Emperor Chongzhen was a fool. He actually believed Yuan Chonghuan's deception, entrusted him with an important task and gave him the greatest trust.
The consequences of improper employment this time were very serious, and it was one of the initial causes of the country's collapse.
Although Yuan Chonghuan is not capable of killing the enemy, he is capable of killing and trapping his own people.
Mao Wenlong, who dared to take the initiative to attack Jiannu, was killed by Yuan Chonghuan! Dongjiang Town falls apart.
Yuan Chonghuan removed the thorn in Hou Jin's flesh and blood, and Huang Taiji was so happy!
Therefore, the slave chiefs, who had no worries, dared to take the risk and bypass the Ningjin defense line to enter the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
This battle allowed the Houjin bandits to see the weakness of the Ming Dynasty, and they robbed a large amount of gold and silver treasures, livestock, and people.
From then on, the Houjin bandits became more and more bold. They repeatedly came to the Ming Dynasty in groups to plunder, and interacted with the rogue bandits.
The Ming Dynasty became increasingly weak due to internal and external difficulties, and finally collapsed in 1644.
"National hero" Yuan Chonghuan is indispensable!
The traitors who cleansed the land of slaves came to the conclusion that Chongzhen was "self-destroying the Great Wall" by killing Yuan Chonghuan.
It's a pity that this "Great Wall" is not only poor in morals, but also poor in military and political affairs. It is only good at bragging.
In later generations, if a commander-in-chief who was solely responsible for fighting the enemy did not notice that the enemy was taking a detour to attack, it would be enough to bring him to a military court.
Moreover, he also committed the crime of forging an imperial edict to kill the guerrilla commander behind enemy lines.
In the second year of Chongzhen's reign, the Jiannu invaded the invaders, and the two general officers Zhao Lijiao and Mangui who dared to fight fiercely with the Jiannu were killed in battle.
The property losses amounted to tens of millions of taels of silver, and the population losses amounted to millions.
It is not unfair at all to cut the "Great Wall" to pieces with a thousand swords.
Chongzhen was actually a poor and irresponsible emperor, limited by his intelligence and abilities. The more diligent he was, the more ruined the Ming Dynasty would be.
He has done too many things to destroy the Great Wall. For example, he believed Yuan Chonghuan's deception and re-employed Yuan Chonghuan.
For example, "The rogue bandits are also my innocent children and should be cared for."
Before he hanged himself, he was still indignant and shied away from the main responsibility for the country's subjugation. He left his last words: "In the seventeenth year since I ascended the throne, the rebels have been approaching the capital. Although I have no virtue and the bandit bows, the wrath of Heaven has caused the rebels to approach the capital. , but all the ministers have misunderstood me..."
Chongzhen didn't ask himself, what does he, the supreme leader, do for a living?
It means that the company has collapsed, and the chairman and president have no responsibility. They shirk that it is because their managers and department heads are bastards that caused the company to collapse.
How many troops did Jiannu enter the customs for the first time? Opinions vary.
In fact, no one can say for sure.
Even Huang Taiji, who was in charge of the troops, only knew a rough number.
Because the number of people who fought in the Jin army cannot be specified.
For example, if you order a Niulu to send out thirty armored men, the number of people who actually set out may be doubled or tripled.
That is, Jiannu is warlike, dares to fight, and is eager to fight. Their Yu Ding will take the initiative to follow Niu Lu Ezhen to fight.
There are also many armored men who always bring one or two armored servants who lead horses and stirrups in order to bring more looted gold, silver, treasures and supplies home.
Therefore, the number of people who entered the pass for the first time by the Jin army was no less than 30,000, no more than 80,000, and it was absolutely impossible to have 100,000 people.
The number of real armored slaves is no less than 20,000 and no more than 30,000, and the rest are Mongolian Tatars and coated slaves.
On paper, there should be more than a dozen or two hundred thousand troops in the Ming Dynasty's capital, and the number of troops that could quickly enter the capital was no less than a hundred thousand.
The enemy rushes in, what a great opportunity!
