Heavy snow fell in the north. It hides the traces left after the Great War of Tingliu. The Xiaodu Governor's Mansion and Houjin invariably dismissed the army.

Although the troops were withdrawn, the three major theaters divided by the Liaodong Governor's Office were still on alert. Nowadays, the pattern of Liaoshen has undergone great changes, and the actual control area of Houjin has retreated to the north of Shenyang, and the Huangniwa in the west of the capital Shenyang, Dongningwei in the south, and Phoenix City in the east are all under the control of the Liaodong Governor's Office. The city of Shenyang is in a state of waiting for the day all the time.

After the Liaoshen War, the strength of the Later Jin was weakened by Yan Zhan. The Eight Banners directly dropped to more than 70,000 people, and their strength suddenly retreated for fifteen years.

Although the Liaodong Army did not launch an attack, there was a sluggish atmosphere in Shenyang. It's been nearly a year, but no one can laugh.

In the Shenyang Palace, Huang Taiji led Daishan, Amin, Dolxiang, etc., with the descendants of Azig and Mang Gurtai, as well as other clan members, to gather together to pay tribute to Azig and Mang Gurtai who died in the war in Huishan, North Korea.

Next door to the worship temple, there is another spiritual seat, on which is written Engong Deng Zilong and other Jianjin characters. The rankings in the temple of the temple of the case sacrifice were to be sacrificed one by one, but Huang Taiji was worried that the descendants of Azig and Mang Gurtai would not be able to hold their breath and broke the rules of the temple and did not let them participate.

"Deng Zilong saved his father Khan, making my Dajin Kingdom unprecedented glory. However, now his descendant Deng Haonan killed his father Khan, which caused my Dajin Kingdom to suffer an unprecedented blow, and the foundation was almost destroyed! ”

Out of the sacrificial temple, Huang Taiji questioned the sky.

"Creation makes people!"

Everyone hung their heads and sighed.

At present, from the perspective of military strength alone, Houjin is no longer able to compete with the Liaodong Army. In particular, the surrender of the four banners of the Mongolian army gave the Liaodong army an advantage in cavalry. The Houjin Eight Banners, which has always been the superior cavalry against the Ming Dynasty, are now inferior to the Ming cavalry in terms of quantity and quality.

Low productivity is a constraint, but more important is the lack of population. Later, the young and strong population of Jin entered the army, but only accounted for one-third, and two-thirds of the soldiers were old and young soldiers, compared with the Ming army, everyone was young and strong soldiers, and the gap between the two sides was too big.

"Great Khan!" Fan Wencheng said: "I checked the situation outside the city, the Ming army was heavily stationed in Huangnizhu, Dongning and Phoenix, forming a semi-encirclement posture for the capital Shenyang, although the heavy snow prevented the enemy's offensive, but Shenyang is always under the threat of enemy artillery, and it is not suitable to be the capital again, and I hope that the Great Khan will make a decision as soon as possible and move the capital as soon as possible!" ”

The matter of moving the capital has been in an uproar since the end of the Liaoshen War, and now Fan Wencheng also thinks that Shenyang is not suitable for being the capital, and Huang Taiji feels a lot of pressure. Because once the capital is moved. Not to mention that Huang Taiji himself can't bear the foundation of his ancestors, ruining the foundation of his father Khan Nurhachi, who has worked hard all his life, and the blow to his own prestige is also huge. At the same time, once the capital is moved, it means that Houjin has completely lost its strategic advantage over the Ming Dynasty, and now that the Mongolian Four Banners have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, other Mongolian tribes are ready to move the capital and move the capital will inevitably affect their confidence.

In addition, where to move the capital? Back to Jianzhouwei?

Huang Taiji shook his head and said, "It's not time to move the capital yet!" ”

Fan Wencheng also knew how hard the move of the capital would be to Huang Taiji, so he was not in a hurry to urge. But the truth must be explained to Huang Taiji.

"Defending the city is not Dakin's forte, all along, Dakin's offensive against Daming has made up for the lack of defensive capabilities!" Fan Wencheng said: "Now that the offense and defense are transposed, a Shenyang city will plunge Dajin into a place of no return."

Huang Taiji frowned, very unhappy that Fan Wencheng said this, but he knew that Fan Wencheng was kind, so he suppressed his anger and asked, "Then what do you mean?" Move back to Jianzhou?.

"No!" Fan Wencheng said: "What I mean is to give full play to the strengths of our cavalry, not to fight siege and defense battles with the enemy, but to put the only 70,000 cavalry into the Mongolian desert, first unify Mongolia, and after gaining strategic depth, you can gain the initiative against the Ming Dynasty."

"Do you mean to give up Shenyang?"

"Giving up Shen Dian is the best way

"No talk!"

