…
…
In the script designed by Zhao Junchen, two heavyweight actors will appear one after another in the final stage.
These two heavyweight actors, one is from the Wu family in Shanhaiguan and the other is from Jianzhou Jurchen.
The appearance of these two heavyweight actors will inevitably completely change the situation in Liaodong.
At this moment, Wu Yingxiong, the governor of Jiliao, was leading the Guanning cavalry towards the territory of Hujiazhuang, while He Bandi, Fang Zhenshan, Wu Shilin and others also led their troops to the Liaodong Town camp on the outskirts of the dense forest.
Thousands of miles away, outside the Fushun Pass, the elite Jurchen army in Jianzhou was also secretly gathering.
Even the Great Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty—Ai Xingjueluo Xuan Ye—had personally rushed to the city of Hetuala outside Fushun Pass and personally presided over the situation.
Fushun Pass is one of the most important passes on the North Road defense line of Liaodong Town, and it is also a battleground for Jianzhou Jurchens every time they go south to invade the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the Jianzhou Jurchen elite army chose to gather secretly here, naturally wanting to attack the Liaoyang defense line and invade south again.
This is because, not long ago, Jianzhou Jurchen received an extremely critical news, saying that when Zhao Junchen went north to inspect the Liaodong region, he had a fierce conflict with Liaodong Town, and the conflict between the two parties could intensify at any time.
Subsequently, more news came one after another. For example, Liaodong Town suddenly sent troops to blockade Hujiazhuang, and all forces in the Liaodong region gathered in Hujiazhuang were unable to leave; for example, Liaodong Town suddenly summoned a large number of troops from various defense zones. Reinforcements rushed to Hujiazhuang; for example, all the senior military attachés of Liaodong Town, including He Yu, and Ming Dynasty Pavilion elder Zhao Junchen, who was inspecting Liaodong, rarely showed up since Liaodong Town began to blockade Hujiazhuang. It seems like everything has disappeared...
These news all mean that some drastic changes must have occurred within Liaodong Town.
Although the Jianzhou Jurchens had just paid tribute to Emperor Deqing and declared themselves vassals, they were naturally unwilling to miss such an opportunity.
Therefore, the Great Khan Xuan Ye quickly issued an order to summon the elite Jianzhou Jurchen army and assemble secretly outside Fushun Pass in Liaodong Town, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity.
Of course, if the drastic changes within Liaodong Town are beyond expectations, or even fall into chaos and internal strife, then what the Jianzhou Jurchens will do next will not be as simple as "taking advantage".
At this time, in the city of Hetuala, Xuan Ye was sitting in the king's tent, with a serious expression on his face as he once again sorted out the various information in front of him.
Much of this information came from Zhang Zhengqing, a great scholar from Liaodong.
In fact, Zhao Junchen had known for a long time that there was a secret collusion between the Liaodong scholar Zhang Zhengqing and the Jianzhou Jurchens, but he never took action to eradicate this hidden danger, just to draw the Jianzhou Jurchens into the situation.
However, since Liaodong Town began to blockade Hujiazhuang, Zhang Zhengqing's intelligence has also been interrupted. Therefore, although the Jianzhou Jurchens have guessed that a drastic change must have occurred within Liaodong Town, they do not know what this drastic change is, let alone It is unclear whether this drastic change will affect the defense of the entire Liaodong region. The specific situation requires further investigation and exploration.
Just as Xuan Ye was staring at the information and lost in thought, he suddenly heard a report that Qian Tong and Tu Hai were asking for a meeting together.
Qian Tong was the head of the Han surrender under Xuan Ye, and was always responsible for penetrating Han territory and spying on news from the Ming Dynasty, while Tu Hai was the head of the Jurchen generals in Jianzhou and Xuan Ye's right-hand man.
Therefore, when he heard these two people asking for an audience together, Xuan Ye did not dare to neglect and summoned them immediately.
The Jianzhou Jurchens of this period did not have so many red tapes, so after Qian Tong and Tu Hai entered the king's tent, they only bowed slightly before reporting the news directly to Xuan Ye.
Qian Tong's expression was a little excited, and he took the lead in saying: "Qi Khan, the news has been confirmed. Ximen Sheng, the North Road Commander in Liaodong Town, is still stranded in Hujiazhuang, and has not returned to the defense area to take charge... This person is actually Leaving the defense zone without authorization for such a long time must be unusual!
