"Yes, on the pretext of compensating my father Khan's father and ancestor for being killed, he gave the clansmen and land of the Aixinjue Luo clan to his own soldiers, and then gave my father Khan thirty edicts and the official position of the Dragon and Tiger General. If there is anyone in the Jurchen tribes who is unruly and unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty, he will let my father Khan send troops to conscript, but he hides behind and secretly manipulates and supports. In this way, in addition to sending two personal soldiers, thirty edicts, and an empty title of dragon and tiger general, he kept the peace of Liaodong for nearly thirty years without a single soldier, and the one who is getting stronger and stronger is his subordinates, do you think this plan is good? ”

"This-" Concubine Zhuang's head was in a mess, and the world she knew on weekdays seemed to be turned upside down: "But in the end, didn't Father Khan swear to the 'Seven Hatreds' and conquer Liaodong to build a country?" Isn't Li Chengliang self-defeating? ”

"Hey!" Huang Taiji sighed, shook his head and said: "Ai Fei, this account is not calculated like this, my father Khan's father and ancestor were killed in the eleventh year of Wanli, and my father Khan swore to attack the Ming Dynasty with the 'Seven Hatreds' It has been forty-six years of Wanli, during which there has been a gap of thirty-five years, and in these thirty-five years, my father Khan has been very obedient to the Ming Kingdom, which can be described as obedient. Li Chengliang's plan can ensure the peace of Liaodong for 35 years, which is already very good. What strategy will work for 35 years? After all, Li Chengliang is not an immortal, and when my father Khan raised an army to attack Ming, he had been dead for three years? Do you think he can be blamed for this? ”

"But after all, without Li Chengliang, Father Khan would not be able to build a country?"

"Father Khan can't build a country, but there are heroes in the Jurchen generation, and naturally there are other people who rise up to build a country, isn't it more troublesome?" Huang Taiji said with a smile: "In fact, Li Chengliang also left a posterior, but in the nineteenth year of Wanli, he was impeached and removed from office, and in the next ten years, Liaodong Mingguo changed his handsomeness, and he was not allowed to be a person, and his armament was relaxed, and no one cared about things outside the border, which gave my father Khan the opportunity to grow and develop." If it weren't for Li Chengliang's strategy, I am afraid that in those ten years, someone would have unified the Jurchen tribes and conquered Liaodong. Later, in the twenty-ninth year of Wanli, Li Chengliang was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong at the age of 76, and he saw that the strength of my father Khan was already the head of the Jurchen tribes, and he would be the harm of Liaodong in the future, so he wrote to the imperial court and canonized my third uncle as the commander of the right guard of Jianzhou, and also let his son Li Rubai take my third uncle's daughter as a concubine, wanting to provoke the relationship between my father Khan and him, so that their two brothers killed each other! ”

"Ahh Concubine Zhuang exclaimed, the third uncle that Huang Taiji said was Nurhachi's half-brother Shuerhaqi, after his mother died, his stepmother drove him out of the house with Nurhachi, and the two brothers depended on each other, and later went to Li Chengliang as a personal soldier together, and inherited his father's ancestral foundation together. It can be said that the hegemony of Aixinjue Luo was laid down by the two brothers Nurhachi and Shulhachi, but later Shulhachi was imprisoned to death by Nurhachi, and the reasons are different, and Concubine Zhuang did not dare to ask more. At this time, she learned from Huang Taiji that it was caused by Li Chengliang's strategy, and she couldn't help but be taken aback, and only then did she understand why Huang Taiji wanted everyone else to leave, leaving only herself and him.

"You get the idea!" Huang Taiji glanced at Concubine Zhuang meaningfully: "Li Chengliang's strategy is good, but people are not as good as heaven, he didn't expect that after resigning, he would change his handsomeness in ten years, and Liaodong would not be able to do it; And after he came back, he was 76 years old, and his time was short, and my father Khan already had a foundation, and he had no one in the court, so he could not use force to conquer, so he could only use the power of my father Khan to barely maintain the situation. ”

"That's what the Great Khan said!" Concubine Zhuang also sighed, the average life expectancy in ancient times was short, and Li Chengliang was already in his prime-old years when he served as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong for the second time, and his physical strength and energy had declined, and he could die at any time, unlike the first time he was the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, there was a bigwig in the court to support him. Concubine Zhuang, who was born in the Horqin royal family, knows very well that great strategies and strategies are like good wine, and good grapes are not enough, but also enough time and good executors.

