Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 427 Panic

At the same time, no North Koreans came to report to Phi Island where Dongjiang Town is located, and if they were not collected at night, they would report back to Baoding Governor Lu Xiangsheng first, saying that tens of thousands of Jianlu cavalry troops had entered North Korea. The target was unknown, but after they galloped Looking at it, it seems that there is a possibility of a long-distance attack.

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he immediately guessed that Jianlu might have sent troops to North Korea on a large scale this time.

While ordering further investigation, he immediately convened a military meeting of generals at all levels.

Among them, Li Guo was guarding Lushun, and he was not in Phi Island, but Zheng Zhilong, the navy commander, just happened to inspect the islands and returned to Phi Island.

Lu Xiangsheng glanced at the generals below, and said solemnly: "The last time Jianlu was transferred back to Liaodong by the emperor's strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao, after more than half a year of rest, it is also expected that he will use troops against North Korea again. However, how many troops are there and what is the strategy? Everything is unknown. But I estimate that they are probably heading towards Seoul, North Korea this time. What do you think about this?"

Hearing this, Gao Yigong immediately stepped out, clasped his fists and told Lu Xiangsheng: "My lord, since the last battle in Pyongyang, our army has been seriously injured. It’s only been more than half a year of training, and I can’t fight Jianlu. If Jianlu wants to attack Seoul this time, there will definitely be a lot of troops, and our army is probably powerless.”

"That's right, my lord, we all lost so many comrades, if it wasn't for the emperor's rescue, the consequences would have been disastrous." Li Laiheng followed suit, and said in a loud voice, "This time, we, Daming, can't be the ones to replace North Korea again. Is the king going to fight? Anyway, they have to be able to fight themselves!"

Obviously, in his heart, he looked down on the North Koreans.

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng was noncommittal, but turned his gaze to the silent Li Dingguo.

Seeing this, Li Dingguo stood up and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "The general thinks that when he finds out whether Jianlu sent troops to North Korea this time, his target is North Korea or our Dongjiang army. As far as the general is concerned, North Korea and our Dongjiang army are compared. Believe me, the Dongjiang Army will make Jianlu even more afraid."

"Hmm!" Lu Xiangsheng nodded after hearing this, without any doubts about this, "Then what do you mean, that there will be no troops this time?"

After hearing this, Li Dingguo replied seriously: "Whether to send troops or not, the general should act according to the orders of the adults. But if he sends troops, the general thinks that our Dongjiang army can no longer fight the Jianlu head-on. It is not me." The director of the Dongjiang Army!"

Lu Xiangsheng nodded again when he heard this, thinking that this son is indeed more considerate than the other two, he is a good seedling.

Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at Zheng Zhilong again, and asked his opinion.

Zheng Zhilong had already thought about it when Lu Xiangsheng asked other people, so he immediately replied: "My lord, the last general thinks that Jianlu has no navy, and the last general can lead the navy to Seoul for rescue. The Korean monarchs and ministers went to the islands, blocked the sea routes, and were optimistic about the Korean monarchs and ministers, so Jianlu had no choice.”

When he said this, he bit the word "optimistic" a bit hard.Li Laiheng and Gao Yigong couldn't hear it, but Lu Xiangsheng could tell it immediately, and couldn't help secretly praising him, as expected, Zheng Zhilong has rich experience in dealing with things, far more than ordinary people.

For Daming, Jianlu didn't really care much about how he ruined North Korea, to put it bluntly.What Daming cares about here is that the monarchs and ministers of North Korea do not fall to Jianlu and are not used by Jianlu.In this way, the most important aspect of North Korea is the king and ministers of North Korea.

Adopting Zheng Zhilong's strategy, you can ignore the strength of Jianlu's troops to attack North Korea and go directly to Seoul for reinforcements. On the one hand, it also takes away the rescue responsibility of Ming Dynasty, which is the suzerain country. No matter what means Jianlu used, as long as they isolated the Korean monarchs and ministers on the island, even if Jianlu used any means of coercion and inducement, without the consent of the Ming army, the Korean monarchs and ministers could not surrender to Jianlu even if they wanted to.

And when Jianlu retreated, their misconduct in North Korea was the crime of Jianlu, and the injuries suffered were only Koreans.The name of incompetence, of course, must be recited by North Korean monarchs and ministers.At that time, the Ming army would release the Korean monarchs and ministers from the island back to the mainland, and continue to rule North Korea, which would still be a vassal state of Ming Dynasty.

