The situation in the late Ming Dynasty can be described slightly in the words "funny".

In the original history, the Manchus were actually full of luck in being able to enter the Central Plains. For example, in Liaodong, the Ming court was repeatedly defeated, which was often not a crime of war. The deep-seated reasons are hidden behind the war.

To a certain extent, the so-called elite border troops, the Liaodong Army, and the Manchu Tatars, should be considered a group.

Their connection is extremely close.

From the Wanli period, Li Chengliang's army was under the command of Liaodong, there was already a hint of signs. Li Chengliang was in power and respectful to himself. In the late Wanli period, the emperor could not do anything to him, so he summoned him into the capital and did not move. He had many reasons to reject him, such as the rampant Tartars.

In fact, it is to raise the thief to be respectful.

With the might of the Liaodong Army at that time, it was easy to wipe out the Tartars in Liaodong. For example, Nurhaci, the wild boar skin, was all Li Chengliang's slaves.

But in order to protect his power, status, wealth and life, Li Chengliang could only raise his own thieves and respect him. Today he allowed the Tartars to plunder the people. Tomorrow he sent troops to kill a few heads, the Tartars came again the day after tomorrow, and the Tartars would kill a few heads. As for whom he killed, only Li Chengliang and the Tartars knew.

This never ended, and formed a family tacit understanding with the Tartars. You retreated and I went forward, and you went forward and I retreated, creating a phenomenon of injustice in Liaodong and using it to evade the Ming court.

After Li Chengliang's death, this sign gradually became the tradition of the Liaodong Army. The so-called Liaodong generals actually had a deep connection with the Tartars.

In this way, the Tartars actually played a role in training troops. So the Tartars became stronger and stronger, while the Ming army repeatedly retreated when facing the Tartars because of this connection, and gradually evolved into psychological shadows. It was natural that they could not defeat the Tartars later.

The Liaodong generals used this to threaten the Ming court, asking for money, food, and eating a lot of fat intestines. They were the winners. The Tartars became stronger and stronger as they occupied the territory they occupied became larger and larger, and they were also the winners.

Only the Ming court is the biggest loser.

So to some extent, there is nothing wrong with saying that the Liaodong Army and the Tartars are in the same group.

They are actually no different from Shanxi merchants in Shanxi. They can sell everything in order to get enough for themselves.

Since Li Chengliang, the Liaodong Army was headed by the Zu family and the Wu family. Representative figures of the Zu family, such as Zu Dashou, Zu Dabi, and representative figures of the Wu family, such as Wu Xiang, and later Wu Sangui.

Of course, these two families are just representative figures. Some, in the repeated wars, were either killed or surrendered.

And because of the surrender, their connection with the Tartars became increasingly close.

Zu Dashou surrendered to the Tartars and could communicate with Wu Sangui at any time. There was no secret between the two sides, at least for the Manchu Tartars.

The Tartars repeatedly easily penetrated into the pass through the path, which was not without reason.

However, the Ming court knew about the bad situation of the Liaodong Army. At that time, Li Chengliang was sophisticated and Emperor Wanli could not do anything. After Li Chengliang's death, the Liaodong Army lost a leading figure, and the Ming court began to divide.

The means of differentiation are very simple, which is to mix sand. For example, Bai Guangen, Ma Ke, and Yang Guozhu, who died in the battle of Songjin, were all generals transferred from the Ming court to the Liaodong Army system from other places.

The use of such means to differentiate and disintegrate the Liaodong Army has a little effect, but unfortunately, the combat effectiveness of the army has not been improved at all. Instead, due to internal division and power struggle, the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army has been reduced to a certain extent.

However, it is a good thing for Ying Yi now. In a short period of time, Ma Ke and Bai Guangen can help him easily hide from Wu Sangui and the Tartars.

Ying Yi was very brave and extremely energetic. In his case, the battle against the Tartars must have a final result.

Aren’t the Tartars rampant? Let’s give him a good look.

There are 30,000 elite cavalry, 30,000 coats, and 60,000 heads. Ying Yi is about to settle.

"According to the usual practice of the Tartars," Ma Ke and others surrounded the map and advised Ying Yi: "Their greatest possibility is to break into the pass from these two places."

Following the place where Mako's fingers pressed, Ying Yi saw two place names: "Xifengkou" and "Qingshankou".

Then he heard Bai Guangen say, "Xifengkou and Qingshankou are important checkpoints along the Great Wall. Although they are not big, they are very important to connect the inside and outside. The first four times the Tatars entered the pass, most of them broke into these two places. Because the defenders at Xifengkou and Qingshankou were Wu Sangui's confidants."

Qingshankou and Xifengkou are not far away, both less than a hundred miles north of Shanhaiguan. Outside this Great Wall is the sphere of influence of the Tatar Korqin tribe, and the Korqin tribe has long been subdued by the Tatars. Through military offensive and marriage strategies, the Korqin tribe became the lackey of the Tatars. The so-called Mongolian Eight Banners, Korqin is one of them.

"That is, if there is no surprise, the Tartars will still use Korqin to break into the pass from Qingshankou and Xifengkou?" Wang Yisheng said on the side.

"Yes," said Ma Ke: "General Wang said it is not bad. However, the importance of Shanhaiguan cannot be ignored. If the Tartars attacked Guancheng a few years ago, it would have been a sight to cover up and acted, so that they could break into Qingshankou and other places. However, in recent years, the Tartars have become increasingly rampant. If possible, if they see an opportunity, they may not have attacked Shanhaiguan fiercely, turning virtual to real."

Ying Yi listened and couldn't help but nodded slightly: "Ma Ke is right. Shanhaiguan and Qiantun Guard must be strictly guarded. Cut off the possibility of the Tatars turning virtual into real. Only leave them the two paths, Qingshankou and Xifengkou."

He thought for a moment and said, "In this way, I will leave a group of elite soldiers to guard Shanhaiguan. If it is exposed at a critical moment, even if it is exposed, it will block the Tartars."

When Bai Guangen and Ma Ke heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, they do not have absolute confidence to let them resist the Tartars' military attacks by themselves. And if they could have a group of elite soldiers under Ying Yi's command, they would naturally be able to rest assured.

Ying Yi said: "Wang Yisheng, you can quickly send Zhu Bingkun and Zheng Wu to make sure they arrive at their established location within five days."

As he said that, Ying Yi pressed his finger twice on the map.

Jizhou Town, Qian'an.

Everyone's eyes fell on these two places, and they showed a sense of pride.

If the Tatars break into the pass from Xifengkou and Qingshankou, to the east is Jizhou Town and to the south is Qian'an. It is clear that from the beginning, the Tatars must be pressed into a narrow area within Xifengkou and annihilated.

"I won't let the Tartars really enter the pass." Ying Yi said lightly: "This place is just right, so it's where the Tartars buried their bones."

He also said: "Mako, Bai Guangen, you two always monitor the movements of the Tartars. When the Tartars entered the pass from Xifengkou and Qingshankou, I took the way out and blocked the two passes. At that time, he called him to the sky and said that the earth was not effective."

Hearing this, the two of them clasped their fists together and said, "Please don't worry, lord!"
Chapter completed!