Ming politicians

(Thank you for choosing to take the middle route, neither left nor right, and the reward of the bandits, thank you.)

Hauge didn't stay long in the Horqin Tribe. This time he came to the grassland and led a lot of sergeants. In addition to the soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner, there were also some soldiers of the Han Eight Banners and the Han Army. The total strength reached It has 5000 people, which is already a very large team. The Qing Dynasty is negotiating with the Ming court. During the Spring Festival, Jierhalang did not return to Shenyang. The Manchus also value the Spring Festival very much. , It can be seen that Huang Taiji attaches great importance to this negotiation. Hauge understands that this negotiation is not to achieve any results, but the key is to delay time.

It's a pity that this time-delaying arrangement was destroyed by Su Tiancheng. Unexpectedly, Su Tiancheng took advantage of this opportunity to attack the Mongolian grassland. A large part of Huang Taiji's efforts was consumed by Su Tiancheng's attack this time.

The situation of the Qing Dynasty is different from the previous years. Lu Xiangsheng was stationed in Liaodong, and Dalinghe City, Heishan and Yizhou were all lost one after another. Su Tiancheng and Jiangningying occupied Fuzhou, Xuanzhou and other places. Both sides are threatened. If Su Tiancheng continues to attack, occupy Haizhou and other places, and make peace with the Ming army in Liaodong, the situation will become dangerous. All places west of the Liaohe River will be impossible to hold, even Shenyang. at stake.

This situation cannot happen.

Although the Jiangning Camp in Fuzhou and Lu Xiangsheng in Liaodong were all eyeing them, Huang Taiji still gritted his teeth and dispatched Hauge who was stationed in Liaoyang to lead a large group of troops into the grassland, commanding and coordinating the grassland tribes to face the Jiangning Camp.

Hauge attached great importance to Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying, and did not dare to underestimate them at all, but for the Xibe and Daur tribes.But he didn't pay much attention to it. In his opinion, these two tribes were vulnerable, and they had no power to fight back in front of the brave warriors of the Qing Dynasty.Therefore, when determining the combat deployment, Hauge was determined to attack the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe, and not to collide with the Jiangning camp for the time being.

The plan to attack the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe's garrison has received strong support from Fan Wencheng, and Hauge is full of confidence. Now that he has made a decision.Just don't hesitate.

On the 1000th day of the twelfth lunar month, Hauge set off with his army. The Horqin tribe is far away from the Hetao grassland, more than [-] miles away, and the difficulty of marching on the grassland is not small.In addition, the relevant information is not very clear, Hauge is still very careful to avoid bumping into the Jiangning battalion army on the grassland. [

According to the information analyzed by Fan Wencheng, Su Tiancheng led the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion to enter the grassland from the direction of Yizhou, which is also far away from the Hetao grassland.The Jiangning camp first attacked the Han tribe and the Khalkha tribe. It was impossible for Hauge to help these two tribes. It collided with the Jiangning camp prematurely, which did not meet Huang Taiji's requirements. The key point of Huang Taiji is still the requirements. Guard the Horqin tribe and the Chahar tribe, followed by the Khalkha tribe, the Chahan tribe, and the Tumote tribe.

Attacking the bases of the Xibo tribe and the Daur tribe could deal the biggest blow to the armies of the two tribes, but it was also equivalent to cutting off Su Tiancheng's arm, and the Jiangning battalion could not get any support.It is difficult to win the final victory in the conquest on the grassland.

The climate of the grassland has always been bad, but many soldiers have long adapted to this climate, especially the soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner.I grew up in this place. When I was hunting, I encountered countless severe cold and bad weather. Such snowy weather is not a big deal.

The army led by Hauge marched very fast. The soldiers of the Eight Banners, including the Han Eight Banners and the Han army's sergeants, have all adapted to this environment. Marching in the snow is not very difficult for them. But this time the march was beyond Hauge's expectations. The sudden heavy snowstorm made Hauge not expect it. It is not a big deal to encounter wind and snow during the march, but it is not a big deal to encounter a big snowstorm. It was bad luck.

Manchus march and fight, and they value God’s will very much. Whether it is Nurhachi or Huang Taiji, although the Manchu Eight Banners are facing the enemy, they can win more with less, but Manchus still respect God very much, and implement it in specific deployments They felt very uncomfortable about encountering too many twists and turns during the march, thinking that this was a punishment from the heavens, and it was preventing their actions. Perhaps such actions would not be successful.

Encountered a heavy snowstorm, for a while, Hauge had doubts, and even wavered a little.

