Upon hearing this, all the generals of the three major battalions in the hall, including Wu Sangui, were overjoyed.
For them, whether to be a frontier army or a general in the Beijing camp is a matter of choice. Just look at the equipment of the three battalions of soldiers led by the emperor this time, and you will know that they are not at the same level as the border troops.
If nothing else, it's just life-saving armor. Most of the frontier troops wear mandarin duck armor, which is just cotton armor. Although the protection against firearms is relatively good, the protection against swords, guns and arrows is much worse. As for the soldiers of the three major battalions, leather armor and iron armor abound, even the most ordinary soldiers have them.
Are you jealous? Of course I'm jealous!
Not to mention that the treatment of the soldiers in the Beijing camp was better than that of the soldiers in the frontier army. And under the emperor's eyes, there are more opportunities to make the emperor remember him. Moreover, the military exploits achieved cannot be caused by local occupation.
Anyway, there are many benefits. If you don’t want to be a soldier in the Beijing camp, you are not a good soldier of the Ming Dynasty. This sentence is absolutely true!
As a result, loud and powerful shouts rang out in the hall: "The general will obey the order!"
Emperor Chongzhen glanced at them and could feel that after the news came out, their morale was obviously much higher. While feeling satisfied, he said solemnly: "This war is not expected to end in the short term. All armies must be aware of it and be prepared at all times. I will be stationed in Yulin. If there is a chance of war, my will will be the same." When you arrive, you must act immediately, and you must not be lazy. Anyone who delays the opportunity to fight will be killed!"
There is no such thing as trivial matters in the military. Military law is like a mountain, and it is much more serious than if a civilian official makes a mistake, his salary may be reduced, or he may be demoted. Once a mistake is made, it is often the result of beheading.
Even during military training on weekdays, such as Qi Jiguang's military training, he also established many military laws for killing.
Therefore, the military generals did not feel inappropriate about what Emperor Chongzhen said. Instead, they accepted the order with clasped fists, expressing that they would never be negligent and hated the opportunity to fight.
After that, Emperor Chongzhen rested for two days and then led his army westward to Yansui to take charge. At the same time, what he said to the generals of Datong also spread in Qin and Jin.
"What, the emperor really said that, is there a chance to be selected into the Beijing camp?"
"Of course, the announcement from the Governor's Mansion has been published, so it can still be false. But the premise is that you have to make more contributions than others in this battle."
"That's right. In the important border towns between Qin and Jin, there are not 800,000 border troops, but at least 600,000, right? How many troops can the Beijing camp need? At most 100,000, maybe only 70,000 or 80,000. Not necessarily. It seems that it is still difficult!"
"No, from the border army, who doesn't want to go to the Beijing camp? I see, you don't have to think so much, just think about performing well in this battle!"
"..."
Among all the soldiers in Jiubian Town, similar discussions were held everywhere. While the Ming soldiers were excited, they also expressed their own opinions on the battle in front of them. Many people even reported their ideas to the police, hoping that if they could get some credit for making suggestions, they might have an advantage over others in entering the capital camp.
However, most of the Ming soldiers, including the officers, were a bit dumbfounded when they discussed with each other in private, just like those in Datong Mansion.
"How should we fight this battle? It seems impossible to fight!"
"That's right, the emperor is marching in person, and the Jianlu on the grassland will definitely get the news. It's impossible for them to enter the pass again, right?"
"Why didn't the emperor come here secretly like last time, and then lure the Tartars outside the pass into the pass, and then ambush and destroy them!"
"Do you think Jianlu is comparable to those fools from the Tumote tribe? That slave chief is called Jierhalang. I heard that among the many leaders of Jianlu in Liaodong, he is also considered a wise general and one who is brave and resourceful. That kind of thing is very difficult to deal with. With the lessons learned from last time, I will definitely be very cautious, how could I be ambushed again!"
"Yes, and there are tens of thousands of Jianlu soldiers, and their elites are not comparable to those of the Tumote tribe. If so many troops are put into the pass, they may not sneak into an ambush, but burn everywhere. The people inside the customs can’t stand the killings and looting!”
"Then what should we do? The vast grassland stretches as far as the eye can see. Can we only rely on strength to fight head-on? However, our Ming Dynasty does not have that many cavalry troops. How can we fight?"
