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Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
During this period of time, Wu Yingxiong, the governor of Jiliao, personally led various reinforcements to fight against the Jianzhou Jurchens. They either faced each other, fought head-on, or moved around to contain them. Their battlefield performance was quite good.
Not only did Wu Yingxiong command decisively and win at the last moment, military attachés at all levels also spared no effort to enforce orders and prohibitions. The soldiers at the bottom were even more fearless and determined to fight.
Because there is still a gap in strength, when the various reinforcements fought against the Jianzhou Jurchens, they were generally at a disadvantage, but they were not without the power to fight back. After several confrontations, a considerable number of Jianzhou Jurchen troops were defeated. Casualties.
For the Ming Dynasty army, this kind of performance was undoubtedly beyond the standard. The Jianzhou Jurchens quickly felt the pressure and no longer dared to look down upon them. They believed that the combat effectiveness and fighting will of this Ming army were far superior. In the past, he was definitely his rival.
But the Jianzhou Jurchens did not know that on the surface, the reinforcements from all walks of life seemed to be working together, but in fact they were still in harmony with each other and had their own plans. The internal factional strife and intrigues were far worse than at any time in the past.
Even when the fighting between the two armies was at its most intense, Wu Yingxiong was still ambitious and wanted to take the opportunity to annex Liaodong Town. Liaodong Town had always been secretly wary of Wu Yingxiong and was ready to knock Wu Yingxiong to the ground at any time.
However, under Zhao Junchen's skillful guidance, the specific form of this factional strife is no longer holding each other back and secretly retaining strength, but instead becoming mutual supervision and competition, thus promoting a virtuous circle. had a positive effect.
So far, Wu Yingxiong's annexation plan has been progressing smoothly, because he holds two "trump cards", one is "the military morale is available", and the other is "righteousness is with him"!
The Jianzhou Jurchens are currently besieging Fushun Pass in Liaodong Town, and are plundering the people in Liaodong everywhere. Moreover, the blame for He Yu's murder has been completely placed on the Jianzhou Jurchens. In addition, Wu Yingxiong has greatly increased his military merit awards. This A series of events aroused the bloody spirit of the border army officers and soldiers in Liaodong Town, and they all actively requested a fight and dared to fight against the Jianzhou Jurchens.
Under the common hatred of all the soldiers in the army, as long as Wu Yingxiong used the principle of hatred between the country and the family, the generals in Liaodong Town would not dare to act openly and covertly and stay in private as they did in the past. They could only bite the bullet and strictly abide by Wu Yingxiong's military orders. Fight desperately with the Jianzhou Jurchens, otherwise not only will Wu Yingxiong take advantage of them, but the loyalty of their soldiers will also be shaken!
As the commander-in-chief of the army, Wu Yingxiong naturally takes the most advantage in this situation. As the army gains more and more victories, his military prestige is also getting higher and higher. Moreover, Wu Yingxiong knows how to win people's hearts, not only actively He came out to comfort the wounded after the war, and he was always the first to reward meritorious soldiers in public, which further won the goodwill of the entire army and more and more potential supporters.
Under such circumstances, as time goes by, Wu Yingxiong's accumulated prestige and support will inevitably increase. If Wu Yingxiong can successfully persist until the Jurchens in Jianzhou are exhausted and withdraw their troops and cease the war, the prestige and support he has accumulated will also increase instantly. Climb to the top!
At that time, no one can stop Wu Yingxiong from taking complete control of Liaodong Town. ….
In order to counter Wu Yingxiong's growing prestige and support, the Liaodong town generals were also in a desperate mood. They could only change their past normality and no longer dared to retain their strength when fighting against the Jianzhou Jurchens. They also followed Wu Yingxiong's lead and frequently visited them. The wounded in the army immediately commended the meritorious officers in public, and tried their best to compete with Wu Yingxiong for the prestige and military exploits of the entire army.
Such healthy competition can not only urge reinforcements from all walks of life to fight bravely, but also prevent any one party from becoming dominant and dominating, thus achieving a delicate balance.
But with the news that Zhao Junchen led his army to Qinghe Fort, this delicate balance and this virtuous cycle was quickly broken.
On this day, after receiving the news that Zhao Junchen had led his army to Qinghe Fort, all the generals in Liaodong Town were overjoyed.