"Then why do you say that Liu Cheng is very similar to Old Khan?"

"It's very simple, what this Liu Cheng is doing now is almost exactly the same as what his father did at the beginning, his father Khan was driven by Li Chengliang at the beginning, while fighting to exterminate the unruly people in the Jurchens, while taking the opportunity to strengthen his own strength, Liaodong of the Ming Kingdom was able to enjoy peace for 30 years, but in a blink of an eye, it was also called the northeast disaster of the Ming Kingdom; This Liu Cheng was driven by Yang He and Hong Chengchou to exterminate the thieves and the Mongolian tribes, and accept his Ding Zhuang for his own use, and now he is attacking us again, and the northwest of the Ming Kingdom has been able to be blocked by this, and now he has controlled most of the Monan, and called himself Jinong, supported the orphan of Lin Dan Khan as the Great Khan, and married the daughter of Dzungar Khan as the Great Blessing Jin, his heart has not been asked, if he can really defeat my Dajin Kingdom, east to the sea, west to the Tianshan Mountains, thousands of miles of land are all owned by him, I am afraid that the Son of Heaven of the Ming Kingdom will not even enjoy three years of peace! ”

"Then, can't these Ming Emperors see it?"

"How can you not see it?" Huang Taiji smiled: "Even if he can't see it himself, how can there be no virtuous ministers among the courtiers?" It's just that this Liu Cheng has someone around the Son of Heaven to speak for him, so he can maintain it, but the party competition in the court of the Ming Kingdom is fierce, no matter who is in the court, it is impossible to stay in power for a long time, and when the faction that supports Liu Cheng loses power, his good days will come to an end, and naturally someone will find trouble for him, and then it will be my chance for Dajin. ”

"Great Khan, what do you mean—" Concubine Zhuang had a puzzled look on her face.

"Naturally, it's for your own use!" Huang Taiji said with a smile: "This person knows how to fight well, and he is really a rare hero in the world, if he can collect it for his own use, the day when my big gold will enter the Central Plains will not be far away." ”

"But would he be willing?"

"In today's world, Ming and Jin stand side by side, either for gold, or for Ming. In the eyes of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, and if the people in the world are not subjects, they are enemies. But a hero like Liu Cheng is a villain who kowtows and thanks all day long? In the eyes of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, it is naturally intolerable; And our Jurchens love the most is the hero and hero, if he is willing to respect me as a king, I will tear the earth and seal the king with him, not only the Mongol tribes are his, but even the northwest and Sichuan lands can also be with him; If he is unwilling, I will marry him, become brothers to each other, and share the territory of the Ming Dynasty, which is as easy as a hand, and then divide the Han land into two, each set up a country, and the descendants will continue to enjoy wealth and prosperity, is it far better than being a courtier and stooping to others? ”

"That's what the Great Khan said! It's just that this time Dolgon and Abbatesi went, whether it was a victory or a defeat, is it not yet known, is it too early for the Great Khan to think about this? ”

"Well, what you said makes sense, but Liu Cheng sent troops late this time, it's already October, and it may snow at any time, no matter which side wins, he won't chase after it, otherwise if the snow is trapped, it's not a joke."

"yes!" Concubine Zhuang remembered the winter spent on the grassland in the past: "I hope that everything is as expected by the Great Khan, and Liu Cheng can be surrendered without a fight!" ”

At the beginning of winter and October, Jining Haizi.

