Chapter 318

The capital, Dongzhimen Haiguo Mansion, above the lobby, offers incense cases.

A eunuch of the Yellow Gate was holding an edict in his hand and was reading it: "I only rule the world with literature, and fight chaos with force." The crown prince Taibao, the governor of the five armies, the governor of Liaodong, the general of the conquest, Cheng Shijie, the prince of the sea country, has outstanding literary resources, and his virtuous voice is in the four fields; There is virtue in the chaos, and the martial arts are displayed in the temple, and the prime minister is worshipping the prime minister, and the prime minister Liaodong Town, Jizhou Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Taiyuan Town, Yansui Town, Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town, Gansu Town, Jiubian Military Affairs, and participating in the politics of the same party.

Cheng Shijie stretched out his hand to take the holy decree: "Minister Cheng Shijie - thank God!" ”

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

Cheng Shijie gave Lin Xuwen a look, Lin Xuwen understood, and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, it's freezing this day, and drink a glass of warm wine with the old slave!" ”

The yellow man was full of joy and followed Lin Xuwen down.

Meng En smiled bitterly and said, "Handsome, Your Majesty has roasted you on the fire!" ”

"What's the solution?"

"Why is Dashuai wading through this troubled water? Why don't you resign! ”

"Of course, Ben Shuai can resign, but once there is a loophole in the nine sides, Mongolia and Jiannu break through, who can be spared from the nine sides? Innocent? It not only damages yin virtue, but also hurts heaven and ......! ”

Cheng Shijie naturally knows that authority also means responsibility, and the Prime Minister Jiubian means that Cheng Shijie has nearly 600,000 troops in addition to Ning Haijun.

The strength of the nine sides has been increasing and decreasing, the number of people in the 48th year of Wanli was the largest, reaching more than 882,000 people, and the Chongzhen Dynasty has dropped to more than 590,000 people, of course, this is only the number of people on the military department, and the actual number can be one-third.

has so many soldiers and horses to move, in fact, Cheng Shijie may not be able to mobilize these soldiers and horses, even if Sun Chengzong single-handedly formed the Guanning Army, even Zu Dashou and He Kegang were all promoted by Sun Chengzong, but the problem is that in the Battle of Daling River, not to mention that Sun Chengzong couldn't move the Guanning Army, even Zu Dashou, the head of the Liaoxi Generals, couldn't move the Guanning Army, and his own brother-in-law all defected.

If it were possible, Cheng Shijie would have wanted to take care of this matter at all, but the question is, can he ignore it? The current history has been Cheng Shijie, an otherworldly butterfly, has been unrecognizable, the original history of Chongzhen seven years, Jiannu broke into Datong Town, but did not find it, the original Chongzhen ten years only found a large-scale drought, but in the winter of Chongzhen eight years found a record of the great snow disaster.

History has the irresistible inertia of history, and now the wheel of history is rolling forward, with an unstoppable momentum, is pushing the Ming Dynasty into the bottomless abyss.

Meng En is also very aware of the urine nature of those officials, they have no world in their eyes, there are no ordinary people, there is no national society, and some only have personal self-interest.

"But, Dashuai, you have been in a hurry at the border one after another, and now the border pass is not lost, I'm afraid they didn't hold back their fart!"

Cheng Shijie nodded and said: "Yes, as long as Ben Shuai takes office, they have already set up a game." ”

Meng En said: "Mutiny? Troubles? Fear of the enemy? ”

"It's probably a multi-pronged approach!"

Cheng Shijie smiled bitterly: "The most terrifying thing is that Ben Shuai has no time to mobilize the Ning Navy. ”

The Great Wall of Nine Sides and Eleven Towns has a total length of about 7,300 kilometers. The eastern end of the Great Wall starts from the Hushan Great Wall on the Yalu River in Dandong City, Liaoning Province, and ends at Jiayuguan in Gansu Province at the western end. Don't look at the Ning Navy now has more than 300,000 horses, but the problem is that Cheng Shijie can mobilize less than 100,000 people, and if he is transferred to the Ninth Border Defense Line, these people will not be enough to see at all.

