On the second day of the first month of October, on the Mongolian steppe north of Luo Wenyu, the Mongolian Karaqin cavalry of several thousand people walked among them, slowly advancing, followed by the mighty Houjin Eight Banner soldiers, with 80,000 people.

In the ranks of the Eight Banners Cavalry, slightly in the front position, Huang Taiji rode his horse, slowly advancing, red and angular face, dark and rough skin, it can be seen that he often sleeps in the wilderness, exposed to the scorching sun, and has experienced the baptism of war.

At this moment, riding side by side with Huang Taiji are the two half-brothers, Daishan and Mang Gurtai, who are known as the two of the four great Baylors. One left and one right, one burly and extraordinary, calm and serious; The other is unruly and uninhibited, and the whole person seems extremely strong.

However, both of them sat up straight, and put on a posture of arching guard, looking like they were looking at the head of the emperor's horse. The latter is even more extraordinary, with the characteristics of the supreme person, which makes people know at a glance that Huang Taiji is the kind of shrewd person who has great ambitions, is good at strategy, and has a lofty instrument.

Huang Taiji was a little distracted, thinking about things in his heart, he took over the throne from his father for less than three years, and the result of his hand was the Eastern Expedition to Korea, and the Mongolian tribes in the south of Xiping Desert. However, the heavy losses in the Battle of Ningjin two years ago still make him remember it vividly.

His father, Nurha, was defeated at the hands of Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty, and returned with serious injuries, and finally died of depression.

Not only that, two years ago, he was even more broken in the hands of the same person, Huang Taiji understood that in order to realize his ambitions, enter the Central Plains, and reproduce the past glory of the Jurchen people, there must be such a battle, defeat the Ming army, and break the myth of Yuan Chonghuan's undefeated.

Otherwise, if the iron hooves of the Eight Banners Army want to cross the Shanhai Pass and leave Liaodong, they will have to make a detour of thousands of miles to Mongolia. The Guanning Iron Cavalry was like an insurmountable moat, desperately blocking the Jurchen army from the Shanhai Pass.

At this moment, a hearty and respectful voice sounded in front of Huang Taiji's left: "Great Khan, two hundred miles further on, is Luo Wenyu of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Immediately, Huang Taiji came to his senses from his thoughts, glanced at the leader of the Karaqin Tribe, and just nodded to show that he had heard.

At the same time, Huang Taiji's eyes showed a deep color, and no one could see the change in his expression from his red cheeks, but his mind appeared in the various passes of the Great Wall in the area of Luo Wenyu, thinking about the plan of using troops.

"The army stopped advancing and stationed on the spot, and all the generals went to my Chinese army tent to discuss the next offensive strategy."

As soon as Huang Taiji's voice ended, there was an uproar, and the order was forbidden, and the 100,000 army stopped instantly, dismounted one after another, and began to set up camp, and a cadre of generals followed closely behind Huang Taiji, heading in a certain direction.

Soon after, in the tent of Huang Taiji, many generals gathered together, surrounded Huang Taiji in the center, stood there solemnly, stood with no hands, and waited for the order of the Great Khan.

Huang Taiji looked around the left and right, his eyes were faint, his deep eyes were unpredictable, revealing the taste of strategy, and then he issued a series of orders aloud, the words were sonorous, the sentences were powerful, full of the momentum of the superior, undoubtedly.

"Abatai, you and Azig set out from Luohetun in Karaqin with Azig, and led the four banners on the left flank and the Mongol army to attack Longjing Pass."

Among the crowd, two big men immediately stood up, very rough, with their right hands open, in the form of palms, placed in front of their chests, and responded loudly: "Yes, big man, the last general will obey the order!" ”

However, Huang Taiji's order did not stop, it still continued, and his eyes stayed on the other two young generals: "Yue Tuo, Zilharang, you two lead the right wing army to attack Da'ankou. ”

"Yes, big man!" The two young generals spoke in unison.

Speaking of this, Huang Taiji's expression was obviously slightly relaxed, and then he said: "Everyone else will follow me to attack Hongshankou, and strive for the three armies to act at the same time on the 26th, and win three junctures in one fell swoop." ”

"Yes, Great Khan!"

This time, everyone answered together, but they were suddenly shocked in their hearts, and then they realized that the Great Khan's assignment task could be described as having a deep meaning. Except for the Great Khan, there were some young people on the left and right wings, and Baylor like Daishan and Mang Gurtai were all reduced to deputies.

Under normal circumstances, tasks such as the attack on Da'ankou and Longjing Pass should be entrusted to experienced people like Daishan and Mang Gurtai, who not only have great achievements in battle, but are also the sons of the first Great Khan, and no one is more suitable to be the head of the left and right wings than them.

As long as you use your brain a little and understand some strategies and tricks, you can carefully investigate the truth.

