Compared with the eastern Yanshan Mountains, the area of the western Liaoning Corridor is not worth mentioning at all. The former is a large area on the map, while the latter is just a line. Moreover, the strategic value is also very different. Although the Western Liaoning Corridor is a tunnel from the North China Plain to the plain outside the Guanhai Pass. However, in the current context of the struggle for hegemony between the Ming Dynasty, Beiyuan Dynasty and Houjin Dynasty, the strategic value of the Liaoxi Corridor is almost non-existent - unless the Ming Dynasty's military power can crush the Houjin Kingdom alone without the support and cooperation of the Beiyuan Dynasty. Jin, we can even take care of Hou Jin and Bei Yuan together. Otherwise, marching through the Liaoxi Corridor to regain Liaodong would be an impossible task.
To adopt a strategic posture of defense and alliance with the Northern Yuan Dynasty, controlling a single line of the Liaoxi Corridor is worthless. Because Hou Jin could bypass Shanhaiguan through the Yanshan Mountains and attack Jizhen, Xuanfu, and Datong. Deploying heavy troops in the Liaoxi Corridor outside Shanhaiguan is meaningless and can only be a waste of military supplies.
In order to make up for the defensive loopholes caused by the lack of troops in Jizhen due to the concentration of troops in western Liaoning, it is even more stupid to use market rewards and food to win over the Karaqin Mongols.
The Ming Dynasty spent more than 5 million yuan on military affairs in Liaodong plus the market rewards given to the Mongols every year... This military expenditure was used to conquer more than 30 Karaqin Mongolian tribes. It would be enough to open a Yanshan Town outside the border wall.
With the protection of Yanshan Town, it is unclear whether Ji Town needs to exist... Ji Town has no solid soil at all, and the Yanshan Mountains outside the wall of Ji Town is very large, and there is a lot of land that can be cultivated and cultivated. valley, and there are many rivers with abundant water. If the Ming Dynasty could concentrate the main force of Ji and Liao towns and take over the land in the eastern part of Yanshan, it would be possible to move the defense line of Ji Town forward, and to farm in the many valleys of Yanshan. The land that could be reclaimed would far exceed the 500,000 acres in western Liaoning. , the number of people that can be resettled will also exceed the 300,000 to 400,000 in Liaoxi.
Moreover, this newly opened Yanshan Town will connect the Bashang Grassland and the Liaohe Hetao Grassland... With the support of Yanshan Town, Beiyuan Paoluhan may return to the Liaohe Hetao Grassland. Once Paolu Khan returns, Houjin's situation will deteriorate sharply and he will fall into a multi-front battle dilemma.
"I have just returned from the territory of Karaqin Mongolia in the northwest of Yanshan Mountain!" Outside the gate of Jiliao Army Camp, Zhu Youjian was still talking to Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou, He Kegang, Zhao Lejiao and others who came out to greet him. "Before I returned, I had severely damaged many Haraqin tribes, and many Haraqin Mongolian tribes had joined... I have established a new Wanhu Orduo, named Duoyan Wan Huorduo was used to control these tribes.
As long as we can drive Huang Taiji away from the Great Wall this time, we can take advantage of the situation to seize the territory at the northern and eastern foot of Yanshan Mountain, and there should be no problem in establishing a large Yanshan Town. How much territory do you have in western Liaoning? What future can there be? It's better to go to the northern and eastern foothills of Yanshan to develop... Yuan Chonghuan, are you willing to be the governor of Yanshan? Zu Dashou, I will serve as the commander-in-chief of Western Liaoning for you, but don’t deploy heavy troops in the Western Liaoning Corridor. Go to the middle and upper reaches of the Daling River and Xiaoling River. "
Zhu Youjian struck while the iron was hot, looking like he was about to move Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou.
Not only moving, but also splitting up the Guan Ning Army, which had gradually become one because of the creation of Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan.
According to Zhu Youjian's intention, Yuan Chonghuan will be the governor of Yanshan in the future, and Zu Dashou will be the commander-in-chief of Liaoxi - Yanshan Town and Liaoxi Town are obviously two military towns. Shanhaiguan Town must continue to be defended, so Guan Ning's army is divided into three independent towns, Yanshan, Liaoxi, and Shanhaiguan... Yuan Chonghuan also lost the power to control the three towns.
Moreover, there are still many Mongolians in Yanshan and Liaoxi towns. They will either run away or be absorbed by Duoyan Ten Thousand Households Orduo. Shi Kefa, Lu Daqi, Yang Sichang, and Lu Zhenfei, these "league training leaders", will also be sent by Zhu Youjian to establish prefectures and counties in Yanshan and Liaoxi towns.
