On October 30, somewhere northeast of Zunhua City, the Eight Banners Army was driving slowly.

At this moment, the Houjin army swept away the previous stalemate and became extremely united, and the army was filled with a high-spirited atmosphere. Huang Taiji rode with the others, located in the center of the army, getting closer and closer to Zunhua City.

At this moment, a cavalryman galloped on horseback, coming in the opposite direction, extremely fast, in the blink of an eye, had already come to the front of everyone, without waiting for Huang Taiji to ask, he replied: "Qi Qi Great Khan, according to the reconnaissance of the spies of the forward battalion, Yuan Chonghuan's general Zhao Shujiao is on the way to help, and it is about a hundred miles away from the Santun camp, and it will arrive in a few days." ”

"Oh~? How many centaurs did he take? Huang Taiji raised his eyebrows and asked calmly.

"Qi Qi Great Khan, only 4,000 elite cavalry."

However, Huang Taiji was not happy at all, his expression was even more solemn, without any words, let alone any orders. Seeing this situation, Fan Wencheng, who was on the side, said earnestly: "Great Khan, there must be some conspiracy in this. With Yuan Chonghuan's strategy and shrewdness, it is impossible for him not to know that the four thousand cavalry will not be able to stop our attack at all. ”

"Well, that's what I thought, too." Huang Taiji nodded, woke up from deep thought, and said sneeringly: "If Yuan Chonghuan really wants to rescue Zunhua, it is impossible to send only such a small number of troops. It will take at least 20,000 cavalry, plus the garrisons of Zunhua and Santun Camp, to stop our offensive. Otherwise, no matter who comes, it won't solve the problem. ”

At the same time, Huang Taiji rode his horse to the side of the road and beckoned: "Bring the map." ”

For a while, the Eight Banners Army stopped, and a pawn came quickly, holding a title map in his hand. As soon as he stood still, the map in his hand was snatched away by Huang Taiji and slowly unfolded.

At this time, Fan Wencheng also followed, respectfully stretching out a hand to stabilize one end of the map so that Huang Taiji's other hand could draw on it.

Huang Taiji's brows were sometimes nervous, sometimes stretched, and the index finger of his right hand was on it, going back and forth between Shanhaiguan and Zunhua. Fan Wencheng was also watching quietly, his brain was running rapidly, and suddenly his eyes lit up, a hint of realization flashed in his mind, and he reminded faintly excitedly: "Great Khan, will Yuan Chonghuan be a bluff?" ”

Hearing this, Huang Taiji, who was thinking, stopped, and asked a little uncertainly: "Oh~ Mr. Fan, how do you say this?" ”

Fan Wencheng did not answer immediately, but stretched out his other hand and sketched a line on the map, starting from Zunhua and finally stopping in Beijing, and said at the same time: "Great Khan, you see, there is only one feasible road from Zunhua to Beijing, that is, from Youzunhua to Jizhou, then to Tongzhou, and then to Beijing City, and other roads are mostly blocked by mountain ranges, which is difficult and dangerous. Even if it is forced through, it will waste a lot of time, and there will be no more surprise attacks. ”

"In comparison, if our army goes straight to Beijing City, it will be much faster than Yuan Chonghuan's speed of leading troops to the king of Qin."

What a smart person Huang Taiji was, he immediately understood what Fan Wencheng meant, and suddenly said, "Oh... The reason why Yuan Chonghuan sent Zhao Shujiao to block us here in Zunhua was to delay time and gain sufficient preparation time for him to arrange Shanhaiguan. Moreover, his real blocking destination should really be in Jizhou, where he wants to have a decisive battle with us. ”

"Yes, Great Khan, that's what the lower officials think." Fan Wencheng nodded, as if in order to increase his convincingness, he added: "Shanhaiguan is different from other places, it is the gateway to Liaodong. Once the defense is weak, it is equivalent to opening the door wide. When the time comes, Amin Belle will definitely wait for the opportunity to attack, attack Ningyuan and Jinzhou, and then take Shanhaiguan, it is impossible for Yuan Chonghuan not to understand this. ”

"Mr. Fan, you're right. It is impossible for Yuan Chonghuan to immediately rush out and lead troops to support Zunhua. Instead, it will take a few days to arrange the affairs of Shanhaiguan, and then we can lead troops to stop us. The whole process takes at least three to four days. Otherwise, Yuan Chonghuan would not have been able to get out of Shanhaiguan at all. ”

Huang Taiji looked deeply appreciative, touched his chin, and said to himself: "Hmm... In this case, all this can be explained, why only Zhao Shujiao sent these 4,000 cavalry, instead of 10,000, 20,000, or even more? ”

"Great Khan, what happened? Why did the army suddenly stop advancing? ”

A large prickly and gruff voice interrupted the conversation between the two, and together they turned their heads to follow the prestige, and saw Mang Gurtai coming on horseback, followed by Azig and the others.

