It was already more than a month later than in history, but Yuan Chonghuan's handwritten invitation to Mao Wenlong for the Double Island Military Parade was still delivered, but was blocked by Guo Dajing.
There was no military parade or salary negotiation, but he just refused to go. Counting this time, this was already the second time that Governor Yuan had been rejected.
If you don't come to Ningyuan, you won't go to Shuangdao. You, Mao Wenlong, are in vain. Aren't you domineering and difficult to control? Why are you so cowardly as a mouse?
More than half a month after the handwritten invitation was sent, the reply came belatedly. Seeing Mao Wenlong's random reasons, Yuan Chonghuan was so angry that he slapped the reply on the table.
After the great victory in Zhenjiang, Yuan Chonghuan deliberately delayed it for a month, waiting for the heat of the victory to subside before taking action against Mao Wenlong.
Moreover, in order to paralyze Mao Wenlong, during this period of time, Yuan Chonghuan reduced the salary transferred by Jue Hua to 20%, and also helped Dongjiang Town buy two to three thousand war horses from the Mongolian tribes.
Even so, his frequent overtures of kindness, even condescension, were wiped out by this belated reply. Mao Wenlong has made it clear that he still does not trust you, and is even suspected of taking advantage of you.
Sincerity for sincerity, how come Mao Wenlong, an old man like Qiu Ba, doesn’t understand?
Yuan Chonghuan was so depressed that he vomited blood. All his careful and meticulous plans were of no use. His efforts were in vain and he was full of resentment.
"My lord, there are rumors spreading in the capital." Xu Fuzuo entered the house and bowed to report: "My lord is unable to complete the five-year plan of Ping Liao to deceive the emperor, and secretly negotiated peace with the adversaries, intending to use Mao Wenlong's head as a token of peace.
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Yuan Chonghuan was shocked, stood up suddenly, and said in a loss of voice: "Who is spreading such vicious rumors?"
Xu Fuzhuo shook his head helplessly and said: "There are not many eyes and ears in the capital, so it is very difficult to trace it."
The eyes and ears are the eyes and ears, hiding in the capital to find out information, how can they act openly like Dongchang or Zhenfusi?
After hesitating for a moment, Xu Fuzhuo said in a deep voice: "The spread of rumors is very detrimental to you. Some even compared you to the person who killed Yue Wumu..."
Xu Fuzou hesitated to speak, but there was no need to say all of this simple answer.
Yuan Chonghuan sneered and said: "An old man dares to compare himself to King Yue who served the country with loyalty and loyalty."
In his opinion, this must have been done by someone sent by Mao Wenlong to stumbling upon himself, discrediting him, and overthrowing his immediate boss.
However, Yuan Chonghuan was also surprised. Qin Hui was the one who killed Grandpa Yue. Could it be that Mao Wenlong had already seen his murderous intentions by spreading rumors.
He could still use excuses to persuade the imperial court when proposing peace with the captives. His strategy for Ping Liao included "harmony as a side note", and the emperor also expressed his approval.
Of course, the attitude of the court changed drastically after that, and the emperor also severely reprimanded him, saying that if he did not negotiate peace with Jianlu, he would definitely destroy Jianlu. But this did not affect him, as the peace negotiation with Jianlu was interrupted.
"Sir," Xu Fuzuo advised in a deep voice: "The general thought that he would join his army and kill his commander, so this plan should be postponed."
Yuan Chonghuan sat back in his chair, touched his chin and thought for a long time, then nodded helplessly.
Dongjiang Town's successive victories were changing the court's attitude and even attracted the emperor's attention. Mao Wenlong no longer repeatedly pressed for food and salary, and the civilian officials' targeting of him had also weakened.
At this time, killing Mao Wenlong was a risky move. Although Yuan Chonghuan believed that the civil servants in the court would speak for him, the emperor would probably admit the reality.
"Since Mao Wenlong is so wary, the previous plan may no longer work." Yuan Chonghuan sighed and said: "In a short period of time, it is obvious that this department will not be able to do anything to him, unless the imperial court orders it."
Xu Fuzu grinned secretly, wondering how difficult it would be to get the imperial court to issue an order to kill Mao Wenlong.
What's more, Dongjiang Town is in full swing, and Mao Wenlong has become much more honest in the past few months, so there is no excuse.
Yuan Chonghuan waved his hand gently, asking Xu Fuzuo to step aside first, and he would think about it carefully.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that there was not much time left for him. If he wanted to deal with Mao Wenlong and Dongjiang Town again, he would soon have no chance.
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Golden State Acropolis.
Mao Wenlong had just read the latest information and frowned. He wanted to write a memorial to the court, but he hesitated and ordered Guo Dajing to come over.
Guo Dajing was training soldiers outside the city and was with Mao Wenlong. He was also afraid that he would be deceived by Yuan Chonghuan and impulsively go to discuss pay or conduct a military parade.
It is now mid-to-late July, and if nothing else happens, in at most two months, when the autumn is high and the horse is fat, it will be the time for Jianlu to take a detour to enter the pass.
Guo Dajing quickly came to Mao Wenlong. After seeing him, he received the information from Mao Wenlong.
