Fan Wencheng, as a special courtier who has both civil and military skills and has won the respect of many people in Jianzhou, originally had no intention of selling Guanzi. But at this time, after thinking for a while, I still feel that taking history as a mirror may be able to explain the problem more clearly.

"Back to Tiancong Khan, the Great Khan remembers. What did the minister say before: The lessons of the former Jin who lost the world and Meng Yuan won the world? Fan Wencheng said tentatively.

Fan Zhangjing has also mentioned it before. When the external troubles were not eliminated, the internal disharmony was tilted, and after the people of Tart Lai, Wanyan Zongjun and others entered the Central Plains, they lost their enterprising spirit, which is really the biggest lesson of the success or failure of the ancestors. The kings were well aware of that history. If it weren't for the internal friction of Qianjin, even if there were Yue Fei and others to turn the tide, it would not be that there was no chance to settle the Central Plains. The world knows that there was a traitor of Qin Hui in the Southern Song Dynasty, but in fact, the actions of Tart Lai, Wanyan Zongjun and others did more damage to the Jin State at that time than Qin Hui to the Southern Song Dynasty. ”

When they heard this, all the kings who were in deliberation were also deeply convinced. Career behavior has fallen into internal friction, which is a lesson that many people understand. Since the founding of the state, although there are not all kinds of power tricks and contradictions within the Houjin, it has never reached the point of the Qianjin.

Fan Wencheng said: "The ancients were born in sorrow and died in peace, not only for the monarchs and generals of a dynasty, but even for the lower-level soldiers. When people gain sufficient wealth and benefits, there are often people who are satisfied with what is in front of them and lose their enterprising spirit and vigilance, thus giving other forces an opportunity to take advantage of. When the ancestors of the former Jin Jinguan were immersed in the benefits brought by the Central Plains, the Hebul Khan on the grassland had quietly risen. The subsequent expansion of Genghis Khan and even the Mongols became an inevitability. Therefore, if Dajin wants to conquer the world, I must not repeat the mistakes of our ancestors. If the Ming army in the Liaodong area retreats south to force Beijing, our army can occupy the passes along the Great Wall. We should not easily wade into the troubled waters of the Han people. If the main force of our army assisted Nanjing in the Northern Expedition. Moreover, due to the Huayi distinction of the Ming court, this will inevitably hurt the legitimacy of the so-called national protector army from all walks of life, and make a wedding dress for Chongzhen of the Shuntian Mansion. Therefore, we can only help each other secretly, and the main force of our army should take this opportunity to launch a westward expedition, not only to completely solve Lin Dan Khan, but also to subdue the Khalkha Mongols to occupy the Hetao. If possible, it should also unify the Yarkand and Oirats to form the general situation of the Liao State in those years. In this way, the power of the whole north can be integrated so that our dynasty can truly be invincible... ”

Perhaps this is the case that has been mentioned before, so there are quite a few people who think it makes sense. But some people still feel that the distance of nearly 10,000 miles from Liaodong to Xinjiang is a bit too far. Whether it's worth it or not is hard to say.

However, at this time, Fan Wencheng continued: "The actual troop strength figures of my Jianzhou departments have always been classified as a hidden secret for external ambiguity. In the past, it was 100,000 or 60,000. In fact, there are only twenty or thirty thousand soldiers who can really fight the war. Just like the Huns back then, they claimed to have 400,000 so-called strong men, but they were born differently, and whether they were of the right age or not, the real number of troops that could be fought was not more than that of Liao, and it was only tens of thousands. Since ancient times, the northern power, our Jin country has the fewest warlike soldiers. But since the advent of firearms, it has become more and more difficult for a strong army to fight against a weak army, as it was in the past, and it has become more and more difficult to break 100,000 or even 800 to 100,000. The threshold for armed soldiers is getting lower and lower. Since Salhu, our army has won successive battles and annihilated no less than 300,000 Ming troops. For example, in the Two Song Dynasty, the Central Plains could have been stabilized long ago, but today's Ming army is obviously slightly stronger than the end of Wanli or the Apocalypse. In order to change this passive situation, our army should not only make more use of the Mongols who are good at fighting, but also have more horses in addition to the servants who are good at fighting and the servants who bear the blows of the enemy in the river. More use of resources such as saltpeter and gunpowder is also indispensable. If our army occupies Hetao, Hexi, affects Qinghai, and borders Sichuan, it will be very convenient to obtain a large amount of saltpeter directly from the area of Jiangyou Laojun Mountain in western Sichuan. If our army can send 40,000 troops, including war soldiers and auxiliaries, and 80,000 horses at one time in future battles; Each person carried 40 catties of various firearms and ammunition, and 20 catties of gunpowder. In a battle, bombarding the opponent with 800,000 catties of gunpowder and millions of catties of ammunition, no city can be broken, and no battle is indestructible. The casualties and losses of the various divisions in the battle do not need to be as huge as in the past... ”

If Fan Wencheng had said this in the past, he might have been ridiculed by many people as a scholar who did not know anything about military affairs. Or many Houjin generals in the past still believed that although firearms were also important, they were just auxiliary things when breaking the formation. Bow and arrow and melee combat are the keys to victory. However, since the heavy losses suffered in the battle of Tongguan Nanyuan, which caused the entire army to almost lose the morale to continue to act aggressively for several months, there are few people who dare to underestimate the role of firearms or gunpowder.

That battle fully illustrated that if the tactics were right and the firearms were combined, the amount of gunpowder and firearms was even as important as armor, if not more important.

Hei Huan Bolie fell into deep thought, although he felt that Fan Wencheng's words had some truth, but the threat of the unborn Han emperor was obviously greater: "If the main force of our army marches west after the Ming army of Liaodong goes south, will it make the decaying Ming court look new?" ”

Fan Wencheng was not worried about this: "Although Emperor Chongzhen is a young ghost, he is too arrogant. In the spring, a series of declarations have made it clear that they are enemies of the world, and even if they can achieve a few victories, they will fall into long-term internal friction with opponents from all walks of life... ”

Hun Tai Ji is an assertive person after all, in addition to Hun Tai Ji, many people seem to have thought of the fierce battle in the pass of the elite soldiers sent out at the beginning, and even after only one year on the throne, the new emperor has raised an elite who can resist more than 10,000 armor in defense. Thinking of this, Hun Taiji still couldn't fully agree with Fan Wencheng's opinion: "No, although Fan Zhangjing's words have some truth. But our army can't let the young ghost emperor of Beiming have even a trace of vitality and victory! If the main force of the Guanning Army moves south, our army will mobilize the clan. At least 20,000 armor armor will enter the customs to help in the battle, even if those people do not welcome us in name. Our army still has to intervene... ”

When the military information from the south came, not only Hun Taiji, but also many other banner owners also felt a trace of panic. If such a ghost emperor of the Han people really settled the chaos in the country, the consequences for the establishment of the state are unimaginable.