The next morning, the west door of Yehenala was opened, and people like ants were walking out, including the elderly, children, women, and some Jurchen nobles. They were carrying their belongings in large and small bags, because Huang Taiji had been there beforehand.

According to his explanation, it contained mostly food and clothing to keep out the cold.

Gold, jewelry and other valuables were of little use to the Jurchens who were about to migrate, and Xiong Tingbi would not let them take them away. These were his own trophies, otherwise he would not look good in front of the emperor if he returned empty-handed.

And he has no idea about these things that are inedible and incompatible. What he values ​​​​is the population of the tribe. Yehenala is just a city where he lives. His handicraft workshops are all outside the city, such as blacksmith shops.

Yes, now, these craftsmen will be taken away by him along with the Jurchens.

Looking at the crowds of people, Huang Taiji's eyes kept searching inside. Whenever he saw a familiar figure, he would be a little happy, but after confirming it, he would feel disappointed.

"My Da Yu'er, where are you?" Huang Taiji shouted in his heart, his eyes scanning the crowd inch by inch, but his expression became more and more disappointed, even a little pale.

"Sweat!"

It wasn't until a coquettish cry came that Huang Taiji seemed to come to life and quickly looked forward. Over there, a slender figure was stumbling towards this side. There was a faint trace of...

The sound of crying.

Under the early morning sunshine, two lovers hugged each other excitedly. The guards around them just watched silently, with incomprehensible expressions.

However, the good times were short-lived after all. After three days with his beloved Bumbutai, Huang Taiji had to face the cruel reality - the migration of the entire Jurchen tribe.

The appearance of Xiong Tingbi taught him a good lesson. The Ming army had the ability to interfere here at any time. He didn't know what changes had taken place in the Ming army, but with the experience gained from many battles, Huang Taiji noticed it.

The Ming army became stronger step by step.

Not only the more advanced firearms and equipment, but also the earth-shaking mental outlook. When facing Li Tu's cavalry, he could hardly believe that this was actually the army of the Ming Dynasty. It was not until he faced the troops led by Xiong Tingbi that he recovered slightly.

I gained some confidence that this time it was a normal Ming army.

However, Huang Taiji actually knew in his heart that there would be fewer and fewer troops like Xiong Tingbi's men, and the situation of the Jurchens would also worsen.

If you don’t leave now, then when will you wait?

A large number of horses were covered with baggage, supported by young and old. Everyone was carrying something on their backs, and they slowly set off with various carriages and horses. The continuous and huge team was only guarded by more than 30,000 cavalry.

It's really sad.

As for the remaining 5,000 Mongolian cavalry, under the leadership of Azig, they left first. They went to the Horqin tribe to ask for help and asked the other party to send the first two troops to respond.

The Horqin tribe has a wide range of activities, not only on the Mongolian Plateau, but also in the Nenjiang Plain.

(I am correcting an error here. In the previous two chapters, it was written that the passage to the east of Chahanhot is on the west side of Zhenbeiguan. It was wrongly written here. It should be in the north, further north of the Horqin Grassland. To the south of Horqin is Zhenbeiguan.

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Last time, because his tail was stuck by Li Tu, Huang Taiji could only go around in circles with him in the mountains, playing hide and seek, trying to eliminate the opponent with his own strength, but at this time, the life and death of the entire tribe was at stake, and he couldn't care less.

To save face, he sent someone to ask for help from the Horqin tribe.

The entire Greater Khingan Range is crisscrossed by mountains, with continuous veins. The Horqin and Chahar tribes are separated by these veins. These are said to be mountains, but in fact they are more like hills. They are just rugged and uneven, but there are always flat areas.

The Horqin Grassland where Horqin lived was such a place where people were spread out.

It is an impact plain between the southern foothills of the Daxingan Mountains and the Xiliao Mountains. It has flat terrain and luxuriant water and grass. Farther north, there is Chahanhot City and the valley that runs through the outer reaches of the Daxingan Mountains.

When Zhu Youxiao and Li Tu led their troops to conquer the south, they both passed Horqin's chassis. However, Horqin was timid and cautious, so he secretly moved away and hid. The purpose of Huang Taiji was to find the enemy under such circumstances.

Horqin tribe, get help.

