Just because no one jumps out to make trouble doesn't mean it's really fine, those who want to find fault just hold back for the time being and wait for the opportunity to pop up again.

If the Jin army did not commit a crime in October, then they would have been happy, and first put on the Son of Heaven such as persecution phobia, nonsense, labor and money, and disturbing the people's hearts, and forced the Son of Heaven to be condemned.

The Son of Heaven does not want to be slapped in the face, so he can only compromise and find someone to take the blame, and the loyal lackey of the Son of Heaven, Li Jingbai, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, is the most suitable backstabber.

Among the six departments, the Ministry of Industry is at the bottom, but the Ministry of Industry is also a member of the second grade, which still makes people jealous and jealous, and Li Jingbai and his son are still loyal lackeys of the Son of Heaven, so they are naturally a thorn in the side of the Donglin Party, a thorn in the flesh, and it is uncomfortable not to spray him down.

If the Jin Army really committed a crime, then they have nothing to lose, it's a big deal to continue to wait for the opportunity to bring down Li Jingbai, of course, the Jin Army's iron cavalry is recognized as a powerful bull pen, if Lu Hongniang, Li Xin, Cao Bianjiao and others lose the battle, it will be more fun, there are more excuses for the opportunity to operate, there are more big hats for the Son of Heaven, and the crime is heavier, in their bones, they hope that Lu Hongniang and others will lose the battle, as for the harm of the Jin Army, they are too lazy to care, it is a big deal to surrender, and they can also be officials.

In the original history, Huang Taiji did enter the pass in three ways in October, conquering Da'ankou, Longjing Pass, and Hongshankou respectively, and the Beijing division was shaken, but the specific date was October 27.

Zhu Jian suddenly remembered this fateful event at the end of September, and immediately sent people to Zunhua, Liaodong, and other places to warn them, and ordered the defenders in various localities to heighten their vigilance and strengthen their vigilance.

Extrapolating from the time, a large number of messengers sent out hurried day and night, arriving at their destinations before the 27th, and the commanders in charge of various localities received warnings, and some of them seriously strengthened their vigilance, such as Zhou Zhen, the general in charge of guarding Da'ankou, who not only conscientiously carried out the order, but also recruited young men and strong, and desperately strengthened the city defense to prevent the Jin army from attacking the city.

And Zhang Andehun, the staff general guarding Longjing Pass, didn't take it seriously, he just pretended to be a false response, and after issuing the order to strengthen the guard, he hugged his favorite concubine Hu Tianhudi, and Zhang Wanchun, the staff general in charge of Hongshankou, was even more exaggerated, mocking the son of heaven for being neurotic, of course, this was just secretly said in his heart, and he didn't dare to say it to his face.

The ambitious Huang Taiji has always wanted to enter the Central Plains, so he made many expeditions to the Horqin steppe, defeated Lin Dan Khan, cleared the northern obstacles to the invasion of the Ming Dynasty, and naturally sent a large number of secret spies to spy on intelligence during the digestion and occupation of the territory.

After all, the prairie is too far away from the old nest, all kinds of inconvenience, just logistics and transportation is a fatal trouble, so the real goal of Huang Taiji is Shanhaiguan, as long as Shanhaiguan is taken, everything will be fine, and it is only a matter of time before the Ming Dynasty is defeated.

However, Shanhaiguan is a famous dangerous pass in the world, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Dajin has been attacking for N years, and there have been countless deaths, and he can't overcome this dangerous barrier, he can only play the idea of Zunhua, first break Zunhua, and then capture Shanhaiguan from behind, and to break the important town of Zunhua, you have to first break the three peripheral fortresses of Da'ankou, Longjing Pass, and Hongshankou, therefore, a large number of dead spies have infiltrated these places to spy on the military situation, plus the bought traitors help collect various information, the three major fortresses and the city defense of Zunhua Town, The deployment of troops and so on were all clearly known by Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji was indeed anxious to make a move, but he had just defeated Lin Dan Khan, and he had collected a lot of defeated soldiers who had surrendered, and they needed to be integrated, the occupied areas needed to be digested, and the army had been on an expedition for several months, and he also needed to have a good rest, even if he was in a hurry, he could only endure it first, and silently make various preparations for the raid on the three major fortresses.