"That is, even if our Ming Dynasty's cavalry is large enough, if the Jianlu on the grassland know that they can't defeat them and withdraw immediately, we can only stare at them, right?"
"..."
The soldiers of the Ming army in Qin and Jin were making war preparations while shaking their heads and sighing. In their opinion, this battle is very difficult to fight. Otherwise, the Central Plains Dynasty would not regard the enemies on the grassland as a serious threat, but they have been unable to get rid of them.
Finally, all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, including the generals, governors and governors of various places, etc., all placed their hope in the emperor's wisdom and martial arts. It was time to have countermeasures to deal with the enemies on the grassland.
They actually didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen also had no good solution at this time. But he didn't panic, because his "ace agent" had already arrived in Guihua City. If you can learn the specific information about the enemy, you can take targeted actions. There are many ways!
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Guihua City is the old city of Hohhot in later generations. To the north is the majestic and undulating Daqingshan Mountains of the Yinshan Mountains, which leads to the lush grasslands in the north; to the south is the rolling Yellow River, across the river from the Ordos Plateau; to the east is the rolling Manhan Mountain; to the west is the Hetao, which provides access to Gansu and Ningxia in the west. the portal. In the sixth year of the Longqing reign of the Ming Dynasty, Altan Khan, also known as Anda Khan, summoned skilled craftsmen from all ethnic groups to build it in imitation of the capital of the Yuan Dynasty. Later, the Ming Dynasty gave it the name Guihua City.
There were originally no towns on the grassland, and it was Ada Khan who built the first one. The reason for this is that the land here is fertile, the terrain is flat, and irrigation is convenient. It is not only a good place for grazing, but also a good place for farming. As a result, the Mongolian people can supplement their livestock through farming. Otherwise, if the tribes on the grassland only rely on grazing, they would be more restricted by God than the farming people. Often when a livestock plague breaks out, a tribe can starve to death.
At the beginning, after Lin Danhan fled westward, he also took a fancy to this place, and occupied it after driving away the Tumote troops. However, in the fifth year of Chongzhen's reign, Huang Taiji personally led the army to the west, drove away Lin Dan Khan, and set fire to Guihua City, because Jianlu himself was too far away from here and did not allow the city to exist.
Today's Guihua City, although it has been rebuilt by the Tumote tribe and has not been restored to its original state, it still looks like a town. The leaders here do not need to live in yurts, but can live in this Guihua City.
The Ming army had captured this place before, but according to Emperor Chongzhen's order, it was left unburned and continued to be maintained. After the slave chief Jierharang led his army over, they naturally occupied this place as their base camp. It's not that the Jianlu people in Liaodong are not a grassland tribe and are not used to living in yurts, but the geographical location here is very good.
When Ying Erdai rushed here at full speed, he happened to encounter the various armies of the grassland tribes retreating from the border of the Ming Dynasty. The Mongolian tribes and Azig tribes who returned from Datong and Yansui were the first to return to Guihua City. Jierhalang was a little far away from Ningxia, so Ying Erdai was just in time to welcome him back.
In the past, Kuai Ma had already reported on the battle situation on Ji'erharang's side. Therefore, everyone in Azig knew that Ji'erhalang had won a great victory in the west of Ming Dynasty.
Looking at the end of the grassland, there were traces of the army exploring horses, and then they saw the shadow of the army. Suddenly, all the waiting Mongolian tribe leaders and Jianlu leaders were refreshed and immediately became excited.
"Prince Zheng is back, look, it's Prince Zheng who is back!"
"Prince Zheng is still very powerful. With just one move, he not only destroyed the Ming Dynasty's Ningxia soldiers, but also robbed a lot of things. It's really amazing!"
"That's not true. Otherwise, the Qing Emperor wouldn't have made him a prince!"
"..."
Hearing that the leaders of the Mongolian tribes were in Kwazier Harang, Azig, the leader, had a cold face, and his original excitement was reduced a lot.
Obviously in this war, he had the credit for making plans, and also for containing the Ming army and attracting the Ming army's attention. The result was good, no one noticed his existence, and all went to praise Zirharang. Are they blind?
But despite thinking this way, Azig was not superficial enough to reprimand the Mongols for this. In his eyes, these Mongolians who were defeated by the Qing Dynasty were actually rubbish. Yes, none of these Mongolians here should run away, they are all garbage and dogs of the Qing Dynasty. After all, he is the prince of the Qing Dynasty, so why bother with these dogs!
