Chapter 215 The reputation will scare you.
How could you not know this? The reason why you, Dajin, agreed to the peace talks was not because you suffered a defeat in Ningyuan. But now that a hundred thousand troops are pressing on the border, how can you delay the peace talks?
Of course, Chen Cao couldn't say this.
"Great Khan, I heard that Amin Beile led a group of Jurchen warriors to North Korea? How is the war going?"
Huang Taiji was shocked by Chen Cao's words. Of course, as a cunning middle-aged man, how could his expression be exposed by Chen Cao's slight temptation.
Huang Taiji was still smiling: "The news from Duke Liang is really fast. Yes, Amin has brought 30,000 Jurchen warriors to North Korea. Now they have conquered Pyongyang and will arrive in Hanyang soon, or maybe by the end of April." You can return to the teacher before now."
"Then congratulations to the Great Khan and congratulations to the Great Khan..."
Chen Cao smiled and clasped his fists, looking happy to see it.
Huang Taiji nodded as if he was helpful, and then said: "Dong Liang, North Korea is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. As soon as you said these words, you completely abandoned North Korea. You are not afraid that I will tell you about this conversation." The king of Korea?”
"Hi..." Chen Cao waved his hand nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter if North Korea was captured by the Great Khan, such a low-grade vassal country would have been destroyed by the Japanese pirates long ago if it wasn't for the rescue of the Ming Dynasty. It will only cost me the supplies of the Ming Dynasty."
"Oh..." Huang Taiji raised his eyebrows slightly: "Does Duke Liang think North Korea is dispensable?"
"For me, the Ming Dynasty, it is, but for the Great Khan, it is different,"
Chen Cao shook his head gently: "In the first battle of Sarhu, North Korea sent 30,000 troops to coordinate the attack, but it failed. But even so, if the Great Khan went south with all his strength, then North Korea would comply with our request again. If we send out troops, then Shenyang’s defense will not be able to survive;”
Chen Cao said while observing Huang Taiji's expression and movements indifferently: "After years of fighting, the number of the Jurchen Eight Banners is now less than 80,000. It is the limit to be able to gather 60,000 people. To deal with our Ming Dynasty, The strength of the Eight Banners must be no less than 50,000. With such an overwhelming force, how can they rest in their hometown?
In addition, I heard that Mao Wenlong from Pi Island would go ashore to attack the Jurchen tribe from time to time. This person gave the Great Khan a headache, and they were on the sea. The Eight Banners warriors did not know how to fight in water, so three thousand people were left to guard against Mao Wenlong;
Unless North Korea is eliminated, we cannot talk about the day we go south..."
What Chen Cao didn't expect was that Huang Taiji didn't have any strange expression at all after hearing this. He still showed his smile, which made Chen Cao feel a headache inside.
'Pah pah pah...'
Huang Taiji clapped his hands gently and said with a smile: "Lang Guogong's views coincide with Ben Khan's. No, because of this, Ben Khan asked Amin to lead troops to conquer North Korea. They fought once the year before last, but This Khan feels that Li Cong does not have a long memory, and this time he will definitely make North Korea completely surrender and defect to our rule of the Jin Kingdom."
"Great Khan, did your trip to Mongolia go well?"
Huang Taiji showed a hint of coldness at this moment: "Why, Lin Danhan asked your Ming country for help?"
"No," Chen Cao leaned forward slightly: "Ever since Horqin surrendered, Lin Danhan had no choice but to avoid the attacks of the Eight Banners warriors. He still has nearly 60,000 troops under his command. He is not enough to attack but can protect himself. Now except Mongolia, Apart from Lin Dan Khan, there are probably few tribes that are enemies of the Jurchen tribe;
Moreover, Lin Dan Khan's tribe has now retreated to the Shuangquan Sea area. I think Manggul Tebele will return without success. "
"Then according to Duke Yiliang, what should I do if I, Dajin, want to conquer the entire Mongolia?"
Chen Cao and Huang Taiji looked at each other. Both sides were competing for endurance at this moment to see who would lose first. Chen Cao looked at Huang Taiji and smiled without giving up: "As long as you defeat me, the Ming Dynasty, I will send you both kindness and power." Lin Dan Khan will eventually surrender. I heard that he is old, but his son does not have the courage to go against the Jurchens, so there is no need to worry about Lin Dan Khan."
"Then how does Duke Liang think he can defeat the Ming Dynasty?"
"Isn't there Yuan Chonghuan now?"
Although the two were having a conversation, neither of them looked away from each other.
"Then how does Liang Guogong think he can defeat Yuan Chonghuan?"
"Xifengkou is right in front of us. If my guess is correct, Mang Gurtai's 30,000 troops are in the Hetao Grassland. It only takes four days to attack Xifengkou."
"Dong Guo Liang, you are the lord of the Ming Dynasty. If you do this, you are treason..."
At this moment, Chen Cao's face had lost its smile, and turned to a look of indifference: "The emperor also wants my life, but I don't think they can afford my life."
Huang Taiji straightened up: "What benefits do you want?"
"After the warriors of the Eight Banners of the Jin Dynasty enter the pass in the future, Chen Cao's army is estimated to be south of the Yellow River."
Even the title was changed. Huang Taiji was finally fooled. He believed that Xifengguo was true and Chen Cao's words. Even so, he still kept an eye on him: "Pull the river to rule?"
