Emperor Ming Dynasty

As time went by, at the end of February, even in a barren place like Mobei, although the temperature difference between day and night was huge, it couldn't match the climate, and it gradually became warmer.

That's why Chen Dong commanded an army of [-] soldiers in the name of General Conqueror, marching along the planned route.

Its army is mighty and mighty, and it can't hide in the vast grassland.

At this time, no matter how blind Man Qing was, he was aware of his actions.

Shunzhi was furious: "Old man Shaowu really has the guts to offend me. Well, that's great. Send me soldiers and horses, kill him and turn his back on his back, and return to the Central Plains."

Although he followed Fan Wencheng's words and managed several strongholds in the west of Lake Baikal, it was only as a last resort.

He will not abandon the foundations, cities, people, land, etc. that Fengjing Mansion has been operating for more than ten years, unless it is absolutely necessary.

All the civil and military ministers did not persuade.

Because they were driven from Beijing to Liaodong, then to Jilin, and then to the current Lake Baikal. The bitterness of the journey along the way is beyond words.

Where they are now, the most suitable land.

There is no escape.

To the west, or to the north, is the permafrost that is more desolate than Mobei. It is snowy for six or seven months a year, and it is impossible to live at all.

Seemingly driven into a desperate situation, the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty agreed one after another and demanded a decisive battle.

For a while, the entire Fengjing Mansion fell into preparations for war.

After returning from the court, Shunzhi sat on the imperial chariot and returned to the harem.

Although Fengjing City is a temporary national capital in name, in fact everyone regards it as a real national capital to build.

And like the imperial palace, which covers an area of ​​more than [-] mu, complete with mountains and rivers, and palaces. Although it is a bit rough, it is still regulated by the emperor.

Although there are often words in his ears, saying that the palaces are simple, but Shunzhi has a very bad impression of Shengjing and Beijing. He only remembers that fear and anxiety are the majority in his heart.

Although he lives in a corner now, he is in control of the great power, and the rough and small palace is extremely comfortable to live in.

"Your Majesty, we are here."

Shunzhi raised his eyes, and the huge words of Compassionate Palace came into view.

The maids and eunuchs came out of the palace to greet them.

"What is the queen mother doing?"

Shunzhi said softly.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is paying respects to the Buddha!" ​​the eunuch hurriedly said.

Shunzhi nodded slightly, slowed down his pace, and stepped into the Palace of Compassion.

Dorgon died of illness in Jilin, and moved to Fengjing by himself. His mother lived in the Compassionate Ning Palace and helped him control the harem.

Over the years, Shunzhi's resentment towards his mother for serving Dorgon has gradually dissipated, and now the mother-child relationship has gradually become stronger.

He turned a corner and came to a small Buddhist hall behind.

His mother, the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng, was kneeling in front of a Bodhisattva Buddha statue, holding a Buddhist bead in one hand and knocking on a wooden fish with the other, she closed her eyes and chanted, extremely sincere.

When Shunzhi saw it, he couldn't help but found a futon and knelt beside him.

After a long time, the queen mother opened her eyes and put down the prayer beads and wooden fish. She looked at her increasingly handsome son and asked, "Why is the sweat coming?"

Even though her son became the emperor, but she used to call him the Great Khan, which is a special case of her.

"Mother." Shunzhi stared at the benevolent face in front of him, and said softly, "Ming Ming is coming."

"They sent an army of [-] from Mobei, and some were in Horqin. They marched in two directions."

"Fengjing City is not safe anymore."

When the queen mother heard the words, she squinted and said, "Is the emperor afraid?"

"Who is not afraid?" Shunzhi smiled wryly: "The Ming army marched westward, the Oirat Mongolia was forced to surrender, and Horqin in the east was also beaten into two. I don't think it will last long."

"Our Eight Banners have failed so many times. Although we now have a logistical advantage, the result is still unknown."

"It's really embarrassing for my son to be timid."

At this time, Da Yuer suddenly realized that this son who had always shown his strength and was in his hands had a face full of weakness at this time, no different from ordinary people.

At this time, she realized that her son was only 28 years old, but he was so mature.

For a while, she felt distressed.

But she really understands that there is not much she can do.

"Fulin, what do you need me to do?"

"Queen, take Fuquan and the others and go to the west of the lake!"

Shunzhi calmed down and said seriously: "Now that the ice has melted, you can take a boat to the west of the lake, where I have built a small city, enough to accommodate you."

