All the counselors looked at me one by one, and I looked at you, and then they all looked at Jiang Wan.
"This is not a signal for a large-scale attack, but the Tartars have already arrived at Liaoyang City!" Jiang Wan looked at the crowd and said calmly: "Belle Amin led the army, and the Tartar forwards of nearly 5,000 people were outside Liaoyang City and the Liaoyang defenders.
The battle has begun, and both sides have suffered losses!"
"The fight started now, no wonder there is no movement here!"
"Liaoyang is far enough away from us. Is the general's information better informed than that of the cavalry scouts?"
"As expected, the Tartars will not stop this year. I have already reached October. Will they not come out to cause trouble this year?"
Everyone was talking a lot, seemingly with their colleagues, but almost all of them were paying attention to Jiang Wan from the corner of their eyes.
"It's the news sent by Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Liaoyang. He and I agreed to exchange messages at the beginning!" Jiang Wan said slowly: "Liaoyang City is impregnable. It is far from being comparable to the unfinished Daling River City. And Lu Xiangsheng arrived in Liaoyang
After that, we have organized the army, prepared food, and built the city. We have done everything we need to do. We have already made preparations to attack the Tartars, so you don’t have to worry too much!”
When he mentioned Daling River City, Zu Zehong's expression changed unnaturally. He didn't really want to hear this name again.
"I will report military information to all battalions at any time, and all battalions will organize their troops to train and strengthen their vigilance. When Amin attacked Wupidao, he also took North Korea with a false shot. We must be on guard against the Tartars' plan to attack the east and attack the west!"
All the generals said yes!
Next, the generals of each battalion reported some specific situations of the camp. They were all about army expansion, training, money, food and weapons. Jiang Wan had always known the soldiers and horses under his command very well. At this moment, it was confirmed one by one.
I didn’t find the noise boring.
After everyone had reported and there was nothing new to say, Jiang Wan said, "Just act according to what was discussed today. This military meeting ends here!"
Everyone stood up, saluted one after another, went out, and then rushed to their respective armies.
After a while, Jiang Wan and Gao Sheng were the only two people left in the military meeting hall.
"Go and invite Zu Dashou over!" Jiang Wan pondered for a while: "Then go see Wei Qi, tell him about Liaoyang, and then find out what else he knows about Amin and his subordinates?"
"Do you want to inform Liaoyang?"
Gao Xingsheng asked.
"I don't know if it's too late. If Amin is the vanguard, I'm afraid Huang Taiji will lead the army personally this time. If they act quickly, I'm afraid we won't be able to send them into Liaoyang City even if we know the news!
"
Jiang Wan breathed out: "First of all, whether we can send the information he got from his mouth to Liaoyang or not, we must be aware of the kind of Tartars we are about to face!"
"Yes, I'll do it right away!" Gao Sheng nodded hurriedly.
A moment later, under the leadership of several personal guards, Zu Dashou appeared in front of Jiang Wan. Looking at the hall and the two rows of seats in front of him, Zu Dashou clasped his fists in greeting and then consciously sat down on one side.
"The Tartars are aggressively attacking Liaoyang, and our new city in Dongjiang Town has not yet been completed. If Liaoyang asks for help, should we in Dongjiang Town send troops?"
"The marshal is asking me for advice?" Zu Dashou was a little surprised: "Should we send reinforcements? I thought the marshal had already made a decision during the military discussion just now!"
"I want to know what you think!" Jiang Wan smiled slightly: "You are almost as old as me when you fight in the war. If you listen more to the seniors, even if there is no benefit, there should be no harm..."
"Do you want to hear the truth or lies?" Zu Dashou smiled slyly.
"Tell me first, what does a lie look like?" Jiang Wan nodded.
"The lie is that the Ming Dynasty and the Tartars are at odds with each other. Dongjiang Town and Liaoyang are at odds with each other. If we ask for help, of course we have to send troops. Moreover, it is only natural for the governor of Liaoyang to kill your troops in Dongjiang Town!"
"Before you came to vote, Lu Xiangsheng came to our Zhenjiang Fort. He knew that he couldn't move me!" Jiang Wan shook her head: "He is not Yuan Chonghuan, and I am not Mao Wenlong. We know each other well!"
Zu Dashou looked at Jiang Wan with a smile on his face. Jiang Wan did not ask what the truth was, but since the lie was such, there was no need to tell what the truth was.
"I'm worried that Liaoyang won't be able to withstand Huang Taiji's army!" Jiang Wan frowned: "If I sit back and watch the friendly forces destroyed and Liaoyang lost, although the court may not punish me severely, I'm afraid my life in the future will not be easy.
Got it!"
"Who knows?" Zu Dashou smiled coldly: "Anyway, Liaoyang will never be able to defeat the second Daling River. Dongjiang Town is too close to Liaoyang. Unless they use troops against Liaoyang and Dongjiang Town at the same time, otherwise, Liaoyang only needs to defend
In the last two months, the Tartars were frozen to death, not to mention destroying the city!"
Jiang Wan silently chewed on Zu Dashou's words, and suddenly felt that this was also a possibility. Lu Xiangsheng was not a rookie, he was fighting a well-prepared battle, and he might actually be able to fight like that.
"Recently, Dongjiang Town purchased a batch of military horses. Tomorrow you go to Pi Island to receive these military horses, and then help train the new recruits there!"
Jiang Wan raised his head and looked at Zu Dashou.
"Okay, I'll leave tomorrow morning!" Zu Dashou agreed without hesitation.
After chatting for a few more words, Zu Dashou stood up and left. Jiang Wan looked at his back and breathed out slightly. What he didn't know was that Zu Dashou couldn't help but take a breath when he left the meeting hall and walked outside.
This is an arrangement that both of them understand.
Zu Dashou knew that if he did not agree readily enough, or if he used the cavalry battalion as a bargaining chip to bargain with Jiang Wan, he might not be able to walk out of the meeting hall today. The war was imminent, and Jiang Wan obviously did not want him to be a possible variable.
In Zhenjiang Fort.
However, he was also slightly curious. Jiang Wan could have told him the arrangement directly after summoning him, but before that, he had informed him of the military situation in Liaoyang and asked him for his opinion.
As Jiang Wan was the emperor's confidant and the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, such a question should not be asked by him.
Unless... he also wants to preserve his strength and does not want to send troops to rescue Liaoyang.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Jiang Wan might not know it, but Zu Dashou knew that Liaoyang had been lost before. The Tartars were no strangers to Liaoyang, and they were even more prepared to attack Liaoyang this time.
Lu Xiangsheng's name is unknown. Unless he has the incredible luck of Yuan Chonghuan and can kill Huang Taiji with one shot, otherwise, Liaoyang will never survive the time when the Tartars can't stand the severe cold and retreat.
If his ancestor Dashou did not surrender to Dongjiang Town, but instead attacked Liaoyang City with Huang Taiji, the time that Liaoyang City could hold on would be shorter!
This Jiang Wan also had selfish motives. It seemed that the little emperor was so unpopular that even his own confidants were plotting against him.