Huang Taiji ignored Fan Wencheng and walked away directly, while Fan Wencheng followed Huang Taiji behind him to talk about the benefits of abandoning Shenyang into the desert.

However, Huang Taiji was already accustomed to the life of the Shenyang Imperial Palace and did not want to suffer in the desert.

Suddenly, Huang Taiji stopped, Fan Wencheng thought that Huang Taiji had changed his mind, and hurriedly asked, "The Great Khan agreed?" ”

"Agree with a fart!"

Huang Taiji was dizzy and actually said foul language.

Fan Yacheng suddenly wilted, bowed his head and said nothing.

"When will the artillery of the Russian Empire arrive?.

It turned out to be asking this!

Fan Wencheng sorted out his thoughts for a moment and replied: "Qi Great Khan, the Russians' artillery has arrived in Yakutsk City, but the commander of the other party, Khabarov, has been seizing the artillery and giving it to us!" ”

Huang Taiji frowned, and said unhappily, "What do these Slavs want to do?" We have given them money, but will they not be able to pay their debts? ”

Fan Wencheng said: "It is impossible to repay the debt, the Russian Empire has stationed less than 3,000 people in the city of Yakutsk, and if it offends us, it will definitely not be able to get good fruits to eat!" I guess they deliberately withheld it for that thing."

Huang Taiji didn't remember, and looked at Fan Wencheng suspiciously. The latter said: "Did the Great Khan forget it? Khabarov wants to use the herdsmen we allow them to graze in the Heilongjiang belt! ”

At the beginning of the Chi period, the Russian rulers gradually invaded and expanded from a small principality in Europe. In the seventh year of the Ming Dynasty, after Tsarist Russia expanded to the Lena River valley in eastern Siberia, it established the city of Yakutsk as the main base for the southward invasion of China. Since then, the Cossack rangers of the Russian Empire have continuously sent armed forces to invade the Heilongjiang and Daxinganling valleys in China.

"Grazing?" Huang Taiji said coldly: "I think they want to expand their territory!" ”

Fan Wencheng nodded and said, "What the Great Khan said is that I heard that the emperor of the Russian Empire formulated a strategy of eastward expansion, and now it has expanded to the edge of the Mongolian Darkhan tribe, and I heard that the Mongolian tribes in Mobei have the intention of going to war with them!" ”

"At war?" Huang Taiji sneered and said disdainfully: "The Great Khan of the Mongolian Golden Family is dead, and there is no successor, and the various departments are just a plate of scattered sand. Presumably, it won't take long for the Russian Empire to see through their false unity mask, and when the time comes, the Russian Empire will launch a war against the Darkhan Department, and it is estimated that no tribe will come to the rescue! ”

Fan Wencheng nodded and said: "The Great Khan has a deep understanding of the situation in Mongolia, and the Mongolian ministries are scattered, just waiting for the Great Khan to raise troops to unify the ministries!" ”

Huang Taiji looked at Fan Wencheng quietly for a while, and Fan Wencheng had goosebumps all over his body.

"Ben Khan knows what you're trying to say?" Huang Taiji glared at Fan Wencheng and said, "Do you want Ben Khan to move the capital?" ”

"The Great Khan is wise!"

"Don't even think about it!"

Fan Wencheng ate a stinky scolding, knowing that Huang Taiji had eaten a camel and had an iron heart, and he would not give up Shenyang.

After sighing, Fan Wencheng had to find a way to help Huang Taiji guard Shenyang.

"Since the Great Khan does not give up Shenyang, then the Great Khan needs to strengthen Shenyang's defenses!"

"This Ben Khan naturally knows!"

Huang Taiji said angrily: "Your task now is to help Ben Khan think of a perfect plan to ensure the safety of Shenyang!" ”

Fan Wencheng nodded yes, and then said: "Shenyang City is high and deep, as long as the artillery of the Liaodong Army is suppressed, it can be held." Suppressing the artillery fire of the Liaodong Army requires more and more advanced artillery. Mao Wenlong's Geng Zhongming, Kong Youde and Shang Kexi's departments are skilled in artillery and can be used to defend the city. The Longwei cannon escorted back by Kong Youde is amazingly powerful, and the best ones to defend the city are the only choice. It's a pity that the number is too small, and it is a long-range attack artillery fire. The close defense artillery is still too weak, and it is necessary to obtain advanced artillery from the Russian Empire as much as possible! ”

Huang Taiji nodded and motioned for Fan Wencheng to continue.

"At present, since the Great Khan has no intention of conquering Mongolia, instead of Mongolia falling to the Ming Dynasty in the future, it is better to ally with the Russian Empire and agree to divide Mongolia!"

