Xu Lang gritted his teeth and asked again, "Father-in-law, the lower official has to ask." ”

"Alas, our family also knows that it is difficult for you." Wang Chengen nodded slightly, "Only Gonggong Cao and our family know about this matter, and General Xu knows how to do it." ”

Xu Lang returned to the station of the officer training regiment, called Zhang Hai and Pan Xuezhong over, and called Xiao Junzhe over after hesitation. Xu Lang originally didn't want to tell Xiao Junzhe about this, he was still too young, and some things might not be so comprehensive. But Xu Lang felt that it was not good not to tell him after all, and it would be even worse if he knew that he had any other ideas.

The four of them sat in Zhang Hai's office, the doors and windows were so tightly blocked that not a single fly could fly in.

The three of them were all staring at Xu Lang's relay, and no one understood what Wang Chengen meant. Pan Xuezhong was the first to ask: "Chief of Staff Xu, Wang Chengen finally said that only he and Cao Huachun know what this matter means, does Chongzhen know it, does this mean Chongzhen?" ”

"This must be what Chongzhen meant." Xu Lang said, "Wang Chengen is not easy to say. And he also left a back hand, once something really happened, he could only trace him and Cao Huachun in the end, and he was still very loyal to Chongzhen. ”

"Chief of the General Staff." Xiao Junzhe asked again, "No matter whose idea it is, what should we do?" ”

"The four of us can't make up our minds about this." Xu Lang turned his head to Zhang Hai and said, "Zhang Hai, I will write three letters, and you will let Ge Tao send them out immediately." One to Beiming, one to the family, and one to Wang Zhaoxing in Dengzhou, listen to their meaning before making a decision. However, I have already told you about the 200 marines going to Tianjin, and since Wang Chengen also has this intention, he will transfer them to Beijing and draw people from the officer training corps and the fast gun team to form a special force, and everything will be done according to the decision of the family. ”

"Chief of the General Staff, what are you going to do to form special forces?" Xu Lang didn't tell Xiao Junzhe about this, so he didn't know, but Xiao Junzhe was a little excited when he heard that a special force was going to be formed.

"Junzhe, be your staff officer first." Zhang Hai said with a smile, "I have already told Lao Pan about this, and he is fully responsible, and his special combat team did a good job at the beginning." ”

"I knew that I had to come if something happened." Pan Xuezhong jokingly smiled, "Okay, I'll come, you guys don't care." ”

Xu Lang waited for a few more days, and finally waited for the will of the imperial court.

Qin Liangyu led 30,000 white pole soldiers from Sichuan to reinforce Xi'an.

Sun Chuanting was reinstated, and he still served as the right waiter of the military department and the right imperial history. 30,000 horses were dispatched from Beijing, Hebei and the important towns of Jiubian, led by Sun Chuanting and Yang Wenyue, to Luoyang to join Yang Sichang and Hong Chengchou, and defend Luoyang.

Lu Xiangsheng continued to be stationed in the Yan'an area, because Xu Lang also mentioned the Mongols in the naturalized city in his advice to Wang Chengen, and Lu Xiangsheng's purpose in Yan'an was to prevent the Mongols from invading south.

Han Wantao's Yulin Army and Andreas's cavalry division also went to Luoyang to join Yang Sichang, stabilize Luoyang, and then counterattack Xi'an.

Jiang Beiming led the rest of the Yulin Army back to Beijing to defend the Beijing Division.

Shi Kefa was appointed as the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department and the counselor of confidential government affairs. Gather 200,000 troops from the area of Nanjing and rush to Luoyang.

Wu Xiang, Wu Sangui, father and son, Zu Dashou and Zheng Zhilong were urgently summoned to Beijing to face the saint.

One after another holy decrees were sent out by 600 miles and 800 miles, but there was no scene of the coming war in Beijing, and it was still peaceful.

Huang Taiji summoned Fan Wencheng alone in the palace in Shengjing. Tao Min has been back to Shengjing for several days, and he has met Huang Taiji twice, but now Huang Taiji's advice to Tao Min is not as obedient as before.

"Fan Aiqing, you also know what Tao Min means." Huang Taiji looked a little tired, "I want to hear what you mean." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is not appropriate for me to fight again in the Qing Dynasty." Fan Wencheng replied, "The Battle of Lushun has just stopped for a few months, and the Qing Dynasty still needs to rest. Moreover, we have reached an armistice agreement with the Ming Dynasty, and the minister also heard that the fleet of King Taomin in Korea was defeated by the Ming army, and he is now in such a hurry to attack the Ming Dynasty again, I am afraid that he has other plans, and the emperor has to guard against it. ”

"But Tao Min's suggestion is not completely unreasonable." Huang Taiji was uncertain, "The news that Li Zicheng defeated Xi'an is true, the Ming Dynasty is in danger, and it would be a pity if we gave up this opportunity." ”

"The emperor thinks twice." Fan Wencheng persuaded, "Tao Min's suggestion is indeed feasible, but the minister is bold. Li Zicheng currently has 200,000 troops, and the new Korean army also has 100,000 troops, while I have only 70,000 soldiers in the Qing Dynasty, and Prince Rui is still in Korea and has not returned. Even if it is true as Tao Min said, this time to defeat the Ming Dynasty and take Beijing, who does the emperor think the lord of Beijing will be. ”

Fan Wencheng's words hit Huang Taiji's mind, Huang Taiji has also thought about this problem in the past few days, and he is now most worried about Tao Min and Li Zicheng joining forces, after all, his strength in the tripartite alliance is the smallest. Huang Taiji deeply regretted how he let Tao Min go to North Korea in the first place, and now Tao Min has become a big tail, and his achievements are high.

Huang Taiji's heart was annoyed for a while, and he looked at Fan Wencheng coldly and said, "Fan Aiqing, Tao Min only brought three thousand fast guns to Shengjing this time. ”

"Your Majesty, by all means." Fan Wencheng heard what Huang Taiji meant, "Tao Min's fast gun team has been stationed outside the city, and once there is a change, Tao Min can immediately get out and return to North Korea." North Korea still has Tao Gong and 100,000 troops, once North Korea and the Ming Dynasty are united, I will not be able to protect the Qing Dynasty, and the emperor must not be angry. ”

Huang Taiji was really annoyed: "This is not good, that is not right." Aiqing, you give me an idea of what I want to do. ”

"The emperor is angry." Fan Wencheng said, "The only way to do this now is to make peace again." ”

"Peace? With whom and how? ”

"Your Majesty, Li Zicheng captured Xi'an, and the ministers expected that the Ming Dynasty would not want to go to war with us now. The emperor can pretend to agree to Tao Min's plan, and as soon as the 100,000 new Korean troops enter the customs, the emperor can immediately send someone to block the retreat, and Da Ming and Tao Min will definitely lose both. ”

Huang Taiji felt that it was inappropriate: "Aiqing, what if Tao Min returns to the Ming Dynasty, 100,000 Korean new troops is not a small number, and the Ming Dynasty is afraid that it is not willing to fight to the death." ”

Fan Wencheng really didn't think that Tao Min would return to the Ming Dynasty just now, and when Huang Taiji said this, Fan Wencheng also felt that he had ignored this problem.

Fan Wencheng lowered his head and thought for a while: "Back to the emperor, the minister thought that Tao Min would not return to the Ming Dynasty, and even if he really returned to the Ming Dynasty, he would not come to attack the Qing Dynasty." It took time for the Ming Dynasty to pacify Li Zicheng, and as long as Tao Min transferred 100,000 horses out of Korea, Korea would be empty, and Haogebel could return to Korea. ”