After reading it quickly, Guo Dajing blinked his eyes and said, "Commander, Jianlu is really going to launch, and our army is basically ready."
Mao Wenlong pushed the draft of the memorial to Guo Dajing again and said: "I want to report to the court and ask them to strengthen security, but I am still hesitant."
Guo Dajing took it and looked at it carefully, but saw that the draft said: "I am afraid that in the area along the border, the fourth prince has sent the big boss Gu Shan to go outside the Wulong River. He will never pay tribute to the enemy Huo'er, and he will receive the favor of the Celestial Empire.
When I invade, I have promised to lend him men and horses, but when Gushan returns, I will go to Maxi to invade."
"The sentinel from far away reported that the enemy was approaching the border and had sent troops and horses out, and there was already a conspiracy. I saw that the enemy was crazy and cunning, and had ulterior motives. He sent troops to spy on our chariot division. He really wanted to drive away the Western invaders, especially in Shan, Ning and other places.
It is advisable to strictly guard against thistles and thistles day and night. We must be prepared at all times, except for one side where we add troops to guard at a distance and use cameras to intercept and kill them. For this reason, we must report to the pond."
If Yuan Chonghuan's murder of Mao Wenlong had not been delayed, this would have been the fourteenth and last time in history that Mao Wenlong reminded the court and Emperor Chongzhen that the Jianlu captives would take a detour to enter the pass.
Unfortunately, the warning was not taken seriously by the court, and Mao Wenlong was murdered by Yuan Chonghuan, which is lamentable.
Guo Dajing read the draft, sighed in his heart, thought for a while, and said: "Commander, I will remember that in March and April, you already reported to the court to warn the Jianlu that there might be a possible invasion of the West."
Mao Wenlong nodded and said: "Indeed. However, the intelligence has become clear this time, and the possibility of Jianlu entering the pass is extremely high. However, considering King Qin's actions, I am a little hesitant."
Guo Dajing pondered and said: "Commander, if this is the case, the general will think that there is no need to report to the court anymore, but to impeach the Mizi enemies in Yuan Chonghuan City. Haraqin and other Mongolian tribes colluded with Jianlu, which may lead the enemy to enter the pass."
Mao Wenlong's eyes flashed, he stroked his beard, and fell into deep thought.
Since it is very likely that Jianlu will enter the country through a detour, and Haraqin and other Mongolian tribes will definitely become accomplices, the impeachment of Yuan Chonghuan is not a fabrication.
This was not only an attempt to break with Yuan Chonghuan and draw a clear line between them, but also showed Mao Wenlong's insight and wisdom. When Jianlu took a detour and entered the pass, he happened to overwhelm the stupid and comatose Governor Yuan.
There were also many objections to Yuan Chonghuan's Gaotaibao city grain in the court, and Chongzhen warned Yuan Chonghuan twice and three times to be careful.
Yuan Chonghuan disagreed and made repeated excuses. It was not until Chongzhen severely reprimanded him that he reluctantly stopped his stupid plan to win over the Mongolian tribes.
Even Chongzhen was aware of the collusion between the Mongolian tribes and the Later Jin Dynasty, but Yuan Chonghuan believed that "the barbarians are swearing to heaven today that they will never forget China." He even believed that "buying one or two pieces of cloth from the market to the east" has nothing to do with the overall situation.
Xiong Tingbi had a clear view of the attitude of the Mongolian tribes in the confrontation between the Ming and Jin Dynasties: "If I have strong soldiers and horses, the captives can use them. Otherwise, the captives will lend me and use me. This is the saying of 'people are weak and ghosts are tricking others'."
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He also said: "Sailing swords and saying oaths is a cliché. How can a prisoner in Liao not accumulate swords? How can he not break his oath? Beasts are shameless and cannot be relied on."
But standing on the side of the strong is normal thinking and choice.
Outside the Pass, the Jianlu were already the strongest force. If the Mongolian tribes did not surrender, they would have no choice but to be destroyed or flee far away like tigers and rabbits.
Under such a situation, the more they win over the Mongolian tribes and show their favor, the more it becomes clear that the Ming army is afraid of building captives and find it difficult to fight against them, and the more the Mongolian tribes feel contempt for them.
Moreover, the hundreds of thousands of Ming troops in western Liaoning relied on transporting grain from the interior, and then transported it by land, which was extremely expensive. The court was embarrassed by the heavy burden, and it had to grit its teeth to support it.
Even so, mutinies often occurred due to insufficient food and pay, and many soldiers did not have enough to eat.
There was a pay riot in Ningyuan, which forced the governor Bi to commit suicide and hang himself; during the Jisi incident, the army of the King of Qin in the field was short of pay and food, and the soldiers looted the people. The officials convicted and sentenced him to death, and the army immediately collapsed.
However, Yuan Chonghuan used the food and supplies that the court had worked so hard to raise to support the Mongolian tribes that had colluded with Hou Jin. He also imposed a sea ban on Dongjiang Town, which cut off food and wages. This shows that he is dim-witted and has a vicious heart.