The territory of these two towns is not something that the Liao Army figures can have the final say on.
"I am willing to guard Yanshan for Your Majesty!"
"I am willing to go to the mountains of western Liaoning..."
How dare Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou say they don't want to? Zhu Youjian has made it clear that he is here to seize military power... If the two of them don't want to, then they will not break up Guan Ning's army, but punish him!
"As long as you are willing!" Zhu Youjian nodded and said with a smile, "Go and mobilize the troops and horses, and follow me to send troops... Don't worry about Jiannu's cavalry. I have brought 12,000 cavalry. Your Jiliao army will also return the troops." There are seven to eight thousand cavalry, and our cavalry is enough."
"Your Majesty is going to Tianshou Mountain?" Yuan Chonghuan asked.
Zhu Youjian shook his head and said: "I'm going to rescue Zhu Chunchen! Didn't he encounter a group of slave thieves across from Wenyushui? There must be 50,000 people who have died or fled in the past few days, right? If I don't go to rescue him, His soldiers and generals are not enough to die..."
After hearing this, Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou and Zhao Lejiao all became a little worried... His crime of falsely reporting the enemy's situation and delaying the war opportunity was not small. He wouldn't be killed on the spot by Zhu Youjian, right?
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"General Rong, General Rong... It's not good, it's not good, reinforcements are here!"
After hearing Liu Kongzhao's words, Zhu Chunchen, who had just climbed up to the watchtower and was about to command his subordinates who suffered "heavy casualties", became anxious.
"What? Reinforcements? Where did they come from?"
Yes, I am happily settling the account... and the slaves on the opposite side are also cooperating. They seem to have no strength and are just bluffing, so they have not caused much actual losses, and it is impossible to defeat Zhu Chunchen. The army, so he can settle accounts easily.
As long as there are a few more days, he will be able to "defeat" the 80,000 Beijing camp troops.
"It should be Jiliao Army..."
"Yuan Yuanyu? Why is he meddling in this business?" Zhu Chunchen was unhappy.
This guy conspired with Sun Chengzong to take away the huge profits of Yanyun Yamen, and now he is here to manage his own accounts. It is really outrageous.
But Zhu Chunchen had to let Yuan Chonghuan come...and it would be useless if he didn't let Yuan Chonghuan come. Because those slave thieves who are very considerate have been scared away!
The Ji Liao army was not the Beijing camp army, and there were so many of them. How could Dorgon dare to stay on the battlefield? Therefore, the Ji Liao army withdrew before it could cross the Wenyu River.
Not long after Dorgon left, Ji Liao's army arrived at the gate of Zhu Chunchen's camp. Although Zhu Chunchen was unhappy, he still had to go out to greet him.
When we arrived at the camp gate, we saw large groups of iron cavalry... their momentum was amazing!
Zhu Chunchen said in his heart: This Liao army is indeed a powerful force, and the Beijing camp cannot compare!
"Mr. Cheng Guo, your Beijing camp suffered a terrible defeat this time!"
Before Yuan Chonghuan and Zhu Chunchen could greet each other, a eunuch who spoke in a weird manner spoke first.
Zhu Chunchen glanced at the man and saw that it was Cao Huachun.
"Eunuch Cao," Zhu Chunchen said with a smile, "in order to protect the late emperor's mausoleum in Tianshou Mountain, of course our brothers in Beijing are not afraid of death!"
"So how many are there today?" Cao Huachun asked again.
"Six thousand!" Zhu Chunchen said, "More than four thousand of them died for their country..."
"Really? Where are the bodies of those loyal and loyal men who killed themselves? They haven't had time to bury them yet? I want to pay my respects...Zhu Chunchen, lead the way!"
As Zhu Youjian spoke, he had already emerged from a group of armored cavalry behind Yuan Chonghuan and Cao Huachun.
Seeing Zhu Youjian, Zhu Chunchen was immediately stunned!
When did this little emperor arrive in Jiliao's army?
Seeing Zhu Chunchen's completely stunned look, Zhu Youjian laughed and said: "Zhu Chunchen, I have received a report that your Beijing camp was blocked by an army of slave thieves on the way to aid Changping. It suffered heavy losses and was in danger, so we traveled day and night. I led 12,000 cavalry to rescue... I also met the Ji Liao army on the way, so we came together."
Zhu Chunchen fluttered and kneeling for Zhu Youcha, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Minister, Chen ... The Chen just opened the river. Today, the slaves have not started to attack. Where can there be so many injuries?"
Zhu Youjian's face had darkened, "What about yesterday, the day before yesterday, and the day before yesterday? You reported tens of thousands of casualties. Where are they buried? I want to see!"