"What are you going to do?"

Cheng Shijie sighed and said, "I can only bite the bullet!" ”

"As you say, cavalry mobile defense?"

"If it's normal times, it's fine, but the problem is that now the heavy snow is blocking the road, and the cavalry can't run fast, and the fortunate thing in misfortune is that now this heavy snow also limits the movement speed of the Mongols!"

Cheng Shijie looked at the huge map on the nine sides and thought about countermeasures.

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door.

"Dashuai, there is news from Liaodong!"

Cheng Shijie took the secret letter, this is the fastest speed of the Ning Navy to use the Harrier Eagle to transmit the news, the fastest three days may send the news to Liaodong, no accident, the above is Sun Zhili told Cheng Shijie in a short word, Huang Taiji sent Fan Wencheng to Liaodong, ready to talk, according to Sun Chengzong's judgment, Jiannu also suffered a heavy snowstorm, should be looking for Ning Navy for help.

In Sun Chengzong's analysis, Huang Taiji can make a fuss about the Ming soldiers and civilians captured in the hands of Jiannu, if Cheng Shijie agrees, he will definitely promote Cheng Shijie's Tong Jiannu, if he does not agree, Huang Taiji may kill the Ming military and civilian prisoners in their hands, and even the Han military banner, in order to reduce the population and reduce expenses......

Cheng Shijie also agrees with Sun Chengzong's judgment, as the so-called family has an elder, if there is a treasure, if it is not for Sun Chengzong's advance prediction, Sun Zhili is estimated to be able to get Fan Wencheng's requirements after contacting Fan Wencheng.

Huang Taiji is really good at seizing opportunities, this is the vision and pattern of a hero with the city government and means, he is now using a yang scheme, whether Cheng Shijie agrees or disagrees, it will cause great damage to Cheng Shijie's reputation, he does not agree to negotiate with Jiannu, and does not accept Jiannu's blackmail, Huang Taiji will count hundreds of thousands of lives on Cheng Shijie's head.

When the time comes, those in the court will definitely bite Cheng Shijie like mad dogs.

"Huang Taiji, it's so poisonous!"

Meng En looked at this secret letter, he knew that Cheng Shijie had no choice, and Ning Haijun had no choice, from the moment Fan Wencheng set foot in southern Liaoning, everything was already doomed.

In addition to ignoring it as planned by Huang Taiji? The Ming soldiers and civilians captured by Jiannu will definitely be killed, their Ming family will eat Cheng Shijie, and the performance of the court's officials is enough to build a grave for Cheng Shijie!

However, Meng En suddenly found that Cheng Shijie did not have any unhappiness on his face, but smiled faintly.

"Dashuai, how can you still laugh at this time?"

"If you don't laugh, do you want to cry?"

"This ......"

"Does crying solve the problem? If the problem can be solved, more than 400,000 Mongolian troops can be wept, and if millions of refugees can be rescued, Ben Shuai can dry his tears! ”

Cheng Shijie smiled faintly: "But the problem is, crying can't solve the problem...... Huang Taiji is so calculating, but it's a pity that he met it! ”

Cheng Shijie said: "Meng En! ”

"The last general!"

"Record, order."

"First, the Ning Navy has entered the strategic mobilization, and all factories are producing cold materials such as bedding, cotton clothes, sleeping bags, and tents at full speed, and all the equipment distributed by 100 households in Tuntian has received emergency military training, and all the young and strong people who can ride horses have all assembled in Jinzhou......"

"Second, Liaodong Chang Liquidation is opened, all transport ships will stop commercial transportation, and all merchant ships will be requisitioned for great use!" ：

"Third, Dayuan and Luzon, except for the necessary grain, the surplus grain shall be sealed and shall not be sold arbitrarily, and anyone who dares to hoard strange goods and raise prices shall ......"