Although Horqin was nomadic, he could still find him quickly with the help of his own cavalry. With Horqin's help, he would get more horses from the scattered tribes on the grassland. When he had enough mobility, he could

Then you can lead the tribe to find a better place.

Huang Taiji was very reassured about the Horqin tribe. The connection between the two tribes was quite close. For example, he himself had several concubines in the harem who were from the Horqin tribe.

What's more, even if the other party resists, so what if the 30,000 elite cavalry in his hands are not something Horqin can resist. By then, the two families may become one family.

After Huang Taiji's cavalry withdrew and waited for another three days to make sure that the Jurchens were not trying to attack the east and attack the west, Xiong Tingbi's men dared to leave the city and sent people to send news to the pass. But he himself

He was counting the seizures with excitement on his face.

The messenger who reported the news did not go long before he met the Imperial Guard sentry in Fushun who had conducted an advance investigation. Soon, the messenger was brought to the emperor for questioning.

The entire Jurchen tribe abandoned Yehenala and migrated away without knowing where they were going.

This is the news that Zhu Youxiao got after repeated inquiries many times. This news really surprised him. He never thought that Huang Taiji would have such courage to move with the Jurchens gathered in Yehenala.

Walk.

Yehenala is just the center of the Jurchens, not all the Jurchens you want gather here, not to mention not all Jurchens are willing to travel across mountains and rivers, so in the end, only 200,000 Jurchens actually followed Huang Taiji.

Population, 50,000 craftsman slaves plundered more than once, and 30,000 elite cavalry. This is all Huang Taiji's possessions.

And outside Yehenala and the entire border wall, there are probably more than 100,000 Jurchen tribesmen scattered around. In fact, these people are equivalent to being abandoned by Huang Taiji.

"I wanted to drive you away, but you didn't just run away without saying hello." Regarding the sudden change that followed, Zhu Youxiao could only complain silently in his heart.

However, before there was a scene where Lin Danhan did not follow his strategic plan, now faced with such an unplanned incident, Zhu Youxiao still restrained himself very well.

After being surprised, Zhu Youxiao immediately sent people to search for traces, trying to track down most of the opponent's troops. However, it was the time for the Northeast to thaw, and the water vapor was filled with water. The roads were even more blurry, leaving nothing that could be cast.

Something that provides clues. Soon Huang Taiji was not stupid, so he naturally knew that he would send people to eliminate traces of the tribe's march at this time.

In other words, Huang Taiji and his huge population temporarily disappeared from the eyes of the Ming Emperor. This situation made Zhu Youxiao a little stunned and a little bit dumbfounded.

His original purpose was indeed to drive away the Jurchens. This idea also originated from the depths of his memory. There seemed to be a certain novel that did this, using the Jurchens as a kind of vanguard, using their hundreds of thousands of people, constantly

They rushed north and west, using their lives to explore these barren lands.

Many places will be very troublesome when you first enter, and you don't know how to deal with them, but it will be much better after having someone to check the mines. In terms of the lives of the predecessors, Ming will be able to better control these places.

Originally, he included Lin Dan Khan in this strategic vision at that time, but he ignored the reality. The grassland was so vast that it could not be limited by his small number of men and horses. Therefore, Lin Dan Khan was still used as the leader in history.

After Huang Taiji was defeated, he took Chahar's headquarters to Guihua City.

Although the process is slightly different, the final result is very similar. Without Lin Danhan, Zhu Youxiao is not upset. Aren't there still Jurchens left? It is absolutely impossible for Huang Taiji, a generation of outstanding people, to watch him sink like this.

, his temperament is more persevering than that of Lin Dan Khan, and he will definitely not stick to the death place of Yehenala.

Moreover, although the Northeast has been under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty before, and Nuergandusi was established, it is an indirect management, just like the chieftains of Guizhou and Sichuan, with local people as managers and jurisdiction of affairs. Obviously

, various historical facts have proved that such measures have failed, and the right way is to change the situation.

It was a wonderful thing to think about letting the Jurchens take the lead and open a road in the northeast, and then Zhu Youxiao's army took over from behind. However, to his surprise again, the Jurchens disappeared, although there were still about ten

A population of tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of slaves are scattered outside the border wall, but these are not the main body of the Jurchens.

