"Chen Bingbian." Zhou Yanru whispered these four words.
Hearing this, Wen Tiren frowned and said, "Didn't you say that Shanhaiguan fell into the hands of tiger thieves, and that Guan Ning's army betrayed the Ming Dynasty? How can we use Chen Bing's territory?"
"The borderland I'm talking about is not the borderland you think, Brother Changqing." Zhou Yanru smiled mysteriously.
Wen Tiren looked puzzled.
Seeing this, Zhou Yanru pointed towards the southwest.
"You, you are too bold." After reacting, Wen Tiren looked at Zhou Yanru in surprise, stunned by Zhou Yanru's boldness.
Zhou Yanru smiled lightly and said: "Whether it is Shandong or Henan, these places have fallen into the hands of thieves. Regardless of whether the Ming Dynasty is willing to admit it or not, these places have become de facto border areas."
Wen Tiren's face turned gloomy after hearing this explanation.
I never expected that in just a few years, the situation would deteriorate so quickly, and almost the entire northern region of the Ming Dynasty would fall into the hands of the rebels.
"This is the only way to temporarily save the capital." Zhou Yanru said, staring into Wen Tiren's eyes.
Wen Tiren hesitated for a moment and said worriedly: "The Southern Army is not as good as the Northern Army, especially not compared with the Guanning Army, and the Zhejiang Army that can fight is also in Liaodong."
"The Southern Army is not without good soldiers and generals." Zhou Yanru said, "Mrs. Qin from Shizhu, Sichuan, and her white pole soldiers are rare elite soldiers. Other places in the south can also collect some soldiers who dare to fight. The combined number That’s a lot.”
Wen Tiren glanced at Zhou Yanru.
After thinking for a while, he said: "I believe Mrs. Qin will come to serve the king, but other places in the south may not be willing to spend money and provide food to serve the king, let alone send their own elites."
It has only been a year since the last King Qin, and we have seen all the final results.
Qin Wang Qin's own brain is gone. How many people are willing to do this kind of Qin Wang? People with a little bit of brains hesitate to do things like Qin Wang.
Is it worth the risk to go to King Qin?
Zhou Yanru said: "That's why I said that we should send troops to the border areas. There is no need to come to the capital to serve the king. As long as they act like they are sending troops to Shandong, Henan and other places, they can contain part of the energy of the rebel soldiers and slow down our efforts here in the capital." pressure."
"It's easy to say, but we have to make Nanfang willing to cooperate." Wen Tiren was not optimistic about Zhou Yanru's idea.
Most of the officials in Nanjing were officials who failed in the struggle and were demoted. Maybe these people would rather see the people in the northern capital being unlucky, so how could they do their best to help them.
Zhou Yanru said: "Brother Changqing, you can rest assured. I have asked people to make arrangements. I am sure that the people in the south will cooperate with us. At least Mrs. Qin will definitely cooperate with us."
"Do you have a way to contact Nanmian?" Wen Tiren's pupils suddenly widened.
Now that the capital was surrounded, people from all directions were under the Tiger Flag. Under such circumstances, he did not expect that Zhou Yanru would have channels to contact the south.
This made him feel like he was being overpowered by Zhou Yanru.
Zhou Yanru smiled mysteriously and said: "I will solve the matter in the south. The main reason for looking for Brother Changqing this time is to jointly defend the capital. The south can only help us share part of the pressure. The key to breaking the situation lies in the capital, so I hope that Brother Changqing You can work with me to deal with the invading tigers and thieves."
"Brother Yusheng, do you think you and I can defend the capital together? This time the capital is more dangerous than the last time the army of slave thieves invaded." Wen Tiren said.
Zhou Yanru smiled softly after hearing this, and said: "Brother Changqing is right. The capital is indeed in danger this time, but as long as you and I work together to take charge of the defense of the capital, we may not be unable to defend the capital."
"Brother Yusheng insists that the capital can be defended, and he seems confident. Since you are ready to cooperate with me, you might as well tell us what method made Brother Yusheng so confident." Wen Tiren looked at Zhou Yanru curiously.
I was curious about Zhou Yanru's confidence in holding the capital.
"Without him, we're just defending." Zhou Yanru said calmly.
Wen Tiren frowned when he heard this and said dissatisfied: "Brother Yusheng said that, it's meaningless. Since we are sincerely cooperating, how can you treat me with such words."
"What I told is the truth, and it's even more true. I'm not just being perfunctory." Zhou Yanru said.
However, Wen Tiren didn't believe it at all and insisted that Zhou Yanru was just perfunctory and unwilling to share his real trump card.
Seeing this, Zhou Yanru had no choice but to explain: "The reason why I am so confident in guarding the capital is for two reasons. One is that the southern army's Chen Bing border area distracted the people in charge of the tiger thieves and had to divide their troops and go south. The second It is to consume the food and grass of the tiger thieves. As long as the capital is not breached for a day, the more troops besieging the city, the more food and grass will be consumed. Nanjing will not transport food and grass to the rebel thieves here in the capital, so the tiger Every time the bandit army delays for one day, it will consume a huge amount of food and grass. As time goes by, the tiger bandits' troops will naturally retreat without a fight."
Saying so many words in one breath made his mouth dry, so he picked up the tureen at hand and took a sip of tea.
"No wonder Brother Yusheng wants to cooperate with me. That's right. If the capital city is still fighting among itself, it will only benefit outsiders." Wen Tiren directly tore off the fig leaf on the surface.
In the past, he would never have said it so straightforwardly. Even if the two people were fighting to the point of life and death, he would have said it directly.
After hearing this, Zhou Yanru was not angry, but laughed. He said: "Brother Changqing has promised to join hands with me to defend the capital."
Sometimes tearing off the mask on your face doesn’t necessarily mean tearing off your face.
On the contrary, when things are good for you and me on the surface, it is more likely that someone will do something dirty behind the scenes.
"Do I have any other choice?" Wen Tiren asked back.
Zhou Yanru laughed loudly after hearing this, and immediately said: "You and I are in charge of the overall situation in the capital, and we will definitely ensure that the capital is not lost."
He was not surprised that Wen Tiren agreed to cooperate.
Because both of them have the same interests, they don't want those in Nanjing to take advantage of them. Only by keeping the capital intact can they maintain their current status.
"I'm afraid that even if we can defend the capital this time, if the water transportation route falls into the hands of thieves, it will be difficult to guarantee that the capital will not be in danger in the future." Wen Tiren said worriedly.
Without grain being transported to the capital, the capital alone cannot feed so many people in the capital.
Zhou Yanru said in a relaxed tone: "As long as the tiger thief is defeated once, it will be easy to deal with him in the future. The key now is to defend the capital."
"If you want to defend the capital, you need support from your lord. Have you been to the princes?" Wen Tiren asked.
Zhou Yanru said: "Don't worry, your lord wants nothing more than us to have something happen to the capital. They have all their glory and wealth pinned on the capital."
Wen Tiren nodded.
Seeing Zhou Yanru say this, he thought that the other party had already met the Lord's people.
(End of chapter)
