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According to Zhao Junchen's original proposal, the Jianzhou Jurchens should mobilize one thousand elite troops from their headquarters, and then recruit four thousand troops from the Joseon Dynasty. A total of five thousand soldiers and horses would be sent to Japan to collect food.
But Xuan Ye made changes to this article. The recruitment of a thousand elite troops from Jianzhou Jurchen remained unchanged, but the number of troops recruited from the Li Dynasty of North Korea was reduced from 4,000 to 3,000. Each tribe on the left wing of Mongolia selected a thousand elites to join the expeditionary force.
Obviously, Xuan Ye did not want the Korean Dynasty's army to take advantage of the opportunity to increase its combat effectiveness too much, so he replaced a thousand of them with Mongolian warriors. This change could further strengthen the combat effectiveness of the expeditionary force and increase the chances of winning the expedition to Japan.
After all, no matter what era it is, there is always a mismatch between North Korea's national self-esteem and its military strength. The Jianzhou Jurchens once forced the Joseon Dynasty to sign an alliance under the city in only three months. They have a profound understanding of this situation. .
In fact, if it were not for the need to borrow North Korean ports for the expedition to Japan, and even to requisition part of the North Korean navy, and at the same time secretly guard against Zhao Junchen's betrayal of the contract, otherwise Xuan Ye would definitely abandon the Korean dynasty and only choose Jianzhou Jurchen Complete the mission of crossing to Japan to collect food with the Mongolian tribes army.
At the same time, after Xuan Ye made up his mind to participate in this plan, his attitude became particularly eager, hoping to complete the first dispatch of troops to Japan to collect food as soon as possible. However, this matter was not decided by Xuan Ye and Jianzhou Jurchen. Although they Troops can be dispatched to the North Korean port soon, but they must wait until Zhao Junchen has arranged all aspects of things properly before the follow-up plan can be implemented smoothly.
In order to urge Zhao Junchen to arrange for the ocean-going ship to arrive at the North Korean port as soon as possible, Xuan Ye also made concessions in terms of profit distribution.
Xuan Ye made it clear that in the next one year, the Jianzhou Jurchens would only take 40% of the money and food plundered from Japan, and no money and treasures would be taken. , they will take away 50% of the food and 30% of the money and treasures. This approach is to induce Zhao Junchen to act as soon as possible.
Obviously, the Jurchen famine in Jianzhou has been extremely serious. Judging from Xuan Ye's attitude, if we persist for another three to five months at most, there will be large-scale starvation in the Jurchen territory of Jianzhou, and there will also be a large loss of military and civilian power. , that's why Xuan Ye's attitude is so eager, hoping to gain something as soon as possible.
In addition, Xuan Ye also put forward many new requirements. For example, the Jianzhou Jurchens could send more caravans into the Ming Dynasty to sell the treasures they plundered from Japan; and for example, the Jianzhou Jurchens could strengthen North Korea. When the army was armed, Zhao Junchen also needed to provide some support; for another example, the Jianzhou Jurchens wanted to conduct human trade and so on while the two parties cooperated to implement the plan.
Zhao Junchen agreed to almost all of Xuan Ye's requests, but firmly rejected the proposal of human trade.
The reason why he rejected the proposal of human trade was not that Zhao Junchen had a sense of morality and believed that this kind of trade was too dirty and bloody.
In fact, as long as it is profitable, Zhao Junchen can do it without any psychological burden, even if it is dirtier and bloody.
However, considering that the Japanese nation has always been submissive and begging for mercy when facing the strong, and the Jianzhou Jurchens are particularly good at domesticating foreign races, once the Jianzhou Jurchens rob too many Japanese people, these Japanese people may Soon they will completely surrender to the Jianzhou Jurchens and rush to work hard for the Jianzhou Jurchens. At that time, the strength of the Jianzhou Jurchens will also rapidly increase and completely make up for the shortcomings of the insufficient number of their own tribe.
Zhao Junchen really did not want the strength of the Jianzhou Jurchens to decline too quickly, but he also did not want the Jianzhou Jurchens to take the opportunity to increase their strength, so he firmly rejected the proposal without any room for negotiation.
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On the third day of negotiations, after a series of detailed issues have been discussed, the last meeting is about to end.
But Zhao Junchen made an extra step and made an additional request without warning, saying: "In order to show our sincerity, I almost agreed to all the conditions of Xuan Ye Khan... But as the saying goes, reciprocating favors and reciprocating courtesy, I am here There is also one thing, I hope Xuan Ye will sweat profusely
Helping hands. "
Xuan Ye raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? I wonder what it is?"
Zhao Junchen smiled half-heartedly and said: "Next, after the armistice between the two sides, when the Jianzhou Jurchens retreat from the Fushun battlefield, the Ming army will definitely send a team of soldiers to follow and monitor. I hope...Xuan Ye will be the Khan by then. You can turn your troops around and pretend to annihilate the Ming army, but in the end it will be a defeat, allowing the Ming army to win with a small number and gain a great victory!"
After Xuan Ye thought for a moment, he quickly guessed Zhao Junchen's true intention, and said thoughtfully: "I didn't expect... Although Zhao Junchen has a bad relationship with Ximen Sheng, he is still willing to promote this person!"