Huang Taiji's eyes lit up and asked, "Ji will be released!" ”

Fan Wencheng replied: "The Russian Empire is in Taixi. The eastern part has expanded to the north of Mongolia, and the southern part has the advantage of the war with the Ottoman Empire, and the forward is not far from the northwest of the Ming Empire. If we form an alliance and jointly divide Mongolia, let the Russian Empire border the western border of the Ming Dynasty, and provoke a war between the Ming Dynasty and the Russian Empire, then the pressure on our Dajin in the east will definitely be reduced, and maybe we can fish in troubled waters! ”

Huang Taiji nodded, his face was either happy or worried.

"Where is it so easy for the Russian Empire to ally with us? Besides, once the wolf is lured into the house, how will it be sent in the future? ”

Fan Wencheng asked rhetorically: "Does the Great Khan want to chase the deer in the collection?" ”

Huang Taiji shook his head and said, "It's just thinking about it in our hearts, but we don't have the strength to swallow Da Ming at all!" ”

Fan Wencheng nodded. Said: "Since the Great Khan can't swallow the Ming Dynasty, then he is not afraid to lure the wolf into the house and let the Russian Empire fight the Ming Dynasty to the death!" Even if the Russian Empire is a tiger, it can only give the Ming a headache, and the Great Khan only needs to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight! Just if you want to win over the Russian Empire, the Great Khan must first suffer a little loss and tolerate the Russian herdsmen coming over to graze! ”

Huang Taiji hesitated again and again, gritted his teeth and nodded: "That's it!" Just find them a place, but don't let them go too far! ”

"Khabarov used to speak in a dialect and wanted to graze cattle near Yaksa and Nebuchu, the Darkhan tribal area near the Ergun River! Huang Taiji said: "The Darkhan tribe has already expressed its intention to belong to Dajin, and now they will be sacrificed!" ”

Fan Wencheng said: "Even if you sacrifice them, you have to do enough. The Great Khan needs to send 20,000 cavalry to the Darkhan Department to let the Russian Empire see the sincerity of the Great Khan, so that he can not only get advanced artillery as soon as possible, but also promote an early alliance with the Russian Empire! ”

Huang Taiji looked at Fan Wencheng, laughed angrily, and said, "You went around and around, and finally encouraged Ben Khan to send troops into Mongolia, isn't this the same as moving the capital?" ”

Fan Wencheng arched his hand and said: "Weichen is dedicated to the sake of the Great Khan, and he doesn't dare to slack off!" At present, there is no sign of the Liaodong Army attacking Shenyang, it is better to take advantage of the snow, pull out 20,000 troops into the desert, and join the Mongolian departments, Weichen estimates that the Liaodong Army will attack Shenyang before the spring at the earliest, and at that time we will already control half of Mongolia! ”

Huang Taiji knew that Fan Wencheng was bent on the Dajin Kingdom, so he was not really angry with him.

"Control zhì half. What can Mongolia be used for? The Mongolian cavalry couldn't beat the firearms of the Liaodong Army! ”

Fan Wencheng smiled: "Did you forget the big sweat?" The weakness of the Great Wall of the Ming Court has been found by us. It is only necessary to control half of the southern Mongolian tribes in the south of the desert, you can open the passage across the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, once the old Shenyang, the Great Khan only needs to send a large army to break through the Great Wall into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, just rescued, the army in the pass can not compete with our army at all, it is bound to ask the Liaodong army to return to the Guannei, and the siege of Shenyang will be solved

Huang Taiji's eyes lit up and said, "Siege Wei to save Zhao?"

"Yes!" Fan Wencheng touched his beard and nodded very deeply.

Defending the city alone is not enough to block the Liaodong army, and the trick of encircling Wei to save Zhao can contain the Liaodong army, Huang Taiji is well versed in the art of war, and immediately recognized Fan Wencheng's plan.

So, Huang Taiji ordered Fan Wencheng to send an envoy to the Russian Empire to discuss the alliance, and at the same time ordered Dai Shan and Amin to raise an army of 20,000, quietly leave Shenyang at night, and conquer the Mongolian desert westward.

Fan Wencheng followed Dai Shan and Amin's army, guiding the two of them to fight along the way.

On December 224, the seventh year of the Great Tomorrow Apocalypse, Fan Wencheng took Huang Taiji's official document to the Mongolian ministries around Houjin to discuss the matter of the alliance.

Originally, the Mongolian ministries no longer had much confidence in the Later Jin, and were ready to wait and see the situation between the Ming and the Later Jin before making a decision. Unexpectedly, the 20,000 Houjin cavalry behind Fan Wencheng were brave and good at fighting, and the Mongolian tribes were not in harmony, making it impossible for a single tribe to resist the attack of the Houjin cavalry.

