In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 168 Chongzhen’s strategy for the first year
Winter turns to spring, and as soon as March enters, the temperature in the area south of Yinshan Mountain warms up rapidly, and everything is recovering.

Dorgon in Guihua City also began to send cavalry scouts across the Yinshan Mountains to inquire about the news. However, because Mobei was still unfrozen, the scouts did not dare to go too deep and only patrolled and investigated along the foot of the Yinshan Mountains.

Lu Xiangsheng of Yanghe also sent out sentries and began to go deep into the grassland to find out about the Lin family army.

Last winter, after Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Pu made accusations against each other, it turned into a dispute between civil servants and military generals.

Naturally, the civil servants unanimously supported Lu Xiangsheng and wanted to punish Wang Pu severely.

The generals, generals, guerrilla generals, etc. in various places, except Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, all supported Wang Pu.

As more and more civil servants and generals came to report, Chongzhen also realized the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to delay it any longer. He quickly played fifty big shots each to calm the matter down.

The result was that Lu Xiangsheng was still the governor of Xuanda, and his title of censor of the right capital of the Inspectorate was stripped.

Wang Pu was still Ping Lupp and the general military officer of Datong, but his title of Prince Shaobao was also lost.

It can be said that both sides lost in the fight, but after the decree was passed on, the generals everywhere were very excited.

Obviously, in their eyes, they have won by playing fifty pieces each. After all, in the past, when there was such discord between civil and military affairs, it was definitely the generals who were dealt with in the end. It was just a matter of whether the outcome was light or heavy.

It was almost the first time that Wang Pu could retain both his official position and his title, which made civil servants even more vigilant.

"Sir, there are reports from Gansu and Ningxia, but no trace of the Lin family army has been found. I think they did not retreat to Daming last year!"

After Zhang Han finished speaking, his face also looked worried.

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he also frowned, anxious and worried.

After a winter of recovery, his Tianxiong Army had once again returned to a strength of 5000 men.

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei also recovered to 20 troops each, and stocked up no less than [-] shi of food and grass. They could go out again to fight for Hetao at any time.

But at this time, there was no news from Lin Jiajun.

Without the support of the Lin family army, even if only 2 Jiannu troops were left in Hetao last year, with the more than 5 Ming troops in his hands, he might not be able to capture Guihua City before the Jiannu reinforcements arrived.

The key is that without the cavalry of the Lin family army to suppress the Tumut people in the Hetao area, this battle would be impossible to fight.

"Is it possible that they went to Mobei?"

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the map for a long time and suddenly exclaimed.

After all, the Lin Family Army did not withdraw to the Ming Dynasty, nor did they surrender to establish slaves. He had repeatedly sent people to investigate Neitao, and even the Liaohetao area north of Zhangjiakou, but no trace of the Lin Family Army was ever found, so he only Maybe he went north of Yinshan Mountain.

"It's very likely."

Zhang Han stared at the map, thought about it and nodded in agreement.

"Hey, you're confused!"

Lu Xiangsheng sighed helplessly.

Based on the situation of the Lin family army last year, if they went to Mobei to spend the winter, they would definitely have a narrow escape. Even if they could survive in the end, I'm afraid there wouldn't be many men left.

Zhang Han also remained silent, and he also didn't understand why Lin Rui chose to spend the winter in Mobei.

In the end, Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to train in the fields near Yanghe while continuing to wait for news from the Lin family army.

Wang Pu and others are also recruiting and training troops, waiting for news from the Lin family army.

Obviously Wang Pu also knew that if he wanted to make a contribution and win a victory, he might have to cooperate with Lin Jiajun.

Now he has been pushed to the forefront and is targeted by all civil servants. He can only serve the emperor wholeheartedly. However, if he fails to achieve any impressive results for a long time, he will disappoint His Majesty and fall out of favor. Once he loses His Majesty's trust and favor, he will end up dead. Just imagine.

at the same time.

Huang Taiji, who was far away in Liaodong, was also looking at the map of Mobei and thinking about the Lin family army.

"Fan Aiqing, I wonder what you have to say?"

"Back to the emperor, I feel that even if the Lin family army has not been completely wiped out by the cold winter in Mobei, their horses must have all starved to death. At this time, if I were Lin Rui, I would not return to Hetao, but would Go directly to Mobei."

"Oh? What's the reason?"

Huang Taiji asked.

Although he pretended to be surprised on his face, he was not surprised in his heart, because he would also go to Mobei.

"Your Majesty, with Lin Rui's knowledge, he must have guessed that our army has already been prepared in Hetao. When the food and grass are exhausted and there is not much food, they will definitely choose the unprepared Mobei. Only in this way can we have a chance of survival. !" Fan Wencheng explained slowly.

"Yes, what Ai Qing said is absolutely true!"

Huang Taiji nodded, and then became a little embarrassed.

It had already been guessed that the Lin family army might go to Mobei. At this time, it was natural to lead a large army to conquer Mobei, not giving the other side any chance to breathe, and never causing further trouble.But last year, the Qing Dynasty almost wiped out all their wealth, and the three tribes in Mobei combined have a population of nearly 20, and [-] to [-] string control people. It is also a long-distance expedition, and the required food and grass are simply unaffordable now.

Sending [-] to [-] nomadic cavalry over there will only be able to defeat three tribes at most. It is absolutely impossible to completely conquer, and there are still considerable risks.

