h2> but Zhu Ping'an thought about it, but he instantly thought of a solution. At the moment, he smiled and said to Wang Qiaonian: "Wang Xianxian said this, which made the lower officials a little panicked, Shandong has been operating maritime trade in the past two years, and it is indeed profitable." But most of them have to be handed over to the imperial court and the inner court, and Lord Xian should not forget that Shandong is close to Jingshi and Liaodong, and the Tatars have borne the brunt of the Kou in recent years, and the population and land have been greatly damaged, and the silver obtained by sea trade has been used on this, which is ......! ”

According to Wang Qiaonian's temper, this time he was able to ask a local military attache in a low voice, which was already enough to give Zhu Ping'an face, and he originally thought that Zhu Ping'an would squeeze out some numbers even if he was stingy, but he didn't expect that although this guy was young, he didn't spit out at all, and he was a little angry at the moment.

Wang Qiaonian snorted coldly, "That is the case, the bento official didn't say it, it's getting late, and the official won't stay much, so I asked General Zhu to go back early to rest, and come to ** I will guard Tongguan together!" "The meaning of the words is very clear, if you don't give me money and food, then forget it, don't eat this feast, and take care of your own affairs in the future.

Zhu Ping'an suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, this Wang Qiaonian is really a master who can't rub sand in his eyes, turns his face and doesn't recognize people. So, he hurriedly stood up and explained: "Lord Xian has misunderstood the meaning of the lower official. The lower official didn't say that he wouldn't help with this, but if he wanted the official to help with this, Lord Bai Xian had to invite another person! ”

Wang Qiaonian was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Who is it?" As long as General Zhu is willing to rescue our Shaanxi army with money and food, let alone one person, even if it is ten people and hundreds of people, this official will invite them one by one! ”

"Just one person!"

"Who the hell is it, tell me quickly!"

"Shaanxi Army Supervisor Qian Songli!"

"Ahh Wang Qiaonian's mouth suddenly swelled enough to stuff a duck egg, and his face was also blue and red. Unexpectedly, what Zhu Ping'an said was that the person who came to help turned out to be the internal official of the prison army.

"A eunuch, what are you looking for him to do!" Wang Qiaonian's face was a little unsightly.

"Lord Youxian will invite him first!" Zhu Ping'an sold Guanzi.

Wang Qiaonian had no choice but to order someone to ask for Qian Songli. Not long after, Qian Songli came to the commanding envoy's yamen, and as soon as he entered the door, he smiled and bowed his hand to Wang Qiaonian, "I don't know why Wang Yanxian came to our house?" ”

Wang Qiaonian still didn't pretend, he didn't pay attention to Qian Songli at all, but turned his head directly to Zhu Ping'an.

Zhu Ping'an laughed, asked Qian Songli to sit down, and then said: "Gong Qian, the errand that the emperor and the celebrant Cao Bus did might as well talk about it with Lord Xian." ”

Qian Songli was a little in a daze, "Where does General Zhu say this, this errand was handled by Dongchang, Jinyiwei and Shandong Army, Cao Gong's letter clearly stated that he must abide by confidentiality, but now he has to inform Wang Yanxian, this is ......!" ”

Zhu Ping'an smiled and shook his head, "Gong Cao must have mentioned in his letter that this errand is under the full command of the official, and the timing of the move and the number of people involved are all determined by the official's words, right?" ”

Qian Songli nodded, "Not bad!" ”

"That's it! As far as the official knows, Jiexiu has a rebellious 2,000 private soldiers, once he moves, only the manpower of Jinyiwei can never control it, once the traitor has an opportunity to take advantage of it, the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Qian Songli fell into hard thinking for a while, but Wang Qiaonian heard it in a fog. But the two place names of "Jiexiu" and "Zhangjiakou" are very clear, and when I think about it carefully, I am not surprised, "Zhu Zongbing wants to make a move against the Shanyou Jin merchants, when did they become rebellious?" ”

Zhu Ping'an did not hide it, and immediately told the story of several battles with Shanyou merchants over the years, including not long ago, Shanyou merchants instigated the Tianjin garrison to launch a rebellion and loot grain.

"Since the beginning of the Wanli period, the eight families of Shanyou, headed by Fan Yongdou, have secretly transported salt and iron and other materials to the steppe Mongolia and the Manchu Qing outside the Guanwai to seek huge profits, the amount of which is huge, has reached the point of madness and sensationalism. It was with their full help that the Manchus grew stronger and stronger, and during the Battle of Hebei, they provided intelligence and grain for the Qing army that went south, which made countless loyal and brave soldiers hate the battlefield! This time, this official is ordered by the emperor to eradicate this cancer! ”

"What General Zhu means is that the merchants on the right side of the mountain have accumulated money and grain, thinking that they will be used by the Tartars, and this official will fully cooperate, so that they can use these assets to supply our Shaanxi army!" Wang Qiaonian finally understood.

Zhu Ping'an smiled and nodded, "That's exactly what it means!" He turned his head to Qian Songli and said: "Qian Gong, this expedition to suppress the rebellion on the right side of the mountain, you must hit it with one blow, but the opportunity is fleeting, once there is an omission, Fan and others will escape into the grassland, and if you want to arrest it in the future, you will inevitably ascend to the sky." In the matter of Jiexiu, the official planned to entrust it to Wang Baixian, mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Shaanxi army, and attack Jiexiu in Fenzhou on light horses, while the official went straight to Zhangjiakou, and the people who contacted and commanded with the Beijing division in the center were none other than Qian Gong! As he spoke, he stood up and bowed deeply.