Dai Shan led the Zhenghongqi to wipe out several small tribes and captured a large number of cattle, sheep and horses, due to the defeat of the Later Jin and the Liaodong Army, this tone was on the Mongols. The effect of this reversal was very significant, and the Mongol tribes saw that the Houjin cavalry was powerful, and they agreed to the alliance.

At the same time, in order to cheer up the people and appease the people, Huang Taiji decided to abolish the system of the khanate and replace it with the emperor's honorific title system.

Since the beginning of his reign, Huang Taiji has devoted himself to learning from the absolutist feudal rule of China's past dynasties and constantly strengthening the centralization of power. He abolished the system of monthly division of the three beyles, weakened the privileges of the beylers, and allowed the officials appointed by the khan to play a greater role. With no one able to compete with him, he ascended to the throne of the emperor.

On December 25, the ministers of Zhubeile first requested the title of Emperor Taiji on the grounds that the Mongolian tribes and alliances were subjugated, but they were not granted. Later, Sakhalian asked Zhubeile to review the past and said that he would be loyal and effective in the future, and Huang Taiji promised that he could consider it. Then Huang Taiji said, "Zao Zhengzun." Consult Han officials and Confucian ministers. Pao Chengxian, Ning Wanme, Fan Wencheng, Luo Xiujin and others all agreed. Sakhalian also summoned all the beylers to swear allegiance to the emperor. Upon hearing the news, the Mongolian Zhubeile also asked for the title of Honor, and Huang Taiji agreed. The preparations for the Upper Venerable were in a hurry, and they were largely ready after two days.

On the third day, Houjin Zhubeile, Gushan Ezhen, Mongolian Ministries, Gushan Ezhen, six ministers, Kong, Geng, Shang, Mongolian Beile and Manchu, Mongolian and Han civil and military officials gathered. Dol sincerely holds the full character list, Badali holds the Mongolian character table, Kong Youde holds the Chinese character table, and leads the ministers of the Baylor civil and military officials to kneel at the palace gate, the Emperor Taiji is in the inner building, and the imperial guards convey that the Emperor Taiji's life is full, Mongolian, and Han Confucianism and then hold the table in, and the ministers of the Baylor kneel three times and kowtow to the head, and wait for the order left and right.

The three Confucian ministers held the table to kneel in front of the emperor to read, and praised the emperor's martial arts, which was in line with the will of heaven and the people's feelings. After hearing this, Huang Taiji agreed, and vowed to be more vigilant and diligent in the country. The news came out from the Confucian ministers, and everyone rejoiced enthusiastically and kowtowed.

The next day, it was decided to choose an auspicious day and hold the ascension ceremony on January 1. At that time, the official sacrifice to heaven and earth, by the "Kuanwen Rensheng Emperor" honorific title, the founding of the Qing Dynasty, in fact, the Houjin changed to the Qing Dynasty, changed the Yuan Chongde, that is, the first year of Chongde. After the sacrifice to heaven and earth was completed, the tree in front of the altar was shot, announcing the official establishment of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and becoming a country equal to the Ming Empire in politics.

This qiē move was nothing more than to show everyone that the Manchus were not defeated, but stronger. At the same time, it was also necessary for the political preparation of an alliance with the Russian Empire. Because the Russian Empire was unwilling to form an alliance with a tribe, which would be equivalent to the Russian Tsar's status being lowered, he asked the emperor to be proclaimed emperor before discussing the alliance.

Pham Van Cheng arrived in the Yakutsk city of Genkhabarov to meet to discuss arms deals and alliances. Since the Manchus opened up the Yaksa and Nebuchu to the Russian Empire, allowing his herdsmen to graze their cattle in the past was effectively acknowledging that these two places were valuable to the Russian Empire. It's just that at the political level, the Manchus wanted to be face-saving, and they couldn't directly say cede. Khabarov benefited, because now the territory they were ordered to expand eastward was a bitter cold land, a desolate land with no human population, and the climate was unusually cold, so they urgently needed to get warm areas close to the rivers to establish a base of invasion.

Nebuchu and Yaksa are good places, and Khabarov has long coveted them. was preparing to seize it by force, but it was occupied by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Khabarov wanted to get both places. You have to cooperate with the Manchus.

In Khabarov's view, although the alliance with the Manchu Qing Dynasty offended the Ming Dynasty, from the current situation, the Russian Empire had not yet clashed with the Ming Dynasty, so this alliance would have more advantages than disadvantages for Russia.

Selling artillery to the Manchus, making money and at the same time getting a good place to establish a stronghold, this is a good thing to have nowhere to find with a lantern, Khabarov directly agreed.

The alliance between the Manchus and Tsarist Russia brought about a major change in the situation in the north, and when the Ming Empire had not yet settled the internal crisis, it prematurely encountered a strong enemy, Tsarist Russia, which was in a period of expansion.