On this day, a piece of information sent back by the secret spy frightened him, and Da Ming actually knew that he would raid the three major fortresses this month and besiege the important town of Zunhua.

Huang Taiji's first reaction was that there was a traitor around him, and he leaked his strategic ideas to the Ming court, but he felt impossible when he thought about it, only a few brothers and a few sons knew about it, and it was impossible for them to betray Dajin, and the only reasonable explanation was that Da Ming still had capable people, and guessed the strategic intention that was about to be implemented from some small signs.

In fact, as long as you grasp one of the points, it is really not difficult to guess his strategic intentions, the lack of materials outside the border, the small population base, the need to constantly invade the Ming Dynasty every year, rob the population and food materials to survive the cold winter, but also to build weapons and armor to prepare for the next war.

The strategic intention was perceived by the Ming Dynasty, but Huang Taiji did not panic, because the information sent back by the secret spies in the dead room was clearly written, and the generals of the Ming army in Longjing Pass and Hongshankou did not take the holy decree of the Son of Heaven seriously at all, and their vigilance was still as lazy and lax as usual.

However, he was still a little worried, and after a while, he ordered a few brothers and a few sons to be called to discuss the military situation, in fact, he had already made a decision in his heart, and he just wanted to hear the opinions of others.

The result of the meeting was as he guessed, everyone supported early action, the Dajin warriors had just destroyed Lin Dan Khan and dominated the steppe, and their morale was booming, and they just broke through the border fortress of the Ming Dynasty in one go.

"Then it's decided, the day after tomorrow to attack the city." Huang Taiji finally made a decision, although he acted a few days in advance, the preparation was still not sufficient, but he was still very happy in his heart, the morale of the soldiers was booming, and the military spirit was available, which was enough to make up for some deficiencies in preparation.

In fact, thinking of the white flowers, the beautiful Central Plains women and the young slaves, this is the real, the biggest motivation, morale does not need to be motivated at all, the soldiers will be desperate, scrambling to kill into the city.

After the meeting of henchmen, it was the turn of some important generals, Mongolian princes and nobles who had surrendered, and Fan Wencheng, a dog-headed soldier, to participate in the final meeting to discuss some details of the operation.

The dog-headed soldier Fan Wencheng had a bad stomach and won his trust, of course, this trust is bounded, of course, his own henchmen and cronies are the first, and then it is Fan Wencheng's turn below, and then his own people, and then it is the turn of the Mongolian princes and nobles who have taken refuge, and then there are some small tribes and Han military banners that are scum of strength, which are cannon fodder.

Fan Wencheng, who is a master slave on the left and a master slave on the right, is determined to be a slave, racking his brains to give advice to Huang Taiji, he doesn't know that he has been focused on by Zhu Jian, and the ranking is still above Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

After the discussion was settled, the commanders of the various armies went back to gather their troops and make all preparations for battle.

"Your Majesty, the slave is willing to go to Hongshankou to say that Zhang Wanchun will be surrendered." Fan Wencheng followed behind Huang Taiji with a flattering smile on his face.

"Are you sure?" Huang Taiji's heart moved, and he asked in a low voice, it is naturally the best to persuade Zhang Wanchun to surrender, and the three peripheral fortresses that are each other's horns were immediately broken, the most important thing is the money, food, weapons and equipment and other materials accumulated in the pass, as well as scholars, craftsmen, slaves, etc., but what he wants most.

"The minion doesn't dare to say that there is a 100% chance, but there are always five or six percent, and the minion is willing to give it a try." Fan Wencheng said in a low voice, in fact, he has a ninety percent chance of persuading the general Zhang Wanchun to surrender, and the whole girl is greedy for life and afraid of death.

Taking a step back, even if Zhang Wanchun is dead-headed, he can use the power of various families to quietly control Hongshankou, and only say that the probability of success is fifty or sixty percent, of course, to increase the difficulty, show his ability, and earn a big credit.

"Well, be careful." Huang Taiji thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement, and reminded him to pay attention to safety, and sent him a team of masters to escort him, Fan Wencheng was the military advisor he relied on, of course he didn't want him to have an accident.

The reason why he guarded against Fan Wencheng was not that he was worried that he would betray and tell the Ming army, but that he was worried that he would get too close to a few elder brothers, in his heart, the biggest enemy was not the Ming Empire, but his own people.