After several months of grief and anger, the failed Nurhachi finally smiled——with a smile on Jiuquan. The old man walked away with a smile, and some people couldn't laugh - such as his sons. At that time, there were eight people eligible to inherit. These eight people are the four Baylors: Daishan, Amin, Mang Gurtai, and Huang Taiji; The four little Baylors: Azig, Dorgon, Jierhalang, and Duoduo. There is only one location. Thanks to many "Secret History" TV series, this issue that even historians don't necessarily pay attention to, is known to all women and children, and there are many opinions. Why Nurhachi hates Huang Taiji and likes Dorgon, and Huang Taiji played a trick and killed Dorgon Damn, snatched Dorgon's position and so on.

It’s okay to say the above method casually when you meet acquaintances in the vegetable market and other places, but don’t talk about it in formal occasions. In fact, from the day Nurhachi smiled, the Khan position has been doomed, and it belongs to only one person-Huang Taiji. Because apart from this dear friend, everyone else has problems. Nurhachi really likes Dorgon, but the problem is that Comrade Dorgon was still a kid at the time, and the nomads are more realistic. Whoever is more able to fight and rob is the boss. yes. Not to mention the other three of the fourth young Belleri, not to mention the young age, the old man is still waiting to be seen, the above four can all be eliminated.

As for the Big Four, Amin is Nurhachi's nephew, so he is not qualified, and he is excluded; Mang Gurtai is stupid, and has a violent temper, so he is excluded; only Daishan and Huang Taiji can be ranked. But Daishan also has a problem - his style of life, this problem is quite troublesome, because it is said that it is Nurhachi's concubine who is rumored to have an affair with him. Daishan is a smart man, with this criminal record, Khan can't count on his position. He said quite tolerantly that he would not fight for this position, let Huang Taiji do it. Therefore, under the unanimous recommendation of everyone, Huang Taiji ascended the throne on the first day of September in the sixth year of Tianqi (1626).

Among the post-Jin generals, in terms of military talent, there are only three who can compare with Yuan Chonghuan: Nurhachi, Daishan, and Huang Taiji (Dorgon is relatively small, so it doesn't count). But in terms of political level, only Huang Taiji can be put on the table. Because a month later, he did something that Nurhachi would never do. In October of the sixth year of Apocalypse (1626), a delegation of Yuan Chonghuan came to Shenyang, the capital of the Later Jin Dynasty. In many books, Yuan Chonghuan after the battle of Ningyuan was very miserable. No one recognized his achievements, and he was not rewarded. All the credit was taken away by Wei Zhongxian.

What is certain is that these claims are without historical records and brains, because just a few days after Ningyuan's victory, Yuan Chonghuan was praised by the emperor, and Wang Yongguang, Minister of the Ministry of War, was not quite right with Yuan Chonghuan, and he also expressed emotion : In the past eight years, the thieves have only suffered a setback, but we know that there are people in China! In short, when the good news came, the whole country was jubilant, and the only person who was not jubilant was Gaudí. This brother was so disappointing that even the eunuchs refused to protect him, and he was dismissed cleanly and sent home.

In addition to verbal praise, the Ming Dynasty was also very solid. It won at the end of the first month, and it was mentioned at the beginning of February. On to the deputy ministerial level. The subordinates are not in vain, Man Gui, Zhao Shijiao, Zuo Fu, Zhu Mei, Zu Dashou have all been promoted, and even his teacher Sun Chengzong has been rewarded for his meritorious deeds. Of course, the credit of the leaders is indispensable. For example, father-in-law Wei Zhongxian, Lord Gu Bingqian, etc., although they didn't go to war, they were busy working with people all day long, which was also very hard.

In any case, Yuan Chonghuan came out on top. Although he was a student of Sun Chengzong and a member of the Donglin Party, someone had to guard the border, so the Eunuch Party would not make it difficult for him. Anyway, good and bad people ignored him and let him do whatever he wanted. A few months later, after learning of Nurhachi's death, he sent a delegation. This is getting bigger. From the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, Hou Jin was a bandit gang headed by Nurhachi, not a political power at all. How could the dignified dynasty negotiate with the gang leader? So for many years, it was just fighting but not talking.

But the problem is that there is no result after calling and calling. It just so happened that this time the gang leader was aggrieved to death, so it wouldn't hurt to take the opportunity to talk. Of course, as a general who was born as a civil servant, Yuan Chonghuan still has a bit of political savvy. Before negotiating, he first consulted the emperor before he dared to open the way. It is very unethical to suffocate (injure to death) someone else's father and send people to mourn the funeral. Such behavior is unbearable. However, Huang Taiji endured it. He not only endured, but also made an unexpected response.

He received Yuan Chonghuan's envoys with the highest standards, served delicious food and drinks, and held a military parade for them to play for more than a month. The messenger who killed his father and enemy smiled and waved goodbye. This means that an enemy more terrifying than Nurhachi has appeared. Those who know violence are strong, and those who know how to restrain violence are strong. Before the next war comes, there must be peace. This is Huang Taiji's true thought. Yuan Chonghuan is also not a kind person. For this negotiation, he gave a full explanation in his report to the emperor:

"I have already prepared for the consumption of the slave's death and the situation of the slave, so what else can I ask for?" What this sentence means is that I know the news of Nurhachi's death and his son's situation, so what else can I ask for? After talking and talking, we talked about such a thing. Negotiations continued, and in the first month of the second year (the seventh year of Tianqi), Huang Taiji sent another person. But this person is obviously not up to the mark, and there is an article attached to the negotiation book-the seven major hatreds written by his father back then.

But if you want to say how much you hate Huang Taiji, it seems that you can't say it, because just behind the seven hatreds, he also listed the conditions for negotiation, such as gold and silver treasures, such as land and so on. It's just that I want to get more things, and it's really hard to move the dead old man out. Yuan Chonghuan was very humorous. In his reply letter, he patiently refuted Nurhachi's works one by one, and at the same time said that he rejected all your requests.This means that although your father died of aggrieved death, I sympathize, but let's talk about it, I don't agree with dead people. One month later, Huang Taiji wrote again. This buddy was obviously addicted to playing games. He actually refuted Yuan Chonghuan's reasons for refusing the Seven Great Hatreds one by one. Of course, he didn't forget to talk about the business. This time his appetite It's a little smaller, and the things you want are halved. It is okay to play word games, but specific work still needs to be done. In this regard, Comrade Huang Taiji performed quite well. While sending a letter to Yuan Chonghuan, he launched a new attack, targeting North Korea. On the eighth day of the first lunar month in the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), Amin sent troops to North Korea. The performance of the North Korean army was quite stable, as before, and Pyongyang fell a month later. After another month, the King of North Korea signed the A letter of alliance expressing willingness to obey Houjin. The Ming Dynasty was not happy about the fall of North Korea, but there is nothing to be unhappy about. Today is different from the past, and the family is more difficult. There is really no way to help the brothers. If it falls, it will fall. It was too much to do this kind of thing while negotiating, so in the documents between them, Yuan Chonghuan angrily condemned the behavior of the other party, and denounced Huang Taiji for not being sincere in negotiating. That being said, Yuan Chonghuan was not idle either, he was also very busy laying bricks. Since the end of the Battle of Ningyuan, he has started to repair the walls, rebuilt the damaged ones, and reinforced the undamaged ones.He also pulled tens of thousands of migrant workers directly to Jinzhou to catch up with the construction schedule. In just a few months, Jinzhou became a strong city again. In addition, he also reoccupied the previously abandoned Dalinghe, Qiantun, Zhonghousuo, and Zhongyousuo, built forts, and fully restored the Guanning line of defense. It was not enough to just build the wall. In order to make Huang Taiji completely disgusted, he summoned a large number of peasants, and as long as they came, they would distribute the land without asking for a penny. It was too much to do this kind of thing while negotiating, so in the documents between them, Huang Taiji angrily condemned the other party's behavior and denounced Yuan Chonghuan for not having the sincerity to negotiate. In May of the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), the old man's affairs were completed, North Korea was defeated, Jinzhou was repaired, the defense line was restored, and the farming was almost done, and both sides were satisfied. let's hit. On May 6th, the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), Huang Taiji led an army of 60,000 troops and set off from Shenyang to attack Jinzhou. The "Ningjin War" kicked off. Going to war at this time is not Huang Taiji's original intention. The old man has only been hanged for a few months. The division of the inheritance and the memorial service have just been completed, and North Korea is fighting again. It is really not a good time to attack, but there is no way. There is a famine. In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Liaodong was hit by natural disasters, including Yuan Chonghuan and Huang Taiji, and there was a shortage of food. In order to solve the food problem, Yuan Chonghuan decided to go to the customs to adjust grain and supplement military supplies. In order to solve the food problem, Huang Taiji decided to go to the customs to grab food and supplement military supplies. I can't help it, I can't eat, and there's no place to adjust the food, and I'm going to make trouble, I'd rather make trouble with you than me, just take them to grab it. For Huang Taiji's plan, Yuan Chonghuan was mentally prepared, so he polished the cannon, prepared the shells, and waited quietly for the arrival of the Houjin grain grabbing team. After the Battle of Ningyuan, Yuan Chonghuan went smoothly, his officials were promoted, and his power was also increased. There are also people who are not convinced, such as Man Gui. In fact, the relationship between Man Gui and Yuan Chonghuan is good. The reason why he is not convinced is because of another person——Zhao Ledjiao. During the Battle of Ningyuan, Zhao Ledjiao was stationed in Qiantun. When the fight was the most intense, Man Gui felt that he was going to be unable to hold on, so he sent someone to Zhao Ledjiao to send an order to send reinforcements as soon as possible. But Zhao rate can't teach. Because you can't bear it, and neither can I. There are so many people in total, and your soldiers are more than mine. Who will reinforce whom? So don't go. At that time, the situation was critical, so Man Gui didn't care about it. After the battle was over, he remembered what happened, and he wanted to settle the score with Zhao rate teacher later. So Yuan Chonghuan appeared on the stage. Now he is the governor of Liaodong. When encountering such a thing, he naturally wants to make a mess. But he never imagined that not only did the slime fail to be reconciled, but he also reconciled himself. Because Man Gui didn't buy it at all, not only refused to settle the matter, but also dragged Yuan Chonghuan into the water, saying that he was biased. The reason is that before the Battle of Ningyuan, Man Gui was the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan, and Yuan Chonghuan was Ning Qiandao.Man Gui's rank is higher than Yuan Chonghuan's, but according to the practice of using literature to control martial arts, Yuan Chonghuan's status is slightly higher than Man Gui's. After the war, Man Gui was promoted to the right governor, and Yuan Chonghuan was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Liaodong. According to the rank, Yuan Chonghuan was still inferior to Man Gui, but in terms of status, he was still higher than Man Gui. This is quite troublesome. You know, Man Guiguang has been fighting for 20 to 30 years. When he chopped off people's heads to save money (5 taels a piece), Yuan Juren was still taking the Jinshi exam, and his rank was always higher than Yuan Chonghuan. Now you are a military officer of the first rank, you are a civil servant of the third rank, it is not bad for me to obey the management, what are you messing with? In addition, he is a Mongolian, and he is more straightforward, without hypocrisy, and he will fuck if he talks about fighting.As for Yuan Chonghuan, he himself introduced himself: "You know that the headquarters is a scholar, but the headquarters is a general!" So they came and went, sparks were everywhere, and Yuan Chonghuan immediately said that Mangui was worthy of great use, and hoped that the court would reuse it (use it as you like, not here). Man Gui was so angry that he couldn't do Yuan Chonghuan (the governor had real power), so he sued Yuan Chonghuan's boss, the new Liaodong Governor Wang Zhichen. Wang Zhichen is also a civil servant, so he is also sympathetic, saying that Man Gui is also a talent, you all stop, and you are all serving the country outside the pass. Ordinarily, it would be enough to make mud, but Master Wang seemed unwilling to be lonely, and he also gave a few words to Yuan Chonghuan, so Master Yuan became angry, and immediately wrote a letter saying that he was very tired and wanted to retire (begging for a rest). Wang Dushi was furious immediately, and also went to the memorial, saying that he was going to retire (retire). When the problem became serious, the imperial court took action in person and resorted to the killer's trump card—it was still mixed with mud. But the imperial court is an imperial court after all, and the quality of this slime is very high. First, he issued a letter and taught the two of them a history lesson, saying that they had been at odds with each other before (referring to Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen), and lost a lot of places. You should learn your lesson and stop making trouble. Then he said, both of you are talents, so don’t leave, but in order to prevent the two of you from fighting each other, a special scope has been set, Wang Zhichen is in charge of the customs, Yuan Chonghuan is in charge of the outside, rewards for meritorious deeds, and scapegoats together, Get comfortable! After the order came down, both Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zhichen were very knowledgeable, and responded immediately, expressing their willingness to stay in office, and agreed that Man Gui would stay in office and continue to work together. Soon after, Yuan Chonghuan appointed Mangui to guard Shanhaiguan, and the turmoil subsided-at least he thought so. However, this small matter eventually affected his fate. But no matter what the sequelae, at least at the time, the situation was very good, everything was going well. Mangui is guarding Shanhaiguan, Yuan Chonghuan is guarding Ningyuan and Jinzhou. All the fortresses have been repaired, all the walls have been reinforced, ammunition is sufficient, food and grass are in place, and there is only one thing left—waiting for you with open arms. On May 11th, Huang Taiji plunged into his arms. His 60,000 troops were divided into three groups. He personally led the central route, Mangurtai commanded the left route, and Dai Shan and Amin commanded the right route. On the same day, they joined forces at the foot of Jinzhou City to complete the encirclement. When the news reached Ningyuan City, Yuan Chonghuan panicked.Although he was prepared and expected the attack, he didn't expect it to come so soon. The defender of Jinzhou City is led by Zhao. Yuan Chonghuan was still unprepared, not to mention Zhao Ledjiao. Seeing the darkness under the city, he was really guilty. After thinking for a while, he calmed down and sent two people to climb out of the city wall (the door could not be opened) to negotiate with Huang Taiji. The arrival of these two people completely confused Huang Taiji, Lao Tzu's soldiers are all under the city, you can either fight or surrender, what is the negotiation? But it is not a bad thing to be willing to negotiate. He immediately wrote a reply letter, hoping that Zhao Ledjiao would leave the city and surrender as soon as possible, and run towards the light. The envoy went back with the letter, and Huang Taiji began to wait. He didn't write it in the afternoon, he didn't write it in the evening, and the next day, he still didn't write it. So he looked towards the top of the city and saw the Ming army rushing to repair the fortifications. In this battle, Zhao Liaojiao was relatively innocent. In fact, he was not the general of Jinzhou at all, but just happened to stay there. When the general took office, he should leave. Unexpectedly, Huang Taiji came too suddenly. Before I had time to leave, I was besieged in Jinzhou.Looking around, he was the most important official, so he had no other choice, so Jinzhou defender Zhao Lediao came out. But after careful analysis, there is a problem. There are more than 100,000 troops in Liaodong, 50,000 in Shanhaiguan, 40,000 in Ningyuan, and only 10,000 to 20,000 in Jinzhou. Ning Yuan, how can we start the fight? So he decided to send people out of the city to negotiate and play Tai Chi with Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji really didn't deserve the name, he didn't know anything about Taiji, so he waited for a day in vain, and on May 13th, he figured it out and attacked the city. After 60,000, the Jin army was assembled, with gongs and drums blaring, firecrackers blasting, military flags flying, and crowds of people waiting for Huang Taiji's order. Huang Taiji was silent for a moment, and finally gave the order: stop the attack. Huang Taiji is an out-and-out hero, and a hero does not suffer immediate losses. Facing the black cannons at the top of the city, he decided not to attack for the time being—negotiation. He took the initiative to send envoys to ask the defenders in the city to surrender. The first time he was ignored, and the second time he was ignored. By the time of the third batch of envoys, Zhao Lijiao was probably very annoyed, so he stood at the top of the city, Shout out to the following: "If you want to fight, you can fight, just talking about it is useless! (You can attack but not talk about it)" Huang Taiji knew that it was impossible to flicker, he could only fight recklessly, and the Hou Jin army immediately swarmed up and attacked the city. However, the sequelae of the Battle of Ningyuan were too serious. Later Jin Jun was dizzy when he saw the cannon. He didn't dare to risk his life. Huang Taiji was in a hurry, so he sat down, wrote a letter of persuasion, and sent someone to the gate of the city. He was shot to death, so he wrote another letter, and sent someone to deliver it, but no one delivered it. In desperation, he sent someone to shoot this persuading letter into the city, but there was no response. All fools understand that you can't attack at all, you can't attack, why should I surrender? But Huang Taiji didn't seem to understand this truth. The next day, he sent several groups of envoys to Jinzhou City to negotiate. It is normal to send envoys. Huang Taiji was ecstatic, and quickly selected two people to negotiate in the city. But when these two dear friends came to the door, they had agreed to open the door, but they refused to open it. They shouted to them, but no one answered. Huang Taiji was very angry because he was spoofed, but the problem is that he can't do anything about it. Mrs. Huang had a very disappointing day, but the coming day would make him despair. In the early morning, when Huang Taiji was about to mobilize the army to attack the city, the envoys from the city came. Not only did they come, but they also explained the reason why they didn’t open the door yesterday: It’s not that we were not enthusiastic, but it was too late to open the door. Please forgive me. Send someone again during the day today, and we will definitely welcome you. Huang Taiji was very happy, and sent another envoy, but when they got to the city, the Ming army still refused to open the door. These envoys were quite responsible, and Lai would not leave under the city, so after a while, Zhao led the teaching and shouted again: "You guys retreat, I will reward you from Daming! (Own reward)" Just when Huang Taiji was almost insane and out of breath, another envoy was suddenly sent from the city, expressing that it was possible to negotiate, but he could not go to the city, and was willing to go to Huang Taiji's camp to negotiate. Huang Taiji, who was almost insane, received the envoy and wrote a very interesting letter. This letter is not a letter of persuasion, but a letter of challenge. He said in the letter, you are huddled in the city, you are not good guys, come out and fight if you have the guts, you send a thousand people, I only send ten people here, whoever wins Whoever wins will win.If you dare, we will fight, if not, you will sacrifice all the property in the city, and I will retreat. The so-called one thousand people can't beat ten people, for example, one thousand unarmed fools can't beat ten special forces with machine guns, and one thousand civilians can't beat ten supermen. In this regard, Huang Taiji embodies the cunning of the nomads, and his father likes to play tricks. The real purpose of this proposal is to lure the Ming army into battle. But after the letter was sent into the city, there was no response for a long time, and even Zhao Liaojiao, who usually came out to shout, was nowhere to be seen, and no one responded. The reason is that the tactics are too low-level. This so-called aggressive method (it is the standard book of war for the generals of the late Jin Dynasty, and everyone has a copy) that is obviously copied from the top can only be used by the top. Huang Taiji collapsed, he would either fight or talk, but he wouldn't open the door if he wanted to talk, and you wouldn't reply when he sent a letter, what the hell are you thinking? In fact, Zhao Lijiao has his own difficulties. He didn't want to play with Huang Taiji, but he was helpless. Who told you to come so early? It's too plausible to talk about negotiations when you have nothing to do, just treat it as a pastime. On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the entertainment ended, because on this day, reinforcements arrived in Jinzhou. After receiving the news that Jinzhou was besieged, Yuan Chonghuan was very anxious. He immediately dispatched troops, led by Man Gui, to Jinzhou to fight.The number of reinforcements was very small, only 10,000. Six years ago, during the Battle of Liaoyang, the guard Yuan Yingtai lined up outside the city with 50,000 Ming troops to fight a decisive battle with the Hou Jin army, which was smaller than himself. Six years later, Man Gui took 10,000 people to Jinzhou to fight the 60,000 Houjin Army. He has no fear, because what he leads is the most elite troops in Liaodong - Guanning cavalry. After several years of unremitting efforts, this cavalry, mainly composed of Liao people, was well-trained and equipped with excellent multi-barreled firearms. They fought extremely bravely