Hearing that someone was calling him at the head of the city, Fan Wencheng, who was originally looking down and brushing his beard with a proud face, was stunned.

He subconsciously looked at the city, but was surprised to find that it was an ordinary-looking man dressed in a round thick cotton suit, shouting loudly to himself.

It's weird, but I don't know who this person is?

Fan Wencheng frowned slightly, and then replied loudly: "It's Fan, but who is you?" ”

The man smiled and replied, "Down here is Hao Zeren, the shopkeeper of the Xianwang Iron Shop." ”

Fan Wencheng sighed, but he despised this Hao Zeren very much.

He secretly thought, isn't there no one to use this Haoge's subordinates anymore, and it is really ridiculous to send a shopkeeper who opens an iron shop to talk to him.

However, although he thought like this in his heart, he always felt that something was wrong, and he looked coldly, and saw that Hauge had a very warm and respectful attitude towards the shopkeeper of this famous blacksmith shop, and his heart was suddenly very suspicious.

A dignified Prince Su is so kind and respectful to a lowly blacksmith shopkeeper, this matter, no matter how you look at it, it is inexplicably weird, could it be that this shopkeeper, what is his origin?

At this moment, Fan Wencheng's mind flashed like a flash of lightning, and he immediately figured it out.

Hmph, this so-called Hao shopkeeper is very likely not to be Haoge's subordinate at all, or simply just an ordinary person, but must be a detailed leader of the Tang Army, and Haoge may have finally reached an alliance agreement with the Tang Army through the operation of this person. It is precisely because of this identity that he is so valued by Haoge, so he hurriedly sent Ao Bai to summon him to come and have a conversation with him in the city.

Fan Wencheng muttered secretly in his heart, in this way, this person should be an eloquent and sharp-minded person, but he should be careful to deal with him, so it is appropriate.

Fan Wencheng was pondering, and at the head of the city, Hao Zeren's voice came again: "Master Fan, you said that Prince Su is now in charge of Shengjing and is in charge of the three banners and horses, but he does not have the strength to fight with Dolgon, in Hao's opinion, it is really a big mistake." ”

Hearing Hao Zeren's words, Fan Wencheng sneered and replied, "Really? It's just that Fan thinks that such a major military event is something that you can understand as a small blacksmith shopkeeper, right? “

Hao Zeren smiled slightly, and replied: "Master Fan, there is a way to be a meat eater, and he can't plan far, and those who live in the temple must know more than the people in the market, but they may not be ba." Although Hao is a grass citizen, he is also humble and does not dare to forget the country. Bachelor Fan just needs to listen to whether what Hao said is reasonable, so why bother with Hao's status and class? ”

Fan Wencheng was speechless by him for a while, so he could only smile and say: "Okay, then Fan Mou should listen carefully, what kind of high arguments can Mr. Hao say." But please tell Mr. Hao about them one by one. ”

Hao Zeren smiled and said: "Master Fan, you said that Dolgon now has five banners of Manchurian soldiers and horses, and the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Army and the Eight Banners of the Han Army also serve him, so in terms of troops, Dolgon's strength is far superior to Haoge, right?" ”

"Exactly." Fan Wencheng unceremoniously interrupted Hao Zeren's words and said coldly: "The regent's troops, compared with Prince Su, are more than several times, and this is still not combined with the scattered troops stationed and patrolled in various places. There is a huge disparity between these two opposites, but I am afraid that in the future, the regent will lead a large army to attack Shengjing, and it will be another huge stone to press the egg. In this case, Prince Su's troops are too limited, and foreign aid is difficult to come by, and the army led by my regent wants to capture this Shengjing City and eliminate Prince Su's troops, isn't it a matter of three fingers pinching snails? ”

Listening to Fan Wencheng's words, Hao Zeren burst out laughing.

He shook his head while laughing and said, "Master Fan, you can let Hao finish speaking." What you said, Hao Mou completely disagrees. Can't you be patient and let me give you some analysis? ”

When Fan Wencheng heard this, he also knew that his performance was quite out of shape, so he smiled wryly and said nothing.

