The civil war on the grassland is far more tragic than the foreign enemies. It is simply a struggle between the destruction of the race. This is a tradition on the grassland. Therefore, the Korqin people would rather die in front of Khalkha than retreat.

But once the army to die comes, it is different.

He easily agreed to Korqin's conditions and agreed to their surrender.

After the death army advanced more than 200 miles again, they finally entered the core area of ​​Korqin.

On the way, there were help from the Korqin people's guides and carriages. As soon as they arrived at this large residence, they were immediately welcomed.

Slaughtering fat sheep, offering milk wine, and the young Korqin girl danced gracefully. The most hardcore allies of the Manchus became allies of the dead army so easily, and even the minimum battle did not happen.

What makes the soldiers who go to the death most amused was not Korqin's surrender, but their commander Cheng Zidong.

Cheng Zidong, the commander of the First Army, is also a big shot. Although he repeatedly stated that he already had a wife and a concubine, he still became the son-in-law of the Korqin people.

This matter looks funny, but there is absolutely nothing to laugh at. There are three tribes in Korqin, which control the vast areas of the three towns and six banners. Although Ding Zhuang who can fight is not much left, it is ultimately a large tribe, connecting the north and south. According to the command of the Grand Marshal, such large tribes are unlikely to be truly eliminated. It is better to be able to recruit or to recruit.

"Khalkha is bad, and the army to die is good." The banner owner of Gorroskorqin drank a little high, and he could not speak a few Chinese, but now his tongue is knotted: "We are a family. If the warriors of Gorroskorqin can help us defeat Khalkar, I will marry another daughter to the warriors of Gorroskorqin..."

Political marriage is no longer a means, and it has even developed into a custom. But Cheng Zidong could not agree to such conditions. Khalkha is still an ally of the army to die. It is impossible to turn around and fight for Korqin. Not to mention giving another wife, or giving another hundred more: "I will send someone to say that Korqin and Khalkha are both our friends, so you can also talk about some misunderstandings in the tent..."

If the army goes to the death to say peace, the sphere of influence will definitely be divided between Khalkha and Korchin, and the people who are concerned will only compensate for cattle and sheep.

"The people from Durbert Korchin did not come, but our friends don't have to worry. We have already agreed that as long as we go to the death army, they will help our common friends and fight against the Jianzhou people together." Another banner owner said: "But our friends must also ensure that our grasslands and herdsmen are not harmed!"

"I can affirm this on behalf of my grandmaster. I have already said just now that the grassland is useless to us, and we cannot grow food here. We are not interested in the grassland. As long as each ministries can help us get back the two Liaos, the grassland will always belong to you."

A girl with a slightly dark face came over to toast Cheng Zidong, sang a nice song, leaving behind a small knife with a silver handle, and turned around and left.

According to local customs, this is a way to show love.

That night, Cheng Zidong took a silver-handled knife into the girl's tent and tasted the most beautiful "lamb" on the grassland.

After the marriage relationship was established, the nature of Cheng Zidong's army changed.

The armed forces of each unit were extremely weak, just to fight with the dead army, which was at most symbolic. A few days later, in Chu Hu's surprise, Cheng Zidong, the son-in-law of the Korqin native, led the team eastward.

The war has changed from war to negotiation, and how to divide and compensate is already a housework for the Mongols.

In more than 20 days, the three towns and six banners of Korqin have been changed.

"Harqin surrendered?" Jierharang's head buzzed suddenly. When several flag owners in the Dazheng Hall heard the news, their faces turned pale.

Korqin cannot stop the army to die, which is a fact that everyone admits. However, Korqin's vast space is priceless wealth, which can delay the progress of the army to die and gain time for Shengjing.

Now, Korqin has turned against each other.

As a result, the situation immediately collapsed to an uncontrollable extent. Korqin's transformation allowed Manchuria to face the threat of the dead army. If the dead army follows the old path of the Guanning Army of the Ming Dynasty, there are still many fortresses that can resist. However, the dead army came from the side, and if Korqin passes, he can stab the knife directly on the left rib, which is really fatal.

Since Daishan died, Aisin Gioro's power has been greatly reduced. To a large extent, the Eight Banners' system of political discussions was dominated by Jirhalang. For Jirhalang, there was no power to stop the army to die. The only way to do it is to delay the time of destruction, and I hope that there will be another miracle.

In this way, the decisive battle schedule for the death army was at least four months ahead of schedule, and even if there were any exquisite arrangements, they would not be able to use it.

If the assassination of Li Si can be achieved, it will definitely cause turmoil within the army to die. Although the decisive battle with the army to die is still inevitable, there will be more variables, and there may be a little chance.

Obviously, the assassination was not successful.

Not only did it fail, it led to revenge from the dead army - putting the war forward.

"Shengjing cannot be defended. Now it is still time to retreat. Let's retreat northeast. The army of the dead army cannot follow into the deep mountains..."

"What's the point!" Jierharang yelled in anger and embarrassedly: "What's the use of retreating? The army to die from Korqin is obviously not going to attack Shengjing, but to encircle us and then clean up bit by bit. Can you be safe by running into the deep mountains? If the army to die is encircled and suppressed, it will be even worse to enter the mountain!"

