The so-called Jurchens outside the pass are actually not just the Jurchen tribe. Nurhaci was just a member of the Jianzhou Jurchens back then. The Jurchens outside the pass were divided into three major parts during the Ming Dynasty, namely the Jianzhou Jurchens, the Haixi Jurchens and the Ye Jurchens.

Among them, the Jianzhou Jurchens are divided into three divisions, namely the Jianzhou Wei, the Jianzhou Left Guard and the Jianzhou Right Guard.

Nurhaci was born into the family of the Left Guard Commander of Jianzhou. During the Ming Dynasty, Li Chengliang, who relied on Liaodong, gradually grew stronger, and then unified the Jianzhou Jurchens and rose to prominence.

The so-called three Jurchens are actually not just three tribes. This is just a distinction between the distances and distances of the ethnic groups outside the pass by the Ming Dynasty.

Among them, the three divisions of Jianzhou Jurchens will not be mentioned for the time being. The tribe of Haixi Jurchens is divided into four divisions: Yehe, Hada, Ula and Huifa. After Nurhaci unified the Jurchens of Jianzhou, they quickly attacked the Jurchens of Haixi. At that time, the most powerful Yehe tribe of Haixi Jurchens joined forces with various divisions to fight Nurhaci, and eventually failed.

After killing the Haixi Jurchens, Nurhaci annexed his troops and reset the Eight Banners. But even so, the Eight Banners were far from confronting the huge former Ming Dynasty in terms of their number and military strength. Therefore, the Later Jin, which had already established the country, began to set up his mind to the Ye Jurchens and sent troops to plunder the Ye Jurchen tribe to make use of it, thus forming the political and military structure of the later Qing Dynasty.

From this point of view, the Ye Jurchen was not the direct descendant of the Jianzhou Jurchens, and it was even far inferior to the Haixi Jurchens that were annexed. In addition, the Later Jin Dynasty was a slave society, and the Ye Jurchens captured were directly incorporated into the Eight Banners, and they were also allocated to the various banners as slaves by the Qing Dynasty at that time.

From this we can see that the path Nurhaci took was similar to Genghis Khan. You should know that before the birth of the Mongolian Empire, the Mongols were divided into different tribes of different sizes. The tribe where Temujin was located was not powerful for Mongolia at that time. It was because it was relied on wars to continuously annex small tribes.

If Temujin was defeating Wang Khan and thus gaining the position of Mongolian overlord, Nurhaci's defeat of Yehe tribe and the Haixi Jurchen coalition could barely be compared.

Now, the Qing Dynasty lost the Central Plains, and even the ancestral land of Liaodong, it can be said that the phoenix with hair fallen hair is not as good as a chicken. In this case, Prince Yi can only think of other ways, and it is definitely not possible to go south. If the Ming army in the south can do it, he would not lead people to retreat north voluntarily.

As for the westward situation, Mongolian troops have suffered a lot of losses, but Prince Yi is not able to attack Mongolia at present. Not to mention whether he can fight, Ortai's troops are now in Mongolia. If he attacks Mongolia, not only will he not get any benefits, but he will push the Mongolian side to Ortai, so he can only win over Mongolia and not use troops.

To the north is the Russian Empire. I feel both hatred and helpless towards Prince Yi of the Russian Empire, and there is also a hint of expectation.

In fact, before he decided to retreat north, he had sent people to contact the Russians in Mobei and Heilongjiang, but these yellow-haired and green-eyed Russians were just guys who didn't take any advantage.

Russia used various methods to shirk their troops as requested by Prince Yi, either because they were unstable or had insufficient troops. Or they used the Tsar as a shield and said that they would use the Tsar as a shield to use the troops in the Ming Dynasty unless the Tsar's orders were ordered.

These words made Prince Yi feel so angry that he was itchy, but he was helpless against the Russians.

Since the loss of the Central Plains, the Russians' attitude towards the Qing Dynasty has become worse and worse. Not only does they no longer agree to join forces with the Qing Dynasty, but they even have much less formal support.

But one thing is good, that is, at least the Russians have not completely broken up with the Qing Dynasty. If the Qing Dynasty could give out real money, the Russians would still sell things to the Qing Dynasty, including firearms and some food and grass. It is precisely because of this that Prince Yi still has some expectations for the Russians until now.

"The tribes of the Wild Jurchen need to be taken seriously. Winter is about to begin. If heavy snow starts, it will be difficult to capture Wild Jurchen again. Besides, the appetite of the Russians is getting bigger and bigger. Maybe these yellow-haired ghosts will no longer sell things to me that day, and the trouble will be great at that time."

"The prince is wise!"

Everyone praised it repeatedly. Everyone knew the situation at the moment. In addition to obtaining supplies from the Wild Jurchens, the only thing they could do was get from Mongolia and Russians.

There are some difficulties in Mongolia. Every winter, the Mongols' lives are not easy. Moreover, Mongolia is different from Mongolia at the moment. In addition, Ortai is in Mongolia, so it is almost impossible to obtain supplies from the Mongols.

Capturing the Wild Jurchen can not only use the Wild Jurchen to strengthen its strength, but also obtain materials from the Wild Jurchen tribes, including not only urgent food and grass, but also naturally there are fur, gold and silver.

With the latter, the Qing Dynasty could exchange supplies from the Russians and let them persevere in the bitter and cold areas outside the pass as much as possible.

"Yongqian!"

"The slave is here!"

"I'll leave it to you by the Wild Jurchen side. I'll give you three thousand deployments. What do you think?" Prince Yi stared at Yongqian and asked.

"Please rest assured, I will not let you down!" Yongqian patted his chest and promised without thinking. This attitude made Prince Diyi's expression softer.

"Sir, I still need more help from the Wild Jurchen matter, can I?"

"This is naturally, don't worry, the prince." Tuoliu nodded.

"Song Zhu!"

"The slave is here!"

Song Zhu stood up, and Prince Yi said, "I am going to set up a camp outside the pass here. I am the lord and general, and you are the deputy general, how about you?"

"The prince is considerate and Songzhu should obey the order..." Songzhu answered without hesitation, and then hesitated: "But the prince, the prince's palace, the Beile palace, and the general's palace..."

Before he could finish speaking, Prince Yi waved his hand and said, "No need to worry about these things for the time being, just do your business well."

"The slave understands..."

"Prince, can the court think of a solution? Now that so many people gather here, although there is no problem in the short term, it is not a solution after a long time." After all, Tuoliu is a veteran. After thinking about it, he suggested tactfully.

Prince Yi was about to say something, but it was obvious that there seemed to be some reminder in Tuoliu's expression. After thinking deeply, he understood the meaning of the old general's words, and his heart suddenly moved slightly.

"The boss said it well. I will make a decision on this matter carefully."

Seeing that Prince Yi understood what he meant, he asked Liu to stop talking and continued to sit and listen to the subsequent arrangements.

Two days later, with the establishment of the camp and the military operation against the Ye Juzhen, Prince Yi suddenly invited all the princes, Beile and the generals of Qiqihar to the banquet.

The banquet was made on the name of Prince Yi, who served as the commander of the Qing Dynasty after the withdrawal of the Qing Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and at the same time, pacifying the royal family. However, in fact, others were not aware of it. The banquet specially arranged by Prince Yi had another meaning.
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