Under the threat of the Jiang family's artillery fire, Zu Dashou had no choice but to personally escort Wu Sangui to open the gate and go out of the city to welcome the Shanjia army into the pass.

As soon as Shanjia entered the pass, he sent people to detain Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui and other generals, sent people to take over the north city gate, and ordered the whole army to be on guard, and at the same time quickly informed the Jiangchuan Chinese army behind.

When the Ming army in the city saw that the lord was about to be detained, there was a commotion for a while. Some of Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui's personal soldiers clamored to join forces with the Jiang family and rescue Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui.

The Shanjia did not get used to these people, and sent elite men and horses to surround them and kill them all. Faced with corpses and blood all over the ground, the rest of the people were honest.

After all, the 40,000 army looks like a lot, but in fact, the ones who are really loyal to Zu Dashou are the personal soldiers under him, that is, his family.

Without the leadership of these people, the remaining Ming army would not have worked hard for Zu Dashou.

For the sake of insurance, Shanjia ordered the weapons of these Ming soldiers to be confiscated, and they were all taken into the barracks and guarded.

Under all kinds of thunderous means, although these Ming troops complained in their hearts, they were all silent and did not dare to act rashly.

After receiving the report from Shanjia, Jiang Chuan immediately ordered the Chinese army to advance at full speed, and sent people to inform the left and right armies to speed up the march.

After disarming the defenders of Shanhaiguan, Shanjia sent people to take over the city defense of Shanhaiguan, controlled the granary, armory, silver warehouse and other key locations, and ordered martial law in Guanzhong, and sent patrols to patrol around to ensure the stability of order in Guanzhong before the arrival of the army.

Before dark, Jiang Chuan finally arrived at Shanhaiguan with 40,000 Chinese troops. Later, Di Qing's left army and Baishan's right army also arrived one after another.

Although Shanhaiguan is large, it can't let go of 130,000 troops. Therefore, except for Jiangchuan's personal guard battalion and the 30,000 forward army of Shanjia to control the customs defense, the rest of the men and horses are camped outside the southern city of Shanhaiguan, and the three battalions form a corner and can take care of each other.

Zu Dashou's General Military Mansion has now become Jiangchuan's temporary line.

All the people in Zu Dashou's mansion were taken into custody, and the entire mansion was completely controlled by Jiang Chuan's personal guard battalion.

Jiang Chuan stood in front of the huge map of the Ming Dynasty, looked at it for a long time, and knew that the voice of the mountain armor came from behind him:

"Lord, Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui, as well as the generals of the Ming Army, are now imprisoned, how to deal with them?"

Jiang Chuan didn't turn around when he heard this, but for an irrelevant question: "I heard that Li Zicheng's group of men and horses is about to arrive at Shanhaiguan?" ”

Shanjia said: "This news Zu Dashou said that the last general also sent scouts to investigate, and it was Hao Shaoqi, a general under Li Zicheng, who came to attack Shanhaiguan with 50,000 horses. At their speed, they should arrive at Shanhaiguan by noon tomorrow. ”

Although Shanjia has a powerful body and a direct and rough style of doing things, it is still very safe when it is time to be careful, and these things have already been inquired clearly.

Jiang Chuan nodded and said, "Is there anyone available in this Shanhaiguan?" ”

Shanjia was stunned for a moment, and understood what Jiang Chuan meant: "There is one named Qi Wentai, who is said to have been sent from the emperor of the capital to mix sand, and has never been trusted by Zu Dashou. This man has also seen this general, and he seems to be quite stable. ”

Shanjia won't say anything about this, he knows that Jiang Chuan has always been assertive, and he definitely doesn't say much about what should be said and what shouldn't be said.

"Bring him to me." Jiang Chuan pondered for a while.

It didn't take long for Qi Wentai to be brought over.

"The last general, Qi Wentai, see His Royal Highness the King of Qin, the prince Chitose Chitose Chitose!" Qi Wentai was neither humble nor arrogant after seeing Jiang Chuan, and after saluting Jiang Chuan according to etiquette, he calmly waited for Jiang Chuan to ask.

Jiang Chuan didn't speak, first took a closer look at this Qi Wentai, and found that this person was in moderate shape, with a square face, thick eyebrows, and a trace of calmness in his eyes, and there was no cramped fear in the face of himself, and he couldn't help but have some good feelings for him.

"Qi Wentai, how many years have you been in the army?" Jiang Chuan asked in a calm tone.

"Lord Wang, the last general joined the army at the age of sixteen, and it has been a full twenty years so far." Qi Wentai is still neither humble nor arrogant.

"How many people have you killed? Who are they? Is there an innocent man's life in his hands? ”

"The last general has killed countless people, there are Tartars, there are bandits, and there are rebels, but there are no innocent people." Qi Wentai said loudly, and the tone was still not big or small.

"Okay, I'll ask you one last question. Today, Zu Dashou connived at his nephew Wu Sangui to obstruct the entry of this king's army, do you think he deserves to die? If you think he deserves to die, then the king will kill him, and the 40,000 Guan Ning army will be under your command. If you don't think he deserves to die, then you die with him. Jiang Chuan smiled slightly, his tone was still calm, but the words he said could not calm people.

Qi Wentai paused for a moment, obviously he didn't expect that the young but sharp prince in front of him would ask such a question, and those eagle-like eyes seemed to be able to go straight to people's hearts.

He couldn't help but tense up, as if he was thinking about how to answer.

His answer was a matter of life and death. As long as the answer is correct, you can leap to become the commander of an army of 40,000, which is a dream for a general.

Rather be the head of the chicken than the queen of the ox, everyone is willing to lead an army alone, and no one wants to be subservient. Besides, he was repeatedly angry and depressed under Zu Dashou before, and now it is an excellent opportunity to turn the tables.

He believed that the young prince did what he said. What kind of commander can bring out what kind of subordinates, from the forward general who opened artillery to attack the city without saying a word, you can see the usual style of His Royal Highness the King of Qin.

He knew that if he didn't say it well, he would really fall to the ground.

Looking at Qi Wentai's hesitant appearance, Jiang Chuan smiled slightly, but he began to be a little disappointed in his heart.

He glanced at the Shanjia behind Qi Wentai, and without any words, Shanjia understood what he meant.

With a bang, Shanjia's saber had already reached Qi Wentai's neck, and the cold blade made Qi Wentai's hairs stand up in an instant.

"Say, if you think Zu Dashou doesn't deserve to die, you will accompany him to die. This king sees you as a talent and wants to give you a chance. As long as you say that Zu Dashou should die, these 40,000 troops will be led by you, and there will be a bright future with this king in the future. It's a very easy choice, are you struggling? ”

Jiang Chuan's voice was still faint, but listening to Qi Wentai's ears made him cold like ten thousand years of ice, and his body couldn't help but tremble.

He had killed many people, and he had imagined how he might die, but he had never imagined that the threat of death would come so suddenly, so that it was so difficult for him to choose.

One thought of life, one thought of death, is between opening the mouth.