Shanxi is undoubtedly a winning point, but also a diversion point, as long as the Ningwu Pass is lost, I am afraid that Jiannu's strategic deployment this winter will be disrupted.

Zhou Huchen didn't want his soldiers to have a large-scale battle with Jiannu in this severe cold, his soldiers were too many southerners, these soldiers could not adapt to this bone-chilling cold, which would greatly reduce the combat effectiveness, Zhou Huchen didn't want to fight with the enemy's rhythm, and Ming Spring was undoubtedly the most ideal time for Zhou Huchen to fight. Therefore, Shanxi's affairs are the top priority, as long as Shanxi's Ningwu Pass is in hand, plus a series of tie-up battles, Jiannu's winter offensive will be seriously disrupted, as long as this cold winter passes, victory will beckon to Zhou Huchen.

The north wind is howling, the cold snap is coming, and the canal is finally completely frozen.

In the cold wind, Zhou Huchen came to the river, and Mo Xiancheng and other soldiers finally looked forward to their own commander, and also waited for the replenishment of soldiers and various materials.

Inside the city of Beijing.

The regent of the Qing Dynasty, Dolgon and Zilharang, were discussing the current situation, and they were scratching their heads, because according to reliable information, the commander of the Ming army in Hejian had changed, in exchange for his son Zhou Huchen, who was more fierce and cunning than Zhou Yuji, and brought 100,000 reinforcements.

The defeat of the two armies was actually defeated by Zhou Huchen, which Dolgon and Zilharang both knew very well, this young Zhou Huchen was too powerful, and his rise and arrival undoubtedly brought more pressure to the Qing Dynasty.

The situation is getting more and more severe, the Ming army has the rich Jiangnan as a support, and the supply of troops is sufficient, and although the Qing Dynasty has silver and food, but due to geographical restrictions, and this is not their actual territory, it is difficult for the soldiers to replenish a large number, even if they barely replenish some, there is no battle. If we continue to wait, it will obviously be more and more unfavorable to the Qing Dynasty, and it is inevitable to take advantage of the climatic conditions to fight.

"Is the Ming army in the river a hard bone, or is it more secure to contain it, or Baoding. He Tengjiao and those people are all defeated, and it is not impossible to defeat them again. "The first to speak was Prince Zheng Zilharang.

"Baoding Mansion is too close to Hejian, if you send troops, you must do a good job of clearing the wilderness, and you must prevent Zhou Huchen from taking the opportunity to go north or reinforce Baoding in a big way, and also prevent Zhou Huchen from attacking Tianjin, once you lose Tianjin, the throat of the place, it will be worth the loss!" Dorgon is also very steady, and it is very risky to play, and it is a dilemma that he cannot alleviate the crisis if he does not play.

"Didn't your hometown add nearly 10,000 draws? And the Mongols also added a few thousand cavalry. Just right to defend the front, the British Prince can play again. ”

"Zhou Huchen's firearms are sharp, and it is very difficult for our cavalry to deal with them, and these newcomers are equivalent to death when they are used to deal with Zhou Huchen!"

Dolgon was very worried, those drawers were actually old and weak, and the sturdy men between the white waters of Montenegro had actually been evacuated, except for being more assured, the combat power of these new soldiers and those newly attached to the Han army was actually no different. As for the Mongol cavalry, in addition to the two thousand cavalry of the Kol Mongols, you can use it. The rest of the Mongolian cavalry were actually herdsmen, and it was okay to ride on horses and wave flags and shout, which was equivalent to giving Huchen's cavalry for nothing last week. Dolgon never understood how the Ming Dynasty suddenly appeared like Zhou Yuji's father and son and an army, although Zhou Yuji had a reputation for fierce battles in the past. But it is by no means so strong, and the troops and firearms are not so strong and sharp that people are desperate. The current Zhou Yuji is not only still brave, but also has a perverted son like Zhou Huchen. To put it bluntly, strong forces plus firearms. The father and son of the Zhou family have become the shackles of the Qing Dynasty, this father and son are like an insurmountable mountain, and Dolgon has faintly felt that he is not far from complete defeat.

Zilharang felt the same way. But what if you don't send troops to fight? We can't sit still, this season is lost, once Zhou Huchen waits for the opportunity to take the initiative to attack, it will be fatal, and it seems that it will not be far off to fall apart, completely fail, and evacuate Beijing.

"Then let Brother Twelve prepare secretly, you must hide it from those Han troops, the current situation is a little unstable, those people must be on guard, or your own people are more at ease!"