Heavy snow fell in the north. It hides the traces left after the Great War of Tingliu. The Xiaodu Governor's Mansion and Houjin invariably dismissed the army.

Although the troops were withdrawn, the three major theaters divided by the Liaodong Governor's Office were still on alert. Nowadays, the pattern of Liaoshen has undergone great changes, and the actual control area of Houjin has retreated to the north of Shenyang, and the Huangniwa in the west of the capital Shenyang, Dongningwei in the south, and Phoenix City in the east are all under the control of the Liaodong Governor's Office. The city of Shenyang is in a state of waiting for the day all the time.

After the Liaoshen War, the strength of the Later Jin was weakened by Yan Zhan. The Eight Banners directly dropped to more than 70,000 people, and their strength suddenly retreated for fifteen years.

Although the Liaodong Army did not launch an attack, there was a sluggish atmosphere in Shenyang. It's been nearly a year, but no one can laugh.

In the Shenyang Palace, Huang Taiji led Daishan, Amin, Dolxiang, etc., with the descendants of Azig and Mang Gurtai, as well as other clan members, to gather together to pay tribute to Azig and Mang Gurtai who died in the war in Huishan, North Korea.

Next door to the worship temple, there is another spiritual seat, on which is written Engong Deng Zilong and other Jianjin characters. The rankings in the temple of the temple of the case sacrifice were to be sacrificed one by one, but Huang Taiji was worried that the descendants of Azig and Mang Gurtai would not be able to hold their breath and broke the rules of the temple and did not let them participate.

"Deng Zilong saved his father Khan, making my Dajin Kingdom unprecedented glory. However, now his descendant Deng Haonan killed his father Khan, which caused my Dajin Kingdom to suffer an unprecedented blow, and the foundation was almost destroyed! ”

Out of the sacrificial temple, Huang Taiji questioned the sky.

"Creation makes people!"

Everyone hung their heads and sighed.

At present, from the perspective of military strength alone, Houjin is no longer able to compete with the Liaodong Army. In particular, the surrender of the four banners of the Mongolian army gave the Liaodong army an advantage in cavalry. The Houjin Eight Banners, which has always been the superior cavalry against the Ming Dynasty, are now inferior to the Ming cavalry in terms of quantity and quality.

Low productivity is a constraint, but more important is the lack of population. Later, the young and strong population of Jin entered the army, but only accounted for one-third, and two-thirds of the soldiers were old and young soldiers, compared with the Ming army, everyone was young and strong soldiers, and the gap between the two sides was too big.

"Great Khan!" Fan Wencheng said: "I checked the situation outside the city, the Ming army was heavily stationed in Huangnizhu, Dongning and Phoenix, forming a semi-encirclement posture for the capital Shenyang, although the heavy snow prevented the enemy's offensive, but Shenyang is always under the threat of enemy artillery, and it is not suitable to be the capital again, and I hope that the Great Khan will make a decision as soon as possible and move the capital as soon as possible!" ”

The matter of moving the capital has been in an uproar since the end of the Liaoshen War, and now Fan Wencheng also thinks that Shenyang is not suitable for being the capital, and Huang Taiji feels a lot of pressure. Because once the capital is moved. Not to mention that Huang Taiji himself can't bear the foundation of his ancestors, ruining the foundation of his father Khan Nurhachi, who has worked hard all his life, and the blow to his own prestige is also huge. At the same time, once the capital is moved, it means that Houjin has completely lost its strategic advantage over the Ming Dynasty, and now that the Mongolian Four Banners have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, other Mongolian tribes are ready to move the capital and move the capital will inevitably affect their confidence.

In addition, where to move the capital? Back to Jianzhouwei?

Huang Taiji shook his head and said, "It's not time to move the capital yet!" ”

Fan Wencheng also knew how hard the move of the capital would be to Huang Taiji, so he was not in a hurry to urge. But the truth must be explained to Huang Taiji.

"Defending the city is not Dakin's forte, all along, Dakin's offensive against Daming has made up for the lack of defensive capabilities!" Fan Wencheng said: "Now that the offense and defense are transposed, a Shenyang city will plunge Dajin into a place of no return."

Huang Taiji frowned, very unhappy that Fan Wencheng said this, but he knew that Fan Wencheng was kind, so he suppressed his anger and asked, "Then what do you mean?" Move back to Jianzhou?.

"No!" Fan Wencheng said: "What I mean is to give full play to the strengths of our cavalry, not to fight siege and defense battles with the enemy, but to put the only 70,000 cavalry into the Mongolian desert, first unify Mongolia, and after gaining strategic depth, you can gain the initiative against the Ming Dynasty."

"Do you mean to give up Shenyang?"

"Giving up Shen Dian is the best way

"No talk!"

