Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 188
At the same time, in Yansui, northern Shaanxi.

Yansui was the garrison of the Yulin Guards of the Ming Dynasty, and at this time it was the residence of Gao Yigong, the general of the camp after Dashun.

General Houyingquan was originally Li Guo, but last year Li Guo was attacked by Tang Tong and suffered a big loss. Li Zicheng recalled Li Guo to Xi'an in a rage, and Gao Yigong changed from deputy general of Houying to chief general.

But there is one thing to say, Gao Yigong is obviously stronger than Li Guo in terms of prestige and ability.

The reason why Li Guo was able to serve as the commander of the rear battalion before was because he was Li Zicheng's nephew.

Li Yan took Li Mou and Li Nian into Gao Yigong's place quickly, seeing Li Yan coming, Gao Yigong who was drinking mutton soup around the stove quickly stood up.

"Master You, why are you here?"

Gao Yigong said: "Have you eaten yet? Come here, quickly bring a pair of bowls and chopsticks to the right army division."

"No need, I already took a bite on the way." Li Yan waved his hand and asked again, "General Gao, have you received the order from the Holy Majesty?"

"Got it, didn't you get it?"

Gao Yigong said in surprise: "Supposedly it shouldn't be. Suide Prefecture is more than a hundred miles closer to Xi'an than Yansui. You should have received the Holy Majesty's will earlier."

Li Yan sighed: "I have also received the order from the Holy Majesty, and I just want to come here to discuss the regulations with the general."

"Master You, please don't say that." Gao Yigong waved his hands again and again and said, "Who doesn't know your abilities in the whole Dashun Dynasty? It's true that I will be the master of the next battalion, but you still have to take the big idea."

Gao Yigong really admired Li Yan, and was really willing to listen to his command.

At the end of last year, the rear battalion was able to withstand the Azig army, thanks to Li Yan's advice.

But Li Yan knew his own situation. If he really dared to make decisions for Gao Yigong, Li Zicheng would call him back to Xi'an the next day if the news was sent back to Xi'an.

In short, Li Yan can only be the right army division and the deputy general of the rear battalion.

Now Li Yan said very sincerely: "General Gao, I really came to ask you for a charter. Shanxi is really empty to the extreme. There are only a few defenders in Linfen, Quwo and even Lu'an. Even Taiyuan There are only one or two thousand real slaves and three to five thousand Ming troops who surrendered."

"If my Dashun army sends troops at this time, it will take Shanxi without any effort."

"If we take advantage of the victory to pursue, it is very possible to win Datong and Xuanfu in one go. After all, the defenses of Datong and Xuanfu are extremely empty at this time, with only less than [-] defenders!"

After this pause, Li Yan went on to say: "When Datong and Xuanfu are captured, we can assume the posture of attacking Juyongguan. At that time, Jiannu will inevitably fall into a difficult situation, and the matter of defeating Ming will be over."

"Master You, I also know that this is a great opportunity." Gao Yigong smiled wryly, "But the Holy Majesty has already issued an imperial decree, strictly forbidding the rear battalion to send troops to Shanxi, what should I do? You can't resist the decree, right?"

Li Yan was silent, but the young and energetic Li Nian said proudly: "The general is away, and the king's fate will not be tolerated!"

"Shut up!" Li Yan reprimanded Li Nian sharply, and then said to Gao Yigong, "General Gao, have you ever thought that if the Ming court could not defend the Huanghuai line of defense and was wiped out by Jiannu, what would happen next?" What will happen next?"

"I have thought about it." Gao Yigong said seriously, "If the Ming court is destroyed by Jiannu, Jiannu will be able to obtain the financial resources and manpower of Jiangnan, and his strength will increase greatly. Next, he will inevitably use troops against me, Dashun. At that time, my situation in Dashun will be even worse than that of the Ming court today. To put it in a depressing way, it will be very difficult to stop Jiannu's massive attack at that time."

"This is the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold." Li Yan said, "So we really have to watch the fire from the other side and do nothing? How is this different from waiting to die?"

Gao Yigong thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Master You, why don't we go to Xi'an overnight?"

"It's useless to go to Xi'an." Li Yan said with a long sigh, "The Holy One has a strong will. Once he has made up his mind, no one can change it. Since he has made up his mind to wait and see what happens, he will never agree to send troops from the rear battalion."

"Then there is no other way." Gao Yigong said, "A military order is like a mountain, let alone a holy order?"

Li Yan fell silent again, and Gao Yigong scolded his soldiers again, "Why are you still standing there?"

The two soldiers present just woke up like a dream, and hurried to get the bowls and chopsticks for Brother Li Yan.

Gao Yigong personally filled a large pot of haggis soup for Li Yan, and said with a smile: "Master You, I cooked this with my own hands. I put a lot of fennel and pepper in it. It's delicious. You should have a taste."

Li Yan took it casually, but a flash of lightning flashed in his mind.

At that moment Li Yan said again: "General Gao, the Holy Majesty strictly ordered the rear battalion not to attack Shanxi, but he didn't let us go north to Hetao to attack Tumed Mongolia, right?"

"Ah? North out of the Hetao?" Gao Yigong was stunned for a while.

"Yes, go north out of the Hetao." Li Yan said, "General Gao, think about it, if the Ming court can't defend the Huanghuai defense line, if it is destroyed by Jiannu, then it will inevitably use troops against me in Dashun."

"And there are only two directions for Jiannu to use troops."

