Qingshui Mingyue Pass under the jurisdiction of Ji Town, which later generations called Lengkou, had been attacked several times by the Manchu and Qing armies by the 14th year of Chongzhen. Although it had been repaired, it was still not as strong as it was at the beginning. .
Outside Qingshui Mingyue Pass, there is also a beacon tower used as a warning. Generally speaking, if there is an enemy invasion, the beacon tower outside will light up the smoke, notifying Qingshui Mingyue Pass to prepare for emergency war.
Therefore, if no beacon smoke is seen, it means that there is nothing wrong with the outer beacon tower. It is precisely because of this that the city defense at Qingshui Mingyue Pass is not very strict. Most of the soldiers were resting in the barracks, and only some soldiers who were on duty stood guard on the top of the city in the cold wind.
With the wind at their backs and hiding at the base of the wall, the two soldiers were talking a little boredly.
"It's been two years or three years, and Jianlu has never entered the customs again. Maybe he won't be able to enter the customs again in the future!"
"Why? I'm worried. Counting the time, Jianlu might come here again during this time!"
"How is it possible! If Jianlu really wants to come again, he should first come a few months in advance, usually in October. But now it is February. If those Liaodong barbarians dare to enter the pass, believe it or not, they will be killed by the heat. We don’t even have to pay for the dog’s life!”
"Moreover, I also heard news that the comrades from the Liaodong Peninsula and Shandong have fought back again! With them causing chaos to the Jianlu over there, how could the Jianlu come back via the Mongolian grassland again? !”
"I've also heard about this. Didn't it mean that North Korea won the battle? Haha, Jianlu probably has a headache."
"Let me tell you, nothing will happen to us here. Don't worry! By the way, I'm going to pee. If the general comes, please tell me." After the Ming army soldier finished speaking, he folded his hands and He didn't even take the spear in his sleeves, he just leaned on the battlements, turned around and wanted to leave.
However, as soon as he turned around, he was immediately stunned, and with an incredible tone, he exclaimed: "Wolf smoke!"
When his companions heard this, they were startled and quickly turned around to look. Sure enough, they saw wolf smoke just rising outside the Great Wall. It was very obvious that they were gathering and not dispersing.
"Dang, clang, clang..." Immediately, the alarm gong rang, and the rapid sound suddenly woke up Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
All the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty jumped out of the barracks. Officers at all levels shouted loudly. The sounds of armor clashing, chaotic footsteps, etc., all kinds of sounds gathered together and echoed in the sky above Qingshui Mingyue Pass.
After a while, it became more and more obvious. The beacon towers outside the Great Wall were all burning with smoke. It can be seen from this that there are many enemies coming. The Ming army was like a frightened bird, and immediately sent a messenger to urgently convey military information to the pass. On the Qingshui Mingyue Pass side, they began to prepare for the attack.
However, there is something strange about this matter.
Generally speaking, it won't take long after the beacon fire is ignited, and the enemy's troops will definitely reach the front of the pass. However, the Ming army at Qingshui Mingyue Pass, waiting on the left, saw no sign of the enemy. Waiting on the right, there was no trace of the enemy. In the end, it turned out that one of the soldiers of the Ming army stationed at the Beacon Tower ran back and headed towards the pass. General Ming reported: "The Jianlu army did not attack Qingshui Mingyue Pass and went west. There are probably tens of thousands of people."
This time, Qingshui Mingyueguan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they don't attack Qingshui Mingyue Pass, they will be fine, but they still have to continue to report relevant military information to the pass.
However, on the next day, beacon fires were ignited again at Qingshui Mingyue Pass, which made the soldiers of the Ming army here couldn't help but become nervous again. However, in the end, no enemy attacked. The beacon tower reported that this time, the Mongolian tribe came to attack. After seeing the beacon light, they retreated.
Relevant military information was passed on to the pass one after another. This side of Ji Town was the defense area of Ji Liao Governor Hong Chengchou. After receiving the news, he also couldn't figure out what was going on, but this did not prevent him from immediately taking the defensive and strengthening the defense. Line of defense from Ji Town to Shanhaiguan.
Emperor Chongzhen, who was in the capital, also received multiple alerts from the border. On his side, not only Qingshui Mingyue Pass, but also almost along the Great Wall, there were alarms. On the Shanxi side, Jianlu even invaded the pass. However, the Ming army defended tightly and retreated from the pass without being defeated.
In Shaanxi, there were also Mongolian tribes who tried to block the border, but they retreated after the war started.
This news made Emperor Chongzhen very nervous. He was a little unclear about Jianlu's movements. Logically speaking, Jianlu wouldn't send troops to the grassland, right?
