1493, Chongzhen wanted to personally conquer the emperor
"On the seventeenth day, we will stay at Xibotu Road, Liaohe River." Tu Shan continued to preach.
Chongzhen stood in front of the huge huanghuali wood imperial table, marking the map with a red pen. He frowned, and the situation was very serious. Now north of the Great Wall, there was no effective resistance. Everyone was retreating.
Xibotu Road refers to the Xibe River area. It is called Xibo Gaole (Xianbei River) in Mongolian. Judging from the movements of the Qing army before and after, the place they arrived was probably the mouth of the Yingjin River after the confluence of the Xibe River and the Yin River.
, rather than the real mouth of the Sibe River.
Because if they wanted to camp at the mouth of the Xibe River, they had to go to Chifeng, because they attacked Pinghu Fort after arriving.
"On the 18th, we stationed at the Chamugas area on the Liao River. On the 19th, we stationed at the city where Subudita is located."
Subudita is Subudi. The translations are just different. Mongolian names in the Ming Dynasty often have multiple translations. After Subuti was driven away by Yang Fan, this time he brought Huang Taiji and the Mongolian tribes, and when the leading party returned to his
ancestral land.
"Then came the attack and defense of Chifeng City. Madeng Yun defended the city for a total of 31 days. Jiannu mainly drove the Mongols to attack the city, and the Han Army Banner provided artillery support. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. Until three days ago, Dorgon exploded
The city wall. As soon as the two white flags swarmed in, Chifeng City fell."
Chongzhen asked with some confusion: "Isn't it said that the land outside the pass is frozen in winter? How could they dig tunnels without being noticed in the city?"
Tu Shan said: "According to the hidden pile report in Chifeng City, Dongchang, the slaves used steel drills to drill holes and loaded gunpowder to excavate the holes."
Chongzhen said angrily: "Ma Dengyun, you stupid pig, didn't take any measures when there was such a big movement."
Tushan thought for a while and said: "Dorgon was very cunning. He used the Han army flag to fire off cannons to excavate. He used the sound of cannons to cover up the explosions. Therefore, it was not until Madengyun discovered that the wells in the city were dry that he was shocked.
.but it was too late.”
Chongzhen stopped scolding Ma Dengyun in embarrassment. Only then did he realize that Jianu was actually so scheming. This Dorgon was not very old, but he was indeed a difficult master to deal with.
Chongzhen then asked: "What will Huang Taiji do next? Pursue him along the river valley to Da'ankou of the Zunhua Great Wall?"
Tu Shan lowered his head and thought for a while, and said: "This is not the worst. I am worried that Huang Taiji will divide his troops. Once the troops are divided into multiple routes, every part of the side wall of Ji Town may be a passage into the pass. After all, they have a large number of people.
. Even if the troops are divided, there will still be tens of thousands of people on each route."
"And the biggest danger comes from Su Budi. He is a famous king in the north of Saibei. His family has ruled Duoyan for generations. He has been on both sides of the aisle between Haraqin, Lin Danhan, Ming Dynasty and Jiannu. He is an old man. He is very fond of Ming Dynasty.
We are familiar with each other, and his territory is just north of Ji Town. With him as a guide, we cannot guard against him."
Chongzhen said angrily: "Yuan Chonghuan has been writing to me, saying that Su Buti can be fought for. He has done a lot of work for Su Buti. Let me agree that he sells grain to Su Buti so that Su Buti can be brought to justice. What can I say?
Jiannu lost a pair of eyes, but I, Ming, gained a pair of arms. Now it seems that no matter how much benefit Su Budi gives, I can't get him back."
Tu Shan quickly said: "Absolutely not. This is a mistake for the country. It is impossible for Su Bu to submit to the Ming Dynasty. The Rehe Province established there is now managed by people from Donglin. They cannot take Su Bu.
The territory of the land was returned to him.”
The Liaodong side knew nothing about this. Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, also tried to win over Subudi and vowed to Emperor Chongzhen that Subudi would become "His Majesty's Great Wall of Flesh."
