After Yue Tuo and Du Du listened carefully to Fan Wencheng's advice, they sent a large number of scouts to search Lantian City.
However, the effect was not good. Things deviated far from what Yue Tuo, Du Du and others expected. After the scouts sent news one after another.
Yue Tuo and Du Du were surprised to find that the area around Lantian City had turned into another Liaodong.
The fortresses here are densely packed, with beacon towers guarding each other. There are tunnels connecting each fortress. After a point is broken, the enemy will retreat. After waiting for their own army to advance, the enemy will appear behind them again and attack them. Forming an encirclement trend.
Not only that, the Mongols here were not willing to cooperate with the Manchu army in fighting. On the contrary, they had already fled far away before summer came.
Last winter, the Mongolian princes were tempted to invade Datong Mansion. However, there was no trace of the Mongolian princes in Xuan Mansion this time.
Some people went to Qinghai, and others went to the far north.
When things have reached this point, they are no longer within the control of Yue Tuo and Du Du. Therefore, they wrote a letter to Huang Taiji explaining the complexity of the situation in Guihua City.
While asking the emperor to give Zhangjiakou greater help.
However, Yue Tuo, the assistance Du Du mentioned only refers to military rations and weapons. As for the army, they do not give any hope.
The Manchu and Qing army itself is not large. The entire Xianghongqi army is here, and Shengjing cannot give any more reinforcements.
Fan Wencheng made it very clear that Yun Zhaoxiong's only purpose in holding the fortress was to gain national justice.
The Manchu and Qing Dynasties are enemies to every Ming Dynasty person, and they are mortal enemies!
While others are busy fighting for power and territory in the country, Lantian County is fighting against the nation's mortal enemies on the fortress. This can greatly enhance the pride of the soldiers, and thus burst out unprecedented War enthusiasm.
When such an army has established its own military soul, it is only natural for it to go back and clean up the old mountains and rivers.
Fan Wencheng is right.
That’s what Yun Zhao thought.
The last years of the Ming Dynasty were very similar to a certain era in his previous life.
These are all good methods verified by the sages. How could Yun Zhao not use them?
The Manchu and Qing Dynasties were foreign enemies. As for the imperial court, when fighting other bandits, the first priority was naturally the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
If Yun Zhao leaves Lantian now, he can quickly destroy Li Hongji, and people like Zhang Bingzhong can allow the Ming Dynasty to continue to survive.
However, Yun Zhao believed that not resolving the main contradictions in society and allowing the Ming Dynasty to survive would only increase the suffering of the people.
Revolution is what the people of the Ming Dynasty need, and it is also the final choice to solve the problem.
It’s no big deal if your family has a fight behind closed doors. No matter who has the upper hand, it’s not a bad thing.thing.
Anyway, having such a fight will ultimately be beneficial to social improvement.
With Lantian City as a solid fort on an isolated fortress, the Manchus could not even think about harming the people of the Central Plains. If they wanted to do harm, they could only enter Beijing from Liaodong.
So, Yun Zhao drew a vertical line on the map. The left side of the vertical line is where Lantian County needs to expand in the next few years.
To the right of the vertical line, you have to let it go.
Strength is the touchstone that determines ambition.
According to Yun Zhao's plan, Lantian City, Datong Mansion, and Xuan Mansion are to form an iron triangle.
With the development speed of Lantian County, after the consequences of Lu Xiangsheng's disobedience to the emperor's orders to pursue the Manchu army are revealed, Zhang Guozhu and the others will be able to easily and happily attack Datong and Xuanfu. For this kind of Things, they are very experienced.
I thought the war would break out soon, but until the fifth day of May, the place was still quiet.
Yue Tuo and Du Du's army are still stationed outside Zhangjiakou. They even dispersed their serfs into the fields to cultivate the abandoned fields.
At this time, the wheat outside Zhangjiakou City is already more than a foot high and will mature in another month. Yue Tuo and Du Du seem to have plans to station in Zhangjiakou for a long time.
Li Dingguo's cavalry galloped in the wheat fields, and they did not care about the wheat in the fields. If this were in Lantian County, galloping in the wheat fields would be a serious crime.
A small group of Manchu cavalry came forward fearlessly. As the serfs watched, the two cavalrymen, numbering no more than a hundred, collided fiercely.
The muskets are roaring, the sabers are clashing, the arrows are flying, and the war horses are neighing!
Cavalry battles can never be sustained for too long. When the last Manchu cavalryman had his face smashed by a musket and was dragged away by a frightened horse, a man who looked very similar to Fan San's guys yelled at the stunned serfs in the field: "Run..."
Then, the farmers scattered in the field chased Fan San toward the hills in the distance. The strip ran away.
Such things happened almost every day. Sometimes it was Li Dingguo who attacked, and sometimes it was Lu Xiangsheng who attacked. Under frequent harassment from the Ming army, Du Du ordered that no serfs should be placed more than ten miles away from the camp. place.
Fan Sanpao's intestines were about to break. He regretted why he took the gold given by Qian ShaoShao. Every time the young master rewarded himself with a little silver or gold, there would be serious consequences later. Let him do things.
Sometimes he didn't understand. Those people were watching two cavalry fighting. No one was watching them at this time. If he didn't shout, they didn't know that there was such a thing as escape in this world. thing.
Fan San watched with some envy as the serfs captured by the Manchu cavalry were led by some men in Tsing Yi into the hills and mountains. They could leave, but Fan San could not.
Anyway, he still has a big headThe green mule travels instead...
