Chongzhen just glanced at the two memorials and placed them on Long's case.
The contents of the two memorials are similar. The memorial of the Haraqin tribe said that there was a drought in the pastureland where they were stationed and they were short of food. They asked the Ming Dynasty to sell some to them.
Yuan Chonghuan's memorial stated that he received a request from the Karaqin tribe to buy grain, and considering the geographical location of the Karaqin tribe,
As well as his relationship with the Ming Dynasty and Jiannu, he asked the court to allow him to sell grain to the thirty-six families of the Karaqin tribe.
Although Chongzhen looked calm on the surface, there was a shocking wave in his heart.
In history, when Yuan Chonghuan was killed, nine crimes were listed, namely:
1. Ineffectiveness of entrustment; 2. Relying solely on deception; 3. Stealing capital by selling rice; 4. Beheading commanders by seeking money; 5. Allowing the enemy to drive; 6. Stopping the army without fighting; 7. Four reinforcements are gathered. Dismiss them as soon as possible; eight, the troops under the city are thin; nine, conceal the lama and invite him to enter the city.
The third item is about selling grain to Karaqin and other Eastern Mongolia. Because the grain was sold to Eastern Mongolia, Eastern Mongolia then resold it to Jiannu.
At that time, Mangui wrote a letter saying that thirty-six pieces of furniture belonging to Shu and Bo belonged to the slaves. Chongzhen and the court meant that they could not be sold, and selling them would be to support the slaves.
But the answer given by Yuan Chonghuan was that the thirty-six families of the Karaqin tribe were originally a vassal of the Ming Dynasty and had never been connected with the Later Jin Dynasty. They were only temporarily surrendered due to the threat of military force from the Jiannu.
If not sold, it will anger the thirty-six families of the Karaqin tribe in Eastern Mongolia.
Later historians have different opinions on this matter. Some people say that this was Yuan Chonghuan's helplessness because the imperial army did not pay enough. In order to ensure the stability of the Liaodong army, he could only sell grain to raise military pay to avoid mutiny.
No matter how you say it, selling food has definitely happened.
But the grain sale happened in February of the second year of Chongzhen in history, and now it is half a year ahead of schedule.
The trajectory of history has changed once again.
After pondering for a moment, Chongzhen's eyes accidentally glanced at the battle report between Jiannu and Lin Danhan on the Dragon Case, and his heart suddenly moved.
The final result of the battle between Jiannu and Lin Dan is to force Jiannu to enter the border early.
The ambush troops are already preparing. Now the only thing is how to bring Yuan Chonghuan back with a suitable reason.
Isn't this the right reason to let Jiannu relax his vigilance?
"Send an order to Yuan Chonghuan. First, he is not allowed to sell grain. Second, he is asked to return to Beijing and state the military affairs!"
"Your Majesty, recruiting Governor Ji Liao back to Beijing at this juncture will easily give Jianu an opportunity!"
"Your Majesty, regarding the sale of grain, the imperial court can issue an imperial edict. There is no need to notify Yuan Chonghuan of his return. Your Majesty, please think twice!"
Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli were shocked. They had brought back Governor Jiliao for a trivial matter, and it was something out of a fuss!
"My dear friends, there is no need to panic!"
Chongzhen waved his hand and said softly: "The British Duke Zhang Weixian is in charge of Shanhaiguan, which is only more than two hundred miles away from Ningyuan City.
If there is any movement among the slaves, the British Duke will arrive in one day.
Besides, part of Jiannu's troops are now restrained in Guihua City, and they won't attack Ningyuan for a while.
Finally, the Firearms Research Institute sent eight more Hongyi cannons, plus the original dozen or so, and the military pay and food are sufficient. If the Jiannu attack cannot be stopped, then..."
Chongzhen didn't finish his words, but the meaning was obvious.
"Go and draft the edict. It will be drafted today and sent five hundred miles away as a rush!"
"Your Majesty, please leave!"
Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli saluted and left Dongnuan Pavilion.
A moment later, outside the Qianqing Gate, Sun Chengzong looked at Yuan Keli and whispered: "Mr. Yuan Ge, what does your majesty mean?"
"Do not understand!"
Yuan Keli shook his head and frowned. After decades of ups and downs in officialdom, his intuition told him that the emperor seemed to want to do something, but he couldn't figure it out.
"Forget it, don't think about it. Although His Majesty is young, he acts very measuredly. He probably just wants to take the opportunity to recruit him back and ask about Liaodong."
"Let's go and draft the decree. Time is still tight!"
After the two exchanged a few words in a low voice, they headed towards Wenyuan Pavilion.
In Dongnuan Pavilion, Chongzhen picked up Yuan Chonghuan's memorial and looked at it with complicated eyes.
"Yuan Chonghuan, I hope you understand the importance, otherwise don't blame me for being cruel!"
After muttering something to himself, he put the two memorials aside.
Then he picked up the battle report between Jiannu and Chahar, and his thoughts drifted to Guihua City, thousands of miles away.
At this moment, fighting was going on for miles in front of Guihua City, especially fifty miles to the southeast, where it was the most intense, with a hundred thousand people fighting here.
And among these 100,000 people, the center is the worst.
A convoy of hundreds of four-wheeled carriages headed towards Guihua City rapidly despite this fighting situation.
Just because this convoy was surrounded by a heavy cavalry of several thousand people, all the Jiannu cavalry who broke through the blockade of the army were killed by this heavy cavalry.
Those who occasionally broke through the heavy cavalry defense circle were killed by the sergeants accompanying the convoy!
Blood, smoke, and fire filled the air, and the sounds of soldiers screaming, horses whining, and swords and guns clashing could be heard endlessly.
The entire battlefield was like a hell.
The fight lasted from noon until the sun turned west. As the walls of Guihua City appeared in the sight of the transport convoy, both sides withdrew their troops.
Seeing the convoy entering Guihua City, Lin Danhan on the city gate let out a long breath.
Then he looked into the distance, where the slave-building coalition troops were stationed.
For seven or eight days, the two armies collided every day and injured each other. Generally speaking, Chahar's losses were greater than those of Jiannu.
Because Lin Danhan had a battle with the Tumote coalition and had not recovered yet,
Coupled with the shortage of weapons and other supplies, the slaves had been recuperating for more than half a month, and their morale was strong.
But taking all the circumstances into consideration, they are evenly matched. Jiannu set fire to the mountains and killed thousands of people stationed in Tsisenoyan, but Chahar also killed two of Jiannu's supply teams.
But now, the supplies purchased from Daming have arrived, and victory will belong to them.
"Come here, please pass on the order. No one is allowed to fight without the permission of this Khan!"
"Inform Qisanoyan, Bak, Seben, Sanggarzhai, Kangkalbaihu and others to come to the city wall in an hour to discuss matters!"
…
Less than half an hour later, everyone gathered together with smiles on their faces.
They had just checked the delivered materials. They were satisfied with the quality and quantity, but it was the price that made them furious.
Lin Danhan looked at everyone: "First, each department receives supplies for one day to recharge their batteries!
Second, each ministry mobilized 500 elites to form a square array, and all replaced them with short guns purchased from the Ming Dynasty.
Third, all heavy cavalry should be replaced with new spears.
fourth……"
…
In a quarter of an hour, Lin Danhan arranged all the plans, and finally said solemnly: "At 10 o'clock tomorrow, all the army will be dispatched to attack Hou Jin's army."
The tribal leaders behind him were startled, and one of them said anxiously: "Great Khan, all the troops are attacking, what about Guihua City?"
"Great Khan, all our wealth, young and old are in this royal city. What if the slaves come to attack the city at this time?"
"Shut up!"
Lin Danhan suddenly stood up and looked at the people who spoke:
