Why didn’t Chongzhen allow Korea to submit to the Ming Dynasty?
Why not send troops to Korea immediately and attack the Jiannu from both sides?
Because he wanted to leave a way out for the Jiannu.
Why leave a way out?
Because he wants to destroy their nests and exterminate their species.
Whether analyzed from the perspective of military strength or national power, the failure of the Jiannu was a matter of time.
When the Ping Liao army invaded Hetuala, some people chose to die for their country.
Some will drop their weapons and kneel in surrender.
Many people will abandon the city and flee.
As for where to escape, the Jiannu had two choices.
One is to escape into the deep mountains and forests to avoid being hunted down by the Ping Liao army.
The second is to join the allies.
If you escape into the mountains, problems will follow.
The supplies in the deep mountains and forests are very limited, especially food.
If the number of people fleeing into the mountains is small, the Jiannu can also find some suitable places in the mountains to open up wasteland and cultivate land.
The food harvested from farming and the prey obtained from hunting can barely keep a small number of people alive.
It is impossible to eat enough, the best you can do is not to be hungry.
but...
Once the population density is high, there will not be enough food and prey.
Because there is limited arable land in the mountains, and there is also limited prey in the mountains.
so.
When the Jiannu fled into the mountains, they scattered in order to save more people.
The Ming army was unable to concentrate its efforts to suppress the rebellion.
In addition, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
Many Jiannu could not endure the hard life in the mountains, so they had no choice but to choose the second option: to join their allies.
The Jiannu had two allies.
They are Mongolians and Koreans respectively.
The Jiannu made their living by fishing and hunting, while the Mongols were a nomadic people.
It was difficult for the Jiannu to adapt to the Mongolian lifestyle.
Furthermore.
The impacts of the Little Ice Age, such as land drought and food production reduction, are still continuing.
The Mongols didn't even have enough food of their own, so how much surplus food could they give to the Jiannu?
That is to say.
Even if the Jiannu could accept the Mongolian lifestyle, the Mongolians might not necessarily accept the Jiannu.
The premise for the continuation of an alliance relationship is mutual benefit.
The Mongols needed food, and so did the Jiannu.
When both parties have demands for the same resource, disputes are inevitable.
The so-called alliance will also break down and turn into competition.
Since the idea of joining the Mongols was unreliable, the Jiannu could only turn to the Koreans.
Although Koreans also lacked food, compared with the Mongols who did not produce food, Koreans definitely had more surplus food.
As long as they entered Korea, the Ming army would then march to the Yalu River and cut off their retreat.
When they realized that they could not escape into the mountains and forests, the Ming army had already followed closely and wiped out the Jiannu on Korean soil.
In this way, we can destroy their nests and eradicate their species to the greatest extent.
Therefore, Chongzhen would not send troops to Korea before the Jiannu fled to Korea.
He immediately wrote back to Huang Degong, rejecting his idea of opening a second front in Korea.
When the imperial edict was sent to Fushun, Huang Degong was a little depressed.
This decree completely disrupted his strategic deployment.
But he couldn't disobey the order.
In order to win the next battle, Huang Degong had to change his strategy and deploy his troops according to Li Dingguo's plan of one real route and two virtual routes.
Zheng Chenggong was even more depressed than Huang Degong. He asked Huang Degong: "Governor, what should I do?"
"What to do?"
"The main force of the Ping Liao army is about to go out to fight. My navy has neither the task of transporting food nor the battle plan. We can't just stay on the sea, right?"
Huang Degong thought for a moment and asked, "The imperial decree says that we cannot send troops to North Korea, but it does not say that we cannot beat the North Koreans on the sea, right?"
Zheng Chenggong took the decree and read it carefully, then said with a smile, "That's right."
"In that case, then you should get ready."
"Where are you going?"
"Go to Jeonra Island in Korea. According to the confession of the surrendered general Shuo Sai, Jeonra Island is the transit point for the smuggling of materials by the Jeonra. Don't attack the island, just drive away the ships on the sea and burn down the port."
"If His Majesty and the court investigate..."
"Don't worry," said Prince Ding Zhu Cijiong, "I'll help you if anything happens!"
"I feel relieved with your words, Your Highness." Zheng Chenggong bowed and said goodbye, then immediately returned to southern Liaoning.
On April 29, the 25th year of Chongzhen, the Ming army, which was fully prepared, once again launched an attack on Hetuala.
This time, the Ming army was divided into three groups just like last time.
The total strength of the Northern Army was 80,000, led by Huang Degong himself.
For this expedition, he has an extremely luxurious lineup under his command.
There are Li Dingguo, Li Xianzhong, Liu Zhaoji, Yang Zhan, Gao Yigong, Li Guo, Li Laiheng and others.
The central army had 5,000 soldiers and was led by Liu Wenxiu.
The Southern Army had a strength of 10,000 soldiers and was led by Zeng Ying.
Among them, the Northern Army is real, while the Central Army and the Southern Army are virtual.
After beheading the Jiannu captive Shuo Sai as a sacrifice, the army set out.
The first to set off were Huang Degong's troops.
He led his troops in front, and Li Xianzhong followed behind.
The other troops did not set out with them, but stayed in Fushun City without moving.
Create the appearance that there are not many troops.
On the evening of the 29th, the news of the Ming army's expedition reached Jiefan Village.
Dorgon immediately summoned all his generals to discuss countermeasures.
"How many Ming troops are there that left Fushun?" Dorgon asked the scout.
The scout replied, "The enemy is flying a yellow flag, and their exact strength has not yet been ascertained. But judging from their armor and attire, they are the elite among the elite of the Ming army."
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