Zu Dabi glanced outside nervously and said in a low voice: "Brother, do we really want to lead people to attack Shanhaiguan? This is asking our people to die!"
"Then what do you want to do?" Zu Dashou asked.
"Me!" Zu Dabi choked, then said, "We can't do anything to risk death anyway."
Zu Dashou said: "This death must be given. Of course, it would be best if we can capture Shanhaiguan. If we capture Bushanhaiguan, we will only owe our old brothers. If others die, it will be you and me who die."
After hearing this, Zu Dabi slapped his head several times with his hands.
"Notify the brothers and let the brothers eat something good." Zu Dashou said to Zu Dabi.
Zu Dabi rubbed his cheek and said, "I'll make arrangements."
It's possible that this will be some people's last full meal.
At this time, some arrangements were also being made inside Shanhaiguan.
As the Tiger Banner army captured Shanhaiguan, all the cannons sent by the dragoons were arranged into Shanhaiguan and began to arrange various positions.
There were already some cannons in Shanhaiguan, but now that the Tiger Banner army came, cannons were directly placed on the city top, including four nine-pound cannons, which were placed on the front of the city head.
All the Ming Dynasty flags on the city wall were removed and replaced with the tiger-character flag.
"Wu Shuai, do you think Huang Taiji will come to attack Shanhaiguan?" It was Yang Yuan who spoke.
Tiger Character Banner has deployed spies in Liaodong for many years, and dangerous passes like Shanhaiguan have been deeply cultivated by Tiger Character Banner's Foreign Intelligence Bureau for many years. Not only are there spies in the city, but there are also spies from the Foreign Intelligence Bureau among the defenders.
When Yang Yuan came to Shanhaiguan this time, he used spies in Shanhaiguan to cooperate with Lao Wu to take down Shanhaiguan.
The difficulty in dealing with dangerous passes like Shanhaiguan is how to let the army enter Shanhaiguan.
Regardless of whether it is the soldiers of the Jurchen Eight Banners or the Tiger Flag, as long as they can capture a city gate and enter Shanhaiguan, it is a simple matter to capture Shanhaiguan.
Fan Wencheng spread rumors, causing people in Shanhaiguan to panic. The Tiger-Character Banner's spies took this opportunity to open the city gate directly through the garrison in Shanhaiguan, allowing the Tiger-Character Banner army to enter Shanhaiguan overnight, and gained control of Shanhaiguan with one fell swoop. right.
"It's hard to say." Lao Wu pursed his lips and said, "Huang Taiji is a man with a deep knowledge of the city. Such people rarely act impulsively. Knowing that Shanhaiguan has changed hands, he may not take the risk of losing troops and forcibly attack Shanhaiguan. .”
Yang Yuan looked sideways at Lao Wu and said: "Wu Shuai means that Huang Taiji will choose to retreat if he knows that Shanhaiguan has fallen into our hands?"
"No, it is also possible to send troops to test the situation in Shanhaiguan." Lao Wu said, "Huang Taiji obtained the Guan Ning Army of the Ming Dynasty through Zu Dashou. If I were him, since we are all at the gate of Shanhaiguan, I might as well have a fight. Not only can we test our situation in Shanhaiguan, but we can also force Zu Dashou to completely cut off the possibility of joining us."
After listening to these analyses, Yang Yuan nodded and said, "Do you know how the lord evaluates Huang Taiji?"
"What did the Lord say?" Lao Wu asked curiously.
Yang Yuan looked into the distance outside the city and said: "My lord said that Huang Taiji is a man of great talent and strategy, far better than his father. If he is given a chance, he may not be unable to take over the Central Plains and take his place."
"My lord thinks too highly of this slave chief!" Lao Wu felt that Huang Taiji was exaggeratedly praised. Although he also admitted that Huang Taiji and his Dajin had some strength, he did not think that this so-called Dajin could take over the Central Plains. .
Yang Yuan was worried that Lao Wu would be careless when he played against Huang Taiji one day, so he pulled him to analyze: "I thought the same as you at the beginning, but then more and more information about Daikin was collected, and I didn't Think so."
"Let's not talk about the distance. Let's just say that Huang Taiji led his army into the grassland, bypassed Shanhaiguan and entered the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. This behavior can be said to be extremely bold. If he hadn't encountered our tiger-character flag, Huang Taiji's behavior would have definitely succeeded, and Able to steal a lot of wealth and Dingkou from the Ming Dynasty."
Lao Wu nodded in agreement.
Based on the situation of the Ming army in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to be an opponent of Dai Jin's soldiers and horses. Unless the Guan Ning army and Guan Ning cavalry are transferred from Shanhaiguan, it is possible to compete with Dai Jin's soldiers and horses.
But if Guan Ning's army is mobilized to the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji's army may have already captured almost everything. Even if Guan Ning's army comes, it won't have much effect.
Yang Yuan and Lao Wu agreed with his words, and then continued: "Huang Taiji could lead his army to rob once, and he could rob twice, three times, or even keep robbing. In the end, he could rob the entire northern part of the Ming Dynasty. As time goes by, Huang Taiji and his Dajin are getting stronger and stronger, and Ming Dynasty is getting weaker and weaker. Do you think it is possible for Ming Dynasty to lose its country?"
"The Ming Dynasty also has Jiangnan, which is the land of plenty and plenty for the Ming Dynasty." Lao Wu said.
Hearing this, Yang Yuan said sarcastically: "If the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, more than half of the reason would be the land of plenty and plenty you call it."
"What do you mean?" Lao Wu looked confused.
Yang Yuandao: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Things in Jiangnan are a complete mess. I can only tell you that if you hope that Ming Dynasty will have no chance to sort out the problems in Jiangnan."
"Does this involve the secrets of your Foreign Intelligence Agency?" Lao Wu asked tentatively.
People always want to figure out the consequences of half-heard things, and he did the same.
Yang Yuan thought for a while and said: "It would take too much time to talk about the detailed questions. To put it simply, Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty was very rich, but this wealth has little to do with the finances of the Ming Dynasty."
"It is certain that Jiangnan is rich, but it is a pity that the power of our Tiger Flag is mainly in the north. Otherwise, I would like to go to Jiangnan to see it." Lao Wu said enviously.
Hearing this, Yang Yuan smiled and said: "It's too far to say this. Why don't you think about what if Huang Taiji really leads an army to attack Shanhaiguan, Wu Shuai, what are you going to do?"
"Defend the city." Lao Wu blurted out, and then said, "The army brought by Huang Taiji is at least hundreds of thousands. Among my men, except for the dragoons, the remaining several thousand are cavalry. If we really want to leave the city, , they can kill me with a pile of people, but if they can’t defend the city, with the food and grass consumed by hundreds of thousands of troops every day, even if I consume them, I can kill them.”
Yang Yuan smiled and said: "I feel relieved when Commander Wu says this. Our goal is to capture Shanhaiguan. As long as we ensure that Shanhaiguan is in hand, it will be a meritorious service."
"Don't worry, I understand this." Lao Wu said, "Actually, if your Foreign Intelligence Bureau contacts Zu Dashou, we may not be able to take down all Ning Jin, leaving Huang Taiji with nothing."
