"It was impossible before, but it does not mean that it is not possible now." Before the strategists around him spoke, Huang Taiji said quietly: "Our army will not have the energy to manage the grassland in a short period of time. Even if this time the big defeat is over, those grassland tribes will be unstable. Although Lin Danhan has some strength, this person is not Li Xin's opponent, and Lin Danhan is already old. I heard that his health is not good. How can such a person be Li Xin's opponent? It can be said that Li Xin seized this opportunity to dare to gain a foothold in the grassland." Huang Taiji's words were immediately poured from head to toe like a basin of cold water.

, suddenly woke everyone up. At this time, everyone realized that they were no longer the Qing Dynasty. Tens of thousands of people died just now. Most of these people were elite soldiers with full service. Thinking that the Qing Dynasty was sparsely populated, with only hundreds of thousands of people in total. Now that so many people died, how could they have the chance to control the grassland? Overall, Jiannu’s troops were only 60,000, and the Eight Banners of the Mongolians had only more than 70,000 people. Now, more than 40,000 people were lost in one breath, most of which were the main forces of the Qing Dynasty. If you think carefully, Jiannu himself had not many people at all. How could such a few people attack Li Xin?

"Does it be that just watching Li Xin occupy the grassland like this?" Haoge said dissatisfied.

"Of course not. If Li Xin occupied the grassland, he would be the real enemy of our Qing Dynasty." Fan Wencheng said without thinking: "The Qing Dynasty cannot be without Mongolia. Li Xin is a cunning person like a fox and has great courage. If this person is allowed to occupy Mongolia, it may be another Genghis Khan. At that time, the first person he will destroy will be our Qing Dynasty."

"What do you think sir?" Huang Taiji also said anxiously. He was also anxious now. Jiannu's losses this time were too serious, and there were problems with serious defense, let alone attack. But he couldn't let Li Xin get a huge advantage, this is the most important thing.

"Since we can't get it, then don't let others get it." Fan Wencheng said without thinking: "The emperor can summon the alliance of various tribes in the grassland, and those who can destroy Li Xin will be appointed as the Mongol Khan. In this way, many people will definitely attack Li Xin first."

"Just this happens, Mongolia will not be used by me." Huang Taiji said with a frown.

"Before this, the Emperor was the Taiji and the banner owners of the tribes, and divided their territory and subjects. In this way, the entire Mongolia would become a loose tribe. These tribes were large or small, and they would also kill each other while attacking Li Xin. The grassland would become a chaotic grassland. In this way, our Qing Dynasty could take the opportunity to cultivate and nourish and accumulate strength, and wait until our strength was enough. At that time, the grasslands would probably be almost killed. There were some old and weak, exhausted grasslands, which were my Qing Dynasty. I believe that they would be able to unify the grasslands soon." Fan Wencheng said proudly.

"Sir, you are a plan." Huang Taiji couldn't help but clap his hands and said. The rest of the people also nodded repeatedly. Haoge even lamented that although these Han scholars were timid and unconventional, they could come up with some vicious strategies.

"I am ashamed of being a servant." When Fan Wencheng saw that his plan was praised by everyone, he was very proud in his heart, but he did not dare to have any pride on his face, and he still looked humble.

"Sir, although this plan is good, if another person with great ability unifies the grassland and a new Genghis Khan appears, then a strong enemy will appear in the west of our Qing Dynasty. At that time, how can we shed the Central Plains and occupy the Central Plains?" Dorgon said with a frown.

"This situation will not happen." Fan Wencheng was obviously very sure. He thought for a while and said, "Don't say that there are no people like Genghis Khan on the grassland yet. Even if it appears, the grassland is in chaos, but the Qing Dynasty is booming. Once you find that a tribe is strong, the Qing Dynasty can use the strategy of far-reaching and near attack to constantly weaken the other party. There will never be a tribe on the grassland that can surpass the Qing Dynasty, and there will never be a chance of peace on the grassland. Fourteen Bells, do you think that in this case, people who are unfavorable to the Qing Dynasty?" Dorgon's face moved when he heard this, but he stopped talking. Even Haoge on the side had to admit that Fan Wencheng was still a little wise.

