"But in the winter, the sea freezes. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info and if the Tartar soldiers attack and stay on the shore for a long time, the sea is forbidden and the ships are blocked, and the food of the soldiers and civilians on the island may also become a problem......"

Hearing what Xie Xi said, Shang Kexi also boldly discussed specific tactics with him. And the latter has obviously considered this for a long time:

"It's just spring, and it's at least half a year before the sea freezes again, so you'll be safe during this time. And half a year later...... Hmph, our Qiong Navy is just across the strait, and it's not separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. ”

Hearing the expression of the sigh that he could send troops to help him when the time came, Shang Kexi's heart suddenly became relieved - as long as the short-haired army was willing to strike again, the Tartar soldiers would not be afraid of ten times more. It's uncertain who will block it at that time.

"As for the food logistics problem, you don't have to worry about it - the logistics support system of the Ming Empire is a pile of garbage. But as long as you Dongjiang army do what I say: cut more wood and collect more local products, a large number of people will take the initiative to provide you with supplies -- as long as there is money to be made, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty are much more reliable than the officials of the imperial court. ”

Looking at Shang Kexi's face, Xie Xi smiled again:

"You don't have to look at me like this, even if the local merchants of Daming don't come, our Qionghai Trading Company will definitely come. When the time comes, you can also choose the types of goods yourself: food, clothing, medicines, you name it...... The money earned by oneself is much more reliable than counting on the imperial court to drift half of it or blackmail the poor ghosts in North Korea, isn't it? ”

The dismissal made Shang nod again and again, and began to recall the promise given to him by the Liberation Army Gate that night - he didn't dare to count on a million taels of silver a year. But even if it is halved or three folds, with a profit of two or three hundred thousand taels of silver, he is absolutely satisfied, and it is enough to support the remnants of the Dongjiang army to continue to hold on to the land of Liaodong.

-- At this time, Shang Kexi was not the king of Pingnan of the Qing Dynasty in later generations, his ambition was not big, his appetite was limited, and he still maintained a natural loyalty to the Ming Empire. After Xie Xi's words, he was relieved of the biggest worries in his heart, so he naturally didn't have to have different intentions, so he just did his job honestly.

However, after giving him a bunch of sweetness, Xie Xi raised his chin again and gestured towards the city gate:

"You can't touch that pile of stuff over there, just let them stay there. Unless the Tartars come to dismantle it themselves, they will keep it for a long time. ”

Shang Kexi immediately understood—to be honest, fear and greed immediately rose in his heart after the initial joy when he saw the pile of Jingguan. Greed is easy to understand: a Tartar head can be exchanged from the military headquarters for twenty taels of silver. It looks very scary for the Qiong Navy to pile up this capital, and in the eyes of Shang Kexi, who is old in the battle array, it is a pile of white silver!

As for fear, it is the fear of retaliation from the Jin soldiers. The brutality of the Jiannu Tartars is well known in the land of Liaodong, and the green-skinned shorthair can be more ferocious than them with their well-armed weapons. But if Houjin vents his anger on other Ming army towns, no one can bear it! Especially if you are alone, it is good to get Fuzhou City, but this pile of Jingguan at the gate of Fuzhou City has also brought the hatred of Houjin!

Therefore, Shang Kexi originally planned to wait for the short hair to be withdrawn on the front foot, and the back foot would make people dismantle the Jingguan, and the head would find an opportunity to exchange it for silver - anyway, their Dongjiang army had been in Liaodong for a long time, and it was said that their subordinates were fighting piecemeal, and it was not impossible to cut down a small amount. Even if the court sees through it and refuses to pay for these heads, it won't cause trouble, right?

It's just that Boss Xie specially said this, he really didn't dare to think nonsense, he could only honestly think about how to deal with Houjin - there were such a bunch of things at the door, he would definitely be regarded as a mortal enemy by the Jiannu Tartars, and it was inevitable that he would be attacked in the future.

Fortunately, since the Qiong Navy gave the Zhenglan Banner a heavy blow, Houjin's forces in southern Liaoning are temporarily controlled by Kong Youde's subordinates, and he had a good relationship with him back then.

When he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard the Xie Junmen next to him say leisurely:

"I heard that you have a good relationship with Kong Youde?"

Shang Kexi suddenly shuddered, and said that this short hair will also measure the mind? looked up at the other party, but saw that there was no different color on the other party's face, it seemed that it was just a coincidence, and his heart was slightly calmer.

But Xie Junmen's next sentence almost didn't make him jump:

"The current chief of Dongyu, Hong Tai, is a very strategic and scheming person. After you take charge of the Dongjiang River, the first thing you will encounter may not be an attack, but it is likely to be a message of persuasion from Kong Youde. ”

Speaking of this, Xie Xi turned his head to look at Shang Kexi, and said with a smile on his face:

"Guess what, how much did Hong Taiken pay to buy you? What kind of official do you think he will give you? ”

Shang Kexi's face was embarrassed, and he said in his heart, how can people guess this? But the Liberation Army didn't expect him to respond, and after a short pause, he laughed to himself:

"They have their own grades in Houjin, but for our Han people, Hong Tai will definitely come up with the most tempting name - I guess he will crown you king, King Zhishun or King Pingnan, in short, it is the top title."

Shang Ke was shocked, although it was expected to be cold in spring, a few beads of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead:

"The military gate laughed, how can this be the last general!"