"Using the people's fat to feed them, and toying with the applause to build the captives. If the country is ruined in this way, is the meat of the governor enough to eat?" This is what Tan Qian, a historian in the late Ming Dynasty who wrote "Guo Que", said about Yuan Chonghuan.
The evaluation is spot on.
They used the wealth of the Ming Dynasty's military and civilians to feed the enemy, and were manipulated by the Jin people. They delayed the state affairs to such an extent. Even if they eat Yuan Chonghuan's flesh, can they relieve their hatred?
This does not include the hundreds of thousands of people in the capital who were massacred and plundered after Jianlu took a detour to enter the customs. Isn't it Yuan Chonghuan's responsibility?
Mao Wenlong was weighing the pros and cons. His relationship with Yuan Chonghuan was not good to begin with. After Yuan Chonghuan came to power for the second time, he repeatedly targeted Dongjiang Town, which brought the relationship between the two to a freezing point.
Mao Wenlong also impeached Yuan Chonghuan because of the cut off of food and salary and the sea ban.
Therefore, Mao Wenlong was not surprised by Guo Dajing's proposal. He had had similar discussions before and he agreed. He was just waiting for the right time.
Now, the signs that Jianlu was going to take a detour to enter the pass were becoming more and more obvious. Mao Wenlong thought about it again and again and believed that the time had come.
"Okay, I will report it to the court now." Mao Wenlong made the decision, which made Guo Dajing breathe a sigh of relief.
Yuan Chonghuan represents the interests of the military leaders in western Liaoning, while Mao Wenlong regards Dongjiang Town as his own. Although Guo Dajing does not agree with them very much, the relationship of opposition or competition is real.
Moreover, Dongjiang Town's self-reliance also gave Mao Wenlong more confidence and was not afraid of offending Yuan Chonghuan to death.
"Not only do I want to impeach him for being a philanthropist, but I also want to impeach him for relying on bullying and wasting food and salary without any substantial achievements..."
Since we want to break up, we must break up completely. Mao Wenlong's determination and toughness won the approval of Guo Dajing.
Harming the country and the people, harming friendly troops, being foolish and arrogant... The day Yuan Chonghuan takes power in Liaodong, the Liao affairs will be ruined, so it is best to get out as soon as possible.
Mao Wenlong motioned to Guo Dajing to drink tea and asked thoughtfully: "Isn't the rumor that the commander was killed for making money is a bit exaggerated?"
Guo Dajing sent a special person to the capital to convey his order, but behind Mao Wenlong's back. Mainly because he was afraid that Mao Wenlong would not believe it and would not agree.
But this is not a big deal. Even if Mao Wenlong knew about it, he would not be furious. Associating him with Grandpa Yue, who served the country loyally, and comparing Yuan Chonghuan to Qin Hui is just putting gold in his face.
Guo Dajing bowed and reported: "The general thought that Yuan Chonghuan's ruthless methods might harm the commander-in-chief. Even if he was unjustly accused, as soon as the rumor came out, his mind was wiped out."
Mao Wenlong smiled and said: "I am already going to fall out with him, so the rumors are irrelevant. We must step up our preparations for King Qin's action."
Guo Dajing bowed and said: "Commander, don't worry, the general is going all out and doesn't dare to slack off. In addition, in order to make up for the shortage of ships, the general has already informed the Lin family that they will send four sea ships to assist our army."
"In addition, the Navy has already explored the sea routes to Qinhuangdao and sent ships many times to familiarize themselves with the water conditions and routes. People sent by the Military Intelligence Department, in the name of businessmen, also built several simple docks in Qinhuangdao..."
Huang Taiji was making arrangements secretly, and Guo Dajing was also working intensively, never idle for a moment.
Several warehouses were built in Dalian Port to store a large amount of ammunition and supplies, and the same was true in Port Arthur. When the autumn harvest was over, the participating troops would gather at these two ports and prepare to go.
This is only on the surface. Guo Dajing has already installed more than 7,000 rockets in his space, and by the time he sets off by boat, it will almost reach 10,000.
Ten thousand rockets are equivalent to ten thousand artillery shells. If it is fired by artillery, one hundred rockets will shoot out one hundred.
Calculated in this way, it is definitely a very violent artillery fire. The simple rocket launchers are available in eight-unit and ten-unit units. They are simple and fast to launch, and the firepower density is several times higher than that of artillery.
The artillery accompanying the army was finally determined to be 200 to 300 kilograms of Fran machine guns, a total of one hundred. Each gun was transported and operated by ten people, and was equipped with twenty sub-cannons.
All the troops participating in the battle were equipped with muskets, and the ratio of light muskets to heavy muskets was seven to three. After abandoning cold weapons, the firepower was greatly enhanced.
The three thousand flying cavalry are the only mobile force accompanying them, but after arriving in the Gyeonggi area, they will collect as many war horses as possible and distribute them to the musketeers, and form a lancer unit on the spot.
Today's Dongjiang Army, regardless of its arms, whether it is an officer or a soldier, there are two skills that must be learned and used as regular assessment items.
One is the operation and use of muskets, etc., everyone must be able to do so, and reach a certain standard. The other is horse riding, there is no need to juggle on the horse, but you must be able to ride skillfully.