"Yes, sir, this plan is very good." Huang Taiji nodded repeatedly and said, "As long as the grassland remains chaotic, my Qing Dynasty can rest and accumulate strength, Li Xin will naturally not be able to live in peace. In the Central Plains, there are countless people who have rebelled, and some people can hold up the Ming Dynasty so that they cannot accumulate strength. Only in this way, my Qing Dynasty will be the winner in the end."

"The Emperor's Holy Spirit." Everyone bowed.

"You can pass the order to the grassland. I want to meet with all the Mongolian princes and princes on the grassland." Huang Taiji quickly issued the order. Time is extremely important for Huang Taiji, because he knew Li Xin. This is a general of tigers and wolves. Once Li Xin has a firm foothold on the grassland, it will be his Huang Taiji's enemy, so he can't wait to eradicate Li Xin.

"Your Majesty, someone is here in the Ming Dynasty." At this moment, an eunuch broke in and said carefully.

"Ming Dynasty? Who is coming?" Huang Taiji was stunned. Not only him, but also others were stunned. After the war, the Ming Dynasty and Jiannu could be said to be both defeated. However, in comparison, the Ming Dynasty's foundation was far above Jiannu. One of the Qing army of Jiannu died, but the Ming Dynasty was different. It had a large population and strong economic strength. Although Jiannu repeatedly invaded the Central Plains, it only harassed the northern part of the Ming Dynasty. Jiangnan, which was the most prosperous economy, had never affected it. There were countless gold, silver and treasures and countless food and grass in the south of the Yangtze River. It can be said that if the dynasty was rectified, Emperor Chongzhen would be able to obtain countless troops. At that time, Jiannu would have only one way to die. Therefore, Huang Taiji was very surprised by the people coming to the Ming Dynasty.

"A general named Kong Youde sent him, saying that he was here to surrender to our Qing Dynasty." The eunuch said quickly.

"Mr. Fan, who is Kong Youde?" Huang Taiji asked curiously.

"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor. This person comes, and at least tens of thousands of troops will be added to our ranks in the future." Fan Wencheng was stunned, thought for a moment, and said loudly.

"Sir, Kong Youde really has such skills?" Dorgon asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, I don't know how Kong Youde is slave, but there is one person who must know, that is Mao Wenlong. Kong Youde is Mao Wenlong's old subordinate." Fan Wencheng said proudly: "A Kong Youde is nothing, but this person's coming can explain a problem, that is, my Qing Dynasty has already won the hearts of the Han people. After Kong Youde comes, more and more Han people will come to join my Qing Dynasty."

"Since that's the case, I will give you a great reward to Confucius." Huang Taiji was overjoyed and said to the eunuch: "Send an order and let the messenger come in. I want to see him."

"The villain Li Jiucheng pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty." At this time, a fat-faced general walked in and bowed to Huang Taiji.

"Why do you come to my Qing Dynasty if you hold any position under General Kong?" Huang Taiji asked with a smile.

"The villain is the deputy general under General Kong, and he is ordered by General Kong, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi to meet His Majesty and discuss the matter of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty." Li Jiucheng did not dare to be negligent and quickly explained the matter.

It turned out that Kong Youde had no choice but to join the Qing Dynasty. Think about Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi were all old subordinates of Mao Wenlong. In fact, the rebellion in Shandong originated from the chaos of Pi Island. Pi Island was located at the mouth of the Yalu River. It was an anti-Jin base built by Mao Wenlong back then. It played a huge role in recruiting escaped people from Liaodong and harassing the Later Jin Dynasty. Unfortunately, this role was no longer there because Yuan Chonghuan executed Mao Wenlong. After Mao Wenlong's death, a series of changes occurred in Pi Island, which were closely related to the brothers Liu Xingzuo and Liu Xingzhi.

Before Mao Wenlong's death, he instigated the Liu Xingzuo brothers who surrendered to the Later Jin Dynasty. Liu Xingzuo joined the Manchu camp very early and made great contributions in the war between the Later Jin and the Ming Dynasty. He was appreciated by Haci. Haci, who handed over all the four prefectures of the Han people in Liaodong to Liu Xingzuo's jurisdiction. However, in the context of the Jurchens oppressing the Han people, senior Han officials like Li Yongfang and Liu Xingzuo were bullied and excluded by their colleagues in the Jurchens. In this case, the Liu Xingzuo brothers had the idea of ​​returning to the Ming Dynasty.