After Liu Cheng's army left Datong, he went all the way to the northeast, according to the agreement, Min Min had already led most of the cavalry, camel teams and Gushi Khan, Jungar Department, Mobei Chechen Taiji sent by the allies and recruited mercenaries from Guihua City five days ago, the two armies will converge in Jining Haizi, and then march east together. This sea is dozens of miles in circumference, the lake is covered with reeds, there are many fish in the lake, although there is no waterway to flow out, the lake water is slightly salty, but enough for cattle and horses to drink, the surrounding water and grass are abundant, water birds gather, cattle and sheep are flocked, in the past it was the winter camp of the sweat tent of the Chahar Department. Many of Liu Cheng's personal guards were from the Chahar Department, and when they saw the scenery of Ning Haizi, they couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

After Liu Cheng's army arrived at Jining Haizi, he ordered to camp at Shuzha by the lake, and at the same time sent reconnaissance cavalry to the east and west at the same time, to the west to find out whether the main force from Guihua City had arrived, and to the east to find the traces of the left flank departments. Although the grassland is vast, but livestock and people have to drink water, a small group of people and horses are also enough, the migration routes of large tribes are actually very limited, such as Jining Haizi, which is rich in water and grass, and the area with convenient transportation must be cautious and careful, otherwise it is easy to be attacked by the enemy.

A day later, the scouts from the west returned, telling that the main force was almost there, and the forward was only half a day's ride away from Jining Haizi. Liu Cheng hurriedly asked the armies to prepare to go out of the camp to greet them, and in the evening, he saw a riding shadow on the horizon, and then the sharp-eyed troops had clearly seen the Sulu ingot daqi covered with white horsehair, and the golden three-pronged spear tip at the top reflected the blood-colored light under the sunset, and a burst of cheers broke out in the cavalry behind Liu Cheng.

The cavalry came quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was only a mile or two away from the camp, Liu Cheng nodded, and there was a horn behind him, and then the Mongolian knights also let out rhythmic shouts to greet their Great Khan. The infantry team, composed mainly of Han Chinese, looked at the ecstatic Mongols with some blankness.

"My lord, it seems that it makes sense to bring that doll Khan!" Hao Shaoqi behind him laughed in a low voice: "Look at these Tartars, the morale is a lot stronger!" ”

"Wave the flag!" Liu Cheng whispered without replying: "You don't want to receive the next three months, have you forgotten what I said before I left the school?" The Han army is only a supporting role in this battle, you, Du Guoying, and even I are all subordinates of the Great Khan, understand? ”

"Yes, sir!" Hao Shaoqi lowered his head in frustration, he was not a fool, of course he understood the meaning of Liu Cheng's words, but it was really a little painful to detain it for three months.

Liu Cheng looked back at the few infantry battalions that didn't make any noise: "Are those battalions dumb?" You went over and told those battalion officers that if the voice is quiet, there will be no wine to warm up at night! ”

"Yes, sir!" Hao Shaoqi hurriedly beat his horse and ran over there, and soon there was a sound over there, because of the number of people, the cheers of the infantry battalion even exceeded that of most of the Mongol personal guard cavalry, but it was a little embarrassing!

Liu Cheng saw that there was a caravan pulled by more than 20 horses under the Sulu ingot, surrounded by dozens of ironclad knights, and there was a big flag representing this sensitive Hanluduo next to him, knowing that his wife was over there, he hurriedly pumped his mount and greeted him, and Hao Shaoqi also followed behind with more than ten horses. When Liu Cheng was still more than ten steps away from the carriage, he jumped off the horse, stepped forward quickly, stretched out his right hand and put it on the heart of his chest, bent down and bowed, and said in a loud voice: "Jinong Liu Cheng See the Great Khan!" ”

There was no immediate answer from the caravan, and after a while, a soft female voice was heard: "Lord Jinong, it's hard work, get in the car and talk!" ”

Liu Cheng answered, got into the car, and saw Min Min sitting on the side, smiling with disgust, a pair of wonderful eyes looking at him, and a two or three-year-old boy next to him was the Great Khan Abnai, holding a toy bow and playing energetically.

Min Min poured Liu Cheng a cup of hot mare's milk, handed it over, picked up Abnai again, put it on his knees, and said with a smile: "It's all my own children, why take it so seriously?" ”

Liu Cheng took the mare's milk, took a sip, and said solemnly: "It is precisely because it is my own child that I have to be more serious!" (To be continued.) )