Zhu Youjian, who was good at calculations, still missed one thing, which was in March of the first year of Chongzhen, when he was going to war with Hutu Dunhan's Han tribe in May. The real mortal enemy of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji, was located on the Daling River three to four hundred miles away from Xifengkou on the border wall of Ji Town!
Huang Taiji's camp is at the foot of Mulan Mountain in the upper reaches of the Daling River. This camp is a typical cavalry camp. At first glance, it seems a bit unorganized, with a lot of open space left, the trenches are narrow and shallow, the fence is hasty and perfunctory, and only the watchtower is carefully built, tall and large. This kind of camp is specially used by cavalry. The range of movement of people and horses in the camp is very large, and large groups of cavalry can advance and retreat freely. However, if you want to find a high place to overlook, you will find that this camp is a bit small. Considering that it accommodates cavalry that occupies a relatively large area, there are not many soldiers and horses stationed there, at most more than 10,000 people.
And next to the Hou Jin Bing camp, there is another newly established camp, but it has a deep ditch and high walls, and it is built closely and firmly. However, the tents in the camp are of various colors and very messy, and there are even sheds made of wood and thatch. In addition, there is no archery tower in this camp. Instead, a high grid is built outside the village wall and archers are deployed. From time to time, there are horse armors of the Hou Jin Army, driving horses to patrol outside the stronghold wall... Obviously, this is a camp used to hold prisoners of war. Those imprisoned in it were all members of the Han tribe's Dorote camp. There were more than 11,000 people. They were all disarmed and thrown into the camp, waiting to be used as slaves by the Eight Banners men.
Huang Taiji himself lived in a large bright yellow tent, right in the middle of the cavalry camp, surrounded by dozens of elite white-armored soldiers. From time to time, there were also Eight Banners Army officers and Mongolian nobles who came on horseback. The man was stopped by the white-armored soldiers outside the yellow tent - the Great Khan had something important to do! If you want to see Dahan, you have to wait patiently!
At this time, in the yellow tent, Huang Taiji was sitting on a hut, with two mazaars beside him, and two young men in white uniforms sitting there. One of them was older, looked a little thin, had a sallow complexion, and looked sickly. This man is Huang Taiji’s 14th brother Dorgon!
The other person looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he had a big body, a round waist, and a big face. He looked a bit like Huang Taiji. At a young age, he already had a lot of flesh on his face. At first glance, he looked like an unreasonable and brutal person. .....He is Duduo, Huang Taiji's fifteenth brother.
This time Huang Taiji's expedition reached the upper reaches of the Daling River, which is known in history as "Huang Taiji's expedition to Chahar". It was the troops sent out on the eighth day of February in the second year of Jin Tiancong. The reason for sending the troops was that they received an invitation from the Thirty-sixth Division of the Karaqin Mongols. The Karaqin Mongols were originally vassals of the Ming Dynasty and settled in Jizhen, Xuanhua, and western Liaoning. Beyond the side wall. It is very close to the Liaohe Hetao area, the original home base of the Chahan tribe, and has always been the object of competition between the Ming Dynasty and the Chahan tribe.
However, after the main force of the Han tribe moved westward, the leaders of the Thirty-Six Karaqin tribes sent envoys to Shenyang in early February, asking Huang Taiji to send troops to help them attack Dorote, which the Han tribe had left to guard in the Liaohe Hetao area. camp.
After receiving the invitation from the leaders of the Karaqin tribes, Huang Taiji sent out troops on the eighth day of February! Because the troops were dispatched in a hurry, they did not have time to mobilize a large army. They only brought more than 10,000 elite troops and marched quickly to catch the Dorote camp by surprise before they could react. They pursued them all the way from the Liaohe River to the Daling River, which is what the Mongols call Aomulun. At the Daling River, they joined forces with the Karaqin tribe to defeat the Dorot Camp and captured more than 11,000 people and cattle. Countless sheep.
After this battle, the prestige of the Han tribe in Mongolia on the left was greatly frustrated. The Mongolian tribes, including the Thirty-Six Karaqin Tribes and the Five Inner Khalkha Tribes, would become vassals of the Jin Kingdom within a few months. .
And Huang Taiji's detour to enter the customs was completely opened... Even if the unscrupulous Yuan Chonghuan sold grain to support the ministries of Karaqin and Neikhalk that were suffering from famine, nothing could be saved.
After all, Huang Taiji just showed them his killing skills... Killing Mongolians is like chopping melons and vegetables!