Faced with Wu Yingxiong's growing prestige in the military and the growing number of potential supporters, they all felt deeply pressured. Naturally, they eagerly hoped that Zhao Junchen would come to the frontline battlefield as soon as possible to help them counter Wu Yingxiong's aggressiveness.
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Thinking of this, all the generals in Liaodong Town quickly rushed to Acting Commander-in-Chief Xu He's tent for a secret meeting to discuss countermeasures together.
Xu He looked around the crowd with a serious face and asked first: "Everyone should have received the news. Zhao Gechen has led his army to Qinghe Fort, and has also sent a fast horse messenger, asking us to send troops to respond to him... Because of our deliberate attack, Wu Yingxiong doesn’t know about this matter yet. Do you think we should inform him of the news?”
Because they were fighting at home, the Liaodong town generals had huge advantages in intelligence collection and logistical supplies, and they had been using these two advantages to counterattack Wu Yingxiong.
Since the war started, although the generals in Liaodong Town did not let the Guanning Cavalry fight hungry, they also kept the Guanning Cavalry's food and grass reserves at a low level. They could only meet three days of consumption at most, and they were always The supplies for Guan Ning's cavalry will be replenished when they are about to run out.
At the same time, the generals of Liaodong Town also restricted Wu Yingxiong's intelligence channels. Except for information related to the war, all other information was deliberately blocked by them.
For example, the generals of Liaodong Town chose to conceal the news from Wu Yingxiong about the recent changes in Jinzhou Camp and the news that Zhao Junchen left Jinzhou Camp and led his army northward.
Li Zehe shook his head slightly and said helplessly: "If you want to successfully respond to Zhao Gechen, you must send troops to Qinghe Fort. This kind of thing must not be hidden from Wu Yingxiong, and he cannot be avoided. After all, he is the nominal commander of the entire army. .”
Gan Cheng looked unwilling and retorted: "We deliberately concealed the news about Zhao Gechen's movements from Wu Yingxiong, just in the hope that Zhao Gechen would be able to catch him off guard when he arrived. If we report the relevant information to Wu Yingxiong now, wouldn't all our efforts be wasted? It will definitely cause trouble. His early vigilance will also allow him to take precautions in advance. Even if he successfully assists Zhao Gechen and rushes to the frontline battlefield, he may not be able to use Zhao Gechen to suppress Wu Yingxiong!"
After Li Shijie hesitated for a moment, he couldn't help but remind him: "I also think that it is best to keep this matter hidden from Wu Yingxiong! Otherwise, not only will Wu Yingxiong be alerted in advance, but with Wu Yingxiong's temperament, he will definitely do evil in secret. There is a way to prevent Zhao Gechen from coming to join us on the frontline battlefield... He thinks he has the upper hand, so naturally he doesn't want Zhao Gechen to come on stage and disrupt the situation. "….
Li Zehe lowered his head and thought for a long time, then suddenly raised his head and suggested: "Perhaps, we can report a false news to Wu Yingxiong, saying that the Jurchens in Jianzhou want to capture Qinghe Fort next, and Qinghe Fort is an important fulcrum of the North Road Defense Zone and must not be tolerated. Lost, so after Wu Yingxiong receives the news, he must send troops to support, and we only need to find a way to get the task of leading troops to support Qinghe Fort. On the surface, it is to support Qinghe Fort, but in fact, it is to support Zhao Gechen. Isn’t it the best of both worlds? ?」
After hearing Li Zehe's suggestion, all the generals in Liaodong Town's eyes lit up. They thought that Li Zehe's suggestion was a brilliant one. It made full use of their own advantage in controlling intelligence, and could smoothly coordinate Zhao Junchen to come to the frontline battlefield to help them. To counter Wu Yingxiong, you can also continue to hide the news from Wu Yingxiong and catch him off guard.
Therefore, while everyone agreed one after another, they also put forward more suggestions to further improve Li Zehe's plan to prevent Wu Yingxiong from noticing the flaws.
However, the generals in Liaodong Town did not know that Wu Yingxiong was not just a blind person who could do whatever they wanted.
Wu Yingxiong is very aware of his huge disadvantage in intelligence and what this disadvantage means. Naturally, he will not sit still and wait for death.
During this period of time, after several private contacts, Wu Yingxiong had bribed an internal agent among the top generals in Liaodong Town.
After this spy took refuge with Wu Yingxiong, his attitude was also very positive, and he frequently secretly conveyed various confidential information to Wu Yingxiong.
