The four-color army marched on the green grassland. Starting from crossing the Liao River, the tens of thousands of Eight Banners troops led by Huang Taiji marched westward in a majestic way without stopping. According to Huang Taiji's long-established plan, Jinzhou, which was left to Hauge and Amin to defend, was a city that could be abandoned at any time.
Although this Jinzhou city looks very important on the map, it is located between Shanhaiguan and Shenyang. But winning Jinzhou does not mean that we can have a smooth journey into Shenyang - there is still nearly 400 miles between Jinzhou and Shenyang, during which we have to cross the Daling River, the Liaohe River, and the Beizhen Yiwulu Mountain across Jinzhou. On the roadside in Shenyang.
If the Ming army wants to march eastward from Jinzhou to Shenyang, it must first cross the Daling River, then capture Yiwulu Mountain (Guangningwei area), and then cross the Liao River and advance towards Shenyang - if Guangning is ignored and the army attacks Shenyang, then If you go deep alone, you can easily cut off your way back and cut off your logistics.
For Hou Jin, who had a large number of cavalry, guarding Jinzhou was not as good as guarding Wulu Mountain (Guangning). Because the terrain around Yiwulu Mountain is more open and close to the territory of Zhaowuda League (one of the four Mongolian leagues in the post-Jin Dynasty). It is beneficial for Hou Jin's cavalry to enter and exit in groups, and there is also room for outflanking.
As long as the Hou Jin side defends Guangning and clears the country, while sending small groups of cavalry to continuously attack the Ming army's logistics line, they can force the Ming army to withdraw.
If Hou Jin's cavalry is not enough to pose a threat to the Ming army in the open plains south of Yiwulu Mountain...then Hou Jin's destruction of the country will be just around the corner, and there will be no point in defending anywhere!
However, Huang Taiji did not give up rescuing Jinzhou because Jinzhou was not important, but because he had confidence in Hauge and Amin and also knew Yuan Chonghuan's opponent too well, so he did not save Jinzhou.
Moreover, Huang Taiji asked Hauge and Amin to show off their prowess in Jinzhou, and also bluffed to pretend to be the main force. Isn't it just to attract Yuan Chonghuan's Ji Liao Army to advance eastward?
The purpose of attracting the Jiliao Army to advance eastward is of course not to annihilate it... The current Jiliao Army is conservatively estimated to number 100,000, and they are well-trained and well-equipped. How could it be so easy to annihilate?
Therefore, Huang Taiji's purpose was to attract the main force of Jiliao Army to Jinzhou in order to create conditions for a decisive battle with the Ming Army's Xuan Dajun and the Mongolian Army of Concubine Wu Liangha to the west of Qianli Pine Forest.
According to the information obtained by Huang Taiji, the main force of the Ming army in Beizhili, Xuanda, Yanning, and Jiliao areas is now about 200,000. Among them, the Ji Liao army accounted for half! The Yanning army commanded by Hong Chengchou could not move lightly because it was responsible for the defense of Yanshan.
Huang Taiji also received accurate information and knew that Zhu Youjian was not in Beizhili, but was in the northwest to exterminate the intruders. Without the "Eight Emperors", Huang Taiji's ability to obtain intelligence within the customs had dropped a lot, and he did not know that Zhu Youjian I went to Shanxi to catch rats... But even if the "Eight Imperial Merchants" were still there, Huang Taiji would probably not believe it if he heard the news about Zhu Youjian catching rats.
Since Zhu Youjian went to suppress the intruders, the army in front of the tent must follow him. Otherwise, what should he use to suppress them?
Therefore, as long as Hauge attracts the Ji Liao army, the only Ming armies that can be used in the Monan grassland are the armies of Xuanfu, Datong, Dianqian and the noble concubine Wu Liangha. The total number is only 60,000 to 70,000... Of course, it is impossible for them all to go to the grassland. Being able to dispatch 40,000 is already the limit.
Moreover, the Xuanfu, Datong, and Dianqian armies do not have many cavalry. I wonder if they can gather 10,000? Including the cavalry of Concubine Wu Liangha, there are more than 20,000 cavalry in the sky.
Therefore, Huang Taiji feels that he has a great chance of winning in Yanshan!
Therefore, after the spring sowing in Tiancong's seventh year, he quickly gathered 25,000 cavalry and headed west!
Under the summer sun, the army led by Huang Taiji moved forward like the wind, raising smoke and dust all over the sky on the dry road. Behind these eight-horse and eight-banner soldiers was a team of mules, horses and carts that almost filled the road. A baggage team composed of coated slaves from each banner also followed with equal efforts.
In the fields on both sides of the road, riders shuttled back and forth, delivering the latest news from the west of Qianli Pine Forest and Shenyang City.