At the critical moment, it was Fan Wencheng who made Hauge firm in his thinking. Fan Wencheng believed that the climate is one aspect, but it is not the decisive factor. The most important thing is the combat effectiveness, confidence and courage of the soldiers. The same is true for mountain travel and combat, which require such courage and determination. Now that a decision has been made, no matter how difficult it is, and whether it is punished by God or not, it must be persisted. If you can persist, the sincerity shown by the soldiers, It must be able to move God.

Fan Wencheng's words encouraged Hauge and strengthened his confidence.

The army did not stop because of the bad weather, and continued to move towards the garrisons of the Xibe and Daur tribes.

Following Hauge to the grassland, it would be difficult for Fan Wencheng to continue to obtain information, let alone analyze the information. When he came to the grassland, he came to the battlefield. Fan Wencheng's main task was to assist Hauge in making accurate judgments and help Hauge has won the battle.

In this regard, Fan Wencheng has a good ability. His ability was fully demonstrated in the Xuanzhou Battle, helping Jierhalang to make the right decision and avoiding Jierhalang's leadership. The army also fell into the siege of the Jiangning camp, and made an accurate analysis, allowing the army led by Duoduo to withdraw to Yongning, avoiding greater losses to the Qing army.Fan Wencheng's ability in this aspect was affirmed by Huang Taiji, which is why Huang Taiji agreed with Fan Wencheng to follow and praise the conquest.

Fan Wencheng's analysis this time is very accurate.

Su Tiancheng is not a god. When he was thinking about fighting on the grassland, he did not expect that the Houjin Tatars would raid the bases of the Xibe and Daur tribes. From Su Tiancheng's point of view, the Houjin Tartars launched a counterattack after knowing the Jiangning camp. After the battle of the prairie tribes, it is very likely that all the tribes in the prairie will be required to make all preparations for the battle. The Jiangning battalion's attack on the Chahar Right-wing Middle Banner also confirmed Su Tiancheng's thoughts that the Chahar tribe was prepared.It was only because of underestimating the enemy that it caused the destruction of the Right Wing Middle Banner.

Shenyang is far away from the Hetao Grassland. Under the severe cold climate, it is quite difficult for an army full of Eight Banners to reach the Hetao Grassland. This kind of long-distance march requires great courage and extraordinary courage.

It can be said that Su Tiancheng was not prepared for this, nor did he have such an idea, but the soldiers of the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe did not fully participate in the conquest, leaving a part of the soldiers to guard the tribal garrison The reason why some of the sergeants are considered to be left is because of the needs of the border. After all, the armies of the Xibe and Daur tribes attack other tribes in the grassland, and they still have to prevent Ningxia, Yulin and Datong from being attacked by the Mongolian tribes. , although the possibility of this is very small, it must be guarded against, especially the mutual market between Fort Anning and Jingbian, which cannot be damaged. [

Fan Wencheng's accurate analysis could have helped Hauge accomplish a great feat, but unfortunately, Hauge was still too confident, thinking that attacking the Xibo tribe's resident and the Daur tribe's resident would not be difficult, even if it was The armies of the two tribes are all stationed in the tribes, and they are not their opponents.

Hauge's self-confidence is mainly reflected in the fact that he did not send many scouts to investigate the news along the way, and he did not ask the army to keep the itinerary secret. During the march of the army, there were no secrecy measures.

Hauge's low-level mistakes prevented Fan Wencheng's ingenious schemes from being able to exert their maximum effect.

Because the armies of the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe followed the conquest of the grassland, and because of the bad weather, Song Sijun asked the merchants in the mutual market to do a lot of business, such as transporting food and other materials to reach the Xibe tribe and Daur. The tribal settlements cannot be terminated due to the severe cold weather, and the herdsmen of the two tribes cannot be unstable due to lack of food. Making money is the greatest wish of merchants. The closer the Spring Festival is, the more they can earn. More silver, and the path of the Hetao Grassland, they are very familiar with it.

This kind of transaction is not limited to the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe, but also other neighboring tribes. Because of this situation, the transport team of merchants has a very long route.

On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, a team transporting grain discovered the whereabouts of Hauge's army.

The army full of eight banners is different from the Ming army and the Mongolian tribal army. The merchants leading the team can tell it at a glance.This team of merchants was planning to transport grain out of the Hetao Grassland, to go deeper into the grassland, so that they could earn more money.

The caravan was discovered by Hauge's army, and the outcome was certain. The people who transported the food were killed, and all the food belonged to Hauge's army.

The leading merchant and the guide both narrowly escaped death.

Relying on their familiarity with the route, the two ran desperately towards Anning Fort. They found the Houjin Tatars, and they were about to enter the Hetao grassland. Recovered, with the persistence of wealth, the merchants overcame many difficulties and finally returned to Fort Anning.

This merchant would not know, because of his obsession with wealth, he made great contributions, saving the Xibe and Daur tribes, as well as Anningbao and Jingbian. (to be continued...)