Then, Xuan Ye nodded in understanding: "That's right. Except for Ximen Sheng, the other senior military attaches in Liaodong Town are short-sighted and cannot be reused. Therefore, in Zhao Gechen's mind, Ximen Sheng is the only one who can be the next commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town. Chosen!"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and sighed: "To be honest, I originally had high hopes for Ximen Sheng. I thought that this man had the overall situation in mind, was good at war, and cared about loyalty and credibility, so I always wanted to support him to become the next Liaodong Town Mayor. General soldier...
But in recent times, the more I understand the specific situation of Liaodong Town, the more disgusted I am with the corruption of Liaodong Town. I am also increasingly dissatisfied with Ximen Sheng, thinking that this person's structure is too small and only considers the small collective interests and interests of Liaodong Town. He has loyalty and reputation, but he has no understanding of the righteousness of his family and country. The corrupt current situation in Liaodong Town is also inseparable from him!
It's a pity that, as Xuan Ye Khan said, compared to other high-ranking military attachés in Liaodong Town, this Ximen Sheng can be regarded as a dwarf general. We can't find a better candidate, so we can only pinch our noses and try our best. Support him! "
After Xuan Ye thought for a moment, he nodded in agreement: "Since Zhao Gechen has shown sincerity, of course I am willing to repay Li Toutao. I will deliberately defeat him when he retreats, so that Ximen Sheng can gain a brilliant military exploit! In addition, I will also leave some Mongolian soldiers and Korean soldiers who are seriously injured and difficult to treat to Ximen Sheng, making his military exploits even more convincing!"
Zhao Junchen raised his hands and thanked him sincerely: "Thank you, Khan!"
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Zhao Junchen and Xuan Ye are both sharp and smart people, and they can quickly guess the other party's true intentions just through some clues.
Not long ago, Zhao Junchen quickly guessed Xuan Ye's true intention of conducting human trade, and Xuan Ye also immediately guessed the true intention of Zhao Junchen's request at this time!
According to the intelligence received by Xuan Ye, although Ximen Sheng is the North Road General of Liaodong Town, he has long been placed under house arrest and isolated by Wu Yingxiong, the governor of Jiliao. However, Wu Yingxiong cannot keep Ximen Sheng under house arrest and will be released sooner or later. Ximen is free.
When the Jianzhou Jurchens retreat from the Fushun battlefield, Wu Yingxiong will inevitably send a military general to lead the army to follow and monitor. At this time, the Shanhaiguan Wu family, Liaodong Town, Zhao Junchen and other forces will carve up the post-war At the critical moment of profit distribution, everyone would be worried that they would not be able to participate in the post-war profit distribution and let others take away the benefits when they were leading troops to go out on operations. Naturally, they were unwilling to accept the task of following and monitoring the Jianzhou Jurchen.
Under such circumstances, Ximen Sheng is the best candidate for this task. He can not only take advantage of the opportunity to release Ximen Sheng to freedom, but also block Ximen Sheng's interference while allowing all parties to divide the interests. Moreover, with Ximen Sheng's qualifications and prestige, It's also fully up to the task.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen hoped that the Jianzhou Jurchens would be defeated by the Ming army who was following and monitoring them when they retreated. In fact, he wanted to give Ximen Sheng a great military exploit!
You must know that when the Ming army fought with the Jianzhou Jurchens in the wild, they always lost more than they won. Even if they occasionally won, they still won more with more and suffered heavy losses. Therefore, if Ximen Sheng was allowed to lead his army in the wild battle, After repelling the Jianzhou Jurchens with less and more victories, and suffering very few casualties, Ximen Sheng's military prestige will inevitably reach its peak quickly, and his promotion to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong Town is the proper meaning of the title.
Xuan Ye quickly figured out these twists and turns, but Zhao Junchen was secretly vigilant in his heart, so he did not hide it and confessed his true thoughts frankly.
For Xuan Ye, there is not much pressure to agree to Zhao Junchen's request. After all, the Jianzhou girl
In the past hundred years, Zhen Ye had often acted and fought fake battles with Liaodong Town, and he was quite familiar with it. Many Liaodong Town generals’ military achievements were achieved in this way. Although this was the first time for such exaggerated acting and fakery, Xuan Ye considered the follow-up of both parties. Cooperation means selling Zhao Junchen a favor smoothly.
In this way, after another cooperation matter was agreed upon, the sun was setting and the meeting was about to end.
And just as the two sides stood up to say goodbye, Xuan Ye hesitated for a moment and finally couldn't help asking: "Since Zhao Gechen's attitude is so candid, I still have one doubt that has been lingering in my heart for a long time. I hope Zhao Gechen Don’t hesitate to teach me!”
"Oh? What kind of question is it? Please tell me, Khan. We are now cooperating happily, so I will definitely tell you everything!"
When expressing his stance, Zhao Junchen's expression was calm and calm, as if he had guessed Xuan Ye's follow-up questions in advance.
"Zhao Gechen cooperated with Ben Khan to send troops to plunder Japan. It seems that the gains are not small, but compared with the various risks, it is actually a desperate risk that outweighs the gains! Don't you think... Zhao Gechen, aren't you worried that you will attract criticism after this matter is leaked? , Are you ruined?"
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