As soon as Jiang Beiming returned to Jinzhou City, he shouted: "Come on, notify me immediately, and all the officers above the regimental level of the Yulin Army will come back for a meeting." Then I will invite General Zheng Zhilong and Adjutant General Zhang Shujie here. ”

Not long after, Han Wantao, Zeng Guangxian, Ye Zhan and others all arrived, but Zheng Zhilong and Zhang Shujie had not yet arrived.

Before Jiang Beiming could talk about the negotiation with Fan Wencheng, a naval captain came in and reported: "Sir, we intercepted a Da Ming Fu ship, and the people on board said that it was from the Ministry of Security and asked to see Chief Jiang." ”

"Let him in." Jiang Beiming didn't know if the person who came was from Yulin Bay or Beijing.

A man dressed as a civilian walked into the room and saluted Jiang Beiming: "Sir, the lowly position is from the Beijing Liaison Office of the Ministry of Security, this is a letter written to you by General Xu Lang." ”

"Xu Lang in Beijing?" Everyone in the room was shocked.

"Yes, sir, General Xu Lang has only been in Beijing for a few days."

"You go down and rest first." After Jiang Beiming finished speaking, he opened the letter.

"Beiming, what is written in the letter, why did Xu Lang go to Beijing at this time, is there anything new?" The crowd asked.

Jiang Beiming handed the letter to Han Wantao: "There is nothing new, but Xu Lang thought of a possibility, Dolgon and Taomin may not return to Lushun, they may use us and Huang Taiji to attack Dongying when Lushun is fighting to the death." ”

"Beiming, that's easy to explain." Leng Tianbing slapped suddenly, "Why is Huang Taiji in such a hurry to make peace, he must have turned his face with Dolgon and wants to go to North Korea." ”

"Huang Taiji is going to North Korea, is it possible?" Zeng Guangxian asked, "Beiming, what conditions did Fan Wencheng bring for peace talks?" ”

Jiang Beiming briefly said about the negotiation with Fan Wencheng: "Everyone, if Xu Lang's analysis is good, Huang Taiji is really likely to turn his face with Dolgon, this is an opportunity for us." ”

"Why did Xu Lang go to Beijing?" Zeng Guangxian hadn't read the letter yet, "How good it would be for him to come directly to Lushun." ”

"Xu Lang wants to say that Chongzhen will send soldiers and horses from the Ming Dynasty to prevent Tao Min from going to Dongying." Han Wantao handed the letter to Zeng Guangxian, "He is worried that we will be dragged by Huang Taiji." ”

"Everyone, everyone, let's put Tao Min's matter first." Leng Tianbing stopped the noise, "What about peace, whether to agree to Huang Taiji's conditions or not." ”

"We promise." Jiang Beiming suddenly said affirmatively, "The main purpose of our visit this time is to prevent Tao Min from going to Dongying, but taking Lushun and wagging it as a nail in Liaodong is also one of the purposes." Since Huang Taiji wants to give up Lushun, then we will continue. If Huang Taiji really went to Korea to conquer Dolgon, it would save us the matter, and let them eat dog first. In any case, we can take advantage of the armistice to build fortifications and defend Arthur. Moreover, the bloodless occupation of Lushun is beneficial in all respects, and Zheng Zhilong and Zhang Shujie will not agree. ”

As soon as Jiang Beiming's words fell, the sentry came to report: "Sir, General Zheng and General Zhang have arrived." ”

"Yes, please."

The meeting lasted for a long time, and Jiang Beiming analyzed all aspects in detail to the participants, especially Zheng Zhilong and Zhang Shujie.

Zheng Zhilong and Zhang Shujie both agreed, the two of them thought the same, this time it was a great credit to be able to recover Lushun, and the court didn't know how to reward it. As for who Huang Taiji wants to turn his face with, it's none of his business, he will turn his face with whoever he likes.

However, Jiang Beiming also repeatedly warned the two that they could only say that the imperial court had recovered Lushun, and that it could never be said that it was a negotiation with the Manchus. Both of them knew about Gao Qiqian, and no one wanted to follow in his footsteps, so the two nodded yes again and again.

However, Zhang Shujie asked a question, it is good to recover Lushun, but he did not explain how to explain it to the imperial court. The last time he recovered Jinzhou, he also captured the first 1,000 Zhenyi, but Lushun had 20,000 Qing troops, which Chongzhen also knew.

Leng Tianbing came up with an idea, and said that when he fought Lushun, the Tartars burned Lushun, and now the Ming army is rescuing the people of Lushun and rebuilding the city, so let's delay this matter first.