"To the south is Tongguan, and to the north is Yulin via Hetao!"

"In addition to these two ways, Jiannu can only forcefully cross the natural danger of the Yellow River, that is the way to death!"

Speaking of this meal, Li Yan said again: "Tongguan has a natural barrier as a barrier, but Hetao and Yulin have no natural barriers to defend. It was actually very lucky that our rear battalion was able to block Azig's army before. If Azig insists on two more In the next month, we will run out of food, and then we will have to be forced to break through."

"That's right." Gao Yigong sighed, "It's really a fluke to win."

"So, when Jiannu uses troops against me again in Dashun, Hetao will definitely become his main attack direction!" Li Yan said in a deep voice, "So we must plan ahead and seize Hetao Grassland first! In this way, when Jiannu uses troops again, Hetao Grassland will be able to Become my first barrier in the northern border of Dashun, even if I still can't defend it in the end, I can at least fight for a few months!"

"Hmm..." Gao Yigong fell into deep thought, and I have to say that Li Yan's proposal is very insightful.

Li Yan went on to say: "Seizing the Hetao has another advantage, that is, you can get a lot of horses! With the horses, our rear battalion can form a strong cavalry army again!"

Li Yan's sentence was the one that really moved Gao Yigong.

Because Gao Yigong dreamed of forming a powerful cavalry army!

"Do it!" At the moment, Gao Yigong slammed Jiejie hard, "Then hit the river!"

"No, General Gao, you are wrong." Li Yan said with a slight smile, "It is to seize the Hetao, but it is to fight Tumed Mongolia! There is actually a difference between the two."

"Is there any difference between the two?" Gao Yigong was at a loss.

Li Mou and Li Nian were also dumbfounded. Isn't the capture of Hetao the same as attacking Tumed Mongolia?
Li Yan didn't explain much, just said with a smile: "General, in fact, the special people of Tumed Mongolia have been working hard as slaves for a long time. If we play the banner of Lin Dan Khan, we will be able to win the support of most of the herdsmen in Tumed Mongolia!"

"Lin Danhan?" Gao Yigong was even more confused, where did this come from?Why is Lin Danhan involved again?
However, Li Yan smiled and said, "General Gao, quickly send your fast horse to Xiningwei, and ask General Xin Sizhong if he has found any descendants of Lin Dan Khan? If not, help us find them, and say it will be of great use. "

"Okay." Gao Yigong said, "I'll write a letter to Hu Yan Squad right now."

……

At this time, in Henan Weihui Mansion.

The Southern Expedition of Duduo's army made a lot of momentum, it looked aggressive, but it actually moved very slowly. After half a month, it only traveled less than [-] miles, and it hadn't even passed through the Daming Mansion. .

Luo Luohun couldn't bear it anymore, he immediately stepped forward and questioned Duoduo, "Prince Yu, why are you walking so slowly? According to the current way of walking, when will we be able to reach Xuzhou?"

Luo Luohun is the owner of the inlaid red flag, and in terms of status, he is actually equal to Duoduo.

"Do you think I'm willing to be so slow?" Duoduo replied with a dark face, "It's because the hypocrisy's attitude is not clear at the moment, so we can't rush into the army, or we have all arrived in Xuzhou and have already started a war with the Ming army, and then the pseudo-shun Shun's army invaded Shanxi and Hebei from Shaanxi and Henan at the same time, what should we do?"

In fact, Duoduo also wanted to go to Xuzhou to fight the Ming army soon.

But Dorgon didn't let him go fast, and he understood the reason.

Luo Luo frowned and said, "Isn't the emperor's father, the Regent, already sending Zuo Maotai, a slave, to Xi'an to conclude an alliance with Pseudo-Shun? Pseudo-Shun will not send troops, right?"

"Shouldn't you send troops?" Duoduo said angrily, "Before, the soldiers were divided into two groups to fight the pseudo-shun, and some people said that Nanming should not send troops. What happened? Nanming not only sent troops, but also secretly connected with the pseudo-shun!"

"This Nanming is also really cheap." Luo Luo snorted, "Pseudo-Shun is a traitor, almost wiped out Da Ming, but he can still get along with Pseudo-Shun, this is really thick-skinned."

"Do you know the reason now?" Duoduo said unhappily, "When you go back, remember to control you people with red flags, and don't cause trouble for me, otherwise don't blame me for not being sympathetic."

"Hmph." Rollo snorted and beat his horse away.

Dodo breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at the sky above his head.

I saw that the sky was getting dark again, and it looked like it was going to snow again.

……

But Beijing has already started to snow, and it is heavy snow.

Dorgon pushed open the window of the warm pavilion, and the cold wind swished in through the window, and Dorgon shivered from the cold.

Cao Eryu hurriedly took the white fox fur cloak and put it on Dorgon's body, and said with concern: "Master, you must not catch a cold, the burden of our Qing Dynasty is all on your shoulders."

"What are you panicking about?" Dorgon tightened the white fox fur cloak on his body, and said again, "I don't even pay attention to the white hair wind, how can I be afraid of such a little wind and snow in Beijing?"

"Yes, yes, master, you are a mortal descended from the gods in the sky."

Cao Eryu said: "The wind and snow in the mortal world can't touch you."

"You dog slave, you have a nice mouth." Dorgon scolded with a smile.

After a pause, he ordered again: "Go and invite the three gentlemen to me."

(End of this chapter)