Tang Wei hurriedly stopped and hid behind the curtain and listened quietly.

I only heard Guan Xiaomei say: "I haven't thought about it yet, he is that kind of ......"

Brother Guan's voice said: "I look at Xu Pingjie's very tall appearance, his family background is good, and he won't starve if he marries into those families." ”

Guan Xiaomei's pleasant laughter sounded, "Brother, you still think that we are in the mountains, even if you marry a tunhu, at most, you won't be able to eat enough, and you won't starve." That Xu Pingjie looked tall and mighty, but he was actually very timid, and he was an embroidered pillow......"

Senior Brother Guan sneered, "The younger brother said that Xu Pingjie's family seems to want to tell him an eldest wife, who is the niece of Lu You, the shopkeeper of the trading company in Tianjin, maybe he can only be a concubine when he marries you, so it's better not to go." ”

Guan Xiaomei smiled: "Brother, then you tell me about an officer of your battalion." ”

Brother Guan's voice was a little embarrassed, "Most of the officers I know have married wives, and they can only be concubines when they go." ”

"That's not possible, I see that the little daughters-in-law who are concubines in Tunbao have to be angry with the eldest woman, and I have a monthly salary to hold, so I don't have to suffer from that nest of gas. Then the Xu family, if I were a wife, I would be ...... Haven't figured it out yet. ”

Brother Guan said after a while: "Well, if you think about it, you are not too young, little sister, you have already brought a few babies at your age in our hometown of Tunbao." But if you don't want to marry, let's not marry the Xu family, and marry another family. ”

Guan Xiaomei said in a playful tone: "The younger brother wrote me a letter, saying that if you don't agree, the Xu family may feel that they have lost face, they are rich and powerful, and they may retaliate against our family." Brother, aren't you afraid? ”

"Brother is a combat hero, and brother is not afraid of anything. There is a big thing, and my brother will give it to you. ”

The brother and sister were talking inside, and Tang Wei heard outside that he was not marrying the Xu family, so he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief and let go of the big stone in his heart.

At this time, I suddenly heard Guan Xiaomei inside asking, "Brother, is that Tang fat man still a soldier?" ”

Brother Guan said: "It's still there." ”

"Hey, he wrote last time that the Military Affairs Department was going to let him out of the army, that. Then he's going to war this time too? ”

"Now it's still in the 2nd Guards Battalion, so naturally it's going to fight. By the way, I passed the literacy test, thanks to Tang Wei for teaching me, it took him a lot of effort. ”

Guan Xiaomei's voice said: "This fat man is cheating and slippery, and he loves the objects of the ink troupe, but he is still very good to people." In the past, when the troupe performed late, he put aside the food for me, and took care of me all the way back from Wuchang. ”

Brother Guan said: "He always asks me about you, does he want to marry you." However, he was discharged from the army at the end of the year and went back, and heard that he was going home to open his family's comprehensive store. ”

"Phew, no ambition."

"He's the only one in his family. His mother always urged him to go back to get married, and I heard that it was a butcher's daughter, and the dowry was given. ”

"This fat man, then he still writes to me......"

Tang Wei hurriedly jumped to the door of the tent, "Guan Xiaomei." No, I will not marry the butcher's daughter. That woman can kill a pig with a stick......"

The two brothers and sisters inside stared at him, Guan Xiaomei is still beautiful, after a long time in the troupe, she has become more temperamental, and her figure is better-looking, her eyes are still as clear as when Tang Wei first saw them, Tang Wei looked at it for a while and stammered: "I, I, I don't want to marry her, I don't want the dowry, I only marry you." ”

Guan Xiaomei's face turned red, and she came over and grabbed Tang Wei's ear, Tang Wei screamed and didn't dare to block it, Guan Xiaomei pulled his ear and went to the corner of the backstage, and then threw Tang Wei's ear away.

"Tang Wei, what are you talking nonsense, I won't marry you."