What makes him a little regretful is that in Liaodong, there is only one Turg with Class A eavesdropping seeds. But the key to the problem is that Turg was used as a dead dog on the ship, which had a great impact on his body. Although he was released, he became seriously ill after returning. After returning to Shengjing, he has been recuperating at home. From him I received almost no special news. Including the grassland where Jianlu sent troops, no movement was heard.
Even so, Emperor Chongzhen could also feel that Huang Taiji did not want to be passively beaten, so he fought back.
He guessed right. From the last few days before the year, Huang Taiji made a decision and started to counterattack.
From Shengjing, first of all, there were imperial edicts, flying out of the capital and heading to various places on the grassland.
At this time, all the tribes on the grassland had surrendered to the Manchus. Therefore, the Manchu envoys, from the eastern part of the grassland to the nomadic Oirat tribe near the foot of the distant Tianshan Mountains, all received Huang Taiji's orders at different times.
The orders given to these tribes were all similar, that is, the Mongolian tribes who were required to submit to the Qing Dynasty would send troops to attack the Ming Dynasty after receiving the orders. No matter how many troops were sent, the Qing Dynasty did not care, as long as they sent troops to attack the Ming Dynasty.
The reason why Huang Taiji did this was because he found that Liaodong could not be allowed to bear the pressure of the Ming Dynasty alone.
According to the information he received, the Ming army sent to Liaodong and the Ming army that occupied Lushun and surrounding islands all spoke Qin opera and were soldiers from Qin.
Then, he finally eradicated the ancestral army and greatly weakened the strength of Guan Ningming's army. He originally thought that the pressure would be relieved. Fortunately, another Ming general named He Renlong came. He also had a Qin accent and was a Qin soldier. Guan Ning's troubles are even worse than those of the ancestral army.
If there was no pressure from other places in the Ming Dynasty, they could continuously mobilize troops from all over the country to Liaodong. This made Huang Taiji very angry. If the Ming Dynasty continued to be consumed like this, the Qing Dynasty would definitely not be able to consume the Ming Dynasty.
If any of the grassland tribes attacked the Ming Kingdom, with such a long border, the Ming Kingdom would definitely be under great pressure. At least it will be impossible for the Ming Dynasty to send troops from Qin in the future, right? Huang Taiji thought this way and felt that it was not enough, so he sent Jierhalang and Azige to the Hetao Plain. He sat there and unified the western Mongolian tribes to threaten the Qin Dynasty.
And this is the reason why Jianlu was discovered in the area from Qingshui Mingyue Pass to Jin. Without the support of Shanxi merchant intelligence, this Jianlu army did not dare to go deep into the Ming Dynasty, but harassment at the border was no problem. In this regard, Ming Dynasty also had to guard against it. Who knew whether these Jianlu troops would suddenly go crazy and rush into the pass.
These measures taken by Huang Taiji basically did not consume a lot of money and food. Even when the Jilhalang and Azige tribes were stationed in Hetao, they had to collect cattle and sheep from the surrounding Mongolian tribes to make a living.
Beginning on the fifth day of February in the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, beacon fires were lit along the Great Wall defense lines of the Ming Dynasty. Border troops from all over the country rushed to report to the capital that there were unusual movements by the Tatars in the grasslands. Some even crossed the border wall and entered the pass. These military intelligence finally led Emperor Chongzhen to transfer Chen Qiyu, the governor of the five provinces, to serve as the governor of Xuanda. It can be said that the pressure on the border troops in various places has increased again, which has also affected the disaster relief in the customs to some extent.
In this situation, it was not until around February 15th that ten Jianlu prisoners including Ying Erdai were released back to Liaodong, and Emperor Chongzhen finally understood Jianlu's intention.
When Huang Taiji heard that Ying Erdai and others were back, of course he summoned them immediately and asked about the situation at that time.
In this regard, Ying'erdai did not hide it, but reported it to Huang Taiji in detail. At the end, Ying'erdai said: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be very confident. He released his slaves and others and came back. Just to let the slaves and others convey to His Majesty that we, the Qing Dynasty, must surrender unconditionally, otherwise we, the Manchu people, will be exterminated!"
"Hahaha, just because of that bullshit emperor?" When Hauge heard this, he immediately laughed disdainfully and said, "Will he go to war and think he will get carried away after winning once? Damn, my Qing Dynasty has won so many What did we say?"
Having said this, he turned to look at Huang Taiji and loudly reported: "Father, between sons and ministers, why don't we throw back one of King De's men and tell the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to surrender unconditionally? Otherwise, I would like to lead the troops to bring back all the harem of that dog emperor!"