Lu Xiangsheng has long lost his graceful appearance. The beard on his face is covered with grass, and his eyes like cold stars have now become a little cloudy.
Yun Zhao poured a cup of tea for Lu Xiangsheng, watched him drink the entire pot, and then had food prepared.
Lu Xiangsheng had no interest in the meat in front of him. He seemed to prefer white rice.
"Why don't you go back to Xuan Mansion or Datong Mansion?"
Yun Zhao looked at Lu Xiangsheng for a long time and then asked softly.
"The plundered people have not returned home. Where can I go home?"
"Why not send troops from Xuanfu and Datong? As you are now The situation is already exhausted.
Also, why are you always running out of ammunition?"
Lu Xiangsheng glanced at Yun Zhao and said, "The Tianxiong Army belongs to me. They can be mobilized at will. The duties of the officers and soldiers in Datong and Xuanfu are to guard the border and cannot be mobilized.
As for why I am always running out of ammunition and food, it is because I am always fighting. "< /p>
Yun Zhao thought for a while and said: "How does the establishment of Lantian City affect you?"
Lu Xiangsheng put down the chopsticks in his hand, stared into Yun Zhao's eyes and said: "Go back Huacheng originally belonged to the Sanniangzi of the Ming Dynasty, but was later captured by the Mongols. In the eyes of a certain family, it still belongs to the Ming Dynasty." Yun Zhao nodded and said, "Lantian County also belongs to the Ming Dynasty."
Veins on Lu Xiangsheng’s face popped out. He broke the chopsticks in his hand with a loud noise, punched the table hard and said, "You are plotting against Datong and Xuanfu!"
Yun Zhao shook his head. Said: "The military purpose of establishing Lantian City was to insert a knife into one of the slaves' legs so that they could no longer enter and leave the Central Plains from the Zhangjiakou area as they pleased."
"You want to stay in my Xuanfu , I will tell you about the old affairs of Lantian County in Guanzhong."
Yun Zhao said with a smile: "If you can manage and govern these two places well, let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and make the army invincible, even the gods. I will take away Datong and Xuanfu from your hands."
Lu Xiangsheng was silent for a while, lowered his head and said, "I will lose my official position as Governor of Xuanda this time."
Yun Zhao. He nodded and said: "Because of things in Shandong?"
Lu Xiangsheng said: "Originally we had discussed that at the expense of Shandong's erosion, we would keep the Qing Dynasty's 100,000 troops in Shandong to encroach on it..."< /p>
Yun Zhaodao: "Li Hongji rebelled in Kaifeng and made a comeback, making all your efforts in vain."
Lu Xiangsheng sighed and said: "I and Hong Chengchou are not the only ones in the Ming Dynasty. Sun Chuanting and the other two can do it." In the battle, Li Hongji started in troubled times and had an unstable foundation. The imperial court only needed to send an important minister to take charge of the Henan army to trap Li Hongji in Henan and gather them together to annihilate him.
Unfortunately, the imperial generals were afraid of the enemy. Like a tiger, just one Li Hongji frightened them. Dorgon in the encirclement did not need to make any more efforts, and the court had already helped him.He dispersed the circle we had formed.
As a result, the sufferings suffered by the people of Shandong are completely meaningless, and I, Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou, and Sun Chuanting, have become thieves who harm the people.
Lu Xiangsheng was so ashamed that if he could not recapture the people of Shandong from the hands of the slaves, I would not rest in peace! "
After speaking, he picked up his rice bowl and continued to eat.
"If you die in the battle, I will immediately take Xuanfu and Datong and find two more for Lantian City. Pivot reliably. "
Lu Xiangsheng lowered his head and said: "You are an official of the Ming Dynasty. "
Yun Zhaodao: "Just because I am an official of the Ming Dynasty, I will do this. "
Lu Xiangsheng said: "In this case, Yun Zhao is the one who will bring chaos to the world!
Yun Zhao smiled and said: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. This world is not the world of Zhu Ming and his family, but the world of everyone in the world."
Since Zhu Ming collects taxes from the people but cannot provide them with a stable living environment, it would be good to replace him with someone else.
Since you are not in Xuanda, you know the reason why I went to Xuanda. I don’t want the more than 100,000 people in Lantian City to be attacked on all sides. "
After hearing these words, Lu Xiangsheng was not angry. He raised his head and glanced at Yun Zhao with anxious eyes and said: "You are asking for the importance of the title.
Yun Zhao smiled faintly and said, "I don't have any problem with you becoming the emperor in the future." "
A sarcastic smile appeared on Lu Xiangsheng's face.
"Your subordinates will kill me and put you in that position again. "
Yun Zhao laughed and said: "This is too possible. "
After Lu Xiangsheng finished his meal, he boldly wiped his mouth with his worn-out sleeves, grabbed his sword and stood up, saying: "I'd like to ask you one thing, let your subordinates attack more fiercely. I want to go and visit within ten miles of Yuetuo Camp.
Yun Zhao frowned and said, "You are seeking death."
Lu Xiangsheng smiled softly and said: "People who are unfaithful to ministers and unkind to officials should have died long ago." "
Yun Zhao watched Lu Xiangsheng leave the military tent and said loudly: "Live well, only when you are alive can you see the beautiful scenery of the future." "
Lu Xiangsheng's voice came from afar: "I am an old person. I am used to seeing the mountains and rivers and the beautiful scenery of the morning sun in the old days. Let the new people see it. I will grow old with the sunset. It is also a beautiful story. ”