Chapter 821: Vertical and Horizontal Strategy
According to the information sent by Luo Sigong, Yang Lian already had a clear understanding of Weng Guodai in front of him before he came here.
This person is mediocre, but he is ambitious, and he is brave, he is the Baturu of the Horqin tribe, so he is very proud, and he has been plotting for a long time for the Jurchens.
However, Yang Lian knew in his heart that this person had a fatal flaw, that is, his ears were soft, and he had a suspicious temperament, to put it bluntly, he was capricious, even within Horqin, he often changed his orders day and night.
And Yang Lian grasped this weakness of him, so he dared to come alone......
"I think these two boys must have told the Great Khan that at the moment I have no time to divide my troops, so sending troops to Liaodong at this time is the best opportunity for the Great Khan, right?"
Yang Lian turned around, looked at Chu Ying and Huang Taiji on the side mockingly, and said.
Weng Guodai's face was a little ugly, after all, the feeling of being poked in front of him was not very good, but if he didn't speak, it didn't mean that no one spoke.
From the moment Yang Lian entered the account, Huang Taiji felt an unprecedented threat, and like Yang Lian, he knew this Great Khan of Horqin, but it was precisely because of this understanding that Huang Taiji was worried.
Weng Guodai can be regarded as a hero, but his ears are too soft, and the decisions he makes are very easily shaken.
This can be seen from the success of the two brothers' radical tactics just now, if Weng Guodai is decisive enough, then no matter what they say, they can't shake his intention to withdraw the army, but now, Huang Taiji just a little temptation has aroused his greed and blinded him.
It should be said that before Yang Lian came in, Huang Taiji was still very proud in his heart, and he was able to play with the great sweat of a tribe in the palm of his hand, how comfortable it was.
But after Yang Lian's successive beatings, he felt deeply worried, Weng Guodai can be persuaded by himself, not necessarily by the Ming envoy in front of him!
And now he betrayed Jianzhou and betrayed the Hada Ministry, which can be described as a lost dog, once this battle is lost, the Horqin Department may still have a way to retreat, but his two brothers must have no way out......
"Isn't it?"
For the sake of his life and the inheritance of his father, Huang Taiji knew that he could not sit still, so he stood up without hesitation and ridiculed each other.
"This Lord Qincha, no matter how clever you are, you can't change the fact that the Ming Kingdom is now at war with Tumut in Datong, hundreds of thousands of troops are going to Datong, and the Great Khan is sending troops to Liaodong at this moment, even if you have the heart to intervene, you are also powerless, right? Otherwise, why didn't the Ming Kingdom send troops here, but instead sent a weak civilian official like an adult to come with a festival, isn't it a weak heart? β
Huang Taiji believes that this point is the death hole of the Ming Kingdom!
Because this is the biggest secret of his Amma's success, no matter how fanciful Yang Lian says, he can't change this fact, that is, Da Ming is simply unable to fight on two fronts.
As long as he holds on to this, he is not afraid of any tricks Yang Lian will play.
"You're right! Da Ming really has no army to send at this time! β
However, what Huang Taiji didn't expect was that Yang Lian so calmly agreed with his words.
It was clearly a weak sentence, but Yang Lian said it frankly, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.
After saying that, Yang Lian arched his hand towards Weng Guodai and said.
"But since, as this young man said, Yang Lian is a civil official, and he has no power to tie the chicken, and it is difficult to change the overall situation in everything he does, why didn't the Great Khan listen to the words of his official and make a judgment again? I have a saying in the Ming Dynasty, saying that if you listen to it, you will be clear, and if you believe it, you will be dark, and I think the Great Khan can also understand its reasoning! β
I have to say that people's psychology is sometimes so strange, just now Yang Lian's arrogant posture made Weng Guodai quite uncomfortable, and now such a polite appearance, although it is just the rumored Ming officials' consistent style, but it unexpectedly made Weng Guodai feel very proud.
"Well, Ben Khan will listen to what you can say!"
With a generous wave of his hand, Weng Guodai said.
But what he didn't see was that Huang Taiji's face suddenly darkened, and he gritted his teeth faintly, he didn't expect his words to give Yang Lian room to show his freedom.
It's just that the matter has come to this point, and he can only go all out and see the move......