Tang Wei touched his reddened ears and whispered, "You said that I would marry me if I won the medal, don't talk about it." ”

Guan Xiaomei blinked her eyes and thought for a while before saying, "Did I say it?" ”

Tang Wei hurriedly said: "Of course you said that on the way to Henan to chase Liukou, I am a soldier for you, otherwise Lao Tzu ...... Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to be this soldier, don't you know, that Zhong Laosi trained us as cattle. ”

Guan Xiaomei's face was full of disbelief, Tang Wei's face was flushed with anxiety, "I don't believe you asked Xie Fei, he knows best, he is accompanying me to be a soldier, and I want to take a medal to marry you." ”

Guan Xiaomei sneered, "Are you still serious, this is a lifelong event, aren't you going home to open a comprehensive store?" ”

Tang Wei scratched his head, "That's the only son of the Military Affairs Department to clean up, it's not that I have to go home, I ...... My father and mother are old, but there is still a battle here, I must get a medal, and I will get one if I am desperate. ”

Guan Xiaomei had a little smile on the corner of her mouth, looked at Tang Wei for a moment and shook her head and said: "Fatty, I was joking with you at that time, I can't take it seriously, you are an only son in the family, don't be reckless, Tartar is not as stupid as you play." I won't go to Aoshanwei, and I won't marry you. ”

After Guan Xiaomei finished speaking, she left Tang Wei and walked into the tent, leaving Tang Wei in a daze......

Liaoyang City, once the location of the Liaodong Metropolitan Mansion, was the economic, military and political center of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, after the Later Jin stole Liaodong, the capital was set here for a short time, that is, the fifth temporary capital of the Later Jin, and then moved to Shenyang, which was farther away from the mountainous area, Liaoyang's position gradually weakened, but Liaoyang was in the position of the hub of Liaodong, controlling the official road in the best condition, and there was the convenience of water transportation of the Taizi River, and its military role was still important.

At this time, there were dense military camps outside Liaoyang City, the Huanglong Khan flag of Huang Taiji was flying high, and there were several military nobles at the tip of the power pyramid of the Later Jin Dynasty sitting in the big tent, as well as some of Huang Taiji's henchmen.

"Great Khan, Du Du Beile came to ask for help again, the day before yesterday, the Ming army outside Lianshan Pass increased a number of red artillery, and a new Dengzhou soldier arrived, according to the confession of the prisoner captured by the white armor soldiers, this Dengzhou soldier is the eighth battalion of Dengzhou, the total number of up to four or five thousand people, its troops arrived and conquered the first earthen wall, Du Du lost more than 100 soldiers, more than 200 Wuzhen Chaoha. Dudubel asked the Great Khan to send reinforcements and red artillery. ”

Zilharang reported in a low voice that there were also Dolgon, Daishan, Sakhalian and others present, and Shangshu Yuetuo of the military department had gone to Haizhou to deal with the situation in the direction of Gaizhou nearby.

Huang Taiji received Du Du's urgent letter, and the eighth battalion of the Dengzhou Army arrived the day before yesterday. This letter was sent yesterday, which shows that this army was engaged in battle as soon as it arrived. Du Du used the phrase "the boarding is very sharp" twice in the letter, which is obviously a bit out of order. Moreover, the letter was transferred from Shenyang, and the direction of the sweet water well to Liaoyang had been cut off by the Ming army.

Huang Taiji's expression was still calm, he could send troops from Liaoyang at any time to support Lianshan Pass from the direction of Tianshuijing, but he was not willing to do so, it was a desperate gamble for Hou Jin's current shape. It's just that it makes no sense to repel the Ming army in the direction of Lianshan Pass, even if Chen Xin retreats by himself, it will not be good for Houjin, because Chen Xin will come back after the winter, and Huang Taiji must defeat Chen Xin's main force and achieve a decisive victory.

Fan Wencheng and Gao Hongzhong next to him did not speak, when these Manchurian nobles were discussing with each other. They are usually not allowed to express their opinions, and most of the time they are built separately to the Emperor Taiji.

