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In fact, the problem Li Ruofan considered was really unwise, but she forgot that at this time, it was not that she could leave if she wanted to. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

It stands to reason that Li Ruofan's rear is absolutely safe, in Shanhaiguan, she has stationed 50,000 military horses and 50,000 elite Mongolian iron cavalry, although she may not be able to attack the city, but it is definitely not something that anyone can provoke.

Moreover, many of the military horses from the towns in the Ming frontier were transferred to the Beijing Division, and the rest of the military towns that defended them were struggling, where did they have the strength to capture Shanhaiguan.

But Li Ruofan still thought wrong.

It's July.

The sea is calm in July, and the same is true in Jinzhou.

With the development of shipping, the route from Lianzhou to Jinzhou only takes one and a half months, which is not less, but now it is two months away from the Mongolian people's entry into the customs, there are a large number of Chu troops landing here, two months, from the organization to the raising, and then nearly 80,000 Chu troops boarded the warship all the way north, this speed is the limit, and now, these elite soldiers appear here.

There was no suitable port in Jinzhou, so a large number of Chu troops had to land in small boats after approaching the sea, and the local officials in Jinzhou immediately greeted these guests from afar, and the Chu army did not stay long, and then marched towards Shanhaiguan, which was hundreds of miles away.

Relying on the official road, it only takes two days to get to Shanhaiguan here, and if it is a forced march, it will only be a day and a half at most.

The Mongol defenders of Shanhaiguan had been paying close attention to the situation in the pass, but they had never expected that there would be an enemy situation in the direction of Liaodong. Because the Ming army in Liaodong was harassed and pinned down by a Mongol cavalry army in the area of Nuer Gandusi, they were already tired, and they had to attack this pass, which had hoarded 50,000 Mongolian troops, forgive them for not having the guts.

But they were wrong, the Chu army appeared under the Shanhai Pass at night, they were not in a hurry to attack, but made all preparations, and immediately began to attack the city with artillery.

Because of the hurry, so the artillery brought is not much, only hundreds, but it is enough to deal with Shanhaiguan, hundreds of Chu State's latest artillery fired together, immediately frightened the Mongolian army in the pass, the most intimidating thing in the Chu army artillery is the boiling oil cannon, this kind of artillery will be coated with layers of fire oil on the surface, the shell is also hollow, filled with fire oil, once fired out, the iron ball fired immediately burns, after smashing into the pass, the slightest encounter with flammable materials can quickly ignite it.

Not to mention, this pass is the granary of the Mongolian army, the horse material required in the area of Jixian County is hoarded here, after the transit here, and then transported to Jixian County, the horse material in the pass is ignited when it encounters fire, after a moment of effort, the pass is the fire in the sky, and the smoke billowing up in the sky.

The Mongolian army in the pass was naturally unlucky to the extreme, even if they were not burned to death, they were afraid that they would be smoked to death, so they had to rush out, until now, they have not recovered their strength, just walking on foot, riding horses trampling each other to open the gate, swarming out.

If it was the Ming army guarding inside, it would be impossible to do such a stupid thing, the Ming army was good at guarding and knew the consequences of opening the gate, but the Mongols were different, they were used to rushing and killing everywhere, and how to defend the city was almost equivalent to the level of the mentally retarded compared to the Ming army.

As soon as they came out, the Chu army, which had already lined up outside, began to set fires, rows of green smoke came out of the queue, and the sound of fried bean-like firecrackling sounds, coupled with the rejection of horses that had already been arranged, the Mongolian army was even more chaotic.

This battle lasted all night, and after one night, the flames were extinguished, and the Chu army successfully entered the pass, killing tens of thousands of Mongol troops by the way, escorting more than 20,000 prisoners, who did not go south, but controlled the pass, and then let the sappers repair the fortifications.

Shanhaiguan is a complete declaration of returning to the hands of the Han people, and here, it is the way home of the Mongolians, Shanhaiguan is like the stopper of a wine bottle, the original stopper was pulled open, and the water was poured into the bottle, but now it was covered again, and more than 200,000 Mongolian troops became the water in the bottle.

What's even more terrifying is that the Mongols are not water, water does not need to eat and drink, and water does not need to feed a large number of war horses, and the Chu army not only blocked their retreat, but also cut off their supply lines.

The battle report has not yet reached Jixian County, in fact, the defeated soldiers from Shanhaiguan have already arrived here, hearing this news, the entire Mongolian army is in mourning.

They already had homesickness in the unfavorable situation of the war, but now the back road has been cut off, the supply has been cut off, and if they continue like this, they will only be trapped and covered to death.

Li Ruofan was shocked, she has been in the desert for several years, has fought many battles, often with less to win more, always with the outnumbered, but such a dangerous situation is the first time she has encountered, she knows that once they turn back to attack Shanhaiguan, want to open up their retreat, the hundreds of thousands of troops behind them will be in pursuit, at that time, the road ahead is the Chu army on the city tower to wait for work, behind is hundreds of thousands of Ming troops, two sides of the attack, death has no place to bury.