Recently, Yuan Chonghuan was arguing with Chongzhen about selling grain to Su Buti in order to win him back to the Ming Dynasty.
Yuan Chonghuan believed that Su Budi went to Jiannu to seek life because of lack of food. Who wouldn’t want to become a king if they had food and drink? It would be hard to live a life of dependence on others.
Chongzhen did not disagree, but emphasized that Yuan Chonghuan should sell grain according to the number of people, that is, he had to figure out how many people there were, and could only supply food that was consistent with the number of people to prevent them from reselling to the Jian slaves. There was nothing wrong with this requirement.
But where did Yuan Chonghuan know how many people were going to Su Budi? Huang Taiji didn't necessarily know.
"The latest news is that Huang Taiji is currently stationed in Ela City, the former Karaqin tribe."
Ela City, also known as Kala Hetun, is the ancient city of Heichenggou in Heicheng Village, Dianzi Town, Ningcheng County, Chifeng City today.
"Huang Taiji sent the Mongolian tribes to pursue Madeng Yun, Tan Shide, and the remnants of Hei Yunlong. He himself held a military oath ceremony in Erla City to affirm military discipline. The details of the report are as follows."
"On that day, Huang Taiji issued an edict: Since this trip has been blessed by heaven, anyone who resists the war will be punished. If the people who surrender are chickens and dolphins, they are not to be disturbed. The captured people are not to be separated from their fathers and sons, and they are not to be raped.
, Do not plunder people's clothes, do not break houses and temples, do not destroy utensils, and do not cut down fruit trees."
"If there is an order to kill those who have surrendered, and those who have committed adultery, they will be beheaded; those who destroy houses and temples, cut down fruit trees, plunder clothes, and those who leave the country and enter the village to plunder, they will be severely whipped. Furthermore, do not eat cooked food without permission.
When drinking the wine, I heard that there are many poisonous poisons in Shanhaiguan, so you should be cautious."
"Do not feed horses with dry food. If the horse is thin, it can be cooked for a short period of time. If the horse is fat and strong, feed it only with grass, and then feed it with grain when it rests. When taking firewood and grass, do not do anything rashly, and it must be led by one person.
, go together in a group to get it. Anyone who runs away from the crowd will be arrested. Anyone who violates this prohibition will be punished together with Gushan'e Zhen, Jia La'e Zhen, Niu Lu'e Zhen, etc. who cannot be strictly disciplined."
Chongzhen was puzzled when he heard this. Aren't the slaves just a group of evil thieves? They didn't rob or commit adultery. What were they doing in the Ming Dynasty?
Tu Shan had a sullen expression and said nothing. He was obviously very disdainful of Huang Taiji's behavior.
"Your Majesty, this thief chief is thinking of fighting for the world. He knows how to win people's hearts. Since ancient times, there is only one possibility for those who don't care about women of gold and silver, that is, they have big plans. From now on, I am afraid that there will be no one in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Then there is the issue of recovering Liaodong, but they have the ambition to covet the Ming Dynasty."
Chongzhen's face changed from shock to anger. He felt that treating Jiannu as an equal opponent was insulting to him.
This is Tushan. Anyone else would definitely be reprimanded by Chongzhen. He was not an emperor who could accept reality. Many of the things he did were motivated by emotion.
However, he did not care about the status of Jiannu. He asked: "How many soldiers do you think Madeng Yun and the others have?"
Tu Shan thought for a while and said: "There should be 50,000 people left, but I don't know if they can gather them together. The defeat is like a mountain, and it is almost enough to stop the rout and stop the avalanche."
Chongzhen blushed and said: "I plan to march personally and leave the local guards to guard Jizhen. I will take 150,000 Beijing troops to Zunhua, collect the defeated troops in the three towns, and rely on the Great Wall and the mountainous terrain to attack head-on.
Build slaves."
Tushan suddenly felt like a thunderbolt hit him, and he almost sat down on the ground without being shocked.
