The two rivers and the plains of the Liaohe River, which have developed water systems, can be used to restore the fishing and hunting techniques that the Jurchens have gradually discarded.

Huang Taiji even wrote to Yuan Chonghuan in person to ask why he tore up the agreement on friendly coexistence between Ming and Jin.

When Yuan Chonghuan received the secret letter that had been sealed with fire paint and obviously opened, he finally realized what a difficult opponent this was, and finally believed in Chongzhen's judgment - Huang Taiji's cunning was even worse than his father.

As a strategic buffer zone between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin, the southwest end of the Liaohe Plain often had Ming scouts or Houjin scouts, which was a normal thing.

However, the first to send a large number of scouts into this area to carry out a series of actions to destroy the peace was obviously the defeat psychology of the Houjin of the old Jinzhou out of unwillingness to be in the ruins of the old Jinzhou, under the emerging Ningyuan, and on the island of Juehua.

The scouts of the Ming Dynasty fought back angrily, and then a series of support operations by sending regular cavalry were only passive choices made in desperation.

But Huang Taiji bit back, and took out the so-called agreement that was just tacit, and still in the secret letter, put Houjin and Daming in the same position.

Yuan Chonghuan sneered again and again, and wanted to ignite this letter with shameless secret letters on the candlelight.

But thinking of Chongzhen's bitter words, I finally endured it.

At the same time, I was also secretly glad in my heart that the first person to open this secret letter and watch it was not himself, but Zu Dashou, the Jinzhou guard general who was at the forefront of the Guanning defense line.

If nothing else, Zhao Shujiao will definitely be obvious to all.

Yuan Chonghuan can fully imagine what kind of waves it will set off if the content of such a so-called secret letter is suddenly known by the Yanyan princes above the court, and even the entire Great Tomorrow.

At that time, the dignified governor who is determined to stick to Liaodong will lose his official position.

The most difficult thing for Yuan Chonghuan to accept is that if the hat of a collaborator is buttoned off, he will not be able to wash it even if he jumps into the Yellow River, but it doesn't matter if he lives or dies, it's just a pity that he has worked hard to establish the image of a loyal soul.

"This image must not be tarnished by just building slaves!"

Yuan Chonghuan secretly made up his mind, so instead of ignoring Huang Taiji, he took the initiative to send a small team of scouts to cross the Liao River to inquire about the military situation.

However, this group of scouts was soon discovered by the Houjin scouts, besieged and almost all of them were killed.

But at the cost of his life, he also sent an extremely valuable piece of information - Houjin will send two Niu Lu's cavalry as an advance to cross the Liao River west to support the Houjin scouts who are about to fall into a desperate situation.

In fact, Chongzhen was against this kind of behavior, which was almost like going to death, but the ten scouts who received the military order, from the chief to the small soldier, did not even hesitate for the slightest, and all of them resolutely moved forward.

He felt his blood surging again when he remembered that in the 15-year-long battle of resistance that had a bearing on the survival of the Chinese nation, more or less unsung heroes resolutely stayed in the enemy-occupied areas and waged a struggle behind enemy lines.

So, Chongzhen also hardened his heart and did not stop it, but remembered everyone's name, and sang a tragic and passionate song to see off the warriors who went out - the wind is bleak, my homeland smiles and the earth......

Ancient Liaodong was pioneered by Gu Yanguo.

The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return.

Jing Ke stabbed Qin, a swan song for the ages.

Entering the enemy to reconnoitre, even more stabbing Qin.

It's just that Dang Chongzhen soon received this information from Caoyiwei, and he felt that it was a pity after all.

There were sacrifices that could have been avoided.

However, whether it is Yuan Chonghuan's ancestor Dashou, the high-level Guanning officials, or Peng Hairpin Luoli, the grassroots of Guanning, they all think that the sacrifice of these ten scouts is very valuable.

Huang Taiji, who is very good at political affairs, finally confirmed his guess.

That is the last army of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, which is the bone of the so-called Guanning Army.

Under the command of Yuan Chonghuan, the governor, and in the garrison of Zu Dashou Zhao and the general army of Mangui, it is unknown whether it is difficult to gnaw, but it is undeniable that it is really hard enough.

It may seem difficult to eliminate such an army, but it is actually very simple.

"Take a detour!" As soon as Huang Taiji's mind turned, he already had a plan, but he still lacked a chance.

Opportunities are for those who are prepared, and they are also created by themselves.

Huang Taiji wanted to create such an opportunity for himself as soon as possible, so he gave an order.

After the death of the slave chieftain, the Houjin Eight Banners, which had many constraints, were unprecedentedly united, sharpening their knives and wanting to slaughter pigs and sheep in western Liaoxi.

However, the three armies did not move, the grain and grass went first, and the expedition of the army involved all aspects, and it was impossible to achieve it overnight.

Although the Eight Banners Army boasted that "if you go out, you will be a soldier, and if you enter, you will be for the people," it is impossible to ignore this rule that is almost heavenly.