Dolgon was a little helpless, Zhou Huchen's public opinion campaign was too good, and the conditions were so generous that people couldn't refuse, except for the old Han army, those newly attached armies had already shown signs of fluctuation. In addition to relying on brutal and strong control, another important reason for the rise of Jianzhou was to rely on these Han people who took refuge in the country to sustain it, and the population base determined that the people of Jianzhou could not rule a country as large as the Ming Dynasty on their own. Whether it is the slaves, soldiers and officials of the Han people, it is very important to the Qing Dynasty, Zhou Huchen is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire of the Qing Dynasty, without the help of these Han people, how many days can the Qing Dynasty last?

After the Qing army entered the customs, on the grounds that the war at the end of the Ming Dynasty caused a large amount of ownerless land, they forcibly distributed the land of Gyeonggi to the princes and nobles of the Eight Banners without compensation, resulting in the displacement of a large number of people who were enclosed and the society was even more turbulent. The people's hearts were already unstable, and with Zhou Huchen's encouragement, the Qing Dynasty showed that it was struggling.

The Qing Dynasty established Beijing as the capital, and a large number of Manchu officials and civilians moved into Guannai with them, distributed in Beijing and Gyeonggi area. In order to solve their livelihood, Dolgon ordered two things: one was to forcibly relocate hundreds of thousands of Han people in the inner city of Beijing (also known as the northern city) to the outer city (Nancheng), and vacate the inner city to house the Qing imperial family and the officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners. Although the Han people were given a little moving fee when they moved, it was not enough to buy a house or build a house. Many Hermes-Epitek lost their families or were displaced. Another thing is the horse race in the Gyeonggi area. The Qing court sent officials, riding on horses, pulling the ropes issued by the account opening department, and enclosing the horses to occupy the people's fertile land, commonly known as "running horses to occupy the land". Nominally, it was to occupy the ownerless wasteland and distribute it to the princes and nobles and the officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners, but in fact they occupied a large amount of land of the peasants without compensation.

The massacres and brutality were only to deter the Han Chinese, and entrapment was tantamount to using the Han Chinese to provide them with all kinds of needs, in order to stabilize their rule. But now, because of Zhou Huchen's reasons, because of their own reasons, the Han people are even more unreliable, and the lack of personnel and racial problems have been completely exposed.

"I will go to Hejian Mansion to cooperate with Bo Hezhen and Chen Jin to contain Zhou Huchen's troops, let the cavalry of Korbi accompany me, and let Ao Bai and Li Shutai go to Baoding to cooperate with Prince Ying to attack He Tengjiao and bring Wu Sangui, how about this?" Zilharang is also in the prime of life and has always been steady, and this advice is very pertinent.

This arrangement is undoubtedly very safe, Bo and Zhen are the sons of Abatai, and Chen Jin is the most loyal and brave general of the Eight Banners of the Han Army. And Ao Bai is a famous "No. 1 warrior in Manchuria", with outstanding military achievements, and he is also a famous general who dares to fight. Li Shutai was the son of Li Yongfang, the first high-ranking general of the Ming army to surrender to the Jianzhou people, and he was also the nephew of Abatai. As for Wu Sangui, he can't have any more contact with Zhou Huchen at this time, it's very dangerous, so he must be placed on the front line in Baoding.

"There are also thousands of soldiers from North Korea who also go to attack Baoding, let those new soldiers also go to Baoding, or practice, and leave some elite soldiers on the front line of Bazhou to defend against Zhou Huchen, so be it." Dolgon nodded in agreement, and at the same time proposed his own arrangement, as a subject army for many years, these Korean troops are also not reassuring, and those new Ding are also suitable to deal with He Tengjiao's rogue army. Now the most powerful enemy is still Zhou Huchen, the rising Ming general star is scheming, and it is really a big trouble for the Qing Kingdom, and he has to guard against it.

The situation is a little bad, in order to keep it secret, the two auxiliary kings of the Great Qing Kingdom reorganized the details of the battle matters, and this matter was settled.

After a brief preparation, Zilharan led part of his army and the Mongol cavalry of Korbi to his feet.

A cold wave hit, a strong wind rose, and the howling cold wind gave people the feeling of a knife with a whistling sound. The cold has cooled, the cold wind is biting, the scorching cold wind penetrates the soul like a needle, the cold and the war have made the pedestrians on the road extinct, and the birds, beasts, disappeared without a trace.

The first snow of the winter fell, and soon a thin layer of white snow covered the ground like a huge soft blanket. The cold silver light shone through the message of midwinter, the earth shivered with cold, the river froze and stiffened, and the air seemed to freeze. In such a climate, Zilharang came to Bazhou with snowflakes.

Bauhinia Pass in Baoding Province.

The current Bauhinia Pass is actually still under the control of the Qing army, early in the morning, a cavalry team of several hundred people out of the Bauhinia Pass, and then, frantically rushed to the direction of the Beijing Division. (To be continued......)