When Jiang Chuan told Liu Ji and Ran Wu about his decision to ask Datong to see Li Yongnian, before Liu Ji could express his position, Ran Wu and the three of them clearly expressed their opposition. Fastest updates

"My lord, Li Yongnian, the chief soldier of Datong, has an unclear attitude, if it is not good for the lord, it will be troublesome at that time." Ran Wu said first.

"Yes, lord, if Li Yongnian angers the lord because of the fact that we have taken in nearly 40,000 prisoners of the Ming army, it will be dangerous." Bai Shan continued.

"That is, my lord, if a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, my lord must not take risks easily. If the lord wants the Datong city, Shanjia is willing to lead the troops to fight down for the lord himself. ”

The three of them had the same attitude, and they blocked Jiang Chuan so much that they didn't know what to say.

He knew that the three of them were really worried about themselves, so he had no choice but to smile and set his eyes on Liu Ji.

Liu Ji stroked his three long beards and said with a smile: "The three generals are loyal to the lord, and Liu Ji deeply admires them. It's just that Liu Ji thinks that the lord's trip to Datong is not dangerous. ”

The three of them all looked at Liu Ji when they heard this, with a little anger in their eyes, obviously disapproving of Liu Ji's words.

"The three of you can't make a mistake, and listen to the military advisor." Jiang Chuan waved his hand.

"There are three reasons why I think that Li Yongnian will not be unfavorable to the lord. First, he had no motive against his lord. Speaking from the past, the last time the lord annihilated the Tartar artillery team, he attacked Liaoyang City again, helped Datong relieve the danger of the siege, and kept Li Yongnian's official position and head, from this point of view, he owes the lord.

Second, after Yuan Chonghuan supervised Datong, Li Yongnian became a partial general under Yuan Chonghuan's command from the first leader. Moreover, Yuan Chonghuan only trusts Cao Bianjiao and Hong Chengchou, which is undoubtedly a kind of exile and humiliation for Li Yongnian, who has commanded the Datong border army for many years, how can he bear it? If it weren't for the lord who drove away Yuan Chonghuan, would he Li Yongnian be able to come out again? This is the second favor he owes to the lord. ”

"Second, he has no reason or excuse to be unfavorable to the lord, and now the lord has become the Marquis of Wu'an and the general army of Liaonan under the title of Emperor Qin of the Ming Dynasty, and the holy decree says that Li Yongnian will cooperate with the lord to pacify Liaodong. So since everyone is a Ming courtier, and the lord has a higher title than him, he did not risk the world's disapproval to the lord at all. Unless he wants to rebel, but Li Yongnian has been guarding the border for many years, and if he wanted to rebel, he would have surrendered to the Tartars a long time ago, so it is impossible to rebel now. ”

The third and most important reason is that Li Yongnian does not have the courage to be unfavorable to the lord. The lord has defeated the Tartars several times and defeated Yuan Chonghuan, which has proved the strength of our Jiang family's army. It is impossible for Li Yongnian not to understand this, the border army under him is not the opponent of our Jiang family army at all. Therefore, it is even more impossible to risk the danger of Datong City being trampled by our army to disadvantage the lord. ”

"Therefore, I thought that the lord's trip to Datong would be safe and sound." Liu Ji stroked his beard and smiled lightly and summed up his statement.

"What the military advisor said is very much in line with me, so don't worry about me three of you." Jiang Chuan took over the conversation and said to Ran Wu.

"Since Li Yongnian has the heart to meet the lord, why didn't he take the initiative to come to the valley, but he wanted the lord to go to Datong? How does this explain? Bai Shan still wondered.

"I'll explain that. The reason is very simple, the current situation is that we are strong and Li Yongnian is weak. We want to draw Li Yongnian into our camp. When I go to Datong, I can show our sincerity. If I refuse, but let Li Yongnian come to the valley instead, Li Yongnian has always been cautious, and he will definitely not dare to come, but will be wary and suspicious of us. In this way, it will be difficult to win over this person in the future. ”

Jiang Chuan analyzed in a deep voice.

After the three generals were silent for a moment when they heard this, Ran Wu spoke: "If the lord insists on going to Datong, Ran Wu asks to lead the army to accompany the guard. ”

Jiang Chuan shook his head and said: "If you lead the army to accompany you, Li Yongnian is afraid that he will still think that we are going to fight Datong, and I am afraid that he will never dare to meet me again." ”

Ran Wu said again: "Then the last general will lead the army to wait for the lord outside Datong City, once the lord does not appear safely within the planned time, the last general will lead the army to attack the city and force Li Yongnian to hand over the lord." ”

Bai Shan and Shanjia also said in unison: "General Ran Wu's plan is feasible, my lord, I am willing to go to protect my lord." ”

Looking at these three generals of the Gengzhi Center, Jiang Chuan couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to take a deep breath and said, "I have made up my mind about this matter." When I go to Datong, I only need Bai Mu to accompany him with a hundred iron guards. All three of you are important for me to stay in the valley, to organize the prisoners, to train the recruits. If the task cannot be completed as scheduled, military law will deal with it! ”

Seeing that Jiang Chuan had made up his mind, the three of them were not depressed, they got up and hugged their fists and said: "The last general will strictly obey the order of the lord and will not let the lord down!" ”

Jiang Chuan nodded, his expression eased and said, "After I leave, everything in the valley will go according to the original plan. If there is something difficult to decide, listen to the instructions of the military advisor. If the matter is too important to decide, you can report it to me through the secret channel of the Black Ice Terrace. ”

"The last general obeys the order and will fully cooperate with the military division." The three of them clenched their fists and took their lives.

"The Lord is trustworthy, and the foundation will definitely live up to expectations!" Liu Ji is also right.

"Alright, let's get busy. When I go out of the valley, I don't use it to send, and don't make a noise about it. I'll be back before Chinese New Year's Eve. Jiang Chuan added.

"No! I look forward to my lord's smooth return! The four of them said in unison.

After the four of them left, Jiang Chuan ordered Bai Mu to go down and prepare, and selected a hundred iron guards to accompany him. This time I didn't want to go to war, so I didn't need to wear iron armor, I changed it to soft armor and covered it with civilian clothes. The great sword of the Iron Guard was also replaced with a light waist sword, accompanied by a dagger short sword.

After Bai Mu went down, Jiang Chuan explained to Qi Xuan again, asking her not to make noise about her departure from the valley, and told the people below that she had lived in the military camp during this time.

When Qi Xuan heard that Jiang Chuan was going to Datong, he seemed to be a little reluctant, so he told him again, and then went to help Jiang Chuan pack his luggage, mainly some changes of clothes and some books he had read in the past few days, and even included the bullfighting clothes given by the Ming Emperor, the official seal of the general army in southern Liaoning, etc., for fear that he would need to use it when the time came.

Looking at Qi Xuan's busy appearance, Jiang Chuan also felt warm in his heart, feeling like a wife packing her husband's luggage when he was going out.

As a result, Jiang Chuan's luggage alone was as much as two large boxes. Fortunately, Jiang Jiajun's Ma Duo did not cause a burden to these luggage.

After breakfast, Jiang Chuan and his entourage of more than 100 people quietly walked out of Erlong Valley and walked in the direction of Datong City.

From Erlong Valley to Datong City, it is more than 100 miles. Jiang Chuan and his party were also light and simple, and the horses were fast, and before dark, they arrived outside the west gate of Datong City.