Therefore, Wu Yingxiong was already well aware of the intelligence information that the generals of Liaodong Town had deliberately concealed, and he just pretended to be unaware of it in order to continue to paralyze the other party.
While the generals of Liaodong Town gathered in secret to discuss matters, Wu Yingxiong also received a secret letter.
"Zhao garrisoned troops at Qinghe Fort, accompanied by artillery rear troops."
After opening the secret letter and looking at the few words on it, Wu Yingxiong's expression suddenly changed.
It was extremely solemn at the time.
Wu Yingxiong's current situation is good. As time goes by, the chances of annexing Liaodong Town will become greater and greater. Naturally, he does not want Zhao Junchen to come in and disrupt the situation at this time.
"We must find a way to prevent Zhao Junchen from rushing to the frontline battlefield! Otherwise, Zhao Junchen's despicable character and despicable methods will inevitably destroy the great situation I have worked so hard to create!"
Thinking of this, Wu Yingxiong had secretly made up his mind.
But before Wu Yingxiong could further formulate a specific plan, he saw a Guan Ning cavalryman hurriedly entering the tent to report, saying that many high-level generals in Liaodong Town were jointly seeking to see him, and it seemed that they had something important to report.
After Wu Yingxiong pondered for a moment, he quickly nodded and summoned the generals of Liaodong Town.
After the Liaodong town generals headed by Xu He entered the tent and saw Wu Yingxiong, they immediately went straight to the point and followed the plan, reporting false news to Wu Yingxiong that "Jurchens in Jianzhou intend to send troops to capture Qinghe Fort."
"...In short, all signs indicate that the Jianzhou Jurchens want to send troops to capture Qinghe Fort, and Qinghe Fort is an important fulcrum south of Fushun Pass. Once it falls, it will worsen the entire battlefield situation, so Bei Gong and others hope that Wu The governor sends troops to Qinghe Fort as soon as possible to assist in the defense to ensure that our army has a safe road to the south!"….
Wu Yingxiong was a smart man. He thought of the information in the secret letter and immediately guessed the true plan of the generals in Liaodong Town.
It was a lie to send troops to help defend Qinghe Fort and force the rebellion. Taking the opportunity to assist Zhao Junchen was the real purpose of the generals in Liaodong Town!
Thinking of this, Wu Yingxiong kept sneering in his heart. He was about to directly expose the lies of the Liaodong Town generals, but suddenly thought of something, and his heart couldn't help but move.
The next moment, Wu Yingxiong still pretended to be unaware and asked with a serious expression: "If the Jianzhou Jurchens want to capture Qinghe Fort, they must be on guard... How many troops do you think should be sent to Qinghe Fort? What’s better? Which troops should be arranged to go to Qinghe Fort to help defend it?”
Xu He also pretended to think for a moment and suggested: "I believe that the Guanning Cavalry and the Liaodong Cavalry are the main force in the battlefield against the Jurchens in Jianzhou. Naturally, they cannot be dispatched easily at this time. This task should be left to the ordinary people in Liaodong Town. Just the border army is fine, as long as we select five thousand elite soldiers, it will be enough to complete the mission, and it will not affect our fight against the Jurchens in Jianzhou!"
Although the strategic position of Qinghe Fort is crucial, there is no need to send 5,000 troops for support. Although both Guanning Cavalry and Liaodong Cavalry remain in the army, it will not affect too much combat power, and there is still some Making a fuss out of a molehill.
You should know that the reinforcements from all directions under Wu Yingxiong and the garrison on the North Road totaled only about 30,000 troops.
But Wu Yingxiong did not raise any objection, and just asked again: "Then who should lead this support army to Qinghe Fort?"
As soon as Wu Yingxiong finished speaking, Li Zehe stood up and offered himself up first, saying loudly: "I am willing to lead the army in this humble position!"
Seeing Li Zehe's offer to join the army, all the generals in Liaodong Town were a little surprised, but they did not express any objection.
Wu Yingxiong took a deep look at Li Zehe, but still did not raise any objections, and nodded: "In that case, General Li will lead five thousand ordinary frontier soldiers from Liaodong Town to rush to Qinghe Fort! We can set off tomorrow morning!"
As Wu Yingxiong finished speaking, the expressions of everyone in the tent couldn't help but reveal a hint of a calculating smile.