Huang Taiji ignored Fan Wencheng and walked away directly, while Fan Wencheng followed Huang Taiji behind him to talk about the benefits of abandoning Shenyang into the desert.

However, Huang Taiji was already accustomed to the life of the Shenyang Imperial Palace and did not want to suffer in the desert.

Suddenly, Huang Taiji stopped, Fan Wencheng thought that Huang Taiji had changed his mind, and hurriedly asked, "The Great Khan agreed?" ”

"Agree with a fart!"

Huang Taiji was dizzy and actually said foul language.

Fan Yacheng suddenly wilted, bowed his head and said nothing.

"When will the artillery of the Russian Empire arrive?.

It turned out to be asking this!

Fan Wencheng sorted out his thoughts for a moment and replied: "Qi Great Khan, the Russians' artillery has arrived in Yakutsk City, but the commander of the other party, Khabarov, has been seizing the artillery and giving it to us!" ”

Huang Taiji frowned, and said unhappily, "What do these Slavs want to do?" We have given them money, but will they not be able to pay their debts? ”

Fan Wencheng said: "It is impossible to repay the debt, the Russian Empire has stationed less than 3,000 people in the city of Yakutsk, and if it offends us, it will definitely not be able to get good fruits to eat!" I guess they deliberately withheld it for that thing."

Huang Taiji didn't remember, and looked at Fan Wencheng suspiciously. The latter said: "Did the Great Khan forget it? Khabarov wants to use the herdsmen we allow them to graze in the Heilongjiang belt! ”

At the beginning of the Chi period, the Russian rulers gradually invaded and expanded from a small principality in Europe. In the seventh year of the Ming Dynasty, after Tsarist Russia expanded to the Lena River valley in eastern Siberia, it established the city of Yakutsk as the main base for the southward invasion of China. Since then, the Cossack rangers of the Russian Empire have continuously sent armed forces to invade the Heilongjiang and Daxinganling valleys in China.

"Grazing?" Huang Taiji said coldly: "I think they want to expand their territory!" ”

Fan Wencheng nodded and said, "What the Great Khan said is that I heard that the emperor of the Russian Empire formulated a strategy of eastward expansion, and now it has expanded to the edge of the Mongolian Darkhan tribe, and I heard that the Mongolian tribes in Mobei have the intention of going to war with them!" ”

"At war?" Huang Taiji sneered and said disdainfully: "The Great Khan of the Mongolian Golden Family is dead, and there is no successor, and the various departments are just a plate of scattered sand. Presumably, it won't take long for the Russian Empire to see through their false unity mask, and when the time comes, the Russian Empire will launch a war against the Darkhan Department, and it is estimated that no tribe will come to the rescue! ”

Fan Wencheng nodded and said: "The Great Khan has a deep understanding of the situation in Mongolia, and the Mongolian ministries are scattered, just waiting for the Great Khan to raise troops to unify the ministries!" ”

Huang Taiji looked at Fan Wencheng quietly for a while, and Fan Wencheng had goosebumps all over his body.

"Ben Khan knows what you're trying to say?" Huang Taiji glared at Fan Wencheng and said, "Do you want Ben Khan to move the capital?" ”

"The Great Khan is wise!"

"Don't even think about it!"

Fan Wencheng ate a stinky scolding, knowing that Huang Taiji had eaten a camel and had an iron heart, and he would not give up Shenyang.

After sighing, Fan Wencheng had to find a way to help Huang Taiji guard Shenyang.

"Since the Great Khan does not give up Shenyang, then the Great Khan needs to strengthen Shenyang's defenses!"

"This Ben Khan naturally knows!"

Huang Taiji said angrily: "Your task now is to help Ben Khan think of a perfect plan to ensure the safety of Shenyang!" ”

Fan Wencheng nodded yes, and then said: "Shenyang City is high and deep, as long as the artillery of the Liaodong Army is suppressed, it can be held." Suppressing the artillery fire of the Liaodong Army requires more and more advanced artillery. Mao Wenlong's Geng Zhongming, Kong Youde and Shang Kexi's departments are skilled in artillery and can be used to defend the city. The Longwei cannon escorted back by Kong Youde is amazingly powerful, and the best ones to defend the city are the only choice. It's a pity that the number is too small, and it is a long-range attack artillery fire. The close defense artillery is still too weak, and it is necessary to obtain advanced artillery from the Russian Empire as much as possible! ”

Huang Taiji nodded and motioned for Fan Wencheng to continue.

"At present, since the Great Khan has no intention of conquering Mongolia, instead of Mongolia falling to the Ming Dynasty in the future, it is better to ally with the Russian Empire and agree to divide Mongolia!"