"How many things will Prince Zheng take back this time?"
"No matter how many things were robbed, our Urad department contributed the most, and we should get the most share when we turn back!"
"How dare you lie to Changshengtian? Who said that your Urad tribe has contributed the most? Do you know how many troops our Chahar tribe has dispatched? It also provides grain and grass supplies to the Qing army. It should be our Chahar tribe that has the most!"
"Haha, doesn't it mean that our Urad Department hasn't produced any grain and grass supplies? Come on, call Ezhehan, and let's check it out together and see who has produced the most grain and grass supplies!"
"..."
After Lin Danhan died, his wife was divided by Huang Taiji. Among them, Lin Dan Khan’s main wife belongs to Huang Taiji, and by the way, Huang Taiji has more than one wife. In addition, the other wives were assigned to Lin Dan Khan’s former subordinates who performed well, and some were assigned to Jierharang. , Abate and Hauge also have them. Even the old man Daishan, because Lin Danhan's wife was not enough, he was assigned to Lin Danhan's sister.
It is true that in the eyes of the Mongolian tribes and the Liaodong Jianlu, this kind of messy marriage relationship is not a problem to them. However, no matter what, this means that they are the defeated side.
Also, Lin Danhan's son also surrendered to Jianlu. Although he received preferential treatment and even married a daughter of Huang Taiji, he also lost his freedom and was placed under house arrest in the Prince Consort's Mansion in Shengjing. He could not return to his own country. tribe.
Obviously, the Urad tribe used these things to cancel the Chahar tribe and make fun of them.
Immediately, the Chahar tribe became angry. Naturally, whatever scars were exposed were exposed. Didn't your Urad tribe still surrender to the Qing Dynasty? Isn't there nothing wrong with it?
Just like that, they were all happy to welcome Jilharang's triumphant victory, but later on, the Mongolian tribes started quarreling among themselves. In addition to not daring to do anything because of Azig's presence, the mouth Being unclean to each other is showing off each other's special abilities.
Under normal circumstances, if something like this happens, Azig, as the boss here, will naturally scold or persuade him to make peace.
However, at this time, Azig felt very comfortable. If you dare to ignore me, then just pretend that I don’t exist. Just scold me, I will be happy to hear it!
Ying Erdai couldn't stand it anymore, but he was not the boss, so he quietly signaled to Azig.
Azig pretended not to hear it until he saw Ying Erdai approaching, and then whispered: "Let them go. The discord between their tribes will help me, the Qing Dynasty, to control them!"
This seemed to make sense. After hearing this, Ying Erdai stopped making any sound and let them scold each other.
Slowly, Jilharang's army is getting closer and closer, and you can see that among the army, there are countless oxen and carriages, which are full of things, such as pots and pans, food supplies, and everything else. . There were also groups of Ming people, driven by the Jianlu cavalry, stumbling along.
There are so many trophies! When the leader of the Mongolian tribe saw it, his eyes immediately turned red. In order to get more points back, the quarrel over meritorious service became more and more intense. It was like adding oil to a fire, and it suddenly became fierce.
However, in Azig's eyes, he was disappointed with Jilharang's harvest. When the Qing Dynasty invaded the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it was much more difficult than this time. Except for the time in the second year of Chongzhen, when they even grabbed pots and pans, who would want this thing after entering the customs several times! Unexpectedly, this time, I saw pots and pans again.
Thinking about it, the northwest of the Ming Dynasty was definitely not as wealthy as the capital. But no matter what, it is much richer than on the grassland. No wonder these dogs are so noisy just because of these things.
Azig thought this, until he could see Jierharang's figure, he turned around and shouted coldly: "Shut up, everyone. I, the Qing Dynasty, have the final say which tribe contributes more."
Upon hearing this, the leaders of the Urad Tribe and the Chahar Tribe immediately shut up, but they felt no regret at being scolded. In their minds, this quarrel was meant for the Qing Dynasty to hear. If there was no quarrel, then the Qing Dynasty would not take it seriously. Wouldn’t it be in vain! Then when the supplies are divided later, there will definitely be less. This is absolutely not allowed.
Everyone was making plans, and finally when Jierhalang got closer, they all temporarily stopped. No matter what they were thinking, they all greeted him with a smile.
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