Guanwai, Shenyang.

This is the capital of Houjin, located on the bank of the Hunhe River, and the name of the Hunhe River was born from the battle of Salhu that determined the fortune of the country in the year of Wanli.

Before the Battle of Salhu, Shenyang was still the Shenyang guard of the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty's fiasco in Salhu made the Ming lose here, and then the Liaoyang camp and then the entire Liaodong.

Now the land belongs to a new regime, a new country.

Later Jin, or Manchukuo.

Today is the big day for the completion of the Great Yamen (that is, the later Dazheng Palace, the main hall of the Manchukuo Imperial Palace), so not only Huang Taiji, but also several other Baylor banner owners of the Eight Banners also appeared.

Although it was a good day, the faces of Huang Taiji and the others did not have too much joy, but they all looked a little dignified.

How can it be just a Daming affected by the Xiaoice River, the boundary of Liaodong is also very badly affected, and Shenyang, as the capital of the Houjin Kingdom, is also full of bandits, and there is chaos everywhere, which makes Huang Taiji very headache.

In the past, when the Jurchen tribes were not unified, once they were affected by the disaster, they could grab the materials of other tribes to survive the disaster, but now that his Houjin State has unified the entire Liaodong and integrated all the Jurchen tribes, who else can he rob?

You can't rob your own people.

Huang Taiji looked around at a loss and found that there were only three options he could grab: the Ming Dynasty, the Korean Dynasty, and the Mongolian Chahar.

As soon as he thought of Da Ming, Huang Taiji felt a headache and irritability.

Yuan Chonghuan is simply Wang Ba's, a Ningjin defense line is operated by Yuan Chonghuan like an iron bucket, and it can't be broken at all, plus Mao Wenlong of Phi Island is doing things all day long in southern Liaoning, so that Huang Taiji can't concentrate all his strength to attack Ningjin.

Amin stood not far away and saw Huang Taiji frowning, so he asked, "Fourth, what do you want?" ”

The fourth voice made Huang Taiji even more unhappy.

This Amin relied on his prestige in the army and his outstanding military achievements are simply lawless, and he is the second of the four great beylers of the first great and wise Khan Nurhachiqin, and he doesn't take himself seriously at all on weekdays, and he always calls himself the fourth brother, the fourth brother, and the like, and no matter the occasion.

Without waiting for Huang Taiji to speak, a young man stood up and scolded Amin: "How can Erbeile be so rude, the Great Khan is the lord of my Houjin country......"

"Little Fourteen, it's not your turn to speak yet." Amin interrupted directly, looking at him unkindly: "I'm talking to the fourth, you'd better keep your mouth shut." ”

The little fourteen in Amin's mouth is Dolgon, who is less famous and is very loved by the emperor Taiji on weekdays.

Dolgon was angry, and just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by Huang Taiji: "Okay, whatever you are arguing about, it's all your own brother." Second child, your temper is also more restrained, you have to care more about the fourteenth brother and their younger brothers on weekdays, don't scold them harshly at every turn, no matter how high your heart is, you will be scolded, how can you become a general in the future. ”

Amin had a noncommittal look on his face, and let out a sigh, obviously not taking Huang Taiji's words to heart.

He does have that qualification.

Huang Taiji's throne was pushed out by their Eight Banner Lords, not by Nurhachi, and in the current Manchukuo period, the political status of the Great Khan and the banner lord was equal, and there was no distinction between primary and secondary.

And he Amin has been with the army since he was a child, and has fought the Battle of Sarhu, the Ula Department, the Yehe Department, and the unified army has conquered Liaoyang and Shenyang, and last year's conquest of North Korea forced North Korea to surrender to Nagong, and now the prestige of the Eight Banners is the highest, and the strength of his blue flag is not inferior to the Yellow Flag of Huang Taiji.

"Fan Wencheng came to urge me again yesterday, saying that there was a great hunger in the city and I urgently needed food, how could I not worry."

Huang Taiji calls himself here as me, which means to fight against the Ming Dynasty, he is not Nurhachi, he just wants to divide Liaodong and live in peace with the Ming court, in order to protect himself.

In Huang Taiji's heart, he has no less dreams of entering the Central Plains.

"These literati are hypocritical." Amin's words seemed to be very disdainful of Fan Wencheng: "According to me, the Han people in the city kill half and leave half, where will there be a famine." ”

Huang Taiji stood up and snorted coldly: "Nonsense!" ”

This Fan Wencheng is his study officer, and he gives him advice on weekdays, and he is very relied on by the emperor.

Amin muttered, but didn't hear what was said clearly, and Huang Taiji didn't bother to bother with it, and encouraged Dolgon's younger brothers before leaving.