Huang Taiji's eyes lit up and asked, "Ji will be released!" ”

Fan Wencheng replied: "The Russian Empire is in Taixi. The eastern part has expanded to the north of Mongolia, and the southern part has the advantage of the war with the Ottoman Empire, and the forward is not far from the northwest of the Ming Empire. If we form an alliance and jointly divide Mongolia, let the Russian Empire border the western border of the Ming Dynasty, and provoke a war between the Ming Dynasty and the Russian Empire, then the pressure on our Dajin in the east will definitely be reduced, and maybe we can fish in troubled waters! ”

Huang Taiji nodded, his face was either happy or worried.

"Where is it so easy for the Russian Empire to ally with us? Besides, once the wolf is lured into the house, how will it be sent in the future? ”

Fan Wencheng asked rhetorically: "Does the Great Khan want to chase the deer in the collection?" ”

Huang Taiji shook his head and said, "It's just thinking about it in our hearts, but we don't have the strength to swallow Da Ming at all!" ”

Fan Wencheng nodded. Said: "Since the Great Khan can't swallow the Ming Dynasty, then he is not afraid to lure the wolf into the house and let the Russian Empire fight the Ming Dynasty to the death!" Even if the Russian Empire is a tiger, it can only give the Ming a headache, and the Great Khan only needs to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight! Just if you want to win over the Russian Empire, the Great Khan must first suffer a little loss and tolerate the Russian herdsmen coming over to graze! ”

Huang Taiji hesitated again and again, gritted his teeth and nodded: "That's it!" Just find them a place, but don't let them go too far! ”

"Khabarov used to speak in a dialect and wanted to graze cattle near Yaksa and Nebuchu, the Darkhan tribal area near the Ergun River! Huang Taiji said: "The Darkhan tribe has already expressed its intention to belong to Dajin, and now they will be sacrificed!" ”

Fan Wencheng said: "Even if you sacrifice them, you have to do enough. The Great Khan needs to send 20,000 cavalry to the Darkhan Department to let the Russian Empire see the sincerity of the Great Khan, so that he can not only get advanced artillery as soon as possible, but also promote an early alliance with the Russian Empire! ”

Huang Taiji looked at Fan Wencheng, laughed angrily, and said, "You went around and around, and finally encouraged Ben Khan to send troops into Mongolia, isn't this the same as moving the capital?" ”

Fan Wencheng arched his hand and said: "Weichen is dedicated to the sake of the Great Khan, and he doesn't dare to slack off!" At present, there is no sign of the Liaodong Army attacking Shenyang, it is better to take advantage of the snow, pull out 20,000 troops into the desert, and join the Mongolian departments, Weichen estimates that the Liaodong Army will attack Shenyang before the spring at the earliest, and at that time we will already control half of Mongolia! ”

Huang Taiji knew that Fan Wencheng was bent on the Dajin Kingdom, so he was not really angry with him.

"Control zhì half. What can Mongolia be used for? The Mongolian cavalry couldn't beat the firearms of the Liaodong Army! ”

Fan Wencheng smiled: "Did you forget the big sweat?" The weakness of the Great Wall of the Ming Court has been found by us. It is only necessary to control half of the southern Mongolian tribes in the south of the desert, you can open the passage across the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, once the old Shenyang, the Great Khan only needs to send a large army to break through the Great Wall into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, just rescued, the army in the pass can not compete with our army at all, it is bound to ask the Liaodong army to return to the Guannei, and the siege of Shenyang will be solved

Huang Taiji's eyes lit up and said, "Siege Wei to save Zhao?"

"Yes!" Fan Wencheng touched his beard and nodded very deeply.

Defending the city alone is not enough to block the Liaodong army, and the trick of encircling Wei to save Zhao can contain the Liaodong army, Huang Taiji is well versed in the art of war, and immediately recognized Fan Wencheng's plan.

So, Huang Taiji ordered Fan Wencheng to send an envoy to the Russian Empire to discuss the alliance, and at the same time ordered Dai Shan and Amin to raise an army of 20,000, quietly leave Shenyang at night, and conquer the Mongolian desert westward.

Fan Wencheng followed Dai Shan and Amin's army, guiding the two of them to fight along the way.

On December 224, the seventh year of the Great Tomorrow Apocalypse, Fan Wencheng took Huang Taiji's official document to the Mongolian ministries around Houjin to discuss the matter of the alliance.

Originally, the Mongolian ministries no longer had much confidence in the Later Jin, and were ready to wait and see the situation between the Ming and the Later Jin before making a decision. Unexpectedly, the 20,000 Houjin cavalry behind Fan Wencheng were brave and good at fighting, and the Mongolian tribes were not in harmony, making it impossible for a single tribe to resist the attack of the Houjin cavalry.