Dolgon said in a low voice: "Great Khan, could it be that Chen Xin's main direction of attack is in Lianshan Pass?" ”

Huang Taiji shook his head firmly, "No, from Xiuyan or Phoenix City to Lianshan Pass, it is a mountain road." The march may be good, but their grain and grass cannot supply the continuous attack of many large armies, and there is only one mountain exit from Lianshanguan to the north, and after entering Liaozhong, the mountain pass grain road is very easy to be cut off. Chen Xin wouldn't do that. ”

Dai Shan next to him hung his eyebrows, looking sad. Sitting down and touching his own wrench, Huang Taiji glanced at him and said, "What does Lianshanguan mean?" ”

Dai Shan coughed and said weakly: "It's all the Khan who has the final say, and this old man is not in good spirits, and he can't think of any way, so he won't make trouble for the Khan." ”

Huang Taiji has nothing to do with this old slippery head, since Dai Shan gave up the position of the big Baylor in the political council, he has always been like this, he doesn't come out of anything, and only cares about the two red flags.

Huang Taiji turned to Daishan's son, "Sakhalian, you speak. ”

Sakhalian is the Gushan Ezhen of Wuzhen Chaoha, who has just returned to Liaoyang after defeating the soldiers and horses of Liaozhen, and this victory makes Huang Taiji very happy. The Han army has been developing under the independent leadership of Huang Taiji, and finally with the help of suppressing the prestige of the Zhenglan Banner and the threat of Dengzhou, let Wuzhen Chaoha develop under extremely difficult conditions, the battle of Caohe Fort made many Houjin nobles criticize Wuzhen Chaoha's combat power, but Huang Taiji was more clear about the development of Wuzhen Chaoha, this time finally did not disappoint him, at least it proved that the army trained by this model can fight against the other strongest military formations of the Ming army, and even Du Du of Shanguan also said that firearms soldiers are more practical in defense, You can shut up those post-gold aristocrats.

This also shows that Wuzhen Chaoha's winter training has played a role, in Huang Taiji's view, the power of the musket is very similar, after the test of those Dengzhou troops, although the golden flintlock pistol is rougher than Dengzhou, but the range is not far after slightly increasing the projectile, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no army can control the distance so well. Therefore, there will be casualties on both sides, rather than being passively beaten at a distance like the original armor soldiers.

After this battle, Huang Tianji had high hopes for Wuzhen Chaoha, especially the two yellow banners of the full flintlock pistol unit, this unit also carried out a joint training of infantry and cavalry artillery in May, Huang Taiji personally reviewed it once, and Dolgon, who participated in the battle of Fuzhou River crossing, also thought that it was similar to Dengzhou Town.

Before this crucial battle, Wuzhen Chaoha's cousin Xiàn strengthened Huang Taiji's confidence, and Houjin still had strong cavalry and strong infantry, and now with the cooperation of Wuzhen Chaoha, Huang Taiji believed that he could restrain Dengzhou Town, which was dominated by infantry.

Zilharang said in a low voice: "There has been no news from Hetuara for five days, and Salhu reports that a group of Ming infantry troops have been discovered, and the plains in the north of Liaozhong have been ridden by Dongjiang sentinels several times, burning some grain fields. In addition, the soldiers and horses of Dengzhou in the direction of Lianshanguan are unknown, and the minions are worried that Chen Xin will not come north, and our army will be pinned down on the front line of Gaizhou and Haizhou, and the consumption will be heavy, and our grain and grass will not last until the beginning of spring next year. ”

Dolgon said: "The new grain and grass need to be transported through Denglai, which is also very expensive. ”

