"So...... The last general previously wrote to His Majesty's Liaodong Raiders...... "The red lady's eyes are burning, she doesn't like red clothes and loves to be armed, she looks at this heavenly punishment cannon, as if she has seen the most beautiful new wedding dress, and she can't wait to have a grand ceremony on the spot...... Oh no, it's a big war!

"That's right, after discussion between the Privy Council and the Cabinet, the Holy Lord finally agreed, and this time the plan initiated by the Liaodong Theater has been approved. Pen %Fun%Pavilion www.biquge.info Codename: Backstab! Zhuang Chi said a word, and immediately saw the sparks of gold and iron in the eyes of the red lady.

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Liaoyang, once one of the nine border towns of the Ming Dynasty, has long been replaced by new people, and the people who come and go are Manchurians who ride horses and shoot arrows, and are dressed in left clothes.

On the official road from Shengjing to Liaoyang left in the Ming Dynasty, a horse team galloped from north to south at this moment.

Compared with the thin passers-by who passed by from time to time on both sides of the road, this group of men and horses was very different, with bright armor, fat horses, and knights on the horses were fierce and skillful. galloped all the way, like a wind and clouds, and the Manchurian sons on the side of the road couldn't help but think: Such a strong warrior must be a character from Shengjing?

After this group of people rested in Liaoyang for a while, they were like magnets, and brought out a team of people from Liaoyang to continue south. The group behind was much more horses than the team in front. The horses were loaded with parcels of dry food and water, and it was obvious that they were going to continue the protracted war.

After they left Liaoyang City, they still went all the way south, and finally arrived in Haizhou.

Haizhou is the hinterland of the entire eastern Liaoning region, located at the junction of eastern and western Liaoning, and is also the hub to southern Liaoning.

After resting for a while, this group of men and horses did not stop, but continued all the way east, until they stopped at Xilie Station.

It's just that they're tired.

The people who had already rested and were full of physical strength were not tired, but they were full of energy, and they tightened the string on their heads, and they were all very vigilant.

It's not like this is where they end, if they can, they prefer to go all the way to the southernmost point, to the end of the day, or even to cross the Tsushima Strait, and entering the RB is not a dead end road that cannot be passed, and the front is just a tributary of a grass river.

The reason for all this is also the purpose of this group of people.

And their leader is Ao Bai, who made a big splash in the Shengjing coup.

This Manchurian Baturu looked at the scene across the river in front of him, revealing endless coveting.

Xielie Station is located at an inflection point of the Caohe River, which flows down from the northeast, turns southwest here, and finally flows southeast into the Yalu River and joins the sea.

In Liaodong, a sparsely populated place, human activities have not profoundly changed the surface of the world, and there is no such thing as reclaiming land.

Therefore, an unknown river of grass is like a moat for the Manchurians who are not good at water masters, and it is difficult to pass.

From time to time, patrols with small boats and crossbows in their hands appeared on the river. It wasn't a local garrison, but their presence forced Ao Bai to hide in the grass and forest to avoid being discovered.

These people are just the people of Liaodong.

It's just that they are no longer Han people who are slaves and servants in the hands of the Manchurians, but have returned to their homeland, the Ming people under the protection of their own army.

And they finally picked up the weapons in their hands to resist all covetous glances.

Ao Bai is not a stupid person, he has a reputation for bravery, but it does not mean that he has the interest of sending him to death. His bravery was built on the confidence that he could win in battle.

Such a foundation often comes from a veteran's keen judgment on the battlefield.

Ao Bai searched more than a dozen times in the vicinity of Xilie Station, and he was surrounded by fast horses, warriors, abundant arrows, and soldiers who were old and elite and dared to fight.

He has equipment that he can be proud of almost in the past.

But in the face of the enemy on the opposite side, Ao Bai had doubts for the first time about his confidence in victory.

The enemy on the other side was not strong, and the armed people were nothing more than a group of armed peasants. But what alerted Ao Bai was the ubiquitous patrol boats, the instinct that seemed to unite all Han Chinese to fight.

Such intuition often makes sense, but it is surprisingly accurate.

In other words, as long as Ao Bai ordered an attack, perhaps the first round could quickly kill the lone Hanmin. But in the next step, he will be attacked by countless militias that have united and gathered together.

