"High staff officer." Fan Wencheng knew Gao Chen's identity, and still had a trace of fantasy in his heart, "Is it really the king of Taomin County who came to Jinzhou, he came in person?" ”

Gao Chen said with a smile: "Bachelor Fan naturally knows when he goes." ”

Fan Wencheng was mixed with a group of cavalry of the Ming army, and followed Xu Lang and Gao Chen out of Jinzhou City. Xu Lang waited for a while by a forest three miles away from Jinzhou, and a team of fast guns drove over.

An officer of the fast-gun team led by him came to Xu Lang alone and glanced at Xu Lang's military uniform and epaulettes: "Your Excellency is General Xu Lang of the Yulin Army?" ”

Xu Lang nodded: "It's the official, where is your prince, it won't be you who came to negotiate with the official, right?" ”

The officer of the fast gun team looked behind Xu Lang again: "Please wait a moment, General Xu, our prince will be here soon." ”

Gao Chen looked at the officer's back and suddenly became a little worried: "Chief of Staff, Tartar won't play any tricks, we don't have many people." ”

"Don't worry, Tao Min will never dare to play tricks now." After Xu Lang finished speaking, he glanced behind him a little uneasily, "Fan Wencheng, just don't play tricks." ”

After a while, Tao Min really came here with a few people: "Xu Lang, long time no see." ”

Xu Lang couldn't see any expression on his face: "Tao Min, I received your letter, but I still can't fully believe what you said, because you have said it several times." But I won't hide it from you, our goal now is not you and Huang Taiji but Li Zicheng, and you should know this. So I think it's better to hear what you want to do, there are no outsiders here, you can say whatever you want. ”

Tao Min was silent for a while, but suddenly changed his English: "Xu Lang, I really don't have any other meaning this time, kill Huang Taiji and make peace with the Ming Dynasty." You transform the Ming Dynasty, I will transform the Qing Dynasty, it's as simple as that. ”

Xu Lang frowned and changed his Mandarin: "Tao Min, you know that my English has always been bad, don't tell me this, I can't react." If you have any concerns, use Mandarin and say what you mean again. ”

"Hehe, I didn't pass the fourth grade of college back then, right?" Tao Min said in Mandarin, "My meaning is very simple, you go to fight your Li Zicheng, I will deal with Huang Taiji, let's do our own thing." Even if we have to meet each other in the future, it will be after we all have a firm foothold. I'm helping you, if I unite with Li Zicheng and Huang Taiji now, the Ming Dynasty will definitely not be able to bear it. ”

Fan Wencheng was separated by Xu Lang for a distance in the cavalry team, and he couldn't hear or understand what Xu Lang and Tao Min were saying, so he was a little anxious, and his leg unconsciously pinched the horse's belly. The war horse under his crotch just took a step forward when he was grabbed by a hand stretched out next to him, Fan Wencheng turned his head and saw that the person from the security department, who was also dressed as a cavalryman, glared at him fiercely.

Xu Lang didn't notice the small movements behind him, and continued to say to Tao Min: "How can you guarantee that you won't be lying to us, how can you make us believe you." ”

"Xu Lang, such a smart person as you are now promising me?" Tao Min smiled, "How can I guarantee it, will you believe my guarantee, unless I really fight with Huang Taiji, you will believe it." ”

Tao Min's words are once again half-truthful. Tao Min made careful speculation and thought after knowing that Fan Wencheng went to Jinzhou to negotiate, and he knew that Xu Lang would never be indifferent when he saw his letter, and he would definitely use this letter. Maybe Xu Lang will show this letter to Fan Wencheng, and even leave Fan Wencheng in Jinzhou to wait for him, because provoking the contradiction between himself and Huang Taiji and preventing the three families from uniting against the Ming Dynasty and Yulin Bay is the best choice.

Fan Wencheng may not necessarily stay in Jinzhou, but he will definitely stay behind, and he will never hide the matter of Huang Taiji from Jinzhou. Before Tao Min came out of Shengjing, he asked someone to send Huang Taiji a recital, and told Huang Taiji the purpose of his trip to Jinzhou without concealment. It's just that Tao Min said in the recital that he went to Jinzhou to implement a counter-plot, and once the Ming Dynasty believed that he would turn against the Qing Dynasty, then the Ming Dynasty would definitely transfer its troops to Shaanxi to quell the chaos. As long as Beijing and Hebei are empty, the Eight Banners Warriors and the Korean New Army will take Beijing like a bamboo.

Xu Lang bit his lip, he really couldn't find fault with Tao Min's words: "Tao Min, you don't have to use words to provoke me, I want to know one thing now, will you give Li Zicheng another batch of firearms." ”

Xu Lang said the word "again" very seriously, and Tao Min said with a smile: "I had this plan, and five thousand flintlock guns and forty artillery pieces have been transported to the Yalu River. But don't worry, since I'm going to turn against Huang Taiji now, it's better for me to keep these things for myself. ”

"When are you going to turn your face with Huang Taiji?" Xu Lang asked the most direct question.

Tao Min pinched his fingers and counted for a while: "It will take more than a month for the 100,000 new Korean troops to gather on the Yalu River, and it will take time for you to report to Beijing and Yulin Bay, I must hear your reply." Let's meet here in a month's time, and if you agree to my plan, I'll go to war with Huang Taiji immediately. But I also ask you to tell Japan's Zheng Zhilong to do his business well, and don't attack Tsushima and Busan. ”

"Tao Min, let me ask one last question." Xu Lang said calmly, "Aren't you worried that I will leak this news to Huang Taiji, and I can even say that the Ming Dynasty and Huang Taiji will cooperate to deal with you together." ”

"I know you will, you will, maybe Fan Wencheng is in your Golden State right now." Tao Min was as calm as Xu Lang, "But I also know that you don't want to or don't have the ability to help Huang Taiji, whoever dares to cooperate with Huang Taiji in the current Ming Dynasty will be drowned by spitting, and that Donglin Party is not so easy to mess with." As long as you don't interfere, I can kill Huang Taiji myself, it doesn't matter if he knows it or not. ”

Xu Lang asked Tao Min to say no rebuttal: "It seems that you really came prepared." I won't say anything else, I'll give you a final reply in a month's time. ”

After Xu Lang and Tao Min broke up, they returned to Jinzhou with someone and called Gao Chen to the house alone. Gao Chen has never understood the Mandarin between Xu Lang and Tao Min, and now seeing Xu Lang frowning, he can't help but be a little anxious: "Chief of Staff, what did Tao Min say, why are you so anxious." ”

"That's where Tao Min excels." Xu Lang and Tao Min said to Gao Chen, "It's hard to believe what he said, but it's hard not to believe it, because I can't find anything missing." ”