(Recommended reading: "But if you don't send more troops to Kaiyuan, then Kaiyuan's current strength can't withstand the attack of Jiannu." Li Hongyu naturally knew what Zhou Yongchun was worried about, so he groaned for a while and said with a serious expression.

"Lord Governor, now that the Sancha'er Fort of the Chen soldiers has cut off the path of our army's march, it is better not to act rashly before the reinforcements arrive."

Zhou Yongchun saw that Li Hongyu didn't seem to understand the potential meaning of his words, so he thought about it and persuaded him, "Jiannu is now powerful, and the governor can't take risks easily!" ”

Since he has said it to this point, Zhou Yongchun feels that the meaning of his words is explicit enough, if Li Hongyu wants to increase his troops to open the plains, then he must pass the pass of the Jin army halfway, and with this little strength in Shenyang City, he is simply going to die.

Although Zhou Yongchun didn't want to admit it, he had to say that the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners of the Houjin Army was stronger than that of the main force of the Ming Army, otherwise the Ming Army would not have been defeated in Salhu, but this kind of thing can't be said, otherwise it will disturb the morale of the army.

"Do you want to transfer the troops of the Crow Pass?" Li Hongyu pretended to ponder for a moment when he heard this, and looked at Wang Keshou and Zhou Yongchun with a serious expression, but there were still 40,000 people in Yaque Pass.

"Lord Governor, this is the only force we rely on in Liaodong, and if something goes wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Zhou Yongchun immediately smiled bitterly when he heard this, and reminded Li Hongyu that I am afraid that only the young and vigorous Li Hongyu dared to take 40,000 Ming troops to fight with the Houjin army.

There is no doubt that the Ming army will definitely be defeated at that time, and the Ming army in Liaodong will inevitably be afraid of the Houjin army after the Battle of Sarhu.

"Governor Li, Lord Zhou's words are reasonable, and we must think about it in the long term at this time." Wang Keshou, who had been drinking tea silently, put down the teacup in his hand and said to Li Hongyu in a deep voice, it was obvious that he, like Zhou Yongchun, thought that it was not wise for Li Hongyu to transfer troops to Kaiyuan.

In fact, Wang Keshou thought that Li Hongyu's idea of placing 40,000 Ming troops in Yaque Pass was very good, because Yaque Pass was relatively close to Hetuala, and Li Hongyu eliminated the Houjin army stationed outside the pass, which was also a kind of pressure on Nurhachi, so that Nurhachi had to divide his troops to deal with the Ming army at Yaque Pass.

In this way, Nurhachi will not dare to act rashly, and the situation in Liaodong will become stable, if it can be maintained until the arrival of Ming reinforcements, everything will be fine.

"In this way, we need to seek external help."

Seeing that Wang Keshou and Zhou Yongchun did not approve of his transfer of troops from Yaque Pass, Li Hongyu couldn't help but flash a subtle smile at the corner of his mouth, and after a deep groan, he said solemnly to the two, "I can't hide it, this official wants to invite the Mongols to deal with Jiannu!" ”

"Mongols?" Hearing this, Wang Keshou and Zhou Yongchun couldn't help but be taken aback, they didn't expect Li Hongyu to think of the Mongols.

Indeed, in Liaodong, in addition to the Ming army and the Houjin army, it is the closest Mongol tribe to Liaodong, if you can bring the Monan Mongol tribe over, then it will be a big help for the Ming army that lacks troops.

However, the relationship between the Mongols and the Ming was not good, after all, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the war between the Ming and the Mongol tribes in the north has been going on intermittently.

However, there is also good news, that is, the relationship between the Mongols and the Later Jin is not harmonious, and there have been many conflicts with the Later Jin, and the Mongolian Lin Dan Khan is wary of the Later Jin.

But it is not easy to persuade Lin Dan Khan to send troops to deal with Houjin, and now is the best time for Lin Dan Khan to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and he can take advantage of the time when Daming and Houjin are having a good time.

