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"Hehe." Li Mu interrupted Yuan Chonghuan, who was working hard, and turned his head to Sun Chengzong beside him and said, "Master Sun, Master Yuan has the talent for strategy, but he doesn't have the courage to be a general. It's the most suitable job."

Finally, Li Mu knew how Yuan Chonghuan obtained the authority of Liaodong Economic Strategy from Chongzhen.

No wonder, the Jurchens were able to surprise the Central Plains from Mongolia in the second year in the original history. Even Yuan Chonghuan, who still had illusions of trust in the Jurchens and who did not have too many embankments, served as the Liaodong strategy. If the Jurchens were not successful, then hell.

It is expedient for Huang Taiji to ask Daming for peace.

According to historical records, there was a member of the Han Dynasty in Jurchen, Yue Qiluan, who insisted on negotiating peace with the Ming Dynasty. After the memorial was delivered, Huang Taiji killed him without even looking at it.

Jurchen pretended to seek peace, but Yuan Chonghuan believed it naively.

What's more, this guy in front of him seems to have done some stupid things to indirectly help the Jurchen, and planned to kill Mao Wenlong who restrained the Jurchen.

The problem is, no matter how bastard Mao Wenlong is, at least he was loyal to Daming at the time and played a role in restraining the Jurchens. If you, Yuan Chonghuan, want to kill him, you have to find a replacement in advance.

In order to take over the power of Liaodong, he killed a general in an important position in Liaodong without hesitation.

Li Mu felt that Yuan Chonghuan's ability to be a staff officer was exaggerated, and he considered Huotou's position as a military adviser to be quite good.

He was full of hope for a bright future, but he didn't expect to be hit into the abyss by Li Mu's words. Yuan Chenghuan couldn't help asking: "My lord, why is this?"

Li Mu ignored Yuan Chonghuan, but stood up from his chair, walked towards the pile of walls, and said as he passed by: "As a general, you should not think about how to stand firm and wait for help, and find reasons for your cowardice and fear of not fighting. It is often a matter of encountering a narrow road and the brave wins. As a general, what you need to consider is how to better complete the orders issued by the superior. During this period, you can use any means, but you cannot question the superior's order, unless the order is disloyal to Daming. "

He bowed his head and said, "You should be glad that you are not in charge of this seat, otherwise, if you are afraid of fighting, it will be enough for this seat to take your head, Yuan Chonghuan."

After finishing speaking, he ignored Yuan Chonghuan, who wanted to say something, and came to the side of the wall to look at Man Gui who was not far outside the city and said, "Man Gui, I won this bet?"

"Of course my lord won. It was Man Gui who underestimated the wolf cavalry guards under my lord's command. Guan Ning's iron cavalry is not as good as that." After finishing speaking, Man Gui withdrew the sackcloth wrapped in a saber in his hand, and was about to fulfill his bet: "My lord is full Gui is willing to admit defeat in the bet, so I will present the head of the item to my lord."

"Okay." Li Mu quickly stopped, just as he said to Sun Chengzong, the living are more valuable, and said to Man Gui, who was already under the city with a knife on his neck: "Since you are not afraid of death, then this life will be stored temporarily. Here in this seat, your life belongs to this seat."

Smiling, he clicked Man Gui under the city tower.

Hearing that he could not die, Man Gui was also a little happy and said: "Man Gui thank you for not killing me."

"Don't talk nonsense, you don't need to thank me." Li Mu found the jade pendant from nowhere, put it in his hand and played with it, and half leaned on the wall and said to Man Gui.

"Mangui, you heard the will of the Queen Mother, Your Majesty and the court just now, how about it? Do you dare to lead Guan Ning's iron cavalry to follow me directly into the heart of Jurchen, and go for a stroll in Shenyang?"

After rubbing the jade pendant for a while, he continued: "I heard that the leader of the Jurchen rebels, Huang Taiji, has two concubines, which is very good. I want to go to Shenyang to have a look."

Outside the city, Man Gui hoeed the ground with a saber and replied, "Man Gui is willing to go with your lord."