Cheng Shijie issued more than 20 orders in just half an hour, and these more than 20 orders were sent to Liaodong as quickly as possible.

……

Liaodong Jinzhou Liaodong Management Committee Compound, in the front hall. Fan Wencheng is not good-looking, short and thin, wearing a foreign hat, with a thin beard, and a pair of eyes that are very flexible, always giving people a feeling of being shrewd and shrewd.

Fan Wencheng respectfully saluted Sun Zhicheng and shouted: "Foreign Minister Fan Wencheng, see Lord Sun!" ”

In fact, Fan Wencheng didn't know Sun Zhixi's real official position, but he knew that Sun Zhilan was Cheng Shijie's right-hand man, and his status was even above Cheng Shijie's veterans Chen Guodong and Zhou Yandong, including Yang Yunniang, a woman.

Fan Wencheng speculated that Cheng Shijie was also unavailable, otherwise he would not have let his concubine show up.

Sun Zhilan said: "Master Fan doesn't have to be polite, sit down." ”

Fan Wencheng hurriedly thanked him, sat down, looked Sun Zhilan up and down, and saw that Sun Zhilan was so young, and couldn't help but say: "Master Sun is still so young, and he has such achievements at a young age......

"I'm not familiar with you, if you say these things don't matter, then don't bother!"

Sun Zhilan sneered: "What is your purpose, just say it!" ”

Fan Wencheng felt that he was punching on the cotton, and there was a feeling of strength and nowhere to go, if Sun Zhicheng was an ordinary child of a poor family, Fan Wencheng's sycophant in front of him would definitely be proud, but the problem was that Sun Zhicheng was Sun Chengzong's grandson, and he followed Sun Chengzong to train by his side, what kind of official did he not see? What kind of sycophants haven't heard of?

Fan Wencheng arched his hand and said: "The foreign minister has admired Lord Sun for a long time, and I have to see Lord Sun today, which is really comforting to my life, a little meaning, talk about respect, I hope Lord Sun will not be disgusted!" ”

Fan Wencheng said and took out a gift slip and handed it over.

Sun Zhilan took it and took a look, good guy, these miscellaneous things add up, not to mention thirty or forty thousand taels of silver, and the shot is really generous!

Liaodong did not accept bribes or commit crimes, and it is not illegal to accept bribes or bribes, but the problem is that if he accepts the benefits of the other party and does things for the other party outside the scope of the law, it will be a crime.

Sun Zhilan accepted it unceremoniously, anyway, he made up his mind to truthfully report the acceptance and bribery, and he would not have any psychological burden when he spent the silver.

Sun Zhili said: "Such a heavy gift is really shocking...... Tell me, is there anything I need help with? ”

Sun Zhilan is really not polite at all, Fan Wencheng is probably the first time he has met this kind of person, and he has a feeling of being at a loss.

According to the script, shouldn't you be furious and scold me, and finally I said all the good things and you accepted this gift half-pushed, and then I asked you to do something, this rhythm is completely wrong! He was frightened, and he always felt that there was a hole in front of him, but the arrow was ready to be sent and had to be sent.

Fan Wencheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Don't hide it from Lord Sun, the foreign minister came to Liaodong on the order of the King of Khan to discuss a business!" ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!"

"I heard that Liaodong is going all out to buy the population!"

"That's right!"

"We have more than 200,000 Ming prisoners of war in Dajin State, I wonder if Lord Sun is interested in these more than 200,000 prisoners of war?"

Sun Zhilan smiled secretly in his heart: "Xiao Sample, if you don't die, I will have your surname Fan!" ”

"Interested!"

"Okay, I heard that one of you here costs ten taels of silver?"

"That's right, ten taels of silver for young and strong, and eight taels of silver for women and children!"

"Most of our more than 200,000 people are young and strong, how about ten taels of silver per person?"

"Yes!"

"Then, if we sell all these more than 200,000 people to you, this will be more than two million taels of silver!"

"Meaningless, what we have in Liaodong is money!"