The generals of Liaodong Town never expected that Wu Yingxiong would be so easy to talk to, and that they would be able to trick Wu Yingxiong so easily. All the preparations made in advance were useless.
For a time, all the generals in Liaodong Town were secretly proud, and they also secretly despised Wu Yingxiong's carelessness, thinking that Wu Yingxiong was being manipulated by them.
With Li Zehe's leadership, Zhao Junchen could quickly rush to the frontline battlefield, and then help them counter Wu Yingxiong's annexation plan. However, Wu Yingxiong was still unprepared and was bound to be caught off guard!
But the generals of Liaodong Town did not know that Wu Yingxiong was also very proud at this time, and secretly despised the cleverness of the generals of Liaodong Town!
This is because the spy Wu Yingxiong bribed among the generals in Liaodong Town
Yes, it is Li Zehe, the general in charge of the middle road!
During this period of time, Li Zehe has been actively moving closer to Wu Yingxiong and frequently expressed his goodwill. However, Wu Yingxiong originally did not believe Li Zehe's position and suspected that Li Zehe's various behaviors might just be Liaodong Town's countermeasures. ….
But soon, Li Zehe showed his sincerity to Wu Yingxiong. Not only did he frankly explain all the plans of Liaodong Town, but he also repeatedly secretly conveyed various key information to Wu Yingxiong, which finally made Wu Yingxiong gradually trust Li Zehe's loyalty.
This time, it was precisely because of Li Zehe's secret report that Wu Yingxiong knew Zhao Junchen's recent developments in advance, and Wu Yingxiong quickly saw through the real plan of the generals in Liaodong Town.
Given Zhao Junchen's status, when he personally led his troops to support the frontline battlefield, Wu Yingxiong should send troops to support him. He could not find any reason to oppose it, so he could only find ways to delay Zhao Junchen's journey in private.
And now Wu Yingxiong hands this task to Li Zehe, which is equivalent to directly controlling Zhao Junchen's travel speed. He can also use Li Zehe to delay Zhao Junchen in Qinghe Fort. It is best to delay it until the Jurchens in Jianzhou withdraw and cease the war. Let Zhao Junchen appear.
In this way, Wu Yingxiong will have more time to accumulate more prestige and win more support.
At the same time, when Li Zehe led his army to Qinghe Fort, Wu Yingxiong could also recruit those border army soldiers who were stubbornly loyal to the generals in Liaodong Town into Li Zehe's command to further consolidate his military advantage.
After all the calculations, Wu Yingxiong also thought that he had taken advantage of everything, so naturally he couldn't help but feel proud secretly.
But among everyone in the tent, Li Zehe was still the most proud at this time!
At Zhao Junchen's suggestion, Li Zehe originally just pretended to seek refuge with Wu Yingxiong. Just as Wu Yingxiong suspected, it was just a conspiracy.
However, when Li Zehe saw that Wu Yingxiong was not willing to trust him, and that the Wu family's chances of annexing Liaodong Town in Shanhaiguan were getting higher and higher, he simply confessed to Wu Yingxiong about Liaodong Town's counterintuitive plan, and frequently informed Wu Yingxiong of various confidential information. Finally, He completely won Wu Yingxiong's trust.
In this way, Li Zehe's pretended surrender to Wu Yingxiong became a "fake act."
In other words, it is "half-truth and half-falsehood"!
Li Zehe is an overly smart person who always wants to take advantage of all the benefits in the world, and such half-truth and half-false surrender to Wu Yingxiong is undoubtedly the most beneficial to him. In the end, no matter who is the Wu family in Shanhaiguan or Liaodong Town? No matter who wins or loses, Li Zehe can make a profit without losing any money.
But Li Zehe is still not satisfied. He thinks that it is not safe to be in two boats. He also wants to jump on Zhao Junchen's boat!
Because of Li Zehe's ability to play both sides, both Wu Yingxiong and the generals of Liaodong Town now regarded him as an ally, so he offered advice to Liaodong Town and informed Wu Yingxiong of the news. With all kinds of push and pull, he finally allowed himself to Got the opportunity to lead troops to Qinghe Fort to meet Zhao Junchen.
In this way, Li Zehe has a greater choice - whether to fully help Wu Yingxiong, continue to support Liaodong Town, or actively assist Zhao Junchen, it all depends on Li Zehe's thoughts!
As long as he slightly controls Zhao Junchen's travel speed, Li Zehe can directly determine the final outcome of all parties and will inevitably become the biggest winner. How can he hold back his dissatisfaction under such circumstances? ….