After 22 years on the throne and 14 years in power, Shunzhi got married and had children, and gave birth to many children one after another.

Now there are six sons and four daughters who survived, which is not too small.

Facing the threat of war, he even wanted to send his mother and harem to the safer lake west, far away from the battlefield.

"Huxi?"

"This is the way Mr. Fan advised me to stay."

Shunzhi sighed: "He said that Shaowu has great ambitions, and he wants to take down such barren lands as the Western Regions. It is impossible to give up Fengjing Mansion."

"So the castle was built on the land west of Lake Baikal as a way out."

"Besides you, the family members of civil and military officials will be sent there to avoid any worries."

As he said that, Shunzhi said in a deep voice: "When we get there, I will Sukesaha take charge of the military administration, but you have to supervise him."

"Hmm." Da Yu'er stretched out her hand lovingly, caressing her son's cheek, only to feel thinner and thinner:
"You have to take care of yourself."

"As a great Khan, you don't need to go to battle in person. Once there is a battle, come to the west of the lake to join us. The Han people have a good saying, keep the green hills, and don't worry about running out of firewood."

"As long as you are a big sweat, the Qing Dynasty will not perish."

Shunzhi smiled slightly, stood up immediately, saluted before leaving.

Da Yuer stared at his back in a daze.

She felt this heart-wrenching feeling again.

Soldiers and horses were in a hurry, pedestrians were in a hurry, and the shops in the streets and alleys also knew that the situation was wrong, so they closed their doors tactfully and were no longer open.

And in a store with an obvious rough Russian style, a few red-haired and blue-eyed Rakshas were opening the gaps in the windows, watching the hurried scene on the street, and fell into silence for a while.

The leader was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a philistine face and a thick beard. He sipped tea and saw the two peeping, so he said:
"Look what, the war is coming soon."

"Yeah, the war is coming."

The two sighed, picked up their teacups and drank.

At this moment, the door was knocked suddenly.

"Crack——" The three looked at each other, and a small man went to open the door.

"How much gunpowder do you have?"

"No one came here all winter, and it only weighs a hundred catties."

The businessman said helplessly.

"Okay, I'll take it all."

The person who came was wearing armor with a dignified expression.

A few soldiers behind him brought a box of gold and silver, and then went to transport the gunpowder away.

The businessman smiled and closed the door.

"It seems that these Tatars are going to be dangerous."

The other two also laughed.

"However, we have to protect ourselves."

The businessman's expression tightened and he sounded a warning.

After a while, he rode a horse and walked out of the city gate.

Although Fengjing is in a state of emergency, daily control is not strict, and entry and exit are relatively casual. After all, the Ming army is still far away, so it cannot be confused.

It seems that the Rakshasa people have seen too much, and the passers-by turned a blind eye to each other. The businessman came to a stream casually.

He took off his clothes, put them on a stone, and then took the opportunity to stuff a piece of paper into the gap under the stone.

The whole person entered the stream and took a bath happily, looking carefree and at ease.

After about ten minutes, he put on his clothes and casually returned to the city.

Two hours later, a man on horseback led his horse to a stream to drink water, sat down beside a rock, and took out a ball of paper.

The paper ball quickly passed through the grasslands one after another and arrived at Kulun.

"Is this information from Beihai?"

Chen Dong said in surprise.

"Yes."

Zeng Ying nodded and said, "After going through untold hardships, I kept sending them here day and night."

He laughed and said: "Manchu Qing is like the setting sun at dusk. Although many people resist to the end, they still know the current affairs and are not willing to give up their lives and families."

Chen Dong spread out the ball of paper, there was not much written on it, only some news about Fengjing Mansion, but it was very important.

The Qing army ordered nearly 20 soldiers and horses, of which nearly 15 rushed to his army.

Among them, there are five thousand musketeers, most of whom are arquebus guns, but the gunpowder is less than ten thousand catties.

"It seems that it has been discovered."

Chen Dong chuckled and said, "But it's good, we can save too much traveling."

"How long will it take to reach Beihai?"

"General, there are still nearly [-] miles to go, and the forward is only [-] miles away, and it will take two days."

"Let it go as soon as possible, Marshalls will never rest."

Chen Dong said in a deep voice: "Arrive to Beihai as soon as possible and build a camp. We must wait for the rabbit and build slaves."

It is normal for an army of one hundred thousand to stretch for hundreds of miles.

However, they were all cavalry, and the support was very fast, but they were cut off unexpectedly.

On March [-]th, the vanguard of the Ming army arrived in Beihai and set up camp.