At the same time, the other defense zones in Liaodong Town did send reinforcements to Hujiazhuang. However, the North Road Defense Zone did not send troops to participate in this matter because of the long distance, so the strength was not lost. If we want Attacking Fushun Pass will probably take more effort! "
Tuhai reported in a rough voice: "Great Khan, among the soldiers of the Eight Banners, the three banners of Zhenghuang, Xianghuang, and Zhengbai have secretly arrived in Hetuala City, and there are also three flags of Zhenghong, Xianghong, and Xiangbai. The flag is on the way. In about four or five days, we will have 50,000 elite troops ready to fight at any time!
Huh, at that time, the Liaodong Zhenbei Road defense area lost Ximen Sheng's personal command. Even if the troops were not damaged, it would be impossible to block the strong attack of our Houjin elite! "
After hearing these reports, Xuan Ye nodded thoughtfully.
Everything was going smoothly, but Xuan Ye always had a vague feeling that since such changes in the situation were related to Zhao Junchen, it must not be that simple.
Xuan Ye attaches great importance to Zhao Junchen and knows Zhao Junchen very well. He and Zhao Junchen have had several confrontations overtly and covertly, and they have never taken advantage. Therefore, Xuan Ye does not think that Zhao Junchen will stay for him. Such an obvious flaw.
Perhaps, all the current changes in the situation are just part of Zhao Junchen's plan.
But no matter what, facing such a good opportunity, Xuan Ye must give it a try!
Thinking of this, Xuan Ye immediately hesitated no longer and ordered: "Send the three flags of red, red and white to speed up their march!
Tuhai, you must take advantage of this time to prepare all kinds of siege equipment! Qian Tong, you must step up your efforts to find out information about the Han people...especially about Zhao Junchen and He Yu!
In any case, in five days at the latest, Ben Khan will personally lead the soldiers of the Eight Banners to launch a general attack on Fushun Pass. He must seize the important pass here in one fell swoop! "
*
In fact, Xuan Ye's premonition was not wrong. The reactions he and Jianzhou Jurchen had were all within Zhao Junchen's expectations and part of Zhao Junchen's plan!
In recent years, Zhao Junchen's bottom line has become fewer and lower, and he has become more and more unscrupulous in doing things.
But this time, Zhao Junchen wanted to gradually control Liaodong Town, but he always adhered to a basic bottom line, that is, he must ensure that his actions will not seriously affect the strength and foundation of Liaodong Town.
Otherwise, once the strength of Liaodong Town is damaged and its foundation is shaken, it will inevitably affect the operation of the entire Liaodong defense, and it will also allow the Jianzhou Jurchens to find opportunities, and then the entire Huaxia region will usher in a catastrophe.
However, Zhao Junchen's basic goal of gradually taking control of Liaodong Town and Zhao Junchen's basic bottom line of unwillingness to damage Liaodong Town's strength and foundation actually conflict with each other.
After all, Liaodong Town is too strong and its foundation is too stable. Under normal circumstances, Zhao Junchen has no chance to intervene. Therefore, if Zhao Junchen still wants to gradually control Liaodong Town, he must find a way to plunge Liaodong Town into chaos and internal strife. Among them, and only under such circumstances, Zhao Junchen could take advantage of it.
However, if Liaodong Town falls into chaos and internal strife, it will inevitably seriously affect the defense operations of the entire Liaodong region, and may even fall into complete disintegration, and it will no longer be able to resist the Jianzhou Jurchen invasion from now on.
In response to this situation, Zhao Junchen also thought of a solution, which was to introduce foreign aggression to Liaodong Town!
An external enemy with the same hatred is always the best catalyst for internal unity.
According to the script originally designed by Zhao Junchen, his plan can be divided into five steps.
The first step is to use personal involvement in danger to try to kidnap He Yu and plunge Liaodong Town into a leaderless situation. He will take the opportunity to stir up the situation and stimulate the ambitions of some high-ranking military attachés in Liaodong, and sow the close relationship between He Yu and Ximen Sheng. The situation in Liaodong Town completely fell into civil strife.
The second step is to introduce the first foreign threat to Liaodong Town, which is to leak information to the Wu family in Shanhaiguan and lure Wu Yingxiong to lead Guan Ning cavalry into Liaodong territory, intending to take the opportunity to annex Liaodong Town. At this time, Liaodong Town is not only leaderless, but also Falling into chaos and internal strife, there is no way to extricate yourself. Naturally, there is no resistance.