Xie Xi smiled:

"It doesn't matter if you can afford it, they are ruled by the family, and the status of the Aixin Jueluo family is supreme. Even if you are given the title of a prince, you are still a slave of others, and you are still a lowly Han. Don't think that if you are crowned king, you can compare with a bunch of Baylors and Beizi in their family. It's just to coax you to give you a bone that looks bigger. If you can't be a good dog, you won't hesitate to turn your face and slaughter it - Hong Tai and his brother Dorgon are not as easy to fool as the great tomorrow. ”

Shang Kexi's heart became more and more nervous, and he said in his heart, could it be that someone said bad things about me in front of the Liberation Army? Why did you suddenly mention this verse, as if I was sure that I would surrender to the East in the future?

At this critical moment, he was still someone who could afford to put it down - he immediately turned over and knelt down, raised his hands to the sky, and swore to the dismissal:

"I don't know who slandered the last general in front of the military gate, but heaven and earth can learn from it - Shang's father and brother all died at the hands of the Tartars, and the hatred of killing the father is not shared! Shang can swear to Tianming here: This body has sacrificed his life for righteousness, how dare he bend his knee and surrender to the thief! ”

Xie Xi didn't stop Shang Kexi's movements, but just looked at him with a calm face, his eyes were extremely deep. This made the latter more and more convinced: someone must have poured bad water on himself in front of the Liberation Army, and it seems that it really said that it was in the hearts of others, and his heart couldn't help but tremble more and more.

Fortunately, after a while, Xie Xi finally stretched out his hand and pulled Shang Kexi up, but suddenly changed the topic in his mouth:

"Your boss Huang Long, we plan to persuade him to retreat to the south with us. If nothing else, he should be able to find another position in Luzon, Taiwan, or even Qiongzhou Island in the south, although he may not still be the chief soldier, and there will not be many generals in his hands, but he will be safe and stable in this life, and it will definitely be no problem to be a rich man for the rest of his life. ”

Shang Kexi was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know why Xie Junmen suddenly mentioned this, but Xie Xie's next sentence made him understand:

"If you're here, you don't have to hold on if you really can't stand it. We support Dongjiang in order to make some trouble for the Dongyu, and by the way, we can also contain those Han people who have escaped from the rule of Houjin, so that they know that there is still a place to escape in this land of Liaodong, and we don't want you to die here. ”

"If Dongjiang Town really can't gain a foothold in this part of Liaodong, we can move it to the south as a whole. Many of the overseas islands over there are landless but uninhabited, and a large number of manpower is needed to fill them. Our Han family sons and daughters can live anywhere, every human life is very precious, how can we die here in vain at the hands of Jiannu Tartars! ”

Speaking of this, Xie Xi looked down at Shang Kexi:

"I say this just to tell you: General Shang, you always have a way back. Under no circumstances will it fall to the point of exhaustion. So there are some things that should be held onto, and some roads that cannot be walked. Dongjiang Town didn't have a good reputation in this area before, and I hope that in your hands, it won't be repeated. ”

At the end, Xie Xi turned his attention back to the sea, and the busy warships muttered:

"If, in this case, you still choose to go down that evil path and do such shameless deeds...... It's the same sentence -- our Qiong Navy is just across the strait, and it is not separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. ”

Shang Kexi's forehead was covered with sweat, and he could naturally hear the threat and murderous intent in Xie Xi's tone, but he didn't dare to say a word, just two trembling strands, sweating like pulp.

"That's all Xie said, General Shang, how to go next, you can do it yourself."

…………

After some beating, Xie Xi arranged for a chief accounting staff officer to take Shang Kexi to accept the warehouse, count the prisoners, and officially take over Fuzhou City. And he himself walked down the walls and returned to the headquarters. Beiwei was sitting there looking through the information, and when he saw him coming back, he said with a smile:

"What's the matter, the drama of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger is finished?"

Xie Xi lit a cigarette and stretched:

"Anyway, the soft and the hard, the ones who should be coaxed and scared have all said it again. The benefits are also given to the knife and the light is also ...... Including the pile of heads at the door, it should also make Hou Jin not want to recruit him. If this is the case, he finally surrenders to the past, then it can only be said that Pang Yu's 'theory of historical inertia' really exists, and we mortals can't change it. ”

Beiwei smiled without saying a word, but after a while, as if remembering something, he picked up a piece of paper from the table and handed it to him:

"By the way, I just received a telegram from Hainan Island - you have a son, congratulations."

"What son? …… Son! ”

Xie Xi turned over and jumped up, grabbed the newspaper, put it in front of his eyes, and read it several times. Beiwei next to him kept looking at him with a smile, as if waiting to see how he would lose his temper, but he was disappointed - Xie Xi looked at the paper a few more times, put it in his arms, and then said casually on his face:

"When you break through Fuzhou, it seems that you have captured a few Houjin officers with decent status, right? The head of the Niu Lu Ezhen should be able to know something about the upper echelons of Houjin, right? How did he confess to the emptiness of troops in this area? ”

Beiwei glanced at him in surprise, but still responded:

He did explain a lot -- it is said that last year's harvest in Liaodong was generally not good, and there was a serious shortage of grain in all banners and departments. In addition, we were knocked with a stick in Lushun, and the losses were also very large. Therefore, at the beginning of spring this year, Huang Taiji summoned all the banner owners, mobilized all the soldiers and horses that could move, and went according to their previous habits: 'grab the west'. (To be continued.) )