Sun Yuanhua and Jiang Wan shook their heads almost at the same time. Their reactions made Li Sizhong become cautious. He thought his proposal was a good one. Why did his commander-in-chief and Master Sun react so bigly?
"Let me tell you, Commander-in-Chief!"
Sun Yuanhua looked at Jiang Wan with a smile. They were both scholars. At this moment, they had the same reaction, so they should basically be thinking the same thing.
Jiang Wan pondered for a moment and said slowly.
"Let me tell you a story..." He looked at Li Sizhong and Li Guo: "Take the Han Dynasty as an example. You all know about the Han Dynasty and its pro-Huns, but have you ever thought about why?
It is our princess who is going to marry me, but not the Xiongnu princess who is marrying my big man?"
"Suppose you were the emperor of the Han Dynasty. You were good at everything, including literary skills, military skills, talents and strategies. You were even the best among the princes. Soon, you stood out among the princes and were established as the prince. When the late emperor became famous,
, you ascended the throne. At this time, the country and the people are safe, the world is at peace, and the people all feel that with an emperor like you, everyone can live a good life!"
"At this time, the Xiongnu harassed your land at the border. You sent out elite soldiers and generals to repel them. However, you are an emperor who is good at everything except beauty and likes beautiful women. So, the Xiongnu side discussed it and decided
Send a stunning princess to the Han Dynasty to marry her, and send her to the palace to be your concubine!"
"Despite the strong opposition of the ministers in the court, you happily let the Hun Princess into the palace, and then you trusted her extremely because of her beauty. Soon, in order to give birth to the prince, let's call him the third prince, you became more and more
Dote on her!"
"But at this time, the Xiongnu, who had gradually become harmonious with the Han Dynasty because of their marriage, sent an envoy to ask you to make the Xiongnu princess the queen. As the emperor, of course you don't want to let others judge you for such a thing, so you refused
Meet the Huns’ demands!”
"Because of your refusal, the border war resumed, and frictions began to arise between the Han and the Huns. But this time, he found that the war was not as smooth as before with you. Military aircraft were always leaked inexplicably, and military aircraft were always leaked inexplicably.
Someone is pushing the court to retreat, and the constant friction is consuming your national power. You begin to realize that this is all because of the Hun princess next to you!"
"I don't know when, this Hun princess gradually gained her own power inside and outside the palace, and the third prince, who has grown up slowly in the past few years, actually started to have people following him!"
"You began to alienate the Hun Princess and your third prince, but it didn't have much effect. With the support of the Huns, not only did the Hun Princess become more and more powerful, but even the third prince showed signs of overpowering the other princes!"
"Finally, the intentions of the Huns began to appear. They want the third prince to become the prince, and then wait for your death to take over your throne! How can you tolerate such a thing? If the third prince does not have the blood of the Huns, the other princes
No matter how you fight for the right to be the heir, it will be rotten in the pot, and the country and the country will always belong to your family. However, if the third prince ascends the throne, it will be hard to say who will own the country and the country in the future!"
"You finally became cruel and ordered the execution of the Xiongnu princess and the third prince to prevent the possibility of your kingdom falling into the hands of outsiders! However, this time, you completely broke up with the Huns. Normally, they
Even if they have nothing to do to create friction on the border, at this time, they are openly attacking you in the name of avenging the Hun princess and the third prince. The Huns are furious, but it is your subjects who killed their own women because of you.
As he and his son became estranged, the war began to spread. Both the Huns and the Han were caught in a protracted war, and countless families paid a heavy price for it!"
"The country has become fragmented. You are no longer the wise monarch you were before. You are just a foolish king who plunged the country into an unjust war because of your beauty. Finally, one of your princes, an outstanding person, plotted a war.
The coup ousted you from the throne, and the Huns also had this comfort and began to gradually withdraw their troops. Your country has hope again because of the new king coming to power..."
"A few months later, you starve to death in the cold palace, and your life is poisoned by the poisonous wine sent by your own son. The moment you die, you will finally understand that you accepted the marriage proposal from the Huns.
By the time, in fact, this result has already been determined!”
Jiang Wan slowly ended her story and looked at Li Sizhong calmly: "You now know why I, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, can never accept a marriage from a Tartar, let alone a Tartar princess, even if she is a Tartar princess.
Even a dog, I will never allow it to enter the palace!"
