The emperor made an accurate prediction and analysis, and the next thing is the cabinet, the Ministry of War, the Governor's Office and the Investigation Bureau, Dai Shan is still in Guangning, Liaodong, but he will leave soon, once Liu Zeqing receives the edict from the imperial court, he will have a clear attitude, and Dai Shan will not have to stay in Guangning.

The emperor's analysis is top-secret information, which cannot be leaked, and those who know about it are the cabinet ministers and Xu Fojia and Yang Aizhen of the Investigation Bureau, who have different responsibilities and must make all preparations for the conquest and fighting.

When the cabinet discussed, the possibility of the Eight Banners Army entering the pass to loot made a further analysis, Zheng Jinhong, who had been fighting for a long time, made a prediction, he believed that the Eight Banners Army that was preparing to enter the pass and loot should all be cavalry, and the total number would not exceed 10,000 people, so that they could maneuver at high speed and quickly evacuate in case of any unfavorable situation.

If the Eight Banners Army entered the customs and plundered, it would obviously not attack the city and pull out the village, and it must have plundered many villages and towns.

Therefore, the imperial army should also move quickly, mainly with cavalry, supplemented by the Shenji battalion, and if possible, use a small amount of artillery, and must make all preparations to destroy the invading Eight Banners Army in the shortest possible time.

Zheng Jinhong's analysis, Xu Wanghua, the first assistant of the cabinet, fully agreed, and he also expressed his opinion, that is, the imperial court should not launch a comprehensive expedition against the Great Qing State for the time being, and what should be done at present is to continue to strictly seal Liaodong and southern Liaonan, and resolutely prohibit any commercial and trade with the Great Qing State. The troubles of the Great Qing Kingdom have not yet completely erupted.

The moment when the imperial army attacked, it should be the time when the contradictions of the Great Qing State broke out completely and the national strength was the weakest.

The Cabinet finally believed. The Eighth Banner Army's preparation to enter the customs and plunder this time was not a large-scale battle, and the task of exterminating the Eight Banners Army could be handed over to the Second Army stationed in Shaanxi to complete.

However, Zheng Jinhong decided to personally lead the army to Datong, Shanxi. Wipe out this invading Eight Banners Army.

It is also strange to say that the possibility of the Eight Banners Army entering the customs from the direction of Datong and plundering is only an analysis made by the emperor, but the cabinet is convinced of this, and seriously carries out deliberations and discussions, without the slightest doubt about the accuracy of this prediction.

In the middle of November of the third year of Ruiyuan, Zheng Jinhong, the cabinet minister, the governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and the chief soldier of the Zheng family's army, personally led 20,000 cavalry and secretly set off from the capital. When he went to Datong, Shanxi, in order to be able to keep it secret, the news of the cavalry attack was not even directly informed to the Second Army stationed in Shaanxi, nor was it informed to the officials at all levels.

If you decide to ambush, you can't startle the snake, and if the news leaks out, then all the arrangements and deployments will be in vain, and this time you may face the most elite cavalry of the Eight Banners Army, that is, the cavalry of the Eight Banners, whose combat effectiveness is strong. Good at long-range running combat, if you are alerted by them. People run faster than rabbits, and it is very difficult to chase them.

Before Zheng Jinhong set off, he went to the Qianqing Palace to meet the emperor and listen to the emperor's arrangements.

Zheng Jinhong reported all his thoughts and combat arrangements to the emperor, and this time the emperor did not say anything, but only warned Zheng Jinhong. It is necessary to be prepared for long-distance pursuit operations, and in any case, the Eight Banners Army that has plundered the pass must be completely annihilated.

The emperor fully agreed with Zheng Jinhong's operational deployment arrangement, which made Zheng Jinhong very happy, and the emperor's consent could be obtained for an overall operational deployment. That's not an easy thing to do.

Zheng Jinhong's destination is Datong, Shanxi.

Datong used to be an important border town, but also a large number of Ming troops stationed in the place, the imperial court in Shanxi Datong garrison, and set up the governor of Datong and the general army of Datong, specifically responsible for the sergeant and livelihood matters of Datong, Shanxi governor Yamen is not in charge of Datong affairs, after the emperor ascended the throne, the governor of Datong and the general army of Datong were abolished, only a small number of sergeants were stationed in Datong, and Datong was also directly under the jurisdiction of the governor of Shanxi Yamen.

Datong has gradually turned, from the border pass, an important town of the garrison, to a place of developed commerce, which has become an important port for the mutual market between the interior and the grassland, and a large number of merchants gather here to do business with the Mongolian tribes and earn silver taels.

If the Eight Banners Army chooses to enter the pass from Datong to loot, it will indeed cause a great degree of panic, and as long as the Eight Banners Army succeeds in the sneak attack, it will have a lot of looting property from Datong alone, and it may not even need to really enter the pass.

The reason why the emperor analyzed that the emperor Taiji would require the Eight Banners Army to enter the pass from the direction of Datong and loot is also based on this consideration, but the emperor believes that the purpose of the Eight Banners Army is not only to plunder in the direction of Datong, but also to enter the customs, causing panic in various parts of Shanxi.

Shenyang, Dazheng Palace.

