, west of the Liao River, sixty miles

Pincy Fort.

Night.

Pingxi Fort was originally a military fortress in the Ming Dynasty, but now it is almost abandoned, and the dilapidated remnants of the wall show that it used to be a city here, and the road connecting the city is still clearly recognizable.

Today, it is full of camps and has become full of people.

In a gorgeous camp, the light of the lamps and candles is very bright, illuminating the camp brightly.

Huang Taiji was holding his hands behind his back, staring at a map in a daze. Huang Taiji crossed the Liao River yesterday, but today, he suddenly had a bad feeling, and the whole person was in a trance.

"Kendou, what time is it?" Huang Taiji asked.

"Back to the Great Khan, it's time." Fan Wencheng had been standing on the side, and when he saw his master asking, he immediately replied.

"Oh, it's too late, how far is it from Jinzhou?" Huang Taiji asked absentmindedly.

"Back to the Great Khan, this is Pingxi Fort, which is still two hundred miles away from Jinzhou, three or four days away." Fan Wencheng replied.

"Since the Ming Emperor moved the Jin merchants, the news of Ben Khan in the Guannai has become more and more closed," Huang Taiji sighed. Since the emperor of the Ming Dynasty made a move on the Jin merchants, the border guards have tightened the way of customs clearance, and they no longer dare to let people clear the customs at will, because there have been guards who have been involved in the case of the prisoners, and have been taken into custody by the new army led by the Jinyi guard, God knows how many people will be involved, so they are cautious and do not dare to let people in and out at will, and even arrest some people who often enter and exit the pass and send them to the Jinyi guard, in order to get rid of the relationship between the prisoners and themselves, and the businessmen who do business outside the pass have also been purged. Those spies who were mixed with the caravan, without the protection of the caravan, asked for nòng information, it was no longer convenient, plus the New Year, the heavy snow closed the mountain, so the news was extremely closed, for this situation, Huang Taiji felt very uncomfortable, and had a bad feeling.

"......" Fan Wencheng didn't know how to deal with it, the hand of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty did hit the seven inches of the Houjin, in the past, most of the news of the Houjin had to be transmitted through the Jin merchants, and now there is no news of the Jin merchants, and they are becoming more and more vague about the situation in the pass, far from being as clear as before, even if they can get some news, but it is not very accurate, the Ming Dynasty emperor made a move on the Jin merchants, and put the hat of the captives on the heads of the Jin merchants, which made many people who secretly communicated with them dare not come out, for fear of being involved in their own heads.

“…… The latest news is that the Ming Emperor has made a move on the salt merchants, and the Ming Emperor's courage is not ordinary" Fan Wencheng didn't dare to answer positively, he could only mention this, what is going on with the salt merchants, as a talent and a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, Fan Wencheng naturally knows the details, knows the intricacies in this, with his cognition, the eighteen-year-old emperor of the Ming Dynasty wants to move the salt merchants, and he wants to fight with the backstage of the salt merchants, and he is still tender, he is simply looking for death, which is also regarded as a great opportunity, He didn't believe that the eighteen-year-old emperor of the Ming Dynasty could settle the salt merchants in a very short period of time, so that the Ming Dynasty would definitely move in the country, and even the court would strike the court, in his opinion, this was an opportunity, so there was a Hou Jin Zhengyue who hurried to fight the Jinning defense line before he finished, and Hou Jin's idea is now obvious, that is, to take advantage of the Ming Dynasty's "inner luàn" to squeeze some benefits, because an inner luàn, the Ming Dynasty inland will come to Luàn, and anything will happen, If the Ming Dynasty is dizzy, the matter of Juehua Island for thousands of years may not be able to be reproduced, and grabbing Juehua Island once is enough for them to eat for a year, and that time, it was also the internal struggle of the Ming Dynasty that gave them a chance. …,

"Although Ben Khan's attack on Jinning this time has something to do with the Ming Emperor's salt merchants, however, the form is not as good as people, and Ben Khan has to come," Huang Taiji sighed. Although the emperor of the Ming Dynasty moved the salt merchants, it is very likely to lead to disputes in the Ming Dynasty, even if there is a leak in Jinning, they can take advantage of a loophole, as the last time Juehua Island, grab enough to eat for a year, but more, Huang Taiji also has a hard time, had to come, last year's relationship with North Korea, completely messed up, the road to the east was completely blocked by Máo Wenlong, from there to get any supplies, goods don't think about it, at the end of last year, the Ming Emperor suddenly took the Jin merchants again, Seal another extremely important supply route for his Dajin, and now he Dajin, between the white mountains and black waters, is really going to be a savage, there are too many things that he Dajin can't produce by himself, and he has to rely on getting it from others. To the west is Lin Dan Khan, who is even worse than him, and he also relied on bartering with the Ming Dynasty to get by, and now he is a mortal enemy, and it is impossible to sell him what he urgently needs in Dajin.