Dai Shan led the Zhenghongqi to wipe out several small tribes and captured a large number of cattle, sheep and horses, due to the defeat of the Later Jin and the Liaodong Army, this tone was on the Mongols. The effect of this reversal was very significant, and the Mongol tribes saw that the Houjin cavalry was powerful, and they agreed to the alliance.

At the same time, in order to cheer up the people and appease the people, Huang Taiji decided to abolish the system of the khanate and replace it with the emperor's honorific title system.

Since the beginning of his reign, Huang Taiji has devoted himself to learning from the absolutist feudal rule of China's past dynasties and constantly strengthening the centralization of power. He abolished the system of monthly division of the three beyles, weakened the privileges of the beylers, and allowed the officials appointed by the khan to play a greater role. With no one able to compete with him, he ascended to the throne of the emperor.

On December 25, the ministers of Zhubeile first requested the title of Emperor Taiji on the grounds that the Mongolian tribes and alliances were subjugated, but they were not granted. Later, Sakhalian asked Zhubeile to review the past and said that he would be loyal and effective in the future, and Huang Taiji promised that he could consider it. Then Huang Taiji said, "Zao Zhengzun." Consult Han officials and Confucian ministers. Pao Chengxian, Ning Wanme, Fan Wencheng, Luo Xiujin and others all agreed. Sakhalian also summoned all the beylers to swear allegiance to the emperor. Upon hearing the news, the Mongolian Zhubeile also asked for the title of Honor, and Huang Taiji agreed. The preparations for the Upper Venerable were in a hurry, and they were largely ready after two days.

On the third day, Houjin Zhubeile, Gushan Ezhen, Mongolian Ministries, Gushan Ezhen, six ministers, Kong, Geng, Shang, Mongolian Beile and Manchu, Mongolian and Han civil and military officials gathered. Dol sincerely holds the full character list, Badali holds the Mongolian character table, Kong Youde holds the Chinese character table, and leads the ministers of the Baylor civil and military officials to kneel at the palace gate, the Emperor Taiji is in the inner building, and the imperial guards convey that the Emperor Taiji's life is full, Mongolian, and Han Confucianism and then hold the table in, and the ministers of the Baylor kneel three times and kowtow to the head, and wait for the order left and right.

The three Confucian ministers held the table to kneel in front of the emperor to read, and praised the emperor's martial arts, which was in line with the will of heaven and the people's feelings. After hearing this, Huang Taiji agreed, and vowed to be more vigilant and diligent in the country. The news came out from the Confucian ministers, and everyone rejoiced enthusiastically and kowtowed.

The next day, it was decided to choose an auspicious day and hold the ascension ceremony on January 1. At that time, the official sacrifice to heaven and earth, by the "Kuanwen Rensheng Emperor" honorific title, the founding of the Qing Dynasty, in fact, the Houjin changed to the Qing Dynasty, changed the Yuan Chongde, that is, the first year of Chongde. After the sacrifice to heaven and earth was completed, the tree in front of the altar was shot, announcing the official establishment of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and becoming a country equal to the Ming Empire in politics.

This qiē move was nothing more than to show everyone that the Manchus were not defeated, but stronger. At the same time, it was also necessary for the political preparation of an alliance with the Russian Empire. Because the Russian Empire was unwilling to form an alliance with a tribe, which would be equivalent to the Russian Tsar's status being lowered, he asked the emperor to be proclaimed emperor before discussing the alliance.

Pham Van Cheng arrived in the Yakutsk city of Genkhabarov to meet to discuss arms deals and alliances. Since the Manchus opened up the Yaksa and Nebuchu to the Russian Empire, allowing his herdsmen to graze their cattle in the past was effectively acknowledging that these two places were valuable to the Russian Empire. It's just that at the political level, the Manchus wanted to be face-saving, and they couldn't directly say cede. Khabarov benefited, because now the territory they were ordered to expand eastward was a bitter cold land, a desolate land with no human population, and the climate was unusually cold, so they urgently needed to get warm areas close to the rivers to establish a base of invasion.

Nebuchu and Yaksa are good places, and Khabarov has long coveted them. was preparing to seize it by force, but it was occupied by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Khabarov wanted to get both places. You have to cooperate with the Manchus.

In Khabarov's view, although the alliance with the Manchu Qing Dynasty offended the Ming Dynasty, from the current situation, the Russian Empire had not yet clashed with the Ming Dynasty, so this alliance would have more advantages than disadvantages for Russia.

Selling artillery to the Manchus, making money and at the same time getting a good place to establish a stronghold, this is a good thing to have nowhere to find with a lantern, Khabarov directly agreed.

The alliance between the Manchus and Tsarist Russia brought about a major change in the situation in the north, and when the Ming Empire had not yet settled the internal crisis, it prematurely encountered a strong enemy, Tsarist Russia, which was in a period of expansion. D