Chapter 213 The Deadly Scholar II
"Didn't my father-in-law often say that Liaodong is a good place?"
Huang Chunyao smiled a little strangely: "Liaodong is a vast land with rich resources. I don't know how many high-ranking officials of the imperial court are buried..."
Chen Cao narrowed his eyes: "Do you mean..."
Huang Chunyao held up his hands: "Master, the student has a plan, but the imperial court will execute Yuan Chonghuan. The student heard earlier that the master hated Yuan Chonghuan before he became a noble of the country. Therefore, the student has a plan called 'use the plan'." ..."
Chen Cao looked at Huang Chunyao with a smile: "With the help of Jian Nu?"
Huang Chunyao smiled devilishly: "Exactly, if the student's guess is correct, the Jiannu wanted to re-enact the Sarhu scene. I heard that they took a detour to Mongolia, and they must be going to attack the weakest defense of our Ming Dynasty, and then force the court to order Yuan Chonghuan returns to the army. Once he returns to the army, the enemies in the front will definitely mobilize. At this point, Yuan Chonghuan will definitely be defeated;
Even if he was undefeated, Jiannu attacked other places in Liaodong, doubling the pressure on the capital. Even if the emperor wanted to protect him, hey, this guy was from the Donglin Party, but he built a shrine for Wei Zhongxian, and he had already surrendered to the eunuch. The party and the clean-minded officials in the government hate him to the core..."
Chen Cao suddenly wondered if Huang Chunyao was also a time traveler. This strategy was exactly the same as that used by later generations of slaves: "Then, which position do you think is the most suitable?"
Huang Chunyao didn't think about it at all and blurted out: "Along the Xifengkou Great Wall...
The student carefully explored the map and asked the spies who came back. Xifengkou is closest to the capital. It is only three days' journey from that entrance to the capital. It is so far away from the imperial court that there is no time to think about it. Moreover, the capital camp and the 12th regiment camp With the combat power of the troops low, Jiannu suddenly invaded the pass and plundered. All the imperial court could do was to defend the capital, and then send troops to Jizhen, Xuanda and Shanhaiguan to mobilize troops;
In addition, students have also carefully consulted that it would take fifteen days at the fastest for reinforcements from Xuanda and Dazhou to arrive in the capital. However, the defenders at nearby Zijingguan and other places are weak and can protect themselves, so they can be excluded. Therefore, the court can only start from Troops were mobilized from Jizhen and Shanhaiguan;
All the troops and horses in these two places have been transferred to Yuan Chonghuan's account, and there are no more troops available, so..."
Chen Cao nodded in agreement: "Yunsheng, your methods are becoming more and more vicious..."
"Hehe, I have been with the father-in-law for a long time, I still need to learn this..."
'Puch...'
Next to him, Xin Zhao lowered his head and smiled, and Chen Cao's face darkened: "What do you mean you have been following me for a long time? Did I teach you any tricks? Don't forget that that time in Zhejiang was your Huang Chunyao's idea."
"Yes, yes, yes, the student made a mistake... Hehe..." Huang Chunyao laughed, and then said seriously: "Jiannu will never march from the Great Wall to the north of Guangning City. Over there is the Hetao of the Duoyan Department. There are many pools and swamps near the Great Wall. If a large number of troops enter, they will surely be trapped. Therefore, if they want to defeat Yuan Chonghuan, they must borrow a road from Mongolia;
But now, except for a dozen tribes north of the Hulan River that have not yet been conquered by the Mongols, the rest have all surrendered to Jiannu. It is impossible to say that they will drag the Mongols into the pass together;
If Jiannu wants to march from the front, the first priority is Guangning City, otherwise it will be difficult for people and horses to advance. If it is a head-on confrontation, Yuan Chonghuan has an army of 100,000. If Jiannu wants to win, he will have to pay a price. Apart from the soldiers under his command, At least half of the small number of troops in the guard camp were from the border army. "
"Hauge's trip is, firstly, to reconcile with Yuan Chonghuan, and secondly, to get accurate information about the deployment of the Xifengkou Great Wall from us, and to get some supplies and benefits they want."
After Chen Cao finished speaking, he knocked on the table. Huang Chunyao moved all over and said in surprise: "Master, the student guessed that someone in the court must have revealed the news to Jiannu..."
Yes...
Chen Cao suddenly forgot about the eight major imperial merchants in Shanxi who were exiting the customs. Moreover, they had more or less connections with officials in the court. It was a trivial matter for these people to sell some internal information of the Ming Dynasty for money.
"I think your plan is feasible."
Chen Cao nodded: "It seems that we have to behave better on Hauge's side."
"We rejected them and we won't let them doubt us." Xin Zhao interrupted inappropriately.
Chen Cao shook his head: "Don't worry, his mission has not been completed, he will definitely contact us, don't worry..."
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"How about the food in Guangning City compared to the food in your Jurchen territory?"
Hauge sent someone to contact Chen Cao two days later. Of course, as 'Wang Xiaojie', Chen Cao naturally had to attend the meeting happily, and the location was still at the old place of the Commercial Taxation Bureau.
Hauge still had a look of arrogance on his face, as if his father was from Jianzhou and from Ming Dynasty.
"General Wang, let's continue to talk about cooperation. My time is tight, but I don't have extra time to spend with you. Your father-in-law is in Liaodong now, and General Wang, as the commander-in-chief of Liaoxi, I think it is necessary to see him. For a simple matter, why not inform your Duke and ask him to meet with me so that we can discuss specific matters in detail."