The room became somewhat silent because of Jiang Wan's story. Jiang Wan smiled slightly and said, "You guys can discuss it. Once we've discussed it, we'll set off and invite the Tartars to come out. I'll go first and go to Gushan."
The fort camp is waiting for you two!"
"My lord, you also want to go to the front line!" Sun Yuanhua said in shock: "My lord, you don't have to risk your life at all. General Li Sizhong and I can handle this matter for you. You can just wait for the good news in Phoenix City!"
Jiang Wan laughed and walked out calmly: "Just do your part!"
"Master Sun, the story told by the Marshal is a bit scary. It sounds like if our Majesty takes in a foreign princess, our country will be destroyed!" Li Sizhong waited until Jiang Wan left and then spoke.
He breathed a long sigh of relief: "Is it that exaggerated?"
"What Mr. Jiang said is not an exaggeration at all!" Sun Yuanhua said seriously: "So throughout the past dynasties, even if there were concubines from foreign countries in the harem, they were of low status and were not allowed to be promoted. As for the emperor's heirs, they would never be
Pregnant by these foreign concubines!"
He lowered his face: "Master Jiang is a scholar, and there are many such things in history books. He is not alarmist at all!"
"Forget it, we don't want their women anymore!" Li Sizhong smacked his lips and said, "Actually, they are all rough and there is nothing good about them, so they just said it casually!"
"First tell me the specific conditions for the Tartars. I'll find paper and pen. Let's write them down one by one, and then discuss them in detail!"
"Okay!" Li Sizhong nodded, looked back at the door in the direction Jiang Wan left, and nodded thoughtfully.
…
When they arrived at the front line of Gushan Fort, it was almost dark. Li Zicheng was a little surprised to see Jiang Wan coming in a hurry.
"Have any of the people who were sent to check come back?"
The first thing Jiang Wan said when they met was to ask about this matter. Li Zicheng nodded: "Some of them have come back, but I also left a few scout teams there at night to prevent the Tatars from doing any dirty tricks!"
"Is there any movement in front of Gushan Castle?"
Jiang Wan finished and asked about the recent battle situation: "The flood should have dissipated almost. Our tunnels and trenches are basically useless now. You can't take it lightly. If the Tartars really seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack on us,
, then you will be very embarrassed!"
"Commander, you are worrying too much!" Li Zicheng smiled slightly: "Although the flood has receded a lot now, the area between us and Gushan Fort has almost turned into a large swamp. Now across this swamp, our cannons can hit
If we look at them, they can only stare at us. If they want to come and attack us, there is no way, and their horses will not be able to get through at all!"
Having said this, he added: "Moreover, I am skeptical about how many cavalry the Tartars in Gushan Fort can gather. When Huang Taiji left, all the elite cavalry that could be taken away had already been taken away.
Now, the remnants of the Tartar soldiers left in the city are probably already having to kill horses to make a living, how many more people can they gather?"
"Where is Zu Zehong?" Jiang Wan glanced around: "Is he in the camp?"
"No!" Li Zicheng shook his head crisply: "His cavalry battalion is engaged in blocking the enemy's food routes. He only returns to the camp every three or two days. I don't know that the commander will arrive today. He just went out yesterday!"
Jiang Wan nodded with satisfaction. The development of the war did not exceed his expectations. Both Li Zicheng and Zu Zehong, and even the artillery battalion assigned to the East Route Army, all carried out his intentions perfectly. And now he,
It's finally time to reap the rewards.
"The imperial court's decree has come down. Our Liaodong Dusi will be transformed into the Overseas Town Fusi Yamen!" He said with a smile: "You are on the front line and unable to return to Zhenjiang Fort to attend the grand ceremony in the Yamen City. However, your waistband has been revealed.
I brought it to you myself!"
He waved his hand, and the bodyguard behind him presented him with a brand new official uniform and waist badge: "The commander of the Overseas Zhenfu Division, and also the commander-in-chief of the East Road Army of the Zhenfu Division. I hope this official position will not humiliate you.
!”
"Thank you for your cultivation!" Li Zicheng leaned over and said, "Ever since he saw the Marshal at the top of Yan'an City, Li Zicheng has given his life to the Marshal. Li Zicheng doesn't care at all whether he has an official position or not. He will follow the Marshal, even if he is
Li Zicheng is also happy to be the handsome groom!"