The vanguard army, under the deliberate promotion of Huang Taiji, is being contested by the seven Baylors under the sweat tent, you come and go, not let you go at all, it seems that everyone wants to contribute to Dajin.

However, Huang Taiji, the initiator, knows that this seemingly fierce competition is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Therefore, he just watched from the sidelines, waited for the victor to come out, and then divided the powers, so that they could hinder each other, and thus push the power of his Great Khan to stride towards the supreme goal of "feudal centralization".

In his eyes, the progress of the previous year, although the foundation was solid, was too slow.

This Tiancong sweat, who has been stable for more than ten years, suddenly became too anxious and anxious, and he couldn't wait for a long time.

The advance cavalry of the two Niu Lu was the first to prepare, and with Huang Taiji's order, under the leadership of the two Niu Lu Ezhen, galloped on the right side of the Liao River, with the cooperation of the scouts, ready to cross the river at any time to attack.

They claim to be secretive, but they don't know that they are already under the surveillance of the two prongs of truth.

Because Chongzhen has always been a bastard man who has to make inches, since the Houjin scout can't hold on to the left bank of the Liao River, there is no reason to let such a large piece of land become a vacuum.

As for the right bank of the Liao River, since the grassroots, the grass clothes have taken deep roots in that fertile soil.

So Chongzhen firmly believes that the movements of the two teams of Niulu cavalry will not be able to escape those grass roots that are more tenacious than weeds, unless the grass is cut down and uprooted.

However, it is obvious that Houjin, who attaches great importance to carrying out detailed activities with foreign countries, is still in a state of complete ignorance of the spy war campaign under his nose.

Not to mention the grassroots, even the tips of the grass that secretly pop up, I have never noticed it.

The darkness under the light is one of the reasons that Chongzhen used to persuade Yuan Chonghuan to boldly launch a spy war operation.

Niu Lu is the most basic establishment in the Eight Banners military system of Houjin.

A long, long time ago, because of the need for hunting, there were only ten people in one cow, led by a leader.

When the slave chieftains restructured the Eight Banners by virtue of this ancient system, they took "the soldiers are the soldiers and the people are the people" as the basis, in order to meet the needs of foreign wars and the needs of domestic production.

In order to make efforts to make the population base deal with the extremely inferior Houjin, both the number of fighters and the labor force were maximized in a short period of time, and the number of people in one Niu Lu was expanded to 300.

Therefore, the two Houjin advance cavalry of Niu Lu are a full six hundred cavalry.

If they are allowed to cross the Liao River, they will set up a battle and fight, or simply have an encounter.

Then, even with the well-trained Guanning Iron Cavalry, even if the number is superior, it will still suffer a big loss.

After all, these cavalry were not trained at all, but from the survival of the fittest in the white mountains and black waters.

For the Guanning Iron Cavalry under his command, after all, he had to compete head-on with the Chengjian Regular Cavalry of Houjin, Zu Dashou was still a little worried.

Every day, messengers come and go between Chongzhen and Wu Sangui, visiting and condoling in the name of beauty, and also saying in a matter: A group of descendants who have been cultivated with painstaking efforts, and losing one more is consuming his hard work, not to mention that one is his cheap nephew, and the other is his confidant.

The young Guanning Iron Riders were naturally moved, and Wu Sangui, who was inspired by Chongzhen to become more and more clever and more shameless, almost believed his cheap uncle's plan.

Chongzhen knew that this guy just couldn't bear the loneliness, and wanted to lead the army in person and kill the enemy in person.

So, he sent a letter to persuade him: "If the Jiannu cavalry of the two Niu Lu has to drive the Ming army to go into battle with a knife in person, it will be too embarrassing." Even if it is completely annihilated, it is enough to become the laughing stock of Houjin's boasting. ”

Zu Dashou thought that this was really the case, so he had to give up, but he also sent out three hundred iron horsemen again and came under the command of Chongzhen.

In this way, the number of cavalry he and Wu Sangui commanded in name was equal.

It's just that Chongzhen's command is almost full, but Wu Sangui has a shortage of more than a quarter.

Wu Sangui didn't have any opinion on this, after all, the opportunity was given to him.

Therefore, after the two cavalry met again at the confluence of the Liaohe River and the Hunhe River, the proud Wu Sangui also took the initiative to temporarily put himself and the 600 cavalry under his command under the control of Chongzhen.

Chongzhen suddenly looked up at him, his eyes met, Wu Sangui's eyes were very sincere, and they didn't seem to be contrived at all.

At that moment, he finally saw the deep land complex and earth feelings from the depths of his eyes.

As for whether this complex and feelings originate from the family and the country, or whether it is worried that the last piece of survival soil of Jiangmen in Liaodong will be taken away, it is not obvious for the time being.

But Chongzhen was still very pleased with Wu Sangui's move, and patted him on the shoulder to show his approval, but after all, he didn't open his mind and accepted him, so he politely declined on the grounds that "Erbu has other uses".

Wu Sangui nodded, and waited for his platoon to be arranged.

The two Houjin cavalry of Niu Lu finally chose a relatively hidden but long-abandoned ferry on the other side of the Liao River as a place to board and cross the river.