Dai Shan has not yet returned to Shenyang, Huang Taiji already knows the results of the negotiations, the Ming court refused to deal with each other in Liaodong and Liaonan, although this is expected by Huang Taiji, but the disappointment still enveloped Huang Taiji for a short time.

The next thing is to send troops to loot, there are still a lot of places to choose from, Miyun, Xuanfu, Datong, Yulin and Ningxia and other places, all of which are okay, the Eight Banners Army attacked from the direction of the grassland, and it can also take advantage of the situation to deter many tribes in the grassland.

Huang Taiji had considered this matter a long time ago, although he had already made the final choice in his heart, and he had roughly discussed the matter with Fan Wencheng, but when he really wanted to send the Eight Banners Army into the customs to loot, he still needed to be cautious, and now it was not as good as before, if the arrangements were not properly arranged, then the Eight Banners Army that entered the customs might encounter the fate of the annihilation of the entire army.

Dorgon and Zilharan arrived at the Great Hall, and they saw the map laid out on the table.

Huang Taiji has already made a mark on the map, and the place with the most circles is Datong.

Huang Taiji simply told Dolgon and Zierharang his arrangement, this time sent the elite cavalry of the Eight Banners Army, enter the pass and plunder, the number of cavalry can not be too much, that will affect the rapid movement of the army, the cavalry can not be in love, try not to have any frontal contact with the Ming army, as for where to enter the customs, Huang Taiji wanted to consult Dolgon and Zierharang's opinions, from the combat aspect, Dolgon is the first person in the Qing Dynasty to be brave and strategic, and from the strategic and prudent aspect, Zilharang is also the first person in the Great Qing Dynasty.

Huang Taiji's decision did not surprise Dolgon and Zilharang, in fact, the two of them already had a judgment in their hearts, Huang Taiji sent Dai Shan to Liaodong to discuss the matter of mutual markets, and they felt that there would be relevant actions in the future.

Jierharang first vetoed Miyun and Xuanfu and other places, these places belong to the Ming Dynasty's North Zhili, close to the capital, the Ming army is stationed in many places in the North Zhili, the force is very strong, if the Eight Banners Army enters the customs from these places, I am afraid that it will encounter a large-scale encirclement and suppression of the Ming army, and the area that can be active is not enough, and the danger is greatly increased.

Dolgon then vetoed Ningxia, if the Eight Banners Army plans to enter the customs from Ningxia, the road is too far, it needs to pass through most of the grassland, and it will pass through the place controlled by the Ordos tribe, the number of the Eight Banners Army in this attack is not large, and the main task is to enter the customs and plunder, if it passes through a large area controlled by the Ordos tribe, it is very likely to fight with the army of the Ordos tribe, once the Ordos tribe asks the Ming court for help, then the opportunity to enter the pass and loot is completely lost.

So the remaining two places are Yulin and Datong.

There is no garrison in Yulin, and a small number of troops are stationed in Datong, and from this point of view, the Eighth Banner Army may have a better effect if it chose to enter the pass from Yulin and plunder.

When it was Huang Taiji's turn to make a decision, he vetoed Yulin, the reason is very simple, the Ming army is stationed in Xi'an, Shaanxi, and always monitors all the movements in Shaanxi, if the Eight Banners Army chooses to enter the pass from Yulin, it is to alarm the Ming court and the Ming army in the shortest possible time, and for so many years, Shaanxi has been very stable, and here is the place where Zheng Xunrui, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, values the most, and the Eight Banners Army chooses Yulin as a breakthrough, and it is likely to encounter unprecedented encirclement and suppression.

The only place left is Datong.

Datong is located in Shanxi, just between Shaanxi and North Zhili, the defense here is relatively weak, and Datong has now become a place where commerce and trade are concentrated, there are a large number of merchants and goods, the Eight Banners Army can sneak attack Datong successfully, can loot a large number of property, and cause panic to the Ming court, once the Eight Banners Army in Datong sneak attack succeeded, you can send a small number of cavalry to harass in the pass, create a larger scale of panic, the rest of the sergeants choose to temporarily stationed in Datong, if the Ming army is a large number of attacks, then quickly evacuate from Datong, Return to Shenyang.

This arrangement of the Emperor Taiji was impeccable, and both Dolgon and Zilharang agreed.

The total number of troops dispatched, Huang Taiji decided that the number was about 10,000, and each cavalry was equipped with two horses, so that the speed of the attack was faster, and it was also convenient to carry more money and food.

The candidate to command the battle, Huang Taiji was inclined to Prince Yu Duoduo.

Duoduo is in the prime of life, brave by nature, has rich combat experience, and is the master of the White Flag of the Eight Banners, has a high prestige among the Eight Banners Army, and is the best person to command this crucial battle.

Zilharan agreed, and Dolgon, after some contemplation, agreed.

There is a huge danger in this operation, although Huang Taiji has made proper arrangements, many years of arrangement and real operations, the difference between this is huge, sending a prince of the Great Qing Kingdom to lead the Eight Banners Army to fight It can be seen that Huang Taiji attaches great importance to this matter, but the current situation of the Great Qing Kingdom is very delicate, so it seems that Huang Taiji sent Duoduo to lead the troops to fight, and its significance may not be ordinary. (To be continued.) )