The news of Guangning's defeat was passed back to Lingqiu by the secret agents stationed in Shanhaiguan by the Tiger Character Banner Foreign Intelligence Bureau.
After receiving the news, Yang Yuan quickly came to the signing room where Liu Heng worked.
As soon as he entered the custody room, he said: "Master, as predicted by the Attendant, Guangning was defeated and more than forty forts were lost in a row. Only Ningyuan and Qiantun were left. Wang Huazhen and Xiong Tingbi both retreated. Shanhaiguan."
Liu Heng sighed and said: "The Jin Dynasty has become a climate."
"Yes!" Yang Yuan said, "Who would have thought that a group of Jurchens could actually create such a big situation and force the court to retreat again and again. In the end, most of Liaodong was lost and they could only retreat to Shanhaiguan."
"If Shanhaiguan is lost, it will be flat. Even the capital will be unstable." Zhao Yutu said in the signing room, "I am a great man, but I was forced to do this by a group of wild boar skins. It is incredible to think about it."
Liu Heng picked up the teapot on the table, took a sip of water, and said: "The imperial court only cared about party fighting and fighting for power. No one cared about the life and death of the people. Even with the rise of Hou Jin, most civil and military officials in Liaodong believed that Hou Jin was just a scabies disease. , it will be settled soon."
"Master, do you think Shanhaiguan will be captured by Houjin one day, and then Houjin will directly attack the capital?" Yang Yuan said.
Liu Heng shook his head and said: "Hou Jin can't do it for the time being. Shanhaiguan is not that easy to capture. The ministers in the DPRK also understand that Shanhaiguan cannot be lost, so Hou Jin cannot capture Shanhaiguan in a short time."
"That's good." Zhao Yutu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The burning, killing and looting of wild boar skins in Liaodong has killed countless people in Liaodong. If these wild boar skins are really allowed to come to the Central Plains, I don't know how many people will be killed."
Liu Heng said: "If you want to enter the customs, you don't necessarily have to win Shanhaiguan."
"If you don't capture Shanhaiguan, how can Hou Jin enter the customs? Unless you send a small group of soldiers and horses to enter the customs, no matter how incompetent the Ming army is, they can still wipe out the small group of Hou Jin soldiers and horses, so Hou Jin can't be stupid enough to send a small group of soldiers and horses to enter the customs. , giving the Ming army a chance to weaken Houjin's strength." Zhao Yutu said.
Liu Heng shook his head slightly and said: "You only saw Shanhaiguan, but you didn't see the important town of Jiubian. Do you think that with the current situation of Jiubian, it is possible to stop Hou Jin's soldiers and horses?"
"Even the elite Ming troops in Liaodong are no match for Hou Jin, and several places on the nine sides are even less likely to be match for Hou Jin." Yang Yuan said.
As the director of the Foreign Intelligence Bureau, I know the situation in Jiubian very well. I know that Jiubian is no longer the important town it once was. Today, Jiubian's soldiers, horses and weapons have been depleted, and the remaining elites have been transferred to Liaodong. .
Zhao Yutu frowned and said, "What does the master mean that Hou Jin will enter the pass from Jiubian?"
"If Houjin cannot win over Shanhaiguan, he will naturally choose to enter the customs from other places. Border towns such as Datong Yulin Ji Town are the best choices." Liu Heng said.
Because he knew that Hou Jin suffered a loss in Jinzhou, he set his sights on several important towns in Jiubian. The last few times he entered the pass and plundered, they all came to the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty through the border towns.
"This is impossible." Zhao Yutu said, "If you want to come to the Ming Dynasty from Jiubian, Hou Jin has to pass through the territory of Beilu. With the attitude of Lin Danhan, Chaohua and others towards Hou Jin, it is impossible to allow Hou Jin's soldiers to do so." The horse passed under their noses, it is impossible for them not to understand the principle of destroying Guo and taking out Yu."
Liu Heng smiled and said, "Do you think Beilu is a match for Houjin in terms of strength?"
"Beilu cannot be Houjin's opponent." Yang Yuan said first.
Zhao Yutu frowned and said: "What does the master mean? Hou Jin couldn't take Shanhaiguan, so he attacked the Beibei. After pacifying the Beibei, he passed through Jiubian and came to the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty?"
Liu Heng nodded.
Zhao Yutu did not refute this time.
They, Tiger Character Banner, know best what the Beirut look like now, and what the Jurchens' soldiers and horses look like, Tiger Character Banner also knows the same.
If Hou Jin's soldiers and horses attack Bei Lu, there will be no human tribe in Bei Lu that can stop Hou Jin's soldiers.
"So, once Hou Jin saw that he couldn't take Shanhaiguan, he would take action against Beilu?" Yang Yuan said the key to it.
Liu Heng said: "Houjin will not deal with the Beilu for the time being. Their target should still be Shanhaiguan. However, there is not much time left for our Tiger-Charactered Banner. If we can't do it before Houjin sends troops to the grassland, our Tiger-Charactered Banner will be there." It will be difficult for Monan Mongolia to gain a foothold in the future.”
Yang Yuan nodded understandingly.
Hou Jin was difficult to deal with, and Hou Jin's capture of Monan Mongolia was equivalent to cutting off the Tiger Character Banner's smuggling business. This loss to the Tiger Character Banner could be said to be a disaster, unless the Tiger Character Banner was willing to give up everything now. , huddled in Lingqiu.
"So our Tiger Flag should hurry up and use troops against Tumo, occupy our own place in Tumo, and ensure the smooth flow of trade routes." Zhao Yutu said.
Liu Heng nodded and said: "This is why I want to expand several military camps. It is not only because of the threat to us from the Beibei, but also the threat from Houjin to us."
"Originally, I thought that with the election of our Tiger Flag, everything would be stable now, but now it seems that a bigger crisis is still to come," Zhao Yutu said.
Yang Yuan said: "As long as a few battalions of soldiers form combat effectiveness, Tumote will no longer be our opponent of the Tiger Flag, but I am afraid that it will not be able to deal with Houjin."
"Eat it one bite at a time. The road must be walked step by step. Two years ago, who would have thought that we would be today." Liu Heng said, "Hou Jin will not use troops on the grassland in the short term, so you don't have to worry too much. As long as If we don’t make mistakes, we can always survive in this troubled world.”
"The boss is right." Yang Yuan said, "Even if all the foundations of Lingqiu are gone, our Tiger Character Banner and the foundations of Dayuan Island, no matter how powerful the backend is, we can't go across the ocean to Dayuan Island. Make trouble for us."
Zhao Yutu sighed: "The boss still has a long-term vision and passed Li Dan early to find a way out for the Tiger Flag on Da Yuan Island."
Yang Yuan nodded in agreement.
In response, Liu Heng just smiled.
He had no intention of telling the two people in front of him that a few years later, Damuan Island did not escape Hou Jin's military attack, but Hou Jin at that time was no longer called Hou Jin.
Liu Heng looked at Zhao Yutu and said: "The Logistics Bureau must ensure the logistics of several military camps and weapons bureaus. No matter when Su Nang takes action against the forts of Daheihe, your Logistics Bureau must ensure the supplies of Daheihe." It’s enough to last more than half a year.”
"I understand." Zhao Yutu nodded.
The reason why he came to see Liu Heng in the custody room this time was about the supplies sent to Daheihe Dunbao.
This batch of supplies was different from the goods sent to the grasslands. The goods were used for smuggling with the Mongolian tribes, while the supplies were prepared in advance to prepare for the Beilu siege.