Use a strong wall to clear the field to lure the enemy in, and then use a closed door to beat the dog!
As long as the soldiers can fight bravely to kill the enemy, Jiannu's few men should be unable to come back.
If the invading troops led by Huang Taiji himself could be annihilated in one fell swoop, "Liao affairs" would no longer be a problem from now on.
However, the Ming Dynasty was too decadent and had no organizational power. It was defeated again and again, and the enemy was overwhelming...
Of course, this has nothing to do with the fact that Yuan Chonghuan can only brag and has no military command ability.
After Jiannu broke the news, Yuan Chonghuan's arrangements were in a mess.
Even Sun Chengzong, the old superior who promoted him, couldn't understand. At that time, Sun Chengzong probably had the urge to strangle this idiot Yuan Chonghuan to death.
Huang Yiming knew that at this time the main force of the slave establishment was attacking cities and territories in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, killing people and setting fires, but there was nothing he could do.
Although he obtained the identity of a flag officer of the Ming Dynasty's border army, for the sake of safety, he did not consider entering the customs for the time being.
But he will not be idle. He must take advantage of the favorable opportunity when many Mongolian tribes accompanied the slaves to enter the pass and rob, and eliminate several small tribes.
There is no need for an expedition. Taking the location of the Hedanbaat'er tribe as the center, all tribes within three hundred miles will become targets of attack.
If the target tribe is relatively strong, then wait. I believe that as long as they continue to win battles, the population will double and their strength will increase.
Tribes that cannot eat this year may have a piece of cake next winter.
Seeing that the highest level of the tribe reached an agreement, Huang Yi was happy to discuss with them who to kill first?
Hedanbaat'er and the top leaders of the tribes such as Karitu, Morigen, Huhru and others have led the knights to explore the surrounding area this month.
There are a total of seventeen tribes of different sizes within a radius of three hundred miles, including the Dumubut tribe, the Dakha Mubulu tribe, the Shirtai tribe, the Tengger tribe, the Dolu'anha tribe, and so on.
Estimated from the number of yurts owned in the camp.
The three tribes with a larger population than the Hedanbater tribe are the Mubulu tribe of Dakha and the Shiltai tribe.
There should be four or five tribes like the Tengger tribe with a population similar to that of the Hedanbaat'er tribe.
The remaining tribes have relatively small populations, so they should have formed alliances with tribes with larger populations.
Among them, the Dumubut tribe is a small tribe closest to the Hedanbaat'er tribe's camp. Its population does not exceed 600, and the number of young and middle-aged knights should be 60 to 70.
If they are too close, the Hedanbaat'er tribe will inevitably compete with the Dumubut tribe for pasture when grazing breaks out in the spring.
Let’s just strike first in winter!
Under normal circumstances, small tribes surrender their offerings to the larger tribes for protection.
The Hedanbater tribe had just arrived, and they didn’t know which family was covering the Dumubut tribe.
Since you don’t know, there’s no need to know, just get rid of it!
Every time a tribe is defeated, the Hedanbaat'er tribe will become a little stronger!
When the tribe taking the lead for Dumubut appears, if it is found that the other party is not very strong, hum!
If the opponent's strength cannot be shaken, then just pretend to be stupid. At worst, give them half of the plundered Dumubut tribe's population, cattle, sheep, and property.
Hedanbaat'er was quite confident about this, because no tribe within a radius of three hundred miles had an overwhelming advantage.
Those tribes with a larger population than the Hedanbaat'er tribe really come to attack, and it is really unpredictable who will lose and who will win.
It’s just a matter of protecting who you have to worship and promise to protect. It’s purely a matter of interest.
It is not in line with the character of the grassland chief at this time to not be happy with half the benefits and to have to fight a fierce life-or-death battle.
After all, this is not the Genghis Khan era with the rise of the Mongols. The Mongolian steppes are facing an era that is worse than the worst. There is no worst, only worse.
This is evident from the fact that so many Mongolians were conquered by slaves whose number was less than one percent.
