At the end of October, two pieces of news were delivered to Jiang Wan, one was good news and the other was bad news.
The good news is that the first batch of supplies from the imperial court after he took office as the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town finally arrived at Pi Island. As long as there is the first batch, there should be a steady stream of supplies from the future.
Although no imperial edict was transmitted, the battle situation outside the pass must have reached the emperor's ears. At this moment, the status of Dongjiang Town should also become more and more important with the post-war situation, and this supply line should not be cut off again.
Jiang Wan estimated that the court's praise for him would probably come after the new year, and he, as the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, would most likely be transformed into the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town.
After all, he has already submitted the documents for the promotion of his generals. When the time comes, there will be a large number of generals in Dongjiang Town. It will be a bit inappropriate for him to participate in the general management of these generals.
Besides, Jinzhou was defeated and Dongjiang Town was defeated. On the one hand, there was news of the heavy losses in Jinzhou, and on the other hand, he actually sent the heads of the Tatars to the capital. If such military exploits were not praised, the imperial court would be hard-pressed to convince the public.
However, this will happen sooner or later, and Jiang Wan is not in a hurry.
The other news is bad news.
The Battle of Daling River finally ended with Zu Dashou surrendering to the enemy. The Hou Jin Dynasty made a big publicity about it, fearing that the world would not know about it. At this time, there were more than 30,000 people in Daling River City, and only less than half remained. Guan Ning's cavalry
I don’t know how many people are left, but there is no doubt that these people have returned to Huang Taiji.
This means that one day in the future, Jiang Wan will face this cavalry that once made the Tartars fearful, and Jiang Wan does not even have an organized cavalry in his hands.
The Ming Dynasty court still remained silent on this news. Thousands of people who came to the pass were also suspicious of the news, but Jiang Wan knew that this was the end.
The Tartars were about to regroup, and on the way to the regroupment, would they kill rabbits and take care of themselves? This was Jiang Wan's biggest concern right now.
At Zhenjiang Fort, everything is still in its infancy. It is not an exaggeration to say that everything is ready for improvement. If the Tartars are not even willing to give this little time, and even plan to brave the cold to pull out their own nail at any cost, then
No matter how good Jiang Wan's plan was, it was of no use.
He could only bite the bullet and pass this level first. If he passed, Zhenjiang Fort would be the outpost of the Ming Dynasty. If he couldn't pass it, he could only retreat to Pi Island.
It's a pity that Jiang Wan is already a very self-aware person, but this time he still overestimated his importance in Hou Jin's eyes, just like Huang Taiji was asking Zu Dashou in front of him at this moment.
"Dongjiang Town?"
Zu Dashou was stunned. During the period when he was besieged by Daling River, he knew nothing about the situation outside, and naturally he had no idea what the Ming army in Dongjiang Town had done.
"Oh, it's the Dongjiang Town where Mao Wenlong was commander-in-chief!" Huang Taiji said with a faint smile: "I had high hopes for Mao Wenlong just like I had for the general. Unfortunately, Yuan Chonghuan was too murderous. In fact, compared to
, Mao Wenlong is not as lucky as General Zu!"
"I'm not familiar with the new general over there!" Zu Dashou shook his head decisively: "However, I am certain of one thing. Before I went to Daling River, there had been a mutiny in the army in Dongjiang Town.
Because Pidao is beyond the reach of both the imperial court and Jinzhou, so I don’t know what the situation is like and I don’t know it clearly yet!”
"It's not a big deal!" Huang Taiji smiled: "It's just like previous years, they always have to mess with something, it's nothing!"
He looked at Zu Dashou with a smile: "When my army returns to the court, General Zu will have some rest. At that time, he will arrange missions for General Zu. Whether he is an official in the court or still leading troops, he can follow General Zu.
Meaning!"
"Actually, I want to say that my childhood is still in Jinzhou!" Zu Dashou let out a long sigh: "The Great Khan is wise and powerful. If I say now that I will lead troops to capture Jinzhou, the Great Khan will certainly not believe it.
Maybe you will think that I miss my old master!"
"You don't have to worry about the little things about your family!" Huang Taiji said with a smile: "Since I have publicized this major incident of General Zu's abandonment of darkness to the light to the world, how can I put General Zu's home in danger? General Zu, please be patient.
, on the day when the army is reorganized, you will see your little family in Shengjing!"
"Being an official in the court is not what I want!" Zu Dashou shook his head: "I can't be an official in the court. I am just a rough man, a warrior who can only lead troops to fight. If the Great Khan doesn't despise it,
, I am willing to help the Great Khan eliminate this stubborn disease in Dongjiang Town to prove my heart!"
Huang Taiji looked at Zu Dashou with a smile, as if he was considering whether what Zu Dashou said was true or not.
A surrendered general immediately led troops to attack his former colleagues as soon as he surrendered. The significance of this incident was not to win or lose, but to let more generals see that even if they surrendered, they would still take action.
If reused, they will still be able to lead the troops.
Isn’t this what is called winning the hearts of heroes from all over the world?
"Okay!" Huang Taiji smiled: "However, even if the remnant army of Dalinghe is the elite of General Zu, if they don't take a good rest, I'm afraid they won't be of much use!"
"Are you going back to Shengjing to rest?" Zu Dashou asked in a loud voice.
"Of course, go back to Shengjing to rest, and then integrate into our Zhenghuang Banner and Han Army Banner!" Huang Taiji looked at Zu Dashou: "What, General Zu is not willing?"
"I thought the Great Khan asked me about Dongjiang Town because he wanted to launch troops against them immediately!" Zu Dashou shook his head: "If we need to rest and recuperate, it will be next year. We need to cultivate in the spring and harvest grain in the summer. At least we will have until next year.
Only in the autumn can we send out troops to defeat them!"
"I'm not in a hurry!" Huang Taiji laughed loudly and said: "I am already satisfied that I can get General Zu and the elites under General Zu this year, not to mention that the next battle in Dalinghe City will make me a lot of money.
As for the scabies disease in Dongjiang Town, it doesn’t matter if it allows them to live another year!”
"Since the Great Khan said they are suffering from scabies, then they are suffering from scabies and are not worth mentioning!" Zu Dashou cupped his hands: "Since Zu Dashou has surrendered to the Great Khan, everything is at the command of the Great Khan!"
"Hahaha, okay, okay, okay!" Huang Taiji said with a smile: "Then let's not talk about these boring little things. By the way, General Zu, when our army attacked the city in mid-September, we saw the defenders on the top of the city.
The cannons are fired, and the cannons this time are far less sharp than the cannons at the top of Jinzhou City. There is some reason for this..."
"There's actually nothing that can't be said..." Zu Dashou shook his head: "The cannons equipped in Jinzhou City are the Folangji cannons that the Ming Dynasty purchased from Westerners for a large amount of money, and the cannons at the head of Dalinghe City are
There are naturally some differences between the cannons imitated by the Ming Dynasty!"
"Then how can we get in contact with these Westerners who control the cannons of the Folangji?" Huang Taiji asked with great interest!