Chapter 121: Latest Intelligence
Just like the mistakes made by Lee's Joseon, the elders also made mistakes, just like Li Xiangqian's mistake, that is, they did not understand the rules and regulations of this era, in this era, the so-called national borders are almost non-existent, that is, they maintain a more or less true and false so-called approximate borders, due to the lack of detailed maps, so most of the classical borders are bounded by mountains and rivers, which is easy to distinguish and manage.
As for striking at the border guards of neighboring countries, thereby encroaching on the territory, it does not exist in the 21st century, it only takes you a slight movement, the satellite automatically alerts, and the missiles are ready to wash the ground, what to fight?
But what they don't know is that the earth in 1645 was not like this, whether it was Europe or China, it was a neighboring country that had a problem, and they went directly to reap the benefits.
The essence of the Thirty Years' War was the expansion of the population due to the medical advances brought about by the so-called Renaissance, but food production had not yet begun to be cultivated on a large scale because of the new high-yielding crops in the Americas.
So under this kind of population suppression, the will of the masses from the bottom up, forced the king and careerists to start a war that has been fought for thirty years, the essence of this war, very inexplicable, until everyone is killed and wounded everywhere, every family has a son, plus heavy losses, then pat the head, what is the benefit of such a continuous war, obviously overseas, there are countless good places to occupy and exploit.
However, in the East, such a concept has not yet been formed, and this is actually a matter of thought, just like dead dough cake and dough cake, there is no distinction between high and low, but it is just a good thing that I didn't expect to make money so easily.
What Li Wei never dreamed of was that, according to the report of the courtiers he sent to various parts of Liaodong and wandering around under the banner of "doing business", the Han people sent too few soldiers outside the Guan, which is not surprising, unlike the dense flow of people in later generations, in this era, the Siberian tiger is not a new thing, and it is almost difficult for a single individual to survive if he leaves the city or the village where everyone supports each other, so there are not too many passers-by.
In short, before the restoration of the original various guards and tunbao, the entire three eastern provinces, or the vast land of eastern and western Liaoning, were really just undefended areas.
Of course, according to Li Xiangqian's plan, in fact, after next year, immigrants from all over the country can continue to run outside the border in 66, which is nothing more than giving money and materials, plus material stimulation, as long as there are people, the rest of the things will naturally be easy to do, but all the problems are entangled in this "time difference".
The political situation in North Korea requires Li Wei to be clear about dissidents as soon as possible, as well as the strength of resistance, and to improve his basic plate and strength as much as possible, which is simply something that cannot be delayed, in his opinion, because his heart has swelled up, unified Liaodong, and even entered the Central Plains, why can't he have this kind of ambition?
Although he has no knowledge of military affairs, since Haoge patted his chest and said that hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Eight Banners would follow him, then when the time comes, it will definitely be no problem.
It has been nearly a month since Haoge ran out, and Li Wei also knew what he was going to do, he went to the north of the known "Old Forest", it is said that most of the Eight Banners soldiers were placed there, although the place was far away, but because there were not many inspections, it was still very convenient for Haoge to go over day and night.
Of course, in order to ensure his own interests, Li Wei still sent people to go with him, the Northern Expedition, and finally don't make wedding clothes for others, it would be funny.
At this point, Li Wei is still very careful.
Just ten days before the Chinese New Year, Hauge finally returned.
After Li Wei heard the news, he was overjoyed, it was already evening at this time, he ignored fatigue and disheveled, and immediately greeted him, as a person who has been in Shenyang for many years, among the slaves who were caught in Liaodong, there are storytellers from Shandong, who will say several famous paragraphs, what Journey to the West, Water Margin, Three Heroes and Five Righteousness, of course, is indispensable to our legendary Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Li Wei knew that in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Mengde was a figure who was very respected by those Jurchens, and the story of Cao Mengde greeting Xu You barefoot was naturally also legendary by countless people, and he naturally wanted to come to such a handful, helplessly, Cao Cao was in Guandu at the time, in October, there was no snow, and now it is Layue, Li Wei hesitated for a long time, still put on his shoes, ran out tremblingly, and greeted Haoge.