"Regardless of the identity of the official, and regardless of the current situation, the official should be regarded as the two of them are right to say to the Great Khan, I am incompetent to divide the army at this time, and the Great Khan takes this opportunity to take several cities and occupy the Jurchens, has the Great Khan ever thought about it, and then what should I do?"
With a faint smile, Yang Lian took a deep breath and asked with a solemn face.
It happened that there was also a simple sand table in this sweat tent, so Yang Lian walked straight over, pointed to the ravine on the sand table, and said.
"Great Khan, please see, Liaodong is mountainous, woods, west of the sea, Hulun four fishing and hunting for a living, more built cities and lived, this is the same as my Central Plains customs, Horqin was originally the darling of the grassland, grazing horses, galloping grassland is the custom of the Great Khan, then the official wants to ask, if the Great Khan can really capture Liaodong, how to govern, live in water and grass?"
At the end of the words, Yang Lian couldn't help laughing.
If you want to talk about hard wounds, this is the hard wounds of the grassland people!
There is a saying in China that it is easy to fight the country and it is difficult to defend the country, which is the reason, the nomadic civilization born of the grassland peoples inherently limits their range of activities, and once they leave the grassland, their advantage will no longer exist.
It is true that in terms of aggression and predation, the agrarian civilization may not be as good as the nomadic civilization, but in terms of stability and the ability to govern and assimilate, the nomadic civilization cannot catch up with the agrarian civilization.
As Yang Lian said, the grassland people were born in the grassland and lived in pursuit of water and grass, so now that he wants to occupy a non-grassland place, how should he govern it?
Weng Guodai suddenly got stuck, he wanted to say, what kind of thing is governance......
In the grassland, the strong have always been kings, and after the weak tribe is swallowed up by the powerful tribe, whether it is cattle and sheep, property, women, slaves, they are all occupied by the powerful tribe, and there is no concept of governance at all.
The weak should be trampled on, and whoever does not obey is the most powerful law of the grassland.
Weng Guodai grew up in such an environment since he was a child, so he didn't feel anything wrong, or rather, before Yang Lian raised this question, he, like his countless ancestors, didn't think about it at all, the area he wanted to occupy was not the same as the grassland, and he couldn't define this land by the way of survival of the grassland.
So Weng Guodai felt that this question was a little difficult to answer for a while, but he also vaguely felt that as the Great Khan of Horqin, it would be too embarrassing for him to tell the truth, so Weng Guodai wisely chose to remain silent......
"If the Great Khan is trying to treasure and food, it must not be so aggressive, losing troops and losing generals, but if it is to expand the territory, then it is necessary to consider how to govern and govern, this official assumes that the Great Khan can successfully occupy Liaodong, and I have no action in the Ming Dynasty, then if this battle is stopped, the Great Khan can win the battle, and take the land of Liaodong, and only the Jurchen and the Jurchen policy, if the official guesses correctly, Chu Ying and the two of them are so ideas! With the Great Khan as a sword, he swept away dissidents for his brothers, and the two of them could become the lord of the Jurchens without staining blood, wouldn't the Great Khan make wedding clothes for others? β
Weng Guodai's face changed in an instant, it should be said that Yang Lian's guess was not entirely true, as a grassland tribe, Weng Guodai just followed his previous behavior at the beginning, constantly invaded and plundered, and did not think about what to do after conquering Liaodong.
And he left Chu Ying and Huang Taiji purely to have a reputation, with the two of them, he can use the name of revenge for Nurhachi to justifiably send troops to build a state.
But after Yang Lian said this, he reacted, it is true, he is not trying to fight this time with any treasure and food, if he wants these things, it is enough for him to send a small group of cavalry to come and grab them.
What he wants is the whole of Liaodong!
But what if he really got Liaodong?
The people on horseback have never been good at governing the city-state, and if they want to use the land for their own use, they must rely on the people who live on it...... Just like his ancestors did!
And there is no doubt that at this time, the two Chu Ying brothers, who were only regarded by him as a name, were the best choice......
This is the best and only choice, but Weng Guodai felt a sense of irritability for no reason, why did he fight to the death and sacrifice countless sons, but in the end it was the Chu Ying brothers who benefited from the two young people who were inconsistent!
"What do you mean by this, Lord Qincha, my two brothers have already returned to the Korqin tribe, sworn allegiance to the Great Khan, and lived and died with the Horqin tribe, and became one, even if we are in charge of the tribe, we should also be loyal to the Great Khan, your method of sowing discord is too naΓ―ve!"