"Whether you can conquer the river by crossing the river depends on the Khan's ability..."
"Then what can Duke Liang do in Ming Dynasty?"
Chen Cao suddenly lowered his head and laughed, then raised his head and suppressed his smile: "Great Khan, as long as you can break through Beijing City, I, Chen Cao, can provide the Great Khan with muskets or artillery..."
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Chen Cao, Cao Wenzhao and his entourage left safely. On the high platform, Huang Taiji finally let go of his vigilance and looked at Ning Wanme with a tired look: "Sir, I also heard what Chen Cao said. letter?"
"Based on Sanbeile's reply, it now seems nine points credible."
"Why did he do this?" Daishan, who knew the whole story, immediately spoke.
Even Hauge couldn't help it: "Father, why don't you kill these people now?"
"Kill?" Huang Taiji responded doubtfully: "Kill him. We have little chance of winning against Yuan Chonghuan's 100,000 troops. If we don't kill him, we can defeat Shanhaiguan within this year, but this person is absolutely impossible." Keep."
"Why?"
Huang Taiji said coldly: "He is a hero, he knows how to protect himself wisely, and he knows how to use Dajin as a target for the Ming Dynasty. But now I, the Dajin Kingdom, have to cooperate with him. Mr. Ning, what do you think?"
"It is feasible to divide the river and rule it," Ning Wanwo said thoughtfully: "Although the northern land is not as rich as the south of the Yangtze River, the land in Liaodong is fertile. As long as the land is enclosed and the Han people are used to cultivate fields and accumulate food, and after seizing the capital of the Ming Dynasty, When recruiting soldiers, although the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty were the main ones, they were led by the Eight Banners of the Manchu Army;
With the support of enough soldiers, I believe that our country, Dajin, can defeat the well-prepared Chen Cao. Although he is vigorously developing firearms, we, Dajin, can also reuse the surrendered Ming army and integrate it into the Eight Banners. After that, let him develop firearms in our Kingdom of Jin, and so on..."
After finishing Ning, I let out a long sigh: "Even if we really let Chen Cao and Da Jin rule across the river, our Da Jin heavenly soldiers can still crush the south bank of the Yellow River..."
"good..."
Huang Taiji muttered a hello, then turned to look at the other people around him. After a long time, he focused on Hauge: "This person can be used, but after using it, he must be killed to avoid becoming me." Daikin’s future troubles.”
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Both sides are plotting, and Chen Cao is still doing this when he returns to Xipingbao. At this moment, the tent is full of his confidants and generals.
"The official estimates that Huang Taiji will definitely attack our army after crossing the river. With the Lord's request, our army must prevent them from making a fatal move."
Hong Chengchou's words are not unreasonable, and Chen Cao also thought of this, otherwise he would not agree to sell firearms to them: "The Jurchen nobles look down on our Ming Dynasty's firearms, so most of them still think that bows and arrows are the best weapons. However, I heard that the Han people around Huang Taiji gave him advice and specially improved our firearms..."
Chen Cao looked at Hong Chengchou and said, "Did they find out about artillery when they were in Guangning?"
"My lord, there is such a thing, but they were all caught by Wang Zongbing. The traitor Sun Degong snagged many craftsmen in our border army who are good at making cannons, and joined forces with the Taixi people from Haojing. Many red cannons were made for the Jian slaves."
"The Portuguese in Haojing are also coming to join in the fun?"
Hong Chengchou handed over his hand: "My lord, I don't know. It is said that last year, the imperial court asked Zheng Zhilong, the commander-in-chief of the Fujian Navy, to lead an army to fight against the Folangji people in Haojing. Those Folangji people were so popular that they came to Liaodong with their caravans. , hooking up with Jiannu.”
Speaking of Zheng Zhilong, Chen Cao was a little angry. He was obviously the one who made the forced landing on Zheng Zhilong, but the guy didn't know what was wrong. But now that he was in Liaodong, he didn't have the energy to pay attention to this matter.
"Yuan Chonghuan negotiated peace with Huang Taiji. In fact, both sides wanted to defeat each other in one fell swoop. Compared to me, Huang Taiji's biggest enemy now is Yuan Chonghuan. He is a smart man and can see the facts clearly. Therefore, my cooperation with them this time , they will never do anything behind my back. If I are forced to do anything, Huang Taiji, who is deep inside the pass, will not have time to fight on three sides..."
Chen Cao Zhizhu sneered: "So, before Yuan Chonghuan is killed by him, he will never turn against us. On the contrary, he will definitely cooperate with us vigorously."
"My father-in-law gave up on the Ming Dynasty after all..."
Sun Chuanting, who was standing aside, sighed inappropriately. Although Hong Chengchou knew Chen Cao's intentions, he was still reluctant in his heart. After all, he was still an official in the Ming Dynasty.
Just as Lu Xiangsheng was about to stop him, Chen Cao smiled and waved his hand, then stood up and drew a big circle on the map in front of him...
"Since the second year of Tianqi, my Ming Dynasty has actually died long ago, but now I am just a skinny camel, and my trunk has not yet rotted...
Today's soldiers in Liaodong, in addition to Yuan Chonghuan's powerful soldiers who were transferred from Sichuan and Guangxi, there is no one under the command of the generals, generals, guerrillas, etc. in the towns in Liaodong who does not make a living by drinking the blood of the soldiers?
Being a soldier is just a way for them to make money..."