If he Huang Taiji doesn't want to do it again, he doesn't need others to fight, it's a problem if he can't get by this year, in the second half of last year, he fought for half a year, although he gained a lot from Lin Dan Khan, but he was consumed more by Máo Wenlong, tens of thousands of people fought for half a year, so can there be less food and drink? This year, he originally planned to recuperate, but he knew that the Ming Emperor would never let him recuperate quietly, last year's kind of more than a dozen people everywhere sāo disturbed the way, I am afraid that this year will be even worse, he Dajin is indeed not afraid of fighting against the Ming Dynasty, but he can't stand the Ming Dynasty to fight and run, sāo disturbed him to farm and raise cattle, this one Niu Lu is only one or two hundred young and strong, and máo Wenlong that kills talents, each team is thousands of people, to deal with these two hundred young and strong, it is not a difficult thing, hit and run style, it is simply a robber, It can retreat to the sea, which makes him Huang Taiji sigh.

This cow is grazing, and there can't be too many people crowded together, people can be crowded together, can the cattle be okay? If you want to graze, you will inevitably have to disperse, and if you disperse, you will give Máo Wenlong that chance to kill.

Therefore, after hearing about the Ming Emperor's salt merchants, Huang Taiji immediately found a good excuse for himself, that is, to take advantage of the Ming Dynasty's very likely internal luàn, to fight Jinning, if Jinning because of the Ming Dynasty's internal luàn flaws, then, the year before last, the good things on Juehua Island may be staged again, so, hearing the news of the Ming Emperor's salt merchants, Huang Taiji decided to attack Jinning, of course, the actual situation, he will not tell others, can only be stuffy in his heart, he does not take advantage of the fact that he has not opened the chūn to do it, then, Máo Wenlong is about to make a move, not only Máo Wenlong is going to do it, I'm afraid that Yuan Chonghuan will also have to do the same, and Lin Dan Khan, I'm afraid that he will also have to do it, if they make a move, he will no longer be able to spare his strength, he can only defend passively, in that way, he will be entangled to death. Therefore, in order to seize the initiative in the war, he strongly advocated attacking Jinzhou with chūn, so as to concentrate his forces and win the initiative in the war, as for the entanglement of Máo Wenlong and Lin Dan Khan, he could only shrink the defense line and deal with the matter, only hoping that on Jinning's side, he could find some gaps.

"......" Fan Wencheng, as Huang Taiji's confidant, also knows the inside story, listened to Huang Taiji's sigh, and couldn't answer for a long time, the current form is quite unfavorable to Dajin, surrounded on all sides, and the cargo channel has been cut off, this Dajin is about to become a pool of stagnant water, stagnant water, but it will soon stink......

“…… According to the slaves, the salt merchant is afraid that it is not so easy to be defeated, and the salt merchant has compiled a relationship in the Ming Dynasty for two hundred years, how can it fail so easily? Fan Wencheng can only comfort Huang Taiji in such a way of common sense inference, within Dajin, the Ming Dynasty scholars who took refuge in Dajin are not the only ones, and the scholars who know the Ming Dynasty salt merchants very well agree that the salt merchants cannot be defeated so quickly, and the salt merchants will definitely have countermeasures, and if there is a slight difference, it is the movement of the entire Ming Dynasty, those salt merchants, but they can do anything, what strikes, what strikes, there are many means, they do not bī get the emperor to give in, do not bī get the emperor to stop, they will not stop. …,

"Hehehe, Xiandou doesn't need to comfort Ben Khan so much, although it should be so, but, with Ben Khan's understanding of the Ming Emperor, the Ming Emperor is not a horn who hurriedly moves without preparation, before he starts, he must have prepared a thousand hands, the salt merchant ......, and the salt merchant wants to bī Ming Huang to withdraw his hand,...... I'm afraid it's difficult" Huang Taiji looked at the candlelight on the candlestick and smiled reluctantly.

"......" Fan Wencheng didn't know how to answer. After thinking for a while, he said, "...... Although the Ming Emperor is now winning in the court, but in the locality, there will not necessarily be no movement, perhaps, the salt business association counterattack is not accurate, as long as the salt merchants counterattack, it must be a strike, a strike, in this way, the Ming Dynasty must be a big luàn, my Dajin is extremely beneficial......" Fan Wencheng can only say this expectation, pinning his hopes on the counterattack of the salt merchants.

Of course, this is just an expectation, now Dajin here, the news is very scarce, about the news of the Ming Dynasty, still stuck around the Chinese New Year, the Ming Dynasty emperor and officials fought in the court, as for what happened to the Ming Dynasty now, their eyes were black, one is winter, the news transmission is extremely inconvenient; The second is that their source Jin Shang was uprooted by the Ming Dynasty emperor, and without the source, the news is naturally not clear, and it is extremely difficult to judge the incident.