Sakhalian said coldly: "What Fourteen Baylor said is not appropriate, according to Kong Youde and others, Dengzhou to Lushun Shunfeng only takes one or two days, and then along the west bank north to Changsheng Island Niangniang Palace, all the way to the wind and waves, the loss of ships is far less than the islands of the Dongjiang River, and then the sand boat can continue to go north, between Fuzhou and Gaizhou, among the eleven military fort stations occupied by Dengzhou Town, there are Xiongyue Station, Xin'an Pu, and Pot Tou Pu There are three rivers leading to the sea, namely Xiongyue River, Xin'an River and Shahe River, and the sand boat can pull the fiber up the river and directly unload grain in the three military forts, Especially the pot head shop, which is already thirty miles south of Gaizhou, even if Chen Xin's army gathers here, it can also be easily supplied. On the other hand, I Dajin, although Liaoyang can rely on the power of the Taizi River, but there are Dengzhou express boats on the Sancha River south of Niuzhuang, Dengzhou water camp on the sea, the boat can not travel in Gaizhou, at most through the Sancha River to Haizhou can pull the fiber and travel, the other distances are all land, cattle pull people to drag, which the loss is really above Dengzhou Town, after the winter is afraid of even more. ”

Zilharang also said: "Dengzhou Town began to storm Lianshan Pass yesterday, I am afraid it is to threaten Liaozhong before the autumn harvest, once Lianshan Pass is broken, if they occupy the mountain pass, only to attack Liaozhong with light horses, the rest of the men and horses in Shenyang can not cope, then the grain fields in Liaozhong can not be harvested, and it may be difficult to continue next year." ”

Gao Hongzhong below listened quietly, his face was full of sorrow, and he looked worried about Hou Jin. The shape he heard was extremely unfavorable to Houjin, especially the road to Lianshan Pass, which posed the greatest threat to Houjin, and among the few people present, Zilharang and Sakhalian both wanted to go directly to Gaizhou to fight a decisive battle with the Dengzhou soldiers, but Dolgon was unwilling, he seemed to have lost confidence after being beaten repeatedly by Dengzhou Town.

Although Gao Hongzhong is known as the think tank of Huang Taiji, he has no opinions on strategy. Gao Hongzhong peeked at Huang Taiji, his fat round face still had a determined expression, and Gao Hongzhong lowered his head again and continued to listen.

I only heard Sakhalian continue: "Great Khan, the slave is in charge of the household, this year's drought and flood alternately in Liaozhong, the grain harvest is poor, and the spring sowing is dragged down by Dengzhou Town, the sowing time is different in various places, there are normal harvests at the end of July, and there are also harvests in August and September. Dengzhou comes to this two times a year, next year I don't fight and lose, since Dengzhou Town came to Gaizhou this time, we should fight hard, just like the battle of Salhu, as long as the strongest Gaizhou all the way, then the Ming army in southern Liaoning will collapse, and my big gold side has a lot to do. ”

Huang Taiji nodded slightly, but did not make a verbal expression, his ideal decisive battle location is still between Haizhou and Liaoyang, but Sakhalian is also right, in the past, Dengzhou Town was harassed and attacked, and then relied on the defense line to defend southern Liaoning, a little bit of encroachment on the Houjin sphere of influence, has advanced the attack line to Lianshan Pass and Gaizhou, Huang Taiji really has not much way to take this way, after the banners were hit in Lushun, no one was willing to attack that kind of defense line.

Zilharang said in a deep voice: "Even if the army harvests all the autumn grain and can eat it until the beginning of spring, it will definitely starve to death countless people next year, and it will also be a great loss of vitality, in case Chen Xin turns around and leaves, hides from the state and continues to harass, our army will be empty for a winter......"

Dai Shan couldn't help but sigh in a low voice when he heard this, Huang Taiji's brows furrowed slightly, he was also worried about such a situation, the competition between him and Chen Xin was patience, and it was also their overall strength, Huang Taiji didn't know Chen Xin's logistics details, but seeing that Chen Xin had no fear to mobilize the army to Gaizhou, it was not a lack of food at all.

At this time, Sonny hurriedly came in from outside the tent, knelt down in front of Huang Taiji, and said with an anxious face: "Great Khan, Hetuara has been conquered, there are about 5,000 people in Shangkeyi in Dongjiang Town, and about 1,000 people in Dengzhou Army, and they have reached the outside of Salhu City, and their light cavalry 100 people have bypassed Fushun Pass and entered Liaozhong ......"