Chapter 674: It turned out to be a conspiracy
Everyone knows the courage of the emperor, and they also know that it is impossible to shake the emperor's authority with this blow, and now that the emperor has said these words, everyone listens to them and understands the meaning of this, on the one hand, the emperor is reminding some people who are ready to move, no matter what the purpose, they must stop, so as not to get into trouble, on the other hand, they are also trying to find an opportunity to teach Da Ming a good lesson, and it is not the emperor's character to hold his breath like this.
In fact, the Qing Dynasty is very rich, everyone knows that the wealth plundered from the Ming Dynasty in previous years, most of them have entered the treasury, after the emperor ascended the throne, he made great reforms, before the Eight Banners Army entered the customs and plundered, or in the border passes, Mongolia and looting, the wealth obtained was distributed down, there was almost no surplus, but the situation was different later, the emperor asked for every income, of which sixty percent must enter the treasury, and the remaining forty percent were distributed according to military merits, as for the plundered population, Basically, they all became Han people under the direct control of the imperial court, and the wealth looted from Kannai, Mongolia and Korea was not known to be in Ludao, so although there were such regulations, as long as they went out to fight, the soldiers were all elated.
In the eyes of the Eight Banners Army, it was an accidental thing, not to show that the combat effectiveness of the army has increased, let alone that the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Army has weakened, as for the failure of Dalinghe City, the garrison is the Han army, and the Han army that surrendered to the Great Qing State is mainly based on the use of firearms, and the combat effectiveness is not good, which cannot show that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army has increased.
Dalinghe City was taken down in less than a day, so that there were a lot of rumors in Shenyang, many people thought that this time it must be that the Han army stationed in Dalinghe City was shaken, and even the inside and outside should be combined, so that the Ming army easily took Dalinghe City, otherwise it would not be able to do this. This rumor was widely circulated. The vast majority of people believed it, as for Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying, as ordinary soldiers of the Eight Banners Army, they basically didn't know what to do.
However, the emperor proposed to march directly into Mongolia and teach the Xibe and Daurian tribes a lesson, which surprised everyone. It is necessary to know that the two tribes of Ludao are in the Hetao area, which is not far from the border pass of the Ming Dynasty, but it is very far away from Shenyang, and the army travels long distances, and it takes great energy in logistics, and it is also necessary to prevent the reinforcement of the Ming army, if you attack the city of Dalinghe, the distance is not very far. Even if you can't succeed, you can withdraw in time, and the emperor will seek the near and far for nothing.
With the emperor's previous reprimand, everyone will not ask, although a decision has been made, but the emperor still has to determine the specific generals who will lead the army and place the soldiers and horses to attack, which is not something that can be decided in a day or two.
After the dispersal of the dynasty. Dai Shan, Dolgon, Azig, Zilharang, and Fan Wencheng remained.
When it comes to military deployments, there are not too many people involved. These things are even more impossible to arrange publicly, and they generally need to be arranged by the generals who lead the army, since these people stayed, it means that this expedition to the Mongolian tribes has something to do with these people.
Huang Taiji slowly stood up. He spoke as he paced.
"I thought about conquering Mongolia, it's not a matter of one day or two, I had this idea a long time ago, the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe, relying on the support of the Ming army. I got the benefits from the mutual market, and slowly became stronger, and I didn't take my Qing Kingdom in my eyes, and even the tribal heirs were sent to the Ming Dynasty, which was openly against my Great Qing Kingdom, and this kind of arrogance, if it could not be punished severely, the Mongolian steppe would be in chaos. ”
Although Huang Taiji said this, everyone did not speak.
In fact, the situation of the Mongolian tribes is much more chaotic than what Huang Taiji said, except for a few hardcore tribes, the rest of the tribes have appeared double-faced and three-stabbed, on the one hand, perfunctory Qing Dynasty, on the other hand, from the Ming Dynasty's mutual market benefits, Mongolian Eight Banners also have some specific problems, mobilization, not as smooth as before.
In fact, the Mongolian steppe has always been very chaotic, here is the emphasis on the respect of force, who has a strong strength, who can be the boss, can occupy the best grassland, can continue to grow the tribe, the battle between the tribes, never merciless, the thing of killing happens from time to time, this is also because the natural environment of Mongolia is too bad, if you want to survive, you can only use force to seize a small number of resources.
Huang Taiji should know these situations, over the years, the Xibe tribe and the Dauria tribe have relied on the mutual market to get huge benefits, the tribe has gradually grown stronger, for this Huang Taiji also ordered some tribes to attack, but the winner is the Xibe tribe and the Dauria tribe, everyone is also a little worried, but the strange thing is that although the Xibe tribe and the Dauria tribe have grown, they have not left the Hetao area, nor have they shown their intention to expand, it is precisely because of this situation that everyone slowly did not pay attention, As long as these two tribes don't want to be the bosses of the grassland, they can ignore it for the time being.