It is worth mentioning that during the Wanli period, the Mongolian tribes were divided into three major parts with the desert as the center.

In the south of the desert, the departments are called Monanmeng, represented by the Chahar department, the Horqin department and the Inner Khalkha department, east of Shenyang, Heilongjiang, west of Yili East Road, south to the Great Wall, north of the desert, stretching for more than 10,000 miles.

The Mongol tribes north of the desert are called Khalkha Mongolia, represented by Chechen Khan, Tushetu Khan, and Zasaktu Khan, east to Heilongjiang ******** City, south to Hanhai, west to Altai Mountain, and north to Russia.

The western part of the desert is called Moxi Mongolia, that is, Oirat Mongolia, represented by the Dzungar Division, the Heshute Division, the Turghut Division, the Dulbert Division, and the Huite Division, from the Altai Mountains in the east to the Ili River basin in the west.

When Lin Dan Khan succeeded to the throne, the power of the Mongol Khan had declined, and the Korqin, Nekhalkha, Tumut and Ordos tribes in Monan were in charge of their own affairs, and Lin Dan Khan, as the Great Khan of Mongolia, could only dominate the Chahar region of Liaohetao, and was only regarded as the nominal Great Khan by the Monan tribes.

In addition, Transkhalkha in Mobei did not recognize Lindan Khan as the Great Khan of Mongolia, while Oirats in Moxi were still hostile to Southern Mongolia and Northern Mongolia.

Speaking of the grievances between Moxi Mongolia and Monan and Mobei Mongolia, we have to mention the Warat and Tatar tribes of Mongolia in the early Ming Dynasty.

The leaders of the Tatar tribes are all from Genghis Khan's golden family, which can be described as the orthodox nobles of the Mongol Empire, while the leaders of the Warat tribes are foreign nobles who were conquered by Genghis Khan, and the two sides fought for the position of the Mongol Great Khan in the early Ming Dynasty.

It is worth mentioning that the battle of Tumu Fort was the masterpiece of Warat.

It can be said that the Mongol tribes of the Warat line and the Mongol tribes of the Tatar line have been fighting since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and they can be described as out-and-out enemies.

"As far as this official knows, due north of Kaiyuan is the Mongolian Horqin Department, the northwest is the Mongolian Inner Khalkha Department, and the northeast is the Yehe Department."

Seeing the surprised looks on Wang Keshou and Zhou Yongchun's faces, Li Hongyu smiled slightly, and said in an orderly manner, "The Yehe tribe has limited troops, and it has to protect the clansmen, so it can't help Kaiyuan, so the only thing we can count on is the Inner Khalkha Department." ”

The reason why Li Hongyu did not mention asking from the Horqin Department was because the Horqin Department was the closest to the Houjin, and in the 21st year of Wanli, the Horqin Department had participated in the Jianzhou Jurchen initiated by the Jurchen Yehe Department and the Jurchen and Mongol nine-part coalition forces attacked Nurhachi, but was defeated by Nurhachi.

The Horqin tribe was unwilling to be subject to the Mongol Chahar tribe, and at the same time avoided making enemies with the Jianzhou Jurchens, which would be attacked from both sides, so they chose to get close to the Jianzhou Jurchens to counter the Mongol Chahar tribes.

However, the two sides still fought and made peace because of the entanglement of interests, and their lives were not peaceful.

It was not until the 40th year of Wanli that Nurhachi married the daughter of Ming'an, one of the chieftains of Horqin, and then opened the curtain of marriage between Manchu and Mongolia, which made the relationship between the two sides develop rapidly and entered a new period.

Therefore, if Li Hongyu wants to ask Lin Danhan for help, he will also let the Inner Khalkha Department send troops to rescue, and he will definitely not ask himself to find the idea of fighting the Korqin Department.

"However, will Lin Dan Khan send troops?" Zhou Yongchun knew that Li Hongyu was right, the only reinforcements of the Ming army now were the Mongols, so he frowned and said, "I don't know how much it will cost this time." ”

In Zhou Yongchun's opinion, if you want Lin Dan Khan to come to the rescue, then you must give Lin Dan Khan a lot of benefits, otherwise Lin Dan Khan will send troops for no reason.