Faced with such a situation, there will inevitably be some military attaches in Liaodong Town who are unwilling to sit still and wait for death. They are eager to end the chaos and internal strife in Liaodong Town and unite to resist the annexation of the Wu family in Shanhaiguan. Zhao Junchen can take the opportunity to guide the situation and bring Ximen Sheng to justice. Being elected as the new co-leader of Liaodong Town, he can also implement the Liao salary reform he mentioned before.
The third step is that after Liaodong Town restores unity and stability, it will have the strength to resist the Wu family of Shanhaiguan. However, the contradictions and conflicts between Liaodong Town and the Wu family of Shanhaiguan will inevitably deepen and intensify, and the Wu family of Shanhaiguan will The family is also an indispensable part of Liaodong's defense. Once the Shanhaiguan Wu family and Liaodong Town are completely separated, it will still affect the defense operations of the entire Liaodong region.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen will once again introduce a more powerful foreign invader at this time-Jianzhou Jurchen!
It is precisely because of this consideration that Zhao Junchen always points the real culprit behind He Yu's kidnapping at Jianzhou Jurchen.
The fourth step is that under normal circumstances, if the Jianzhou Jurchens suddenly send troops southward while Liaodong's defense is in chaos, they will definitely have a clear advantage. However, because of Zhao Junchen's arrangement and promotion, all the elite forces of the Wu family in Liaodong Town and Shanhaiguan are They have gathered in Hujiazhuang one after another, and they have gathered their troops one step ahead, so they can quickly rush to the front line to confront the Jianzhou Jurchen army.
The Jianzhou Jurchens had just surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and the internal problems of food shortage had not yet been alleviated. Therefore, when they discovered that the Wu family in Liaodong Town and Shanhaiguan had already assembled troops to defend themselves in advance, and there was no advantage to be taken, they must have no choice but to retreat with regret.
Step 5: When the situation has developed to this stage, Ximen Sheng has not only been elected as the new generation leader by all forces in Liaodong Town, but also led the Liaodong Town army to successfully drive back the Jianzhou Jurchens, which must have greatly increased his prestige.
Zhao Junchen will also take the opportunity to encourage some Liaodong town military attachés to come forward and nominate Ximen Sheng as the new Liaodong commander-in-chief.
At this time, Zhao Junchen can release He Yu, and Liaodong Town will face an extremely embarrassing situation, that is, two top leaders appear at the same time.
Under such circumstances, no matter how close and trusting He Yu and Ximen Sheng were in the past, they would inevitably fall into a life-and-death situation. Even if they themselves were willing to give in, their supporters would have no way out. .
In this way, and the reform of Liao's salary has become a fait accompli, Zhao Junchen's influence becomes crucial. Who among Ximen Sheng and He Yu can win Zhao Junchen's support and let Zhao Junchen express his position? Whoever supports him and has more money and food resources will be able to win undefeated!
In the end, Zhao Junchen was able to gradually tame the giant beast in Liaodong Town.
Zhao Junchen's plan was originally considered clever. Except that the first step of the plan was risky, subsequent developments were all conspiracy. Zhao Junchen only had to hide behind the scenes to guide the situation and push things along.
However, after all, Zhao Junchen is not the contemporary Zhuge who knows things well, and there is still a flaw in his series of plans.
The mistake was made by General Li Zehe of Liaodong Town Middle Road!
Zhao Junchen underestimated Li Zehe's ambition and means, and overestimated his patience and forbearance. Unexpectedly, not long after He Yugang was kidnapped, he jumped out impatiently and colluded with Gancheng and Xu He in an attempt to usurp power. Seizing the throne caused Liaodong Town to fall into infighting and chaos one step ahead, and the rhythm of Zhao Junchen's plan was quickly disrupted.
Under such circumstances, Zhao Junchen had no choice but to leave He Yu's side in advance and personally control the situation.
But because Zhao Junchen left early, He Yu discovered the truth of the matter first, so Zhao Junchen was forced to use a backup plan, and He Yu had no choice but to die an unexpected death.
However, although Zhao Junchen was forced to use a backup plan, there was no change in the direction of the plan. He only needed to slightly adjust some details. Generally speaking, he still used two powerful foreign invaders, the Wu family in Shanhaiguan and the Jurchens in Jianzhou. , guided the changes in the situation within Liaodong Town, and forced Liaodong Town to surrender to him.
Now, with the official debut of the Wu family in Shanhaiguan, the threat of the Jianzhou Jurchen is also imminent, and the script designed by Zhao Junchen, the stage built, and the actors assembled are about to reach their climax!
…
…