To be honest, after Huang Taiji heard Ying Erdai's report, he also felt like Hauge, feeling that the Ming emperor didn't know how to fight at all. He just won a battle, but he was so arrogant that he wanted the Qing Dynasty to surrender unconditionally. I really don't know how arrogant he was?
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Fan Wencheng start to say: "Your Majesty, I thought it would be better to take this opportunity to release King De and others back to give the Ming Dynasty the impression that the Qing Dynasty has softened. In this way, we will definitely It can paralyze them. Then, suddenly launching the Korean War will have miraculous effects!"
After hearing this, Huang Taiji nodded and said: "I have lost confidence in this white-eyed wolf in North Korea. Since they are unjust, don't blame me for being unkind. The preliminary preparations are probably almost done. Then according to Fan Qing, while Paralyze the Ming army and prepare to launch a war against North Korea!"
Just like that, Huang Taiji made a decision and immediately began to mobilize his troops.
As for Ying Erdai and others, their non-war crimes were caused by being implicated by North Korea's pig teammates, which led to their defeat. Therefore, Huang Taiji will not be held accountable.
Huang Taiji's imperial edict has been issued, mobilization has begun in various places, and Jianlu scattered in various places have begun to gather.
Dorgon led the army to garrison Tashan to guard against the Ming army in Ningjin. At the same time, he sent an envoy saying that he would release King De and negotiate terms with the Ming Dynasty.
Jin Guofeng, the guard of Jinzhou, naturally had no right to make the decision on this matter, so he immediately reported it to the Jiliao Governor's Mansion at Shanhaiguan.
On the Lushun side, after Daishan received the decree, he immediately sent a messenger to Lushun, saying that he would release King De and negotiate terms with the Ming Dynasty.
Li Guo, who was stationed in Lushun, also had no right to make the decision. He immediately sent a clipper to report to Pi Island and asked Lu Xiangsheng to decide the matter.
At the same time, the Jianlu army that invaded North Korea from time to time also began to shrink and return to Liaodong. At the same time, rumors spread that the Qing emperor had been warned by the Ming emperor and was afraid, so he made concessions to a certain extent, hoping that the Ming Dynasty would let the Qing go.
This rumor made the North Koreans who heard it overjoyed and immediately flew to Seoul. When the North Korean monarchs and ministers heard the news, they were all overjoyed. However, out of caution, they also sent a messenger to Pi Island to learn about the situation.
The news was received that Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Baoding in the Ming Dynasty, had left Pidao and went to Lushun. At the request of Jianlu, he negotiated the release of the Ming vassal king back to the Ming Dynasty.
It can be seen from this that Jianlu seems to be sincere in submitting to the Ming Dynasty. For this reason, the kings and ministers of North Korea were very happy.
However, they did not know that Jianlu had secretly assembled the largest force and was making final preparations.
Fortunately, the entire intention of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was clearly known to Emperor Chongzhen. Therefore, he immediately responded to the situation in Liaodong.
It was not convenient to contact Lu Xiangsheng. Even if a messenger was sent to get the news to Lu Xiangsheng, it would probably be too late.
But here in Shanhaiguan, there is no problem. But Jianlu's countermeasures were just to stabilize Shanhaiguan, and they would not use weapons. Even if they didn't notify them, there wouldn't be much of a problem.
The real purpose of Jianlu this time was to destroy North Korea, and the other was to eat Lu Xiangsheng's troops. Jianlu must not be allowed to succeed in this matter.
Originally, Emperor Chongzhen thought that he would have another year and a half to continue training with the three battalions under the Imperial Horse Supervisor before talking about the crusade against Liaodong. But now the situation in Liaodong has taken a turn for the worse. I didn't expect that Huang Taiji was so courageous. If he didn't move, he would cause big things.
After thinking for a long time, Emperor Chongzhen made a decision and suddenly announced that the imperial commander would go on a personal expedition and would lead the three major battalions out again.
This news was very sudden. However, if you really think about it, there are signs to follow.
Suddenly, there was a police situation all along the Great Wall. The emperor had led troops on an expedition before and annihilated the Hetao Tartars in one fell swoop. Now that he is on the war again, he is already familiar with the world.
Although there were objections in the court, Emperor Chongzhen's prestige was already high at this time, and no one could stop what Qiankun had decided.
Just when Huang Taiji personally visited the army and headed for the North Korean border, Emperor Chongzhen was also leading the three battalions out of the capital.
The first direct contest between Huang Taiji and Emperor Chongzhen took place in the 14th year of Chongzhen.
Chongzhen eavesdropping system
Chongzhen eavesdropping system
