The local Chahar Mongols in Monan, under the continuous attacks of the Qing army and the Shun army for many years, had long been scattered and in chaos. They had no ability to resist the invasion of the Dzungar and Khalkha coalition forces, and they quickly
Defeated.
All the tribes in Chahar moved inward, and their troops were defeated all over the valley, marching continuously for five days and nights.
The Junggar and Khalkha coalition forces continued to grow like a snowball in a series of victories after Senggehuntaiji detoured to Mobei, and their strength also increased to more than 50,000 cavalry.
Many Eastern Mongolian tribesmen, who had been attacked and oppressed by the Qing and Shun armies for decades, successively chose to surrender and join the Senggehuntaiji.
A new khanate core was beginning to appear on the steppes, and Senggehun Taiji's army was growing in size.
As a result, he had an unprecedented ambition to reunify all Mongolian tribes, and decided to move further south, annexing the Chahar and Daning areas, and annexing all the Monan grassland except Shuofang Province.
Since the Dashun Army's attention was completely focused on the northwest region, it was not until the Senggehuntaiji annexed the Khalkha Mongolia and the coalition forces went south to invade Chahar and Daning that the imperial court discovered that the main force of the quasi-military forces had come from the distant Western Regions.
, moved to the Monan Grassland area, which is very close to Beijing and Datong.
The news that more than 50,000 Mongolian troops entered the Chahar Grassland shocked the border areas of North China for a while. The Datong Front had not heard the drums of war for more than ten years since the Qing army withdrew from the pass. Peace has lasted for a long time, and armaments have been slack.
The elite troops of the Dashun border army are all on the Liaodong and Hami front lines. In the past, the Ming Dynasty relied on the Xuanda front line as a key border defense area. After all, there has been no war for many years. Even the Mongolian cavalry cannot threaten Shuofang due to the establishment of the province.
Come to the "inland" like Datong.
Nowadays, after the defeat of the Qing army, the tribes of Eastern Mongolia have been in chaos for nearly twenty years. Finally, under the strong promotion of the Junggar people, they have regrouped into a coalition form to conquer the border.
Datong, Xuanfu, Daning, Beijing and other places were suddenly in flames with constant warnings. Huining, Kaiping, Quaning, Xinghe and other important places in Monan fell one after another. Originally, these places were remote due to their remote location, logistical difficulties, and
The lack of a walled city made it unsuitable for the garrison of Shun troops. There were only a few hundred or even dozens of soldiers under the jurisdiction of the Anbei Governor's Office to garrison.
After the first battle, the Quasi Army swept through Chabei, pushed Guihua to the west, and reached Daning in the east, seriously endangering Dashun's border defense line in the north.
The Xuanda Great Wall, which had not seen a war in more than ten years, has now fallen into the crisis of war again.
The people on the border were shocked, and all kinds of impeachment memorials came to the court like snowflakes.
Countless high-ranking officials from Shanxi and Hebei demanded severe punishment for General Liu Fangliang's dereliction of duty.
Tens of thousands of cavalrymen of the quasi-unit detoured through the entire Mobei grassland and came to Beijing from the Western Regions. Liu Fangliang did not even notice or warn him. He neglected his duty to such an extent that the North China border defense was corrupted, which was a capital crime.
The person who served as the Grand Governor of the Anbei Governor's Office at that time was Li Zicheng's only bloodline, the eldest princess Li Huirou's bridal son, Huining Prince Li Chunhe.
Originally, the Governor-General of Anbei was considered a high-ranking official, but due to the changes in the military focus of the Shun Army in recent years and the establishment of Shuofang Province, the area under the jurisdiction of the Governor-General of Anbei was only a corner of Daning.
Therefore, this official position became a false title, and young clan members like Huining King Li Chunhe were able to sit in the position of governor.
The Daning area has also been without war for many years.
The task of Huining King Li Chunhe was originally to rebuild the city in Daning and restore this city in northern Saibei that had been abandoned by the Ming Dynasty for many years.