“…… Xiandou still don't count on those salt merchants, they don't dare to strike the market, the reason why the salt merchants have been able to dominate the Ming Dynasty for 200 years depends on the relationship behind them, and now the Ming Emperor will put the charge of passing my Dajin on the heads of those salt merchants, and abdicate the relationship behind the salt merchants, is it really bī Ming Emperor abdicated? But don't forget, what is the reputation of the Ming Emperor in the Ming Dynasty, without the protection of those relationships, the salt merchants are just a few merchants, and any county order can handle them......" Huang Taiji smiled bitterly again, he is also an understanding person, naturally he will not be stupid enough to believe this kind of childish rhetoric, this kind of rhetoric, it is okay to deceive Dajin and other brainless barbarians.

"This ......, what the Great Khan said makes sense......" Fan Wencheng also knew that this set of rhetoric could only deceive others, and could not convince Huang Taiji.

"Ben Khan hopes that the Ming Emperor is young, it is the age of blood and steel, he won the salt merchant, got the sweetness, he doesn't know how to stop, and he blindly runs the salt merchant with an iron fist, if so, the salt merchant is too powerful, as long as the salt merchant is passive, it is enough to make the Ming Dynasty luàn for a while......" Huang Taiji said with a wry smile.

"Oh, why did the Great Khan say that? Since the Ming Emperor has already won, why do the salt merchants still have these problems? Fan Wencheng asked, in fact, he also understands this question, but he is unwilling to refer to it thoroughly, for fear that if he sees it thoroughly, there will be no hope, and it will be even more disappointing.

"Xiandou is a person who understands, but he asked knowingly, the Ming Emperor Dou poured down the salt merchants, if there is no cooperation of the salt merchants, to take over the entire Ming salt industry, it will take time, if it is suddenly broken, can the people of the Ming Dynasty not eat salt? As long as you can't buy salt for ten days and half a month, this is the world's big luàn unless the Ming Emperor gives up the salt class......" Huang Taiji said with a little hope, of course, it was just a little hope, he didn't know the situation in the pass now, he could only guess, while hoping for so, on the contrary, another reason told him that the Ming Dynasty emperor would not be so reckless, and he would definitely be prepared.

"The Great Khan is right, if I run the salt merchants of the Ming Dynasty for two hundred years, and do what the Ming emperors have not done, I will definitely be arrogant, and I am afraid that there will be no concessions to the salt merchants, and I will definitely kill the salt merchants, so that the salt merchants only need to make a slight obstruction from it, this Ming Dynasty eats salt, but it is a problem, so, it is enough for the Ming Emperor to have a headache for a while, if the world can be big, then it is better......" Fan Wencheng said, now, the news is vague, and it can only be so comforted. …,

"Hehehe...... I'm afraid that things will not be satisfactory, Ben Khan always feels that the Ming Emperor will be prepared, there will be a backhand, the Ming Emperor must also have a master around him, and he will definitely guide him, and the Ming Emperor will definitely compromise with the salt merchants, and he will not be brutal......" Huang Taiji was looking forward to the Ming Dynasty on the one hand, but on the other hand, there was reason to tell him that the Ming Emperor would not be so unbearable, and if he thought about it, he could think of the problems, not necessarily the Ming Emperor could not think of it, the Ming Emperor could not think of it, and the masters around him may not be able to think of it.

"This, the Great Khan is right......" Fan Wencheng responded.

“…… Ben Khan is now looking forward to the salt merchants being able to make a few moves under the Ming Emperor, even if they can't turn the tables and add some trouble to the Ming Emperor, as long as they can win Ben Khan a month or two or half a year, it will be enough, Ben Khan doesn't expect them to turn the Ming Dynasty ......upside down," Huang Taiji said with a wry smile.

"......" Fan Wencheng has nothing to say.

If he knew that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had completely settled the salt merchants and made a compromise with the salt merchants, he was afraid that he would not think like this, and he would not pin any hope on the salt merchants to engage in the Ming Dynasty.

If he knew that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had already received five million salt lessons in advance and successfully took over the salt industry, he was afraid that he would have to reconsider whether to come to Jinning, but unfortunately, many things are often unexpected, and the world has no regrets about eating.

The two were chatting, and suddenly there was a rush of shouting outside the tent, which was particularly harsh in this quiet night.

"What's going on out there?" Huang Taiji heard the noise and immediately asked.

"Back to the Great Khan, it seems that someone broke into the camp...... "A shì guard immediately reported.

"It's so late, who else breaks into the camp? Take a look and give back now. Huang Taiji frowned, and gave this order sternly, and a bad premonition rose in his heart.

"Chirp ......" Nashì Wei received the order and immediately went to check.

Huang Taiji was in the tent, walking back and forth anxiously.