"Hahaha!" Jiang Wan laughed: "I'm getting better and better at talking, and I really feel like an official. I can command people's affairs dignifiedly, and I'm a fourth-rank military attache in the imperial court. How can a groom be comparable!"
He patted Li Zicheng on the shoulder: "Your ambition is not just to be a horseman. When a man is alive, he honors his ancestors and has a wife and children. This is a good and ambitious man!"
"I have brought the certificates of conferment of other guerrilla generals in the camp. You gather them and have a good time!" Jiang Wan said with a smile: "Being on the front line, there are not many things worth being happy about. This one
Things should be worth being happy about!"
The Eastern Route Army has never been short of military rations, but it is not certain how good the food is. However, tonight in the Gushanbao camp, almost everywhere was filled with the smell of meat. Li Zicheng, with an attitude of not being able to survive,
The whole camp was ordered to kill pigs and sheep. No matter whether they were officers or soldiers, everyone's mouths were filled with oil!
Why are people fighting like this? Apart from some unimportant factors, the most simple wish of most people who serve as soldiers is of course to get promoted and make a fortune. Probably no one has thought that after winning the battle, they will be promoted and made a fortune.
He didn't come down, but when he was confronting the enemy on the front line, he suddenly got promoted and made a fortune.
In particular, many generals, although they used to be officials of the Liaodong Dusi, but in the military and political yamen, which is not a very rule-based yamen, their official positions always felt a bit unreliable, but now they have transformed into serious officials.
This feeling may not be particularly obvious to outsiders, but the person involved knows it best.
These generals with official positions don't care much about military pay, but for most soldiers, this means that in the future they will not only have a pay from Marshal Jiang, but also a pay from the imperial court.
Money, doesn't this mean that military pay has doubled this month?
This is simply a real good thing falling from the sky!
Jiang Wan was aware of this perception of these ordinary soldiers, but he had no intention of correcting their perception, at least not until the Overseas Pressure and Control Division became regular.
, Moreover, as long as the army does not complete the reorganization and restructuring for one day, then he will issue two military salaries as the soldiers thought. However, the soldiers do not know that although the imperial court gave them formal official positions and identities,
, military pay still depends on his Marshal Jiang!
Of course, Jiang Wan would not tell them that he did not intend to pay these military salaries. For Jiang Wan, the Tartars should be allowed to take out the money and give it to his soldiers. The winner should have the winner's gains, and the loser should
A loser must also have the consciousness of a loser.
In Gushan Fort, a dozen or so embarrassed cavalry rushed out of the night. With their arrival, the entire military fort suddenly became tense. Countless soldiers on full alert appeared at the top of the military fort.
Weapons, staring at the night behind these cavalry, as if countless Ming soldiers and horses would suddenly appear behind the cavalry.
A moment later, the leading cavalry leader saw Abatai, who had red eyes and a tired face: "Master Beile, we can't rush through. The Ming army ambushed a large number of elite cavalry on the road. They are attacking again, and we are one step away from the end."
Diandian can’t come back!”
"Where did they get so many cavalry?" Abate suddenly became irritated: "The rations promised by the Khan have only arrived so far. If this continues, if we don't get trapped in this swamp, we will also starve to death!
"
"It's still Zu Dashou's cavalry!" The cavalry leader has been following Abatai for a long time, and he still has some knowledge: "There are not too many of them, and even if we fight them head-on, we may not be able to take advantage, let alone how they are now learning
We are so cunning and divided into many small teams. Their people are everywhere in the direction of Shengjing. If we have many people, they will attack the grain team. If we have few people, they will attack us. Master Baylor, this battle cannot be fought!"
"I understand!" Abatai nodded: "Go down and rest. Don't talk about these things in the army! If anyone asks, just say that the Khan's food team will be here soon!"
The general retreated, Abatai sighed and looked at the night outside.
When the Ming Army sent a message saying that they wanted to negotiate, he dismissed it, thinking that the Ming Army couldn't hold on anymore. But now it seems that he should be the one who can't hold on anymore. He is really considering talking to the Ming Army now.
Let's see how the Ming army can retreat.
God knows how many Ming troops are on the way, bringing with them their outrageously powerful firearms. He wonders, isn't the Ming army easy to fight? Why is it like this now?
He didn't want Gushan Fort to become the second Liaoyang, and he didn't want to become the second Daishan.