and had strong impact, and became the most powerful armed force in the late Ming Dynasty. Led by Man Gui, Guan Ning's iron cavalry traveled day and night and arrived at Yanli Mountain near Ta Mountain on the 16th. According to the deployment before the war, the reinforcements should rush to the vicinity of Jinzhou, determine the situation and launch a surprise attack to break through the encirclement. However, this idea was ruthlessly broken, because on that day, a post-Jin general was inspecting Yanli Mountain-Manggurtai. This encounter completely disrupted the plans of both parties. After a moment of surprise, Man Gui took the lead in charging. Later, the Jin army was unguarded, and the striker was defeated. Although Mang Gurtai was stupid, he was still able to fight. He quickly reacted, relying on the large number of people, and launched a counterattack. Because everyone was busy, Mang Gurtai came to inspect, and it was almost time to go back. Man Gui came to rescue, but according to the current situation, it was good if he was not surrounded, so after a short contact, the two sides retreated and went back to their respective homes. Almost at the same moment when Man Gui was frustrated, Yuan Chonghuan resorted to a new trick. He finished writing a letter, and sent someone to secretly send it to Jinzhou City, and handed it to Zhao Ledjiao. Unfortunately, this letter was intercepted halfway by Hou Jin's army and delivered to Huang Taiji. The contents of the letter shocked Huang Taiji extremely: "Jinzhou is under siege, but I have mobilized naval reinforcements and troops from Shanhaiguan, Xuanfu and other places to assemble in Ningyuan. Mongolian reinforcements are coming soon. There are more than 70,000 people in total. Wait patiently. We will surely be able to break the siege by cooperating inside and outside." At this point, Huang Taiji finally knew Yuan Chonghuan's strategy, to be precise, it was a trick. Jinzhou was besieged, and there were only so many reinforcements, so we could only fool around, but there were only so many people in Liaodong, and everyone knew it well, so fooling must start from other places, such as Xuanfu soldiers, Mongolian soldiers, etc., as many as you want , on this point, Yuan Chonghuan did a good job, because Huang Taiji believed. On May 17, he changed the deployment. One-third of the Hou Jin army withdrew from the siege and garrisoned in the outer city, because according to "reliable information", reinforcements from all over the country (Mongolia, Xuanfu, etc.) will arrive in a few days. The 60,000 people are useless, and the remaining 40,000 can rest. In front of the cannons of the Ming army, the Houjin army has nothing to gain except corpses. The next day, Huang Taiji stopped attacking again. He wrote another letter, shot an arrow into Jinzhou, and persuaded him to surrender again. I am also speechless about this move of his. I know that it is impossible, but I have to do it several times, and I am never tired of it. It is really hard to understand what kind of mentality it is. It is estimated that Zhao Ratejiao in the city was also annoyed by him. He had come out to scold a few times, but now he is still, and he doesn't even bother to fool him. On May 19th, Huang Taiji was convinced that he had been fooled. Obviously, apart from the group of people who fought Mangurtai three days ago, there were no reinforcements. But the problem is that Jinzhou still can't be attacked, even if Huang Taiji writes letters until he is soft, and shoots arrows until he is dazzled, he still cannot be attacked. Such a failure is unacceptable, so Huang Taiji decided to change the plan and attack the second target. But before that, he intends to try again. On May 20, the Hou Jin army launched its final onslaught. During these few days, the schedule was roughly the same: attack, cannons, fire, boom, dead people, evacuation, corpses, cremation, attack again, cannons again, fire again, boom again, dead people again, and so on. On May 25th, Huang Taiji couldn't stand it anymore, and resorted to his last trump card - retreat. But his retreat is quite characteristic, because the direction of his retreat is not backward, but forward. He decided to cross Jinzhou and go to Ningyuan, because Ningyuan was his second target. After careful consideration, Huang Taiji correctly realized that what he was facing was a tight line of defense, and Jinzhou was just a point in this line of defense. All lines of defense have a core, and to completely break through it, one must find this core—Ning Yuan. As long as Ningyuan is defeated, the connection between Jinzhou and Guannei can be completely cut off, and the Ming army will lose Liaodong forever. Huang Taiji decided to put all his eggs in one basket, dispatched a small force to monitor Jinzhou, and led a large force to Ningyuan. He firmly believed that he would usher in a brilliant victory there.