In this way, everyone is proud, they all think they are superior, and they all think they have fooled the other party.
But soon, they were all dumbfounded.
In the eyes of chess players, no matter how smart the chess piece is, it is just a chess piece.
Early the next morning, Li Zehe led five thousand border troops to the direction of Qinghe Fort.
But not long after Li Zehe left, military scouts reported the news to Wu Yingxiong and the generals of Liaodong Town, saying that the Jianzhou Jurchens had also sent 3,000 troops, also heading towards Qinghe Fort.
More importantly, judging by the flags, these three thousand Jianzhou Jurchen troops were actually personally commanded by Jianzhou Jurchen Great Khan Xuan Ye!
Why did Xuan Ye, the great Jurchen Khan of Jianzhou
Lead the army to Qinghe Fort in person?
For a moment, Wu Yingxiong and the generals in Liaodong Town were all shocked, and they were constantly speculating in their minds.
After another half day, as Jianzhou Jurchen sent Han traitor Qian Tong as an envoy to contact them, Wu Yingxiong and the generals of Liaodong Town finally knew the truth of the matter!
Everyone never expected that when Zhao Junchen asked them to send troops to Qinghe Fort to meet him, he would also send a message to Jianzhou Jurchen, inviting Jianzhou Jurchen Khan Xuan Ye to go to Qinghe Fort to negotiate with him in person, bypassing them directly. Wu Yingxiong and the generals of Liaodong Town were killed!
In this way, the location that determines the outcome of this war is no longer Fushun Pass, but Qinghe Fort; the two parties that determine the outcome of this war are no longer the Liaodong armies and the Jianzhou Jurchen army. Instead, they became Zhao Junchen and Xuan Ye; if this border trouble is successfully quelled, the biggest reason will no longer be the bloody battle of the entire army, but because of Zhao Junchen's verbal battle with the bandit leader and his ability to retreat thousands of troops with just one word!
A fluttering message instantly shifted the focus of this war!
Zhao Junchen's method is not only extremely despicable, but also very clever!
Although Qian Tong, the envoy of Jianzhou, met Wu Yingxiong, he repeatedly hinted that the Jianzhou Jurchens were also willing to negotiate with Wu Yingxiong about a truce and withdrawal of troops. Apparently, he hoped that Zhao Junchen and Wu Yingxiong would raise prices for each other and strive for greater benefits for the Jianzhou Jurchens. !
But in Wu Yingxiong's view, the Jianzhou Jurchen's idea was too naive, which showed that the Jianzhou Jurchen did not understand the specific situation in Liaodong and completely underestimated Zhao Junchen's despicable methods.
Under Zhao Junchen's skillful guidance, in order to accumulate prestige in the army, Wu Yingxiong repeatedly aroused the hatred of the entire army and made the entire army jealous. Under such circumstances, Wu Yingxiong also lost room for compromise. , if he dares to reach an armistice agreement with the Jianzhou Jurchens on the premise of ceding benefits, he will definitely be despised and spurned by the entire army. The generals in Liaodong Town will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble, and Wu Yingxiong will no longer have any chance to annex. Liaodong Town is here!
Therefore, if the Jianzhou Jurchens want to reach an armistice agreement, they can only choose to negotiate with Zhao Junchen. There is no chance to raise the price at all, and it is impossible to get any advantage!
At the same time, if Wu Yingxiong wants to prevent Zhao Junchen from stealing all the credit and benefits, there is only one option left, and that is to lead his army to attack Jianzhou before Zhao Junchen and Xuan Ye reach an agreement. Jurchens, fight a beautiful victory and regain the focus of this war!
But this road was also cut off by Zhao Junchen in advance!
If there is no division of troops, there is still some chance to accomplish this kind of thing, but now Wu Yingxiong has transferred 5,000 troops to Li Zehe and rushed to Qinghe Fort to meet Zhao Junchen. Although the remaining troops can protect themselves, they are hopeless. , let alone beat up the Jianzhou Jurchens.
"Zhao Junchen! You really have all the traps! So cruel! So vicious!" After thinking about Zhao Junchen's various plans, Wu Yingxiong, although he has always had a calm personality, could not help but gnashed his teeth and twisted his face: "But you put everyone When you act like a monkey, don’t you know that monkeys can bite when cornered?”
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