Qian Songli's heart was hot, and he hurriedly stood up and arched his hand, "It is incumbent on you, you two can rest assured, let's launch it at the same time, we must annihilate the rebellion!" ”

Using the assets of Shanyou businessmen as military purposes, although Wang Qiaonian was a little disdainful of this method, the soldiers were in a desperate situation, and there was no other good way at the moment, so he could only agree. Zhu Ping'an and Qian Songli showed him the secret decrees of the imperial court in their respective custody to reassure him.

"Now there are less than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Tongguan, and the Shaanxi army He Renlong followed General Fu into Henan, and his generals Zheng Jiadong and Niu Chenghu guarded Puzhou and Tongzhou, and there were 10,000 troops. If this officer leads his troops to Jiexiu, Tongguan is bound to be empty, so it is better to dispatch these two Gongguan to guard Tongguan! Wang Qiaonian said.

Yang Tinglin next to him smiled, he was bored on the road these days, and he, Sun Shikang and Zhu Ping'an had deduced the direction of the war in Shanxi and Henan several times. Now Li Zicheng is gradually gaining momentum, and his command is known as hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but the real combatable soldiers are only more than 100,000. Fu Zonglong and Sun Chuanting's soldiers and horses joined forces, and there were nearly 90,000 people, which was enough for Li Zicheng to maneuver. However, the current Ming army is fighting on its own, only under Fu Zonglong's subordinates, there are three major factions, one is the Shaanxi army He Renlong, the second is Zuo Liangyu's Huguang soldiers, and the third is Yang Wenyue's Baoding soldiers. There is also Sun Chuanting's Shaanxi regiment training.

The generals had their own thoughts, and they couldn't coordinate and cooperate in battle, so many battles that were in sight were seized by the rogue and won easily. Therefore, Yang Tinglin and Sun Shikang came to the conclusion that the prospects of the Ming army on the front in Shanxi and Henan were not good.

It is also for this reason that Zhu Ping'an put forward a bold idea, if it is executed successfully, it can completely reverse the decline on the battlefield in Shanxi in one fell swoop.

That is to take advantage of the opportunity to exterminate the Shanyou merchants, deliberately exposing the entire Tongguan to the enemy's troops, in order to show emptiness, to attract Li Zicheng to take a risk, give up the siege of Kaifeng, and turn to Tongguan. This needs to be carried out in strict accordance with the time period set in distress, first with lightning speed to exterminate the right merchant of the mountain, and then the two soldiers and horses immediately moved closer to Tongguan. This also requires Fu Zonglong's full cooperation, and once Li Zi is found to have formed troops, he must immediately launch an offensive and firmly hold back his troops in Henan. Then, he mobilized all the local departments in Shanxi and gathered in Tongguan, waited for work at ease, and severely damaged Li Zicheng's department. If the war goes smoothly, Li Chuang's main force can be completely wiped out, and the situation in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan can be determined in a battle.

After listening to Yang Tinglin's explanation, Wang Qiaonian couldn't close his mouth for a long time. This Zhu Ping'an seems to be young, and the rebellion of Shanyou has not been extinguished, but he has hit Li Zicheng with his idea, what is this called? It's like "eating from the bowl and looking at the pot". When I first arrived in Tongguan, I planned to play such a big game of chess.

"Wang Baixian can dispatch Zheng Jiadong and Niu Chenghu to assist in the defense of Tongguan, but you must not tell them about your and my movements, Shanyou Rebellion has been operating in Shanxi for many years, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no hidden eyeliner in them, go to Jiexiu, Wang Youxian had better send trustworthy subordinates!"

"In this case, the official will go in person!" Wang Qiaonian pondered for a moment and said loudly: "There is another group of people from Sichuan, about 3,000 people, the chief officer Kong Zhen will be brave and good at fighting, he has served under my command for many years, and he is absolutely trustworthy, so this official will lead his department to Jiexiu." ”

Wang Qiaonian smiled rarely, "Since General Zhu still plans to attract Li Zicheng over, then the bait might as well be bigger." I, Wang Qiaonian, am not in Tongguan, I think he will be more assured! ”

Zhu Ping'an smiled and arched his hand at Wang Qiaonian, "Thank you Wang Yanxian for your full help!" ”

Wang Qiaonian sighed, "You and I know the current situation, it is already difficult to return, if the war outside the border is won, there is still hope for the Ming Dynasty, if it is ......, don't say it." I only hope that you can receive miraculous results in this game, and you can also buy more time for Daming! ”

"The most important thing!" Wang Qiaonian reluctantly drank the tea that was already cold in front of him, "You Zhu Zongbing is young, when you arrive in Tongguan, you are tightly stuck in the neck of the official, as long as you can get money and food, you let the official go to the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, and the official has to do the same!" ”

According to Wang Qiaonian's temper, he suddenly said such a thing, but everyone was stunned, and then they all laughed.

Laughing, Zhu Ping'an said: "In this way, let's set a deadline first, and now it's the beginning of July, so let's start on August 15, how about it?" ”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"These days, my Shandong soldiers and horses have been stationed first, and this official has sent people around to find out the rebellious movements of Shanyou, and when the time comes, the troops will be personally led by this officer when they attack Zhangjiakou. Jiexiu is not too far away, so Wang Baixian will transfer troops five days after Xiaguan's departure! Let's take a three-pronged approach, fight quickly, and then quickly return to Tongguan. And the news of Tongguan's emptiness will be spread out at the right time to see if you can catch a big fish! ”R1152