Seeing the person coming, Huang Taiji's eyes suddenly lit up, fleeting, his face was still calm, and he said loudly: "Mang Gurtai, Azig, you have come just in time." Just got the news that Yuan Chonghuan sent 4,000 cavalry to rescue Zunhua and stop us. Ben Khan wants you to stop this Ming army, destroy them in turn, and take the Santun camp by the way! ”

"Hahaha..."Mang Gurtai and the others laughed loudly, and the former said even more disdainfully: "This Yuan Chonghuan is also too arrogant, and only four thousand cavalry want to block the iron hooves of my Eight Banner Army, is this underestimating us?" Or is it too much to overestimate their own combat power? ”

"Yes, I think so too, so let you frustrate Yuan Chonghuan's sharpness and annihilate the four thousand cavalry led by Zhao." Huang Taiji looked the same, nodded his head, and smiled a little mockingly.

Mang Gurtai and Azig glanced at each other, smiled proudly, and said in unison without hesitation: "Yes, Great Khan, I will definitely complete the task you have assigned!" ”

At the same time, Fan Wencheng was thinking in his heart: "It seems that the Great Khan has begun to strengthen his control over the Eight Banners Army, and has begun to prepare to weaken the power of the three brothers of Mang Gurtai and Azig. ”

After staying in Houjin for so long and following the two Great Khans, Fan Wencheng had long expected that Huang Taiji would have today's actions sooner or later. As a dignified Houjin Great Khan, he only has the yellow flag, the yellow flag and the white flag in his hands, and the total strength is the same as the white flag of Azig, which is only forty-five Niu Lu. Moreover, the predecessor of the latter's inlaid white flag was the Zhenghuang Banner, and Nurhachi was the most elite unit in the post-Jin period, with the strongest combat effectiveness and the largest number of people in the Eight Banners Army.

After two inexplicable flashes of light in Fan Wencheng's eyes, he immediately returned to normal and stayed there honestly.

After receiving the affirmative reply from Mang Gurtai and the others, Huang Taiji did not stay any longer, and then said loudly: "Okay, that's it, Mang Gurtai, Azig, Dolgon, you immediately take your respective subordinates to Santun Camp, where you will meet the troops of Zhao Shujiao. ”

Suddenly, Huang Taiji paused, seemed to have thought of some brilliant idea, raised his right hand, and suddenly said: "By the way, after you annihilate Zhao Shujiao and capture the Santun camp, don't rush to Zunhua to meet us, but follow the path of Zhao Shujiao to the north, and take Qian'an, Yongping and Funing for me." ”

Fan Wencheng was stunned for a moment, then reacted and understood Huang Taiji's intentions: "Wonderful, really wonderful, the Great Khan kills two birds with one stone, one is to block Yuan Chonghuan's way back to aid Jingshi, and the other is to weaken the strength of Ji Beile." ”

However, when Mang Gurtai and the others were puzzled, Huang Taiji explained: "Mang Gurtai, Azig, you and my brother divide the troops and prepare with both hands. If Yuan Chonghuan dares to go out of Shanhaiguan, he will enter the customs to help. Then, you will take the opportunity to take Shanhaiguan, along with the entire Ningjin area. ”

"If Yuan Chonghuan doesn't take any action, there will be a big obstacle on my side, and I can successfully conquer Jizhou, Tongzhou and other places, and the army will come to the land of Gyeonggi in the Ming Dynasty."

After some words, everyone was passionate, as if they had taken Shanhaiguan and conquered Beijing.

At the same time, Dolgon's young face was full of excitement, and his eyes were shining, and he added: "Moreover, if you follow the road from Zhao Shujiao all the way to the east, there will be a lot less obstacles, and you will be able to conquer Qian'an by surprise, Chen soldiers are in Yongping Mansion, and the Ming army still thinks that we are attacking Zunhua City." ”

Purely in terms of military ability, Huang Taiji still admires Dolgon's younger brother who is only seventeen years old, and can be said to be very smart, and reminded with a smile: "Therefore, you must be noble and fast, march as quickly as possible, and you can gallop a hundred miles in the last two days and nights, so as to achieve a surprising victory, so as to capture Qian'an City in one fell swoop." ”

Hearing Huang Taiji's words, he nodded together with Mang Gurtai, Azig, Dolgon and others, and replied thoughtfully: "Yes, Great Khan, we will definitely complete this task and take Qian'an City." ”

"Okay, fourteenth brother, I'm waiting for your good news."

When Huang Taiji finished saying this, the army had already divided into two routes, and nearly four-tenths of the troops had just left with Mang Gurtai and the others. It can be seen how strong and strong the lineup of Mang Gurtai and others is.

Even so, this does not include the positive red flag and inlaid red flag of Daishan. For this alone, in the face of the deviant actions of Mang Gurtai and Dai Shan, Huang Taiji could only be helpless.