Now the most important thing is that Dalinghe City is lost, from Dalinghe City to Shenyang, this range of more than 400 miles, we must find a way to protect, within this distance, there is not much natural danger to rely on, how to prevent the sneak attack of the Jiangning battalion, or to recapture Dalinghe City, is the real problem that needs to be considered.
"I see, this crusade against the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe is still dominated by the Mengbaqi, and the second brother is asked to take charge of this matter, leading 20,000 soldiers with red flags and red flags to supervise the Mengbaqi to encircle and suppress the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe, and don't directly intervene unless it is absolutely necessary."
Before everyone had time to ponder this matter, Dai Shan spoke.
"The minister's decree, please ask the emperor to arrange the deployment of the specific battle."
"I don't need to see it, all the matters are in the responsibility of the second brother, Zhenghongqi has suffered some losses this time, but it has not hurt the root, I hope that this expedition to the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe can be successful."
The emperor said this, and Dai Shan didn't speak.
He does have a hard time, he is old, he has no ambition for power, as for the emperor's throne, he has no extravagant hopes, this position is not easy to sit, but the tree is a big move, as one of the four major Baylors of the year, now Prince Li, some things are unavoidable, Manchurian nobles, for the emperor has not made any action in recent years, he is very dissatisfied, and often comes to visit him, the purpose is to think of being able to change the policy, attack the Ming Dynasty, whether it can take the Guanning Jin defense line or not, at least enter the Guannei, Hit the Ming army hard and deter the Ming court. The idea of these magnates is to ask him, the prince of Li, to take the lead, and the eldest son Yue Tuo was captured by the Ming army, and the hatred of the country and the family surged together.
When everyone comes to visit, Dai Shan is noncommittal, does not make any comments, and does not express opinions, if he puts on a face to teach everyone, it is definitely inappropriate, and he will not do this, and it is not okay to echo it.
Deep in his heart, Dai Shan knows very well that he, the younger brother of the emperor, has not completely disappeared with suspicion, as long as there is this wind and grass, there will be thoughts, the royal family has no family affection at all, these years, Yue Tuo's ambition has swelled, and he has been ruthlessly disposed of by the emperor, and he has not been implicated, so he said that this time Yue Tuo was captured by the Ming army, and he did not show sadness at all.
Sent to the prairie, the emperor did not have any arrangements and deployments, which was almost impossible in the past, after all, this is a war, not child's play, there is no deployment, everything has to be considered by himself, thinking about the good, it is the emperor who trusts himself, thinking about the bad, the emperor has not thought about this matter at all, or there are other arrangements.
In such a situation, Dai Shan will definitely not say anything, and silently accept the task.
In terms of age, Dai Shan is already fifty-seven years old, and at such an age, it is already a little difficult to lead the army out of the army to conquer, let alone go to the prairie with harsh conditions.
No one thought that Fan Wencheng would speak at this time.
"Your Majesty, the slave thinks that such an arrangement is inappropriate."
Huang Taiji stared at Fan Wencheng fiercely, and his tone was a little bad.
"There's something wrong."
"The slave thinks that Prince Li is old, the years are not forgiving, and the Mongolian steppe is a cold and bitter land......"
Before Fan Wencheng's words were finished, Dai Shan interrupted.
"Lord Fan, although this king is old, but this conquest is still bearable, I am a Manchu warrior, and he can be knocked down by the age, so don't say it."
Fan Wencheng's face turned pale, and he couldn't speak.
Huang Taiji smiled.
"Wen Cheng, it seems that you Han people need to re-acquaint themselves with my Manchu warriors, the second brother is my Manchu Baturu, who is dominant, I don't know how many storms and waves Lu Dao has experienced, how can I be intimidated by the grassland."
When he left the main hall, Dai Shan's face did not have any expression, and everyone did not talk to him, in this case, even a fool will not be bored, but the conquest of the Mongolian tribe is not a big deal, the emperor once led the army to conquer in person, and the plundering in the past few years was through Mongolia.
Back at the mansion, Dai Shan immediately closed the door to thank the guests, on the main hall, Huang Taiji said, asking for half a month to come up with relevant deployments and measures, that is, the arrangement of the troops, the soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, and there were still a lot of things that needed to be prepared, so Dai Shan had every reason not to see the guests.
Huang Taiji's decision to conquer the Mongolian tribes soon spread, Huang Taiji's warning, but also among the Manchu magnates, had an impact, everyone knows Huang Taiji's courage and ability, complaining is complaining, if it offends Huang Taiji's dignity, it is not a joke. (To be continued......)