Seeing his smug appearance, Hao Zeren didn't feel a sneer in his heart, and he immediately said: "Master Fan, let me ask you, although Dolgon has a lot of troops, the places he wants to deploy are much more than Prince Su, who only guards one city, right?" If he wanted to guard the Qing Dynasty border well to prevent the Tang army from attacking in all directions, then the Qing Dynasty would definitely need a lot of additional troops to be sent to the borders before he could be well prepared. In this way, how can he have enough troops to come and capture Shengjing City in one fell swoop? What's more, now that our army is on the defensive, just waiting for work, just defending according to danger, even if Dolgon can still draw out, nearly two or three times the strength of our army, but he may not have the ability to take this first fortified city of the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop, right? ”

When Hao Zeren said this, Hao Ge next to him shook his head again and again, but Fan Wencheng frowned.

He had to admit that Hao Zeren was very reasonable, Dolgon had a lot of troops and horses, but because it was necessary to divide the defense in various places, and to guard against the Tang army that could attack from the east, west, south, and north at the same time, the required defensive forces must be indispensable. If Dolgon, in order to seek stability, really can't draw out enough overwhelming forces to attack Shengjing City, this Hao Zeren is very accurate in watching the fire.

Fan Wencheng was stunned for a moment, and then replied loudly: "Hmph, Shopkeeper Hao, do you think that the regent of my family is the kind of person who can only live a peaceful life, and does not seek merit but no fault?" As I said, the regent will definitely make full use of the time difference between the Tang army and the Tang army, and immediately launch a large army to attack Shengjing, so as to attack Shengjing with an absolute superiority of troops. What Fan said, I believe that Shopkeeper Hao will also know more, right? ”

Hao Zeren laughed and replied: "Haha, if this is the case, if Dolgon can lead all his troops to attack together, it will be really difficult to hold this Shengjing City." It's just that the shopkeeper is very curious, I don't know why, why do you think that my Tang army can't come smoothly, can't smoothly involve Dolgon's hind legs, so that he can't attack Shengjing City smoothly? Just now, this shopkeeper has only heard a general lecture from the commander of the Protector Army, but now, he is quite interested in listening to Master Fan say it again to Hao. ”

Hearing Hao Zeren's question, Fan Wencheng smiled coldly, and said what Fang had just said to Hao Ge and Hao Zeren again.

Unexpectedly, after listening to it, Hao Zeren laughed again.

"Shopkeeper Hao, why are you laughing like this, could it be that you are hiding yourself in a weak heart?" Fan Wencheng said with a sneer.

"Bachelor Fan, the person who laughs at this shopkeeper is laughing at you for being too rigid and self-righteous in looking at problems."

Hao Zeren smiled slightly, and then smiled and said: "The Tang Army's offensive route you guessed is completely out of your wishful thinking, and you don't understand how swift and fierce our Tang Army's actions are, and how fast and decisive they are from preparation to battle. Of course, Hao doesn't know the specific plan of action of our army, and even if he does, he won't reveal a word to you. However, what I can tell you is that the problem you are talking about, Master Li has already considered it comprehensively, and there will never be any incident of delaying the fighter plane due to insufficient preparation, nor will it be due to weather conditions that the troops will break down halfway and be unable to reach the intended combat site. If you don't believe, then see for yourself. ”

Hao Zeren's words were obviously addressed to Fan Wencheng, but in fact, the greater effect was to cheer up Prince Su, who had always been nervous, and make him more convinced and dependent on Tang Jun.

Sure enough, after listening to Hao Zeren's words, a faint smile appeared on Haoge's face on the side, and his face was overflowing with lightheartedness, obviously Hao Zeren's words deeply moved him and made him completely relieved.

And when Fan Wencheng heard Hao Zeren's words, his face didn't fall unconsciously.

He muttered to himself in his heart, although what Hao Zeren said might just be a bluff, it was just a move to embolden himself. But if you really analyze it, it may not be unreasonable.

Take the soldiers and horses of the Tang Army in Shandong as an example, if they act quickly, the soldiers and sailors can be quickly assembled in place, and the supply and transportation of grain and grass can also be quickly handled. Then they will be much earlier than they expected.

In this way, the Tang army has a greater possibility to land on the territory of the Qing Dynasty before the sea is completely frozen, so as to launch a rapid and fierce attack.

Fan Wencheng immediately thought that if the Tang army really wanted to attack, it really didn't have to take the old road, it must first fight Jinfu Erzhou, and then slowly push north all the way, and the Tang army also had a more direct and deadly choice, that is, the naval division led the army, crossed the Bohai Sea directly, landed and landed from the Niujiabao port in Yingkou, and took advantage of the opportunity of Dolgon's army to attack Shengjing in the north, first went down to Yingkou, then captured Haicheng, and finally attacked Liaoyang.

