Wang Chengen went to announce the decree. It would take two days to go to Xincheng and back.
Chongzhen didn't believe that Yang Mansion really couldn't contact Yang Fan. There were many incredible things about Yang Fan. Dongchang didn't fully investigate them either.
But he was not sure whether Yang Fan could make it back in time. Judging from the current deterioration rate of the situation, Jiannu might arrive along the Great Wall in less than ten days.
Now after the great chaos in Ji Town, the strength of Jizhen has declined very seriously, with less than 35,000 combatable troops. The original army of more than 100,000 has long since dispersed. At this time, he began to worry about gains and losses again. He felt that the disarmament was carried out too hastily.
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But it's too late to say anything now. The top priority is how to resist the swarming of more than 200,000 Jiannu slaves and the Mongolian coalition. Fortunately, he still has the Beijing camp in hand. The 150,000 Beijing camp is his trump card.
"Call Dingxi Marquis Jiang Bingzhong to see him, and at the same time send a copy of the information to Sunge Lao of Tongzhou. Let him make preparations in advance."
After all, the current 50,000 infantry and cavalry troops in the Beijing camp are all in Tongzhou. In addition to the 50,000 troops in the capital who are responsible for defending the city, there are also the 50,000 cavalry in the Nanyuan camp.
These cavalry are currently led by Dingxi Marquis Jiang Bingzhong. The horses were originally 100,000 Mongolian horses sent back by Yang Fan to compensate for military expenses. However, as soon as the war ended, Donglin began to reorganize the Beijing camp, and a large number of Mongolian horses were secretly replaced by local
horse.
Before the expedition, there were only 28,000 war horses in the Beijing camp, and 18,000 were borrowed by the Sixth Ministry and various yamen. Yang Fan asked for them and brought them back with him on the expedition. He offended many people and had no means of transportation to get to and from get off work for a while. And for daily use, civil servants cursed it.
This time, Uncle Dingyuan got out. The number of war horses increased to 100,000. And it was Donglin's turn to make the decision in the Jing camp. Their eyes were red. They immediately started thinking about these war horses.
The second-generation ancestors in the capital liked luxury cars just like the princes of later generations. In this era, good horses were as expensive as high-end sports cars in later generations. Therefore, to make up for the price difference, the activity of exchanging local horses from the Ming Dynasty for Beijing camp horses became prosperous.
Many noble families have replaced their carts with high-quality Mongolian war horses. Madams and ladies always wear majestic war horses when going out. This has become a new way for them to show off their wealth.
Jiang Bingzhong had just succeeded in inheriting the title of Marquis of Dingxi this year through his old connections with nobles. Naturally, it was difficult to investigate this matter. He basically turned a blind eye.
Now, Chongzhen hung up the British public line and reused the Jiang family. He talked secretly with Jiang Bingzhong all night. The next day, Chongzhen summoned Tu Shanyong, whom he had not seen for more than half a year.
When Tu Shanyong walked into Xinuang Pavilion, Chongzhen was stunned for a moment. He hadn't seen him for more than half a year. Tu Shan was obviously much older, and there were already specks of frost and snow on his temples. Over the years, Tu Shanyong was injured many times, which caused a lot of damage to his body.
Big impact.
Tushan was an old minister of Qiandi, and for a while both the emperor and his ministers felt relatively sad.
"Does Aiqing know about the affairs on the Liaohe and Laohahe front lines?" Chongzhen asked.
"I have been paying attention to the situation in all aspects, and the East Factory has never slacked off for a day. Whether it is Jiannu or the Guizhou War Zone, I have the situation under control." Tu Shan immediately puffed up his chest and said confidently.
It's not that Tushan didn't care, but that now the emperor only relied on the Jinyiwei. Dongchang was already in a marginalized area. But obviously, Chongzhen overestimated Luo Yangxin's ability. This disastrous defeat obviously reflected the Jinyiwei's intelligence in the early stage. There was a big problem with the system and the border army's night-time closing system.
At this time, Chongzhen also felt that the people he promoted might actually be inferior to the old people left behind by the previous dynasty. They could not support the situation. He knew people better than Tianqi, but he would never admit it to death.
