I was living at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and I dealt a brutal blow to the Eight Banners!

The large-scale gathering of Ming troops in Gaizhouwei had long been discovered by Qing spies and scouts, who reported this intelligence to Shengjing.

Huang Taiji is now bedridden. Although his condition has stabilized, he should not overexert himself.

Currently, the Qing court is in turmoil.

In order to stabilize the situation, Huang Taiji had no choice but to recall Dorgon and Dodo, who were at Shanhaiguan.

then,

Zu Zerun's Han Bordered White Banner and two Mongol banners were transferred from Haizhou Guard to Zizai City in Dongning Guard. Prince Li, Daishan, was also sent to Dongning Guard to lead the Plain Red Banner and the newly recruited Bordered Red Banner to take charge of military affairs.

Subsequently,

To contain the 20,000 elite cavalry and two Korean battalions from Phoenix City, Huang Taiji also ordered Jirgalang to lead the Bordered Blue Banner, Bayan's Han soldiers from the Plain Yellow Banner, Liu Zhiyuan's Han soldiers from the Bordered Yellow Banner, and the cavalry of the Plain Yellow and Bordered Yellow Banners.

Head to Lianshan Pass to stop You Dai's elite cavalry from advancing north.

Huang Taiji's series of actions had only one purpose: to consolidate the two lines of defense south of Shengjing and the eastern line of defense.

The Ming Dynasty's Pinglu Marquis's troops in Liaodong suddenly appeared with nearly 100,000 soldiers, as if they had been scattered like beans. Although there were Japanese and Korean soldiers among them, they had already reached the point of threatening the Qing Dynasty.

The root cause of all this was Daishan's laissez-faire attitude and appeasement policy.

But now is not the time to hold people accountable.

Huang Taiji's strategy was simple.

That is to shift from strategic offense to strategic defense.

Although the Qing army was good at field battles, it did not mean that they were bad at defending cities. On the contrary, because of the sharpness of their cavalry, the Qing army was able to do a very smooth job in both defense and counterattack.

Therefore,

Given his inferior troop strength, Huang Taiji's strategy of using defensive tactics to wear down the Ming army in Liaodong was indeed the safest approach.

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Fengjibao

Located between Dongningwei and Shengjing, it was not a strategic location. Although the fortress walls had collapsed in many places, no one bothered to repair them.

Moreover, the Qing people had occupied this place for many years, and there had been no wars. The Qing people, Han people, and some other ethnic groups lived here and went about their lives as usual.

But recently,

A lot of grain and supplies were transported from Shengjing, passing through here, and then transferred to Lianshan Pass.

It is also true,

Fengjibao, which has never been very lively, has started to become bustling.

Old Li was a garrison soldier in Fengji Fort. Although he was a Han Chinese, he worked for the Qing people, which was common in Fengji Fort, and no one would criticize him behind his back.

Because everyone is just trying to make a living.

These days, as long as you can have enough to eat and take good care of your family, you can get by.

Yesterday,

When the grain transport team entered the city, the small gate delayed their entry. The fort commander ordered a section of the fort wall to be demolished so that the grain team could enter and exit more quickly.

Old Li sat on a stone bench at the gate of the fortress with his pipe in hand, while his nephew, Gou Danzi, stepped forward to help him prepare the tobacco.

As Zhang Jingchuan and Tong Puhan's business grew, tobacco from Lüsong began to circulate in Shengjing.

The high-ranking officials smoked the finest tobacco, while the common people smoked the inferior tobacco.

Carefully, he used a tinderbox to light his uncle's cigarette. Old Li took two puffs, exhaled two puffs of smoke, then coughed and spat out a large mouthful of phlegm.

Dog Egg immediately patted his uncle's back gently, frowning as he said:

"Uncle, is this cigarette really that good?"

"You don't understand," Old Li smiled, "Before you smoke, you don't know, but after you smoke, you feel like a god!"

"Nonsense," Gou Danzi curled his lip and said disdainfully, "Half of your monthly salary goes to buying tobacco. You might as well exchange it for two ounces of meat!"

"Hehe, do you know the Marquis of Pinglu on the Ming side?"

"I know," Gou Danzi nodded.

"That Marquis Pinglu has a particular fondness for this kind of thing," Old Li chuckled. "We can't compare to him, but the way we smoke and exhale is exactly the same!"

Gou Danzi looked at the grain transport team waiting to enter the fortress and couldn't help but whisper, "The Qing and Ming dogs have been fighting for so many years, but I have never seen a grain transport team pass through our Fengji Fortress."

Old Li glanced at his nephew and mumbled, "What's the big deal? Up south, the Qing and that Ming dog's Pinglu Marquis are fighting!"

Gou Danzi was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "To be able to make the Qing people so nervous, this Marquis of Pinglu of the Ming Dynasty is truly capable!"

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Old Li turned around and glared at his nephew, then tugged at his clothes and scolded, "See this skin on my body? Just for what you said, I could have dealt with you on the spot!"

A hint of fear flickered in Gou Danzi's eyes as he lowered his head and stammered, "But we used to be subjects of the Ming Dynasty too..."

"That was true before, but not anymore!" Old Li glared at Gou Danzi and said irritably, "Even though you're my nephew, if you dare to talk nonsense, I'll deal with you the same way!"

Dog Egg frowned, nodded, and looked at Old Li with a hint of disgust and contempt.

Old Li took a few more puffs of his cigarette, coughed, and continued, "Don't blame your uncle for betraying his ancestors, but life is tough these days, and surviving is the most important thing!"

"As long as I can have enough to eat, what's wrong with you making me a Qing dynasty official!"

Saying,

Old Li turned around, glanced at the workers dismantling the fortress wall not far away, and then pointed at them, saying:

“Look at these Han people, they go hungry nine times out of three days. If it weren’t for me giving them work and food, they would have starved to death at home long ago.”

then,

Old Li poked his nephew's forehead again and scolded him:

"And you, if it weren't for the fact that you're my nephew, would I have let you do this masonry work?!"

This year,

To survive, you need to find someone to rely on!

Your backer is me, and my backer is those Qing officials in the fort!

You better remember this, kid.

What Qing people and Han people?

Only by having enough to eat and surviving can one continue to be a human being!

He was disciplining his nephew.

Old Li suddenly felt his calves trembling.

He quickly reached out to help his nephew.

Road:

"Damn it, my body can't take it if I skip a meal!"

"Uncle?"

"Help me up. I used the money for the meal to buy tobacco. I got a little excited while I was talking, and my legs are starting to tremble."

"Uncle, I've eaten, but my legs are still trembling."

"You little brat, how dare you make fun of me..."

"No, Uncle, it's the ground that's shaking!"

Old Li was stunned for a moment, then carefully sensed it, and it seemed that the ground really was trembling...

then,

Old Li's eyes narrowed, and he looked south.

On the horizon,

A black line appeared.

Immediately afterwards, there was a dark mass!

"Thump thump thump! Thump thump thump! Thump thump thump!"

quickly,

The roar of the iron cavalry was like thunder, and the dust they raised obscured the sun and clouds, creating a magnificent sight.

Terrified, Gou Danzi pointed to the Ming army's iron cavalry, which surged like a tidal wave in the distance, and looked at his uncle.

He stammered, "Uncle, Ming Gou... Ming Gou is here!"

Old Li swung his hand and slapped his nephew hard across the back of the head.

He angrily said:

"What Ming dogs! Those are the royal army! They are the iron cavalry of our Great Ming!"

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