Seeing that Weng Guodai's gaze became more and more irritable, Huang Taiji panicked in his heart, pointed at Yang Lian and shouted.
After that, he turned around and knelt down, and said.
"Great Khan, my two brothers were taken in by the Great Khan, this grace will never be forgotten, I swear by the glory of loving Xinjueluo, I will never betray the Horqin tribe forever, please don't be bewitched by villains!"
It should be said that whether it is in the grassland or in the Jurchens, they all believe in the oath, but no matter how severe the oath is, it can't compare to the threat of life, Huang Taiji knows in his heart that the only support for his brothers now is Weng Guodai.
Once Weng Guodai has the slightest suspicion about them, it will bring ruin!
However, I have to say that Huang Taiji's actions are still very timely, and seeing him swear by the honor of his family, Weng Guodai's mind has changed again, and said.
"Huang Taiji, don't worry, Ben Khan has never doubted your loyalty, and the Korqin Department will always be your home! Get up, my child......"
After a pause, Weng Guodai turned his head and said.
"Lord Qincha of the Ming Kingdom, if this is all you want to say, Ben Khan can only regretfully ask you to leave, Horqin has no intention of being an enemy of the Ming Kingdom, but Nurhachi is my friend, and I must take the position he has for his descendants!"
Yang Lian sneered, looked at the scene of Huang Taiji being helped up, and shook his head.
Huang Taiji and the others escaped a catastrophe, although he regretted it, but Yang Lian's purpose was not the two of them from the beginning, his purpose was always Weng Guodai.
And it is obvious that Weng Guodai's mind at this moment is not as firm as when he entered the account.
"Well, in that case, the official will be honest with the Great Khan, does the Great Khan want to know what the strength of the troops in Huifa City is now?"
Yang Lian didn't hold on to that point, and turned to another topic that Weng Guodai was more interested in.
"What, Lord Qincha is willing to tell me?"
Sure enough, Weng Guodai suddenly became excited, and he almost couldn't sit still.
Although he didn't know what to say that he knew that he would not be defeated in a hundred battles, but the killing on the grassland would always make him understand something, and since he knew the "reinforcements" sent by the Ming State, the most distressing thing for him was that he lost confidence in the balance of forces between the enemy and us.
Now, there is a Qincha from the Ming Kingdom who is willing to speak out, of course, it is very good!
"30,000 soldiers!"
Yang Lian unceremoniously stretched out three fingers and said lightly.
"This official is not afraid to tell the Great Khan that the number of troops in Huifa City has exceeded 30,000 now! The Great Khan's guess is right, my Ming Dynasty is indeed unable to divide troops in Liaodong at this moment, but in the end, there are still Li Jiatie cavalry guarding Liaodong to mobilize, in addition to that, ......"
After a pause, Yang Lian glanced at the two Chu Ying brothers on the side with malicious intentions, and said.
"Thanks to the two of them, after learning that the two of them were in the Horqin Department, they personally led an army of 10,000 and galloped together with my Liaodong Iron Cavalry to aid Huifa, so as to kill these two traitors!"
Although Yang Lian was just a weak scholar, the words that came out of his mouth at this moment were full of murderous energy.
"You talk nonsense!"
Before Weng Guodai could react, Chu Ying couldn't hold back and jumped out.
"That traitor of Murhaqi, how could he bring an army of 10,000 and so many people, and the troops that Jianzhou can organize now are all less than 10,000, doesn't he want to build a city in Jianzhou?"
"Chu Ying, you can say that the official is talking nonsense, but don't forget, how much hatred Murhazibel has for you, and what about pouring out of the nest? Only by killing your brother will he be the true leader of the Left Guard! β
Yang Lian also did not show weakness and fought back.
There is no need to explain this, everyone present knows that Murhaqi's position of Baylor is not right, and Chu Ying will not be able to sit still for a day if he lives.
Therefore, his desire to eradicate Chu Ying is definitely stronger than anyone else......
But at this time, Huang Taiji squinted his eyes and said.
"Great Khan, in this way, since Murhaqi has poured out of the nest this time, then Jianzhou will definitely guard the emptiness, if we wait for a detour to Jianzhou now, we will definitely be able to go down in one fell swoop!"