The army he brought only had more than 2,000 Dashun soldiers and 5,000 accompanying Han officials, migrant workers, and craftsmen. At this time, he was deeply trapped in the vast ocean of the Mongols. He was simply a drop in the ocean.
Overturned in the abyss.
The imperial court attaches great importance to the safety of King Huining. It is said that the eldest princess has visited the palace several times to see him, urging the imperial court to send troops to rescue her son immediately.
After all, King Huining was of Taizu's blood, and the emperor did not dare to let Daning fall.
Although the emperor loved Liu Fangliang very much, given the situation, he had no choice but to first issue an order to Liu Fangliang to plead guilty and perform meritorious service, and ordered him to quickly mobilize his troops eastward to attack the tail end of the Quanbu.
But Liu Fangliang was so bold that he not only did not send troops to march eastward, but instead sent a secret memorial, claiming that the quasi-military army and empty country would march eastward, and his base in the Tianshan area would inevitably be empty.
If the Western Army goes out with all its strength at this time, it will definitely be able to wipe out the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains and reach the Ili Valley, which will have the effect of eliminating the Junggar tribe at once.
Liu Fangliang clearly knew that Huining King Li Chunhe was surrounded by the Quanjun army in Daning and did not know whether he was alive or dead, yet he dared to go against the will of the public and propose such a bolder battle plan. He was indeed highly confident.
Liu Fangliang had a deep understanding of Li Laiheng's temperament, and he was Taizong's closest comrade-in-arms. During the Tian Niu Incident, it was Liu Fangliang who fully supported Emperor Tianfa, which enabled Li Laiheng to take control of the overall situation.
With such status and achievements, Liu Fangliang dared to risk the disapproval of the world and propose this military strategy.
After Li Laiheng saw the memorial, he concealed the matter.
He was worried that a female official who was close to the eldest princess would leak the news outside the palace, so he immediately used the excuse that the imperial concubine was seriously ill to seal off the middle palace and not allow internal officials to enter or leave without permission.
Immediately, the political affairs hall was summoned, and Liu Fangliang's proposal for the expedition to the Tianshan Mountains was immediately discussed that day.
Li Laiheng defied all opinions and decided to grant Liu Fangliang the title of "Fake Festival Yue, Dazhu Kingdom, Prime Minister of Tianshan Road March, and Grand Governor of Anxi". He immediately launched a western expedition, leaving Hami to exterminate the Tianshan Mountains and reach Ili.
Taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the Junggar tribe was far away in the east, we completely occupied the home base of the Junggar tribe and the Oirat Mongols.
After the imperial edict conferring Liu Fangliang's holiday yue was sent out of Kaifeng, Li Laiheng personally went to Princess Da Chang's house to apologize and explained to her the court's final military strategy.
As soon as the eldest princess Li Huirou heard this military deployment, which was clearly to abandon Huining King Li Chunhe, she immediately fainted and was bedridden for half a year.
In addition, in order to avoid strong resistance from the court officials and to ensure the confidentiality of Liu Fangliang's expedition, this decision was not announced until two months later.
Within these two fatal months, the frontline frontier troops in North China will face the most tremendous and dangerous pressure.
The garrisons in Datong, Xuanfu, and Beijing have been severely lacking in combat effectiveness due to more than ten years of peace and the sound of war drums has not been heard for a long time.
Nowadays, some packhorses, cattle, sheep, and military supplies from the mainland must be given priority to supply the Western Army's expeditionary activities.
Another field force close to Beijing, that is, the regiment under the control of the Andong Metropolitan Governor's Office was originally stationed in Liaodong and North Korea. Its main force had already gone to Japan under the command of Gu Kecheng last year to assist the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Exterminated the remnants of the Qing army.
For a time, the troops garrisoned in North China could not even find a field army that was even remotely capable of fighting.
With all the troops and horses, they could barely guard the city; it would be too difficult to organize a large army to go on an expedition to rescue Huining King Li Chunhe who was besieged in Daning.