Hauge and a few others are back, there are eight people who have gone to the alien, four of them are from North Korea, and the reason given by Li Wei is that if you meet a patrolling soldier and directly say that the North Koreans who are lost and hunting, there should be no problem.
Although he was impatient in his heart, this was the time to do big things, so he didn't have to complain that Hauge took too long, so he nodded and said, "Hauge, hard work, how is the contact?" ”
Na Haoge didn't seem excited, just nodded reluctantly, and said: "When the army arrives, it will definitely be able to join forces inside and outside and encircle Shenyang." ”
It seems that he is a little insincere, but Li Wei did not show any flaws, and the person he sent, although tired, but his complexion is fine, he is naturally prepared, and then he has to secretly summon these people to inquire about the situation, what he is most afraid of is that this time he will do it to Liaodong, and finally release these hungry wolves of the Eight Banners in front of him, then he will sit on wax.
Hauge naturally knew that these North Koreans, called escorts, were actually surveillance, but for the sake of reinforcements, he had to be patient, and that's it.
"I'll go and rest for a while, and then I'll talk to the king about how to raise military funds, there is a shortage of horses and weapons over there, and I need to send some from North Korea."
"Oh, I've already prepared this, although there aren't many weapons, but it's enough to equip ten thousand people."
For these Jurchens, it is really necessary to monitor them carefully, if something happens, it will not be good.
Therefore, it is very important to make sand, weapons must not let them get out of control, don't say it, although they have never fought, but the Koreans who have been fighting for hundreds of years have a unique ability in this regard.
For Hauge, this line of work has been exhausted, as the eldest son of the first emperor, although for some reason, he could not take power, and could only watch the nursing brother become a great khan, but at this time, the woman and the younger brother disappeared, he naturally had to take on this responsibility, isn't it, even if the enemy of the enemy is strong, it is something that must be done.
Li Wei ordered people to take good care of Haoge, and the change of mentality did not mean that he would obey the words of these Jurchens, his goals and objectives had been completely inflated.
As a witness to history, Li Wei watched how Comrade Wild Boar Pi relied on incitement, plus some self-respecting Liaodong warlords, to turn the original public security incident, a criminal gang, into a military robbery group that slaughtered millions of people.
Although Li Wei did not understand the military, but the most basic principles were still understood, so he also got busy, he played the trick of asking for warmth, undressing and pushing food, and it was good for these subordinates, this time he mobilized troops, he not only took out all the savings in the treasury of the DPRK, but also tried every means to seek a source of funds, whether it was to exterminate the Chinese businessmen in the whole of Korea, or to extort some Korean businessmen on the charge of Tongzhong and the murder of the former king.
Of course, he knew that this was to quench his thirst, but for a young man who had never experienced affairs and was full of achievements, what he did was not wrong, and it was not the family business he earned anyway, so he simply gambled a lot.
The cub sells his master's heart and does not lose, for these people, it is almost the same, the so-called virtue is not matched, there will be disasters, and power will backfire on those who cannot control him.
"Where have you gone, and when you see those who tell me, those Jurchens, and spirits, can you fight?"
"King Qiqi, I'm waiting for Ningguta."
"Oh, Ninguta, tell me what's up."
The Korean spy naturally saw Li Wei, so he continued: "I went to Ningguta, there are more than 100,000 Jurchens gathered there, all of them are strong men, and there are as many as 80,000 people who can go into battle immediately. ”
"Good, good." Li Wei knew what it meant to go into battle immediately.
No matter what era, the combat effectiveness of the army is the product of a mixture of various high-end factors, first of all, the system must ensure a large number of soldiers who volunteer to join the army, the good family of the Han Dynasty or the red neck of the United States are actually the same thing, a clean and transparent army organization system, plus a commander who is not too stupid, is enough.