There are some things that can't be said clearly, but the fact is that it is like this.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong only emphasized the word "optimistic" on purpose. People who don't understand politics can't hear it, but Lu Xiangsheng can hear it. He immediately agreed, because this is in the best interest of the Dongjiang Army and the best interest of Ming Dynasty.

As far as Lu Xiangsheng is concerned, he is first and foremost an official of the Ming Dynasty, the highest official who was sent by Emperor Chongzhen to rebuild the Dongjiang Army and contain Jianlu from the side.Of course, he will not forget his responsibilities.

The previous battle in Pyongyang had already proved the incompetence of the North Korean army, and Jianlu was indeed strong. If he relied on the strength in his hands alone, he would not be able to confront Jianlu head-on.And just as Li Laiheng said, in the battle of Pyongyang, the strength of the Dongjiang army was severely damaged, because it was far away from the mainland of Ming Dynasty, and it was very difficult to replenish its troops.If it was fought like the battle of Pyongyang, the soldiers would definitely have resistance.

In addition, the motives, the size of the army, etc. for the establishment of captives this time are all unknown. Will it be like the last time that the drunkard's intentions were not to drink, and he once again lured the Dongjiang army out with the intention of destroying the Dongjiang army. It's hard to say.

For all these reasons, Zheng Zhilong's suggestion is the best way.

As a result, Lu Xiangsheng finally decided to act on Zheng Zhilong's suggestion, and the naval rescue should be more grandiose, to show the Jianlu and the North Koreans.

After watching Zheng Zhilong's naval warship set off mightily, Lu Xiangsheng was on the pier of Phi Island, looking towards the direction of Liaodong, and fell into deep thought.

Nowadays, from the coast of Liaodong, we can often receive escaped Liaodong Han people.According to their descriptions, the life of Jianlu in Liaodong was not easy.If troops can be sent to continue to harass Jianlu, Jianlu will be crucified in Liaodong and will not be able to go anywhere.

However, if you want to send troops to the hinterland of Liaodong, you must know the deployment of Jianlu's troops in Liaodong, and it is best to know their troop mobilization and so on.These things, just relying on those Liaodong Han people who escaped, are completely in the dark. If the news is accidentally missed, the consequences will be very serious.

"Sigh, if only the emperor had the ability to predict things like a god, or got the assistance of Jin Yiwei's secret agents, it would be great to know the inside story of Jianlu." Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but sighed as he thought to himself.

At this time, he suddenly remembered the matter that the emperor specifically asked to let go of Gushan Ezhen Turg who built the Zhengbai Banner.By the way, he recalled his previous deployment, the intention of putting that gratifying subordinate, the foreman Zhifu, back.

In the past, the reason why Lu Xiangsheng put back Ban Zhifu and others who had witnessed Shang Kexi's death was that he wanted to spread the things about Shang Kexi before his death through their mouths, so that they could betray the master and seek glory. listen.

"Now, shouldn't we try it out, what will be the attitude of those two people?" Lu Xiangsheng secretly weighed in his heart, "Given their status in Jianlu's side, they must be able to know the deployment of Jianlu's military force, and even mobilize them. What, I can also know that it will be very helpful for my side to contain Jianlu!"

As soon as this idea came up, he couldn't restrain it no matter what. Lu Xiangsheng finally decided that no matter what, it was always okay to give it a try.

The two people he thought of were naturally Kong Youde, king of obedience and Geng Zhongming, king of Huaishun in the puppet Qing Dynasty.

But one thing made Lu Xiangsheng think twice. Although Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were named kings with different surnames in the Qing Dynasty, they actually did not have the corresponding status and identity. Not to mention that the real Jianzhou Jurchens did not take them seriously, that is, Liaodong People from other tribes don't regard them as princes.

This is still the past. Since last year, their life has actually become even more difficult.

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In Kong Youde's mansion in Jinzhou, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming got together again, there were not even personal guards around, and the two of them drove the two of them to stay at the door.

I saw Kong Youde took out a small altar, slapped it on the seal, and removed all the sealing mud and other things, and a strong smell of wine wafted out: "This is something I have treasured for a long time. A small pot of wine, let’s say goodbye today, I don’t know when we will see each other again, we won’t go back until we’re drunk!”

"Hehe, with just this little wine, I, Old Geng, can drink it all by myself, and I won't get drunk at all." Geng Zhongming listened, and said with a smile, "I haven't had wine for a long time, and the worms came up after smelling the wine."