All the nobles, all the leaders of the Eight Banners, all the skilled and literate Jurchens and slaves disappeared. This news was discovered by Xiong Tingbi who was entrenched in Yehenala after receiving Zhu Youxiao's order.

"Really..." Zhu Youxiao shook his head, not knowing what to say. Although this time was a great success in terms of solving the hidden dangers of border defense, for his own original strategic vision, it was a comprehensive one.

Failure, Lin Danhan fled to the west, and Huang Taiji was nowhere to be found.

"What should I do now?" Faced with this complicated situation, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but ponder. The reason why he chose to go out at this time was to get out and let everyone in the world know that he was no longer in the capital.

, and then... some mice may jump out at this time.

Once this wave of weeds is cut away, the whole world will calm down. Whether it is clan members, landlords, gentry, or some people in the officialdom, if they are allowed to jump out, they will become famous.

"In that case, I will sharpen the knife again." Thinking of the domestic situation, Zhu Youxiao decided on his next actions. If there was no external training, he would conduct internal training. It just happened that he started from this time

During the expedition and battle, I did have some ideas.

Liaodong has a vast terrain, and although there are residents in many places, not much farmland has been cultivated. It is a good opportunity to use this vast area to carry out large-scale military training and systematic and in-depth education.

It is indeed necessary to conduct a large-scale military training. This time, two large Mongolian tribes were intercepted in succession. The number of captured war horses alone was two to three hundred thousand, which just completed the current process of mules and horses for all the Central Army.

The Yu Lin Army, the Xiliu Army, the Hussars Army, and the Xiao Cavalry Army each have 50,000 troops, exactly 200,000.

Baicheng and Zhenbeiguan are very close, and can be connected through the Horqin Grassland. The vast grassland is an excellent place for military training, and you can also search for the hidden Horqin tribe.

The last time he went south from the Baicheng Valley, although he passed through the Horqin grassland, he didn't meet any herdsmen. He had no idea where the legendary Horqin tribe was when the Jurchens fought for the world. Otherwise, Zhu Youxiao

I don't mind hunting rabbits in the grass and getting rid of a large Mongolian tribe.

But it’s better to do this now, while training the troops, use those small tribes for actual combat, conquer them, or extract their strong population as soldiers, or let them engage in some kind of labor production, and exchange products and Ming Dynasty for living materials.

There are as many small tribes in the Northeast as stars, and the territory is vast. There is no telling how much wealth is hidden during this period. If it is managed well, it is really a treasure. Moreover, it is adjacent to North Korea, so we can take this opportunity to solve North Korea's problems.

Since Lord Guanghai has signed a city alliance with the Jurchens and is willing to become a vassal state, don't blame Daming's father for being rude. Zhu Youxiao vaguely remembers that northern Korea seems to be all mountainous, but it seems to be rich in iron ore. Now the Ming Dynasty

When large-scale steelmaking began, there was a shortage of iron.

Moreover, Zhu Youxiao also vaguely intended to use Liaodong as an escape route. If the country really couldn't be dealt with, and there were too many people rebelling, and the whole country rebelled, he might as well have a place to hide, and with the help of

With the 200,000-strong Central Army at hand, he will definitely be able to achieve final victory, but it will just take some time.

Many calculations flashed through Zhu Youxiao's mind, and then he organized them step by step and turned them into executable strategies. After he thought clearly, he took out the seal he carried with him and began to issue orders to the entire Liaodong.

, began to tremble under the countless imperial edicts.

Capital, Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.

Eight pavilion elders were having a meeting around a round table. During the meeting, Xu Guangqi, who was sitting in the chief position, was furious and reprimanded angrily.

"What is this old guy Xiong Wencan doing? He hasn't started land reform yet. Does he want to fight against the central government?" Xu Guangqi usually looks like a good guy, but when he loses his temper, it's a bit scary.

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Wang Zuo, who was sitting next to him, picked up the document that fell on the ground, looked down at it, and finally muttered some words, and read out some key sentences.

The disaster situation in Shandong has been brought under control, so there is no need to act too hastily, and land reform is used to stabilize people's hearts; the White Lotus Sect has been wiped out, and without provocative people, the people will not cause chaos; food is delivered in time, the disaster situation has been stabilized, and the implementation of relief for work is also very good
To be continued...