And if Li Ruofan continues to consume here, she can't afford it, she may be able to grab it if she doesn't have food, and if she doesn't have horse feed, she will get sick and have no strength, and she will even starve to death. The Mongolian iron horse without a war horse is not a tiger, but I am afraid that it is not as good as a sick cat.

There was no way to stay, there was no way to retreat, it was just a short night's work, and a shadow had already cast on the head of the Mongolian army.

Li Ruofan bit her lip and hid in the big tent to think, now that she was exhausted, she had to make a decision immediately, otherwise everything was over.

After hesitating again and again, Li Ruofan invited Zhu Houzhao over.

Zhu Houzhao is a good ear in the camp, don't look at him as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he can actually get along with anyone, almost all the news on the battlefield, his ears and eyes are very well-informed.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was very happy and refreshing.

However, as a captive, the necessary captive consciousness must still be had, before coming, Liu Banban had repeatedly told him that he must be sad and sad, and must not laugh, His Majesty smiled, maybe the Mongolian Khan can't do anything with him, after all, His Majesty is a noble body, but if people are angry, the slave and maid will be finished.

It can be seen that Liu Jin, the dead eunuch, is still very smart, and he can be a-stirring stick in Beijing, how can he do it without a few brushes?

Zhu Houzhao forbade Liu Companion's words, so he made a sad expression, as if he had died his most beloved horse.

Li Ruofan gritted his teeth and sneered: "What are you doing with a sad face, doesn't it just weigh your heart?" ”

Zhu Houzhao held his face and said: "This is wrong, I actually ...... Actually, it's very sad, I get along with you day and night, and I have some feelings, just like me and my beloved horse, seeing that it is about to die, I naturally can't help but give up. ”

Li Ruofan felt that there was a thorn in her words, but at this time, she couldn't care about doing so, and said with a cold face: "Since this is the case, then Your Majesty Lao wrote a letter and ordered Liu Chengfeng to negotiate peace immediately." ”

"Peace?" Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt bad.

Li Ruofan said lightly: "Naturally, it is a peace, my Mongolian iron horse returned to the desert, and Your Majesty will also go back to be your emperor, but this time we are guests, you Han people don't know how to be hospitable, and they actually burned a lot of our grain and horse feed, so we must be compensated, Your Majesty must have no opinion on this, right?" ”

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "I didn't invite you to come, you are uninvited, and those who dance knives and guns are also considered guests?" ”

Li Ruofan couldn't pretend anymore, and said in a soft tone: "Anyway, Ben Khan always has to give an explanation." ”

Zhu Houzhao sneered: "I don't need to give an explanation to my subjects, I will never write this letter, you can ask for another master." ”

He spoke resolutely and refused to compromise.

Li Ruofan said: "Since this is the case, then don't ask for compensation, you let us out of the customs, and we will send Your Majesty back, and from now on, we will not owe each other, and we will not interact with each other!" ”

"Also, for specific matters, Ben Khan will go and personally talk to your Master Liu, so that your Master Liu is ready to welcome your guests."

Zhu Houzhao said: "Be careful of meat buns beating dogs, there is no return." ”

Li Ruofan couldn't help laughing, and said: "With His Majesty in the camp as a hostage, what is there to worry about Ben Khan, where can he not go to this Ming Dynasty, that is, Ben Khan is going to Yanjing City now, but I am afraid that no one dares to stop him." ”

Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly, and then said: "You don't know who Master Liu is, he has finally surrounded you now, how can he let you go easily?" You'd better die of this heart. ”

Li Ruofan said coldly: "But he must take care of Your Majesty, if he doesn't agree to this condition, how do you think he will explain to your Queen Mother?" ”

Zhu Houzhao shook his head, thinking of the Empress Dowager Zhang, he couldn't help but be speechless, let him go back now, he was actually a little reluctant in his heart, in fact, it was not just reluctant, mainly because he was afraid in his heart, he could imagine that after he returned to Beijing in a gloomy way, Empress Dowager Zhang's blame for him, Master Liu's sympathy for him, and the kind of superficial respect and inner contempt for him in the Manchu Dynasty.

Zhu Houzhao can't stand being blamed by others, and he hates others sympathizing with him, and he hates that people despise him. Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt a headache, and he even faintly looked forward to why this war would not continue for a while.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was like a truant student, obviously bitter and hungry outside, but he didn't dare to go back to school to face it.

He is still a child...... "There is not much time, don't delay, start writing immediately, Ben Khan will send your letter first, and then go to the Ming army camp to talk to your master Liu in detail, what about you, these days stay in the camp obediently, once the negotiation is completed, you and I will separate, I hope to see you again." ”

Zhu Houzhao sighed and had to write.

(To be continued)