He had to hurry up and find a way to get some food now.

Because the palace has not been fully built, so Huang Taiji temporarily lives outside the palace, his banner mansion is very luxurious, and there is a literary hall inside, that is, the secretary's room, and Fan Wencheng, the study official, is equivalent to the early Ming Dynasty, equivalent to the emperor's secretary general.

Fan Wencheng is tall and strong, and he looks like a military general rather than a civil official, but he is a serious official and eunuch.

His great-grandfather Fan Rui was the secretary of the military department of the Jiajing Dynasty, and his grandfather Fan Shen was also the commander of the Shenyang Wei of the Wanli Dynasty.

Later, after the fall of Shenyang, the Fan family did not die in the whole festival, they were used as slaves, and they were incorporated into the red flag, and they went around and around, Fan Wencheng was made good use of Nurhachi, and now he has become the study official of Huang Taiji.

"Today, the land is cold and freezing, and there is a great hunger every year, and I can't grow food by guarding the land, so I can only rely on robbing."

As soon as Fan Wencheng saw Huang Taiji, he hurriedly said: "Great Khan, if you don't use any troops, if there is another big drought this year, I'm afraid that you will be against the people everywhere." ”

"I also know this, but if I move my troops, where will I go?" Huang Taiji frowned and looked at the map, worried: "The Korean country has just surrendered to the tribute, if it fights the DPRK, it will be a breach of trust, although the national strength of the DPRK is weak, it is a country after all, if it arouses the hearts of the enemies up and down, it will be a bitter battle."

Yuan Chonghuan ran Ningjin, which was impregnable and could not be conquered in a hurry, and there were dozens of cannons in Jinzhou, which posed a great threat to our army. ”

As soon as he thought of the cannon on Jinzhou City, Huang Taiji couldn't help but feel a little weak.

For the artillery of the Ming army, Huang Taiji had a shadow in his heart.

The loss is only a dozen, if there are hundreds, thousands?

Huang Taiji didn't dare to think about it.

This shouldn't be the weapon it should be!

The cannon on Jinzhou City is not the kind of earthen cannon in the Song and Yuan dynasties, and it is not the solid bullet cannon that Zheng He used to go to the West in the early Ming Dynasty, but the artillery that is serious!

Imported from the Netherlands, front-loading smoothbore cannon!

In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Huang Taiji led a heavy army to attack Jinzhou, which was a crushing defeat.

Huang Taiji didn't have the idea of buying this cannon, but this is Liaodong, not Mindong, and there is no chance to contact Hongmaoyi (the Netherlands, Portugal), he can't buy cannons, and he can't capture craftsmen who can make cannons, so Huang Taiji has no way at all.

I can only stare dryly.

Fan Wencheng gave a suggestion: "We can fight, Chahar!" ”

"Chahar?"

"Yes, Chahar." Fan Wencheng pointed to the map with his hand, attracting Huang Taiji's attention.

There is the Chahardorot Ministry.

"The Khalkha and Karaqin departments have recently had grievances with the Dorot Department, if our army can provide assistance, with the help of these two departments, it is not difficult to destroy Doro, Doro's geographical proximity is close to the Ming Court, and our army can also attack Xifengkou from Chahar.

The defense of Xifengkou is not as good as Ningjin, once it is broken here, our army can drive straight into the Ming court's Zhili, Hebei and even the land of Qilu, thousands of miles of fertile fields are galloped by our army, and the problem of lack of food can also be solved. ”

Huang Taiji's eyes lit up: "Very good, I will summon Amin and others to discuss the matter of raising troops." ”

"Sweat profusely and slowly." Fan Wencheng hurriedly stopped, hesitated and said: "Dorot is not a strong enemy, and if there are two departments of Khalkha and Karaqin to help, it only needs to be eliminated by one division, and Lord Heshuo Belle has just triumphed from North Korea, so it is better to rest and recuperate." ”

Huang Taiji is not stupid, and he is thorough at one point.

Fighting Dorot is not a vicious battle, and there is no need for a fierce general like Amin.

Besides, Amin's reputation in the army is already very high, and adding military merits is a threat to his Emperor Taiji, and his Emperor Taiji has been deflated in front of Yuan Chonghuan in the past two years, losing two battles in a row, and the sweat position has been shaken a little, and he urgently needs a victory to stabilize it.

"Then I will take Dodor and Dorgon with me."

Fan Wencheng bowed his hand: "The Great Khan is wise." ”

Let Duoduo and Dorgon brush up on some military exploits, and they can also help their own arms in the future.

Only by cultivating his henchmen can he abolish the Eight Banners public promotion system and realize the family world that belongs to his Emperor Taiji!