In less than two days, they found the Qing army.

About three days later, the main force of the Ming army arrived at the camp and rested on the spot.

A steady stream of food is also hoarded here.

The main force of the Qing army also arrived and set up camp.

Mongolian yurts were erected on the spot, almost covering the grassland.

However, what surprised Chen Dong was that this Qing army only guarded the camp and had no plans to attack.

Having experienced battles, he immediately became vigilant.

Immediately, he sent cavalry to protect the grain road.

Afterwards, he sent people to provoke repeatedly, wanting to have a decisive battle.

But the Qing army did not move like a mountain.

"It seems that this is trying to compare food consumption with me!"

Chen Dong pondered.

The grain road of the Ming army was transported from Kulun to Beihai, which was almost two thousand miles away. When the 200 million stone grain arrived here, only 50 million stone remained.

It is only enough for the army to eat for about two months.

In comparison, the Qing army's food road was only a few hundred miles away, and the loss was extremely low, which was enough to support the army in a short period of time.

At this time, Zeng Ying just came to bring food, and said with a big smile: "The land where the Manchus lived, the Mongolians called it the land of the people in the forest. Even though the land is still fertile, it is not as good as our Central Plains."

"As far as I know, most of the crops they plant are barley, rye, wheat, etc., and the harvest per mu is only about one stone. No matter how much food they have, in addition to supporting these troops and war horses, they also have to support people."

"They are no match for us."

"However, they also have a lot of cattle and sheep."

Chen Dong said softly: "The food is given to the war horses, and the people eat the cattle and sheep, which last longer than us."

"Since they don't move, let's feed on the enemy and take the initiative to attack Beihai and smash the Fengjing Mansion to pieces."

Zeng Ying's momentum remained undiminished, and she was full of pride.

Chen Dong has always been a guard, and he is used to being cautious. After thinking for a while, he shook his head:

"If there is a strong wall to clear the country, and this army is still messing with our food roads, then the army will be in danger."

"On the grassland, military strength is not important, the most important thing is to have sufficient food."

After saying that, Chen Dong narrowed his eyes: "There is no shortage of water and food here, and the sons and daughters have almost rested, and the decisive battle is at the right time."

Zeng Ying sighed inwardly. He wanted to join the battle, but he needed to guarantee the logistics, so he had to be absent.

The next day, Chen Dong raised his troops and directly attacked the Qing army's camp.

For a while, people were caught off guard.

The sun rises and casts a little bit of cool light, no longer caring about the warmth in the world, grabbing a cloud to cover himself, and entertaining himself.

With the sound of the horn, the smoke of the wolf gradually rose, and the slightly muddy grassland was densely packed with people, and the horses gathered together, and the whole land seemed to be trembling.

Although the sunlight is not too dazzling, it is magnified a lot on the armor, one piece after another.

Luke Dehun climbed up the tower, seeing such a scene, he was stunned for a while.

The armor rate of the Ming army was so high.

And when he looked back at his army, the elite of the Eight Banners was only about [-] to [-] percent, and it was considered good for ordinary cavalry to have a piece of leather armor.

It is completely incomparable with the Ming army.

Although there was an advantage in numbers, neither armor nor horses had an advantage, and he was quite bored for a while.

I stayed in Lake Baikal for many years to recharge my batteries, but the Switzerland of the Eight Banners seems to have been wiped out. The new generation of children no longer have the bravery of their parents, and there is no need to mention anything about cooperation.

"How to do?"

Nikan turned his head and asked, "Our camp is not well built, it cannot be defended."

"Do you want to retreat?"

"Retiring without fighting will affect morale." Lu Kede shook his head and said: "We have been defeated many times over the years. The morale of our army is not high. If we retreat again, I am afraid it will not be able to stop."

"let's hit!"

Lu Kede gritted his teeth and said: "I don't believe it anymore, the Ming army can't be defeated on the grassland."

Immediately, the camp opened wide, and the Manchu and Qing cavalry scattered, forming strands of arrows, waiting for an opportunity to fight.

The infantry in front of the Ming army immediately stopped and started the formation mode.

On the grassland, such a heavy infantry phalanx is extremely strong, and the cavalry can only wait to die.

"Hey, you have to force it before you are willing to fight."

Standing in the middle of the army, Chen Dong saw a large group of cavalrymen turning into a small group.

Looking around, he saw that the Qing army was everywhere, and the number of them was as huge as ants.

The total strength of the two armies exceeded 20.