Sun Zhilan continued: "When to trade, hand over the person with one hand and pay the money with the other!" ”

Sun Zhicheng has already decided to eat Fan Wencheng, what can Fan Wencheng do even if he takes the silver? Now that the Ning Navy is blocking the lifeblood of Jiannu, and the eight major Jin merchants have also been raided by Gao Qi, no one dares to do business with Jiannu now, even if they want to buy more than a hundred taels of grain, there is no place to buy it.

Fan Wencheng actually didn't expect this trip to be so smooth, and said with a smile: "You can't eat or drink silver, I don't want silver, we want food, I inquired, your side last year, wheat seven coins of silver per stone, rice nine coins of silver per stone, isn't it a disaster now?" How about one tael of silver per stone of grain that we don't pay last year's prices? Scrap it off, we only need to pay two million stone of grain, which can be exchanged at any time! ”

"Master Fan, do you know what the price of grain is now?"

"What price?"

"The grain in the capital now costs nine taels or four dollars of silver per stone, and it is a price a day, and there is no market for it!"

Sun Zhilan said with a smile: "The grain we sold to the capital today, ten taels of silver per stone, 200,000 people, we can only sell you 200,000 stone grain!" ”

200,000 stone of grain is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket for millions of soldiers and civilians in Jinguo, with an average of two buckets of grain per person, how many days can they eat? No, remove more than 200,000 Ming soldiers and civilians, who are also the clothed minions of Jiannu, each of whom can be divided into two buckets and five liters. But the problem is that two buckets and five liters of grain can't eat the beginning of spring.

Fan Wencheng frowned and said, "This is too expensive, right?" ”

"Oh, it's not expensive, Lord Fan, the grain we sell to the capital only needs to be loaded onto a big ship and transported to Tianjin to be unloaded, and if we sell it to you, we will still suffer a loss, if it weren't for the need for people in Liaodong, we would not be able to make a deal with you at all!"

Fan Wencheng said with a bitter face: "Can you borrow some food?" ”

"Oh, I know, you don't have any money, right?"

Fan Wencheng nodded: "There is silver, but it is too expensive!" ”

"We still have a business, I don't know if you want to do it or not!"

"What business?"

Sun Zhili said with a smile: "Forty-nine leaders of the sixteen tribes of Mongol in Southern Mongolia have taken refuge in your Jin country from Lin Dan Khan downward!" ”

"That's right!"

"Now the Zasaktu Khan, Tushetu Khan and Chechen Khan of Mobei Mongolia have gone south and are attacking the defense line of the Great Wall of Daming.

After Sun Zhili received Cheng Shijie's secret order, he found that Cheng Shijie's pattern was too big, and he actually thought of using this method to break the situation.

Fan Wencheng gritted his teeth and said: "Impossible, we are a family, like brothers!" ”

"Brothers are used to sell!"

Sun Zhilan smiled: "You can think slowly, think slowly, if you can't make the decision, go back to Huang Taiji to discuss!" ”

"Those prisoners of war ......"

"It's a deal!"

Sun Zhilan smiled: "If you agree, exchange in Liaoyang, if you don't agree!" ”

Sun Zhilan said with a serious face: "Go back and prepare for the war immediately!" ”

In front of Fan Wencheng was an ultimatum signed by Cheng Shijie, five days later, whether to fight or peace, all decided by Huang Taiji, the Ning Navy will concentrate on Guangning, Liaozhong, Liaoyang, Shuangcheng, cavalry, artillery five divisions, more than 40,000 troops to Shenyang.

Although it is said that there are many Jiannu cavalry, and almost all the people are nomads, the problem is that the road is closed by heavy snow, and the young and strong can not run, but where do the old and weak, and women, children and children run?

On the second day of December in the eighth year of Chongzhen, Shenyang City, the sky was hazy, and the dark clouds pressed on the city as if it could crush the city at any time. The whole city was shrouded in a suffocating silence.