However, for Li Wei, he clearly knows how big the gap is between the Jurchen veterans and the cannon fodder temporarily pulled from the North Korean farmland.
In his calculations, the general Xu who used Shenyang only wanted to spend the New Year window time, and before they completed the final mobilization, he used these demons who had slaughtered the Central Plains in the past to reluctantly arm them, and immediately pushed them to fight with the people in Shenyang City, and even advanced all the way to the Shanhaiguan District and advanced to the Guannei, if they were lucky, it was not impossible to enter the Central Plains again.
Although there has been no news in the imperial capital, Li Wei firmly believes with great conviction that the Mandate of Heaven is in him, the Mandate of Heaven is in North Korea, the Mandate of Heaven is in Li, and the future is so bright, then, in the imperial capital, there must have been internal fighting, so the spies in the imperial capital did not report the news.
But it's nothing, now, the Jurchens and the Han people in the Guannai are already in an endless situation, as long as they control the overall situation and force them to go forward to fight a decisive battle with the people in the Guannai, then he can continue to pick up cheap and continue to take advantage of the back, and in the end, his Korean army is also following behind, and when it is exercised, it is estimated that the Jurchen army and population are also exhausted, and it is completely finished.
This is Li Wei's calculation, not my race, his heart will be different, this is also Cao Cao's old wisdom to deal with the Tun people, the Mongols played with the Khitan and the party people, the battle is over, the potential enemy is also finished, the Khitan party has become a historical term, how good, it's just that in later generations, the descendants of the Chinese are not as good as the generation, this kind of game can not be played, but is played by foreign people.
It's all routines.
"If you go back to the king, there is one thing, there is no female dependent, not even a nursing child."
"What? What does that mean. ”
"Slaves and maids occasionally heard that this is the poisonous plan of the Han people, dividing the Jurchen men and women, and if there is chaos on the men's side, they will kill the women, the old and the young, and leave no one behind."
"What!"
Li Wei panicked, almost stood up in place, and said, "Is this true? How do you know? ”
"We pretended to be hunters, day and night, after arriving at Naningguta, although there were more than 100,000 men, there were only 1,000 Han soldiers guarding the camp, but it was in good order, those Jurchens did not dare to resist, some of them said that they had spaceships, and they also detained their families, which should be true."
Li Wei was a little hysterical and said: "How can the Han people be so vicious, don't you say that it's okay, the Han people just want to harm the interests of their own people and provide for people of other races, that, that...... No, this must be fake, and in that level, isn't there already a war? ”
At this time, it is impossible not to do it, whether it is the crime of poisoning his father, the crime of exterminating the Han merchants, or the behavior of Liaodong these days, after the New Year, the temporary chaos period in Liaodong has passed, it is impossible to conceal it, if it fails, it will have to face an angry Central Plains Dynasty, although in the history books, they are pedantic to the extreme, and even created, "why not guard the danger of the Yalu River" stupidity, reminding the enemy how to deal with their own behavior, but this volume, indeed dominating the world.
"The villain didn't dare to hide it from the king, it was true, but he just listened to what the man said, and followed us back, but it is true that there are only a thousand people to guard those Jurchens."
"......" Li Wei was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Okay, you go down, well, help me go and see, what Hauge is doing, whether he has it, and his people are talking." ”
Hauge was beside him, with a team of more than 100 people, from Shenyang City, relying on Li Wei's protection, and came out like this, because of the ignorance of Li Wei's situation, as well as the diplomatic habits from later generations, Li Xiangqian also forgot that the norms of the modern diplomatic system, that is, the so-called diplomats, are after the Peace of Westphalia, and the principles of national sovereignty, national territory and national independence that should be observed in international relations are a fart in this era.
What he didn't expect was that Li Wei was not a diplomat, but someone who had been a hostage in Shenyang City for a long time, and some of them had changed their minds.
What he didn't expect was that in history, after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the reason why Li Wei, who had a change in his mind, was killed by his father was a very clear reason, that is, this child was already a barbarian, not a Chinese man.