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"Great Khan, Fourteen Baylor reported that Sixth Brother's army has defeated the Duoyan soldiers in the Jinlianchuan grassland! They also took advantage of the victory to surround Kaiping City... The memorial of Fourteen Baylor also said that in During the battle of Jinlianchuan Grassland, Sixth Brother came to the front line, sat on a camel and beat the drums to cheer for our Dajin Warriors! My Dajin Warriors heard the drums played by Sixth Brother, and all of them had endless energy. , killed the Duoyan troops of the Ming Dynasty to a complete defeat, and almost captured Zhu Youjian's Duoyan noble concubine Batma Hong alive!"
At dusk, Huang Taiji was sitting in his tent, enjoying Princess Taisong's back tapping and massage while listening to Fan Wencheng's memorial.
"Beat the drum?" Huang Taiji sneered, "Old Fourteen likes to brag... Brother Six is a kid, can he hold a stick and beat the drum?"
"Khan," the young and beautiful Princess Taisong's delicate voice rang out, "You have forgotten that during the Chinese New Year, you also ordered someone to send a drum to Brother Six from Shenyang."
"Drum? What drum?"
"It's a small drum, with a wooden stick attached to it. There are two small hammers tied to the small drum with small ropes. When it is shaken, it makes a loud thumping sound. It's so fun!"
Huang Taiji was stunned, "Ah, that's a rattle! Is it the rattle that Brother Sixth used to cheer for the warriors in Manchuria?"
Fan Wencheng said flatteringly: "Great Khan, the sixth brother, at the age of two, came to the front line to supervise the battle, which is enough to inspire my Dajin soldiers. It doesn't matter what kind of drum you beat."
Huang Taiji nodded: "It's a pity that we didn't catch the Duoyan Royal Concubine Batma Hong... I heard that Zhu Youjian loved her very much and even sealed the rich Jinlianchuan grassland to her. If we can catch her, , that can greatly increase your prestige.”
"It's not a matter of time..." Princess Taisong smiled, "Even my sister Wu Liangha didn't run away sooner or later!"
Huang Taiji had already heard the jealousy from Princess Taisong's words, so he just smiled and did not answer the topic.
Fan Wencheng changed another memorial at this time, opened it and looked at it, frowning and said: "Great Khan, this is the memorial from the eldest brother... Yuan Chonghuan came menacingly this time, bringing with him at least 10 Ten thousand troops have arrived at the south bank of the Xiaoling River. And the elder brother is still losing for a while on the south bank of the Xiaoling River!"
"What? Lost for a while?" Huang Taiji frowned, "What happened? Lost the first battle? Does he know how to fight?"
Fan Wencheng said: "The eldest brother said in the memorial that the red-armored soldiers from the Eight Banners Mongolia and the Four Mongolian Alliances were not worthy of their name and could not defeat the cavalry of Liao Town, so..."
"Got it!" Huang Taiji was a little impatient. He waved his hand and wanted Fan Wencheng to leave.
Fan Wencheng said quickly: "The eldest brother also asked the Khan for help in the memorial."
"Asking for help?" Huang Taiji smiled and shook his head, "It's just Yuan Chonghuan... Even with 100,000 elite soldiers, it will be difficult for him to achieve success. Fan Wencheng, draft a decree for me and tell the eldest brother that unless Zhu Youjian arrives at the Jinzhou front line, he We must persist in Jinzhou. If Zhu Youjian arrives in Jinzhou, then he and Amin can leave and withdraw to Guangning to reorganize the army and fight again."
Hauge is going to be abandoned! After hearing Huang Taiji's words, Fan Wencheng had some idea... Hauge lost his status as a legitimate son because his mother was deposed, but because his younger brothers Ye Bushu and Shuo Sai were also concubines, so in Fu Before Ning was born, his position was relatively secure.
But now there is Funing - although Funing's biological mother Taisong is Chou Fujin, the Houjin court's calculation of legitimate concubines is different from that of the Ming Dynasty. A son born from Chou Fujin can also be regarded as a legitimate son, so Funing is a legitimate son. Moreover, Taisong's bloodline is incomparable to Huang Taiji's main wife Zhezhe... Zhezhe is only the bloodline of Horqin, while Taisong is a direct descendant of the Golden Family.
For Huang Taiji, who wants to win over various Mongolian tribes to confront Zhu Youjian, it is possible to make Taisong his wife!
Depriving Hauge of his Niulu is nothing. As long as Hauge is defeated in Jinzhou, even if he is defeated by Zhu Youjian, his Niulu will belong to Funing!
Thinking of this, Fan Wencheng said "嗻" and stepped aside to draft the decree.
