Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 927 Take the initiative to ask for help
What Hauge said was correct, and Huang Taiji thought so too.

Although the Solon people were barbarians, their leader, Bomubogor, was an extraordinary person. It was because of his existence that Huang Taiji was unable to complete his plan to annex the Solon tribe.

What he is doing now is to test his bottom line. If he takes a step back at this time, then Bomubogor will definitely become more and more aggressive. After a few times, the prestige of the Qing Dynasty will be completely destroyed, not to mention recovering the Solon tribe.

The reason why the other party had such confidence was entirely because of the Ming Dynasty. When Huang Taiji thought of this, he was extremely annoyed. If he had not been unable to take care of the Solon tribe at that time, how could he have accepted the other party's request for peace? Now, after more than half a year, the Solon tribe must have become more confident after these days of recuperation, so they have the courage to use such means.

"Bomubogor is a man who deserves death!" Huang Taiji said coldly.

"Father! How about letting my son lead the troops north to completely wipe out the Solon tribe? Even if the Solon tribe gets support from the Ming Dynasty, what good will it do? With the power of the Qing Dynasty, a few thousand people from the Solon tribe are nothing. The previous defeat was an accident. If my son leads the troops, he will definitely be able to take down the Solon tribe for Father and capture Bomubogor!"

Hauge's words moved Huang Taiji. After experiencing the previous Battle of Jinzhou and the Ming Dynasty's harassment of the Liaodong rear, as well as internal rebellions and multiple blockades, the Qing Dynasty's military strength has weakened a lot compared to its peak in previous years.

Huang Taiji reorganized the Eight Banners through various means and resolved many internal instability factors, which gradually stabilized the Qing Dynasty. But at this time, the Qing Dynasty was seriously short of food. Due to the economic blockade of the Ming Dynasty, it was impossible to get food from the Ming Dynasty. However, thanks to Korea, the Qing Dynasty could still support itself through the food supplement from Korea.

But Huang Taiji also knew that it was unrealistic to rely solely on Korea to feed the entire Qing Dynasty. Korea was just a small country with not much production. Moreover, blindly demanding from Korea might be a problem in the short term, but it would be impossible to sustain it in the long run.

Once an uprising and rebellion is provoked within Korea, the Korean people will not be able to survive and will fight you to the death. Not only will Korea be unable to help the Qing Dynasty, but it will become a hot potato. At that time, the only source of supplies for the Qing Dynasty will be cut off, which will be very unfavorable to the Qing Dynasty.

This time, Huang Taiji used the excuse of asking Ajige to ask Korea for 50% more food. On the one hand, he was trying to put a pressure on the Korean monarch and his ministers, and on the other hand, he was also preparing for the war he was planning to launch.

Compared with the vast Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty was too weak. It was impossible for the Qing Dynasty to compete with the Ming Dynasty in terms of consumption. The only thing it could do was to completely take over the entire Liaodong first, and then use Liaodong as a base to break into Shanhaiguan, and then continue to bleed the Ming Dynasty through various means such as looting, while strengthening the Qing Dynasty's capital and finally finding an opportunity to occupy the world.

Fan Yuwei was about to launch an attack. Once civil unrest broke out in the Ming Dynasty, it would be Huang Taiji's chance. It would be even better if Zhu Shenzhu was gone. No matter whether Chongzhen or someone else became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji would not be afraid at all, and the Qing Dynasty would have the opportunity to rule the world.

However, in order to start a war with the Ming Dynasty, we must first get rid of the Solon tribe behind us. The Solon tribe is brave and good at fighting. If this problem is not solved, if the Qing Dynasty sends troops to the Ming Dynasty, the Solon tribe will attack the Qing Dynasty from behind under the instigation of the Ming Dynasty, which is no small matter.

Moreover, Huang Taiji had always wanted to annex the Solon tribe, and now was the best opportunity. Since the Solon tribe even used this method to test the amount of tribute, how could Huang Taiji tolerate it? At present, the food from North Korea had been delivered one after another, and Huang Taiji had some confidence in his heart. So he would solve the problem of the Solon tribe first, and after swallowing the Solon tribe, he would use the Solon people as the vanguard to attack the Ming Dynasty and completely break the deadlock.

After taking a look at Hauge who was eager to try, Huang Taiji quickly made up his mind to declare war on the Solon tribe. He was of course confident in Hauge's ability to lead troops. Although his son was weak politically, he was good at fighting. Since he volunteered, he would let him be the commander-in-chief. Once the Solon tribe was annexed, he would directly hand over the Solon tribe to Hauge. With such a strong army, Hauge would be able to inherit the throne with this strength if anything happened to him in the future.

"Good! I am very happy that my son has this courage. Since my son is willing to relieve my worries, I will leave this battle to you!"

"Thank you, Father! Please rest assured, I will definitely destroy the Solon tribe for you. Just wait and see." Hauge rubbed his hands excitedly. He had been in charge of the Ministry of Revenue for more than a year. He was overwhelmed by the numbers every day. How could the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue be as exciting as fighting a war? He had been looking forward to leading the troops to war.

