Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku really have connections!
Under the arrangement of the two of them, Fan Wencheng rushed out of the Guangning Gate to the west of the outer city of Beijing before the city gates closed, and then went straight to Zunhua County. Finally, he found a door on the wall of Ji Town in the north of Zunhua County. A very inconspicuous mouth. After spending a large sum of money, Fan Wencheng was allowed to leave the border wall and enter the territory of the Karaqin Mongolia.
Because of Zhu Youjian's grain ban policy, the thirty-six Karaqin Mongolian tribes at this time were completely on the side of the Later Jin Dynasty. Fan Wencheng was a slave in Shenyang, but when he arrived at the Haraqin Mongolian tribe outside the border wall of Ji Town, he became a superior master.
Fan Wencheng found one of the thirty camps and took out the token of the Hou Jin Kingdom. How could the other party dare to neglect it? Quick horses and guards were immediately prepared, and on June 25, Fan Wencheng was escorted to Shenyang City.
At this time, Huang Taiji had just returned in triumph and had only arrived in Shenyang for two days. At the same time that Zhu Youjian was conducting a personal expedition to Datong Town, Huang Taiji also came to conduct a personal expedition. The targets he wanted to deal with personally were the same as Zhu Youjian, who were interfering with the Han tribe. However, he did not confront Hutu Dun Khan himself, but instead attacked the remaining Mongolian troops of the Han tribe on the left, which was the Dorot tribe that had been defeated by Huang Taiji once before. The last battle that took place on the Daling River did not completely wipe out this group of Mongols. Instead, they were forced to the grasslands south of the Greater Khingan Mountains. Between March and May, some Mongolians who broke away from the leaders of Naiman and Aohan went to join the Dorot tribe (still cannot underestimate the Mongols). The appeal of the Great Khan), so the power of the Dorote tribe was revived for a time. In order to completely suppress the left-wing Mongolia, Huang Taiji sent troops to the grasslands in June and fought another battle. Of course it was a big win!
After completely expelling the forces of Hutu Dun Khan from left-wing Mongolia, Huang Taiji returned to Shenyang and began to prepare for a general alliance attended by Harqin Mongolia, Inner Kalkha Mongolia, and Horqin Mongolia. Thus establishing his dominant position in left-wing Mongolia!
In addition to this dominant position, Tiancong Khan also had another purpose in forming such an alliance, which was to get some more food from the Mongols.
Everything is fine in the Great Jin Kingdom now, but there is no food to eat!
Although the masters of the Eight Banners are not hungry yet, many Han people and Mongolian coats have starved to death...With fewer coats, the power of the Jin Kingdom will be weakened!
Because the production of the Great Jin Kingdom and the logistics supply of the Eight Banners Soldiers of the Great Jin Dynasty all depended on the coated slaves. If there were not so many coated slaves and tens of thousands of bannermen, it would be impossible for the Kingdom of Jin to maintain its current combat effectiveness for a long time.
So Tian Conghan still has to find a way to get some food to feed the coated slaves of the Kingdom of Jin... But the problem is that it is really not easy to get food these days!
First of all, although the Kingdom of Jin occupies a lot of fertile land, it has never had the intention to cultivate the land properly. Especially after Huang Taiji came to the throne, he attacked North Korea, Ningjin, Dongjiang, Inner Khalkha, Haraqin, Han Dynasty...all the surrounding forces were attacked! Every time we send out troops, we have to delay a little bit of farm work, which adds up to a lot, and we can no longer cultivate the land well.
Secondly, all areas attacked by the Jin Kingdom could not farm and herd properly, especially in Mongolia. Due to the westward migration of Hutu Dun Khan from the Han tribe, there was a power vacuum and multi-party melee.
With this situation coupled with drought and cold weather, it is only natural for famine to occur!
After the new emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty took power, he adopted a policy of strengthening the blockade, which aggravated the famine in the Jin Kingdom. Originally, Huang Taiji wanted to buy grain from the Ming Dynasty through the Karaqin tribes that had tributary relations with the Ming Dynasty. , but I didn’t expect that Zhu Youjian was a hard-hearted and insufferable master. No matter what the Mongolians say, good or bad, they just won't agree to sell grain.
In addition to strictly guarding against food issues, Huang Taiji was also a little unexpected by the Ming emperor's shrinking in western Liaoning and strengthening in southern Liaoning.
In early June this year, the Ming army actually completely abandoned a series of forts in the Jinzhou area such as Jinzhou, Dalinghe Fort, Xiaolinghe Fort, and Songshan Fort, and made great strides to retreat.