Li Mu threw the jade pendant out of the city, and said with a big smile, "Okay, I order you to take Guan Ning's iron cavalry and go out with the wolf cavalry in a few days."

"The last general takes orders." Man Gui picked up the jade pendant that was thrown in front of him.

Let Man Gui take Guan Ning cavalry out of the customs together, not expecting Guan Ning cavalry to be of great help, there will always be some small troubles along the way, and it is a waste of time to use wolf cavalry guards to clean up, and it is a big fuss.

Li Mu planned to go straight to Shenyang, which is the capital city of the Jurchens, Shengjing, without making any stops in the middle. In this way, some helpers would be needed along the way.

The purpose of bringing Guan Ning cavalry is to mop up the tail, and it can also be regarded as the servant army Li Mu found for the wolf cavalry guards, similar to the role of a nanny.

After solving the matter of Guan Ning's iron cavalry and finding a nanny for the wolf cavalry, Li Mu was naturally in a good mood, and sat back in his chair happily, without noticing when Yuan Chonghuan disappeared.

Seeing Li Mu sitting back in his seat, Sun Chengzong said: "Lord Li, since the imperial court has ordered the Liaodong Frontier Army to cooperate with the Jinyiwei Tiqi, I have nothing to say, but the Guanning iron cavalry is the most important to Liaodong, and it is the only one that can fight against the Jurchens in the wild." The cavalry, if the adults are all transferred out of the pass at once, the frontier defense of Liaodong will be worrying, especially the few cities hanging outside, without Guan Ning cavalry guarding the side, it will be difficult to guarantee the safety of the transportation of supplies."

"Besides, it's about to enter winter. Lord Li doesn't know. The area around Liaodong, especially the area controlled by the Jurchens, is extremely cold in winter, and it can freeze to the point of freezing in tears. Under this kind of weather, there is no Not suitable for long-distance raids."

Although Sun Chengzong did not reject Li Mu's decision to transfer Guanning cavalry out of customs, he also pointed out from the side that the Liaodong frontier defense cannot lack the importance of Guanning cavalry, and the impossibility of long-distance raids in winter.

"Master Sun is right." Li Mu nodded in agreement, but for a person who killed Tubo in winter, the coldness in Liaodong was as cold as spring, and he didn't want to talk about the truth with Sun Chengzong, so he replied directly: "But the imperial court The time limit given to me is very short. I don't have time to wait until next spring, and I don't have the patience to wait until the Liaodong frontier defense is ready. It is true that long-distance raids in winter are not appropriate. Just like Master Sun thinks, the Jurchens should also think so Daming, I don’t think the Ming cavalry will surprise Shenyang City in winter.”

The voice changed: "Master Sun, isn't the biggest advantage of the cavalry is the unexpected surprise attack? What's more, Jin Yiwei learned not long ago that the Shenyang City occupied by the Jurchens is very empty, and the Jurchen rebel leader Huang Taiji is bringing a large number of elite cavalry. Combined with its Mongolian allies to attack Chahar, if the Jurchens can take down Chahar so smoothly and stabilize Mongolia, it will be very uncomfortable for the Ming Dynasty who is waiting to die, right?"

After finishing speaking, Li Mu narrowed his eyes and looked at Sun Chengzong at the side, leaving time for the other party to digest, picked up the hot tea that had been replaced by his side and slowly sipped it.

I don't know what's going on, Li Mu honestly feels that he is like a eunuch at this time, threatening Daming's loyal ministers, and shaking his head out of this unrealistic idea, he feels that it should be because he has seen too much of the New Dragon Gate Inn.

"Is this true?" Sun Chengzong heard a shocking news from Li Mu's words. The Jurchens are taking advantage of the coming of winter to unite with some Mongolian tribes to launch an attack on Chahar.

If this news is true and reliable, it will have unforeseen consequences for the Ming Dynasty. At least the Jurchens’ road to pass through the Central Plains will not only be Shanhaiguan. By then, the Jurchens who stabilized Mongolia, and the Mongolian road can be chosen.