Chen Cao smiled and said, "Why, what qualifications do you think you have to see my father-in-law?"
Hauge was not angry at all: "I am Dajin Beizi, and I am equivalent to the rank of Duke in your Ming Dynasty. Why can't I talk to your Duke?"
Hauge said with anger on his face: "Don't think you really have a few pounds or taels. Today, I, Dajin, still have the final say in Liaodong. Yuan Chonghuan is just a local chicken and a dog. He will attack the capital of your country one day. I’ll teach you how to wait until Nanmanzi knows the power of my Eight Banners Army.”
"Hahaha," Chen Cao raised his head and laughed a few times: "It's a bit interesting... I don't know how sincere you are to talk to our father-in-law, Beizi?"
Hauge looked at Chen Cao coldly for a long time, and then whispered: "Our Eight Banners Army of the Great Jin Kingdom will cross the Shuangtaizi River mouth soon. If your father-in-law is sincere, I, the Great Khan of the Great Jin Kingdom, would be willing to discuss it in detail with Chen Cao. "
"How do I know that you won't use any tricks?" Chen Cao frowned and looked at Hauge.
At this moment, Hauge snorted seriously: "That's all I have to say. Believe it or not, it is your family's business. The words have also spread. In order to show the pleasure of our cooperation, I think General Wang should be able to give some Let the benefits come out.”
Chen Cao crossed his arms and looked at him with interest: "Then what benefits can you give us?"
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"My lord, we can talk. When we see Huang Taiji, we will take out our gun and shoot him dead. Once Huang Taiji dies, the civil strife among Jiannu will definitely continue. If we continue here, it will definitely be beneficial to us."
Chen Cao disagreed with Huang Chunyao's suggestion. Although this move was good, it was Yuan Chonghuan who actually benefited. Now Chen Cao was in an extremely embarrassing situation. He didn't know what the specific treatment of the court was for him, and the so-called ' The power of God is unpredictable. It is impossible to say that he will be sold to Jiannuo by Yuan Chonghuan. After all, he is the public enemy of the Jurchens.
"Do you think Huang Taiji will ambush me?"
This is a new problem. When you are plotting against others, it is very likely that your opponent is plotting against you.
Wang Xiaojie stepped forward at this time and said: "Master, why don't we let the general pretend to be the master and talk to them. In short, they have never seen the general. Even if there is danger, they will not put the master in danger. "
Chen Cao seemed to suddenly understand something, so he laughed and said: "It seems that there are not many spies in Guangning City. Wang Xiaojie, Dingwu Army and I have all been sold to Huang Taiji by Yuan Chonghuan."
Everyone frowned in confusion. Only Chen Cao knew the inside story.
Sure enough, three days later, Yuan Chonghuan sent three official documents to Chen Cao, urging Chen Cao to send troops to Xiping Fort as soon as possible to occupy the mouth of Shuangtaizi River and the Daliao River. The follow-up army would arrive soon after.
Before leaving, Chen Cao arranged for Wang Xiaojie to gather 30,000 troops under the command of the Liaoxi General Army in Guangning City and not move, while he took two divisions of the Dingwu Army to set off for Xiping Fort.
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"It turns out they were all burned down..."
The decisive battle when Chen Cao first aided the Liao Dynasty took place in Xipingbao. Unfortunately, Sun Degong betrayed the whole Guangning war. As a result, Wang Huazhen was defeated and the Ming Dynasty lost its enemy east of the Shuangtaizi River. The actual control power of Liaodong land.
If Nurhachi had not abandoned Guangning City, the Jurchen Division could even come and go as they pleased in the Ningjin area in western Liaoning.
Xiping Fort was later burned down and turned into a pile of ruins.
"Nurhaci was defeated by Jinzhou the year before last and died of an old injury caused by Yuan Chonghuan's Hongyi cannon. Now Jiannu attaches great importance to the Red Yi cannon. There are many types of artillery equipment, but they don't like muskets. They think that The thing is still not as useful as the bow and arrow in my hand."
Chen Cao listened to Cao Wenzhao and nodded in agreement: "How long have General Cao and Jian Nu been fighting each other?"
"The last general only fought head-on with the Tatars a few times in Liaoyang, and then he was transferred to Lord Wang's account by the Duke of the State. So far, he has not fought with them for so many years."
"You have learned the Qi family's fighting methods. Do you think if you use the Qi family's fighting methods to fight against the slaves, what are your chances of winning?"
Cao Wenzhao looked serious: "In the battle of Liaoyang, our army suffered a heavy loss. If we had set up a battle array in the wild, we might still be able to fight. Now the Liaodong army fears the Tatars like tigers. Many troops heard this When the Tatars came, they all fled in panic and hurried to the big city to hold on. No one wanted to fight the Tatars head-on, let alone a wild battle in the wild."
"Then if you are asked to lead the troops to confront Jian Nu now, are you sure?"
Facing Chen Cao's inquiry, Cao Wenzhao had a calm expression on his face: "Tatars are also born and raised by their parents. In addition to fighting ferociously, they are also afraid of death. They are really only tens of thousands of Tatars and cannot afford to die. Every time the frontline troops must be our surrendered border troops and garrison troops from the Ming Dynasty, and only after the first wave of attacks will we use armored soldiers to make the first charge;"
Cao Wenzhao said with disdain: "It is this kind of primitive and backward tactics, but it always defeats our Ming army and defeats them one after another. It is really ridiculous."