"What should we do? What should we do?"

"The Eight Banners still have hundreds of thousands of people. If they can't stop the army from going to the death, they will be all!"

"The management of several generations is over!"

Jierharang was furious and said, "What else do you want to do with generations? If Dorgon didn't enter the pass, how could he not be today?"

"Kill Dongmuna, Korqin betrayed us, so he killed her."

"Are you all crazy? What's the use of killing a child now?" Jierharang slapped the table angrily: "Think about it carefully. The army to die came from the flanks. If we directly attack Shengjing, we can retreat to the east of Jianzhou. If the army to die surrounded the north first, we would not even have a way out..."

"North Korea..."

"Don't count on North Korea, it's only a matter of time before North Korea's rebellion." Jirhalang gasped and gradually returned a little calmer before saying: "Mobilize all the troops to the north..."

"We will not have any depth when the troops are transferred north. If the army goes to the death breaks through, Shengjing will really have no hope..."

"Shengjing is over long ago." Jierharang said calmly: "As long as we protect the north first, otherwise no one of the hundreds of thousands of Manchu Jurchen tribes would survive. As long as we protect the north, we will have a way out."

Jierhalang's strategic intention is very obvious. No matter what price he pays, he cannot cover the retreat of the dead army. Even if he abandons Shengjing or even loses the entire Jianzhou, he can retreat all the way north.

Although unimaginable losses will occur when retreating to the far north, the species will not be destroyed in the end, and a little seed will be preserved.

There is a chance in the hall.

Jierharang suddenly wanted to laugh. Xiao Daishan died too timely. At least he didn't have to see the demise of this tribe with his own eyes, nor did he have to worry about the situation in front of him. Perhaps the old Daishan who had been confused since then was the most sober, so he died.

The foundation of the nation is too weak and has embarked on the road of no return to victory. As long as there is a little mistake, it will lead to disastrous consequences. No matter how brilliant the victory is or what great opportunities it has faced, the gap in strength is an insurmountable gap.

The recruitment of troops has been going on, but the effect is really not worth mentioning. Nowadays, the Eight Banners children know that they are about to face a catastrophe. Not only does they not have the courage to fight to the death with the same hatred of the enemy, but they are increasingly overdrawing the future and striving to enjoy more before destruction.

The Eight Banners are no longer the Eight Banners of the past. This is not reflected in the number of war soldiers, nor is it because of the danger of the situation, but because of the overall lack of enterprising spirit.

Since the old generation of Eight Banners were ruined by the pass, the new Eight Banners soldiers have never been cultivated. The urgency of time and the hasty retreat have caused the Eight Banners to lose a lot of things. The situation is now developing, and even if it can quickly pull up an elite force that can be used, it will not help, and will instead bring about greater disasters.

The Eight Banners are no longer the opponent of the army to die, and the gap in strength is not so easy to make up. The war has actually been unable to continue. Jierharang wants to end the war more than anyone else, and even if he surrenders unconditionally, it is not unacceptable.

But the key to the problem is also here. The army to die has shown undeserved toughness again and again and will never accept surrender.

In Jierhalang's opinion, it is almost impossible to kill all the Eight Banners. It is not that Li Si does not have the ability to achieve this goal, but that there is no need for this.

As the overlord of one side, Li Si’s entire goal was to kill all the Eight Banners? What is the meaning of the existence of the Death Army? This is absolutely unimaginable.

The hatred between the two nations is indeed very deep, but there is no need for Li Si to deepen this hatred, nor does it require the force and time to be used to massacre.

If Jierharang had Li Si's current strength, he would definitely put forward harsh conditions to surrender the entire Manchuria and then establish an unprecedented hegemony.

Killing Tartars can only be used as a slogan to accumulate popularity. If you continue to do this after you gain strength, you really don’t know what Li Si thought.

If you want to talk about threats, the Eight Banners now can no longer pose any threat to him Li Si. Even if he wants to do this land, he can use force as the auxiliary negotiation method...

Jirhalang never believed in any promises or righteousness, but only believed in interests. Everything has a tendency to benefit.

It is really impossible to see any real benefit to Li Si when killing all the Manchu Jurchens.

Although the army to die can be completely through war, population and territory, if it can be surrendered, isn’t it the same?

So Jierhalang always had a hope deep in his heart: Li Si must have what he needed. As long as he met his needs, the Manchus could escape this unprecedented disaster.

Gold, silver, territory, population, obviously not these.

Perhaps Li Si didn't care much about the life and death of hundreds of thousands of bannermen in Manchuria, but Jierharang cared very much.

The urgency of time is no longer allowed to test again, and the life and death of hundreds of thousands of bannermen has reached the last moment. Only at this time can Jierhalang understand Huang Taiji's prudence and conservatism, the concerns and worries contained in it. In the final analysis, it is a clear understanding of the comprehensive strength of our enemies and us. The gap between the two nations is not something that can be smeared by one or two talented leaders and a wonderful opportunity.
Chapter completed!