Sun Chengzong, who hurried all the way back to Beijing City, had not had time to rest, but he hurriedly felt the palace of the Northern King and reported the results and losses of this trip to Wei Zheng......

When Wei Zheng heard the word Ao Bai, his brows furrowed almost subconsciously......

Facing Sun Chengzong, he interrupted without thinking about it: "Chief of Staff, are you sure that the commander of the Tartar army will be Ao Bai......"

After getting Wei Zheng's affirmation, the puzzled expression on Wei Zheng's face became even thicker, and he subconsciously said, "It shouldn't be...... According to the trend of history, this Ao Bai should not have debuted yet, at most, he can only be the first warrior of the Later Jin, how can he become the commander of tens of thousands of Tartars......"

After hearing Wei Zheng's slight self-talk, Sun Chengzong's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously asked......

"Lord Wang, do you know this Ao Bai ......?"

Wei Zheng, who reacted suddenly, hurriedly shook his head and denied: "It's not particularly clear, but I saw it from the intelligence sent back by the internal guard, this Ao Bai is called the first warrior of Houjin by Houjin, and he is very brave......"

Sun Chengzong's face immediately showed an expression of sudden realization, and then he explained to Wei Zheng......

"Lord Wang, this Ao Bai is indeed the first warrior of Houjin. However, the reason why he was able to serve as the commander of the army of 10,000 Tartars was not because of this title...... But because he fought a few battles in Korea and gained the trust of Huang Taiji little by little, he was reused by Huang Taiji......"

Speaking of this, the expression on Sun Chengzong's face was once again covered with solemnity......

Under the watchful eye of Wei Zheng. As detailed as possible, he told Ao Bai what he did in the Houjin battlefield.

After it was over, he didn't forget to sigh with emotion: "Lord, I can be sure." It won't be long before this Ao Bai will become a fierce enemy of our Tiger and Leopard Army, and we must pay attention to him and value him from now on......"

Hearing this, Wei Zheng couldn't help but say in his heart: "Of course it's amazing. If this Ao Bai is not powerful, it will not leave so many marks in the history books. Of course. As a courtier, he will not become the first minister of the Qing Dynasty little by little.

Of course, Wei Zheng did not say these words.

but under Sun Chengzong's gaze. replied in as calm a tone as possible: "According to the chief of staff, this Ao Bai is really difficult to deal with...... Otherwise, it would not have inflicted nearly 5,000 casualties on the Fifth Army with 10,000 iron cavalry......"

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng's words suddenly turned around and continued......

"The losses of the soldiers are indeed very large...... However, the results were also very large......"

"Twelve tribes, large and small, more than eighty thousand Tartars...... In proportion. Among these 80,000 Tartars, there are at least 20,000 young and strong, who may join the Houjin Eighth Banner Army at any time. Fight with us...... And now, these Tartars, before they joined the Eight Banners Army, were wiped out by us, which not only weakened the national strength of Houjin, but also made Houjin lose 20,000 reserve soldiers...... "Okay...... Very good play......"

No matter what. The Fifth Army under his command lost 5,000 men...... According to the reward and punishment system of the Haw Par Army, only 5,000 soldiers died in battle. All 50,000 at least 1,500,000 taels of silver, not to mention those who come back and need to be rewarded.

Not to mention anything else, the two expenses are all combined, and without three million taels of silver, you will definitely not be able to take it.

Thinking of this, Sun Chengzong's face immediately became embarrassed.

Facing Wei Zheng, he looked at his forehead and replied, "No, Lord Wang, defeat is defeat...... After this sortie, although the results were rich. However, the price to pay is too great...... According to the habit of our Haw Par Army, this sortie is a failed sortie...... Therefore, please condemn the prince and ...... with the righteous military law."

Sun Chengzong's words were categorical, and there was no room for negotiation.

Faced with this situation, Wei Zheng had to follow Sun Chengzong's words and give Sun Chengzong a painless punishment.

After finishing, Wei Zheng, whose face was reverted again, continued......

"Chief of Staff, the original idea of this king was that in order to weaken the national strength of the Houjin, the three main forces stationed at the border passes should continue to attack, burn and loot, and constantly weaken the strength of the Houjin......"

"Now it seems that with the rapid rise of Houjin Aobai, this idea has been difficult to realize...... Chief of Staff, tell me if there is any other way for us to continue to weaken the national strength of Houjin......"

"Further strengthen the economic blockade of the Houjin country and prevent the slightest material from flowing into the Houjin. In particular, Houjin can't wash the production, but it is necessary to ...... Haiyan" recalled what he saw and heard in Houjin, Sun Chengzong's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously answered.

Speaking of this, Sun Chengzong seemed to think of something and continued......

"If Houjin is without Haiyan, the country will be in turmoil. No matter how many troops he has, he has to find a way to loot Haiyan from the surrounding area. ”

"As far as I know, now Houjin is developing firearms units on a large scale. In particular, after the capture of the firearms and equipment that can be equipped with the 3,000-strong army of our army, the firearms units in the Houjin Army will certainly be further developed......

"Therefore, I am sure that for the sake of Haiyan, Huang Taiji will definitely send troops again to loot Haiyan from Liaodong and even North Korea...... While we are tightening the economic blockade against Houjin, we must also strengthen our vigilance and be prepared to guard against a sneak attack by the Tartars......"

"Wait and see, through the economic blockade of Guò, forcing the Tartars to take the initiative to attack us. These attacks weakened the already small army of the Tartars little by little......" Wei Zheng said to himself.

When he was done, he continued: "This is also one of the plans we made in the beginning...... If it weren't for the Houjin Tartars' sudden attack on Korea and sabotage our plan to take Korea, this king would not have sent troops to retaliate against them... Chief of Staff, do as you say...... Immediately, in the name of the General Staff, give an order to all the defenders of the border pass to prepare for the Tartar attack......"

Just when Sun Chengzong hurriedly left the Beiwang Mansion with a military order.

Luo Yangxing, director of the Department of Internal Security, went directly to the palace and sent a piece of information to Wei Zheng......

"Northwest riot ......" This is Wei Zheng's subconscious exclamation after reading the information.

Luo Yangxing, who was standing in front of him, did not hesitate, and directly opened his mouth to affirm......

"Yes, Lord Wang...... This year is the fourth year of drought in the northwest, and because of the construction of a large number of water conservancy projects in Shaanxi and the large loss of population, the limited land and harvest can still meet the needs of the local people...... However, Ningxia and Gansu, because they are still in the hands of the imperial court, are not so good......"

"Every year the drought has made these places grainless......" (To be continued) R655