Chapter 60: Start first to be strong
Emperor Chongzhen was a fool. He actually believed Yuan Chonghuan's deception, entrusted him with an important task and gave him the greatest trust.
The consequences of improper employment this time were very serious, and it was one of the initial causes of the country's collapse.
Although Yuan Chonghuan is not capable of killing the enemy, he is capable of killing and trapping his own people.
Mao Wenlong, who dared to take the initiative to attack Jiannu, was killed by Yuan Chonghuan! Dongjiang Town fell apart.
Yuan Chonghuan removed the thorn in Hou Jin's flesh and blood, Huang Taiji was so happy!
Therefore, the slave chiefs, who had no worries about their future, dared to take the risk and bypass the Ningjin defense line to enter the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
This battle allowed the Houjin bandits to see the weakness of the Ming Dynasty, and they robbed a large amount of gold, silver, treasures, livestock, and people.
From then on, the bandits of the Later Jin Dynasty became more and more bold. They repeatedly came to the Ming Dynasty in groups to plunder, and formed interactions with the rogue bandits.
The Ming Dynasty was beleaguered internally and externally, becoming increasingly weak, and finally collapsed in 1644.
"National hero" Yuan Chonghuan is indispensable!
The traitors who helped to clean up the slaves came to the conclusion that Chongzhen was "self-destroying the Great Wall" by killing Yuan Chonghuan.
It's a pity that this "Great Wall" is not only bad in morals, but also poor in military and political affairs. It is only good at bragging.
In later generations, a commander-in-chief with full power to fight against the enemy would be sued for court-martial if he did not notice that the enemy was taking a detour to attack.
Moreover, he also committed the crime of forging an imperial edict to kill the guerrilla commander behind enemy lines.
In the second year of Chongzhen's reign, the Jiannu invaded the invaders. Zhao led the two generals who dared to fight fiercely with the Jiannu, and Mangui died in the battle.
The property losses amounted to tens of millions of taels of silver, and the population losses amounted to millions.
It is not unfair at all to cut the "Great Wall" to pieces with a thousand swords.
Chongzhen was actually a poor and irresponsible emperor. Limited by his intelligence and ability, the more diligent he was, the more ruined the Ming Dynasty would be.
He has done too many things to destroy the Great Wall. For example, he believed Yuan Chonghuan's deception and re-employed Yuan Chonghuan.
For example, "The rogue bandits are also my innocent children and should be cared for."
Before he hanged himself, he was still indignant and shied away from the main responsibility for the country's subjugation. He left his last words: "In the seventeenth year since I ascended the throne, the rebels have been approaching the capital. Although I have no virtue and the bandit bows, the wrath of Heaven has caused the rebels to approach the capital.
, but all the ministers have misunderstood me..."
Chongzhen didn't ask himself, what does he, the supreme leader, do for a living?
It means that the company has collapsed. The chairman and president have no responsibility. It is because the managers and department heads under them are bastards that caused the company to collapse.
How many troops did Jian Nu enter the Pass for the first time? There are different opinions.
In fact, no one can say for sure.
Even Huang Taiji, who was in charge of the troops, only knew a rough number.
Because the number of people who fought in the Jin army cannot be specified.
For example, if you order a Niulu to send out thirty armored men, the number of people who actually set out may be doubled or tripled.
That is because the slaves are warlike, dare to fight, and are eager to fight. Their Yu Ding will take the initiative to follow Niu Lu Ezhen to fight.
There are also many armored men who always bring one or two armored servants who hold horses in stirrups in order to bring more looted gold, silver, treasures and supplies home.
Therefore, the number of people who entered the pass for the first time by the Later Jin Army was not less than 30,000, not more than 80,000, and it was absolutely impossible to have 100,000 people.
The number of real armored slaves is no less than 20,000 and no more than 30,000, and the rest are Mongolian Tatars and coated slaves.
On paper, there should be more than a dozen or two hundred thousand troops in the Ming Dynasty's capital, and the number of troops that could quickly enter the capital was no less than a hundred thousand.