At this time, Dolgon saw that the Tang army was attacking so rapidly, and he was deeply afraid that the old nest would be ended, so he must have to quickly retreat back to the defense to ensure that the last old nest Liaoyang is not lost.

If it really comes to such a situation, if the Tang Army and the Haoge Department are caught between the inside and outside, I am afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable......

Of course, Dolgon could also use another method to attack Shengjing, that is, only send two or three times as many troops to come, but not immediately attack the city, but just surround the Shengjing City, and finally trap Hauge and others in it.

In this way, Hauge was finally forced to surrender when the grain was exhausted, and if it was through such means, it would promote internal changes, so as to cooperate with himself to take Shengjing.

However, although this method is much less risky, it has an extremely important disadvantage, that is, it takes too long.

After all, this Shengjing City is the first fortified city of the Qing Dynasty, and it is the capital of the Qing Dynasty, and there is a lot of grain and ordnance stored in it, and it is said that there is enough food for 100,000 troops to be stationed in Tuntun for three years.

And if Dolgon divides his troops to fight like this, the border land has limited soldiers and horses, and if the Tang army is like gnawing kraft candy, one piece of land after another, and constantly encroaching on the territory of the Qing Dynasty, it is tantamount to destroying its own foundation.

Thinking of this, Fan Wencheng was inexplicably irritable, and suddenly felt that there was a cold breath on his back, and a cool breath rushed from his waist and rushed straight to his head.

At this moment, Hao Zeren on the city wall whispered a few words to Hao Ge on the side, and Hao Ge's expression was very strange, but in the end, he nodded heavily, as if he completely agreed with Hao Zeren's suggestion.

After seeing Hao Ge's statement, Hao Zeren's voice sounded with a sneer: "Bachelor Fan, what Hao wants to say is this, I believe that a smart person like Bachelor Fan will be able to think clearly about the stakes." However, there is a way that the two armies are fighting, and if they don't kill them, our Prince Su is hospitable, and since Fan is here, how can he not fulfill the friendship of the landlord and treat you well, now I will open the city gate and welcome you into the city. ”

Hearing Hao Zeren's words, Fan Wencheng actually felt that the hairs on his whole body exploded all at once.

No way?!

Such a fellow, who is hospitable and wants to invite us into the city, I am afraid that he will immediately send troops to arrest him, and take him into the city as a hostage!

As soon as Fan Wencheng thought of this, he saw Haoge at the head of the city, with a sneer on his face, his right hand was raised high, and he waved it down vigorously.

Then the soldiers at the head of the city immediately began to rattle the winch and try to lower the drawbridge and open the gate.

"Oh no! Hauge wants to take us hostage, everyone quickly withdraw! ”

Fan Wencheng, who understood Haoge's intentions, turned pale, he yelled, and took the lead in pulling out his horse and fleeing backwards.

Seeing the main envoy fleeing, the 200 cavalry who were guarding him were immediately frightened, and they all shouted and turned their horses' heads one after another, and followed Fan Wencheng to turn around and flee south.

Seeing them turn around and flee in such embarrassment, Haoge at the head of the city laughed loudly, and Hao Zeren also smiled, with a look of relief.

It should be said that Fan Wencheng's reaction was still very timely, because when they turned around and fled, hiding behind the south gate, there were more than 1,000 elite cavalry under the command of Ao Bai himself, all of whom were armed with knives and guns, and were fully prepared for battle.

They were very impatient, waiting for the gate to open, and immediately rushed out to wipe out Fan Wencheng's small team in one fell swoop.

Maybe Fan Wencheng's life should not be extinguished, when they turned around and fled south regardless of their heads, the winch at the head of the city, because the weather was too cold, many chains had frozen into slippery ice bars, and even the winch was frozen to turn and the ice slag fell straight down, and it was very difficult to pull it up, causing the suspension bridge to be lowered very slowly.

In the end, the suspension bridge was finally slowly lowered, and when Ao Bai and the others rushed out of the city gate, Fan Wencheng and the others had already run out of the distance, and they could only see a group of shadowy backs in the distance.

Ao Bai was furious and shouted: "Grandma into him, these little rabbits are running very fast!" Hurry, chase Lao Tzu, after catching up, if you don't surrender, kill immediately! ”

After listening to the commander's order, more than 1,000 elite Manchurian cavalry, with a sharp whistling sound like wild Zeng, immediately raised their horses and whipped their horses, and hurriedly chased after Fan Wencheng and his party, who fled from afar.