After a while, the shì guard returned.

"Report ......"

"What's the matter? Can it be ascertained? Huang Taiji asked sharply, and his heart became more and more uneasy.

"Back to the Great Khan, it is the forward scouts who returned to the camp, saying that there is something important to report." shì Wei said.

"Bring it in." Huang Taiji shouted.

"Chirp ......" The shì guard took the order and left, bringing two people covered in mud and water. If it weren't for the costumes on his body, it would be hard to recognize that this was Daikin's jīng sharp exploration horse.

As soon as the two spies entered the sweat tent, they fell to their knees and cried out with tears in their eyes: "Master, you have to be the master of the slaves."

"Say, what has happened to you? Why is it so embarrassing? Are you the flag, the minions of the Ezhen? Huang Taiji said angrily, a bad premonition, something really happened. Huang Taiji carefully identified these two people who were covered in mud and water, and he vaguely remembered that they were a wealthy detective who often came back to report the news, and in order to understand the reliability of the news, Huang Taiji often had to talk to the spies in person, so as not to miss the details, so he was somewhat familiar.

"If you go back to the master, the slave is the yellow flag, and the amount can be more than the errand,...... Great Khan, the minions were chased by Yuan Manzi with 2,000 people, twenty brothers, only a few people escaped, on the way back, they fell a few times, only like this, master, you have to be the master of the minions" The two of them said, already in tears.

"What, Yuan Manzi dares to send two thousand people out to chase you? What's going on? Huang Taiji suddenly heard the news and was startled, two thousand people chased twenty people, it was really abnormal.

"If you go back to your master, you can't be wrong, it's two thousand people, who chased us for dozens of miles, and the minions finally escaped...... "When these two people talked about running for their lives, they burst into tears again. …,

"What about those who chase you? Who is it? Where did it go now? What about the rest of you? Huang Taiji asked angrily.

"Back to the master's words, it seems to be the ancestor of Yuan Manzi's subordinates, he chased us for dozens of miles, and went back, on the way back to the minions, he met Duoze Ezhen, Duoze Ezhen said that things were strange, let the minions come to report to the master first, and Duoze Ezhen has already gone to chase ......" The two people cried and said.

When Huang Taiji heard this, he was furious, this Yuan Manzi was crazy, two thousand people chased him and twenty horses, this is the matter? This is a provocation, this is a demonstration, thinking that Yuan Manzi, who has always been bī in the city and does not dare to move, actually dared to send people to chase his Tanma, and chased him for dozens of miles, Huang Taiji was almost mad.

"Great Khan, rest of anger, this also shows that Yuan Manzi is weak-hearted, he just wants to give me Dajin a dismount, and he is afraid that there are few people and is not safe, so he sent so many people and horses out to chase my Dajin 20 horsemen, 2,000 horsemen to chase my Dajin 20 horsemen, which is enough to show that my Dajin jīng Rui, Yuan Manzi is cowardly, and Da Khan ......" Fan Wencheng saw that Huang Taiji was on the verge of going berserk, and immediately reminded him, and by the way, he explained the matter in another way.

Huang Taiji listened to Fan Wencheng's words, and gradually calmed down, so he calmly said to the two spies: "Yes, that's just that Yuan Manzi has a weak heart and is afraid ......of my Dajin, so he has to send two thousand people to deal with my Dajin Twenty Horsemen, this is not a bad thing, but a good thing, you are also tired, go down and rest, Ming Japanese Khan will be rewarded" Huang Taiji calmed down and commanded.

"Oh, Xie Da Khan" The two people were better, agreed, and retreated.

After calming down for a while, Huang Taiji asked unwillingly: "Xian Dou, what the hell is going on?" No wonder Ben Khan is restless today, this war, he lost more than a dozen horsemen, although there are not many people, but it is not a good sign Ah, how do you think of Xiandou? Huang Taiji was dizzy and asked his adviser.

"Back to the Great Khan, Yuan Manzi has always had a reputation for being stunned, and doing things has always been unexpected, so it is not surprising that he has made such a move,...... But ......" Fan Wencheng explained with a wry smile, saying this, and not talking about it again.

"How?" Huang Taiji asked angrily, but he was angry.

“…… Great Khan, last year, that Yuan Manzi confronted me Dajin, and was bī in Jinzhou City, did not dare to move, no record, compared with that máo Wenlong, one in the sky, one underground, that Yuan Manzi prides himself on being the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that I can't withstand this thing, therefore, at the beginning of this year, I want to give Dajin a dismount, so as to make some achievements......" Fan Wencheng's wry smile at this time has completely turned into bitterness.

"In this way, Ben Khan despised that Yuan Manzi...... Hey......" Huang Taiji listened to Fan Wencheng's explanation, smashed his hand hard, and despised Yuan Manzi, but now, he has eaten the consequences.