The silence was broken by the rhythmic beat of drums, followed by the sound of sonorous footsteps, as if thousands of feet were rising and falling at the same time, and each step of the fall set off a cloud of snow powder on the ground.

In the snowflakes, a large army appeared in the sight of the Shenyang people, they were wearing black battle jackets, the generals were also wearing black cloaks, and the helmets were also decorated with black helmets, like a piece of black ink dancing in the cold wind, spears were like forests, and the armor was ringing, although their faces were full of dust, they could not cover the high fighting spirit.

"Ning Haijun is here!"

The whole city seemed to come to life in an instant, adults made children cry, people turned on their backs, and made a mess, and what was even more terrifying was that in the frightened eyes of the soldiers on the city wall, one by one, one by one, rocket artillery, and dense cavalry also slowly appeared at the north gate.

Dai Shan stood on the city wall, his face was pale, he didn't know if he was blown by the cold wind or angry by the Ning Hai, Cheng Shijie obviously left them five days, but the problem was that Fan Wencheng had just arrived in Shenyang on the front foot, and was receiving a meeting with Huang Taiji, and the Ning Navy army had arrived on the back foot.

"Too much deception!"

Shuo Zhi was different from almost all the dead and gray Jiannu generals, his face was full of excitement, looking at the gaze of Dai Shan's father, revealing a fierce light.

Huang Taiji looked at the dense ministers below, his mood was very complicated, he originally put a problem for Cheng Shijie, and made a conspiracy, he thought that Cheng Shijie was in his dead end, whether it was war or peace, he would fall into endless trouble.

However, Cheng Shijie defeated him with a backhand.

Haven't you always preached that the Manchurian family is close?

Lao Tzu will let you kill Mongolia for food, you can choose not to change, Lao Tzu really can't stop the more than 400,000 troops of Mobei Mongolia, but he can easily pinch you to death.

The problem in front of Huang Taiji is that if he does not accept Cheng Shijie's threat, he will suffer immediately, although he can escape with some people, but the problem is that they have no food now, too many cattle, sheep and horses are frozen to death, and they can run away in the ice and snow without food and baggage, how far can they run?

How many people can survive this cold wind?

As for fighting hard with the Ning Navy, it is even more self-defeating, the Battle of Haizhou, the Battle of Baliwan, and the Battle of Liaoyang are still vivid, as long as the Ning Navy cannon sounds, it is estimated that the whole army of Jiannu will be scattered.

Huang Taiji looked at Fan Wencheng and said, "Fan Qing, what do you say Ben Khan should do now?" ”

"King Khan, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of running out of firewood!"

Fan Wencheng has been sleeping for the past few days, thinking about this problem, thinking about how to break the situation, in fact, now Jin Guo has no choice at all.

Fight with Ning Haijun, right?

They can't beat it, they have already tried, Jiannu's strong bow and crossbow, in front of the guns of the Ning Navy, is rubbish, and they have only one way to die.

Running, too, is difficult.

Just when they hesitated, Ning Haijun's silent army began to move, and a cavalryman stepped forward and shouted with an iron trumpet: "The time of the last pillar of incense, if it is not decided, it will be regarded as a decisive battle!" ”

Regardless of whether Jiannu understood or not, this Ning Navy soldier turned around and left, without dragging his feet.

After half a pillar of incense, a loud whistle sounded on the artillery position of the Ning Navy.

"Everyone, get ready!"

The barrels of one artillery are raised, the muzzles of the guns are pointed directly at Shenyang City, more than 100 artillery pieces, more than 200 rocket launchers, and countless flying thunder guns with a caliber as thick as buckets.

"Master, get your mind quickly, they're going to open fire!"

A minister knelt in front of Huang Taiji, his head already sweating. He would rather die than be blown to pieces.

"King Khan!"

Huhula, a person knelt in front of Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji closed his eyes in pain: "Ben Khan, agree and!" ”

PS: Today's two more are 12,000 words, the new January, ask for a guaranteed monthly pass.

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