"Although you are the chief general, the Solon people are good at fighting and we must be on guard against them. Moreover, the Solon people are no longer the same as before with the support of the Ming Dynasty. Do not underestimate the enemy in this battle and be careful." Huang Taiji reminded him seriously and continued, "You will lead a part of the Zhenglan Banner, and I will allocate a part of the two white flags and the bordered yellow flag to you. In addition, I will give you a part of the Han Army Banner and the Eight Mongolian Banners. Carry firearms, and let Husai and Mandahai be your deputy generals." Hauge nodded repeatedly after hearing this. In this way, he could lead at least 20,000 troops, including firearms and cannons of the Han Army Banner. With such military strength and weapons, what could the Solon tribe be?
The entire Sauron tribe has only more than 10,000 people at most, and only 3,000 of them can go to the battlefield. With 20,000 against 3,000, Hauge would have no need to lead the troops if he couldn't win. Even if the Saurons were more capable of fighting, Hauge was confident that he could completely annihilate the Sauron tribe.

A few days later, under the order of Huang Taiji, Hauge, as Prince Su, led the General of the Northern Expedition to mobilize troops and prepare to march north to deal with the Solon tribe.

After the news came out, the Qing Dynasty was gearing up for a fight. They had been defeated by the Suolun tribe when they went north. This defeat was a great humiliation for the Qing Dynasty. Since Nurhaci established the Later Jin Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty had been invincible and had never had an opponent in the world. How could the Qing Dynasty suffer such a loss at the hands of a mere Suolun tribe? How could everyone swallow this?

Now Huang Taiji wanted to fight the Solon tribe, and everyone agreed with both hands, and many people even volunteered to follow Hauge to the north to fight. However, these suggestions were rejected by Huang Taiji. In his opinion, Hauge's troops were sufficient and did not need so many people. Moreover, the more troops were mobilized, the greater the logistical pressure would be. The foundation of the Qing Dynasty was too weak, and he had to save some strength to deal with the Ming Dynasty.

Hauge quickly mobilized the army and led it northward from Shengjing. Within just a few days, the troops arrived at Fainhewei, which is the area between Mudanjiang City and Jixi City in later generations.

Having learned from the previous defeat, Hauge did not divide his troops but marched directly northward. He intended to go straight to the Nurgan area where the Solon tribe was now located, and then sweep the area and force the Solon tribe to fight him.

If the Solon tribe avoided fighting, Hauge had already prepared for it. He would directly destroy all the facilities in the Nurgan area, making it impossible for the Solon tribe to continue living there. Even if Hauge withdrew his troops when winter came, the Solon tribe would not be able to survive if they returned here. You know, the north is very cold, and the Nurgan area is covered with ice and snow. Without all kinds of facilities, it is almost impossible for them to survive in the wild.

Moreover, according to what Hauge knew, the Ming Dynasty's support to the Solon tribe was carried out through the bay on the Nurgan side. As long as this place was completely destroyed, it would be extremely difficult for the Ming Dynasty to transport supplies to the Solon tribe in the future.

With their retreat cut off, the Solon tribe had only two choices. One was to continue running northward, but they would not be able to survive any further north. The other choice was to have a head-on battle with the Qing Dynasty, which was what Hauge was expecting. No matter which choice he made, Hauge was sure to win.

The news that Hauge led his troops northward soon reached Nurgan, and the leader of the Solon tribe, Bomubogor, was not surprised. He had anticipated this when he handed over the tribute, and knew that Huang Taiji would definitely take revenge.

In fact, regarding the tribute, the requirements put forward by Huang Taiji when he asked for peace were already harsh. Huang Taiji calculated the capabilities of the Solon tribe and deliberately increased the amount he demanded.

Judging from the amount the other party asked for, the Solon tribe was not completely unable to pay, but what would happen to their survival if they paid this amount? They couldn't just pay tribute without caring about their own survival, right? Moreover, the other party's intentions were malicious, intending to use the amount of tribute to control the development of the Solon tribe. Bomubogor saw through Huang Taiji's thoughts at a glance.

It was for this reason that Bomubogor made such a choice. He had intended to use this method to delay the situation as long as possible to buy himself some time. But he did not expect Huang Taiji to react so quickly. He sent Hauge right after the tribute was delivered. This did not leave him any chance to survive!

If Bomubogor had known this, he would not have given Huang Taiji any tribute. Wouldn't it be better to keep it for himself? But it was too late to say this now. With the news that Hauge had sent troops, Bomubogor immediately prepared for war. He had no intention of giving up the idea of ​​the Nurgan area, nor did he intend to take his people to continue to the north to avoid the sharp edge.

Because this place is already very far north, if we continue to go north in the snowy place all year round, people simply cannot survive, and the Solon tribe will eventually destroy themselves. In addition, the Ming Dynasty has continued to support the Solon tribe over the past year. The Solon tribe has changed its weapons and cannons, and the Ming Dynasty not only sent support, but also many Ming army officers came to Nurgan. These officers are different from ordinary Ming army officers. They are all grassroots officers from the new army and come to help the Solon tribe.

In addition to these officers, there is also a battalion of new army. Although this army is not the original new army, it is an army trained according to the new army model and is equipped with powerful firearms. With the support of the Ming Dynasty and the confidence of the Solon people in their own combat effectiveness, Bomubogor began to summon his troops to fight. As long as he defeats the Qing Dynasty again this time, the Solon people will no longer be afraid of Huang Taiji.

(End of this chapter)