Under Mao Wenlong's instigation, after a series of painstaking and self-developed series of designs, the Liu Xingzuo brothers finally avoided the surveillance of the Jurchens, successfully escaped back to Pi Island, and worked under Mao Wenlong. On Pi Island, Mao Wenlong covered the sky with great power, which eventually aroused the dissatisfaction of the Liu brothers. Therefore, when Yuan Chonghuan pretended to kill Mao Wenlong's imperial edict, Liu Xingzuo brothers were welcome and wanted to replace him. He helped Yuan Chonghuan suppress the resistance of Mao Wenlong's old subordinates, and Yuan Chonghuan was not a simple person. After he killed Mao Wenlong, he divided the soldiers of Pi Island into East-West and East-West alliances. Mao Wenlong's old subordinate Chen Jisheng and Liu Xingzuo each led a alliance. Later, Liu Xingzuo was transferred to the mainland, and his brother Liu Xingzhi was praised by him.

Soon after, the Jisi incident occurred, Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned, and Liu Xingzuo was attacked and died. Liu Xingzhi, who had lost his backstage, was in danger on the island. Mao Wenlong's old subordinates, led by Chen Jisheng, were full of suspicion about him. In order to reverse the situation, Liu Xingzhi launched a mutiny, attacked Chen Jisheng, the leader of the Eastern Conference, and attempted to dominate Pi Island and establish a third world between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty. However, his conspiracy did not succeed because of eliminating his opponent. The court sent the general Huang Long, and Mao Wenlong's old subordinate Zhang Tao and Shen Shikui launched another mutiny to attack Liu Xingzhi and the Jurchen soldiers he led.

In the struggle between Mao Wenlong's old subordinates and the brothers of Liu Xingzhi, both Mao Wenlong's old subordinates, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, who were also Mao Wenlong's old subordinates, seemed to stand in Liu Xingzhi's camp. Therefore, when Liu Xingzhi died, they were excluded and had to go far away and join the tent of Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai. Sun Yuanhua appointed Kong Youde as the general of the Left Infantry Camp, while Geng Zhongming was sent to Dengzhou Fortress.

At this time, Geng Zhongming's younger brother Geng Zhongyu, who stayed on Pi Island, planned to rebel and secretly contacted the Later Jin Dynasty. He was arrested and imprisoned by Huang Long. In order to rescue Geng Zhongyu, Geng Zhongming instructed Geng Zhongyu's subordinates to besiege the Huanglong Office in the name of seeking wages and tied up Huang Long. Unfortunately, Huang Long was rescued by his subordinates and confidants. Huang Long was furious and executed Geng Zhongyu and submitted a memorial to the court to punish Geng Zhongming for instigation. However, under the protection of Sun Yuanhua, Geng Zhongming was not punished, but he had formed a bond with Huang Long since then, and was ill-behaved.

At this moment, the Dalinghe Battle began. The court urgently ordered Denglai to send troops to support Liaodong. It has to be said that although Sun Yuanhua had some skills, it was a pity that he was much worse in terms of people's attention. He failed to use people and sent Kong Youde to lead his army. Although Kong Youde was forced to go to war, he was struggling all the way and wanted to drag it until the end of the war. However, Huang Taiji fought a protracted war in Dalinghe, which lasted for several months. In addition, Li Xin was making trouble, so the battle time was delayed longer and longer. Kong Youde did not drag it until the end of the war.

He dragged himself down first. When the troops arrived at Wuqiao, Hebei, the food had been eaten up, the weather turned cold, and heavy snow fell, and the soldiers were hungry and cold, and complained. At this time, Kong Youde had reached the intersection, either going to Liaodong for dinner or robbery on the spot. Kong Youde had to choose between the two. At the instigation of his generals Li Jiucheng and others, Kong Youde held high the banner of rebellion and allowed troops to plunder. However, Kong Youde was afraid of failure, so after the rebellion, he immediately sent Li Jiucheng to Shengjing to request surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
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