As the front line of Liaodong, the people here prepared weapons while cultivating the land. In the leisure time, he will train with the soldiers who have returned to their hometowns.

Liaodong owned large tracts of abandoned land, which were distributed to retired soldiers by order of the Red Lady. After these soldiers returned to their hometowns, they did not only become small landlords, but trained soldiers under the organization of militia squads in various places. Although they don't have the name of government soldiers, they seem to have the reality of government soldiers.

More importantly, there is also military support for the weapons of these militias.

When the war is necessary, they will organize themselves and become part of the army again.

He doubted whether the combat effectiveness of these people would be able to resist the attack of the Qing army, but he did not doubt that the existence of these people would make it difficult for the Qing army to penetrate further.

"Will attacking from here be our advantage?" Ao Bai was slightly confused.

……

Shengjing, the imperial palace of the Qing Kingdom.

Although it is already spring. But the higher-dimensional Shengjing City was still cold, and Emperor Shunzhi was wearing a heavy dragon robe, and he sneezed one sneeze after another.

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was both distressed and helpless, he sent the palace maid around him to call the imperial doctor, and then put down the music in his hand, began to pick up Emperor Shunzhi, walked into the warm pavilion, and put Shunzhi on the couch.

When Shunzhi was a little better, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang re-entered the study and picked up the piece in her hand.

There are not many chapters, but there are too many things to consider as the queen mother.

Especially here, everything is complicated, and I don't know how to deal with it.

What's even more troublesome is no longer intelligence, it's not a stratagem that can be solved.

Thinking like this, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang couldn't help but sigh lightly.

At this time, Emperor Shunzhi cried heavily.

Looking at this young monarch of a country, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was distraught, and kept urging the palace maid to find the imperial doctor to come over quickly, and then hugged Emperor Shunzhi, and gently coaxed: "Okay, okay, it will be fine soon." Remember, you are the emperor of a country, and the whole world will be yours in the future, how can you cry at the slightest problem? That's it, don't cry. The Imperial Doctor is coming soon, it's almost over, it's almost over, the pain is over soon......"

Finally, the imperial doctor came, and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang breathed a sigh of relief and handed over the child to the imperial doctor.

At this time, the palace maid who was close to her voice said in a low voice: "Queen Mother, Lord Sony is here." ”

"Sony?" The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang almost subconsciously had countless bad thoughts in her heart. But no matter how bad the premonition is, you have to face it.

"I'll see you at Xinuan Pavilion."

Xinuan Pavilion is the place where the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang handles government affairs daily, and it is also here that the ministers are seen through a curtain.

Of course, in the face of a hardcore cronie like Sony, who is both a powerful minister and a hardcore cronie who has done his best in Dolgon's rebellion, it is naturally much more casual.

Seeing Sony, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang guessed what Sony was going to say.

This loyal Manchu minister is forty-four years old this year, and he is at the peak of a man's energy and career.

Taking over the authority from the traitor Dolgon, Sonny's whole person looked energetic, and his eyes burned: "Minister, please meet the Queen Mother." This time I asked to see the Queen Mother, I came for the Mongolian matter. ”

"Hasn't the Mongolian matter been discussed at the conference before?" The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang looked at Sony with a smile.

Sony said in a deep voice: "But that time, what was the result?" ”

"At the meeting, Zilharang also said it." The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang has a good memory: "The top priority is not Mongolia, but in my homeland." Only when Liaodong is stable, can the basic situation of our Qing Dynasty be stable. Soldiers, food and salaries can be supplied. As for Mongolia, the most friendly is still in Horqin and other departments in eastern Mongolia. These people have been close friends with my Manchu Qing Dynasty for decades, and they are like brothers and sisters with each other. With these people, I don't have to worry about Mongolia. As for the Tumut Ministry, drag it out. ”

Sonny raised an eyebrow, feeling particularly dissatisfied with Zilharang.

Zilharang's words didn't sound so wrong.

The root of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is the northeast, the Jurchens of the White Mountains and Black Waters, the Liaozhong Plain after conquering the Liao Land of the Ming Kingdom, and the farms and workshops in the east of Liaodong that support the armament of the empire.

It was Mongolia, and it was also Eastern Mongolia that was the first to be conquered, and it was also the most reliable. If these people are not chaotic, there will be no chaos in Mongolia.