By that time, the defense function of Shanhaiguan will be greatly reduced.

Li Mu, who was drinking tea, nodded and did not speak. Presumably, Sun Chengzong should know the pros and cons of a generation of good officials.

In the end, Li Mu would agree to transfer Guan Ning cavalry out of the customs, and besides, he would not allow a defensive vacuum in the Liaodong defense line and take all Guan Ning cavalry out of the customs.

After a long time, Sun Chengzong made a decision and said: "If it is true as Master Li said, I agree in principle that Guan Ning's iron cavalry will leave the customs and follow the wolf cavalry guards to attack Shenyang City. It's just that the defense line in Liaodong will be empty during this period. A safe bet."

"It's okay." Li Mu waved his hand and said, "Master Sun can completely take away the Guanning cavalry, and let all the frontier castles of the Liaodong frontier defense retreat to guard until the Guanning cavalry returns."

"It's just how to transport the grain and grass used for such a long time?" Sun Chengzong asked.

Hearing this, Li Mu smiled and said, "It's okay, as long as all the border towns store food for the whole winter, this problem will be solved."

Sun Chengzong shook his head and said: "It's difficult, Mr. Li doesn't know something. The imperial court has always allocated food and grass to the Liaodong frontier army from Jingcang on a monthly basis."

The food and grass for the Liaodong frontier defense will be allocated from the Beijing warehouse on a monthly basis. It is entirely for better control of the Liaodong frontier army, so as not to escape the control of the imperial court.

After all, the frontier army guarding the Liaodong defense line was so important to Ming Dynasty that no one could be too careful. Sun Chengzong also understood this truth, so he never mentioned this matter to the court.

"Since it's a food problem, it's easy to solve. To be honest with Mr. Sun, Jin Yiwei's 100 million shi of grain in Liaodong was specially prepared for the Liaodong frontier army."

The 100 million shi of grain was not prepared for Liaodong to conquer the Jurchens, but was used for other purposes by the Liaodong frontier army.

Li Mu went on to say: "To be correct, the empress dowager allocated the 100 million shi of grain from Shaanxi to Liaodong for military training in Liaodong. The regularization of the military reform is going on in the Ming Dynasty. In the future, Liaodong soldiers will also abolish the system of garrisoning land and replace it with the imperial court. make offerings

Chapter 267 Under the City of Shengjing

It has been a while since the wolf cavalry and Guan Ning cavalry faced off last time. (www.MianHuaTang.la Cotton Candy Novel Network)

During this period of time, Li Mu handed over the 100 million shi of grain that had been transported to Liaodong earlier by Jin Yiwei to Sun Chengzong's hands, and ignored it, and the Liaodong frontier army deployed it alone.

In order to cooperate with Li Mu's purpose of leading the wolf cavalry and Guanning cavalry to surprise Shenyang City, Sun Chengzong continued to allocate food and grass from Shanhaiguan to other important towns during this period of time to deal with the time when Guanning cavalry was too much and the Liaodong border defense line was empty. In order to ensure that these important towns will not lack food and grass.

It was not until seven days later that all the important towns on the Liaodong defense line had stored enough food and grass to prepare for unexpected defensive measures, and it was time for Li Mu to lead the two cavalry out of the customs.

Three thousand wolf cavalry guards and [-] Guanning iron cavalry gathered outside the city of Shanhaiguan. For a while, the entire Shanhaiguan was plunged into the neighing environment of war horses.

In history, there has never been any conclusion about the number of Guanning iron cavalry. Some say thousands of people, and others say tens of thousands.

Li Mu is not too clear about the exact number. The [-] Guanning iron cavalry behind him is the largest number he has asked for from Sun Chengzong.

In front of the wolf cavalry guards, Guan Ning's iron cavalry followed behind as servants, and Li Mu's Chinese army tent was in the middle of the two cavalry.

Sun Chengzong was in the Chinese army in an official robe, he raised his glass to Li Mu who was wearing armor and said: "Lord Li, drinking alcohol is prohibited in the army, I use this cup of tea to congratulate you, you will surely return in triumph."