"If Kaiyuan and Tieling can be kept, then it will be worth spending more money." Li Hongyu said with a serious expression when he heard this, he did not reveal that he was ordered by Emperor Wanli to be fully responsible for the exchange of money with Lin Dan Khan, and it was easy to cause criticism from others when it came to money.

"Governor Li, are you going to see Lin Dan Khan in person?" At this time, Wang Keshou finally realized something, and looked at Li Hongyu in surprise, otherwise Li Hongyu would use a stand-in to swagger through the city in Shenyang?

"Lord Governor, whether it can be said that Lin Dan Khan sent troops this time is a matter of great importance, so if this official wants to go in person, the matter here will still be with Lord Lao and Lord Zhou."

Li Hongyu bowed slightly, and said with a straight face, if he didn't use Kaiyuan and Tieling as an excuse to see Lin Dan Khan now, then he would definitely not have this opportunity in the future, after all, he was a dignified governor of Liaodong, and it was not appropriate to risk his life.

"Governor Li, this is absolutely impossible, if the Mongols have any bad intentions, you will be more than lucky."

When Zhou Yongchun heard this, he hurriedly opened his mouth to oppose it, and asked the governor of Liaodong to go to Chahanhot, which is simply crazy, you must know that the war situation in Liaodong needs Li Hongyu to be in charge, and there are some things that he must make up his mind, and others can't do it for him.

"Lord Zhou, Lin Dan Khan is a smart man who is bent on reviving the Mongol Khanate, so he will definitely not offend the Ming Dynasty at this time, otherwise this is not a wise move."

Li Hongyu knew Zhou Yongchun's worries, so he explained with a smile, "Besides, now that the war has just ended, Jiannu is in a period of recuperation, and there should be no major fighting before mid-June. ”

"Besides, Liaodong is now short of soldiers and major generals, even if Jiannu has a change, what else can the official do except sit idly by?" As he spoke, the corners of Li Hongyu's mouth showed a helpless wry smile, "Therefore, the top priority of this official is to find reinforcements to solve the danger of Yuan and Tieling!" ”

"Governor Li, this official knows that you are concerned about the war situation in Liaodong, but you are the commander and cannot leave Liaodong."

Seeing that Li Hongyu seemed to have made up his mind, Zhou Yongchun was suddenly taken aback in his heart, and hurriedly said in a deep voice, "Otherwise, this official will definitely invite Mongolian soldiers when he goes to Chahanhot." ”

"Lord Zhou, your kindness is appreciated by the official, this is a long way to Chahanhot, you are nearly half a hundred years old and the official is young and strong, how can you do it for you?"

Li Hongyu smiled and waved his hand, and then looked at Wang Keshou, "Your Excellency Governor, this official is a fledgling who knows little about military and political affairs, so it is most appropriate for this official to go, and you are needed here." ”

"Governor Li, have you already decided on this matter?" Wang Ke stared at Li Hongyu for a while, and then asked quietly, the look on his face was extremely serious.

Obviously, as the supreme commander of the Ming Army in Liaodong, no one can change what Li Hongyu decides.

"Lord Governor, this official has made up his mind, this is the only thing this official can do for the people of Kaiyuan and Tieling at present." Li Hongyu nodded solemnly, except for going to see Lin Dan Khan, he really couldn't sit back and watch the people of Kaiyuan and Tieling die under the butcher's knife of the Houjin army.

"In that case, then we will wish Governor Li success and return to Liaodong as soon as possible." Wang Keshou suddenly sighed secretly in his heart when he heard this, and then said in a deep voice.

Zhou Yongchun squirmed at the corner of his mouth when he heard this, but in the end he couldn't say it, and swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, now that the governor and governor have made a decision, then he, the deputy manager, can only accept it, and secretly prayed for Li Hongyu in his heart, hoping that Li Hongyu can return safely.

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