As for the Ming people's northern expedition to Mongolia, in their opinion, it was the Ming people who were carried away, and only the local defenders and the Mongol tribes themselves could solve it.

In fact, unless it was the early years of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the northern expedition with the strength of the whole country could make the Mongols on the entire steppe like a great enemy, for fear of death and annihilation.

Not to mention anything else, there is no granary supply on the vast grassland. As long as the Mongols continued to retreat and lure the enemy into depth, they could drag down the Ming army, and finally counterattack and win a complete victory.

This is the reason why Akito himself is in a desperate situation and has no way to win.

Listening to the ears of everyone, Zierharang's words were extraordinarily smooth, and they also made the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang particularly satisfied.

But for Sony, no matter how beautiful it sounds, it is also a poison, which can only make people indulge in a brief period of self-paralysis, and not have a premonition of the coming storm.

"The land of Mongolia must not be regarded as a single place!" Sonny slowed down, and said in an unprecedentedly heavy tone: "For me, the importance of Mongolia is incomparable. Even, we can't afford to lose Mongolia than we want to lose North Korea! ”

"Isn't Mongolia still not lost? Why, Sony, do you think that just one Ni Yuanlu can lead the troops to do what Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di can't do? Even if it is said to break the sky, it is only a loss of a loop. If I lose Liaozhong, then I can give the mourning family ten river loops, where will I live? Xiaozhuang said, his words already carrying some impatience.

Sonny's mind she knew about well. But Xiaozhuang is also not a mediocre person, she is very utilitarian and understands very realistically. No matter how important Mongolia is, no matter how critical its strategic position is, it is only a matter of the long term. It is imminent, but the loss of Liaoxi and the smoke of Liaodong.

These are all things that can determine whether he can spend the Chinese New Year in Shengjing this year.

As for the Loop, these things are too far away.

Just as Zilharang said, Mongolia is important, isn't there still a very iron Eastern Mongolian tribe? Korqin would never abandon the Jurchens.

"Mongols...... It's one. No matter how much they look down on each other, the former Mongol Empire, the glory of the Golden Family, and the shine of the Immortal Heaven are all imprinted in the blood of the Mongols. In those years, we conquered the Mongols. And now, I have fallen into decline...... It seems that the inside has been seen by the Mongols. At this time, ignoring the attack of the Ming people is not only giving up and betraying...... It is also contempt. Sonny chattered in the face of Hyozhuang's impatience.

"Or, the old minister can also speak more clearly." Sonny had an open expression: "The Mongols can fight under the command of my Jianzhou Erlang and obey the orders to drive, that is the lesson left by the first emperor and Emperor Taizu with swords and guns." Now, it's Akito's turn to give them these lessons. ”

"Speaking of which, do you think the Ming people can occupy the steppe and defeat Mongolia like the first emperor?" Hyo-joo also put away the smile on his face. His indifference put a lot of pressure on Sony.

Sonny shook his head slowly: "The Ming people can occupy the grassland, the chance is naturally not great, and the minister has no intention of increasing the morale of others to destroy his prestige." But...... What about the Mongols defeating the Ming? What about the First Army that defeated Hu Dawei's department? The result? ”

"Oh? What else? The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang suppressed her emotions. The sensibility for a woman was missing in him, leaving only a strong sense and stable calmness: "Perhaps, there will be a few Han people who will write a congratulatory note." ”

"But more likely...... More and more Mongols will no longer come to Shengjingjin to make offerings, and they will not listen to the orders of the Qing Dynasty. Hu Dawei is not a bystander, the Ming army he led is in Zunhua, and even in Shengjing...... All of them have been successful. Sonny said, his tone extremely dry.

Speaking of which, in fact, it is no longer obscure.

For a smart person like Xiaozhuang, he has already understood the meaning.

That's right, for the Qing Dynasty, which has won many battles, the attitude of the Ming people is always condescending. This is the result of more than 20 years of continuous victories.

So, even if it was a fiasco, they retained their confidence. No matter how much you fail, you only have the idea of shame.

But there's no denying it......

The Qing army had already been defeated by the Ming army.

If the Mongols can defeat a strong army that has defeated the Qing army......

What would they think of the Qing people who were defeated by their own men?

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was stunned.

At this time, another person hurriedly ran over, so anxious that his forehead was full of sweat: "Oh no, Queen Mother, something happened!" (To be continued.) )