After hearing this, Kong Youde stopped pouring the wine, and after taking a few sips directly at the mouth of the jar, he reached out and handed the wine jar to Geng Zhongming, saying, "Come on, let's drink it in one go!"

After hearing this, Geng Zhongming didn't talk nonsense, took it immediately, and drank it "gudong gudong", and drank the wine in one breath.

After finishing drinking, he smacked his mouth, slapped the small altar on the table, and shouted loudly: "Enjoy it, enjoy it!"

After the emotion was over, Geng Zhongming's face suddenly changed, and he no longer smiled, sighed and said in a low voice: "You said, do we still have time to meet again?"

Hearing this, Kong Youde was also silent.

Both of them are not fools, Huang Taiji was secretly investigating the affairs of Jinyiwei's secret agents, especially focusing on investigating their surrendered generals, even if it was not obvious, they were noticed by the two of them.

This time, Huang Taiji ordered them both to go to the hinterland of Liaodong, and to different places, which made the two of them feel a strong sense of distrust.This was because they were afraid that the two of them would collude with the Ming State and sell the coastal cities to the Ming State.

After a while, Geng Zhongming suddenly broke the silence and whispered angrily: "We are both princes. In the Ming Dynasty, how could the emperor believe the rumors and think that the two of us would have a relationship?" What’s the problem!”

"Hey!" Kong Youde sighed after hearing this, "Why can't you figure it out, because we used to have enmity with the Qing Dynasty, and we are Han people, so why should it be strange for them to suspect us!"

Speaking of this, he sighed again: "I really didn't expect that this kind of bullshit can be found everywhere! Thanks to me, I thought that the emperor of the Qing Dynasty was wise and powerful, and he would be different from other emperors. Could it be that We can't let us fight well, just be a pure general, can't we?"

In the past, when they were in the Dongjiang army, there were all kinds of intrigues. After going to Sun Yuanhua's men, they were still intrigues. In the end, these Han people from Liaodong were eliminated and had to surrender to the enemy.

When I was still an enemy, I felt that Huang Taiji was a good lord because he was brilliant, powerful, and powerful, but I didn't expect that in the past few years, I have become more and more aware that this emperor of the Qing Dynasty is actually the same thing That's all!

There was another silence in the room, and it was Geng Zhongming who broke the silence and said, "That Ban Zhifu, according to reliable sources, was tortured to death by them. Do you think he could be a secret agent of Jinyiwei?"

"Although we will not deal with him, at least I can guarantee that he is definitely not!" Kong Youde shook his head immediately after hearing this, and said without hesitation.

Geng Zhongming listened and nodded: "Yeah, I don't believe he is a Jinyiwei spy. But, they believe it, and if they don't admit it, they will be tortured to death!"

Speaking of this, he sighed in a low voice: "I don't know if we will end up like Ban Zhifu in the future!"

"Don't talk nonsense, how can that group of Zhifu compare with us!" Kong Youde immediately reprimanded him, "At any rate, we are both princes of the Qing Dynasty. The emperor doubts us. What will happen to us, otherwise, what will the other Ming who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty think?"

To some extent, the two of them are really a flag and a horse bone.Unless the evidence of the crime is conclusive, Huang Taiji will not slap his mouth.

After hearing this, Geng Zhongming said a little unconvinced: "If you don't doubt the two of us, why did you separate the two of us and transfer them to the hinterland of Liaodong? With the abilities of the two of us, the coastal area should be our best weapon." Land? After going to the hinterland of Liaodong, do you really have to be an idle prince?"

After hearing this, Kong Youde was silent for a while and said: "Forget it, there is no need to guess wildly, as long as we have a clear conscience. In the future, let's just take one step at a time."

"This prince is actually meaningless at all." Geng Zhongming didn't stop the topic, but whispered, "In the past few days, I dreamed again. Tell me, before this person dies, will he Are you really the same as Shang Kexi?"

"Stop talking!" Kong Youde said sternly when he heard this. However, when he saw Geng Zhongming continuing to stare at him indifferently, not taking his reprimand seriously, he had no choice but to say, "This If you ask me, who should I ask? In fact, during this period of time, I have also dreamed about them, before. Do you know what they said to me in my dream? "

"What did you say?" Geng Zhongming asked curiously when he heard it.

　Thanks for the reward of half a lifetime of love!

　　
　
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