After the meeting ended, Zheng Zhilong stayed alone. Zheng Zhilong is not interested in Lushun, his interest is still in Japan. Jiang Beiming did not hide it from Zheng Zhilong, and showed Xu Lang's letter to Zheng Zhilong. Jiang Beiming meant to stop fighting with Huang Taiji first, and then find a way to deal with Tao Min after the Jinzhou defense line was firm. Zheng Zhilong didn't have any good ideas, so he could only agree first.

Three days later, Jiang Beiming gave Fan Wencheng a clear reply, and he could talk about a truce according to Huang Taiji's intentions. The Ming army gave way to a passage, and the 20,000 Lushun Qing troops withdrew to Shengjing, and the Ming army took over Lushun. As for the matter after the armistice, the two sides agreed not to attack each other within a year and to go about their own business, but in the hearts of Jiang Beiming and Fan Wencheng, no one took this agreement seriously, and they didn't know when they would fight again.

A few days later, Xu Lang and Gao Chen arrived in Lushun under Ge Tao's personal escort. Xu Lang was greatly surprised by the scene in Lushun, who thought that Lushun was full of artillery fire, but he was singing and dancing everywhere, and he couldn't even see any traces of war.

The two sides exchanged news, and the news brought by Xu Lang was that Beijing wanted to guard against Li Zicheng in Shaanxi, and would not send troops to North Korea again, and it would rely on Lushun's 50,000 troops to stop Tao Min. Jiang Beiming also explained the situation of the peace talks with Huang Taiji, and speculated that Huang Taiji's next step would be to take the Eight Banners to Korea to settle the matter of Dolgon and Tao Min.

Xu Lang pondered carefully for a while and denied Jiang Beiming's speculation: "Beiming, Huang Taiji should not go to North Korea." You think, we are now stationed in Lushun with 50,000 people; On Ningyuan's side, Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou added up to 30,000 or 40,000 people. Even if the 20,000 Qing troops who retreated to Shengjing are added, the strength of Huang Taiji is only 70,000 or 80,000, and that of North Korea is 90,000. If he really went to conquer Dolgon and Taomin, how many people would he take with him, would he leave Shengjing empty? If others don't say it, just say that you Jiang Beiming, if Shengjing has no soldiers, will you go from Lushun to attack Shengjing. ”

Jiang Beiming thought for a while, but still didn't understand: "Xu Lang, although what you said seems to be the truth, but if Huang Taiji doesn't go to North Korea, why should he make peace with us, and take the initiative to give up Lushun." ”

"I won't be able to figure it out for a while." Xu Lang shook his head, "You give me a few days, the situation has become too complicated now, I need to think about it." ”

"That's right, Beiming." Xu Lang asked again, "Has the matter of recovering Lushun been reported to the imperial court?" ”

"Not yet." Jiang Beiming said with a smile, "I have discussed it with Zheng Zhilong and Zhang Shujie, and this matter will be delayed and reported later." We don't have the head of the Tartar in our hands now, and it hasn't been long since we beat Jinzhou, so if we report it to the imperial court now, Chongzhen will have other ideas. ”

Two days later, Xu Lang and Gao Chen came up with a plan of action together. Regardless of Huang Taiji's plan, before the completion of the Jinzhou defense line, 50,000 Ming troops were stationed in Lushun. After the completion of the Jinzhou defensive line, Zhang Shujie commanded the Shenji Battalion, the Quick Gun Team and 20,000 Shandong troops to hold Lushun. The troops of the Yulin Army and Zheng Zhilong went to attack Nanpu, and if Nanpu was not easy to fight, they would go to Tsushima Island, looking for fighters at sea to annihilate Tao Min's warship, as long as Tao Min had no warships, he would not be able to go to Japan.

At present, there are a total of 28 warships in Lushun, and Jiang Beiming left six ships for Lushun, which are commanded by Wang Zhaoxing. The purpose of going to Nampo and Tsushima was to fight at sea, and the heavy artillery regiment was also left to Zhang Shujie to strengthen the Jinshu defensive line.

After this plan was passed, Jiang Beiming put a carrier pigeon at home and reported the matter of Lushun. Xu Lang repeatedly stressed in the news that no matter what the situation in the north is, the original plan will remain unchanged, and Xu Tianbin must rush to Dengzhou with 5,000 people before the end of the year, because Dengzhou now has no soldiers, and no one knows whether Tao Min will attack Dengzhou.