Moreover, those who are thoughtful have to admire that the new Great Khan is extremely skillful in his use of personnel. Abatai was the seventh son of the former Great Khan Nurhachi, and it would not be felt that the new Great Khan was alienated from his brother. And Yue Tuo and Zilharang are the eldest son of Dai Shan and the cousin of the new Great Khan, respectively, the former can block the mouth of Dai Shan, who has the most military power, and the latter can win people's hearts.

As for the most unruly and unruly Mang Gurtai, even if he has complaints in his heart, he is helpless under the general trend. In terms of the number of armies in hand, it is far inferior to the banner owners of Dai Shan, the red flag and the red flag; In terms of resourcefulness, eight horses can't catch up with Huang Taiji.

At this moment, there was also a Han strategist in the tent, it was Fan Wencheng, who was one of the few people who could see Huang Taiji's intentions. With the help of this southward expedition, he weakened the influence of the veteran Baylor and his brothers with great military achievements, and increased his control over the Eight Banners Army.

Fan Wencheng's eyes flickered twice, and he secretly made up his mind to follow Huang Taiji to the death, win a lifetime of fame, the founding father, and opened his road to a traitor, contributing to the demise of the Ming Dynasty in the future.

At the same time, thousands of miles away in the city of Beijing, in the Fengtian Palace, Chongzhen held a book in his hand, bowed his head to read, and Han Yi, the head of the cabinet, stood below, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, according to the report of Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, Hou Jin just attacked the Chahar Department, and subdued the Karaqin Department, and the Eight Banners Army and the Mongolian cavalry gathered in large numbers on the Karaqin grassland. Moreover, Zunhua and Jimen have always been the weak points of the imperial court's troops, and the checkpoints along the Great Wall have been lax in military discipline for many years, and they are easy to be broken by the Houjin army. ”

However, Chongzhen's expression was unwavering, and after reading Yuan Chonghuan's excerpts, he said lightly: "Han Aiqing, it's a bit alarmist. Although there were few battles on the Great Wall in the Zunhua area, it has always been peaceful. However, the city defense there should not be so bad. ”

Han Yi's expression moved obviously, a trace of worry flashed between his eyebrows, and he was just about to interject, but was interrupted by Chongzhen's next words.

"What's more, Houjin has just experienced two big battles, and even if all of them are big victories, there will be some casualties. With a tired army, he made a detour to Mongolia and attacked the Great Wall Pass in the Zunhua area. Once the soldiers invade the Great Wall and attack the pipe, which is so far away from Liaodong, is he not afraid that he will be trapped in the pass and the nest will be captured by our army? ”

I have to say that although the diligent Emperor Chongzhen is suspicious by nature and eager for quick profit, he still has some vision.

However, Han Yi's heart was even more anxious, and he couldn't say anything about his suffering, so he could only secretly slander: "Your Majesty, this time is different from the past, Liaodong has no Mao Wenlong to hinder him on Phi Island, how can Huang Taiji still worry about his rear?" Moreover, it is not so easy for the large army soldiers in Jinzhou and other places to go out of Shanhaiguan and attack Houjin's lair. ”

"Your Majesty, wake up, once the cavalry of Houjin crosses the Great Wall and controls Zunhua, it will be equivalent to opening the door to Beijing. If Jingshi is not here and moves the capital to Nanjing, of course what you said is good. However, Your Majesty the Emperor, when you are in Beijing first, you are under a strong enemy. Even if Ning Jin's army invades Houjin's lair, the Beijing division is in danger, and the Ming Dynasty is in danger~! ”

These are Han Yi's inner words, which Yuan Chonghuan analyzed and told him repeatedly. However, Han Yi couldn't say it, fearing that he would be belittled by the emperor.

Whether it was the execution of Mao Wenlong or the relocation of the capital to Nanjing, the former was acquiesced by the emperor, and the latter was not only fiercely opposed by the ministers of the court, but also a taboo for Chongzhen, who would never leave Beijing in a hurry until it was extremely urgent.

"Okay, Han Aiqing, let's not talk about this. You go back first, and don't forget to remind Yuan Chonghuan of his five-year covenant with me. Within five years, the problem of post-gold will be solved. ”

Hearing this, Han Yi's heart was bitter again, and he had to respond carefully: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Since his family knows his own affairs, Han Yi clearly knows how much water Yuan Chonghuan's five-year Pingliao theory has. If we could really solve the trouble in Liaodong and put down the rebellion in just five years, there would be no today's situation, and the army of Shanhaiguan has always been on the defensive.

Even when Huang Taiji went west to fight against the Mongol Chahar Lindan Khan and went east to Korea, at that time, the army could not send troops to Shanhaiguan and take the opportunity to go straight to the Houjin old nest, let alone now?

Although he was very preoccupied, Han Yi wanted to say these words to Emperor Chongzhen, but the lessons from the past, the fate of the ministers who had made him directly advise, made Han Yi discouraged, and he could only protect himself and leave in disgrace.