Chapter 2059: Shanhaiguan?
Qin Hao's words made Gongsun Xuanyuan suddenly enlightened.
Yes, if you can't land from western Liaoning, then you can land from eastern Liaoning. Thousands of miles of coastline can still be blocked by the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. Why don't you let yourself land?
After pondering for a moment, Xuanyuan discovered another big problem and quickly raised it.
“But if we land from Liaodong, we will be further away from Lulongsai.
Previously, one only had to arrive in western Liaoning and then go directly to Lulongsai, with basically no risk of exposure.
If you want to land from Liaodong, you need to go to western Liaoning first. When rushing to Lulongsai, the risk of exposure of the army will increase several times. "
"Brother Xuanyuan, please rest assured. I have ordered spies to infiltrate the Qing Dynasty in advance. I have tried my best to collect the distribution of troops in eastern Liaoning and western Liaoning. I have found a safe passage for the landing army that can avoid all Qing army posts."
"What? How is this possible?"
Gongsun Xuanyuan suddenly exclaimed, but he soon realized his gaffe, so he smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that this spy has a very high status within the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He can even obtain such important information." Got it."
Qin Hao didn't answer, but thought to himself: That's for sure. Wanyan Aguda, the King of Gold, one of the most powerful people in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the future second emperor of the Qing Dynasty, do you think this status is high?
The risk of landing from Liaodong is indeed much greater than that of western Liaoning, but now Liaodong is guarded by Wanyan Aguda, and he has been persuaded by Zhang Yi and decided to cooperate with Qin Hao in the name of 'exploitation' to seek the position of Qing emperor.
Aguda will provide a safe marching route for the Qin army and turn a blind eye to the landing army. Naturally, the landing army will not be easily exposed. This is the main reason why Qin Hao dared to take this risk.
As for whether Aguda will breach the contract? Qin Hao thinks not.
The Qin army that will land in Liaodong is only 20,000 at most. Even if they are all lost in Liaodong, it will not have much impact on the Qin army. But if Aguda loses and betrays the alliance, there really is no chance of a comeback. Which one is easier? Pay attention to his mental clarity.
"I'm afraid Nurhaci would never have imagined that his pressure on Aguda would make him choose to join forces with me." Qin Hao laughed secretly in his heart.
It is common for careerists to be born in troubled times. Every monarch has ambitious people under his command, such as Li Yuan and Yang Jian under Dong Zhuo, Yin Zhou under Cao Cao, and Wanyan Aguda under Nurhaci.
Qin Hao also has ambitious people under his command, such as Xiao Yan and Qin Zheng. Although he doesn't like the ambitions of his people, he will not target them because of it. After all, ambition usually means being capable, as long as these people do not touch them. Just touch that high-risk red line.
Loyal people should give full play to their talents. Disloyal and ambitious people should be owned by me, and they should not dare or have the opportunity to rebel. This is the way to employ people.
Of course, if you touch that red line, that's a different matter.
Nurhaci naturally understands this truth, but because he can always feel the threat of Aguda to him, he is too afraid of Aguda, which is why he made this big mistake.
Nurhachi's biggest mistake was not to suppress Aguda. After all, proper suppression is advisable. Qin Hao was also prepared to suppress Jia Xu, but his mistake was that he suppressed Aguda too much when Aguda did not reveal his rebelliousness and only showed his ambition. , and this completely forced Aguda to the opposite side.
If Nurhachi could be more tolerant to Aguda, the two of them would never have reached the stage they are today. Aguda even knew that there was no hope of seizing the throne. In order to prevent the Manchus from falling into internal fighting, he might have given up the idea of competing with Nurhachi.
Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now. Aguda has made up his mind to usurp the throne, and he even doesn't hesitate to cooperate with Qin Hao.
But this is a great thing for Qin Hao. With A Guda, the Golden King, as an internal support, the chance of winning this battle will naturally be greater.
After finalizing the plan to land from Liaodong and having a safe marching route, the first step of the surprise attack on Lulongsai was solved, but there were still second and third problems that needed to be solved.
That is, after successfully burning food, how to hold on until the garrison in the pass collapses?
And after successfully capturing Lulongsai, how to defend Lulong under the attack of the Qing armies from Liaoxi and Youbeiping?
"Even if the grain depot is successfully burned down, the defenders in the tube can survive for two or three days without eating. But with the marching speed of the Qing army, they can reach Lulong Fort in less than a day. What will they do then?" Jia said. asked again.
This time Qin Hao did not answer, but looked at Gongsun Xuanyuan. He believed that since Gongsun Xuanyuan dared to propose this plan, he must have a countermeasure. Now he has helped him complete the most difficult first step, and then He must have a solution to the problem.
As Qin Hao expected, Gongsun Xuanyuan did have a solution. He pointed to the only road from western Liaoning to Lulong and said: "From western Liaoning to Lulongsai, the Jieshi Road is the only way.
The terrain of Jieshi Road is extremely dangerous, no less dangerous than Lulong Road, and is very suitable for defense.
I originally wanted to build a new pass here. With Lu Long and this new pass here, Youzhou will no longer be afraid of Manchu invasion. "
Hearing Xuanyuan's words, Qin Hao couldn't help but feel something in his heart.
Jieshi Road?
Isn’t this where Shanhaiguan is located?
Many people think that Lulongsai is the predecessor of Shanhaiguan, but in fact the two have little relationship.
Shanhaiguan was first established during the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty. It was originally named Yuguan, and later it was named Yuguan, Yuguan, Linyuguan, and Linluguan. It was not until the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty that it was renamed Shanhaiguan.
Lulongsai is the Xifengkou of later generations. It is located to the west of Shanhaiguan and belongs to the territory of Youbeiping County, while Shanhaiguan is located in Liaoxi County.
Qin Hao didn't expect that Gongsun Xuanyuan's vision was so vicious, that he could discover such a treasure so easily? At the same time, he was also curious as to why he did not build a city here.
"Brother Xuanyuan, since you know that this place is dangerous and inferior to Bululong, why didn't you build a pass here?"
"Um, this..."
Although Gongsun Xuanyuan was a little embarrassed, he still answered truthfully: "Although Xuanyuan wanted to build a barrier for Youzhou, the Liao Kingdom was poor. Renovating just one Lulong fortress had already made the Liao Kingdom cash-strapped and unable to build a new one." Closed, so I had to give up.”
"It's okay if it hasn't been completed, otherwise we won't just have to fight Lulongsai now, but we might also have to add a Jieshi Pass."
Liu Bowen smiled lightly and started to complain. Gongsun Xuanyuan was choked and speechless, but what he said was also true.
If Xuanyuan really builds Shanhaiguan, it will still fall into the hands of the Manchus. It is possible to recapture Lulongsai, but it is really a fool's dream to seize both Lulong and Shanhaiguan at the same time. .