Now the Ming army's frontier in western Liaoning has retreated to Ningyuan Fortress!
At the same time, in southern Liaoning, the Ming army became very active. In the past few months when Huang Taiji focused his attention on left-wing Mongolia, Mao Wenlong, the commander-in-chief of Pingliao and Ming Dynasty, made a big move in Jinzhou Guard. The Ping Liao Army first rebuilt the Jinzhou Acropolis, then dug the Nanguan Canal and built the Nanguan Border Wall. Finally, they built forts and farmed in the south of the Nanguan Canal, thus turning the Jinzhou Guard into the Ping Liao Army. It means a big stronghold.
Jinzhouwei is much larger than Pidao. Although it is not an island, it has become a hard nut for Nanguan to gnaw on due to the protection of Jinzhou Acropolis, Nanguan Canal and the long wall.
Although the strength of the Pingliao army is limited and the threat to the Kingdom of Jin is not too big, it is always very uncomfortable to have such a thorn in the back.
But it was not easy for the Jin Dynasty to remove the thorn in the side of the Ping Liao Army... So before Fan Wencheng returned to Shenyang, Huang Taiji was thinking that if it didn't work, he would go back to Korea again. By the way, the Ping Liao Army's Pidao stronghold was removed.
Although the oil and water in North Korea cannot be compared with that of the Ming Dynasty, it can eventually dig out some food.
Just when Huang Taiji was preparing to conquer North Korea, Fan Wencheng, who was sent to buy grain by him, returned to Shenyang after a long journey, and brought a piece of good news that Huang Taiji could not even dream of - the Ming Dynasty was about to end!
"What? What did you say? The little emperor of the Ming Dynasty was captured by the Mongols just like Ming Yingzong?" Huang Taiji looked at Fan Wencheng, who had a gray face and seemed to have suffered a lot on the road. He really felt like he was dreaming .
"This little emperor underestimated the enemy and rushed in, and was surrounded by the Mongols on the Yuhe River outside Datong City!" Fan Wencheng said, "Even if he was not captured, he must have suffered heavy losses... and the situation in Datong must also be It’s very dangerous. When I was in the Karaqin tribe, I asked people to inquire about it. Shortly after I passed through, the Jizhen border wall was completely under martial law. Great Khan, this is not an ordinary move!"
Although the border wall of Ji Town is located at the forefront, it is not always on the highest alert... After all, the Karaqin Mongolia outside the mouth does not have much strength. Unless there is news about the Donglu troops gathering, Ji Town is generally There will be no martial law.
"Great Khan, this opportunity must not be missed, it will never come back!" Fan Wencheng said, "Whether the young emperor of the Ming Dynasty was captured or killed, the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Han tribe must not be ended so easily. And Once the war in Datong becomes tense, the Ming army in Liaoxi and Jizhen will definitely decrease. Isn't our opportunity here?"
Huang Taiji frowned, still a little unbelievable. Because all the policies adopted by Zhu Youjian in the ten months since he took the throne seem to be quite sophisticated and really difficult to deal with. It's not like a hot-headed young king is ruling, but like a cunning old fox is ruling.
Would such an old fox really underestimate the enemy and rush in, leaving the trash like Hutu Dunhan to be cleaned up?
"Fan Wencheng, you mean...bypassing Western Liaoning and breaking through the wall from Ji Town?"
"The Great Khan is wise!" Fan Wencheng, who was kneeling on the ground, suggested, "When the slave passed by the border wall of Ji Town, he found that the Mongolians there were very hungry, and everyone wanted to break into the border wall to plunder. It's just that we can't get in! If the Great Khan can send troops to attack Ji Town, there will definitely be many Karaqin and Nekalkha Mongols following... With them charging ahead, we, the warriors of the Great Jin Kingdom, can only If you need to supervise the battle from behind, you can break through the side wall. If the Great Khan doesn't take them to eat from the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid they will all be disappointed with the Great Khan and join the Ming Dynasty to become servants!"
Huang Taiji frowned, as if he was persuaded, and thought: "Fan Wencheng, what you said makes sense, I understand... I will discuss it with Zhubeile later. If everyone supports it, then I will take advantage of the alliance meeting in July to lead the Mongolian tribes to attack the border wall of Ji Town!"
He looked at Fan Wencheng and said, "When the time comes, give your brothers a chance to pioneer and earn a future!"
Fan Wencheng was immediately overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly: "I thank the Great Khan for his kindness!"