"Your Majesty, the Lin family army must have suffered heavy losses after a cold winter. It will not be easy for them to conquer the three tribes of Mobei. We, the Qing Dynasty, don't have to rush to conquer. We can let them consume each other first, and then send out troops to conquer next spring. , it’s not too late to clean up the mess!”

Fan Wencheng obviously also knew that the Qing Dynasty's current wealth was simply not enough to support an expedition to Mobei this year.

"Hey! Having said that, don't be afraid of anything, just be afraid of ten thousand. It only took them two months to conquer all the tribes in Hetao. If I hadn't had the foresight, I am afraid that Hetao would no longer belong to the Qing Dynasty. All.”

Huang Taiji sighed, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. Lin Jiajun's performance last year was so amazing that he really didn't dare to take it lightly.

North Korea had completely surrendered last year, and now the Monan region has no worries for the time being. As long as the Lin Jiajun and Mobei are eliminated in one fell swoop, the Qing Dynasty will no longer have any worries in the future and can deal with the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly.

"Your Majesty, I think the main reason why the Lin family army was able to defeat the Tumuts so quickly last year was that they had the Ming Dynasty on their backs and had sufficient food and grass supplies. On the other hand, the Tumut tribes were in spring and needed to graze, so they were tied up and could not do anything. No compromise.

However, now that they are far away from the Ming Dynasty and can no longer obtain supplies, this advantage no longer exists. "

Fan Wenchen had studied the Lin Family Army's tactics over and over again last year, and now he came to the key point.

"Well, yes, indeed."

After his reminder, Huang Taiji suddenly realized, and the last worry in his heart was finally dispelled.

In the end, Huang Taiji decided to conquer the Ming Dynasty first this year, first to raise food and plunder the population, and prepare for the expedition to Mobei next year.

Secondly, it once again dealt a blow to the morale of the Ming Dynasty and gave the rebels in the Ming Dynasty some breathing space.

After all, according to the news that came back last year, all the rebels were almost wiped out. This was naturally what Huang Taiji did not want to see. Once the Ming Dynasty eliminated the rebels and had no worries, it would definitely deal with the Qing Dynasty wholeheartedly.

So this time the Qing Dynasty not only wanted to ruthlessly ravage the Ming Dynasty, but also called on all the tribes in Monan to send troops together and fight all the way to the Yellow River. The fight made Chongzhen so frightened that he could no longer care about the rebels.

After the rough strategy was finalized, Huang Taiji began to worry about the choice of coach again.

Azig and Dorgon are both suitable.

However, the death of the eldest son Hauge has made the balance within the Qing Dynasty slightly tilted towards the three Dorgon brothers. At this time, it is absolutely impossible to reuse the two brothers at the same time.

After finally weighing the pros and cons, Huang Taiji chose Dorgon as the commander-in-chief to lead the Mongolian ministries in the Hetao area and enter the customs from the direction of Miyun in July this year.

Yue Tuo and Du Du were deputy commanders, leading [-] Qing cavalry, [-] infantry, Horqin tribe and Liaohetao tribes to enter the pass from the direction of Xifengkou.

The two armies met in the capital and then headed south directly.

Obviously Huang Taiji also knew that Beijing City was too tall and strong for the Qing Dynasty to gnaw down, so he simply didn't bother to besiege it this time.

After all, the main purpose of sending troops to the Ming Dynasty this time, apart from plundering food and population, was to give the rebels a chance to breathe.

Huang Taiji and Fan Wenchen's guesses were correct. After weighing the pros and cons, Lin Rui indeed chose Mobei as his target after the spring.

The reason was exactly as Fan Wenchen expected. It was because they could catch them by surprise, attack them unprepared, and quickly seize war horses, livestock and supplies in the early stage.

At this time, although Mobei is still a land of ice and snow, with the north wind howling, the temperature is much warmer, and people can do whatever they want outside during the day.

The last thousand carriages have been transformed into sleds under the busy work of craftsmen, and the war horses that have been carefully cared for all winter have also been pulled out.

"Rui Lang, it's still a little cold at night. How about waiting for a few more days?"

Namuzhong's belly was already slightly swollen. She was still very worried about Lin Rui's decision to go to Mobei now, and she was still trying to persuade her.

And like Namu Zhong, women with big bellies abound, and Lin Rui was helpless to the extreme.

"We can't wait any longer. Our food is only enough for the war horses for ten days, and the dried meat can sustain everyone for another month at most. We don't know how far this place is from the three parts of Mobei. If we wait one more day, the army will The situation becomes more dangerous."

"Then...then take care of yourself, we will be waiting for your good news here."

"Husband, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Sister Namuzhong."

"Take care, handsome!"

As the couple finished saying their goodbyes, other generals who stayed behind also came up to say goodbye. Even Mrs. Lu came up with her daughter to say something to Lin Rui to take care.

At this time, the soldiers who went on the expedition also reluctantly said goodbye to their women and climbed onto the sleigh one after another.

Following Lin Rui's order, thousands of war horses each pulled a sled and slowly headed north.

This time Lin Rui only brought 1 people, including [-] elite Han soldiers and [-] elite Mongolian cavalry.

It's not that I didn't want to bring more, but the sleigh couldn't fit in the sleigh and the war horses couldn't afford it, so I only brought enough food for the war horses, dried meat for half a month for the [-] troops, and a small amount of charcoal.

Fortunately, it was already mid-March, and although the climate in Mobei was still very cold, it was not yet cold enough to freeze people and horses to death.

(End of this chapter)