The enemy rushes in, what a great opportunity!
Use a strong wall to clear the field to lure the enemy in, and then use a closed door to beat the dog!
As long as the soldiers can fight bravely to kill the enemy, Jiannu's men and horses should come and never come back.
If the invading troops led by Huang Taiji himself could be annihilated in one fell swoop, "Liao affairs" would no longer be a problem from now on.
However, the Ming Dynasty was too decadent and had no organizational power. It was defeated again and again. The enemy was overwhelming...
Of course, this has nothing to do with the fact that Yuan Chonghuan can only brag and has no military command ability.
After Jiannu broke the news, Yuan Chonghuan's arrangements were in a mess.
Even Sun Chengzong, the old superior who promoted him, couldn't understand. At that time, Sun Chengzong probably had the urge to strangle this idiot Yuan Chonghuan to death.
Huang Yiming knew that at this time, the main force of the slave establishment was attacking cities and territories in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and there was nothing he could do about killing people and setting fires.
Although he obtained the identity of a flag officer of the Ming Dynasty's border army, for the sake of safety, he did not consider entering the customs for the time being.
But he would not be idle. He must take advantage of the favorable opportunity when many Mongolian tribes accompanied the slaves to enter the border and rob, and eliminate several small tribes.
There is no need for an expedition. Taking the location of the Hedanbaat'er tribe as the center, all tribes within three hundred miles will be targeted.
If the target tribe is relatively strong, just wait. I believe that as long as we continue to win battles, the population will double and the strength will increase.
Tribes that cannot eat this year may have a piece of cake next winter.
Seeing that the highest level of the tribe reached a consensus, Huang Yi was happy to discuss with them who to kill first?
Hedanbaat'er, Karitu, Morigen, Huhru and other tribal leaders have led the knights to explore the surrounding area this month.
There are a total of seventeen tribes of different sizes within a radius of three hundred miles, including the Dumubut tribe, the Daqa Mubulu tribe, the Shirtai tribe, the Tengger tribe, the Dolu'anha tribe, and so on.
Estimated from the number of yurts owned by the camp.
The three tribes with a larger population than the Hedanbater tribe are the Mubulu tribe of Dakha and the Shiltai tribe.
There should be four or five tribes like the Tengger tribe with a population similar to that of the Hedanbaat'er tribe.
The remaining tribes have relatively small populations, so they should have formed alliances with tribes with larger populations.
Among them, the Dumubut tribe is a small tribe closest to the Hedanbaat'er tribe's camp. Its population does not exceed 600, and the number of young and middle-aged knights should be 60 to 70.
If they are too close together, the Hedanbaat'er tribe will inevitably compete with the Dumubut tribe for pasture when they disperse for grazing in the spring.
Let’s just strike first in winter!
Under normal circumstances, small tribes surrender their offerings to the larger tribes for protection.
The Hedanbater tribe has just arrived, and I don’t know which family is covering the Dumubut tribe.
Since you don’t know, there’s no need to know, just get rid of it!
Every time a tribe is defeated, the Hedanbaat'er tribe will become a little stronger!
When the tribe taking the lead for the Dumubut tribe appears, if you find that the opponent is not very strong, hum!
If the opponent's strength cannot be shaken, then just pretend to be dumbfounded. At worst, give them half of the plundered Dumubut tribe's population, cattle, sheep, and property.
Hedanbaat'er was quite confident about this, because no tribe within a radius of 300 miles had an overwhelming advantage.
If those tribes whose population is larger than that of the Hedanbaat'er tribe actually come to attack, it is really unpredictable who will lose and who will win.
It's just a matter of protecting who you have to offer and promise to protect. It's purely a matter of interest.
It is not in line with the character of the grassland chief at this time to not be happy with half the benefits and to have to fight a fierce life-or-death battle.
After all, this is not the Genghis Khan era with the rise of the Mongols. The Mongolian steppes are facing a worse era. There is no worst, only worse.
Chapter completed!