The elite soldiers of the Chahan tribe who had previously suppressed the Karaqin and Nekalka tribes were simply vulnerable to the Eight Banners soldiers of Houjin...
Of course, the leaders of the Haraqin tribe came back one after another after receiving the news, but Huang Taiji did not have time to see them today.
Because Huang Taiji was enthusiastically receiving two traitors - Fan Wencheng and Fan Yongdou in his camp.
These two traitors learned of the news of Aomulun's victory on the eighth day of March, and immediately left Zhangjiakou. Under the escort of dozens of white-armored soldiers, they traveled day and night, covering seven to eight hundred miles in three days and four nights. Finally, they arrived at Mulan Mountain before Huang Taiji returned to Shenyang.
The two of them brought a surprising news to Huang Taiji.
Huang Taiji frowned and asked: "Are you sure that the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty sent troops from western Liaoning to Datong and Jizhen?"
"Very sure!" Fan Wencheng, who was kneeling on the ground, replied, "Thanks to Fan Yongdou who came with the slave, the slave was able to figure out the thoughts of the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty... He was a great emperor who wanted to win over Lin Dan. Khan establishes his authority.”
"This Lin Danhan is really disliked by others!" Duduo interjected, "Everyone wants to beat him up!"
Huang Taiji turned to look at his fourteenth brother Dorgon. Dorgon frowned and seemed to be thinking hard.
"Old Fourteen, what do you think?" Huang Taiji asked.
Dorgon leaned forward and replied: "It was right for the Southern Dynasties to withdraw their troops from western Liaoning and strengthen Datong and Jizhen! After we captured the Thirty-sixth Division of Karaqin, there was no need to defend Jinzhou, Dalinghe Fort, and Xiaolinghe Fort. .... Ningyuan can actually give up and evacuate to Shanhaiguan."
What Dorgon said is actually the best solution.
Because it is impossible to defend Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan without 50,000 people, and to retreat to Shanhaiguan, 20,000 people are enough, and it can even be reduced further...if the situation is urgent!
Fan Wencheng said: "The Southern Dynasty seems to have held a court discussion on whether to withdraw the defense from Ningjin, but it did not pass... I estimate that they will eventually abandon Jinzhou and continue to guard Ningyuan."
"Great Khan," Duduo shouted again, "Since the Southern Dynasty also wants to fight against Lin Dan Khan, we might as well work harder and eliminate Lin Dan Khan in one fell swoop."
After hearing what Duduo said, Fan Wencheng quickly said: "Great Khan, it is better to wait until the battle between the Southern Dynasty and Lin Dan Khan is decided before deciding who to send troops to fight."
Duduo glared at Fan Wencheng angrily, "What do you know, a slave? You should pursue the victory now!"
"Old Fifteen!" Dorgon stopped his little brother and said, "Fan Wencheng is right, there is no need to be so anxious now... If Lin Danhan suffers a loss at the hands of the little emperor of the Southern Dynasties, let's work harder If he attacks, he may defect to the Southern Dynasty.
If Lin Danhan joins forces with the Southern Dynasties, it is possible to digest the right-wing Mongolia, and then the world will be divided into three parts! "
Duduo snorted: "Lin Danhan is just a useless coward. Even if he colludes with the Southern Dynasty, he would not be our opponent!"
"Let's take a look at the methods of the little emperor of the Southern Dynasties!" Dorgon said, "Lin Dan Khan is not that weak... If the little emperor cannot defeat Lin Dan Khan, there is no need to worry. Otherwise... ..We still have to break into the Great Wall as soon as possible!"
"Invade the Great Wall?" Duduo immediately became excited when he heard that he was about to enter the Great Wall, "Okay! When will we send out troops? I will be the vanguard!"
Huang Taiji glanced at this brother with hesitation on his face... This brother looked like Hao Khan, so he was particularly favored and got Lao Khan's own Zhenghuang flag (now Zhengbai flag). He was very powerful! And it’s not too big or too small!
"We have to wait for a while," Huang Taiji did not lecture his younger brother, but thought thoughtfully, "Let's go back to Shenyang first, and then make an alliance with the thirty tribes of Karaqin, and we can send troops in June and July. If Lin Dan Khan defeats the Ming Dynasty Army, I will fight him! If he is defeated by the Ming Army... then let’s talk.”
He then said to Fan Wencheng: "Fan Wencheng, take this Fan Yongdou to receive a generous reward, and then return to Zhangjiakou immediately to watch how the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty beats Lin Dan Khan."