Chongzhen nodded and motioned Tushan to tell him about Jiannu's situation.
Tushan had been prepared for a long time and did not slack off because the emperor had not summoned him for a long time. He was always prepared for the emperor's consultation.
"On the second day of the twelfth lunar month, which was the Chou Day, Huang Taiji paid a personal visit to Tangzi (to offer sacrifices to heaven), gathered all the Mongolian tribes from the northern suburbs of Shenyang, and set off with his troops."
Chongzhen signaled, Gao Qiqian unfolded the map, counted it with a red pen, and marked it according to Tu Shan's description.
Chongzhen stole a lot of good things from Yang Fan, including the work on the map. At that time, when Yang Fan led the Jingying camp to the west, he specially selected talents from the Jingwei martial arts school and formed a staff team of fifty people to be responsible for making sand tables. , printing engraving maps, sending and receiving orders, supervising execution and other services.
Yang Fan used satellite maps and combined them with the world conditions of the Ming Dynasty to make a batch of engravings. This included a map of the north from Liaodong to the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. Because the work on the map required a large number of maps, Yang Fan directly recruited craftsmen to engrave the engravings.
There are ten people in the staff team responsible for managing engravings and printing maps. These maps will be planned and marked on the maps for each battle. They are consumables.
After the war, these people were directly taken over by Chongzhen and put into office in Wuying Hall. These engravings were also taken into the palace by the Ministry of War before he could. Maps in this era were top secret information and were generally strictly controlled.
"On the fourth day of the lunar month, when we arrived at Du'erbi, Mongolia's Zalut tribe Seben and Sangtu, Hamagai led his troops to meet the Khan."
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the Qing army arrived at Duerbi. "Duerbi" is now Gaoshan Taishan, Wufeng Town, Zhangwu County, Fuxin City, Liaoning Province.
"Fengtian Tongzhi·Mountains and Rivers" has an introduction: "Gaoshan Terrace is ten miles southwest of the city. This mountain is not connected to other mountains. It stretches for about three miles and is shaped like a crouching dragon. There is an ancient terrace on the south top of it, so it got its name." The ancient platform in Wufeng Town is actually a square beacon tower built in the early Ming Dynasty. This platform is located high up and can detect the movements of more than ten miles in the surrounding plains. Before the fall, it was an important sentry post for the Ming army in Liaodong to guard against the Mongolian invasion.
Chongzhen sighed inwardly. In terms of work ability, Luo Yangxing was too immature, and he was far behind an old intelligence chief like Tu Shan. Tu Shan had a very clear understanding of the enemy's situation.
Chongzhen praised: "Ai Qing has scouted such a small place so clearly. You are really thoughtful."
Tu Shan cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know. This place is extremely important. There are hidden stakes in the East Factory that are always watching over here."
Zhang Mu of the Qing Dynasty said in "Mongolian Nomads": "When Taizu conquered the Ming Dynasty, the army must enter the border from Du'erbi, which is the land." "Before our dynasty entered the pass, this was the key to the management of the entire Liao Dynasty."
Zhang Mu compared Duerbi to the key place of Liaodong. This shows its importance.
Yang Fan withdrew the Shenyang Intelligence Station, but the big car shop in Duerbi was not evacuated. This shows how convenient it is to monitor the military movements of the slave-building people here.
Huang Taiji repeatedly attacked the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia, but also followed the same path.
Many historical records of the Qing Dynasty record that from the first year of Tiancong to the eighth year of Chongde (1627-1643), the Qing army passed through Du'erbi more than 10 times and went south.
In view of the importance of transportation in this area, Huang Taiji specially built Du'erbi City in the second year of Chongde. In order to make the road from Shengjing to Du'erbi good, a wide-mouthed road with drainage ditches on both sides was specially built. .
According to historical records of the Qing Dynasty, "The road from Shengjing to Liaohe River was restored. The road was ten feet wide and three feet high, and was sandwiched by dredged trenches." A road of this scale can be called an ancient expressway.